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20080211787 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a display panel configured to have a plurality of scanning lines for which liquid crystal display elements each containing an optical input device and a display pixel are arranged, respectively, a backlight configured to be arranged facing the display panel to illuminate the display panel, and a control part configured to control writing into the display pixel and reading of a detection signal of the optical input device, wherein the control part displays an external light detection image substantially shielding light from the backlight on the display pixels throughout a first period of a frame period, and displays a display image on the display pixels throughout a second period of the frame period. | 09-04-2008 |
20080291152 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a display panel in which liquid crystal pixels, which are composed with use of an OCB mode liquid crystal, are arranged in a matrix, first and second backlights which illuminate the display panel, and driving control means for controlling the display panel, wherein light from the first backlight is emitted with an inclination of a predetermined angle in a first direction to a plane which is perpendicular to a display surface of the display panel and extends along an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules, and light from the second backlight is emitted with an inclination of the predetermined angle to the plane, the first direction and the second direction being symmetric to each other with regard to the plane. | 11-27-2008 |
20090002578 | PROJECTION SYSTEM - A projection system which has a plurality of liquid-crystal displays each includes a display panel having a plurality of OCB-mode liquid-crystal pixels, and a control unit configured to control the display panel, and which synthesizes images of different colors, modulated by the display panels, thereby to display a color image, wherein each of the liquid-crystal displays includes a temperature sensor, and the control unit of each liquid-crystal display controls at least one condition of driving the display panel in accordance with the temperature detected by any one of the temperature sensors. | 01-01-2009 |
20090002609 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device having a reflective part and a transmissive part in each of a plurality of pixels which are arrayed in a matrix, includes a liquid crystal display panel which is configured such that a liquid crystal layer is held between a pair of substrates, and to which an OCB mode is applied, and a pair of optical elements which are disposed on outer surfaces of the liquid crystal display panel, respectively, and optically compensate a retardation of the liquid crystal layer in a predetermined display state in which a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer, wherein the optical element is configured to include a circular polarization element including a polarizer and a first retardation plate which is disposed between the polarizer and the liquid crystal display panel and imparts a retardation of 1/4 wavelength, and a second retardation plate which is disposed between the circular polarization element and the liquid crystal layer, and has refractive index anisotropy with a major axis being inclined to a normal line, and the optical element has a retardation in a thickness direction thereof. | 01-01-2009 |
20090066899 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel to which an OCB mode is applied, and an optical compensation element which optically compensates a retardation of the liquid crystal layer in a predetermined display state in which a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer. The optical compensation element includes a polarizer, a first retardation plate which is disposed between the polarizer and the liquid crystal display panel and in which discotic liquid crystal molecules are fixed in a state in which the discotic liquid crystal molecules are hybrid-aligned along a normal direction, and a second retardation plate which is disposed between the polarizer and the first retardation plate and has wavelength dispersion characteristics which are opposite to wavelength dispersion characteristics of an in-plane retardation in the liquid crystal layer. | 03-12-2009 |
20120038870 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes an OCB mode liquid crystal display panel, and an optical compensation element which is disposed outside of the liquid crystal display layer. The optical compensation element includes a polarizer plate, a first retardation plate which is disposed between the polarizer plate and the liquid crystal layer, and a second retardation plate which is disposed between the polarizer plate and the first retardation plate and has a biaxial refractive index anisotropy. The optical compensation element compensates a difference of a polarization state that differs between azimuth directions of light passing through the liquid crystal layer and compensates a shift of the polarization state of light, which passes through the retardation plate, from an azimuth direction of an absorption axis of the polarizer plate. | 02-16-2012 |
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20110134115 | DISPLAY DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER GLASSES AND DISPLAY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel having pixels. A first image signal for displaying two-dimensional pictures, a second image signal for displaying three-dimensional pictures, and a third image signal for displaying a black picture are written into the pixels. A control circuit writes the third image signal to the pixel of the display panel during at least one frame period when switching a first mode for displaying the two-dimensional pictures and a second mode for displaying the three-dimensional pictures. | 06-09-2011 |
20110141382 | LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER, DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a liquid crystal shutter includes a first liquid crystal panel for left eye and a second liquid crystal panel for right eye. Each liquid crystal panel includes a pair of electrode substrates and a liquid crystal layer held between the electrode substrates. A driving circuit switches the first and second liquid crystal panels between a transmissive state and a non-transmissive state by turns by applying a voltage to the first and second liquid crystal panels while inversing the polarity of the voltage applied between the pair of the electrode substrates at least once during a period in the transmissive state. | 06-16-2011 |
20110149182 | LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER GLASSES - In one embodiment, a pair of liquid crystal shutter glasses include a first liquid crystal shutter and a second liquid crystal shutter. The first and second liquid crystal shutters are switched to a transmissive state by turns. The respective first and second liquid crystal shutters include a first electrode substrate and a second electrode substrate opposing the first electrode substrate. An OCB (Optically Compensated Bend) mode liquid crystal layer is held between the first and second electrode substrates. The first electrode substrate includes a first electrode and a second electrode arranged adjacent to the first electrode. The first and second electrodes respectively include a side opposing each other and a plurality of projecting portions provided to the respective opposing sides of the first and second electrodes alternately. | 06-23-2011 |
20110242089 | LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER, DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - In one embodiment, the liquid crystal shutter is equipped with a first liquid crystal panel in the OCB mode to control the transmissivity of the light entering into left eye and a second liquid crystal panel in the OCB mode to control the transmissivity of the light entering into right eye, and a drive portion to control the transmissivity. The drive portion applies a normal voltage of a normal drive in a pulse shape and a retention voltage having a pulse shape with lower frequency than the normal voltage or lower voltage than normal voltage to the first liquid crystal panel and the second liquid crystal panel. The drive portion switches between the normal drive and the retention drive while maintaining bend alignment state. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242101 | STEREOSCOPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER GLASSES AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, stereoscopic liquid crystal shutter glasses include a left-eye liquid crystal shutter and a right-eye liquid crystal shutter. Each of the left-eye liquid crystal shutter and the right-eye liquid crystal shutter has a response time not more than 5 milliseconds. Each of the left-eye liquid crystal shutter and the right-eye liquid crystal shutter has a contrast ratio not less than 350:1. The contrast ratio is a value at an angle of sight of 30 degrees in left direction and in right direction. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242651 | STEREOSCOPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER GLASSES AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, stereoscopic liquid crystal shutter glasses include a left-eye liquid crystal shutter and a right-eye liquid crystal shutter. Each of the left-eye liquid crystal shutter and the right-eye liquid crystal shutter has a response time not more than 5 milliseconds. Each of the left-eye liquid crystal shutter and the right-eye liquid crystal shutter has a contrast ratio not less than 40:1. The contrast ratio is a value at an angle of sight of 35 degrees in all directions. | 10-06-2011 |
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20120327352 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first substrate including a pixel electrode including comb-like projections extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, a common electrode including comb-like projections extending in the first direction between the comb-like projections of the pixel electrode and arranged with a predetermined spacing from the comb-like projections of the pixel electrode, a second substrate arranged opposite to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. A space width between the comb-like projection of the pixel electrode and the comb-like projection of the common electrode of end portion in the second direction is greater than a space width between the comb-like projection of the pixel electrode and the comb-like projection of the common electrode in a center portion. | 12-27-2012 |
20130107184 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY | 05-02-2013 |
20130113693 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - According to one embodiment, a display includes a first substrate including a scan line, a signal line, a pixel electrode including first electrodes extending substantially parallel to the signal line, a common electrode including second electrodes extending parallel to the first electrode between the first electrodes and arranged with a predetermined space between each second electrode and the adjacent first electrode, and a shielding portion at least arranged between the signal line and the first electrode arranged near the signal line, a second substrate including a light shielding layer having a width identical to a width of the shielding portion and arranged opposite the signal line, in a direction substantially orthogonal to the signal line, and a liquid crystal layer. | 05-09-2013 |
20130241975 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display includes first light sources disposed side by side in a scan direction, a first light guide to guide the light emitted from the first light sources in a first direction, second light sources disposed side by side in the scan direction, a second light guide to guide the light emitted from the second light sources in a second direction, and a light source driver to independently turn on and turn off the first and second light sources. The light source driver sequentially turns on and turns off the first light sources in a first period. The light source driver sequentially turns on and turns off the second light sources in a second period. | 09-19-2013 |
20130258241 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display apparatus includes a display panel, an illumination module which illuminates the display panel, a display controller which controls gradation display which corresponds to an image signal in a first subframe period, and non-gradation display which does not correspond to the image signal in a second subframe period, and performs control in a manner that scanning starting from an upper end and going toward center of the display panel and scanning starting from a lower end and going toward the center of the display panel are alternately performed, and an illumination controller which controls turning on/off of the illumination module. | 10-03-2013 |
20130321752 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a common electrode, and a pixel electrode which includes a central slit and a peripheral slit which are opposed to the common electrode. The central slit and the peripheral slit are arranged in a first direction and extend in a second direction crossing the first direction, the central slit being formed at a central part of the pixel electrode and having a first width in the first direction, and the peripheral slit being formed at a peripheral part of the pixel electrode and having a second width in the first direction which is less than the first width. | 12-05-2013 |