Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080198294 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE SWITCHABLE BETWEEN REFLECTIVE MODE AND TRANSMISSIVE MODE BY EMPLOYING ACTIVE REFLECTIVE POLARIZER - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device that is switchable between a transmissive mode and a reflective mode is provided. The LCD device includes a backlight; an active reflective polarizer which operates as a reflector that reflects incident light or as a reflective polarizer that reflects light of a first polarization and transmits light of a second polarization perpendicular to the first polarization, based on whether a magnetic field is applied; and a liquid crystal panel that modulates incident light to form images. The liquid crystal panel includes a liquid crystal layer, a first polarizer that is disposed on a rear surface of the liquid crystal layer and faces the active reflective polarizer, and a second polarizer that is disposed on a front surface of the liquid crystal layer. | 08-21-2008 |
20080252816 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED VIEWING ANGLE AND BRIGHTNESS - A liquid crystal display with an improved viewing angle and brightness is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a light source unit and a polarized light guide plate having an incident surface onto which unpolarized light from the light source unit is incident. The polarized light guide plate polarizes, collimates, and out-couples the incident light. The liquid crystal display also includes a liquid crystal panel which modulates the light out-coupled and illuminated from the polarized light guide plate to form images, and a diffusion layer which diffuses the light modulated in the liquid crystal panel. | 10-16-2008 |
20080252823 | DOUBLE-SIDED DISPLAY DEVICE EMPLOYING A POLARIZED LIGHT GUIDE - A double-sided display device is provided which includes: a light source; a polarized light guide having a first layer having an incident surface which receives light from the light source and which guides the light; a second layer formed on the first layer of an optically isotropic material, on which beam out-coupling units are repeatedly arranged; and a third layer formed of an optically anisotropic material disposed on the second layer, which polarizes and out-couples light illuminated from the light source; and a double-sided display panel which displays images on both sides using the light out-coupled from the polarized light guide. | 10-16-2008 |
20090027591 | COLLIMATING LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, DIFFUSING UNIT, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A diffusing unit includes: a polarizing plate; and a diffusing layer integrally provided on a surface of the polarizing plate without an air layer therebetween. By using a display apparatus employing a collimating light guide plate and the diffusing unit, the optical performances such as resolution and viewing angle can be improved. Also, because gray scale inversion and color shifts can be reduced or eliminated using collimated light, image quality of the display apparatus can be improved. | 01-29-2009 |
20090052007 | REFLECTIVE MAGNETIC DISPLAY - A reflective magnetic display includes a magnetic material layer region formed between front and rear substrates, wherein the magnetic material layer region has magnetic particles that reflect or absorb incident light when magnetic moments are randomly oriented and reflect or transmit the incident light in, accordance with polarization of the incident light, when the magnetic moments are aligned in a direction and an electrode that is designed to apply a magnetic field inducing a magnetic moment alignment on the magnetic material layer region in accordance with electrical operation. | 02-26-2009 |
20090316070 | DISPLAY APPARATUS SWITCHABLE BETWEEN TRANSMISSIVE MODE AND REFLECTIVE MODE - A display apparatus including a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including a first polarizing plate; a liquid crystal layer disposed under the first polarizing plate; a second polarizing plate, which is reflective and is disposed under and adjacent to the liquid crystal layer; a backlight unit disposed under the second polarizing plate; and a light absorbing layer disposed under the backlight unit, wherein the plurality of pixels can be switched between one of a reflective mode in which an image is displayed using external light and a transmissive mode in which an image is displayed using light irradiated from the backlight unit. | 12-24-2009 |
20100141870 | OPTICAL SHEET AND LCD APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are an optical sheet and a LCD apparatus having the same. The optical sheet receives a light emitted from a light guiding plate which is disposed under the optical sheet and emits the light substantially perpendicular to a liquid crystal panel. The optical sheet comprises a first prism pattern made of a material having a first refractive index and a second prism pattern made of a material having a second refractive index which is larger than the first refractive index. The viewing angle of the LCD apparatus having the optical sheet is extended and the brightness thereof is enhanced while a gray scale inversion is reduced. | 06-10-2010 |
20100231531 | TOUCH PANEL DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a touch panel device. A touch panel device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a touch panel and a touch panel controller for controlling the touch panel, wherein the touch panel includes a lower electrode layer, a solid insulating layer disposed on the lower electrode layer, a fluent insulating layer disposed on the solid insulating layer, and an upper electrode layer disposed on the fluent insulating layer. | 09-16-2010 |
20100316812 | POLARIZATION CONVERTING SYSTEM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A polarization converting system and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The polarization converting system includes a polarization splitting unit splitting incident unpolarized light into two orthogonal polarizations and a polarization converting unit converting incident light into specific polarized light. The polarization converting unit has first and second regions that correspond to the polarization splitting unit and are different in a polarization converting extent from each other. | 12-16-2010 |
20110007241 | POLARIZED LIGHT EMITTING LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND ILLUMINATOR FOR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE USING POLARIZED LIGHT EMITTING LIGHT GUIDE PLATE - A polarized light emitting light guide plate includes: a transparent substrate of optically isotropic material, in which the light incident through a lateral side thereof travels; an anisotropic liquid crystal polymer layer formed on an upper surface of the substrate and having first and second refractive indices with respect to first and second perpendicular polarization components; and a polarization separation microstructure formed at an interface between the transparent substrate and the liquid crystal polymer layer, which refracts or reflects the first polarization component and transmits the second polarization component. The refractive index of the polarization separation microstructure is substantially equal to the refractive index of the substrate; the first refractive index of the liquid crystal polymer layer is greater than the refractive index of the substrate, and the second refractive index of the liquid crystal polymer layer light is substantially equal to the refractive index of the substrate. | 01-13-2011 |
20110115725 | Touch Panel and Display Device Including the Same and Touch Position Detection Method of Touch Panel - A touch panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a plurality of first transparent resistance films formed on the first substrate and extending in a first direction, a plurality of second transparent resistance films formed on the second substrate and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a plurality of first signal lines respectively connected to first terminals at first ends of the plurality of first transparent resistance films, a plurality of second signal lines respectively connected to second terminals at second ends of the plurality of first transparent resistance films, a plurality of third signal lines respectively connected to third terminals at first ends of the plurality of second transparent resistance films, and a fourth signal line commonly connected to fourth terminals at second ends of at least two second transparent resistance films among the plurality of the second transparent resistance films. | 05-19-2011 |
20110234537 | OBJECT-SENSING DEVICE - An object-sensing device is presented. The device includes a waveguide and a substrate holding a liquid crystal layer, wherein radiation propagates through the waveguide via total internal reflection. A radiation emitting element is positioned along a radiation input surface of the waveguide, and a radiation receiving element is positioned to receive radiation exiting the waveguide. The radiation receiving element may be positioned across the waveguide from the radiation emitting element. Alternatively, the radiation receiving element may be positioned on a surface that contacts the radiation input surface of the waveguide that is optically coupled to the radiation emitting element. | 09-29-2011 |
20120033168 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING TOUCH SENSOR LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate having a first surface and a second surface facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, and a touch sensor layer on the first surface. The touch sensor layer includes a first electrode in a first direction on the first surface, a second electrode in a second direction crossing the first direction on the first surface and including first and second portions that are separated by the first electrode, a bridge wire including first and second contacts on the first surface. The first contact is electrically connected to the first portion of the second electrode, and the second contact is electrically connected to the second portion of the second electrode. An insulating layer insulates the bridge wire from the first electrode and exposes the first contact and the second contact. | 02-09-2012 |
20120075235 | METHOD OF DETERMINING TOUCH COORDINATE AND TOUCH PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of determining a touch coordinate in a touch panel includes detecting a touch cell among a plurality of touch cells, wherein the plurality of touch cells are defined by a plurality of areas in the touch panel in which a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode overlap with each other, detecting a touch position in the detected touch cell based on a first electrical signal measured at least one of a plurality of terminals of the first and second touch electrodes, determining a number of touches based on a distance between a first touch and a second touch, determining expected touch coordinates corresponding to the number of touches, and determining the touch coordinate based on a second electrical signal measured at least one of the plurality of terminals of the first and second touch electrodes and the expected touch coordinates. | 03-29-2012 |
20120212701 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display is provided that includes: a first display panel including a thin film transistor and a plurality of pixel electrodes; a second display panel facing the first display panel with a cell gap therebetween; a lower resistive layer disposed on the first display panel; an upper resistive layer disposed on the second display panel; and a sensing spacer connecting the lower resistive layer and the upper resistive layer. | 08-23-2012 |
20120229422 | LIGHT SENSING ASSEMBLY AND INTERACTIVE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A light sensing assembly includes a first light guide plate (“LGP”), a light-emitting diode (“LED”) part, an infrared LED part, a second LGP and a first sensor array. The LED part is at a side portion of the first LGP and emits white lights of a displayed image. The infrared LED part emits infrared lights of a detected touch. The second LGP is below the first LGP. The second LGP guides a path of the infrared lights of the detected touch inputted in accordance with a touch operation. The first sensor array is at a side portion of the second LGP and senses the reflected infrared lights which are guided by the second LGP. | 09-13-2012 |
20120313888 | METHOD OF DETECTING A TOUCH POSITION, TOUCH SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE TOUCH SUBSTRATE - Method of detecting a touched position on a touch display of a display apparatus includes determining an amount of an electrical charge generated by a touch on the touch display panel of a display apparatus, determining a difference between the amount of the electrical charge generated from the touch and an amount of a reference electrical charge and comparing this difference to a threshold value, detecting the position of the touch if it is determined that the difference between the amount of the electrical charge generated from the touch and the amount of the reference electrical charge is substantially the same as or larger than the threshold value and detecting the touched position using a pressure according to the touch if it is determined that difference between the amount of the electrical charge and the amount of the reference voltage is smaller than the threshold value. | 12-13-2012 |
20130162610 | PARALLAX BARRIER PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A parallax barrier panel includes a first and second substrate and a fluidic layer disposed therebetween. The first substrate includes first electrode parts, a water-repellent layer and a partition wall. Each of the first electrode parts includes a main electrode and a first notch electrode and a second notch electrode. The main electrode extends in a first direction on a first base substrate. The first and second notch electrodes are adjacent to respective ends of the main electrode. The first and second notch electrodes extend along the main electrode in the first direction. The second substrate includes a second electrode part and a second base substrate, the second electrode part being disposed on the second base substrate. The second base substrate is disposed opposite to the first base substrate. The fluidic layer controls a light transmittance according to a voltage difference between the first and second electrode parts. | 06-27-2013 |
20130208195 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY - A 3D image display includes a display panel operated in 2D and 3D driving modes and a barrier panel turned off in the 2D driving mode and turned on in the 3D driving mode to separate an image output from the display panel to left and right-eye images. The barrier panel includes a reference electrode, first barrier electrodes arranged in a first direction, second barrier electrodes alternately arranged with the first barrier electrodes along the first direction, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the reference electrode and the first and second barrier electrodes. Each first barrier electrode includes first electrode pieces arranged in a zigzag fashion along a second direction different from the first direction, and each second barrier electrode includes second electrode pieces arranged in the zigzag fashion. | 08-15-2013 |
20130235287 | LIGHT SOURCE ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A light source assembly including a light source part, a light guide plate and a light-condensing sheet. The light source assembly generates light and includes at least one light source. The light guide plate includes an incident surface to which the light is incident, an opposing surface which is opposite to the incident surface, and an exiting surface which emits the light, and has a thickness which is gradually increased from the incident surface to the opposing surface. The light-condensing sheet includes a plurality of reverse prism patterns which protrude toward the exiting surface, extend along an arc of a circle, and are arranged in a concentric circle structure. | 09-12-2013 |
20130341651 | SENSOR SUBSTRATE AND SENSING DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME - A sensor substrate includes a base substrate, a black matrix pattern, a sensing electrode pattern, a driving electrode pattern, and at least one bridge line. The black matrix pattern is disposed on the base substrate and divides the base substrate into a light transmission area and a light blocking area. The sensing electrode pattern includes a plurality of first unit patterns arranged in association with a first direction. The driving electrode pattern includes a plurality of second unit patterns arranged in association with a second direction and disposed adjacent to the plurality of first unit patterns. The at least one bridge line is connected between at least two of the plurality of first unit patterns or between at least two of the plurality of second unit patterns. | 12-26-2013 |
20140022476 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base substrate having a plurality of touch cells, a plurality of gate lines formed on the first base substrate and disposed in the touch cells, and a plurality of sense lines disposed in the touch cells and respectively overlapping with at least two gate lines among the gate lines. | 01-23-2014 |
20140071066 | METHOD OF DRIVING A DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING APPARATUS - A display panel driving apparatus a data driving part which applies a first data signal to a data line corresponding to a first area of the display panel during a first sub frame period of a frame period and applies a second data signal to a data line corresponding to a second area of the display panel during a second sub frame period of the frame period, and a touch driving part which applies a touch driving signal to a touch driving line of the display panel during a first blank period next to the first sub frame period and applies the touch driving signal to the touch driving line during a second blank period next to the second sub frame period and included in the frame period. | 03-13-2014 |
20140347284 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH SENSOR AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a display device including a touch sensor and a driving method thereof. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of data lines which extends in a first direction, a plurality of sensing output lines which extends in a second direction which is not parallel to the first direction and transmits a sensing output signal, a pixel electrode which is connected with the data line through a switching element, a touch sensor which is connected to the data line and the sensing output line and detects a touch, and a data driver which applies a displaying data voltage to the plurality of data lines during the image display period for one frame and applies a sensing input signal during a touch sensing period for one frame. The touch sensing period is included in a vertical blank period of the frame. | 11-27-2014 |
20150049049 | TOUCH SENSING DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch sensing display device includes: a display panel; a capacitive touch panel disposed on a front surface of the display panel; a digitizer disposed on a surface of the display panel; a sensor driving unit which sequentially applies scanning signals to the capacitive touch panel and the digitizer, where each of the scanning signal is applied simultaneously to the capacitive touch panel and the digitizer; and a sensing unit which senses sensing signals of the capacitive touch panel and the digitizer, in which the sensing unit receives the sensing signal of the capacitive touch panel and the sensing signal of the digitizer at different times. | 02-19-2015 |