Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090156717 | Synthetic stryrene resin composition for environment-friendly window frame - Disclosed are a synthetic resin composition for use as building materials such as window frames, as well as a product manufactured using the same. More particularly, the synthetic resin composition comprises a tetrapolymer of acrylic rubber-styrene monomer-butadiene rubber-vinyl cyanide monomer and a styrene-vinyl cyanide copolymer having a high molecular weight and a high degree of dispersion. Unlike products manufactured using prior polyvinyl chloride (PVC), building material such as window frames manufactured using the synthetic resin composition are recyclable, and thus can contribute to a reduction in the generation of hormone-disrupting chemical dioxin, which is released in the burning thereof. Also, the resin composition can be manufactured into products having excellent properties of weather resistance and colorability without using environmental pollutants such as cadmium stearate or lead stearate, which are used as thermal stabilizers. | 06-18-2009 |
20100065067 | DEVICE FOR SNORING PREVENTION - Provided is a snoring prevention device including an upper support supported by upper teeth of a patient, an upper protruding part provided at the upper support to protrude downward from the upper support, a lower support supported by lower teeth of the patient, and a lower protruding part provided at the lower support to protrude upward from the lower support and caught to a front side of the upper protruding part. | 03-18-2010 |
20110028652 | Synthetic styrene resin composition for environment-friendly window frame - Disclosed are a synthetic resin composition for use as building materials such as window frames, as well as a product manufactured using the same. More particularly, the synthetic resin composition comprises a tetrapolymer of acrylic rubber-styrene monomer-butadiene rubber-vinyl cyanide monomer and a styrene-vinyl cyanide copolymer having a high molecular weight and a high degree of dispersion. Unlike products manufactured using prior polyvinyl chloride (PVC), building material such as window frames manufactured using the synthetic resin composition are recyclable, and thus can contribute to a reduction in the generation of hormone-disrupting chemical dioxin, which is released in the burning thereof. Also, the resin composition can be manufactured into products having excellent properties of weather resistance and colorability without using environmental pollutants such as cadmium stearate or lead stearate, which are used as thermal stabilizers. | 02-03-2011 |
20110254841 | Mesh generating apparatus, method and computer-readable medium, and image processing apparatus, method and computer-readable medium - Disclosed is a mesh generating apparatus, method and computer-readable medium, and an image processing apparatus, method and computer-readable medium. A single 3D mesh and a single 3D object model may be generated using a single color image and a single depth image. A plurality of viewpoint images seen from a plurality of viewpoints may be generated from a single 3D object model. | 10-20-2011 |
20110254923 | Image processing apparatus, method and computer-readable medium - Provided is an image processing apparatus, method and computer-readable medium. The image processing apparatus may perform modeling of a function that enables correction of a systematic error of a depth camera, using a single depth camera and a single calibration reference image. Additionally, the image processing apparatus may calculate a depth error or a distance error of an input image, and may correct a measured depth of the input image using a modeled function. | 10-20-2011 |
20110286661 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEMPORALLY INTERPOLATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL DEPTH IMAGE - A method and apparatus for temporally interpolating a three-dimensional (3D) depth image are provided to generate an intermediate depth image in a desired time. The apparatus may interpolate depth images generated by a depth camera, using a temporal interpolation procedure, may generate an intermediate depth image in a new time using the interpolated depth images, and may combine the generated intermediate depth image with color images, to generate a high-precision 3D image. | 11-24-2011 |
20110305370 | Apparatus and method for depth unfolding based on multiple depth images - Provided is a depth image unfolding apparatus and method that may remove a depth fold from a depth image to restore a three-dimensional (3D) image. The depth image unfolding apparatus may include an input unit to receive inputted multiple depth images with respect to the same scene, the multiple depth images being photographed based on different modulation frequencies of a fixed photographing device, a depth fold estimator to estimate a number of depth folds based on a distance between multiple three-dimensional (3D) points of multiple pixels indicating the same location of the scene in the multiple depth images, and an output unit to output the multiple depth images from which depth folds are removed based on the estimated number of depth folds. | 12-15-2011 |
20120001902 | Apparatus and method for bidirectionally inpainting occlusion area based on predicted volume - An apparatus and method for bidirectionally inpainting an occlusion area appearing during generation of a virtual viewpoint image, using a foreground area and a background area based on a predicted volume are provided. The method includes receiving an input of a depth image and a color image, the depth image having depth information for a first viewpoint, and the color image having color information for the first viewpoint, generating a virtual viewpoint image at a second viewpoint based on the depth image and the color image, separating the virtual viewpoint image into a foreground area and a background area, based on the depth information and direction information regarding a direction from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint, predicting a three-dimensional (3D) volume of the foreground area, and inpainting an occlusion area bidirectionally using the foreground area and the background area, based on the predicted 3D volume, the occlusion area being included in the virtual viewpoint image. | 01-05-2012 |
20120026291 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus and method thereof. The image processing apparatus may extract a three-dimensional (3D) bidirectional flow by analyzing data of an input object. The image processing apparatus may calculate a 3D volumetric center density of the input object based on the 3D bidirectional flow. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026296 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A first calculator of an image processing apparatus may trace a view transform vector between color images of different frames. A second calculator may trace a view transform vector between depth images of different frames. In this example, a third calculator may calculate a view transform vector between the color camera and the depth camera using the view transform vector between the color images and the view transform vector between the depth images. | 02-02-2012 |
20120105929 | Apparatus and method for displaying holographic image using collimated directional blacklight unit - A holographic three-dimensional (3D) image generating apparatus that may use a collimated directional blacklight unit (CD BLU) is provided. The CD BLU may output a collimated light of which an emitting light is adjusted. The convergent lens may enable the outputted collimated light to converge into a viewing area of a viewer and thus, a viewing window may be generated. A spatial light modulator (SLM) may perform spatially-varying modulation with respect to the collimated light converging into the viewing area to generate a focused beam. | 05-03-2012 |
20120106803 | Apparatus and method for dynamically controlling integration time of depth camera for accuracy improvement - An integration time dynamic control apparatus and method for dynamically controlling an integration time of a depth camera based on a motion of a depth image, are provided to improve an accuracy of the depth image. The integration time dynamic control apparatus may measure a motion of a depth image acquired from the depth camera, may determine whether the measured motion is greater than or equal to a reference value set in advance, and may control the integration time of the depth camera based on a result of the determination, thereby improving the accuracy of the depth image. | 05-03-2012 |
20120114225 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING A MULTI-VIEW IMAGE - An image processing apparatus may detect an occlusion boundary between objects within an input depth image by applying an edge detection algorithm to the input depth image. The image processing apparatus may classify the occlusion boundary into a foreground region boundary and a background region boundary using a depth gradient vector direction of the occlusion boundary, and may extract an occlusion region of the input depth image using the foreground region boundary. | 05-10-2012 |
20120293539 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING PHOTOREALISM OF COMPUTER GRAPHIC IMAGE - An apparatus and method for enhancing photorealism of a computer graphic (CG) image. Since color distribution maps of the CG image and a realistic image are extractable, a color distribution map of an input CG image may be adjusted, thereby enhancing photorealism of the CG image. | 11-22-2012 |
20130002823 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image generating apparatus may include a first reflector and a second reflector. When a light emitter emits an infrared light, the infrared light may be reflected from a first reflector and be omni-directionally reflected. The reflected infrared light that is the infrared light reflected from the object may be reflected from a second reflector and be transferred to a sensor. The sensor may receive the reflected infrared light and generate a depth image of the object. | 01-03-2013 |
20130002827 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING LIGHT FIELD GEOMETRY USING MULTI-VIEW CAMERA - An apparatus and method for capturing a light field geometry using a multi-view camera that may refine the light field geometry varying depending on light within images acquired from a plurality of cameras with different viewpoints, and may restore a three-dimensional (3D) image. | 01-03-2013 |
20130011045 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) ZOOM IMAGE OF STEREO CAMERA - An apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional (3D) zoom image of a stereo camera are provided that may compute a baseline variation or a convergence angle that is associated with a magnification of a zoom image acquired from the stereo camera, may warp the zoom image using the computed baseline variation or the computed convergence angle, and may perform inpainting on the warped image to prevent a distortion of 3D information, so that a 3D zoom image may be generated without a distortion of 3D information using a zoom lens. | 01-10-2013 |
20130021340 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING LIGHTING INFORMATION AND MATERIAL INFORMATION IN IMAGE MODELING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for obtaining lighting information and material information in an image modeling system are provided. A material constant of a same material region and lighting information of the same material region may be extracted by applying color channel pixel values, depth values, and viewpoint information to a linear system in which a pixel value is defined by a material constant and a combination of a geometry component with a lighting component. | 01-24-2013 |
20130063562 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING GEOMETRY INFORMATION, LIGHTING INFORMATION AND MATERIAL INFORMATION IN IMAGE MODELING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for obtaining geometry information, material information, and lighting information in an image modeling system are provided. Geometry information, material information, and lighting information of an object may be extracted from a single-view image captured in a predetermined light condition, by applying pixel values defined by a geometry function, a material function, and a lighting function. | 03-14-2013 |
20130176391 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING DEPTH VALUE OF DEPTH IMAGE - A method and apparatus for processing a depth image determines a number of mods (NoM) for corresponding pixels in a plurality of depth images. The corresponding pixels may represent a same three-dimensional (3D) point. The NoM may be determined to be a value for minimizing a Markov random field (MRF) energy. A depth value for one depth image may be recovered, and a depth value for another depth image may be updated using the recovered depth value. | 07-11-2013 |
20130222550 | SYNTHESIS SYSTEM OF TIME-OF-FLIGHT CAMERA AND STEREO CAMERA FOR RELIABLE WIDE RANGE DEPTH ACQUISITION AND METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a synthesis system of a time-of-flight (ToF) camera and a stereo camera for reliable wide range depth acquisition and a method therefor. The synthesis system may estimate an error per pixel of a depth image, may calculate a value of a maximum distance multiple per pixel of the depth image using the error per pixel of the depth image, a left color image, and a right color image, and may generate a reconstructed depth image by conducting phase unwrapping on the depth image using the value of the maximum distance multiple per pixel of the depth image. | 08-29-2013 |
20130301907 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING 3D INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for processing three-dimensional (3D) information is described. The 3D information processing apparatus may measure first depth information of an object using a sensor apparatus such as a depth camera, may estimate a foreground depth of the object, a background depth of a background, and a degree of transparency of the object, may estimate second depth information of the object based on the estimated foreground depth, background depth, and degree of transparency, and may determine the foreground depth, the background depth, and the degree of transparency through comparison between the measured first depth information and the estimated second depth information. | 11-14-2013 |
20130301908 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING GEOMETRY OF SPECULAR OBJECT BASED ON DEPTH SENSOR - A method of acquiring geometry of a specular object is provided. Based on a single-view depth image, the method may include receiving an input of a depth image, estimating a missing depth value based on connectivity with a neighboring value in a local area of the depth image, and correcting the missing depth value. Based on a composite image, the method may include receiving an input of a composite image, calibrating the composite image, detecting an error area in the calibrated composite image, and correcting a missing depth value of the error area. | 11-14-2013 |
20140056508 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE MATCHING BETWEEN MULTIVIEW CAMERAS - An apparatus for image matching between multiview cameras includes a pattern model storing unit to store a pattern model, a matching processing unit to match the stored pattern model with a point cloud obtained by at least one depth camera, and a parameter obtaining unit to obtain a parameter for each of the at least one depth camera, based on a result of the matching. | 02-27-2014 |
20140079288 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING COLOR IMAGE USING DEPTH IMAGE - An image processing apparatus and method using a depth image are provided. The image processing apparatus may include a region determination unit to determine a foreground region and a background region in a color image using a depth image, and a color compensation unit to compensate a color with respect to the foreground region and the background region. | 03-20-2014 |
20140105484 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING SUPER-RESOLUTION THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE FROM DEPTH IMAGE - An apparatus and method for reconstructing a super-resolution three-dimensional (3D) image from a depth image. The apparatus may include an error point relocation processing unit to relocate an error point in a depth image, and a super-resolution processing unit to reconstruct a 3D image by performing a super-resolution with respect to the depth image in which the error point is relocated. | 04-17-2014 |
20140112531 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TRANSPARENT OBJECT IN IMAGE - Provided is an image processing apparatus and method for detecting a transparent image from an input image. The image processing apparatus may include an image segmenting unit to segment an input image into a plurality of segments, a likelihood determining unit to determine a likelihood that a transparent object is present between adjacent segments among the plurality of segments, and an object detecting unit to detect the transparent object from the input image based on the likelihood. | 04-24-2014 |
20140187861 | ENDOSCOPE USING DEPTH INFORMATION AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POLYP BASED ON ENDOSCOPE USING DEPTH INFORMATION - An endoscope using depth information and a method for detecting a polyp based on the endoscope using the depth information are provided. The endoscope using the depth information may generate an irradiated light signal including a visible light, obtain depth information based on the irradiated light signal and a reflected light signal obtained through the irradiated light signal being reflected off of an intestine wall, generate a depth image inside the intestine wall based on the depth information, and detect a polyp located on the intestine wall based on the depth image. | 07-03-2014 |
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20080297468 | Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus Including a Photosensor - A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a backlight assembly. The first substrate includes a display part and a sensor part. The sensor part is disposed in a peripheral area of the display part and senses external light. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The backlight assembly is disposed adjacent to the second substrate to expose the first substrate and to provide light. A light detecting function of the sensor part may be increased, so that the backlight may be used effectively and the power consumption of the display apparatus may be reduced. | 12-04-2008 |
20090128545 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a display panel that has a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines intersecting each other, a plurality of sensing lines that is formed in the display panel, a sensing driver that applies a sensing scan signal to the plurality of sensing lines and receives a predetermined electrical signal from the plurality of sensing lines corresponding to an external stimulus, and a demultiplexer that is provided between the sensing lines and the sensing driver and time-divides each sensing scan signal transmitted by the sensing driver to be sequentially applied to at least two sensing lines. | 05-21-2009 |
20100182520 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS HAVING PERIODICALLY FLUCTUATING LOWER VOLTAGE APPLIED TO LOWER PARALLEL ELECTRODES AND SAME VOLTAGE APPLIED TO UPPER PARALLEL ELECTRODES PERPENDICULAR TO LOWER ELECTRODES - In a stereoscopic image conversion panel for enhancing display quality and a stereoscopic image display apparatus having the panel, the stereoscopic display panel includes lower and upper transparent substrates, lower and upper transparent electrodes, and a liquid crystal lens layer. The lower and upper transparent substrates face each other. The lower transparent electrodes are disposed on the lower transparent substrate, formed along a first direction, and formed substantially in parallel with each other along a second direction. The upper transparent electrodes are disposed on the upper transparent substrate, formed along the second direction, and formed substantially in parallel with each other along the first direction. The liquid crystal lens layer is disposed between the upper and lower transparent substrates, and a longitudinal arrangement direction of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal lens layer is changed by an electric field to have a predetermined refractive index. Therefore, a refracted incident light produces a stereoscopic image for enhancing display quality. | 07-22-2010 |
20100244035 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF FORMING THEREOF - A panel a gate line on a first substrate, a gate insulating layer covering the gate line, a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, a data line intersecting the gate line and including a source electrode and a drain electrode facing the source electrode on the semiconductor layer, a connection assistant separated from the data line, a passivation layer covering the semiconductor layer and including contact holes exposing the connection assistant and a pixel electrode including a plurality of sub-pixel electrodes and formed on the passivation layer. The sub-pixel electrodes are connected to the connection assistant through the contact holes, are electrically connected to each other through the connection assistant and at least one of the sub-pixel electrodes is electrically connected to the drain electrode. | 09-30-2010 |
20100253610 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus comprises a first thin film transistor (TFT) and a second TFT which are disposed in a display area. A first signal transmission line is disposed in a peripheral area surrounding the display area and is electrically connected to the first TFT. A second signal transmission line adjacent to the first signal transmission line is electrically connected to the second TFT. In a first portion of the peripheral area, the first signal transmission line is parallel to the second signal transmission line and is spaced by a first gap from the second signal transmission line. In a second portion of the peripheral area, the first signal transmission line is parallel to the second signal transmission line and is spaced by a second gap from and the second signal transmission line. The second gap is greater than the first gap. Other features are also provided. | 10-07-2010 |
20130100366 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - In a stereoscopic image conversion panel and a stereoscopic image display apparatus, the stereoscopic display panel includes a first lens substrate, a second lens substrate, a stereoscopic image lens part and a lens liquid crystal layer. The stereoscopic image lens part is disposed between the first and second substrates, and includes a main lens and sub-lenses with a concave shape. At least one sub-lens is disposed at opposite edge portions of the main lens. The lens liquid crystal layer is received by the main lens and the sub-lenses, is disposed between the first and second lens substrates, and includes liquid crystal molecules having an anisotropic refractive index. The lens liquid crystal layer refracts a polarized light at an interface between the lens liquid crystal layer and the stereoscopic lens part, to convert a flat image into a stereoscopic image. Therefore, the thickness of the stereoscopic image panel can be reduced. | 04-25-2013 |
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20110221719 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a pixel unit having pixels, each of the pixels positioned at a corresponding intersection of gate lines and data lines. A drive circuit unit is positioned at one side of the pixel unit to supply driving signals to the gate lines and the data lines. Test pads are connected to the data lines. In the LCD, each of the data lines is electrically connected between the pixel unit and the drive circuit unit via one or more lines among a first line formed in a first layer and a second line formed in a second layer, and wherein each of the data lines is connected to a different test pad from the test pad connected to adjacent data lines in each of the first and second layers. | 09-15-2011 |
20110227894 | DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device includes: a plurality of pixels; a data driver connected to the plurality of pixels by a plurality of data lines and applying data signals to the plurality of pixels; a scan driver connected to the plurality of pixels by a plurality of scan lines and applying scan signals to the plurality of pixels for the data signals to be applied to the plurality of pixels; a boost driver connected to the plurality of pixels by a plurality of boost lines and applying boost signals, boosting the pixel voltage charged to the plurality of pixels by the data signals, to the plurality of pixels; and a boost voltage maintaining unit applying a restoring voltage restoring the voltage in the plurality of boost lines by the scan signal to the plurality of boost lines. The voltage generated in the boost line by the coupling may be quickly restored and the crosstalk may be minimized, thereby improving the image quality. | 09-22-2011 |
20110228207 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes: a plurality of cell regions including a first substrate upon which a pixel electrode is formed, a second substrate upon which a common electrode is formed, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a cutting region formed between the plurality of cell regions, and including the first substrate and the second substrate extended from the plurality of cell regions, and at least one peripheral spacer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, where the peripheral spacer contacts at least one of the first and second substrates. | 09-22-2011 |
20110234551 | Active Level Shift (ALS) Driver Circuit, Liquid Crystal Display Device Comprising the ALS Driver Circuit and Method of Driving the Liquid Crystal Display Device - An active level shift (ALS) driver circuit, a liquid crystal display device including the ALS driver circuit, and a method of driving the liquid crystal display device. A liquid crystal display device having a slim external black matrix may be provided by fabricating the ALS driver circuit using inverters and a transmission gate. | 09-29-2011 |
20110249046 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device is disclosed. In the device an R or B pixel is driven and then a G or W pixel is driven, so that the polarity of the pixels is inversed every two data lines. Thus, problems, such as flicker and a non-uniform picture quality are reduced. | 10-13-2011 |
20110279431 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display apparatus and a method of driving the liquid crystal display apparatus, which commonly boosts pixels of a first group and commonly boosts pixels of a second group. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first group of pixels for displaying an image and a second group of pixels for displaying an image. Each pixel of the first and second groups includes a storage capacitor for storing a data voltage. The liquid crystal display apparatus further includes a first storage common voltage line connected to storage capacitors of the pixels of the first group of pixels, a second storage common voltage line connected to storage capacitors of the pixels of the second group of pixels. A first storage common voltage is supplied to the pixels of the first group through the first storage common voltage line, and a second storage common voltage is supplied to the pixels of the second group through the second storage common voltage line. | 11-17-2011 |
20110310342 | Mother panel of liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing liquid crystal display using the same - A mother panel of a liquid crystal display (LCD) having a lower substrate with a pixel electrode, an upper substrate with a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer between the lower and upper substrates includes an external pad area including a common voltage external pad and a pixel voltage external pad on the lower substrate, the common voltage external pad and pixel voltage external pad being configured to be applied with respective common and pixel voltages from the outside, a panel area including a plurality of panels and a dummy area between the panels, and an external shorting point in the dummy area of the panel area, the external shorting point being connected to the common electrode, and the common voltage external pad being directly connected to the external shorting point. | 12-22-2011 |
20110316837 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) is disclosed. The pixels of the LCD each have storage capacitors, and the capacitances of the storage capacitors of pixels of different colors are different. | 12-29-2011 |
20120098807 | ACTIVE LEVEL SHIFT DRIVER CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An active level shift (ALS) driver circuit and a liquid crystal display apparatus including the ALS driver circuit are disclosed. The ALS driver circuit includes an input unit configured to apply a first polarity voltage to a first node and to apply a second polarity voltage to a second node, a level compensation unit configured to adjust the voltages of the first node and the second node, and an output unit configured to alternately output a first power voltage and a second power voltage according to the adjusted voltages of the first and second nodes. | 04-26-2012 |
20120098816 | Liquid Crystal Display and Driving Method Thereof - An LCD and a driving method thereof include: data writing for applying a common voltage and a data voltage to a plurality of pixels; and sustaining for applying a shifted common voltage shifted by a predetermined level from the common voltage to the plurality of pixels for a sustain period during which the plurality of pixels emit light, corresponding to the data voltage. The shifted common voltage is shifted to an opposite polarity of a polarity of a gate-off voltage applied to the plurality of pixels to float the plurality of pixels. During a sustain period, a gate-source voltage of the switching transistor can be increased, and accordingly an influence due to the leakage current can be minimized, thereby preventing image deterioration. Further, since capacitance of the sustain capacitor can be reduced so that power consumption of the LCD can be reduced. | 04-26-2012 |
20120105381 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH INTEGRATED TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A liquid crystal display with an integrated touch screen panel is disclosed. According to some aspects, conductive patterns or conducting patterns provided to the LCD are used as driving electrodes of the touch screen panel. A driving electrode of the touch screen panel may be formed on one surface of a polarizing plate or window attached to the LCD so as to be positioned close to a contact point, thereby improving touch sensitivity. | 05-03-2012 |
20120105494 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF DRIVING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is disclosed. The LCD panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, a first sub gate-line coupled to first row-pixels that are adjacent to a lower side of the first sub gate-line, a second sub gate-line coupled to second row-pixels that are adjacent to an upper side of the second sub gate-line, a plurality of gate-lines between the first sub gate-line and the second sub gate-line, a plurality of even data-lines coupled to first column-pixels that are adjacent to the even data-lines, and a plurality of odd data-lines coupled to second column-pixels that are adjacent to the odd data-lines. Here, each gate-line of the plurality of gate lines is coupled to first row-pixels that are adjacent to a lower side of the gate-line and second row-pixels that are adjacent to an upper side of the gate-line. | 05-03-2012 |
20120139886 | Display device and driving method thereof - A display device may have a plurality of pixels of a first group connected to a plurality of first gate lines and first common voltage lines and a plurality of pixels of a second group connected to a plurality of second gate lines and second common voltage lines. The display device drives the first common voltage lines and the second common voltage lines in synchronization with a first clock signal; and drives the plurality of first gate lines and the plurality of second gate lines in synchronization with a second clock signal. I-th first and second common voltage lines (i is a positive integer) are driven to one of a first common voltage and a common reference voltage, and (i+1)-th first and second common voltage lines are driven to one of a second common voltage and the common reference voltage. | 06-07-2012 |
20120146978 | Shift Register and Display Apparatus - A shift register including a plurality of stages, each of them including a first node, a second node, and a third node being in a high-impedance state when the first node is in a high-impedance state. The shift register includes an input circuit unit inputting a driving voltage to the first node in response to an output signal of a previous stage, a driving circuit unit generating an output signal according to a voltage of the first node, and a holding unit holding the output signal at a level of a gate-off voltage according to a voltage of the second node in an inactive period of a current stage, in which the holding unit comprises a first diode which applies a clock signal to the second node. | 06-14-2012 |
20120146994 | 2D/3D Switchable Image Display Apparatus and Method of Displaying 2D and 3D Images - In a two-dimensional/three-dimensional (2D/3D) switchable image display apparatus and a method of displaying 2D and 3D images, the 2D/3D switchable image display apparatus may comprise: a data driver which outputs column data of an input image; a scan driver which controls a driving method of a plurality of odd scan lines and a plurality of even scan lines according to an input method and a display mode of the input image; a display panel which displays a 2D image or a 3D image by separately displaying the input image in odd lines and even lines; and a parallax device which generates binocular parallax between an image displayed in the odd lines and an image displayed in the even lines. | 06-14-2012 |
20120169709 | Gate driving circuit and display device including the same - A gate driving circuit includes a pre-charge unit, a pull-up unit, a first capacitor, and a discharge unit. The pre-charge unit pre-charges a first node in response to a first input signal. The pull-up unit outputs a gate driving signal for driving a gate line to a first clock signal in response to a signal at the first node. The first capacitor is connected between the first node and a first voltage. The discharge unit discharges the first node in response to a second input signal and a second clock signal. | 07-05-2012 |
20130207117 | Organic Light Emitting Diode Display - An organic light emitting diode display includes: first gate wires provided on a substrate with a first insulation layer therebetween and extended in a first direction; second gate wires provided on a second insulation layer above the first insulation layer and extended in the first direction; data wires provided on a third insulation layer above the second insulation layer and extended in a second direction crossing the first direction; a pixel circuit connected to the first gate wires, the second gate wires, and the data wires; and an organic light emitting diode connected to the pixel circuit. | 08-15-2013 |
20140139124 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY - There is provided an organic light emitting display capable of displaying an image with uniform brightness while securing a high aperture ratio. The organic light emitting display includes a plurality of first subpixels and a plurality of second subpixels alternately arranged in a single column line and a third subpixel arranged in another column line adjacent to the first subpixels and the second subpixels. First subpixels positioned in the single column line may be alternately electrically coupled to different data lines. | 05-22-2014 |
20140375616 | STAGE CIRCUIT AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY INCLUDIING THE SAME - A stage circuit including a plurality of stages connected to each other, where each of the stages includes: an output unit configured to output a voltage of a first power source or a signal of a third input terminal to an output terminal, based on a voltage applied to a first node or a second node; a first driver configured to control a voltage at a third node, based on signals of a first input terminal, a second input terminal and the third input terminal; a second driver configured to control the voltage at the first node, based on the signal of the second input terminal and the voltage at the third node; and a first transistor connected between the second node and the third node and maintained in a turn-on state. | 12-25-2014 |
20150015464 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting display device including a pixel unit, a scan driver, a data driver and a timing controller. The pixel unit includes pixels positioned at intersection portions of scan lines and data lines, and an organic light emitting diode and a pixel circuit are formed in each pixel. The scan driver supplies a scan signal to the scan lines. The data driver supplies a data signal to the data lines. The timing controller supplies a scan control signal to the scan driver and supplies display data and a data control signal to the data driver. In the organic light emitting display device, each organic light emitting diode included in at least some of the pixels is driven by being coupled to a pixel circuit formed in an adjacent pixel. | 01-15-2015 |
20150022514 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting display device includes a plurality of pixels at areas defined by intersections of scan lines, emission control lines, and data lines. A data driver supplies data signals to the data lines. A scan driver supplies scan signals to the scan lines and progressively supplies a reference power source voltage and an emission control signal to the emission control lines. The reference power source voltage is set to a voltage greater than a voltage of the scan signal and less than a voltage of the emission control signal. | 01-22-2015 |
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20090159887 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin film transistor and a method of manufacturing the thin film transistor is disclosed. The thin film transistor includes first and second ohmic contact layers, an activation layer, an insulating layer, a source electrode formed on the insulating layer and connected to the first ohmic contact layer through first contact hole, a drain electrode formed on the insulating layer and connected to the second ohmic contact layer through second contact hole, a gate electrode formed on the insulating layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode and overlapping the activation layer, and a protective layer formed on the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the gate electrode. | 06-25-2009 |
20100012943 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof. A thin film transistor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first electrode arranged on a substrate; a second electrode arranged on the substrate and separated from the first electrode; a first ohmic contact arranged on an upper surface of the first electrode; a second ohmic contact arranged on an upper surface of the second electrode; a first buffer member covering a lateral surface of the first electrode and the second electrode; a semiconductor member contacted with an upper surface of the first buffer member, and the first ohmic contact and the second ohmic contact; an insulating layer arranged on the semiconductor member; and a third electrode arranged on the insulating layer, and disposed on the semiconductor member. | 01-21-2010 |
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20100096638 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A thin film transistor substrate that includes a substrate, first and second gate electrodes that are formed on the substrate, a gate insulating layer that is formed on the first and second gate electrodes, a first semiconductor and a second semiconductor that are formed on the gate insulating layer, and that overlap the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode, respectively, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode that are formed on the first semiconductor, and positioned opposed to and spaced from each other, a source electrode connected to the first drain electrode and a second drain electrode positioned opposed to and spaced from the second source electrode, wherein the second source and second drain electrodes are formed on the second semiconductor, and a pixel electrode that is electrically connected to the second drain electrode, a method of manufacturing the same, and a display apparatus having the same. | 04-22-2010 |
20100117531 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an organic light emitting device and a manufacturing method thereof. An organic light emitting device includes a first substrate, a thin film structure disposed on the first substrate, a second substrate comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, a first sealing member disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first sealing member comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, and a second sealing member disposed on the outer surface of the second substrate. | 05-13-2010 |
20130087770 | Organic Light Emitting Display Device - An organic light emitting display device which includes a base member; an organic light emitting display unit disposed on the base member and configured to generate an image; a sealing layer configured to seal the organic light emitting display unit; a capping substrate disposed on the sealing layer and having a plurality of metal layers, one of the metal layers being in contact with the sealing layer and having at least one groove; and a moisture absorbent provided in the groove. | 04-11-2013 |