Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100087019 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic electroluminescent device (OELD) and a method of manufacturing the OELD are provided. The OELD includes a substrate, an anode electrode stacked on the substrate, an organic light emitting layer that is stacked on the anode electrode and has a plurality of protrusions on the organic light emitting layer, and a cathode electrode that covers the protrusions formed on the organic light emitting layer and is formed of a metal. | 04-08-2010 |
20110163066 | Methods of manufacturing surface light source devices - Provided are methods of manufacturing a surface light source device, the methods include forming a first structure that includes a first substrate and a plurality of glass beads each partially embedded in the first substrate. A second structure is formed that includes a second substrate and an adhesive material layer formed on the second substrate. The first structure and the second structure are adhered to each other in such a way that the glass beads are each partially embedded into the adhesive material layer. | 07-07-2011 |
20110170185 | Three-dimensional glasses and three-dimensional display apparatus - Three-dimensional (3D) glasses and a 3D display apparatus are provided. The 3D display apparatus includes a backlight unit comprising a first light source unit for irradiating a first spectrum of light and a second light source unit for irradiating a second spectrum of light. The apparatus includes a polarization switch for selectively converting the polarization of incident light, and for reducing eye fatigue by providing a plurality of view images to each eye using a pair of glasses that each have a color filter and a birefringent device. | 07-14-2011 |
20110187635 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A three-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus that includes a surface-light source device for emitting light in a direction which may be sequentially adjusted, is provided. The 3D image display apparatus includes a display panel for generating images by modulating the light emitted from the surface-light source device according to image information. The 3D image display apparatus also includes a controller for controlling the directivity adjustment of the light from the surface-light source device in a time-sequential manner and the image formation for each visual field of the display panel to be synchronized with each other. | 08-04-2011 |
20110242150 | BACKLIGHT UNIT, 3D DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FORMING 3D IMAGE - A backlight unit of a three-dimensional (3D) display has a plurality of cells and a 3D image is formed by adjusting directions of light emitted from the cells. The backlight unit includes an emission unit that adjusts an emission direction of light from a cell with respect to other cells. The backlight unit divides view areas to provide left-eye and right-eye images, thereby generating a 3D image. | 10-06-2011 |
20120008067 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A backlight unit and a display device including the backlight unit are provided. The backlight unit includes at least one light source unit and a light guide plate. The light source unit provides collimated light and controls light such that it is emitted in a plurality of light exit directions. | 01-12-2012 |
20120019908 | APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A MULTI-VIEW 3D IMAGE - An apparatus for displaying a 3-dimensional (3D) image, which is capable of providing a super multi-view, is provided. The apparatus includes: at least one image projector for projecting light including an image; an active optical element for adjusting a path of at least one light within a range of a predetermined angle; and a relay optical system for transmitting the at least one light to a pupil of a viewer. The apparatus provides a plurality of images in different views to the pupil using a time division method, by using the active optical element for adjusting the path of the at least one light. | 01-26-2012 |
20120056879 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A 3D image display apparatus and a 3D image display method are provided. The 3D image display apparatus generates a 2D image region and a 3D image region, forms shutter patterns for the 3D and 2D image regions, and adjusts a light emitting direction according to the shutter patterns. Accordingly, the 2D and 3D images may be selectively displayed on one screen. | 03-08-2012 |
20120086994 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HOLOGRAPHY 3-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY - An apparatus includes a recording light source configured to emit recording beams, an electrically addressable spatial light modulator (EASLM) configured to time sequentially modulate the recording beams emitted from the recording light source according to hologram information corresponding to a 3-dimensional image spatially divided into a plurality of portions, an optically addressable spatial light modulator (OASLM) configured to include a plurality of regions corresponding to the plurality of the divided portions of the 3-dimensional image and images on a region corresponding to the portions using the modulated recording beams to form a hologram, a scanning optical unit configured to reproduce the hologram formed by the recording beams serially modulated by the EASLM on a reduced scale and transmit the hologram to the regions of the OASLM corresponding to the portions, and a reproducing light source configured to produce a surface light and emit the surface light to the OASLM. | 04-12-2012 |
20120099329 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE FOR RECORDING/REPRODUCING HOLOGRAMS - A surface light source device is provided. The surface light source device includes a light source, a beam splitter configured to split a light irradiated from the light source into a plurality of light beams each having a different path, a diffusion unit configured to diffuse the plurality of light beams split by the beam splitter into a surface light, and a collimating unit configured to arrange the plurality of light beams diffused from the diffusion unit in one direction. | 04-26-2012 |
20120139908 | MULTI-VIEW POINT 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS - A multi-view point 3D display apparatus using an active optical device is provided. The active optical device may change a path of light without a substantial drop of image resolution. | 06-07-2012 |
20120139909 | 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING 3D IMAGES - A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus and methods of displaying 3D images are provided. A 3D display apparatus includes a light source, a display unit, an active optical device for changing a travel path of light, and a plurality of projection optical systems. | 06-07-2012 |
20120188619 | Three-dimensional holographIC display using active shutter - A three-dimensional holographic image display device and a method using the same are provided. Light corresponding to left and right eye holograms is emitted according to a time division method and divided into a first path and a second path. Active shutters operate substantially in synchronization with the emitted left and right eye holograms to provide images to a user's left and right eyes. | 07-26-2012 |
20120249537 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for displaying three dimensional (3D) images are provided. The display apparatus includes a backlight unit which emits light, an image panel which includes plurality of pixels for modulating the light from the backlight unit to form a gray scaled image, an electrowetting lens unit which includes first electrowetting lenses arranged to correspond to the plurality of pixels in the image panel and second electrowetting lenses arranged opposite to the first electrowetting lenses, wherein at least two of the first electrowetting lenses and at least one of the second electrowetting lenses may be arranged opposite each other; and a controller which controls the electrowetting lens unit to separate beams exiting from the image panel into at least two viewing zones in a 3D image display mode. | 10-04-2012 |
20120306726 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A 3D image display apparatus is provided. The 3D image display apparatus includes a light emission unit including one or more cells, the cells being configured to respectively adjust a direction in which light is emitted, an active prism array on the light emission unit, the active prism array including one or more prism units corresponding to the cells, the active prism array being configured to adjust an inclination of a refracting surface of each of the prism units according to an electric signal to change an optical path, and a display panel configured to modulate light that passes through the active prism array according to an image signal to form an image. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307357 | MULTI-VIEW 3D IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A three-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus and method are provided. The 3D image display apparatus includes an image generating unit configured to generate an image, an active optical device configured to change a propagation path of light containing the generated image, and provide the generated image to multiple viewpoints that are located along a first direction parallel to the image generating unit, and a varifocal lens configured to vary a focal position of the generated image along a second direction away from the image generating unit. | 12-06-2012 |
20130021388 | LIGHT REFRACTION CONTROLLING PANEL, 3D-DISPLAY COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE 3D-DISPLAY - A light refraction controlling panel, a 3D-display, and a method of operating a 3D-display are provided. The light refraction controlling panel includes a transparent substrate, a barrier wall on the transparent substrate, first to fourth electrodes on the barrier wall, the first to fourth electrodes being separated from each other, an electro-wetting prism within the barrier wall, the electro-wetting prism being configured to refract incident light to a desired direction, and an isolation layer between the barrier wall and the first to fourth electrodes, and the electro-wetting prism. One electrode of two adjacent electrodes of the first to fourth electrodes is inside an other electrode of the two adjacent electrodes. | 01-24-2013 |
20130050802 | ELECTROWETTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In one embodiment, the electrowetting device includes a first medium; a second medium that is not mixed with the first medium and has a refractive index different from a refractive index of the first medium; an upper electrode that adjusts an angle of a boundary surface between the first medium and the second medium; and a barrier wall that has a side surface surrounding the first and second mediums, allows the upper electrode to be disposed on a portion of the side surface, and has irregular widths. | 02-28-2013 |
20130194323 | MICRO-LENS CAPABLE OF CHANGING FOCAL LENGTH, MICRO-LENS ARRAY INCLUDING THE SAME, 3D DISPLAY INCLUDING MICRO-LENS ARRAY AND METHOD OF OPERATING 3D DISPLAY - Provided is a micro-lens capable of changing a focal length. The micro-lens includes a plurality of electrodes, and an electrowetting liquid layer that is separable from the electrodes and that has a focal length that is controlled by a voltage applied to the electrodes. | 08-01-2013 |
20130208370 | CHANGEABLE LIQUID PRISM ARRAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A changeable liquid prism array and a method of manufacturing the changeable liquid prism array are provided. The changeable liquid prism array includes a substrate, a wiring layer formed on the substrate, and including conducting wire portions and non-conducting wire portions where the conducting wire portions are not formed, and barrier walls disposed on the wiring layer. The changeable liquid prism array further includes cells defined by the barrier walls, a first liquid included in the cells, and a second liquid located on the first liquid. The changeable liquid prism array further includes side electrodes disposed on side surfaces of the barrier walls, and separated from each other by spaces corresponding to the non-conducting wire portions, and an upper electrode arranged above the barrier walls, and separated from the side electrodes. | 08-15-2013 |
20140016175 | MICRO-FLUIDIC VARIABLE OPTICAL DEVICE ARRAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A variable optical device array includes: a transparent substrate; an addressing layer including an electrode wire arranged on the transparent substrate; a barrier wall portion disposed on the addressing layer to define cell regions and including conductive barrier walls that are electrically connected to the electrode wire, wherein pairs of the conductive barrier walls are arranged to form double walls; an insulation material filling a region between each pair of conductive barrier walls; a conductive first fluid and a nonconductive second fluid disposed in each of the cell regions, wherein the first and second fluids are not mixed; an insulation coating layer disposed on a top surface of each of the conductive barrier walls and on side surfaces of each of the cell regions; a transparent electrode layer covering the cell regions; and a voltage applying unit to apply a voltage between the transparent electrode layer and the addressing layer. | 01-16-2014 |
20140126038 | ELECTROWETTING PRISM DEVICE AND MULTI-VIEW 3D IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are an electrowetting prism device which has increased an aperture ratio by simplifying an electrode and wiring structure, and a 3D image display apparatus capable of providing a super multi-view 3D image using the electrowetting prism device. The electrowetting prism device includes lower and upper transparent substrates disposed against each other, a vertical wall mounted on the lower transparent substrate so as to form a diamond-shaped space, a first electrode arranged along two adjacent sidewalls of the vertical wall, a second electrode arranged along the other remaining two adjacent sidewalls of the vertical wall to be disposed against the first electrode, and a non-polarized liquid and a polarized liquid arranged within a space surrounded by the vertical wall. | 05-08-2014 |
20140132724 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING ELECTROWETTING LENS ARRAY AND 3D IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING ELECTROWETTING LENS ARRAY - Provided are an integral imaging type 3-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus and a 3D image pickup apparatus for increasing a depth by using an electrowetting lens array. The 3D image display apparatus includes a display panel and an electrowetting lens array having an electrically adjustable variable focal distance. The 3D image display apparatus displays a plurality of images having different depths on different focal planes and thus a depth of a 3D image by using one display panel. | 05-15-2014 |
20140168754 | DISPLAY INCLUDING ELECTROWETTING PRISM ARRAY - A display including an electrowetting prism array is provided. The display includes: a light source, a | 06-19-2014 |