| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20110050742 | BACKLIGHT UNIT, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BACKLIGHT UNIT - A backlight unit, a display apparatus, and a method of controlling the backlight unit are provided. The backlight unit includes an image depth information extraction unit configured to extract image depth information from an image signal and a brightness calculator configured to calculate brightnesses corresponding to the image depth information. The backlight unitimproves three-dimensional effects on an image by controlling the brightnesses of light emitting devices according to the brightnesses calculated to correspond to image depth. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110050849 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OF 3D SHUTTER GLASSES USING THE SAME - An apparatus for receiving a sync signal and an apparatus for controlling a three-dimensional (3D) shutter glass using the same. The apparatus for receiving the synchronization signal includes: a synchronization signal receiver which receives a synchronization signal from a source unit; and a controller which analyzes a period of the received synchronization signal and generates a mode signal according to the analyzed period of the received synchronization to control the synchronization signal receiver, wherein the synchronization signal receiver can be selectively operable to receive the synchronization signal according to the mode signal | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110057965 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING EDGE-TYPE BACKLIGHT UNIT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A method of controlling a liquid crystal display (LCD) device including an LCD panel and an edge-type backlight unit is provided. The method includes: controlling turn-on and turn-off periods of an upper light source unit and a lower light source unit of the edge-type backlight unit to be synchronized with a period during which a 3D image is output on the LCD panel, wherein the upper light source unit includes a light source disposed at an upper edge of the edge-type backlight unit, and the lower light source unit includes a light source disposed at a lower edge of the edge-type backlight unit. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110096105 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING FOR TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS OF A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL FOR A 3-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY - Methods and apparatuses are provided for compensating for a temperature of a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The method includes selecting a lookup table corresponding to a detected temperature of the LCD panel from among lookup tables for a 3-dimensional (3D) display of the LCD panel; and adjusting luminance to be output to the LCD panel based on the selected lookup table. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110102426 | METHOD OF GENERATING SYNC SIGNAL FOR CONTROLLING 3D GLASSES OF 3D IMAGE SYSTEM, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING THE SYNC SIGNAL - A method of generating a sync signal for controlling three-dimensional (3D) glasses in a 3D image system, methods of transmitting and receiving a 3D glasses control sync signal, and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving the 3D glasses control sync signal are provided. The method of generating a 3D glasses control sync signal includes: generating sync signal start indicator information notifying a start of a 3D glasses control sync signal, state sequence mode information indicating an operating state of the 3D glasses with regard to whether a left glass or a right glass is opened or closed, and sequence duty information indicating a retaining time period of the operating state of the 3D glasses; and generating the 3D glasses controlling signal by combining the generated sync signal start indicator information, the generated state sequence mode information, and the generated sequence duty information according to a set order. | 05-05-2011 |
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| 20090046208 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING INTERMEDIATE FRAME IMAGE - Image processing method and apparatus for creating an image of an intermediate frame are provided. The image processing method generates a background image and a first motion image using a current frame and a previous frame, and generates a second motion image of the intermediate frame using either the current frame or the previous frame. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize the interpolation error in the boundary area vulnerable to the motion estimation error. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090096931 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND METHOD THEREOF - An image signal processor and a method thereof are provided. The image signal processor sets the subfields to the intermediate illuminating statuses and moves the subfields according to the motion vectors, to display an image on a plasma display panel (PDP). Accordingly, problems such as pseudo contour, motion blur or rounding error can be prevented, and an image enhancement of a PDP is provided. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090096932 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND METHOD THEREOF - An image signal processor and a method thereof are provided. The image signal processor includes pattern generating unit which divides subfields of a frame of a received image signal into a first group of subfields and a second group of subfields having a symmetrical pattern with one another, and a pattern moving unit which moves the pattern of one of the first group of subfields and the second group of subfields, and outputs the moved pattern. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090153671 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING POINTING FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - An image display apparatus and method having pointing function are provided. The apparatus includes a picture taking unit for taking a picture of not only visible ray image but also infra ray image, extracts control information to control the image display apparatus from the picture taken, and display the picture taken. therefore, it is possible to operate not only pointing function but also various kinds of function through the image display apparatus. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100066820 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE - Provided are methods and apparatuses for displaying a stereoscopic image. The method includes alternately generating repeated left-eye images and repeated right-eye images; turning off a backlight unit during a period in which a left-eye image and a right-eye image are mixed and turning on the backlight unit during a period in which only one of the left-eye and right-eye images is displayed; and controlling a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter of shutter glasses during a period in which the backlight unit is turned on. | 03-18-2010 |