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| 20100094498 | Hybrid vehicle - When at least one of a condition under which a parking brake is activated, a condition under which a shift lever is shifted to a parking range, a condition under which a shift to the neutral range is executed, and a condition under which a drive termination operation is executed is satisfied during an EV travel mode, a carrier shaft provided coaxially with a crankshaft is rotated by a motor generator, and a cumulative value of a travel distance counter obtained when an engine is stopped is reset. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100185351 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle includes an engine that is an internal combustion engine, a motor generator that is a rotating electric machine used together with the engine for driving the vehicle, an output shaft transmitting power to a wheel, a transmission member coupled to the output shaft, a power split device splitting the output from the engine to the motor generator and transmission member, a detection device detecting irregularities on a road, and a control unit reducing, when the detected result by the detection device indicates generation of periodic torque variation at the output shaft, the output from the engine based on the detected result. Accordingly, a hybrid vehicle that does not require a torque limiter is provided. | 07-22-2010 |
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| 20110134324 | TELEVISION RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR DRIVING TELEVISION RECEIVER - A decorative image is displayed in a decorative image display region; in the decorative image, a decorative frame is displayed in a peripheral section of a decorative frame display region, and the decorative frame display region has a surface luminance higher than that of the decorative image display region. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110141379 | TELEVISION RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR DRIVING TELEVISION RECEIVER - A decorative image is displayed in a decorative image display region; a decorative frame is displayed in a peripheral section of the decorative image so that the decorative frame includes at least one color that is in a same range as a color of a frame structure. This makes it possible (i) to make the frame structure that is an actual part of a television receiver less conspicuous and (ii) also to display a decorative image as though the decorative image had a real frame. Consequently, it becomes possible to realize a television receiver that can be used as a part of an interior. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110157489 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVER, METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING TELEVISION RECEIVER - A liquid crystal display device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, it includes an ornamental image display area for displaying an ornamental image thereon is configured such that the ornamental image display area provides a luminance of not more than 50 cd/m | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120013646 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVE METHOD - A television receiver according to at least one embodiment of the present invention includes a display section capable of displaying a TV image and a harmonious image being in harmony with a wall surface against which the image display device is provided. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120075362 | Image Display Device And Control Method Therefor - In an LCD data calculation section, a base data calculation section calculates LCD data before temperature compensation based on an input image and display luminance of each area of a backlight, a scene change detection section detects a scene change point at which the amount of change of the input image increases, based on the input image, and an LUT selection and application section acquires an appropriate table corresponding to the temperature of a liquid crystal panel from a temperature compensation LUT, and applies the table at the scene change point, thereby outputting LCD data subjected to temperature compensation. Thus, temperature compensation can be performed without adversely affecting display luminances of the backlight, making it possible to correctly provide tone display without uneven luminances even in the case of area-active drive. | 03-29-2012 |
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| 20090290089 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight system, a driving circuit board for driving the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight system, and a housing for housing the foregoing members. A metal plate is provided between the backlight system and the driving circuit board, which metal plate has a plane surface on a front and back surface which is broader than the backlight system and the driving circuit board. On at least a pair of opposed edges of the metal plate, at least one of a falling portion and a rising portion is provided along the edges of the metal plate. Further, a bezel is provided between the housing and at least one of the falling portion and rising portion, which bezel is arranged so as to integrally support the metal plate and at least the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight system. Hence, a liquid crystal display apparatus and an electronic apparatus including same are provided, which liquid crystal display apparatus is capable of reducing a possibility of breakage due to load placed on a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel or an impact when dropped. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100177259 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel, a front side viscoelastic layer, a front side hard layer, a back side viscoelastic layer, a back side hard layer, a backlight unit, a driving circuit board, and a metal plate. The front side viscoelastic layer that is viscoelastic covers a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel. The front side hard layer has a higher modulus of elasticity than the front side viscoelastic layer. The back side viscoelastic layer that is viscoelastic covers a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel. The back side hard layer has a higher modulus of elasticity than the back side viscoelastic layer. The back side viscoelastic layer has a thickness Tb of not less than about 20 μm, and the front side viscoelastic layer has a thickness Ta and satisfies: Ta/Tb>1 (Tb≠0). Thus, the display apparatus is resistant to breakage caused by a load placed on a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel and an impact when dropped, thereby attaining mechanical durability. | 07-15-2010 |
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| 20120086628 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL METHOD - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device including: a liquid crystal display panel; a backlight unit incorporating a PWM dimming type light source; and a control unit that controls the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit. The control unit obtains response speed data of orientation change of liquid crystal molecules, and changes a duty factor of a PWM dimming signal according to the response speed data. In a case where the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules is relatively high, LEDs are driven with a relatively small duty factor. In a case where the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules is relatively low, the LEDs are driven with a relatively large duty factor, and black insertion is not performed. The liquid crystal display device prevents an image quality malfunction that is apt to occur depending on the degrees of inclination of the liquid crystal molecules. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120086684 | Liquid Crystal Display Device And Light Source Control Method - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device including: a VA-IPS mode liquid crystal display panel; a backlight unit incorporating a PWM dimming type light source; and a control unit that controls the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit, in which the control unit obtains response speed data of orientation change of liquid crystal molecules, and changes a duty factor of a PWM dimming signal according to the response speed data. In a case where the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules is relatively high, LEDs are driven with a relatively small duty factor. In a case where the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules is relatively low, the LEDs are driven with a relatively large duty factor, and black insertion is not performed. The liquid crystal display device prevents an image quality malfunction (multiple outlines). | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120086740 | Liquid Crystal Display Device And Light Source Control Method - In at least one example embodiment, the present invention includes a liquid crystal display panel for displaying an image by virtue of having liquid crystals whose orientation changes in response to application of a voltage; a backlight unit with a built-in PWM light modulation type LED for emitting light to be supplied to the liquid crystal display panel; and a control unit for controlling the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit. In cases where the response speed of liquid crystal molecules is relatively high, the LED is driven at a relatively low drive frequency, whereas in cases where the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules is relatively low, the LED is driven at a relatively high drive frequency. According to the present invention, problems with image quality that tend to occur depending on the degree of tilting of the liquid crystal molecules (ghost outlines) are prevented. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120098876 | Liquid Crystal Display Device And Light Source Control Method - A method is disclosed for controlling a light source installed in a liquid crystal display device. An embodiment includes a liquid crystal display panel for displaying an image by virtue of having liquid crystals whose orientation changes in response to application of a voltage; a backlight unit with a built-in PWM light modulation type LED for emitting light to be supplied to the liquid crystal display panel; and a control unit for controlling the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit. When the response speed of liquid crystal molecules is relatively high, the LED is driven at a relatively low drive frequency, and when the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules is relatively low, the LED is driven at a relatively high drive frequency. | 04-26-2012 |
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| 20090328107 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RECORDING CONTENT, AND RECORDING MEDIUM AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An apparatus automatically recommends content. A preference operation history managing unit generates history information of an operation relating to a preference for a content according to a plurality of operations relating to a preference for the content and explanation information relating to the content and using preference value parameters for each kind of these operations. A preference information managing unit generates and renews preference information including preference values in which a given preference value is based on a combination of a given keyword and a preference value for that keyword. A content recommending unit calculates a preference degree for the content according to the preference information and the explanation information with respect to the content and recommends at least a portion of the content according to the preference degree. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100180222 | Display device and display method - A display device of present invention includes an operation input portion from which operation information is input by a user, a selection portion that selects a predetermined region on a display screen based on the operation information, and a scroll portion that scrolls the display screen in a state where a position of the selected predetermined region is held at a predetermined position. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100272251 | ECHO REMOVING APPARATUS, ECHO REMOVING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an echo removing apparatus including: a sound input terminal configured to input an external sound signal from external equipment; a first echo removing device configured to, after admitting as input signals the external sound signal coming from the external equipment and input through the sound input terminal and a receiver sound signal transmitted from a calling party, estimate a first pseudo echo component from the external sound signal in order to remove the first pseudo echo component from the receiver sound signal; and a second echo removing device configured to, after admitting as input signals the external sound signal coming from the external equipment and input through the sound input terminal and a transmitter sound signal input from a microphone, estimate a second pseudo echo component from the external sound signal in order to remove the second pseudo echo component from the transmitter sound signal. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110081091 | IMAGE RETRIEVAL ASSISTING METHOD, IMAGE RETRIEVAL ASSISTING APPARATUS, AND BROADCAST RECEIVING SET - The present invention enables a user to retrieve his or her desired one of a number of image programs easily and to view it quickly. | 04-07-2011 |
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| 20080208050 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - Ultrasonic image acquisition method comprising; calculating value for remaining parameter, from inputs of any values for three of four parameters, based on correlation information on four types of parameters; creating image that represents correlation graphically based on values for two of entered three parameters and obtained parameter, to create a setting screen on which display part variably displays parameters; displaying setting screen on display part; repeating calculation and setting-screen-creation by defining entered values for three parameters, as values for altered parameter and two non-graphically-represented parameters, when instruction to alter value for one of two graphically represented parameters is received through input part; and irradiating ultrasound beam to object based on entered values for three parameters and obtained value for remaining parameter when determination of values for each parameter are entered, so as to generate 3D dynamic image based on data obtained by receiving ultrasonic echo from object. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20100185091 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - As an ROI for display and an ROI for valve observation as well as a projecting direction are input, a volume-rendering processing unit creates a first image in the ROI for display through volume rendering processing, and the ray-tracing processing unit creates a second image in the ROI for valve observation through ray tracing processing. An image compositing unit then creates a composite image by compositing the first image and the second image, and the composite image created by the image compositing unit ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100198073 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus has a unit which sets a display region for displaying a 3D image, a unit which transmits and receives ultrasound waves, a unit which generates volume data, a unit, on the basis of the volume data, which sets an analysis region, a unit, on the basis of the data on the analysis region contained in the volume data, which analyzes a fluctuations in signal intensity over time, a unit, on the basis of the analysis result, which calculates a cardiac cycle, a unit, on the basis of the cardiac cycle and the volume data, which generates data set constructed by data with substantially equal cardiac cycle, and generates data sets corresponding to a plurality of cardiac cycles, and a unit which displays the 3D images based on the data sets as a moving image. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100331692 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SETTING SOUND VELOCITY - In one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an image creating unit, an image-creation control unit and a display control unit. The image creating unit creates an ultrasound image from data created by adding a reflected wave signal of an ultrasound wave transmitted to an imaging target portion of a subject by using a reception delay time calculated from a set sound velocity set as a sound velocity in the imaging target portion. The image-creation control unit switches a set sound velocity set at a present moment in a variable range, and controls the image creating unit so as to create a plurality of ultrasound images each using a reception delay time corresponding to each of the set sound velocities to be switched. The display control unit controls display such that the ultrasound images created are displayed on a certain display unit. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110054320 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe, transmission unit, reception unit, control unit, adjustment unit, automatic setting unit, switching unit, manual setting unit, correction unit, and generating unit. The adjustment unit adjusts transmission/reception conditions for repeated ultrasonic transmission/reception in accordance with an instruction from the user. The automatic setting unit sets the first gain for correcting an echo signal in accordance with the adjusted transmission/reception conditions. The switching unit switches between activating and stopping the operation of the automatic setting unit. The manual setting unit sets the second gain for correcting an echo signal in accordance with an instruction from the user. The correction unit corrects an echo signal with the first or second gain. When the adjustment unit adjusts a transmission/reception condition while the automatic setting unit stops operation, the correction unit corrects an echo signal with the second gain. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110282204 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe, an ultrasonic transmission/reception unit, an echo processing unit configured to generate complex data based on the echo signals, a phase shifting unit configured to shift a phase of each ensemble data constituted by N complex data associated with the same depth on the same ultrasonic raster in accordance with a reference phase, an interpolation processing unit configured to interpolate ensemble data associated with an interpolated raster between adjacent ultrasonic rasters based on the phase-shifted ensemble data, and an image data generation unit configured to generate image data based on the phase-shifted ensemble data and the interpolated ensemble data. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110282206 | DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS, DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASONIC APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS - The diagnostic imaging apparatus according to the present embodiments includes a display unit, an input unit, and a display control unit. The display unit includes a display area in which a medical image and a menu in relation to the medical image are displayed. The input unit receives input to the display area. The display control unit displays different menus in the display area in accordance with the input received by the input unit. | 11-17-2011 |
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| 20100264855 | Light control device - A light control device with a reduced electric loss is provided which can suppress a phenomenon of electrically reflecting a high-frequency signal even when it employs a dielectric anisotropic substrate. A light control device includes a signal electrode formed on a dielectric anisotropic substrate and ground electrodes disposed with the signal electrode interposed therebetween. Here, the signal electrode includes at least two signal electrode portions disposed in directions in which the dielectric constant of the substrate is different from each other and a curved connecting portion connecting the at least two signal electrode portions. The connecting portion is configured so that the characteristic impedance in parts connected to the at least two signal electrode portions is equal to that of the corresponding signal electrode portion, and the characteristic impedance in the connecting portion between the at least two signal electrode portions continuously varies. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100266234 | Optical control device - The present invention relates to an optical control device capable of achieving an accurate match of modulation timing and modulation intensity between optical waves propagating through optical waveguides disposed between a plurality of signal electrodes in an optical control device using an anisotropic dielectric substrate. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20120087615 | Optical waveguide element - An object of present invention is to provide an optical waveguide element that suppresses damage to an optical waveguide element by a pyroelectric effect due to a reinforcement substrate. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120087616 | Optical control element - An optical control element which has a thin plate having an electro-optical effect and a thickness of 10 μm or less, optical waveguides formed in the thin plate, and a plurality of optical control portions for controlling light propagating through the optical waveguide, wherein, a portion between a plurality of optical control portions is connected by a control signal wiring line that includes any one of a coplanar waveguide type disposed only on a surface of the thin plate, a coplanar waveguide type disposed on the surface of the thin plate and a ground electrode disposed on a back surface thereof, or a micro strip line, for arrival times of light and electric signal set to be substantially the same. | 04-12-2012 |
