Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090059125 | Image display apparatus - An image display apparatus includes: a plurality of light sources for emitting light; an optical uniformizing portion for uniformizing light emitted from the plurality of light sources; a total reflection portion disposed above the plurality of light sources, the total reflection portion totally reflecting light from the optical uniformizing portion; an optical guide portion for guiding light totally reflected at the total reflection portion; an optical diffusion unit for diffusing light from the total reflection portion and outputting the diffused light; an optical parallelizing unit for parallelizing light from the optical diffusion unit; and a liquid crystal panel for modulating light from the optical parallelizing unit into an optical image in accordance with an image signal and displaying the optical image. | 03-05-2009 |
20090150961 | IMAGE TRANSFER APPARATUS xx - The invention has: a first register that is set when receiving a CEC message which a video signal source reads an EDID of a video transmitting apparatus and issues and is reset in response to a leading edge of 5V that is supplied from the video signal source; and a second register which reads an EDID of a video displaying apparatus, is set when it is decided that the video displaying apparatus is a predetermined video displaying apparatus, and is reset when a state where an HPD is in a state of “L” has continued for a predetermined period of time or longer. Only when both of the first and second registers have been set, it is determined that a predetermined video signal source, the video transmitting apparatus, and the video displaying apparatus have directly been connected. | 06-11-2009 |
20090207307 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, MONITOR APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to our invention, linked operation between a monitor apparatus for displaying images, and a set-top box for transmitting image signals to the monitor apparatus via a required interface, can be achieved properly, even if both units are constructed in casings separate from each other. The monitor apparatus uses a CEC line to transmit a CEC vendor command including at least a code associated with unit information, and the set-top box apparatus transmits the CEC vendor command including at least the code associated with the unit information. Upon receiving the vendor command from the set-top box apparatus, the monitor apparatus switches to the linked operation with the set-top box. | 08-20-2009 |
20100045694 | Image Display Apparatus - In a local dimming technology for reducing power consumption of a display device using a backlight as in a liquid crystal display, the backlight is configured by a plurality of independently controllable light sources, an image is divided into areas of the same number as that of the controllable light sources and light emission intensity of the light source is calculated based on a feature value of each area. However, this technology has a problem that when a backlight luminance distribution within each area is not uniform, image quality is deteriorated or a power consumption reduction effect is lowered. | 02-25-2010 |
20100194791 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - For the purpose of obtaining a video signal by suppressing a black float while not consuming an excess electric power therein, not contributing to display of a backlight, a video display apparatus having a plural number of backlights for irradiating lights upon a display panel, comprises a histogram detector for conducting a histogram detection for each display region corresponding to that backlight from an input video signal of one (1) frame, a means for determining a control value of that plural number of backlights depending on a specific picture or video, which is detected by the histogram detector, and a video signal processor for controlling an amount of a controlled light the display panel of a display region, i.e., a put-out region, depending on the backlight control value, which is determined by the means for determining the control value of the backlight. | 08-05-2010 |
20100295879 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes a dimming value determination circuit for determining a dimming value of a backlight based on an input image signal, an image signal compensation circuit for compensating the input image signal supplied to a liquid crystal panel in accordance with the dimming value, and a backlight drive circuit for driving and controlling the backlight in accordance with the dimming value. When the light emitting luminance of the present frame of the backlight increases relative to the light emitting luminance of the previous frame, the backlight drive circuit delays the timing for applying the dimming value of the present frame. This makes it possible to reduce power consumption of the backlight by suppressing deterioration in the image quality in spite of the sharp change in the display image luminance. | 11-25-2010 |
20110057961 | Liquid Crystal Display Device and Backlight Control Method - In a liquid crystal device, an in-region gradation value detection section detects gradation levels of input video signals on every sub-region, removing gradation levels of pixels within a predetermined upper range (m %) from the brightest gradation level in the sub-region to detect the maximum in-region gradation level Pa. A boundary gradation value detecting section removes gradation levels for pixels within a predetermined upper range (n %) from the brightest gradation level for pixel groups belonging to the region boundary portion in the sub-region to detect the maximum boundary gradation level Pb. A backlight control value deciding section selects higher one of the level Pa and the level Pb as the maximum gradation level Pc in the sub-region, and decides a backlight control value K based on the ratio between the level Pc and the upper limit value Pmax of the gradation level. | 03-10-2011 |
20110157247 | Display Apparatus and Control Circuit of the Same - An image display device using the area control method for eliminating irregularities as seen from the side and also capable of lowering power consumption. The degree of flatness indicating the image flatness of an image in each image area is calculated, and in areas that are flat the light source luminance is set high in order to lessen irregularities as seen from the side; and in areas that are not flat the irregularities are difficult to perceive as seen from the side so an effect that cuts power consumption is obtained without having to correct the light source luminance. | 06-30-2011 |
20110249039 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid-crystal display device including an edge-light-scheme-employed backlight device, it is implemented to reduce its power consumption while maintaining its excellent picture-quality. The present invention is applied to the backlight device with a plurality of edge-light-scheme backlight cells in a matrix-like manner including a LED light-source, and a light-guiding plate for emitting light. The intensity of light from a backlight cell positioned at a screen's peripheral portion is so controlled as to be made lower than the intensity of light from a backlight cell at a central portion. The light intensity of a backlight cell having a LED light-source adjacent to a first edge portion of the illumination surface of the backlight device is so controlled as to be made higher than the light intensity of a backlight cell adjacent to a second edge portion opposed to the first edge portion. | 10-13-2011 |
20110267379 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT CONTROL METHOD - An initial light control value calculation section calculates the backlight's initial light control value K0 according to brightness of an inputted image signal for each area. A black area measurement section measures a black area S by obtaining ratio of the number of pixels satisfying Y≦Y0 (Y: brightness signal level, Y0: black level threshold) in the screen. A minimum light control value output section determines a minimum light control value Kmin based on comparison between the measured black area S and a black area threshold S | 11-03-2011 |
20110292018 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An area control section individually sets illumination intensity (light control value) of each backlight cell corresponding to each area of the display screen. A spatial filter corrects the light control values so that spatial distribution of the light control values becomes more moderate between adjoining areas. A black area control section sets the minimum value of the light control value based on a “black area” in the screen. A power control section corrects the light control values so that power consumption of the backlight does not exceed a limit value. A shading control section corrects the light control values to relatively lower brightness in the peripheral part of the screen compared to the central part of the screen. A micro-controller switches the operations of the above light control value correcting sections according to an image display mode selected by the user. | 12-01-2011 |
20110316829 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight of a liquid crystal display device is divided into a plurality of regions. A backlight area dimmer sets a dimming value for each of the regions of the backlight according to a characteristic amount of the input image. A backlight dimming limiter sets an upper limit and lower limit of the dimming value set by the backlight area dimmer. In this case, the backlight dimming limiter may set the upper and lower limits of the dimming value according to a combination of at least two pieces of information among illuminance information on the external light, category information on the input image and image mode information set by the user. | 12-29-2011 |
20140002748 | IMAGE TRANSFER APPARATUS | 01-02-2014 |
20140293068 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, MONITOR APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to our invention, linked operation between a monitor apparatus for displaying images, and a set-top box for transmitting image signals to the monitor apparatus via a required interface, can be achieved properly, even if both units are constructed in casings separate from each other. The monitor apparatus uses a CEC line to transmit a CEC vendor command including at least a code associated with unit information, and the set-top box apparatus transmits the CEC vendor command including at least the code associated with the unit information. Upon receiving the vendor command from the set-top box apparatus, the monitor apparatus switches to the linked operation with the set-top box. | 10-02-2014 |
20140300822 | IMAGE TRANSFER APPARATUS - A video transmission system, in which a transmission device, a video signal source, and a video reception device are connected with each other via HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) which transmits uncompressed video signal; the transmission device verifying whether or not the video signal source and the video reception device have a function of transmitting/receiving a message and enabling the function of transmitting/receiving the message between the video signal source and the video reception device when both the video signal source and the video reception device have the function of transmitting/receiving the message; and the function of transmitting/receiving the message between the video signal source and the video reception device being terminated when HPD (Hot Plug Detect) signal indicated by the video reception device is set to “L” level. | 10-09-2014 |