05th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140028881 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - There is provided an image pickup apparatus including an image sensor including a plurality of phase difference detection pixels that each perform pupil division of a photographing lens, a gain acquisition unit for acquiring a gain used to correct an output of the phase difference detection pixels, and a correction processing unit for correcting the output of the phase difference detection pixels using the gain acquired by the gain acquisition unit. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028882 | PHYSICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, A PHYSICAL INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS, AND A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A solid-state image sensor with one or more control lines driven at arbitrary dividing points along the control line. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028883 | DEPTH SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A depth sensing apparatus and method for acquiring a depth image of a target object may calculate a difference voltage between a first floating diffusion node and a second floating diffusion node, based on a voltage of a photodiode stored in the first floating diffusion node in a first phase interval and a voltage of the photodiode stored in the second floating diffusion node in a second phase interval, using a sub-integration period, may feed back the difference voltage to one of the first floating diffusion node and the second floating diffusion node, and may calculate a depth value of a pixel based on difference voltages accumulated during an integration period including sub-integration periods. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028884 | PHOTODETECTOR SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus are disclosed for forming an image signal by receiving a flux of photons at a convex photodetector such as a hemispherical photodetector. The convex photodetector includes a plurality of photosensors. Each photosensor has a different orientation with respect to a propagation vector of the flux of photons. The photosensors generate a respective plurality of intensity signals. Each of the intensity signals is related to the respective orientation of the photosensor that generates it. The intensity signals are received by a signal processor, such as a digital signal processor, which uses the intensity signals to compute an image signal related to the intensity signals and thereby produce a focused output image. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028885 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DUAL CAMERA SHUTTER - Described herein are methods and devices that employ a dual shutter button feature associated with an image capture device to recommend a capture mode to a user based on one or more parameters analyzed by the image capture system. As described, providing a primary shutter button and a secondary shutter button enables the user to capture in both a standard capture mode by using the primary shutter button and in an alternate mode by using a secondary shutter button. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028886 | PROJECTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROGECTING PICTURES ON A PROJECTION SCREEN - In a method for projecting pictures onto a projection using a projector device, the method triggers a camera of the projector device to capture an image of the projection screen displaying a first picture, and obtains the image of the projection screen from the camera. The method obtains a position, a size and a slant degree of the second picture, and notifies the second electronic device to send the second picture to the projector device. The method processes the second picture according to the obtained position and size and slant degree, and integrates the first picture and the second picture by processing the second picture sent from the electronic device according to the obtained position, size and slant degree, and triggers the first projecting unit to project the integrated picture onto the projection screen. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028887 | Camera Orientation Sensing Using Camera Module with MEMS AF Actuator - A camera module includes an actuator coupled to one or more movable lenses of an optical train and configured to move the one or more lenses relative to the image sensor to provide zoom or autofocus or both to the camera module. The actuator is configured to bias one or more pairs of actuator components, and to measure one or more capacitances of the one or more pairs of actuator components, and to determine an orientation of the camera module based on the one or more measured capacitances, and to provide information accordingly for the actuator to step through an auto-focus process that is specifically tailored to one of multiple sub-ranges of camera pointing angles. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028888 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An imaging apparatus includes: a first display panel unit configured to execute display toward a user side, disposed on an apparatus casing; a second display panel unit configured to execute display toward a subject side, disposed on the apparatus casing; an imaging processing unit configured to subject incident light from the subject side to photoelectric conversion to obtain a captured image signal; and a control unit configured to execute imaging processing control according to the imaging mode setting, and execute display based on the captured image signal obtained by the imaging processing unit with the first display panel unit, while controlling the display operations based on the captured image signal obtained with the imaging processing unit of the second display panel unit, at least according to the imaging mode. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028889 | DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera of the present invention includes a receiving portion | 2014-01-30 |
20140028890 | DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera of the present invention includes a receiving portion | 2014-01-30 |
20140028891 | VARIABLE FOCAL LENGTH LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP UNIT - A variable focal length lens system includes: first to fourth lens groups alternately having negative and positive refractive power; and an aperture stop; the first to fourth lens groups being arranged to allow a space between the first and second lens groups to be decreased and spaces between the second and third lens groups and between the third and fourth lens groups to be varied, thereby transition of the lens system from wide end state to telephoto end state being accomplished, the third lens group travelling to allow image-plane position variation caused by subject position variation to be compensated and satisfying a following conditional expression, | 2014-01-30 |
20140028892 | IMAGING ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS THEREFOR - Image data is processed to facilitate focusing and/or optical correction. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, an imaging arrangement collects light data corresponding to light passing through a particular focal plane. The light data is collected using an approach that facilitates the determination of the direction from which various portions of the light incident upon a portion of the focal plane emanate from. Using this directional information in connection with value of the light as detected by photosensors, an image represented by the light is selectively focused and/or corrected. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028893 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an image capturing apparatus and a method of controlling the same, by which images may be captured without direct contact with a main body of the image capturing apparatus and without purchasing and carrying an additional remote controller. The method of controlling the image capturing apparatus includes generating a first detection signal and a second detection signal in response to motion of an object within a detection region of an ocular sensor, controlling a focusing module to bring a subject into focus in response to the generation of the first detection signal, and controlling a shutter and an imaging device to capture an image of the subject in response to the generation of the second detection signal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028894 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A digital photographing apparatus is provided for performing an auto-focus (AF) function and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus is provided as well. The method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus includes determining whether an AF operation is about to be performed by using a deviation of image data or a vibration degree of the digital photographing apparatus; performing a preceding operation of a focus lens if it is determined that the AF operation is about to be performed; and performing a post operation of the focus lens when a first shutter-release button input is received. Thus, a moving distance and a frequency of changing direction of the focus lens may be reduced by recognizing a behavior pattern of the user, and thus, an AF operating time (i.e., AF operating time after the user pushes a shutter) may be reduced. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028895 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An imaging apparatus with a solid-state imaging device having phase difference detection pixels arranged on a light receiving surface acquires the size of a main subject image by identifying the main subject image picked on the light receiving surface of the solid-state imaging device, sets an AF region subjected to autofocus processing in accordance with an image size, and selects a phase difference AF mode (step S | 2014-01-30 |
20140028896 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND AUTOFOCUS CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an imaging apparatus having a solid-state imaging device in which a focus detection pixel (phase difference detection pixel) is mounted on a light receiving surface, when dust is attached on the light receiving surface, a phase difference amount in a dust presence region is calculated from a detection signal of a phase difference detection signal and reliability of the phase difference amount is determined and when the reliability is high, phase difference AF control is performed with the phase difference amount calculated in the dust presence region. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028897 | Camera Orientation Sensing Using Camera Module Processor - A camera module includes an actuator coupled to one or more movable lenses of the optical train and configured to move the one or more lenses relative to the image sensor to provide zoom or autofocus or both to the camera module. The actuator is configured to position one or more lenses of the optical train by applying one or more bias voltages respectively between one or more pairs of actuator components. The camera module processor is configured to determine an orientation of the camera module for the actuator to step through an auto-focus process that is specifically tailored to one of multiple sub-ranges of camera pointing angles relative to vertical. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028898 | AUTO FOCUS-ZOOM ACTUATOR OR CAMERA MODULE CONTAMINATION REDUCTION FEATURE WITH INTEGRATED PROTECTIVE MEMBRANE - A camera module includes a lens system, an image sensor, and an actuator. The actuator is fixed relative to the image sensor, and the actuator moves the lens system relative to the image sensor to achieve focus. Components that move relative to each other result in gaps or spaces between the components, an in particular there is a gap between the lens system and the actuator. Such a gap provides a traveling path for foreign material, or particulates, to enter the camera module and reach the image sensor, or other intermediate optical components between the lens system and the image sensor. A camera contamination reduction apparatus is implemented as a protective membrane that prevents foreign material from reaching the internal optical components through the traveling path. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028899 | IMAGING USING METAMATERIALS - A system for imaging an object is provided. The system includes a light source configured to emit light having a predetermined wavelength towards the object. The system further includes a metalens including a metallic film having a plurality of slits defined therethrough, the plurality of slits having a width a and a periodicity d that are both less than the predetermined wavelength, wherein the object is positioned between the light source and the metalens. The system further includes a detector configured to acquire measurements indicative of light transmitted through the metalens, and a computing device communicatively coupled to the detector and configured to reconstruct an image of the object based on the acquired measurements. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028900 | LENS BARREL ASSEMBLY AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A lens barrel assembly includes: a lens barrel that is rotatable about an optical axis and is movable in a direction along the optical axis; a moving plate that is combined with the lens barrel so that the moving plate is rotated together with the lens barrel and is movable with respect to the lens barrel in the direction along the optical axis; a power transmission unit that is installed on the moving plate and transmits an outside rotation force to the lens barrel via the moving plate; and a stopper that is disposed on a path on which the moving plate moves in the direction along the optical axis and that limits a movement of the moving plate in the direction along the optical axis in a partial section of the path on which the lens barrel is moved. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028901 | IMAGE CAPTURING LENS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - Arranging a negative first lens, a positive second lens, a negative third lens, a positive fourth lens, and a positive fifth lens from the object side, in which the image side surface of the fifth lens has an aspherical shape with one or more inflection points and a concave shape toward the image side in a paraxial region, and, when the overall optical length, focal length of the entire lens system, focal length of the first lens, distance between image side surface of the second lens and object side surface of the third lens, refractive index of the second lens, and refractive index of the third lens are taken as TL, f, f1, Dg | 2014-01-30 |
20140028902 | Electronic Device With Input-Output Component Mounting Structures - An electronic device may have a housing such as a metal housing. Openings may be formed in the housing to accommodate a button, to form a camera window, to form a microphone port, and to form a camera flash window. An input-output component mounting member may be used to mount input-output components to the housing of the electronic device. The input-output component mounting member may have a recess that mates with a corresponding protrusion on the housing. Screws may attach the input-output component mounting member to the housing. The protrusion and recess in the input-output component mounting member may ensure that the input-output component mounting member is accurately aligned with respect to the housing. Input-output components such as a microphone, button switch, camera, and camera flash may be mounted to the electronic device with the input-output component mounting member. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028903 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device of the present invention is an electronic device with a flat-type device body having a front surface provided with an imaging section, which includes a first flat section which is located on a back surface side of the device body, a second flat section which openably and closably covers the front surface of the device body, a coupling section which couples the first flat section and the second flat section together such that the first flat section and the second flat section are foldable, and a pause section which pauses a closing movement of the second flat section when the second flat section is tilted to a predetermined angle with respect to the first flat section so as to cover the front surface of the device body. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028904 | CAMERA MODULE - Disclosed herein is a camera module. The camera module includes: a lens barrel with a built-in lens collecting external images; a housing that has a receiving space in which the lens barrel is received; a driving part that is configured to include a magnet and a coil and provides a first driving force that drives the lens barrel upward and a second driving force that drives the lens barrel downward by an electromagnetic force that is generated from the magnet and the coil; a guide ball that is provided between the lens barrel and the housing and guides the motion of the lens barrel; and a position detection part that senses the position of the lens barrel, wherein the driving part drives the lens barrel upward and downward so that a preload part that provides preload returning the lens barrel to its initial position is not required. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028905 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module is provided, the camera module including a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor; a holder member mounted on the PCB, a lens module screw-connected to the holder member, an actuator mounted at an upper surface of the lens module, and arranged at a position lower than an upper surface of the holder member, and an electronic circuit pattern formed on a surface of the holder member to conductibly connect the PCB and the actuator, where one end of the electronic circuit pattern is connected to the PCB, and the other end of the electronic circuit pattern is connected to the actuator. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028906 | IMAGE STABILIZER AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An image stabilizer includes a stationary frame, a moveable frame, and a driving assembly. The stationary frame defines a central axis and includes an upper end, a lower end opposite to the upper end, and a first protrusion extending from the upper end. The moveable frame is elastically connected to the upper end and coincides with the stationary frame. The driving assembly includes two first metal clips and a first SMA line. The first metal clips are connected to two neighboring side surfaces of the moveable frame. Opposite ends of the first SMA line are clipped to the respective first metal clips. A bending portion of the first SMA line between the opposite sides contacts and hooks the first protrusion. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028907 | Network Displays and Method of Their Operation - A digital networked studio and the needed software services to allow the use of the system for monitoring the creation and distribution processes of real-time created content is described. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028908 | MOTION ADAPTIVE FILTER AND DEINTERLACER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A device for use in conjunction with a video processing device includes an adaptive filter for processing input pictures into selectively filtered pictures, based on a filter motion data. A deinterlacer selectively interpolates the selectively filtered pictures into selectively deinterlaced pictures, based on deinterlace motion data. A motion detector generates the filter motion data and the deinterlace motion data, based on detecting motion in the input pictures. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028909 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING FRAME RATE AND VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for converting the frame rate of a video signal includes a film footage detection step of detecting a M:N (M and N are integers) pulldown video signal from an input video signal; a frame rate conversion step of performing frame rate conversion for a series of frames of the input video signal; and a switching control step of, if the M:N pulldown video signal is detected based on a detection result obtained at the film footage detection step, switching, at the frame rate conversion step, the frame rate conversion for the series of frames to frame rate conversion for M:N pulldown, and controlling the switching at a frame in which there is no difference between time required for the frame rate conversion for the series of frames and time required for the frame rate conversion for M:N pulldown. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028910 | MOTION ADAPTIVE DEINTERLACER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A device for use in conjunction with a video processing device includes a deinterlacer that selectively interpolates a plurality of pictures into a plurality of selectively deinterlaced pictures, based on deinterlace motion data. A motion detector generates the deinterlace motion data for a picture of the plurality of pictures. The deinterlace motion data is generated based on instantaneous deinterlace motion data generated by comparing an amount of motion for individual pixels of the picture of the plurality of pictures to a motion detection threshold, and also based on historic motion data that considers motion for at least three adjacent pictures of the plurality of pictures having the same odd/even polarity. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028911 | INTERPOLATION OF IMAGES - Apparatus for interpolating images generates motion vectors having a vector confidence value and has a motion compensated interpolation to use the motion vectors to interpolate a new image from two input images at a position determined by a phase control signal. The vector confidence values are used to generate an interpolation confidence measure. The phase control signal is then modified to offset the position at which the new image is interpolated toward the position of the closer of the two input images, if said interpolation confidence measure reduces. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028912 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF CLOSED CAPTIONING - A system for performing closed captioning enables a caption prepared remotely by a captioner to be repositioned by someone other than the captioner, such as by a program originator. This capability is particularly useful when, for example, the program originator wishes to include a banner in a video but also wishes to avoid having a closed caption interfere with the banner. In one illustrative system, the program originator is a broadcast station that includes a conventional encoder and a broadcast station computer. In one arrangement, control data generated at the station computer is incorporated into the caption data by the station computer. In another arrangement, the control data is sent from the station computer to the captioner computer, which incorporates the control data into the caption data. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028913 | Apparatus And Method For Generating Picture-In-Picture (PIP) Image - According to a picture-in-picture (PIP) system and method, a first image sensor device detects light from a first subject and generates a first signal indicative of image data for the first subject. A second image sensor device detects light from a second subject and generates a second signal indicative of image data for the second subject. Overlay logic combines the first and second signals to generate a picture-in-picture signal indicative of a combination of an image of the first subject and an image of the second subject, wherein the overlay logic is located within the first image sensor device. The first image sensor device generates a synchronization signal which is received by the second image sensor device and triggers the second image sensor device to generate the second signal indicative of image data for the second subject. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028914 | MEDIA SYNCHRONIZATION - Systems and methods are described for synchronizing media data. A method of synchronizing media data includes receiving a reference acoustic fingerprint for a first media data, generating at least one acoustic fingerprint fragment from a portion of the first media data, comparing the at least one acoustic fingerprint fragment against the reference acoustic fingerprint and identifying a match, and synchronizing a second media data with the first media data based on the match. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028915 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a video display device and a method of controlling the same. The method includes: obtaining an uncompressed audio-visual (AV) content; playing the uncompressed AV content through the display unit; obtaining content information of the uncompressed AV content on the basis of a content section of the uncompressed AV content; obtaining content change time information and enhanced service information on the basis of the content information; and determining a delay time for obtaining the next content information on the basis of the content change time information. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028916 | IMAGE TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM, IMAGE TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RECEIVED IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS, WIRELESS CONTROL APPARATUS, AND IMAGE TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING METHOD - A received image displaying apparatus comprises: a wireless communication unit that wirelessly receives the frame images transmitted by the image transmitting apparatus with which the received image displaying apparatus has established a connection of wireless communication; and a displaying unit that displays the frame images, which were wirelessly received by the wireless communication unit, in an order in which the frame images were captured. At least one of the image transmitting apparatus and the received image displaying apparatus comprises: a reference sync signal generating unit that generates the reference sync signals; and a control unit that, if the wireless communication unit has received no reference sync signals for a certain time interval, controls the reference sync signal generating unit to generate reference sync signals and that further controls the wireless communication unit to wirelessly transmit the reference sync signals to the other apparatus included in the image transmitting/receiving system. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028917 | DISPLAYING MULTIMEDIA - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for displaying multimedia feeds. The method comprises receiving a plurality of multimedia feeds and, for each of the plurality of multimedia feeds, acquiring a value of a metric and displaying, on a common display, the plurality of multimedia feeds. The metric is variable and its value for a particular multimedia feed and for a particular time is dependent upon either events occurring within that particular multimedia feed at or before that particular time or upon a rating (by one or more entities), at that particular time, of that particular multimedia feed. The multimedia feeds are displayed on the common display such that a first feed is displayed in a manner different from the manner of display of a second feed, the first feed having a first metric value, the second feed having a second metric value, and the first and second metric values being different. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028918 | MOBILE TERMINAL, BROADCASTING TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a display unit configured to display information; a memory configured to store channel information; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a broadcasting terminal; an a controller configured to transmit a turn-on control signal to the broadcasting terminal for turning on the broadcasting terminal, and transmit the channel information to the broadcasting terminal to control the broadcasting terminal to output a broadcast content received on a broadcast channel matched to the transmitted channel information when the broadcasting terminal is turned on. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028919 | IMAGE PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF - An image processing circuit and a method thereof are provided herein. The image processing circuit has a first scaling circuit, one or more line buffers, a first sharpness circuit, a second scaling circuit, and a second sharpness circuit. The first scaling circuit enlarges an input image along a first direction to generate a first enlarged image. The one or more line buffers temporarily store the pixel values of a plurality of pixel rows of the first enlarged image. The first sharpness circuit vertically sharpens the first enlarged image to generate a first sharpened image. The second scaling circuit enlarges the first sharpened image along a second direction to generate a second enlarged image. The second sharpness circuit horizontally sharpens the second enlarged image to generate a second sharpened image. Accordingly, it is possible to use the one or more line buffers having shorter data lengths to perform the vertical sharpening. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028920 | USER-SENSING REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method is provided for a user-sensing remote control system including a TV and a remote control. The method includes obtaining sensing data from a plurality of sensors in the remote control related to a user of the remote control, pre-processing the sensing data, and determining a user identity space containing a plurality of possible user identities of the user using a predetermined statistical algorithm. The method also includes determining whether there is a dominant possible user identity; when it is determined that there is no dominant possible user identity, selecting one or more possible user identities from the user identity space and updating the user identity space until there is a dominant possible user identity; and when it is determined that there is a dominant possible user identity, presenting the dominant possible user identity as the identity of the user to other applications. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028921 | METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION, METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION, AND METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR GENERATING CONTROL SIGNAL - A method in which a mobile terminal displays information is provided. The method includes: transmitting, to an external display device, a first signal for selecting an object displayed on the external display device based on a first input of a user through the mobile terminal; transmitting, to the external display device, a second signal for requesting additional information corresponding to the selected object based on a second input of the user through the mobile terminal; and displaying, on a screen of the mobile terminal, the additional information received from the external display device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028922 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMPLIFIED SETUP OF A UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL - A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. Appropriate set up data, generally in the form of command library codes, is displayed to the user by the interactive instruction set and associated programming for entry and trial by the user in set up of the desired appliance(s). | 2014-01-30 |
20140028923 | Modular Display Monitor - A modular display monitor system includes an interchangeable display panel with a panel interface and an interchangeable connector module that has a connecting dock and a connector for interfacing with the panel interface. The system further includes an interchangeable monitor riser with a mounting mechanism attached to the interchangeable connector module. The system processes electronics to video input data for display by the display panel. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028924 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS, METHOD OF DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS, LENS UNIT, CAMERA MODULE, AND CAPSULE TYPE MEDICAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal lens includes a first liquid crystal cell, a second liquid crystal cell, and an intermediate layer sandwiched therebetween. The first liquid crystal cell includes a pair of a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate, a first liquid crystal layer, and a first electrode. The second liquid crystal cell includes a pair of a third transparent substrate and a fourth transparent substrate, a second liquid crystal layer aligned in a direction perpendicular to the first liquid crystal layer, and a second electrode. The intermediate layer includes a high dielectric constant layer and a third electrode including one or a plurality of opening portions. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028925 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display includes: providing a thin film transistor on a substrate; providing a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; providing a microcavity layer including a liquid crystal material on the pixel electrode; providing a supporting member layer on the microcavity layer; patterning the supporting member layer to form a plurality of recess portions therein; and providing a plurality of touch signal lines for transmitting a touch signal in the plurality of recess portions. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028926 | TOUCH PANEL AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a touch panel. The touch panel comprises a plurality of first electrode axes, a plurality of second electrode axes, and a plurality of traces. The first electrode axes and the corresponding second electrode axes are disposed at a same level, intertwined, and electrically isolated from each other. The traces connect to the first electrode axes and the second electrode axes from one direction. The present disclosure further provides a manufacturing method of a touch panel. The traces electrically connect to the electrode axes along only one direction, thereby effectively decreasing the area needed to form the traces surrounding the active region and increasing the active region area. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028927 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a display panel and a backlight module. The display panel includes a color filter layer having a blue filter portion. The backlight module emits light to the display panel. A peak wavelength of a blue light portion of the spectrum of the light is greater than or equal to 440 nm and smaller than or equal to 450 nm. The blue filter portion has a transmission spectrum having a first wavelength λ | 2014-01-30 |
20140028928 | TOUCH PANNEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch panel having a central region and a peripheral region, including: a substrate; a touch sensing layer disposed on the substrate; a wiring layer disposed on the peripheral region of the substrate electrically connected to the touch sensing layer; a first decorative layer disposed on the peripheral region and covering the wiring layer; a transparent adhesive layer disposed on the touch sensing layer and the first decorative layer; a cover substrate disposed on the transparent adhesive laver; and a second decorative layer disposed between the cover substrate and the transparent adhesive layer, and corresponding to the peripheral region. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028929 | CONDUCTOR PATTERN STRUCTURE OF CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed is a conductor pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel. First-axis conductor assemblies and second-axis conductor assemblies are formed on a surface of a substrate. Each first-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of first-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by first-axis conduction lines. An insulator is formed on a surface of each adjacent first-axis conductor cell. Each second-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of second-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by second-axis conduction lines. Each second-axis conduction line extends across the insulator disposed on the adjacent first-axis conductor cell. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028930 | CONDUCTOR PATTERN STRUCTURE OF CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed is a conductor pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel. First-axis conductor assemblies and second-axis conductor assemblies are formed on a surface of a substrate. Each first-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of first-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by first-axis conduction lines. An insulation layer is formed on a surface of each first-axis conduction line. Each second-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of second-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by second-axis conduction lines. Each second-axis conduction line extends across the insulation layer of the associated first-axis conduction line. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028931 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING INPUT FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display device having an input function includes: a display panel; a touch panel disposed on a front side of the display panel; and a flexible substrate connected to the touch panel and bent toward a back side of the display panel, wherein the touch panel includes a first light-shielding film and a second light-shielding film at portions facing a part of the flexible substrate. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028932 | Display Device Capable of Switching Between a Two-Dimensional Displaying Mode and Three-Dimensional Displaying Mode - A liquid crystal lens is disclosed, comprising a plurality of lens units, wherein each lens unit comprises a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the first substrate, and a first electrode and a first floating electrode disposed at opposite sides of the insulating layer, wherein the first electrode comprises a first portion neighboring a first side of the lens unit and a second portion neighboring a second side of the lens unit, and the first floating electrode comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the first floating electrode is partially overlapped with the first portion of the first electrode, and the second portion of the first floating electrode is partially overlapped with the second portion of the first electrode | 2014-01-30 |
20140028933 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - A three-dimensional (3D) display system is provided. The 3D display system includes a backlight plate, a display panel, a light-splitting device, and a polarization state controller. The display panel is configured to display a two-dimensional (2D) image in a 2D mode or to display a 3D image in a 3D mode. The light-splitting device is configured to an arrangement module configured to pass the 2D image in the 2D mode, and to separate the 3D image into a left image and a right image. Further, the polarization state controller is disposed between the display panel and the light-splitting device and is configured to rotate a polarization direction of light emitted from the display panel in the 2D mode, and to keep the polarization direction of the light emitted from the display panel in the 3D mode. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028934 | METHOD FOR DESPECKLING IN LASER DISPLAY SYSTEMS - A device used in laser display systems for despeckling includes a liquid crystal cell disposed in sandwiched relation between an input and a grounded electrode. A glass cover overlies each electrode. In a first embodiment, the cell may include vertically or randomly oriented liquid crystal molecules and the liquid crystal cell is larger than a laser beam in size for random phase modulation or retardation. Light loss due to diffraction and scattering are substantially eliminated in the absence of pixel structures. In another embodiment, the input electrode is divided into two separate parts. Vertically aligned liquid crystal molecules rotate and follow field fringes created by applying a first voltage to the input electrodes. Additional embodiments include a device that has two wedge-shaped liquid crystal layers, a device that includes plural field-induced gradient index prisms, a device including a tilted mirror, and composite devices. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028935 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display including first and second substrates arranged opposite to each other to form a gap, with first and second alignment films provided on the first and second substrates, respectively. A cured material is provided on at least one of the first and second alignment films, and a liquid crystal layer of liquid crystal molecules is provided in the gap. The display includes a pixel electrode with a plurality of elongated members arranged with spaces therebetween, wherein the plurality of elongated members are electrically connected to each other, and a common electrode configured to apply a voltage to the liquid crystal layer in cooperation with the pixel electrode. The plurality of elongated members include first, second, third and fourth elongated members extending, respectively, in first, second, third and fourth directions in plan view. The cured material regulates alignment directions of the liquid crystal molecules. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028936 | OPTICAL NODE DEVICE - An optical node device includes a light receiving/emitting portion having an input port into which a signal beam is incident and an output port that emits a signal beam of a selected wavelength, a chromatic dispersion device that scatters spatially the signal beam depending on the wavelength of the signal beam, an optical coupler that focuses, onto a two-dimensional plane, beams dispersed by the chromatic dispersion device, a spatial light modulating element arranged so as to receive incident light deployed on an xy plane made up of an x-axis direction deployed according to wavelength and a y-axis direction orthogonal to the x-axis direction, and having numerous pixels arranged in a lattice on the xy plane, and a spatial light modulating element driving portion that drives electrodes of the individual pixels arranged in the xy axial directions in the spatial light modulating element. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028937 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is provided with: an array substrate ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028938 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A spacer portion for keeping a thickness of a liquid crystal layer is provided at an intersecting portion between a gate wiring and a source wiring when seen in a plan view, and a light shielding portion for spacer portion which shields the spacer portion from light is provided. The spacer portion is disposed in a region in which the light shielding portion for spacer portion is provided when seen in a plan view. Then, the source wiring has two bend portions which are bent in mutually different directions in the region in which the light shielding portion for spacer portion is provided when seen in a plan view. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028939 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH PANEL - A display device with a touch panel includes: a thin film transistor substrate on which thin film transistors are formed; and a counter substrate arranged to face the thin film transistor substrate, wherein the counter substrate includes detection electrodes extending in one direction across a display area and detecting a contact position when a contact from the outside is made on the display area, and a plurality of electrode terminals connected to the detection electrodes, a flexible board for the electrode terminals to extract a signal from the detection electrodes is connected to the counter substrate, and an arrangement pitch of a plurality of terminals of the flexible board and an arrangement pitch of the plurality of electrode terminals are different from each other. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028940 | IN-PLANE SWITCHING MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING MULTI-LAYER ELECTRODE - An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a gate line and a data line arranged on the first substrate crossing each other and defining a pixel region, a switching device at a crossing of the gate line and the data line, a common electrode and a pixel electrode alternately disposed in the pixel region, at least one of the common electrode and the pixel electrode including a multi-layer having a conductor layer and a reflectance reducing layer, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028941 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An electronic device, such as personal computer, incorporating a liquid crystal panel which uses LEDs as an illuminating light source for a liquid crystal panel to reduce power consumption and size of the electronic device. When 3-color LED lamps | 2014-01-30 |
20140028942 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device, an upper electrode and a drain electrode are reliably connected to each other electrically, with preventing or suppressing an occurrence of an aperture ratio loss, or sufficiently reducing a parasitic capacitance between the scanning line and the lower electrode. An interlayer resin film is formed on a drain electrode, with a hole being formed on the interlayer resin film, and on the drain electrode exposed to a bottom portion of the hole, an island-shaped electrode is formed separately from a lower electrode. Moreover, on the island-shaped electrode, an inter-electrode insulating film is formed, a contact hole is formed in the inter-electrode insulating film, and an upper electrode is formed on the island-shaped electrode exposed to a bottom portion of the contact hole. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028943 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device includes a thin film transistor substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the thin film transistor substrate and the counter substrate. The thin film transistor substrate includes a first electrode and a second electrode for applying an electric field in a substrate in-plane direction, the first electrode includes a plurality of strip portions which extend in a predetermined direction. A chiral dopant which imparts rotation in a direction opposite to a rotational direction of liquid crystal induced by an electric field applied between the strip portions and the second electrode is added to the liquid crystal layer, and the first electrode further includes bent portions which are bent from the strip portions. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028944 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A TFT substrate ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028945 | Array Substrate, Liquid Crystal Panel And Liquid Crystal Display Device - Embodiments of the invention provide an array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device. The array substrate comprises a plurality of array substrate units, each of which comprising: gate lines and data lines extending along a first direction and a second direction crossing with each other, respectively, in a plane of a substrate. Each array substrate unit comprises four array substrate sub-units which are arranged in the first direction and the second direction to form sub-unit rows and sub-unit columns, and each of sub-unit rows and sub-unit columns has two array substrate sub-units. The three gate lines are shared by two array substrate sub-units in each sub-unit row, and the one data line and one of the gate lines are shared by two array substrate sub-units in each sub-unit column. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028946 | LCD Device and Its Backlight Module and Back Plate Assembly - The present invention provides a LCD device, and its backlight module and back plate assembly. The back plate assembly contains a back plate, a blocking rim, a side wall, and a buffering element, The back plate supports the optical member of the backlight module, The blocking rim fixes the optical member jointly with the back plate, and supports a liquid crystal panel. The side wall has a back edge connected with the back plate and a front edge connected with the blocking rim. The buffering element is configured at an edge of the blocking rim that is away from the side wall and attached to the optical member and a liquid crystal panel, respectively. The present invention prevents the optical member and liquid crystal panel from contacting with the blocking rim and thereby being scratched, so as to provide effective protection. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028947 | Liquid Crystal Display Device, Backlight Module, and Backframe - The present invention discloses a backframe, and the backframe includes a supporting bracket configured with a bottom board, a sidewall and a dam portion. Wherein the bottom board is interconnected with the sidewall so as to support an optical arrangement of the backlight module, wherein the dam portion is arranged on the sidewall in a position distant to the bottom board for supporting a liquid crystal display panel. Wherein the bottom board, the sidewall and the dam portion are jointly defining a receiving slot for receiving a side portion of the optical arrangement. And a bent portion interconnected to the dam portion to position the liquid crystal display panel along with the dam portion. The present invention further discloses a liquid crystal display module and backlight module incorporated therein. With the disclosure of the present invention, the plastic frame is omitted and the manufacturing cost and material cost are both reduced. Eventually, the cost of the final product is also reduced. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028948 | Backboard Structure, Backlight Module, Liquid Crystal Display Module - The present invention provides a backboard, a backlight module, and a liquid crystal display device. The backboard is configured by at least two units interconnected together, wherein the backboard includes a bottom and sidewall extending from edge of the bottom, wherein the sidewall is provided with at least a fastener which is implemented by attaching a screw onto the sidewall. The backboard is configured by two interconnected units so as to reduce the manufacturing cost. The backlight module and the liquid crystal display device are also benefited with reduced manufacturing cost. The backboard is provided with fastener implemented by attaching a screw. Accordingly, this arrangement is specially suitable for the situation in Which the fasteners can not be integrally formed with the backboard. This arrangement is further beneficial for the assembling of the backlight module. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028949 | Liquid Crystal Display Device, Backlight Module, and Backboard Structure - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display device, a backlight module incorporated, and a backboard structure configuring the backlight module. The backlight module includes a chassis configured with a holder and a fastening unit. The holder includes a bottom board, a tap, and a first sidewall. A receiving slot is jointly defined by the bottom board, the first sidewall and the tab to receive and position an optical module. The fastening unit includes a coverlid and a second sidewall. A positioning slot is jointly defined by the coverlid, the second sidewall and the tab to receive and position a side of a liquid crystal display panel. The chassis can be used to readily replace a conventional frontal frame and a plastic frame so as to reduce the manufacturing cost. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028950 | FRAME FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a frame for a liquid crystal display module. The frame includes at least two non-metal separate members, wherein at least one of the separate members is provided with a plurality of mounting grooves, and the separate members is provided with a coupling structure for connecting with each other. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028951 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device is provided in which the warp of a liquid crystal display panel and the intrusion of a foreign material into a gap between the liquid crystal display panel and a backlight can be prevented. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including an image forming area where pixels are arranged and an image is formed, a backlight which is a flat light source, and a transparent support member which is disposed between the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight and is in surface contact with the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight over an entire area of the image forming area. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028952 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH LIGHT EMITTING DIODE BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY THEREOF - A light emitting diode (“LED”) backlight assembly. The LED backlight assembly has a bottom container which has a bottom plate and a side edge surrounding the bottom plate, a plurality of light emitting diode printed circuit boards (“LED-PCBs”) on the bottom plate, and a connector which is closely located to edge located LEDs. The connector of the LED-PCB is closely located to an LED driving board, which is disposed at a lateral space of a lateral part of the bottom container to limit a vertical thickness of the backlight light assembly. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028953 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An objective of the present invention is to enable making a liquid crystal display device thin, and to enable regional control of window brightness with power conservation. A backlight of a liquid crystal display device comprises a plate-shaped light guiding plate ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028954 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device is provided. The LCD device includes a substrate having at least one pixel region defined by a pair of gate lines extending in a first direction and a pair of data lines extending in a second direction. A first insulating layer is disposed on the substrate corresponding to the pixel region. A first common electrode is disposed on the first insulating layer. A pixel electrode pattern is disposed above the first common electrode. A second insulating layer is interposed between the first common electrode and the pixel electrode pattern. A pair of second common electrodes is formed on the second insulating layer and corresponds to the pair of data lines. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028955 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are (i) at least two light sources ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028956 | POLARIZER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE POLARIZER, DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE POLARIZER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel includes an array substrate, an opposite substrate facing the array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the substrates. The array substrate includes a first polarizer, a first insulating layer covering the first metal layer, a gate electrode on the first insulating layer, a gate insulation layer on the gate electrode, a channel layer on the gate insulation layer, source and drain electrodes on the channel layer, a protecting layer covering the source and drain electrodes and including a contact hole exposing the drain electrode, and a first electrode on the protecting layer and electrically connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole. The first polarizer includes a first substrate, a first antistatic layer on the first substrate and including a conductive material, and a first metal layer on the first antistatic layer and including a plurality of protrusions which form a wire grid pattern. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028957 | POLARIZING PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES AND APPLICATIONS IN LCD DISPLAYS AND TANDEM SOLAR CELLS - An electro-optic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and an active layer of organic semiconducting material between the first electrode and the second electrode. The active layer includes a quasi-bilayer in which a first plurality molecules from a first layer of active material is interpenetrated by a second plurality of molecules from a second layer of active material formed on the first layer. The first and second pluralities of molecules provide donor-acceptor pairs such that the quasi-bilayer has at least a portion that is a bulk heterojunction active layer. Each of the first plurality of molecules has a long axis that is longer than corresponding transverse axes and the long axis is substantially aligned along a common direction such that the active layer is more sensitive to a first polarization of incident light than a second polarization of the incident light, wherein the first polarization and the second polarization are orthogonal polarization components of the light. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028958 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, pixel structures and a positive blue phase liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate is provided. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The pixel structures are disposed on the first substrate and between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each pixel structure includes a first electrode, a dielectric layer, a second electrode, and a third electrode. The first electrode is disposed on the first substrate. The dielectric layer covers the first electrode. The second electrode is disposed on the dielectric layer, overlapped with the first electrode and electrically connected to the first electrode. The third electrode is disposed on the dielectric layer and overlapped with the first electrode. The third electrode substantially surrounds the second electrode. The third electrode is spaced apart a distance from the second electrode. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028959 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal composition includes a first compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a second compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 2. (herein, in Chemical Formula 1, R1 is an alkenyl group including a double bond and R2 is an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, and in Chemical Formula 2, R and R′ are each independently an alkyl group or an alkoxy group). | 2014-01-30 |
20140028960 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL PANEL AND THE UV CURING METHOD THEREOF - This disclosure provides a LC panel and the UV curing method therein for the LC curing treatment. The LC panel includes: a first substrate with a plurality of protrusion electrodes formed thereon; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; a LC layer interposed between the first and second substrates; and a deflecting structure disposed between the first and second substrates and configured for changing optical paths of UV light; wherein the UV light passes through the areas between the neighboring protrusion electrodes, and the deflecting structure is located in the optical paths of the UV light. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028961 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A black matrix is formed to an edge of a counter substrate. Then, a BM slit, which is an area where the black matrix is not present, is formed in the periphery of a seal material in order to prevent water or moisture from penetrating from the interface between the counter substrate and the black matrix. Then, a light shielding metal is formed in a layer other than a lead line layer, on the side of a TFT substrate, in order to prevent light from leaking from the BM slit. With this structure, it is possible to prevent the light from leaking from the BM slit around a screen. As a result, the degradation of the contrast can be prevented in the periphery of the screen. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028962 | VERTICAL ALIGNMENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH DIRECTIONAL ELECTRODES - An exemplary vertical alignment liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates, first electrodes formed at an inner side of the second substrate adjacent to the liquid crystal layer, and second electrodes formed at the inner side of the second substrate adjacent to the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer comprises a plurality of liquid crystal molecules having the positive dielectrics constants and being vertically aligned. The first electrodes and the at least one second electrode are configured for generating electric fields to drive the liquid crystal molecules to orient in a plurality of different directions all parallel to the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028963 | CHOLOESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A cholesteric liquid crystal display is provided, including a substrate, a first electrode layer disposed on the substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed on the first electrode layer, wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises at least two liquid crystals having different sensitivities to driving frequencies, mixed with each other, and the liquid crystals having a greater initial state-transition temperature are more sensitive to driving frequency. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028964 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM - The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, | 2014-01-30 |
20140028965 | LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION - A liquid crystal element which comprises: a pair of substrates with electrodes, in which the substrates are arranged so as to face each other and at least one of the substrates is a transparent substrate; and a liquid crystal light adjusting layer which is disposed between the substrates and contains a composite containing a chiral nematic liquid crystal phase and a polymer resin phase, wherein the polymer resin phase contains a polymer compound having a specific repeating unit, and dielectric constant anisotropy of the chiral nematic liquid crystal phase is positive. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028966 | Electronic Eyeglasses and Methods of Manufacturing - Disclosed herein are devices and methods for the design and manufacturing of electronic eyeglasses and associated components thereof. Electronic eyeglasses consist of electro-active lenses, receiving electrical signals that turn them on and off from an electronic control module. The electronic control module is embedded within a temple of the eyeglass frame, and is powered by a removable power source pack residing at a temple tip through a flexible cable. Various methods describe the interconnection schemes between the components of the electronic eyeglasses. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028967 | DIGITAL EYEWEAR - Improved eyewear is disclosed. The eyewear comprises a frame member and a lens. The eyewear also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the eyewear. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use of eyeglasses. They are: (1) media focals, that is, utilizing the eyewear for its intended purpose and enhancing that use by using imaging techniques to improve the vision of the user; (2) telecommunications enhancements that allow the eyeglasses to be integrated with telecommunication devices such as cell phones or the like; and (3) entertainment enhancements that allow the eyewear to be integrated with devices such as MP3 players, radios, or the like. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028968 | WEARABLE DEVICE WITH INPUT AND OUTPUT STRUCTURES - A head-wearable device includes a center support extending in generally lateral directions, a first side arm extending from a first end of the center frame support and a second side arm extending from a second end of the center support. The device further includes an extension arm configured to present information to the user via a display element. The extension arm extends at least partially along the first side arm on a first side of the center support and further extends from the first side arm to a display end that supports the display element in a position on a second side of the center support. The extension arm has a joint therein configured for movement of the display element at least in a direction having a lateral component relative to the center support. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028969 | THINNED AND FLEXIBLE SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTS ON THREE DIMENSIONAL SURFACES - Methods to form a device whereon flexible component elements are attached upon three-dimensional surfaces are described. In some aspects, the present invention includes incorporating flexible semiconductor devices onto three-dimensional surfaces with electrical contacts. In some aspects, the formed device may be incorporated in an ophthalmic device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028970 | NYLON POLARIZED LENS AND MOULDING MOLD THEREOF - A nylon polarized lens includes a nylon material layer and a polarized film. The nylon material layer has four corners formed with positioning portions to position the polarized film. The nylon material layer has buffer grooves at two opposing end surfaces thereof. A moulding mold to manufacture a nylon polarized lens includes an upper die and a lower die. The lower die has a top surface which is an arc concave surface. Two opposing sides of the top surface of the lower die are formed with buffer flanges which are adapted to form buffer grooves of the nylon polarized lens. The top surface of the lower die is further formed with positioning portions to position the polarized film. The upper die has a bottom surface which is an arc convex surface. The upper die cooperates with the lower die to form a chamber for shaping the lens. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028971 | Eyeglasses to compensate for fluctuating vision - Adjustable focus eyeglasses where the range of adjustment can be moved. That is, if a pair of adjustable focus eyeglasses have a range of 0 diopters to 2.75 diopters (to provide a 2.75 D ADD for reading for an emmetrope), this invention could, for example, permit the user to move the range from OD to 2.75 D to 2.00 D to 4.75 D so as to accommodate a short term change in the user's distance vision requirement. Each eye can be adjusted independently. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028972 | Method for Determining the Acceptance of Progressive Addition Lenses - Method for determining the acceptance of progressive addition lenses of a wearer, the method comprising: a fusional vergence parameter providing step during which at least one fusional vergence parameter representing the fusional vergence of the wearer is provided, an acceptance determining step during which the value of the at least one fusional vergence parameter is compared to a predetermined threshold value so as to determine the probability of acceptance of progressive addition lens of the wearer. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028973 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENGAGING AND PROVIDING VISION CORRECTION OPTIONS TO PATIENTS FROM A REMOTE LOCATION - A method and system for providing vision correction to a patient is disclosed. The method and system employ a vision care POD to engage and provide vision diagnostics and correction options to a patient. More specifically, method and system may include educating the population of a geographic area through sources that target particular identified groups in need of vision correction; providing an eye examination to patients using a vision care POD to generate a personalized vision correction ID card; providing one or more vision correction solution(s) to the patient; supplying the patient with the one or more vision correction solution(s) and the corresponding training for the solution(s); and providing ongoing care and support to the patient. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028974 | LINE-FIELD HOLOSCOPY - A novel imaging method, line-field holoscopy is presented. A line of light is projected across an object to be investigated through an imaging system. The light scattered from the investigated object is combined with reference radiation. The combined light is projected onto a detector providing a confocal restriction in one dimension. Astigmatic optics in the return path transform the light asymmetrically such that at the detector, the line focus is imaged to the confocal restriction, while the orthogonal direction is defocused. Embodiments including a swept source with linear detection array, and spectrometer based systems utilizing a 2D detector array are described. The data may be reconstructed to a B-scan by two-dimensional Fourier transform or other reconstruction method with or without combination of more complex algorithms. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028975 | MEDICAL SYSTEM - A medical system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a tomographic image of an object to be examined based on a combined beam generated by combining a return beam returning from the object to be examined illuminated with a measuring beam and a reference beam corresponding to the measuring beam, a focus position changing unit configured to change a focus position on the object to be examined;
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20140028976 | FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A fundus photographing apparatus includes: a photographing unit including a fundus illumination optical system to illuminate a fundus of a patient's eye and a fundus photographing optical system having a light receiving element to obtain a fundus image of the illuminated eye; and an alignment unit to position the photographing unit with the eye based on a predetermined alignment reference position. The alignment unit includes: an extracting part to extract, by image processing, an image region formed by reflection light from a portion other than the fundus from the fundus image obtained by the fundus photographing optical system; a gravity center calculating part to determine, by arithmetic processing, a gravity center position of the extracted image region; and a control part to perform alignment control of the photographing unit with the eye based on the calculated gravity center position and the alignment reference position. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028977 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS AND ALIGNMENT METHOD - Provided is an ophthalmologic apparatus capable of executing accurate automatic alignment even for an eye having an intraocular lens (IOL) implanted therein. The ophthalmologic apparatus includes: an optical system including a light beam projecting unit for projecting a light beam to an eye to be inspected, and a light receiving unit for receiving a reflection light beam from the eye to be inspected; a detecting unit for detecting a plurality of bright spot images from the reflection light beam received by the light receiving unit; and a calculating unit for calculating an alignment status between the eye to be inspected and the optical system based on the detected plurality of bright spot images. The ophthalmologic apparatus is further provided with a selection unit for selecting bright spot images to be used for the calculation by the calculating unit, from among the plurality of bright spot images. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028978 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS AND OPHTHALMOLOGIC METHOD - In order to automatically determine whether an eye to be inspected is an IOL eye by using bright spot images on a cornea for inspection at high accuracy, an ophthalmologic apparatus is provided with: a light beam projecting unit for projecting a light beam on the cornea of the eye to be inspected; a light receiving unit including an image pickup element for receiving a reflection light beam obtained by reflection of the light beam projected by the projecting unit to obtain cornea bright spot images from the cornea of the eye to be inspected; and an IOL eye determining unit for determining whether the eye to be inspected is the IOL eye based on the cornea bright spot images received by the light receiving unit. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028979 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY EYE COVERINGS FOR VISION - Methods and apparatus can fit coverings to treat eyes. The covering can be identified so as to provide improved flow of tear liquid under the covering. The covering can be identified based on an inner corneal curvature and an outer corneal curvature and one or more of a limbus sag height or a conjunctival sag height. The covering may form a chamber when placed on the eye to pump tear liquid under at least a portion of the covering. The covering may comprise an outer portion with rigidity to resist movement on the cornea and an inner portion to contact the cornea and provide an environment for epithelial regeneration. The covering may comprise a material having high oxygen permeability, for example silicone, with a wettable coating disposed on at least an upper surface of the coating. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028980 | VEHICLE CONTENT PROJECTION - In an example, a content projecting system includes a communication module configured to receive an instruction to project content. The content projecting system further includes a projector configured to be affixed to a vehicle. The projector is further configured to project the content onto a projection surface separate from the vehicle. | 2014-01-30 |