09th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140055609 | DETERMINING FOREGROUNDNESS OF AN OBJECT IN SURVEILLANCE VIDEO DATA - A computer identifies a proto-object in a digital image using a background subtraction method, the proto-object being associated with a lighting artifact in the surveillance region. The background subtraction method preserves boundary details and interior texture details of proto-objects associated with lighting artifacts. A plurality of characteristics of the proto-object digital data are determined, the characteristics, individually or in combination, distinguish a proto-object related to a lighting artifact from its background. A learning machine, trained with the plurality of characteristics of proto-objects classified as either foreground or not foreground, determines a likelihood that the plurality of characteristics is associated with a foreground object. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055610 | INDOOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND INDOOR SURVEILLANCE METHOD - A surveillance system and method are provided. The surveillance system includes an audio processing device which extracts an audio feature of an audio signal, and determines whether an abnormal event has occurred in a monitoring region, based on the audio feature; a video processing device which extracts a foreground region from a video signal, and determines whether an abnormal event has occurred in the monitoring region, based on motion information of the foreground region; and a context awareness device which calculates an audio abnormal probability and a video abnormal probability by respectively accumulating results of abnormal event occurrence/non-occurrence determinations performed on audio signals and results of abnormal event occurrence/non-occurrence determinations performed on video signals for a certain period of time, and finally determines whether an abnormal situation has occurred in the monitoring region, by using respective combined probability distribution models for a normal situation and the abnormal situation. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055611 | TRACK-MOUNT WIRELESS CAMERA FIXTURE - A wireless camera fixture adapted to mount on a track, such as a track normally used for overhead lighting fixtures, is described. Embodiments include the use of IEEE 802.11 wireless protocol, the use of a standard track-mount power supply; the use of a two-axis tilt and pan mechanical mount; hardware to permit horizon correction; modifications to a camera enclosure to support an antenna inside the enclosure and access to camera controls; use of multiple antennas; use of a cover plate at the front of the enclosure; use of visible light or infrared light LEDs on the cover plate; configuration to use dual-circuit tracks; use of separate circuits in the track to power the visible light and infrared light LEDs separately. A method of manufacturing the fixture is described. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055612 | SURVEILLANCE CAMERA ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a surveillance camera having a network interface and a storage means for video data storage within the camera. In this context, it is provided that the storage means is designed for storing video data to be stored in at least one other camera accessible via the interface and/or for storing video data received from at least one other camera via the network interface. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055613 | Camera For Photogrammetry And Aerial Photographic Device - The invention provides a camera for photogrammetry, which comprises a shaft | 2014-02-27 |
20140055614 | Vehicular Pedestrian Sensor Apparatus - A vehicular pedestrian sensor apparatus including a vehicular sensor disposed within an automobile, the vehicle sensor in wireless communication with at least one sensor disposed exteriorly relative to the automobile, the at least one sensor sensible of motion within a field of view, wherein the at least one sensor activates a first alarm signal, said first alarm signal displayed by the vehicular sensor, and a second alarm signal, said second alarm signal displayed by the at least one sensor, whereby a driver is notified of motion of an object within the field of view, and the at least one sensor displays an alarm sensible to a person proximal to the field of view. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055615 | PARKING ASSISTANT DEVICE - A parking assistant device is built in with a parking-path planning software which is capable of calculating a parking path based on a selected parking mode, the only thing that the driver needs to do, during parking, simply involves turning the steering wheel to the extreme left, right and to the center, and driving the vehicle forward and backward, the parking operation is very simple, so that the possibility of error operation can be reduced to the least. Furthermore, the parking assistant of just provides assistant in parking, it does not require the use of complicated control system or devices, and therefore, the cost of the present invention is relatively low, which arouses the consumers' desire to buy the products. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055616 | Rearview Imaging Systems for Vehicle - A rearview imaging system for a vehicle includes at least one video camera mounted at the rear of the vehicle for providing a wide angle horizontal field of view (FoV) rearwardly of the vehicle, and a display device in the vehicle at a position viewable by the driver. A video processor subdivides the camera FoV into three horizontally disposed sub-FOVs and displaying said sub-FoVs on visually separated side-by-side regions of the display device screen. The horizontal position and/or extent of at least one sub-FoV is variable as a function of the motion of the vehicle. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055617 | MIRROR MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A mirror mounting assembly for a rearview mirror, including a housing connector having a first pivot member operably connected with an extension tube. A mount includes a windshield bracket and a sensor assembly. The windshield bracket is proximate to the sensor assembly and supports the sensor assembly against the vehicle windshield. A second pivot member includes a first end operably connected with the extension tube and a second end operably connected with the mount. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055618 | REMOTE CAMERA AND ADAPTER THEREFOR - An apparatus for deploying a wireless camera includes a mobile cart, a camera and camera support frame, a display/monitor and a display/monitor positioner, an enclosed power supply such as a battery, a removable camera support frame for mounting the camera, a battery box and the display/monitor on the cart and a light for illuminating an area at least partially within the field of view of the camera. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055619 | LUMINAIRE TO EMIT LIGHT RESPONSIVE TO AN EMERGENCY ALERT AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A luminaire may include a wall mount, a driver circuit housing connected to the wall mount, a sensor housing connected to the driver circuit housing, a light source housing connected to the sensor housing, and a light source array carried by the light source housing. A controller may be positioned in electrical communication with an emergency alert system, a sensor carried by the sensor housing and the light source. The light source may be capable of emitting illuminating light, and the controller may be configured to receive an emergency alert from the emergency alert system. The controller may be configured to operate the light source to emit light within a wavelength range associated with a color responsive to the emergency alert and the color of the light emitted may be associated with a particular emergency. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055620 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING CAMERA VIEWS - A method for correlating views of two or more video camera systems includes obtaining a plurality of data point coordinate sets to represent relative positioning between the camera systems and data point objects in the environment. The views may be correlated through Interpolation or extrapolation using the obtained data point coordinate sets. Devices such as lasers may also be used to correlate views of two or more video camera systems. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055621 | OPTIMAL CAMERA SELECTION IN ARRAY OF MONITORING CAMERAS - Technologies are generally described for automatically optimizing an efficiency of camera placement, numbers, and resolution in multi-camera monitoring and surveillance applications. In some examples, a fraction of a total area may be monitored at a higher resolution than the rest. Employing techniques such as combinatorial state Viterbi technique or combinatorial state trellis technique, a minimum number of cameras that provide the coverage at the needed resolution may be selected. Similarly, a number of points may be covered with at least a predefined number of cameras. For example, a subject of interest may be tracked in a public area, where specific camera(s) may be used to image the subject's face at a higher resolution than the background. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055622 | MACHINE-READABLE FORM CONFIGURATION AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERPRETING AT LEAST ONE USER MARK - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a machine-readable form configuration (and associated method). Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for interpreting at least one user mark (and associated methods). In one example, a plurality of user marks may be interpreted. In another example, the machine-readable form may be a lottery play slip, survey, test, or the like. In another example, the system may interpret user mark(s) made on a lottery play slip, survey, test or the like. In another example, the system may interpret user mark(s) made on a paper or the like having non-planar distortion(s). | 2014-02-27 |
20140055623 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A display control apparatus comprises an internal temperature measurement unit, a fan, a fan controller which controls to rotate the fan when the internal temperature becomes not lower than a start threshold, and to stop the fan when the internal temperature becomes lower than a stop threshold, and a display controller which controls to display first information when the internal temperature becomes not lower than a first threshold, and to display second information in place of the first information when the internal temperature becomes higher than the first threshold and not lower than a second threshold higher than the stop threshold, and control to continue display of the second information even when the internal temperature becomes lower than the second threshold, and to set the second information in a non-display state when the fan is stopped. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055624 | SWITCHABLE CAMERA MIRROR APPARATUS - Techniques for switchable camera mirror apparatus are described. In one or more embodiments, a computing device (e.g., a tablet device, a smartphone, and so on) includes a camera functionality that is configured to capture images from a variety of different device perspectives. The camera functionality, for instance, can enable images to be captured from a front-facing device perspective, a rear-facing device perspective, and so on. Included as part of the camera functionality is a switchable mirror apparatus that is switchable to alternately reflect light from different device perspectives, such as to enable images to be captured from at least some of the different device perspectives using a single image sensor. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055625 | COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT - Implementing compliance management includes displaying a checklist of inspection items on a display of a mobile communications device at an inspection site of an entity. Each of the inspection items is mapped to a corresponding compliance code governing environmental regulatory requirements for operation and maintenance of the entity. The compliance management also includes receiving a user response indicative of an inspection condition for each of the inspection items. The user response is implemented via an input control on the mobile communications device. The compliance management further includes transmitting user responses over a network to a centralized database system. The centralized database system provides web-based access of the user responses to the entity over the network. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055626 | PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE, AND MIRROR - A photographing device includes a display that displays a screen, a photographing unit that is arranged on the same plane as the display, and a mirror that is arranged so that at least a portion of the display is capable of being photographed by the photographing unit. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055627 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A detection unit detects connection status information of the plurality of information processing terminals and a generation condition for data in the information processing terminals. A derivation unit derives a predicted data amount predicted to be uploaded in a unit time to the information processing apparatus and a processable data amount that the information processing apparatus is capable of processing in a unit time based on at least one of the connection status information or the generation condition. A request unit makes a request to at least one information processing terminal, in a case where the predicted data amount exceeds the processable data amount, to change the generation condition for data in the at least one information processing terminal in order to lower a data amount. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055628 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Conventionally, when an image is downloaded from an image browsing service, only the image can be downloaded, and a comment and the like in a service screen cannot be referenced at a downloaded location. Provided is an information processing apparatus that acquires and processes an image file provided from the image browsing service on the Internet and user communication information related to the image file, wherein the image file and user communication information including at least one piece of text information based on user setting registered in the image browsing service are acquired from the image browsing service, the acquired at least one piece of text information is converted to image information, at least the converted image information is synthesized to generate a user communication image based on the user setting, and the generated user communication image is output along with the acquired image file. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055629 | IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an imaging device capable of accurately and rapidly selecting a main image from a plurality of continuously captured images and simplifying handling of image files recorded on a memory card. With one operation, it is possible to capture a plurality of continuous images at a predetermined time interval. A main image is selected from the captured images and the image data on the main image and the image data on sub images other than the main image are recorded as one image file on a recording medium ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140055630 | OPTICAL IMAGE STABILISATION - A camera apparatus capable of providing optical image stabilisation comprises: a support structure; a camera unit comprising an image sensor and a lens system; a suspension system comprising a plurality of flexure elements supporting the camera unit on the support structure in a manner allowing the camera unit to tilt; and a plurality of SMA actuators. A sensor arrangement, whose output is used as the basis for generating drive signals, is mounted on the camera unit. A control circuit generates drive signals for the SMA actuators, by deriving closed-loop control signals representative of a desired degree of variation in the power of the drive signals from the output signals of the sensor arrangement without dependence on any measurement of the resistance of the SMA actuators, and generating the drive signals with powers that varies from a set-point power in correspondence with the closed-loop control signal. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055631 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capture apparatus includes: an image capturing unit; a first image capture controller configured to control the image capturing unit to capture a set of a plurality of images while changing exposure time for each of the images; a second image capture controller configured to obtain a plurality of sets of the images; an addition combination section configured to perform image alignment on the images contained in each of the sets and to perform addition combination on the aligned images to generate a combined image; a combination controller configured to control the addition combination section to perform the image alignment and the addition combination for each of the sets to obtain a plurality of combined images; a selector configured to evaluate the combined images and to select one of the combined images most highly evaluated as a selected image; and a storage configured to store the selected image. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055632 | FEATURE BASED HIGH RESOLUTION MOTION ESTIMATION FROM LOW RESOLUTION IMAGES CAPTURED USING AN ARRAY SOURCE - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention enable feature based high resolution motion estimation from low resolution images captured using an array camera. One embodiment includes performing feature detection with respect to a sequence of low resolution images to identify initial locations for a plurality of detected features in the sequence of low resolution images, where the at least one sequence of low resolution images is part of a set of sequences of low resolution images captured from different perspectives. The method also includes synthesizing high resolution image portions, where the synthesized high resolution image portions contain the identified plurality of detected features from the sequence of low resolution images. The method further including performing feature detection within the high resolution image portions to identify high precision locations for the detected features, and estimating camera motion using the high precision locations for said plurality of detected features. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055633 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PHOTO AND VIDEO CAPTURE - A single user input element in an image capture device is used for both photo and video capture. Based on a first user interface activity, a timing reference is engaged at a first reference time. In a first case, photo capture is performed. In the first case, a second reference time is based on a second user interface activity, and the timing reference indicates a passage of time between the two reference times is shorter than a particular time interval. In a second case, video capture is performed. In the second case, the timing reference indicates a passage of time since the first reference time is equal to or longer than the particular time interval. Video capture is stopped based on a subsequent user interface activity. The user interface activities may comprise detecting actions based on the same type of physical manipulation of the single user input. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055634 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - There is provided an image processing device including a prediction tap acquisition unit that acquires, as prediction taps, values of a plurality of pixels decided according to a pixel of interest from a plurality of input images which are formed by pixels each having a single color component and have different array forms of the pixels, a coefficient data storage unit that stores data of coefficients multiplied by the respective acquired prediction taps, and a prediction calculation unit that computes, through calculation using the prediction taps and the coefficients, a value of the pixel of interest in an output image formed by pixels having a plurality of color components, which is an image obtained by demosaicing the input images. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055635 | IMAGE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An image sensor includes a sensing device including a pixel array having a plurality of unit pixels, the sensing device being configured to generate pixel data in response to an incident light signal having information of an image of an object and information of an ambient light; an image data generation unit configured to generate image data corresponding to the object based on the pixel data; and an illuminance data generation unit configured to generate illuminance data corresponding to the ambient light based on the pixel data. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055636 | IMAGE PICKUP CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR CHANGING AN IMAGE PICKUP MODE - An image pickup control apparatus, includes: a trigger acceptance section adapted to accept a predetermined trigger input as a changeover input from an automatic image pickup mode to a request responding image pickup mode; and a request responding image pickup control section adapted to establish, when the trigger input is accepted by the trigger acceptance section while an image pickup apparatus is carrying out still picture image pickup operation with an image pickup visual field of the image pickup apparatus changed in the automatic image pickup mode, the request responding image pickup mode and control the image pickup apparatus to execute a process for determining an image pickup visual field in accordance with an image pickup request and then execute still picture image pickup operation after the determination of the image pickup visual field. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055637 | Installation for Conveying Signals Between a Video Camera Equipment and a Remote Equipment | 2014-02-27 |
20140055638 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method of controlling a photographing apparatus is provided that includes: setting a first exposure time according to a user's input; determining a number of times photographing is performed according to an illuminance and the first exposure time; continuously capturing a plurality of still images the number of times photographing is performed; and generating a resultant image corresponding to the first exposure time by combining the captured plurality of still images. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055639 | RAW DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, RAW DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGING DEVICE - Provided is a raw data processing apparatus including a variable processing part that processes raw data with a predetermined variable value, the raw data being output from an imaging element, an exposure determination part that receives the raw data and determines a gain value of the imaging element based on a determination result obtained by determining an exposure which is set when the raw data is shot, an improvement amount table in which an improvement amount for the gain value of the imaging element is set, a gain modulation part that extracts the improvement amount from the improvement amount table and modulates the gain value of the imaging element, a development parameter setting part that sets a development parameter used for developing the raw data, and a development processing part that outputs image data which is developed from the raw data processed with a predetermined variable value. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055640 | RECORDING CONTROL APPARATUS, RECORDING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A recording control apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires media identification information identifying a recording medium, and recording location identification information identifying a recording medium that is a recording location for content, and a recording control unit that causes the content to be recorded to the recording medium in the case where the media identification information matches the recording location identification information. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055641 | SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING SURROUNDINGS OF VEHICLE - Provided is a system for recognizing surroundings of a vehicle, and more particularly, a system for recognizing surroundings of a vehicle in which a camera and an illumination measurement photo diode system receive power from one vehicle interface connector, and a calculation processing device corrects brightness of a peripheral image of a vehicle photographed by the camera using illumination information measured by the illumination measurement photo diode system to more accurately recognize surroundings of the vehicle. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055642 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - An image sensing apparatus comprises an image sensor including a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed in matrix, a first storage unit configured to hold an output signal from the pixel, and a second storage unit configured to hold a signal transferred from the first storage unit, wherein signal transfer from the first storage unit to the second storage unit is started during a signal write operation in the first storage unit. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055643 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING CHARACTERS USING A CAMERA - A method is provided for recognizing characters of an image captured using a camera in a mobile terminal. The camera captures an image of a signboard. A text area is extracted from the captured image. Characters are recognized from the extracted text area. At least one text is generated by combining the recognized characters. The at least one text is compared with at least one store name within a predetermined range. A comparison result is output. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055644 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING OBJECT - An apparatus and method for quickly and accurately extracting an object in an image, the method including: performing at least one resizing on an extraction model pattern for of the object to be extracted; scanning an image frame, captured by a camera, using each of the at least one resized extraction model pattern, and extracting the object that is matched with any one of the at least one resized extraction model pattern; and displaying information about a position of the extracted object. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055645 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - First image data obtained by capturing an image of a subject under a first light condition, and second image data obtained by capturing an image of the subject under a second light condition different from the first light condition are input. The sampling positions of colors used to generate correction parameters are acquired. First color signal values are sampled from the sampling positions in the first image data, and second color signal values are sampled from the sampling positions in the second image data. Correction parameters used to correct the first image data which depends on the first light condition into image data which depends on the second light condition are generated based on the first and second color signal values. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055646 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus obtains a picked-up image which is output from an image pickup element which includes a microlens array for obtaining the picked-up image including ray directional information of an object image formed by a photographing optical system, generates a reconstruction image by reconstructing the obtained picked-up image on the basis of the ray directional information, and detects a defect pixel of the generated reconstruction image. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055647 | SIGNAL NOISE REDUCTION FOR IMAGING IN BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS - A system and method for characterizing contributions to signal noise associated with charge-coupled devices adapted for use in biological analysis. Dark current contribution, readout offset contribution, photo response non-uniformity, and spurious charge contribution can be determined by the methods of the present teachings and used for signal correction by systems of the present teachings. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055648 | LOW LIGHT ADAPTIVE IMAGING DEVICE - Techniques described herein generally relate to digital imaging systems, methods and devices. In some example embodiments, a low light adaptive photoelectric imaging device may include a photoelectric transducer configured to receive and convert incident light into an electric charge that varies in response to an intensity of the received incident light. Some example imaging devices may also include circuitry coupled to the photoelectric transducer and configured to electrically float a potential at one or more terminals of the photoelectric transducer effective to cause the photoelectric transducer to amplify the electric charge according to a gain function that non-linearly varies relative to the intensity of the received incident light. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055649 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - This solid-state image sensor includes a photosensitive cell array including first through fourth photosensitive cells | 2014-02-27 |
20140055650 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - This solid-state image sensor includes an array of photosensitive cells and an array of dispersive elements. The photosensitive cell array is comprised of a plurality of unit blocks | 2014-02-27 |
20140055651 | IMAGE SENSOR MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE USING SAME - An image sensor module includes a ceramic substrate, an image sensor, a conductive film, a flexible print circuit board (FPCB), and a stiffening plate. The ceramic substrate includes an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, the ceramic substrate defines a transparent hole on the upper surface and a receiving recess on the lower surface. The transparent hole communicates with the receiving recess. The image sensor is received in the receiving recess and is electrically connected to the ceramic substrate. The FPCB is electrically connected to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate by the conductive film. The stiffening plate is positioned on one side of the FPCB opposite to the ceramic substrate. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055652 | OPTICAL FILTER AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - An optical filter including a near infrared absorbing layer on a glass substrate, in which adhesiveness between the glass substrate and the near infrared absorbing layer is firm, high reliability is enabled in uses under a high temperature and high humidity environment, and manufacturing yield is secured, and a high reliability solid-state imaging device having the optical filter are provided. An optical filter includes: a glass substrate; and a near infrared absorbing layer formed on one principal surface of the glass substrate, wherein the near infrared absorbing layer is obtained by reacting a composition for forming the near infrared absorbing layer on the glass substrate and the composition contains a transparent resin having a fluorene skeleton and a reactivity group; a near infrared absorbing dye; and a silane coupling agent and/or oligomer thereof having a hydrolyzable group and a functional group which have reactivity for the reactivity group. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055653 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid state imaging device with (a) an amplifier transistor; an input node for the amplifier transistor; or both the amplifier transistor and the input node for the amplifier transistor; (b) a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; (c) a like plurality of storage transistors, each configured to act as a photo-charge storage node to store charges generated by a respective photoelectric conversion element; and (d) a like plurality of transfer transistors, each configured to transfer charges from a respective photoelectric conversion element to a common output, the common output being either the amplifier transistor or the input node for the amplifier transistor. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055654 | BACKSIDE ILLUMINATED IMAGE SENSORS WITH STACKED DIES - An image sensor unit may have a backside-illuminated imager and an image co-processor stacked together. The image co-processor may be mounted in a cavity in a permanent carrier. The permanent carrier may include fluid channels that allow cooling fluid to flow past the image co-process and past the imager, thereby removing excess heat generated by the image sensor unit during operation. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055655 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes: a photodiode which is provided in a pixel region in which each pixel in a pixel forming region above a substrate is disposed; an interconnection layer which includes interconnections to connect the photodiode to peripheral circuits and an interlayer insulating film to insulate the interconnections from each other, and is provided above the photodiode; a color filter which is provided above the interconnection layer corresponding to the pixel region, and limits a wavelength of light incident on the photodiode. A light incident position correcting layer is provided between the color filter corresponding to the pixel disposed in at least the outer peripheral portion of the pixel forming region and the interconnection layer, and includes an anti-reflection film which is provided above the interconnection layer, and materials which have a negative refraction index and provided above the anti-reflection film. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055656 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus capable of reducing storage capacity and lightening processing loads while keeping visual quality of shooting information high. An output unit resizes a taken image into images with resolutions corresponding to respective resolutions of a plurality of image output destinations including a display unit and output the images at the same time. A superimposition unit individually superimposes shooting information corresponding to the respective resolutions of the plurality of image output destinations on the images. A control unit provides control such that the shooting information is superimposed on the image output to the display unit and a selected image output destination and the output unit outputs the same, and that the output unit outputs the image to an image output destination that has not been selected without superimposing the shooting information on the image. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055657 | IMAGING DEVICE - There is provided an imaging device including an imaging device body, a hinge connected to the imaging device body, and a display part provided on the imaging device body slidably and turnably through the hinge. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055658 | CAMERA-BASED ORIENTATION FIX FROM PORTRAIT TO LANDSCAPE - A portable electronic device includes a camera and a display switchable between a portrait mode and a landscape mode in response to an inertial sensor. When it is determined that the display mode should be switched in response to movement of the device, a feature of a user of the device, such as the user's face, is imaged with the camera. If the imaged feature changes orientation with respect to the display by less than a threshold amount, then the switch in display mode is disabled and the display remains in its current mode. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055659 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - The zoom lens includes first to fourth lens units respectively having negative, positive, negative and positive refractive powers and being moved during zooming. The first lens unit includes 1-1 and 1-2 negative lenses each having a meniscus shape with an object side convex surface. The conditions of −4.02014-02-27 | |
20140055660 | DUAL-PURPOSE HARDWARE APERTURE - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system which supports a dual-purpose aperture for an electronic device. This system includes a first component configured to perform an acoustic function through the aperture and a second component configured to perform a non-acoustic function through the aperture. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055661 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus disclosed in the present application includes a lens optical system L, an imaging device N including a plurality of first and second pixels P | 2014-02-27 |
20140055662 | CAMERA AND METHOD FOR TAKING SHARP IMAGES - A camera is provided having an image sensor for taking images, a reception optics, an adjustable focusing unit for setting a focal position of the reception optics as well as a control and evaluation unit which is configured to continuously move the focal position of the reception optics between a first focal position and a second focal position by means of the focusing unit and to take a respective one image at at least one third focal position and one fourth focal position, to determine a degree of sharpness of the images and to determine a focal position of greatest image sharpness therefrom. The control and evaluation unit is configured to move the focal position cyclically and continuously to and fro between the first focal position and the second focal position and to take a further image when the focal position of greatest image sharpness is reached. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055663 | Imaging Lens and Electronic Apparatus Having the same - An imaging lens includes first, second, third, and fourth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. The first lens element has a positive refractive power, and a convex object-side surface. The second lens element has a negative refractive power, and an image-side surface with a convex portion. The third lens element has a convex image-side surface. The fourth lens element has an object-side surface with a convex portion, and a curved image-side surface with a concave portion and a convex portion. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055664 | IMAGING DEVICE - An image capture device according to the present disclosure includes: a lens optical system L; an image sensor N on which light that has passed through the lens optical system L is incident and which includes at least a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels; and an array of optical elements K which is arranged between the lens optical system and the image sensor. The lens optical system has a first optical region D | 2014-02-27 |
20140055665 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS DETACHABLE THEREFROM - An imaging apparatus includes a sensor configured to photoelectrically convert light from an object to output a signal, a selection unit configured to select one of a first exposure control mode and a second exposure control mode having an exposure changing amount per unit time larger than that of the first exposure control mode, and a controller configured to perform control to transmit diaphragm control information generated based on the output signal from the sensor, first information, and second information to a connected lens unit, wherein the first information is about the exposure control mode selected by the selection unit, and the second information is speed information of a diaphragm unit corresponding to the lens unit. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055666 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capture apparatus comprises an image capturing unit that captures an object image and outputs image data; a photometric value acquisition unit that acquires, from the image data, a first photometric value and a second photometric value different from the first photometric value; and an exposure change unit that changes exposure such that the first photometric value comes close to a target value, wherein the exposure change unit calculates a third photometric value based on the first photometric value, the target value, and the second photometric value and corrects the exposure in accordance with a difference between the third photometric value and a reference value. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055667 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS WITH AIR COOLING UNIT - An image pickup apparatus that is excellent in rigidity and in heat radiation efficiency. The image pickup apparatus has a heat sink-cum-duct disposed between a pair of cover members that constitute left and right exteriors of an apparatus main unit and that are fixed to the heat sink-cum-duct. The heat sink-cum-duct has an opening formed to correspond to an air inlet port of an air cooling fan and has a plurality of fins, and sucks air through the opening from the outside. The sucked air is guided to the air inlet port of the cooling fan through a ventilation path defined by the plurality of fins. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055668 | CAMERA MODULE HAVING IMAGE SENSOR AND COVER GLASS - A camera module includes an image sensor, a number of metal balls, and a cover glass. The image sensor includes an active surface and a number of pads. The active surface includes an imaging zone and a non-imaging zone surrounding the imaging zone. The imaging zone is configured to sense incident light and to convert the incident light into corresponding electric signals. The pads are formed on the non-imaging zone. The metal balls are stacked on three of the pads, which are not linear. The numbers of the metal balls on each of the three pads are equal to each other such that heights of the metal balls on each of the three pads are substantially equal to each other. The cover glass is positioned on the metal balls. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055669 | IMAGE SENSOR MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE USING SAME - An image sensor module includes a ceramic substrate, an image sensor, a conductive film, and a bottom plate. The ceramic substrate includes an upper surface, a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, a side surface connected between the upper surface and the lower surface. The ceramic substrate has a through hole through the upper and lower surfaces, a receiving recess on the lower surface, and an air hole on the side surface. The through hole communicates with the receiving recess, and the air hole communicates with the receiving recess. The image sensor is received in the receiving recess and is electrically connected to the ceramic substrate. The bottom plate is positioned on the lower surface and electrically connected to the ceramic substrate by the conductive film. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055670 | CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a camera module including an image sensor unit that is configured to include an image sensor and a mounting board, a sheet-shaped heat radiation member that comes into contact with a part of the image sensor unit and a component other than the image sensor unit and is elastically deformed so that an imaging surface of the image sensor unit is moved, and an actuator that elastically deforms the sheet-shaped heat radiation member so that the imaging surface of the image sensor unit is moved. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055671 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS WITH AIR COOLING UNIT - An image pickup apparatus is reduced in width and length dimensions. The image pickup apparatus has a heat sink-cum-duct disposed on a rear face side of an air cooling fan. Air sucked from an opening defined by an opening portion of the heat sink-cum-duct is guided to an air inlet port of the cooling fan through a ventilation path defined by plural fins of the heat sink-cum-duct and is discharged from an air outlet port of the cooling fan. A circuit board disposed on a rear face side of the heat sink-cum-duct is cooled and heat generated in the circuit board is radiated from a heat radiation plate. The image pickup unit, cooling fan, heat sink-cum-duct, circuit board, and heat radiation plate are each formed into a flat shape having a short dimension in optical axis direction and are substantially parallel to one another. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055672 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN TELEVISION - An additional information processing apparatus and method selectively processes and stores additional information contained in a TV broadcast signal according to specifications set by a user, subdivides information of the type of additional information received in real time, and displays the information on a screen. Additional information contained in a broadcast signal is classified by type before transmission. Only additional information of the type(s) desired by a user is selected and acquired from the received additional information. The type(s) of additional information acquired is (are) displayed on a screen in real time. Accordingly, only the additional information needed by the user is selectively stored in memory and memory can be efficiently used. Since the type(s) of additional information received is (are) displayed on the screen in detail, the user can easily understand the type(s) of additional information being received currently so that the additional information can be effectively used. In addition, subdivided additional information suitable for the various classes of TV viewers can be developed so that additional information contents can be efficiently developed. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055673 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHANGING PROGRAMMING ON A TELEVISION - A method, system, and executable instructions are provided that receive a request to change a television tuner from a first channel to a second channel, the first channel providing first programming and the second channel providing second programming, wherein the first and second programming are different and changing from the first channel to the second channel causes a delay in providing, by the television tuner, the second programming, determine, based on metadata associated with the second channel and/or second programming, an image associated with the second programming, and, during the delay, display, on a screen of the television, the image. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055674 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display control device according to an aspect of the present disclosure performs processing using (a) a main content item to be displayed by a display unit and (b) display elements arranged in a chain from which the main content item is selected. The display control device includes the following units. An importance calculation unit obtains additional information to be notified to a user and calculates an importance of the additional information. A relevance calculation unit calculates a relevance between the additional information and the main content item. A position determination unit determines a position to which the additional information is to be inserted in the display elements, based on the calculated importance and the calculated relevance. The position determination unit determines the position to receive more attention from the user as the importance and the relevance of the additional information are higher. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055675 | MULTIMEDIA DEVICE CONNECTED TO EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling a remote controller and a multimedia device is disclosed. The multimedia device connected to an external electronic device includes a memory configured to store at least string and on screen display (OSD) graphic data corresponding thereto, a video processor configured to process a video image received from the external electronic device, a detection module configured to detect a string in the video image, a controller configured to access the memory and extract OSD graphic data corresponding to the detected string, a display module configured to output the extracted OSD graphic data, the OSD graphic data being divided into one or more regions, and a communication module configured to transmit a command signal corresponding to a specific region to the external electronic device or the remote controller if the specific region in the OSD graphic data is selected. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055676 | DELTA-SIGMA A/D CONVERTER, LIMITER CIRCUIT AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - There is provided a delta-sigma A/D converter including a first integrator, a second integrator located on an output side of the first integrator, a quantizer located on an output side of the second integrator, and a first current D/A converter receiving an output of the quantizer and providing a negative feedback signal to an input side of the quantizer. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055677 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A MULTIMEDIA STREAM, CORRESPONDING COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL, SERVER AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method is provided for processing at least one multimedia stream pertaining to a real event, which is being acquired or has been acquired by a communications terminal. The method includes sub-dividing the stream into a plurality of consecutive sequences, on the basis of at least one distribution characteristic associated with each of said sequences. The step of sub-dividing is activated by distribution of the first stream by the communications terminal. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055678 | WIRELESS TERMINAL AND WIRELESS SYSTEM - A wireless terminal may include: a communication unit that transmits/receives information; a recognition unit that recognizes whether a wireless terminal having transmitted the information is an opposite attribute wireless terminal based on the information received in the communication unit, when a wireless terminal having an attribute opposite to an attribute of its own terminal between the video transmission attribute and the video reception attribute is defined as the opposite attribute wireless terminal and a wireless terminal having the instruction attribute is defined as an instruction attribute wireless terminal; and a communication control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit information on a wireless terminal recognized as the opposite attribute wireless terminal to the instruction attribute wireless terminal when the recognition unit recognizes that the wireless terminal having transmitted the information is the opposite attribute wireless terminal. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055679 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING VIDEO GRAPHICS ARRAY SIGNALS - In a method for correcting video graphics array (VGA) signals using an electronic device, a VGA signal is received from a VGA card, and parsed to obtain a red-green-blue (RGB) analog signal. The RGB analog signal is converted into an RGB digital signal, the RGB digital signal comprising an R voltage, a G voltage, and a B voltage. When the RGB digital signal is not in accordance with predetermined standard values, the method corrects the RGB digital signal, and outputs the corrected RGB digital signal. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055680 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC COMPENSATION OF SIGNAL LOSSES FROM TRANSMISSION OVER CONDUCTORS - A method and apparatus for automatic compensation of insertion loss in signals transmitted over conductors is presented. The present invention is particularly applicable to the transmission of signals over long lengths of CAT-5 or similar twisted-pair cables. A reference signal having a known form and strength (e.g. a pulse signal) is provided to each pair of conductors carrying a component of a signal from a transmitter to a receiver. The receiver includes adjustable gain amplifiers for each conductor pair over which a component of the signal is transmitted. The gains of the amplifiers are initially set at an initial level (e.g., their maximum gain) to allow detection of the reference signal. Once the reference signal is detected in a conductor pair, the amplifier gains are adjusted such that the level of the reference signal is restored approximately to its original form and strength. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055681 | PRESENTING SNAPSHOT OF CONTROLLED DEVICE DISPLAY ON DISPLAY OF REMOTE COMMANDER TO FACILITATE CONTROL OF THE CONTROLLED DEVICE BY USER WHO CANNOT SEE CONTROLLED DEVICE - A system includes a controlled device presenting on a device display an image including a native user interface (UI) and a remote commander (RC) communicating with the controlled device to receive the image and present it on an RC display, so that a user may manipulate the RC looking at the RC display to control the controlled device using the native UI even if the user cannot see the display of the controlled device. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055682 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, CONTROL TARGET DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided a remote commander including an acquisition section which acquires layout information having one or a plurality of pieces of object information from a control target device via a communication section, the object information being formed by associating command identification information for identifying a command with respect to the control target device, object identification information for identifying an object, and coordinate information indicating a position of the object on a screen with each other, and a display control section which causes the object to be displayed at the position on the screen indicated by the coordinate information, the object being identified by the object identification information with respect to each of the pieces of object information that the layout information acquired by the acquisition section has. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055683 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD USED FOR THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a receiver, a connection terminal, a generator and a change module. The receiver is configured to receive operating information wirelessly send from a remote controller. The connection terminal is configured to input and output operating information through a wire. The generator is configured to generate the operating information through the connection terminal. The change module is configured to selectively set the following states. One is a state of inputting operating information through the connection terminal. The other is a state of outputting at least one of operating information received by the receiver and operating information output from the generator through the connection terminal. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055684 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECTOR - Provided is a liquid crystal display apparatus including first and second substrates configured to be arranged so as to face each other, a vertical-orientation-type liquid crystal layer configured to be enclosed between the first and second substrates, pixel electrodes configured to be installed on a side of the liquid crystal layer on the first substrate, an orientation film configured to be installed so as to cover the side of the liquid crystal layer of the pixel electrodes and to have a predetermined orientation restriction direction, and a surface light-blocking layer configured to be installed on a lower layer of an area between the pixel electrodes, to be installed along a side in which a normal line direction and the orientation restriction direction of the orientation film are different by 90 degrees or more, and to be set to a same potential as the pixel electrode. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055685 | Capacitive In-Cell Touch Panel And Display Device - Embodiments of the invention disclose a capacitive in-cell touch panel and a display device, in which at least a touch sense electrode ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140055686 | CARBON NANOTUBE TOUCH PANEL HAVING TWO CARBON NANOTUBE FILMS - A touch panel utilizing carbon nanotubes (CNT) includes a base a first CNT film, a second CNT film, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC). The base defines a first touch sensing region, a second touch sensing region, and a gap region. The first CNT film and the second CNT film are respectively positioned on the first touch sensing region and the second touch sensing unit. The FPC is mounted on the base. A plurality of first connection wires are formed on the base, and each first connection wire includes a first electrode, a first wire body and a second electrode. The first electrode is located at the gap region and is connected to both the first CNT film and the second CNT film. The second electrode is attached to the FPC, and the first wire body is connected between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055687 | Touch Sensor, Touch Screen And Display Device - Embodiments of the present invention provide a sensor, a touch screen and a display for decreasing damage possibility of the touch screen. The touch sensor comprises a horizontal conducting layer, a conductive bridge having two ends respectively connected with one horizontal conducting layer, and a vertical conducting layer, the conductive bridge overlapping with the vertical conducting layer and being spaced from the vertical conductive layer by an insulating layer; the vertical conducting layer comprises at least one insulating zone provided at a first designated position; a distance of two corresponding end points in a width direction of the conductive bridge of the projection zone, which projection zone is a normal projection zone of the at least one insulating zone on the conductive bridge, is not less than a width of the conductive bridge. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055688 | POLARIZER RESISTIVE TOUCH SCREEN - Touch screen structures may have an on cell resistive touch sensor made up of a a polarizer film or analyzer. The polarizer film has a first high resolution grid pattern printed on it by at least one master plate and a second flexible, optically isotropic transparent substrate carrying a second high resolution pattern may also be used and assembled to the first pattern. The patterns are plated with conductive material and assembled so that the first and the second conductive patterns engage when the substrate is pressed. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055689 | Opposed Substrate, Manufacturing Method Thereof And LCD Touch Panel - An opposed substrate ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140055690 | Touch Liquid Crystal Display Device, Liquid Crystal Display Panel And Upper Substrate - Disclosed are a touch liquid crystal display device, a liquid crystal display panel, and an upper substrate. The liquid crystal display panel comprises an upper substrate ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140055691 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A mobile phone is provided which includes a liquid crystal display device in which a front window and a touch panel are bonded together with an adhesive sheet, wherein a logo having plural layers is formed on a back side of the front window. A touch-panel flexible wiring substrate is mounted to the touch panel. A plane distance between an end portion of the plural layers of the logo and an end portion of the touch panel is set to greater than zero. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent a peeling stress on the adhesive sheet, even if a thickness of the adhesive sheet is smaller than the sum of a thickness of the touch-panel flexible wiring substrate and a thickness of the logo. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055692 | LIGHT MODULATION DEVICE FOR A DISPLAY FOR REPRESENTING TWO- AND/OR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CONTENT - The invention relates to a light modulation device for a display for representing two- and/or three-dimensional image content or image sequences. The light modulation device comprises a light modulator and a controller. The phase and/or the amplitude of a light wave field, which is substantially collimated, can be varied by means of the light modulator depending on the location of the light modulator. The light modulator can be actuated by means of the control device. According to the invention, in the direction of propagation of the light wave field, at least one diffracting unit is arranged downstream of the light modulator. The diffracting unit has a variable diffracting structure. By means of the diffracting structure, the light wave field varied by the light modulator can be diffracted in a variable and predeterminable manner. Further, the present invention relates to a display and a method for producing a light modulation device. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055693 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A LENS MODULE - A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, each pixel including a plurality of sub-pixels, a lens module on the display panel, the lens module including a plurality of lenses having a pitch that corresponds to a horizontal pitch of the plurality of sub-pixels, and a driving unit configured to drive the display panel and the lens module to provide an image displayed by the display panel to a left eye of a viewer at a first frame and to provide the image displayed by the display panel to a right eye of the viewer at a second frame. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055694 | LENS PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND 3D DISPLAY DEVICE - According to embodiments of the present invention, there are provided a lens panel, a method for manufacturing the same and a 3D display device. The lens panel comprises: a first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate, disposed opposite to the first transparent substrate; positive electrodes and negative electrodes, which are in a strip shape, and disposed on a side of the first transparent substrate opposed to the second transparent substrate parallel to each other and alternately; a second transparent liquid and a first transparent liquid filled between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate in this order from the second transparent substrate to the first transparent substrate, the first transparent liquid and the second transparent liquid being immiscible, and reflectance of the first transparent liquid being larger than reflectance of the second transparent liquid. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055695 | VARIABLE OPTICAL RETARDER - A sub-wavelength grating is placed inside a liquid crystal variable optical retarder to reduce polarization dependence of the optical retardation generated by the variable optical retarder. A small thickness of the sub-wavelength grating, as compared to a conventional waveplate, reduces the driving voltage penalty due to the in-cell placement of the sub-wavelength grating. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055696 | CURVED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A curved liquid crystal display panel includes an upper substrate having a curved shape, a liquid crystal layer, a lower substrate having a curved shape, where the lower substrate is combined with the upper substrate and the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, and a heating line disposed on at least one of the upper substrate and the lower substrate and which provides heat to the liquid crystal layer such that a temperature of the liquid crystal layer increases. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055697 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A source AMP output circuit ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140055698 | MOTHER SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - A mother substrate for a display device includes: a first mother substrate and a second mother substrate including a plurality of panel regions and facing each other; a first contact electrode and a second contact electrode on the first mother substrate; a common electrode, a first voltage application electrode and a second voltage application electrode separated from each other and on the second mother substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate. The first voltage application electrode is connected to the first contact electrode, and the second voltage application electrode is connected to the second contact electrode. The first voltage application electrode is applied with a first voltage, and the second voltage application electrode is applied with a second voltage different from the first voltage. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055699 | Frameless Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention provides a frameless liquid crystal display device, which includes a rear enclosure, a backlight module arranged inside the rear enclosure, a mold frame arranged on the backlight module and fixedly coupled to the rear enclosure, a liquid crystal display panel arranged on the mold frame, and a surface decoration arranged at a lower end of the liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal display panel includes a CF substrate and a TFT substrate laminated on the CF substrate and a top polarization plate and a bottom polarization plate respectively laminated to the CF substrate and the TFT substrate. The bottom polarization plate forms projections on upper and lower ends of the liquid crystal display panel. The mold frame forms retention slots in which the projections are received to mount the liquid crystal display panel to the mold frame. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055700 | Frameless Liquid Crystal Display Device - A frameless liquid crystal display device includes a rear enclosure, a backlight module arranged inside the rear enclosure, a mold frame arranged on the backlight module and mounted to the rear enclosure, and a liquid crystal display panel arranged on the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel has an upper portion that is mounted to the mold frame through a connection section, which includes an elongate base plate to which an elongate projection structure is mounted. The mold frame forms a recess receiving and fixing the connection section therein by screws so as to fix the connection section and the mold frame to the rear enclosure. The liquid crystal display panel includes a CF substrate forming a step with respect to a lower edge of a TFT substrate. A surface decoration is bonded to the step to assemble the liquid crystal display panel to the mold frame. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055701 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device including: TFT substrate; color filter; counter electrode; interlayer insulation film; pixel electrode; alignment film; liquid crystal layer; counter substrate; and Si semiconductor layer. The color filter, counter electrode, interlayer insulation film, pixel electrode, and alignment film being formed on the side where the TFT substrate is provided, the counter substrate being disposed in facing relation to the TFT substrate with the liquid crystal layer put between the counter substrate and TFT substrate, the Si semiconductor layer is formed between the pixel electrode and interlayer insulation film. Even when light from a backlight is absorbed by the color filter and sufficient light cannot reach the alignment film, electric charges accumulated on the alignment film can escape to the pixel electrode in an early stage by the Si semiconductor layer formed under the alignment film, thereby capable of erasing the afterimage in an early stage. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055702 | Displays with Bent Signal Lines - A display may be provided with an active central region and a peripheral inactive region. The display may have one or more flexible edges in the peripheral inactive region. Conductive lines may pass between components in the active central region such as display pixels and touch sensor electrodes and components in the inactive peripheral region such as gate driver circuitry and patterned interconnect lines. Each conductive line may have an unbent segment on a portion of a display layer in the active central region and may have a segment on the bent edge of the display layer. The display layer may be formed from a polymer or other flexible material. The bent segments may be configured to be less susceptible to increases in resistance from bending than the unbent segments. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055703 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device include a shell assembly having a display window, a liquid crystal panel installed in the shell assembly, and a backlight unit providing a backlight source. The backlight unit includes a light-outgoing top surface just opposite to the liquid crystal panel, a light guide plate adjacent to the incident side of the light-outgoing top surface, an optical diaphragm, a reflecting plate arranged on the bottom of the light guide plate, and a light source. The substrate or cooling plate is bent at its side close to the light-outgoing top surface to form a first bent portion; the first bent portion has a first reflecting surface for reflecting the light, making most of the light emitted by the light source enter the light guide plate, thus greatly improving the utilization ratio and transmittance of the light of the light source. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055704 | Frameless Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention provides a frameless liquid crystal display device, which includes a rear enclosure, a backlight module arranged inside the rear enclosure, a mold frame arranged on the backlight module and fixedly coupled to the rear enclosure, and a liquid crystal display panel arranged on the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel includes a CF substrate and a TFT substrate laminated on the CF substrate and a top polarization plate and a bottom polarization plate respectively laminated to the CF substrate and the TFT substrate. The top polarization plate is a flexible polarization film having an upper end coupled to the mold frame so as to fix an upper end of the liquid crystal display panel to the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel forms a step on which a surface decoration is positioned to fix to the mold frame. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055705 | Frameless Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention provides a frameless liquid crystal display device, which includes a rear enclosure, a backlight module arranged inside the rear enclosure, a mold frame arranged on the backlight module and fixedly coupled to the rear enclosure, a liquid crystal display panel arranged on the mold frame, and a surface decoration arranged at a lower end of the liquid crystal display panel and mounted to the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel is coupled to the mold frame by coupling sections, each of which includes a rectangular plate, an engagement section, and a connection section that connects the rectangular plate and the engagement section. The mold frame forms retention slots corresponding to the coupling sections and each of the retention slots including first and openings and a channel communicating with the first and second openings. The first opening is greater than the second opening. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055706 | Frameless Liquid Crystal Display Device - A frameless liquid crystal display device includes a rear enclosure, a backlight module arranged inside the rear enclosure, a mold frame arranged on the backlight module and mounted to the rear enclosure, and a liquid crystal display panel arranged on the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel has an upper portion mounted to the mold frame through a single-side attaching section, which comprises a central attaching portion bonded to the liquid crystal display panel and two fabric strip-like fastening segments extending from the central attaching portion. The mold frame forms through holes through which the fabric strip-like fastening segments extend to engage and fasten each other so the fix the upper portion of the liquid crystal display panel to the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel forms a step and a surface decoration is positioned on the step and fixed to the mold frame. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055707 | Frameless Liquid Crystal Display Device - A frameless liquid crystal display device includes a rear enclosure, a backlight module arranged inside the rear enclosure, a mold frame arranged on the backlight module and mounted to the rear enclosure, and a liquid crystal display panel arranged on the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel has an upper portion mounted to the mold frame through vacuum suction cups, each of which includes a cup portion that is attached through suction to a non-displaying zone of a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel and a stem portion that is fixed to the mold frame by a screw so as to fix the upper portion of the liquid crystal display panel to the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel forms a step and a surface decoration is bonded to the step to fix the liquid crystal display panel to the mold frame. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055708 | Frameless Liquid Crystal Display Device - A frameless liquid crystal display device includes a rear enclosure, a backlight module arranged inside the rear enclosure, a mold frame arranged on the backlight module and mounted to the rear enclosure, and a liquid crystal display panel arranged on the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel has upper and lower portions mounted to the mold frame through connection sections, each of which includes a rectangular base plate and a trapezoid block. The mold frame forms a trapezoid slot having an open end and a closed end corresponding to each of the connection sections. The connection section is thus receivable through the open end into the trapezoid slot to retain and fix the liquid crystal display panel to the mold frame. The liquid crystal display panel forms a step and a surface decoration is mounted to the step to fix the liquid crystal display panel to the mold frame. | 2014-02-27 |