21st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150138389 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEGMENTATION OF FOREGROUND OBJECTS IN IMAGES AND PROCESSING THEREOF - In an example embodiment, a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method includes facilitating capture of at least one image of a scene including a foreground object by at least one rolling shutter sensor. The at least one image includes a pattern in an image region of the foreground object comprising a series of alternate dark and bright pixel regions. The at least one image is captured by setting exposure time of the sensor as equal or less than a read-out time of a set of pixel rows of a plurality of pixel rows, and by facilitating a repeating sequence of ON and OFF of flash such that flash is ON while capturing the set of pixel rows, and OFF while capturing subsequent set of pixel rows. The method includes determining a contour of the foreground object in the at least one image based on the pattern. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138390 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING FOCUS AND/OR EXPOSURE ADJUSTMENT CONTROL - An image processing apparatus includes a selection unit configured to select a main object area from among a plurality of object areas of an image in which any one of a plurality of object types is assigned to each of the object areas, a detection unit configured to detect a position and a size of each of the plurality of object areas, and a setting unit configured to set an evaluation area for obtaining an evaluation signal used for a predetermined control based on the main object area selected by the selection unit. The selection unit selects the main object area from among the plurality of object areas based on the position, size, and a priority set for each of the object types, of each of the plurality of object areas. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138391 | IMAGE CAPTURE ACCELERATOR - An image capture accelerator performs accelerated processing of image data. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator includes accelerator circuitry including a pre-processing engine and a compression engine. The pre-processing engine is configured to perform accelerated processing on received image data, and the compression engine is configured to compress processed image data received from the pre-processing engine. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator further includes a demultiplexer configured to receive image data captured by an image sensor array implemented within, for example, an image sensor chip. The demultiplexer may output the received image data to an image signal processor when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in a standard capture mode, and may output the received image data to the accelerator circuitry when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in an accelerated capture mode. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138392 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus comprises an image capturing unit, a calculation unit configured to calculate light amount variation characteristics of light from an object, a photometric value determination unit configured to determine a photometry value used for determination of an exposure condition based on the light amount variation characteristics calculated by the calculation unit, and an exposure condition determination unit configured to determine an exposure condition when performing exposure of the image capturing unit at a timing set based on the light amount variation characteristics calculated by the calculation unit, based on the photometry value determined by the photometric value determination unit. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138393 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In an electronic device which is capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of information which may be obtained by an imaging operation, and in a first display format, a system controller makes a generating unit which generates code information generate a single piece of code information including a plurality of pieces of information and makes a rear-side display unit display a picture of the generated code information. In a second display format, the generating unit which generates code information is made to generate a plurality of pieces of code information which individually include a plurality of pieces of information and the rear-side display unit is made to display pictures of the generated code information sequentially one by one. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138394 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING IMAGE FILES BY DISPLAYING BACKUP INFORMATION - A method and an apparatus for managing image files by displaying backup information are provided. The method includes: displaying at least one image file; reading a file tag of the at least one image file to determine whether there is backup information; and when there is the backup information as a result of the determination, displaying a predetermined object associated with the backup information. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138395 | Display System Using Metadata to Adjust Area of Interest and Method - A method of and apparatus for preparing an image signal includes combining with a video signal having a number of objects of interest metadata identifying the objects as Area of Interest (AOI). Exemplary objects includes an object in a group of objects, such as a horse in a horse race, a sports object, such as a hockey puck, and so on. The object may be an objectionable, such as a representation of violence, sex or vulgar language. A user may provide an input to select an object of interest to alter the prominence of the selected object. A display system responsive to the image signal for showing images having AOI with altered prominence based on user input. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing logic code for carrying out the foregoing. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138396 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing device including a storage control unit that causes shooting parameters to be stored, a change instruction unit that transmits an instruction to change the shooting parameters, and a change processing unit that, in response to the instruction from the change instruction unit, changes the shooting parameters without relying on a surrounding environment. The instruction from the change instruction unit does not indicate content of the change in the shooting parameters, but instructs execution of the change. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138397 | IMAGE SENSOR DATA COMPRESSION AND DSP DECOMPRESSION - An image sensor compresses image data prior to transmitting the image data to a DSP. The image sensor captures light representing an image, for instance via a camera's aperture. A focal plane array converts the captured light into pixel data. The pixel data is sorted into categories, and is compressed in parallel by a compression engine. The compressed pixel data is then sent to a DSP, which may be located off-chip. The DSP then decompresses the compressed pixel data, performs image signal processing operations on the compressed pixel data, and then compresses the processed pixel data into a digital image format. The image sensor may buffer the pixel data for one or more images to accommodate for slowdown by the compression engine. The pixel data may be sorted by row and column of a pixel array. Alternatively, the pixel data may be sorted by color from a Bayer color filter. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138398 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, TRANSMITTING-SIDE DEVICE AND RECEIVING-SIDE DEVICE - Provided is an image processing system capable of coping with data which is obtained in a new color filter array, and making full use of the performance of a receiving-side device by reducing the influence of a difference in the performance of the receiving-side device on an image quality. An image processing system | 2015-05-21 |
20150138399 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING COMPOSITE IMAGES OF LONG DOCUMENTS USING MOBILE VIDEO DATA - Systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed and include: initiating a capture operation using an image capture component of the mobile device, the capture operation comprising; capturing video data; and estimating a plurality of motion vectors corresponding to motion of the image capture component during the capture operation. The systems, techniques, and computer program products also include detecting a document depicted in the video data; tracking a position of the detected document throughout the video data; selecting a plurality of images using the image capture component of the mobile device, wherein the selection is based at least in part on: the tracked position of the detected document; and the estimated motion vectors; and generating a composite image based on at least some of the selected plurality of images. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138400 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, a third lens unit having positive refractive power, and a rear lens group including one or more lens units. The distance between adjacent lens units changes during zooming. The first lens unit is closer to the object side at a telephoto end than at the wide-angle end. The second lens unit includes a first negative lens, a second negative lens, and a third negative lens in this order from the object side. The focal lengths of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end and at the telephoto end, the focal length of the first lens unit, and the focal length of the second lens unit are appropriately set based on predetermined mathematical conditions. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138401 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A zoom lens including: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power in this order from an object side to an image side. During zooming, the lens units move such that an interval between adjacent lens units varies. The third lens unit includes at least two positive lenses. A partial dispersion ratio (θgF3P) of a material and the Abbe number (νd3P) of a positive lens included in the third lens unit satisfy the following conditional expressions, | 2015-05-21 |
20150138402 | Light Field Data Acquisition - A light field data acquisition device includes optics and a light field sensor to acquire light field image data of a scene. In at least one embodiment, the light field sensor is located at a substantially fixed, predetermined distance relative to the focal point of the optics. In response to user input, the light field acquires the light field image data of the scene, and a storage device stores the acquired data. Such acquired data can subsequently be used to generate a plurality of images of the scene using different virtual focus depths. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138403 | MULTI-WINDOW IMAGE PROCESSING AND MOTION COMPENSATION - An image processing system receives a sequence of frames including a current input frame and a next input frame (the next input frame is captured subsequent in time with respect to capturing of the current input frame). The image processing system stores a previously outputted output frame. The previously outputted output frame is derived from previously processed input frames in the sequence. The image processing modifies the current input frame based on detected first motion and second motion. The first motion is detected based on an analysis of the current input frame with respect to the next input frame. The second motion is detected based on an analysis of the current input frame with respect to the previously outputted output frame. According to one configuration, the image processing system implements multi-sized analyzer windows to more precisely detect the first motion and second motion. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138404 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and a signal processing unit configured to process signals read out from the pixels. In a first mode, a charge accumulation is controlled by an electronic shutter. In a second mode, the charge accumulation is controlled by a mechanical shutter. The signal processing unit corrects image data obtained from the plurality of pixels based on a signal obtained by the charge accumulation in the second mode. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138405 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REMOVING NOISE FROM AN IMAGE - The disclosed embodiments include an apparatus implemented in a semiconductor integrated chip. The apparatus is configured to operate a composite function, comprising a first function and a second function, on a first patch of an image. The apparatus includes a first function operator configured to operate the first function on the group of pixel values to provide a first processed group of pixel values. The apparatus also includes a delay system configured to maintain the first processed group of pixel values for a predetermined period of time to provide a delayed processed group of pixel values. The apparatus further includes a second function operator configured to operate a second function on at least a second processed group of pixels and the delayed processed group to determine an output of the composite function. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138406 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CAPTURING IMAGES - In an example embodiment, a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method comprises generating a preview of a scene by a first camera of an apparatus in a first mode, and generating one or more image frames of the scene by at least one second camera of the apparatus in the first mode. The method comprises selecting at least one image frame from the one or more image frames as at least one capture image in a second mode. The apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory comprising computer program code, to perform generating the preview of the scene by the first camera in the first mode, generating image frames of the scene by the at least one second camera in the first mode; and selecting the at least one capture image from the image frames in the second mode. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138407 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - The present technique relates to an imaging device and an imaging method, an electronic device, and a program, which are configured to improve an SN ratio by combining addition reading and thin-out reading by signal processing similar to signal processing using thin-out reading. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138408 | Digital Correlated Double Sampling Circuit and Image Sensor Including the Same - A digital correlated double sampling (CDS) circuit includes a first latch unit, a second latch unit and a calculating unit. The first latch unit stores digital reset component data and digital image component data by latching a count signal in response to a first control signal. The second latch unit stores the digital reset component data by latching an output of the first latch unit in response to a second control signal. The calculating unit generates digital effective image data by subtracting the digital reset component data from the digital image component data. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138409 | CAMERA AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME - An image obtained by superimposing the image of the subject, which is displayed on the display screen of an electronic viewfinder, upon the optical image of the subject can be seen by the user looking through a finder unit. Display position on the display screen of the electronic viewfinder is shifted so as to correct for parallax between the finder unit and the solid-state electronic image sensing device. When the image of the subject is in focus, the optical image of the subject and the electronically captured image of the subject coincide. When the image of the subject is not in focus, the optical image and the electronically captured image are offset from each other. Correct focus can be achieved while observing the extent of offset between these images of the subject through the finder unit. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138410 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE SENSOR READ OUT ARCHITECTURE - A method of controlling a pixel array includes reading out image data from pixel cells of a row i of the of the pixel array with second transfer control signals that are coupled to be received by transfer transistors included in the pixels cells of the row of the of the pixel array that is being read out. Exposure times for pixel cells are independently controlled in other rows of the pixel array that are not being read out with first transfer control signals coupled to be received by transfer transistors included in the pixel cells in the other rows of the of the pixel array that are not being read out while the image data is read out from the pixel cells of row i of the pixel array. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138411 | COMPARATOR CIRCUIT, IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMPARATOR CIRCUIT - An object of the present invention is to provide a comparator which has an input voltage range larger than the case where a conventional offset cancel technique is used, while reducing an offset voltage. A comparator circuit includes: a comparator having an inverting input terminal, a non-inverting input terminal and an output terminal; a first switch having one terminal connected to the inverting input terminal and having the other terminal connected to the output terminal; a first capacitor which has one end connected with the inverting input terminal; a first signal input terminal which is another end of the first capacitor; and a second signal input terminal which selectively inputs either one of a fixed voltage and a comparing signal into the non-inverting input terminal. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138412 | IMAGE SENSORS AND SYSTEMS WITH AN IMPROVED RESOLUTION - A device, comprising a plurality of pixel arrays. Two or more pixel arrays are stacked in overlapping fashion and rotated. Optionally, one or more of the pixel arrays are shifted with respect to others. As a result, the horizontal and vertical Nyquist spatial sampling frequency limits are increased, thus permitting an increase in image resolution, for example in terms of line pairs that can be resolved, without reducing the pixel size. Certain stacked pixel pattern arrangement can also be read out as Bayer color pattern for processing by traditional Bayer image signal processors. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138413 | AD CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, in an AD conversion circuit of a single slope type, a counter is configured to count number of clocks, in a state where a potential level of a first slope voltage and a potential level of a second slope voltage concurrently change, until an output signal of either one of a first comparator and a second comparator is inverted. A reference counter is configured to constantly output a full count value. A generation circuit is configured to generate and output a digital value corresponding to a count value of the counter when an output signal of the first comparator is inverted, and to generate and output a digital value corresponding to a value obtained by subtracting a count value of the counter from the full count value of the reference counter when an output signal of the second comparator is inverted. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138414 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR A SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section that has at least one pixel with a photoelectric conversion unit and a charge detection unit. A driving section is configured to read out a signal of the pixel, a first portion of said signal being based on signal charge, a second portion of said signal being based on a reset potential. A signal processing section is configured to read out the first portion of the signal as a reference voltage, with the reference voltage being adjusted to cause the first and second portions of the signal to be within an input voltage range. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138415 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM - An image sensor including a pixel unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix, an A/D conversion circuit provided corresponding to each column of the matrix and configured to A/D-convert a pixel signal output from the pixel unit and output digital data corresponding to the pixel signal, a memory provided on each column, and a redundant data generation unit configured to generate redundant data based on a generating rule of an error correction code for the digital data, wherein the digital data and the redundant data are stored in the memory. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138416 | Photo kiosk devices with adjustable housings - The present invention discloses a photo kiosk device. The photo kiosk device may include a housing with an extendable arm to provide a photo taking environment, a digital lens provided at one side of the housing to capture a photo image, a user interface provided at one side of the housing to display the captured photo image; and a photo slot provided at one side of the housing to output a finished photo product of the captured photo image, wherein the extendable arm, when extended, is provided with a back light source at a surface thereof to enhance a brightness of the photo taking environment. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138417 | VIEWFINDER WEARABLE, AT LEAST IN PART, BY HUMAN OPERATOR - A system embodiment may include at least one camera wearable, at least in part, by a human operator. The at least one camera may have, when enabled, at least one active field of view that may be captured by the at least one camera in response, at least in part, to image capture actuation by the human operator. This embodiment also may include a viewfinder wearable, at least in part, on a head of the human operator. The viewfinder may provide to the human operator, prior to the image capture actuation, at least one visual indication of the at least one active field of view of the at least one camera. The at least one visual indication may be displayed in at least one central field of vision of the human operator. Of course, many alternatives, modifications, and variations are possible without departing from this embodiment. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138418 | CAMERA APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF GENERATING VIEW FINDER IMAGE SIGNAL - A camera apparatus includes: a display signal generation section configured to generate an indicator display signal for displaying an indicator at a position in accordance with an inclination of a camera body in a predetermined direction; and a combination section configured to combine a captured image signal with the indicator display signal in order to obtain a view finder image signal, wherein the display signal generation section generates the indicator display signal such that a display of the indicator is masked using a mask area having a predetermined width and with a position corresponding to a predetermined inclination of the indicator in a movement direction as center. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138419 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A shutter lag from when a shutter button is fully pressed to when an exposure is actually performed may be reduced by performing a precedence operation for a state transition of a shutter when the shutter button is half pressed. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138420 | LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL CONNECTION TO LENS MOUNT OF CAMERA MODULE - Electronics modules and methods of making electronics modules are provided. An electronics module includes a substrate having an electronic circuit mounted thereon, a lens mount affixed to the substrate, the lens mount having a lens assembly mounted therein, and a liquid crystal cell affixed to the lens mount over the lens assembly, the liquid crystal cell having electrical terminals, wherein the lens mount includes adhesive containment pockets that are filled with a conductive adhesive so as to contact the electrical terminals of the liquid crystal cell, wherein the adhesive containment pockets include contacts that are electrically connected to the substrate. In some embodiments, the electronics module is a camera module. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138421 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - An optical imaging lens set includes a first lens with positive refractive power and a convex object-side surface, a second lens element with negative refractive power and an image-side surface with a concave portion in a vicinity of its periphery, a third lens element has an object-side surface with a concave portion in a vicinity of its periphery, a fourth lens element with positive refractive power, a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, a fifth lens element with an object-side with a convex portion in a vicinity of the optical axis, an image-side surface with a concave portion in a vicinity of the optical axis and a convex portion in a vicinity of its periphery. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138422 | OPTICAL MEMBER, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER - To provide an optical member in which crystallization is suppressed and which has a porous glass layer on a base material. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138423 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO A CAMERA INCLUDING MULTIPLE OPTICAL CHAINS - Camera methods and apparatus are described where the camera device includes multiple optical chains. In various embodiments two or more of the optical chains include light redirection devices such as mirrors or prisms. Sensors corresponding to multiple different optical chains, but not necessarily all optical chains, are parallel to each other. In some embodiments sensors corresponding to different optical chains are located in the same plane at the front or rear of the camera. However other sensor mounting positions are also possible. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138424 | SOLID STATE IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a solid state image capturing apparatus including an image capturing element for photoelectric converting an incident light; a light shielding filter for shielding a part of the incident light; and a metal plate partly having an opening for fixing the light shielding filter at a position for blocking the opening, an end of the opening of the metal plate being etched and antireflection treated. Also, a camera module and an electronic device are provided. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138425 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - An imaging lens system includes a first lens that includes a convex object-side surface and has a positive refractive power; a second lens that includes a concave image plane-side surface and has a negative refractive power; a third lens; a fourth lens that includes two spherical surfaces and has a negative refractive power; a fifth lens that includes a convex image plane-side surface and has a positive refractive power; and a sixth lens that has a negative refractive power, wherein the first through sixth lenses are arranged in order from an object side to an image plane side. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138426 | Composite Module for Mobile Phone - A composite module includes a macro focus module comprising a second lens and at least one light source near the second lens, wherein the second lens is movable, after the time that the second lens moves to a predetermined location in front of the first lens, the light source illuminates, and after the time that the second lens leaves the predetermined location of the first lens, the light source extinguishes; a power supply module comprising a power supply and a connection interface; and a first circuit board coupled to the power supply, the light source and the connection interface, wherein the power supply is configured to provide power for the light source, and further provide power for the mobile phone through the connection interface which is connected to the mobile phone. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138427 | LOCATION-TAG CAMERA FOCUSING SYSTEMS - A system for improved camera focusing systems using subject location tags. More particularly, the disclosed subject matter relates to providing a system comprising camera accessories and in-lens technologies that allows for the continuous, automated focus of a subject by measuring the distance between the camera and a subject that has been “tagged” with a locator beacon. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138428 | Single Focal Length Lens System and Image Pickup Apparatus Using the Same - A single focal length lens system includes a front lens unit and a rear lens unit, and does not include any other lens unit. The front lens unit includes a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a third lens unit having a negative refractive power. Each of the first lens unit and the second lens unit includes a positive lens and a negative lens, and the first lens unit and the second lens unit do not move all the time. An aperture stop is disposed on the image side of the second lens unit. Any one of the lens units positioned on the image side of the second lens unit is a focusing lens unit, and the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied: | 2015-05-21 |
20150138429 | IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image-capturing apparatus of the present disclosure includes a focus lens, an image sensor that captures an object image formed via the focus lens and generates image data, and a controller that calculates a value relating to an in-focus position based on (i) first image data generated by the image sensor when the focus lens is at a first position and (ii) second image data generated by the image sensor when the focus lens is moved from the first position by a first moving amount and located at a second position, and the controller changing a next moving amount of the focus lens from the first moving amount based on the calculated value relating to the in-focus position. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138430 | IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides an image-capturing apparatus for determining an object distance with higher accuracy. An image-capturing apparatus includes an optical system that forms an object image of an object, the optical system including a focus lens, an image sensor that captures the object image formed via the optical system and generates image data, and a controller that determines an object distance according to information representing a state of the optical system based on (i) first image data generated when the focus lens is at a first focus lens position and (ii) second image data generated when the focus lens is at a second focus lens position. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138431 | PHOTOGRAPHING LENS GROUP AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A photographing lens group and an electronic apparatus including the same are provided. The photographing lens group includes a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a positive or negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive or negative refractive power, a fifth lens having a negative refractive power, and a sixth lens having a positive refractive power. The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth lenses are sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side of the photographing lens group. The photographing lens group satisfies an inequality of 1.02015-05-21 | |
20150138432 | IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING IMAGE DATA - An image capturing system includes an image capturing unit configured to photograph the medium on a medium installation face, a lighting configured to irradiate the medium installation face, a lighting control unit configured to control the lighting, and a non-readable area determining unit configured to determine whether there is a non-readable area from which the image capturing unit is unable to read information of the medium due to reflected light of the lighting. The non-readable area is determined based on an image acquired by photographing the medium in a turned-on state of the lighting. When the non-readable area determining unit determines that there is the non-readable area, the medium is photographed in different lighting states set by the lighting control unit, and among the image data generated in photographing process, image data corresponding to the medium is generated by synthesizing areas except an area corresponding to the non-readable area. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138433 | Illumination Control System and Illumination Control Method - An illumination control method and an illumination control system for controlling at least one illuminating device are disclosed. The illumination control method includes following steps: capturing an image through an image capturing device; analyzing a characteristic of the image; and generating a first control signal. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138434 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a housing, a support member, and a camera module is provided. The housing has a bump. The bump extends toward the outside of the electronic device and correspondingly forms a recess on the inside of the housing. The support member includes a chassis and a holder. The chassis is disposed inside the housing. The holder includes a body, an accommodation recess located on the body and facing the recess, and a skirt extending outwardly from a side of the accommodation recess. The holder is supported against the chassis through the skirt. The camera module is disposed inside the accommodation recess, and a portion of the camera module protrudes outside the accommodation recess, wherein the protruding portion is located in the recess, and the support member is located outside the recess, such that a sidewall of the recess faces and surrounds the camera module. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138435 | LENS DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An object is to provide a lens device that can share a cable and can prevent the unnecessary exposure of the cable, and an imaging apparatus that includes the lens device. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138436 | CAMERA MODULE - One or more embodiments are directed to optical module assemblies, such as a camera module assembly, and methods of forming same. One embodiment is directed to an optical module assembly that includes a substrate having a first surface. An optical device is secured to the first surface of the substrate and electrically coupled to the substrate. A molded body is located on the first surface of the substrate outward of the optical device. The molded body includes a first recess. A lens assembly is secured to the molded body over the first recess by an adhesive material located in the first recess. In some embodiments, the molded body of the optical module assembly further includes a second recess spaced apart from the first recess. A transparent material is secured to the molded body over the second recess by an adhesive material located in the second recess. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138437 | DRIVE DEVICE WHICH CAN BE FREELY ATTACHED TO/DETACHED FROM LENS BARREL, AND PROCESS CONTROL METHOD AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR SAME - There are provided a drive device that is detachably mounted on a lens barrel making time, which is required until the position of a zoom ring is detected, uniform, a method of controlling initial processing for storing a result of initial processing in a memory, and a method of adjusting an angular position. A series of pulses are output from an encoder | 2015-05-21 |
20150138438 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system of the present invention comprises a lens unit having a barrel section that contains a photographing optical system, and an operating section provided on the barrel section, and a camera body having an imaging section for converting a subject image formed by the photographing optical system into electrical signals, and a display section for displaying the subject image based on the electrical signals, wherein the lens unit has a transmission section for transmitting information relating to the operation section, and the camera body has a receiving section for receiving information relating to the operating section that has been transmitted from the transmission section, and an association section for displaying the information relating to the operation section that has been received by the receiving section on the display section, and associating information relating to the operating section with functions of the camera body. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138439 | REAL-TIME FALSE COLOR REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLOR INTERPOLATION - A false color reduction system and method for color interpolation is disclosed in the present invention. The false color reduction system includes a red/blue color interpolation signal reference level estimator, a red/blue color interpolation signal noise analyzer and a red/blue color interpolation signal noise regulator. The red/blue color interpolation signal reference level estimator receives a RGB image array and a red/blue color interpolation signal of the RGB image array, and calculates a difference value between a green target pixel or a green interpolation pixel corresponding to a red/blue target pixel of the RGB image array and an average value of a plurality of green pixels nearby the green target pixel or the green interpolation pixel to generate a green difference signal. The red/blue color interpolation signal reference level estimator further calculates an average signal of the red/blue color interpolation signal and a plurality of the same color pixels around the red/blue color interpolation signal, and generates a red/blue reference level according to the green difference signal and the average signal. The red/blue color interpolation signal noise analyzer is coupled to the red/blue color interpolation signal reference level estimator and receives the red/blue reference level. The red/blue color interpolation signal noise analyzer determines if a value of the red/blue color interpolation signal is larger than a sum of the red/blue reference level and a correlation value, and determines the value of the red/blue color interpolation signal is smaller than a difference between the red/blue reference level and a correlation value so as to generate a analysis result. The red/blue color interpolation signal noise regulator is coupled to the red/blue color interpolation signal noise analyzer and receives the analysis result to correct the red/blue color interpolation signal. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138440 | DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a main signal processing circuit to which color video data is input, and a plurality of sub-signal processing circuits to which vide data for respective colors output by the main signal processing circuit are input. The main signal processing circuit generates information, which is used when each of the sub-signal processing circuits performs a predetermined process, based on information of a plurality of colors in the color video data input, and then outputs data representing the generated information to each of the sub-signal processing circuits together with the video data for the respective colors. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138441 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPATIO TEMPORAL VIDEO IMAGE ENHANCEMENT - A method for improving quality of low light video images including: receiving a current video frame; temporally enhancing it by applying a first weight matrix including higher weight factors for stationary regions and lower weight factors for moving regions to the received frame and a reference frame to generate an enhanced temporal video frame; spatially enhancing the enhanced temporal video frame by applying a second weight matrix including higher weight factors for stationary regions and lower weight factors for moving regions to generate an enhanced spatial video frame; and motion enhancing the enhanced temporal video frame by extracting matched rigid moving objects in a previous or future frame and processing each of the extracted matched rigid moving objects with a corresponding rigid object in the enhanced temporal or spatial or raw current video frame. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138442 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A power supply apparatus and a display apparatus are provided. The power supply apparatus including: a rectifier configured to receive alternating current (AC) power to output a rectified current; a first converter configured to perform a switching operation with respect to the rectified current to output a first output voltage; and a controller configured to control the first converter in order to perform the switching operation so that the first output voltage reaches a first target value in a first period of the input AC current, and not to perform the switching operation in a second period of the input AC power. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138443 | Control Method Of Plasma TV, A Bluetooth Touch Control Pen And A Plasma TV - Disclosed are a control method of plasma TV, a Bluetooth touch control pen and a plasma TV, the method comprising: configuring all or part of the pixel points of a plasma TV screen to transmit a light signal carrying pixel position information; a touch control pen receiving the light signal by contacting the screen, calculating the pixel coordinate values of the position of a contact point on the screen according to the pixel position information in the light signal, and transmitting the calculated pixel coordinate values to the plasma TV via Bluetooth transmission; the plasma TV conducting a corresponding operation according to the received pixel coordinate values. The present invention realizes a novel touch control solution for large screen plasma TVs, and the solution has good user experience and low cost. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138444 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND TERMINAL DEVICE - The present invention provides a video display apparatus and a terminal device that are easy to use. The present invention is provided with a display unit for displaying video content, a receiving unit for receiving a command transmitted by the terminal device, and a control unit for executing a process corresponding to the command received from the receiving unit. The control unit executes a process corresponding to a first command when the first command is received from a specific terminal device, but not a process corresponding to the first command when the first command is received from another terminal device; and executes a process corresponding to a second command when the second command is received from the specific terminal device or the other terminal device. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138445 | Projector apparatus and method for implementing projector apparatus having network functionality - Disclosed are a projector apparatus and a method for implementing a projector apparatus having network functionality. The projector apparatus includes: a network communication module, connected to a projector Central Processing Unit (CPU) module, configured to provide the projector apparatus with network access functionality, and transmit/receive and process network data services under the control of the projector CPU module; the projector CPU module configured to, according to operation instructions of a user, control the network communication module and control the projector apparatus to project on a screen network data downloaded by the user acquired from the network communication module; and a human-computer interaction display, connected to the projector CPU module, configured to provide a human-computer interface for the user to operate the network data services, display for the user content of currently-running network data services and transmit the operation instructions of the user to the projector CPU module. By means of technical solutions according to the present disclosure, the projector apparatus is enabled to have functionality of both a projector and a wireless hotspot. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138446 | Compact Optical Projection Apparatus - A compact optical projection apparatus. An apparatus for light projection includes at least one illumination device; a cover prism including a curved surface positioned to receive illumination light rays and a total internal reflection surface positioned to internally reflect the light rays towards an asymmetric reflector surface positioned opposite the total internal reflection surface, the asymmetric reflector surface configured to reflect the received light rays out of the cover prism at an emitter side of the cover prism; a spatial light modulating the illumination light rays with image data to form image light rays; a reverse total internal reflection (RTIR) prism positioned between the spatial light modulator and the emitter side of the cover prism and further comprising a total internal reflection surface configured to totally internally reflect the image light rays out of the RTIR prism into a light projection device. Additional apparatus are disclosed. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138447 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device | 2015-05-21 |
20150138448 | Adjustable Display System for Vehicular Use - An adjustable display screen mounted within a vehicle is provided. The combination of the display's mounting system and the linkage assembly allows the user to adjust and optimize the position of the display screen regardless of seating position, thereby alleviating the eye strain, fatigue, neck and back pain that often accompany the improper use of a monitor for an extended period of time. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138449 | Method of Adjusting a Display Position Based on User Orientation - A method of operating a vehicle's display system is provided, where the system monitors the user's position within the vehicle's seat and automatically adjusts the location of the display to compensate for variations in the size or seating position of the user, thereby helping to alleviate the eye strain, fatigue, neck and back pain that often accompany the improper use of a monitor for an extended period of time. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138450 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - The rear cabinet of the television receiver (display apparatus) is constituted by multiple pieces connected with screws. A circumferential part along one side of one piece is overlapped with the other piece to be connected. The other piece is provided with an overlap part overlapped with the inner surface of the circumferential part, the first rib along one side and a parallel member protruding to be in parallel with the outer surface, the first rib and the parallel member reinforcing the piece. The first rib is provided with a boss into which a screw is inserted, and the parallel member is disconnected at the position of the boss. The second rib is further provided so as to enclose the boss, which reinforces the part without the parallel member. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138451 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY WITH AN EYEBALL-TRACKER INTEGRATED SYSTEM - Head-mounted display with an eye-tracking system and including a light-transmitting substrate ( | 2015-05-21 |
20150138452 | TOUCH SCREEN WITH CONDUCTIVE MESH UNDER POLARIZER - A touch screen includes a front linear polarizer, a touch sensor, and a front display substrate. The touch sensor includes a first conductive mesh disposed on a top side of an optically isotropic substrate and a second conductive mesh disposed on a bottom side of the optically isotropic substrate. A top side of the first conductive mesh is coupled to a bottom side of the front linear polarizer. A bottom side of the second conductive mesh is coupled to a top side of the front display substrate. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138453 | TOUCH PANEL - There is provided a touch panel, including: a substrate; a print layer provided in an edge region of a surface of the substrate; and a plurality of electrodes configured of a plurality of fine conductor lines and formed on the surface of the substrate and a predetermined surface of the print layer, wherein the fine conductor lines have a larger line width on the surface of the print layer than on the surface of the substrate. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138454 | VARIABLE OPTIC OPHTHALMIC DEVICE INCLUDING LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENTS - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens. An energy source is capable of powering the variable optic insert included within the ophthalmic lens. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic lens is cast-molded from a silicone hydrogel. The various ophthalmic lens entities may include electroactive liquid crystal layers to electrically control refractive characteristics. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138455 | 2D/3D IMAGE SWITCHING TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A 2D/3D image switching type liquid crystal display is described. The 2D/3D image switching type liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a film-type patterned retarder (FPR) and a liquid crystal barrier layer. When either the FPR is disposed between the LCD panel and the liquid crystal barrier layer or liquid crystal barrier layer is disposed between the LCD panel and the backlight module, an electrical field controls the first grating regions and the second grating regions to form a bright region and a dark region for adjusting the left-hand circularly polarized light and the right-hand circularly polarized light from the FPR to switch 2D/3D image by switching the liquid crystal barrier layer. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138456 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS AND STEREO DISPLAY DEVICE - An LC lens is provided, which includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A plurality of strips of electrode sets are disposed on the second substrate, and separately distributed along a first direction parallel to the second substrate. A common electrode is disposed on the first substrate and opposite to the plurality of strips of electrode sets. At least one slit electrode is disposed in an area of the common electrode aligned with one of the strips of electrode sets, and separate from the common electrode. A corresponding stereo display device is also provided. The light-concentrating property for displaying can be enhanced accordingly and the 3D displaying effect of the stereo display device for watching can be improved. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138457 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD - The invention provides an autostereoscopic display device in which a light blocking arrangement is provided for selectively blocking light which has or would pass between lenses. Elements are provided between adjacent lens locations, and the display can be configured so that light reaching these elements is either allowed to reach the viewer or is blocked from reaching the viewer. This means that a public (multiple cone) viewing mode can be chosen or a private (single narrow viewing cone) viewing mode. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138458 | LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical device includes an optical unit and a control unit. The optical unit includes a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate having a first surface, and first elongated electrodes provided on the first surface. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate having a second surface opposing the first surface, first opposing electrodes provided between the first and second substrates and a second opposing electrode provided between the first and second substrates. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrate units. The control unit is electrically connected to the first elongated electrodes, and the first and second opposing electrodes. The control unit implements a first operation of forming a first voltage distribution and a second operation of forming a second voltage distribution. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138459 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY - A stereoscopic image display includes a first display, a second display, a first optical element, and a second optical element. The first display includes pixels arranged therein. The second display includes pixels arranged in horizontal and vertical directions and is disposed on the first display. The first optical element is provided between the first display and the second display, and includes lenses extending in a direction inclined with respect to the horizontal or vertical direction of the second display. The second optical element is provided between the first display and the first optical element, and transmits a light polarized in first direction of a light transmitted from the first optical element. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138460 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal device including: a first substrate, the first substrate being transparent; a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate, the second substrate being transparent; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules; an alignment film with alignment treatment such that the liquid crystal molecules align, the alignment film being provided on a surface of the first substrate, the surface facing the liquid crystal layer; and pillar spacers provided on the alignment film, wherein the alignment treatment is applied to the alignment film except at least a part of area in which each of the pillar spacers overlaps with the alignment film. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138461 | THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a three dimensional display device of a parallax barrier system in which an IPS-mode liquid crystal display panel is used as a liquid crystal display panel for displaying images and a TN-mode liquid crystal panel is used as a parallax barrier panel, alignment axes of a counter substrate and a barrier substrate constituting the parallax barrier panel are set to 45 degrees and 135 degrees, respectively, with respect to a horizontal direction of a screen. This allows an improvement in the viewing angle characteristics of the parallax barrier panel and an improvement in the viewing characteristics of the overall three dimensional display device of the parallax barrier system. Thus, even when the line of sight moves, crosstalk between an image for a right eye and an image for a left eye can be prevented thereby allowing a viewer to recognize excellent three dimensional images. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138462 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel includes a TFT array substrate, a color filter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer encapsulated between the TFT array substrate and the color filter substrate. The TFT array substrate, the color filter substrate and the liquid crystal layer collectively form a display area, and a margin area surrounding the display area, where the display area includes sub-pixel units surrounded by data lines and scanning lines. Either of the TFT array substrate and the color filter substrate includes heating metal members, and a pair of connection electrodes electrically connected to the plurality of heating metal members, where the heating metal members are formed on an inner side of the TFT array substrate and/or the color filter substrate and are located in the display area, and where the pair of connection electrodes are configured to provide a voltage to the heating metal members. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138463 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISPLAY APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, AND METHOD OF DRIVING A DISPLAY APPARATUS - There is provided a display apparatus including a wiring pattern formed over a substrate, a first insulating film which is laminated over the wiring pattern and in which a contact hole is formed in an up-down direction at a specified position, lower electrodes each formed over the first insulating film and including a contact portion that is inserted through the contact hole and electrically connected to the wiring pattern, a light emitting layer formed over the lower electrodes, an upper electrode formed over the light emitting layer, a light emitting region regulating member regulating a light emitting region where the light emitting layer is interposed between the lower electrodes and the upper electrode as a region including the contact portion, and a color filter disposed over the substrate in a region corresponding to at least the contact portion. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138464 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: pixel electrodes arranged in respective sub-pixels arrayed in a matrix, plural image signal lines extending in a column direction of the matrix, and supplied with image signals, pixel transistors which are switches arranged in the respective sub-pixels, and supply the image signals to the pixel electrodes, and scanning signal lines extending in a row direction of the matrix, and control conduction of the pixel transistors. The pixel electrodes aligned in a direction along which the image signal lines extend are connected to either of two adjacent image signal lines with six sub-pixels as one period. The pixel electrodes corresponding to five of the six sub-pixels are connected to one of the two adjacent ones of the image signal lines, and the pixel electrode corresponding to one sub-pixel is connected to the other of the two adjacent ones of the image signal lines. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138465 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel, which has a display region and a non-display region, includes an active array substrate and an opposite substrate disposed opposite to the active array substrate. The active array substrate includes a substrate, a pixel array, and a driving circuit. The pixel array and the driving circuit are disposed on the substrate, wherein the pixel array is located in the display region and the driving circuit is located in the non-display region. The driving circuit includes a first transparent electrode layer, a second transparent electrode layer, and a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is located between the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer, wherein the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer are electrically coupled to each other to form at least one transparent capacitor. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138466 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display that can reduce occurrence of quality problems and improve adhesive strength between substrates. The present invention is a liquid crystal display including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a seal. The first substrate includes a shift register monolithically formed on an insulating substrate, a plurality of bus lines, a first end, and a display region. The shift register includes a plurality of multistage-connected unit circuits and wiring connected to the plurality of unit circuits, and is arranged in a region between the first end and the display region. At least one of the unit circuits includes a clock terminal, an output terminal, an output transistor, a second transistor, and a bootstrap capacitor. The output transistor and the bootstrap capacitor are arranged in a region between the first end and one of the wiring and the second transistor. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138467 | Display Device - A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of first layered link lines spaced apart from each other on the substrate, a first insulating layer on the plurality of first layered link lines, a plurality of second layered link lines spaced apart from each other on the first insulating layer, each second layered link line between neighboring first layered link lines, a second insulating layer on the plurality of second layered link lines, and a plurality of data lines or a plurality of gate lines connected to the plurality of first layered link lines and the plurality of second layered link lines. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138468 | ACTIVE MATRIX DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD USING THE SAME - LCD device includes two substrates, a first and second color filters, two liquid crystal layers. The first color filters are formed on portions of the second substrate corresponding to border area The second color filters are formed on portions of the second substrate corresponding to the display area except the border area. A first liquid crystal layer between the first and the second substrate is comprised in border area, and a zero electric field is formed on the first liquid crystal layer so as to completely transmit light incident into the first liquid crystal layer therethrough. A borderline having various colors can be displayed by forming various patterns of color filters having various colors on portions of the second substrate corresponding to the border area under normally white mode, thereby producing picture frame effect while images are displayed on the screen. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138469 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device is provided. The display device includes a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a first insulating layer disposed on the thin film transistor; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and disposed on the first insulating layer; a common electrode separated from the pixel electrode with a microcavity interposed therebetween; a second insulating layer disposed on the common electrode; a roof layer disposed on the second insulating layer; a hydrophobic layer disposed on the roof layer and including a plurality of protrusions; an injection hole disposed in the common electrode, the second insulating layer, and the roof layer, the injection hole exposing a portion of the microcavity; a liquid crystal layer for filling the microcavity; and an overcoat formed on the roof layer and covering the injection hole, so as to seal the microcavity. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138470 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display panel is provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate comprising a pixel area and a non-pixel area surrounding the pixel area, a thin-film transistor (TFT) disposed on the pixel area of the first substrate and a pixel electrode connected to the TFT, and a plurality of metal wirings disposed on the non-pixel area of the first substrate and one or more dummy patterns disposed adjacent to the metal wirings. The TFT includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, and the dummy patterns are formed of a same material as at least one of the gate source, the source electrode, and the drain electrode. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138471 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An array substrate including a plurality of pixel cells, at least one common electrode line, at least one data line, and at least one first scanning line and second scanning line parallel to the first scanning line is disclosed. The first scanning line and the second scanning line intersect with the data line. The pixel cell includes a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a control circuit. In addition, a liquid crystal display is also disclosed. By adding one control circuit, the color shift effect in wide viewing angle is enhanced and the image sticking is eliminated. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138472 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE USING SAME - The present invention provides a backlight module and a liquid crystal display module using the backlight module. The backlight module includes: a backplane ( | 2015-05-21 |
20150138473 | PIXEL UNIT, PIXEL ARRAY STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a pixel unit, a pixel array structure and a display device, to solve the problem that horizontal stripes may occur between adjacent rows in a conventional pseudo dual-domain pixel display. The pixel unit of the present invention comprises a first pixel unit and a second pixel unit arranged adjacent to each other and have a shape of a parallelogram. A long edge direction of the first pixel unit is consistent with a short edge direction of the second pixel unit, or a short edge direction of the first pixel unit is consistent with a long edge direction of the second pixel unit. The first pixel unit and the second pixel unit are driven by different thin film transistors, so that electrode domain inclination directions of the pixel units in adjacent rows are alternate to avoid the occurrence of horizontal stripes when the pseudo dual-domain display is performed. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138474 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH ULTRA-NARROW FRAME AND COF PACKAGING STRUCTURE OF DRIVING CIRCUIT THEREOF - The present invention provides an ultra-narrow frame liquid crystal display and a COF packaging structure for driving circuits in the ultra-narrow frame liquid crystal display. The COF packaging structure comprises: a sheet of flexible circuit board, with one side thereof bonded with a frame area of a glass substrate of the liquid crystal display, serving as a carrier sheet for chip-on-film flexible packaging; and a plurality of driving chips, bonded with the sheet of flexible circuit board sequentially along a scan direction, wherein a signal circuit between adjacent driving chips is arranged on the sheet of flexible circuit board. The present invention proposes a novel COF packaging structure, wherein the signal circuits required between the driving ICs are relocated to the COF flexible circuit board from the glass substrate by using the sheet of flexible circuit board. By mean of this, a voltage drop caused by increase of the resistance of wires between the driving ICs in the case of the large-sized narrow frame design may be avoided, thereby the mura of the panel due to a drop of input voltage to the driving ICs caused by the narrow frame large-sized panel can be avoided, and the quality of the product is improved. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138475 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL PROVIDED WITH SAME - This array substrate is provided with: a plurality of switching elements which are provided on a substrate; a plurality of source lines which are provided so as to extend parallel to each other and are connected to the source electrodes of the switching elements; a first interlayer insulating film which covers the source lines; a transparent electrode which is provided on the first interlayer insulating film; a second interlayer insulating film which covers the transparent electrode; and a plurality of pixel electrodes which are provided on the second interlayer insulating film so as to overlap the transparent electrode and constitute auxiliary capacitors, and which are connected to drain electrodes of the switching elements. The transparent electrode is provided with incisions at positions overlapping the source lines. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138476 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To take measures against the phenomenon of difficulty for the orientation film material to flow into the through-hole when the diameter of through-holes which connects the pixel electrode and the source electrode becomes small. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138477 | TRANSPARENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND TRANSPARENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present disclosure provides a transparent liquid crystal display panel and a transparent liquid crystal display. The transparent liquid crystal display panel includes a backlight module, a color filter substrate and a TFT array substrate which are cell-assembled. Liquid crystal is filled between the color filter substrate and the TFT array substrate. Each pixel unit of the color filter substrate includes a sub-pixel unit and a transparent pixel unit. A region on the TFT array substrate that corresponds to the transparent pixel unit is transparent. A region between the color filter substrate and the TFT array substrate that corresponds to the transparent pixel unit is provided with a transparent resin spacer. A region in the backlight module that corresponds to the transparent pixel unit is a transparent region. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138478 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a thin film transistor, a first protection layer, a pixel electrode, a light blocking layer, a second protection layer, and a roof layer. The thin film transistor is disposed on the substrate. The first protection layer is disposed on the thin film transistor. The pixel electrode is disposed on the first protection layer. The light blocking layer is disposed on the pixel electrode to cover the thin film transistor. The second protection layer is disposed on the light blocking layer. The roof layer is disposed to face the pixel electrode, wherein a plurality of microcavities having injection holes are formed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer. The microcavities comprise liquid crystal molecules, and the first protection layer and the second protection layer have different etch rates. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138479 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device improves horizontal crosstalk and an aperture ratio, and includes: a substrate; a gate line and a data line formed on the substrate; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a light block overlapping the thin film transistor on the pixel electrode; a light block passivation layer overlapping the thin film transistor and the data line on the light block; a common electrode formed on the pixel electrode, spaced apart from the pixel electrode with a plurality of microcavities interposed therebetween; a roof layer formed on the common electrode; an injection hole exposing a part of each of the plurality of microcavities; a liquid crystal layer filling the plurality of microcavities; and an encapsulation layer formed on the roof layer covering the injection hole to seal the microcavity. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138480 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device having a color filter on TFT (COT) structure for high picture quality, high performance display and a method of fabricating the same are provided to reduce the luminance difference between a pixel portion and an outer portion by laminating color pigments in black matrix regions, forming a light blocking pattern to use as a black matrix, and configuring the light blocking pattern to have three layers to achieve black luminance. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138481 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - The organic insulating film has an opening through which the drain electrode is partially exposed. The opening has a side wall extending from above the drain electrode. The pixel electrode has a contact portion that is in contact with the drain electrode in the opening of the organic insulating film, a wiring portion that extends directly on the side wall of the organic insulating film from the contact portion, and a body portion that is linked to the wiring portion and is located on the organic insulating film. The interlayer insulating film covers the pixel electrode. The interlayer insulating film covers the source electrode and directly covers the semiconductor film between the source-electrode side surface and the drain-electrode side surface. The common electrode has fringes opposed to the pixel electrode via the interlayer insulating film. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138482 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND PANEL THEREFOR - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display having excellent visibility. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138483 | Thermal Carrier For An LCOS Display Panel And Associated Methods - A thermal carrier and method control a temperature of an LCOS display panel. The temperature of the LCOS display panel is determined Electrical power to a heating element within a thermal carrier carrying the LCOS display panel is increased when the temperature of the LCOS display panel is below a first temperature threshold and electrical power to the heating element is decreased when the temperature of the LCOS display panel is above a second temperature threshold. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138484 | DISPLAY DEVICE - This display device ( | 2015-05-21 |
20150138485 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device of the present invention reduces light leakage from a backlight. A liquid crystal display device is provided with: a front case that has an opening; a rear case that is combined with the front case; a liquid crystal panel that is arranged between the front case and the rear case; a backlight unit that is arranged between the liquid crystal panel and the rear case; and a light-shielding member that is arranged between the front case and the backlight unit and that is in contact with the front case and the backlight unit. The light-shielding member is in contact with the periphery of the rear case side surface of the liquid crystal panel. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138486 | DIRECTIONAL BACKLIGHT UNIT, METHOD OF OPERATING THE DIRECTIONAL BACKLIGHT UNIT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE DIRECTIONAL BACKLIGHT UNIT - Provided are a directional backlight unit, a method of operating the directional backlight unit, and a display device. More particularly, provided are a directional backlight unit including a light source, a first optical plate layer disposed to be adjacent to the light source, a second optical plate layer disposed on the first optical plate layer and to which light from the light source is incident, and an optical sheet through which light emitted from the second optical plate layer passes, a method of operating the directional backlight unit, and a display device including the directional backlight unit. | 2015-05-21 |
20150138487 | OPTICAL MEMBER, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical sheet (optical member) includes: a sheet-shaped base material | 2015-05-21 |
20150138488 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The implementation of a superhigh-definition liquid crystal display device with a diagonal of 30 inches or more and a resolution of 100 ppi or more is facilitated. There is provided a direct-view-type liquid crystal display device that includes a display portion in which a plurality of pixels are placed in a matrix, the display portion whose diagonal is 30 inches or more, in which the resolution of the display portion is 100 pixels or more per inch, the plurality of pixels include first to fourth pixels, and one of the first to fourth pixels is an RG-type formed of a red subpixel and a green subpixel and another of the first to fourth pixels is a BH-type formed of a blue subpixel and a green, yellow, or white subpixel. | 2015-05-21 |