44th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080266441 | IMAGE PICKUP UNIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF IMAGE PICKUP UNIT - An image pickup unit according the present invention includes: a solid-state image pickup device which photoelectrically converts a photographic light and thereby outputs a video signal; and a lens barrel which, being approximately cylindrical in shape and being fastened to the solid-state image pickup device by a light-curing adhesive, holds a plurality of objective lenses, wherein a tapered surface is formed on a rear end face which opposes front part of the solid-state image pickup device of the lens barrel, with distance between the tapered surface and the front part of the solid-state image pickup device increasing toward outer circumference. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266442 | Imaging apparatus and arranging method for the same - An optical system for a CMOS sensor includes an aspherical lens with which an exit pupil distance appears short in a central region of an imaging plane and long in a peripheral region of the imaging plane. The aspherical lens functions such that the exit pupil distance monotonously increases from a central region of the imaging plane toward a peripheral region of the imaging plane. In addition, pupil correction is performed in accordance with an exit pupil distance d which satisfies (d | 2008-10-30 |
20080266443 | Camera Module - Disclosed is a camera module. Embodiments of the camera module include a first lens part, a second lens part, a reflective part, and a light receiving element. The reflective part can be rotated to selectively allow either light transmitted through the first lens part or light transmitted through the second lens part to be incident the light receiving element. The first lens part and the second lens part can be provided having different focal lengths. By using the reflective part to select which lens part's transmitted light is incident the light receiving element, a zoom function can be realized. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266444 | Method, apparatus, and system for continuous autofocusing - A method, apparatus, and system for continuously focusing an imaging device in a video mode is disclosed. An autofocus process is used to adjust the distance between an image sensor and a lens in the imaging device based on one or more hidden frames that are not output as part of the video frame output. The hidden frames can have a smaller resolution than the output frames and can be captured under different conditions than the video output frames. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266445 | INFRA-RED CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION CAMERA HAVING REFLECTION PLATE - The invention relates to an Infra Red Closed Circuit Television (IR CCTV) surveillance camera equipped with IR LEDs, having a case and a lens section installed in the case's interior. The IR CCTV camera includes a separate LED plate installed with infra-red LEDs, installed in the case in front of the lens section. A reflection plate enables increased efficiency of the IR light, which irradiates from the IR LEDs, and is concentrated on the subjects. Furthermore the reflection plate enables a reduction in the numbers of IR LEDs required for illumination. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266446 | AUDIOVISUAL CAPTURE DEVICE - An audiovisual capture device, with its special structural design, can be installed on a lamp socket or a power socket, and is assembled or formed with an electric assembly part at one end of the audiovisual capture device, allowing the audiovisual capture device to be assembled at the lamp socket or the power socket by using this electric assembly part, so as to achieve functions of fixing and of conducting electric current, at a same time. In addition, electronic signals can be transmitted by using the lamp socket or the power socket, simultaneously. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266447 | Camera module and electronic device including same - A camera module | 2008-10-30 |
20080266448 | Wearable personal video/audio device method and system - A video and audio capture and transmission system is described in which a “see-what-I-see” or “CWIC” view is possible. A camera and audio sampling circuitry are provided in an earpiece designed to be comfortably worn by a user. The earpiece may be tethered to a power and control unit, or may be wireless. Video and audio signals are transmitted to a receiver wirelessly, permitting a hands-free capture of video and audio signals. The signals are then transmitted to viewers, such as via management or control devices. Access to the overall CWIC system may be controlled both for content providers and for viewers. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266449 | Method and system for providing access to information of potential interest to a user - The present invention provides a method and system for providing access to information of potential interest to a user. Closed-caption information is analyzed to find related information on the Internet. User interactions with a TV which receives programming including closed-caption information are monitored to determine user interests. The related closed-caption information is analyzed to determine key information therein. The key information is used for searching for information in available resources such as the Internet, and the search results are used to make recommendations to the user about information of potential interest to the user. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266450 | Generalized VBI waveform generator - Herein described are at least a method and a system for processing vertical blanking interval (VBI) data such that the VBI data is suitable for transmission to a receiver. The method comprises generating one or more digital symbols at a first frequency, shaping the one or more digital symbols into one or more VBI data samples, first determining a first value that specifies a number of possible points that may be interpolated between two consecutive data samples of the one or more VBI data samples, and second determining a second value that is equal to one plus the number of points skipped before a point of the possible points is selected, and outputting the selected point based on an output frequency. The system may be described as a generalized VBI waveform generator comprising a symbol generator, a shaping filter, and a variable linear interpolator. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266451 | TIME LAG DETERMINATION BETWEEN AUDIO CHANNELS - A system comprises logic adapted to concurrently provide an electrical signal to each of a plurality of audio channels. An acoustic sensor is coupled to the logic. The acoustic sensor receives sound signals generated based on the electrical signals. The logic further determines a time lag between the received sound signals. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266452 | MULTI-MEDIA DEVICE - A multi-media device ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080266453 | Automatic Determination of Local Time for Terrestrial Broadcast Digital Television Receiver - A method by which a DTV receiver that receives a terrestrial broadcast DTV signal may automatically determine the local time for the local terrestrial broadcast region, as well as DTV receivers that implements such a method, is described. The method includes obtaining a unique identifier of a terrestrial broadcast signal, wherein the unique identifier is transmitted as part of the terrestrial broadcast signal, accessing a memory to obtain a local time offset and a Daylight Savings Time (DST) observance indicator associated with the unique identifier, and calculating the local time based on the local time offset and the DST observance indicator. Additional methods for providing channel availability information to a user based on the unique identifier are described. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266454 | VIDEO SINK DEVICE - The invention discloses a sink device. The sink device comprises a buffering unit and a clock generating unit. The buffering unit receives a decoding data according to a symbol clock signal, reads the decoding data according to a pixel clock signal, and generates a water level value. The clock generating unit receives the symbol clock signal to generate the pixel clock signal and adjusts a rate of the pixel clock signal according to the water level value and/or a phase difference signal. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266455 | INACTIVE INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD AND VIDEO APPARATUS THEREOF - An inactive information providing method of a video apparatus includes, in an inactive mode, generating an inactive message which provides notification of the inactive mode; and transmitting the inactive message to an external device connected according to a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) specification. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266456 | BROADCASTING RECEPTION DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR BROADCASTING RECEPTION DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a broadcasting reception device includes a tuner section which selects and outputs a television broadcasting signal, a demodulating section which demodulates the broadcasting signal from the tuner section so as to output a video signal, a display section which displays a video according to the video signal from the demodulating section on a screen, and a signal processing section which, when a determination is made that a predetermined condition is satisfied, processes the video signal and supplies it to the display section so that the video signal is displayed on the display section by dot-by-dot. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266457 | SCENE CHANGE DETECTION DEVICE, CODING DEVICE, AND SCENE CHANGE DETECTION METHOD - A scene change detection device according to the present invention includes an audio information determination part detecting silent state of audio signal to output silence detection time information, an image information determination part detecting brightness change or decreased level of brightness of an image in image signal to store scene change time information indicating time detecting the brightness change or decreased level of brightness, a scene change candidate point detector outputting scene change candidate time based on the silence detection time information and the scene change time information, and an output determination part outputting scene change detection information based on time difference between successive first scene change candidate time and second scene change candidate time and a detection maximum value. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266458 | Digital Video Zooming System - A system for preparing a digital video stream for zooming by a content consumer system, including a video frame processor to prepare a plurality of video frames of the digital video stream, a zoom location processor to prepare a plurality of zoom location indicators in the digital video stream, each of the zoom location indicators including an element indicative of a least one horizontal position and at least one vertical position in the video frames, and a stream processor to temporally synchronize the zoom location indicators and the video frames in the digital video stream, such that the video frames are available to be zoomed by the content consumer system based on the zoom location indicators during playback of the digital video steam. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266459 | Multiple format video display - In one embodiment a video system comprises a connector selection module to receive a first video signal, a color correction module comprising logic to select a color correction routine for the first video signal based on at least one of a video format identifier associated with the first video signal, an input connector associated with the first video signal, or a metadata tag associated with a data file containing the first video signal, applying the color correction routine to the first video signal; and presenting the first video signal on a video display. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266460 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus detecting a commercial included in a television broadcast, the apparatus includes: a silent section detecting part detecting a silent section of the television broadcast; a scene change detecting part detecting a scene change of video of the television broadcast; a black screen/blue screen detecting part detecting that video of the television broadcast is a black or a blue screen; a potential chapter point detecting part detecting a potential chapter point indicating a reproduction start or end time of the commercial based on at least one of results by the detecting parts; and a deciding part determining whether a television broadcast between the potential chapter points is the commercial or a TV program based on the potential chapter points, and deciding a potential chapter point indicating a reproduction time instant changed from one of the commercial and the TV program to the other as the chapter points. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266461 | VIDEO PROCESSING CIRCUIT WITH MULTIPLE-INTERFACE - A video processing circuit with multiple-interface has a multiple-interface device, a timing controller, and a register. The timing controller is capable of sequencing and transmitting a signal of a low voltage differential signal, a reduced swing differential signal type or a transistor-transistor logic signal type to the multiple-interface device. The register sets the multiple-interface device to be adapted to output the signals of the types to a source driver. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266462 | Digital Broadcasting Transmission/Reception System Utilizing Mull Packet And Trs Code To Improve Receiving Performance And Signal Processing Method Thereof - A digital broadcasting transmission and/or reception system having an improved reception performance and a signal-processing method thereof. A digital broadcasting transmitter comprises a TRS encoder for to TRS-encode a MPEG-2 transmission stream having null data for inserting a Known data and a TRS parity at predetermined positions, randomizer to input and randomize data stream from the TRS encoder, a null packet exchanger to replace the null data for inserting the Known data to the known data, and an encoder for encoding a data streams to which the Known data is inserted. Accordingly, the present invention detects the known data from a signal received from a reception side and uses the detected known data for synchronization and equalization and further uses the TRS parity for correcting error of the received signal, so that the digital broadcasting reception performance can be improved at poor multipath channels. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266463 | STACKED DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CIRCUITRY - Differential signal transmission circuitry in which multiple differential signal transmission circuits are coupled in a stacked relationship between the power supply electrodes to minimize power dissipation by reusing the signal currents among the channels. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266464 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ARCHITECTURE OF DCR DTV RECEIVER SOC WITH EMBEDDED REPROGRAMMABLE SECURITY - A security processor may be embedded within a digital cable ready (DCR) digital TV (DTV) system-on-chip to performing content protection operations during digital TV signal processing. The embedded security processor may be used to perform operations that are currently performed by an external entity, such as, for an example, a CableCard. The embedded security processor maybe configured to use a conditional access function including, but not limited to, CableLabs® Downloadable Conditional Access System (DCAS) based function. The security processor may be reprogrammable to enable the system-on-chip to be reconfigured with a different function and/or to allow operation with a new cable service provider. The security processor may enable secure reprogrammability of the system-on-chip utilizing security algorithms and/or other mechanisms including use of chip-specific identification information. The SoC may be enabled to operate with a CableCard whenever the security processor may be disabled. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266465 | Channel Scan for Terrestrial Broadcast Digital Television Receiver - A technique that allows a DTV receiver to perform a channel scan in a manner that is faster and more efficient than conventional channel scanning techniques. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the technique allows a DTV receiver to perform a scan of only those channels that are known to be available within a local terrestrial broadcast region. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the technique allows a DTV receiver that operates in conjunction with an antenna, such as a smart antenna designed to comply with EIA/CEA 909, to use the same antenna configuration parameters for different terrestrial broadcast signals in an instance where such signals are known to originate from the same antenna location. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266466 | Method of playing broadcast program contents using encryption and decryption techniques - A method is provided of playing a broadcast program content, which includes: (a) producing a combination-dependent unique key which is unique to a combination of a tuner unit and a computer unit; and (b) in response to issuance of a real-time play command or a recorded-video playback command from a user, playing a broadcast program content in real-time after transmission thereof from the tuner unit to the computer unit, or playing back recorded data after retrieval thereof from a data storage. In an illustrative embodiment, the produced combination-dependent unique key is outputted into an encryptor of the tuner unit for encryption, and the encrypted digital data is inputted into the computer unit. A decryptor of the computer unit is caused to attempt decryption of the encrypted digital data, using the produced combination-dependent unique key. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266467 | Display system and image processing apparatus - When an image processing apparatus outputs an image to a display apparatus, the image processing apparatus confirms display conditions on the designated display apparatus. After the confirmation, the image processing apparatus reads an image of a document according to the display conditions. The image to be outputted is a different image from an original image, i.e., the image to be outputted is restricted. The image processing apparatus transmits the restricted image to the display apparatus. The display apparatus displays the restricted image differing from the original image. By restricting the image to be displayed depending on the display apparatus, the security can be improved and leakage of confidential information can be prevented. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266468 | OPTICALLY ENHANCED IMAGE SEQUENCES - Enhanced image sequences are provided by a high resolution imaging system (HRIS) for generating an enhanced image, where the system includes a device for outputting an image sequence including a plurality of K source images, each source image including a plurality of pixels; and a projector for projecting, within a period of integration, each of the source images to an optical filter, the filter adapted for providing pixels of each source image as sub-pixels of pixels in the enhanced image. The enhanced images may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. A method and computer program product are provided for generating enhanced images, as well as techniques for fabrication of the HRIS. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266469 | LIQUIID CRYSTAL ON SILICON (LCOS) DISPLAY AND PACKAGE THEREOF - The present invention provides a LCOS display. The display comprises a first PCB, an interface module, a first silicon chip, and a flat cable. The interface module is disposed on the first PCB and used to receive an audio and video signal. The first silicon chip comprises a display area, a processing area, and a metal layer. The display area comprises a pixel array in a LCOS panel formed on the first silicon chip. The processing area comprises a processing unit formed on the first silicon chip. The metal layer is formed on the first silicon chip for electrically connecting the display area with the processing area. The flat cable is used to electrically connect the interface module with the processing unit. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266470 | RETARDATION COMPENSATION PLATE, RETARDATION COMPENSATOR, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A retardation compensation plate having a birefringent property for compensating residual retardation of a liquid crystal panel includes: a combined unit formed of an optical multi-layered film composed of a plurality of layers having different refractive indices stacked in a regular order and a polymer film. In the retardation compensation plate, the retardation compensation plate and the liquid crystal panel have in-plane retardations that satisfy the relationship: 12008-10-30 | |
20080266471 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display apparatus comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a plurality of pixels. The second substrate is arranged opposite to the first substrate with a gap. The liquid crystal layer is held between the first substrate and the second substrate. The pixels are provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each pixel has a first pixel part including a switching element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element, and a second pixel part including a switching element and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching element. The first liquid crystal molecules lying on the first pixel part of each pixel are oriented independently of second liquid crystal molecules lying on the second pixel part of the pixel. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266472 | Switchable Autostereoscopic Display Device - A switchable autostereoscopic display device comprising: a display panel having an array of display pixels for producing a display, the display pixels being arranged in rows and columns; an array of lens elements arranged over the display panel for directing the light output of the display pixels so as to provide a stereoscopic image, the lens elements comprising an electro-optic material whose refractive index is switchable by selective application of an electric field between a first value that maintains the light output directing function and a second value that removes the light output directing function; and discontinuous electrode layers provided above and below the lens elements for applying the electric field across the lens elements. The electrode layers are spaced from the lens elements by dielectric layers, such that the effect of the electrode layer discontinuities on the electric field in the lens elements is reduced. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266473 | Liquid Crystal Optical Element - A first electrode of a liquid crystal cell ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080266474 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - In a liquid crystal panel of the present invention, a common storage line is connected to a counter electrode by means of a conductive convex structure in a display area, and wiring resistance of the common storage line is made smaller than wiring resistance of a gate line. By making the wiring resistance of the common storage line smaller, a flicker and crosstalk can be reduced. Even in a large-sized liquid crystal panel, a liquid crystal panel having a good picture quality and a liquid crystal display using the same can be obtained. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266475 | ACTIVE DEVICE ARRAY SUBSTRATE - An active device array substrate including a substrate, scan lines, data lines, pixels, a bus line and voltage pull-down circuits is provided. The pixels disposed on intersections of the scan lines and the data lines are arranged in array on the substrate and are electrically connected to the scan lines and the data lines. Each of the voltage pull-down circuits including a transistor and an electrostatic discharge protection device is electrically connected between the scan line and the bus line correspondingly. Each transistor includes a source, a drain, and a gate electrically connected to a next scan line. Each gate is electrically connected to the scan line, the source, the drain and the bus line correspondingly through the electrostatic discharge protection device. The electrostatic discharge protection of the active device array substrate is enhanced effectively by the electrostatic discharge protection device. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266476 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device comprises a pair of substrates which are arranged to face each other in an opposed manner while sandwiching liquid crystal therebetween, pixel regions which are formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate out of the pair of substrates, and thin film transistors which are formed on respective pixel regions, wherein each thin film transistor includes a gate electrode connected to a gate signal line, a semiconductor layer laminated to the gate electrode by way of an insulation film, a drain electrode formed on the semiconductor layer and connected to a drain signal line, and a source electrode connected to a pixel electrode, and the semiconductor layer is formed in a periodically irregular shape in a zone having a width substantially larger than a width of the source electrode on a side thereof from which at least the source electrode is pulled out. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266477 | GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A gate driving circuit has a first stage which includes: a pull-up driving unit which receives a first carry signal from a second stage and outputs a control signal having first, second, third and fourth voltages to a first node during a preliminary period, a gate active period, a first gate inactive period and a second gate inactive period, respectively; a pull-up unit which receives the control signal and outputs a gate-on signal to a second node during the gate active period; a carry output unit which receives the control signal and outputs a second carry signal to a third stage during the gate active period; and a pull-down unit which receives a gate-off signal and the second carry signal from the second stage and outputs the control signal having the fourth voltage level to the first node during the second gate inactive period. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266478 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a substrate, a gate line formed over the substrate, a first insulating film formed over the substrate and the gate line, a semiconductor film formed over the first insulating film, a drain electrode formed over the semiconductor film, a source electrode formed over the semiconductor film, a data line connected to the drain electrode and formed over the first insulating film, a second insulating film formed over the source electrode and the data line, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the source electrode and formed over the second insulating film, and a transparent conductive film connected to the data line through a contact hole formed in the second insulating film. The transparent conductive film includes a first portion which none of the first insulating film and the second insulating film underlie. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266479 | Liquid crystal display panel and method for manufacturing the same - A fringe field switching liquid crystal display panel capable of increasing throughput by forming a gate electrode together with a pixel electrode at the lowermost layer to reduce the deposition height of a passivation film to a thickness of a gate insulation film such that particles generated during the deposition of the passivation film may be reduced, and a method for manufacturing the fringe field switching liquid crystal display panel are disclosed. The panel includes a gate line formed on a substrate; a pixel electrode formed on the same layer as the gate line; a gate insulation film for covering the gate line and pixel electrode; a data line formed to intersect with the gate line and having the gate insulation film arranged between the data line and gate line; a passivation film formed on the gate insulation film to cover a thin film transistor; and a common electrode formed to overlap the pixel electrode with the gate insulation film and passivation film arranged between the common electrode and the pixel electrode. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266480 | MULTI-DOMAIN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device. In one embodiment, the LCD device includes a first substrate and a second substrate positioned apart from the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a plurality of pixels formed on the first substrate. Each pixel has a first pixel electrode formed on the first substrate, a second pixel electrode formed on an dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer is formed on the first pixel electrode to have a patterned structure with an opening exposing a portion of the first pixel electrode such that the second pixel electrode is connected to the first pixel electrode through the one opening; and an auxiliary common electrode formed on the dielectric layer and distantly surrounding the second pixel electrode. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266481 | LASER REPAIR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR TFT-LCD - A laser repair structure and method for TFT panel. A first metal conductor is located in the source-drain layer and having a contact hole to the pixel electrode, and the region of the first metal conductor is within the region of the storage capacitance line. To repair a white defect of a pixel, make extending portions of the first metal conductor to overlap with the gate line of the previous pixel so as to electrically connect them by the laser irradiation. Another choice is setting two second metal conductors located in the gate-electrode layer and partially overlapped with the data line and the first conductor separately, then using laser irradiation to electrically connect one second metal conductor to repair the white defect of a pixel or electrically connect two second metal conductors to repair an open-circuited data line. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266482 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display having the same which can prevent a lamp wire from being damaged, simplify the manufacturing process, and reduce the manufacturing cost. The backlight assembly includes a receiving container for receiving a lamp, a lamp wire, connected to the lamp, for supplying power to the lamp, and a lamp holder, coupled to the receiving container and connected to the lamp, for guiding the lamp wire in parallel with the lamp. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266483 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is an LCD apparatus having a reduced size and weight. The LCD apparatus includes a bottom chassis having a bottom surface and first to fourth sidewalls. The sidewall of the bottom chassis includes a supporting member for preventing a light guiding plate from being moved and a fixing boss for fixing an optical sheet. The bottom chassis includes a lamp insertion portion for receiving a lamp unit, which is disposed on the third and fourth sidewalls of the bottom chassis. The bottom chassis receives a reflecting plate, the light guiding plate and the optical sheet. A mold frame is coupled to the bottom chassis to fix the reflecting plate, the light guiding plate and the optical sheet to the bottom chassis. A display unit disposed on the mold frame is fixed to the mold frame by a top chassis coupled to the mold frame. Accordingly, a bottom mold frame for receiving a backlight assembly is removed, so that it is able to reduce a cost of the LCD apparatus and a weight thereof. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266484 | Liquid crystal display having plastic frame rotatable with lower tray - A liquid crystal display includes a lower tray, a plastic frame, and a plurality of lamps. The lower tray includes a bottom plate and two side plates opposite to each other. The side plates are perpendicularly connected with the bottom plate. The plastic frame includes a first wall, a second wall, and two opposite third walls. The first wall, the second wall and the third walls are connected end to end, and the first wall is opposite to the second wall. The plastic frame and the bottom plate of the lower tray form a first accommodating space. The lamps are placed in the first accommodating space. The first wall of the plastic frame and the side plates of the lower tray form a hinge device to make the plastic frame and the lower tray fixed and rotatable. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266485 | Liquid crystal display device having metal shield with fixing unit and shielding unit - An exemplary liquid crystal display device ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080266486 | Display support system and method - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a display support system and method. In one embodiment, the display support system and method comprises a base configured to be placed underneath a computer, a neck projecting from the base, a top bracket extending from the neck, and a display connector disposed along the top bracket, the display connector configured to couple with a display feature. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266487 | Liquid crystal display and television apparatus - A display device includes: a panel; a light source provided on a surface disposed with facing at an interval of a predetermined distance from the back of the panel of said panel; and at least one optical sheet placed in front of said light source; wherein said optical sheet is placed with predetermined inclination angle to the above back of the panel so that it becomes closer from the top end to the bottom end of the back of the panel of said panel. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266488 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a light source, at least one optical member having a periodic structure of 75 μm or more, pixels disposed in a matrix state, and at least one optical member with light scattering properties. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266489 | METHOD OF FABRICATING LIGHT-REFLECTOR IN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of fabricating a light-reflector to be used in a light-reflection type or half-transmission type liquid crystal display device, includes (a) forming at least one organic film pattern, the organic film pattern being in the form of one of an island and a mesh, (b) exposing the organic film pattern to a steam atmosphere to melt and deform the organic film pattern such that the organic film pattern has a wavy surface, and (c) covering the organic film pattern with a light-reflecting electrode. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266490 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus with a plurality of light emitting panels (for example, organic EL panels) arranged in a plane to form a light emitting panel layer (organic EL panel arrangement) and a plurality of such light emitting panel layers (light emitting panel layers) are laminated to form a light emitting panel lamination section. Organic EL panels of the single-sided light emitting type and organic EL panels of the double-sided light emitting type can be individually juxtaposed in a plane to form the organic EL panel arrangements which are laminated in a displaced relationship from each other. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266491 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) including a backlight module and a liquid crystal display panel is provided. The backlight module has at least one white light source. BL | 2008-10-30 |
20080266492 | LIGHT EMITTING OPTICAL FILM AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A light emitting optical film at least including a substrate, an alignment layer and a polarized light emitting liquid crystal film is provided, in which the polarized light emitting liquid crystal film includes liquid crystal and light-emitting dye. The alignment layer is located on one side of the substrate, and the polarized light emitting liquid crystal film is located on the alignment layer. The light emitting optical film can be applied to polarizing film, phase retardation film or color filter. Moreover, it is unnecessary to use conventional backlight module because overall arrangement of liquid crystal can fully emit uniform polarized light, whereby greatly reducing cost of conventional backlight module. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266493 | Resin composition for optical material - An optical material having a high birefringence and a small absolute value of a photoelastic coefficient is provided by use of a resin composition for an optical material comprising a resin (a) having a positive photoelastic coefficient and a negative inherent birefringence and a resin (b) having a negative photoelastic coefficient and a negative inherent birefringence. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266494 | Method of Transforming a Light Beam, Optical Film for Performing the Method, and Display Device Having the Optical Film - In a method of transforming light, an optical film for performing the method and a display device having the optical film, an optical film includes an anisotropic film, an isotropic film, a λ/4 phase difference film and a λ/2 phase difference film. The anisotropic film having a first refractive index with respect to a first ray and a second refractive index with respect to a second ray. A refractive index of the isotropic film is substantially identical to the first refractive index. The λ/4 phase difference film delays wavelengths of the first and second rays by about λ/4. The λ/2 phase difference film delays the wavelength of the second ray by about λ/2. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266495 | Liquid Crystal Display Device Having a Common Electrode Substrate - A common electrode substrate for use in a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a substrate body, a common electrode disposed on the substrate body, and a peripheral first circuit disposed on the substrate body. The peripheral first circuit and the common electrode are electrically separate from each other, and the peripheral first circuit extends along at least a portion of a peripheral region of the substrate body. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266496 | Liquid Crystal Display Element, Liquid Crystal Display Device, and Display Equipment - A reflectable metal film having a light transmission hole | 2008-10-30 |
20080266497 | Liquid crystal display - An exemplary liquid crystal display has a liquid crystal panel ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080266498 | Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same - Provided are an LCD device and a method for manufacturing the same. The LCD device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a spacer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a barrier. The barrier is disposed at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate to control the movement of the spacer. In the method, the first substrate is formed. The second substrate is formed. The barrier is formed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. The spacer is disposed within the barrier. Since the LCD device controls the movement of the spacer, a high aperture ratio is realized. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266499 | Liquid crystal display device - In each picture element region, a first electrode provided on one side of the first substrate that is closer to the liquid crystal layer includes a plurality of sub-electrodes, whereby the liquid crystal layer forms a liquid crystal domain taking a radially-inclined orientation above each sub-electrode by an inclined electric field produced around the sub-electrode. The second substrate includes a stepped portion including an upper tier located in the reflection region, a lower tier located in the transmission region and a side surface connecting the upper tier and the lower tier to each other, the side surface of the stepped portion being located in the reflection region and covered by the second electrode. The plurality of sub-electrodes are arranged in a line in a column direction D | 2008-10-30 |
20080266500 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A novel liquid crystal display device (LCD) is disclosed. The LCD comprises at least, a member of generating polarized light, a retardation member, a first polarizing element, a liquid-crystal cell and a second polarizing element, in this order, wherein the retardation member satisfies at least one condition of
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20080266501 | ADHESIVE STACKING FOR MULTIPLE OPTICAL FILMS - In a new packaging method for light management films in displays, such as liquid crystal displays, a stack of two or more optical films is held together before insertion into the display frame. The stack includes at least two of the films that are adhered together using adhesive positioned outside the viewing area of the films. In some embodiments, the adhesive is provided at one or more tabs provided around the periphery of the film stack. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266502 | METHOD OF PRODUCING UV STABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT - In a liquid crystal display device, a method for creating desirable pretilt angle by means of topography of the substrates, such as a surface that is sloped with respect to the surface of the electrodes. In combination with a low pretilt but highly photo-stable alignment layer, which may be very resistant to high levels of ultraviolet radiation, a high pretilt and photo-stable alignment structure is generated, by essentially combining two incompatible technical approaches. The ever more stringent requirements for projection displays are met. The methods for producing such sloped surfaces and the considerations related to design of the sloped surfaces are disclosed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266503 | Liquid Crystal Display and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A liquid crystal display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a first field-generating electrode and a second field-generating electrode formed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrates, a homeotropic alignment layer formed on the first field-generating electrode and the second field-generating electrode and a liquid crystal material formed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal display panel further includes a polymer fixing a pre-tilt angle of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal material, wherein the polymer is formed by polymerizing at least one selected from monomers represented by Chemical Formulas (I), (II), (III), and (IV). | 2008-10-30 |
20080266504 | MULTI-DOMAIN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display device comprising: (i) a first substrate and a second substrate positioned apart to define a cell gap, (ii) a liquid crystal layer positioned in the cell gap, and (iii) a plurality of gate lines arranged in a first direction and a plurality of data lines arranged in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction to define a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a first portion and a second portion, and comprising: (a) a first dielectric layer formed on the first substrate, (b) a first pixel electrode formed on the first dielectric layer, (c) a second dielectric layer formed to at least partially cover the first pixel electrode, (d) a second pixel electrode formed on the second dielectric layer such that the second pixel electrode is connectable to the first pixel electrode, and (e) a common electrode formed on the second dielectric layer. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266505 | Display device - A display device includes: a display unit; scanning lines connected to rows of the pixels; data lines connected to columns of the pixels; a dummy scanning line being extended in parallel with the scanning lines; a scanning driver which outputs a selection signal to a selected scanning line and to the dummy scanning line in response to a selection clock signal; a data driver which outputs data for displaying one scanning line in response to a timing determination signal; and a timing determination signal line connected to a node preset on the dummy scanning line and transmits the selection signal transmitted to the node to the data driver as the timing determination signal. Even for a large size display, displaying defects can be prevented. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266506 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can enhance the accuracy in feeding back a common potential applied to common voltage supply lines. A display panel includes a common bus line electrically connected to common electrodes and formed annularly on a periphery of the display region, a common sensing line for feeding back a voltage of the common bus line to a control printed circuit board, a scanning-signal-drive-circuit-use power source line for supplying electricity for driving a scanning signal drive circuit, and a common-voltage-supply-use line for supplying a common voltage to the common bus line. The common-voltage-supply-use line, the common sensing line and the scanning-signal-drive-circuit-use power source line are formed along one side of the display panel to which at least the scanning signal drive circuit is connected. The common sensing line is formed between the common-voltage-supply-use line and the scanning-signal-drive-circuit-use power source line on one side of the display panel. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266507 | Image display device - The present invention provides an image display device which includes the heat radiation structure with a high radiation effect without increasing the number of parts and requiring additional steps in the manufacture of the display device. A metal foil having a large area is formed on a COF film provided for mounting a driver chip on a display panel, and heat generated by the driver chip is led to the metal foil and is radiated. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266508 | Liquid Crystal Display and Method for Manufacturing The Same - Disclosed are a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method for manufacturing the same, in which connection stability is improved when connecting a COG, A COF, or an FPC to a driving circuit. A substrate of the LCD has a display region and a non-display region at a peripheral area thereof. Terminals are provided to electrically connect an external circuit and a circuit of the display region and the non-display region. A flat protective layer is formed on the terminals. A plurality of pads are respectively formed of a first contact region and a flat second contact region, and each of the pads contacts a corresponding terminal, which is formed through a pad contact hold formed on the protective layer, at the first contact region, and each of the pads is electrically connected through an anisotropic conductive resin to a terminal of the external circuit by a pressing process at the flat second contact region. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266509 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal layer is formed by dropping liquid crystal by a dropping method, a surface of a sealant which is formed over a first substrate is cured by a first cure treatment before dropping the liquid crystal, and then the liquid crystal is dropped. A second substrate has a plurality of projections in a sealant adhesive region. The first substrate and the second substrate are attached to each other with the liquid crystal interposed therebetween so that the plurality of projections is in contact with an uncured region in the sealant formed over the first substrate. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266510 | Liquid crystal display device - In a liquid crystal display device which has a pair of opposing substrates having a gap filled with a liquid crystal material, with a peripheral edge portion of the paired substrates being sealed by a sealing member, between the thickness (t | 2008-10-30 |
20080266511 | Liquid crystal display device - In order to prevent irreversible deformation of column-shaped spacers which retain the gap between a pair of substrates between which the liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display device is interposed, spacers which assist in preventing such irreversible deformation are newly provided. According to the invention, two or more kinds of spacers which differ in height from a reference surface are disposed on one of the pair of substrates. In addition, a step pattern with which the spacers are to come into contact is formed in advance on the other of the pair of substrates so that the heights of the spacers can be made different. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266512 | Liquid Crystal Material, Method for Producing Liquid Crystal Material and Liquid Crystal Device - The present invention provides a liquid crystal material, method for producing the liquid crystal material, and liquid crystal device thereof which shows low light absorption in the ultraviolet light region. A compound of formula (I) | 2008-10-30 |
20080266513 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprises a first substrate comprising a pixel electrode comprising one or more first domain-forming features and further comprising a first vertical alignment film disposed on the pixel electrode; a second substrate facing the first substrate and comprising a common electrode which comprises one or more second domain-forming features and further comprises a second vertical alignment film disposed on the common electrode; and a liquid crystal compound interposed between the first and second substrates, wherein the liquid crystal compound comprises liquid crystal molecules, ultraviolet (UV) hardening monomers and UV hardening initiators, and the liquid crystal molecules are pre-tilted to form an angle greater than 88 degrees but less than 90 degrees with respect to the first substrate when no driving power is applied to the pixel and common electrodes. Fast response time is provided in some embodiments. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266514 | ACTIVE-MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method for producing an active-matrix substrate including a board, pixels, thin-film transistors that switch the pixels, and source lines and gate lines electrically connected to the thin-film transistors includes forming a conduction portion that provides electrical connection between the source lines and the gate lines using an organic conductive material at the same time as forming either the source lines or the gate lines; and breaking the electrical connection provided by the conduction portion. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266515 | Multifunctional glasses - The present invention relates to a pair of glasses, which includes a pair of frames, a pair of lenses, a nose bridge, and a pair of temples. Each frame has an upper convex rim and a lower convex rim at an external side. The upper convex rim has an upper aperture while the lower convex rim has a lower aperture. The lenses are fixed in the frames and the nose bridge is connected between the two frames. The frames, lenses, and nose bridge are integrally formed. Each temple has an upper bump and a lower bump at its front end. The upper bump has an upper pin for insertion into the upper aperture and the lower bump has a lower pin for insertion into the lower aperture. This design makes the assembly easy and does not require screws. With varied parts assembled in combination, the glasses can function in two different ways. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266516 | Spectacles - Spectacles comprising spectacle mounts (a bridge piece ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080266517 | Hinge for eyeglasses, particularly for articulation of the temple to the end piece - A hinge for eyeglasses, particularly for articulation of the temple to the end piece, which comprises a pivot connected to one of the parts that compose the hinge and is provided with a circumferential groove which has a substantially V-shaped profile and a beveled end for insertion in an open ring which is associated with another of the parts that compose the hinge and is deformable radially and elastically for mating with the pivot, engaging the groove thereof. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266518 | Hinge for Glasses - A hinge for glasses includes a hinge part securely attached to a central part, a housing firmly connected to a glasses leg, and a spring-core device received in the housing. The spring-core device includes a core shaft with a securing means, a slide block and a coiled spring disposed around the core shaft, and a single-tooth core body rotatably connected to the hinge part. The single-tooth core body is firmly connected to the core shaft, and the slide block is positioned in the housing. The coiled spring is respectively resisted against the securing means and the slide block. When the glasses leg rotates outwards to a slight angle at a wearing position, the single-tooth core body is pulled outwards to thereby cause the slide block to position in the housing and cause the coiled spring to be compressed. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266519 | UV-ABSORBERS FOR OPHTHALMIC LENS MATERIALS - 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazole UV absorbing monomers are disclosed. The UV absorbers are particularly suitable for use in intraocular lens materials. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266520 | REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT OF MACULAR PIGMENT USING MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING - Methods and apparatus are provided for accurately imaging, assessing and measuring a patient's macular pigment. A multiband filter is employed in combination with a color digital fundus camera to provide a method that operates with a single imaging exposure. The multiband filter has bandpass regions within spectral ranges of the red, green and blue detectors of the CCD array employed within the fundus camera, the bandpass regions being sufficiently sharply defined so as to avoid regions where the CCD detector responses spectrally overlap. This provides three discrete channels of grayscale data corresponding to the bandpass regions of the multiband filter, which can be used to calculate macular pigment topographically. Methods are also disclosed for calculating the optical density of the macular pigment and advantageously displaying the resulting data. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266521 | Sphero Cylindrical Eye Refraction System Using Fluid Focus Electrostatically Variable Lenses - Optical devices, systems, and methods can produce and/or measure cylindrical (as well as spherical) lens shapes throughout a range of both powers and cylindrical axes. Fluid focus lenses employ electrical potentials to vary the shape of a fluid/fluid interface between two immiscible fluids having differing indices of refractions by controlling localized angles between the interface and a surrounding container wall. Spherical power, cylindrical power, and cylindrical access alignment may be varied with no moving parts (other than the fluids). | 2008-10-30 |
20080266522 | Compact acquisition format for dimensionalized digital cinema projection at forty-eight images per second - Motion picture images are photographed at forty-eight frames per second, onto motion picture film in the thirty-five millimeter, two-perforation format. These film images are then converted to digital images and resized to accommodate an aspect ratio used for wide-screen motion picture exhibition. During exhibition, the images are projected digitally in the 1080×2048 or other commercially-used digital exhibition format. The server used for such exhibition is 3-D compatible, although the interleafing feature used for three-dimensional exhibition is not used in the present invention. Instead, forty-eight discrete images are projected during each second, matching the forty-eight discrete images per second originally photographed on motion picture film in the practice of this invention. Thus, the present invention combines advantages of film photography in an economical film format with advantages of digital exhibition to theatrical motion picture audiences. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266523 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - There is provided a display apparatus by which different information and images can be seen depending on a view angle and a viewer, a stereoscopic image can be seen realistically from surrounding directions, and a binocular stereoscopic vision is realized without using glasses and the like. The display apparatus according to the invention is characterized by including a rotary mechanism which rotates a polygonal pyramid body having a mirror on its surface and a disk having a slits fixed coaxially with the polygonal pyramid body, a display part which thereby displays images for projecting information or images differing from each other in accordance with an angle direction in which each side surface of the polygonal pyramid faces on each side surface of the polygonal pyramid body, and a light source part for projecting the images displayed on the display part onto the polygonal pyramid body. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266524 | Autostereoscopic projection system - The invention relates to an autostereoscopic projection arrangement, comprising at least one projector ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080266525 | Autostereoscopic projection system - The invention relates to an autostereoscopic projection arrangement, comprising at least one projector ( | 2008-10-30 |
20080266526 | COLOR COMBINING OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A color combining optical system includes a first polarization splitting surface for light in a first wavelength range, and a second polarization splitting surface for light in a second and third wavelength range. The first polarization splitting surface guides illumination light in the first wavelength range to a first liquid crystal display (LCD) element and guides image light reflected from the first LCD element to a direction different from the illumination light. The second polarization splitting surface separates illumination light in the second and third wavelength range from each other, guides them to a second and third LCD element, respectively, and combines image light reflected from the second LCD element with image light reflected from the LCD element to guide combined light to the first polarization splitting surface which combines the image light reflected from the first LCD element with the combined light. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266527 | PROJECTOR - A reduced product height/thickness projector includes an illuminator, an electro-optic modulator, a projection system, a collector lens, and associated housing. The illuminator including a light source that emits an illumination light flux, a first lens array having a plurality of first lenslets that divide the illumination light flux from the light source into a plurality of sub-light fluxes, a second lens array having a plurality of second lenslets corresponding to the plurality of first lenslets, and a superimposing lens that superimposes the sub-light fluxes from the second lens array on an illuminated area. The central axis of the image formation area of the electro-optic modulator and the lens optical axis of the superimposing lens is shifted from the light source optical axis of the light source. The lens optical axis of the collector lens is shifted opposite from the central axis of the image formation area of the electro-optic modulator. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266528 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection lens unit and a projection mirror unit are moved relative to an illumination optical system, between a first position where an image is projected in a shape that is longer along a direction of projection onto a projection plane and a second position where an image is projected in a shape that is longer along a direction perpendicular to the direction of projection onto the projection plane. When the projection lens unit and the projection mirror unit are located in the first position, a vertically long image is projected onto the projection plane (portrait display). In this state, when the projection lens unit and the projection mirror unit are moved to the second position, a horizontally long image is projected onto the projection plane (landscape display). | 2008-10-30 |
20080266529 | PUPIL MISMATCH IN A COLLIMATED DISPLAY SYSTEM - An image projection system has a first lens with a defined entrance pupil. An image source has an image field and a defined exit pupil. The exit pupil of the image source is configured such that the exit pupil of the image source underfills the entrance pupil of the lens for portions of the image source that are not in the center portion of the image field. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266530 | Image Display Unit and Electronic Glasses - With a simple structure, the light focusing convergence point for the Maxwellian view and the position of the pupil can be easily and quickly matched to each other in a steady manner and thus it is possible to obtain a sharp image by the Maxwellian view. When the position of the point light source | 2008-10-30 |
20080266531 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND REFLECTIVE MIRROR MODULE - A display apparatus including a main body and a housing is provided. The main body includes a light source and a light modulator module. The light source is used for providing a beam. The light modulator module modulates the beam according to an electrical image signal. The housing includes a base, an upper cover, and a reflective mirror. The base has an opening for allowing the modulated beam to pass through. The upper cover is pivotally connected to the base. The reflective mirror is disposed on the upper cover. The modulated beam passing through the opening is suitable to be reflected by the reflective mirror. An electronic apparatus and a reflective mirror module are also provided. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266532 | COATER/DEVELOPER, COATING/DEVELOPING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A coater/developer is disclosed that includes a heating module having a pair of rotary bodies configured to rotate about respective horizontal axles, the rotary bodies being spaced apart from each other in a direction along the conveyance path of a substrate so that the rotational axles thereof are parallel to each other; a conveyance path member engaged with and extended between the rotary bodies so as to move along an orbit, the conveyance path member forming a part of the conveyance path of the substrate placed on the conveyance path member; a first transfer part provided at the upstream end of the conveyance path; a second transfer part provided at the downstream end of the conveyance path; and a heating part provided between the upstream end and the downstream end of the conveyance path and configured to heat the substrate. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266533 | Exposure Apparatus, Exposure Method, and Method for Producing Device - Exposure apparatus exposes a substrate by irradiating the substrate with exposure light via a projection optical system and a liquid. The exposure apparatus is provided with a liquid immersion mechanism for supplying the liquid and recovering the liquid. The liquid immersion mechanism has an inclined surface, which is opposite to a surface of the substrate and is inclined with respect to the surface of the substrate, and a liquid recovering port of the liquid immersion mechanism is formed in the inclined surface. A flat portion is provided between the substrate and the projection optical system. A liquid immersion area can be maintained to be small. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266534 | PHOTOMASK HAZE REDUCTION VIA VENTILATION - Where a framed pellicle is mounted on a photomask, the framed pellicle comprises a pellicle frame and a pellicle membrane coupled to the pellicle frame, the pellicle frame has first and second apertures each communicating a first space surrounded by the photomask and the framed pellicle with a second space outside of the framed pellicle, exposing a photoresist layer formed on a substrate by flowing gas from within the first space to outside the framed pellicle through the first aperture while simultaneously exposing the photoresist layer to ultraviolet light through the pellicle membrane and the photomask. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266535 | Printing system and order-sheet-based batch printing method - A printing system includes an optical sensor that reads a plurality of order sheets at least selecting images to be printed and printing sheet types, a printing specifying unit that specifies the images and printing sheet types selected by the order sheets on the basis of an output from the optical sensor, a reader that reads image data of the images selected by the order sheets from a recording medium, and a printer that prints the read image data on types of printing paper which correspond to the printing sheet types selected by the order sheets, wherein after the optical sensor reads the order sheets, the printer performs batch printing based on the images and printing sheet types selected by all the order sheets. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266536 | Lithographic Method for Maskless Pattern Transfer Onto a Photosensitive Substrate - The invention proposes a Subpixel Scroll method, which optically shifts the position of the mirror elements to the projection axis by one subpixel size each, with an additional 45° mirror between DMD and projection optics. The 45° mirror is shifted by ¼ mirror element width by means of a controllable actuator. The size of this change of position and the time are synchronized in such a way by the position indicator signals of the scan sled that the mirror element seems to stand relative to the substrate surface element. This resetting is however not bound to the DMD-switching speed of 10 kHz. Among other advantages, the invention reduces the blur at the edge transition by the higher resolution and facilitates a higher scan velocity, whereby the scan velocity depends on the dynamics of the actuator, the effective UV-power of the UV-source and the sensitivity of the photosensitive polymer. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266537 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An exposure apparatus configured to expose a substrate to radiant energy via an original plate while scanning of the original plate and the substrate are performed including a projection optical system configured to project light from the original plate onto the substrate, an original plate configured to hold the original plate and to be moved a substrate stage configured to hold the substrate and to be moved a measurement device configured to measure a position of a surface of a substrate facing the projection optical system in a direction of an optical axis of the projection optical system a processor configured to control a movement of the original plate stage, a movement of the substrate stage, and an operation of the measurement device, and an input device configured to input information about a measurement portion in the surface to be measured by the measurement device. The processor is configured to cause the measurement device to perform measurement of a position of the surface with respect to a measurement portion determined by the information, to cause the scanning to start after the measurement, and to cause the substrate stage to move in the direction of the optical axis during the scanning based on the position of the surface obtained by the measurement. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266538 | Lithographic processing cell, lithographic apparatus, track and device manufacturing method - A rework station and a metrology device(s) are incorporated into a lithographic processing cell so that a faulty substrate can be reworked directly and reprocessed without, for example, an overhead involved in changing masks, etc. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266539 | Exposure system, device production system, exposure method, and device production method - A device production system includes a substrate transport section which transports a substrate; a plurality of exposure sections each of which is capable of exposing the substrate; and a controller which cooperatively controls the substrate transport section and the plurality of exposure sections so that operation states of the plurality of exposure sections are in desired states. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the efficiency both in using the substrate and in the device production. | 2008-10-30 |
20080266540 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - The disclosure relates an illumination system that has an optical axis and a polarization-influencing arrangement. The arrangement can include a first wedge plate with a first wedge direction which extends perpendicularly to the optical axis in the direction of a maximum change in thickness of the first wedge plate, and a second wedge plate with a second wedge direction which extends perpendicularly to the optical axis in the direction of a maximum change in thickness of the second wedge plate. The first wedge plate and the second wedge plate can be arranged rotatably about the optical axis. The first wedge plate and the second wedge plate can be respectively made from birefringent crystal material having a respective optical crystal axis. In a starting position of the arrangement in which the first wedge direction and the second wedge direction extend in mutually parallel relationship, the optical crystal axis of the first wedge plate and the optical crystal axis of the second wedge plate can be oriented at an angle of 45°±3° relative to each other. One of the two crystal axes can be oriented perpendicularly or parallel to the preferred polarization direction of the light impinging on the arrangement. | 2008-10-30 |