Funai Electric Co., Ltd. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160142112 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND FEEDER DEVICE - A communication device includes an antenna, at least one magnetic field sensor, a communication component, and a controller. The antenna generates a magnetic field and communicates with an external device that generates a magnetic field during communication. The at least one magnetic field sensor includes a pair of sensor elements. The at least one magnetic field sensor detects magnetic field strength by receiving the magnetic field of the antenna and the magnetic field of the external device. The communication component communicates with the external device via the antenna. The controller processes output signal indicative of the magnetic field strength detected by the at least one magnetic field sensor. A component of the magnetic field of the antenna in the output signal is suppressed. | 05-19-2016 |
20160136960 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a lead screw that includes a first region formed with a spiral groove and provided in a central portion of the lead screw, and two second regions formed without a groove, one provided on an end-portion side of the first region and the other provided on another end-portion side of the first region; a cap mechanism that includes a first threaded portion threaded to the groove and that lifts a cap member that covers an ejecting surface of ink, and a first linking portion; a wiper member that includes a second threaded portion threaded to the groove and that wipes ink adhered to the ejecting surface of the ink, and a second linking portion that links with the first linking portion. | 05-19-2016 |
20160134850 | Image Display Apparatus and Optical Component - This image display apparatus includes laser beam source portions, a synthesized beam generation portion, a control portion, a branching unit, and a detection portion, while the branching unit has a reflectance or transmittance with increase/decrease characteristics opposite to increase/decrease characteristics of the outputs of laser beams in increasing or decreasing the outputs of the laser beams of color components according to changes of the wavelengths of the laser beams of the color components in order to maintain the prescribed color state of a synthesized beam. | 05-12-2016 |
20160127774 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND RECEIVING SYSTEM - An electronic device includes a device main unit; and a controller that displays on a display visual demonstration of an energy setting of the device main unit, wherein the controller displays, before receiving an operation that enables the energy setting, a state of the device main unit in which the energy setting is enabled. | 05-05-2016 |
20160105579 | SCANNER AND SCANNING METHOD - A scanner apparatus including an image sensor includes a spread position acquisition portion that acquires a center position of a medium placed on a scan area; an effective area determination portion that determines an effective area of the scan area occupied by the medium based on the acquired center position; a data acquisition portion that scans the determined effective area by the image sensor; and a memory that stores data of the scanned effective area in two pieces split at the center position. | 04-14-2016 |
20160073071 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - An image projection apparatus includes laser light sources that each emit laser light; a beam combiner combining the laser lights; a beam deflector periodically changing a traveling direction of the combined laser lights and directing the laser lights to a screen; and a controller controlling a drive current supplied to the laser light sources based on a relationship between the drive current and a total light intensity outputted from the laser light sources, in which the total light intensity comprises three ranges, the controller supplies the drive current to the laser light sources when the laser lights are emitted in the total light intensity included in either the first or the third range, and the controller supplies the drive current to at least one or some of the laser light sources when the combined laser lights are emitted in the total light intensity included in the second range. | 03-10-2016 |
20160060051 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FEEDING SHEET - An image forming apparatus includes a driving source that rotates a first shaft around the first shaft; a feeding mechanism that includes a transmission mechanism that transmits rotation of the first shaft in a first direction to a second shaft and does not transmit rotation of the first shaft in a direction opposite the first direction to the second shaft; a roller that is fixed to the second shaft and feeds a sheet from a stack of sheets by rotating around the second shaft; and a releasing member that is fixed to the second shaft; and a holding mechanism that holds the feeding mechanism with the roller away from the stack, wherein when the transmission mechanism transmits the rotation of the first shaft to the second shaft, the releasing member releases the hold on the feeding mechanism by the holding mechanism. | 03-03-2016 |
20160033933 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING CARTRIDGE TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus that uses a cartridge, includes a protruding portion that engages with an engaging portion of the cartridge; and a first gear that engages with a second gear of the cartridge, wherein while the cartridge is being inserted into the image forming apparatus, the protruding portion maintains a distance of separation, between the first gear and the second gear in a direction crossing a face that transports a recording medium, until the protruding portion engages with the engaging portion. | 02-04-2016 |
20160029089 | VIDEO RECEIVING APPARATUS AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS - An video receiving apparatus which reduces waiting time till image is displayed on a monitor include: a plurality of authentication executing units which perform respectively an authentication process to the external devices connected to each of the plurality of input terminals; a terminal selecting unit which selects one of the plurality of input terminals as a video input terminal based on an operation input from outside; an video receiving unit which receives the video information through one of the authentication executing units corresponding to the selected input terminal from the external devices connected through the selected input terminal; and a display control unit which outputs the received video information to a monitor. | 01-28-2016 |
20160029066 | BROADCAST RECEIVER AND TUNING APPARATUS - A broadcast receiver includes a processor that processes a broadcasting signal, a detector that detects a level of a signal of a first predetermined band of the broadcasting signal, and an adjuster that adjusts at least one of a characteristic and an operation of the processor based on the detected level. | 01-28-2016 |
20160026139 | PRINTER - A printer that reverses a direction of movement of a medium, includes a detection member that detects a slant in the medium relative to the direction of movement of the medium, based on at least two contact points between the detection member and the medium. | 01-28-2016 |
20160026029 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device having a narrower bezel without deteriorating quality of an image displayed in an image display area. A display device (A) includes a display unit ( | 01-28-2016 |
20160018665 | ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, AND METHOD FOR COMBINING TOGETHER LASER LIGHT - An electronic appliance has a first polarization convertible diffraction device which splits laser light emitted from a light source into a plurality of components of the laser light; a second polarization convertible diffraction device which combines together the plurality of components of the laser light into combined laser light; an optical path length adjuster which adjusts the optical path length difference between the plurality of components of the laser light along the path between the first and second polarization convertible diffraction devices; and an angle-of-incidence adjuster which adjusts, to predetermined angles, the angles of incidence at which the plurality of components of the laser light are respectively incident on the second polarization convertible diffraction device. | 01-21-2016 |
20160006972 | TUNING CIRCUIT AND RECEIVER - The present invention discloses a tuning circuit that includes a first band-pass filter that passes a first predetermined frequency band corresponding to the selected channel in the broadcast signal, a mixing circuit that generates a mixed signal by mixing a signal having a predetermined frequency band corresponding to the selected channel with the broadcast signal passed through the first band-pass filter, and a second band-pass filter that passes a second predetermined frequency band in the mixed signal. At least one of a first frequency of the first band-pass filter and a second frequency of the second band-pass filter of the selected channel is changed. The present invention provides a receiver that can improve a quality of the output signal. By using the tuning circuit for a receiver, a quality of the output signal can be improved. | 01-07-2016 |
20160004494 | PRINTER - A printer that prints based on printing settings information included in first printing information, includes a memory that stores second printing information that includes printed printing settings information; a setting unit that, when the first printing information and the second printing information have common information, sets the printed printing settings information as the printing settings information; and an image forming unit that performs image forming based on the printing settings information set by the setting unit. | 01-07-2016 |
20160004454 | RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION DEVICE, CONTENT PROCESSING METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A recording and reproduction device includes a connector; a storage unit that stores list information of a content stored in a first recording medium; and a controller that associates the first recording medium with an instruction to perform processing on the content based on the list information, and that stores the instruction in the storage unit, wherein the controller comprises a processor that performs the processing based on the first recording medium connected to the connector. | 01-07-2016 |
20160000333 | PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE - A photoacoustic image production device includes a light source that emits light, a light source driver that causes the light source to emit the light, an ultrasonic wave detector that receives an ultrasonic wave and produces an ultrasonic wave detection signal, an image signal production component that produces an ultrasound image based on the ultrasonic wave detection signal, and a controller that controls the light source driver to stop operation of a booster circuit during a first reception period in which the ultrasonic wave detector receives the ultrasonic wave produced by the light emitted from, the light source. | 01-07-2016 |
20150373418 | REPRODUCTION DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A reproduction device includes a connector that connects the reproduction device with an external display device; and a controller. The controller extracts first additional information. The first additional information is included in a content and satisfies a first condition from among additional information included in a plurality of contents recorded in a recording medium. The controller creates display data arranging, in a first direction, the first additional information, and the first condition associated with the first additional information. The controller transmits the display data to the external display device. | 12-24-2015 |
20150372494 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A wireless power supply device includes a resonant circuit including a power supply coil and a resonant capacitor. The wireless power supply device also includes a controller that changes a waveform of power in the resonant circuit and causes a phase difference between a phase of a drive signal that drives the resonant circuit and a phase of current flowing through the power supply coil to be substantially 0. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370416 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes an irradiation component that emits scanning light relative to an input region of a projected image, a light receiver that receives reflected light of the scanning light to output detection signal, a detector that detects an input operation relative to the input region based on the detection signal from the light receiver; and a controller that sets an irradiation parameter of the scanning light from the irradiation component based on the input region. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370415 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes an image display component, a projection component that forms an optical image corresponding to an image displayed by the image display component, a distance measurement component having a detector that detects an indicator for performing an touch operation relative to the optical image to acquire distance information from the detector to the indicator, and a controller that determines whether or not the indicator has performed the touch operation relative to the optical image based on the distance information and relative movement information between the distance measurement component and at least one of the image display component and the projection component. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370361 | DETECTING DEVICE AND INPUT DEVICE - A detecting device includes an irradiation component that includes a first light source and irradiates a specific region with light from the first light source, a light receiver that receives light reflected in the specific region, and a controller that performs an operation control of the irradiation component based on a specific criterion with respect to the light received by the light receiver. | 12-24-2015 |
20150369920 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DIRECTION OF OUTPUT LASER LIGHT - An electronic apparatus includes a light source that outputs a laser light; a scanning unit that scans the laser light; a reflective member having a reflective surface that reflects the laser light; a light-receiving unit that receives a first reflected light reflected by the reflective member; and a signal processing unit that calculates a distance from the light source to the reflective surface using the first reflected light and determines a direction in which the laser light is output using the distance. | 12-24-2015 |
20150369724 | PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING DEVICE - A photoacoustic imaging device includes a connector that connects a light source device, a booster circuit that includes a capacitor and that performs a boosting operation that applies voltage to the light source device via the connector, a discharge circuit connected to both poles of the capacitor of the booster circuit and that performs a discharge operation that discharges a charge stored in the capacitor, and a discharge circuit controller that controls the discharge circuit to perform the discharge operation when the connector and the light source device are disconnected or when the power source of the photoacoustic imaging device main body is off. | 12-24-2015 |
20150350616 | DISPLAY AND PORTABLE PROJECTOR - This display includes a control portion controlling a laser beam generation portion to output a first laser beam including a region of relaxation oscillation to a partial first image forming element included in a plurality of image forming elements and to output a second laser beam including no region of relaxation oscillation to a second image forming element, other than the first image forming element, included in the plurality of image forming elements. | 12-03-2015 |
20150343784 | MUZZLE FOR PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY - A muzzle cap for a printhead assembly including a main body comprising a side wall, a top wall and a bottom wall, a vent seal disposed within an opening in the top wall, a nozzle plate seal disposed within an opening in the bottom wall, and a nozzle plate seal retainer that holds the nozzle plate seal within the opening in the bottom wall. | 12-03-2015 |
20150340060 | CONTENT REPRODUCTION DEVICE, MANAGEMENT SERVER AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING A CONTENT - A reproduction device includes a controller that rips a content from a storage medium and a communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus; wherein based on permission information of the ripping which is acquired via the communication unit, the controller performs reproduction of first advertisement information further acquired via the communication unit before starting reproduction of the content. | 11-26-2015 |
20150326917 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, NETWORK SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication device includes a communicating portion that sends content data to another device; and a controlling portion that acquires an operating status of the communication device, and generates a playback information list that comprises playback information corresponding to the content data based on the operation status, wherein the communicating portion sends to the other device the content data converted into a playback format based on the playback information selected by the other device. | 11-12-2015 |
20150304138 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - An electronic device includes a signal sender that sends a pair of transmission signals of mutually opposite phases to an external device via a pair of transmission paths. The signal sender differentiates each amplitude of the pair of transmission signals. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302885 | REPRODUCTION DEVICE, MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD - A reproduction device includes a controller that reads from a recording medium a content and medium identification information that identifies the recording medium, and creates data that associates the medium identification information with device identification information that identifies the reproduction device. The reproduction device also includes a communication portion that sends the data to an external apparatus. | 10-22-2015 |
20150297091 | PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING DEVICE - A photoacoustic imaging device includes a light source that emits pulsed light at a subject, an ultrasonic transducer that converts vibration of a detection object of the subject that is generated according to the pulsed light to an electric signal, and a controller that selectively activates or deactivates the ultrasonic transducer, the controller deactivating the ultrasonic transducer while the light source emits the pulsed light. | 10-22-2015 |
20150281834 | MICROPHONE DEVICE AND MICROPHONE UNIT - A microphone device includes an omnidirectional microphone, a directional microphone, and a first signal processor that performs subtraction processing between data outputted by the directional microphone and data outputted by the omnidirectional microphone. | 10-01-2015 |
20150276148 | REFLECTIVE SHEET, DISPLAY DEVICE AND REFLECTIVE MEMBER - A reflective sheet includes a bottom portion; a plurality of inclined portions disposed at an incline from a periphery of the bottom portion; and a fold disposed in a predetermined position on the reflective sheet at a predetermined position in a direction orthogonal to a surface of the bottom portion | 10-01-2015 |
20150264442 | REPRODUCTION DEVICE - A reproduction device for reproducing data includes a controller and a display unit. The controller makes display titles for the data based on portions of titles other than a common part of the titles, with the common part being included between the titles. The display unit displays the display titles. | 09-17-2015 |
20150248868 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel includes a first scan line disposed in a predetermined direction of the display panel, a second scan line disposed in the predetermined direction, a first output terminal provided on one end side of the display panel in the predetermined direction and electrically connected to the first scan line, and a second output terminal provided on the other end side of the display panel in the predetermined direction and electrically connected to the second scan line. | 09-03-2015 |
20150248085 | PRINTER - A printer includes a printing unit, a temperature sensor that measures an internal temperature of a frame, a controller that executes cooling that stops an operation in the printing unit based on the internal temperature and an operation display that displays information for a user and receives an instruction to interrupt the cooling from the user. The controller displays the information on the operation display based on the internal temperature while the controller executes the cooling prints at the printing unit by interrupting the cooling based on the instruction. | 09-03-2015 |
20150247967 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display unit, a light source unit, a light guide plate that includes an incident end surface and guides the light incident from the incident end surface to the display unit, a spacer portion that separates the light source unit and the light guide plate by a predetermined distance at a predetermined interval, a heat sink that holds the light source unit, and a rear frame that supports the heat sink so that the heat sink is movable in a direction orthogonal to the incident end surface of the light guide plate. | 09-03-2015 |
20150244753 | REPRODUCING DEVICE, EXTERNAL DEVICE, AND REPRODUCING METHOD OF CONTENT - A reproducing device acquires a content information including a content ID and a number of reproduction times of a content from an external device. The reproducing device determines a reproduction order of the content based on the number of reproduction times. Then, the reproducing device acquires the content corresponding to the reproduction order from the external device via communication network to reproduce the content in the reproducing device. Thus, operations of a user are reduced when the content recorded in the external device is reproduced in the reproducing device. | 08-27-2015 |
20150244114 | TUNER HAVING A FRAME WITH A THROUGH-HOLE AND A PRESSURIZATION PORTION FOR MOUNTING A CONNECTION PORTION WITH A FLANGE - A tuner comprises a frame that is provided with a through-hole and a connection portion to which a connector is connected. The connection portion includes a flange portion that is able to select to pass through the through-hole or not to pass through the through-hole by the connection portion being rotated, and the frame includes a pressurization portion that pressurizes the flange portion which passes through the through-hole. | 08-27-2015 |
20150239245 | FLUID MANIFOLD AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - An ink manifold for use with a heater chip in an inkjet printhead, including a first planar surface and a second opposite planar surface, a plurality of ink channels located on the first planar surface of the ink manifold for supplying ink to the heater chip, and a plurality of ink ports located on the second opposite planar surface of the ink manifold, each of the plurality of ink ports being in liquid communication with a respective one of the plurality of ink channels, each of the plurality of ink channels having a bottom wall defined by bottom wall portions that rise from each ink port within the ink channel to a maximum height at an angle of at least 12 degrees. | 08-27-2015 |
20150239241 | EJECTION DEVICE FOR INKJET PRINTERS - A fluid ejection including a substrate having at least one fluid ejecting element adapted to eject a fluid, a flow feature layer disposed over the substrate, the flow feature layer including a plurality of flow features, a nozzle plate layer disposed over the flow feature layer, the nozzle plate layer including one or more nozzle arrays, each nozzle in each of the one or more nozzle arrays being in fluid communication with a corresponding flow feature of the plurality of flow features and a corresponding fluid ejecting element of the at least one fluid ejecting elements, at least one intake via through which fluid flows into the plurality of flow features, and at least one output via through which fluid flows out of the plurality of flow features. | 08-27-2015 |
20150234231 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - A backlight module includes at least one light source, a light reflecting member, and a cabinet. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, and four peripheral reflecting parts. The center reflecting part and the peripheral reflecting parts are integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member. The peripheral reflecting parts are slanted with respect to the center reflecting part, respectively, while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet. | 08-20-2015 |
20150228257 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a memory that stores setting information corresponding to at least identification information and a processor that changes a setting of the electronic device based on setting information corresponding to predetermined identification information in a standby mode. The processor may not output audio in the standby mode. | 08-13-2015 |
20150224784 | Maintenance Valves for Micro-Fluid Ejection Heads - An ejection chip is disclosed, and comprises a substrate, a flow feature layer, a nozzle plate, and one or more valves. The substrate includes one or more fluid channels and one or more fluid ports each in communication with at least one of the one or more fluid channels. The flow feature layer is disposed over the substrate, and the flow feature layer include one or more flow features each in communication with at least one of the one or more fluid ports. | 08-13-2015 |
20150217577 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING ON A SUBSTRATE - A printing system including a printing device operable for applying one or more inks onto a substrate, and a heating device operable for heating the substrate prior to application of the one or more inks onto the substrate. | 08-06-2015 |
20150217574 | PRINTER - A printer includes a carriage mounted with a head including a nozzle that discharges ink onto a recording medium, a lever including a first end that contacts a surface of the recording medium. The lever is disposed such that an inclination of the lever relative to a vertical direction of the surface changes based on a thickness of the recording medium. The printer further includes a cam that changes an orientation of the carriage based on the inclination of the lever. | 08-06-2015 |
20150215596 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - In a video display apparatus A, a controller | 07-30-2015 |
20150208017 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel, a light source disposed on a rear side relative to the display panel, an optical member disposed on the rear side relative to the display panel, a light source housing component housing the light source, and first and second flat components extending in an outward direction relative to an opening edge of the light source housing component, the first and second flat components being substantially parallel to a rear face of the display panel, the second flat component being disposed closer to the display panel than the first flat component, the second flat component supporting the optical member. | 07-23-2015 |
20150189113 | IMAGE SCANNER, AND MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE WITH IMAGE SCANNER - An image scanner includes a housing having an opening, a document holder covering the opening in the housing, the document holder having a first region and a second region, a movable member movable relative to the first region of the document holder, a scanning component configured to scan the first region to optically sense the movable member, and configured to scan the second region to acquire an image of an object placed on the second region, and a recognition component configured to determine an operating condition of the image scanner based on a sensed state of the movable member that has been sensed by the scanning component. | 07-02-2015 |
20150159832 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND PROJECTOR - A light source unit includes a light source component, at least one prism, and a prism support member. The prism has a top face, a bottom face and a side face on which light from the light source component is incident, and guides the light from the light source component along a light path. The prism support member supports the prism. The prism support member has a connector for connecting the prism. The bottom face of the prism and the connector of the prism support member are fixedly coupled together by welding such that the connector is located outside the light path. | 06-11-2015 |
20150153640 | Projector and Projection Screen - This projector includes a laser light generation portion, a projection portion scanning laser light, and a projection screen. The projection screen includes a lens member including a plurality of lens portions splitting the laser light and a diffusion member arranged to be opposed to the lens member, having an incident surface and a diffusion portion. The diffusion portion of the diffusion member is arranged at a position apart by a distance larger than the focal length of the lens member along an optical axis with respect to the optical principal surface of the lens member. | 06-04-2015 |
20150131264 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel, a rear face housing, a substrate, at least one light source, a reflective sheet, and a fixing member. The display panel is configured to display an image. The rear face housing is disposed rearward with respect to a rear face of the display panel. The substrate is disposed between the display panel and the rear face housing. The at least one light source is mounted on the substrate and configured to emit light toward the rear face of the display panel. The reflective sheet is partially sandwiched between the substrate and the rear face housing. The reflective sheet has an opening at a location where the substrate is disposed. The fixing member fixedly attaches the substrate to the rear face housing through the opening. | 05-14-2015 |
20150121403 | PRINTED COIL SUBSTRATE FOR OPTICAL DISC ACTUATOR, OPTICAL DISC PICKUP, AND OPTICAL DISC DRIVE DEVICE - The present invention provides a printed coil substrate for an optical disc actuator so that the sensitivity will change as little as possible when shifting in a focal direction and a tracking direction. Although the coil patterns laminated at a corresponding position have approximately same shape, center locations in shape of the tracking coil and the focus coils are displaced between the neighboring substrate layers, and the center locations in shape are displaced by a predetermined distance toward a direction of driving the movable portion driven by the coils. Even when the coil pattern of the first layer is moved in a direction of leaving from the position where magnetic force of the magnet is strong, the coil pattern of the second layer is simultaneously moved into the position where magnetic force of the magnet is strong. Therefore, the change of the sensitivity can be relatively compensated. | 04-30-2015 |
20150106866 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a communication component configured to communicate with an electronic device with an electronic device-side display screen, the electronic device having a content reproduction function, a display component configured to display an electronic device-side display image that is displayed on the electronic device-side display screen of the electronic device, and a controller configured to acquire the electronic device-side display image via the communication component. The controller is further configured to acquire first information related to a change in at least one of position and orientation of the electronic device, and further configured to perform control to display the electronic device-side display image on the display component based on the first information. | 04-16-2015 |
20150066328 | WALKING ASSISTANCE MOVING VEHICLE - A walking assistance moving vehicle includes a walking assistance moving vehicle main body configured to assist walking of a user, a speed sensor configured to sense speed of the walking assistance moving vehicle main body, and a controller configured to decelerate the walking assistance moving vehicle main body according to the speed sensed by the speed sensor. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066242 | WALKING ASSISTANCE MOVING VEHICLE - A walking assistance moving vehicle includes a walking assistance moving vehicle main body with wheels, a distance sensor, an inclination sensor, and a controller. The distance sensor senses distance between the walking assistance moving vehicle main body and an object ahead of the walking assistance moving vehicle main body. The inclination sensor senses inclination of the walking assistance moving vehicle main body. The controller distinguishes between a first state in which the walking assistance moving vehicle moves on a sloped ground and a second state in which at least one of the wheels is off a ground based on the distance sensed by the distance sensor and the inclination sensed by the inclination sensor. The controller further controls the walking assistance moving vehicle main body according to a result of distinguishing between the first state and the second state. | 03-05-2015 |
20150060175 | WALKING ASSISTANCE MOVING VEHICLE - A walking assistance moving vehicle includes a walking assistance moving vehicle main body with a pair of drive wheels, a drive wheel rotational speed sensor, a turning sensor, and a controller. The drive wheel rotational speed sensor senses drive wheel rotational speed of each of the drive wheels. The turning sensor directly senses at least one of a first lateral acceleration and a first turning angular velocity. The controller indirectly acquires at least one of a second lateral acceleration and a second turning angular velocity based on the drive wheel rotational speed sensed by the drive wheel rotational speed sensor. The controller performs a first control to decelerate or stop drive of the drive wheels based on a comparison of the first turning angular velocity and the second turning angular velocity or a comparison of the first lateral acceleration and the second lateral acceleration. | 03-05-2015 |
20150055059 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel, a light source, and a reflective sheet. The reflective sheet includes a four-sided bottom face part with two pairs of mutually opposing sides, a first peripheral portion extending from one of the sides, and a second peripheral portion with a first section extending from adjacent one of the sides and a second section extending from the first section. The first peripheral portion and the second section of the second peripheral portion partially overlap with each other at a location between ends of the one of the sides to form one of side face parts of the reflective sheet. The second peripheral portion forms adjacent one of the side face parts of the reflective sheet that is adjacent to the one of the side face parts of the reflective sheet. | 02-26-2015 |
20150055056 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel and a backlight unit. The backlight unit has a light source that emits light, a light guide plate that guides the light from a side face of the light guide plate to a front face to the light guide plate to emit the light toward a rear face of the display panel, an optical sheet that is disposed on a front side relative to the light guide plate, and a first reflection member that is disposed between an end portion of the light guide plate near the light source and an end portion of the optical sheet near the light source, and reflects the light from the light source. One of a rear face of the first reflection member and the front face of the light guide plate has at least one absorption processing region that absorbs the light. | 02-26-2015 |
20150055052 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel, a backlight unit, a diffuser, a support member, and a diffusion member. The display panel is configured to display images. The backlight unit is configured to emit light toward a rear face of the display panel. The diffuser is disposed between the display panel and the backlight unit, and is configured to diffuse the light from the backlight unit toward the rear face of the display panel. The support member supports a rear face of the diffuser to prevent sagging of the diffuser toward the backlight unit. The diffusion member is disposed around the support member to diffuse the light toward a region of the diffuser corresponding to the support member. | 02-26-2015 |
20150053042 | HAND CART - A hand cart includes a handlebar, a handlebar holder, a handlebar sensor, and a drive mechanism. The handlebar has a right grip and a left grip at ends of the handlebar in a lengthwise direction. The handlebar holder supports the handlebar while permitting displacement of the handlebar relative to the handlebar holder within a specific range. The handle sensor is configured and arranged to sense the displacement of the handlebar. The drive mechanism is configured to perform power assist according to sensing result of the handle sensor. | 02-26-2015 |
20150042586 | Input Device - An input device comprises a sensor unit for detecting an approach and/or contact of a detected object on a detection surface, and a deciding unit for deciding, on the basis of the detected state of a plurality of detected objects detected by the sensor unit, a single point associated with input by the detected object. The deciding unit decides a single point associated with input by the detected object on the basis of at least one deciding mode, including a compound mode in which a single point on the detection surface is decided corresponding to the distances between the plurality of detected objects, and a priority mode in which the detected object to be preferentially selected is decided from among the plurality of detected objects. | 02-12-2015 |
20150042541 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD OF HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A head-up display device that includes a projection unit that projects predetermined information on a transparent display panel by superimposing on a background that is viewed by a user through the transparent display panel placed in front of a line of sight of the user; and a controller that controls a display of the predetermined information while changing a display color of the predetermined information sequentially independent of a color of the background. | 02-12-2015 |
20150033244 | Actuator, Optical Pickup, and Disc Apparatus - Provided is an actuator, an optical pickup, and a disc apparatus, with improved assembling workability and reduced manufacturing cost. The actuator of the optical pickup of the disc apparatus includes a movable part and a fixed part supporting the movable part in a movable manner. The movable part includes a case and a plurality of drive substrates having the same specification. The drive substrates are disposed at positions opposed to each other with respect to the case. Each drive substrate includes a winding member for driving the movable part and a wiring pattern for supplying current to the winding member. The wiring pattern includes a plurality of electrodes and a conductive path. The electrodes are disposed at positions opposed to each other with respect to the winding member. The conductive path is branched from one end of the winding member and is connected to the electrodes. | 01-29-2015 |
20150029417 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a light scanner, a light detector, a converging lens, and a light guide member. The light scanner is configured to scan light over a projection surface. The light detector is configured to detect reflected light of the light that has been reflected by a detection object. The converging lens is disposed between the projection surface and the light detector to guide the reflected light within a convergence range of the converging lens to the light detector. The light guide member is configured to refract or reflect at least the reflected light outside the convergence range of the converging lens in a widthwise direction parallel to the projection surface in plan view such that the reflected light within a detection range of the projector that is wider than the convergence range in the widthwise direction is guided to the light detector. | 01-29-2015 |
20150023542 | Earphone Microphone - Provided is an earphone microphone capable of outputting sound with good quality and picking up clear sound. The earphone microphone includes a speaker, a microphone, a main body case, and a seal member. The seal member seals between the main body case and user's external acoustic meatus when the earphone microphone is inserted in the external acoustic meatus. The main body case is provided with an acoustic space in which the speaker and the microphone are disposed, and a first opening and a second opening which are communicated with the acoustic space. When the earphone microphone is inserted in the external acoustic meatus, the first opening is communicated with the external acoustic meatus while the second opening is communicated with outside of the main body case other than the external acoustic meatus. | 01-22-2015 |
20150023510 | Sound Processing System and Sound Processing Device - Provided is a sound processing system and a sound processing device, which are capable of detecting attachment/detachment of an earphone microphone without adding a signal wire for detection. The sound processing system includes an earphone microphone and a sound processing device. The earphone microphone includes a speaker and a microphone. The speaker outputs an output sound. The microphone outputs a collected sound signal corresponding to collected sounds, and collects echo sound of the output sound echoed in an external acoustic meatus in a state where the earphone microphone is placed in the external acoustic meatus. The sound processing device includes an attachment determinator, which determines whether or not the earphone microphone is placed in the external acoustic meatus based on a variation of the collected sound signal. | 01-22-2015 |
20150023143 | Optical Disc Device and Focus Jump Method - The optical disc device includes an optical pickup, a focus-error-signal generation section for generating a focus error signal of the differential astigmatic method by using a parameter and an electric signal outputted from a photodetector in the optical pickup, a control section for controlling the optical pickup to make a focus jump operation, and a parameter value changing section for temporarily changing a value of the parameter to be used to generate a focus error signal of the differential astigmatic method by the focus-error-signal generation section when the focus jump operation is performed by using the focus error signal of the differential astigmatic method. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022014 | Power Supply Device and Method for Detecting Presence of Foreign Object - The power supply device of the present invention is provided with: a power supply surface on which a power-supply object is placed; a plurality of electrodes arranged along the power supply surface; a capacitance-detecting unit for detecting the capacitance produced in each of the electrodes; and a control unit for scanning and driving the plurality of electrodes, identifying a capacitance distribution on the power supply surface on the basis of the capacitance produced in each of the electrodes as detected by the capacitance-detecting unit, determining the presence or absence of a foreign object on the power supply surface on the basis of the capacitance distribution, and performing a predetermined process. This makes it possible to detect with high accuracy the presence or absence of a foreign object on the power supply surface. | 01-22-2015 |
20140373102 | SERVER DEVICE, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A smartphone provides a content to a client device that displays the contents on a screen. The smartphone includes a gyro sensor and a control unit. The gyro sensor detects a direction that the smartphone is facing. The control unit stops transmission of a predetermined content for which confidentiality is to be preserved when the gyro sensor detects that the smartphone is facing a predetermined direction. | 12-18-2014 |
20140369396 | WIRED COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRED COMMUNICATION METHOD - Provided is a wired communication apparatus which communicates using a cable. The wired communication apparatus includes: a signal output unit and a bi-directional low-speed communication unit which transmit data to the cable; and a cable characteristic determining unit which measures the capacitance of the cable, and determines whether the cable is normal or abnormal according to the measured capacitance. | 12-18-2014 |
20140368754 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a light source, a projection component, a photodetector, and an inclination calculator. The light source outputs light. The projection component projects an image on a projection surface by scanning the light outputted by the light source at an angle to the projection surface. The photodetector detects, as a reflected light, the light that has been scanned by the projection component and reflected by a detection object within a light detection range of the photodetector. The light detection range is set to a predetermined range in a direction perpendicular to the projection surface. The inclination calculator calculates an inclination angle of the detection object in a sub-scanning direction of the light based on a position of the detection object on the projection surface and a number of times the reflected light is detected while scanning in the sub-scanning direction. | 12-18-2014 |
20140365033 | MANUALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE - A manually propelled vehicle includes a main body part comprising a wheel and a motor that drives the wheel when a user pushes the main body part in an advancing direction, and a mounting unit to be carried by the user and that communicates with the main body part. The mounting unit comprises a first motion sensor comprising an acceleration sensor in three orthogonal directions, and the main body part controls a drive of the motor based on a detection result of the first motion sensor. | 12-11-2014 |
20140362489 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus has an operation unit, a switchover unit, a state detector, and a control unit. The operation unit is disposed on an apparatus main body. The switchover unit connects or disconnects an output route that is a route for an output signal from the operation unit. The state detector detects a moving body. Based on a detection result by the state detector, the control unit controls the switchover unit to connect or disconnect the output route. | 12-11-2014 |
20140362115 | IMAGE EDITING METHOD, IMAGE EDITING PROGRAM AND IMAGE EDITING DEVICE - An image editing method includes: a setting region detection step (S | 12-11-2014 |
20140359506 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A data processing apparatus includes a data storage portion, a category determination portion that determines to which of predetermined hierarchical tiers of categories each of pieces of data belongs, and a designation acceptance portion. The designation acceptance portion causes a selection acceptance screen for each of the tiers to be displayed, which includes a first object representing a group of pieces of the data in a tier currently of interest and second objects corresponding respectively to those ones of the categories which are in an immediately lower tier. Upon a predetermined narrowing-down action involving a selection of any one of the second objects being performed, the designation acceptance portion accepts a designation of one of the categories corresponding to the any one of the second objects. The second objects are disposed around the first object and each have a protruding portion protruding toward the first object. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358344 | POWER ASSIST DEVICE AND AMBULATORY ASSIST VEHICLE - A power assist device for assisting a user to operate an object. The power assist device includes a pressure sensor that detects an operating force applied to the object by the user; a motor that outputs and applies a motive force to the object; and a controller. The controller records a history of the operating force detected by the pressure sensor; detects a periodically fluctuating component of the operating force based on the history of the operating force; calculates a component of a current operating force caused by motion of the user operating the object; calculates a correction value that excludes the component caused by motion of the user from the current operating force; calculates a power assist force based on the correction value; and outputs the power assist force as the motive force of the motor. | 12-04-2014 |
20140355214 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device for dissipating heat generated from an electronic component includes a heat dissipation tape affixed on a heat transfer path that receives transferred heat generated from the electronic component. The heat dissipation tape has at least one heat dissipation fin formed by folding back a portion of the heat dissipation tape. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354955 | Stereoscopic Image Projection Apparatus and Optical Module - A stereoscopic image projection apparatus includes a projection portion emitting laser beams, a microlens array diffusing the laser beams from the projection portion, and a plane-symmetric imaging element projecting a stereoscopic projection image onto a position plane-symmetric to the microlens array by internally reflecting the laser beams from the microlens array and emitting the laser beams to an opposite side to the microlens array. The microlens array is arranged to be inclined with respect to the plane-symmetric imaging element. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354827 | AV DEVICE - An AV device includes a communication component, a determination component, and a controller. The communication component is configured to receive a signal outputted from a source device. The determination component is configured to determine whether or not the signal received by the communication component includes an audio signal and a subtitle signal, and a video signal included in the signal received by the communication component has a moving picture. The controller is configured to control a brightness of a backlight to be low in response to determining that the signal received by the communication component does not include both the audio signal and the subtitle signal, and that the video signal has the moving picture. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354599 | MANIPULATION INPUT DEVICE, MANIPULATION INPUT SYSTEM, AND MANIPULATION INPUT METHOD - A manipulation input device includes a projection component, a photodetector and an inclination determination component. The projection component projects an image on a projection surface by scanning light from a light source. The photodetector detects as scattered light the light reflected by a manipulation object. The inclination determination component acquires, for a plurality of scan lines of the light, position information of the manipulation object that is specified based on scanning angle information when the photodetector has detected the scattered light, and width information of the manipulation object that corresponds to a continuous detection duration during which the photodetector continuously detects the scattered light. The inclination determination component determines inclination of the manipulation object based on at least one of a temporal change in a plurality of sets of the width information and a temporal change in a plurality of sets of the position information. | 12-04-2014 |
20140354598 | MANIPULATION INPUT DEVICE, MANIPULATION INPUT SYSTEM, AND MANIPULATION INPUT METHOD - A manipulation input device includes a projection component, a photodetector, and a position calculator. The projection component is configured to project an image on a projection surface by scanning light from a light source. The photodetector is configured to detect as scattered light the light reflected by a manipulation object that has moved into a specific detection range including the projection surface. The position calculator is configured to calculate a distance of the manipulation object from a reference point based on a continuous detection duration during which the photodetector continuously detects the scattered light, the position calculator being further configured to calculate coordinates of the manipulation object on the projection surface based on the distance of the manipulation object from the reference point and position information indicating a scanning position of the light on the projection surface when the photodetector has detected the scattered light. | 12-04-2014 |
20140351758 | OBJECT SELECTING DEVICE - An object selecting device includes a display unit including a display screen that displays a plurality of objects; a touch panel; a candidate object extracting unit that, when the touch panel detects a touching operation using an indicator, extracts an object displayed within a predetermined range including a touch position as one or more candidate objects; a temporarily selected object extracting unit that, when the touch panel detects a sliding operation of the indicator on the touch panel, extracts one candidate object from among the candidate objects as a temporarily selected object; and a selecting unit that, when the selecting unit receives a determining operation by a user, selects the temporarily selected object as a selected object. | 11-27-2014 |
20140347864 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a light source provided with a plurality of LEDs and an LED board on which the plurality of LEDs are mounted, a heatsink configured by a plate-shaped member that dissipates heat emitted by the plurality of LEDs, and a reflective member including a fixed region that is fixed by being sandwiched between the heatsink and the LED board of the light source and which reflects light from the LEDs. | 11-27-2014 |
20140347816 | Display Device - A display device, comprising a display panel, a back surface enclosure disposed on a back surface side of the display panel and comprising a concave portion formed in a concave shape on a display panel side, and a heat generating component disposed between the display panel and the back surface enclosure, wherein the concave portion comprises a plurality of holes that release heat from the heat generating component to an outside of the display device. | 11-27-2014 |
20140347595 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel, a rear frame, a support member and a fastening member. The rear frame is disposed on a rear side of the display device with respect to the display panel. The rear frame has a protrusion on a peripheral edge of the rear frame. The protrusion protrudes toward a front side of the display device. The support member is disposed corresponding to the peripheral edge of the rear frame. The support member supports an outer peripheral part of the display panel from the rear side. The fastening member extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the display panel. The fastening member fastens the support member with the protrusion of the rear frame. | 11-27-2014 |
20140347594 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel, a rear face housing, and a slender support member. The display panel is configured to display image. The rear face housing is disposed on a rear side of the display device with respect to the display panel. The support member is disposed between a peripheral edge portion of the display panel and a peripheral edge portion of the rear face housing. The support member supports the peripheral edge portion of the display panel from the rear side. The support member has a protruding portion that protrudes in a direction intersecting a lengthwise direction of the support member. The rear face housing includes an insertion component at the peripheral edge portion of the rear face housing, with the protruding portion of the support member being engaged with the insertion component of the rear frame housing. | 11-27-2014 |
20140346024 | OPERATING KEY AND OPERATING DEVICE - An operating key includes a recessed portion on a top surface thereof, and the recessed portion includes a bottom surface and wall surfaces. A graphic is configured with paint on the bottom surface, and the graphic is circumscribed by at least a portion of the wall surfaces. | 11-27-2014 |
20140345956 | MANUALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE - A manually propelled vehicle includes a vehicle body, a grip for a user to grip when walking, a wheel for moving the vehicle body along with the walking user, a wheel driver that electromotively drives the wheel, a grip sensor that monitors distribution of pressure applied to the grip, and a controller that sets parameters of the wheel driver according to output of the grip sensor. | 11-27-2014 |
20140344767 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM OF IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A remote control method includes the steps of connecting an image display apparatus ( | 11-20-2014 |
20140342664 | PAIRING METHOD AND PAIRING SYSTEM - A method for pairing two devices, each including a power supply device and memory, includes detecting non-contact power supply from the respective power supply devices of the two devices, receiving the non-contact power supply and performing pairing setting of the two devices and storing identification information of one of the two devices in the memory of the other device. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340875 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus including: a liquid crystal cell; a rear frame located behind the liquid crystal cell; a backlight unit located between the liquid crystal cell and the rear frame, the backlight unit being for emitting light toward the back surface of the liquid crystal cell; a diffusion sheet located between the liquid crystal cell and the backlight unit; and a support component engaging the rear frame, the support component being for supporting the diffusion sheet. The diffusion sheet includes a support hole through which the support component passes. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340874 | HEAT SINK AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH HEAT SINK - A heat sink includes a main component, and an attachment component to which a light source is configured to be attached. The attachment component is disposed at one end of the main component such that the heat sink is configured to dissipate heat generated by the light source. A first region of the heat sink defined by the attachment component and the one end of the main component has a surface area per unit of volume that is smaller than that of a second region of the heat sink defined by the other end of the main component. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340720 | OSCILLATION DEVICE, SCANNING-TYPE SCANNER DEVICE, INFORMATION TERMINAL, PHASE-SHIFT AMOUNT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, AND PHASE-SHIFT AMOUNT ADJUSTMENT METHOD - An oscillation device includes an oscillator, an oscillation detection unit that detects oscillation of the oscillator and outputs an oscillation detection signal, and a drive unit that generates a drive signal in keeping with the oscillation detection signal and outputs the drive signal to the oscillator. The drive unit includes a phase shift unit that shifts the phase to provide the drive signal as positive feedback to the oscillator. The phase shift unit includes a disturbance generating unit that outputs the periodic signal, a fluctuation unit that causes the amount of phase shift to fluctuate based on the periodic signal, a drive amplitude detection unit that detects the amplitude of the drive signal and outputs a drive amplitude signal, a product detection unit that outputs a detection signal after performing product detection on the drive amplitude signal based on the periodic signal, and an adjustment unit that adjusts the phase-shift amount based on the detection signal. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340611 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel, a front face housing, a flat optical member, an integral metal frame, and a rear face housing. The display panel is configured to display image. The front face housing covers a peripheral edge of the display panel from a front side of the display device. The optical member is disposed opposite a rear face of the display panel. The metal frame is disposed between the peripheral edge of the display panel and a peripheral edge of the optical member. The metal frame is fastened to the front face housing. The rear face housing is attached to the front face housing to define a rear face of the display device. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340580 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - In a video display apparatus A, a controller | 11-20-2014 |
20140340199 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SYSTEM - A remote control device outputs a wireless signal to operate electronic equipment and includes an operating unit operated by a user, a wireless signal output unit including a first signal output unit and a second signal output unit and configured to output the wireless signal in accordance with the operation, and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a specified determination condition pertaining to a degree of difficulty for the wireless signal to reach and be received by the electronic equipment is satisfied, and when the determination condition is satisfied, the remote control device transitions from a first operating mode in which the first signal output unit is caused to output the wireless signal and the second signal output unit is caused not to output the wireless signal to a second operating mode in which the first signal output unit and the second signal output unit are caused to output the wireless signal. | 11-20-2014 |
20140327701 | OPERATION APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An operation apparatus includes: a touch panel; a coordinate information generation unit which has a plurality of coordinate generation modes including a first coordinate generation mode; a receiving unit which receives an identification operation for switching from a coordinate generation mode to another coordinate generation mode among the coordinate generation modes; and an output unit which outputs the coordinate information generated by the coordinate information generation unit, wherein the coordinate generation unit generates, according to the coordinate generation mode, two-dimensional coordinates on the plane of a touch position in the touch panel screen, and height information in a perpendicular direction with respect to the touch panel screen. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327656 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a projection unit and a light sensor unit. The projection unit is configured to project an image. The projection unit includes a laser beam generator that is configured to output a projection-use laser beam for the image and a positioning-use laser beam, and a scanner that is configured to scan the projection-use laser beam and the positioning-use laser beam. The light sensor unit is disposed separately from the projection unit. The light sensor unit includes a first light receiver that is configured to receive the projection-use laser beam that has been reflected by a detection object, and an indicator that is configured to be aligned with the positioning-use laser beam. | 11-06-2014 |
20140310734 | OPTICAL DISC DEVICE - An optical disc device includes: a loader body having a recess and slopes; a traverse chassis provided to the loader body and having a protrusion guided along the recess, the traverse chassis being vertically movable; a turntable provided to the traverse chassis, for mounting the optical disc; and a clamper which clamps the optical disc between the clamper and the turntable when the traverse chassis ascends relative to the loader body to a clamp position, in which when the traverse chassis is at a position lower than the clamp position, the protrusion is guided along the recess, and when the traverse chassis is at the clamp position, the protrusion is positioned inside the slopes. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307911 | EAR PAD AND EARPHONE DEVICE - An ear pad to be attached to an earphone device including a speaker includes: a main body including a sound hole through which a sound from the speaker comes out; a protrusion which is made of the same material as the main body and protrudes outwardly from a side surface of the main body; and a surrounding part which is made of the same material as the main body and is formed at an outer end portion of the protrusion to surround the main body, the outer end portion being positionally opposite to an end portion of the protrusion that is located on the side surface of the main body. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307470 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit that emits light toward a back surface of the liquid crystal panel. The backlight unit includes an LED, a light guide plate which light from the LED enters through a side surface and exits through a main surface toward the back surface of the liquid crystal panel, and a reflective sheet that reflects the light. The reflective sheet includes a first reflective portion facing the side surface of the light guide plate and including a through-hole through which the LED passes, a second reflective portion connected to a first end of the first reflective portion and covering a surface of the light guide plate opposite to the main surface, and a third reflective portion connected to a second end of the first reflective portion and covering a portion of the main surface of the light guide plate. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307464 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND OPTICAL AXIS ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit that emits light toward the back surface of the liquid crystal panel. The backlight unit includes: an LED; a wiring substrate having the LED mounted thereon; a light guide plate which light from the LED enters through a side surface and exits through a main surface toward the back surface of the liquid crystal panel; and a support component including a first support member that supports the LED and a second support member that supports the light guide plate. The support component is able to move between a first position at which the first support member supports the LED and the second support member supports the light guide plate and a second position at which the first support member is apart from the LED and the second support member supports the light guide plate. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307420 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND BACKLIGHT - A first LED substrate and a second LED substrate are included each of which includes: on a main surface thereof, a plurality of LEDs connected in series in a longitudinal direction; a first connector including (i) a first terminal disposed on one of short sides of the LED substrate and connected to an anode of an LED positioned first among the LEDs connected in series, and (ii) a second terminal connected to a cathode of another LED positioned last among the LEDs connected in series. The second terminal of the first LED substrate and the first terminal of the second LED substrate are interconnected. The first terminal of the first LED substrate is connected to a positive terminal of a power circuit and the second terminal of the second LED substrate is connected to a negative terminal of the power circuit. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307265 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a projection unit and a detection unit. The projection unit is configured to project light in a projection region on a projection surface. The detection unit is disposed away from the projection unit. The detection unit includes a photodetector and a notification light emitter. The photodetector is configured to detect reflected light of the light from the projection unit within a detection region. The notification light emitter is configured to emit to the projection surface notification light for setting a position of the projection region within the detection region of the photodetector. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307217 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel that displays images and comprises a an outer frame, a light irradiating part that irradiates light toward a back surface of the display panel, a heat radiating plate that radiates heat generated by the light irradiating part and is grounded, a plurality of protective members provided along the outer frame of the display panel, wherein at least one of the plurality of protective members is an opposing protective member that opposes the heat radiating plate, and a conductive member interposed between and electrically connects the opposing protective member and the heat radiating plate. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307204 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel, a light source that emits light, a light guide plate comprising a lateral surface that receives the light, wherein the light source emits the light to the lateral surface from a main surface to a back surface of the display panel, a supporting member provided between a peripheral portion of the display panel and a peripheral portion of the light guide plate and that supports the peripheral portion of the display panel, a reflective sheet disposed so as to cover a back surface on an opposite side of the main surface of the light guide plate and that comprises an opening at a position corresponding to the peripheral portion of the light guide plate, and a back surface enclosure disposed so as to oppose the reflective sheet and that includes a first fixing part and a second fixing part. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307200 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel and a direct-type first backlight and a direct-type second backlight that each intermittently irradiate light toward a back surface of the display panel and is disposed adjacently in a sub-scanning direction of the display panel. A display area of the display panel comprises a first area provided in a position facing the first backlight and a second area provided in a position facing the second backlight, the first backlight is disposed in a position where the light emitted from the first backlight reaches the first area and the second area, and the second backlight is disposed in a position where the light emitted from the second backlight reaches the first area and the second area. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307171 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display cell, a metal housing, a light source, a reflecting member, and a power supply circuit board. The housing supports the display cell from a rear side of the display device. The light source is attached to the housing. The light source is configured to emit light toward the display cell. The reflecting member is disposed between the display cell and the housing. The reflecting member is configured to reflect the light emitted from the light source toward the display cell. The power supply circuit board is disposed between the reflecting member and the housing. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307006 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display and a controller. The display includes a plurality of signal lines that transmits signals for controlling brightness values of a plurality of pixels configuring a display panel, and a drive circuit that applies a voltage to a plurality of scanning lines that transmits signals for switching between SELECT and DESELECT for each of the plurality of pixels. The controller generates a power source voltage for a signal line voltage to be applied to the plurality of signal lines. | 10-16-2014 |
20140306873 | BACKLIGHT APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - In a backlight apparatus according to an aspect, a plurality of backlight drivers are connected in cascade arrangement, and when a drive signal is provided to the backlight driver corresponding to one of a backlight group positioned uppermost and a backlight group positioned lowermost in a sub scanning direction Y, each of the backlight drivers delays the drive signal by a predetermined period and outputs the delayed drive signal in order of the arrangement of the backlight drivers. | 10-16-2014 |
20140301718 | RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A recording and reproducing apparatus that is capable of performing continuous recording includes a receiver that receives broadcasting programs, a recorder on which the broadcasting programs received by the receiver are recorded, a reproducer that reproduces the broadcasting programs recorded on the recorder, and a controller that determines which broadcasting program among the broadcasting programs recorded on the recorder is reproduced by the reproducer, and controls the continuous recording on a basis of record information of the broadcasting program reproduced by the reproducer. | 10-09-2014 |
20140301592 | EAR PAD AND EARPHONE DEVICE - An ear pad that is an elastic member and fitted over a protrusion on an earphone device includes a main body having a hollow in which the protrusion fits, wherein the main body has, at an end, a surface having an opening communicating with the hollow, and the surface has a recess formed in a radial direction from a center of the surface toward an outside of the main body. | 10-09-2014 |
20140301174 | OPTICAL DISK DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An optical disk device including: an optical pickup which includes a collimator and an object lens for focusing parallel light beams from the collimator at a position on an optical disc; a collimator driver unit which moves the collimator in an optical axis direction; a movement mechanism driver unit which moves the optical pickup in the radial direction; and a drive control unit which performs an adjustment process for adjusting the positions of the object lens and the collimator. In the adjustment process, the drive control unit causes the collimator driver unit to operate after stopping the movement mechanism driver unit or a spindle motor, and causes the movement mechanism driver unit or the spindle motor to re-start operating after the collimator driver unit finishes moving the collimator. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300870 | IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE AND INPUT OBJECT DETECTION METHOD - An image projection device includes a projection component, a photodetector, and a determination component. The projection component is configured to project an image by scanning light beams two-dimensionally. The photodetector is configured to detect reflected lights obtained in response to the light beams being reflected by a reflecting object. The determination component is configured to determine whether or not the reflecting object is an input object based on whether or not a difference of light detection positions of the light beams is at least a specific value. The light detection positions are indicative of irradiation positions of the light beams in a projection region of the image, respectively. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300844 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a light source placement surface, a display panel provided opposite the light source placement surface and that comprises a pair of first sides, a first light source cluster that passes through a predetermined central area of the light source placement surface and that comprises a plurality of light sources disposed on the light source placement surface along a direction of the first sides, and a second light source cluster that includes at least one light source mounted to a corner portion of the light source placement surface and that comprises a plurality of light sources disposed on the light source placement surface in a direction heading from the corner portion to the central area. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300606 | DRAWING DEVICE, DRAWING METHOD, AND DRAWING PROGRAM - A drawing device includes an input unit, a first vector calculation unit, a second vector calculation unit, and a display control unit. The input unit accepts user input. The first vector calculation unit calculates a first vector whose starting point is one of the endpoints of a hand-drawn line displayed on a display unit based on the user input. The second vector calculation unit calculates a second vector whose starting point is the one endpoint based on the shape of the hand-drawn line in the vicinity of the one endpoint. The display control unit determines whether to extend the hand-drawn line or to erase at least a portion of the hand-drawn line with the one endpoint as the starting point based on the first and second vectors and also performs the extension or at least partial erasure of the hand-drawn line based on the user input. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300588 | DRAWING DEVICE, DRAWING METHOD, AND DRAWING PROGRAM - A drawing device includes an input unit, an object controller, and a display controller. The input unit receives user's input. The object controller controls a display unit to display a position instruction object movable based on user's input when a line displayed on the display unit is selected. The display controller moves an end point of the selected line along the selected line based on a movement amount of the position instruction object. Further, the display controller sets a part of the selected line between end points before and after the movement as a part to be set for display deletion. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300584 | SPATIAL INPUT DEVICE - A spatial input device includes a light beam scanner, a photodetector, and a controller. The light beam scanner is configured to emit light beams toward a spatially projected image while two-dimensionally scanning the light beams. The photodetector is configured to detect the light beams that have been reflected by an input object within a detection range. The detection range extends inward of the spatial input device relative to the image. The controller is configured to count a scan line number indicative of a number of the light beams that have been detected by the photodetector, and to detect a depth position of the input object based on the scan line number. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300583 | INPUT DEVICE AND INPUT METHOD - An input device includes a light source, a laser beam scanner, a photodetector, and an inclination determination component. The light source is configured to emit a laser beam. The laser beam scanner is configured to scan a plurality of lines of the laser beam in a line scanning direction. The lines of the laser beam are projected in a projection region of a projection surface. The photodetector is configured to detect a reflected light of the laser beam reflected by an object located above the projection region. The inclination determination component is configured to determine an inclination of the object with respect to the projection surface in the line scanning direction based on a change amount in a timing at which the photodetector detects the reflected light. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300544 | Projector and Electronic Device Having Projector Function - A projector includes a laser beam scanning portion, a light detecting portion, and a control portion performing control of predicting a prediction region where a detection object exists on the basis of detection of the detection object, changing a modulation pattern of a laser beam when the laser beam is scanned on the prediction region, acquiring the position of the detection object on the basis of reflected light of the laser beam emitted in a detection object detection pattern, and setting the position of the detection object to an indication position. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300315 | NON-CONTACT POWER FEEDER AND NON-CONTACT POWER FEEDING METHOD - A non-contact power feeder includes a plurality of power transmission coils disposed along a disposition surface, wherein a power receiving device that houses a power reception coil is disposed on the disposition surface, and a controller that determines a first traveling wave power, from among a plurality of traveling wave powers, that feeds the power transmission coil corresponding to the power receiving device based on a state of change of at least one of: actual transmitted power, from the plurality of traveling wave powers, transmitted from the plurality of power transmission coils to the power reception coil when power transmitted to the plurality of power transmission coils is changed, and reactive power, from the plurality of traveling wave powers, not transmitted from the power transmission coil to the power reception coil when the power transmitted to the plurality of power transmission coils is changed. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300198 | NON-CONTACT COMMUNICATION COIL, NON-CONTACT POWER FEEDING DEVICE, AND NON-CONTACT POWER RECEIVING DEVICE - A non-contact communication coil for a non-contact power feeding device comprises a power transmission coil, a power receiving coil, and a resonance coil, and the non-contact communication coil includes a first receiver and a second receiver connected in series with the first receiver. The non-contact communication coil generates induction voltages in mutually opposing directions in the first receiver and the second receiver when current passes through at least one of the power transmission coil and the power receiving coil. | 10-09-2014 |
20140300197 | AMPLITUDE MODULATION CIRCUIT AND NON-CONTACT POWER FEEDING DEVICE - An amplitude modulation circuit includes a resonance circuit powered by an oscillator and comprising a power transmission coil with a first coil portion, a second coil portion, a modulation coil, and a resonance condenser; and a switch that switches between a state where the first coil portion and the second coil portion are connected in series and a state where the first coil portion and the modulation coil are connected in series according to a level switching timing of transmission data and a timing when a coil current in the resonance circuit becomes zero. The combined inductance of the first coil portion and the second coil portion connected in series and a combined inductance of the first coil portion and the modulation coil connected in series are equal. | 10-09-2014 |
20140295701 | TUNER - A tuner comprises a frame that is provided with a through-hole and a connection portion to which a connector is connected. The connection portion includes a flange portion that is able to select to pass through the through-hole or not to pass through the through-hole by the connection portion being rotated, and the frame includes a pressurization portion that pressurizes the flange portion which passes through the through-hole. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293762 | OPTICAL DISC DEVICE - An optical disc device includes an optical pickup unit including a semiconductor laser that shines a laser light, a light-receiving unit that receives the return light of the laser light, a high-frequency generating circuit that generates high-frequency signals, a pickup driver that generates a drive signal that drives the semiconductor laser based on the high-frequency signal, a control unit that controls the high-frequency generating circuit such that, in states in which playback of the optical disc is halted while irradiation with the laser light is being performed, the signal level of the high-frequency signal to be superimposed is set at a first signal level other than zero so as to be smaller than in states in which the playback is performed. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293520 | SWITCH STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A switch structure includes an operation key attachment, a substrate facing the operation key attachment and including a switch at least a portion of which is exposed from an opening, and an operation key including a protrusion that protrudes parallel or substantially parallel to the substrate from an opening end surface, an operation receiver at a tip end of the protrusion and that accepts a user pressing operation in the direction toward the substrate, and a pressing member that extends from the operation receiver in a direction that defines a first angle spanning between the pressing member and the protrusion, and is used to press the switch. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293509 | Electric Double Layer Capacitor Electrode and Electric Double Layer Capacitor - An electric double layer capacitor electrode includes a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer including a positive electrode side porous body and a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode side porous body. An oxidation-reduction substance causing an oxidation-reduction reaction during charging and discharging is adsorbed onto at least one of the positive electrode side porous body of the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode side porous body of the negative electrode active material layer. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293435 | PROJECTOR - A projector for projecting an image includes a light source that outputs light; a reflecting member that reflects the light from the light source; and a diaphragm member with an aperture that restricts a range of flux of either an incident light incident to the reflecting member or a reflected light reflected by the reflecting member. The aperture may penetrate through the diaphragm member along a direction of thickness of the diaphragm member. The diaphragm member may be arranged so as to not block the other of the incident light or the reflected light, and a direction perpendicular to the direction of thickness may be oblique with respect to an optical path of either the incident light or the reflected light. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293433 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD OF HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A head-up display device includes a projection unit that projects predetermined information on a transparent display panel by superimposing on a background that is visible to a user viewing the transparent display panel placed in front of a line of sight of the user. The head-up display device may also include three light sources that emit lights of differing colors onto the transparent display panel, a camera that detects a background color that is visible when viewing the transparent display panel, and a controller that controls a display of the predetermined information using a display color in correspondence to the background color detected by the camera | 10-02-2014 |
20140293432 | PROJECTOR, HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF PROJECTOR - A projector that includes a plurality of laser light sources that emit laser lights of mutually differing colors, a combiner that combines the laser lights, a laser light scanner that projects an image onto a projection surface by scanning the laser lights combined by the combiner, a laser light detection unit, and a controller. The laser light detection unit further includes a first laser light detector and a second laser light detector. The controller calculates an amount of change in an optical axis of the laser lights based on a displacement of the irradiation position of the first diffracted light, calculates an amount of change in a wavelength of the laser lights based on the amount of change in the optical axis and a displacement of the irradiation position of the second diffracted light, and adjust an output ratio. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293431 | PROJECTOR AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A projector includes a light emitting element that emits a projection light, a first temperature detector that detects a temperature around the light emitting element, a heating and cooling unit that heats or cools the light emitting element based on the detected temperature, and an abnormality processor that determines whether or not the first temperature detector is detecting the temperature normally based on a detection result of the first temperature detector. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293430 | PROJECTOR AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A projector includes a main body enclosure and a housing that houses an optics module and is disposed within the main body enclosure. The housing includes a case with a first opening, a first cover attached to the first opening, and a first seal that creates an airtight seal between a peripheral edge of the first opening and the first cover. Air pressure within the housing is set to a value that is different from air pressure between the main body enclosure and the housing. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293391 | PROJECTOR AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A projector includes: a laser light generating unit that emits laser light including image information; a laser light scanning unit that scans the laser light emitted by the laser light generating unit at a predetermined scan angle to project an image on a transparent display plate; and a scan control unit that sets a scan driving voltage, which determines the scan angle, according to an atmospheric pressure of an area in which the laser light scanning unit is disposed and supplies the scan driving voltage to the laser light scanning unit to control fluctuations in the scan angle. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293246 | Vibrating Mirror Element and Projector - A vibrating mirror element includes a mirror portion including a reflection surface reflecting light, a supporting portion connected to the mirror portion, supporting the mirror portion to be capable of vibrating about an axis line, and a drive portion connected with the supporting portion, drivingly vibrating the mirror portion through the supporting portion. The mirror portion is formed such that at least the reflection surface is in a curved shape. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293245 | PROJECTOR AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE AND A LIGHT DIMMING CONTROL METHOD - A projector includes a first dimming control that adjusts brightness of a projected light and a second dimming control that adjusts the brightness of the projected light separately from the first dimming control. When the brightness of the projected light is adjusted by combining the first dimming control and the second dimming control, one of the first dimming control or the second dimming control controls a direction of decreasing the brightness of the projected light before the other of the first dimming control or the second dimming control controls a direction of increasing the brightness of the projected light. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293239 | PROJECTOR AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A projector includes a cooling unit that is disposed so as to face an inner side of a housing and that includes a cooling plane that cools to a temperature lower than the housing, a light emitting element that is disposed in the housing, that emits a light beam, that enables an adjustment of a position and a tilt of an optical axis, and that comprises an outer plane where an angle relative to the cooling plane of the cooling unit is fixed even when displaced by the adjustment, and a heat transfer member that is in surface contact with and thermally connected to the cooling plane of the cooling unit and the outer plane of the light emitting element. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293237 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes laser light sources which emit light, a MEMS mirror which operates at specified angles of deflection so as to scan light emitted from the laser light sources over a projection area at a sine-function angular velocity in which a scanning speed in a vicinity of a central portion of the projection area in a horizontal direction is faster than a scanning speed in a vicinity of end portions, and a first lens which is disposed at a position between the MEMS mirror and the projection area and which refracts light scanned by the scanner such that the scanning speed of the light scanned by the MEMS mirror in the vicinity of the central portion of the projection area in the horizontal direction is equal or substantially equal to the scanning speed in the vicinity of the end portions in the horizontal direction. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293236 | PROJECTOR AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE AND A PROJECTOR CONTROL METHOD - A projector includes a light generator that emits a first light and a second light of mutually differing color components, a light position detector disposed to receive light incident in a direction outside of the projection surface and that detects a position of the incident light, a light scanner that projects the image onto the projection surface by scanning the first light and the second light with a first scanning angle, and that directs the first light and the second light to the light position detector by scanning the first light and the second light with a second scanning angle that is larger than the first scanning angle, and an adjustor that adjusts an emission timing of the first light and an emission timing of the second light so as to suppress relative misalignment between the first light and the second light on the projection surface. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293235 | PROJECTOR DEVICE AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A projector device includes a plurality of light source that emits lights of mutually differing colors. The projector device displays a projected image by scanning the lights emitted by the plurality of light sources, and further includes an optical axis misalignment detector that detects a degree of optical axis misalignment among the plurality of light sources, and a correction unit that corrects a timing of the emission of the plurality of light sources to minimize the degree of optical axis misalignment among the plurality of light sources. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293230 | PROJECTOR DEVICE, HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PROJECTOR DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - A projector device includes: a plurality of laser light sources each of which output light of a different color component; a control unit that controls the intensity of the light output by each of the laser light sources; a display control unit that projects an image on a combiner by guiding the light output by each of the laser light sources to the combiner; and a prediction unit that predicts which laser light source among the laser light sources has the shortest remaining life, wherein the control unit reduces the intensity of the light output by the laser light source predicted to have the shortest remaining life to below a predetermined normal intensity. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293184 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a substrate holding unit that holds a PCB connected to a specified circuit with the use of a COF. The substrate holding unit includes a plate and a restricting member that restricts movement of the PCB in a Z direction which is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a plane of the plate, and a leaf spring provided in a portion of the plate. The leaf spring includes a leaf spring main body which includes, on a side of the surface on which the PCB is held, a protrusion that contacts the PCB and presses the PCB against the restricting member and can swing in the first direction, and an opening that is provided in an area of the plate that surrounds the leaf spring main body excluding a support area which causes the leaf spring main body to be supported on the substrate holding unit. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292831 | PROJECTION DEVICE AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection device includes a laser light generator that outputs a laser light based on input image signals, a projector that comprises a scanner that scans the laser light irradiated from the laser light generator and projects an image on a projection area, a neutral density filter that coarsely adjusts brightness of the projected image by incrementally changing transmittance of the laser light irradiated from the laser light generator, and a laser output controller that finely adjusts brightness of the projected image by changing light intensity of the laser light by performing output adjustment of the laser light irradiated from the laser light generator. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292634 | BACKLIGHT DRIVE CIRCUIT - A backlight drive circuit supplies drive current to a plurality of backlights, each of the backlights is extinguished before a signal voltage is written to a liquid crystal pixel group of a line corresponding to the backlight, each drive current in the lit period of each of the backlights is a first current when the adjustment value is a first adjustment value and a second current whose current value is higher than the first current when the adjustment value is a second adjustment value that is lower than the first adjustment value, and the lighting duty ratio to obtain a given luminance using the second current is smaller than the lighting duty ratio to obtain the luminance using the first current. | 10-02-2014 |
20140286151 | OPTICAL PICKUP AND DISC DEVICE - An optical pickup includes a plurality of light sources, an objective lens, a diffractive optical element, and a light-detecting unit. The various light sources emit light of wavelengths that are different from each other. The objective lens focuses light on an optical disc. The diffractive optical element includes a diffracting portion and a light-blocking portion. The diffracting portion diffracts return light reflected from a first recording layer of the optical disc where information is being read or written. The light-blocking portion blocks stray light reflected from a second recording layer of the optical disc that is different from the first recording layer. The light-detecting unit receives the diffracted light of the diffractive optical element and generates an output signal to generate a tracking error signal based on this diffracted light. Furthermore, the light-blocking portion includes a plurality of light-blocking patterns which block light of wavelengths that are different from each other. | 09-25-2014 |
20140285978 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A front cabinet includes, on each long side thereof and at a location other than a corner region thereof, a rib member that protrudes toward a display module. The front cabinet includes, on each short side thereof and at a location other than a corner region thereof, a rib member that protrudes toward a display module. The display module includes a hole across from the rib member that restricts movement thereof in the lengthwise direction of the long side of the front cabinet and a hole across from the rib member that restricts movement thereof in the lengthwise direction of the short side of the front cabinet. | 09-25-2014 |
20140275948 | INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE - An information terminal device includes an imaging unit which captures a face image of a user, a main memory which extracts and stores an eyeball area and an under eye region from the face image, and a control unit which detects an amount of color change in a pupil and iris color at a current point in time relative to the pupil and iris color in the eyeball area at a past point in time after factoring in an amount of color change from face skin color in the entire face image that includes the eyeball area and the undereye region captured by the imaging unit at the current point in time compared to the entire face image that includes the eyeball area and the under eye region captured at a past point in time. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270860 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device is equipped with a photoreceptor drum on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a developing roller that supplies toner to the electrostatic latent image of the photoreceptor drum, a supply roller, a regulating roller, and a toner recovery unit that recovers at least toner adhering to the developing roller. The toner recovery unit includes a recovery member in which toner is recovered and which is disposed beneath the developing roller, the supply roller, and the regulating roller so as to be detachable. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270854 | Developing Apparatus and Image Forming Apparatus - This developing apparatus includes a toner supply passage for supplying new toner fed from a toner cartridge to a toner carrying region where a toner carrier is arranged, and the toner supply passage is provided with a backflow prevention portion for preventing old toner from backflowing toward the toner cartridge. | 09-18-2014 |
20140253884 | Projector and Electronic Apparatus Having Projector Function - This projector includes a laser beam generation portion, an image projection portion including a scanning portion and projecting an image on a projection area, a beam receiving portion receiving a laser beam reflected by a detection object through a lens, a control portion, and a position adjustment portion adjusting relative positions of the beam receiving portion and the lens in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction of the laser beam received by the beam receiving portion. | 09-11-2014 |
20140253883 | Projector - A projector includes a projection portion projecting an image on a screen by scanning a laser beam emitted from a laser beam generation portion, a light detecting portion detecting at least the laser beam reflected by a detection object, and a control portion configured to perform control of accepting an apparatus operation on the basis of a detection result of the laser beam reflected by the detection object obtained by the light detecting portion and control of detecting the breakage of the screen on the basis of a detection result of the laser beam reflected by the screen obtained by the light detecting portion. | 09-11-2014 |
20140253579 | Headup Display, Display Method for Headup Display and Program for Headup Display - This headup display includes a projection portion projecting prescribed information initialized to a first display color on a display board arranged in a user's gaze direction, a detection portion detecting a background color visually recognized by the user through the display board, and a control portion performing control of adjusting the first display color on the basis of the background color detected by the detection portion and the first display color and displaying the prescribed information in the adjusted display color. | 09-11-2014 |
20140248836 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND FEEDER DEVICE - A communication device includes a sensor, an antenna, and a notification component. The sensor is configured to detect magnetic field strength. The antenna is configured to generate a magnetic field. The antenna is further configured to communicate with a wireless device that is configured to generate a magnetic field during communication. The notification component is configured to notify a positional offset between the antenna and the wireless device based on output signal indicative of the magnetic field strength. The sensor is arranged with respect to the antenna such that an effect of the magnetic field generated by the antenna on the output signal is suppressed. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247959 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a display panel; a speaker provided behind the display panel; a cover including a front cover component covering an outer peripheral portion of the display panel from the front and a back cover component covering the display panel from behind; and a speaker securing component which secures the speaker to emit sound away from the display panel. The speaker securing component and the back cover component form therebetween a sound guiding space which guides, in a first direction toward a side surface of the display panel, the sound emitted from the speaker and further guides the sound guided in the first direction toward the front. In the sound guiding space, a speaker-facing region of the back cover component intersects with a plane perpendicular to an emission direction of the speaker such that the emission direction points toward the first direction. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247620 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes an LCD panel, a resin rear cabinet facing a back of the LCD panel, and a backlight unit that is supported by the rear cabinet. The backlight unit includes a light source, a light guide plate into which light from the light source enters through a side surface and exits through a main surface toward the back of the LCD panel, and a heat sink supported by the rear cabinet and attached to the light source. The rear cabinet includes an integrally formed resin protrusion passing through the heat sink and supporting the light guide plate, and positioning of the light source is determined by a contact surface thereof with the heat sink and positioning of the light guide plate is determined by a contact surface thereof with the protrusion so that optical axes of the light source and the light guide plate are aligned. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247398 | Display - A display including a display body, a display portion, a first resin frame including a frame-shaped inner side surface having high light reflectance, a light source and a light guide formed in a substantially rectangular shape, having a light incident side surface consisting of a side surface opposed to the light source, and arranged on the first resin frame in a state where three side surfaces other than the light incident side surface are in contact with the inner side surface of the first resin frame or opposed to a portion close to the inner side surface of the first resin frame. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247220 | Electronic Apparatus Having Software Keyboard Function and Method of Controlling Electronic Apparatus Having Software Keyboard Function - This electronic apparatus having a software keyboard function includes a detection portion capable of detecting a key input position of an input operation performed by the user and a control portion performing control of changing a key determination range on the basis of at least either a correction operation performed on a prescribed key input or an input frequency of the prescribed key input. | 09-04-2014 |
20140246573 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a laser beam scanner, a light detector, a mirror, and an adjuster. The laser beam scanner is configured to scan a laser beam over a projection surface. The light detector is configured to detect the laser beam that has been scanned by the laser beam scanner and reflected by a detection object. The mirror is arranged to reflect the laser beam that has been reflected by the detection object toward the light detector. The adjuster is arranged to adjust at least one of inclination of the mirror and position of the mirror with respect to the light detector such that incident position of the laser beam on the light detector is adjusted. | 09-04-2014 |
20140241560 | HEADSET - A headset includes an enclosure holding a speaker and a microphone. The enclosure includes: a main body portion which holds the speaker and in which an earphone portion attached to an ear is provided; a microphone holding portion which holds the microphone; and a coupling portion which couples the main body portion to the microphone holding portion. When a side where the earphone portion is provided is a front surface side of the enclosure, in a side surface portion of the microphone holding portion, a sound hole communicating with the microphone is formed. | 08-28-2014 |
20140240681 | Projector and Rear Projector - This projector includes a laser beam generation portion, an image projection portion including a scanning portion and projecting an image on a projection area, a beam receiving portion receiving the laser beam reflected by a detection object and a control portion detecting an operation performed on the projected image with the detection object on the basis of the moving state of the detection object. | 08-28-2014 |
20140233756 | SOUND INPUT DEVICE - A sound input device includes a housing, a microphone housing, a vibrator, and first and second sound guide components. The housing has first and second sound collection holes. The microphone housing has first and second microphone sound holes. The first and second sound guide components communicate with the first and second sound collection holes and the first and second microphone sound holes, respectively. The microphone housing has a first microphone inner space that communicates with the first microphone sound hole and one side of the diaphragm of the vibrator, and a second microphone inner space that communicates with the second microphone sound hole and the other side of the diaphragm. A spacing between the first sound collection hole and the second sound collection hole is wider than a spacing between the first microphone sound hole and the second microphone sound hole. | 08-21-2014 |
20140233749 | EARPHONE MICROPHONE - An earphone microphone includes a single speaker, a microphone having first and second sound input holes, and a main body casing in which an acoustic space is formed. The acoustic space includes a sound output path in which output sound propagates, a first sound input path communicating with outside, in which sound to be input to the first sound input hole propagates, and a second sound input path in which sound to be input to the second sound input hole propagates. The sound output path branches into one path communicating with outside of the main body casing and the other path communicating with the second sound input path. Input sound from a sound source outside the main body casing is input while input of output sound is suppressed by acoustic resistance of the acoustic space. | 08-21-2014 |
20140233746 | EARPHONE MICROPHONE - An acoustic space including a sound output path, first and second sound input paths is formed in a main body casing of an earphone microphone. Output sound from a speaker propagates in the sound output path. Sound input to a first microphone propagates in the first sound input path communicating with outside. Sound input to a second microphone propagates in the second sound input path. The sound output path branches into one path communicating with the outside of the main body casing and the other path communicating with the second sound input path. The earphone microphone amplifies a sound signal output from at least one of the first and second microphones so as to input sound from a sound source outside the main body casing, and suppresses input of the output sound. | 08-21-2014 |
20140233364 | OPTICAL DISK DEVICE AND EQUALIZER ADJUSTMENT METHOD - An optical disk device includes an optical pickup that directs light beams onto a recording surface of an optical disk and receives reflected light, a signal generating unit that generates playback signals based on reflected light received by the optical pickup, an equalizer adjustment unit that performs equalizer adjustment of the playback signals, and an adjustment control unit. The adjustment control unit controls the equalizer adjustment unit so as to perform equalizer adjustment of the playback signals according to the playback signals based on reflected light from a management information area on a recording surface of the optical disk, the management information area including predetermined management information recorded thereon. | 08-21-2014 |
20140219070 | Optical Pickup and Optical Disk Unit - An optical pickup includes a light source, a light splitting element generating signal light and position adjustment light by splitting return light from an optical disk and dispersing the return light in different directions, and a light receiving portion having a signal light receiving portion and an adjustment light receiving portion. The light splitting element is configured such that the position thereof is adjusted on the basis of the position adjustment light received by the adjustment light receiving portion of the light receiving portion. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218977 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A switching power supply circuit includes a switching element that switches power fed to a primary winding of a transformer and thus induces a voltage in the secondary winding, and an oscillation circuit that oscillates to generate a pulse signal to control switching action. The oscillation circuit repeatedly performs intermittent oscillation of the pulse signal, and in each of the intermittent oscillation cycles, increases or decreases the number of pulses in the pulse signal to lengthen or shorten the oscillating portion of the pulse signal, and at the time of lengthening or shortening, the oscillation circuit respectively lengthens or shortens an oscillation-halted portion, thus varying the period of the intermittent oscillation cycles. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218894 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display component, a plurality of light sources, a flat optical member, a rear side support member, and a reflective sheet. The light sources are disposed on a rear side of the display device relative to the display component. The light sources irradiate the display component with light. The light sources are arranged with respect to the rear side support member such that among light emitted towards the display component from an edge-side light source that is disposed closest to an edge portion of the rear side support member out of the light sources, light emitted at a brightness that is at least half of an maximum brightness of the edge-side light source reaches an edge portion of the flat optical member corresponding to the edge portion of the rear side support member. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218662 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display component, a light source, a rear side support member, and a reflective sheet. The light source is disposed on a rear side of the display device relative to the display component. The reflective sheet includes a bottom face part, a first side face part and a second side face part. The bottom face part is disposed on a front side of the display device relative to the rear side support member. The first and second side face parts are arranged relative to the bottom face part corresponding to adjacent side edges of the bottom face part, respectively. One of the first and second side face parts includes first and second portions with adjacent end sections, respectively. The adjacent end sections overlap with respect to each other while the reflective sheet is attached to the rear side support member. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218661 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display component, a light source, a rear side support member, and a reflective sheet. The light source is disposed on a rear side of the display device relative to the display component. The reflective sheet includes a bottom face part, a first side face part and a second side face part. The first and second side face parts have first and second protrusions at adjacent end edge portions of the first and second side face parts, respectively. The first protrusion overlaps with the end edge portion of the second side face part from the rear side while the reflective sheet is attached to the rear side support member. The second protrusion overlaps with the end edge portion of the first side face part from the rear side while the reflective sheet is attached to the rear side support member. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218656 | Display Device - A display device includes a display portion, a front housing holding the display portion while pushing at least a part of an edge on the front side of the display portion, and a first bezel member made of metal, arranged inside the front housing. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218618 | Display Device - A display device includes a display device body, a display portion arranged on the front side, a light source, a light source substrate, a light guide plate having a light incident surface, and a heat sink arranged to be opposed to the light incident surface of the light guide plate between the light guide plate and the light source substrate, including a light source arrangement hole configured to arrange the light source and a spacer portion arranged to be opposed to the light incident surface of the light guide plate between the light guide plate and the light source substrate and keeping an interval between the light incident surface of the light guide plate and the light source at a prescribed interval. | 08-07-2014 |
20140218617 | Display Device - A display device includes a display portion displaying an image on the front side, a light guide plate arranged on the rear side of the display portion, a heat radiation member arranged on the rear side of the light guide plate, radiating the heat of the light source, and a reflective sheet arranged between the light guide plate and the heat radiation member, including a heat reflecting portion capable of reflecting the heat radiated from the heat radiation member to the heat radiation member on the rear side, while the heat radiation member includes a heat releasing portion configured to release the heat reflected by the heat reflecting portion to the rear side of the heat radiation member. | 08-07-2014 |
20140211453 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display component, a light source, a light source substrate, a heat dissipation member and a holding member. The light source is disposed on a rear side of the display device with respect to the display component. The light source is mounted to the light source substrate. The light source substrate is attached to the heat dissipation member. The heat dissipation member is made of sheet metal and configured to dissipate heat from the light source. The heat dissipation member is attached to the holding member. The holding member is made of sheet metal and holds the display component from the rear side. The holding member integrally includes a positioning component and a fixing component. The positioning component positions the heat dissipation member. The fixing component fixes the heat dissipation member positioned by the positioning component. | 07-31-2014 |
20140211216 | Projector and Projector System - A projector includes a projection portion including a laser beam generation portion and a scanning portion scanning a laser beam, projecting an image, a light detection sensor provided separately from the projection portion, including a light receiving portion receiving the laser beam reflected by a detection object, and a control portion acquiring the position of the detection object on the image on the basis of a detection result of the laser beam. | 07-31-2014 |
20140205094 | VIDEO RECEIVING APPARATUS AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS - An video receiving apparatus which reduces waiting time till image is displayed on a monitor include: a plurality of authentication executing units which perform respectively an authentication process to the external devices connected to each of the plurality of input terminals; a terminal selecting unit which selects one of the plurality of input terminals as a video input terminal based on an operation input from outside; an video receiving unit which receives the video information through one of the authentication executing units corresponding to the selected input terminal from the external devices connected through the selected input terminal; and a display control unit which outputs the received video information to a monitor. | 07-24-2014 |
20140203114 | NON-PHOTOSENSITIVE SILOXANE COATING FOR PROCESSING HYDROPHOBIC PHOTOIMAGEABLE NOZZLE PLATE - A method of forming a patterned photoresist layer having a hydrophobic surface is provided. The method includes forming a photoresist layer on a substrate and image patterning. The photoresist layer may comprise a polymeric material. The imaged photoresist layer may then undergo a two-stage post-exposure bake. A surface treatment may be performed on the photoresist layer in between the two-stage post-exposure bake. The surface treatment may include applying a siloxane solution on a partially post-exposure baked photoresist layer. The post-exposure baked photoresist layer may then be developed to form the patterned photoresist layer. The method may be used to form a hydrophobic photoimageable nozzle plate of a micro-fluid ejection head having improved mechanical properties and stable hydrophobic properties. | 07-24-2014 |
20140198931 | Digital Electronic Device and Method for Adjusting Signal Level of Digital Signal - This digital electronic device includes an arithmetic portion calculating an adjustment coefficient employed to adjust a signal level calculated on the basis of a digital value detected by a detecting portion to not more than a possible output level that an output portion can output and an adjusting portion adjusting a digital signal on the basis of the adjustment coefficient calculated by the arithmetic portion such that the signal level becomes not more than the possible output level. | 07-17-2014 |
20140198260 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A PROJECTOR FUNCTION AND A VIBRATING MIRROR ELEMENT - A vibrating mirror element includes a mirror part that reflects light and is tiltable around a rotation axis, a first deformable coupling beam and a second deformable coupling beam connected respectively to a first mirror end portion and a second mirror end portion of the mirror part positioned on an intersection line that intersects the rotation axis, and a first drive part and a second drive part that each include a piezoelectric element that deforms by voltage application, the first drive part and a second drive part connected respectively to the first deformable coupling beam and the second deformable coupling beam. | 07-17-2014 |
20140198259 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A PROJECTOR FUNCTION AND A VIBRATING MIRROR ELEMENT - A vibrating mirror device includes a mirror portion, a driving portion including a detecting electrode that detects an amount of deformation of a piezoelectric element when driving the mirror portion by applying a voltage to cause the piezoelectric element to deform, an insulating layer formed on a top face of the piezoelectric element, and a first lead interconnection that is formed on the top face of the insulating layer, that contacts the detecting electrode, and that extends to a region outside of the driving portion. | 07-17-2014 |
20140198095 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A PROJECTOR FUNCTION AND A VIBRATING MIRROR ELEMENT - A vibrating mirror element includes a mirror portion that reflects light and is tiltable around a rotational axis, a tiltable frame portion connected to a mirror end portion of the mirror portion at a position on an intersecting line that intersects with the rotational axis, a driving portion that includes a piezoelectric element that deforms through application of a voltage, and a connecting portion that connects the frame portion and the driving portion and is tiltable through deformation of the piezoelectric element of the driving portion. The frame portion can be tilted by tilting the connecting portion, and the mirror portion can be tilted by tilting the frame portion. | 07-17-2014 |
20140192290 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display component, a plastic frame, and a rear frame. The plastic frame supports the display component near an edge portion of the display component from a rear side of the display device relative to the display component. The rear frame is disposed on the rear side of the display device relative to the display component. The rear frame includes a fixing component that fixedly couples at least the plastic frame relative to the rear frame. The fixing component has an inner bent component that extends forward and inward of the display device from an edge part of the rear frame. | 07-10-2014 |
20140185200 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus including: a liquid-crystal panel; a rear frame which includes an opening portion and is provided on a rear side of the liquid-crystal panel; a back light which is provided between the liquid-crystal panel and the rear frame and emits light toward a rear face of the liquid-crystal panel; a cell guide which is provided corresponding to a predetermined rim portion of the opening portion and supports at least part of an outer-circumferential portion of the liquid-crystal panel from the rear side; a joining portion which is provided on a portion of the rear frame which corresponds to the predetermined rim portion, and extends toward the liquid-crystal panel to join the cell guide to the rear frame; and a screw which fastens the cell guide and the joining portion together, wherein the screw is tightened from a lateral side of the display apparatus. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185116 | SCANNING MIRROR DEVICE - A scanning mirror device includes a mirror, a first supporting body that supports the mirror, a plurality of securing materials that has higher rigidity than the first supporting body and supports the first supporting body, a reinforcing material that has higher rigidity than the first supporting body and is attached to the plurality of securing materials on a surface different from a surface on which the mirror is disposed, and a first driving portion that deforms the first supporting body so as to cause the mirror to be displaced around a first axis. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185021 | IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICE - An image projecting device includes a light-emitting element that emits a laser beam and is secured to a housing and a mirror element adjustably disposed on the housing and that reflects the laser beam emitted from the light-emitting element to be directed to a position that has been determined to be a focusing target. The mirror element is adjustable while being disposed on the housing. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184928 | Display Device, and Television Device - This display device ( | 07-03-2014 |
20140183087 | Fluid Level Sensing Tank Materials - A fluid tank for micro-fluid ejection devices is provided. The fluid tank includes housing with an interior surface coating. The interior surface coating has a highly hydrophobic to super hydrophobic surface with water contact angle of greater than about 120° and surface energy of less than about 20 mJ/m | 07-03-2014 |
20140176858 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus for displaying an image, including: a liquid-crystal panel which displays the image; a back light which emits light toward a rear face of the liquid-crystal panel; a rear frame which supports the back light via a screw; and a rear cover which covers part of a face of the rear frame which is different from a face of the rear frame on which the back light is provided, wherein the back light extends beyond an inner-frame region of the rear frame covered by the rear cover, and the screw is provided only in the inner-frame region. | 06-26-2014 |
20140176815 | Video Projection Device and Video Display Device - A video projection device has a video output unit for outputting video by emitting light, and a reflective mirror for reflecting the light emitted from the video output unit to project the video on a projection target. The reflective mirror is driven to rotate about two axes so as to move the reflected light in the horizontal and vertical directions. | 06-26-2014 |
20140176505 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND INPUT DETERMINATION METHOD - An image display device includes an image display component, a detector, and an error determination component. The image display component is configured to project on a projection surface a projection image with at least first and second input objects for a user input operation using an indicator. The first and second input objects are adjacently arranged in the projection image with a spacing therebetween. The detector is configured to detect the indicator in a detection range that extends in a height direction of the projection surface. The error determination component is configured to determine that the user input operation of the second input object is erroneously detected in response to the detector continuously detecting the indicator in regions of the detection range corresponding to the first input object, the spacing and the second input object, respectively. | 06-26-2014 |
20140176317 | INFORMATION TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An information terminal includes a vibrator, a detector, and a communication controller. The vibrator is configured to generate vibration by using magnetism. The detector is configured to detect the vibration. The communication controller is configured to control a data transmission using the vibration of the vibrator, and a data reception using the detector. | 06-26-2014 |
20140173455 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - There are provided a display device, a display system, a method of controlling such a display device and a signal processing device in which a plurality of information devices can be simultaneously connected, information stored in the information devices is displayed and the information can easily be exchanged. In display devices | 06-19-2014 |
20140170964 | RECEIVING APPARATUS - A receiving apparatus comprises: a plurality of tuners; and a controller that controls a frequency of a local oscillation signal from each tuner such that a frequency of a synthetic signal generated by multiplying the local oscillation signals from the plurality of tuners by each other does not fall in a frequency band of a channel selected by each tuner. Deterioration in reception quality due to the multiplication of the local oscillation signals is prevented. | 06-19-2014 |
20140168307 | Ink Smear Measurement in an Imaging Apparatus - A system implementing a method for determining smear tendency of a sheet of print media to reduce smearing on future media sheets of a similar type. The method includes creating an image on the sheet of print media. The sheet of print media is reversed to allow at least one upstream roller to contact and smear the image and create smear marks on the sheet of print media. Reference marks are created over the smear marks and at unsmeared areas of the sheet of print media. To determine the smear tendency, the reference marks over the smear marks are compared to the reference marks at the unsmeared areas. The smear tendency indicates future corrections to an imaging device to reduce smearing on the future media sheets when used by the imaging device. | 06-19-2014 |
20140165102 | ELECTRONIC PROGRAM LISTINGS DISPLAYING DEVICE - An electronic program listings displaying device includes a program listings displaying portion that displays program listings based on electronic program guide data that includes broadcasting channel names and broadcast times for broadcast programs from individual broadcasting stations, a selection evaluating portion that evaluates a broadcasting station or broadcast program selected in the program listings, and a multichannel displaying portion that displays multichannel broadcast program information relating to the broadcasting station or broadcast program evaluated by the selection evaluating portion. | 06-12-2014 |
20140160447 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes a holder and an optical component. The holder has an optical path. The optical component is mounted to the holder such that the optical component is disposed in the optical path of the holder. The holder has a first portion with a first edge part and a second portion with a second edge part. The holder is integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member. The first and second portions are axially and adjacently arranged relative to each other along an optical axis of the optical path of the holder. The first and second edge parts at least partially define a circumferential edge of an aperture that is arranged with respect to the optical component in the optical path of the holder. | 06-12-2014 |
20140160445 | IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICE - An image displaying device for projecting and displaying an image through a light beam includes a microphone that detects a sound within an illuminated area of the light beam that projects the image and a level controlling portion that limits a level of the light beam that projects the image, when a sound has been detected by the microphone. | 06-12-2014 |
20140160439 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device has a housing, a plurality of support members, and a plurality of light source elements. The support members are attached to the housing. The light source elements are attached to the housing via the support members, respectively. The support members are dimensioned such that the support members have surface areas according to heat generation properties of the light source elements, respectively. | 06-12-2014 |
20140160257 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A video signal processing apparatus includes a three-dimensional video image parallax detector, a superimposed video image parallax setter, a superimposed video image parallax giver, and a video signal synthesis processor. The three-dimensional video image parallax detector detects the parallax in three-dimensional video images from a left-eye and right-eye three-dimensional video signal. The superimposed video image parallax setter sets the parallax in a three-dimensional superimposed video image to be superimposed upon three-dimensional video images to a parallax greater than the three-dimensional video image parallax. The superimposed video image parallax giver generates a left-eye superimposed video signal and a right-eye superimposed video signal from the superimposed video signal so as to have the set superimposed video image parallax. The video signal synthesis processor generates a left-eye and right-eye synthesized video signal generated by synthesizing the left-eye and right-eye three-dimensional video signal and the left-eye and right-eye superimposed video signal. | 06-12-2014 |
20140160141 | IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICE - An image displaying device includes laser beam sources that emit laser beams of mutually differing color components. The image display device projects an image based on a test pattern that includes a reference mark indicating horizontal and vertical reference positions by a mixed color of color components of the mutually differing color components, and bar marks arranged at specific intervals in the horizontal and vertical directions relative to the reference mark, for each color component, is used. Arrangement of the bar marks in the image data is an arrangement in which a distance from the reference mark is used as a reference, and for pairs of bar marks for bar marks of mutually differing color components, an amount of offset between bar marks in each of the bar mark pairs increases with fixed increments proportional to the distance from the reference mark. | 06-12-2014 |
20140152907 | Display Device and Thin Television Set - This display device includes a display panel including a rear side holding member made of resin, holding a display cell from the rear side and a substrate mounting member made of sheet metal, mounted with a circuit substrate, while the substrate mounting member made of sheet metal includes a drawn portion formed by a first protruding portion, and the rear side holding member made of resin includes a second protruding portion corresponding to the first protruding portion on a portion corresponding to the drawn portion of the substrate mounting member made of sheet metal. | 06-05-2014 |