| 01st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
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| 20090002506 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing apparatus includes: a captured still image data generating section that converts captured light into an electrical signal and generates captured still image data from the electrical signal; a recording section that records the captured still image data onto a recording medium; a free-capacity recognizing section that recognizes a free capacity on the recording medium; a prescribed-maximum-possible-record-count calculating section that calculates a prescribed maximum possible record count according to the free capacity; and a parameter determining section that determines a parameter set on the captured still image data generating section to adjust a data size of the captured still image data. The parameter determining section determines the parameter so that the captured still image data is adjusted to a data size that allows recording of captured still image data equal to the prescribed maximum possible record onto the recording medium while making maximum use of the free capacity. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002507 | Image Pickup Device, Integrated Circuit if Image Pickup Element, and Image Pickup Result Processing Method - The present invention is applied to for example video cameras recording an image pickup result by moving picture, electronic still cameras, monitoring devices and the like. Image pickup means | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002508 | Method and apparatus for dark current reduction in image sensors - Methods and apparatuses for dark current reduction by adjustment of electrical characteristics of transfer gates in pixels within an imaging sensor based on image comparisons. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002509 | Digital camera and method of controlling same - Whether a portrait photography mode has been set is determined. A first threshold value is set when the portrait photography mode has been set and a second threshold value that is smaller than the first threshold value is set when the portrait photography mode has not been set. A cross-correlation coefficient between the image of the subject and a template image is calculated. The calculated coefficient and the set threshold value are compared and the position of the image of a face is detected in the image of the subject. When the portrait photography mode has been set, it can be construed that the subject contains a person and therefore the position of the face image can be detected comparatively accurately by increasing the threshold value. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002510 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes: a connecting unit that connects a projecting device and an image capture device, at least one of the projecting device and the image capture device having an adjustable position; an acquiring unit that acquires an image captured by the image capture device capturing an image of a reference pattern that is projected by the projecting device and indicates an effective projecting range of the projecting device; a color converting unit that extracts the reference pattern from the captured image, and performs a color conversion on the extracted reference pattern; an enlarging/reducing unit that enlarges or reduces the color-converted reference pattern in accordance with the ratio between the maximum effective imaging range of the image capture device and the effective projecting range of the projecting device; a superimposing unit that superimposes the enlarged or reduced reference pattern on a reference pattern yet to be projected; and an output unit that outputs the reference pattern superimposed by the superimposing unit to the projecting device. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002511 | Method For Automatically Correcting Frame Faults in Video Assist Frames of a Video Assist System - A method for automatically correcting frame faults in video assist frames of a video assist system in a video beam path branched off from a capture beam path of a motion-picture camera, a ground glass screen being arranged in said video beam path, is provided. The video assist system is calibrated by capturing at least one video assist frame of a single-colored, unstructured and uniformly illuminated, flat capture object for a predefined diaphragm aperture of the camera lens and storing it as a video assist calibration frame in a frame store, wherein the stored and inverted video assist calibration frame is superimposed on the video assist frames captured after the calibration. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002512 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit configured to pick up a subject image and a control unit configured to perform control in a manner such that, in a case in which a predetermined mode is set, smile detection of a subject is started when an operation input is performed, the subject image is picked up if a smile is detected, and smile detection and image pickup are repeatedly performed until a completion condition is satisfied. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002513 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An imaging apparatus requiring a large dynamic range captures an image including a moving image with an increased dynamic range without degrading resolution. In an imaging apparatus | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002514 | Digital Image Processing Using Face Detection Information - A method of processing a digital image using face detection within the image achieves one or more desired image processing parameters. A group of pixels is identified that correspond to an image of a face within the digital image. Default values are determined of one or more parameters of at least some portion of the digital image. Values are adjusted of the one or more parameters within the digitally-detected image based upon an analysis of the digital image including the image of the face and the default values. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002515 | Self-Contained Wireless Camera Device, Wireless Camera System and Method - A self-contained wireless camera ( | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002516 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, SHOOTING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject to obtain an image signal; a display unit configured to display an image based on the image signal and a specific index; an instruction-receiving unit configured to receive a specific instruction; and a control unit configured to perform control such that, in a case where a specific mode is set, when an auto-focus point is designated using the instruction-receiving unit, it is determined whether the face of a subject is located at the auto-focus point, and then if it is determined that the face of the subject is located at the auto-focus point, auto-focusing, auto-exposure, and auto-white-balance suitable for the position of the face are performed. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002517 | Color Correction Device, Color Correction Method, Dynamic Camera Color Correction Device, and Video Search Device Using the Same - A color correction device ( | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002518 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus and method capable of improving illuminant estimation accuracy and performing a stable white balance correction. A specific subject detection unit detects a specific subject having a specific color from assigned image data. A specific chromaticity calculation unit calculates a specific chromaticity from data representing the specific color of the specific subject. Then, a standard chromaticity that approximates to the calculated specific chromaticity is determined from standard chromaticities. A chromaticity difference calculation unit calculates one or more sets of chromaticity difference information representing a chromaticity difference from the determined standard chromaticity to the calculated specific chromaticity. A white chromaticity correction unit obtains one or more white chromaticities corresponding to the selected one or more standard light sources and corrects the one or more white chromaticities by referring to the one or more sets of chromaticity difference information. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002519 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An appropriate white balance coefficient is calculated using an evaluation value of a specific chromaticity or an imaging condition, in addition to face area detection information, in the following manner. A first white balance coefficient is calculated by a first white balance coefficient calculation unit based on a color image, and a second white balance coefficient is calculated by a second white balance coefficient calculation unit based on a specific subject of the color image. Then, a third white balance coefficient is calculated by a white balance combining unit by weighting the first white balance coefficient and the second white balance coefficient based on an evaluation result of a specific chromaticity evaluation unit or an imaging condition of an imaging condition control unit. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002520 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An imaging apparatus reduces flicker occurring under fluorescent lamp illumination in real time and also effectively reduces noise of a captured image generated by low-sensitive pixel areas fixed on an imaging surface. The imaging apparatus obtains a first image signal including no flicker element and a second image signal including a flicker element for each frame, and calculates a gain correction coefficient for eliminating the flicker element in the second image signal based on the first and second image signals, eliminates the flicker element from the second image signal based on the gain correction coefficient, and combines the first and second image signals to generate an image signal from which the flicker element has been eliminated. The imaging apparatus also effectively reduces noise of a captured image generated by low-sensitive pixel areas fixed on an imaging surface by changing the charge accumulation time of pixels depending on each frame. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002521 | Imaging apparatus - An imaging apparatus includes a photometry section, an exposure calculating section, an imaging section, and an image processing section. The photometry section performs the photometry of a subject. The exposure calculating section sets exposure conditions based on a photometry result of the photometry section. The imaging section images the subject in accordance with the exposure conditions to generate image data. The image processing section is capable of performing the image correction to perform improvement of luminosity for the dark region, on the image data generated in the imaging section. In the above described configuration, the exposure calculating section determines exposure conditions according to correction setting of the image correction in the image processing section. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002522 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE SEARCHING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes management data which includes file identification information (ex. name of image file) identifying an image file recorded in a recording medium and search identification information indicating search information stored in header part of the image file identified by the file identification information, with the file identification information associated with the search identification information. The search information is classified into predetermined categories and managed. When a category is designated, a controller referring to the management data identifies the image file related to the designated category, in the image files stored in the first or second recording medium, based on the file identification information associated with the search identification information indicating the search information that belongs to the designated category. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002523 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An image processing method includes storing corresponding addresses of original image data in respective addresses of a look-up table, the number of the respective addresses being smaller than the number of addresses that are necessary in output image data; determining whether the addresses of the original image data corresponding to the addresses of the output image data exist in the look-up table; calculating the addresses of the original image data in a first interpolation process if the addresses do not exist in the look-up table; and generating the output image data corresponding to the addresses of the output image data in a second interpolation process based on the original image data by using at least one of the calculated addresses of the original image data and the addresses of the original image data in the look-up table. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002524 | CAMERA SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY FOR OPTICAL RECORDING DEVICES - A camera system includes a video camera having a first mating mechanism defined on a bottom, planar surface of the video camera. A battery assembly contains an energy cell and a first surface of the battery assembly is releasably engageable with the mounting mechanism such that the battery assembly is suspended beneath the video camera, with the bottom, planar surface of the video camera in substantial contact with the first surface. A support apparatus having a second mating mechanism is also provided, the second mating mechanism releasably engaging a second surface of the battery assembly. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002525 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING DYNAMIC RANGE OF IMAGE - Provided are a method and apparatus for improving a dynamic range of an image. The method of improving a dynamic range of an image, which is obtained by a sensor unit of an image capture device, includes: creating an input image by using the sensor unit which has a plurality of lines and has different integration times for the individual lines; and creating an interpolated image by performing interpolation filtering on the input image by using neighboring lines of a current line which have different integration times. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002526 | Image processing device, image processing method, and image processing program - An image processing device that performs color shading correction on an image formed by a plurality of pixel signals with correction data includes: a correction execution decision unit that decides whether or not color shading correction is to be executed for each pixel signal in order to perform color shading correction for a part of the plurality of pixel signals and not to perform color shading correction for another part of the plurality of pixel signals; and a correction unit that performs correction of the pixel signal of which execution of correction is decided by the correction execution decision unit for each color component thereof. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002527 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF REMOVING DARK CURRENT COMPONENT - A solid-state image sensor where dark current components fluctuating due to temperature changes are removed from pixel signals without reducing resolution during AD conversion. The sensor has a DA converter for generating a reference signal that increases at a constant slope from a predetermined initial signal level, a comparator for comparing the reference signal with a pixel signal, a counter for performing a counting operation in synchronization with increase in the reference signal, a latch circuit for holding as a quantized value of the pixel signal a discrete value at the time when the reference signal and the pixel signal coincide with each other, an average calculator for calculating an average of the quantized values of pixel signals read out from plural light-shielded pixels, and a reference signal adjuster for setting based on the average the initial signal level of the reference signal compared with the pixel signal read out from a light-receiving pixel. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002528 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE SENSOR WITH BLOOMING DRAIN - An image sensor has at least two photodiodes in each unit pixel. A high dynamic range is achieved by selecting different exposure times for the photodiodes. Additionally, blooming is reduced. The readout timing cycle is chosen so that the short exposure time photodiodes act as drains for excess charge overflowing from the long exposure time photodiodes. To improve draining of excess charge, the arrangement of photodiodes may be further selected so that long exposure time photodiodes are neighbored along vertical and horizontal directions by short exposure time photodiodes. A micro-lens array may also be provided in which light is preferentially coupled to the long exposure time photodiodes to improve sensitivity. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002529 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROBUST IMAGE PROCESSING - A method and digital camera module is provided for taking a digital picture of an image. The digital camera module includes a plurality of light sensitive pixel elements, a first memory buffer, a second memory buffer and a controller. The controller is coupled to the plurality of light sensitive pixel elements and the first and second memory buffers and records a first plurality of pixel values representing an image by activating the plurality of light sensitive pixel elements in a first predetermined manner and stores the first plurality of pixel values in the first buffer. The controller then records a second plurality of pixel values representing the image by activating the plurality of light sensitive pixel elements in a second predetermined manner and stores the second plurality of pixel values in the second buffer. The controller further processes the first and second plurality of pixel values in a compressed domain to generate a third plurality of pixel values representative of the image. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002530 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGES - The mixing of high-gain and low-gain outputs of a wide dynamic range image sensor uses relationship parameter estimation according to linear regression; and the mixed output is adaptively filtered for noise gap reduction. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002531 | Solid-state imaging device and camera module - A solid-state imaging device is provided. The solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of arrayed pixels, an optical inner filter layer, and a light-blocking side wall. The plurality of arrayed pixels each includes a photoelectric conversion portion and a pixel transistor. The optical inner filter layer is provided for blocking infrared light and formed facing toward a light-receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion portion of a desired pixel among the arrayed pixels. The light-blocking side wall is formed on a lateral wall of the optical inner filter layer. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002532 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND CAMERA MODULE - An optical filter layer composed of an infrared cut filter layer, an optical low pass filter layer and the like is formed on a glass substrate. The optical filter layer is made either by attaching or depositing. The glass substrate with the optical filter layer is attached to a semiconductor wafer, in which imaging sections are arranged in a matrix. The glass substrate and the semiconductor wafer are diced along each imaging section to separate individual solid state imaging device. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002533 | Apparatus of high dynamic-range CMOS image sensor and method thereof - The present invention discloses an apparatus of high dynamic-range CMOS image sensor and method thereof. The present invention utilize a pixel circuit outputting an output signal, wherein the pixel circuit has a photodiode and a plurality of transistors; and utilize a current source as a charge supplement unit to supply current into one end of the photodiode, and providing charges to the parasitic capacitor of the photodiode to delay saturation in the pixel circuit. In addition, a feedback circuit can be further designed connecting the pixel circuit. The feedback circuit receives the output signal from the pixel circuit and then outputs a control signal according to the output signal of the pixel circuit to control status of the charge supplement unit, and thereby increasing the dynamic range of the CMOS image sensor. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002534 | Solid-state image capturing device, driving method of solid state image capturing device and electronic information device - A solid-state image capturing device for capturing a subject to generate and output an image signal is provided, in which a predetermined number of transfer gates applied with different driving signals are arranged adjacent to respective pixel sections, so that each light receiving section and the predetermined number of transfer gates in the vertical transfer section form each pixel, and a driving signal for a transfer gate is applied to the transfer gates in such a manner that adjacent pixels are included in a cycle of an arrangement pattern for transfer gates and accumulated charges in the adjacent pixels are simultaneously read out to a single transfer packet formed in a vertical transfer section. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002535 | OFFSET-COMPENSATED SELF-RESET CMOS IMAGE SENSORS - Devices and methods for improving the dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratio of image sensors. Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors that use at least one CMOS image pixel circuit, and methods that the CMOS image sensor integrated circuit is configured to perform. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002536 | Biasing scheme for large format CMOS active pixel sensors - An image sensor includes circuitry compensating for voltage drops in a V | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002537 | METHOD FOR DRIVING CCD-TYPE SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A method for driving a CCD-type solid-state imaging device includes: reading charges detected by photoelectric conversion elements into potential packets A (B) formed in a charge transfer path, dividing each potential packet A (B) into plural segment packets A | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002538 | SOLID STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME AND CAMERA USING THE SAME - A solid state imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion cells each including a plurality of photoelectric sections arranged in an array of at least two rows and two columns; a plurality of floating diffusion sections each being connected to each of ones of the photoelectric sections which are included in the same row of each said photoelectric conversion cell via each of a plurality of transfer transistors, and being shared by said ones of the photoelectric sections; a plurality of read-out lines each being selectively connected to at least two of the transfer transistors; and a plurality of pixel amplifier transistors each detecting and outputting the potential of each said the floating diffusion section. Charges of the photoelectric conversion sections each being connected to one of the read-out lines and being read out by the transfer transistors are read out by different floating diffusion sections. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002539 | PIXEL TO PIXEL CHARGE COPIER CIRCUIT APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Methods, apparatus and systems may operate to copy pixel charge, compensating for image subject shift within in an imaging array during exposure time of an imaging device. Activities may include transferring charge from one or more source pixels to one or more buffer pixels within the same pixel array, and copying the charge to destination pixels within the same pixel array prior to an end of the image integration time. Charge transfer may include transfer of charge from more than one array on a single die. Additional activities may include transferring charge from one or more source pixels to one or more destination pixels multiple times prior to the end of the image integration time. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002540 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image display device includes a display unit configured to display at least an image and an icon relating to a predetermined setting, a touch panel which allows input of operations, and on which a predetermined inhibited area is set, and a control unit configured to perform control so that, after the control unit sets the predetermined inhibited area, when an operation has been input by the touch panel, the control unit determines whether or not the operation has been input within the predetermined inhibited area, and, in a case where the operation has been input within the predetermined inhibited area, by erasing the icon displayed by the display unit, a user is allowed to recognize that an unintended operation has been input within the predetermined inhibited area. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002541 | IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING UNIT FOR REMOVING FOREIGN SUBSTANCE - An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor configured to convert an optical image of a subject into an electric signal, an optical member provided on an imaging optical axis in front of the image sensor, a vibrating device configured to vibrate the optical member, a status acquiring unit configured to acquire a status inside the imaging apparatus, and a control unit configured to control the vibrating device to vibrate the optical member at each of frequency steps into which a predetermined frequency band is divided and to change at least one of the frequency band, a number of frequency steps into which the frequency band is divided, and a time per frequency step based on the status acquired by the status acquiring unit. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002542 | ELECTRONIC IMAGING APPARATUS WITH ANTI-DUST FUNCTION - An electronic imaging apparatus includes an imaging optical system which forms an optical image of an object. A photoelectric conversion element converts the optical image into an electric signal. The optical element is arranged between the imaging optical system and the photoelectric conversion element. An excitation unit vibrates the optical element at a set frequency, and vibrates the optical element at least in an imaging operation of the photoelectric conversion element. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002543 | Camera system, lens barrel, camera body, and camera system control method - A camera system includes: a focus detection controller that is capable of performing control for an imaging optics according to a plurality of focus detection systems; and a focusing controller that controls focusing of the imaging optics. And the focus detection controller transmits, to the focusing controller, identification information that specifies which of the plurality of focus detection systems is performed. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002544 | METHODS OF ADDING ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS DURING AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE FOR A DIGITAL CAMERA AND RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - An electronic device includes a camera that includes an automatic exposure module. The automatic exposure module is configured to determine an exposure for a picture by automatically adjusting an aperture size, shutter timing, and/or an ISO setting. The automatic exposure module is further configured to automatically adjust at least one parameter in addition to the aperture size, shutter timing and/or ISO setting in determining the exposure for the picture. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002545 | Method and system for color management in digital imaging - A color management system has an illuminating source identification algorithm to identify the ambience at which a picture is taken. One or more illumination sensors, along with a plurality of narrow-band filters are used to measure the spectral distribution of the illuminating light so that the illuminating source or sources can be identified. Based on the identified ambience, the color contents of the image data can be corrected. At the image visualization stage, the image data can be further corrected based on the color characteristics of the display device. Part of the color management system can be integrated into an image device, for example. Thus, an illumination sensor can be provided in a camera to spectral measurement purposes. A user interface can be used to allow a user to identify the picture-taking ambience. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002546 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK CONNECTION CONTROL METHOD - A mobile terminal device includes a wireless communication interface and a wired communication interface. The device further includes a wired communication determination unit configured to determine whether or not communication with a network by the wired communication interface, an external power source supply unit configured so as to be supplied power from the outside for charge or replacement of a built-in battery, a power supply state detection unit configured to detect that a state, in which power is supplied from the outside to the external power source supply unit, is attained, and a control unit configured to set a state in which the wireless communication interface is available regardless a determination result of the wired communication determination unit after the power supply state detection unit detects the state in which the power is supplied from the outside. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002547 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK CONNECTION CONTROL METHOD - A mobile terminal device configured to build in a battery and connect to a network, includes a wireless communication interface configured to connect to the network through wireless communication, and a wired communication interface configured to connect to the network directly or indirectly through wired communication. The device further includes a wired connection detection unit configured to detect whether or not a wired line, which is connected directly or indirectly to the network, is connected to the wired communication interface, and a control unit configured to make the wireless communication interface available when the wired connection detection unit has detected the connection of the wired line. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002548 | Document camera - A document camera includes a base, a first arm, a second arm, and a camera head assembly. The base includes control electronics. The first arm is connected at a first end to a side of the base utilizing a first hinge. The second arm is connected at a first end to a second end of the first arm utilizing the second hinge. The camera head assembly is connected at a first end to a second end of the second arm utilizing the third hinge. The camera head assembly includes a lens adjuster and an imaging sensor and movement of the lens adjuster changes an orientation of the imaging sensor. The first side of the first arm is connected to a first side of the base and a second side of the first arm is connected to the second hinge. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002549 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imaging device, a drive printed circuit board, a camera main body, an air inlet, an air outlet, and a cooling fan. The imaging device is located inside the camera main body on the optical axis of an imaging lens attached to the camera main body, and receives light passing through the imaging lens to form an image. The drive printed circuit board includes an imaging control device for controlling the imaging device. The camera main body includes a held portion that is located off the optical axis and configured to be held by an operator, and a monitor on its outer surface. The air inlet and the air outlet are located outside the held portion on the outer surface of the camera main body each on either side of the drive printed circuit board. The cooling fan generates an air flow inside the camera main body from the air inlet to the air outlet through the drive printed circuit board. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002550 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus, which converts a video signal in a first video signal format into a video signal in a second video signal format causing an increase in dynamic range, and displays the video signal in the second video format, includes a video signal conversion circuit configured to receive the video signal in the first video signal format and to produce the video signal in the second video signal format, a drive circuit configured to drive an image display panel according to the video signal in the second video signal format, and a signal processing module including signal processing circuits configured to perform signal processing necessary to drive the drive circuit, wherein the video signal conversion circuit is situated inside the signal processing module. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002551 | Video signal conversion device, video signal conversion method and video display device - A video signal conversion device performs the process of: selecting a selected video signal out of two or more video signals input; recognizing the signal type of the selected video signal; converting, in accordance with the result of recognition, the selected video signal into a display signal format suitable for a display section and supplying it to the display section; selecting a target video signal from a group of unselected video signals not including the selected video signal, and recognizing the signal type of the target video signal; generating a piece of video information from the result of recognition and storing the piece of video information in a storage section; and reading out, when accepting a switching instruction that instructs to select another video signal as a selected video signal, a piece of video information corresponding to it from the storage section and converting it into the format. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002552 | Color Difference Signal Ip Conversion Method - An output of a conventional color-difference inter-field interpolating unit ( | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002553 | Video Processing - A video processing apparatus generates an output frame from two or more input images by deriving pixels to interleave between lines of pixels of a base field. The pixels are derived from one of: a first pixel generator generating a pixel value from one or more fields other than the base field, dependent on a respective motion vector having a sub-pixel resolution; or a second pixel generator generating a pixel value from other pixels of the base field. A spatial phase-correcting filter receives an input group of derived pixels including a current derived pixel, and generates an output phase-corrected current pixel value. A pre-compensation mechanism, operable if a pixel forming part of the derived pixels group has been generated by the second pixel generator, applies spatial phase alteration to approximate the phase of that pixel to the phase of the current derived pixel. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002554 | ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECT READ/WRITE HEAD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECT STORAGE APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image display apparatus and method which remove double edges are provided. The image display apparatus includes a first driving unit which generates pulse signals indicating the beginning of each of a plurality of frames which constitute an image signal reproduced by adjusting a frame rate of an image signal, a second driving unit which performs impulsive driving while the pulse signals are generated, and a third driving unit which displays the frames received after the impulsive driving on a display. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002555 | GAMMA-CORRECTION TECHNIQUE FOR VIDEO PLAYBACK - Embodiments of a system that includes one or more integrated circuits are described. During operation, the system transforms the video image from an initial brightness domain to a linear brightness domain, which includes a range of brightness values corresponding to substantially equidistant adjacent radiant-power values in a displayed video image. In this linear brightness domain, the system may determine an intensity setting of the light source based on at least a portion of the transformed video image, such as the portion of the transformed video image that includes spatially varying visual information in the video image. Moreover, the system may modify the transformed video image so that a product of the intensity setting and a transmittance associated with the modified video image approximately equals a product of a previous intensity setting and a transmittance associated with the video image. For example, the modification may include changing brightness values in the transformed video image. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002556 | Method and Apparatus for Packet Insertion by Estimation - A novel method, device and system for recovering missing data packets during data transmission. Data packets are tagged with corresponding frame index and packet indexes. Received data packets are buffered and plurality of frames are constructed. Missing data packets are identified either by packet indexing or by frame indexing or both. Corresponding missing pixels in a constructed frame are estimated by averaging surrounding pixels of current frame, selected previous frames and/or selected next frames. Missing pixels are replaced with the estimated values by inserting the created data packets of the pixel value back into the data stream. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002557 | FAST RESPONSE DISCRETE TIME INFINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE (IIR) FILTER - An infinite impulse response (IIR) filter provides fast response time without significant effects of ringing or overshoot. In a first step, an input signal is received and a preliminary output signal is computed based upon at least the input signal and a prior output signal. The preliminary output signal is compared to the input signal, and if the preliminary output signal and the input signal differ by more than a significant amount, the input signal is provided as the output signal. Otherwise, the preliminary output signal can be provided as the output signal. Such a filter be readily implemented in software or other programmable logic, and may have particular utility in preserving the contrast in a filtered video image represented by discrete digital data within a display system. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002558 | THREE-FRAME MOTION ESTIMATOR FOR RESTORATION OF SINGLE FRAME DAMAGES - A method for reconstructing damaged areas in a single frame of digital motion pictures, where damaged pixels in a current frame (C) are reconstructed using motion compensation based on a motion estimator. The motion estimator comprises a motion vector selection using a combined measure for evaluating linear motion over three frames, going from a previous frame (P) to a next frame (N) through the current frame (C). Compared to a virtual frame motion estimator, the method according to the invention achieves better stability and confidence in the motion search. Compared to the use of a standard motion estimators, the method according to the invention has a better way of finding the correct motion for the damaged areas whether unknown or known, while still being able to find the correct motion for those parts which are not damaged. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002559 | Phase Shift Insertion Method For Reducing Motion Artifacts On Hold-Type Displays - A method and system for displaying frames on a hold-type display to reduce perceived blur are disclosed. One example method includes detecting a parameter associated with an object in an input frame and filtering the input frame to generate at least two filtered sub-frames based on the parameter. The filtered sub-frames are then inserted in place of the input frame in a frame sequence and output to a display. The parameter associated with the object may indicate a magnitude and direction of the object's movement in a sequence of frames including the input frame. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002560 | TECHNIQUE FOR ADJUSTING WHITE-COLOR-FILTER PIXELS - Embodiments of a system that includes one or more integrated circuits are described. During operation, the system receives a sequence of video images, which include a video image, and predicts an increase in an intensity setting of a light source (which is configured to illuminate a display) when the video image is to be displayed based on the color saturation. Then, the system selectively adjusts pixels in the video image associated with a white color filter based on a color saturation of at least a portion of the video image, where the display configured to display the video image includes pixels associated with one or more additional color filters and pixels associated with the white color filter. Next, the system incrementally applies the increase in the intensity setting across at least a subset of the sequence of video images. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002561 | COLOR-ADJUSTMENT TECHNIQUE FOR VIDEO PLAYBACK - Embodiments of a system that includes one or more integrated circuits are described. During operation, the system receives a video image. Then, the system jointly modifies brightness values of pixels in at least a portion of the video image and an intensity setting of a light source to maintain light output from a display while reducing power consumption by the light source, where the light source is configured to illuminate the display that is configured to display video images. Next, the system adjusts color content in the video image to correct for a dependence of a spectrum of the light source on the intensity setting. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002562 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, Program for Image Processing Method, and Recording Medium Having Program for Image Processing Method Recorded Thereon - An image processing device for processing input image data includes a contrast correcting section. The contrast correcting section corrects the input image data using image data of a gradient image, which has a luminance gradient in which a luminance level gradually changes, to make a luminance level of the input image data similar to the luminance level of the gradient image. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002563 | LIGHT-LEAKAGE-CORRECTION TECHNIQUE FOR VIDEO PLAYBACK - Embodiments of a system that includes one or more integrated circuits are described. During operation, the system compensates for gamma correction in a video image to produce a linear relationship between brightness values and an associated brightness of the video image when displayed, where the compensation includes an offset at minimum brightness that is associated with light leakage in a display that is configured to display video images. Then, the system calculates an intensity setting of a light source based on at least a portion of the compensated video image, the light source configured to illuminate the display. Next, the system adjusts the compensated video image so that a product of the intensity setting and a transmittance associated with the adjusted video image approximately equals a product of a previous intensity setting and a transmittance associated with the video image. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002564 | TECHNIQUE FOR ADJUSTING A BACKLIGHT DURING A BRIGHTNESS DISCONTINUITY - Embodiments of a system that includes one or more integrated circuits are described. During operation, the system receives a sequence of video images, and calculates brightness metrics associated with the video images in the sequence of video images. Then, the system determines an intensity setting of a light source, which illuminates a display that is configured to display the sequence of video images, and scales brightness values of a given video image in the sequence of video images based on a given brightness metric associated with the given video image. Next, the system changes the intensity setting and scaling the brightness values when there is a discontinuity in the brightness metrics between two adjacent video images in the sequence of video images. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002565 | DYNAMIC BACKLIGHT ADAPTATION FOR BLACK BARS WITH SUBTITLES - Embodiments of a system that includes one or more integrated circuits are described. During operation, the system receives a video image, that when displayed, includes a picture portion, a non-picture portion, and a subtitle which is superimposed on at least a subset of the non-picture portion, where the non-picture portion has an initial brightness value. Then, the system scales the brightness of pixels corresponding to a remainder of the non-picture portion of the video image to have a new brightness value that is greater than the initial brightness value to reduce user-perceived changes in the video image associated with backlighting of a display that displays the video image, where the remainder of the non-picture portion excludes the subset of the non-picture portion. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002566 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, TV APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a reception unit for selectively receiving a signal, a signal processing unit for processing the signal that is output from the reception unit, and outputting the signal to a display unit, and control unit for controlling the signal processing unit, wherein the control unit includes a determination unit for determining whether the display unit is powered on, and the signal processing unit includes correction unit for correcting brightness of an image, which is displayed on the display unit, for a predetermined time from when the determination unit determines that the display unit is powered on. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002567 | IMAGE ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD - An image analysis apparatus and an image analysis method are provided with functions of easily comparing an image with a scene change point list and easily correcting scene change points. The image analysis apparatus includes a scene change information storage unit for storing information of scene change points detected by a scene change detection unit, an image data playback unit for playing back image data stored in an image data storage unit, a controller for controlling a support operation for confirmation of scene change points of the image analysis apparatus, an operation input unit for inputting operation information to the controller, and a display unit. When the information of the frame being played back of a played back image passes the information of the scene change point, a scene change is warned on the display unit. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002568 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY SYSTEM OF THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an information processor includes a first connection unit, a second connection unit which is different from the first connection unit, receiving a reproduction request signal of content data from an external terminal, a start-up unit which transmits the control signal to start up the display device from the first connection unit when receiving the reproduction request signal for the content data stored in the external terminal, a decoding unit which decodes the content data to be received from the external terminal through the second connection unit, and an output unit which outputs a video signal of the content data decoded by the decoding unit from the first connection unit. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002569 | Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and controlling method of information processing apparatus - There is provided an information processing apparatus in which a great number of users can use thin clients, and in which various services such as simultaneous picture distribution are realized in an integrated manner, an information processing system, and a controlling method of the information processing apparatus. The apparatus capable of executing plural OSs includes image transmitting devices having: a GPU for receiving a drawing instruction signal of a screen output from the OS and generating an image signal of a display screen; and a communicator for transmitting the image signal of the display screen to a terminal that operates as a thin client. The devices compressively code the image signal to a digital motion picture by a coding unit as necessary. Then, the devices transmit the coded signal from the communicator. The apparatus dynamically assigns the devices to the OSs corresponding to the respective terminals via VMM. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002570 | Broadcast Receiving Apparatus and Broadcast Receiving Method - According to one embodiment, in switching of a channel to a digital broadcasting tuner, when the switched channel is selected by any of a plurality of one-segment broadcasting tuners, an output of an one-segment data processing part, which applies demodulation processing and decode processing to an output of the one-segment broadcasting tuner selecting a broadcasting signal of the switched channel, is selected. When a digital data processing part terminates the demodulation processing and the decode processing to the broadcasting signal selected by the digital broadcasting tuner, the output is switched such that an output of the digital data processing part is selected and output. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002571 | Television Card with Remote Control Module - The television card with remote control module includes a 34 mm express card type TV card, a TV card remote control, and a connecting structure. The 34 mm express card type TV card has a TV card long side and a TV card short side, and a length of the TV card short side is 34 mm. The remote control has a remote control long side and a remote control short side, and a length of the remote control short side is smaller than or equal to 20 mm. The connecting structure could connect the TV card long side and the remote control long side to construct the television card with remote control module. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002572 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a display apparatus which includes a signal processing part which processes a video signal including at a peripheral area thereof a position determining pattern having a plurality of characteristics; a display part which displays a picture on the basis of the video signal processed by the signal processing part; a sensing part which senses the position determining pattern which is included in the video signal; and a control part which controls the signal processing part to adjust a position of the picture displayed on the display part, on the basis of a shift between a characteristic sensed by the sensing part among the plurality of characteristics of the position determining pattern and a predetermined reference characteristic. The position determining pattern has a face shape. Accordingly, the position of the picture can be quickly determined and adjusted. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002573 | Image Display Device - A first translucent conductive layer is disposed on a front surface of a front substrate, a translucent insulating member is disposed on a front surface of the first translucent conductive layer, and a second translucent conductive layer held at the ground potential is disposed on a front surface of the translucent insulating member. According to the invention, an image display device, which prevents the abnormal discharge in the vacuum panel from occurring, and has high quality and reliability and long life, can be provided. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002574 | Method and a system for optical design and an imaging device using an optical element with optical aberrations - A method for designing an imaging device. The method comprises receiving specification of a final image mapping a three-dimensional environment according to a predefined mapping and an optical unit with an optical aberration. The method further comprises estimating an optical design of the optical unit with the optical aberration. The optical unit is configured for projecting a uncorrected initial image according to the optical aberration. The method further comprises calculating an algorithmic correction for the uncorrected initial image. The algorithmic correction is designed for compensating for the effect of the optical aberration on the uncorrected initial image. The method further comprises manufacturing the imaging device. The manufactured imaging device having the optical design and applying the algorithmic correction on the uncorrected initial image, thereby outputting the final image without the effect produced by said optical aberration and with said predefined mapping. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002575 | LIQUID CRYSTAL GLARE-PROOF MIRROR - Disclosed is a liquid crystal glare-proof mirror capable of displaying a picture in which a non-glare-proof mode and a glare-proof mode is switched, including a first polarizing plate for selecting a polarization component to be transmitted; a liquid crystal cell disposed at a back of the first polarizing plate, the liquid crystal cell having two control areas, each of which is controlled independently; a second polarizing plate disposed at a back of the liquid crystal cell, the second polarizing plate transmitting either one of two orthogonal polarization components of light and reflecting the other one of the polarization components; and an image generating apparatus disposed at a part of a back of the second polarizing plate, the part corresponding to either one of the two control areas, the image generating apparatus ejecting picture light having a polarization component which is transmitted through the second polarizing plate. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002576 | LIQUID CRYSTAL GLARE-PROOF MIRROR - Disclosed is a liquid crystal glare-proof mirror including a first polarizing plate and a second polarizing plate formed of resin layers having refractive index anisotropy. The refractive index anisotropy of the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate allows an ordinary ray to be separated from an extraordinary ray in which the incident light is refracted in different directions depending on an angle at which the incident light comes into the one of the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002577 | Projector - In a conventional single plate type projector, there has been a trade-off relation between the brightness of the entire image and color reproducibility because the amount of light of each color and the brightness of the entire image are restricted by the rotary filter. The amount of light emitting from the lamp is controlled so that the amount of light increases during a period when the light emitted from the lamp passes through at least one of the plurality of filter segments in the rotary color filter. Consequently, the brightness of the entire image and the color reproducibility can be arbitrarily regulated by regulating the quantity of light being emitted from the lamp. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002578 | PROJECTION SYSTEM - A projection system which has a plurality of liquid-crystal displays each includes a display panel having a plurality of OCB-mode liquid-crystal pixels, and a control unit configured to control the display panel, and which synthesizes images of different colors, modulated by the display panels, thereby to display a color image, wherein each of the liquid-crystal displays includes a temperature sensor, and the control unit of each liquid-crystal display controls at least one condition of driving the display panel in accordance with the temperature detected by any one of the temperature sensors. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002579 | Near Halfwave Retarder For Contrast Compensation - Contrast compensation for a liquid crystal display projection system is provided with a trim retarder that includes a single-layer retarder element that has an in-plane retardance that is shifted from a zero-order half-wave at a predetermined wavelength by a predetermined amount. This near half-wave plate provides similar contrast compensation and azimuthal angle sensitivity to conventional relatively low-magnitude trim retarders, yet is readily fabricated with inorganic birefringent crystals with a manageable thickness tolerance. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002580 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH PANEL AND TERMINAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device with a touch panel has a reflective display region and a transmissive display region, at least the transmissive display region including a liquid crystal layer energizable according to a lateral electric field mode. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal layer held between a pair of substrate disposed in confronting relation to each other, observer-side circular polarizer | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002581 | TUNABLE TERAHERTZ WAVELENGTH SELECTOR DEVICE USING MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED BIREFRINGENCE OF LIQUID CRYSTALS - The present invention provides a tunable terahertz (THz) wavelength selector device, which includes a fixed phase retarder, a tunable phase retarder and a pair of linear polarizers to form a unit. The fixed phase retarder and tunable phase retarder basically utilizes liquid crystals to provide phase retardation, moreover, utilizing birefringence phenomenon possessed by liquid crystals can provide adequate phase retardation. The fixed phase retarder utilizes horizontal orientation of liquid crystal cell to provide fixed phase retardation, while the tunable phase retarder however utilizes homeotropic liquid crystal cell and a rotatable magnet to provide a tunable phase retardation, wherein the tunable phase retarder can provide the positive or negative phase retardation relative to the fixed phase retarder, based on the direction of the magnet's rotating axes and totally use the entire tunable range into adjusting frequencies which can pass through. Besides, the present invention can also serially connect multiple units described above so as to achieve a narrow enough band-pass bandwidth. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002582 | SAMPLE/HOLD CIRCUIT, ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD UTILIZING THE SAME - A sample/hold circuit is appropriate for a pixel unit including a liquid crystal capacitor and includes a sampling transistor, a sampling capacitor, a first switching transistor, and a second switching transistor. The sampling transistor is coupled to the liquid crystal capacitor for sampling a voltage stored in the liquid crystal capacitor. The sampling capacitor stores the sampling result. The first switching transistor includes a gate and a source respectively coupled to two terminals of the sampling capacitor. The second switching transistor includes a gate and a drain respectively coupled to the terminals of the sampling capacitor. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002583 | Display aparatus and driving method thereof - A display apparatus including a plurality of gate lines, a data line intersecting the plurality of gate lines; a first pixel unit connected with a n-th gate line of the plurality of gate lines and the data line. A second pixel unit connected with a (n+1)-th gate line of the plurality of gate lines; and a coupling capacitor disposed between the first pixel unit and the second pixel unit, wherein the first pixel unit comprises a first liquid crystal capacitor and a first thin film transistor (TFT), the second pixel unit comprises a second liquid crystal capacitor and a second thin film transistor (TFT), and a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second TFT are connected with both electrodes of the coupling capacitor, respectively. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002584 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL THEREOF - An active matrix substrate is provided, which includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, data lines, pixel unites, and pre-charge components. The scan lines, data lines and pixel units are all disposed on the substrate. The pixel units are electrically connected with the corresponding scan lines and data lines. Each pixel unit includes an active device and a pixel electrode. The active devices are electrically connected with the scan lines, the data lines and the pixel electrodes. Each pre-charge component is electrically connected with one of the scan lines and two adjacent pixel electrodes controlled by the next scan line. When the pre-charge component is turned on via the scan line electrically connected therewith, the two adjacent pixel electrodes electrically connected with each pre-charge component have the same voltage level so that the two adjacent pixel units are pre-charged. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002585 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - In one embodiment of the present invention, a large-screen or high-definition LCD is provided with its display quality improved significantly by reducing the viewing angle dependence of γ characteristic. Each pixel includes first and second subpixels, to which different voltages are applicable. The device further includes electrically independent storage capacitor trunks, each of which is electrically connected to the respective storage capacitor counter electrodes of either the first or second subpixels through storage capacitor lines. The pixels include pixels belonging to a first display area and pixels belonging to a second display area. The first and second display areas can be scanned independently of each other. And the storage capacitor trunks include a first storage capacitor trunk belonging to the first display area and a second storage capacitor trunk belonging to the second display area. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002586 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention has a pixel which includes a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a first resistor, a second resistor, a first liquid crystal element, and a second liquid crystal element. A pixel electrode of the first liquid crystal element is electrically connected to a signal line through the first switch. The pixel electrode of the first liquid crystal element is electrically connected to a pixel electrode of the second liquid crystal element through the second switch and the first resistor. The pixel electrode of the second liquid crystal element is electrically connected to a Cs line through the third switch and the second resistor. A common electrode of the first liquid crystal element is electrically connected to a common electrode of the second liquid crystal element. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002587 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel and a thin film transistor array panel are provided. The method includes: forming a gate line and a storage electrode line on a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer on the gate line and the storage electrode line; forming a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer; forming a data line and a drain electrode on the semiconductor layer; depositing a passivation layer on the data line and the drain electrode; forming a photoresist including a first portion and a second portion on the passivation layer; etching the passivation layer using the photoresist to expose a portion of the data line and a first portion of the gate insulating layer; removing the second portion of the photoresist; etching the passivation layer and the first portion of the gate insulating layer using the photoresist to expose a second portion of the gate insulating layer and a portion of the drain electrode and a portion of the gate line; depositing a conductive film on the first transformed photoresist; and removing the first transformed photoresist to form a pixel electrode connected to the exposed portion of the drain electrode. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002588 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device includes: a first panel having a pixel region including a pixel electrode therein; a second panel having a common electrode facing the first panel; a liquid crystal layer having vertically aligned liquid crystal molecules interposed between the first and second panels; a first alignment layer disposed on the pixel electrode; and a second alignment layer disposed on the common electrode. At least one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode has a micro slit pattern. At least one of the first and second alignment layers divides the pixel region into domains, is formed to have pretilt directions corresponding to a given domain, and pretilts the vertically aligned liquid crystal molecules in the given domain. A direction of summed horizontal components of a fringe field at an edge of the pixel region is substantially equal to a direction of summed horizontal components of a pretilt direction of the at least one of the first and second alignment layer. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002589 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - To provide a structure and a manufacturing method for efficiently forming a transistor to which tensile strain is preferably applied and a transistor to which compressive strain is preferably applied over the same substrate when stress is applied to a semiconductor layer in order to improve mobility of the transistors in a semiconductor device. Plural kinds of transistors which are separated from a single-crystal semiconductor substrate and include single-crystal semiconductor layers bonded to a substrate having an insulating surface with a bonding layer interposed therebetween are provided over the same substrate. One of the transistors uses a single-crystal semiconductor layer as an active layer, to which tensile strain is applied. The other transistors use single-crystal semiconductor layers as active layers, to which compressive strain using part of heat shrink generated by heat treatment of the base substrate after bonding is applied. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002590 | Semiconductor device - It is an object to provide a semiconductor device which has a large size and operates at high speed. A top gate transistor which includes a semiconductor layer of single-crystal and a bottom gate transistor which includes a semiconductor layer of amorphous silicon (microcrystalline silicon) are formed over the same substrate. Then, gate electrodes of each transistor are formed with the same layer, and source and drain electrodes are also formed with the same layer. Thus, manufacturing steps are reduced. In other words, two types of transistors can be manufactured by adding only a few steps to the manufacturing process of a bottom gate transistor. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002591 | Liquid crystal display device - An object is to propose a method of manufacturing, with high mass productivity, liquid crystal display devices having thin film transistors with highly reliable electric characteristics. In a liquid crystal display device having an inverted staggered thin film transistor, the inverted staggered thin film transistor is formed as follows: a gate insulating film is formed over a gate electrode; a microcrystalline semiconductor film which functions as a channel formation region is formed over the gate insulating film; a buffer layer is formed over the microcrystalline semiconductor film; a pair of source and drain regions are formed over the buffer layer; and a pair of source and drain electrodes are formed in contact with the source and drain regions so as to expose a part of the source and drain regions. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002592 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight module including a light source, a light guide plate and a prism sheet is provided. The light source is arranged along a first direction. The light guide plate having a light incident surface, a light refraction surface and a light emission surface is disposed on one side of the light source. The light refraction surface has a plurality of grooves parallel to one another in a second direction. The prism sheet is disposed on the light emission surface of the light guide plate, and has a plurality of prism portions parallel to one another in a third direction and on a surface of the prism sheet facing the light emission surface. The second direction is substantially perpendicular to the third direction, and an acute angle formed between the first direction and the third direction is less than or equal to 7 degrees. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002593 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal panel and a back light unit. The back light unit has a rear frame, a light guide plate and a lamp reflector assembly. The lamp reflector assembly including a light source, a lamp reflector and a lamp socket. The lamp reflector has a front plate, a rear plate and a side plate with a tab. At least one of the front plate and the rear plate has a fixing hole. The lamp socket has a fixing protrusion that is fitted into the fixing hole of the lamp reflector, and a slit that receives the tab of the lamp reflector. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002594 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device of the present invention includes a liquid crystal display panel, a resin frame for attaching the liquid crystal display panel to a front cabinet and a circuit board that are arranged inside a casing. The resin frame is provided with a grounding clamp arranged between the circuit board and the liquid crystal display panel. The grounding clamp establishes electrical connection between a ground pattern formed on the circuit board and a metal plate arranged on the rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002595 | Liquid crystal display device - A first printed circuit board is disposed on a first side of the cover. A second printed circuit board is disposed on a second side of the cover. A first connector and a second connector are disposed on the first and second printed circuit boards, respectively. A through hole is formed in a region of the cover that corresponds to the first connector. The first and second connectors are electrically connected to each other through the through hole. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002596 | Liquid crystal panel having reflective film corresponding to non-display region and liquid crystal display with same - An exemplary liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate assembly, a second substrate assembly parallel to the first substrate assembly, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate assembly and the second substrate assembly. The second substrate assembly includes a transparent substrate and a reflective layer provided on a surface of the transparent substrate facing the first substrate assembly. The liquid crystal panel includes a display region and a non-display region. The reflective layer is positioned corresponding to the non-display region. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002597 | Liquid Crystal Display Unit - Provided is a liquid crystal display unit that offers high visibility irrespective of the brightness of the surrounding environment and that achieves a reduction in electric power consumption as well as in cost. The liquid crystal display unit is provided with a liquid crystal layer | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002598 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device having the same - Provided is a backlight unit with an extending portion that extends from one of a plurality of sheets included in an optical sheet. The optical sheet is on a light guide plate, and a light emitting diode chip is disposed at a side of the light guide plate. A portion of a flexible printed circuit board, to which the light emitting diode chip is mounted, overlaps a portion of the light guide plate. The extending portion overlaps the portion of the flexible printed circuit board. Thus, the occurrence of lines of light due to light progressing between the light guide plate and the flexible printed circuit board can be prevented, thereby obtaining uniform brightness and improving image quality. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002599 | Backlight module and liquid crystal display using same - An exemplary backlight module includes a light guide plate ( | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002600 | Diffusion Plate Assembly - A diffusion-plates assembly and a direct-type backlight module assembly are provided. The diffusion-plates assembly includes a first diffusion plate and a second diffusion plate. There are pluralities of first microstructures on the emergent surface of the first diffusion plate, the first microstructures is for condensing light. The thickness of the first diffusion plate is above 0.4 mm, and the transmittance of the first diffusion plate is above 90%. The second diffusion plate is placed over or under the first diffusion plate, The thickness of the second diffusion plate is above 0.4 mm, and the transmittance of the second diffusion plate is 50 | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002601 | Backlight Assembly and Display Device Having the Same - In a backlight assembly of a display device, a supporting frame receives a light-guide plate while exposing a light-exiting surface of the light-guide plate. A first receiving member covers an opposite surface of the light-guide plate facing the light-exiting surface, and a side first portion of the light-guide plate adjacent to a first side surface is inserted into a first sidewall portion of the first receiving member. A first light source is disposed between the first side surface and the first sidewall portion. A first reflective sheet is extended along an inner surface of the first receiving member and surrounds the first light source. The backlight assembly may further comprise a second receiving member, a second light source, and a second reflective sheet. A lamp reflector may be omitted, assemblability of the backlight assembly and the display device, and protection against heat, may be improved. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002602 | Liquid crystal display with micro-structures and liquid crystal display driving method - An exemplary liquid crystal display ( | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002603 | Blue Emitting Alkaline Earth Chlorophosphate Phosphor for Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp, and Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp and Color Liquid Crystal Display Using Same - This invention provides an alkaline earth chlorophosphate phosphor for a blue light emitting cold cathode fluorescent lamp, represented by (Sr | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002604 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light emitting apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a light emitting section having a plurality of light sources, the plurality of light sources each including a semiconductor light emitting element and one or more types of phosphors for performing a wavelength conversion on a portion of light outputted from the semiconductor light emitting element to radiate fluorescence, and the plurality of light sources each emitting light of different colors; and a light emitting control section for controlling emission intensity of each of the plurality of light sources to control a color temperature of a combined light emitted from the plurality of light sources. | 2009-01-01 |
| 20090002605 | CELLULOSE ACYLATE COMPOSITION, CELLULOSE ACYLATE FILM, AND ITS APPLICATIONS - A novel cellulose acylate composition is disclosed. The composition comprises at least one cellulose acylate having an aromatic group-containing acyl group (Substituent A), in which a substitution degree with Substituent A satisfies following relational expressions (I) and (II): | 2009-01-01 |
