04th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150022684 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus obtains a sensed image, and information representing imaging conditions used when the image was sensed. Based on the information representing the imaging conditions, the information processing apparatus generates conversion information corresponding to a conversion coefficient used in at least one of de-gamma processing and color balance correction processing for converting the sensed image into an image corresponding to a predetermined color response function. The information processing apparatus records the generated conversion information in association with the sensed image. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022685 | Spectral Synthesis for Image Capture Device Processing - A substantially rectangular spectral representation is synthesized, which is adapted to produce image capture device sensor outputs if applied to an image capture device. The synthesized substantially rectangular spectral representation can be utilized in generating output color values of an output color space from image capture device sensor outputs, where the image capture device sensor outputs correspond to an image captured by an image capture device. The generated output color values correspond to colors perceived by the human visual system for the same image as that captured by the image capture device. Image capture device gamut is also determined. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022686 | FLICKER DETECTION METHOD AND FLICKER DETECTION APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a flicker detection method and a flicker detection apparatus. The method includes: calculating the mean values of selected rows of image frames to constitute a mean value vector; calculating a differential vector between the mean value vectors of a current frame and a previous frame; calculating a DC-free difference vector by subtracting a direct current component from respective elements of the differential vector; calculating a power spectrum corresponding to the DC-free difference vector; obtaining a first frequency reference value; obtaining a second frequency reference value; and if the difference between the first and second frequency reference values is above a threshold, then it is determined that flicker is present in the current frame; otherwise, it is determined that no flicker is present. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022687 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE AND DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION - A method of capturing a digital image with a digital camera includes determining a first exposure level for capturing an image based on a first luminance level of the image, determining a second exposure level for capturing the image based on a threshold exposure level of the image, configuring an exposure level of a sensor of the digital camera based on the second exposure level, capturing the image as a digital image, and adding a non-linear digital gain to the digital image based on a difference between the first exposure level and the second exposure level. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022688 | IMAGE-DISPLAYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE-DISPLAYING DEVICE - An image capturing device includes an image data generation unit, a display control unit and a control unit. The control unit ends charge storing after a first amount of time passes since charge storing of an image capturing target line is started, and starts displaying image data of a display target line corresponding to the image capturing target line after a second amount of time passes since charge storing of an image capturing target line is ended. The second amount of time is time required for starting displaying image data in a display target line after charge storing of an image capturing target line is ended. The control unit starts charge storing of an image capturing target line such that the first amount of time is equal to or less than a vertical synchronization period of the image capturing sensor minus the second amount of time. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022689 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND IMAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD - An image management apparatus comprises an input unit which inputs a first image and a second image; a storage unit which stores the first image and the second image in association with each other; a selection unit which selects an image to be deleted out of the first and second images; and a control unit which performs control such that, in a case where the first image is selected by the selection unit, an option of deleting the second image stored in association with the first image is presented, and subsequently processing for deleting the first image is performed, and in a case where an instruction to delete the second image is received, processing for deleting the second image is performed without presenting an option of deleting the first image stored in association with the second image. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022690 | INFORMATION DISPLAYING APPARATUS - Recorded information is grouped in recording units. The information of each recording unit is displayed by the order of older recording date based upon information recorded in memory. The recording time of each recording unit is displayed on the left edge of the display screen, to the right of which is a memo icon indicating memo information, a thumbnail image indicating shooting image information, a sound icon indicating sound, and reproduction time information for each recording unit. If a predetermined recording unit is designated and reproduced, the screen is re-displayed so that the reproduced recording unit appears at the lowermost line of the screen. If a new recording unit is recorded, the newest recording unit is displayed at the lowermost line. If the screen is scrolled and another display screen is displayed by operation of a scroll key, a screen similar to the previously displayed screen is displayed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022691 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit and an image processing unit. The image capturing unit captures a subject by an image sensor including focus detection pixels. The image processing unit includes a correction range determination unit configured to determine a range of a correction coefficient based on an optical condition of a photographing optical system, and a correction coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate the correction coefficient based on pixel data of a pixel positioned near the focus detection pixel, and a pixel correction unit configured to correct the pixel data of the focus detection pixel based on the correction coefficient and the range. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022692 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus arranged so that an optical image of an object obtained by emitting a flash is converted into an electric signal to obtain a first image regarding photographing of the object, the same optical image of the object is converted into an electric signal to obtain a second image, a distance from the object is measured for each image area of the first image on the basis of the second image, and the first image is corrected on the basis of the distance from the object measured for each image area and light distribution characteristic data of a flash stored beforehand corresponding to the distance of the object. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022693 | Wide Dynamic Range Depth Imaging - Wide dynamic range depth imaging in a structured light device is provided that improves depth maps for scenes with a wide range of albedo values under varying light conditions. A structured light pattern, e.g., a time-multiplexed structured light pattern, is projected into a scene at various projection times and a camera captures images of the scene for at least the same exposure times as the projection times. A depth image is computed for each of the projection/exposure times and the resulting depth images are combined to generate a composite depth image. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022694 | INTERCHANGEABLE-LENS CAMERA, AND VIEWFINDER DISPLAY METHOD - The information about an interchangeable lens is acquired, and the size of an image capture range, which is the range corresponding to a capture image in an optical image, is calculated based on the information about the interchangeable lens. When the image capture range is smaller than or equal to a range to be shown by the angular field of the optical image, a first image showing the image capture range in the optical image is displayed on a display device, and when the image capture range is larger than the range to be shown by the angular field of the optical image, a second image different from the first image showing the image capture range in the optical image is displayed on the display device such that the second image is superimposed on at least either of the four corner vicinities and four side vicinities of the optical image. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022695 | Optical Zooming Apparatus for Miniature Imaging System - An optical apparatus is provided that includes a reflective component that reflects light from an optical axis to an optical plane substantially perpendicular to the optical axis. The apparatus further includes first and second lens units disposed within the optical plane, and an actuator mechanically coupled with the first and second lens units to cause concurrent first and second displacements, respectively. Light transmitted through the first and second lens units prior to the first and second displacements is imaged with a first magnification at a respective focal plane and light transmitted through the first and second lens units after the first and second displacements is image with a second magnification different from the first magnification at the respective focal plane, thereby effecting an optical zoom effect. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022696 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING CAMERA MODULE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device including a camera module that operates intuitively and an operating method thereof are provided. In a method for operating an electronic device, a rotation event of a zoom ring is detected for a predetermined time. A zoom speed of a barrel is determined in response to the detected rotation event. A zoom-in function or a zoom-out function is performed with the determined zoom speed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022697 | Projector Auto-Focus Correction with the Aid of a Camera - A method of automatically focusing a projector in a projection system is provided that includes projecting, by the projector, a binary pattern on a projection surface, capturing an image of the projected binary pattern by a camera synchronized with the projector, computing a depth map from the captured image, and adjusting focus of the projector based on the computed depth map. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022698 | REMOVING UNWANTED OBJECTS FROM PHOTOGRAPHED IMAGE - A device and method for processing an image in a device having a camera is disclosed. A motion vector of an unwanted object in preview frames of the desired image is identified. A photographing interval in accordance with the motion vector may be set. Continuous frames of the desired image may be photographed in accordance with the photographing interval. The unwanted object is removed from the desired image. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022699 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS - An image pickup device includes pixels arranged in a matrix shape, vertical signal lines to which the pixels are respectively connected via normal connection lines for each column, focus detection pixels discretely arranged among the pixels, focus connection lines that set, in a range in which a total number of the focus detection pixels included in a row group including a plurality of rows is not more than a number of the vertical signal lines, the row group and respectively connect all the focus detection pixels included in the row group to the different vertical signal lines, focus readout switches respectively provided on the focus connection lines, and a vertical scanning circuit that causes the focus readout switches to simultaneously operate by a unit of the row group. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022700 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM - This invention provides an imaging lens system including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens with negative refractive power; a third lens having a concave image-side surface; a fourth lens with positive refractive power; a fifth lens with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface, at least one surface thereof having at least one inflection point; and an aperture stop disposed between an imaged object and the third lens. The on-axis spacing between the first lens and second lens is T12, the focal length of the imaging lens system is f, and they satisfy the relation: 0.5<(T12/f)×100<15. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022701 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM - This invention provides an imaging lens system including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens with negative refractive power; a third lens having a concave image-side surface; a fourth lens with positive refractive power; a fifth lens with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface, at least one surface thereof having at least one inflection point; and an aperture stop disposed between an imaged object and the third lens. The on-axis spacing between the first lens and second lens is T12, the focal length of the imaging lens system is f, and they satisfy the relation: 0.5<(T12/f)×100<15. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022702 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE INCLUDING THE IMAGE SENSOR - An analog-to-digital converter includes a gain amplification unit configured to receive a pixel signal at a first node and to amplify a gain of the pixel signal, a first capacitor connected between the first node and a second node, an amplifier configured to receive and amplify a signal output from the gain amplification unit and the first capacitor, and a conversion circuit configured to convert an output signal of the amplifier to a digital signal based on a reference signal and output the digital signal as a first output signal. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022703 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array unit in which unit pixels are arranged in a matrix shape and a signal processing circuit that obtains a first video signal and performs processing for combining the first and second video signals. The signal processing circuit includes judging means that judges whether a pixel of interest in the pixel array unit is a pixel to be saturated during an exposure period, calculating means that sets the pixel of interest as a correction pixel and calculates a correction amount on the basis of a luminance value of the second video signal of a peripheral pixel of the correction pixel, and correcting means that applies the correction amount to a luminance value of the first video signal of the correction pixel to thereby correct a noise signal amount due to photo-charges leaking from the peripheral pixel into the correction pixel. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022704 | Orientation-Based Camera Operation - An electronic device comprising an image sensor, an orientation sensor, and a user interface, may be operable to capture photographs via the image sensor. Input to the user interface required for triggering a photo capture may depend on an orientation of the electronic device indicated by the orientation sensor. Input required to trigger a photo capture while the orientation sensor indicates a first orientation of the electronic device may be different than input required to trigger a photo capture while the orientation sensor indicates a second orientation of the electronic device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022705 | CAMERA DEVICE AND PROJECTOR DEVICE HAVING PROTECTIVE LENS - A camera device includes a lens module and a birefringent sapphire lens. The sapphire lens is coupled to the lens module as a light window to protect the lens module. The sapphire lens has a crystal structure and a crystal axis. The crystal structure is a single-crystal structure and the crystal axis is one of c-axis (0001), a-axis [including (1 | 2015-01-22 |
20150022706 | IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING METHOD - According to the preset invention, an optical viewfinder state in which an optical image of a photographic subject can be observed at an eyepiece part of a finder and an electronic viewfinder state in which a captured image of the photographic subject can be observed at the eyepiece part of the finder are switched when a first operation is carried out with a finger by an operation device, and a magnification (optical magnification) of a first finder optical system of the finder is changed when a second operation is carried out with a finger by the operation device in the optical viewfinder state. Thus, a user can perform photographing while freely observing the photographic subject by an operation of switching the finder (first operation) and an operation of changing the optical magnification of the finder (second operation) while looking through the finder. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022707 | MOBILE DEVICE AND OPTICAL IMAGING LENS THEREOF - Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises five lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and/or the refracting power of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022708 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus that performs focus control includes a signal conversion processing part that converts a subject image into a video signal, an image acquisition part that acquires the video signal output from the signal conversion processing part, a focusing area setting part that sets a focusing area as an evaluation value calculation area on an imaging screen acquired by the image acquisition part, an effective range selection part that obtains effective code density in an image of the focusing area with respect to each lens position while moving the lens and determines whether or not the lens position is in an effective range suitable for focusing based on the effective code density, and a focusing degree calculation part that obtains a focusing degree in the lens position when a determination that the lens position is located in the effective range is made in the effective range selection part. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022709 | STEPPING MOTOR CONTROL UNIT, STEPPING MOTOR CONTROLLING METHOD, AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - A control unit for a stepping motor includes an encoder and a controller. The controller controls the stepping motor based on information sent from an image pickup apparatus configured to capture an object via an image pickup optical system that includes the focus lens. in a case that the image pickup apparatus performs autofocusing in capturing a still image, the controller open-loop-controls the stepping motor in at least one of a drive start period and a drive stop period of the stepping motor, and feedback-controls the stepping motor using an output of the encoder between the drive start period and the drive stop period of the stepping motor. The controller open-loop-controls the stepping motor in a case that the image pickup apparatus performs the autofocusing in capturing a motion image. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022710 | AF CONTROLLER, LENS APPARATUS INCLUDING THE AF CONTROLLER AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An AF controller includes: a signal generator configured to generate an image signal pair for each of a plurality of areas in an imaging angle of view; a target position derives configured to derive a driving target position of a focus lens based on a defocus amount derived by the image signal pair input from the signal generator and based on an acquired position of the focus lens; and a driving command unit configured to output a driving command of the focus lens based on the driving target position, wherein the driving command unit outputs the driving command of the focus lens based on the driving target position in a range of a threshold. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022711 | APPARATUS, MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING BASED ON FACE DETECTION - A photographing method, medium, and apparatus based on face detection in a portable camera. The portable photographing apparatus may include an image input unit that receives an image, a face detection unit that detects a face from the received image, a storage unit that stores the image detected by the face detection unit as a moving image in a first mode, and a quality evaluation unit that evaluates the quality of the image detected by the face detection unit and stores the same as a still image in a second mode upon satisfaction of predetermined conditions evaluated based on the quality evaluation of the still image. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022712 | IMAGING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT SAVING PROGRAM - An imaging device includes an imaging unit configured to generate a moving-image signal by capturing an image of a subject formed by an imaging optical system, a focus adjustment information acquisition unit configured to acquire focus adjustment information related to human subjective focus adjustment, and a focus adjustment determination unit configured to determine behavior of the focus adjustment of the imaging unit using the focus adjustment information obtained by the focus adjustment information acquisition unit. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022713 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - Based on a face detection result obtained from a detection unit, if a human face has not been detected, an imaging apparatus adjusts the focus state by selecting either a mountain climbing operation or a minute driving operation according to the state of the focus. If a human face has been detected, the imaging apparatus adjusts the focus state only by the minute driving operation. This achieves stable focus tracking on a target object having a low contrast, such as a human face. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022714 | IMAGE CAPTURING LENS SYSTEM - An image capturing lens system includes five lens elements with refractive power, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element has negative refractive power. The fourth lens element with refractive power has a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the surfaces thereof are aspheric. The fifth lens element with refractive power has a concave image-side surface in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface of the fifth lens element has at least one inflection point, and the surfaces thereof are aspheric. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022715 | IRRADIATION DEVICE, IRRADIATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an irradiation device including an irradiation unit configured to emit light, and an irradiation control unit configured to switch irradiation regions irradiated with the light by the irradiation unit according to a synchronization signal for controlling an exposure period of a pixel of an imaging device of an imaging unit. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022716 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image processing apparatus includes a camera module, first and second pixel extraction interfaces, an image processing module, and a focus controller. The camera module includes a lens, a sensor aligned with the lens along a direction, and a focus actuator connected to the lens. The first and the second pixel extraction interfaces are connected to the sensor to acquire a first image at a first frame rate and a second image at a second frame rate, respectively; the second frame rate is greater than the first frame rate. The image processing module determines depth information according to the second image, receives the first image and outputs a corresponding image file. The focus controller is connected between the image processing module and the focus actuator to drive the focus actuator according to the depth information and to adjust a relative distance between the sensor and the lens. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022717 | Simplified Draw Latch with Bent Wireform Mid-Linkage - A camera housing includes a simplified draw latch for securing a first portion and a second portion of the camera housing together. The draw latch can include a draw hook and a wireform mid-linkage. The draw latch enables a user to easily open and close a camera housing, and to establish an air-tight or water-tight seal between the housing portions for use in various activities, including scuba diving. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022718 | THIN IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus that is capable of dissipating heat generated by an image pickup device efficiently, even when a small image pickup device that has electrode pads on almost all the back face is used. The image pickup apparatus has a lens assembly. An image pickup device photoelectrically converts subject light that is incident on the lens assembly. The image pickup device is implemented at one side of a device substrate. A heat dissipation section that dissipates heat generated by the image pickup device is provided at the other side of the device substrate. A heat dissipation sheet is thermally connected to the heat dissipation section at one end, and is thermally connected to an exterior of an apparatus body at the other end. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022719 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a transmitting apparatus, a receiving apparatus and methods of transmitting and receiving a data frame. The transmitting apparatus includes: a frame generator configured to cluster a predetermined number of frames to generate a frame cluster, at least one of the frames being generated by mapping data contained in an input stream to at least one signal processing path; an information inserter configured to insert signaling information into a signaling area of the at least one frame; and a transmitter configured to transmit the frame with the signaling information inserted therein, wherein the signaling information comprises profile information and duration information about the frame included in the frame cluster. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022720 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SIGNATURES OF AUDIO/VIDEO SIGNALS AND FOR MAKING USE THEREOF - A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a video signature representative of a content of a video signal. A method and apparatus are further disclosed for providing an audio signature representative of a content of an audio signal. A method and apparatus for detecting lip sync are further disclosed and take advantage of the method and apparatus disclosed for providing a video signature and an audio signature. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022721 | MULTI CONTENTS VIEW DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MULTI CONTENTS VIEW - A multi contents view display method is provided, including performing signal-processing of first image information, displaying a first contents view using the signal-processed first image information, and displaying a second contents view using at least one from among the first image information and information related to the displayed first contents view. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022722 | INTEGRATED COMPUTER, COMPUTER SYSTEM AND INPUT/OUTPUT SIGNAL AUTOMATIC DETECTING METHOD FOR THE INTEGRATED COMPUTER - An integrated computer, a computer system and an input/output signal automatic detecting method for the integrated computer are provided. After a signal terminal is inserted into a socket of the integrated computer, the integrated computer will detect if an external video signal can be received and then set the integrated computer in an input mode or an output mode accordingly. In the input mode, a display of the integrated computer will display images according to the external video signal. In the output mode, a graphic processor unit (GPU) of the integrated computer will provide a first internal video signal to the display and a second internal video signal to a display device coupled to the signal terminal. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022723 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - A video input section acquires a video signal formed of a plurality of frames. A frame separator separates the video signal acquired by the video input section on a frame basis and distributes the separated video signals. A plurality of parallel processors perform video processing in parallel on the separated video signals corresponding to the frames separated and distributed by the frame separator. A frame combiner combines the separated video signals on which the plurality of parallel processors have performed the video processing. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022724 | REMOTE CONTROLLER AND REMOTE CONTROLLER SET APPLIED TO DISPLAY DEVICE - A remote controller applied to a display device includes a wireless communication element, a voice receiving and transmitting element and a control unit. The wireless communication element is utilized for performing a wireless communication with a set-up box of the display device. The control unit is coupled to the wireless communication element and the voice receiving and transmitting element, and is utilized for controlling a voice communication between the wireless communication element and the set-up box. When the remote controller does not need to have the voice communication and any other communication with the set-up box, the control unit disables the wireless communication element to make the wireless communication element be unable to receive and process any information from the set-up box. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022725 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - In an information processing apparatus, a communication unit communicates with notifying apparatuses that store position information thereof and notifies, in a case in which a communication is made with first terminals that are held by respective users, identification information of the first terminals and the position information, and in a case in which a communication is made with a second terminal that is mounted on a screen, identification information of the second terminal and the position information. A control unit obtains an estimated value of distances between the screen and the users, from distances between the second terminal and each of the first terminals, based on the position information received from the notifying apparatuses, and determines a lamp power to be set to a projection apparatus that projects video on the screen, based on the estimated value. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022726 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Image data is acquired. Information about the shape of the projection plane of an image to be projected by a projection unit is acquired. Projection data to be used for projection is generated using the acquired image data and the acquired information. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022727 | TILEABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a screen layer, an illumination layer, and a display layer. The screen layer is for displaying a unified image to a viewer on a viewing side of the screen layer. The illumination layer includes an array of light sources and each light source in the array is configured to emit a divergent projection beam having a limited angular spread. The display layer is disposed between the screen layer and the illumination layer. The display layer includes a matrix of pixelets and a spacing region disposed between the pixelets in the matrix. The array of light sources are positioned to emit the divergent projection beams having limited angular spread to project sub-images displayed by the pixelets as magnified sub-images on the backside of the screen layer. The magnified sub-images combine to form the unified image that is substantially seamless. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022728 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a substrate, a touch sensing array, connecting lines, extending portions, a first electrostatic discharge protection circuit, and a second electrostatic discharge protection circuit is provided. The substrate has an active region and a periphery region. The touch sensing array is disposed in the active region. The connecting lines and extending portions are disposed in the periphery region. An end of each of the connecting lines is respectively connected to the touch sensing array by the corresponding extending portion. The first electrostatic discharge protection circuit is disposed in the periphery region and located between the outermost connecting line and the edge of the corresponding substrate. The second electrostatic discharge protection circuit is disposed in the periphery region and located between the innermost connecting line and the touch sensing array. The second electrostatic discharge protection circuit overlaps with the extending portions on the substrate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022729 | LAYERED ASSEMBLY OF TOUCH PANEL - A layered assembly of a touch panel comprises an upper substrate being a transparent film; a colored frame being on an edge of the upper substrate or covering a whole surface of the upper substrate; at least one transparent touch sensor having an upper sensing layer and a lower sensing layer; a lower substrate being a transparent film. The upper sensing layer of the touch sensor is installed below the lower colored frame and the upper substrate; the lower sensing layer of the touch sensor being installed on an upper surface of the lower substrate; and an insulating gluing layer being installed between the upper sensing layer and the lower sensing layer; and signal wires at edges of the touch sensor being exactly below the colored frame. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022730 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - A touch display panel includes an LCD panel and a touch structure formed on the LCD panel. The LCD panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A color filter is formed on a bottom surface of the first substrate adjacent to the liquid crystal layer. A touch structure is formed on the LCD panel. The touch structure includes a first transparent ITO film. The first transparent ITO film defines a plurality of channels thereon. A photo etching barrier layer is formed between the first transparent ITO film and the color filter. The photo etching barrier layer is configured to prevent the channels from extending to the color filter and the liquid crystal layer. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022731 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A method of fabricating a touch screen panel includes forming an insulating layer on a substrate. A pattern is formed in the insulating layer. The pattern includes concave portions and convex portions. Sensing electrodes are formed in at least a portion of the concave portions. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022732 | FOLDABLE TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A foldable touch screen panel includes a thin film substrate including polymer resin, a sensing electrode part including a plurality of sensing electrodes patterned on a surface of the thin film substrate, and a metallic wiring part including a plurality of metallic wirings located outside the sensing electrode part and coupled to an end of the sensing electrodes, wherein the sensing electrode part includes a foldable area and a non-foldable area where at least a portion of the sensing electrode part is removed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022733 | TOUCH MODULE, PROJECTION SYSTEM, AND TOUCH METHOD OF TOUCH MODULE - A touch module, a projection system, and a touch method of the touch module are provided. The touch module includes a laser scanner device, a photodiode, an image capturing device, and a processing unit. The laser scanner device sequentially provides a touch region with a laser beam at a plurality of angles in a first period. The photodiode is configured for receiving a reflection beam form a touch point in the touch region. The image capturing device captures an image having another reflection beam form the touch point in a second period. The processing unit determines a first angle corresponding to the touch point according to the reflection beam form the touch point received by the photodiode, determines a second angle corresponding to another reflection beam captured by the image capturing device, and calculates location information of the touch point according to the first angle and the corresponding second angle. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022734 | SINGLE-LAYER CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR - There is provided a single-layer capacitive touch sensor including a plurality of sensing units arranged in a matrix on a substrate. Each of the sensing units has a Out electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode. The second electrode is arranged in a ring shape and electrically isolated from the first electrode, and the first electrode is located in an interior space of the ring shape. The third electrode is arranged outside of the interior space and electrically connected to the first electrode, wherein the second electrode of at least a part of the sensing units is configured to respectively form a mutual capacitance with the third electrode of two adjacent sensing units. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022735 | Touch Panel - The present invention provides a touch panel, which comprises an insulating layer, a first electrode group, and a second electrode group. The insulating layer comprises a bottom surface and a top surface. The first electrode group is formed on the bottom surface and comprises multiple first inductive electrodes arranged abreast. Each first inductive electrode comprises multiple inductive lines arranged abreast equidistantly and a gap is formed between any two neighboring inductive lines, which can improve the transmittance of the touch panel. The second electrode group is formed on the top surface and intersects the first electrode group at an angle, and the second electrode group comprises multiple second inductive electrodes arranged abreast. Each second inductive electrode comprises multiple inductive lines arranged abreast equidistantly and a gap is formed between any two neighboring inductive lines, which can improve the transmittance of the touch panel. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022736 | TOUCH WINDOW AND DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are a touch window and a display including the same. The touch window includes a substrate, and a sensing electrode provided on the substrate to detect a position. The sensing electrode includes first electrode parts extending in a first direction, second electrode parts extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and third electrode parts interposed between the first and second electrode parts while extending in a third direction crossing the first and second directions. The touch window includes a substrate, and an electrode part provided on the substrate to detect a position. The electrode part includes a first sub-pattern, an electrode layer on the first sub-pattern, and a second sub-pattern adjacent to the first sub-pattern. A length of the second sub-pattern is at least equal to longer than a length of one of first sub-patterns. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022737 | HIGH-ACCURACY IN-CELL TOUCH PANEL STRUCTURE OF NARROW BORDER - A high-accuracy in-cell touch panel structure of narrow border includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer configured between the upper and lower substrates, a thin film transistor layer, a sensing electrode layer, and a black matrix layer. The thin film transistor layer includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of source lines, and a plurality of first conductor line units arranged in a first direction. The sensing electrode layer includes plural second conductor line units and plural connection lines arranged in a second direction. The plurality of first conductor line units and the plurality of second conductor line units form a sensing touch pattern structure for sensing an approaching external object. The plurality of first conductor line units and the plurality of second conductor line units are disposed corresponding to positions of the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of source lines. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022738 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING A MESH OF TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a sensing electrode. The sensing electrode includes a plurality of mesh units pieced together with others. Each of the mesh units is different from at least one of adjacent mesh units in shape. Each of the mesh units has a plurality of side edges connected with one another. At least two side edges of each of the mesh units are different in length. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022739 | TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a touch panel. The touch panel includes a substrate, a touch sensing device, and an optical matching layer. The touch sensing device is disposed on one side of the substrate, and includes an electrode pattern. The electrode pattern includes silver or silver alloy. At least one side of the substrate has the optical matching layer disposed thereon. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022740 | TOUCH PANEL, OPTICAL MATCHING GLUE APPLIED IN TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFATURING METHOD THEREOF - A touch panel, comprises a substrate, a sensing layer disposed on the substrate, wherein the sensing layer includes a plurality of electrode patterns disposed on at least one surface of the substrate, and arranged in interval; an optical matching glue disposed on the sensing layer and filled in the intervals, wherein the refractive index of the optical matching glue matches the refractive index of the sensing layer. The present invention further comprises an optical matching glue and the manufacturing method thereof. When using the touch panel of the present invention, the defects of appearance caused by the refractive index difference between the electrode pattern and the intervals can be reduced without any additional process. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022741 | DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND TOUCH PANEL - A plurality of first terminals each being pulled out from a sensor area and a pair of second terminals connected together are provided so as to be lined with one another in a terminal area of a touch panel layer on a cover substrate and, in an FPC, a plurality of first wirings each being configured such that one end thereof is connected to each of the first terminals and the other end thereof extends at an external connection side, a second wiring configured such that one end thereof is connected to one of the second terminals and the other end thereof is grounded, and a third wiring configured such that one end thereof is connected to the other one of the second terminals and the other end thereof extends to reach the external connection side are provided. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022742 | PATTERN SUBSTRATE AND TOUCH PANEL USING THE SAME - A touchscreen display device includes a display module and an electrically conductive and light transmissive layer provided over the display module to allow detection of touch input. The electrically conductive and light transmissive layer includes a transparent substrate and a transparent layer provided over the transparent substrate. The transparent layer has first and second surfaces, which are opposing surfaces, and the first surface faces the transparent substrate. The second surface includes a plurality of protrusions extending in different directions such that the plurality of first protrusions intersect to form recess regions on the second surface. The recess regions include a plurality of second protrusions, and the second protrusions have a height and a width less than the first protrusions. At least one metallic wiring layer is formed on the plurality of first protrusions including at locations where the first protrusions intersect. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022743 | TOUCHSCREEN SENSOR - A touchscreen sensor includes a transparent base material, a first index-matching layer, a first transparent electrode pattern, a second index-matching layer and a first adhesive layer disposed in this order at one side of the transparent base material, and a third index-matching layer, a second transparent electrode pattern, a fourth index-matching layer and a second adhesive layer disposed in this order at another side of the transparent base material. Each of the first, second, third and fourth index-matching layers has a refractive index of 1.6 to 1.8 and a thickness of 50 nm to 150 nm. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022744 | SINGLE FPC BOARD FOR CONNECTING MULTIPLE MODULES AND TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY MODULE USING THE SAME - A single flexible printed circuit (FPC) board for connecting multiple modules including a thin film is provided. The thin film has a first module connecting portion, a second module connecting portion and a third module connecting portion. The first module connecting portion is located on a first side of the thin film. The second module connecting portion and the third module connecting portion are located on a second side of the thin film. The first side is opposite to the second side. At least one first line is disposed between the first module connecting portion and the second module connecting portion. At least one second line is disposed between the first module connecting portion and the third module connecting portion. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022745 | PHASE MODULATOR FOR THE MODULATION OF LIGHT WHICH INTERACTS WITH THE PHASE MODULATOR - A phase modulator for the modulation of the phase of circular polarised light which interacts with the phase modulator. The phase modulator has a first and a second substrate, an electrode arrangement and a liquid crystal layer with liquid crystal molecules. The first substrate is disposed adjacent to the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the two substrates. The first substrate has a first surface, and the second substrate has a second surface. The liquid crystal molecules situated next to the first surface are oriented substantially parallel to the first surface. The liquid crystal molecules situated next to the second surface are oriented substantially perpendicular to the second surface. An in-plane component of the liquid crystal molecule orientation can be set within an angular range of about 180°, e.g. between −90° and +90° related to a specifiable central orientation. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022746 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A backlight device and an image display apparatus which are capable of controlling the degree of diffusion of emitted light are provided. The backlight device according to the present disclosure includes: a light source; a light guide plate that causes surface emission of light emitted from the light source; a directivity control film that is provided on a light-emitting side of the light guide plate, and causes the light emitted from the light guide plate to have directivity; and a liquid crystal diffusion element that is switchable between a first state in which the light emitted from the directivity control film is transmitted as it is, and a second state in which the light emitted from the directivity control film is diffused. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022747 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a display panel, a data driver, a gate driver, and a signal controller. The display panel includes a pixel connected to the gate and data lines, and the pixel includes a liquid crystal capacitor. The signal controller obtains compensation data and normal data based on input data for a still image. The signal controller apples the compensation data and normal data to the pixel during different periods of a frame. The compensation data has a value that reduces a difference of operation characteristics of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal capacitor when a data voltage for the display panel changes between different polarities. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022748 | PHASE DIFFERENCE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PHASE DIFFERENCE FILM - There is provided a phase difference film which includes a substrate, an acrylic resin layer, an intermediate layer containing a main component of the substrate and a main component of the acrylic resin layer between the substrate and the acrylic resin layer, and a specific phase difference layer directly on a surface on the opposite side to the intermediate layer of the acrylic resin layer, in which the substrate contains at least one kind of resin selected from a cellulose acylate resin, a cyclic olefin resin, a polycarbonate resin, an acrylic resin, and a styrene resin, the acrylic resin layer contains an acrylic resin having a polar group, the intermediate layer has a thickness of 0.1 μm to 10 μm, and the phase difference layer is formed by polymerizing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound containing a vertical alignment agent. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022749 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL - An array substrate and a display panel are disclosed. The array substrate includes at least one data line, at least one scanning line, and a pixel cell defined by the data line and the scanning line. The pixel cell includes an ITO thin film and at least one metallic layer below the ITO thin film. The ITO thin film electrically connects to the metallic layer via a through hole. The ITO thin film includes a slit arranged between the ITO thin film and the through hole, and the slit is arranged to avoid the disclination lines so as to improve the display performance. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022750 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are a liquid crystal display device that suppresses occurrence of drop marks during production without degrading various properties, such as dielectric anisotropy, viscosity, nematic phase upper limit temperature, rotational viscosity (γ | 2015-01-22 |
20150022751 | Driving Method of Arranging Turn-on Order of Gate Lines for Liquid Crystal Display Device and Related Device - A driving method for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device is disclosed. The LCD device includes a plurality of data lines and a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs). The driving method includes restoring data of a plurality of sub-pixels of a first frame, wherein the sub-pixels corresponds to the plurality of TFTs; arranging a turn-on order of the plurality of TFTs on each of a plurality of data lines according to the data of the plurality of sub-pixels; and turning on the plurality of TFTs on each of the plurality of data lines according to the turn-on order. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022752 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A liquid crystal display assembly including a liquid crystal display module, a backlight assembly and a supporting frame is provided. The liquid crystal display module has a display surface. The backlight assembly has a light guide plate. The supporting frame has a top portion and a bottom portion opposite to the top portion. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022753 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A mold frame | 2015-01-22 |
20150022754 | CONFIGURATIONS FOR TILEABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH MULTIPLE PIXEL ARRAYS - A display including a screen layer for displaying a unified image to a viewer on a viewing side of the screen layer that is opposite a backside of the screen layer, and an illumination layer having an array of light sources. Each light source in the array is configured to emit a divergent projection beam having a limited angular spread. A display layer is disposed between the screen layer and the illumination layer, and includes a matrix of pixlets, a spacing region disposed between the pixlets in the matrix, wherein the array of light sources are positioned to emit the divergent projection beams having limited angular spread to project sub-images displayed by the pixlets as magnified sub-images on the backside of the screen layer, the magnified sub-images to combine to form a substantially seamless unified image, and one or more components positioned on the display layer in the spacing region. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022755 | STRUCTURAL BACKLIGHTING - A display assembly includes a display member and backlight member. The backlight member has a light source and is bonded directly to the display member. The backlight member can be bonded directly to a display area of the display member, and an optically transparent adhesive can be used to bond a first surface of the backlight member to a first surface of the display member. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022756 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND CORRESPONDING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a backlight module and a corresponding liquid crystal display panel. The backlight module includes a backboard having multiple concave portions formed on an inner surface of the backboard and multiple light sources mounted in the concave portions. The backlight module and the corresponding liquid crystal display device of the present invention can reduce the thickness of direct-type backlight module without affecting the optical quality of the lights emitted from the backlight module and increasing the manufacturing cost of the backlight module. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022757 | DISPLAY WITH NONWOVEN DIFFUSER - The present disclosure describes a display system including a liquid crystal display panel and a light source emitting light capable of emitting light. A nonwoven diffuser element is disposed between the light source and the liquid crystal display panel. The polymeric nonwoven diffuser is non-orientated and has a fiber diameter of less than 50 micrometers, a fiber aspect ratio of length/diameter of greater than 5 and a basis weight in a range from 10 to 80 grams/meter | 2015-01-22 |
20150022758 | COLLIMATING LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, DIFFUSING UNIT, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A diffusing unit includes: a polarizing plate; and a diffusing layer integrally provided on a surface of the polarizing plate without an air layer therebetween. By using a display apparatus employing a collimating light guide plate and the diffusing unit, the optical performances such as resolution and viewing angle can be improved. Also, because gray scale inversion and color shifts can be reduced or eliminated using collimated light, image quality of the display apparatus can be improved. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022759 | Display with Radioluminescent Backlight Unit - An electronic device is provided with a display such as a liquid crystal display mounted in an electronic device housing. The display may be provided with a backlight unit. The backlight unit may include radioluminescent backlight structures. The radioluminescent backlight structures include an ionizing radiation source that produces beta particles or other ionizing radiation. The radioluminescent backlight structures also include a phosphor that produces light in response to being struck by the ionizing radiation. The light produced by the phosphor passes through liquid crystal display layers and serves as backlight for the display. Photoluminescent material and light-emitting diodes may also be used to produce backlight for the display. The display backlight may have a light guide plate that is provided with light from the radioluminescent light source or other light source structures. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022760 | LIGHT GUIDE ASSEMBLY, BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A light guide assembly, a backlight module and a liquid crystal display (LCD) are provided. The backlight module includes a back plate light guide plate, an adhesive member and a light source. The light guide plate is disposed on the back plate and includes a first optical surface, a second optical surface and a light-incident surface. The first optical surface is opposite to the second optical surface. The light-incident surface connects the first optical surface and the second optical surface The first optical surface or the second optical surface of the light guide plate is set with recess. The adhesive member is disposed in the recess to adhere the light guide plate to the back plate. The light source is disposed on the back plate and emits light toward the light guide plate. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022761 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE TRANSFER MOLDING METHOD, LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, AND PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A light guide plate transfer molding method for performing transfer molding of a light guide plate using a first mold and a second mold, includes performing, on a resin material, transfer molding of a first pattern and a second pattern that are provided on a transfer face of the first mold. The first pattern changes with a specific interval P serving as one period. The second pattern changes with one or two or more periods that correspond to 1/Na of the interval P. Na is a positive integer that satisfies Na≦m, m being a specific positive integer. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022762 | OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT AND MODULE WITH A PLURALITY OF SUCH COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a semi-conductor component, comprising a semi-conductor chip ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150022763 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other. A color filter is positioned on the first substrate. A liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A first polarizer is positioned on an outer surface of the first substrate. A first compensation film is positioned on an outer surface of the first polarizer. A second compensation film is positioned on an outer surface of the second substrate. A third compensation film is positioned on an outer surface of the second compensation film. A second polarizer is positioned on an outer surface of the third compensation film. The second compensation film includes a negative C-plate, and the third compensation film includes a biaxial film. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022764 | PHASE DIFFERENCE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a phase difference film which includes a, an intermediate layer, and a phase difference layer to which an alignment state of a liquid crystal material is fixed in this order, in which the substrate contains cellulose acylate in which an average substitution degree DS of an acyl group satisfies 2.02015-01-22 | |
20150022765 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a main substrate, and a light control layer. The main substrate includes a main base having a main surface, a wavelength selective transmission layer provided on the main surface, and a circuit layer provided on the wavelength selective transmission layer. The light control layer is stacked with the main substrate and has variable optical characteristics. The wavelength selective transmission layer includes lower and upper reflecting layers, and first and second spacer layers. The upper reflecting layer is provided on the lower reflecting layer. The first spacer layer is provided between the lower and upper reflecting layers. The second spacer layer is provided between the lower and upper reflecting layers, and has a different thickness from the first spacer layer. The circuit layer includes first and second pixel electrodes, and first and second switching elements. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022766 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate which face opposite to each other, a thin film transistor disposed on the first substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a first light blocking member disposed on the pixel electrode, and a cover layer disposed on the first light blocking member and covering the first light blocking member. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022767 | FRINGE FIELD SWITCH LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE - The present invention discloses a fringe field switching (FFS) liquid crystal display and a color filter substrate. The liquid crystal display includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. The lower substrate includes a common electrode and a pixel electrode, and the pixel electrode includes at least one branch electrode and an end electrode for connecting the branch electrode; and an auxiliary electrode corresponding to the end electrode is arranged on the upper substrate. In the presence of the auxiliary electrode, unwanted electric fields between the end electrode and the common electrode are effectively attenuated, and arrangement of liquid crystal molecules at the boundary of a pixel element where the end electrode is located is stabilized, so that disclination lines are improved, pictures are displayed uniformly with high quality. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022768 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE - An optoelectronic device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, a display medium between the first substrate and the second substrate, multiple first driving electrodes between the display medium and the first substrate, multiple second driving electrodes between the display medium and the first substrate, multiple common electrodes between the display medium and the second substrate and multiple adjusting electrodes between the display medium and the second substrate wherein the second and first driving electrodes, and the adjusting electrodes and the common electrodes are respectively arranged alternately. The adjusting electrodes and the common electrodes, and the two kinds of driving electrodes are respectively electrically insulated from each other. The normal projections of one of the first driving electrodes, one of the adjusting electrodes and one of the second driving electrodes on the second substrate are sequentially arranged between two adjacent common electrodes. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022769 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device comprises a pixel electrode including a first main electrode disposed between a first line and a second line and extending like a belt in a first extending direction. A first counter electrode includes a second main electrode extending like a belt in the first extending direction, a second counter electrode having a third main electrode extending like a belt in the first extending direction. The second and third main electrodes are disposed on both sides of the first main electrode, and an initial alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules is parallel with a direction passing through an interstice between the first end side of the first main electrode and the second line, and through an interstice between the second end side of the first main electrode and the first line. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022770 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME - In a region extending along a terminal region located near a substrate end and included in a frame region defined around a rectangular display region, a peripheral circuit section is provided between the display region and a mount region defined in part of the terminal region. The peripheral circuit section includes unit circuit sections that are monolithically provided and are aligned along one side of the display region. The arrangement pitch of outer ones of the unit circuit sections is larger than that of inner ones of the unit circuit sections. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022771 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - Each of the pixel electrodes that are disposed in a liquid crystal display panel of one embodiment of the present invention is constituted of minutely patterned electrode regions (a first minutely patterned electrode region and a second minutely patterned electrode region), and one solid electrode region, and the length Lpix of each of the pixel electrodes in a direction along a data line, and the total length LB of the minutely patterned electrode regions satisfies the relationship of LB/Lpix=0.3 to 0.6. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022772 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal panel and its manufacturing method are provided that can ensure a bonding strength between substrates that a sealed portion provides, while achieving a narrowed frame. The liquid crystal panel includes a pair of corrective structures provided in a manner protruding from an array substrate toward a counter substrate. The liquid crystal panel further includes a counter structure disposed in at least a portion of the frame area and provided in a manner protruding from the counter substrate toward the array substrate, the leading end of the structure coming closer to the surface of the array substrate than the leading ends of the corrective structures and positioned between the corrective structures. A sealed portion arranged to bond the substrates to each other is formed through curing of a fluidic sealing material and provided between the corrective structures and the counter structure. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022773 | EYEGLASSES INCLUDING TRANSPARENT DISPLAY AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to eyeglasses that have a transparent display and a controlling method thereof. The eyeglasses that have a transparent display include a lens unit, a frame unit coupled with the lens unit, and a pair of leg units connected to respective sides of the frame unit, wherein each of the lens unit and the frame unit comprises a transparent display. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022774 | SNAP-FIT TYPE EYEGLASSES - Snap-fit type eyeglasses include a frame having a bottom edge. The bottom edge includes a groove having a downwardly facing opening. A stop is provided on each of two ends of the groove. A temple is pivotably mounted to each of two ends of the frame. A snapping member is pivotably mounted to each end of the frame and has a snapping hook on an end thereof. A lens unit includes two lenses integrally formed with each other as a single, monolithic piece. The lens unit includes two ends each having a slot. The snapping hook of each snapping member is releasably engaged in one of the slots of the lens unit. Each temple and one of the snapping members are pivotable relative to the frame about a common pivot axis. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022775 | MULTIFOCAL OPHTHALMIC LENS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In order to reduce halos that occur in multifocal ophthalmic lenses, the mechanism of the phenomenon was elucidated and a solution was found based on the results. Thus provided are a multifocal ophthalmic lens having a structure and a manufacturing method for the same which can effectively reduce halos. A multifocal ophthalmic lens having a focal point formation region provided to an optical portion of a lens, which forms at least two focal points, wherein a cancellation region is provided to the optical portion, the cancellation region providing diffracted light of an amplitude distribution that reduces, on the image plane of the first focal point among the focal points, the amplitudes of light other than the light that forms the first focal point. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022776 | PHOTOCHROMIC SPECTACLES - Photochromic spectacles which use solar energy as the power source include a frame, two lenses arranged in the frame, and a driving circuit. Each lens includes a substrate, an electrochromic film and a solar cell film. The solar cell is a transparent and outer film and absorbs infrared light and ultraviolet light from the sun, to convert the infrared and ultraviolet light to electrical power. The driving circuit is arranged on the frame and electrically connected with the electrochromic film and the solar cell, the driving circuit can be switched to apply or not to apply electrical power generated by the solar cell film to the electrochromic film to darken the spectacles. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022777 | EYEWEAR WITH CHROMA ENHANCEMENT - Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in a plurality of spectral bands. Each of the plurality of spectral bands can include an absorptance peak with a spectral bandwidth, a maximum absorptance, and an integrated absorptance peak area within the spectral bandwidth. An attenuation factor obtained by dividing the integrated absorptance peak area within the spectral bandwidth by the spectral bandwidth of the absorptance peak can be greater than or equal to about 0.8 for the absorptance peak in each of the plurality of spectral bands. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022778 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Ocular Motor Function - A method and an apparatus are presented for determining ocular motor function in a patient. The patient is instructed to wear a pair of test glasses comprising a first lens having a first color and a second lens having a second color, where the first color and the second color differ. A light comprising a first color is projected onto a vertical surface, where the location of the light can be moved on the vertical surface. For each value of (i), an (i)th fixation point is then projected on the vertical surface, where the (i)th fixation point is one of (N) total fixation points and comprises the second color. For each value of (i), a perceived location is recorded upon receiving a signal that the (i)th fixation point is illuminated by the light. Finally, the (N) perceived locations are transformed into an ocular motor function map. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022779 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SCAN CONTROLLED ILLUMINATION OF STRUCTURES WITHIN AN EYE - There is provided a system, apparatus and methods for enhancing the illumination of structures of the eye using predetermined scan patterns of an illuminating light beam. The systems, apparatus and methods further provide for obtaining enhanced single images of multiple structures of the eye. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022780 | Gonio Lens System With Stabilization Mechanism - This disclosure relates generally to methods and devices for use in viewing and positioning an eye with a gonio lens system, such as during ocular exams and ocular surgeries. Some embodiments of the gonio lens system can include a gonio lens for viewing one or more tissues and structures of the eye. In addition, the gonio lens system can include one or more positioning features for controlling movement positioning of the eye. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022781 | METHOD OF MEASURING THE ELASTICITY OF CRYSTALLINE LENS, A METHOD OF DETERMINING WHETHER CRYSTALLINE LENS IS PRESBYOPIC, AN APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE ELASTICITY OF CRYSTALLINE LENS AND AN APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER CRYSTALLINE LENS IS PRESBYOPIC - The present invention provides a method of measuring the elasticity of crystalline lens and an apparatus for measuring the elasticity of the crystalline lens for measuring stiffness of the crystalline lens 1, wherein the crystalline lens 1 is irradiated with pulse laser light to generate photoelastic waves from the crystalline lens 1, and the photoelastic waves from the crystalline lens 1 are measured. | 2015-01-22 |
20150022782 | BINARY CHOICE SELF-TESTING - My invention is an automated self-testing method utilizing binary choice, which is applicable to monocular and binocular eye tests and can be administered on computer, cellular phones, and other electronic devices. Binary choice of match or no match, yes or no, present or absence provides simple means of automated testing by stepwise progression through staircase algorisms. Necessary devices have been introduced in order to fully utilize the power of binary choice self testing, such as, (1) printed display overlays for testing fine visual acuity at near, (2) bright illuminator of printed overlays to allow automated potential vision testing, (3) the use of complementary color lenses and color test isopters for binocular perimetry. All the programs are linked together in a multifunction electronic program tailored for Internet applications | 2015-01-22 |
20150022783 | DISPLAY APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PROJECTING DIFFERENT IMAGES ON DISPLAY AREAS - Disclosed is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a light source unit configured to output a visible light, a scanner configured to output a first projection image and a second projection image based on the visible light by implementing first direction scanning and second direction scanning, and a light path splitter configured to separate light paths of the first projection image and the second projection image from each other, so as to output the first projection image and the second projection image toward a first display area and a second display area respectively. The display apparatus is capable of projecting different images onto display areas. | 2015-01-22 |