07th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110037831 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATION OF AN OBJECT USING POINTS, AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM AND IMAGING SYSTEM - The method of the invention includes: determining a set of points of a space and a value of each of these points at a given moment, the set of points including the points of the object in the position thereof at the given moment; selecting a three-dimensional representation function that can be parameterized with parameters and an operation that gives, using the three-dimensional representation function, a function for estimating the value of each point in the space; and determining parameters, such that, for each point in the set, the estimation of the value of the point substantially gives the value of the point. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037832 | Defocusing Feature Matching System to Measure Camera Pose with Interchangeable Lens Cameras - A lens and aperture device for determining 3D information. An SLR camera has a lens and aperture that allows the SLR camera to determine defocused information. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037833 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SIGNAL FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL REPRODUCTION OF ADDITIONAL DATA - A method and apparatus for processing a signal, including: extracting three-dimensional (3D) reproduction information for reproducing a subtitle, which is reproduced with a video image, in 3D, from additional data for generating the subtitle; and reproducing the subtitle in 3D by using the additional data and the 3D reproduction information. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037834 | IMAGING DEVICE FOR GENERATING AND DISPLAYING IMAGES TO SIMULATE MOVEMENT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - An imaging device for generating and displaying image to simulate movement of 3D objects includes a frame, imaging units, and image output units. The imaging units are arranged between two opposite sides of the frame and connected to one another to define an imaging space therebetween. One side of each imaging unit connects to the frame at a first angle and the opposite side thereof connected to the frame at a second angle. The image output units are arranged on the side of the frame where forming the second angle, such that the image output units face the imaging units in one-to-one correspondence to separately present a first image. The first images presented by the image output units are identical to one another, and are separately transferred by corresponding imaging units to the imaging space to form a simulated image in the imaging space. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037835 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - The video signal processing device has a parallax detection unit for detecting the parallax between a right-eye video signal and a left-eye video signal and outputting the detected parallax as a parallax detection signal. The video signal processing device has an encoding noise detection unit for detecting an encoding noise generated by encoding processing, outputting an encoding noise detection signal corrected by using a detection result of the detected encoding noise based on the parallax detection signal. The video signal processing device has an encoding noise removing unit for performing at least one of reducing the encoding noise by filtering processing using the encoding noise detection signal, and reducing, based on the parallax detection signal, the encoding noise by replacing the data of a noise generating pixel in the right-eye video signal and the left-eye video signal. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037836 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND 3-D IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A stereoscopic display device is provided for displaying a 3-dimensional image including a first slice, a second slice and a third slice arranged in the order written. The stereoscopic display device includes a first LCD, a second LCD adjacent to the first LCD and a distance adjusting member. The first LCD has a first display surface. The second LCD is spaced from the first LCD. The second liquid crystal display having a second display surface facing away from the first display surface. The distance adjusting member is arranged between the first and second LCDs. The distance adjusting member is configured for reciprocally moving the first LCD relative to the second LCD between a first position where the first LCD displaying a contour of the second slice and a second position where the first LCD displaying a contour of the third slice. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037837 | Shutter glasses and shutter control method - Shutter glasses for allowing a user to perceive 3D video includes: a shutter for a right eye and a shutter for a left eye performing open and close operations of shutters in accordance with a timing signal synchronized with 2D video displayed on a display; a detection means for detecting light intensity of linear polarized light; and a shutter control means for controlling ON/OFF for driving the shutter for the right eye and the shutter for the left eye in accordance with the detected light intensity of the linear polarized light. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037838 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A stereoscopic image display device includes a display panel, a temporal division plate and a lenticular lens. The display panel includes a gate line, a data line, and a unit pixel of a horizontal pixel structure in which a long side is parallel with the first direction and a short side is parallel with the second direction. The display panel displays a 2D image based on an image control signal. The temporal division plate includes a plurality of shutters disposed on the display panel extending in the second direction. The temporal division plate opens and closes m shutters corresponding to each unit pixel, in a sequence, ‘m’ being a natural number no less than 2). The lenticular lens is disposed on the temporal division plate to convert the 2D image passing the temporal division plate into a 3D image. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037839 | INDUSTRIAL ROBOT, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT RELATIVE TO AN OBJECT - The invention relates to methods for determining the position of an industrial robot ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110037840 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPERATE AN OPERATING ROOM LAMP - A control system to control an operating room lamp to generate light to illuminate a surgical site includes an image signal input to receive an image signal from a video camera to capture an image of a surgical site and a control signal output to emit to the operating room lamp a control signal to control at least either a direction or an intensity or a spectral characteristic of the light or a size or shape of the area illuminated by the light. The control system is configured to recognize a hand area of medical personnel and to generate the control signal depending on the image signal and to emit it to the control signal output. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037841 | OPTICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM - An optical observation system is provided that includes a vibrator vibrating an emission end of an optical fiber such that light emitted from the emission end is scanned to depict a scanning trajectory having a distribution, within a predetermined scanning range on a subject, which distribution varies in response to a predetermined operation of an operation unit, a reflected light detector detecting reflected light from the subject scanned with the light emitted from the emission end, an image signal detector detecting image signals generated based on the reflected light at respective detection moments, a pixel allocation unit allocating pieces of image data created from the detected image signals into pixel addresses based on the detection moments, respectively, and an image generator generating the image of the subject with the pieces of image data allocated into the respective pixel addresses. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037842 | Cosmetic and Dermatologic Measurement Apparatus - An apparatus for viewing and measuring dermatologic target areas comprising a mirror ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110037843 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image processing device for detecting a skin area representing the skin of a person in an image obtained by imaging an object, includes: a first light source section emitting light having a first wavelength; a second light source section emitting light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength; an imaging section imaging an object illuminated by the light having the first wavelength and imaging an object illuminated by the light having the second wavelength; a detecting section detecting a skin area in either first or second image respectively obtained by imaging the object illuminated by the light having the first or second wavelength based on the first and the second images; and a substrate on which the first and second light emitting sections are disposed integrally with the imaging section and the detecting section in such positions that the light emitting sections are symmetric about the imaging section. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037844 | ENERGY EMITTING DEVICE - The present application is directed to a radiant energy emitting device, comprising (1) a targeting means operationally configured to repeatedly identify a target surface area; (2) an image recording means for recording one or more images of a target surface area; and (3) a powered energy source housed within the device operationally configured to emit energy; wherein the device is operationally configured to concentrate energy emitted from the energy source out through an aperture of the device toward the target surface area. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037845 | OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INCREASING THE RESOLUTION OF ALIASED OPHTHALMIC IMAGES - A method for producing an image with an increased resolution from a plurality of aliased ophthalmic images having an original resolution is described. The method comprises the steps of—providing an imaging system capable of acquiring said aliased ophthalmic images, —acquiring said aliased ophthalmic images by the imaging system, thereby generating non-integer pixel displacements between said images by using voluntary or involuntary eye movements, —determining the displacements between said images, and—producing an image with an increased resolution in an overlapping area of said aliased ophthalmic images compared to the original resolution of said images, based on said images and said displacements, using a super-resolution algorithm. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037846 | HIGH-RESOLUTION 3D IMAGING OF SINGLE SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS - A method of imaging microscopic objects includes determining the relative depths of two or more semiconductor nanocrystals by analyzing images of the semiconductor nanocrystals at varying z-displacements. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037847 | Fully Automatic Rapid Microscope Slide Scanner - Apparatus for and method of fully automatic rapid scanning and digitizing of an entire microscope sample, or a substantially large portion of a microscope sample, using a linear array detector synchronized with a positioning stage that is part of a computer controlled microscope slide scanner. The invention provides a method for composing the image strips obtained from successive scans of the sample into a single contiguous digital image. The invention also provides a method for statically displaying sub-regions of this large digital image at different magnifications, together with a reduced magnification macro-image of the entire sample. The invention further provides a method for dynamically displaying, with or without operator interaction, portions of the contiguous digital image. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, all elements of the scanner are part of a single-enclosure that has a primary connection to the Internet or to a local intranet. In this embodiment, the preferred sample type is a microscope slide and the illumination and imaging optics are consistent with transmission mode optics optimized for diffraction-limited digital imaging. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037848 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING A PROJECTED IMAGE MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A method for calibrating a manufacturing device that manufactures solid parts by projecting images onto a photo-curable substrate includes providing the manufacturing device including a projector and an optical train, positioning an imaging plate at a manufacturing position relative to the manufacturing device, and providing a contrasting image on the imaging plate. The method further includes projecting a test image from the projector through the optical train onto the contrasting image and calibrating the projector and/or the optical train in response to the test image projected onto the contrasting image. The method further includes manufacturing a solid component with the manufacturing device after the calibrating. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037849 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT BASED IMAGING SYSTEM USING A DISPLAY AS ILLUMINATION SOURCE - The present invention concerns a time-of-flight based imaging system comprising a photon emitter used as an illumination source; a photon sensor ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110037850 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR MONITORING SECURITY PERSONNEL - A surveillance system for monitoring mental concentration of a worker, capable of being installed in a control room, includes: | 2011-02-17 |
20110037851 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAME - A remote control device and method is provided. The remote control device and method provide a more intuitive and convenient user interface to a user. The remote control device and method allow a user to browse a plurality of contents provided by a target device and execute desired contents in the target device more intuitively and conveniently. The remote control device and method also allow a user to select an external device connected to a target device and execute contents, provided by the external device, in the target device more intuitively and conveniently. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037852 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER FOR IMAGE-BASED COUNTING OF OBJECTS PASSING THROUGH A COUNTING SECTION IN A SPECIFIED DIRECTION - For operators of public or commercial buildings, such as supermarkets, it is interesting to determine how many persons, in particular potential buyers, enter the building each day. In other areas, as well, entering and exiting moving objects are counted: it is typical, for example, that cars driving into and out of a parking garage are counted. The invention relates to a device | 2011-02-17 |
20110037853 | OBJECT DETECTOR - Provided is an object detector capable of setting an appropriate image processing area even when the behavior of a host vehicle is changed. The object detector performs image processing on a specific image processing area of a captured image of the surroundings of a host vehicle and acquires information on an object in the surroundings of the host vehicle. The object detector includes a millimeter-wave sensor ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110037854 | 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 to 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. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037855 | INFRA RED DETECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A detector system is described in which an image of a scene is displaced with reference to a dual waveband detector array. Such ‘scanning’ increases the sampling density, thereby reducing the effective pixel pitch, by moving the image of the scene relative to the detector array by fractions of a pixel pitch in sequential frames. The display is then reconstructed with the data from these frames interleaved relative to the original scan displacement. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037856 | Optronic Infrared System with Predictive Maintenance in Terms of the Number of Cycles Before Breakdown - The invention relates to an optronics system equipped with: a detector cooler having a cooling machine, a cryostat, an IR detector placed in the cryostat, and a sensor for measuring the temperature T | 2011-02-17 |
20110037857 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND TEST PLATFORM FOR TESTING OUTPUT OF ELECTRICAL DEVICE - A method for testing output of an electrical device includes the following steps: a device being tested transmits a first signal to a test platform through a channel being tested. A signal received through the channel being tested by the test platform is compared with the first signal to determine if the received signal corresponds to the first signal. The channel being tested is determined to be normal if the received signal corresponds to the first signal. The channel being tested is determined to be abnormal if the received signal does not correspond to the first signal. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037858 | INSPECTING METHOD FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE - An inspecting method for an electrophoretic display device includes applying first signals into all pixel regions in a display region of the electrophoretic display device to inspect defects on an image; applying second signals into a first part of the pixel regions and maintaining the first signals at second and third parts of the pixel regions; and applying third signals into the first part of the pixel regions and fourth signals at the second part of the pixel regions and maintaining the first signals at to the third part of the pixel regions. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037859 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an information processing apparatus for transmitting and receiving information via a communication medium established relative to an external apparatus, it is determined whether the information to be transmitted and subject to specific processing in the external apparatus is selected or not. If it is determined that the information to be transmitted is selected, the selected information is transmitted via the communication medium. If it is determined that the information is not selected, designation information indicating the information selectable subject to transmission is transmitted via the communication medium. Then, the information designated by the designation information received in response to the transmission of the selection information is transmitted to the external apparatus via the communication medium. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037860 | Correction of Captured and Stabilized Images - In a system for capturing a series of images of a scene comprising an image capture device having a matrix of flux detectors which is oriented along a sighting axis (z), comprising a stabilizing module which stabilizes the sighting axis of the captured images, the sighting axis being instilled with a defined, cyclic, motion, the following steps are applied to a series of successive images (N | 2011-02-17 |
20110037861 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIGITAL IMAGE STABILIZATION - The invention concerns a method for digital image stabilization for removing jitter from an original sequence of images ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110037862 | ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAMERA - An adjustment system includes a sensor, a processing unit, and a driving unit. The sensor is mounted on an electronic device to measure changes in position of the electronic device and output measurement results correspondingly. The processing unit receives the measurement results to obtain an angle of inclination of the electronic device relative to a datum plane correspondingly, and outputs an angle control signal according to the angle of inclination. The driving unit receives the angle control signal, and adjusts a shooting angle of a camera. The electronic device displays images captured by the camera. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037863 | IMAGING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an imaging device including: a first substrate having a first communication device; a second substrate having a solid-state imaging device and second communication device to exchange signals with the first substrate; a shake correction section adapted to detect the shake of an enclosure and correct the shake based on the detection result by moving the first substrate in the plane vertical to the optical path; and a millimeter wave signal transmission line that permits transmission of information in the millimeter wave band between the first and second communication devices, wherein a signal to be transmitted between the first and second communication devices is converted into a millimeter wave signal first before being transmitted via the millimeter wave signal transmission line. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037864 | Method and apparatus for live capture image - A live image system for transferring live images via Internet includes one or more live image providers adapted for frequently capturing live image information with a predetermined capture interval, and a platform communicatively linking with the live image providers through Internet. The live image information, which is a still image file and a web based viewable format, is continuously transferred to the platform. Therefore when the live image information is kept refreshing at the platform by overwriting the previous live image information with the latest live image information, the platform provides a real time video like image at a predetermined frame rate for web browsers to watch without any proprietary software. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037865 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A camera that is connected to a PC via a network sends an action decision program in response to an operation screen request from the PC, and obtains a decision result from the PC | 2011-02-17 |
20110037866 | MOBILE APPARATUS - A mobile apparatus is provided with: a display module configured to display an image; a camera disposed on a same side as a side on which the display module is provided and configured to capture a camera image including a user's face; a motion detecting module configured to detect a motion state and a stop state of the mobile apparatus; an image controller configured to determine a face orientation of the user's face from the camera image and control a display orientation of the image to be displayed in the display module; and a camera activating module configured to activate the camera when the motion detecting module detects a change from the motion state to the stop state, and to turn off the camera when the image controller completes a determination on the face orientation. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037867 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing system includes: an image sensor for sensing a scene to generate image data, an image receiver, and an image interface coupled between the image sensor and the image receiver for receiving the image data generated by the image sensor and detecting a data format of the image data to selectively output the image data to the image receiver. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037868 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING ELEMENT AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM - In a solid-state image sensing element which includes a pixel array portion in which a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric converter are arranged two-dimensionally, and readout circuits which read out analog pixel signals from the pixel array portion by column, and in which each of the readout circuits includes an A/D conversion circuit which converts the analog pixel signal from the pixel array portion into a digital pixel signal, and the A/D conversion circuit performs A/D conversion by comparing, by a comparison unit, a signal level of the analog pixel signal from the pixel array portion with a temporally changing reference level, a frequency band characteristic of the comparison unit is switched in accordance with the signal level of the analog pixel signal from the pixel array portion. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037869 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A color representation technique to be effectively applicable to a pixel shifted arrangement to realize high sensitivity and high resolution is provided by using a dipersive prism or diffraction. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037870 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image sensing apparatus includes: an image sensing section for sensing an image of a subject; a detector for detecting a luminance of the subject; a compressor for compressing a dynamic range of the subject image; and a controller for controlling a compression characteristic to be used in compressing the dynamic range based on a detection result of the detector. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037871 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DATA TRANSFER CIRCUIT, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - To make it possible to appropriately set a capturing timing for a pixel value. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037872 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An object is to provide an image pickup apparatus which can improve convenience of white sheet data used for correcting the color of a picked-up image. Each image pickup data is converted into a file by an image filing unit and recorded by a medium-recording unit. Average value data of each color component data for part of the picked-up data is stored in an area different from the image pickup data recording area in each file. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037873 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING AUTOMATIC COLOR BALANCING FOR DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEMS - Pixels from an image are sampled for gray world statistics. To avoid the effect of saturated regions, the pixels are pruned. If a predetermined percentage of the pixels are included in the gray world statistics, color channel gain is calculated and applied to the image. As a result, color balance is achieved in a simple and efficient manner. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037874 | IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS TO PICK UP STATIC IMAGE - An image pick-up apparatus that is capable of correcting shading due to a closing travel operation of a shutter by a simple process. An image pick-up device picks up the image formed. A shutter unit opens and closes a substantially rectangular aperture corresponding to image pick-up area of the image pick-up device by means of a plurality of rotating shutter blades. The shutter blades travel in mutually opposite directions perpendicular to a long side of the aperture while keeping edges of the shutter blades facing the aperture are parallel to the long side so that edge portions that cover a center area of the aperture start shading the aperture before edge portions that cover four corner areas of the aperture start shading the aperture. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037875 | IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - An image acquisition apparatus includes: an imaging device on which an image of a small area allocated to an area to be imaged is formed; a detection section detecting intensity of light irradiated on the small area from a light source; an integration section integrating the intensity of light detected by the detection section; if an integration value of the intensity of light integrated by the integration section from a point in time when light is emitted from the light source is greater than a predetermined threshold value, a light-source control section terminates light emission; an exposure control section starting exposure of the imaging device before light is emitted from the light source and terminating exposure of the imaging device after emission of light from the light source is terminated; and an image acquisition section acquiring the image of the small area as a divided image from the imaging device. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037876 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A SINGLE USE IMAGING DEVICE FOR STERILE ENVIRONMENTS - A system, apparatus and methods for providing a single use imaging device for sterile environments is disclosed and described. A single use high definition camera used for general purpose surgical procedures including, but not limited to: arthroscopic, laparoscopic, gynecologic, and urologic procedures, may comprise an imaging device that is a sterile and designed to ensure single use. The imaging device may have a single imaging sensor, either CCD (charge coupled device) or CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor), encased in a housing. The imaging device may further include the ability to be attached to an optical coupling device, using C-Mount threads or another proprietary or unique connection method. The imaging device may further include a cable to transmit data to and from a camera control unit. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037877 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - In the present invention, an image processing method includes a dividing process, a performing process, and a superimposing process. In the dividing process, an image is divided into plural local portions. In the performing process, the blurring processing is performed on at least one of the plural local portions. In the superimposing process, the artificial noise is superimposed on the at least one local portion. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037878 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens including in order from an object side to an image side: a positive first lens unit which does not move for zooming; a negative second lens unit for magnification, and a rear lens group including two or more lens units, in which: the first lens unit includes a first subunit not moving for focusing and a second subunit moving for focusing, and the first subunit includes two or more negative lenses and one or more positive lenses; and an average Abbe number and an average partial dispersion ratio of materials of the negative lenses included in the first subunit, average Abbe number and average partial dispersion ratio of materials of the one or more positive lenses included in the first lens unit, combined focal length of the negative lenses included in the first subunit, and focal length of the zoom lens at telephoto end are appropriately set. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037879 | ZOOM CAMERA MODULE - Disclosed herein is a zoom camera module, the zoom camera module concluding an optic zoom lens part which includes a plurality of lenses and alters the disposition of the plurality of lenses for change to the magnification, and an imaging sensor which converts light transmitted through the optic zoom lens part into an electric signal, the disclosed zoom camera module controlling the focus of a subject using an EDOF (Extended Depth of Field) technology. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037880 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A zoom lens comprises first and fourth units which don't move for zooming, and second and third units moved during zooming. The first unit includes a front side partial unit which don't move for focusing, a movable partial unit moved for focusing, and a rear side partial unit which don't move for focusing, the rear side partial unit includes positive lenses and one or more negative lenses, and the following conditions are satisfied: −1.2×10−3<(θpa−θn)/(νpa−νn), and νn<30, where νn is the smallest Abbe number of the material of the negative lenses, θn is the partial dispersion ratio of the material of the negative lens of the smallest Abbe number, νpa is the average of the Abbe numbers ν of the materials of positive lenses, and θpa is the average of the partial dispersion ratio θ of the materials of the positive lenses. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037881 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - The lens apparatus is detachably attachable to a camera apparatus. The lens apparatus includes an image taking optical system, a memory configured to store aberration correction data being used for image correction processing corresponding to aberration of the image taking optical system, the image correction processing being performed on an image captured by the camera apparatus through the image taking optical system, and a data sending part configured to send the aberration correction data to the camera apparatus. The data sending part is configured to select partial data that is part of the aberration correction data depending on one of a position and a state of an optical adjustment member included in the image taking optical system and information on an image pickup element provided in the camera apparatus, and to send the partial data to the camera apparatus. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037882 | Solid-state imaging device, method of driving solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus - A solid-state imaging device includes: an imaging unit, in which unit pixels each including a photoelectric conversion device are disposed two-dimensionally, that has an effective pixel portion and an ineffective pixel portion where light is incident and not incident to the photoelectric conversion device, respectively; a pixel-signal reading circuit unit reading out a pixel signal acquired by the imaging unit; a correction value calculating unit calculating a correction value for the pixel signals of the ineffective pixel portion for each column that are read out by the pixel-signal reading circuit unit by averaging the pixel signals of pixels disposed along a horizontal direction of the ineffective pixel portion; and a difference calculating unit subtracting the correction value corresponding to a column of the effective pixel portion, calculated by the correction value calculating unit, from the pixel signal of the effective pixel portion read out by the pixel-signal reading circuit unit. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037883 | Image sensors - Image sensors including a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of photo detecting elements, a dielectric layer, a plurality of color filters, and a plurality of micro lenses. The photo detecting elements may be in the semiconductor substrate and may convert an incident light into an electric signal. The dielectric layer may be on the semiconductor substrate and may include a plurality of photo blocking regions on regions between the photo detecting elements. The color filters may be on the dielectric layer and may be disposed corresponding to the plurality of photo detecting elements, respectively. The micro lenses may be on the plurality of color filters and may be disposed corresponding to the plurality of photo detecting elements, respectively. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037884 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM USING THE PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - It is a principle object of the present invention to reduce a voltage drop of a common power supply wiring in a plurality of amplification circuits to suppress crosstalk generated in other signal output lines. A photoelectric conversion device includes: a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion area; a plurality of signal output lines through which electrical signals are to be read out from the plurality of pixels; and a plurality of amplification circuits provided in correspondence to the plurality of signal output lines for amplifying the electrical signals, respectively, the plurality of amplification circuits including at least one constant current circuit portion and being disposed in a predetermined direction of repetitive dispersion, in which a constant current circuit portion includes at least a source grounded field effect transistor (the gate electrode is designated by reference symbol | 2011-02-17 |
20110037885 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME HAVING A SINGLE PROCESSOR - The present invention relates to a digital photo frame and a method for controlling a digital photo frame. The digital photo frame includes a single processor to perform a function of a built-in scanner and to convert a picture into an image data file for storage and reviewing. The method includes steps of scanning an image sample to generate an analog image data; providing a processor processing the analog image data into a digital image data and controlling a displaying unit. The present invention could achieve advantages of reducing production cost, enhancing stability, reducing steps for processing a signal and simplifying a design of a digital photo frame. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037886 | Wafer level camera module with molded housing and method of manufacturing - A disclosed method of manufacturing a camera module includes providing an optical assembly, providing an integrated circuit image capture device (ICD), fixing the optical assembly directly to the ICD, then forming a housing directly over the optical assembly. The method further includes forming the housing over the ICD and the optical assembly via transfer molding. The method further includes forming solder balls on the rear surface of the ICD so as to enable the camera module to be reflow soldered to a host device. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the method includes providing a second ICD, providing a second optical assembly, providing a housing substrate, fixing the first optical assembly over the first ICD, fixing the second optical assembly over the second ICD, and forming the housing substrate over both the first and second optical assemblies. The alternative method further includes separating the housing substrate in to a first portion formed over the first optical assembly and second portion formed over the second optical assembly, providing a second housing substrate, and forming the second housing substrate over the first and second portions. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037887 | WAFER-LEVEL LENS MODULE AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are a wafer-level lens module including a plurality of wafer-scale lenses that are stacked and an image pickup device including the wafer-level lens module and an image sensor. Each wafer-scale lens includes a substrate with a light-transmission part, and a lens element fixed on one side or both sides of the substrate. The lens element includes an optical zone, corresponding to the light-transmission part of the substrate, and an extended zone disposed outside the optical zone. A trench or protrusion is formed as an alignment guide on one or both sides of the substrate, adjacent to the light-transmission part, and a protrusion or trench, aligned with the trench or protrusion, is formed in the extended zone of the lens element. The lens element is aligned on the substrate such that an inclined portion of the protrusion contacts corners of the trench. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037888 | IMAGE SENSOR AND FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS - A focus detection apparatus includes an image forming optical system, an image sensing unit which photoelectrically converts the object image, and a focus detection unit which detects the focus state of the imaging optical system from a pixel signal from the image sensing unit. The focus detection unit includes a first focus detection pixel which divides the exit pupil of the image forming optical system in the first direction and receives a light beam, and a second focus detection pixel which divides the exit pupil of the image forming optical system in the second direction different from the first direction, and receives a light beam. The first and second focus detection pixels are periodically arranged near the lattice points of a 2-dimensional lattice formed from first lattice lines set in a predetermined unit area of the image sensing unit, and second lattice lines crossing the first lattice lines. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037889 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AUTO-FOCUS OPERATION IS RE-EXECUTED AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE USING SUCH METHOD - A method for determining whether an auto-focus operation is re-executed and an image pickup device using such a method are provided. The image pickup device includes an image sensor, a register and a back-end chip. According to the automatic exposure value change amount and the automatic gain value change amount in a focusing environment, the back-end chip determines whether the auto-focus operation is re-executed. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037890 | DIGITAL CAMERA HAVING TRIMMING AND FOCUSING ABILITY - A camera for recording an image captured using image-capturing element in a recording medium is provided with a focal point detection device for detecting a focal point adjustment state of a photographic lens in each focal point detection region of a plurality of focal point detection regions set inside an photographic field. When electronic zoom shooting is carried out, part of an imaged picture is trimmed and an image for recording in the recording medium is created. For a plurality of focal point detection regions the focal point detection regions are changed according to the trimming range of the imaged picture. Focal point adjustment of the photographic lens is carried out based on focal point detection results for focal point detection regions that have been changed. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037891 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING LIGHT SOURCE - An electronic device includes a body, a camera module, a light source, and a lens. The body includes an upper surface defining a blind hole and a primary recess communicated with the blind hole. The camera module is embedded in the upper surface of the body near the blind hole. The light source is received in the blind hole with has a light emitting surface. The light emitting surface faces the entrance of the blind hole. The lens is movably received in the recess. The lens is capable of partly sliding out from the recess to cover the light emitting surface of the light source. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037892 | WEBCAM WITH MOVEABLE ZOOM LENS - A webcam with an optical lens that can manually be moved into a position in front of the camera lens. The lens may slide or be rotated to a position in front of the camera lens. The optical lens may be a zoom lens, such that, in combination with the lens of the camera, a fixed zoom or magnification function is provided. Alternately, at least a second lens may also be provided, such as to provide two fixed zoom positions. The two lenses could be moved together with a single mechanical structure, or separately with two different manual controls. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037893 | Imaging Module - An imaging module includes an imaging substrate mounting an imaging device thereon, a resin holder including a substrate securing portion to which the imaging substrate is secured, a lens support barrel supporting a lens at an inside thereof, and a holding portion which protrudes toward a subject from the substrate securing portion and includes a through hole configured to permit retention of the holder in an external structure, a metal securing member disposed at a side of the substrate securing portion of the holder facing a subject, and a metal holding plate including a securing region which is secured to and electrically connected to the securing member, and a holding portion adjacent region which overlaps a part around the through hole of the holding portion and includes a through hole configured to communicate with the through hole. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037894 | ENHANCED IMAGE AND VIDEO SUPER-RESOLUTION PROCESSING - A system and method generates super-resolution images and videos using motion-compensated low-resolution images and videos. An image is selected as a primary image from a plurality of low-resolution images and the rest of the low-resolution images are registered as secondary images with respect to the primary image. Each registered secondary image is transformed to a motion compensated image. A mask value for a pixel in each motion compensated image is estimated. The super-resolution image of the primary image is generated by combining the mask values and the motion compensated secondary images. Similarly, a low-resolution video is segmented into a plurality of video objects, each of which is represented by an alpha layer. A super-resolution frame of the segmented video object is generated. The super-resolution frames of each segmented video object are combined using the alpha layers to create a super-resolution frame of the resulting video. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037895 | System And Method For Global Inter-Frame Motion Detection In Video Sequences - Methods and systems for detecting and compensating for motion depicted in a sequence of frames are disclosed. One example method includes converting video frames to monochrome. Conversion of an image to monochrome includes sampling luminance data of a portion of pixels in the image to identify the image as being of a particular image type, selecting a bit plane of the image based on the identified image type, and converting the image to a monochrome image using the selected bit plane. After conversion of video frames to monochrome, a pixel subset in a monochrome image corresponding to a first frame is compared to candidate matching pixel subsets within a search area of a monochrome image corresponding to a second, consecutive frame. The frames are processed to compensate for perceived motion blur based on the detected inter-frame motion. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037896 | Electronic Device and Method for Simultaneously Displaying Widget Window and Video Signal in Display Device - An electronic device for simultaneously displaying a widget window and a video signal in a display device includes a dividing unit for dividing a display area of the display device into a major display area and a minor display area, a first display unit for scaling the video signal to completely display the video signal in the major display area, and a second display unit for displaying the widget window in the minor display area. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037897 | AUDIO SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CAR AUDIO SYSTEM - An audio system including an inverter, a first amplifier, a first mixer, a main speaker, and a first audio output port is provided. The inverter receives a first audio signal and inverts the first audio signal into an inverted audio signal. The first amplifier receives the inverted audio signal from the inverter and multiplies the inverted audio signal by a first gain to generate a first compensating audio signal. The first mixer receives a second audio signal and mixes the first compensating audio signal with the second audio signal to generate a first low-interference audio signal. The main speaker receives and plays the first audio signal. The first audio output port receives the first low-interference audio signal from the first mixer and transmits the first low-interference audio signal to a first external speaker. An electronic device and a car audio system capable of generating the low-interference audio signal are provided. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037898 | De-ring system and method for reducing the overshooting and undershooting of video signal in a scaler - In a de-ring system for reducing the overshooting and undershooting of a video signal after scaling on the horizontal and the vertical direction in a scaler, a region judgment device receives the video signal and detects the attributes of the region in the video signal. When the region in the video signal is an edge and flat area, the de-ring system adjusts the weighting coefficient to increase the low frequency components for reducing the overshooting and undershooting of the video signal. When the region in the video signal is neither an edge nor an edge and flat area, the de-ring system adjusts the weighting coefficient to increase the high frequency components for preserving the high frequency components of the video signal, so as to dramatically reduce the overshooting and undershooting of a video signal. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037899 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING NOISE OF VIDEO SIGNAL - An apparatus for removing a noise of a video signal is disclosed, by which a noise level can be effectively estimated to enhance an image quality of the video signal, by which the noise can be removed in a manner of effectively estimating a noise level though motion adaptive filtering, and by which blurring is prevented in the process of removing the noises. The present invention includes a temporal noise level estimation unit estimating a level of a temporal noise included in the video signal using a difference between two temporally consecutive videos, a noise correction unit correcting a noise estimated by the temporal noise level estimation unit, and a noise removal unit removing the noise included in the video signal using a level of the corrected noise. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037900 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING NOISE OF VIDEO SIGNAL - An apparatus for removing a noise of a video signal is discussed, by which a noise level can be effectively estimated to enhance an image quality of the video signal, by which the noise can be removed in a manner of effectively estimating a noise level though motion adaptive filtering, and by which blurring is prevented in the process of removing the noises. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037901 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, ENHANCEMENT GAIN GENERATING METHOD, AND ENHANCED GAIN GENERATING PROGRAM - A video signal processing apparatus includes: an enhancement gain generating section obtaining an enhancement gain for each pixel based on an luminance signal forming part of an input video signal and a predetermined enhancement gain; and an enhancing section performing a process of enhancing the luminance signal forming part of the input video signal based on the enhancement gain. The enhancement gain generating section includes a mean deviation calculating portion obtaining a mean deviation of luminance values of pixels included in a predetermined region centered at a pixel of interest that is the pixel for which the enhancement gain is to be obtained, a weighting coefficient generating portion generating a weighting coefficient for the pixel of interest according to the value of the mean deviation, and a multiplication portion multiplying the predetermined enhancement gain by the weighting coefficient to obtain the enhancement gain for the pixel of interest. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037902 | Device, system and method to provision, configure and operate video generation equipment - A video generation device, system and method. The device, system and method may perform the configuration of the video generation device, and thus may include a configuration file and a file format. The device, system and method may include at least one processing unit communicative with at least one cable modem, at least one application specific output generated from the processing unit, and a plurality of inputs to at least one processing unit for receiving at least a video input, a management input, and a configuration input, wherein the configuration input may include configuration information for processing the other received inputs. In embodiments, the video input, the management input, and the configuration information may be processed by at least one processing unit to at least one application specific output. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037903 | Terminated concatenated convolutional coding of M/H group data in 8VSB digital television signals - M/H Groups each begin with a respective trellis-initialization of 2/3 trellis coding used as inner convolutional coding of concatenated convolutional coding (CCC). Concluding each M/H Group with another trellis-initialization of 2/3 trellis coding terminates the inner convolutional coding of the CCC properly, facilitating bi-directional decoding thereof. Properly terminating the inner convolutional coding of the CCC also facilitates wrap-around turbo decoding of that M/H Group beginning after the earlier training sequence with known 8VSB symbols and concluding with the trellis-initialization of 2/3 trellis coding before that earlier training sequence. At least one further trellis-initialization of 2/3 trellis coding can be inserted into an M/H Group for splitting it into first and second portions that can be decoded separately and that can be efficiently packed by portions of RS Frames employing transverse Reed-Solomon codes of a standard length. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037904 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECEIVING SYSTEM - Disclosing herein is a receiving apparatus including, a buffer configured to store packets of a first packet sequence made up of packets extracted from one transport stream that are common to packets of another transport stream and packets of a second packet sequence made up of common packets, a read control section configured to read the packets of the first packet sequence and the second packet sequence stored in the buffer after the passing of a predetermined time after synchronization is established between the packets of the first packet sequence and the packets of the second packet sequence, thereby reconstructing one transport stream from the first packet sequence and the second packet sequence, and an output section configured to output the reconstructed transport stream. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037905 | IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a method of controlling an image reproducing apparatus. The method includes: determining whether a rebooting condition is satisfied, when an operation end signal is received; and selectively performing a rebooting operation based on a result of the determining. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037906 | LOW FREQUENCY ENCLOSURE FOR VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICES - A television includes a flat panel display device for presenting video images, a housing for supporting the flat panel display device, and a first acoustic volume located substantially (a) inside the housing, and (b) behind the display device. Two or more acoustic drivers are provided for acoustically energizing the acoustic volume. The drivers are positioned such that acoustic energy put into the acoustic volume from the drivers is substantially additive and vibrational energy from the drivers substantially cancels out. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037907 | CONTROLLER AND DRIVER FEATURES FOR BI-STABLE DISPLAY - An interference modulator (Imod) incorporates anti-reflection coatings and/or micro-fabricated supplemental lighting sources. An efficient drive scheme is provided for matrix addressed arrays of IMods or other micromechanical devices. An improved color scheme provides greater flexibility. Electronic hardware can be field reconfigured to accommodate different display formats and/or application functions. An IMod's electromechanical behavior can be decoupled from its optical behavior. An improved actuation means is provided, some one of which may be hidden from view. An IMod or IMod array is fabricated and used in conjunction with a MEMS switch or switch array. An IMod can be used for optical switching and modulation. Some IMods incorporate 2-D and 3-D photonic structures. A variety of applications for the modulation of light are discussed. A MEMS manufacturing and packaging approach is provided based on a continuous web fed process. IMods can be used as test structures for the evaluation of residual stress in deposited materials. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037908 | THIN TYPE PROJECTOR - A thin type projector is disclosed. The thin type projector according to present invention includes a panel part slidingly mounted at the front surface of the housing to open and close the projection lens part selectively. The thin type projector may further include a speaker part installed at the front surface of a housing, the speaker part converting an audio input signal into sound. When the panel part is separated, a lamp as a light source is exposed to the front of the housing. As a result, a user can replace the lamp with a new one conveniently. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037909 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided. The display device includes a displayer and a stand. The displayer has a stand connecting part at the bottom of the displayer. The displayer has a back cover, wherein the back cover has a concave part. The stand is selectively and separably connected to the stand connecting part to support the displayer. When the stand is separated from the stand connecting part, the stand is selectively and partially contained in the concave part and is connected to the back cover. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037910 | LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL MODULATION ELEMENT AND OPTICAL HEAD DEVICE - To provide a liquid crystal optical modulation element which is excellent in durability against blue laser and which can maintain the characteristics for a long period of time. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037911 | DRIVING METHOD AND DISPLAY SYSTEM UTILIZING THE SAME - A driving method for a panel structure including at least two liquid crystal layers is disclosed. The liquid crystal layers display different colors. When the panel structure includes a first liquid crystal layer and a second liquid crystal layer, the first and the second liquid crystal layers are initialized. A light source is utilized to emit the first and the second liquid crystal layers to write data to at least one of the first and the second liquid crystal layers. When the panel structure further includes a third liquid crystal layer, the first, the second and the third liquid crystal layers are first initialized. A light source is utilized to emit the first, the second and the third liquid crystal layers to write data to at least one of the first, the second and the third liquid crystal layers. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037912 | Liquid Crystal Composition and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The subject is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a low viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a negatively large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding two or more characteristics. The subject is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a high voltage holding ratio, a high contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037913 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first and second substrate facing each other, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the substrates, a plurality of gate lines disposed on the first substrate, configured to transmit a gate signal, at least one data line disposed on the first substrate, configured to transmit a data signal, a plurality of power supplying lines disposed on the first substrate, a plurality of switching elements variously connected to the gate lines, data lines, and power supplying lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes connected to the switching elements, wherein corresponding pixel electrodes are separated from each other. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037914 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device includes: pixel electrodes arranged in columns and rows, each including a reflective electrode region; scanning lines; and signal lines. The device sequentially supplies a scanning signal voltage to one of the scanning lines after another to select one group of pixel electrodes, connected to the same one of the scanning lines, after another, and then supplies display signal voltages to the selected group of pixel electrodes by way of the signal lines, thereby displaying an image thereon. The pixel electrodes are arranged such that the polarity of a voltage to be applied to a liquid crystal layer is inverted for every predetermined number of pixel electrodes in each of the rows and in each of the columns. The display signal voltage to be supplied to each pixel electrode is updated at a frequency of 45 Hz or less. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037915 | Liquid crystal display device - The invention relates to a liquid crystal display device and provides a liquid crystal display device which can achieve high display quality. A liquid crystal display device is provided with first and second TFTs each having a gate electrode connected to an nth gate bus line and a drain electrode connected to a drain bus line; a first pixel electrode connected to a source electrode of the first TFT; a second pixel electrode connected to a source electrode of the second TFT; a third TFT having a gate electrode connected to an (n+1)th gate bus line and a source electrode connected to the second pixel electrode; and a buffer capacitance portion having a buffer capacitance electrode which is formed in the same layer as the first and second pixel electrodes and is connected to a drain electrode of the third TFT and a buffer capacitance electrode connected to a storage capacitance bus line. The buffer capacitance portion establishes capacitive coupling between the drain electrode of the third TFT and the storage capacitance bus line. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037916 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A flexible display of the present invention is an active matrix flexible display in which a TFT is provided for each pixel. In the flexible display, an adhesive layer, a protective layer, a gate electrode for the TFT, which is buried in the protective layer, a gate insulating layer for the TFT, source and drain electrodes for the TFT, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode, an organic active layer for the TFT, an organic EL layer including a red (R) emitting layer, a green (G) emitting layer and a blue (B) emitting layer, which are formed on a plurality of the pixel electrodes, a metal electrode, and a sealing layer are formed on a plastic film. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037917 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - A pixel electrode or a common electrode is a light-transmissive conductive film; therefore, it is formed of ITO conventionally. Accordingly, the number of manufacturing steps and masks, and manufacturing cost have been increased. An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device, a liquid crystal display device, and an electronic appliance each having a wide viewing angle, less numbers of manufacturing steps and masks, and low manufacturing cost compared with a conventional device. A semiconductor layer of a transistor, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode of a liquid crystal element are formed in the same step. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037918 | Electronic Device Having An LCM - An electronic device having an LCM has a main body and an LCM. The main body has a rectangular base defining a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface. The top surface of the base has a receiving recess for receiving the LCM. The bottom surface of the base has at least one through hole communicating with the receiving recess. At least one fixing element has an adhesive portion received into the through hole. Two connecting portions respectively extend perpendicularly from the ends of the adhesive portion. Two fixing portions respectively extend outwards from the connecting portions. Two contacting portions each extend from the fixing portions and bend inwards. The fixing portions and the contacting portions will clasp the bottom surface of the base when the adhesive portion is received into the through hole and removably connected with the LCM by conductive adhesive. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037919 | FIXTURE COMPONENT FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ASSEMBLY AND LCD FIXTURE STRUCTURE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A fixture component for a liquid crystal display (LCD) module (LCD) is provided. The fixture component clamps and encloses the LCD module with a front cover and an enclosing member to clamp and wrap the LCD module, so as to form an LCD assembly. A visible portion is formed on a front side surface of the front cover in a protrusive manner, corresponding to a display side of the LCD module. The visible portion enhances the antistatic property of the LCD module. Meanwhile, the visible portion fits an opening of a case, so that the LCD assembly is mounted and fixed in the case more easily. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037920 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device including a display panel which displays images, an intermediate frame on which the display panel is seated, a lower receptacle which includes a first receiving portion including a bottom plate and sidewalls, and a second receiving portion separate from the first receiving portion, and a light source unit which includes an alignment plate and a point light source mounted on the alignment plate. The light source unit contacts the sidewalls of the lower receptacle, and the first receiving portion is coupled with the intermediate frame. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037921 | Liquid crystal display device - The object of the present invention is to make parts and kinds of liquid crystal display devices in common for cope stably and flexibly with commercial products of computer makers and television makers which have been promoted in various kinds, for simplifying maintenance of a liquid crystal display unit mounted on computers, display monitors therefor or televisions, and preferably for enabling to omit positional adjustment of a light source unit and a liquid crystal display panel during the maintenance of the liquid crystal display device. For this object, the invention provides a liquid crystal display device comprising first, second, and third housings, a liquid crystal display panel fixed between the first and second housings, a light source (cold-cathode fluorescent tubes) fixed to the third housing, the second and third housings being detachable to one another, being constructed by overlapping the first, second and third housings with each other, wherein a timing-converter board fixed to an opposite side surface of the third housing to a side surface to which the light source is fixed, and protrusions formed on the opposite side surface so as to determine a maximum thickness of the liquid crystal display device. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037922 | BACKLIGHTING SYSTEM INCLUDING A SPECULAR PARTIAL REFLECTOR AND A CIRCULAR-MODE REFLECTIVE POLARIZER - In a display backlight ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110037923 | LIGHT CONDENSING FILM, BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A light condensing film includes a reflective unit, a light-transmissive substrate, a plurality of lenses, and a plurality of refractive units. The reflective unit has a plurality of holes passing through the reflective unit, wherein the holes are distributed at the reflective unit. The light-transmissive substrate is disposed on the reflective unit. The lenses are disposed on the light-transmissive substrate. Moreover, the lenses respectively cover the holes of the reflective unit, and the light-transmissive substrate is disposed between the reflective unit and each of the lenses. The refractive units are disposed on the light-transmissive substrate and distributed among the lenses. The light-transmissive substrate is disposed between the reflective unit and each of the refractive units. Each of the refractive units has a light refraction plane surface. A backlight module and a liquid crystal display are also provided. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037924 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A display apparatus includes at least three layers respectively including members that transmit light when voltages are applied to the members and disperse the light when the voltages are not applied to the members; light-emitting units that respectively emit light beams of different colors from side surfaces of the at least three layers; transparent layers sealed in spaces among the at least three layers, the transparent layers having a refractive index such that the light beams respectively emitted on the at least three layers from the light-emitting units are totally internally reflected by the at least three layers; and a display control unit that individually switches on and off the voltages to be applied to the at least three layers. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037925 | OPTICAL SHEET FOR CONTROLLING THE DIRECTION OF A LIGHT RAY - The present disclosure relates to an optical sheet for controlling the direction of light rays which is used for manufacturing backlight units of TFT-LCDs for computer monitors and televisions, and more specifically to an optical sheet which can uniformly diffuse light, improve brightness, and adjust viewing angle. There is provided an optical sheet for controlling the direction of light rays comprising a substrate film; a microlens group arranged on a first face of the substrate film; and a plurality of protuberances formed on a second face of the substrate film, wherein each protuberance comprises a reflective layer at the bottom thereof, and the plurality of protuberances comprise an aperture formed therebetween, and wherein a unit microlens of the microlens group has a first side and a second side with different radii of curvature from each other with respect to a light emission control part thereof. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037926 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND COLOR CONVERSION SHEET - There is provided is a display device capable of suppressing deterioration of the color conversion layer which converts one color light into another color light, and realizing favorable handling and a display device using the color conversion layer, and a color conversion sheet. A phosphor sheet | 2011-02-17 |
20110037927 | LIGHT SOURCE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A light source comprising sidelight type backlight light guide plate (L), wherein a transmittance angle dependent layer (T | 2011-02-17 |
20110037928 | WIRE GRID POLARIZER FOR USE ON THE FRONT SIDE OFLCDS - A liquid crystal display may include a rear polarizer comprising a front and rear wire grid polarizer respectively having first and second pluralities of closely spaced parallel metallic lines. An optically absorptive material is disposed proximate a viewing side of the second plurality of closely spaced parallel metallic lines. A liquid crystal array may be disposed between the front polarizer and the rear polarizers. The front wire grid polarizer may include a plurality of closely spaced parallel metallic lines and an optically absorptive material disposed proximate one side of the metallic lines. The optically absorptive material may be configured such that said wire grid polarizer is characterized by reflectivity of less than 4%. Alternatively, the front polarizer may include a substrate having a plurality of ribs and an optically absorptive material disposed on said ribs proximate one side of said ribs. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037929 | MULTI-COLOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A display and methods of driving the display, where the display includes a plurality of pixels, where some colors are present in every pixel, and some colors are only present in less than all of the pixels. | 2011-02-17 |
20110037930 | OPTICAL COMPENSATED BEND MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An optical compensated bend (OCB) mode liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a pixel electrode, a color filter, a common electrode and a liquid crystal layer. The pixel electrode is formed on the first substrate of the OCB mode LCD. The color filter is formed on the second substrate of the OCB mode LCD. The common electrode is formed on the color filter. The liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. A step structure is formed on the second structure, so that the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are twisted into the bend state from the splay state uniformly and quickly. | 2011-02-17 |