08th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100045816 | User Feedback in Connection with Object Recognition - A user controls, by hand, relative positioning between a camera-equipped apparatus and an object, to vary image data captured by the apparatus. At least certain of the image data is processed in connection with automated recognition of the object. An action based on recognition of the object can be taken. The arrangement further includes presenting feedback data to help guide the user in connection with said positioning, so as to aid in capturing image data from which the object can be recognized. In another aspect, the apparatus can provide a sequence of state data to the user on a display device, to indicate progress through several states in connection with the object recognition. A great variety of other arrangements and technologies are also detailed. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045817 | CAMERA CONTROL APPARATUS AND CAMERA CONTROL METHOD - A camera control apparatus includes: a first operation section outputting a first operation signal in accordance with the displacement amount, the first operation signal instructing a camera to perform pan or tilt control; a second operation section outputting a second operation signal in accordance with the displacement amount, the second operation signal limiting the speed at which the camera is moved; a maximum value variable producer producing a maximum value variable that limits the speed within a predetermined range based on the second operation signal; a speed determination section determining the speed in accordance with the first operation signal so that the speed is smaller than or equal to the maximum value variable; and a control signal producer producing a control command for controlling the direction in which the camera is moved and the speed based on the determined speed at which the camera is moved. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045818 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Relationship information is previously generated and stored by learning based on camera motion estimation information expressing motion of a video camera, which is detected by a desired image signal picked up by the video camera, and camera motion information expressing physical motion of the video camera, which was obtained by a sensor for detecting physical motion at the same time when the desired image signal was picked up by the video camera. Camera motion estimation information with respect to an inputted image signal is detected from the inputted image signal. Camera motion prediction information with respect to the inputted image signal is generated, based on the camera motion estimation information detected and the relationship information. Based on the camera motion prediction information, a vibration signal for vibrating an object is generated. As a result, vibration data can be easily generated at low costs, based on existing video assets. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045819 | DETECTING ILLUMINANT FLICKER - A method of determining when an image capture device with a rolling shutter is in an environment having a flickering illuminant by using autocorrelation or frequency analysis of difference vectors produced from first and second captured images. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045820 | GAIN CONTROLLED THRESHOLD IN DENOISING FILTER FOR IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING - An image processing system is disclosed which uses gain information from an input image to determine a threshold value used to filter the input image. The gain information is indicative of the amount of illumination of the input image and thus the noise level. The image processing system includes an image processor, a converter and a filter. The image processor receives and processes first image information into second image information and extracts the gain information from the first image information. The converter converts the gain information into a filter threshold, which is used by the filter to filter the second image information to provide filtered image information. The converter may include a lookup table storing noise characteristic estimates or the threshold values. The threshold values may further be based on subband size. The filter may be a wavelet-based transform denoising filter. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045821 | DIGITAL CAMERA INCLUDING A TRIGGERING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRIGGERING STORAGE OF IMAGES IN A DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera includes an image sensor; a buffer memory adapted to receive images from the image sensor and to store the images therein; an image processor adapted to receive selected images and to process the selected images, including applying a video compression algorithm to the selected images; an image storage device adapted to store the processed, selected images; and an image selector adapted to select the selected images among the stored images in the buffer memory based on at least one image selection criterion, and to cause unselected stored images to be discarded from the buffer memory. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045822 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF IMAGES - A digital image processing apparatus may include a storage medium which stores image files and a display which displays images corresponding to the image files stored on the storage medium. A display region of the display may be divided into a plurality of regions and a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of image files stored on the storage medium may be respectively displayed in the plurality of regions. The plurality of images may be displayed simultaneously and a size of at least one of the plurality regions may be variable. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045823 | RECORDING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A recording apparatus including a mounting portion configured to allow a rewritable recording medium and an unrewritable recording medium to be mounted thereon includes a determination unit configured to determine a file name with a number for recording a file on a recording medium mounted on the mounting portion, and a recording control unit configured to record, on the recording medium mounted on the mounting portion, the file using the file name determined by the determination unit, wherein the determination unit changes a file name determination method when the recording medium mounted on the mounting portion is replaced such that the rewritable recording medium and the unrewritable recording medium are replaced with each other. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045824 | Video image pickup apparatus and exposure guide display method - A video image pickup apparatus ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045825 | Image Apparatus and Image Processing Method - An imaging apparatus and an image processing method able to simplify an optical system, able to reduce costs, able to obtain an image blurred only in a background by a single imaging operation, and able to obtain a restored images with little influence of noise, wherein a signal processing portion formed by an image processing device | 2010-02-25 |
20100045826 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, CAMERA DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Provided are an image processing apparatus and method in which, when there is a change in a subject, a picture in which a changing part thereof is enlarged makes it possible to easily confirm whether or not the subject is changing and contents of the changing part. The image processing apparatus ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045827 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus is provided that is capable of obtaining a correction value effective for horizontal noise correction, while suppressing increase in chip area of an image pickup device. The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045828 | IMAGE PROCESSING BASED ON AMBIENT AIR ATTRIBUTES - A method of processing a digital image captured by a camera includes providing an ambient air measuring device associated with the camera; using the ambient air measuring device to measure air attributes at substantially the time the digital image was captured; determining a transform for modifying the digital image from the measured air attributes; and applying the transform to the digital image to produce an improved digital image. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045829 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - According to this invention, even when an image capturing apparatus has a plurality of read modes, the frame rate can be prevented from decreasing in a high-resolution video photographing mode. The image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor and drive unit. The image sensor includes an effective image sensing area having a plurality of pixels at the center portion of the image sensor, and a light-shielded pixel area having a plurality of light-shielded pixels at the peripheral portion of the image sensor. The drive unit can drive the image sensor in a plurality of modes, and drives the image sensor such that the plurality of read modes are almost equal to the light-shielded pixel read time BL-MIN for reading pixel signals in the light-shielded pixel area. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045830 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, SMEAR REDUCTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing device employing an image sensor including a light receiving element and a transfer path for transferring charge obtained by exposing the light receiving element to light, comprises: a control unit for causing the image sensor to output an image signal the image signal including charge accumulated at the transfer path as a result of the photoelectric effect of the transfer path and not including charge accumulated at the light receiving element of the image sensor: and an output unit that subtracts the image signal outputted by the image sensor from an image signal including charge accumulated at the light receiving element of the image sensor and charge accumulated at the transfer path as the result of the photoelectric effect of the transfer path, and outputs a moving image using an image signal for after subtraction. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045831 | Imaging Apparatus and Image Processing Program - There is provided an imaging apparatus capable of creating RAW data subsequent to predetermined processing including distortion correction and reduction/enlargement processing of an image. The imaging apparatus includes an imaging device operable to create image data in a first color arrangement pattern (for example, Bayer array) by converting an optical signal to an electrical signal; a color arrangement conversion unit operable to convert a color arrangement pattern of the image data from the first color arrangement pattern to a second color arrangement pattern; an image processing unit operable to perform predetermined processing (enlargement, distortion correction and the like) on the image data converted by the color arrangement conversion unit; and a color arrangement reverse-conversion unit operable to convert reversely the color arrangement pattern of the image data processed by the image processing unit from the second color arrangement pattern back to the first color arrangement pattern. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045832 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC IMAGING APPARATUS - A manufacturing method of a solid-state imaging apparatus includes the steps of: preparing a solid-state imaging device having a light receiving region at a main surface thereof; preparing a light transmitting member having an extending portion extending from the solid-state imaging device; preparing a holding member having a space for holding the solid-state imaging device therein, and having a positioning portion for positioning the solid-state imaging device; fixing the light transmitting member to the main surface of the solid-state imaging device in parallel to each other to keep a constant interval therebetween; bringing a side of the solid-state imaging device to meet the positioning portion of the holding member; and fixing the extending portion of the light transmitting member to the holding member. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045833 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging apparatus including a plurality of sensors that are formed on a substrate on a pixel basis and photoelectrically convert the light incident from a first surface side of the substrate, and a readout circuit that is formed on a second surface side of the substrate, which is the opposite side to the first surface side, and processes a signal from the plurality of sensors. The readout circuit includes a plurality of transistors and the transistors are disposed in a region between the pixels in an aligned manner. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045834 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging apparatus including a plurality of sensors that are formed on a substrate on a pixel basis and photoelectrically convert the light incident from a first surface side of the substrate, and a readout circuit that is formed on a second surface side of the substrate, which is the opposite side to the first surface side, and processes a signal from the plurality of sensors. The readout circuit includes a plurality of transistors and the transistors are disposed in a region between the pixels in an aligned manner. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045835 | IMAGING DEVICE CHIP SET AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - An imaging device chip set includes an imaging chip | 2010-02-25 |
20100045836 | Image sensor and image sensing system including the same - An image sensor includes a conductive well in a semiconductor substrate, a photo sensitive device (PSD) in the semiconductor substrate below the conductive well, the PSD and conductive well overlapping each other, and a charge transmission unit in the semiconductor substrate and adjacent to the conductive well, the charge transmission unit having a structure of a recessed gate and being positioned in a recess region of the semiconductor substrate. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045837 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel region and a driving circuit region which are disposed on a semiconductor substrate, the pixel region being configured such that a photoelectric conversion unit and a signal scanning circuit unit are included and a matrix of unit pixels is disposed, and the driving circuit region being configured such that a driving circuit for driving the signal scanning circuit unit is disposed, a first pad which is provided on a peripheral region on the semiconductor substrate on a side of a light receiving surface, the light receiving surface being formed on a substrate surface which is opposite to a substrate surface where the signal scanning circuit unit is formed, and a second pad which is provided on a side where the signal scanning circuit unit is formed, and which is disposed only at a position overlapping the pixel region. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045838 | BOOSTER CIRCUIT, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A booster circuit includes: an output terminal; a reference voltage generating section that generates a boosting reference voltage; a charge pump section that boosts the reference voltage and outputs the boosted reference voltage from the output terminal; and an output-terminal voltage holding section that holds the output terminal at a voltage of a high level at a standby time. The charge pump section includes an input node, at least one boosting node, at least one reference node, at least one boosting capacitor, and a plurality of switching transistors that are provided between the input node and the at least one boosting node, between a boosting node at a last stage and the output terminal, between the input node and the reference node, and between a reference potential and a reference node, and are switched on or off by a switch signal. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045839 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus comprising: a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric converting element; a plurality of capacitor which receive signals from the plurality of pixels at first terminals; a plurality of clamping switches for setting a second terminal of each of the plurality of capacitor into a predetermined electric potential; a plurality of first storing units for storing signals from the second terminals of the plurality of capacitor; a plurality of second storing units for storing the signals from the second terminals of the plurality of capacitor; a first common output line to which the signals from the plurality of first storing units are sequentially output; a second common output line to which the signals from the plurality of second storing units are sequentially output; and a difference circuit for operating a difference between the signal from the first common output line and the signal from the second common output line. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045840 | IMAGE SENSOR FOR STILL OR VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHY - An image sensor includes a plurality of vertical CCDs; first HCCD receiving charge packets from even numbered vertical CCDs; and a second HCCD receiving charge packets from odd numbered vertical CCDs; wherein four charge packets are summed together from the first HCCD, and four charge packets are summed together in the second HCCD such that the summing process in the second HCCD begins one or two charge packets spatially after the first charge packet of the four charge packets summed in the first HCCD. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045841 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT - A solid-state image pickup device | 2010-02-25 |
20100045842 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SLIDEABLE COVERS - An electronic device with slideable covers is provided. The electronic device includes a main body. Two sliding slots are defined in each of side surfaces of the main body, and a receiving space is defined in one end of each sliding slot, another receiving space is defined in opposite end of each sliding slot. The sliding slots communicate with the receiving spaces defined in two opposite ends of the sliding slot, and the width of the sliding slots is less than the width of the receiving spaces. The electronic device further includes two covers and four connecting members. Each cover includes two rings for fixing two connecting members. The connecting members slideably connect the covers to the main body. The connecting members are able to slide in the sliding slots and the receiving spaces. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045843 | CAMERA AND CONTROL METHOD OF CAMERA - An apparatus includes an imaging unit to capture an image of an object, a selection unit to select one of a plurality of shooting modes of the imaging unit, a recording unit to record the captured image onto a recording medium, a switching unit to switch between a reproduction mode in which recorded image data is readout and displayed on a display device, and a shooting processing mode in which shooting processing is performed in the selected shooting mode and a reproduction control unit to cause the display device to display the read out image data. When the switching unit switches the mode to the reproduction mode, the reproduction control unit changes an operation that can be instructed in the reproduction mode according to the selected shooting mode. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045844 | Image pickup apparatus, display and image processing apparatus - An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup lens; an image pickup device to obtain image pickup data; a microlens array on an image forming plane of the image pickup lens; and an image processing section producing an image based on the image pickup data. The microlens array includes microlenses each provided corresponding to pixels of the image pickup device. The image processing section includes a parallax image producing section and a resizing section. The parallax image producing section extracts pixel data from the image pickup data and synthesizes the pixel data to produce a plurality of parallax images. Each of the extracted pixel data corresponds to each of pixels located at the same position in image pickup regions of the image pickup device, each region corresponding to each microlens. The resizing section resizes each parallax image to change the resolutions thereof. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045845 | STACKED TYPE CAMERA MODULE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STACKED TYPE CAMERA MODULE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a stacked type camera module capable of improving image quality while preventing an increase in manufacturing costs. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045846 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - An excellent image pickup device whose size and thickness are reduced is realized with a simple structure, and thus the slimming down of a mobile terminal device is accomplished. A slim image pickup device in which a plate-like member | 2010-02-25 |
20100045847 | INTEGRATED IMAGE SENSOR WITH SHUTTER AND DIGITAL CAMERA INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are an integrated image sensor with a shutter and a digital camera including the same. The integrated image sensor with a shutter includes: an image sensor converting an image signal that has passed through a lens unit, into an electrical signal; a functional polarization film that is disposed on an optical path between the lens unit and the image sensor and opens or closes the optical path according to a turn-on/turn-off of an operational voltage; and a first transparent electrode and a second transparent electrode respectively disposed on either side of the functional polarization film and applying the operational voltage. Accordingly, the integrated image sensor with a shutter includes a shutter structure that opens or closes the optical path of an image signal by receiving an electric signal, wherein the shutter and the image sensor are integrally formed as a single unit. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045848 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imaging device. The imaging device has an imaging surface irradiated with an optical image of an object scene. A CPU executes an AF process based on output of an AF evaluating circuit to adjust a position of a focus lens to a position to be optically converged on a specific object present in an object scene. Upon completion of the AF process, the CPU detects a distance from a lens distal end to the specific object by referencing a current position of the focus lens, and further detects brightness information of the object scene based on output of an AE/AWB evaluating circuit. Moreover, the CPU adjusts an imaging parameter by determining whether or not an object scene attribute including the detected distance and brightness information satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045849 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM AND FOCUS DETECTION METHOD - An image sensing apparatus including: an image sensor including a plurality of focus detection pixel pairs that perform photoelectric conversion on each pair of light beams that have passed through different regions of a photographing lens and output an image signal pair; a flash memory that stores shift information on relative shift between an optical axis of the photographing lens and a central axis of the focus detection pixel pairs; a correction unit that corrects a signal level of the image signal pair based on the shift information and exit pupil information of the photographing lens so as to compensate for an unbalanced amount of light that enters each of the focus detection pixel pairs; and a focus detection unit that detects a focus of the photographing lens using the image signal pair corrected by the correction unit. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045850 | CAMERA MODULE WITH SWITCHING LENSES - An exemplary camera module includes a printed circuit board, an image sensor, a spacer and a lens holder. The image sensor and the spacer are both mounted on the printed circuit board. The lens holder is arranged on and is rotatable relative to the spacer. The lens holder includes spaced lens receiving through holes each receiving a lens therein. Each of the lens receiving through holes together with the at least one lens is capable of aligning with the image sensor by rotation of the lens holder. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045851 | Method of controlling mechanical shutter - There is provided a method of controlling a mechanical shutter that can ensure faster shutter speed by preventing a reduction of the shutter speed of the mechanical shutter caused by signal loss and physical loss caused by inertia. A method of controlling a mechanical shutter according to an aspect of the invention may include performing a row reset operation to remove image information remaining in an image sensor according to input of a trigger event generated by a user to acquire an image; transmitting a shutter close operation start signal for a mechanical shutter to the mechanical shutter before the row reset operation ends after a predetermined delay time from a time when the row reset operation starts; exposing the imager sensor right after the row reset operation ends; and fully closing the mechanical shutter. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045852 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a controlling unit moving an electronic front curtain in a simulated manner from an exposure start position towards an exposure end position by successively performing reset operations on a plurality of pixels in an image pickup element in a predetermined direction; a rear curtain that moves from the exposure start position towards the exposure end position by a biasing force of a biasing unit; and a storage unit storing data indicating a change in movement characteristics of the rear curtain with time. On the basis of the data, the controlling unit changes movement characteristics of the electronic front curtain in accordance with the change in the movement characteristics of the rear curtain with the time. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045853 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus including a half mirror, a phase difference detecting AF sensor, an image pickup device, and a display is provided. The half mirror is provided so as to be movable between a first position on an optical path of the subject image light from the photographing optical system and a second position to which the half mirror is evacuated from the optical path of the subject image light. When the half mirror is in the second position, the image pickup device generates an actual photographing image on the basis of the subject image light reaching the image pickup device from the photographing optical system without passing through the half mirror. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045854 | FLASH ASSIST SYSTEM, DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE USING SAME AND FLASH ASSIST METHOD THEREOF - A flashing assist system is used in a digital image capture device that includes a camera module, a flash unit and a display. The camera module is capable of determining an object distance from the image capture device to an object. The flash unit is capable of providing varying flash intensity by determining a flash distance. The display is capable of displaying digital images and interactive information. The flash assist system includes a read unit, a determination unit and a generating unit. The read unit is configured for reading the object distance and the flash distance. The determination unit is configured for determining a target area of the flash unit using the object distance and the flash distance. The generating unit is configured for generating a preview of the object and the target area on the display. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045855 | CAMERA APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A camera apparatus ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045856 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING VISIBLE HALO IN DIGITAL VIDEO WITH DUAL MOTION ESTIMATION - Embodiments include systems and methods for interpolating frames. In one embodiment, a system and method provides reduced halo and consequently a higher degree of accuracy/fidelity. In one embodiment, a method of video frame interpolation includes receiving forward and backward motion estimation data based on a first video frame and a second, subsequent, video frame. Each block in a plurality of blocks of pixels in an intermediate frame between the first and second frames is classified according to measures of covering and uncovering associated with the forward and backward motion estimation data. A block to be constructed is estimated based on the classification results of proximal ones of the plurality of blocks to the block to be constructed. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045857 | Image Processor and Image Processing Method - According to one embodiment, an image processor includes a super-resolution converter configured to perform, on receipt of a first video signal with first resolution, super resolution conversion on the first video signal to restore a second video signal with second resolution that is higher than the first resolution by estimating an original pixel value from the first video signal and increasing pixels; a graphics signal generator configured to generate a graphics signal of a predetermined image; and a blend processor provided at later stage of the super-resolution converter, and configured to superimpose the graphics signal on the second video signal. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045858 | Transitioning Between Two High Resolution Video Sources - A method of transitioning between two high resolution video signals includes replacing a first image which is a frame of a first video signal with a lower resolution copy of the first image; and fading out the lower resolution copy of the first image to reveal a second image from a second video signal. A system for displaying video signals includes a video monitor configured to communicate with at least one video signal source. The system is configured to replace a first image which is a frame of a first video signal with a lower resolution copy of the first image; and fade out the lower resolution copy of the first image to reveal a second image from a second video signal. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045859 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY SCREEN FLICKER DETECTION AND CORRECTION - An improved display screen flicker detection and correction system. The system includes a flicker detection component. A test pattern is placed on a display screen to be tested and corrected. The flicker detection component is placed on or near the display screen. The flicker detection component senses the change in light level that results from the flickering screen. The display system is then adjusted to minimize flicker. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045860 | COLOR SUBTRACTIVE DISPLAY - The present invention relates to a display ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045861 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An image signal processing method is disclosed for maintaining high image display quality by avoiding signal-mode misjudgment. The image signal processing method includes generating a first threshold based on a plurality of motion values generated prior to a first time when an image input signal is detected to be of a film mode, generating a second threshold based on the first threshold and a first offset, generating a third threshold based on the first threshold and a second offset, and determining whether the image input signal between the first time and a second time is the film mode or a video mode based on the second and third thresholds. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045862 | ALIAS AVOIDANCE IN IMAGE PROCESSING - An image processing apparatus generating output pixel values with respect to pixels of an input image selected in accordance with an image feature direction in the input image and including a comparing mechanism comparing blocks of pixels of the input image, the blocks disposed with respect to a pixel position under test so that a correlation between the blocks would indicate an image feature direction applicable to that pixel position; and a validating mechanism detecting whether an image feature direction may be used to interpolate an output pixel value at the pixel position under test. The validating mechanism: (i) detects whether a detected image feature direction for the pixel position under test meets one or more predetermined directional criteria; and (ii) detects whether pixel values in image regions disposed with respect to the pixel position under test in accordance with possible image feature directions meet one or more predetermined pixel value criteria. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045863 | SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is an image display system. The image display system includes a host image processor, a sub image processor, and a power line communication carrier The host image processor processes a broadcasting signal received through a tuner, or an image signal received from an external image data generator so that the signal is displayable, and transmitting the same. The sub image processor displays an image signal transmitted from the host image processor. The power line communication carrier transmits/receives a signal between the host image processor and the sub image processor. The broadcasting signal received through the tuner of the host image processor being displayed by the sub image processor through the power line communication carrier | 2010-02-25 |
20100045864 | Twisted pair communications line system - A transmission system for transmitting analog color video signals wherein a cable comprising multiple twisted pairs is employed, and certain of these pairs are coupled to carry selected color signals as a function of the delay provided by particular twist rates. In certain instances, selected signal delay devices are connected in circuit with certain twisted pairs. By such an arrangement, it has been found that relatively long distances between a computer and a monitor may be spanned by relatively low-cost, twisted pair cable commonly used for telephone communications. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045865 | VIDEO SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL GENERATING APPARATUS AND VIDEO SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD - A video signal synchronization signal generating apparatus for making a display reference synchronization signal Vb that serves as a reference of video display and has a first frequency and an input synchronization signal Vi that constitutes images and has a second frequency synchronized with each other, the apparatus including: a frequency ratio generating section configured to divide a frequency that is double the first frequency by the second frequency to calculate a frequency ratio n; a Vx generation comparator circuit section configured to generate coincidence signal Vx′ having pulses that are inserted by equally dividing one period of the input synchronization signal Vi by the frequency ratio n; and a Vx generation circuit section configured to remove the alternate pulses of the coincidence signal Vx′ to generate synchronization signal Vx of a same phase as the phase of the input synchronization signal Vi. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045866 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AUXILIARY VIEWING OPTIONS - A system and method may include receiving, at a set top box, one or more user request messages to display one or more auxiliary viewing options from an input device, outputting, to a display device, a plurality of auxiliary viewing options in response to receiving the one or more user request messages, receiving, at the set top box, one or more user selection messages from the input device, and outputting, to the display device, video content with one or more selected auxiliary viewing options enabled. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045867 | DIGITAL IMAGE SYSTEM TRANSMITTING DIGITAL IMAGE DATA - A digital image system which transmits digital image data, and more particularly, to a digital image system in a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) format or a digital visual interface (DVI) format. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045868 | BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD OF PROVIDING PREFERRED CHANNEL THEREOF - A broadcast receiver and method of providing a preferred channel thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes receiving a program of the preferred channel ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045869 | Entertainment Device, System, and Method - An entertainment device for combining virtual images with real images captured by a video camera so as to generate augmented reality images. The device comprises receiving means operable to receive a sequence of video images from the video camera via a communications link. The device further comprises detecting means operable to detect an augmented reality marker within the received video images, and processing means operable to generate a virtual image plane in dependence upon the detection of the augmented reality marker by the detecting means. The virtual image plane is arranged to be substantially coplanar with a real surface upon which the augmented reality marker is placed so that virtual images may be generated with respect to the real surface. The processing means is operable to generate the virtual image plane within the captured video images such that the virtual image plane is defined with respect to the detected augmented reality marker, and the virtual image plane has an area which is greater than an area which corresponds to the augmented reality marker. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045870 | ADAPTIVE NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM - A noise reduction system is provided. In a temporal module, a temporal characteristic detector detects a temporal characteristic of the input image based on the input image and a reference image. A temporal filter performs temporal noise reduction on the input image based on the reference image and the temporal characteristic to generate a temporal filtered image. A temporal selector selects the temporal filtered image or the input image as a preliminary output accordingly. In a spatial module, a spatial characteristic of the input image is detected. A spatial filter performs spatial noise reduction on the input image based on the preliminary output and the spatial characteristic to generate a spatial filtered image. A spatial selector selects the spatial filtered image or the preliminary output as the output image based on the temporal or spatial characteristics. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045871 | VIDEO LUMINANCE CHROMINANCE SEPARATION - The invention provides techniques for separating luma and chroma signal components in a composite SECAM video signal. During reception, the SECAM video signal is split into luma and chroma output. The amplitude of the chroma carrier is monitored during reception. If the chroma carrier amplitude is greater than a threshold, the value of the chroma output can be reduced. Also, if the chroma carrier amplitude is greater than another threshold, a portion of the chroma carrier can be added to the luma; or the trap band of the band-trap filter for extracting luma from the composite video can be reduced. The respective amount of the reduction in the chroma output and the increase in the luma output are independently determined but both may proportional to the magnitude of the deviation in the chroma carrier amplitude from the different thresholds. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045872 | Signal processing apparatus and signal processing method - There is provided a signal processing apparatus including a first image generating unit, a second image generating unit, a first selecting unit selects at least one of the first image generating unit and the second image generating unit and outputs an image, an image signal processing unit that performs signal processing on the image and outputs the processed image, a second selecting unit that selects one of the first selecting unit and the image signal processing unit and outputs an image, a storing unit that stores information on operations of the second image generating unit and the image signal processing unit, and a third selecting unit that selects at least one of the second image generating unit and the image signal processing unit and connects the selected one to the storing unit, whereby the storing unit is shared between the second image generating unit and the image signal processing unit. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045873 | VSB DEMODULATING APPARATUS AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A VSB modulated signal is properly demodulated even when there is phase error variation in the VSB modulated signal. A VSB demodulator configured to demodulate a VSB modulated signal including a plurality of segments each having a predetermined segment synchronization component includes: a channel estimation section configured to generate a timing signal synchronous with the segment synchronization components; a phase variation detection section configured to detect a phase error in the VSB modulated signal in accordance with timing indicated by the timing signal, and output a detection signal corresponding to variation in the detected phase error; and a waveform equalization section, including a filter, configured to update a coefficient of the filter and perform waveform equalization on the VSB modulated signal. The waveform equalization section increases a coefficient update gain for the filter when the detection signal indicates that the variation in the phase error is larger than a predetermined value. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045874 | INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING BOTH ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL TELEVISION INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY SIGNALS - Disclosed is an intermediate frequency processing device for processing both analogue and digital television intermediate frequency signals including vision and sound intermediate frequency signal components, comprising an intermediate frequency signal input for receiving digital or analogue intermediate frequency signals, a processing section, coupled to said intermediate frequency signal input means, for processing intermediate frequency signals, and an output for outputting signals processed in said processing section. The processing section comprises a first band pass filter ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045875 | ADAPTIVE TUNER - A signal tuning system including a picture-in-picture (PIP) feature includes a first and a second tuner. The first and second tuners are adapted to tune to a first and a second channel of a received signal in response to a state of the received signal. A switching device coupled to the tuners switches the tuner carrying a primary channel to a primary display area. The switching device also switches the other tuner carrying the secondary channel to a PIP display in a PIP display area. One tuner is a higher performance tuner and the other a lower performance tuner. Therefore the more sensitive tuner is tuned to the weaker one of the two received channels. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045876 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSING AN ATSC SIGNAL IN LOW SIGNAL-TO -NOISE RATIO - A Wireless Regional Area Network (WRAN) receiver comprises a transceiver for communicating with a wireless network over one of a number of channels, and a signal detector for use in forming a supported channel list comprising those ones of the number of channels upon which an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) signal was not detected. The WRAN receiver performs a method comprising the steps of: dividing a total observation time looking for an ATSC data segment sync signal into multiple slices; computing at least one statistic for each slice; computing at least one overall statistic from the statistics computed for each slice; determining if the at least one overall statistic is greater than a threshold; and if the overall statistic is greater than the threshold, determining that an ATSC signal is present, otherwise, determining that an ATSC signal is not present. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045877 | AUDIO-VISUAL (AV) APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an audio-visual apparatus that has received operation information transmitted using infrared receives a response signal via a radio frequency from a remote controller set to a combination mode transmitting operation information using both infrared and a radio frequency. The remote controller that has received the response signal transmitted from the AV apparatus within a predetermined time is automatically set to a temporary infrared only mode transmitting operation information using infrared only in place of the combination mode. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045878 | AV APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an AV apparatus is set in an infrared/radio receiving mode, where operation information received by an infrared ray receiving module for receiving operation information transmitted using infrared rays and operation information received by a radio wave receiving module for receiving operation information transmitted using radio waves are accepted, and when operation information is received by the one reception module within a previously set predetermined time from the reception of the operation information by the other receiving module, only the operation information received by the infrared ray receiving module is accepted. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045879 | MATRIX DISPLAY INTERFACE FOR PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A matrix display interface for a presentation system includes a plurality of data units, a main switching element, a plurality of column switching elements, a plurality of row switching element, and a plurality of grid switching elements. The data units are arranged on a display interface and are written with presentation data in advance. The presentation system is operated on a computer. A user may click the switching elements to selectively display or conceal or highlight all the data units, a whole column of data units, a whole row of data units, or a single data unit. Thereby, a speaker of a presentation may selectively present the content of the presentation to draw the attention of the listeners, so that the speaker and the listeners may have positive interactions during the presentation. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045880 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR CONTROL KEY UNIT - A control key unit attachment structure includes a control key unit, a base component, a retainer, an engagement member, a board receiver, and a positioning member. A frame of the control key unit is placed on the base component. The retainer and the base component sandwiches the frame of the control key unit in a first direction of the frame therebetween. The engagement member engages with the frame of the control key unit. The board receiver and the engagement member clamp the frame of the control key unit in a second direction of the frame therebetween. The positioning member positions the frame of the control key unit with respect to the board receiver in a third direction of the frame. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045881 | SOLT MACHINE-REEL GAME CONVERSION TYPE PICTURE ON THE SCREEN DISPLAY PANEL REFLECT STRUCTURE - There is provided a light-transmitting structure of a display panel for a slot machine using an electronic reel game scheme that is capable of playing other games on a reel game. The structure is located behind a touch pad. The structure allows a gamer to selectively play a typical display-based game through a separate game program while playing the reel game. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045882 | TREATMENT APPARATUS THAT EMITS LIGHT FLASHES AND INCLUDES AN ANTI-GLARE DEVICE - An apparatus for treating a human body or an animal body, which emits light flashes and comprises: a main post, a handpiece connected to the main post and including a flash lamp, a flash emission actuation member, and an individual portable system that protects against glare caused by the emission of a flash, said system comprising one or more optical occluders which are placed in front of the eyes and which can switch from a first optically transparent state to a second optical attenuation state. The+ main post can detect a user's action on the aforementioned actuation member and the occluders switch from the first state to the second state upon detection of one such action. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045883 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display including a plurality of pixel electrodes, each having first and second sub-pixel electrodes separated from each other; a plurality of gate lines electrically connected to the first and second sub-pixel electrodes, a plurality of data lines electrically connected to the first and second sub-pixel electrodes, a plurality of first storage electrode lines having first storage electrodes overlapped with the first sub-pixel electrodes, wherein a first storage voltage is applied to the first storage electrode lines as a cyclic signal; and a plurality of second storage electrode lines having second storage electrodes overlapped with the second sub-pixel electrodes, wherein a second storage electrode voltage opposite in phase to the first storage electrode voltage is applied to the second storage electrode lines as a cyclic signal, and wherein the first and second sub-pixel electrodes are electrically connected to the same gate line and to the same data line, and the pixel electrodes include a first side disposed parallel to the gate line and a second side disposed parallel to the data line, the second side including a length which is less than a length of the first side. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045884 | Liquid Crystal Display - A liquid crystal display according to an embodiment includes a gate line extending in a first direction, a data line intersecting the gate line and extending in a second direction, a first switching element connected to the gate line and the data line, a second switching element connected to the gate line and the data line, a first subpixel electrode connected to the first switching element and having a first voltage, and a second subpixel electrode connected to the second switching element and having a second voltage. The difference between the first voltage and a common voltage is larger than the difference between the second voltage and the common voltage, and the shortest distance between the first subpixel electrode and the data line is larger than the shortest distance between the second subpixel electrode and the data line. Accordingly, a variation of luminance due to parasitic capacitance between the pixel electrode and the data line may be reduced, and the aperture ratio may be increased. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045885 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A transflective-type liquid crystal display device with a high image quality which has a high aperture ratio and an excellent efficiency of utility of reflected light is provided at low cost. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention is a liquid crystal display device having a transistor and a reflection section in each of a plurality of pixels; the reflection section includes a metal layer, an insulating layer formed on the metal layer, a semiconductor layer formed on the insulating layer, and a reflective layer formed on the semiconductor layer; a plurality of recesses are formed on the surface of the reflective layer; a storage capacitor is formed between at least a portion of the metal layer and at least a portion of the reflective layer; and at least one of the metal layer and the reflective layer includes two portions which are electrically isolated from each other. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045886 | MOTHER PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME - Electric power is applied to a static charge dissipating line to apply a pixel voltage to a pixel electrode. A common voltage is applied to a common electrode. The common voltage is applied to the common electrode through a shorting pad formed on the lower substrate, or a probe is contacted to the common electrode to apply the common voltage to the common electrode. A liquid crystal layer is exposed to light while an electric field is formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, so that a cured reactive mesogen (RM) layer is formed on a surface of an alignment layer to pretilt liquid crystal molecules. A manner of applying electric power to the pixel electrode or the common electrode is facilitated and the pixel voltage or the common voltage may be uniformly applied. Therefore, the quality of a display panel may be improved. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045887 | Liquid crystal display device - In a liquid crystal display (LCD) device having a thin film transistor (TFT), the TFT includes a source electrode, a drain electrode and a semiconductor layer. At least one of the source electrode and drain electrode includes a first layer including copper and a second layer forming an oxide layer and covering the first layer. The semiconductor layer has a substantially linear current-voltage relationship with said source electrode or drain electrode including said first and second layers, when a voltage is applied between the semiconductor layer and said source electrode or drain electrode. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045888 | OPTICAL SHEET RETAINING TOOL AND CHASSIS FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical sheet retaining tool for a liquid crystal display device is provided, the tool being of a simple structure and low in cost, and operations for assembling and disassembling the display device can be performed easily. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045889 | FASTENING DEVICE - A fastening device is provided for fastening at least one article on a carrier. The fastening device includes at least one positioning component, a fixed plate fixed on the carrier, and a pressing plate positioned on the fixed plate by the positioning component. The pressing plate has at least one positioned portion and a retaining plate corresponding to the fixed plate. The retaining plate abuts against a side edge of the article for preventing the article from moving along a first direction. The positioning component movably passes through the positioned portion to allow the pressing plate to selectively move along the first direction and be positioned on the fixed plate for adjusting the distance between the retaining plate and the fixed plate. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045890 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A diffusion plate (DL) allowing the light from a fluorescent tube ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045891 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a display panel, a backlight assembly disposed below the display panel, a first support section surrounding lateral sides of the display panel, and a second support section extending from an inner side of the first support section such that the second support section is disposed at lateral sides of the backlight assembly. The display device has a slim structure and a small size. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045892 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE ADAPTED FOR CONVENIENT AND QUICK MAINTENANCE - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device is provided. The LCD device is adapted to be conveniently and quickly maintained. The LCD device includes a fixed mount and a movable mount which are rotatably or movably connected with each other. The movable mount is positioned in front of the fixed mount. An LCD module including a backlight source, an LCD panel, and an optical film stack is accommodated in an inner space defined by the fixed mount and/or the movable mount. After using a period of time, the backlight source or the optical film stack of the liquid crystal display device may need to be replaced due to damage. At that time, it is only needed to open the movable mount, so as to conveniently proceed with the disassembly and replacement of the elements of the liquid crystal display. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045893 | LED DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a LED display device, comprises: a first modulating module capable of outputting a first modulation controlling signal; plural LEDs, wherein one end of the plural LEDs is coupled with a display information; at least one first driving unit; and a first scanning module for outputting a first scanning signal to the first driving unit to drive the first driving unit, so the plural LEDs are in turn conducted so as to achieve an energy saving function. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045894 | PLANAR ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Laser lights emitted from a light source | 2010-02-25 |
20100045895 | LOAD DRIVING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE - A load driving device according to the present invention is provided with: an enabling control section generating an enabling signal from an externally inputted PWM signal; and a load driving section that is turned on/off according to the enabling signal, and that PWM-drives the load according to the PWM signal. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045896 | LASER BACKSIDE IRRADIATION DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are a laser backside irradiation device and a liquid crystal display device capable of reducing the thickness of the device and improving the contrast while making the luminance distribution substantially uniform. A laser backside irradiation device | 2010-02-25 |
20100045897 | CONDENSING FILM FOR LCD BACKLIGHT UNIT - There is provided a condensing film for an LCD backlight unit. The condensing film includes a base member unit; a condenser unit disposed in an upper surface of the base member unit and having unit lens groups sequentially arranged thereon, each of the unit lens group being composed of a combination of at least two lenses that are different in shape; and a reflector unit disposed in a lower surface of the base member unit and composed of an opening through which light passes and a reflective surface from which the light reflects. The condensing film configured thus may be useful to solve the problems regarding the viewing angle and the uniformity in brightness of a screen since the condensing film has a more moderate distribution of emitted light than the conventional condensing films. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045898 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight unit for an LCD device produces a more uniform brightness by reducing or preventing bright lines occurring at the location of each LED device. The backlight unit includes a plurality of light guide plates which are arranged to overlap with an incident portion of adjacent light guide plate to at least partially cover the LED array. Accordingly, the backlight unit can prevent the generation of bright lines and hot spots caused when the light guide plate does not cover the LED array. As a result, the LCD device may improve images of uniform brightness. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045899 | DISCRETE LED BACKLIGHT CONTROL FOR A REDUCED POWER LCD DISPLAY SYSTEM - Backlit LCD displays are becoming commonplace within many vehicle applications. The unique advantage of this invention is that it optimizes system power savings for display of low dynamic range (LDR) images by dynamically controlling spatially adjustable backlighting. This is accomplishes through use of a control technique that takes into account the sequential nature of the video display process. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045900 | DICHROIC GUEST-HOST POLARIZER - A method for the manufacture of a polarizer is provided. The method comprises providing a liquid crystal composition comprising a liquid crystal host and a viscosity enhancer; providing a thin film of said composition on a substrate; orienting said liquid crystal host to obtain an aligned film in a first liquid crystal mesophase, wherein the liquid crystal host is aligned planar to said substrate; gelating said viscosity enhancer to congeal said film; and obtaining a second liquid crystal state in said congealed film. By the use of a viscosity enhancer in the composition, homeotropic alignment of the liquid crystal host can be suppressed. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045901 | OPTICAL FILM AND RETARDATION SHEET, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUND - A compound of formula (1): wherein A | 2010-02-25 |
20100045902 | POLARIZING ELEMENT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A polarizing element is provided that can serve as a reflective polarizing element, can be produced with relative ease, and is not problematic in terms of strength. Further, the polarizing element can maintain the intensity and the propagation direction of the light that has passed through the polarizing element. Further, a liquid crystal display device is provided that can use light with improved efficiency with the use of the polarizing element. Specifically, the polarizing element includes a plurality of specifically angled, polygonal prisms on a surface of a substantially uniaxial sheet having an in-plane optical axis, and an optically transparent resin layer having a refractive index substantially the same as the fast-axis refractive index of the sheet, and that coats the prisms. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045903 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a liquid crystal layer interposed between first and second substrates facing each other and having liquid crystal molecules to be driven by an applied electric field, a first electrode formed on a side of the first substrate facing the second substrate, and a second electrode formed on a side of the first substrate facing the second substrate and interposing an insulating layer together with the first electrode. A reflective display area for reflective display and a transmissive display area for transmissive display are formed within each of the pixels. The liquid crystal molecules have a negative dielectric anisotropy. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045904 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display is provided that can achieve an improvement in sensitivity of a photodiode disposed within a display region of an active matrix substrate. To this end, a liquid crystal display is used that includes: an active matrix substrate | 2010-02-25 |
20100045905 | CURABLE COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A curable composition including (A) a compound which has a plurality of ethylenically unsaturated double bonds and secondary hydroxyl groups, (B) a photopolymerization initiator, and (C) a coloring agent, is used to provide a curable composition which exhibits excellent storage stability such as dispersion stability even in the case where a coloring agent is included at high concentration, highly sensitive curability by exposure, high adhesiveness to the surface of a hardening material in a curing region when applied in forming patterns on the surface of the hardening material, excellent uncured region removability, and excellent pattern formability; a color filter having colored patterns, which is formed by using the curable composition and has excellent resolution and adhesiveness to the support; and a manufacturing method of the coloring filter with high productivity. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045906 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANELS - The present invention has an object to provide an active matrix substrate, a liquid crystal display panel, a liquid crystal display element, a liquid crystal display device, and a substrate for liquid crystal display panel, each capable of suppressing generation of uneven cell gap without increase in a parasitic capacitance of a wiring. The active matrix substrate of the present invention is an active matrix substrate including a spacer on a substrate, wherein the spacer includes a base layer and a covering layer, the base layer being buried in the covering layer. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045907 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A manufacturing method of an LCD includes forming an align key including metal on a first substrate, coating a light blocking layer overlapping the align key, transmitting an infrared ray thought the light blocking layer on the align key, recognizing the align key by the transmitting the infrared ray to align key and the light blocking layer, and forming a light blocking member by exposing and developing the light blocking layer | 2010-02-25 |
20100045908 | LIGHT SENSING CIRCUIT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A light sensing circuit includes a sensor unit, a voltage generator and a readout circuit. The sensor unit includes a first sensor that detects an external light to output a first current value, a third sensor that detects an internal light generated from the backlight unit to output a third current value, and a second sensor that detects a peripheral light isolated from the external light and the internal light to output a second current value. The sensor unit outputs a first differential value between the third current value and the second current value and a second differential value between the first current value and the second current value. The voltage generator generates a reference voltage based on the first differential value and a sensing voltage based on the second differential value. The readout circuit outputs brightness information of the external light using the reference voltage and the sensing voltage. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045909 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - There is provided a liquid crystal panel having excellent balance between contrast and viewing angle characteristics. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045910 | LAMINATED OPTICAL FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE LAMINATED OPTICAL FILM - An object of the present invention is to provide a laminated optical film, a liquid crystal panel, and a liquid crystal display apparatus that have an excellent screen contrast and have a small color shift. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045911 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display apparatus to which fingerprints do not adhere for the purpose of improving transparency. A liquid crystal display apparatus is provided, wherein a nanoscale fingerprint adherence prevention surface layer is formed on the surface of a laminate of an LCD panel, contrast enhancement film, liquid crystal protective glass, and the like, using a method such as vacuum deposition or sputtering, taking one or multiple types selected from SiO2, Ti, Sn and the like as the principle components for the fingerprint adherence prevention surface layer. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045912 | DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A driving circuit and a common electrode are located within a sealant region of the first substrate, wherein the driving circuit includes switch devices and turn-line structures. The common electrode is located within the sealant region of the first substrate. The planar layer is located on the first substrate, wherein the thickness of the planar layer at the turn-line structure of the driving circuit is less than the thicknesses of other portions. The conductive layer is located on the planar layer. A second substrate having an electrode thereon is disposed opposite to the first substrate. A liquid crystal layer is located within the display region between the first substrate and the second substrate. A sealant is located within the sealant region between the first substrate and the second substrate, and conductive balls are distributed in the sealant. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045913 | Liquid crystal display - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate. A liquid crystal layer is located between the first and the second substrates. A first transparent heating layer is attached on the first substrate. A second transparent heating layer is attached on the second substrate. Each of the first and second transparent heating layers includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045914 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An IPS-type liquid crystal display device which can prevent the occurrence of meshes flaw irregularities at the time of forming a sealing material for adhering a TFT substrate and a counter substrate by screen printing is provided. Rubbing which determines the initial alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules and a pretilt angle is applied to the TFT substrate and the counter substrate. In the IPS-type liquid crystal display device, it is necessary to set a pretilt angle to 2.5 degrees or less. The sealing material for adhering the TFT substrate and the counter substrate is formed on the counter substrate by screen printing. By setting an angle made by the squeezing direction in screen printing and the rubbing direction to a value which falls within a range from 165 degrees to 195 degrees, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of meshes flaw irregularities. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045915 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first insulating substrate, a first subpixel electrode on the first insulating substrate, an organic insulator on the first subpixel electrode and having a first contact hole, and a second subpixel electrode on the organic insulator, and connected to the first subpixel electrode through the first contact hole. Accordingly, one thin film transistor is disposed in each pixel thereby improving the aperture ratio of the liquid crystal display, and the same data signal is applied to the first and second subpixel electrodes through one thin film transistor such that side visibility may be increased through a simple driving method. | 2010-02-25 |