10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090058690 | Mobile Wireless Communications Device Providing Enhanced Predictive Word Entry and Related Methods - A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable, handheld housing, and a display and keyboard carried by the portable, handheld housing. The keyboard may include a plurality of multi-symbol keys each having indicia of a plurality of respective symbols thereon, and a predetermined multi-symbol key may have a comma/apostrophe symbol and at least one other symbol thereon. A controller may be used for generating, in response to an ambiguous input including an ambiguous punctuations input, a menu of possible desired words including at least one word with a comma and at least one word with an apostrophe and at least one other character additional to the ambiguous input. The device further includes a multiple-axis input device that is operable to provide movement inputs to move to, for example, a variant output and is further operable to provide a selection input as to, for example, the variant output. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058691 | CODING APPARATUS, CODING METHOD, PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THE PROGRAM - A coding apparatus that codes video data using an arithmetic coding scheme such as the AVC standard includes an orthogonal transformation unit, a quantizer, an arithmetic coder, and a controller. The arithmetic coder includes a binarization unit, a binary arithmetic coder, and a code length predictor. The code length predictor outputs a predicted number of bits by evaluating a predictive function using, as the argument of the function, the bin size of the binary symbols generated from input data during coding. The controller controls the coding bit rate by changing the quantization scale of the quantizer on the basis of the predicted number of bits. The predictive function is defined such that the predicted number of bits increases as the bin size increases, and furthermore such that the polynomial degree of the function changes when the bin size exceeds a predefined threshold value. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058692 | CIRCUIT FOR SAMPLE RATE CONVERSION - The present invention is related to a circuit for converting the sample rate of a digital signal, comprising
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20090058693 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HUFFMAN DECODING WITHIN A COMPRESSION ENGINE - An apparatus to implement Huffman decoding in an INFLATE process in a compression engine. An embodiment of the apparatus includes a bit buffer, a set of comparators, and a lookup table. The bit buffer stores a portion of a compressed data stream. The set of comparators compares the portion of the compressed data stream with a plurality of predetermined values. The lookup table stores a plurality of LZ77 code segments and out puts one of the LZ77 code segments corresponding to an index at least partially derived from a comparison result from the set of comparators. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058694 | Decompressing Dynamic Huffman Coded Bit Streams - A method and system for decompressing dynamic Huffman coded bit streams is disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058695 | ARCHITECTURE FOR MULTI-STAGE DECODING OF A CABAC BITSTREAM - Techniques for optimizing the Context-based Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding (CABAC) bitstream decoding are disclosed. In one configuration, a device has a first processing circuit operative to decode a Context-based Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding (CABAC) bitstream into an intermediate signal having a CABAC decoded standard format and a decoded order. A second processing circuit decodes the intermediate signal using a non-CABAC decoding standard. A buffer is provided between the first and second processing circuits to improve processing speeds. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058696 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME TIME-DOMAIN INTEGRATION OR DIFFERENTIATION OF VIBRATION SIGNALS - A vibration data collection system performs an integration or differentiation process on incoming digitized vibration data in real time. The system uses a digital Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) filter running at the input data rate to provide the integration or differentiation function. With this approach, the system reduces hardware complexity and data storage requirements. Also, the system provides the ability to directly integrate or differentiate stored time waveforms without resorting to FFT processing methods. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058697 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZING THE ACCUMULATED OFFSET ERROR FOR AN ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER - A method and system utilized with an analog to digital converter is disclosed. The method and system comprise providing a first conversion on an input signal. In the first conversion, an offset error is added to the input signal to provide a first result. The method and system further includes providing a second conversion on the input signal. In the second conversion, an offset error is subtracted from the input signal to provide a second result. The first and second results are then combined to substantially remove the offset error. A system and method in accordance with the present invention compensates for the accumulated offset error over many samples, thereby achieving much higher accuracy in the offset error compensation. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058698 | System and method for common mode calibration in an analog to digital converter - A conversion circuit increases a gain of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) preamplifier by minimizing a common mode offset voltage between an input signal and a reference signal. The feedback controller circuit calibrates an input common mode voltage to mitigate a common mode offset voltage. Reduction of the common mode offset voltage increases the gain of the ADC preamplifier. In an example, the method is executed during a hold phase of a track-and-hold circuit that transmits the input signal to the ADC. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058699 | Programmable settling for high speed analog to digital converter - In an embodiment, an apparatus and method reduces a calibration settling time in an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The ADC has a reference voltage supply. The reference voltage supply has an output. A filter capacitor is coupled to the reference voltage supply output. An isolation transistor is series-coupled between the filter capacitor and ground. The isolation transistor isolates the filter capacitor during calibration of the ADC. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058700 | Analog to digital converter with dynamic power configuration - In an embodiment, an analog to digital converter (ADC) has a dynamic power circuit. The ADC has a track-and-hold circuit with an output and a track mode. The ADC also has a comparator with an input. A preamplifier is coupled between the track-and-hold output and the comparator input. At least one of a preamplifier current and a comparator current are limited during the track mode to reduce ADC power consumption. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058701 | Using A Chip as a Simulation Engine - The chip is placed in self simulation mode. When the trace logic does not have any more data to output it changes the state of the advance signal. The clock generator detects this state change and issues one gated clock to the functional logic. This creates a new CPU state and causes the change signal to toggle, and the trace logic notes the state change in the signal. It then exports the internal state presented to it. Once it completes the export, it changes the state of advance and the process begins anew. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058702 | A/D CONVERSION APPARATUS - An A/D conversion apparatus performs motor current detection in an A/D conversion period corresponding to two phases out of three phases of a sinusoidal drive motor, using reduced register resources while minimizing the number of A/D converters. The A/D conversion apparatus includes: a selection unit selecting one of a plurality of input channels; an A/D converter converting an analog signal from the selected input channel to a digital signal; a start register holding a start channel number of sequential conversion; an end register holding an end channel number of the sequential conversion; a prohibition information holding unit holding prohibition information indicating an input channel to be excluded from the sequential conversion; and a control unit causing the selection unit to select, in channel number order, input channels corresponding to channel numbers from the start channel number to the end channel number except the input channel indicated by the prohibition information. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058703 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER USING DUAL-GATE TRANSISTORS - A digital to analog converter. The digital to analog converter including a current mirror comprising N stages, each stage comprising 2 | 2009-03-05 |
20090058704 | DESIGN STRUCTURE FOR A DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER USING DUAL-GATE TRANSISTORS - A design structure embodied in a machine readable medium, the design structure including a current mirror including N stages, each stage comprising 2 | 2009-03-05 |
20090058705 | Satellite Radio Navigation Receiver - In a satellite radio navigation receiver receiving a transmitted radio navigation signal, a method of removing I/Q-mismatches in the received signal, comprising: resolving the received signal into I and Q signal component, and providing them as inputs to a demixing stage which removes unwanted signals, the demixing stage including first and second cross-coupled adaptive filters, whose coefficients are updated by the outputs of the demixing stage, the outputs of the demixing stage representing an IQ mismatch corrected signal. The coefficients are updated only by the polarity values of the outputs, resulting in great simplification. The receiver may be a zero-IF or low-IF receiver, and may operate on time domain or frequency domain signals. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058706 | Digital Radio System and Method of Operation - A digital radio system comprises a mixer and an analog-to-digital converter communicative coupled to the mixer. The mixer generates an intermediate frequency signal based at least in part upon a radio frequency signal and a local oscillator signal, wherein the intermediate frequency signal comprises a signal of interest having a particular bandwidth. The analog-to-digital converter generates a digital signal by quantizing the intermediate frequency signal using a sampling frequency that is greater than twice the bandwidth of the signal of interest and less than the frequency of the intermediate frequency signal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058707 | DUAL MODE REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - A remote control system includes a plurality of devices located in a plurality of zones in an operational area. A controller is coupled to and controls the plurality of devices. A handheld control device includes a first wired interface and a wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter commands the controller to control a first set of devices selected from the plurality of devices. A docking station is located in one of the plurality of zones. The docking station is connected to the controller through a wired network and has a second wired interface connectable with the first wired interface when the handheld control device is docked such that the handheld control device connects to the controller through the wired network to control a second set of devices selected from the plurality of devices. The second set of devices is different from the first set of devices. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058708 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS, SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A universal remote control apparatus, a system for controlling a universal remote control, and a method for the same, and more particularly, to a universal remote control apparatus, a system for controlling a universal remote control, and a method for the same, which includes batch instruction information having graphical user interface (GUI) components corresponding to status information of at least one device, and provides the GUI adapting mechanical properties of the device to a user. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058709 | Information processing system, information processing device and method, remote control, program, and recording medium - An information processing device that transmits and receives data to and from a device to which external devices are connected and that processes a signal transmitted from a remote control including buttons to which codes are allocated, the codes being different for each of the external devices, includes a storing unit configured to store, for each of the external devices, a table representing a relationship between the codes and the buttons; a generating unit configured to generate data of a graphical user interface in which a picture of the remote control and button names corresponding to the codes are located; and a control unit configured to perform, if a button included in the remote control to be used for issuing a command to change the button names has been operated, control such that the codes are changed while the table is referred to and that the button names are changed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058710 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THREATS USING RADAR - Methods and apparatus for early detection and identification of a threat such as individuals carrying hidden explosive materials, land mines on roads, etc. are disclosed. One method comprises illuminating a target with radiation at a first polarization, collecting first radiation reflected from the target which has the same polarization as the first polarization, illuminating a target with radiation at a second polarization, and collecting second radiation reflected from the target which has the same polarization as the second polarization. A threat determination is then made based on the difference between the energy values of the first and second collected radiations. In other embodiments, the difference between energy values is used in conjunction with an evaluation of the returned energy in comparison with returned energy from other targets in order to additionally assess whether the primary target is a threat. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058711 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING SECURITY OF CONTAINERS - A system for monitoring the integrity of a container having at least one door. The system includes a data interpretation device disposed inside the container. The system further includes a radar sensor interoperably connected to the data interpretation device for monitoring internal conditions of the container and for providing radar data to the data interpretation device, a motion-detection sensor for monitoring motion inside the container, and an antenna interoperably connected to the data interpretation device for communicating information relative to the internal conditions of the container to a location outside the container. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058712 | Secure covert combat identification friend-or-foe (IFF) system for the dismounted soldier - A combat IFF system, for use in a combat exercise or on the battlefield, including a helmet-mounted passive IFF response unit and a weapon-mounted IFF interrogatory unit for each soldier. Infrared (IR) signals are employed for both challenge and response. The IR response signal is a very narrowly-targeted reflection of the relatively narrow IR transmit signal, thereby minimizing interception opportunities. The transmit and response signals are encoded in a transaction that cannot be compromised even when either or both signals are intercepted and decoded by the enemy. The combat IFF system includes biometric anti-spoofing features that prevent any use by an enemy in possession of captured units. Military radio-frequency (RF) spectrum is not required so there are no bandwidth limitations on simultaneous IFF transactions in the battlefield. A combat IFF transaction is completed in milliseconds. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058713 | Radar device - A radar device is provided in this disclosure. The radar device includes an area determination module for performing a determination of a noise superior area or a target-echo superior area for each divided area of a radar-search area defined in advance, a noise-level calculation module for calculating a noise level for a divided area based on received signals from the divided area that is determined as the noise superior area, and an interpolation module for interpolating or extrapolating the calculated noise level for the divided area that is determined as the noise superior area, to obtain a noise level for a divided area that is determined as the target-echo superior area. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058714 | HISTORY OR IMAGE BASED METHODS FOR ALTITUDE DETERMINATION IN A RADAR ALTIMETER - Methods and apparatus for determining an altitude with an altimeter is provided. One method includes transmitting a signal having a fixed modulation period towards a ground target and then detecting reflected signals off the ground target. The method then implements a single Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) on the detected signals for each modulation period that computes all possible altitudes in real time. A short history of the real time altitude calculations is collected and then the altitude based on the short history of the real time altitude calculations is determined. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058715 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL RADAR TARGETS - A virtual radar target generator comprises a transceiver and a controller coupled to the transceiver, wherein the transceiver is adapted to receive a signal transmitted from a radar antenna, store signal information representative of the received signal within a digital radio frequency memory, and transmit an output signal representative of a virtual target such that at least a fraction of the output is received by the radar antenna, and wherein the controller is adapted to determine a timing of the transmission of the output signal in response to a virtual distance between the virtual target and the radar antenna, a required virtual target direction and direction information representative of a direction of the radar antenna. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058716 | PRECISION RADIO FREQUENCY DELAY DEVICE - A method of delaying propagation of a radio frequency (RF) signal through a circuit is described. The method comprises receiving data that represents a delay time interval, providing an RF signal when a start pulse triggers a memory device, initiating a count through the delay time interval based on receipt of a start pulse, and outputting the RF signal after the delay time interval has expired. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058717 | Apparatus and methods for detection of multiple targets within radar resolution cell - A method and apparatus is operative for multiple target detection in a radar system which employs a radar waveform of two or more frequency diverse subpulses. The apparatus adds coherent processing of the subpulse echo signals to determine the presence of multiple scattering centers within the radar resolution cell. The subpulses are coherently combined and one can then estimate the number of scattering centers by forming a sample covariance matrix between the subpulse frequency channels and then performing an Eigenvalue decomposition. The resulting Eigenvalues represent the signal strengths of the scattering centers when the associated Eigenvectors correspond to the optimal subpulse weights associated with that signal. A single strong Eigenvalue indicates a single target while two or more strong Eigenvalues or those Eigenvalues larger than the noise related Eigenvalues or a threshold, indicates the presence of multiple targets. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058718 | Radar apparatus and the like - Methods and apparatuses process sensing signals. A method for redrawing a sensing image when a range is or has been changed, according to one aspect of the present invention, records the sensing image and outputs the sensing image to a display; records additional information displayed upon a screen and outputs the additional information to the display; computes a new image from the recorded sensing image using an image manipulation computer function, so that the computed image fits a new scale of the changed range, and recording the computed image; and computes changes to the recorded additional information to adjust the additional information to the new scale of the changed range, and records the computed additional information. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058719 | METHOD OF SWITCHING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS BETWEEN DIFFERENT MODES ACCORDING TO CONNECTION STATUS OF WIRELESS CONNECTION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THEREOF - An electronic apparatus with power saving functionality is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a signal processing device configured for performing a predetermined signal processing operation; a wireless communication device coupled to the signal processing circuit for communicating with an external wireless communication device through a wireless connection; and a controller coupled to the signal processing device and the wireless communication device for switching the signal processing device between a first mode and a second mode according to a connection status of the wireless connection. The signal processing device operating in the second mode has less power consumption than the signal processing device operating in the first mode. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058720 | Methods and Systems for Location Determination Via Multi-Mode Operation - Provided is a method for facilitating location determination. The method includes granting a subscriber access to a location determination network via a first device and determining location of a second device via the network, the second device being configurable for dual mode location determination. Finally, the determined location of the second device is provided to the first device. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058721 | Regional Navigation Satellite Supplementary System - A device of a supplementary navigation satellite is provided. The device includes a unit for generating navigation signals, the signal strength of the navigation signals being dimensioned in such a way that it is still possible to receive signals of other satellite navigation systems. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058722 | REGIONAL SATELLITE POSITIONING SUPPLEMENTARY SYSTEM - Systems and methods for a navigation satellite of a satellite positioning supplementary system are provided in which a unit generates a navigation signal with a signal strength being dimensioned in such a way that it is still possible to receive signals of other satellite navigation systems. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058723 | POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a positioning system. In one embodiment, the positioning system comprises a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) module, a dead reckoning module, a Geographic Information System (GIS) module, and an calculating module. The GNSS module generates a first positioning data according to satellite communication. The dead reckoning module estimates a second positioning data according to a sensor's measurement data, the first positioning data, and a feedback positioning data of a previous epoch. The GIS module fits the first positioning data to a map to generate a third positioning data taken as a final output of the positioning system. The calculating module integrates the third positioning data and the second positioning data according to predetermined weights to obtain the feedback positioning data of a current epoch, which is recursively fed back to the dead reckoning module for a next estimation. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058724 | Method and system for analog beamforming in wireless communication systems - A method and system for analog beamforming in wireless communication system, is provided. Analog beamforming coefficients are constructed by performing an iterative beam acquisition process based on beam search training, and determining optimized beamforming weighting coefficients based on the iterative beam acquisition process. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058725 | Phased Array Antenna System with Multiple Beam - A phased array antenna system with multiple beams incorporates a CDMA base station ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090058726 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS USING FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS TO CREATE, OPTIMIZE AND INCORPORATE A BEAM SPACE ANTENNA ARRAY IN AN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING RECEIVER - A wireless communication apparatus which uses fast Fourier transforms (FFTs) in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) receiver which incorporates a beam space antenna array. The beam space antenna array may be implemented with a Butler matrix array. The beam space antenna array may be a circular array, vertical array, or a combination of both circular and vertical arrays, for providing the desired angular antenna coverage. In one embodiment, the antenna array is optimized because the FFTs are linear invariant transform operators, whereby the order of operations in the OFDM receiver can be interchanged. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058727 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING ARRAY ANTENNA SIGNAL - A method for processing an array antenna signal is disclosed, comprising steps of: a. determining the number of antenna units participating the processing of the array antenna signals and selecting antenna units to participate the array antenna signal processing from all the antenna units in the array antenna; b. performing signal estimation processing on received signals by all the antenna units selected in step a and obtaining a user feature parameter estimation; c. performing estimation of weight coefficients for all the antenna units of the array antenna based on the user feature parameter estimation obtained in step b; and d. receiving and/or transmitting the array antenna signals based on the weight coefficients estimated in step c. The method of the present invention can effectively reduce a computation amount of the array antenna signal processing and improve a reliability of a received signal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058728 | INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION AND RECEIVE DIVERSITY FOR SINGLE-VALUED MODULATION RECEIVERS - A combined SAIC receiver and a multiple-antenna, receive diversity receiver are employed to reduce interference in a wireless system. The real and imaginary parts of the de-rotated signal for each receive path associated with an antenna are separately filtered and a combined output signal of all receive paths is generated. The weighting coefficients are adjusted based on an error signal produced by comparing the combined output signal with a reference signal. The weighting coefficients are initially set based on an MMSE/LS type of signal processing criteria, where the reference signal is the Training Sequence Code (TSC). Subsequent adjustment/tracking can be accomplished by using known tracking algorithms, e.g. LMS or RLS, or the coefficients can be re-computed using MMSE/LS processing. The reference signal for tracking may be a combination of the TSC and estimated data symbols provided by an equalizer. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058729 | Measuring Positions - Techniques, systems and computer readable medium are disclosed for measuring a position of an object device. A position measuring apparatus includes a receiving unit designed to receive a signal transmitted from an object device for position measurement. The position measuring apparatus also includes a position computing unit designed to compute a position of the object device by applying Angle Of Arrival (AOA) and Time Of Arrival (TOA) techniques using the received signal. The position measuring apparatus also includes a medium channel estimating unit designed to estimate a channel of a medium, through which the received signal penetrates on a transmission path, using the received signal. The position measuring apparatus also includes a position correcting unit configured to compute a delay time caused by the received signal penetrating the medium using the estimated medium channel and correcting the position of the object device computed by the position computing unit using the delay time. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058730 | Animal Management System Including Radio Animal Tag and Additional Transceiver(s) - An animal management system includes a beacon, a radio animal tag configured to monitor the proximity of the animal tag to the beacon, and a reader configured to read information from the animal tag. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058731 | Dual Band Stacked Patch Antenna - One or more of the embodiments of a dual band stacked patch antenna described herein employ an integrated arrangement of a global positioning system (GPS) antenna and a satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) antenna. The dual band antenna receives right hand circularly polarized GPS signals in a first frequency band, left hand circularly polarized SDARS signals in a second frequency band, and vertical linear polarized SDARS signals in the second band. The dual band antenna includes a ground plane element, an upper radiating element (which is primarily utilized to receive SDARS signals), dielectric material between the ground plane element and the upper radiating element, and a lower radiating element (which is primarily utilized to receive GPS signals) surrounded by the dielectric material. The dual band antenna uses only one conductive signal feed to receive both GPS and SDARS signals. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058732 | Wideband antenna unit - To provide a thin wideband antenna unit capable of shrinking the size of a radiation element in a case where a dielectric is not used. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058733 | Antenna apparatus and electronic device - The present invention discloses an antenna apparatus including a dielectric substrate on which an element including a conductive material pattern is formed. The dielectric substrate is a film. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058734 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING A FOLDED MONOPOLE MULTI-BAND ANTENNA AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried within the portable housing, and wireless communications circuitry carried by the PCB within the portable housing. The device may also include a folded monopole antenna assembly coupled to the wireless communications circuitry. The folded monopole antenna assembly may include a dielectric body adjacent the PCB and having a generally rectangular shape defining opposing top and bottom faces, opposing first and second end faces, and opposing first and second side faces. The antenna may also include a conductive trace coupled to the wireless communications circuitry and having a first end section extending along the first end face, a second end section extending along the second end face, and an intermediate section extending along the top, bottom, first side and second side faces. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058735 | Hybrid slot antennas for handheld electronic devices - Handheld electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include an antenna. The antenna may be formed from a ground plane having a dielectric-filled slot that defines a slot antenna structure and having a planar-inverted-F (PIFA) resonating element located above the opening. The slot antenna structure and the PIFA resonating element may both contribute to the performance of the antenna, so that the antenna exhibits the performance of a hybrid PIFA-slot antenna. The PIFA resonating element may contain multiple antenna resonating element branches. The branches may be configured to operate in different communications bands than the slot antenna structure. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058736 | Antenna structure and manufacture method thereof - An antenna structure and its manufacture method are disclosed. The antenna structure is applied to an electronic device and wirelessly operated at least a frequency band. The antenna structure includes a first antenna body, a second antenna body connected to the first antenna body through a third body. The first antenna body is provided for generating radiations. The second antenna body is connected to the first antenna body through the third body. The second antenna body has a folding portion upwardly extended from a tail portion of the second antenna body to reflect scattered radiations generated by the first antenna body to increase broadband, and at least two beveled edges are formed at a side of the first antenna body to increase peak gain. The antenna structure is a PIFA antenna, and the folding portion is upwardly extended toward the first antenna body, thereby completely reflecting scattered radiations. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058737 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ANTENNA - A wireless communication device includes: a case that includes a dielectric member made of a first dielectric material, the dielectric member being coated with a coating layer made of a second dielectric material; a wireless communication circuit that is housed in the case; an antenna element that is electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit, the antenna element being made of a conductive material and provided on a surface of the dielectric member; and an adhesive layer that is disposed between the antenna element and the dielectric member to adhere the antenna element onto the dielectric member, the adhesive layer being made of a third dielectric material. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058738 | RADIO APPARATUS AND ANTENNA THEREOF - A feed element and a parasitic element are formed on the ends of a board. The feed element is formed on the surface of the board, and the parasitic element is formed on the back of the board. A circuit region of the board is mounted with a radio communication circuit. The feed element is connected with a signal line, and the parasitic element is connected with a GND line. A slit is provided between the feed element and the circuit region, and a slit is provided between the parasitic element and the circuit element. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058739 | Antenna device, electronic device and antenna cover - An antenna device is mounted in a note PC and is used for communication between the note PC and the external of the note PC. The antenna device is provided with an antenna for wireless LAN for transmitting and receiving radio waves, and a cover. The cover is formed of a dielectric material for covering the antenna with a wall and a ceiling, and strengthens the directivity of radio wave communication on the wall side of the antenna device by a double layer structure of the ceiling that is thicker than the wall. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058740 | Electrical signal connecting unit, antenna device and mobile communication device having the same - An electrical signal connecting unit includes a predetermined length of a soft connector body; a path pattern formed along one path on the connector body, with a plurality of pattern portions thereof extending in different path directions; and an antenna disposed on the path pattern, opposite ends of the antenna protruding through opposite ends of the connector body. A length of antenna is easily disposed inside a mobile communication device having the electrical signal connecting unit and an antenna device even if the mobile communication device has a plurality of boards. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058741 | Dual circularly polarized antenna system and a method of communicating signals by the antenna system - An antenna system and a method for communicating signals by a dual circularly polarized antenna system are provided. The antenna system includes a substantially straight microstrip segment and a plurality of substantially straight microstrip projections. The plurality of microstrip projections extend from the microstrip segment in pairs at a predetermined angle, wherein each microstrip projection of the pair of microstrip projections extends from substantially the same location on the microstrip segment. A first microstrip projection extends from the microstrip segment on a first side of the microstrip segment and a second microstrip projection extends from the microstrip segment on a second side of the microstrip segment, such that the first and second microstrip projections at least one of emit and receive circularly polarized radiation in a first direction and circularly polarized radiation in a second direction simultaneously. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058742 | GLASS ANTENNA FOR VEHICLE - A glass antenna for a vehicle has exceptional impedance matching characteristics and makes it possible to obtain good reception sensitivity even when the area of the vehicle window glass is small. The glass antenna includes an antenna element formed on the window glass and a feeder terminal and ground terminals connected to the antenna element. The antenna element comprises parallel rectilinear conductor elements extending from the respective terminals and connecting conductor elements for connecting these conductor elements. The feeder terminal is connected to a coaxial cable, and the ground terminals are respectively connected to the vehicle body via feeder lines. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058743 | Loop Antenna And Loop Antenna Manufacturing Method - A loop antenna is disclosed which can prevent the occurrence of variance in the loop length of the installed loop antenna element, and a method for manufacturing the loop antenna. The loop antenna comprises electrical wires constituting the antenna element and a housing that holds the electrical wires. Furthermore, the housing is formed with first guide grooves that guide the first end portions of the electrical wires and that have wall surfaces against which the tip ends on the side of the first end portions of the electrical wires abut, and second guide grooves that guide the second end portions of the electrical wires and that have wall surfaces against which the tip ends on the side of the second end portions of the electrical wires abut. Moreover, crimp parts with which the end portions of the electrical wires are connected by crimping are provided inside the respective guide grooves. In addition, a pair of contact parts that make contact with external terminals are respectively connected to the crimp parts. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058744 | STORAGE CABINET WITH IMPROVED RFID ANTENNA SYSTEM - A system for reading RFID tags of articles within a cabinet includes a repositionable shelf. The repositionable shelf includes an antenna assembly having three antenna pairs. Each antenna pair has a loop antenna and a figure eight antenna. The antenna pairs are on a PC board. The PC board includes an RJ45 connector which provides both power to the antenna assembly as well as a communication interface for the antenna assembly. The RJ45 connector could be used to provide the RF signals from the antenna to a reader. The system could also include a repositionable divider for placement perpendicular to the repositionable shelf. The repositionable divider also includes a loop antenna and a figure eight antenna. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058745 | Roller Based Antenna Positioner - According to the invention, a system for positioning an antenna is disclosed. The system may include an antenna, a first substantially circular track, a base, and a first plurality of rollers. The first substantially circular track may be coupled with the antenna. Each of the first plurality of rollers may be coupled with the base. Each of the first plurality of rollers may be in contact with the first substantially circular track. Each of the first plurality of rollers may rotate when the first substantially circular track rotates. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058746 | EVANESCENT WAVE-COUPLED FREQUENCY SELECTIVE SURFACE - Multi-layer frequency selective panel includes a group of frequency selective surfaces arranged in a stack. A first frequency selective surface includes a first group of slot elements, and a second frequency selective surface includes a second group of slot elements. The first frequency selective surface and the second frequency selective surface are formed of a conductive metal layer. The first frequency selective surface and the second frequency selective surface are positioned a predetermined distance apart in parallel planes. The second frequency selective surface is disposed in an evanescent field region of the first frequency selective surface. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058747 | INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDE ANTENNA AND ARRAY - An antenna is provided. The antenna may include at least one open-ended structure extending from a surface of a waveguide. The open-ended structure may have a cross section of many different shapes. The walls of the structure may be movable. The antenna structure may be rotated. The antenna may incorporate a number of different wave feeds. The antenna may provide two-dimensional beam steering. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058748 | Wideband Vehicular Antennas - Antennas suitable for wideband transmission and reception are disclosed that are useful in environments susceptible to vibration and impact motion such as for example vehicles of various types, e.g., automobiles, trains, etc. The apparatus can include a bicone antenna including two cone-shaped elements. The physical shape of at least one of the two cone-shaped elements may be at least partially defined by one or more pleats (e.g, a series) that extend about a portion of the cone. An antenna can further includes a mast for supporting the bicone as well as a second antenna section including a fractalized dipole. The fractalized dipole can be configured as a conformal circuit board conforming to the shape of the mast and can include self-similar portions or extensions. The antenna may also include a counterpoise to balance the electrically conductive conformal portion. The counterpoise may be defined substantially by a repetitive tooth-like pattern. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058749 | PRIMARY RADIATOR FOR PARABOLIC ANTENNA, LOW NOISE BLOCK DOWN-CONVERTER, AND PARABOLIC ANTENNA APPARATUS - A primary radiator for a parabolic antenna includes a cylindrical horn antenna body widened towards an end opening in a cone shape, a horn cap provided at the end opening of the horn antenna body, and a plurality of cylindrical protruding portions formed of a dielectric. The protruding portions are provided on the inner wall surface of the horn cap, concentric with a central axis of the horn antenna body, and concentrically arranged with each other, and the height of an inner one is determined to be higher than an outer one. According to such a configuration, a primary radiator for a parabolic antenna configured to favorably suppress the VSWR up to a bandwidth of 1050 MHz can be provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058750 | HIGH-FREQUENCY MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND ANTENNA DEVICE USING THEREOF - A superior high-frequency magnetic material having a smaller ratio (μ″/μ′) of the real part μ′ of permeability and the imaginary part μ″ of permeability in a high-frequency region and an antenna device using thereof are provided. The high-frequency magnetic material includes a substrate and a composite magnetic film formed on the substrate that consists of a magnetic phase forming a plurality of columnar bodies whose longitudinal direction is directed in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate and an insulator phase filling gaps of the columnar bodies, and the magnetic phase is amorphous and has in-plane uniaxial anisotropy of Hk | 2009-03-05 |
20090058751 | PLATFORM NOISE MITIGATION METHOD USING BALANCED ANTENNA - A balanced antenna is integrated into a wireless mobile device, such as a laptop computer, for improved antenna reception. The antenna is connected to a radio frequency (RF) interconnection cable. A balun is disposed between the antenna and the cable. By using a balanced antenna, the fraction of the noise produced by the motherboard and display of the wireless mobile device that is captured by the antenna is significantly reduced compared to that captured by an unbalanced antenna, and thus not captured by the antenna. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058752 | COMPLEX ELEMENTS FOR ANTENNA OF RADIO FREQUENCY REPEATER AND DIPOLE ARRAY CIRCULAR POLARIZATION ANTENNA USING THE SAME - Provided are complex elements for an antenna of a radio frequency repeater and a dipole array circular polarization antenna using the same. The complex elements for the antenna of the RF repeater include: a plurality of radiation members which are separated from one another by a predetermined angular distance and has a radiation portion and a leg portion, the radiation portion comprising a pair of parallel portions, which are separated from each other in a vertical direction and are disposed to be parallel to each other, and a connection portion, which is disposed to be perpendicular to the pair of parallel portions and connects ends of each of the pair of parallel portions, and the leg portion extending from the radiation portion; and a plurality of feeding members, each of the feeding members connected to each of the radiation members that face each other, among the plurality of radiation members. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058753 | Tree Trunk Antenna - Embodiments of the present invention include a patch antenna having a patch element, a ground plane, a feedline, and an electromagnetic shield. The patch element transmitting and/or receives electromagnetic signals. The ground plane is spaced at a specified distance from the patch element. The feedline guides the electromagnetic signal and extends through an opening in the ground plane and to the patch element. The feedline is electrically coupled to the patch element to guide an electromagnetic signal to or from the patch element. The electromagnetic shield extends, at least partially, between the ground plane and the patch element and is electrically coupled to the ground plane. The electromagnetic shield is configured to control an impedance associated with the feedline between the ground plane and the patch element. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058754 | Array antenna with embedded subapertures - An array antenna with an embedded subaperture includes an array of radiator elements. The array includes a subaperture of one or a group of the radiator elements. A main receive channel is coupled to at least some of the radiator elements by a feed network. An RF power dividing network is connected in a signal path between the subaperture and the special use receive channel, and is adapted to allow at least most of the RF energy from the subaperture to pass to the special use receiver channel while diverting a small amount of energy to the main receive channel. The array includes circuitry for introducing an amplitude taper to signals received from the array of radiator elements, so that some of the signals from the radiator elements are attenuated to achieve the amplitude taper. The circuitry in an exemplary embodiment includes the RF power dividing network, wherein the small amount of energy diverted to the main receive channel from the subaperture is substantially equal to an attenuated signal level for the subaperture to achieve an amplitude taper attenuation. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058755 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - The antenna device has an antenna element, a transistor circuit connected to the antenna element, and an inductance circuit earthed to a shunt between the antenna element and the transistor circuit. The electronic device has the antenna device and a radio circuit connected to the transistor circuit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058756 | Antenna supporter, antenna assembly and machine having the antenna assembly - An antenna supporter is for being installed on a machine. The machine is to execute an operation on an object having a tubular core, and the tubular core is equipped with an RFID tag. The antenna supporter includes a securing portion and a non-metal surface. The securing portion is for fixing onto the machine. The non-metal surface is for supporting an antenna. The non-metal surface is spaced from the machine in a predetermined distance and disposed near an opening of the tubular core. An antenna assembly having the above-mentioned antenna supporter, and a machine having the antenna assembly are also provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058757 | WASH DESTRUCTIBLE RESONANT TAG - A resonant tag for use with a radio-wave detection system for the prevention of shoplifting or the like, which has a coil and capacitor circuit formed on opposite sides of an extremely thin substrate of a biaxially-oriented polypropylene, with one of the capacitor plates formed on one side of the substrate and the coil and other capacitor plate formed on the other side of the substrate, and paper layers on both sides of the tag, whereby the circuit is destroyed when the tag is washed in water or dry cleaned. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058758 | Antenna device and signal receiving method - There is provided with an antenna device, including: a conductive ground plane; first and second antenna elements connected to the conductive ground plane through first and second feeding points, respectively, directivities of the first and second antenna elements being arranged to be approximately perpendicular to each other; a phase adjusting circuit configured to provide a phase difference of approximately 180 degrees between first and second received signals by the first and second antenna elements, respectively; a combining circuit configured to combine the first and second received signals having a phase difference of approximately 180 degrees therebetween to obtain a combined signal; and a radio unit configured to process the combined signal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058759 | ANTENNA CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND ANTENNA CONNECTING METHOD - An antenna connecting structure includes a shielded cable including: a core wire; an inner sheath covering the core wire; a shielding member covering the inner sheath; and an outer sheath covering the shielding member, wherein one end of the core wire, the inner sheath and the shielding member are exposed at one end of the shielded cable in the longitudinal direction, an antenna member including: a dielectric body; and an antenna conductor which has an antenna portion molded in the dielectric body, and a terminal portion formed integrally with the antenna portion and press-clamped or press-contacted to the one end portion of the core wire, and a conductive ground terminal including: a receiving portion for holding the dielectric body so that the ground terminal does not contact the antenna conductor and the core wire; a shielding member grasping portion for grasping one end of the shielding member. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058760 | MOBILE PANEL-TYPE OUTDOOR BILLBOARD AND NEON SIGNBOARD - A mobile panel-type outdoor billboard and a neon signboard each include a large mobile panel and a solar power generator connected by an electric wire to the large mobile panel. The large mobile panel is composed of a single large panel formed by assembling a plurality of liquid crystal panels and light-emitting diode panels. The large panel is provided with a built-in function device that has an IC chip or memory card insertion function and a short-distance wireless function or a mobile phone function. By operating a switch button on a mobile phone pointed towards the liquid crystal panels or light-emitting diode panels, the design of the advertisement or neon sign can be instantaneously changed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058761 | Navigation system and portable head up display thereof - This present invention provides a navigation system and a portable head up display thereof. The navigation system comprises a navigation apparatus and a portable head up display. The navigation apparatus is for generating a command with navigation message. The portable head up display is for receiving and processing the command with navigation message in wired or wireless manner, and then displaying the graphic data corresponding to the navigation message. Furthermore, the portable head up display is able to broadcast an acoustic data corresponding to the navigation message. Hereby, a user owning the personal navigation device (PND) can place this portable head up display in the vehicle, and the effectiveness of the navigation message displayed on the windshield can be achieved. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058762 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ITS DRIVING METHOD - A driving method of an image display apparatus includes the steps of: applying a non-selection potential to a first scanning wiring; and applying a selection potential to the first scanning wiring. A voltage applied to an electron-emitting device connected to the first scanning wiring is set to a voltage having a polarity reverse to that of a voltage to be applied upon emitting electrons during at least partial period of a period when the non-selection potential is applied to the first scanning wiring. The voltage applied to the electron-emitting device connected to the first scanning wiring is set to zero volt or to a voltage having a polarity same as that of the voltage to be applied upon emitting electrons and less than the threshold voltage, during a predetermined period before the selection potential is applied to the first scanning wiring. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058763 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display panel, a panel substrate including a data line driver, a controller connected to the panel substrate, and a connection unit provided in the panel substrate. The controller selects M signal lines from N signal lines (M is a natural number satisfying M≦N) in accordance with a frame rate of a video data, and transmits M-phase video data to the panel substrate via the selected M signal lines. The data line driver controls the switching circuits of the connection unit in accordance with the frame rate of the video data to connect the M signal lines via which the video data is transmitted, to the data lines, and sequentially selects the M data lines to supply each piece of the video data transmitted via the M signal lines to each pixel connected to the selected M data lines. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058764 | Array Substrate for Flat-Panel Display Device and its Manufacturing Method - An array substrate comprising: a first insulator film arranged to insulate scanning and control lines from signal lines; switching elements, each of which is arranged in vicinity of respective intersection of the scanning and signal lines; a second insulator film that covers a multi-layer wiring pattern including the scanning and control lines and the signal lines; pixel electrodes, each of which is electrically connected to respective one of the signal lines through the respective switching element; island metal patterns, each of which is arranged to at least partly overlap the control line and is electrically connected with the respective switching element; a wiring breakage that separates one of the signal lines into two wiring parts; and bridge wirings, which connect said two wiring parts by way of one of the island metal patterns and are arranged to overlap the pixel electrodes as interposed by the second insulator film therebetween. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058765 | Plasma Display Device - Between a sustain circuit outputting a sustain pulse and a scan circuit (even) driving a Y electrode of an even display line, there is provided a first switch capable of making the Y electrode of the even display line be in a high impedance state, and between the sustain circuit and a scan circuit (odd) driving a Y electrode of an odd display line, there is provided a second switch capable of making the Y electrode of the odd display line be in the high impedance state. By first and second switches, the Y electrode of the even display line and the Y electrode of the odd display line can be independently controlled to be in the high impedance states, whereby discharge of the even display line can be restrained in a sustain period of an odd frame, while a discharge of the odd display line can be restrained in a sustain period of an even frame, thereby realizing an interlace drive without complicating a circuit configuration. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058766 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESETTING A PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention relates to a method for resetting a plasma display panel which can improve contrast by reducing unnecessary light in a set-up period, and apparatus thereof. The method for resetting the plasma display panel, includes the steps of: forming initial wall charges in the discharge cells by means of a reset discharge in a set-up period; and erasing unnecessary wall charges of the initial wall charges from the discharge cells by means of an erasing discharge in a set-down period, wherein a period where the sustain electrodes are floated during the set-up period is set in one or more sub-fields. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058767 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a plasma display device including a plasma display panel (PDP). A unit frame of the PDP is divided into a plurality of subfields to be driven. A reset signal supplied to the scan electrodes in at least one subfield among the plurality of subfields includes a first period in which a first voltage is supplied, a second period in which a second voltage lower than the first voltage is supplied, and a third period in which a voltage is gradually reduced. A third positive voltage is supplied to the sustain electrodes in the second period. In the reset period for initializing the wall charges formed in the electrodes, low voltage small width signals are supplied to the scan electrodes to erase the positive polar wall charges formed in the scan electrodes so that the generation of the brilliant point can be prevented and that the driving margin of the PDP can be secured. In addition, after the wall charges are erased, a positive polar voltage is supplied to the scan electrodes and the sustain electrodes to form the negative polar charges in the discharge space on the electrodes so that a voltage margin for the address discharge and the sustain discharge is secured and that the discharge can be stabilized. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058768 | Display device - In a display device ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090058769 | ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE - An active matrix display device, wherein a unit pixel comprising a plurality of sub-pixels is correlated to video data having bits corresponding to a plurality of gray scale levels for a pixel, one bit of the video data is correlated to at least one frame display sub-pixel in the unit pixel, directly written onto the frame display sub-pixel, and displayed for one frame period, and the remaining plurality of bits of the video data are temporarily stored in a frame memory, separated into sub frames and written onto at least one other sub-frame display sub-pixel of the unit pixel, and displayed separately for sub-frame periods. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058770 | Display device and electronic system utilizing the same - A display device including a pixel unit, a selection unit, and a control unit is disclosed. The pixel unit includes a driving transistor and a capacitor. The driving transistor includes a gate and a source. The capacitor is coupled between the gate and the source. The selection unit selectively transmits a first voltage or a second voltage to the driving transistor. The control unit controls the selection unit and receives the voltage of the source. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058771 | Method of driving organic electroluminescence emission portion - Disclosed herein is a method of driving an organic electroluminescence emission portion, the method including the steps of: applying a first node initialization voltage to corresponding one of the data lines, and supplying the video signal instead of the first node initialization voltage for a predetermined scanning time period, applying the first node initialization voltage from the corresponding one of the data lines to the first node through the write transistor held in an ON state for initializing the potential at the first node, and holding a state of applying the first node initialization voltage from the corresponding one of the data lines to the first node through the write transistor held in an ON state for holding the potential at the first node. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058772 | Organic light emitting display and method for driving the same - A method of driving an organic light emitting display device includes generating a luminance map for a plurality of pixels by applying the same driving voltage to driving transistors formed in the plurality of pixels of a panel and by capturing luminances of the pixels, generating a threshold voltage map by calculating threshold voltage correction values that compensate for threshold voltages of the driving transistors associated with the luminances of the pixels. A lookup table is generated by sampling the threshold voltage correction values stored in the threshold voltage map. Threshold voltage correction values are restored by interpolating the sampled threshold voltage correction values, and correcting a driving voltage by adding the restored threshold voltage correction values to input gray level data and by providing the added value to the panel. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058773 | DISPLAY DRIVER AND RELATED DISPLAY - The present invention discloses a display driver and related display. The display driver includes: a plurality of level shifters, respectively receiving input signals for outputting shifted signals; a plurality of switches; and a digital-to-analog converter, having a plurality of input terminals electrically connected to outputs of the level shifters respectively via the switches directly; wherein the switches are turned off while the level shifters are in a transition to convert the input signals into the shifted signals. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058774 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a substrate, a daisy chain, a driving circuit, and a conductive portion. The substrate has an electrode line. The daisy chain includes a first conducting wire separated from the electrode line. The first conducting wire has a first terminal and a second terminal. The conductive portion is disposed on the substrate. The first terminal is electrically connected to the electrode line and the second terminal is separated from the driving circuit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058775 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DRIVE APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal drive apparatus includes: a storage unit storing an enhancement correction coefficient having (1/2 | 2009-03-05 |
20090058776 | Display apparatus, driving method thereof and electronic equipment - A display apparatus including: an effective pixel section having a plurality of pixel circuits arranged to form a matrix, each pixel circuit including a switching device through which pixel video data is written into the pixel circuit; a plurality of scan lines each provided for an individual one of rows of the pixel circuits arranged on the effective pixel section to control the conduction states of the switching devices; a plurality of capacitor lines each arranged for individual one of the rows connected to the pixel circuits; a plurality of signal lines each arranged for individual one of columns connected to the pixel circuits to propagate the pixel video data; a first driving circuit configured to selectively drive the scan lines and the capacitor lines; and a second driving circuit configured to drive the signal lines. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058777 | Liquid crystal display device and method for driving same - An exemplary liquid crystal display device includes pixel units. Each pixel unit includes a first sub pixel unit and a second sub pixel unit. The first sub pixel unit is associated with one of three primary colors, and the second sub pixel unit is associated with one of three complementary colors of the three primary colors. An exemplary method for driving the liquid crystal display device is also provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058778 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device gives a difference in luminance between subframes when dividing a frame into the subframes. Further, a magnification to be applied to one of an R signal, a G signal, and a B signal having the maxim signal level is also applied to the other signals. Thus, an image display device causing no color deviation between the subframes can be provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058779 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC PAPER INCLUDING THE SAME - The prevent invention provides a liquid crystal display element capable of displaying an image in a short time during screen rewriting, a method of driving the same, and an electronic paper including the same. A liquid crystal display element includes: B, G, and R display units that have liquid crystal layers (not shown in FIG. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058780 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus including: a pixel section having a plurality of pixel circuits arranged two-dimensionally by being each provided at an intersection of a scan line and a signal line as a circuit including a switching device, a display element and a storage capacitor; and a correction circuit for correcting a storage-capacitor voltage supplied to the storage capacitors, wherein the correction circuit employs a comparator for detecting the difference between electric potentials received from a portion of the pixel section as a pixel electric potential having a positive polarity and a pixel electric potential having a negative polarity and for comparing the difference in electric potential with a reference voltage, and an output-voltage control circuit for converting a comparison result output by the comparator into a correction signal used for correcting the storage-capacitor voltage to be asserted on a storage-capacitor line used for supplying the storage-capacitor voltage. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058781 | GATE DRIVING DEVICE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The invention relates to a gate driving device for Thin Film Transistor liquid crystal display comprising: a plurality of shift registers directly deposited on an array substrate, said shift registers being composed of effect transistors and a capacitor, obtaining a gate driving signal voltage by controlling an input signal. Said shift register can be realized by 5-layer mask process or 4-layer mask process, by arranging the field effect transistors on the margin part outside the active region on the substrate or at the edge of the substrate, and then directly depositing them on an array substrate. The invention obtains a gate driving signal voltage by the shift registers directly deposited on the substrate, thus overcoming the shortage of the need of driving chips and film layers in the prior art, substantially reducing the production cost for LCD. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058782 | METHOD OF DRIVING AN ACTIVE MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A method for driving an active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) to perform partial display area displaying on a portion of a display area thereof is disclosed. The method includes: using a common electrode voltage for line alternate-driving in a first write period of a partial display area, and for frame alternate-driving in at least a portion of a second write period outside of the partial display area; and in a frame alternate-driving period of the second write period outside of the partial display area, controlling the common electrode voltage to adjust one of two voltage durations of the common electrode voltage which are respectively before and after the first write period of the partial display area and in which the common electrode voltage are of the same polarity, to make the two voltage durations have equal lengths. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058783 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - LCD device including: a first LCD panel for displaying an image in a transmission mode; a second LCD panel for displaying an image in a reflection mode; and a power supply circuit for supplying a first counter voltage for displaying in the transmission mode to a first counter electrode of the first LCD panel and a second counter voltage for displaying in the reflection mode to a second counter electrode of the second LCD panel, wherein the first counter voltage and the second counter voltage are at voltage levels mutually different from one another. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058784 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first substrate, a first electrode comprising first electrode extensions formed on the first substrate, a second electrode comprising second electrode extensions formed on the first substrate and arranged alternately with the first electrode extensions, a second substrate facing the first substrate, liquid crystal molecules interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein electrode gaps formed between the first electrode extensions and the second electrode extensions comprise first electrode gaps and second electrode gaps, and the first electrode gaps are different from the second electrode gaps, and wherein the liquid crystal molecules are aligned vertically to the first and the second substrate, when the electric field is not formed between the first and the second substrate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058785 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display including: a first common electrode line and a second common electrode line located near an edge of a panel and at least partly surrounding a plurality of pixels on the panel; a first common line positioned at an i | 2009-03-05 |
20090058786 | Liquid crystal display and inversion drive method - One embodiment of the invention includes an liquid crystal display (LCD) with multiple polarity signal lines that control output buffer blocks so that at least one voltage polarity of a signal transmitted via a data line controlled by a first output buffer block inverts non-simultaneously with at least one voltage polarity of a signal transmitted via a data line controlled by a second output buffer block. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058787 | Image Display System, A Liquid Crystal Display Device, And A Discharge Circuit Of The Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention relates to a discharge circuit of a liquid crystal display device which receives a power and controls the charges stored in the pixel units of the pixel matrix of the liquid crystal display device. The discharge circuit includes a control circuit receiving the power and generating a control signal when being disconnected from the power, a horizontal driver and a pre-charge circuit forming a plurality of discharge paths having switches, and a selection circuit receiving the control signal and generating a selection signal for enabling the switches of the discharge paths. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058788 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING DATA OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An apparatus and method of driving data of a liquid crystal display device is disclosed, which can minimize an electromagnetic interference EMI noise by decreasing an output peak current of a data driver, the apparatus comprising a timing controller for supplying a reference source output enable signal; a delay circuit for delaying the reference source output enable signal and supplying a plurality of source output enable signals provided with the different delay times; and a data driver, including a plurality of data ICs to divide and drive data lines of a liquid crystal panel into a plurality of data blocks, for dispersing data output timing of the plurality of data ICs in response to the plurality of source output enable signals. | 2009-03-05 |
20090058789 | Digital play system, LCD display module and display control method - The present invention provides a digital play system, comprising a signal conversion unit to receive a video signal and convert it into image data; and a LCD display module consisting of a timing controller to receive said image data and output row control signals and pixel data, a row driver to receive row control signals and output row driving signals, and a display panel to receive the row driving signals and pixel data, wherein the timing controller controls the row driver to output odd row driving signals and even row driving signals to display alternately odd-row array and even-row array of the display panel. | 2009-03-05 |