10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090059090 | REMOTE CONTROL WITH CONTENT MANAGEMENT - A remote control unit includes stored user profiles to facilitate and possibly limit access to media content. In some embodiments, a biometric sensor or smart card reader provides user authentication to access stored user profiles. User profiles are associated with content sets that include content selected for potential viewing by the user. The remote control unit is enabled for bidirectional communication with a set-top box or modem that permits access to media content from a bidirectional service provider network. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059091 | Bi-Modal Switching for Controlling Digital Tv Applications on Video Devices - A portable digital television (DTV) comprises a processor, a channel and volume changing button arrangement, and a navigational button arrangement. Either or both button arrangements can be used in at least a bi-modal operation. In a first mode of operation, the button arrangements provide their normal functions, and in the second mode of operation, the button arrangements provide an interactive application interface to the user. Preferably, one of the two button arrangements is selected for the bi-modal operation. The selected button arrangement is associated with at least an optical element for lighting the button arrangement. The controller operates the optical element such that the selected button arrangement has one color in one mode of operation and has a different color in the other mode of operation. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059092 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is electrically connected to an external electronic device. The electronic device includes an assignment component, a memory component and a control component. The assignment component is configured to assign control codes that control operations of the external electronic device to a plurality of control keys of a remote control to generate assignment information indicating corresponding relationship between the control codes and the control keys of the remote control. The memory component is configured to store the assignment information generated by the assignment component. The control component is configured to control the external electronic device based on the assignment information stored in the memory component when the control component receives an operation signal indicating that one of the control keys of the remote control is operated. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059093 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - An exemplary image display device ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090059094 | Apparatus and method for overlaying image in video presentation system having embedded operating system - A video presentation system is provided for outputting a document and/or multimedia image file as well as a live image on one display unit. The system integrates an embedded system for controlling devices with a video presentation device, which is an optical image electronic device. The video presentation system integrating an embedded operating system (OS) includes: a video presenting unit processing a generated first image or a received second image to generate a signal that can be displayed, and outputting the generated signal, or processing the first image and the second image to generate a signal that can be displayed, by overlaying the images, and transmitting the captured first image or a part of the image; and an embedded unit transmitting the overlay information and the second image to the video presenting unit through periodic communication with the video presenting unit, and receiving the captured first image. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059095 | PROJECTION LENS SYSTEM AND METHOD - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for medium wide angle projection system. An exemplary embodiment of the present technique comprises an imaging system configured to create an image, at least one lens configured to produce a medium wide-angle representation of the image, and an aperture stop positioned to capture the medium wide-angle representation of the image from the at least one lens. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059096 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIRTUAL REALITY CREATING SYSTEM - A virtual reality creating system including: a screen | 2009-03-05 |
20090059097 | Image display apparatus - An image display apparatus includes: a light source; a spatial light modulation element modulating light from the light source based on a video signal; light quantity adjustment section adjusting the light quantity of light from the light source based on luminance information in the video signal; image correction section correcting luminance level of the video signal in accordance with light quantity adjustment by the light quantity adjustment section, and supplying a corrected video signal to the spatial light modulation element; and re-adjustment section performing re-adjustment such that a light quantity adjustment target is re-adjusted to a lower value, in a case that a final display luminance level, representing a luminance of the light modulated by the spatial modulation element, is lower than a predetermined first luminance level, where the light quantity adjustment target represents a adjustment target value in the light quantity, employed by the light quantity adjustment section. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059098 | Image display apparatus and image processing apparatus - An image display apparatus includes: rate multiplication section multiplying frame rate of input image by 2 | 2009-03-05 |
20090059099 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTION SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - The illumination device includes a plurality of light source units and a plurality of optical concentrators facing the plurality of light source units and each having an entry surface, lateral surfaces, and an output surface. A color synthesizing unit synthesizes light emitted by the plurality of optical concentrators and includes two intersecting dichroic filters. A relay optical system transmits light synthesized by the color synthesizing unit to an illuminated surface. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059100 | Process and device for playing back multimedia data in a motor vehicle - A process and device are disclosed for playing back multimedia data in a motor vehicle. A digital multiplexed audio-video data stream from a multimedia data carrier, in particular a DVD, is read and separated into an audio data stream, a video data stream and a menu data stream. The audio data stream is converted into an audio signal which can be acoustically output and is output by an acoustic output unit. The video data stream and the menu data stream are combined into a digital graphic data stream which is blanked out when the motor vehicle is in movement. The graphic data stream is converted into a graphic signal which can be graphically output and is output by a graphic output unit. This ensures that the menu data are displayed even when the vehicle is in movement, so that the multimedia data carrier remains constantly useable. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059101 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTO-FOCUS USING LIQUID CRYSTAL ADAPTIVE OPTICS - An auto-focus camera ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090059102 | Dual-purpose projective display - A projective display is signally connected with an electronic device capable of exporting an image, so as to allow a user to optionally view the image exported by the electronic device, wherein the projective display comprises:
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20090059103 | Methods and systems for image processing and display - Methods and systems for displaying or projecting images that may be implemented to provide the ability for a user of an information handling system to view a selected image on a display or projection screen privately, while allowing other images to appear on the display or projection screen which are publicly viewable to other users who cannot see the privately-displayed image. With appropriate intervening polarization, a user may be allowed to view the private image as well as any displayed or projected publicly viewable images, and the private image and publicly viewable images may be optionally simultaneously displayed or projected if so desired. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059104 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - The problem to be solved is to suppress image quality degradation caused by polarizers and provide improved light fastness. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059105 | System and Method for Controlled Illumination - An electronic device having a first component requiring a first lighting configuration, a second component requiring a second lighting configuration, an illumination component that creates an artificial lighting and a window disposed over the illumination component so that when the artificial lighting is passed through the window, the window is configured to produce one of the first lighting configuration and the second lighting configuration. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059106 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed in a mutually opposing relationship and liquid crystals sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. When an initial sequence is executed, an alignment state of molecules of the liquid crystals transitions from a splay alignment state to a bend alignment state to thereby perform display or light modulation. The liquid crystal device further includes a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines formed on the first substrate so as to intersect each other; a pixel circuit including switching elements formed at intersections of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines, pixel electrodes connected to the switching elements, and sustain capacitors for temporarily sustaining voltages of the pixel electrodes; opposing electrodes formed on the second substrate opposite the pixel electrodes; a driver capable of driving the scanning lines, the data lines, and the opposing electrodes; and a control unit configured to supply a control signal and an image signal for the display or the light modulation. The initial sequence includes a bend transition nucleus generation sequence and a bend transition expansion sequence. A horizontal electric field is generated by a potential | 2009-03-05 |
20090059107 | TRANSFLECTIVE LCD UNIT - A transflective LCD unit includes an array of pixels each including a reflective area and a transmissive area. The LC layer has an effective retardation of λ/4 in the reflective area, and an effective retardation of λ/2 in the transmissive area. A retardation film disposed in the reflective area provides a retardation of λ/2 to the light passed thereby. An angle of θ between the optical axis of the retardation film and the polarized direction of the light is in a range of 0 degree<θ<22.5 degrees. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059108 | MULTI-DOMAIN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, PIXEL ARRAY STRUCTURE AND DRIVING METHODS THEREOF - A multi-domain vertical alignment (MVA) liquid crystal display panel including an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The active device array substrate has a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of auxiliary electrodes, wherein each pixel electrodes has at least a slit and each auxiliary electrode is disposed corresponding to the slit. The opposite substrate is disposed above the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate has a common electrode disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate. The above-mentioned multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display panel has high aperture ratio and rapid response. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059109 | Array substrate and display panel having the same - An array substrate includes a transistor, a pixel electrode and an upper insulation layer. The transistor is formed on an upper insulation layer formed on a base substrate. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the transistor. The upper insulation layer covers the transistor to directly make contact with the base substrate of an area having the pixel electrode formed thereon. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059110 | Liquid crystal display device - To form a sufficiently large storage capacitor, a liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal held between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal display panel having multiple pixels arranged in matrix. The first substrate has, in a transmissive display area provided in each of the pixels, a laminated structure containing a first transparent electrode, a first insulating film, a second transparent electrode, a second insulating film, and a third transparent electrode which are laminated in this order. The first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode are electrically insulated from each other and together form a first storage capacitor through the first insulating film, and the second transparent electrode and the third transparent electrode are electrically insulated from each other and together form a second storage capacitor through the second insulating film. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059111 | LCD DRIVER IC AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is an LCD driver IC. The LCD driver IC can include a first conductive type well formed in a substrate, a second conductive type drift region formed in the first conductive type well, a first isolation layer formed in the second conductive type drift region, a gate formed on the substrate at a first side of the first isolation layer, and a second conductive type first ion implantation region formed in the second conductive type drift region between the first isolation layer and the gate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059112 | Liquid Crystal Display Device, Driving Circuit, and Connection Repairing Method Thereof - A liquid crystal display device, drive circuit, and repair method thereof are provided. The drive circuit includes a plurality of signal lines and a plurality of drivers connected with the signal lines. The drivers have an ordering sequence. Each of the drivers includes a first amplifier and a second amplifier. Each of the first amplifier and the second amplifier includes an input terminal and an output terminal. The output terminal of the first amplifier of each of the driver is coupled to the input terminal of the first amplifier of the next stage driver according to the ordering sequence. The output terminal of the second amplifier of each driver is coupled to the input terminal of the second amplifier of the next stage driver according to the ordering sequence. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059113 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | 2009-03-05 |
20090059114 | Backlight Module and Liquid Crystal Display Incorporating Same - Disclosed are a backlight module and a liquid crystal display (LCD) inocroprating the same. The backlight module includes a frame having an accommodation portion, elastic plate structures, a light guide plate disposed in the frame and light emitting diodes (LEDs). The elastic plate structures extend respectively from both sides of the accommodation portion in the frame. The light emitting diodes are disposed in the accommodation portion, and are fixed between the light guide plate and the respective elastic plate structures. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059115 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A front cover ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090059116 | LASER APPARATUS - The present invention comprises: a laser light source | 2009-03-05 |
20090059117 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - The display device includes: a display panel that displays an image; and a backlight that is disposed on a back surface of the display panel and emits light from the back surface of the display panel. The backlight includes: an output member that outputs incoming light to the display panel; and a light source that emits light to the output member from a side of the output member. The light source includes: plural board-shaped substrates that each have a light-emitting element mounted on a surface thereof; and a wiring board that is in contact with a side surface of each of the plural board-shaped substrates to hold, in an upright position, the plural board-shaped substrates which are arranged in a line, and that is arranged so that the each light-emitting element faces the side of the output member while the wiring board is electrically connected to the plural board-shaped substrates. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059118 | Backlight module with detachable illuminator support apparatus and liquid crystal display utilizing same - An exemplary backlight module includes a frame and an illuminator support apparatus. The frame defines a through hole therein, and the through hole includes an assembly hole and a location hole communicating with each other. The illuminator support apparatus includes a base and a neck. The base remains fixed to the frame through the location hole. The neck is configured to be slidable from the assembly hole to the location hole and secured to the frame after the supporting body is snugly rotated. A liquid crystal display employing the backlight module is also provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059119 | OPTICAL ELEMENT PACKAGE, BACKLIGHT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical element covering member capable of improving insufficiency in rigidity of the optical element while an increase in thickness of a liquid crystal display device or deterioration of display characteristics of the liquid crystal display device is reduced, a backlight provided with the optical element covering member, and a liquid crystal display device are provided. The optical element covering member includes at least one optical element, a support medium for supporting the at least one optical element, and a covering member for covering the at least one optical element and the support medium. The at least one optical element and the support medium constitute a stack. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059120 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - An illumination apparatus is disclosed. The illumination apparatus includes a polarization plate, a light source, and a light transmission film. The light transmission film is disposed between the polarization plate and the light source and includes a plurality of prisms formed on a surface thereof, the plurality of prisms each having a ridge line in a first direction and being continuously arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. In the illumination apparatus, the light transmission film is disposed such that a ridge line direction of the plurality of prisms is one of a perpendicular direction and an approximately perpendicular direction to a transmission axis of the polarization plate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059121 | Illumination Unit and Display Unit Incorporating the Same - An illumination device has at least one fluorescent tube, a lower frame supporting the fluorescent tube, a light diffusion plate which opposes the lower frame with the fluorescent tube being interposed therebetween for forward diffusion of output light of the fluorescent tube, a reflection sheet disposed along the fluorescent tube side of the lower frame for reflecting the fluorescent light toward the light diffuser plate, and an upside reflector covering an electrode of the fluorescent tube for reflecting the light toward the light diffuser. When letting a direction along a length of the fluorescent tube be a horizontal direction, a distance between the fluorescent tube and the reflection sheet at at least one of nearby portions of right and left ends of the illuminator is greater than such distance at a central portion thereof. A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus using the illuminator is also disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059122 | SURFACE EMITTING DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A surface emitting device includes a plurality of light sources disposed on an identical plane, an optical element having translucent properties and having formed thereon a luminance distribution-forming layer for suppressing luminance variations of light emitted from the plurality of light sources. A reflective surface is provided. for reflecting a light emitted from the plurality of light sources, the reflective surface being disposed opposite to the optical element by sandwiching the plurality of light sources with an air layer in between the reflective surface and the optical element. A diffuser for diffusing the light emitted from the plurality of light sources is disposed opposite to the plurality of light sources by sandwiching the optical element. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059123 | PLANE LIGHT SOURCE AND LCD BACKLIGHT UNIT HAVING THE SAME - There are provided a plane light source and an LCD backlight unit having the same. A plane light source including light emitting device matrixes each having a plurality of light emitting devices arranged in rows and columns on a substrate according to an aspect of the invention includes: a first matrix having a plurality of light emitting devices arranged in rows and columns; and a second matrix having a plurality of light emitting devices arranged in rows and columns, the light emitting devices each located within a rectangle formed by four adjacent light emitting devices included in the first matrix, and forming angles θ satisfying the condition of 45°≦θ≦55° therebetween on the basis of a horizontal direction, wherein among pitches between one light emitting devices included in the light emitting device matrixes and another lighting light emitting device adjacent to the light emitting device, a pitch P | 2009-03-05 |
20090059124 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device including the same - A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device includes a reflection sheet, at least one lamp arranged over the reflection sheet, a diffuser plate over the at least one lamp, the diffuser plate including a base plate of a transparent material, a diffusion layer at a first surface of the base plate facing the at least one lamp, and a light concentrating layer at a second surface of the base plate opposite to the first surface and formed of a same material as the base plate, and optical sheets over the diffuser plate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059125 | Image display apparatus - An image display apparatus includes: a plurality of light sources for emitting light; an optical uniformizing portion for uniformizing light emitted from the plurality of light sources; a total reflection portion disposed above the plurality of light sources, the total reflection portion totally reflecting light from the optical uniformizing portion; an optical guide portion for guiding light totally reflected at the total reflection portion; an optical diffusion unit for diffusing light from the total reflection portion and outputting the diffused light; an optical parallelizing unit for parallelizing light from the optical diffusion unit; and a liquid crystal panel for modulating light from the optical parallelizing unit into an optical image in accordance with an image signal and displaying the optical image. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059126 | Display device - A panel unit is formed by sandwiching a liquid crystal display panel and a diffusion sheet between a front surface plate having a curved plane and a back surface plate having a curved plane. A light source unit is arranged on a back surface of the panel unit. The diffusion sheet is formed in to an outward convex shape in the same manner as the liquid crystal display panel and hence, due to a lens action of the diffusion sheet, light from the light source unit is collected in the direction toward the center of a screen. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress a phenomenon that brightness in a periphery of the screen is reduced when the screen is viewed from a front side. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059127 | Liquid crystal display device - In a backlight which arranges light emitting diodes on a side surface of a light guide plate, even when the light guide plate is made thin by further reducing a thickness of the light guide plate and the light emitting diodes having a thickness larger than the thickness of the light guide plate are used, it is possible to manufacture the light guide plate with high accuracy in a short time. In a liquid crystal display device having a backlight which radiates light to a liquid crystal panel, LEDs are mounted on the light guide plate formed on the backlight as a light emitting element, a light radiation portion of the light guide plate is formed by molding by applying pressure and heat to a sheet-shaped resin, and a light incident portion of the light guide plate is formed by injection molding. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059128 | Prism sheet having inclined ridges and liquid crystal display using the same - A prism sheet includes a transparent base film with first and second surfaces and an optical refracting part with a plurality of prism units on the second surface, wherein the prism units are integral with the transparent base film, each prism unit having a predetermined height and extending along a first direction on the second surface of the transparent base film, wherein each prism unit includes a ridge extending along the first direction, a distance along a normal between the second surface of the transparent base film and the ridge defining the predetermined height of the prism unit, and wherein at least two prism units include ridges inclined at a predetermined angle other than zero with respect to the second surface of the transparent base film, the inclined ridges being unevenly distributed on the second surface of the transparent base film. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059129 | Light source assembly and liquid crystal display utilizing the same - An exemplary light source assembly includes a light guide plate, a printed circuit board facing the light guide plate, and at least two light emitting elements. The at least two light emitting elements are angled on the printed circuit board. Light emitted from the at least two light emitting elements is obliquely transmitted onto the light guide plate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059130 | Backlight device for liquid crystal display and method of fabricating the same - A backlight device for a liquid crystal display includes a substrate, and a plurality of white, red, green, and blue light emitting diodes arranged on the substrate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059131 | LAMP AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is a lamp and a liquid crystal display device having the same. The lamp includes a discharge tube having an inner wall coated with a phosphor; a first electrode containing a first metallic material having a first sputtering rate provided at one end of the discharge tube; and a second electrode containing a second metallic material having a second sputtering rate provided at the other end of the discharge tube, wherein the first sputtering rate is larger than the second sputtering rate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059132 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT - The invention provides an optically isotropic liquid crystal composition having: a liquid crystal component comprising a liquid crystal component A consisting of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds having difluoroalkenyl and compounds having alkenyl; and chiral dopants, wherein in the liquid crystal component, the content of compounds having 3 or more ring structures is approximately 15 wt % or more. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059133 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090059134 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A transverse electric field mode liquid crystal display device capable of improving the viewing angle characteristic in black display at an oblique viewing angle with a simple structure is provided. In the liquid crystal display device in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, (a) the product (ΔA·d) of the thickness d of the liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of substrates and the refractive index anisotropy Δn of the liquid crystal layer is within the range of 320 nm±20 nm, (b) each of the pair of polarizing plates is composed of a polarizer and transparent protective films sandwiching the polarizer therebetween, and the polarizing plate and the substrate are directly stuck together without any retardation film or optical compensation layer interposed therebetween, (c) the delay phase axis of the transparent protective film that protects the liquid crystal layer side is generally parallel with the absorption axis of the polarizer in each of the pair of polarizing plates, and (d) the in-plane retardation Re is equal to or less than 10 nm, and the retardation in thickness direction Rth is no less than 30 nm and no greater than 40 nm for the transparent protective film that protects the liquid crystal layer side in each of the pair of polarizing plates. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059135 | TRANSREFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A transreflective liquid crystal display and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The transreflective liquid crystal display includes a first insulating substrate; a color filter substrate including at least four color filters constituting a unit pixel formed on the first insulating substrate, the color filter substrate representing colors using light coming from outside; a second insulating substrate; a thin film transistor substrate facing the color filter substrate, the thin film transistor substrate including a thin film transistor, a light transmitting electrode, and a light reflective electrode sequentially formed on the second insulating substrate; a light transmitting hole formed in at least one of the color filters at a location corresponding to the light reflective electrode; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the color filter substrate and the thin film transistor substrate | 2009-03-05 |
20090059136 | COMPOSITE POLARIZING PLATE WITH WIDE FIELD OF VIEW AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - There is provided a wide viewing angle composite polarizing plate, comprising a linear polarization plate and an optical compensation film which comprises a transparent substrate showing an in-plane phase difference, and an optical anisotropic layer formed on one surface of the transparent substrate, said optical anisotropic layer being positive uniaxial and having an optical axis in a normal direction to the film, wherein, when the optical anisotropic layer side of said optical compensation film is used as the joint face, the phase retardation axis of the transparent substrate constituting said optical compensation film is substantially in parallel to the absorption axis of said linear polarization plate; and wherein, when the transparent substrate side of said optical compensation film is used as the joint face, the phase retardation axis of the transparent substrate is substantially orthogonal to the absorption axis of said linear polarization plate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059137 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING DISPLAY MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY OF ADOPTING THE METHOD - A designing method for a display module is provided. First, set a predetermined chromaticity value. Second, readjust a respective area distribution among a red subpixel, a blue subpixel and a green subpixel in a pixel to produce a simulated chromaticity value close to the predetermined one. Next, compare the predetermined chromaticity value with the simulated one. Then, repeat the step of adjusting the respective area of the red subpixel, the green subpixel and the blue subpixel until a difference between the predetermined chromaticity value and the simulated one is in a predetermined deviation. By means of adjusting the area distribution among the different subpixels, the chromatic aberration of LCD could be improved. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059138 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ORGANIC NANOPARTICLES, ORGANIC NANOPARTICLES THUS OBTAINED, INKJET INK FOR COLOR FILTER, COLORED PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN TRANSFER MATERIAL, CONTAINING THE SAME, AND COLOR FILTER, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND CCD DEVICE, PREPARED USING THE SAME - A method of producing organic nanoparticles, comprising:
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20090059139 | TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A transflective liquid crystal display panel includes an array substrate and a color filter substrate. The array substrate includes a plurality of scanning lines and signal lines arranged in a matrix, a lower electrode and an upper electrode in each of pixel regions surrounded by the scanning lines and the signal lines, and a reflecting plate disposed partly below each lower electrode, the lower electrode and the upper electrode in each pixel region being disposed facing each other with an insulating film therebetween, the lower electrodes being composed of a transparent conductive material, the upper electrodes each having a plurality of slits. The color filter substrate includes color filter layer segments arranged in correspondence to the pixel regions. The plurality of slits in each upper electrode have first open ends and second closed ends. Each color filter layer segment for the corresponding pixel region has a window where the color filter layer segment does not exist, the window being located at a position above the corresponding reflecting plate and facing the second closed ends of the slits. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059140 | Black-Matrix-Equipped Filter and Liquid Color Display - A black-matrix-equipped filter including a black matrix adapted to selectively shield light being incident from a light introduction side, and to transmit the unshielded light to a light output side, wherein the black matrix includes: a light shielding layer; and a first reflection inhibition layer formed at the light introduction side of the light shielding layer. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059141 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An electro-optic device includes: A frame light-shielding film defined a periphery of a pixel area. A frame light-shielding film having an opening at a predetermined position. An alignment mark formed in the opening. An opening light-shielding film formed so as to shield the opening in plan view. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059142 | TRANSFLECTIVE LCD DEVICE - A transflective LCD device includes an array substrate and a color filter. The substrate includes a plurality gate lines, a plurality of common lines, and a plurality of data lines substantially crossing the gate lines to define a plurality of sub-pixel regions. Each sub-pixel region has a reflective area and a transmissive area. Two of the reflective area of two adjacent sub-pixel regions in the same column are juxtaposed to each other. The color filter has a plurality of sub-pixel regions respectively aligned with the sub-pixel regions of the array substrate. The color filter includes an insulating layer disposed on the reflective area of a respective sub-pixel region. An LC layer is disposed between the array substrate and the color filter. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059143 | POLARIZING PLATE PROVIDED WITH OPTICAL COMPENSATION LAYERS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - There is provide a polarizing plate provided with optical compensation layers capable of performing viewing angle compensation with respect to a liquid crystal cell, providing broadband circular polarization, contributing to thickness reduction, preventing uneven display due to heat, and favorably preventing light leak in black display, and an image display apparatus using the same. The polarizing plate provided with optical compensation layers of the present invention includes a polarizer, a first optical compensation layer, and a second optical compensation layer in the stated order, wherein: the first optical compensation layer contains a resin having an absolute value of photoelastic coefficient of 2×10 | 2009-03-05 |
20090059144 | Multiple Cell Gaps Transreflective LCD and Fabricating Method Thereof - A LCD having multiple cell gaps and a method producing the same are provided. By stacking various numbers of dielectric layers and/or a photosensitive organic layer with various thicknesses on a display array substrate, various cell gaps for pixels of various colors can be obtained. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059145 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The liquid crystal display device according to this invention includes a control structure provided at each of or one of a liquid crystal side of a first substrate and a liquid crystal side of a second substrate to control a tilt direction of a liquid crystal upon application of a voltage to a liquid crystal layer, a first domain where a liquid crystal tilts in one direction upon application of a voltage to a liquid crystal layer, and a second domain where a liquid crystal tilts in a direction different from the tilt direction of the liquid crystal in the first domain by substantially 180°. Herein, an angle formed by the tilt direction of the liquid crystal in the first domain and a horizontal direction of a screen in the liquid crystal display device falls within a range between 22° and 39° or a range between 51° and 68°. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059146 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROCESS OF FABRICATING IT - Provided is an in-plane response-type liquid-crystal display device having a sufficiently high contrast ratio enough to display high-quality images. The device is free from the problem of light leak to be caused by spacers, and is free from the problem of rough surface appearances. In the device, the surface of each spacer is coated with a thermoplastic polymer prepared through graft polymerization of a molecular compound having a vinyl group or a polymerization initiator, with one or more polymerizable monomers. The functional groups existing in the surface of each spacer are bonded to the alignment layers adjacent to the spacers via van der Waals bonding or hydrogen bonding, whereby the spacers are fixed onto the orientation film on at least one of the electrode substrate and the color filter substrate constituting the device. The bonds are extremely small, and the region around the spacers through which light will leak is much reduced. In addition, the spacers are prevented from moving to scratch the neighboring alignment layers, and light leak through the device is prevented. The spacers preferably have a number of long-chain alkyl groups each having at least 6 carbon atoms in their surfaces, and light leak around the spacers is well prevented. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059147 | Liquid crystal display device - Light leakage between pixel electrodes over a video signal line in a TN-type liquid crystal display device in which a dot inversion driving is applied with a three o'clock viewing angle is prevented. Pixel electrodes (PX) are formed on both sides of a video signal line (DL) of a first substrate (SUB | 2009-03-05 |
20090059148 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The invention relates to a liquid crystal display based on an MVA mode of multi-division alignment in which alignment states of liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric anisotropy are made different from each other, and provides a liquid crystal display in which a drop in transmittance is suppressed and response characteristics are improved. The liquid crystal display is constructed so as to include a pair of substrates having a predetermined cell gap and arranged opposite to each other, vertical alignment films formed between the pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer sealed between the vertical alignment films and having a negative dielectric anisotropy, an alignment regulating structural member arranged on at least one of the pair of substrates, for regulating a total alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer at a time of voltage application, and a cured material provided in the liquid crystal layer and including a liquid crystal skeleton for tilting the liquid crystal molecules. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059149 | SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTIC APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A substrate for a liquid crystal device includes: an electrode film provided on a display area on the substrate; an alignment film which covers at least the display area and is subjected to an alignment process by rubbing; and a band-shaped projection provided in a peripheral area outside the display area so as at least to intersect the rubbing direction and extend along the display area, in which the height of the band-shaped projection on the substrate is higher than the height of the surface of the electrode film. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059150 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND PIXEL - A liquid crystal display panel including an opposite substrate, an active device array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The opposite substrate has a common electrode. The active device array substrate has a plurality of scan lines, data lines, and pixels. Each of the pixels is controlled by one of the scan lines and one of the data lines, correspondingly. Each pixel has an active device, a first pixel electrode having a first slit and electrically connected to the active device, a dielectric layer covering the first pixel electrode, and a second pixel electrode having a second slit and disposed between the dielectric layer and the opposite substrate. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the second pixel electrode. The first and second slits are substantially aligned to each other, and the width of first slit is smaller than that of second slit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059151 | Liquid crystal display panel and manufacturintg method therreof - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display panel and manufacturing method thereof. The liquid crystal display panel includes a thin film transistor substrate, an opposite substrate facing the thin film transistor substrate, a pixel electrode formed on the thin film transistor substrate, and a common electrode formed on the opposite substrate. At least one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode includes conductive nanowires and a conductive filler. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059152 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display capable of narrowing a slit between pixel electrodes and preventing a short circuit defect is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, in which each of the pixels includes: a plurality of non-linear elements formed on a substrate; a plurality of subpixel electrodes electrically connected to the plurality of non-linear elements, respectively; and an inter-subpixel insulating layer formed between at least two subpixel electrode out of the plurality of subpixel electrodes. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059153 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first substrate having a group of terminal electrodes on one side thereof, at least one of the terminal electrodes forming a branched electrode with an isolation region extending along an elongating direction of each the terminal electrode and a second substrate opposing the first substrate such that the terminal electrodes are exposed from an overlapping area of the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059154 | PHOTO-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY EMPLOYING THE SAME - A photo-sensitive adhesive for a flexible liquid crystal display is provided, comprising the following components: an urethane oligomer; a reactive monomer with phenyl group; and a photo-initiator. In an embodiment, the phenyl group of the reactive monomer has a weight ratio of 40 wt %, base on the total weight of the reactive monomer. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059155 | Liquid crystal display device - [Object] To implement a support layer which is smaller than in the prior art with a stable contact area with the spacers in columnar form even in the case where the spacers in columnar form are miniaturized. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059156 | Liguid-Crystal Display Device - Disclosed herein is a liquid-crystal display device capable of reducing leakage of light under a black state due to scattering from a liquid-crystal layer, and having high-contrast ratio, excellent image quality performance. The liquid-crystal display device comprises: a liquid-crystal panel including one pair of polarizers disposed on one pair of substrates, a liquid-crystal layer held in sandwiched form between the pair of substrates, and a group of electrodes formed on at least one of the pair of substrates for applying an electric field to the liquid-crystal layer; and a light source unit disposed outside the pair of substrates. The liquid-crystal layer includes a liquid-crystal material having an ordinary-light refractive index of at least 1.46, but up to 1.49, an extraordinary-light refractive index of at least 1.54, but up to 1.59, and a mean photoelastic constant of at least 8, but up to 25, and exhibiting a nematic phase. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059157 | OPTICALLY ISOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIUM AND OPTICAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal medium is described, which has stability to heat, light and so on, a wide temperature range of liquid crystal phase, a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy, and exhibits an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase. The liquid crystal medium includes a liquid crystal compound represented by formula (1) and a chiral reagent and exhibits an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059158 | OPTICAL DIFFUSION DEVICE, PROJECTION SCREEN, DESIGN MEMBER AND SECURITY MEDIUM - The present invention provides an optical diffusion device, which can exhibit discontinuously different optical properties only in desired regions without creating any difference in grades and/or breaks, facilitate control of the optical diffusion properties, and prevent the occurrence of the stray light, as well as provides a projection screen and a design member, both using the optical diffusion device. An exemplary optical diffusion device according to this invention includes a base, and a cholesteric liquid crystal polymer layer provided on the base and composed of a plurality of diffusion regions arranged on a plane. A diffusion angle of one of the diffusion regions (e.g., first diffusion regions) of the cholesteric liquid crystal polymer layer is different from a diffusion angle of another of the diffusion regions (e.g., second diffusion regions). | 2009-03-05 |
20090059159 | EYEWEAR WITH RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - Eyewear having radiation monitoring capability is disclosed. Radiation, such as ultraviolet (UV) radiation, infrared (IR) radiation or light, can be measured by a detector. The measured radiation can then be used in providing radiation-related information to a user of the eyewear. Advantageously, the user of the eyewear is able to easily monitor their exposure to radiation. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059160 | EYEGLASSES STRUCTURE - A pair of eyeglasses includes a frame, lenses embedded in the frame, two coupling pieces pivoted to two ends of the frame respectively, and two temples joined to the coupling pieces respectively; the coupling pieces are flexible and resilient; each of the coupling pieces has a holding hole on a rear end, and a detainment hole on a lateral side thereof, which communicates with the holding hole; each of the temples has a joining section, and an embedded protrusion on a lateral side of the joining section; the temples are each joined to the corresponding coupling piece with the joining section being received in the holding hole, and with the embedded protrusion being embedded in the detainment hole of the coupling piece; in use, the coupling pieces will be made to bend outwardly by the wearer's head, and make the temples pressed against the wearer's head owing to their resilience. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059161 | Ear shield - An apparatus for providing a protective covering for ears when riding a motorcycle. The apparatus comprises a disc shaped member for covering an ear of a user, such disc shaped member being formed of a first predetermined material for engagement with an arm of a pair of glasses worn by a one of a motorcycle rider and a bicycle rider; and a means attached to a predetermined portion of such disc shaped member for securing such disc shaped member to the arm of such glasses. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059162 | METHODS OF RELEASING AND HYDRATING OPHTHALMIC LENSES - Methods of releasing and hydrating ophthalmic lenses are described herein. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059163 | Ophthalmic Lens Having Selected Spherochromatic Control and Methods - An aspect of the invention is directed to an ophthalmic lens, comprising at least one optic having at least one aspheric surface, the lens configured such that, when applied to an average eye, for a bandwidth between a wavelength of 656 nm and a wavelength of 486 nm, at a location disposed in a range 0.7 to 1.0 of the normalized clear aperture of the lens, the spherochromatism being less than 25 waves of the center wavelength of the bandwidth. In some embodiments, the lens is multizonal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059164 | SOFT CONTACT LENSES DISPLAYING SUPERIOR ON-EYE COMFORT - The present invention relates to soft contact lenses having an overall comfort preference of at least about 2 to 1 as compared to an Acuvue® contact lens and measured after one week of daily wear. The present invention further relates to a soft contact lens comprising an oxygen transmissibility greater than about 70 barrers/mm and physical properties suitable to provide wearer comfort over at least about 9 hours in at least about 80% of wearers, as measured in a randomized, double masked clinical study. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059165 | Contact lens products - The present invention relates to improved contact lens products which not only have initial insertion comfort but also are comfortable to wear for more than about 6 hours. The invention is achieved by packaging and storing a hydrogel lens with two or more leachable polymeric lubricants incorporated therein in a relatively viscous packaging solution including a relatively low molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) and a viscosity-enhancing hydrophilic polymer. The present invention also provides methods for making contact lens products of the invention. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059166 | Contact lens and method of manufacturing the same - A contact lens having a mark on at least one of an anterior face and a posterior face thereof, wherein the improvement including: the mark being defined by a concave annular section having inside and outside peripheral borders of circular shape, and a center projection situated in a center of the concave annular section; an outside diameter dimension of the concave annular section is held within a range of 0.1-0.5 mm; a widthwise center section of the concave annular section in radial cross section is a flat section having smaller depth change and greater radius of curvature than widthwise side sections; and at least the flat section of the mark has a rough surface The method of manufacturing the contact lens is also disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059167 | METHOD OF DESIGNING MULTIFOCAL CONTACT LENSES - The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses that provides improved efficiency in lens design compared to conventional methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by utilizing a visual performance prediction model as a part of the design process. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059168 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING THE DEPTH FOCUS OF THE HUMAN EYE - A method and apparatus for increasing the depth of focus of the human eye is comprised of a lens body, an optic in the lens body configured to produce light interference, and a pinhole-like optical aperture substantially in the center of the optic. The optic may be configured to produce light scattering or composed of a light reflective material. Alternatively, the optic may increase the depth of focus via a combination of light interference, light scattering, light reflection and/or light absorption. The optic may also be configured as a series of concentric circles, a weave, a pattern of particles, or a pattern of curvatures. One method involves screening a patient for an ophthalmic lens using a pinhole screening device in the lens to increase the patient's depth of focus. Another method comprises surgically implanting a mask in the patient's eye to increase the depth of focus. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059169 | Eye refractive power measurement apparatus - An eye refractive power measurement apparatus capable of performing analysis of an examinee's eye for irregular astigmatism with accuracy comprises a measurement optical system comprising an optical system projecting measurement light onto an examinee's fundus and an optical system photo-receiving the measurement light as a ring or substantially-ring fundus reflection image, a light deflection member placed in the optical systems, a unit rotating the deflection member, a memory storing the photo-received image as a measurement image, an analysis unit performing analysis of the measurement image, and an output unit, wherein the analysis unit detects the number of images or a width of an image in each meridian direction in the measurement image and judges the eye has irregular astigmatism when a portion in which the number of the images is two or a portion in which the width of the image goes beyond a predetermined level is detected. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059170 | Microscope - The present invention concerns a microscope with at least one optical element ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090059171 | Device for Soundproofing Motion Picture Cameras - A motion picture camera is provided. The motion picture camera having a camera housing that has an objective carrier which is arranged in the recording beam path of the motion picture camera and on which a recording optics can be fastened, having a camera frame that is arranged in the camera housing and which carries noise-producing parts of the camera mechanism, forms an image plane for the motion picture film, and is suspended on the camera housing at at least two upper connecting elements arranged in the front area of the motion picture camera above and on both sides of the image center of the motion picture camera, and is supported on the camera housing with a lower connecting element arranged in the front area of the motion picture camera below the image center, and having a device for soundproofing. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059172 | STEREO PROJECTION OPTICAL SYSTEM - A stereo projection optical system includes a first polarizing beam splitter, a transmission-type light modulator positioned to receive the first polarized light component from the first polarizing light splitter and an image assimilator positioned to receive an emergent light of the transmission-type light modulator. The image assimilator includes a second polarized light splitter and first, second reflective spatial light modulators. The stereo projection optical systems provide viewers three-dimensional images formed by two alternative polarization light beams whose polarizations are perpendicular to each other utilizing the transmission-type light modulators to form “3-D” images. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059173 | Methods and systems for projecting images - Methods and systems for projecting images that may be implemented to provide the ability for a user of an information handling system to view a selected projected image privately, while allowing other projected images to be publicly viewable to other users who cannot see the privately-projected image. With appropriate intervening polarization, a user may be allowed to view the projected private image and any projected publicly viewable images, and the private image and publicly viewable images may be optionally simultaneously projected if so desired. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059174 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - A light-shielding plate and a first light-shielding layer are arranged between a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal layer in a peripheral region of a liquid crystal panel so that linearly polarized light transmitted through the polarizing plate, which is a reflection polarizing plate, is not incident on the liquid crystal layer, but is reflected to the polarizing plate in the peripheral region. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059175 | DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT - A display arrangement having a user-facing side, the display arrangement comprising a display device and a data reader device for reading data from a data carrier associated with an item, including item identification data. The display arrangement has a database interface for accessing a database, which stores content data in correspondence with item identification data. The display device is responsive to item identification data being read by the data reader device from a data carrier to display content data on the user-facing side. The user-facing side includes a mirror, and a user sees both a reflection from the mirror and the displayed image when the user is in front of the user-facing side. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059176 | Multilayer Control of Gobo Shape - A control of gobos defend by records in the gobo. The gobos are formed by menued shapes. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059177 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An illumination device includes a light source part for emitting light with an intensity distribution approximately uniform in a first direction and a fly-eye lens into which the light is entered. The light source part and the fly-eye lens are arranged such that the first direction is inclined with respect to vertical and horizontal directions of arrangement of lens cells in the fly-eye lens. Since illumination light is entered into the fly-eye lens in a state of inclining with respect to the fly-eye lens, the number of superimposition patterns on the fly-eye lens is increased and illuminance non-uniformity in illumination light is suppressed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059178 | PROJECTOR AND HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM OF THE PROJECTOR - An exemplary projector includes a power supply circuit, a heat dissipation device, a rechargeable cell and a first switching circuit connected between the heat dissipation device and the rechargeable cell. The heat dissipation device is configured for dissipating heat produced by the projector. The power supply circuit is configured for powering the heat dissipation device. The rechargeable cell is configured for receiving and storing electrical power from the power supply circuit. The first switching circuit is configured for controlling the rechargeable cell to power the heat dissipation device when the power supply circuit stops powering the heat dissipation device. A related heat dissipation system is also provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059179 | IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS, AND A METHOD FOR ADJUSTING VIBRATING CONDITION OF A REFLECTION MIRROR IN THE IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS - For enabling to prevent ill effects from being generated in the structures of a reflection mirror, even if increasing an output energy from a light source, thereby preventing ill influences from being exerted on the driving condition thereof, a mirror drive controller unit | 2009-03-05 |
20090059180 | Optical apparatus - A projection type display apparatus includes a housing having a first side on which an air intake opening is arranged and a second side on which an air exhaust opening is arranged, a light source for supplying light, and a light valve device which modulates the light output from the light source. A first fan is provided which draws air from the air intake opening into the housing, and a first ventilation path is coupled with the air intake opening so as to lead air flow from the air intake opening toward a lower portion of the light valve. A second ventilation path is formed from the lower portion of the light valve to an upper portion of the light valve, and a second fan is provided which draws out air flowing from the second ventilation path through the air exhaust opening to outside of the housing. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059181 | PROJECTION DEVICE PARTICLE-CONTAINMENT SHIELD - A particle-containment shield is provided. The particles-containment shield includes a containment structure that defines an air inlet to receive air heated by a projection lamp from the outlet of the projection-lamp module and defines an air outlet to vent air heated by the projection lamp away from the projection lamp. The containment structure is sealed intermediate the air inlet and the air outlet such that air heated by the projection lamp that enters through the air inlet exits the containment structure through the air outlet. The containment structure defines a length, a width, and a height of the particle-containment shield. The particle-containment shield includes one or more deflection members is arranged in the containment structure to collectively block all straight line paths from the air inlet to the air outlet so as to inhibit projection lamp particles from exiting the air outlet upon projection lamp rupture. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059182 | BEAM PROJECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH AUTOMATIC IMAGE ADJUSTMENT - A beam projection apparatus and method with automatic image adjustment. A beam projection apparatus includes an actuator module being operable to move the beam projection apparatus, a beam projector being operable to project images, and a control module being operable to search surrounding structures around the beam projection apparatus and select a plane portion of the surrounding structures as a screen, to control the actuator module to move the beam projection apparatus for image display on the selected plane portion, and to control the beam projector to project the images on the selected plane portion. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059183 | DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND PROJECTOR INCLUDING SAME DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE - There are provided a small distance measuring device which enables an accurate distance measurement and has a wide range of measurable distances and a projector which is provided with the distance measuring device. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059184 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a light source for emitting light, a color wheel for filtering the light emitted from the light source, a converging module for converging the filtered light, a light-modulating device for modulating the light emitted from the light source, a lens module for projecting the light modulated by the light-modulating device; and a contrast-adjusting device. The contrast-adjusting device is positioned in a light path associated with the light source. The contrast-adjusting device includes a liquid crystal panel and a driving element. The liquid crystal panel is inserted into the light path associated with light source inside the lens module, and is driven by the driving element to tilt relative to light incident thereon from the light source so that contrast of the light output from the liquid crystal panel changes. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059185 | Projection Optical Unit, Projection-Type Image Displaying Apparatus and Projection-Type Image Displaying System - A projection optical unit for obliquely projecting an image displayed on an image display element upon a projection surface, enlargedly, comprises: a lens group, being disposed neighboring to the image display element, and including a plural number of projection lenses therein; and a reflection mirror for reflecting lights emitting from the lens group, to be projected onto the projection surface, obliquely, wherein assuming that a light beam, emitting from a center of the display screen of the image display element, passing through a center of an entrance pupil of the lens group, and entering into a screen center on the projection surface, is a screen center light beam, then the screen center light beam is incident upon the projection surface, obliquely, with respect to a normal line thereon, the lens group comprises a front lens group including a plural number of refraction lenses, being disposed thereafter directing from the image display element to the projection surface and having rotationally symmetric surface configurations, and a rear lens group including a refraction lens having a negative power and having a rotationally symmetric surface configuration and a plural number of lenses having rotationally asymmetric free curved surface configurations, and within the rear lens group, the lens having the negative power is movable in an optical axis direction, and at least one pieces among the lenses having the free curved surface configurations is movable into directions, including the optical axis and direction perpendicular thereto, within a surface including the optical axis and the normal line on the screen. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059186 | LAMP HOLDER OF A PROJECTION APPARATUS AND FABRICATION THEREOF - A method for forming a lamp holder. The lamp holder is applied in a projection apparatus. First, the lamp holder comprising metal is provided. An insulating layer is formed on one surface of the lamp holder to insulate the lamp holder from another element of the projection apparatus. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059187 | COATING AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS, COATING AND DEVELOPING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed herein is a coating and developing apparatus | 2009-03-05 |
20090059188 | Exposure Apparatus - An exposure apparatus includes an alignment station where an alignment measurement process is executed, an exposure station where an exposure process is executed, and two stages which can be swapped between the alignment station and the exposure station. A first blowing unit blows temperature-adjusted gas toward the alignment station, and a second blowing unit blows temperature-adjusted gas toward the exposure station. The directions in which the first blowing unit and the second blowing unit blow the gases are substantially perpendicular to a direction along which the alignment station and the exposure station are arranged. | 2009-03-05 |
20090059189 | PELLICLE FOR USE IN A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A pellicle for use in microlithographic exposure apparatus ( | 2009-03-05 |