| 14th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
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| 20100085417 | SERVICE LEVEL VIEW OF AUDIOVISUAL CONFERENCE SYSTEMS - In an embodiment, a machine-readable volatile or non-volatile storage medium stores one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform monitoring a plurality of video conference locations, each of the locations comprising one or more video conference rooms, resulting in creating and storing monitored data; generating service level view data which when displayed on a video display unit concurrently comprises graphical representations of all the locations and all the rooms, and graphical representations of faults associated with each of the rooms. Rooms can include coder-decoders (codecs), cameras, video monitors, and network packet data routing or switching elements. Embodiments provide a holistic view of all video conference rooms in a deployment, with aggregated call usage, quality and fault data, with highly useful graphical management displays. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085418 | Systems And Methods For Remotely Communicating With A Patient - A system and methods to permit a health care provider and a patient to remotely communicate information corresponding to the patient's medical condition with each other, both visually and audibly, via communication link in real time. The system may comprise a first and second interface units each comprising a camera, a microphone, a display, and a speaker. The camera and microphone of the first interface unit may permit real-time video and audio, respectively, to be transferred to the display and speaker of the second unit. Likewise, the camera and microphone of the second interface unit may permit real-time video and audio, respectively, to be transferred to the display and speaker of the first unit. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085419 | Systems and Methods for Selecting Videoconferencing Endpoints for Display in a Composite Video Image - In some embodiments, a videoconferencing endpoint may be an MCU (Multipoint Control Unit) or may include embedded MCU functionality. In various embodiments, the endpoint may thus conduct a videoconference by receiving/compositing video and audio from multiple videoconference endpoints. The endpoint may select a subset of endpoints and form a composite video image from the subset of the videoconference endpoints to send to the other videoconference endpoints. In some embodiments, the subset of endpoints that are selected for compositing into the composite video image may be selected according to criteria such as the last N talking participants. In some embodiments, the master endpoint may request the non-talker endpoints to stop sending video to help conserve the resources on the master endpoint. In some embodiments, the master endpoint may ignore video from endpoints that are not being displayed. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085420 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus obtains a difference between a partial region of an input image and a partial region of a background image, stored in a storage device, corresponding to the partial region of the input image, determines whether each partial region of the input image is a moving body region or a background region based on the difference, and combines the partial region of the input image determined as the background region and the partial region of the background image corresponding to the partial region of the input image to update the background image. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085421 | Greeting card incorporating an imaging device - The invention provides a greeting card having provided therein an imaging device, the imaging device being configured to capture an image, the capture of an image being controlled by operation of an activation means and a detection means. The activation means being operable on the detection means and is switchable by a user between a non-activated mode, and an activated mode. On adoption of the activated mode, a subsequent detection of the occurrence of a preset event by the detection means effects a corresponding issuance of a trigger signal, the trigger signal causing the capture of the image by the imaging device. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085422 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device capturing a subject image through an optical system; an image signal processor having a function of combining multiple captured images into a single image, the images being captured during the period when the imaging apparatus is moved; an attitude sensor providing information on the attitude of the imaging apparatus; and a control unit processing the information from the attitude sensor and performing coordinated control on the processed result of the attitude information and the processed result from the image signal processor, wherein the image signal processor uses image recognition to determine the relative positional relationship between adjacent images, and the control unit determines the positional relationship between adjacent images based on an initial value of the attitude information, directional data and a relative positional relationship determined by the image signal processor, and judges whether or not the determined result is correct. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085423 | Stereoscopic imaging - The invention represents a new form of stereoscopically-rendered three-dimensional model and various methods for constructing, manipulating, and displaying these models. The model consists of one or more stereograms applied to a substrate, where the shape of the substrate has been derived from the imagery or from the object itself, and the stereograms are applied to the substrate in a specific way that eliminates parallax for some points and reduces it in others. The methods offered can be (conservatively) 400 times more efficient at representing complex surfaces than conventional modelling techniques, and also provide for independent control of micro and macro parallaxes in a stereoscopically-viewed scene, whether presented in a VR environment or in stereo film or television. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085424 | SWITCHABLE 2-D/3-D DISPLAY SYSTEM | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085425 | One-Touch Projector Alignment for 3D Stereo Display - A 3D image is created by using two digital projectors having overlapping projection regions. The two digital projectors both emit polarized light, and one are arranged at different angles to each other, such that individual images projected from respective digital projectors can be discerned by the use of polarized eyeglasses. Individualized light transport matrices are used to coordinate together the two digital projectors. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085426 | Machine for Inspecting Glass Containers - A machine for inspecting a rotating glass container for defects wherein the image evaluated for defects is a critical addition of a plurality of additions each defined by a plurality of time spaced images. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085427 | IMAGE-BASED VEHICLE MANEUVERING ASSISTANT METHOD AND SYSTEM - An image-based vehicle maneuvering assistant method and system are provided in the present invention, in which images captured by a single image sensing device is processed to determine the changes with respect time by a controller having capability of image processing and identification and distance estimation in image space for providing a complete assisting image-information while the carrier is maneuvering. By means of the presented method of the presented invention, the system is capable of generating track of the carrier, view point transformation, and identifying the characteristic object in the image so as to performing the distance estimation. The present invention may be utilized and applied in different kinds of carrier type to solve the problem of guiding of carrier maneuvering, and assist the carrier lane changing, parking assistance and blind spot detection. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085428 | MEDICINE PACKET INSPECTING APPARATUS - A medicine packet inspecting apparatus is disclosed. The medicine packet inspecting apparatus includes a transfer conveyer installed on the upper surface of a main body to transfer medicine packets to one side of the main body, a tablet spreading unit installed on the upper surface of the transfer conveyer to uniformly spread tablets within the medicine packets, an image reading unit to capture the upper surfaces of the medicine packets with a camera and to judge whether or not the tablets are defective through comparison of the captured images with information regarding a prescription and the tablets stored in a data storage unit, and a making unit to mark a defective sign on medicine packets if the tablets within the medicine packets are judged to be defective. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085429 | ANALYTICAL DEVICE FOR THE OPTICAL ANALYSIS OF A MEDIUM BY MEANS OF AT LEAST ONE IMAGING DEVICE - The invention relates to an analysis device for optical analysis of a medium by means of at least one imaging apparatus ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085430 | Video Recorder - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for recording video data of an event. The apparatuses include a processor communicating with memory. The memory stores video data of the event captured by a camera, and the video data includes a series of picture frames of the event. A loop buffer also stores video data of the event captured by the camera. A rule-based engine stored in the memory uses a set of rules to store the contents of the loop buffer in the memory. The apparatus utilizes the loop buffer to provide video data prior to occurrence of the event. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085431 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE-MOUNTED RECORDING SYSTEMS - A method for acquiring surveillance data corresponding to a region of interest comprising: installing a plurality of vehicle-mounted recording system on a plurality of vehicles; capturing visual data of exterior perimeters of the vehicles having vehicle-mounted recording systems when the vehicles are in motion wherein the visual data is marked with location data and time data; storing the visual data, the location data, and the time data so that each portion of the visual data is locatable by at least one of a time of video data capture and a location of video data capture; transmitting a request for recorded surveillance data corresponding to a region of interest; receiving a reply transmission to the request for recorded surveillance data, the reply transmission comprising surveillance data corresponding to at least a portion of the region of interest recorded by at least one of the vehicle-mounted recording systems. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085432 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR VIEWING AND IMAGING - A portable searchlight with a focused beam operating both in the infrared and visible portions of the spectrum with a range of approximately 400 meters includes telescopic lens system integrated with an illumination system. The beam of the searchlight and the telescopic lens are automatically aligned to both focus on the distant object. The telescopic lens system is combined with a digital camera system and an LCD display. The searchlight includes an eyepiece lens enabling an user to choose either viewing a display screen or using the eyepiece lens to optically observe the field of view. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085433 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF NOISE REDUCTION - An image processing apparatus including an image acquiring unit to acquire a first image including color information and a second image having a spectral band wider than that of the first image and a noise reduction unit to extract edge information from the second image and to reduce noise of the first image based on the extracted edge information. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085434 | Spectrophotometers and systems therefor - A handheld device and system ins disclosed in which the device has a wide reading head with a narrow optical slot. The reader is used to read color patches on a target or the color output of a printer or other color reproducing device in which the colors to be measured are presented as a number of patches on a target. The light from the sensor is collimated and diffracted and focused onto a sensor for providing electrical signals indicative of the sensed patch. Repeated images of each test patch are taken and sent to the sensor. The output of the sensor is computed by on board electronics and an external computer to determine each color being measured. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085435 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, REMOTE INDICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes: a reception unit that receives multiple captured images that are captured with a capture device in parallel from an external apparatus to which the capture device that captures an object is connected; a detection unit that detects a priority image that is included in the multiple captured images being received by the reception unit and is assigned priority information that specifies the priority image to be preferentially displayed on a display device; and a controller that controls the reception unit to stop receiving other captured images which are not detected by the detection unit and to receive the priority image detected by the detection unit and controls the display device to display the priority image on the display device when the priority image is detected by the detection unit. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085436 | HAND MOVEMENT CORRECTION APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, HAND MOVEMENT CORRECTION PROGRAM, IMAGE PICKUP PROGRAM, HAND MOVEMENT CORRECTION METHOD - Provided is a hand movement correction apparatus that performs hand movement correction for an image pickup apparatus. The device acquires a variation signal representing the movement of the image pickup apparatus and acquires a first signal obtained by extracting a signal of a frequency not less than a predetermined frequency from the acquired variation signal. The device further acquires a second signal obtained by extracting a signal of a frequency not more than the predetermined frequency from the acquired variation signal and adding the extracted signal to the first signal. The device then switches signal output from the first signal to second signal at the timing at which the start of the exposure processing in the image pickup apparatus is determined and calculates a hand movement correction amount based on the output signal. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085437 | METHOD AND SYSTEM INVOLVING CONTROLLING A VIDEO CAMERA TO TRACK A MOVABLE TARGET OBJECT - Methods are described for controlling orientation of an aim point axis of a video camera having an instrument coordinate system to track a point of interest on a movable target object and calculating positions of the point of interest in a local coordinate system in which the target object is moving. The methods include measuring pan and tilt angles of the aim point axis and distance substantially along the aim point axis and calculating a calibration matrix which transforms a position defined in the instrument coordinate system to a position defined in the local coordinate system. A system is described including an instrument and at least one computer, wherein the instrument includes a video camera and a range finder, and wherein the video camera includes an aim point axis having an adjustable orientation. In one example, the target object is adapted to move on and inspect an airplane surface. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085438 | DIGITAL COLUMN GAIN MISMATCH CORRECTION FOR 4T CMOS IMAGING SYSTEMS-ON-CHIP - Systems and methods are provided that facilitate mitigating column gain mismatch in a CMOS imaging System-on-Chip (iSoC) sensor. Tunable voltages that mimic presence of photo-charge can be provided to test pixels in one or more rows of a pixel array. Moreover, column-specific digital gain corrections can be calibrated based upon input data received from the test pixels. During calibration, actual data can be compared to a target expected to be obtained via an analog readout architecture. The calibrated, column-specific digital gain corrections can be utilized to correct for column gain mismatch to yield output data. Further, correction values corresponding to the column-specific digital gain corrections can be retained in and retrieved from memory. The correction values, for example, can be a function of a scaling parameter that is tuned to match an available memory dynamic to a range of uncorrected gain mismatch. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085439 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - An exemplary image capture device includes a camera module, a buffer including a first unit and a second unit, a processor, and a memory. The camera module is configured for capturing images by forming corresponding electric signals. The first unit of the buffer is configured for buffering electric signals formed in a period that the image capture device is used to preview before capturing. The second unit of the buffer is configured for buffering electric signals formed after the image capture device is fired to photograph. The processor is configured for processing the electric signals in the first unit into preview digital images when preview, and processing the electric signals in the second unit and those still buffered in the first unit into final digital images after the image capture device is fired. The memory is configured for storing the final digital images outputted from the processor. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085440 | SCENERY IMAGING APPARATUS, SCENERY IMAGING METHOD, SCENERY IMAGING PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - In a scenery imaging apparatus ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085441 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: an allocating unit that divides image information into components corresponding to the number of a plurality of apparatuses and allocates the components to the plurality of apparatuses; a information acquiring unit that acquires information of the allocated components from image information being reproduced by the plurality of apparatuses; and an image generating unit that combines the information of the components acquired from the plurality of apparatuses by the information acquiring unit and generates an image. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085442 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device capturing a subject image through an optical system; an image signal processor having a function of combining multiple captured images into a single image, the images being captured during the period when the imaging apparatus is moved; and a control unit, wherein the image signal processor detects any effect of parallax or a moving subject based on the similarity among motion vectors between adjacent images, and the control unit issues a warning when the image signal processor detects any effect of the moving object or parallax to prompt image recapturing. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085443 | Server apparatus - A server apparatus includes a recording means for recording a captured image transferred from an electronic camera; and a user registration means for registering the electronic camera and a user in correlation based on user registration information that has been input by the user. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085444 | Imaging device - An imaging device comprising an image pickup sensor that captures an image of a subject, a storage unit that temporarily stores a plurality of frames of image data captured by the image pickup sensor, a detection unit that detects identity or non-identity between at least two image data consecutively captured by the image pickup sensor adjacent in time based on a predetermined image characteristic quantity, and a control unit that controls the device to write the later captured image data in the storage unit when the detection unit detects the non-identity and to not write the later captured image data in the storage unit when it detects the identity. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085445 | Adjustment for output image of image data - The present invention is an image processing apparatus for processing an image data using an image file which includes the image data and image processing control information to be used for processing the image data. The apparatus comprises an automatic picture quality adjuster configured to automatically regulate lightness of the image data according to lightness of a whole image expressed by the image data and an adjustment degree determiner configured to determine a degree of the auto adjustment based on the image processing control information. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085446 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATION OF A DIGITAL IMAGE - A system for rendering a digital image includes a rendering device for rendering a digital image and a camera for capturing a sequence of images of a user. A conversion module converts the sequence of images into a manipulation command for altering the rendering of the digital image. In one embodiment, the conversion module is a lip reading module that converts a sequence of images depicting the motion of the user's facial features into text tag or visual effects command. The text tag or command may then be applied to the digital image. The digital image may be divided into portions containing principle subject matter, and a text tag or visual effects command may be generated for one or more of the image portions. A facial detection module may be employed to detect changes in the user's facial features to navigate among the image portions. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085447 | NOISE CANCELING CIRCUIT, NOISE CANCELING METHOD, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A noise canceling circuit that includes a sharp/flat-part determining unit that determines whether a neighborhood of a target pixel in a digital video signal is a sharp part or a flat part by calculating a sharpness value indicating sharpness and an approximate noise value approximately indicating a noise value included in the target pixel based on pixel values of the target pixel and a predetermined number of pixels inputted immediately before and after the target pixel, and comparing the sharpness value and the approximate noise value, a noise extracting unit that extracts the noise value of the target pixel by performing a noise extraction corresponding to a result of the determination performed by the sharp/flat-part determining unit, and a correcting unit that corrects the pixel value of the target pixel by using the extracted noise value of the target pixel. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085448 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid state imaging device includes at least a plurality of first pixels, a plurality of second pixels, a signal line, and a fixing portion. The plurality of first pixels includes a photoelectric conversion portion which converts incident light into a signal charge and accumulates the converted signal charge. The plurality of second pixels includes the photoelectric conversion portion and is shaded so that the incident light is not incident on the photoelectric conversion portion. The signal line is electrically connected to the first or second pixel and is used to transmit a pixel signal, which corresponds to the signal charge and is output from the first or second pixel. The fixing portion fixes the level of the signal line so that the level of the signal line connected to the second pixel does not become equal to or more than a predetermined level or does not become equal to or less than the predetermined level. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085449 | Image Apparatus and Method and Program for Producing Interpolation Signal - An image apparatus has signal slicing unit for two-dimensionally slicing a signal from an imaging device; pixel correlation detection unit for detecting correlation between a center pixel of the signal sliced by the signal slicing unit and its peripheral pixels; correction unit for executing a correction processing for each pixel signal sliced on the basis of the degree of correlation; and synchronization unit for extracting each color signal at the center pixel position of the area sliced by using a signal after correction. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085450 | Cameras And Defective Pixel Compensation Methods For Image Sensors Thereof - A camera with defective pixel compensation is provided. The camera comprises a register and a compensating unit. The compensating unit receives an image datum and a plurality of adjacent image data relating to the image datum and, according to the value installed in the register, the compensator selects a reference datum from the plurality of adjacent image data. When the image datum is greater than the reference datum by a threshold value, the compensating unit modifies the image datum according to the reference datum. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085451 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A signal processing apparatus which is capable of performing a smear amount correction processing suitably according to change in the smear amount to suppress overcorrection of the smear amount. An output value of an image sensor and a smear amount on each of vertical lines of the image sensor are stored, respectively. An output signal value of an optical black portion on the image sensor stored in the first memory is compared with the smear amount stored in the second memory to determine a cyclic coefficient based on the comparison result. The smear amount is calculated based on the output signal value of the optical black portion on the image sensor stored in the first memory, the smear amount stored in the second memory, and the cyclic coefficient determined by the smear detection unit. A correction coefficient is calculated based on the smear amount determined by the smear amount calculating unit. The output signal value on an effective pixel portion of the image sensor stored in the first memory is subjected to a correction processing using the correction coefficient determined by the correction coefficient calculating unit. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085452 | NEW SPATIO-SPECTRAL SAMPLING PARADIGM FOR IMAGING AND A NOVEL COLOR FILTER ARRAY DESIGN - One aspect of the present invention relates to a new alternative to the Bayer pattern for spatial subsampling in color imaging applications. One aspect of the present invention relates to a new design paradigm for spatio-spectral sampling, which is also described. The proposed scheme offers the potential to significantly reduce hardware complexity in a wide variety of applications, while at the same time improving output color image quality. According to another aspect, it is realized that conventional processing techniques are subject to diminishing returns, and with the exception of the most sophisticated processing techniques generate imperfections perceptible to a practiced eye. According to one aspect, a framework for CFA design in presented. In one embodiment the physical characteristics of the CFA are generated so that the spectral radii of luminance and chrominance channels are maximized. In another embodiment, the CFA designed to subject to the conditions of perfect reconstruction. In one aspect, the physical characteristics of CFA design are constrained to require physically realizable CFA(s). Alternatively, certain physical characteristics can be emphasized to generate easier to manufacture CFA(s). According to another aspect, conventional methods and systems are evaluated, confirming shortcomings regarding aliasing in imaging and bandwidth, against which certain embodiments are benchmarked, showing improved performance under at least some embodiments of proposed designs and methods. According to another aspect, a display device CFA is evaluated in terms of throughput of stimuli as limited by aliasing. It is shown the spectral replicas of the chrominance signals induced by existing CFA patterns are centered around frequencies that are not sufficiently far from the DC, consequently overlapping with the luminance signal spectrum and reducing the throughput of the stimuli. By reinterpreting the interactions between the stimuli, display CFA, and CSF in terms of amplitude modulation, an alternative CFA coding scheme that modulates the chrominance signals to a higher frequency relative to common schemes is provided in some embodiments. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085453 | APPARATUS FOR OPTICALLY COMBINING VISIBLE IMAGES WITH FAR-INFRARED IMAGES - An image sensing apparatus, particularly, an apparatus for optically combining visible images with far-infrared images is provided in which performing a separate signal processing may not be needed. The image combining apparatus emits light that is sensed by an image sensor, and reflects the light toward the image sensor in response to far-infrared rays being sensed from an object, thereby converting far-infrared information into information that can be sensed by the image sensor. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085454 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging apparatus includes a control unit of performing a series of drive operations of discharging electric charges in photoelectric conversion portions of all pixel units to a semiconductor substrate, simultaneously starting an exposure in all the pixel units, injecting the electric charges generated in the photoelectric conversion portions during the exposure period into floating gates FG during the exposure period, reading first signals corresponding to the electric charges accumulated in the FG after the end of the exposure period, discharging the electric charges in the FG to writing drains and reading drains, and reading second signals corresponding to noises accumulated in the FG, at different times by lines and a CDS generating an image capturing signal for generating image data by subtracting the second signals from the first signals. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085455 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - In an imaging apparatus having plural pixel units each including a photoelectric conversion portion, each pixel unit has a writing transistor WT and a reading transistor RT each including a floating gate FG disposed on a semiconductor substrate so as to accumulate electric charges generated in the photoelectric conversion portion, and the imaging apparatus includes a control unit independently performing a first charge discharging drive operation of discharging the electric charges generated in the photoelectric conversion portion of each pixel unit in a group to a writing drain WD or a reading drain RD in the pixel unit by groups including plural pixel units and controlling an exposure period start time of each group. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085456 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE-PICKUP SENSOR AND DEVICE - A solid-state image-pickup sensor comprises a plurality of vertical scan circuits, a plurality of horizontal scan circuits, a pixel section including pixels arranged in a two-dimensional array and performing photoelectric conversion, each of the pixels being connected to one of the plurality of vertical scan circuits and connected to the plurality of horizontal scan circuits, and a selection unit for controlling each of the horizontal scan circuits to independently select and output photoelectrically converted signals read from plural ones of the pixels arrayed in the horizontal direction. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085457 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A plurality of image pickup areas is disposed in a semiconductor substrate so as to be separate from one another. Disposed in each of the image pickup areas are rows and columns of unit pixels, each of which includes a photoelectric conversion part and signal scanning circuit parts. Formed on the image pickup areas of the semiconductor substrate and opposite a interconnect layer formed on the semiconductor substrate are optical image formation lenses used for forming object images. Further, between the image pickup areas on the semiconductor substrate is a driving circuit area in which driving circuits are formed for driving the signal scanning circuit parts. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085458 | Solid-state imaging element, driving method therefor, and camera system - A solid-state imaging element includes a pixel array unit having pixels arranged in a matrix, each pixel including a photoelectric conversion element, and a pixel drive control unit capable of controlling driving of the pixel array unit so as to perform a read or reset access operation of the pixel array unit in accordance with specified address information. The pixel drive control unit is capable of setting a desired region in the pixel array unit as a window region to be accessed. The pixel drive control unit includes a function for performing, concurrently with access to the window region and output processing, read or reset access on at least one adjacent outer row that is adjacent to the window region. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085459 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device 1 includes N pixel sections | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085460 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE DATA - Disclosed herein is a photographing device that includes a number of light-receiving elements, a number of vertical transfer registers, a first drive-voltage applying electrode, and a second drive-voltage applying electrode. The light-receiving elements are arranged in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. The vertical transfer registers transfers the electric charges accumulated in the light-receiving elements in the vertical direction. The first drive-voltage applying electrode is arranged parallel to the vertical transfer registers, for applying a drive voltage to a specific one of the vertical transfer registers. The second drive-voltage applying electrode is arranged perpendicular to the vertical transfer registers, for applying a second drive voltage to the vertical transfer registers at the same time. The electric charges accumulated in the light-receiving elements are transferred to the vertical transfer registers, due to the voltage output from the first drive-voltage applying electrode or the second drive-voltage applying electrode, or the voltages output from both electrodes. Therefore, the light-receiving elements can have different sensitivities, and the photographing device can photograph dynamic scenes in a broad dynamic range. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085461 | Charge coupled device image sensor including first amplifier connected to two registers and second amplifier connected to register - A CCD image sensor includes: first and second CCD registers arranged so as to sandwich a pixel array therebetween, a first output portion provided to a connection part of the first and second CCD registers, a third CCD register which reads out and transfers the charge transferred by one of the first and second CCD registers, a second output portion provided to an end portion of the third CCD register, and a switch for changing whether or not to perform an output by the second output portion, depending on an operation mode. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085462 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD - Display control that extends a user's visual ability is accomplished. By wearing an eyeglass-type or headgear-type mounting unit, he or she is allowed to see display means disposed in front of his or her eyes. By causing a part of a screen area of the display means to be in a through-state and a display with a display image signal to be executed, the user can see an image of a scene different from a scene that he or she ordinarily sees with a display of the display image signal while he or she can see the ordinary visual scene with the through-state area. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085463 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH ROTATABLE AXIAL FLIP UNIT AND DUAL LENS ARRANGEMENT - This portable terminal comprises a main unit having a microphone, a key operation unit, and a radio sending/receiving function of image and sound, a
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| 20100085464 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGE GENERATING METHOD - In an image pickup apparatus of the present invention, a CCD | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085465 | IMAGE SENSOR DEVICE WITH OPAQUE COATING - The invention provides an image sensor device. The image sensor device includes a chip package and an opaque coating. The chip package includes an image sensor array chip, wherein a set of optical elements connect to the image sensor array chip, and an outer frame shielding the optical elements. The opaque coating overlies the outer frame. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085466 | IMAGE PICKUP UNIT, OPTICAL UNIT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE IMAGE PICKUP UNIT - A manufacturing method for an optical unit includes: a step of bonding plural lens wafers, on which optical components are formed, and forming a lens unit wafer including plural lens units; a step of bonding a bending optical element wafer including plural bending optical elements to a first surface of the lens unit wafer such that the plural bending optical elements are respectively opposed to the plural lens units and forming an optical unit wafer; and a step of separating and individualizing the optical unit wafer for each of the lens units and the bending optical elements and manufacturing plural optical units. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085467 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING GPS COORDINATES OF SUBJECT TO BE SHOT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING GPS COORDINATES THEREOF - A image pickup device capable of providing GPS coordinates of a subject to be shot and a method for detecting GPS coordinates thereof are described. The method includes the following steps. A first longitude, a first latitude, and a first altitude of a location of a image pickup device are obtained. When the image pickup module is focused on the subject to be shot, a focusing distance from the image pickup module to the subject and an elevation angle formed between the image pickup device and a horizontal direction and a horizontal angle formed between the image pickup device and a true north direction are measured. A second longitude, a second latitude, and a second altitude of a location of the subject to be shot are calculated according to the first longitude, the first latitude, the first altitude, the focusing distance, the elevation angle, and the horizontal angle. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085468 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CAPTURING IMAGE - An apparatus for capturing an image of a scene including an image capturing unit and a data processing unit. The image capturing unit may generate light field data and may include a first optical having at least two portions with at least two different fields of view, a sensing unit having a plurality of photosensors, and a second optical unit interposed between the first optical unit and the sensing unit. The data processing unit may perform at least one of change of view of the image and refocusing the generated light field data. The sensing unit may be configured to obtain an image with at least two magnifications corresponding to regions of the scene. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085469 | USER INPUT APPARATUS, DIGITAL CAMERA, INPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT - A user input apparatus includes a display screen that displays selectable items; a receiving unit that receives operational input from a user; a display control unit that causes to be displayed on the display screen as objects, the selectable items and a 3-dimensional virtual space centered about a vantage point of the user viewing the display screen; a detecting unit that detects an angular state of the user input apparatus; a focusing unit that focuses a selectable item according to the detected angular state; and a control unit that performs control causing reception of selection that is made via the operational input from the receiving unit and with respect to the selectable item focused by the focusing unit. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085470 | AUTOMATIC FOCUSING APPARATUS - An automatic focusing apparatus for performing focus adjustment of an object image includes an image pickup portion, an evaluating portion, a focus motor for driving a focus lens, and drive controlling portion. The image pickup portion converts an optical signal of an object image into an electric video signal. The evaluating portion calculates an evaluation value from the video signal obtained by the image pickup portion. The drive controlling portion controls an acceleration/deceleration drive of the focus motor according to a acceleration/deceleration function. The drive controlling portion accelerates the drive of the focus motor up to a target velocity, and decelerates the drive of the focus motor from the target velocity after the target velocity is reached, in synchronization with a synchronization signal for generating a timing of starting exposure for the optical signal of the image pickup portion. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085471 | DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF ELECTRONIC PENS - A miniaturized optical component ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085472 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an image recording apparatus capable of preventing maloperations when entering into sleep mode. The image recording apparatus comprises a display module, a detecting unit, a power supply unit, a first switch, a second switch and a control unit having an interrupt unit. The control unit controls the first switch in an on-state to supply power to the display module and the detecting unit and executes a corresponding operation. After an idle status of the image recording apparatus exceeds a predetermined time, the control unit disables the interrupt unit and controls the second switch in an on-state and the first switch in an off-state to supply power to the detecting unit via the second switch. After a default time, the control unit enables the interrupt unit, therefore, maloperations when entering into the sleep mode can be prevented. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085473 | ENCAPSULANT MODULE WITH OPAQUE COATING - The invention provides an encapsulant module for an image sensor device. The module includes an outer frame, a set of optical elements, and an opaque coating. The outer frame includes an enclosing wall and a first opening surrounded by the enclosing wall. The set of optical elements connects to and is disposed in the enclosing wall. The opaque coating overlies the enclosing wall. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085474 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module has a sensor unit holding an image sensor and a lens unit holding a taking lens. The sensor unit and the lens unit are joined in such a manner that an imaging plane of the image sensor is orthogonal to an optical axis of the taking lens. Each of top and bottom surfaces of the lens unit has a pair of held members to be held by holding jigs. This held member is a depression of triangular cross section defined by a bottom face that inclines toward rear surface of the lens unit. Each held member contains a positioning member that receives a pin jig when the position and angle of the sensor unit is adjusted relative to the lens unit. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085475 | Method and system for calculating interlace artifact in motion pictures - A method and system for calculating an interlace artifact in image data are disclosed. A motion picture of the image data comprises a series of frames, captured at a predefined interval of time. During processing of the motion picture, the frames are divided into fields, each field comprising one or more pixels. A difference between the pixels of the fields is calculated. Thereafter, edges of the pixels are calculated in the fields. The method and system then identify the focused area in the fields. To calculate the interlace artifact in the motion picture, the displacement of the focused area is calculated by using motion vectors. The artifacts are calculated as a ratio of a number of pixels based on motion vector calculation. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085476 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOW ANGLE INTERPOLATION - An apparatus of low angle interpolation is disclosed, which includes a low angle calculation circuit, a direction decision circuit, a post-processing circuit, an interpolator and a line buffer. According to a counterclockwise operating matrix and a clockwise operating matrix whose shapes look like triangles, the invention calculates sum of absolute differences (SAD) for each specified angle to correctly detect edges, thereby minimizing jaggies and frequency alias. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085477 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The display device including: a display panel; a backlight; a memory for converting frame rate of an input video signal and outputting a video signal; an interpolation frame generation unit for generating an interpolation frame based on the video signal output from the memory; a histogram generator for generating a histogram based on the input video signal; and a backlight brightness calculation unit for calculating a backlight control signal, the display device further comprising: wherein image data for display, which is obtained by an N-th frame of the input video signal, and image data of the interpolation frame generated based on the N-th frame and an (N+1)-th frame of the input video signal, is input to the display panel; and wherein the backlight control signal calculated based on the histogram generated based on the image data of the N-th frame is used for displaying the image data for display. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085478 | IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - In an image displaying device that includes a frame rate converting (FRC) portion, deterioration in image quality particularly of a telop part is prevented. The FRC portion | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085479 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A motion amount at a pixel position to be interpolated of a field of interest is calculated. A difference coefficient between frames is calculated based on video signals of two fields which are adjacent to the field of interest and are separated by one frame. A motion intensity between fields is calculated based on video signals of the field of interest and a field after the field of interest. The motion amount is corrected using a predetermined function. The corrected motion amount is corrected again based on the difference coefficient and motion intensity. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085480 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - When correcting (converting) a video signal from an imaging system and a recording system to be faithfully reproduced on a display device, this image processor corrects (converts) the video signal to a video equal to that reproduced by an ideal display device intended by an imaging person. Therefore, the image processor is capable of reproducing and displaying the video which is faithful to the color intended by the imaging person and which contains no distortion in luminance to a viewer who is an end user. The image processor has a means which is connected directly or indirectly with the display device to transmit video information, a means which obtains or selecting reproduction property information of the connected display device, a means which converts the video information to reproduce a video in a faithful color on the display device with the use of the obtained reproduction property information, and a means which controls a transmission part to output the converted video information. Moreover, the image processor has a means for performing similar processing for reproducing the video containing no distortion in luminance. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085481 | Frame based video matching - A method for identifying videos within a corpus of reference videos that match a query video is presented. The method includes receiving an input search criteria including search and matching parameters. The method includes indexing each reference video frame by frame and determining a visual signature based on visual signatures of all frames or a subset of frames. The method also includes determining a visual signature of the query video and comparing the visual signatures of each reference video to the query video and identifying matches. In one embodiment, indexing includes determining subsets of frames within each reference video including anchor, heart beat and key frames. A primary visual signature is based on the visual signatures of all frames within the reference video. A secondary visual signature is based on the visual signatures of at least one of the subsets within the reference video. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085482 | Interface circuit and video apparatus - An interface circuit includes: a first transmitting section transmitting a first signal as an in-phase signal to an external device through a transmission path; and a second transmitting section transmitting a clock signal, which is synchronized with the first signal to be transmitted by the first transmitting section, as a differential signal to the external device through the transmission path. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085483 | DEDICATED BUTTON OF REMOTE CONTROL FOR ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY USING INTERACTIVE TELEVISION - Method and system is disclosed for delivering targeted advertisements to a user by employing an interactive television system. A dedicated button of a remote control is used to control the operation of rendering the advertisement to the user with the great simplicity. An icon for advertisement is displayed on the screen when a channel programming is being broadcasted. The advertisement is displayed in full screen after the first actuation of the button is received. The advertisement is removed from the screen after the second actuation of the button is received. The user can be identified by using of the dedicated button in combination of the channel selection buttons, which are switched into numeric buttons after a specific actuation of the dedicated button is received. A displayed window on the screen invites the user to key in the user's password represented by a series of numbers. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085484 | BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CHANNEL INFORMATION - A broadcast receiver and method for displaying channel information, are discussed. According to an embodiment, a method for displaying channel information using a broadcast receiver, includes tuning, by the broadcast receiver, to at least one channel if a channel edition mode is provided, and processing video signals of the tuned channel in a multi-PIP mode, the processing step including changing at least one of a video resolution and a screen size for the video signals; graphically processing channel data information on each of the video signals; and multiplexing the video signals processed in the multi-PIP mode and the graphically processed channel data information into multiplexed signals, for outputting the multiplexed signals on a display device. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085485 | DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR OUTPUTTING ANALOG AND DIGITAL SIGNALS TO A PLURALITY OF DISPLAY APPARATUSES, SYSTEM AND METHOD - There are provided a display apparatus, a display system and a display method. The display apparatus includes: a first input unit through which a first image signal having a first type is inputted; an image processing unit which processes the first image signal for display; a converting unit which converts the type of the first image signal into a second type different from the first type; and an output unit which outputs the first image signal converted into the second type to a next connected display apparatus. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085486 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a pixel difference calculator, a summing unit, a determining unit, and an output unit. The pixel difference calculator receives a present image having first pixels and a previous image having second pixels, calculates pixel differences between corresponding first and second pixels, and outputs positive and negative pixel difference values. The summing unit obtains a first output value by adding up those of the positive pixel difference values and a second output value by adding up those of the negative pixel difference values. The determining unit determines a noise level of the present image from the first and second output values, and outputs a blended value. The output unit adds together weights of pixels at the same positions of the present and previous images according to the blended value to generate an output image. An image processing method is also disclosed. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085487 | Joint enhancement of lightness, color and contrast of images and video - In some embodiments, color and contrast enhancement video processing may be done in one shot instead of adjusting one of color and contrast enhancement, then the other, and then going back to the first one to readjust because of the second adjustment. In some embodiments, global lightness adjustment, local contrast enhancement, and saturation enhancement may be done at the same time and in parallel. Lightness adjustment improves visibility of details for generally dark or generally light images without changing intended lighting conditions in the original shot, and is used to enhance the range of color/saturation enhancement. Local contrast enhancement done in parallel improves visual definition of objects and textures and thus local contrast and perceived sharpness. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085488 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WRITING A REFERENCE FRAME INTO A REFERENCE FRAME MEMORY - In a method and system for writing a reference frame having multiple pixels into a reference frame memory, the pixels of the reference frame are sampled to obtain a plurality of representative pixels. A multi-bit pixel value of each of the representative pixels is divided into a number (N) of bit sections, each corresponding to one of a number (N) of different bit significance levels, based on a bit depth, where N is associated with the bit depth. The bit sections of the pixel values of the representative pixels having the same bit significance level are arranged together to form a number (N) of bit depth planes each including the bit sections that have a corresponding one of the bit significance levels. The bit depth planes are stored in the reference frame memory. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085489 | Methods and Apparatus for Generating a Transport Data Stream with Image Data - A transport data stream is generated by generating a data stream of successive second data frames with a GOP structure for each program containing image data of an image of an image sequence recorded digitally and belonging to the respective program by a source encoder. The transmission start, transmission period and transmission time are determined. At the start of first data frames, second data frames realized as P-frames or B-frames to be transmitted are replaced by second data frames realized as I-frames in each of the data streams belonging to a program and each first data frame of the transport data stream is packed with second data frames of data streams belonging in each case to one program whose transmission time fits the transmission start and the transmission period of the respective first data frame by means of a multiplexer. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085490 | MULTI-STANDARD INTEGRATED TELEVISION RECEIVER - A multi-standard integrated television receiver is disclosed. According to the invention, a RF tracking filter is provided to receive a RF signal and then filter out a fifth order and above harmonics and a band-pass filter is provided to further eliminate harmonics. Moreover, a double quadrature mixer is provided to remove third order harmonics. Accordingly, the quality factor requirement of the RF tracking filter and the linearity requirement of the band-pass filter are relaxed. Thus, the RF tracking filter and the band-pass filter can be fully integrated without any external components. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085491 | PROJECTION SYSTEM BASED ON METAMERISM - The invention relates to a projection system for displaying at least one visual image based on three primary colours, comprising a signal processing unit for converting said visual image into at least a visual image based on four primary colours, a frequency band being associated to each colour primary, first display means for displaying three first primary colours of said visual image on a screen and second display means for displaying at least the fourth primary colour of said visual image on said screen. According to the invention, the system further comprises optical filtering means that are adapted to enhance the separation between the frequency spectrum of the first three primary colours of the first display means and the frequency spectrum of the at least fourth primary colour of the second display means. Application to anti-camcorder systems. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085492 | Display Device and Displaying Method - The present invention relates to a hold type display device. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085493 | CABINET ASSEMBLED WITH FLAT-PANEL TELEVISION - A cabinet assembled with a flat-panel television includes a frame, a TV assembly, a bracket device, and a driver device. A groove opening is defined on a top surface of the frame to allow the TV assembly to pass through. The TV assembly is mounted on the bracket device and disposed inside of the frame. The bracket device is driven by the driver device to move upward or downward. When the bracket device is driven to the highest position, the TV assembly is exposed out of a top of the frame. When the bracket device is driven to the lowest position, the TV assembly is completely received inside of the frame, a top edge of the TV assembly is coplanar with the top of the frame, and the cabinet can work as a regular cabinet or a table. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085494 | In-vehicle apparatus - An in-vehicle apparatus such as a navigation system can be installed in an instrument panel in a vehicle, and includes a main unit, a display for displaying video output from the main unit, and a holder frame for holding the display and for adjustably connecting to the main unit. The holder is connected, at a predetermined position, to a finisher having an opening for allowing viewing of the display. As a result, the display is placed at a predetermined position relative to the finisher. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085495 | OPTICAL HEAD DEVICE AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE - In front of the objective lens of an optical head deice, a birefringence correction element ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085496 | OPTICAL PROCESSING - An optical processing system is described that allows rapid evaluation of derivatives and partial derivatives by means of optical Fourier transformation. In embodiments, separate filtering steps are used to provide phase and amplitude changes. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085497 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display (LCD) device. The LCD device comprises an upper substrate and a lower substrate. Every two data lines and two scan lines define two pixels. Each pixel comprises a pixel electrode and a transistor, and a biased electrode is arranged under a slot between two pixel electrodes of the two pixels. When positive frame, the voltage of the biased electrode, V | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085498 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof are provided. A pixel of the liquid crystal display includes a first pixel capacitor, a second pixel capacitor, a first transistor, and a second transistor. A first terminal and a second terminal of the first pixel capacitor are respectively coupled to the first transistor and a common voltage. A first terminal and a second terminal of the second pixel capacitor are respectively coupled to the second transistor and the common voltage. A voltage between the first and the second terminals of the first capacitor is differentiated from a voltage between the first and the second terminals of the second capacitor by modulating the common voltage. A coupling voltage of the first pixel capacitor is differentiated from a coupling voltage of the second pixel capacitor by modulating the common voltage. Thereby, the phenomenon of color wash-out is reduced. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085499 | DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel includes: pairs of electrodes each forming an auxiliary capacitor (Cs | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085500 | DISTORTION RESISTANT TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY PANEL - An array substrate includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of thin-film transistors, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of common voltage lines and a plurality of common electrodes. The gate lines extend in a first direction. The data lines extend in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The thin-film transistor is electrically connected to the gate line and the data line. The pixel electrode is formed in each of pixels defined by the gate lines and the data lines. The common electrode is electrically connected to the common voltage line. The horizontal alignment of the liquid crystal molecules is not changed by externally applied vertical touch pressure so that display quality is improved. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085501 | HIDDEN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A hidden LCD device suitable for a vehicle comprises a head rest having a narrow receiving space extending from a side thereof; a gear track is disposed at a lower side of said narrow receiving space of the head rest; a LCD panel is connected to a motor so that the LCD panel can be moved in or out of the narrow receiving space and can be positioned between two head rests so that passengers inside said vehicle can watch entertainment programs displayed on the LCD panel. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085502 | Liquid Crystal Display - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a back bezel, a light guide plate (LGP) having a light incident surface opposite to a first side wall of the back bezel, an LCD panel disposed above the LGP, a frame and a light source unit. There is an accommodation space between the first side wall of the back bezel and the light incident surface of the LGP. The frame is assembled with the back bezel to fix and surround the LGP and the LCD panel. A portion of the frame extends across the upper side of the accommodation space. A portion of the second side wall of the frame is opposite to the entrance side of the accommodation space and has a first securing portion. The light source unit has a second securing portion. When the light source unit is mounted/attached into the accommodation space, the second securing portion is jointed the first securing portion to secure the light source unit. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085503 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device having the same - A backlight unit with a new configuration is disclosed. The backlight unit includes: a main support formed using a mold which opens upward; a light source unit disposed on one side of the main support; a light guide plate disposed parallel to the light source unit and configured to convert dot light emitted from the light source unit into two-dimensional light; and optical sheets disposed on the light guide plate. The main support is provided with a light incident space, which allows light emitted from the light source unit to be entirely and evenly entered to the light guide plate, on its one side opposite to the light source unit. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085504 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - In a backlight assembly and a display device having the same, a receiving container includes a bottom plate and sidewalls adjacent to the edges of the bottom plate. A molded frame includes a first plate surrounding the sidewalls and a second plate connected to a side of the first plate. A second plate is substantially parallel with the bottom plate. A lamp assembly includes a lamp cover received in the receiving container and a lamp received in the lamp cover. An optical module is interposed between the molded frame and the receiving container to improve optical characteristics of a light generated from the lamp. A fixing member is combined with fixing portions of the receiving container, the molded frame and the lamp assembly to fix the receiving container, the lamp cover and the molded frame to one another. As a result, the manufacturing process can be simplified and mechanical strength improved. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085505 | FITTING, HOT CATHODE LAMP HAVING THE FITTING, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A base for attaching to at least one end of a glass tube ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085506 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight unit having improved reliability is disclosed. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085507 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Disclosed is a display apparatus according to one or more embodiments. The display apparatus according to an embodiment includes a display panel, an optical sheet unit having a convex print pattern to maintain an interval with the display panel, and a light source supplying light to the display panel through the optical sheet unit. Each pattern of the optical sheet may be disposed on a non-display unit of the optical sheet unit. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085508 | DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A display panel includes; a first substrate including glass and having at least one unpolished surface, a second substrate disposed substantially opposite to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first polarizing plate disposed on an outer surface of the first substrate and including a diffusion layer, and a second polarizing plate disposed on an outer surface of the second substrate. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085509 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device having brightness uniformity at its front and lateral sides is provided according to one or more embodiments. In one embodiment, the liquid crystal display device includes a reflection sheet reflecting light, an optical plate including a substrate for guiding light, a height-varying portion formed on one surface of the substrate, not facing the reflection sheet, and a prism pattern formed on the height-varying portion, and a plurality of light sources arranged on one lateral surface of the optical plate in a first direction so as to correspond to a position of the height-varying portion having a height not greater than an average height from the one surface of the substrate to the height-varying portion, wherein the prism pattern extends in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and the average height is in a range of about 0.1% to about 10% of the thickness of the substrate. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085510 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT MODULATION ELEMENT - An illuminating device includes a light guide plate, a light source disposed on a side face of the light guide plate, and a light modulation element disposed on a surface or on inside of the light guide plate and joined to the light guide plate. The light modulation element has a pair of transparent substrates disposed apart from each other and opposed to each other, a pair of electrodes provided on surfaces of the pair of transparent substrates, and a light modulation layer provided in a gap between the pair of transparent substrates. The light modulation layer includes a first region and a second region both having optical anisotropy and having response speeds to an electric field different from each other. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085511 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device of the present invention includes: a display panel | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085512 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a surface light source device that illuminates a transmissive liquid crystal display device having a display area formed of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional matrix from a back side of the liquid crystal display device, the surface light source device comprising a plurality of light emitting element units, wherein each of the light emitting element units includes: at least one first light emitting element assembly; at least one second light emitting element assembly; and at least one third light emitting element assembly, and focal length and lateral magnification of each of the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens are adjusted based on emission intensity distribution of each of the first light emitting element, the second light emitting element, and the third light emitting element. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085513 | VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A viewing angle control panel ( | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085514 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal device includes a first substrate and a second substrate that are arranged so as to face each other, a liquid crystal layer that is pinched between the first substrate and the second substrate, one pair of polarizers that are arranged on both outer sides of the first substrate and the second substrate, a first optical element having a polarization separation function that is disposed in at least one spot of the first substrate, and a display area that contributes to display. The first optical element is arranged outside the display area. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085515 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; a red color filter, a green color filter, and a blue color filter arranged on the substrate and respectively including a red pigment, a green pigment, and a blue pigment; and a transparent color filter including a passivation layer including at least one of the red pigment, the green pigment, and the blue pigment, and the passivation layer is simultaneously formed with a spacer, the spacer including the same material as the passivation layer. | 2010-04-08 |
| 20100085516 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a color filter substrate which can suppress a reverse tilt domain from being generated in a liquid crystal layer near a boundary between a colored layer and a bank without forming a flattening layer on the colored layer. The color filter substrate of the present invention is a color filter substrate including a substrate, an insulating film having transparency, a bank, and a colored layer, the insulating film being arranged on the substrate, the bank and the colored layer being arranged on the insulating film, the colored layer being surrounded by the bank, wherein a thickness of the insulating film in a region overlapping with the center of the colored layer is smaller than a thickness of the insulating film in a region overlapping with an edge of the colored part. | 2010-04-08 |
