| 18th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
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| 20140118549 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD - An automated vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus is basically provided with a camera, an image displaying device, a position location device and a controller. The image displaying device is operatively connected to the camera to display an image captured by the camera. The position location device acquires a current location of the automated vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus. The controller is operatively coupled to the image display device and the position location device. The controller is programmed to automatically display the image captured by the camera on the image display device upon determining that the current location of the automated vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus matches a prescribed location. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118550 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBSTACLE FOR AROUND VIEW MONITORING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for detecting an obstacle for an around view monitoring system including a processor configured to store a plurality of images captured through an imaging device, convert a view of the images, generate a plurality of view conversion images corresponding to the images, compare the view conversion images corresponding to a plurality of images captured at a different time interval, extract a plurality of overlapping areas between the view conversion images, calculate a degree of mismatch of the overlapping areas between the view conversion images, detect a mismatch area in the overlapping areas, classify the mismatch area as an obstacle area, and display a position of the obstacle through a display of a vehicle. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118551 | VEHICLE SURROUNDING-AREA MONITORING APPARATUS - A vehicle surrounding-area monitoring apparatus that, when recognizing an obstacle, allows for easy determination of the positional relationship between the obstacle and scenery included in a video image of the area surrounding the vehicle, generates a narrow view-field region that is a part of the video image as a notable video image, and if an obstacle region that is a region of the recognized obstacle in the video image is located outside of the narrow view-field region and if the obstacle region is contained in an image region that is partially overlapping with the narrow view-field region and is a part of the video image, generates the image region as a notable obstacle image so as to generate a surrounding-area monitoring display image comprised of the notable video image and the notable obstacle image. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118552 | ROAD SHAPE DETERMINING DEVICE, IN-VEHICLE IMAGE RECOGNIZING DEVICE, IMAGING AXIS ADJUSTING DEVICE, AND LANE RECOGNIZING METHOD - An imaging angle of an imaging unit disposed in a vehicle is estimated with a less computational load. An in-vehicle image recognizing device disposed in a vehicle recognizes a lane shape of a traveling lane in which the vehicle travels based on an image captured by a camera capturing an image of a traveling road around the vehicle. An imaging angle of the camera is calculated based on the recognized lane shape. It is determined whether or not there is a bias in the recognized lane shape, and the imaging angle of the camera is corrected using the imaging angle when it is determined that there is no bias. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118553 | Electronic Traffic Alert System - A traffic control system includes a traffic display for installation near or adjacent existing street signage, which illuminates the signage and displays messages relating to traffic conditions including emergency conditions or the approach of an emergency vehicle. The traffic display is associated with a camera unit, which provides redundant confirmation with a central traffic control that the display is operating correctly, and displaying the message communicated to central traffic control or at its direction. The traffic control system advises drivers of changing traffic conditions in real time, provides control of the system from central traffic control, and allows central traffic control to monitor the functioning of the traffic display. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118554 | System of a Surveillance Camera For Identifying And Incapacitating Dangerous Intruders - A system of a surveillance camera for identifying and incapacitating dangerous intruders is a standard video camera with an additional infrared camera and an electrical stun gun. A data processing module in the camera utilizes body detection and tracking software to scan images received from the camera for human bodies, and a threat detection sensor communicates with the data processing module in order to identify a specific human body in the images as a threat. Once a threat is identified, the camera continually repositions itself so that at any given moment, a remote control can trigger the deployment of the electrical stun gun to incapacitate the threat. The data processing module also scans the facial and retina characteristics of the threat and stores the information in an information storage module at the back of the camera. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118555 | Systems, Devices, and Methods Employing Angular-Resolved Scattering and Spectrally Resolved Measurements for Classification of Objects - Systems, devices, and methods are described for identifying, classifying, differentiating, etc., objects. For example a hyperspectral imaging system can include a dark-field module operably coupled to at least one of an optical assembly, a dark-field illuminator, and a hyperspectral imaging module. The dark-field module can include circuitry having one or more sensors operable to acquire one or more dark-field micrographs associated with scattered electromagnetic energy from an object interrogated by the dark-field interrogation stimulus. The hyperspectral imaging module can be operably coupled to the dark-field module, and can include circuitry configured to generate an angular-resolved and spectrally resolved scattering matrix based on the one or more dark-field micrographs of the object. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118556 | DETECTION SYSTEM - A detection system comprises a light source configured to illuminate an object, an image sensor configured to receive light reflected from the object, and a processor. The image sensor generates a first picture when the light source is turned on. The image sensor generates a second picture when the light source is turned off. The processor is configured to subtract the second picture from the first picture for determining an object image produced by the object. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CAMERA CALIBRATION - A method for providing a camera calibration includes recovering geometric information from a single rectangular image, obtaining intrinsic and extrinsic construction information of a camera based on the recovered geometric information, obtaining a shooting position and real geometric information of the camera from the obtained intrinsic and extrinsic construction information of the camera. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118558 | IMAGE QUALITY ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, IMAGE QUALITY ADJUSTMENT CIRCUIT, AND DISPLAY PANEL - Provided is an image quality adjustment apparatus that can measure display unevenness for each pixel with higher accuracy than in the conventional art. An image quality adjustment system includes an image quality adjustment apparatus that generates correction data corresponding to a display panel, a test pattern generation device that causes the display panel to display a test pattern image, and a ROM writer. The image quality adjustment apparatus measures unevenness based on images of a display state of the display panel that are captured using cameras, and generates correction data for correcting the display unevenness that occurs due to manufacturing variations of the display panel. A feature of the present invention is that the image quality adjustment apparatus includes a plurality of cameras, and an image of a single display panel is captured using the plurality of cameras to obtain unevenness data of the display panel. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118559 | Modular Display Camera - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for capturing photographic images with a modular camera coupled to an electronic display. The system includes: a display screen; a set of display elements coupled either to a front side of the display screen or to a front side of an imaging-capturing mechanism; a set of masking elements behind the set of display elements coupled to a front side of an image-capturing mechanism; and the image-capturing mechanism coupled to a backside of the display screen. The image-capturing mechanism is configured to capture a photographic image of objects in front of the display screen through the display screen and through the display and masking elements while the display and masking elements are in the inactive state. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118560 | MOBILE DOCUMENT CAPTURE ASSISTANCE USING AUGMENTED REALITY - A method and device for aligning an image of a printed substrate using a mobile device. The method includes receiving, by an image capturing device, an image stream of a printed substrate; determining, by a processing device operably connected to the image capturing device, a location and a geometry of the printed substrate from the image stream; displaying, on a display operably connected to the processing device, the image stream; overlaying, by the processing device, at least a first visual marker onto the printed substrate as displayed in the image stream using the location and geometry; and instructing, by the processing device, a user of the mobile device to move the mobile device to align the mobile device and the printed substrate. The device includes the various hardware components configured to perform the method of aligning. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118561 | OPTIMIZED ILLUMINATION FOR IMAGING - Various embodiments are directed to imaging systems and methods for generating an image of a sub-surface feature of an object through a surface of the object. An illumination array may comprise a plurality of illumination sources positioned around the sub-surface feature of the object. An imaging device may comprise an objective. A computer system may be in communication with the illumination array. The computer system may be programmed to calculate an optimized illumination pattern of the plurality of illumination sources for imaging the sub-surface feature; activate the optimized illumination pattern; and instruct the imaging device to capture an image of the sub-surface feature with the imaging device based on reflected illumination from the optimized illumination pattern. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118562 | VIDEO DATA - Computer program products and a mobile terminal for transmitting and receiving video data. Image data of first and second frames of a video signal captured by a camera is used to determine encoded first spatial units of the first frame and encoded second spatial units of the second frame at lower spatial resolution, which are transmitted to the receiver terminal. The second spatial units are unaligned with the first spatial units due to rotation of the camera between the first and second frames, such that each of the second spatial units partially overlaps with at least one first spatial unit. An indication of the angle of rotation of the camera between the first and second frames is detected using a rotational motion sensor and transmitted to the receiver terminal. The receiver terminal combines the first and second spatial units using the indication to reconstruct an image of higher spatial resolution. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118563 | CAMERA ZOOM INDICATOR IN MOBILE DEVICES - A computing device is described that outputs, for display at a display device, a graphical user interface including a graphical zoom indicator associated with a zoom operation of a camera. The graphical zoom indicator includes an inner fixed circle, an outer fixed circle, and an adjustable circle. The computing device receives an indication of an input detected at an input device, and based at least in part on the indication of the input, the computing device determines an adjustment to a zoom level of the zoom operation of the camera. Based at least in part on the adjustment to the zoom level of the zoom operation of the camera, the computing device updates the graphical user interface to modify a size of the adjustable circle based at least in part on the adjustment to the zoom level of the zoom operation of the camera. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118564 | System And Method For Accessing And Utilizing Ancillary Data With An Electronic Camera Device - A system and method for accessing and utilizing ancillary data with an electronic camera device includes a data source that stores various selectable ancillary data files such as image template files, text overlay files, image background files, and special program instruction files. The data source may be implemented in any effective manner, including as a service on an distributed computer network like the Internet, as a discrete electronic device such as a personal computer, or as a removable, non-volatile memory device such as a flash memory. The electronic camera device may then utilize an ancillary data module to access, select, and download the ancillary data files from the data source for subsequently combining with other captured image data to thereby produce new composite images. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118565 | IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system includes: a body unit; at least one type of interchangeable lens unit; and at least one type of external unit, wherein in the case where the body unit and one of the at least one type of interchangeable lens unit are connected integrally, the imaging system becomes an imaging device capable of shooting a photographic subject, and in the case where the body unit and one of the at least one type of external unit are connected integrally, the imaging system becomes a device having a specific function of the external unit connected to the body unit, and wherein when the interchangeable lens unit or the external unit is connected to the body unit, the body unit obtains information on the type of unit connected to the body unit, and is capable of changing control of an entire device including the body unit and the unit connected to the body unit based on the type of unit connected to the body unit. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118566 | Automatic Engagement of Image Stabilization - An image stabilized digital image capture device, comprising an image sensor for capturing a digital image; an optical system for imaging a scene onto the image sensor; an image stabilization system; an exposure control system; a memory system; and a processor. The processor is used to perform the steps of determining exposure settings using the exposure control system; selectively engaging the image stabilization system responsive to whether the determined exposure settings satisfy a predefined condition; capturing a digital image of a scene using the image sensor and the selectively engaged image stabilization system; and storing the captured digital image in the memory system. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118567 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING MOTION IN REAL TIME - A method and a system for detecting a motion in real time. The system includes: a parallel image generator which generates, in parallel, multi-resolution images, the generated multi-resolution images having at least one or more resolution levels; a characteristic dot extractor which extracts a characteristic dot from at least one of the generated multi-resolution images; and a motion vector detector which detects a motion vector from a low-resolution image based on the extracted characteristic dot and extends the detected motion vector of the low-resolution image to a motion vector of high-resolution. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - A method and apparatus for processing an image based on a tile image is disclosed, the method including estimating first motion information indicating a degree of a motion of a target image with respect to a reference image, dividing the reference image and the target image into a plurality of reference tile images and a plurality of target tile images, performing an image processing on the plurality of target tile images using the first motion information, and combining the plurality of image processed target tile images. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118569 | DUAL SENSOR CAMERA - A dual sensor camera that uses two aligned sensors each having a separate lens of different focal length but the same f-number. The wider FOV image from one sensor is combined with the narrower FOV image from the other sensor to form a combined image. Up-sampling of the wide FOV image and down-sampling of the narrow FOV image is performed. The longer focal length lens may have certain aberrations introduced so that Extended Depth of Field (EDoF) processing can be used to give the narrow FOV image approximately the same depth of field as the wide FOV image so that a noticeable difference in depth of field is not see in the combined image. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118570 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BACKGROUND SUBTRACTION USING FOCUS DIFFERENCES - First and second images are captured at first and second focal lengths, the second focal length being longer than the first focal length. Element sets are defined with a first element of the first image and a corresponding second element of the second image. Element sets are identified as background if the second element thereof is more in-focus than or as in-focus as the first element. Background elements are subtracted from further analysis. Comparisons are based on relative focus, e.g. whether image elements are more or less in-focus. Measurement of absolute focus is not necessary, nor is measurement of absolute focus change; images need not be in-focus. More than two images, multiple element sets, and/or multiple categories and relative focus relationships also may be used. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118571 | METHOD OF SETTING FOCUS OF A DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA AND ADIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA DOING THE SAME - A digital video camera that includes a photo sensor having a plurality of pixels, each pixel being arranged to obtain and output pixel data, a focusing device to set a focus of the digital video camera, a processing unit to process pixel data from a first subset of the pixels such that image frames of said video image stream are rendered based on pixel data in said first subset of pixels, and an array of micro lenses covering a second subset of the pixels, each of said micro lenses covering a number of pixels. The first subset of pixels is confined within an area and the second subset of pixels is arranged outside and adjacent to said first subset of pixels such that a frame of pixels of said second subset is formed around said first subset of pixels. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118572 | Alternative Color Image Array And Associated Methods - An image sensor includes an array of light sensitive elements and a filter array. Each filter element is in optical communication with a respective light sensitive element. The image sensor receives filtered light having a repeating pattern. Light sensitive elements in at least two successive rows alternately receive light having a first color and a second color, and light sensitive elements in common columns of the successive rows alternately receive light having the first color and the second color. Light sensitive elements in at least two additional successive rows alternately receive light having a third and a fourth color, and light sensitive elements in common columns of the additional successive rows alternately receive light having the third color and the fourth color. Output values of pairs of sampled light sensitive elements receiving light of a common color and from successive rows are combined to generate a down-sampled image. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118573 | METHOD FOR WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT - A white balance adjustment method includes capturing a raw image where an arrangement format of the raw image is BGb/GrR, extracting color scale values of each color channels, and obtaining cumulative proportion of color scale values in each channel. Cumulative proportion of each channels are compared with default minimum and maximum values, to get a cumulative proportion which is above a maximum value treated as a reference white, and a cumulative proportion below the minimum value treated as a reference black. The color scale values are re-quantized according to the obtained reference white and black, by using a color histogram equalization method. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118574 | METHOD FOR WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT OF IMAGES - A white balance adjustment method includes capturing a raw image by an image capturing device where an arrangement format of the raw image is BGb/GrR, color scale values of each color channel are extracted, the color scale values of all pixels in B, Gb, Gr, and R channels are separately scanned, and predetermined number ranges are used to classify the color scale values, then obtaining a cumulative proportion of color scale values in each channel is obtained. The cumulative proportions of each channel are compared with default minimum and maximum values, to obtain a more-than-maximum as a reference white, and a less-than-minimum as a reference black. The color scale values are re-quantized, according to the reference white and black, and a color histogram stretching method is applied to complete the white balance adjustment. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118575 | CAMERA SYSTEM - A camera system includes a lens unit, a mount, a camera body, and a control unit. The lens unit includes at least one lens unit operation portion and changes the magnification of an optical image electrically. The mount supports removably the lens unit. The camera body includes at least one camera body operation portion. The control unit controls the lens unit so as to change the magnification of an optical image electrically in response to either one of the operation of the camera body operation portion or the operation of the lens unit operation portion. The control unit controls the lens unit so as to execute an operation that is different from the operation which changes the magnification of an optical image, in response to the other of the operation of the camera body operation portion or the operation of the lens unit operation portion. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118576 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING IMAGE - The present application provides a method and device for acquiring an image, the method including determining at least a first focus and a second focus in an image acquisition area; acquiring first image information in the image acquisition area corresponding to the first focus; acquiring second image information in the image acquisition area corresponding to the second focus; and processing the first image information and the second image information to obtain third image information, so as to solve the technical problem in the prior art when a photo is taken by means of determining a single focus or multiple focuses, focuses in different planes cannot be determined, such that a mobile phone can merely process images in a single way and fails to record images corresponding to multiple focuses simultaneously, resulting in the processing capability of an electronic apparatus not being effectively improved. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118577 | IMAGING DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A mobile phone ( | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118578 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Adaptive noise reduction processing for an image including both an edge area and a smooth area produces different noise reduction effects depending on the areas. Multiple different noise reduction processing parameters are inputted, multiple pieces of corrected image data are generated for the respective noise reduction processing parameters, and correction parameters are generated corresponding to each piece of the corrected image data. Then, the multiple pieces of the corrected image data are combined based on the generated correction parameters. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118579 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a first pixel, a digitization unit, and a correction unit. The first pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion layer for outputting a first electrical signal in response to received incident light, including light of a first color, light of a second color, and light of a third color; and a second photoelectric conversion layer disposed under the first photoelectric conversion layer and for outputting a second electrical signal in response to light transmitted through the first photoelectric conversion layer. The digitization unit generates first original data by digitizing the first electrical signal and generates second original data by digitizing the second electrical signal. The correction unit generates first corrected data corresponding to the light of the first color and second corrected data corresponding to the light of the second color, by respectively correcting the first original data and the second original data. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118580 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image processing device including an image processing unit that sets a RAW image in which a pixel value of a specific color is set in each pixel as an input image and reduces a noise component contained in the input image. The image processing unit includes a local region selection unit, a similar local region selection unit, a band separation unit, a band-classified noise reduction unit, a band combining unit, and a local region combining unit. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118581 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Noise in RAW image data is reduced. Parameters including pixels used as a target area and reference pixels are determined in the RAW image data, based on color filter information for the RAW image data. The RAW image data is corrected based on the parameters thus determined. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118582 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - An image processing method includes: receiving image data of a Bayer format comprising red color information, green color information, and blue color information, generating image data of a modified Bayer format by combining the green color information with the red color information and combining the green color information with the blue color information while downscaling the image data of the Bayer format to a target resolution, denoising the image data of the modified Bayer format, and generating RGB image data by demosaicing the denoised image data of the modified Bayer format. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118583 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - There is provided a solid-state image sensing device that can prevent the occurrence of vertical line noise with simple circuit. A timing adjustment circuit generates a first clock supplied to a ramp generator and a second clock supplied to a counter so that a phase difference between the first clock and the second clock is within a predetermined range and differs according to lines in an image sensor. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118584 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR EXPANDED-FIELD-OF-VIEW IMAGE AND VIDEO CAPTURE - In various example embodiments, an imaging system and method are provided. In an embodiment, the system comprises a first image sensor array, a first optical system to project a first image on the first image sensor array, the first optical system having a first zoom level. A second optical system is to project a second image on a second image sensor array, the second optical system having a second zoom level. The second image sensor array and the second optical system are pointed in the same direction as the first image sensor array and the first optical system. The second zoom level is greater than the first zoom level such that the second image projected onto the second image sensor array is a zoomed in on portion of the first image projected on the first image sensor array. The first image sensor array includes at least four megapixels and the second image sensor array includes one-half or less than the number of pixels in the first image sensor array. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118585 | COLOR PROCESSING OF DIGITAL IMAGES - An embodiment relates to a method for color processing of an input image, the method including the steps of low-pass filtering of the input image to obtain a low-pass component, high-pass filtering of the input image to obtain a high-pass component, processing the input image for edge detection to obtain edginess parameters, and performing a color-space transformation of the input image based on the low-pass component, the high-pass component, and the edginess parameters. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118586 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus has a color filter array, an image sensor, and a differential information acquisition unit. In the color filter array, including five or more types of color filters are arranged in a two dimensional form. The image sensor has a plurality of pixels covered by the color filters, and the plurality of pixels generate pixel signals. The acquisition unit designates one of the pixels covered by the color filters of interest as a pixel of interest one pixel at a time in order. The acquisition unit calculates first differential information based on pixel signals generated by two of the pixels arranged on both sides of the pixel of interest along the first direction. The acquisition unit calculates second differential information based on pixel signals generated by two of the pixels arranged on both sides of the pixel of interest along the second direction. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118587 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements provided correspondingly to each of microlenses arranged two-dimensionally, reads out a first signal through addition from the photoelectric conversion elements corresponding to the microlense, reads out a second signal from one of the photoelectric conversion elements corresponding to the microlense, and sets one of a first and second read-out modes to read signals from the image pickup unit in accordance with a photographing condition, wherein the first and second read-out modes differ in read-out density of the second signal in a read-out area in accordance with one of a thinning-out rate and an addition rate of a area from which the second signal is read out being different as compared to a area from which the first signal is read out. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118588 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING DYNAMIC RANGE IN AN IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor comprises a pixel array having a plurality of pixel regions, wherein the pixel array is adapted to generate at least one signal from each pixel region and a separate signal from a subset of pixels within each pixel region, both during a single exposure period. In one embodiment, the sensor is in communication with a shift register which accumulates the separate signal and transfers the separate signal to an amplifier. The shift register further accumulates the at least one signal from the pixel region after the separate signal has been transferred to the amplifier and transfers the at least one signal to the amplifier. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118589 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND RANGE FINDER USING THE SAME - The invention provides a solid-state image sensor including a pixel having a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and at least one waveguide arranged closer to a side of light incidence than the photoelectric conversion portions, wherein the waveguide has a core member and a cladding member formed of a medium having a refractive index lower than that of the core member, and wherein a layer formed of a medium having a refractive index lower than that of the core member of the waveguide is provided between the photoelectric conversion portions and the waveguide. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118590 | IMAGE SENSOR, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND INSPECTION APPARATUS | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118591 | Dynamic Coded Aperture Camera - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for capturing photographic images with a dynamic coded aperture camera coupled to an electronic display. The system includes: a display screen; a set of display elements coupled either to a front side of the display screen or to a front side of an imaging-capturing mechanism; a set of masking elements behind the set of display elements coupled to a front side of an image-capturing mechanism; and the image-capturing mechanism coupled to a backside of the display screen. The image-capturing mechanism is configured to capture a photographic image of objects in front of the display screen through the display screen and through the display and masking elements while the display and masking elements are in the inactive state. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118592 | CMOS IMAGE SENSORS WITH FEATURE EXTRACTION - A CMOS imaging sensor with ernbedded feature extraction capability operatable in different modes by a method that includes the steps of: (a) operating the CMOS imaging sensor in a motion-detecting mode at a first power level using circuitry on the imaging sensor that generates motion data based on received images detected by pixels in the pixel array; (b) switching the imaging sensor from the motion-detecting mode to a feature extraction mode in response to detecting motion; and (c) operating the imaging sensor in the feature extraction mode at a second power level that is higher than the first power level. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118593 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a solid state imaging device including: a pixel portion where pixel sharing units are disposed in an array shape and where another one pixel transistor group excluding transfer transistors is shared by a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions; transfer wiring lines which are connected to the transfer gate electrodes of the transfer transistors of the pixel sharing unit and which are disposed to extend in a horizontal direction and to be in parallel in a vertical direction as seen from the top plane; and parallel wiring lines which are disposed to be adjacent to the necessary transfer wiring lines in the pixel sharing unit and which are disposed to be in parallel to the transfer wiring lines as seen from the top plane, wherein voltages which are used to suppress potential change of the transfer gate electrodes are supplied to the parallel wiring lines. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118594 | IMAGING DEVICE AND PROTECTION DEVICE OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - Protection of a solid-state imaging device is disclosed. One example of a protection unit includes a capacitor connected between an output terminal of a shutter drive pulse of a pulse drive unit and a substrate voltage terminal of a solid-state imaging device, a diode connected between a predetermined potential point and the substrate voltage terminal, and a clamp circuit configured from a resistor element connected between the substrate voltage terminal and a reference potential point. An anode end of the diode is connected to the predetermined potential point to which a potential corresponding to a rated voltage of the substrate voltage terminal is applied. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118595 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal capable of sensing a touch input, and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes: a camera unit configured to receive an image in a camera mode; a display unit configured to sense a touch input; a control unit configured to designate a region on the basis of a touch input sensed by the display unit, execute the camera mode when a region is designated, control the camera unit to capture the received image, and display the captured image in the designated region. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118596 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device includes an imaging unit which outputs captured image data corresponding to a pixel signal, a plurality of image processing units which generate any one of first image data being performed first image processing on the captured image data and second image data being performed second image processing on the captured image data, a display processing unit which causes an image corresponding to the second image data to be displayed on a display device which displays an image corresponding to image data input at a predetermined timing of a second synchronization signal, and a control unit which changes a setting of a phase difference between the first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal and switches between the first image processing and the second image processing to be executed by each of the plurality of image processing units. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118597 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL CONTENT CAPTURE ON MOBILE DEVICES - Systems and methods for facilitating content capturing on a mobile device are provided. The current position of a mobile device is identified during a content capturing preparation stage. The current position of the mobile device can correspond to a first position or a second position. The first position is a preferred position for capturing content as compared to the second position. When the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the second position, a prompt can be provided on the mobile device to instruct a user of the mobile device to move the mobile device to the first position. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118598 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the same are provided. The photographing apparatus includes a display unit which displays an image, an input unit via which a command is input, and a control unit which controls the display unit to display icons representing changed settings of the photographing apparatus on a predetermined region of the display unit when settings of the photographing apparatus are changed according to an input command that is input via the input unit. Accordingly, the photographing apparatus is capable of providing a user with a changed function setting among function settings. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118599 | IMAGING APPARATUS WITH DISPLAY AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A digital camera is provided with a vertically long camera body having an approximately rectangular solid shape. An LCD panel provided in a rear surface of the camera body is arranged such that longitudinal directions of the display screen and the camera body correspond to each other. The digital camera is operated through a touch panel provided in a lower portion of the display screen. In a taking mode, an image is displayed in a small size on an upper portion of the display screen. In reproducing, the camera body is rotated sideways by 90 degree. In a reproducing mode, display posture of the image is also rotated by 90 degree, and the image is displayed in a large size on the entire display screen. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118600 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CAMERA OF DEVICE AND DEVICE THEREOF - Provided are a method of controlling a camera of a device capable of minimizing a vision difference between a front camera and a user by displaying a reduced size preview image within a partial region of a display proximate to a lens of the front camera. When a photo is taken while the user views the reduced size preview image, a more natural image is captured. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118601 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An imaging apparatus and a control method thereof includes an image unit adapted to perform imaging, a drive unit adapted to move a location of a lens in the imaging unit to adjust a focus, a touch screen adapted to display a live view generated by the imaging unit and receive a touch gesture for the live view, and a controller adapted to set an auto focus mode corresponding to the touch gesture among a plurality of auto focus modes when the touch gesture is input, and to control the drive unit to move the location of the lens so that the focus can be adjusted based on the set auto focus mode. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118602 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising a substrate having a first face and a second face opposing each other, and in which photoelectric conversion portions are formed, an optical system including microlenses provided on a side of the first face, and light absorbing portions provided on a side of the second face, wherein the apparatus has pixels of first type for detecting light of a first wavelength and second type for detecting light of a second wavelength shorter than the first wavelength, and the apparatus further comprises a first portion between the substrate and the light absorbing portion for each first type pixel, and a second portion between the substrate and the light absorbing portion for each second type pixel, and the first portion has a reflectance higher than that of the second portion for the light of the first wavelength. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118603 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - The zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, first, second and third lens units respectively having positive, negative and positive refractive powers, and a rear lens group. The second lens unit and a most-object side lens unit of the rear lens group are moved during zooming, and the first lens unit is not moved for zooming. The first lens unit includes one negative lens and three positive lenses. Conditions of 5.0| 2014-05-01 | |
| 20140118604 | MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING CAMERA - One embodiment disclosed is an imaging system that includes a first optical component configured to receive electromagnetic energy associated with an image of an object. The system also includes a second optical component configured to split and diffract the received electromagnetic energy into a plurality of beams of different wavelengths of electromagnetic energy. The system also includes an imaging array configured to receive the plurality of beams and to selectively attenuate one or more of the plurality of beams. The system also includes an imaging detector configured to receive and capture the one or more of the plurality of beams after the beams have been selectively attenuated and recombined and re-focused into a spectrally altered version of the image. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118605 | Zoom Lens and Image Pickup Apparatus Using the Same - The zoom lens has an aperture stop arranged between the second lens unit and the fourth lens unit. During zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, the distances between the lens units vary in such a way that the distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit is larger at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end, the distance between the second lens unit and the third lens unit is smaller at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end, and the distance between the fourth lens unit and the fifth lens unit is larger at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. The zoom lens satisfies the following conditional expression (1): | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118606 | SMART CAMERAS - A system includes a smart phone and an image receiving module. The smart phone includes a communication port and a camera. The image receiving module is capable of being physically coupled to the smart phone via the communication port. The image receiving module includes an iris for adjusting an aperture for rays entering the device via the aperture, based on user input, a set of lenses capable of zooming an image formed by the rays greater than a predetermined number of times an original size of the image, and a shutter whose speed is configurable based on user input. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118607 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side, a first unit that does not move, a negative second unit which moves during zooming, a positive third unit which moves during zooming, a positive fourth unit which moves during zooming and focus adjustment, an aperture stop that does not move in an optical axis direction, and a positive fifth unit which does not move, wherein Z | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118608 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - The lens apparatus includes a first lens barrel and a second lens barrel disposed on an image side further than an object side end portion of the first lens barrel so as to allow a movement of the first lens barrel in an optical axis direction, a positioning member attached to one lens barrel of the first and second lens barrels, and an elastic member disposed between the first and second lens barrels to bias the first lens barrel toward an object side. Another lens barrel of the first and second lens barrels is brought in contact with the positioning member with a biasing force from the biasing member, and thereby the first lens barrel is positioned with respect to the second lens barrel in a state where a movement of the first lens barrel on the image side due to an external force is allowed. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118609 | CAMERA MODULE - Disclosed is a camera module. The camera module includes a lens barrel including a lens, a lens holder coupled with the lens barrel, and a sensor unit in the lens holder. The lens holder includes a body part including the sensor unit, and a focal length adjusting unit interposed between the lens barrel and the body part to adjust a focal length between the lens and the sensor unit. The focal length of the camera module is easily adjusted without disassembling the camera module. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118610 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM AND FOCUS DETECTION METHOD - A focus detection apparatus which includes an image pickup element having first and second photoelectric conversion elements sharing a lens, wherein the first and second photoelectric conversion elements perform a photoelectric conversion of images passing through different exit pupils of an image pickup optical system so as to output a focus detection signal used for focusing by a phase difference detection method, the focus detection apparatus includes an image shift amount calculator which performs a correlation calculation by using each of signal values obtained independently from the first and second photoelectric conversion elements and calculate an image shift amount, a defocus amount calculator which calculates a defocus amount by multiplying the image shift amount by a coefficient, and a coefficient correcting portion which corrects the coefficient in accordance with the signal value obtained from the first photoelectric conversion element or the second photoelectric conversion element. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118611 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus that is capable of detecting focusing state with high accuracy even when a subject moves or a defocus condition varies. Focus detection zones are arranged like a lattice in first and second directions with respect to an image pickup device. A contrast focus evaluation value that evaluates image signals of pixels of the image pickup device corresponding to each focus detection zone in the second direction is generated. Focus of an image pickup optical system is adjusted based on the contrast focus evaluation value based on an image signal of a reliable focus detection zone. The focus detection zones are arranged so that one boundary of a first focus detection zone in the second direction is included within an area of a second focus detection zone in the second direction. The first and second focus detection zones are arranged and deviated in the first direction. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118612 | IMAGING MODULE - An imaging module is provided with: a front case, in which a lens unit is mounted on a side of the subject to be imaged; a back case, which is attached to the front case and seals an imaging substrate in an inside space formed with the front case; and a bracket attached to the back case, and the back case is attached to the front case by case a case fastening screw that is screwed into a screw hole and a case screw-fastening through-hole, and the positioning protrusion | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118613 | MOBILE DEVICE AND OPTICAL IMAGING LENS - An optical imaging lens includes first, second, third, fourth and fifth lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface comprising a convex portion in the optical axis vicinity. The second lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface comprising a convex portion in the optical axis vicinity and an image-side surface comprising a concave portion in the optical axis vicinity. The third lens element has an image-side surface comprising a convex portion in the periphery. The fourth lens element has an image-side surface comprising a convex portion in the optical axis vicinity. The fifth lens element has an object-side surface comprising a convex portion in the optical axis vicinity and an image-side surface comprising a concave portion in the optical axis vicinity and a convex portion in the periphery. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118614 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND HOME NETWORK SYSTEM COMPRISING DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a display device, which comprises: a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit configured to provide the liquid crystal panel with a light source; a digital interactive interface for video and audio configured to input/output all signals into/from the display device; a signal conversion module configured to convert the signal input via the digital interactive interface for video and audio into a first signal; a signal processing unit configured to adjust a resolution of the first signal converted by the signal conversion module to a predetermined resolution, convert the first signal whose resolution is adjusted to the predetermined resolution into a second signal for time-sequence control over the liquid crystal panel, and transmit the second signal to the liquid crystal panel; and a power source module configured to supply power to the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit and the signal processing unit. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118615 | MODIFICATION OF DELIVERY OF VIDEO STREAM TO WIRELESS DEVICE BASED UPON POSITION/MOTION OF WIRELESS DEVICE - Processing video data for delivery to a remote wireless includes receiving video data from a video source and receiving position and motion information regarding the remote wireless device. Operation also includes, based upon the position and motion information regarding the remote wireless device, determining an anticipated Quality of Service (QoS) available for servicing of transmissions to the remote wireless device and determining video processing parameters based upon the video data and the anticipated QoS. Operation further includes processing the video data based upon the video processing parameters to produce an output video stream and transmitting the output video stream for delivery to the remote wireless device. Operation may also/alternatively include altering wireless transmission parameters of a transport stream servicing delivery of the video data to alter the anticipated QoS. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118616 | Systems and Methods of Video Delivery to a Multilingual Audience - Disclosed herein is simultaneous processing of multiple MPEG audio packetized elementary streams (PES). Each audio PID gets processed separately, substantially simultaneously. Example embodiments of the systems and methods of video delivery to a multilingual audience disclosed herein enable the processing of two or more audio tracks within the same transport stream simultaneously and deliver each audio to separate audio outputs where one of the outputs may be going to a wireless headset, a secondary room or a secondary screen. The main language audio (PES) is rendered with the video on the main screen, or the different audio streams may be rendered concurrently in different rooms such as in a business application. The main screen would have the main video along with its original language audio while the dubbed audio will be processed and played at the same time with the original video. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118617 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO DATA - An HDMI® source determines whether or not an HDMI® sink can receive a sub-signal based on VSDB of E-EDID. When the HDMI® sink can receive the sub-signal, the HDMI® source adds a sub-signal to pixel data of a main image composed of pixel data whose number of bits is smaller than that of transmission pixel data transmitted by a transmitter, thereby constructing transmission pixel data. This data is transmitted by the transmitter through TMDS channels #0 to #2. Furthermore, the HDMI® source transmits a general control packet containing sub-signal information indicating whether or not the sub-signal is contained in the transmission pixel data in the control period of a vertical blanking period. The present invention can be applied to, for example, HDMI®. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118618 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - There is provided a transmission apparatus including a video signal transmission unit configured to transmit a video signal to another apparatus, a time information reception unit configured to receive, from the other apparatus, time information including a duration from reception of the video signal until a timing at which display of each frame in the video signal starts at the other apparatus, and a degree-of-redundancy determination unit configured to determine a degree of redundancy for the video signal transmitted from the video signal transmission unit based on the time information received by the time information reception unit. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118619 | IMAGE OUTPUT SYSTEM, IMAGE SIGNAL GENERATION APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image output system includes plural channels from each of which an image signal is output, a switching unit for switching the channel that outputs the image signal to an image output unit based on connection states of the plural channels, an information display generation unit for generating the image signal of an information display screen related to the currently outputting channel, and a display state storing unit for storing a display state related to the information display screen, the display state including a “display-ON” state and a “display-OFF” state. In a case where there is a change in the connection state of the currently outputting channel, when there is the information display screen whose display state is the “display-ON” state, the switching unit switches the channel after waiting for a predefined change in the display state related to the information display screen. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118620 | Video/Audio Signal Processing Apparatus - A current control portion of this video/audio signal processing apparatus is configured to set the amount of current supplied to a second external device determined by a determination portion to be smaller than the amount of current supplied to a first external device performing prescribed processing determined by the determination portion. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118621 | Method And Apparatus For Hiding Caption When Displaying Video Image - A method and apparatus for hiding a caption when displaying a video image. Hiding area information is acquired. According to the hiding area information, a hiding area is acquired. Hiding time period information is acquired. A preconfigured image in the hiding area of a video image is displayed in the hiding time period when the video image is displayed. By applying the technical solution according various embodiments, an external caption and an embedded caption can be hid flexibly. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118622 | DCT BASED BLACK FRAME DETECTION USING VARYING BLOCK SIZE - A video detector that detects black frames in a video includes a grayscale converter, a parser for parsing the grayscale video into a sequence of individual frames, a sub-frame parser for parsing frames of an uneven block size into two or more sub-frames, and a DCT calculator. The detector extracts a DC component or AC component, or both, of the generated DCT and then compares them against respective threshold values. The individual frames are identified as a black frame based on a comparison between the selected component and the threshold value. Methods of detecting black frames based on DC components and AC components are also described. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118623 | APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT DUAL CHANNEL DISPLAY - An aircraft cockpit display includes among other things a display panel having a pixel matrix, a backlight for illuminating the matrix, a first video channel having a row driver and a column driver and a second video channel having a row driver and a column driver. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118624 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and a control method thereof are disclosed, the electronic device including: an operation implementation unit conducting a predetermined operation; a first main controller controlling the operation of the operation implementation unit; an input reception unit receiving an input signal; a second main controller processing the input signal and being in the power saving state in the standby mode; and a subcontroller controlling the second main controller to process the input signal when the input signal is received in the standby mode, wherein the second main controller processes the received input signal according to control of the subcontroller, controls the first main controller to operate in the normal mode when the input signal corresponds to entering the normal mode, and returns to the power saving state in the standby mode when the input signal does not correspond to entering the normal mode. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118625 | USER INTERFACE TO CONTROL VIDEO CONTENT PLAY - In at least one example embodiment, a remote controller includes a pairing unit configured to communicatively pair the remote controller with a television device; a receiver configured to receive, from a content provider, at least one thumbnail image corresponding to video content that is played on the television device; and a display unit configured to display, on a first area, a progress dial and the at least one thumbnail image associated with at least one point in time represented on the progress dial, wherein the at least one thumbnail image is also provided to the television device by the content provider. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118626 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, REMOTE CONTROLLER, AND SYSTEM - A remote control technique in which the current control mode of a remote controller having a plurality of control modes is determined. When a remote control command of the remote controller is received, the operation mode for currently displayed contents is determined according to the control mode and the remote control command. The remote controller is a multi-mode remote controller whose plural control modes can be switched, thereby accommodating different requirements of various users. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118627 | Display Device and Television Set - This display device includes a display device body, a display portion arranged on the front side of the display device body, a light source substrate, a light guide plate arranged on the rear side of the display portion to be opposed to the light source substrate mounted with the light source, having a light incident surface including a side surface receiving light emitted from the light source, a heat sink arranged on the rear side of the light guide plate, including a light source substrate fixing portion to which the light source substrate is attached and fixed by a double-faced adhesive tape, and a substrate pressing portion pressing the front end surface of the light source substrate attached to the light source substrate fixing portion in a direction toward the bottom surface of the heat sink in a surface contact state. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118628 | Display Device and Television Set - This display device includes a display device body, a display portion arranged on the front side of the display device body, configured to display an image, a light source supplying light to the display portion, a first light guide plate arranged to be opposed to the light source, having a light incident surface including a side surface on which light emitted from the light source is incident and a light emitting surface provided on a side surface opposite to the light incident surface to emit the light incident from the light incident surface, a second light guide plate arranged to overlap with the first light guide plate, guiding the light emitted from the light emitting surface of the first light guide plate to the display portion, and a first reflective member arranged between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118629 | VIDEO PROJECTION SYSTEM FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device includes a processor, a memory that stores components executable by the processor, and a projection assembly. The projection assembly includes a projector, a lens, a movable mirror, and a first projection surface integral with a surface of the mobile device. The components include a projection component and a control component. The projection component determines the projection parameters, and projects the image onto the movable minor, dependent upon the projection parameters. The control component causes the projector and the lens to focus the image onto the first projection surface, and further causes the movable mirror to reflect the image onto the first projection surface. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118630 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION SET - A display device includes a display component, a light source, a light guide plate, a spacer member, and a biasing member. The display component displays images. The light source emits light. The light guide plate guides the light emitted from the light source to the display component. The light guide plate has a light incident face on which the light emitted from the light source is directly incident. The spacer member is disposed in a region other than where the light guide plate and the light source are opposite each other such that the spacer member maintains a specific spacing between the light source and the light incident face of the light guide plate. The biasing member is arranged to bias one of the light source and the light guide plate towards the other of the light source and the light guide plate. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118631 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING AUDIO SIGNAL USING THE SAME - The invention relates to a head mounded display that outputs an audio signal of an external digital device according to whether the audio signal is directional output signal. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118632 | PROJECTED CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - In a projected capacitive touch panel, an isolation layer is formed on a frame region of a first transparent substrate, and a first transparent conductive circuit layer is formed on the other region of the first transparent substrate and the isolation layer; a first conductive layer is formed on the first transparent conductive circuit layer and is positioned corresponding to the frame region; a second transparent conductive circuit layer is formed on the transparent substrate film; two second conductive layers are formed on the second conductive circuit layer and are positioned corresponding to two opposing sides of the frame region; flexible circuit boards are connected to the first and second conductive layers and are positioned corresponding to the same side of the frame region. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118633 | PROJECTED CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A projected capacitive touch panel includes a transparent substrate, an isolation layer, a first and a second transparent conductive circuit layer, a first and a second conductive layer, a transparent substrate film and a protective layer. The isolation layer is formed on a frame region of the transparent substrate, and the first transparent conductive circuit layer is formed on the other region of the transparent substrate and the isolation layer. The first conductive layer is formed on the first transparent conductive layer and is positioned corresponding to the frame region. The second transparent conductive circuit layer is formed on the transparent substrate film. The second conductive layer is formed on the second conductive circuit layer and is positioned corresponding to the frame region. The protective layer is formed on the second conductive layer and the second transparent conductive circuit layer. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118634 | TOUCH PANEL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - In one aspect, a touch panel comprising a substrate and a first conductive patterned portion that is formed on the substrate is provided. The first conductive patterned portion may include: a first direction conductive portion that is formed on the substrate, the first direction conductive portion including a plurality of first body members, a first intermediate member formed between the first body members, and a first connection member which is electrically connected to the first body members; and a second direction conductive portion that is formed on the substrate and is insulated from the first direction conductive portion, the first intermediate member including a plurality of second body members and a second connection member which is electrically connected to the second body members. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118635 | TOUCH SCREEN HAVING MESH PATTERNED ELECTRODES - A touch screen having mesh patterned electrodes in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of first electrode lines formed with metal lines in a diagonal direction on one surface of a transparent layer; and a plurality of second electrode lines formed with metal lines on the same surface as the plurality of first electrode lines and intersecting with the first electrode lines—wherein any one electrode line of the first electrode lines and the second electrode lines forms a severed area where the plurality of first electrode lines intersect with the plurality of second electrode lines in such a way that the first electrode lines are electrically severed from the second electrode lines, and wherein the other electrode line of the first electrode lines and the second electrode lines passes through the severed area, and a step is formed at a position facing the severed area; and a connection pattern electrically connecting the electrode lines severed by the severed area. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118636 | Display Device and Method of Suppressing Electromagnetic Interference Radiation from a Display Device - A display device for displaying information to a user in correspondence with a display signal. The display device includes an LCD receiving the display signal and displaying information in accordance with the display signal. The display device additionally includes a capacitive touch panel having an electrically conductive surface. The capacitive touch panel provides a signal corresponding to the location of an object touching or placed in close proximity to the surface of the capacitive touch panel for providing user input. A chassis supports the LCD and capacitive touch panel in the device. A capacitor capacitively connects the electrically conductive surface of the capacitive touch panel to the chassis. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118637 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a light transmissive substrate, an upper electrode, a light transmissive upper adhesive layer, a light transmissive conductive layer, a lower electrode, a lower light transmissive adhesive layer, and a protrusion. The upper electrode is formed on a lower surface of the substrate. The upper adhesive layer is formed on the lower surface of the substrate and a lower surface of the upper electrode. The conductive layer is formed on a lower surface of the upper adhesive layer. The lower electrode is formed on the lower surface of the upper adhesive layer and connected to the conductive layer. The lower adhesive layer is formed on the lower surface of the upper adhesive layer, a lower surface of the conductive layer, and a lower surface of the lower electrode. The protrusion is formed in the upper adhesive layer so as to connect the upper electrode and lower electrode. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118638 | BARRIER FUNCTIONAL FILM AND MANUFACTURING THEREOF, ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A barrier functional film that includes a substrate, at least one side wall barrier structure, a releasing film, and an adhesive is provided. The side wall barrier structure is located on the substrate. The releasing film is located above the substrate, and the side wall barrier structure is located between the substrate and the releasing film. The adhesive covers the side wall barrier structure and is located between the substrate and the releasing film. An environmental sensitive electronic device, a display apparatus, and a manufacturing method of a barrier functional film are also provided. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118639 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The present display device includes a liquid crystal panel having a liquid crystal layer between an array substrate and a facing substrate. The array substrate has an electrode layer having an upper electrode and a lower electrode facing each other in a Z direction, and an opening including a plurality of slits extending in an X direction is formed in the upper electrode and the lower electrode. The liquid crystal layer is provided on the electrode layer, liquid crystal molecules in vicinity regions on one side and the other side of the opening which face each other in a width direction of each slit are oriented as rotating in reverse to each other, and the facing substrate has a conductive layer. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118640 | ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVE ELECTRONIC DEVICE PACKAGE - An environmental sensitive electronic device package may include a first substrate, a second substrate, an environmental sensitive electronic device, a first adhesive, a third substrate, at least one first side wall barrier structure, and a second adhesive is provided. The second substrate is located above the first substrate. The environmental sensitive electronic device is located on the first substrate. The first adhesive is located between the first and second substrates and covers the environmental sensitive electronic device. The third substrate is located below the first substrate. The first substrate is located between the second and third substrates. The first side wall barrier structure is located on the third substrate and between the first and the third substrates, wherein the first side wall barrier structure is embedded in the first substrate. The second adhesive is located between the first and third substrates and covers the second side wall barrier structure. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118641 | TOUCH SCREEN SENSOR SUBSTRATE, TOUCH SCREEN SENSOR, AND PANEL COMPRISING SAME - The present invention relates to a touch screen sensor substrate, to a touch screen sensor, and to a touch screen panel comprising same. The touch screen sensor substrate according to the present invention comprises: a plurality of sensing units formed of electrodes connected into a pattern of a predetermined direction at one surface of a base; and a connection unit which is formed of electrodes connected into a pattern of a direction which is the same as or similar to the direction of the pattern of the sensing units, and which connects the sensing units. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118642 | TOUCH LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a touch layer disposed on a surface of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, an insulating layer disposed on a surface of the touch layer and covering the touch layer, and a pixel array structure disposed on a surface of the insulating layer facing away from the touch layer. The touch layer is disposed between the pixel array structure and the first substrate. Only a filming process and a photoetching process of the touch layer and a deposition process of the insulating layer are additionally required to transform a non-touch liquid crystal display device to a touch liquid crystal display device. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118643 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a 3D display apparatus which comprises a display and a liquid crystal cell module. The liquid crystal cell module retards a phase of the light emitted from the display and corresponding to a display frame for forming a left-handed circularly polarized light and a right-handed circularly polarized light. The present invention further provides a method for manufacturing the 3D display apparatus. The present invention can display 3D images without losing image information. The response time of a ferroelectric liquid crystal and an anti-ferroelectric liquid crystal of the present invention is faster, and thus the effect on the luminance of the display is less. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118644 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal (LC) lens includes first and second substrates, an LC layer disposed therebetween, and a plurality of first and second electrode structures. Each electrode structure has a plurality of first, second, third and fourth electrodes spaced-apart and alternately arranged along a first direction, where the first and second electrodes are disposed between the first substrate and the LC layer, while the third and fourth electrodes are disposed between the second substrate and the LC layer. In each first electrode structure, each of the first and second electrodes and a corresponding one of the third and fourth electrodes are aligned at a left tilted angle, while in each second electrode structure, each of the first and second electrodes and a corresponding one of the third and fourth electrodes are aligned at a right tilted angle. The first and second electrode structures are alternately arranged along a second direction. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118645 | COMPLEX SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR AND 3D IMAGE DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a complex spatial light modulator and a three-dimensional image display device including the same. The complex spatial light modulator includes: a spatial light modulator for modulating a phase of light; a prism array disposed next to the spatial light modulator; and a polarization-independent diffractive element for diffracting light that has passed through the prism array. The complex spatial light modulator may modulate both phase and amplitude of light. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118646 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS PANEL - Provided is a liquid crystal lens panel. The illustrative liquid crystal lens panel may provide a display device capable of viewing a 3D or 2D image without glasses. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118647 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal lens device according to an embodiment includes: a first substrate; a pair of first electrodes on a first surface of the first substrate, extending in a first direction, and arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a pair of second electrodes between the pair of first electrodes on the first surface, extending in the first direction, and arranged in the second direction; third electrodes each between one of the first electrodes and one of the second electrodes on the first surface, extending in the first direction, and arranged in the second direction; a second substrate including a second surface facing the first surface; a counter electrode on the second surface of the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118648 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS, A LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE HAVING THE LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS AND A METHOD OF DRIVING THE LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A liquid crystal lens includes a plurality of first sub liquid crystal portions having refractive indexes varied based on voltages applied thereto, a plurality of second sub liquid crystal portions having refractive indexes varied based on voltages applied thereto, where the second sub liquid crystal portions are adjacent to the first sub liquid crystal portions, respectively and a controller which controls the voltages applied to the first sub liquid crystal portions and the voltage applied to the second sub liquid crystal portions to provide a lens part. | 2014-05-01 |
