| 19th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
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| 20090115892 | Imaging system and method - An imaging system includes: an imaging section adapted to capture an image; a setup information storage section adapted to store setup information relating to the operational setup of the imaging section; a selection condition detection section adapted to detect a selection condition for selecting given setup information from the setup information storage section; an acquisition section adapted to acquire given setup information based on the selection condition; and a control section adapted to set up the operation of the imaging section based on the given setup information. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115893 | Transitioning Between Two High Resolution Video Sources - A method of transitioning between two high resolution video signals includes replacing a first image which is a frame of a first video signal with a lower resolution copy of the first image; and fading out the lower resolution copy of the first image to reveal a second image from a second video signal. A system for displaying video signals includes a video monitor configured to communicate with at least one video signal source. The system is configured to replace a first image which is a frame of a first video signal with a lower resolution copy of the first image; and fade out the lower resolution copy of the first image to reveal a second image from a second video signal. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115894 | VIDEO PLAYBACK CONTROL METHOD AND BLACK BAR ELIMINATION MODULE USED IN A VIDEO PLAYBACK DEVICE - A video playback control method adapted for a video playback device including the following steps. First, at least one source frame is fetched, with the source frame being corresponding to the video content that is to be displayed on the video playback device. Next, a first aspect ratio of the source frame is compared with a second aspect ratio of the video playback device, and the source frame is directly displayed on the video playback device when the first aspect ratio is the same as the second aspect ratio. Also, when the first aspect ratio is different to the second aspect ratio, the periphery of the source frame is overscanned. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115895 | DISPLAY DATA GENERATING APPARATUS - The present invention aims at providing a display data generating apparatus capable of generating subtitle display data suitable for respective videos. A display data generating apparatus of the present invention has a subject determination section that determines a subject appearing on a screen on the basis of viewpoint information and subject information; an important subject determination section that determines, on the basis of a result of determination rendered by the subject determination section and the subject information, an important subject which would draw attention of an audience and that generates characteristic information about the important subject; a layout selecting section that selects, from a plurality of layout templates, a layout template having selection conditions conforming to the characteristic information about the important subject; and a subtitle generating section that generates subtitle display data from the selected layout template. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115896 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC AUDIO STANDARD DETECTION IN TERRESTRIAL BROADCAST SIGNALS - A method and apparatus for automatic audio standard detection in terrestrial broadcast signals is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of detecting automatic audio standard for terrestrial broadcast includes scanning for each known audio frequency standard of interest in a current band energy spectrum in an incoming broadcast signal using a standard of non standard energy estimation algorithm, such as Goertzel DFT or FFT based algorithm for a predetermined time interval. At each known audio frequency standard of interest, energy is computed using the associated standard or non standard energy estimation algorithm within the predetermined time interval. The computed energy at each known audio frequency standard of interest is then compared to predetermined threshold energy. At each known audio frequency standard of interest, it is determined whether the audio frequency standard of interest is detected based on the outcome of the comparison. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115897 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE - The identification information processing unit receives identification information identifying the reception device from a reception device, and generates decoded identification information indicating the decoded value of the received identification information. The parameter value selection unit selects the first parameter value when the decoded identification information includes an information representing a television, selects a second parameter value that is less than the first parameter value when the decoded identification information includes an information representing an audio device, and generates a selected parameter value. The frequency divider frequency divides the audio clock using the selected parameter value, and generates a frequency division signal. The counter counts one period of the frequency division signal using the pixel clock and generates the cycle time stamp. The transmission device then sends the selected parameter value and cycle time stamp to the reception device. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115898 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVELY VIEWING BROADCAST CHANNEL IN PARTICULAR PLACE - A method and system for selectively viewing a broadcast channel in a particular place is provided. A method of selectively viewing a broadcast channel in a particular place includes: receiving image information associated with different locations of the particular place from a plurality of imaging devices; receiving sound information associated with the particular place from at least one of the plurality of imaging devices; multi-channelizing the image information and the sound information to generate a frame that includes the image information and the sound information; and transmitting the generated frame to a user terminal. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115899 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There is provided an image processing apparatus for temporarily stopping reproduction of an accumulation image automatically when a display mode for displaying a broadcast image (image obtained from a broadcast wave) and the accumulation image (image obtained from a storage medium) is switched to a display mode for displaying only the broadcast image, and automatically resuming the reproduction of the accumulation image when the display mode for displaying only the broadcast image is switched to the display mode for displaying the broadcast image and the accumulation image. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115900 | TELEVISION AND METHOD FOR ADDING DATAFILES THEREIN - A television includes a device memory for storing a plurality of data files; an interface for connecting an external device to the television; and a detector used for detecting whether the external device is connected to the television and detecting whether the external device has files, and generating a file detected signal when the external device has files; a process module configured for detecting whether the files in the external device are the same as the files in the device memory, and outputting options for selection when the files in the external device is not the same as the files in the device memory; an input module for receiving operational inputs and generating optional selection signal when receiving the options from the process module; the process module is further configured for generating an add signal when detecting a voltage of the optional selection signal is high; an add module used for copying the files from the external device to the television based on the add signal. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115901 | Method and Device for Handling Multiple Video Streams Using Metadata - A method and device for dynamically overlaying two or more video streams uses specialized metadata that are attached to at least one of the video streams. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115902 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH COUNTERPROGRAM CHECKING FUNCTION - A display apparatus makes it possible to check video contents of another video source while continuing to watch a presently watched program. A first region for displaying first video contents, and a second region for displaying selection icons to select second video contents different from the first video contents are formed on a display screen. The selection icons make possible selection from a plurality of video sources providing the video contents and including one or more broadcasting networks and a video recording medium. The broadcasting networks are one or all of ground-based broadcasting, BS broadcasting and CS broadcasting. The video recording medium is an HDD incorporated in the display apparatus and/or a removable HDD which can be inserted into and removed from the display apparatus. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115903 | AUDIO/VIDEO SEPARATOR - An audio/video separator provides a high-performance and cost-effective solution to analog TV reception with only one A/D converter and a minimum of analog IF components. The apparatus may operate on a digitized TV signal and, when integrated with a digital video processor, process video signals while separating audio signals. The resultant audio and video signals may be considered to have excellent signal quality due to highly optimized demodulation architecture and digital signal processing techniques on both audio and video data paths. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115904 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING A VIDEO STREAM - The present disclosure is generally directed to a video stream processing system and to a method of displaying a video stream. In a particular embodiment, the method includes, during a first time period, displaying a first version of a received video stream while recovering a second version of the received video stream, the first version of the received video stream having a lower video display quality than the second version of the received video stream. The first time period begins no more than approximately 100 milliseconds after a detected channel change. The method also includes switching from display of the first version of the received video stream to display of the second version of the received video stream during a second time period. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115905 | High Definition Media Content Processing - High definition media content processing techniques are described in which enhanced media content rendering techniques may be performed to output high definition media content. In an implementation, luma keying may be provided to define clear pixels in a composite output using an optimum set of graphics processing instructions. In another implementation, techniques are described which may provide clear rectangles in a composite output of one or more video streams. Clear rectangles to appear in the composite output are configured by a media playback application. A texture is arrived at to represent a union of each of the clear rectangles and is applied to form the clear rectangles in the composite output. In another implementation, capture techniques are described in which an image to capture is resolved as strips to an intermediate texture and then from the texture to a capture buffer in system memory. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115906 | BLUE STRETCH USING RESTRICTED COLOR RANGE AND SOFT TRANSITION BOUNDARY - System and method for increasing the blue component of white and near white pixels while avoiding hard transitions and without affecting flesh-tone colors. Pixels that are bright enough and fall within a detection area in the UV-plane have their blue components increased and their red components decreased. The detection area is limited to avoid application of blue stretch to flesh-tone colors. A transition boundary is provided around the detection area for gradually decreasing the amount of blue stretch as pixels move away from the boundary of the detection area, thereby avoiding hard transitions between areas that are blue stretched and areas that are not blue stretched. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115907 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display apparatus includes an image displaying unit that includes a light source unit and a light modulation device, a histogram generating unit, a light source luminance calculator, a function storing unit, a first evaluation value calculator, a second evaluation value calculator, a third evaluation value calculator, a function acquiring unit and a control unit. The function acquiring unit acquires a plurality of the third evaluation values by repeating processing by the first to third evaluation value calculators with modification to a level conversion function and acquires a level conversion function that has a smallest third evaluation. The control unit supplies a signal of a converted video resulting from conversion of the image with the acquired level conversion function to the light modulation device. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115908 | Method and System for Automatically Turning Off Motion Compensation When Motion Vectors are Inaccurate - Certain aspects of a method and system for automatically turning off motion compensation when motion vectors are inaccurate may include determining quality of a plurality of generated motion vectors. The interpolation of a plurality of output pictures may be controlled based on the determined quality. A plurality of original input pictures may be interpolated when the determined quality of the plurality of generated motion vectors is below a threshold value. A plurality of motion compensated pictures may be interpolated when the determined quality of the plurality of generated motion vectors is above a threshold value. A reduced interpolation mode may be utilized if a generated cut-off value is less than an entry threshold value and/or above an exit threshold value. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115909 | Method and System for Motion Estimation Around a Fixed Reference Vector Using a Pivot-Pixel Approach - Certain aspects of a method and system for motion estimation around a fixed reference vector using a pivot pixel approach may include pivoting each of the plurality of pixels in an output picture to perform a sub-pixel search in a plurality of directions around a reference vector. A plurality of cost values may be calculated for performing motion compensation for a plurality of pixels in the output picture along a plurality of directions around the reference vector. A motion vector may be generated corresponding to the least calculated cost for each pixel in the output picture based on the calculated plurality of cost values. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115910 | Video signal processing method, video signal processing apparatus, and display apparatus - In one embodiment of the present invention, a video signal processing method is disclosed wherein video correction data is read from a ROM and written into an LUT, and the video correction data written in the LUT is used to perform data correction of an externally inputted video signal. The video correction data written in the LUT is updated during the horizontal blanking interval of the video signal. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115911 | Methods for transmitting digital multimedia and data over the same wires - A method of transmitting a data stream over a communication channel, the method comprising: providing symbol sets having different numbers of symbols; modulating data in the data stream that warrant different degrees of protection against noise onto symbols from symbol sets having different numbers of symbols, wherein which symbol set given data in the stream is modulated onto is independent of symbol sets onto which other data in the data stream is modulated onto; and transmitting the symbols. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115912 | TELEVISION SIGNAL RECEIVER CAPABLE OF CANCELLING LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR DISTORTION - A television signal receiver comprises: a tuner, an optional IF conditioner, an IF distortion canceller, and an IF demodulator. The tuner selects one channel from a radio frequency television signal to generate an intermediate frequency signal. The IF conditioner outputs an IF conditioned signal. The IF distortion canceller cancels a signal distortion in the IF signal or the IF conditioned signal to generate an IF distortion-cancelled signal. The IF demodulator demodulates the IF distortion-cancelled signal to output a baseband signal. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115913 | Digital Television Receiving Device and a Method for Adjusting Digital Television Signals - The present invention relates to a digital television receiving device and a method for adjusting digital television signals thereof. The method comprises: receiving a GPS signal; obtaining a moving velocity of the digital television receiving device according to the GPS signal; looking up a parameter table to obtain one frequency adjusting value of the digital television signal corresponding to the moving velocity; and adjusting the frequency of the received digital television signal according to the frequency adjusting value of the moving velocity. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115914 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING FREQUENCY OFFSETS AND FREQUENCY OFFSET ESTIMATION CIRCUIT THEREOF - A method for estimating frequency offsets is disclosed. The method includes shifting a target signal from a first specific frequency band to a second specific frequency band to generate a pre-offset signal according to a frequency shifting direction, performing a specific filtering operation upon the pre-offset signal to generate a filtered pre-offset signal, shifting the filtered pre-offset signal from the second specific frequency band to a base band to generate a base-band (BB) signal according to the frequency shifting direction, and performing a frequency offset estimation upon the base-band signal. The target signal complies with a specific TV format. The specific TV format is an advanced television system committee (ASTC) format or a digital multimedia broadcast-terrestrial/handheld (DMB-T/H) format. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115915 | Camera Based Feedback Loop Calibration of a Projection Device - A system is provided for projecting a calibrated image. The system includes a projector to project an uncalibrated image. A processor-based digital image acquisition device is in communication with the projector and is disposed to acquire the projected, uncalibrated image. The device is also programmed to compensate for one or more parameters of viewing quality, and to communicate calibration information to the projector to project a first calibrated image. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115916 | PROJECTOR AND PROJECTION METHOD - A projector includes: an image capturing unit that captures an image of a projection target image (an original image or a corrected image) projected by the projector on a projection surface; a shape model hold unit that holds shape models; a model selection unit that selects a projection surface shape model based on correspondence relationships between first feature points on the projection target image and second feature points on the captured image; a parameter calculation unit that calculates a model parameter which is to be used to approximate a shape of the projection surface shape model to the shape of the projection surface and indicates a positional relationship between the projection surface and the projector, for each projection target image based on the correspondence relationships; a correction unit that corrects another original image; and a projection unit that projects the corrected image as another projection target image. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115917 | Speckle reduction method - A projection apparatus comprising a light source for projecting an illumination light through an illumination optical system to a spatial light modulator (SLM) for modulating the illumination light for generating and transmitting an image projection light to an image projection surface through a projection optical system to display an image. The projection apparatus further includes an image process unit for receiving and analyzing an input image data; and the image process unit applies a conversion process to a signal related to the input image data to generate different control patterns for a plurality of adjacent pixel elements included in the SLM for a predetermined period during at least one frame period to reproduce a gradation of the pixel whereby each of the plurality of adjacent pixel elements has a gradation of approximately a same level. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115918 | Oscillating element, manufacturing method of oscillating element, optical scanning device, image forming device and image display device - An oscillating element which can improve the adhesiveness thereof with an actuator is disclosed. In an oscillating element which includes a substrate which is configured to support an oscillation portion in an oscillating manner, and a driving layer which is configured to oscillate the oscillation portion, the driving layer including an adhesive layer formed on a substrate side thereof, an intermediate layer is positioned between the substrate and the driving layer. The intermediate layer is made of a material which allows surface activation bonding with the substrate, and the surface roughness of the intermediate layer on the adhesive layer side is set coarser than the surface roughness of the intermediate layer on the substrate side thus allowing the intermediate layer to easily acquire an anchoring effect with the adhesive layer. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115919 | Flat Panel Display - Space is decreased in the direction of thickness on a side of a substrates mounted on a back of a flat panel display to adapt requirement for increasing and thinning its size, and most flat panel displays forcibly radiate heat with a fan provided thereon. The present invention provides a flat panel display having fewer heat radiating fans to secure a channel for causing a heat radiating air to flow. Portions where electronic circuit device on a back of a display panel are mounted are divided into three: left; center; and right portions; with a main frame as a border, the electronic circuit device are constructed of four module substrates, the substrate which is the greatest in heating value in the four module substrates (hereinafter referred to as a substrate) is arranged in the center portion and the substrates which are the smallest and the second smallest in heating value therein are arranged in the same portion. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115920 | Liquid crystal display device and test method therefor - An exemplary liquid crystal display device includes scanning lines ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115921 | OPTICAL RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - An optical recording and reproducing apparatus which suppresses the generation of a noise component in a servo signal while preventing a deterioration in using efficiency of a light beam is provided. The optical recording and reproducing apparatus has an optical pickup including a liquid crystal correcting element, a liquid crystal element control unit, a memory, and an operation mode control unit. The memory stores a plurality of correction data sets respectively corresponding to a plurality of refractive index distribution to be formed by the liquid crystal correcting element. The liquid crystal element control unit selectively reads out the correction data set corresponding to the operation mode designated by the operation mode control unit from the memory and supplies a driving voltage according to the read-out correction data set to the liquid crystal correcting element. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115922 | Ruggedized switchable glazing, and/or method of making the same - Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to ruggedized switchable glazings, and/or methods of making the same. The PDLC stack of certain example embodiments includes an outer substrate, a low-E UV blocking coating deposited on an inner surface of the outer substrate, a first PVB or EVA laminate, a first PET layer, a first TCO layer, the PDLC layer, a second TCO layer, a second PET layer, a second PVB or EVA laminate, and an inner substrate. The substrates may be glass substrates. The low-E UV blocking coating may include at least two layers of or including silver and/or may include one or more IR layers. Thus, certain example embodiments may advantageously reduce one or more problems associated with residual haze, color change, flicker, structural changes in the polymer and/or the LC, degradations in state-switching response times, delamination, etc. The PDLC stack of certain example embodiments may be used in connection with any form of coated article, such as, for example, windows, windshields, IG units, etc. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115923 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A LCD panel includes a data line, first and second scan lines, first and second pixels and an auxiliary electrode. The first pixel has a first pixel electrode, first and second switches. The first switch has an input terminal coupled to the data line, a control terminal coupled to the first scan line and an output terminal coupled to the first pixel electrode. The second switch has an input terminal coupled to the data line and a control terminal coupled to the first scan line. The second pixel has a second pixel electrode and a third switch. The third switch has an input terminal coupled to the data line, a control terminal coupled to the second scan line and an output terminal coupled to the second pixel electrode. The auxiliary electrode coupled to an output terminal of the second switch is adjacent to the second pixel electrode. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115924 | TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A transflective liquid crystal display panel is disclosed. The transflective liquid crystal display panel includes an array substrate and a storage capacitor disposed on the array substrate. The array substrate includes a transmitting region, a capacitor region, and a transistor region. The storage capacitor preferably includes a first transparent conductive layer covering the transmitting region and the capacitor region, a dielectric layer disposed on the first transparent conductive layer, and a second transparent conductive layer disposed on the dielectric layer. A planarizing layer is disposed on the second transparent conductive layer, and a reflective layer is then disposed on the planarizing layer of the transistor region. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115925 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING A DEFECTIVE PIXEL OF THE DISPLAY SUBSTRATE - A display substrate includes a pixel electrode including a main electrode and a sub-electrode disposed apart from the main electrode and including an opening part. The display substrate includes a first switching device and a second switching device. The first switching device is connected to the main electrode. An extension electrode extends from the second switching device and overlaps the opening part. The extension electrode is connected to the sub-electrode via a contact part. According to the present invention, after a defective pixel is repaired, the repaired pixel operates normally. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115926 | DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MAKING - Displays and methods of manufacturing displays are disclosed herein. An embodiment of a method of manufacturing a display comprises manufacturing a circuit board; forming a hole in a material; attaching the circuit board to the material, wherein the hole forms a cavity upon attachment of the circuit board to the material; and connecting a light source to the circuit board, the light source being located within the cavity. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115927 | DISPLAY MODULE WITH A REPLACEABLE COVER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A display module including a display panel, a bezel, a cover, a flexible film, and a plurality of signal transmission wires is provided. The display panel has a display region. The bezel has an opening. The cover is assembled with the bezel. The display panel is disposed between the bezel and the cover, and the display region of the display panel is exposed from the opening of the bezel. The flexible film is disposed between the display panel and the cover. The signal transmission wires are disposed on the flexible film. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115928 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING PRINTED CIRCUT BOARD AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes an LCD panel, a panel driver that includes a source printed circuit board (PCB) substrate having a fixing protrusion hole to supply driving signals to the LCD panel, and a top chassis to receive the LCD panel and the panel driver. The top chassis includes an upper frame portion to prevent the LCD panel from moving upwardly, a side frame portion to prevent the LCD panel from moving sideward, and a fixing protrusion protruded from an inner side of the side frame portion. The fixing protrusion is coupled to the fixing protrusion hole to fix the source PCB inside the side frame portion of the top chassis. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115929 | BACKLIGHT UNIT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOF - A backlight unit includes planar light source and light source socket. The planar light source includes upper and lower plates combined with each other and forming a light emitting space therebetween, and external electrodes disposed on surface of one of the upper and lower plates. The light source socket is disposed on a portion of the external electrodes. The light source socket includes a body, a power applying member and a fixing member. The body covers the portion of the external electrode. The power applying member is disposed inside of the body and contacts the external electrode in order to apply electric power to the planar light source. The fixing member fastens the power applying member to the external electrode such that the power applying member makes contact with the external electrode. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115930 | Backlight module and frame thereof - A backlight module and a frame thereof are provided, which comprises an outer frame, an elastic side frame, a connecting arm and a cantilever. Here, the elastic side frame is disposed on the at least one side of the outer frame. The connecting arm is connected to a surface of the elastic side frame. The cantilever is disposed on the connecting arm, and formed a first space with the elastic side frame. The frame of the backlight can protect optical films or panel and sustain optical films against higher stress. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115931 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal dispaly module including the same - A backlight unit for a display device includes a frame having a bottom surface, a side wall and a groove, the groove disposed at a corner of the side wall; a lamp over the bottom surface and disposed along a first direction; a side support corresponding to at least one end of the lamp and disposed along a second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and a first fixing unit disposed at an end of the side support and including a first portion, the first portion extending from the side support along the second direction and corresponding to the groove. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115932 | LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A lighting apparatus for an LCD (liquid crystal display) is provided to a body of a predetermined device. The lighting apparatus includes a transmissive LCD configured to be movable with respect to the body between a retracted position and a protruded position. An outer surface of the LCD is substantially in a same plane of a surface of the body on which the LCD is provided when the LCD is located at the retracted position. The outer surface of the LCD is protruded from the plane of the body when the LCD is located at the protruded position. An open space is formed on an inner side of the LCD. And at least one light source configured to emit light toward the open space to illuminate the LCD located at the protruded position from a rear side thereof is provided. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115933 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Each of a display panel and a display device includes a display region in which an image with uniform display quality is displayed and a curved line can be displayed in the contour. The display panel includes a shielding member and a plurality of pixels arrayed in a display region, wherein the shielding member includes a shielding curved portion having a curved planar shape, and the shielding curved portion shields the plurality of pixels to form a curved contour of the display region. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115934 | Liquid Crystal Display - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel for modulating light to form an image, and a back light unit having a plurality of lamp tubes with outside electrodes and without inside electrodes. Each of the plurality of lamp tubes has a first outside electrode disposed at one end portion and a second outside electrode disposed at another end portion. The first outside electrode which is disposed at one of the plurality of lamp tubes is electrically connected with the first outside electrode disposed at an adjacent another of the plurality of lamp tubes by a conductive member, and the second outside electrode which is disposed at the one of said plurality of lamp tubes is electrically connected with the second outside electrode disposed at the adjacent another of the plurality of lamp tubes by a conductive member. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115935 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a liquid crystal display device that includes a liquid crystal panel in a vertically aligned liquid crystal mode, a backlight source placed at the back of the liquid crystal panel to emit white light to the liquid crystal panel, and an optical film placed between the liquid crystal panel and the backlight source and containing dichroic dye aligned in a substantially perpendicular direction. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115936 | BACKLIGHT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING SAME - A backlight unit | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115937 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a light guide plate, comprising a light guide plate body and a plurality of micro mirrors formed on an upper surface of the light guide plate body for controlling a reflection direction of light incident on the light guide plate. The amount of light output from a backlight module using the light guide plate can be controlled by adjusting an angle of each of the micro mirrors with respect to an incident light from a light source. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115938 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - A light guiding plate is manufactured with high precision and in a short period of time in a backlight where light emitting diodes are provided on the side of the light guiding plate, even in the case where the light guiding plate is formed so as to have a spherical surface. In a liquid crystal display device having a backlight for illuminating a liquid crystal panel with light, LED's are provided in a light guiding plate in the backlight as a light emitting element, the light emitting portion of the light guiding plate is formed so as to have a spherical surface by applying heat and pressure to a resin in sheet form, and the light guiding plate is manufactured by fusing a light entering portion formed of a resin through injection molding with the light emitting portion. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115939 | Liquid Crystal Display Panel with Microlens and Process for Producing the Same - A process for producing a liquid crystal display panel with microlens, including: the step of preparing a liquid crystal display panel; forming a resin layer of uncured photo-curing resin, on a surface of a first transparent substrate of the liquid crystal display panel; irradiating a plurality of pixels with light having a property of curing the resin layer with varying incident angle, and partially exposing the resin layer by the light passed through a first sub-pixel; and following the exposure step, the step of development of removing an uncured portion of the resin layer; wherein the exposure step is performed such that the cured portion has a shape of cylindrical microlens, and maximum thickness of the cured portion becomes equal to the thickness of the resin layer. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115940 | Optically compensatory film and polarizing plate and liquid crystal display using same - An optical film is provided and includes a transparent polymer film. The optical film satisfies specific relations of retardation values and has a glass transition temperature of 120° C. or higher | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115941 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECTOR - A polarization azimuth compensation layer ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115942 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided with a sealing member for sealing a liquid crystal layer between a flexible first substrate and a second substrate, a mounting region provided in a portion of the first substrate outside a display area in which the liquid crystal layer is sealed, the mounting region mounting a circuit component on at least a portion thereof, wherein the second substrate includes an extending region extending to face the mounting region and an adhesive arranged to bond the extending region and the mounting region is provided in at least a portion of a space between the extending region and the mounting region. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115943 | LOW BIREFRINGENCE LIGHT CONTROL FILM AND METHODS OF MAKING - A method of manufacturing a composite light control film including providing a first layer. A second layer, in a formable state, is also provided and is patterned to form a plurality of microstructures defining a plurality of cavities therebetween. The patterned second layer is hardened to the first layer and the cavities are filled with a light absorbing material. An optional third film can be attached to the second layer opposite the first film to form a composite light control film. The resultant film exhibits a Brightness Variation Factor of less than 10% and can be disposed between a light chamber of a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display assembly in forming an LCD device. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115944 | In-plane switching liquid crystal display comprising compensation film for angular field of view using positive biaxial retardation film - Disclosed is an in-plane switching liquid crystal display, which uses a positive biaxial retardation film while adjusting an optical axis direction and the retardation value of the positive biaxial retardation film. The in-plane switching liquid crystal display improves the contrast characteristic at a predetermined angular position as well as at a front position thereof, so a color shift according to the viewing angle in the black state is minimized. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115945 | POLARIZING PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE POLARIZING PLATE, LAMINATED OPTICAL MEMBER, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - This invention provides a polarizing plate comprising a polarizer formed of a polyvinyl alcohol resin on which a dichroic dye is adsorbed and aligned. A protective film is stacked on both sides of the polarizer. At least one of the protective films is formed of a propylene resin. In stacking the protective film formed of propylene resin on at least one side of the polarizer, a method is advantageously adopted that the protective film on its surface to be applied onto the polarizer is subjected to corona discharge treatment and the polarizer is applied onto the treated face through an adhesive. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115946 | Liquid crystal display device - An absorption axis of a polarizer on a viewer's side is set to an arbitrary direction to cope with problems attributed to polarization sunglasses or the like. Video lines extend in a reference direction as a whole while being bent locally. Assuming a narrow-side angle out of intersection angles between the reference direction and the extension direction of a portion of the video line as θ | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115947 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPPOSITE SUBSTRATE THEREOF - A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel including a color filter on array (COA) substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The opposite substrate has a common electrode, a plurality of main spacers, a plurality of spacer stages disposed on the common electrode and protruding toward the COA substrate, and a plurality of sub-spacers disposed on the common electrode. The main spacers are disposed on the spacer stages to maintain a cell gap between the COA substrate and the opposite substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the COA substrate and the opposite substrate. The above-mentioned LCD panel is an LCD panel with hybrid spacers having the main spacers and the sub-spacers. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115948 | Pixel Structure of Transflective Liquid Crystal Display Array Substrate and Method for Fabricating the Same - A pixel structure of a transflective liquid crystal display array substrate includes a first patterned conductive layer, a second patterned conductive layer and a transparent patterned conductive layer. The first patterned conductive layer is formed on a substrate and includes a first part coupled to a pixel electrode voltage. The second patterned conductive layer includes a first part coupled to a common electrode voltage. The transparent patterned conductive layer is coupled to the pixel electrode voltage. The first part of the second patterned conductive layer and the first part of the first patterned conductive layer form a first storage capacitor. The first part of the second patterned conductive layer and the transparent patterned conductive layer form a second storage capacitor. A method for fabricating the pixel structure of the transflective liquid crystal display array substrate is also disclosed. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115949 | LCD PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel is provided. The LCD panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate parallel to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween. The first substrate, having a plurality of sub-pixels, includes a first base, an array of switch units, a dielectric layer, and a reflective electrode. The switch units are disposed on the first substrate wherein a first switch unit of the array of switch units is located at one of the sub-pixels. The dielectric layer, formed on the array of switch units, has at least one contact. The dielectric layer has a rough structure with concave portions and convex portions. The convex portion has a height t, and a width d, as well as the side wall of the convex portion have a slant angle θ, wherein the width d, is not less than 2*t*cot θ. The reflective electrode is disposed on the dielectric layer and electrically connected to the first switch unit through the contact. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115950 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device is provided having a transmissive region and a reflective region in a pixel region in which a protective film is formed covering a thin film transistor over a substrate, wherein in the reflective region, an uneven surface is formed on a surface of the protective film, and a capacitor electrode which comprises a transparent conductive film and which is electrically connected to a source electrode of the thin film transistor, a first capacitor insulating film, and a reflective plate which also functions as an opposing electrode and in which the uneven surface formed on the protective film surfaces and appears with the capacitor electrode and the first capacitor insulating film therebetween are formed over the surface of the protective film, a second capacitor insulating film and a pixel electrode are formed covering the reflective region and the transmissive region. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115951 | FFS Mode LCD and Method of Manufacturing the Same - Provided are a fringe field switching (FFS) mode liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method of manufacturing the same. The FFS mode LCD includes a second transparent electrode having a plurality of slits and bars, disposed apart from a first transparent electrode with an insulating layer interposed between the first and second transparent electrodes, in a pixel region to apply a voltage level to a liquid crystal layer and control an amount of transmitted light. From a plan view, bar-shaped patterns having a specific width in a direction substantially parallel to a length direction of the slits are formed in the middles of the respective slits or in the middles of bars. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115952 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device in which an image with a wide color reproduction range and bright red can be displayed is provided. The display device is a display device such as, for example, a liquid crystal display device, a cathode ray tube, an organic electroluminescent display device, a plasma display panel, and a field emission display. The display device includes a display surface including a pixel having red, green, blue, and yellow sub-pixels, wherein the red sub-pixel preferably has the largest aperture area. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115953 | Liquid crystal display device including step-compensating pattern and fabricating method thereof - A liquid crystal display device includes first substrate having an active region and a non-active region along a peripheral portion of the active region, a second substrate facing and spaced apart from the first substrate, and having an active region and a non-active region along a peripheral portion of the active region, a seal pattern between the first and second substrates disposed along a border of the active and non-active regions, a gate line on an interior surface of the first substrate and crossing the seal pattern, a data line crossing the gate line and the seal pattern, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a common electrode on an interior surface of the second surface, a first step-compensating pattern adjacent to the seal pattern and the gate line, a second step-compensating pattern adjacent to the seal pattern and the data line, and a liquid crystal material layer between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115954 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An LCD panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a black matrix, a liquid crystal (LC) layer, first photo spacers and second photo spacers is provided. The first and the second substrates are substantially parallel. The LC layer is disposed between the first and the second substrates. The black matrix disposed on the first substrate surrounds display regions and defines a non-display region. The first photo spacers contact the second substrate and are disposed on the black matrix. The second photo spacers are disposed on the black matrix. Channels are formed between the second photo spacers, such that LC molecules of the LC layer flow between the display regions through the channels. The width of the channels between any two of the adjacent second photo spacers substantially ranges from 2˜10 μm. The dimension of the first photo spacers is substantially greater than that of the second photo spacers. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115955 | SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - Provided is a substrate for a liquid crystal display which is resistant to deformation. The substrate includes a flexible substrate, first and second barrier layers respectively disposed on first and second surfaces of the flexible substrate, and first and second hard coating layers respectively disposed on the first and second barrier layers. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115956 | DEVICE FOR COOLING LCD PANEL AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A heat treatment apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel through an in-situ process includes a body and a hardening unit, an annealing unit, and a transferring unit disposed on the body. The hardening unit heats a sealing member within a liquid crystal display panel to harden the sealing member. The annealing unit anneals liquid crystal within the liquid crystal display panel sealed by the sealing member. The transferring unit transfers the liquid crystal display panel between the hardening unit and the annealing unit. Therefore, the sealing member may be hardened and the liquid crystal may be sealed through an in-situ process to enhance productivity. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115957 | Liquid crystal materials - A blue phase liquid crystalline material comprising a mixture comprising at least one bimesogenic compound and at least one chiral compound, wherein the material is capable of stable existence in the blue phase over a temperature range of at least 5° C. A process for the preparation of the above blue phase liquid crystalline material, an optical device comprising it, a process of mirrorless lasing and a slotted monolithic optical waveguide using it are also disclosed. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115958 | Lliquid Crystal Display Element - A liquid crystal display element of the present invention is arranged so that a material layer having dielectric anisotropy includes a chiral material and a liquid crystal material with a nematic liquid crystal phase, and 0.25≦d/p≦0.50 is satisfied assuming that the thickness of the material layer is d and the chiral pitch length of the liquid crystal material is p. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115959 | Repair Structure and Method for Liquid Crystal Display - A data line repair structure for a liquid crystal display panel is disclosed. The data line repair structure includes a first repair line parallel to the scan line and crossing a first end of the data line; a fourth repair line formed in an oblique line area of the liquid crystal panel, coupled to the first repair line; a second repair line parallel to the data line, coupled to the gate driving chip and the fourth repair line; a third repair line parallel to the scan line, coupled to the second repair line and separated from a second end of the data line; and a floating line connected between the third repair line and the second end of the data line when the data line has a broken point. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115960 | LENS ATTACHMENT COMBINED WITH FORMATION OF FLEXIBLE EYEWEAR FRAME - The present invention provides a method and structural arrangement for permanently attaching lenses to eyewear having a relatively flexible frame body made of a relatively soft material. The attachment of the lenses to the frame structures of eyewear is achieved during the formation of the relatively flexible frame body. A variety of engaging structures between the lenses and the relatively flexible frame body can be formed together with the formation of the relatively flexible frame body during a molding procedure. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115961 | ELECTRONIC ADAPTER FOR ELECTRO-ACTIVE SPECTACLE LENSES - An adapter for a spectacle frame is disclosed which is configured for enabling the spectacle frame to operate and control electro-active lenses housed therein. In particular, the spectacle frame may allow electro-active lenses housed therein to focus and be controlled both automatically and manually with heretofore unrealized results. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115962 | RANDOMLY PIXELLATED OPTICAL COMPONENT, ITS FABRICATION METHOD AND ITS USE IN THE FABRICATION OF A TRANSPARENT OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical component ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115963 | TORIC LENS DESIGN - This invention is related to contact lenses. In particular, the present invention is related to a toric contact lens design with thickness zones in the carrier portion of the lens for increased rotational stability. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115964 | Ophthalmic Photographing Apparatus - To provide an ophthalmic photographing apparatus capable of checking a measurement (photographing) position of a tomographic (cross-sectional) image of a fundus on a front (surface) image of the fundus. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115965 | SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING EYE RESPONSES TO AUTOMATICALLY TRACK SIZE, LOCATION, AND MOVEMENT OF THE PUPIL - The present system for analyzing eye responses accurately and automatically tracks the size, location, and movement of a subject's pupil(s) in response to a predetermined test protocol. These eye responses include both ocularmotor and pupillary responses to illumination and target tracking for either eye or both eyes simultaneously. The series of digital image frames of a subject's eyes, taken during the execution of a predetermined stimulus protocol, are automatically processed to determine pupil location, size, and responsiveness to changes in illumination. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115966 | SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING EYE RESPONSES TO AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINE IMPAIRMENT OF A SUBJECT - The impairment determination system automatically determines impairment of a subject based on pupil movement, as well as pupil responses to illumination and target tracking for either eye or both eyes simultaneously. The impairment determination system automatically processes a series of digital image frames, taken during the execution of a predetermined test protocol, to determine pupil location, size, and responsiveness to changes in illumination, which data are used by the impairment determination system to determine impairment of the subject. The present impairment determination system uses a method for quickly and accurately localizing the subject's pupils, as well as their boundaries, area, and center coordinates, which data is used as part of the impairment determination process. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115967 | Optical Scanning System - The present application is directed to an optical scanning system for medical applications, preferably in ophthalmology, which can be used for a large range of diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The optical scanning system comprises at least one controllable reflector which has an actuator and which is arranged in a first imaging beam path for deflecting at least one therapy beam and/or diagnosis beam over a work field in a scanning manner, a second imaging beam path for a fixation beam which is imaged on the work field in a spatially fixed manner with respect to the optical axis of the system, and a central control unit. The moving reflector is used to unify the two imaging beam paths and has dichroic characteristics so that it is transmissive for the fixation beam and reflective for the therapy beam and/or diagnosis beam(s). The second radiation source which serves to generate the fixation beam is controlled so as to be synchronized to the position of the moving reflector. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115968 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, DISPLAY PROGRAM, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, GOGGLE-TYPE HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, VEHICLE, MONOCLE, AND STATIONARY DISPLAY - A display apparatus includes: a light outputting unit which outputs a visible beam to be projected onto an eyeball and an infrared beam to be projected onto eyelids; a deflection unit which deflects, toward the user's eyes, the visible beam and infrared beam outputted by the light outputting unit; a light sensing unit which senses the reflected light of the visible beam reflected off the user's eyeball; an eyelid opening and closing judgment unit which judges the open or closed state of the user's eyelids based on the result of the reflected light sensing by the light sensing unit; and an infrared-irradiation range control unit which changes the irradiation range of the infrared beam so that the eyelids are selectively irradiated with the infrared beam, by controlling the light outputting unit according to the open or closed state of the eyelids judged by is the eyelid opening and closing judgment unit. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115969 | SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYED IN PROJECTOR FOR PROTECTING EYES - A system employed in a projector for protecting eyes when the projector is in use, includes an initialization module, a light emitting-receiving device, a time-measuring module, a comparison module, and an image-outputting device. The initialization module is configured for initializing a standard time value. The light emitting-receiving device is configured for emitting a light and receiving a reflection of the light. The time-measuring module is configured for measuring time elapsed between emitting the light and receiving the reflection to generate a time-cost value. The comparison module is configured for comparing the standard time value with the time-cost value to generate a signal. The image-outputting device is configured for outputting an eye-protective image or a general image corresponding to the signal. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115970 | HIGH EFFICIENCY COMPACT OLED MICRODISPLAY PROJECTION ENGINE - A compact micro-display engine having improved efficiency for, e.g., projection displays or personal displays. It includes an emissive micro-display without the need for external illumination, a collimation optic plate on top of micro-display and a low F/# projection optics after the collimation optic plate. The collimation optical plate may be a micro-structure lenses array or a collimation prism film, and is used to collimate wide divergent light from the emissive micro-display device into a small cone angle light which will be efficiently collected by the projection optics. A reflective mirror is deposited on the top of substrate and underneath the light emitting layer for recycling the reflected back light from the collimation optic plate. The compact micro-display projection engine controls the divergence angle of the emitted light, and provides the controlled light to the objective plane of a projection optics subsystem. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115971 | DUAL-MODE PROJECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A LIGHT SPOT IN A PROJECTED IMAGE - A dual-mode projection apparatus has a projection module for projecting an image onto a projection surface. An image sensor module captures images of the projection surface and determines spatial and temporal characteristics of a visible light spot superimposed on the projection surface. A communications module transmits the spatial and temporal characteristics of the visible light spot to a remote device for remote control of the device based on the spatial and temporal characteristics of the visible light spot. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115972 | Projection Apparatus and Cabinet Thereof - A cabinet is provided in a projection apparatus including a rectangular screen ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115973 | DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLOR WHEEL - A detecting system includes a light source, a dichroic prism, a light sensing unit, a processing unit, and a display device. The light source is configured for emitting light to color segments of a color wheel to be checked to generate separated color lights in a sequence according to that of the color segments of the color wheel. The dichroic prism is configured for receiving the sequenced color lights and transmitting the color lights therefrom. The light sensing unit is configured for detecting the sequenced color lights transmitted from the dichroic prism and generate corresponding signals. The processing unit is configured for receiving the signals from the sensing unit, and interpreting the signals as displayable sequence information of the color segments. The display device is configured for displaying the sequence information. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115974 | HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP OPERATION DEVICE, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND PROJECTION TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a method for lighting a high pressure discharge lamp capable of increasing the life thereof. The lighting method is as follows. When the time elapse after lighting up the discharge lamp is within a predetermined condition (e.g. 5 minutes or less), constant current control is performed if the lamp voltage is lower than switching voltage (here, a first voltage value V | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115975 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS - An image projection apparatus (i.e., a projector), having a light source unit | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115976 | PROJECTOR WITH LAMP COVER LOCK - A projector has a disassembling lock for preventing the lamp cover from being disassembled when the projector is secured to a ceiling. The disassembling lock includes a sleeve, a latching rod, a stop block, and a coil spring. The sleeve is secured in the projector and has a first sleeve portion and a second sleeve portion. The latching rod has a first rod portion, a second rod portion, and a flange formed between the first rod portion and the second rod portion, the flange is slidable inside the first sleeve portion. The stop block is fixed in a distal end of the first sleeve portion away from the second sleeve portion, the stop block defines a hole for the first rod portion sliding to the lamp cover. The coil spring is coiled around the first rod portion and held between the flange and the stop block. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115977 | Exposure Apparatus, Exposure Method, and Device Manufacturing Method - An exposure apparatus includes an immersion space forming member ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115978 | METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR CONVEYING SUBSTRATE, AND APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING SUBSTRATE - A method for treating a substrate before exposing the substrate to which a resist is applied, includes, rinsing the substrate to which a resist is applied, and holding the rinsed substrate in an atmosphere. The atmosphere substantially contains no moisture until conveying the substrate to an exposure apparatus. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115979 | Immersion lithography apparatus - A sampler, sample holder and an immersion lithographic apparatus comprising a sampler is disclosed. In an embodiment, a sampler is provided to collect particles in an immersion system of a lithographic apparatus. The sampler comprises a holder base having a collector surface. The collector surface is configured to collect and store contaminants. The sampler may be located on a surface of the immersion system so as to collect sample particles by contact of the collector surface with a liquid or with a surface of the immersion system. The sampler may be removable from the immersion lithographic apparatus for inspection. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115980 | Illumination system and filter system - A lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam, a projection system configured to project the radiation beam onto a substrate, and a filter system for filtering debris particles out of the radiation beam. The filter system includes a plurality of foils for trapping the debris particles, a support for holding the plurality of foils, and a cooling system having a surface that is arranged to be cooled. The cooling system and the support are positioned with respect to each other such that a gap is formed between the surface of the cooling system and the support. The cooling system is further arranged to inject gas into the gap. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115981 | DRAWING POINT DATA OBTAINMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS AND DRAWING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A drawing point data obtainment method is a method for obtaining drawing point data that is used when an image is drawn on a drawing object by relatively moving a drawing point formation area, in which a drawing point is formed based on the drawing point data, with respect to the drawing object and by sequentially forming, based on the movement of the drawing point formation area, the drawing points on the drawing object. In the drawing point data obtainment method, information about a drawing point data track of the drawing point formation area in original image data of the image is obtained and a plurality of drawing point data sets corresponding to the drawing point data track is obtained, based on the obtained information about the drawing point data track, from the image data. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115982 | MOVABLE BODY APPARATUS, PATTERN FORMATION APPARATUS AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - On the +X and −X sides of a projection unit, a plurality of Z heads are arranged in parallel to the X-axis, by a predetermined distance half or less than half the effective width of the Y scale so that two Z heads each constantly form a pair and face a pair of Y scales. Of the pair of heads consisting of two Z heads which simultaneously face the scale, measurement values of a priority head is used, and when abnormality occurs in the measurement values of the priority head due to malfunction of the head, measurement values of the other head is used, and the positional information of the stage in at least the Z-axis direction can be measured in a stable manner and with high precision. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115983 | Immersion lithography apparatus - An immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed that includes a detector to measure a distance between a substrate support structure and/or a substrate and a fluid handling system and/or to detect when an item is present between the fluid handling system and a top surface of the substrate and/or substrate support structure. The detector may use information of an electrical property of the fluid provided by the fluid handling system to measure the distance. The detector may measure variation in resistance and/or in capacitance between an electrode of the fluid handling system and an electrode of the substrate and/or substrate support structure. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115984 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic apparatus includes a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam onto a substrate supported by a substrate table; a liquid supply system configured to supply a space between the projection system and the substrate with a liquid; a closing surface configured to provide a confining surface for liquid supplied by the liquid supply system in place of the substrate; and a closing surface positioning device configured to create and maintain a gap between the liquid supply system and the closing surface so that the liquid flows in the gap when the closing surface is used to confine the liquid supplied by the liquid supply system. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115985 | POSITION DETECTOR, POSITION DETECTION METHOD, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A position detector ( | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115986 | Microlithography projection objective - Microlithography projection objectives for imaging into an image plane a pattern arranged in an object plane are described with respect to suppressing false light in such projection objectives. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115987 | POSITION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A measurement system includes a sensor arranged to co-operate with a first pattern arranged on a structure of the measurement system to determine a first position quantity of the sensor relative to the structure, and arranged to co-operate with a second pattern arranged on the structure to determine a second position quantity of the sensor relative to the structure, wherein the first and second patterns are arranged on different surfaces of the structure. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115988 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD - The present invention provides an exposure apparatus comprising a projection optical system configured to project a pattern of a reticle onto a substrate, a driving unit configured to drive a plurality of optical elements which form the projection optical system so as to adjust an imaging state of light which passes through the projection optical system, a detecting unit configured to detect a driving error when the driving unit drives a first optical element of the plurality of optical elements, and a control unit configured to control the driving unit to drive a second optical element different from the first optical element of the plurality of optical elements so as to reduce a change in the imaging state of the light which passes through the projection optical system due to the driving error. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115989 | LIGHTING OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE SYSTEM, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - There is disclosed an illumination optical apparatus which illuminates a surface to be illuminated on the basis of light from a light source, comprising, a first polarizing member arranged as rotatable around an optical axis of the illumination optical apparatus or around an axis substantially parallel to the optical axis; and a second polarizing member arranged as rotatable around the optical axis or around said axis substantially parallel thereto in an optical path between the first polarizing member and the surface to be illuminated, wherein each of the first polarizing member and the second polarizing member provides incident light with variations in a polarization state different according to respective positions of incidence. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115990 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An illumination optical system with a simple structure reduces the effects of illumination variations caused by a spatial coherency of illumination light, while maintaining a high usage efficiency of illumination light that is emitted in pulses. The illumination optical system illuminates an irradiated plane with pulse-emitted illumination light and includes a spatial light modulator including a plurality of mirror elements each of which spatially modulates the illumination light in accordance with an incident position of the illumination light. A modulation control unit controls the mirror elements, whenever at least one pulse light is emitted, in a manner that the optical elements spatially modulate the illumination light differently from one another manner and forms substantially the same intensity distribution for the illumination light on a predetermined plane. | 2009-05-07 |
| 20090115991 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - The disclosure relates to an illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus, such as a an illumination system with which it is possible to set up an illumination angle-dependent polarisation state of the projection light incident on a mask, as well as related systems, components and methods. | 2009-05-07 |
