19th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100118181 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided are: a determiner which determines whether or not a power-source connecting operation for transitioning to a connected state between a power source and a apparatus main body is performed; a start-up acceptor which accepts a manipulation for executing a start-up process for transitioning the apparatus main body from a non-activated state to an activated state; a non-volatile memory which holds start-up information necessary for executing the start-up process to the apparatus main body; a volatile memory; a transferer which executes a transfer operation for transferring the start-up information from the non-volatile memory to the volatile memory; a start-up processor which executes the start-up process to the apparatus main body by using the start-up information transferred, according to the start-up manipulation by the transferer, to the volatile memory; and a controller which executes the transfer operation when it is determined by the determiner that the battery mounting operation is performed. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118182 | CAMERA MODULE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND CAMERA MODULE - It is possible to provide a camera module manufacturing method and a camera model which can improve performance of a camera module without complicating the manufacturing method. A light shield is formed on the side surface of each lens body ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118183 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FRAME RATE PRESERVING RE-SAMPLING OR RE-FORMATTING OF A VIDEO STREAM - Apparatus ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118184 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The image display apparatus is capable of receiving a first video signal and image data. The apparatus includes a first electronic zoom processing part performing first electronic zoom processing on the first video signal to output a first electronic zoom processed video signal of a predetermined resolution, a video converting part converting the image data into a second video signal, a second electronic zoom processing part performing second electronic zoom processing on the second video signal to output a second electronic zoom processed video signal of the predetermined resolution, and a displaying part displaying an image corresponding to each of the first and second electronic zoom processed video signals. The second electronic zoom processed video signal output from the second electronic zoom processing part is input to the displaying part through the first electronic zoom processing part without being subjected to the first electronic zoom processing. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118185 | IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - It is an object to suppress a disturbance or distortion of an insertion image in the vicinity of an effective image edge portion such as an edge portion of a screen or the like caused by a moving compensation type frame rate conversion (FRC). An image processing device is provided with a moving vector detection circuit ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118186 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - A signal SG | 2010-05-13 |
20100118187 | ACCESS TO INTERNET DATA THROUGH A TELEVISION SYSTEM - A television system provides access to Internet data simultaneously with a displayed television program. Data units including data address sites available through a networked computer system such as the Internet are embedded in a television signal along with a television program. Information representing the data address site, such as an icon or descriptive text, is displayed simultaneously with the television program on the television. If the user selects the data address site, a data retrieval terminal in two-way communication with the network and associated with the television establishes a connection with the network and requests the data corresponding to the selected data address site. The retrieved information is then formatted for display. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118188 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER, RECEIVER, COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMMUNICATION CABLE - The present invention relates to a communication system, a transmitter, a receiver, a communication method, a program, and a communication cable for providing high-speed bidirectional communication while maintaining compatibility. When an HDMI (R) source | 2010-05-13 |
20100118189 | Closed Caption Translation Apparatus and Method of Translating Closed Captioning - In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving a transmitted combined video and closed caption (CC) signal. The combined signal is separated into a CC signal and a video signal. The CC signal is converted into an original CC text stream. The method also includes translating the original CC text stream from a first language into a second language to from a translated CC text stream. In more specific embodiments, the method includes inserting each translated CC text stream into the video signal. The translated CC text can appear instead of the original CC text when the video signal is displayed. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118190 | CONVERTING IMAGES TO MOVING PICTURE FORMAT - A method for content delivery includes receiving a request for delivery of a still image to a client terminal. A promotional image is selected to be delivered to the client terminal together with the still image. The still image and the promotional image are processed together so as to create an image sequence containing the still image and the promotional image in a moving picture format. Responsively to the request for delivery of the still image, the image sequence is delivered over a network for display in the moving picture format by the client terminal. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118191 | METHOD TO TRANSMIT VIDEO DATA IN A DATA STREAM AND ASSOCIATED METADATA - The application concerns a method for transmitting video data in a data stream and associated metadata, said metadata representing associated video data structure. The method comprises the steps of—determining the structure of the video data, —splitting said structure into chunks in an incremental manner, —transmitting said chunks in the data stream at time intervals before the video data it is related to. The application concerns also a method for transmitting fingerprint information associated with video data into a video data stream. The method comprises the steps of: —determining fingerprint associated with at least one frame of said video data, —inserting at least a message into the video stream comprising said fingerprint information. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118192 | VIDEO SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION - The invention concerns receive circuitry for extracting horizontal and vertical synchronization signals from a digital synchronization signal associated with a video signal, the digital synchronization signal having a plurality of pulses, the receive circuitry including detection circuitry arranged to determine a first value indicative of the time delay between a timing edge of a first pulse and a timing edge of a second pulse of the digital synchronization signal; and a synchronization extraction block arranged to determine that one of the plurality of pulses is a vertical synchronization pulse based on a comparison between the first value and a reference value. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118193 | HDMI SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE COUPLING OF CONSUMER ELECTRONIC CONTROL AND/OR NON-CONSUMER ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICES IN AN AUDIO/VISUAL ENVIRONMENT - A switching module, system and method facilitate communications between one or more non-CEC enabled devices and a television of an audio/visual (A/V) system. The switching module is able to accommodate both Consumer Electronic Control (CEC) enabled and non-CEC enabled devices for communication with the television. In response to user control of a user interface of the switching module, when a non-CEC enabled device is coupled to the switching module, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) input port of the HDMI switching module is selected and a default HDMI device type and corresponding HDMI logic address is set for the non-CEC enabled device. This information is displayed for the user by the television. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118194 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a video display device has a connection unit configured to connect to a plurality of external instruments via a network, a receiving unit configured to receive, from the plurality of external instrument connected to the video display device via the connection unit, standard compatibility information indicating that the external instrument meets the mutual controllability standards, a display unit configured to display video information output by one of the plurality of external instruments and a selection unit configured to select one of the plurality of external instruments, corresponded to information based on the standard compatibility information, connected to the connection unit as an output source of video information to be displayed on the display unit. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118195 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS CONTROLLED BY REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE - A remote control device capable of being separated into two or more parts is provided. The remote control device includes a first remote controller, and a second remote controller which is capable of being connected to or separated from the first remote controller. If the first remote controller and the second remote controller are connected, the first remote controller and the second remote controller may function as a single unit, or if not, the first remote controller and the second remote controller may function as individual units. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118196 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCANNING CHANNEL IN DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method and an apparatus for scanning a channel in a digital broadcast receiver are provided. In the method, number of broadcast channels to be scanned are determined. Frequency values corresponding to the broadcast channels are determined. Thereafter, at least one broadcast channel is scanned based on the determined frequency values. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118197 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING CHANNEL BETWEEN DUPLICATE SERVICE CHANNELS AT DIGITAL BROADCATING RECEIVER - A method and an apparatus for selecting a channel at a digital broadcasting receiver when duplicate channel services are found are provided. A method for generating a channel list at a digital broadcasting receiver includes scanning a plurality of broadcast channels, determining whether there exist one or more channels of the same broadcast service among the scanned broadcast channels, and linking the channels of the same broadcast service based on a priority. A method for selecting for a channel at a digital broadcasting receiver includes, when receiving weak broadcast signal while tuning to a first broadcast channel and receiving a broadcast signal, determining whether the first broadcast channel is linked to one or more other broadcast channels, selecting a second broadcast channel of a greater signal strength among the one or more other broadcast channels linked to the first broadcast channel, and tuning to the second broadcast channel and receiving the broadcast signal. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118198 | VIDEO QUALITY ADJUSTMENT SUPPORT UNIT, VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT, AND VIDEO QUALITY ADJUSTMENT SUPPORT METHOD - [PROBLEMS] To provide a video quality adjustment support unit capable of contributing to video quality improvement. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118199 | Video/Audio Processor and Video/Audio Processing Method - A video/audio processor includes: a position calculation unit configured to calculate from a video signal a position of a speaking person in a screen; and an adjustment section configured to adjust a signal level of a specific frequency of an audio signal inputted to a plurality of speakers in correspondence with the position of the speaking person calculated in the position calculation unit, for each of the plurality of speakers independently. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118200 | Signage - According to some embodiments, a digital signage system plays content. According to some embodiments, content may vary based on various circumstances. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118201 | SOUND ZOOMING APPARATUS AND METHOD SYNCHRONIZED WITH MOVING PICTURE ZOOMING FUNCTION - A sound zooming technique synchronized with a moving picture zooming function is disclosed. A signal to control ambient noise and a signal to control a long distance sound are extracted from an audio signal input through a plurality of microphones. A front directivity-emphasized signal is masked using the two signals and a weighted value to control volume. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118202 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A display control apparatus that can display a video includes an inputting unit configured to input the video, a designation unit configured to designate an area in the video, a detection unit configured to detect that a coordinate in the designated area of the video has been pointed, and a display control unit configured to control a display size of a predetermined area in the video in such a manner that the display size of the predetermined area is larger when the detection unit detects that the coordinate in the designated area has been pointed than when the detection unit does not detect any pointing of the coordinate in the designated area. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118203 | Method and device for estimating video noise - A method for estimating noise in a series of video frames includes selecting a region of a first frame, calculating high frequency quantities for the selected region, calculating temporal-domain high frequency quantities for the selected region of the frame and a mapping region of a second frame, and generating a noise estimate of the noise according to a relationship between the high frequency quantities and the temporal-domain high frequency quantities. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118204 | Method For Automatic Exposure Control Within A Video Capture Device - On embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for automatically computing exposure parameters for a digital video camera (DVC) system. The exposure parameters include exposure gain, analog gain, and digital gain. Each frame is analyzed with respect to an image luma value. Exposure gain and analog gain are adjusted to reduce differences between a target image luma value and measured image luma values over sequential frames. Digital gain is adjusted with respect to each frame to reduce visually abrupt changes in sequentially captured video frames. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118205 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - An information processing apparatus for extracting a more appropriate representative frame image from moving image data that includes a plurality of frames of image data arranged in a time series includes: an input unit configured to input moving image data; a detecting unit configured to detect a frame image, which includes an image similar to a prescribed image pattern; a tracking unit configured to detect a frame image, which includes an image similar to the image included in the detected frame image; a storage unit configured to store the successive frame images in association with time information; a splitting unit configured to split the moving image data into a plurality of time intervals with starting time and end time of each of one or more image sequences; and an extracting unit configured to extract a representative frame image. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118206 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE IN MOBILE/HANDHELD COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A signal comprises a sequence of fields, each field having a synchronization portion and a data portion, a transmitter inserts a pseudonoise (PN) sequence into the synchronization portion of a field for use in identifying a presence of mobile data in the data portion of that field; and transmits the signal. In complementary fashion, a receiver receives the signal and upon detecting the PN sequence in the synchronization portion of the received signal determines whether or not mobile data is in the data portion of that field of the received signal. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118207 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING BROADCASTING SIGNAL AND BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEIVER - A method for transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal and a broadcasting signal receiver are disclosed. An identifier of a burst period is obtained from program table information of the broadcasting signal including mobile data and only the burst period in which a broadcasting program desired by a user is transmitted is received. Accordingly, when the broadcasting signal is received, only a desired burst period is received such that power consumption of the broadcasting signal receiver can be reduced. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118208 | TIME-DEPENDENT TRELLIS CODING FOR MORE ROBUST DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNALS - Different sets symbols are precluded at prescribed times in time-dependent trellis coding. This increases the distances between different individual symbols as well as the distances between trellis codes, which increases the robustness of data transmission. The symbols that are precluded in this time-dependent trellis coding are determined in advance according to a prescribed pattern, which pattern does not depend on the history of previous symbols. The Viterbi decoder used for trellis decoding in a receiver can be designed to take advantage of knowledge concerning which different sets of symbols are precluded at prescribed times. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118209 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER SAVING VIA CONTEXT BASED COMMUNICATION - A system and method for generating remote control signals to control a device while conserving power. The method includes receiving an input command for communication to the device to be controlled and determining a use context based on the input command. Based on the context determination, communication over an infrared transmitter and a radio frequency transmitter is adjusted for power savings where one transmitter is typically active. The input command may then be sent via the infrared transmitter or the radio frequency transmitter. At the completion of the usage mode, the operational states of the transmitters can be switched. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118210 | TECHNIQUES FOR IMPLEMENTING A CURSOR FOR TELEVISIONS - Techniques for implementing a cursor or other similar widget for televisions include outputting a graphical user interface including a widget and any combination of objects on a television Thereafter one or more key events may be received from a remote control. The graphical user interface can be updated by moving the widget in response to each direction key activation if the one or more key events indicate activation of one or more direction keys on the remote control. In addition, a function designated by a given object may be initiated in response to the activation of the enter key if the widget is determined to be proximate the given object. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118211 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF A TELEVISION WITH A MANUALLY ACTUATABLE ELEMENT - There is provided a system and method for remote control of a television with a manually actuatable control element. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a remote control for a television with a manually actuatable control element. The remote control may comprise a manually actuatable control element configured to generate a signal in response to an activation of the control element by a user, wherein the signal is generated at one of a plurality of different levels based on a characteristic of the activation, and a control system configured to receive the signal and to produce one of a plurality of television commands in response to the signal, wherein the command produced corresponds to the level of the signal. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118212 | Multimedia Playing Method and Multimedia Playing Device Thereof - In a multimedia playing device, a type of a TV program included in a received multimedia signal is determined by analyzing various kinds of channel information or image characteristics included in the multimedia signal. When an automatic audio adjusting mode is activated, an appropriated audio mode for the type is retrieved from an audio mode database to play the multimedia signal. The automatic audio adjusting mode of the multimedia playing device allows better flexibility for a viewer in choosing an audio mode. Therefore, the observer is able to choose between a predetermined audio mode of the received multimedia signal and a preferred audio mode meeting needs of the viewer in listening to the played multimedia signal. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118213 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A device includes a light source | 2010-05-13 |
20100118214 | Optical system and projection display device - An optical system attaining a nearly double resolving power in spite of one projector and also eliminating a convergence device is provided. The system includes an 1:1 relay lens | 2010-05-13 |
20100118215 | ROBUST DISPLAY DEVICE - A flat panel display structure is disclosed that can support significant loads on the viewing surface without fracturing or permanently damaging the video display. A rigid body is fitted in a peripheral frame and situated behind the viewing surface. When a load is applied to the video display, the load is transferred to the rigid body, which absorbs and distributes the load to the peripheral frame. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118216 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device including an image display unit for displaying an image, a chassis disposed on a rear face of the image display unit, a boss member disposed on the cassis, a printed circuit board connected to a tip of the boss member, a first thermal sensor disposed on the printed circuit board at a fixing area of the boss member, a thermal sensor fixture for shielding the printed circuit board, and a casing having a front frame and a rear frame for housing the image display unit and the thermal sensor fixture. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118217 | LENTICULAR LENS DISPLAY - A display device includes a screen having first and second overlapping lenticular screen structures. The first overlapping lenticular screen structure is a series of columns having a negative slope and the second overlapping lenticular screen structure is another series of columns having a positive slope. The display provide three dimensional views in horizontal and vertical dimensions and maintains three-dimensional capabilities even when viewers tilt their heads. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118218 | BACKLIGHTING SYSTEM FOR A 2D/3D AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC MULTIVIEW DISPLAY - The backlight system of the invention creates illumination behind a liquid crystal or other transparent display. In one mode of operation it produces a series of precise, thin slanted lines with dark space in between which are used to make multiple perspective views, displayed simultaneously on the LCD, visible from a series of horizontally spaced viewing zones spaced in front of the display. In another mode of operation, it produces even diffuse illumination similar to that generated by conventional backlights, allowing the LCD to display conventional 2D images. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118219 | Phase-Modulating Light Modulator and Method for Ensuring a Minimal Amplitude Modulation in Phase-Modulating Light Modulators - The invention relates to a phase-modulating light modulator and to a method for ensuring a minimal amplitude modulation in phase-modulating light modulators, wherein the phase-modulating light modulator comprises an optically active layer with at least one optically active volume region and with boundary surfaces, wherein the optically active layer is assigned at least one transparent compensation volume region which comprises at least one birefringent material with fixed refractive index ellipsoids, and has a polarizer arranged on the output side. An object is to achieve a reduced angle-dependence of the averaged amplitude modulation in the observation angle region. The object is achieved by optimizing the orientation with respect to one another of the refractive index ellipsoids of the optically active layer and of the compensation layers in a simulative manner. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118220 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device, including a lower substrate; an upper substrate disposed opposite to the lower substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate; and a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including at least one reflective electrode and at least one transparent electrode; the reflective electrodes and the transparent electrodes disposed on the lower substrate and electrically insulated from each other, wherein a reflective region corresponds to a region of the reflective electrodes and a transmissive region corresponds to a region of the transparent electrodes, and when a display luminance in the reflective region and the transmissive region is increased, a first voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer in one of the reflective region and the transmissive region is increased and a second voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer in the other of the reflective region and the transmissive region is decreased. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118221 | PIXEL ARRAY LAYOUT OF A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a substrate including a longer first side and a shorter second side, a plurality of gate lines disposed on the substrate, a plurality of data lines disposed on the substrate perpendicular to and insulated from the gate lines, and a plurality of pixel electrodes, each pixel electrode electrically connected to a data line by a switching element, wherein a number of the gate lines is about half of a number of the pixel electrodes, and the data lines extend in a direction which is substantially parallel to a direction of the first side. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118222 | BACKLIGHT UNIT - A backlight unit functions as a surface light source of a non-emissive display device. The backlight unit includes a wire grid polarizer being formed in a single body. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118223 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display with good reliability is provided. A pixel substrate | 2010-05-13 |
20100118224 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Array substrates for liquid crystal display (LCD) devices are formed on a substrate with first and second gate lines crossing a data line to define first and second pixel regions. A thin film transistor includes a source electrode and a drain electrode. A metal pattern overlaps a common line and makes up a portion of the drain electrode. A passivation layer is disposed on the source and drain electrodes and on the metal pattern. A first pixel electrode is connected to the metal pattern and a common electrode is connected to the common line. Various repair patterns are formed to define one or more repairing portions that enable connection of the drain electrode or metal pattern to a second pixel electrode of the second pixel region if the cut line is cut in the event the first pixel electrode fails to display an image. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118225 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device and a method of assembling the same are provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a light guide film guiding light, a light source disposed on at least one side of the light guide film, a bottom receiving container including a bottom plate to receive the light source and the light guide film, bottom receiving container sidewalls formed along the boundary of the bottom plate to define a receiving space together with the bottom plate, and an intermediate receiving container including an intermediate receiving container frame formed along the bottom receiving container sidewalls and positioned within the receiving space, and intermediate receiving container fitting portions extending from the intermediate receiving container frame toward the outside of the receiving space and fittingly coupled to the bottom receiving container. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118226 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device including: a liquid crystal display panel; a light source provided below the liquid crystal display panel and emitting light to provide the light to the liquid crystal display panel; a light guide plate disposed below the liquid crystal display panel and guiding light emitted from the light source to the liquid crystal display panel; a lower cover accommodating the liquid crystal display panel, the light source and the light guide plate assembled therein; and a bent portion extending from an end portion of the lower cover and bent toward the outer side of the liquid crystal display panel at least once to absorb an impact applied from the exterior. An external impact can be absorbed to prevent damage of the LCD device. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118227 | LIQUID CYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL WITH MICROLENS ARRAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A highly reliable liquid crystal display panel is provided in which problems such as mixing of foreign matter are prevented. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118228 | ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR AN LCD MONITOR - An adjustable support apparatus for an LCD monitor is provided. The support apparatus includes a receiving bracket, a cover secured to the receiving bracket, and a sliding member received between the receiving bracket and the cover. The sliding member is capable of sliding relative to the receiving bracket and the cover. A securing member is slidably attached to the cover. An elastic positioning member is secured to the cover. A plurality of positioning grooves is defined in the sliding member, and the securing member biases the positioning members to engage in one of the positioning grooves. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118229 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device and a method for fabricating the same, and the liquid crystal display device may be configured by including a light guide plate with a plurality of movement prevention structures at both sides thereof, respectively; a lower cover with opening portions at the positions corresponding to the plurality of movement prevention structures, and on which the light guide plate being disposed; a light source unit disposed at a side of the light guide plate; a support main with insertion portions for inserting and mounting the movement prevention structures at the positions corresponding to the opening portions; a diffuser sheet and an optical sheet disposed on the light guide plate; and a liquid crystal panel disposed at an upper portion of the support main. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118230 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment of the present invention, a backlight device is disclosed wherein a contrast ratio is improved with a decrease in light source service life being suppressed, and a liquid crystal display device using such backlight device. The backlight device is provided with an, optical layer whose main surface is a light outgoing surface; a main light source that is arranged at a position facing a main surface of the optical layer and emits light toward the optical layer; a light guide plate that is arranged on a main surface side, so as to be parallel to the main surface, and has a main surface on an optical layer side as a light outgoing surface; a sub-light source that is arranged at a position facing a side surface of the light guide plate and emits light toward the side surface; and a driving portion for driving the main light source and the sub-light source. The main light source is provided with a plurality of fluorescent tubes arranged parallel to the optical layer. The driving portion outputs drive pulses to the plurality of the fluorescent tubes, respectively, and adjusts the light amounts of the plurality of the fluorescent tubes by modulating the pulse widths of the drive pulses (PWM dimming method). | 2010-05-13 |
20100118231 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is an LCD. The LCD includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a light source disposed at a lateral side of the second substrate to emit light toward the second substrate. According to the LCD, light is incident into the second substrate through a lateral side of the second substrate and an image is displayed by the incident light. Since the LCD does not require an additional light guide plate, the LCD can have a slim structure as compared with an existing LCD. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118232 | POLYMERIZABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND OPTICAL FILM AND DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a polymerizable liquid crystal composition which is applicable on a supporting substrate, such as a transparent plastic film for optical use, or glass, etc., and has a homeotropic alignment. Also, disclosed is an optical film obtained by aligning and fixing the polymerizable composition on a substrate. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118233 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The technology presented herein has a feature of providing a liquid crystal display device of an excellent viewing angle characteristic and high brightness, including: liquid crystals containing polymerizable monomers between a first substrate with a pixel electrode having micro slits and a second substrate facing the first substrate; wherein the monomers are polymerizable with voltage applied to the liquid crystals; and an alignment orientation of the liquid crystals is controllable to a direction of extending the micro slit, wherein the pixel electrode includes: a direct coupling part electrically connected to a switching element; a capacitive coupling part electrically insulated from the switching element, and a space between the direct and capacitive coupling parts, wherein directions in which the micro slits are extended along the direct and capacitive coupling parts are orthogonal to each other. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118234 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF ALIGNING LIQUID CRYSTAL MOLECULES UTILIZED THEREBY - A liquid crystal device includes a pair of substrates with at least one liquid crystal cell therebetween, filled with a mixture of an alignment solution and liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal molecules are exposed to UV rays and a first voltage is applied to the pair of substrates to form a polymer network in each of the liquid crystal cells. Thus, the liquid crystal molecules achieve a bend state without transiting from a splay state. Further, a method of aligning the liquid crystal molecules is provided. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118235 | DISPLAY THAT EMITS CIRCULARLY-POLARIZED LIGHT - One embodiment of the present invention provides a display that emits circularly-polarized light. This display includes a display mechanism that emits linearly-polarized light and a layer placed in the path of the linearly-polarized light. The layer receives the linearly-polarized light on one surface, converts the linearly-polarized light to circularly-polarized light, and then emits the circularly-polarized light from another surface. By emitting circularly-polarized light, the display reduces the perceived distortion found at some angles when the display is viewed through a linearly-polarizing filter. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118236 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a display device and a method for manufacturing the display device. The display device includes at least one partition formed on a lower display panel. A color filter may fill a region defined by the partitions. A first upper passivation layer is formed on the color filter, and a second upper passivation layer is formed on the first upper passivation layer and the partitions such that the LCD structure is planarized. In the display device, the height of the partition is sufficiently high to prevent mixing of the colors of neighboring pixel filters, and the process margin of the spacer and the light blocking member may be ensured. The partitions can be formed with multiple layers having different widths such that the mixture of colors between the neighboring pixels may be prevented, and the color reproducibility may be increased. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118237 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of preventing the occurrence of dark currents in photodiodes. Thus, the liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel | 2010-05-13 |
20100118238 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Reflection-type and transflective-type liquid crystal display devices having a high image quality, in which moiré or coloration is reduced, are provided at low cost. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118239 | REFLECTIVE DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A DISPLAY PANEL - The invention relates to a reflective display panel ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118240 | COMPOSITE RETARDATION PLATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, COMPOSITE OPTICAL MEMBER, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a composite retardation plate which comprises a retardation plate composed of a transparent resin, a primer layer, and a coating retardation layer comprising an organic modified lay complex and a binder resin laminated in this order, wherein the primer layer is composed of a composition comprising a water-soluble organic metal compound selected from a water-soluble organic titanium compound and a water-soluble organic zirconium compound and a water-soluble resin. The composite retardation plate may further comprise a polarizing plate preferably laminated on the side of the resin retardation plate, thereby providing a composite optical member. The composite optical member may be combined with a liquid crystal cell to provide a liquid crystal display device. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118241 | Liquid Crystal Display Operating in a Vertically Aligned Mode - The present invention relates generally to the field of liquid crystal display devices and more particularly to a liquid crystal display device operating in vertically aligned mode (VA-mode) in which liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric anisotropy are aligned generally perpendicularly to a panel surface of the liquid crystal display. A liquid crystal display according to the invention comprises a liquid crystal cell ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118242 | PHASE MODULATOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A BEAM SPLITTER AND A LINEAR POLARISATION MODE PHASE MODULATOR AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING A LIGHT BEAM TRAVELLING TOWARD AND REFLECTED BACK FROM SUCH A PHASE MODULATOR - The object of the invention is a phase modulator system comprising a beam splitter and a reflection mode phase modulator suitable for modulating linearly polarised light of at least one specific polarisation state while maintaining said polarisation state. The beam splitter and the phase modulator are arranged along an optical path of a light beam. The beam splitter is a polarisation beam splitter and the phase modulator system further comprises an optical rotator being arranged along the optical path between the polarisation beam splitter and the phase modulator, and rotating the polarisation state of the light beam by | 2010-05-13 |
20100118243 | POLYMERIC CONDUCTIVE DONOR AND TRANSFER METHOD - A donor laminate for transfer of a conductive layer has a transparent substrate and a conductive layer comprising at least one electronically conductive polymer that is present in an amount of at least 40 weight %, a polyanion, and inorganic particles having an average particle size of less than 100 nanometers (nanoparticles). This donor laminate can be used to transfer the conductive layer to a suitable receiver element to prepare various electronic devices. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118244 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPACER FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING SPACER MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a spacer for a liquid crystal display device that includes a step a) of forming a spacer body on a substrate body and a step b) forming a passivation film on the spacer body, a substrate for a liquid crystal display device having the spacer manufactured by the method, and a liquid crystal display device having the substrate for the liquid crystal display device. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118245 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device has an image display part and a protective part on the image display part. The image display device suppresses image unevenness and cured resin peeling caused by internal stress generated due to curing shrinkage of a cured resin between the protective part and the image display part or external stress applied on the image display part due to warping of the protective part. A cured resin layer is arranged between the image display part and the protective part. The cured resin layer has a light transmittance in the visible region of 90% or more, an elongation ratio of 700% or more at 25° C. and 400% or more at 80° C., and an adhesive force with respect to the protective part of 0.4 N/cm or more at 25° C. and 0.3 N/cm or more at 80° C. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118246 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device and a production method of a liquid crystal display device, capable of improving display qualities in a display region close to a frame region without causing any defects. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118247 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate and including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode, and a common electrode facing the pixel electrode. The first subpixel electrode comprises a first edge, a second edge disposed opposite the first edge, and two first oblique edges substantially parallel to each other, the first oblique edges making an oblique angle with the first edge and the second edge and meeting the first edge. The second subpixel electrode comprises a first edge, a second edge disposed opposite the first edge, and two first oblique edges substantially parallel to or substantially perpendicular to the first oblique edges of the first subpixel electrode, the first oblique edges of the second subpixel electrode meeting the first edge of the second subpixel electrode. The first edge of the first subpixel electrode is adjacent to the first edge of the second subpixel electrode, and a length of the first edge of the first subpixel electrode is different from a length of the first edge of the second subpixel electrode. The first oblique edges of the first subpixel electrode are offset from the first oblique edges of the second subpixel electrode. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118248 | ACTIVE MATRIX TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An active matrix liquid crystal display device is provided in which decrease in the aperture ratio is prevented, and deterioration in display quality is reduced by preventing liquid crystal molecules in a region of a pixel electrode which region faces a bus line from aligning in two or more directions. A liquid crystal panel in the active matrix liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixel electrodes ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118249 | DISPLAY PANEL AND PIXEL ARRAY SUBSTRATE - A display panel having a display region and a sealant region is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealant and a display medium. The sealant is disposed between the first and second substrates and within the sealant region. The display medium is disposed between the first and second substrates and within the display region. The second substrate includes pixel units and wires electrically connected to the pixel units. The pixel units are disposed within the display region, the wires extend to the sealant region from the display region, and at least a portion of the wires in the sealant region has slots. In particular, each of the slots has a side edge adjacent to the edge of the wire which the slot is disposed therein, and the distances from the side edge to the edge of the wire are not equal. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118250 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A sealant contains a plurality of conductive members, and is formed in a closed pattern, when viewed from a direction normal to a surface of a first substrate or a second substrate. A second electrode is formed on a surface located on the first substrate side of the second substrate, and a first electrode, which is provided so as to face a part of the second electrode, and is electrically connected to the second electrode through the conductive members contained in the sealant, is formed over the first substrate. The first electrode is provided so as to at least partially overlap a crossing portion of the sealant. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118251 | PIXEL STRUCTURE - A pixel structure including a substrate, a scan line, a data line, a common line, an active device, a pixel electrode, a passivation layer and a transition auxiliary electrode is provided. The scan line and the data line on the substrate intersect with each other to define a pixel region. The common line on the substrate is parallel to the scan line. The active device disposed within the pixel region is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode disposed within the pixel region is electrically connected to the active device. The passivation layer is between the data line and the pixel electrode. The transition auxiliary electrode is adjacent to the periphery of the pixel electrode and electrically connected to the common line through a contact hole of the passivation layer. The transition auxiliary electrode and the pixel electrode are made of the same film. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118252 | ACTIVE DEVICE ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - An active device array substrate includes a substrate, a pixel array, a peripheral circuit, and a number of marks. The substrate has an active area and a peripheral circuit area that is connected to the active area. The pixel array is disposed on the active area of the substrate. The peripheral circuit is disposed on the peripheral circuit area of the substrate. Besides, the peripheral circuit includes a number of driver bonding pads, a number of fan-out lines, and a number of connecting lines. The fan-out lines are electrically connected to the pixel array. Each of the connecting lines connects one of the driver bonding pads and one of the fan-out lines. Additionally, the connecting lines are arranged in different pitches. Each of the marks is disposed between two adjacent connecting lines. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118253 | DISPLAY PANEL AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A display panel including a substrate, a first electrode layer, a plurality of partition structures, a liquid display medium, a cap layer, a buffer layer and a second electrode layer is provided. The first electrode layer is disposed on the substrate. The partition structures are disposed on the first electrode layer, exposing a part of the first electrode layer. The liquid display medium is disposed on the first electrode layer between the partition structures. The cap layer is formed on the liquid display medium, and a buffer layer is formed on the cap layer. The second electrode layer is disposed on the buffer layer. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118254 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate, a counter substrate, more than one columnar spacer formed on the counter substrate side, a step film of convex shape formed onto the TFT substrate side and arranged at a position facing the columnar spacer, and a liquid crystal sealed between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate, wherein a difference between a central coordinate of the step film and a central coordinate of the columnar spacer seen in a normal direction of a display surface of the liquid crystal display device varies with standard deviation σ of no smaller than 3 μm in at least one direction within an appropriate range in a display area of the display surface. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118255 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a display device including a first substrate and a second substrate bonded to the first substrate. The first substrate includes a first surface and a second surface, on which a columnar spacer is formed. The second substrate includes a third surface, on which a columnar spacer facing portion is formed, and a fourth surface. The second surface is opposed to the third surface, and at least one of a top portion of the columnar spacer and the columnar spacer facing portion has an inclined surface, which is inclined relative to the second surface or the third surface. An inclination direction of the inclined surface, when viewed from a normal direction of the first surface or the fourth surface, is parallel to or perpendicular to a first direction, which is parallel to the first surface or the fourth surface. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118256 | OPTICAL ELEMENT - A component has a substrate ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118257 | EYECLASSES WITH INTERCHANGEABLE NOSE PAD - An eyeglass frame ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100118258 | INDUSTRIAL SAFETY GOGGLES WITH FRAME FOR OPHTHALMIC MICAS AND IMPACT PROTECTION MICA - The invention relates to industrial safety goggles provided with permanent ophthalmic micas having a full impact protection mica positioned thereon, wherein said impact protection mica is made from polycarbonate, provides protection against ultraviolet rays and can be removed, thereby enabling the frames to be used as ophthalmic glasses. Said goggles include a ventilation area and the ophthalmic micas have an improved visual field owing to the design of the frame to which they are mounted and fixed using angular incisions in the frame. The frame is provided with an open space at both eyes between the mica and the end of the rim, which provides ventilation and prevents the fogging of the graduated micas. The sidepieces of the goggles are designed to curve at the ends thereof, so that the goggles can be put in place without the user having to remove his/her industrial safety helmet. In addition, said sidepieces are provided with removable pad which are press-fitted and which are joined by a cord that enables the goggles to be hung around the neck when not in use. Said cord takes the form of a resistance cord that can break should the goggles be impeded by any object that could cause an accident. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118259 | TEMPLE FOR EYEGLASS - An eyeglasses provided with an extensible wire that allows to bring glasses hung around the neck, wherein the two temples are welded and have a loop for the for passage of the wire, as well as means for blocking the wire and means for enabling an easy insertion of the same wire (FIG. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118260 | PIXELIZED OPTICAL COMPONENT WITH NANOWALLS - An optical component comprises a transparent network of cells juxtaposed and separated by walls parallel to a surface of the component, each cell being hermetically sealed and comprising at least one substance with an optical property, and all or part of the surface of said component comprises walls less than 100 nm thick. The optical component is thus pixelized by a cell network, the cells being separated by walls which may themselves be pixelized. Such an optical component is particularly useful for making optical elements such as ophthalmic lenses. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118261 | METHACRYLATE-BASED BULKY SIDE-CHAIN SILOXANE CROSS LINKERS FOR OPTICAL MEDICAL DEVICES - Novel polymers for biomedical use, especially rigid gas permeable contact lenses that are based on bulky side-chain siloxane cross linkers. The siloxanes, either alone, or as copolymers with bulky and non-bulky mono-functional polymerizable siloxanes, fluoro monomers, such as hexafluoroisopropyl methacrylate, and hydrophilic monomers, result in transparent, high oxygen permeable polymers possessing excellent lathing and milling characteristics. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118262 | Scleral Contact Lens with Grooves and Method of Making Lens - The present invention provides a scleral lens which includes channels on its posterior bearing surface that improve the flow of tears between the bearing surface of the device and the underlying scleral eyes tissue into the space between the optic of the lens and cornea. The channels are disposed on the inside surface of the lens and extend generally radially from the inside of the haptic and the outside rim of the lens. Various configurations are possible for the channels, as described in more detail below. Additionally, the channels can have a serpentine or arcuate configuration to allow for the appropriate amount of fluid flow between the space under the lens and the scleral surface of the eye. In another embodiment, microchannels can be formed in the lens to increase the oxygen permeability of the lens. The microchannels can have many configurations that reduce the volume of the lens material. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118263 | INFRARED ABSORBING SPECTACLE LENS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH LENS - The object is to provide a spectacle lens which contains an infrared absorbing agent, and which shows excellent infrared absorbing properties by minimizing deterioration and decomposition of the infrared absorbing agent, and to provide a method of producing such an optical lens. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118264 | System and Methods for the Treatment of Retinal Diseases - Systems and methods for treating a retinal disease in a human include locating and defining one or more zones of vision within the human's visual system and defining a treatment area which is located within at least one of the zones. The method of this embodiment may also include treating the human's retinal disease by presenting visual stimuli to the treatment area at a specified location and with a specified definition and recording changes in specified characteristics of the human's visual system. The method of this embodiment may also include reiterating the previous steps so as to improve the human's overall visual system. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118265 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CORRECTION CHARACTERISTICS FOR A VISION AID - A method for determining correction characteristics for a vision aid for at least one eye of a person wherein: a vision impression of the person is determined in a first usage condition after which a vision impression of the person is determined in a second usage condition after which the wavefront of the person is optimized by determining the correction characteristics for the vision aid until the vision impression of the person in the second usage condition at least approximately matches the vision impression of the person in the first usage condition. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118266 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE CODE FOR GRADING A CATARACT - A method for grading a cataract, the method including creating a three-dimensional image of at least most of a lens of an eye having a cataract from information received from an imaging system, comparing the three-dimensional image with a first template to determine an optical density of the lens, and determining a grade for the cataract based on the comparison of the optical density of the lens and a volume of the first template. A system and computer software code for grading a cataract are also disclosed. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118267 | FINDING SEQUENTIAL MATCHES IN EYE TRACKING DATA - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for analyzing eye tracking data. The eye tracking data can represent a number of different scanpaths and can be analyzed, for example, to find patterns or commonality between the scanpaths. According to one embodiment, a method of analyzing eye tracking data can comprise receiving the eye tracking data which can include a plurality of scanpaths, each scanpath representing a sequence of regions of interest on a stimulus image. A dotplot can be generated and can include each of the plurality of scanpaths. One or more patterns within the eye tracking data can be identified based on the dotplot. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118268 | OPHTHALMIC LENSES USEFUL FOR THE CORRECTION OF PRESBYOPIA WHICH INCORPORATE HIGH ORDER ABERRATION CORRECTION - The invention provides methods for designing ophthalmic lenses, and lenses produced by this method, which lenses corrects both low order and high order wavefront aberrations of the lens wearer's eyes. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118269 | SPLIT VIEW ADAPTER FOR A MICROSCOPE - This invention discloses an apparatus that is attached to the objective lens of a microscope to split its field of view into at least two. In one embodiment, a mirrored gonio lens is snapped to the objective of an ophthalmic surgical microscope to provide a view of the eye's anterior surface and a view of the eye's anterior chamber. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118270 | ADAPTOR FOR MOUNTING A GONIO LENS ONTO A HAND-HELD EYE EXAMINATION DEVICE - An apparatus and method is disclosed that provides a means for mounting a separate optical element, such as a gonio lens, to a hand-held eye imaging device. In this way, the doctor only needs to use one hand to hold the imaging apparatus while the other hand can be freed to open the patient eye lid and also maintain a safe relative distance of the gonio lens with respect to the patient's eye. The gonio lens and adaptor can each or both be made disposable and also mechanically switchable relative to each other as well as relative to the handheld eye imaging device so that different portions of the patient eye can be imaged sequentially without the need to rotate the hand held eye imaging device. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118271 | Diaphanoscope Rod - A diaphanoscope rod that comprises a rod having a first end and a second end, that is made of a transparent or translucent material, and also a light feeding device. According to the invention, one end of the rod comprises a light deflecting device. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118272 | AMPLITUDE OF ACCOMMODATION MEASURING APPARATUS - Shift lenses | 2010-05-13 |
20100118273 | Method of making printed material for stereoscopic viewing, and printed material for stereoscopic viewing - Printed material for stereoscopic viewing is fabricated by creating images for the left eye and the right eye IL | 2010-05-13 |
20100118274 | PROJECTION DISPLAY HAVING DUAL MODE FUNCTION - A projection display having a dual mode function is provided. The projection display includes: a driving unit controlling an entire operation; a light source unit; a polarization beam splitter splitting light provided from the light source unit into first and second polarized light beams; a first light modulation device located in a path through which the first polarized light beam provided from the PBS (polarization beam splitter), the first light modulation device modulating the first polarized light beam in response to a first image signal and providing the first image; a first projection lens unit magnifying and projecting the first image provided from the first light modulation device; a second light modulation device located in a path through which the second polarized light beam provided from the PBS, the second light modulation device modulating the second polarized light beam in response to a second image signal and providing the second image; and a second projection lens unit magnifying and projecting the second image provided from the second light modulation device. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118275 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An enclosure has ducts formed therein and extending in a vertical direction along the left and right side surfaces as viewed from the rear side. The duct is formed in a region defined between a lefthand wall surface of the enclosure and a lefthand partition wall provided in the enclosure and in parallel to the lefthand wall surface. The screen side of the region defined between the lefthand wall surface and the lefthand partition wall is covered with a partition wall, and the opposite side of the region is covered with a cover not shown to serve as an air flow path. The duct is formed in a region defined between a righthand wall surface of the enclosure and a righthand partition wall provided in the enclosure and in parallel to the righthand wall surface. The screen side of the region defined between the righthand wall surface and the righthand partition wall is covered with a partition wall, and the opposite side of the region is covered with a cover not shown to serve as an air flow path. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118276 | ETENDUE EFFICIENT COMBINATION OF MULTIPLE LIGHT SOURCES - A multi-colored illumination system comprising a beam combiner. The beam combiner comprises two triangular prisms and a filter for transmitting a first light and reflecting a second light, each light having a different wavelength. The beam combiner combines the transmitted first light and the reflected light to provide a combined beam. The six surfaces of each of the triangular prism of the beam combiner is polished, thereby combining the lights without increasing etendue of the multi-colored illumination system. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118277 | DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An exemplary digital display device includes a light source, a converging member, a micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) chip, and a projection member. The converging member is for converging the light emitted from the light source onto the MEMS chip. The MEMS chip is for selectively reflecting light transmitted from the converging member to form an alphanumeric character to the projection member. The projection member is for projecting the alphanumeric character onto a projection screen. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118278 | DIFFUSER DRIVING DEVICE AND PROJECTION-TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A diffuser driving device includes: a moving frame mounted with a diffuser; a supporting frame movably supporting the moving frame; a drive unit driving the moving frame to vibrate in a first direction perpendicular to an optical axis of an image beam incident on the diffuser and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and the optical axis; and a controller controlling the drive unit to change a phase difference between the vibration of the moving frame in the first direction and the vibration of the moving frame in the second direction and to move the moving frame at a moving speed higher than a predetermined value. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118279 | PROJECTOR APPARATUS - The present invention provides a projector apparatus capable of ensuring stable operation, which is configured to efficiently cool an optical device by circulating air cooled by a cooling part of a refrigeration unit, and further to prevent moisture resulting from evaporation of dew adhered to the cooling part from adversely affecting the optical device when stopping the operation of the refrigeration unit. The optical chamber and the cooling chamber are enclosed respectively by adiabatic walls, the cooling chamber and the optical chamber are connected to each other through a cold air inlet port and a cold air outlet port, and the cold air inlet port and the cold air outlet port are provided with opening and closing mechanisms. In a cooling operation mode, the optical device is cooled with cold air by opening the opening and closing mechanisms, and upon stoppage of the cooling operation, the opening and closing mechanisms are closed to prevent the inflow of the moisture in the cooling chamber to the optical chamber. | 2010-05-13 |
20100118280 | LIGHT-SOURCE MODULE AND PROJECTOR HAVING SAME - A light-source module includes a red light source, a blue light source, a green light source, a first heat sink, and a second heat sink. The first heat sink is attached to the green light source for dissipating heat generated from the green light source. The second heat sink is attached to the red light source and the blue light source for dissipating heat generated from the red light source and the blue light source. The first heat sink is separated from the second heat sink. | 2010-05-13 |