| 23rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
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| 20130141590 | Infrared Camera - An object of the present invention is to provide an infrared camera capable of shading correction with ease and an improved degree of accuracy and has good maintenance ability. To achieve the object, an infrared camera provided with an infrared lens group and an infrared image sensor located at an image focusing surface of the infrared lens group in a housing in which a window is formed at a portion facing the object side of the infrared lens group comprising: a controller correcting a captured image according to an output from the infrared image sensor and outputting the corrected image; a shutter arranged on an infrared light path in the housing from the window to the infrared lens group; and a temperature sensor detecting the temperature of the shutter is adopted. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141591 | HUMAN-MACHINE-INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING DATA IN A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM - This invention provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that operates in connection with a machine vision detector or other machine vision system, which provides a highly intuitive and industrial machine-like appearance and layout. The GUI includes a centralized image frame window surrounded by panes having buttons and specific interface components that the user employs in each step of a machine vision system set up and run procedure. One pane allows the user to view and manipulate a recorded filmstrip of image thumbnails taken in a sequence, and provides the filmstrip with specialized highlighting (colors or patterns) that indicate useful information about the underlying images. The programming of logic is performed using a programming window that includes a ladder logic arrangement. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141592 | System and Method for Video Quality Parametric Tests - A method and system for automatically evaluating the quality of a signal transmitted by an imaging device. The amount of noise in the video signal is analyzed using an algorithm that does not require comparison to a template signal. The results of the algorithm determine whether the signal meets a pre-determined threshold value for signal quality. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141593 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CALIBRATION AND CORRECTION OF DISPLAY GEOMETRY AND COLOR - Various embodiments are described herein for a system and method for calibrating a display device to eliminate distortions due to various components such as one or more of lenses, mirrors, projection geometry, lateral chromatic aberration and color misalignment, and color and brightness non-uniformity. Calibration for distortions that vary over time is also addressed. Sensing devices coupled to processors can be used to sense display characteristics, which are then used to compute distortion data, and generate pre-compensating maps to correct for display distortions. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141594 | ENHANCING IMAGE DATA - The invention concerns image processing that includes the estimation of the optical depths of points in image data in order to enhance the image data. In particular but not limited to, from the optical depth noise present in the image due to aerosol in the scene, such as fog or haze, can be reduced. The invention concerns determining.a first cost for each point independently based on a determined metric ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141595 | METHOD FOR DETECTING DEAD PIXELS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM RODUCT THEREOF - A method for detecting dead pixels obtains a downsampling set formed by a plurality of sample pixels by downsampling a to-be-tested image, and computes a moving average for each sample pixel to determine whether the sample pixel is a dead pixel candidate. If so, all pixels in a neighborhood of the dead pixel candidate are determined as to-be-detected pixels. For each to-be-detected pixel, a compensated value and a weighted average under a mask are estimated. A hypothetic dead pixel value is obtained by comparing an original pixel value of each to-be-detected pixel and the moving average of the dead pixel candidate. Whether the to-be-detected pixel is a dead pixel is determined by using the original pixel value, the compensated value, the weighted average and the hypothetic dead pixel value. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141596 | TRANSMITTER, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technique relates to a sending device, a sending method, and a program that can restrain a disturbance or the like of an image, the disturbance or the like being generated when the image, transmitted from a data transmission channel, is displayed with low delay. An RTP communication part obtains an adjustment quantity for adjusting a capture timing to start capturing an image, a capture adjusting part adjusts the capture timing based on the adjustment quantity, a capture part captures the image in synchronization with the adjusted capture timing, and the RTP communication part sends the captured image to a receiving device. The present technique may be applied to, for example, a sending device that captures and sends an image. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141597 | CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION IN OBJECT TRACKING PIPELINE - Embodiments related to detecting object information from image data collected by an image sensor are disclosed. In one example embodiment, the object information is detected by receiving a frame of image data from the image sensor and detecting a change in a threshold condition related to an object within the frame. The embodiment further comprises adjusting a setting that changes a power consumption of the image sensor in response to detecting the threshold condition. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141598 | AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A processor combines a first predicted signal generated based on an audio signal in an interval preceding a noise detection interval, and a second predicted signal generated based on an audio signal in an interval succeeding the noise detection interval, based on the ratio between the periodicity of the audio signal in the interval preceding the noise detection interval, and the periodicity of the audio signal in the interval succeeding the noise detection interval. The processor replaces the audio signal in the noise detection interval with the combined signal. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141599 | AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An audio processing apparatus including: an obtaining unit configured to obtain audio signals; and a processor configured to process the audio signals, wherein if it is not determined that the audio signals contain an abnormal value, the processor calculates a next sample value based on a predetermined number of sample values of the audio signals obtained by the obtaining unit, and wherein if it is determined that the audio signals contain an abnormal value, the processor uses the calculated next sample value so as to calculate a further next sample value. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141600 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING GYROSCOPIC IMAGE STABILIZATION - Systems and methods for performing digital image stabilization implemented in a digital camera. The digital camera includes a gyroscope to measure motion of the digital camera and processes the signals from the gyroscope to track the total displacement of an image sensor over a series of frames of video. The algorithm implemented by the digital camera includes a processing block for correcting a DC bias in the signals from the gyroscope, a filter for attenuating the signals during periods of high acceleration, a processing block for detecting the start of a panning motion, and a processing block for quickly retracing the digital image stabilization correction back to the center of the image sensor during a panning motion. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141601 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING GYROSCOPIC IMAGE STABILIZATION - Systems and methods for performing digital image stabilization implemented in a digital camera. The digital camera includes a gyroscope to measure motion of the digital camera and processes the signals from the gyroscope to track the total displacement of an image sensor over a series of frames of video. The algorithm implemented by the digital camera includes a processing block for correcting a DC bias in the signals from the gyroscope, a filter for attenuating the signals during periods of high acceleration, a processing block for detecting the start of a panning motion, and a processing block for quickly retracing the digital image stabilization correction back to the center of the image sensor during a panning motion. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141602 | IMAGING DEVICE - This imaging device comprises: a storage unit that sequentially stores a plurality of frame images based on an imaging signal from an imaging sensor for capturing images of a subject light and also stores a still image corresponding to any of the plurality of frame images; a movie image generation unit that generates slow-motion movie images to be played back at a second frame rate lower than a first frame rate indicative of the number of frame images stored in the storage unit in a unit of time, on the basis of the plurality of frame images stored in the storage unit; and an image stabilization amount calculation unit that uses, as a reference, the frame image corresponding to the still image from among the plurality of frame images, to calculate an image stabilization amount for the slow-motion movie images. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141603 | OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - The optical image stabilizer sets a movable amount of an image stabilizing element to a first movable amount when a detection signal from a shake detector does not exceed a first value. The stabilizer sets the movable amount to a second movable amount when the signal exceeds the first value and then exceeds, without exceeding a second value, a third value within a first period of time, sets the movable amount to a third movable amount when the signal exceeds the first value and then does not exceed the second and third values, sets the movable amount to the second movable amount when the signal exceeds the first value, then exceeds the second value and thereafter exceeds a fourth value, and sets the movable amount to the third movable amount when the signal exceeds the first value and then exceeds the second value without exceeding the fourth value. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141604 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING DETAILS OF ENTIRE SHOOTING SCENE - An image capturing method implemented by an image capturing device includes determining a shooting scene of interest; dividing the shooting scene into a pre-set number of sub-areas; focusing on each of the pre-set number of sub-areas to have object(s) in each of the pre-set number of sub-areas clearly imaged with a corresponding focus setting, and capturing corresponding element images to produce the pre-set number of element images; associating all the element images together in a collection; and accessing any one of the element images according to a user input after the collection is accessed. The image capturing device is also provided. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141605 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof capable of editing an image. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a display unit configured to display an image, a detection unit configured to detect a facial image from the image, and a controller configured to retrieve facial data corresponding to the facial image, and edit the facial image using the retrieved facial data. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141606 | SOLID STATE APPARATUS - A solid state apparatus comprising, a printed circuit board having a first and a second surface that are opposite surfaces, a semiconductor chip for imaging arranged on the first surface, a sealing resin arranged to cover the printed circuit board and the semiconductor chip, and a translucent member arranged on the sealing resin, the solid state apparatus having a first region located inward of an outer edge of the semiconductor chip, and a second region located outward of the outer edge, the printed circuit board comprising, on the first surface, a first terminal electrically connected to the semiconductor chip, and comprising, on the second surface, a second terminal electrically connected to the first terminal within the printed circuit board, the second terminal being arranged in the first region. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141607 | VIDEO GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A video generating apparatus comprises: an obtaining unit for obtaining an image in which a person has been taken; a human body recognizing unit recognizing a part of a human body of the person in the image; a holding unit for holding data concerning a basic video showing that the person exercises; a setting unit for setting a motion range of a specific part in the exercise of the person, on the basis of the recognized parts of the human body of the person; a video generating unit for generating, from the data concerning the basic video, a sample video for the person in the image on the basis of the motion range; and a display controlling unit for displaying the generated sample video on a displaying apparatus. Thus, it is possible to generate and show the sample video suitable for the person. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141608 | DEVICE FOR TAKING LONG-DISTANCE IMAGES - A device for taking long-distance images includes, successively: a catadioptric optical system and an optical system to shape the beam positioned close to the first image generated by the catadioptric system, which adjusts the exit aperture of the catadioptric system on a second image of the aperture in an image space of a variable focal length optical system. The catadioptric optical system and the optical system to shape the beam generates a third image of the observed scene. A focal plane is superposed over an image plane of the catadioptric optical system and the optical system to shape the beam. A projection lens receives the light beam output by the variable focal length system and forms a fourth image of the observed scene at the focal plane of the projection lens. An image sensor is positioned at the focal plane of the projection lens. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141609 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ACCESSORY, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a camera and an interchangeable lens capable of further improving the operational performance while supporting an old-type interchangeable lens using a communication method in the related art. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141610 | RECORDING MEDIUM FOR DATA FILE MANAGEMENT, APPARATUS FOR DATA FILE MANAGEMENT, HANDLING APPARATUS FOR IMAGE DATA, AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - When a shutter release operation is performed at an electronic still camera, an MPU records image data output from an image capturing element into a CF card. The MPU also stores the image data in a transfer buffer memory of an interface circuit. The image data stored in the transfer buffer memory are transferred to a transfer buffer memory provided at an interface circuit of a personal computer connected via an IEEE-1394 cable. The MPU of the personal computer reads out the image data having been taken into the personal computer from the transfer buffer memory and records them in a specific recording area in a recording device. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141611 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - A memory unit stores as conversion information which is derived based on a correction coefficient which provides, in a predetermined allowable range from a minimum value, a sum of a norm of a difference between a color difference of a correction target color and a target color which is a target of correction of the correction target color and a correction color obtained by correcting the correction target color using the correction coefficient, and a norm of the correction coefficient to which a predetermined weight coefficient is applied. A color correcting unit converts a color of each pixel of an image captured by an image capturing unit based on the conversion information. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141612 | Adjusting Time Metadata of Digital Media Items - Methods, apparatuses, and systems for adjusting time metadata of digital media items. A digital image captured at a location is associated with a time of capture and a location of capture. It is determined that a time of capture of the digital image is in a preset time zone that is different from a time zone of the location. In response to the determining, multiple locations are provided, each being associated with a respective time zone including a time zone of the location. A selection of a location is received and the time of capture is adjusted based on a time zone associated with the selected location. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141613 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A digital image processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores an image, a display unit that displays a stored image, a sensor that senses a motion of a user and generates a sensing signal, and a control unit that controls display of relevant information about an image displayed according to the sensing signal. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141614 | SHADING CORRECTION METHOD FOR IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image shading correction method for an image capturing apparatus, comprising an obtaining step of obtaining a first image signal of an image captured of an area having a uniform luminance distribution using another image capturing apparatus that is different from the image capturing apparatus under a first condition, a second image signal of an image captured of the area having a uniform luminance distribution using the other image capturing apparatus under a second condition, and a third image signal of an image captured of the area having a uniform luminance distribution using the image capturing apparatus under the first condition, and a correction step of performing, based on the first to third image signals, correction processing on an image of an object captured using the image capturing apparatus under the second condition. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141615 | System And Method For Utilizing Scene Detection In A Depth Estimation Procedure - A system and method for performing a depth estimation procedure includes a camera device with a sensor device for capturing blur images of a photographic target. Each of the captured blur images has a corresponding scene type that includes either a Gaussian scene type or a pillbox scene type. A depth generator performs a scene recognition procedure to identify the appropriate scene type for the respective blur images. The depth generator then selects an effective depth estimation procedure depending upon the detected scene type. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141616 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising a first lens unit having negative optical power, a second lens unit having positive optical power, a third lens unit having negative optical power, and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power, wherein the second lens unit is, in order from the object side to the image side, composed of an object-side second lens unit and an image-side second lens unit, the image-side second lens unit moves in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis to optically compensate image blur, and the condition: 1<|f | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141617 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, CAMERA, AND DESIGN METHOD FOR SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device including two semiconductor substrates arranged in layers is provided. Each semiconductor substrate has a semiconductor region in which a circuit constituting a part of a pixel array is formed. The circuits in the two semiconductor substrates are electrically connected to each other. Each semiconductor substrate includes one or more contact plugs for supplying a voltage to the semiconductor region. The number of the contact plugs of one semiconductor substrate in the pixel array is different from the number of the contact plugs of the other semiconductor substrate in the pixel array. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141618 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL READING METHOD - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel unit in which pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element and a signal accumulation circuit are arranged in a matrix shape and a plurality of pixels in a range of two or more rows form the same group, and a control unit that performs control to associate a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements that are targets from which signals are read in the same group with a plurality of signal accumulation circuits in the same group of an array having a number of rows smaller than a number of rows in an array of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, transfer signals generated by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements to the signal accumulation circuits associated with the respective photoelectric conversion elements, and output the signals accumulated in the signal accumulation circuits for each row. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141619 | IMAGE SENSORS AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - An image sensor may include a photodiode configured to convert an optical signal into photogenerated charge, a sensing node adjacent to the photodiode and configured to sense the photogenerated charge, a read-out circuit configured to convert the photogenerated charge into an electrical signal and to output the electrical signal through an output line, and/or at least one capacitor formed between the sensing node and a conversion gain control line. The conversion gain control line corresponding to the at least one capacitor may be selectively connected to a ground line or the output line based on at least one control signal. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141620 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND SIGNAL READING METHOD - A solid-state image pickup device in which a first substrate and a second substrate including circuit elements forming pixels and disposed therein are electrically connected by a connection unit, may include an averaging circuit that averages signals accumulated in signal accumulation circuits respectively included in the two or more pixels that are pixels included in the same group and are averaging targets, and an output circuit that outputs the averaged signals from the pixels. The pixels may be classified into a plurality of groups and each group may include the plurality of pixels. The pixels may include photoelectric conversion elements disposed in the first substrate, and the signal accumulation circuits that are disposed in the second substrate and accumulate signals that are generated by the photoelectric conversion elements and are input via the connection unit. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141621 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus, which includes an imaging device having a plurality of image sensors, is configured to receive light incident on the imaging device, obtain an output voltage based the received light, and generate an image based on the output voltage. The plurality of image sensors have an aperture pixel region that accumulates and outputs the charges generated based on the incident light and a shielded optical black region. The imaging device performs a skipping operation for arbitrarily and non-sequentially selecting a read row. By performing an offset correction of a step amount produced during the non-sequential reading due to the skip operation, the step resulting from the skip reading can be corrected. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141622 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, IMAGING LENS, AND IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM - An image capture system including an image capture apparatus and an imaging lens detachable from the image capture apparatus comprises an image capture unit which captures an image of an object, an aperture which adjusts an amount of light that enters the image capture unit; a stepping motor of a 1-2 phase driving type, which is configured to drive the aperture, and a control unit which controls to set the stepping motor in a current applied state when the aperture is stopped down, and to drive the aperture by a difference between an aperture value while the aperture is stopped down and an aperture value for still image capture, when a still image capture instruction is issued while the aperture is stopped down. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141623 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD IN IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes: a first display panel mounted on an apparatus casing so as to display images or data in a direction towards a user; a second display panel mounted on the apparatus casing so as to display images or data in a direction towards a subject; an imaging processor that performs a photoelectric conversion on incident light from the subject direction to obtain image signals; a person detector that detects whether or not a person is present in the subject direction; and a controller that allows images or data based on the image signals obtained by the imaging processor to be displayed on the first display panel and controls an operation of displaying the images or data based on the image signals obtained by the imaging processor on the second display panel in accordance with at least the detection results of the person detector. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141624 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system of the present invention comprises a lens unit having a barrel section that contains a photographing optical system, and an operating section provided on the barrel section, and a camera body having an imaging section for converting a subject image formed by the photographing optical system into electrical signals, and a display section for displaying the subject image based on the electrical signals, wherein the lens unit has a transmission section for transmitting information relating to the operation section, and the camera body has a receiving section for receiving information relating to the operating section that has been transmitted from the transmission section, and an association section for displaying the information relating to the operation section that has been received by the receiving section on the display section, and associating information relating to the operating section with functions of the camera body. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141625 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of photoelectric conversion units disposed on an imaging surface of a substrate; and a plurality of inner-layer lenses that are disposed in correspondence with each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion units on the upper side of the photoelectric conversion units and are formed in shapes protruding in directions toward the photoelectric conversion units, wherein each of the plurality of inner-layer lenses is formed to have different lens shapes in the center and in the periphery of the imaging surface. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141626 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP MODULE, AND CAMERA - An image pickup device includes a transparent member, an image pickup element chip including a photodiode, and a fixing member arranged around the image pickup element chip, a space being surrounded by the transparent member, the image pickup element chip, and the fixing member. The image pickup element chip includes a semiconductor substrate including a penetrating electrode penetrating through a first main face of the semiconductor substrate on a side of the transparent member and a second main face of the semiconductor substrate opposite the first main face. In an orthogonal projection with respect to the transparent member, the penetrating electrode is arranged in a fixing area corresponding to the fixing member, and a boundary with an area where the thickness of the semiconductor substrate is smaller than that of the semiconductor substrate in a first area corresponding to the space is arranged within the fixing area. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141627 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system comprising a negative first lens unit, a positive second lens unit, a negative third lens unit, and a positive fourth lens unit, wherein the first lens unit and the third lens unit move along an optical axis, and the fourth lens unit is fixed with respect to an image surface in zooming, the third lens unit moves along the optical axis in focusing, and the conditions: 0.0<|M | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141628 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A zoom lens system comprising a negative first lens unit, a positive second lens unit, a negative third lens unit, and a positive fourth lens unit, wherein the second lens unit is composed of an object-side second lens unit and an image-side second lens unit, the object-side second lens unit has positive optical power, an aperture diaphragm is located between the object-side second lens unit and the image-side second lens unit, and the conditions: −0.5| 2013-06-06 | |
| 20130141629 | SINGLE FOCAL LENGTH LENS SYSTEM, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A single focal length lens system comprising a front lens unit, an aperture diaphragm, and a rear lens unit, wherein the front lens unit is composed of three or less lenses including a negative lens located closest to the object side and a positive lens located on the image side relative to the negative lens, and does not move along an axis in focusing, the rear lens unit includes a focusing lens unit moving along the axis and a fixed lens unit not moving along the axis in focusing, and the conditions: 0.4| 2013-06-06 | |
| 20130141630 | OPTIMAL BLUR MATCHING SELECTION FOR DEPTH ESTIMATION - Autofocusing is performed in response to a capturing object images upon which multiple depth estimation techniques are applied to yield a plurality of iterations. An iteration from one of these depth estimation techniques is selected based on results, such as based on largest absolute value, and checked. If the iteration fails the check, another of the iterations is selected and tested. Once a valid iteration is found, additional focus positions are executed in like manner from which an accurate focus position is determined. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141631 | AUTO-FOCUS APPARATUS, IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS, AND AUTO-FOCUS METHOD - Disclosed is an auto-focus apparatus utilized for an image pickup apparatus having a focus ring. The auto-focus apparatus includes an evaluation value calculator periodically calculating a plurality of evaluation values for a plurality of areas of a subject image based on high frequency components of image signals of the plurality of areas of the subject image; and a control unit, after detecting that the focus ring has been stopped, performing image processing on an area of the subject image where fluctuations of the evaluation values obtained just before the focus ring has been stopped exhibit a predetermined history, based on an evaluation value obtained in the area of the subject image exhibiting the predetermined history, and outputting instruction signals for moving a focus lens base on a peak of the evaluation values obtained by the image processing. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141632 | IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA BODY - A camera system includes an interchangeable lens and a camera body to which the interchangeable lens can be mounted, either directly or via an adapter. A lens microcomputer of the interchangeable lens is configured to hold lens information including information related to a focal point detection method. A body microcomputer of the camera body is configured to select a focal point detection method on the basis of lens information. The body microcomputer is configured to select a contrast detection method as the focal point detection method if the interchangeable lens is compatible with a contrast detection method. The body microcomputer is configured to select a phase difference detection method as the focal point detection method if the interchangeable lens is not compatible with a contrast detection method, and the adapter is compatible with a phase difference detection method. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141633 | IMAGE OPTICAL LENS SYSTEM - An image optical lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element with positive refractive power is made of plastic material and has a convex image-side surface, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the third lens element are aspheric. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power is made of plastic material, and has a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, wherein the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element are aspheric, and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element changes from concave at the paraxial region to convex at the peripheral region. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141634 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes: a lens optical system including a first region and a second region having different optical properties; an imaging element including first pixels and second pixels; an arrayed optical element which is provided between the lens optical system and the imaging element, allows light passing through the first region to enter the first pixels, and allows light passing through the second region to enter the second pixels; a signal processing unit configured to generate object information using pixel values obtained from the first pixels and the second pixels; and a diffractive optical element provided between the arrayed optical element and the lens optical system and including a diffraction grating symmetrical about an optical axis of the lens optical system. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141635 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR L.E.D. ILLUMINATION - An illumination source for a camera includes one or more LEDs, and an electrical circuit that selectively applies power from the DC voltage source to the LEDs, wherein the illumination source is suitable for handheld portable operation. In some embodiments, the electrical circuit further includes a control circuit for driving the LEDs with electrical pulses at a frequency high enough that light produced has an appearance to a human user of being continuous rather than pulsed, the control circuit changing a pulse characteristic to adjust a proportion of light output having the first characteristic color spectrum output to that having the second characteristic color spectrum output. Some embodiments provide an illumination source including a housing including one or more LEDs; and a control circuit that selectively applies power from a source of electric power to the LEDs, thus controlling a light output color spectrum of the LEDs. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141636 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO BE CAPABLE OF PREVENTING DISCONNECTION OF CONNECTORS - An image pickup apparatus which is capable of preventing disconnection of connectors for a circuit substrate, on which an image pickup device is mounted, without making optical adjustment difficult. A fixing member is fixed to the image pickup device. One end of a flexible substrate is connected to the circuit substrate via a connector connecting portion. A protective member is fixed to the fixing member so as to cover the connector connecting portion. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141637 | COVER UNIT - A cover unit includes a cover element for a chamber of a chassis, rotatably supported at one end of the opening and a lock mechanism to lock the cover element in the chassis. The lock mechanism includes a lock element movable in parallel between a lock position and a release position, and having a latch portion to protrude from the cover element at the lock position, an elastic element to press the lock element to the lock position, a hole to receive the latch portion protruding from the cover element and restrict a movement of the latch portion, a receive element to hold the lock element in the release position against the elastic element, and a protrusion to press the receive element when the cover element is pressed onto the opening. The receive element releases the lock element from the release position, when pressed in the orthogonal direction. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141638 | CAMERA MODULE WITH REDUCED SIZE - A camera module includes a lens barrel and a lens holder. The lens barrel includes a first tubular section and a second tubular section. The first tubular section extends from an end of the second tubular section. The outer diameter of the first tubular section tapers in a direction from the image side to the object side of the lens barrel. The lens holder includes a third tubular section and a fourth tubular section. The third tubular section extends from an end of the fourth tubular section. The outer diameter of the third tubular section tapers in a direction from an image side to an object side of the third tubular section. The lens barrel threadedly inserts into the lens holder and is held by the lens holder. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141639 | CAMERA MODULE AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL INCLUDING THE SAME - A camera module including an optical tube including a lens, a photodetector disposed on a first portion of a substrate, and multiple capacitors disposed on a second portion of the substrate, in which the lens overlaps only the first portion of the substrate among the first portion and the second portion of the substrate. A mobile terminal including an optical tube including a lens, a photodetector disposed on a first portion of a substrate, and a plurality of capacitors disposed on a second portion of the substrate, a bezel unit to overlap a portion of the camera module, in which the lens overlaps only the first portion of the substrate among the first portion and the second portion of the substrate, and the first portion of the substrate is disposed towards an edge portion of the mobile terminal. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141640 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM - A digital photographing system includes a smart mount that includes lenses, a shutter, an image sensor, and an image processor, combined with a camera body or a mobile terminal device. A method of operating the digital photographing system is provided. The digital photographing system includes a lens; a smart mount that captures and processes an image of an object input via the lens; and a body that displays, modifies, stores, or deletes the image captured and processed by the smart mount. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141641 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND ASSOCIATED IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing method includes: receiving a plurality of image frames; receiving a definition signal; and performing an noise reduction operation upon the image frames according to the definition signal, where the definition signal is utilized for representing a sharpness level of the image frames, and a degree of the noise reduction operation the image frames being processed is varied with the sharpness level of the image frames. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141642 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF DISPLAY REFRESH RATE BASED ON VIDEO FRAME RATE AND POWER EFFICIENCY - A battery operated device, having a display with two or more available refresh rates, has its refresh rate selected so as to match the video frame rate of video data played back on the display. This selection is made by coordinating the resources in the device that are used to process the video from its reception through to its display. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141643 | Audio-Video Frame Synchronization in a Multimedia Stream - Apparatus and method for synchronizing audio and video frames in a multimedia data stream. In accordance with some embodiments, the multimedia stream is received into a memory to provide a sequence of video frames in a first buffer and a sequence of audio frames in a second buffer. The sequence of video frames is monitored for an occurrence of at least one of a plurality of different types of visual events. The occurrence of a selected visual event is detected that spans multiple successive video frames in the sequence of video frames. A corresponding audio event is detected that spans multiple successive audio frames in the sequence of audio frames. The relative timing between the detected audio and visual events is adjusted to synchronize the associated sequences of video and audio frames. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141644 | SMART TELEVISION WITH A BUILT-IN ROUTER MODULE - A router module is arranged in a housing of a smart television. The router module is externally connected to a modem for surfing the Internet. The router module is electrically connected to a micro processing unit of the smart television. Therefore, the smart television is connected to the Internet through the router module. A wireless transmission chip of the router module is configured to process Internet signals. An antenna module is configured to wirelessly transmit the Internet signals, so that wireless network is shared to outside. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141645 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED DATA FOR VISUAL DISPLAYS - A method and system providing enhanced data for visual displays are provided. A remote selector identifies a plurality of objects and sends at least one request to retrieve data about the objects. A server receives the request from the remote selector and retrieves the data about the objects using one or more unique index keys from a database. A display device displays the data provided by the server, and the data concurrently appears with the objects on the display device. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141646 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - With a projector, a user may confirm other content information such as music during image display. The projector is adapted to connect to a portable music reproducing player and a personal computer, and includes a sound output unit and an image display unit. The sound output unit performs sound output corresponding to a first content supplied from the portable music reproducing player. The image display unit that performs projection display of content information corresponding to the first content reproduced in the portable music reproducing player on an image corresponding to a second content supplied from the personal computer. Thereby, the projector displays the second content image and the content information corresponding to the first content. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141647 | Metadata for Use in Color Grading - Methods and systems for color grading video content are presented. A component (e.g. a frame, a shot and/or a scene) of the video content is designated to be a master component and one or more other components of the video content are designated to be slave components, each slave component associated with the master component. A master component color grading operation is performed to the master component. For each one of the slave components, the master component color grading operation is performed to the slave component and a slave color grading operation that is specific to the one of the slave components is also performed. Metadata, which form part of the video content, are created to provide indicators on to whether components of the video are designated as master or slave components. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141648 | TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION SYSTEM - A transmission and reception apparatus, system for transmitting and receiving signals, and method for transmitting and receiving signals are disclosed. In one example, a transmitting part produces an output signal including a first digitally modulated signal. A receiving part includes a mixer circuit and receives an input signal including a second digitally modulated signal. A folding signal may be present as a function of the first digitally modulated signal and a clock signal used to produce the first digitally modulated signal. The mixer circuit performs frequency down conversion on the input signal, and may also be configured to perform a harmonic wave removal function on the input signal that reduces the presence of the folding signal from the input signal. The receiving part may further include a filter circuit that receives the frequency-down-converted input signal from the mixer circuit and selects a predetermined reception signal from the frequency-down-converted input signal. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141649 | RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR DIGITAL SIGNAL INCLUDING TUNING ASSISTANT INFORMATION, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a reception device, a reception method, a transmission device and a transmission method for a digital signal including tuning assistant information capable of rapidly presenting one segment broadcasting which can be received, and a program. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141650 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, SERVER, AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display apparatus, a server, and methods for operating the same are disclosed. The method for operating an image display apparatus includes entering channel scan mode, receiving a broadcast signal of a detected broadcast channel in the channel scan mode, extracting, in the presence of an image representing a channel name in a broadcast image of the broadcast signal, the image representing a channel name from the broadcast image, determining channel number information and channel name information about the broadcast channel based on the extracted image, and storing the channel number information and the channel name information about the broadcast channel in a channel map. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141651 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVING DEVICE - Provided is an illuminating device capable of preventing a light guide plate from being shaved because of contact with a fixation member on a back face side of an end portion of the plate. The illuminating device includes alight guide plate ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141652 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVING DEVICE - An adverse effect of noise and the amount of electric wires are decreased by reducing the length of power supply lines arranged to supply electric power to light sources. An illuminating device ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141653 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a shutter panel and a display panel that alternately displays a left-eye image and a right-eye image in a 3D mode. The shutter panel includes dual-frequency liquid crystals in which a polarity of dielectric constant anisotropy is changed according to a frequency of the driving voltage to selectively delay a phase of the left-eye image or the right-eye image, which pass through the dual-frequency liquid crystals. The dual-frequency liquid crystals have a fast response speed to the low voltage, and thus a cross-talk phenomenon between the left-eye image and the right-eye image may be prevented. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141654 | POLARIZATION SYSTEM AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A 3D image display apparatus featuring a new polarization system is introduced which minimizes crosstalk between stereoimages. The polarization system includes a shutter panel that shifts the phase of an incident light, a polarizing film disposed between the shutter panel and an observer, a first retardation film disposed between the shutter panel and the polarizing film, a second retardation film disposed between the polarizing film and the first retardation film to correspond to the left eye of the observer, and a third retardation film disposed between the polarizing film and the first retardation film to correspond to the right eye of the observer. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141655 | Common Transparent Electrode for Reduced Voltage Displays - The present invention relates to a display comprising, in order, a support, a first patterned conductor, a first level of electrically modulated imaging material, a coextensive common electrode conductor, a second level of electrically modulated imaging material, and a second patterned conductor and a method of imaging the display. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141656 | LAMINATED GLAZING WITH VARIABLE LIQUID-CRYSTAL-INDUCED SCATTERING, AND PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING IT - A laminated glazing with variable liquid-crystal-induced scattering, includes a first glass sheet; a first interlayer film for laminating the first glass sheet, made from a first plastic material; an electrically controllable, variable scattering system including the liquid crystals between a first support for a first electrode and a second support for a second electrode, the electrodes making contact with the liquid crystals; a second interlayer film, made from a second plastic material for laminating a second glass sheet; links to the electrodes; electrical wiring with two wiring inputs; a polymer material, for protecting the wiring inputs, which makes contact with the glass sheets; and a seal for sealing the liquid crystals and the electrodes from water. The protective polymer material forms a seal for sealing the electrode links and the wiring inputs from liquid water. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141657 | Array Substrate, Liquid Crystal Display Device and Manufacturing Method of Array Substrate - The present invention discloses an array substrate, a liquid crystal display device and a manufacturing method of array substrate; an array substrate comprises a plurality of thin film transistors and a first pixel electrode connected with the drain electrode of the thin film transistor, wherein the array substrate also comprises a second pixel electrode which is arranged on the bottom of the first pixel electrode and forms mutual insulation with the first pixel electrode; The present invention can increase the penetration rate of the pixel, improve the visual color cast characteristic of a panel, and reduce uneven brightness caused by variation of electrode wire width. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141658 | TFT-LCD PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An embodiment of the present invention discloses a TFT-LCD panel and a driving method thereof, which meet the requirements of a pixel charging ratio and do not increase the logic power consumption of the panel at a high refresh frequency. The TFT-LCD panel comprises: a plurality of sub-pixel units defined by a plurality of rows of gate lines intersecting with a plurality of columns of data lines, each row of the gate lines being connected with one driver unit for providing gate-driving signal; on both sides of each column of sub-pixel units, there are arranged a first data line and a second data line respectively which provide data signals for that column of pixel units; two adjacent sub-pixel units in each column are connected with the first data line and the second data line respectively; every two driver units provide a same gate-driving signal, and one of the driver units is connected with an odd-numbered row of the gate lines, while the other driver unit is connected with an even-numbered row of the gate lines. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141659 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a liquid crystal display panel and a method of driving the same. A subpixel unit includes a transmissive portion and a reflective portion, the transmissive portion comprises a transmissive portion thin film transistor and a transmissive pixel electrode connected to a drain of the transmissive portion thin film transistor, the reflective portion comprises a reflective layer, a reflective portion thin film transistor and a reflective pixel electrode connected to a drain of the reflective portion thin film transistor, a gate of the transmissive portion thin film transistor and a gate of the reflective portion thin film transistor each are connected to a gate line of the subpixel unit, and a source of the transmissive portion thin film transistor and a source of the reflective portion thin film transistor are connected to different data lines. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141660 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention relate to an array substrate and a display device comprising the array substrate. According to an embodiment of the invention, there is provided an array substrate which comprises: a terminal region; and an active pixel region, the active pixel region comprising: a plurality of pixel units; a plurality of gate lines; a plurality of data lines; and a plurality of gate leading wires, wherein two columns of the plurality of pixel units are provided between two adjacent data lines among the plurality of data lines, each of the plurality of gate leading wires is disposed between the two columns of the plurality of pixel units, and each of the plurality of gate lines is connected to respective one of the plurality of gate leading wires. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141661 | Liquid Crystal Display and A Broken Line Repairing Method - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a broken line repairing method. The LCD comprises multiple data lines, a data driven chip connected to the data lines, and a sequence control circuit connected to the data driven chip. The LCD is provided with at least one broken data line; the broken data line is provided with connection points on the end away from the data driven chip; and each connection point is connected and conducted to a vacant channel of the data driven chip and simultaneously transmits data information of the broken data line to the corresponding vacant channel to be output. The method can drive the data lines on both sides of the breakpoint and does not require an additional OP buffer. A repairing line need not to be reserved on PCBA; and one broken line only has one welding spot, which decreases the production procedure, increases the yield rate of TFT-LCD, and reduces the material and production cost. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141662 | Front Frame of Display and Display - The present invention discloses a front frame of a display and a display. The front frame of the display comprises a side plate which is positioned on the side surface of the display, and a transparent front cover, wherein the transparent front cover is fixedly connected with a side frame and is positioned on a light emergent surface of the display. In the present invention, the front frame with a transparent plate is adopted for fixing the display module of the display; similar to the existing display, the present invention preserves a wider frame; but because of the transparent characteristic of the front frame, an effective display area is not influenced; even if the front frame covers the whole display area, the display area is not influenced either; thus, the BM restriction is not considered; then, the restriction that a frame with a certain width must be required for original edge fixation is avoided and a super-narrow frame is achieved. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141663 | Liquid Crystal Display and Making Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a making method thereof. The LCD comprises: a LCD panel and one or more (Chip on Film) COFs arranged at the edge of the LCD panel, wherein conducting layers used for discharging the static electricity from the LCD panel are arranged between the LCD panel and the COF. With the application of the conducting layers, the static electricity can be discharged from the LCD panel, and thus a LCD frame can be made of nonmetallic materials with low cost. Thereby, the production cost of the LCD can be further reduced while the static charge on the LCD panel is discharged in time. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141664 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141665 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A liquid crystal module and a liquid crystal display device including the liquid crystal module. The liquid crystal module comprises a liquid crystal panel, a backlight module and a back plate for assembling the liquid crystal panel and the backlight module together. The back plate includes a bottom wall and lateral walls extended upward from edges of the bottom wall, a cavity with a top opened end is formed and surrounded by the bottom wall and the lateral walls. The backlight module is accommodated inside the cavity. Further includes an elastic rubber frame for assembling the liquid crystal panel and the backlight module together. The rubber frame is installed on the lateral wall of the back plate and is disposed at the top opened end of the cavity. The liquid crystal panel is installed on the rubber frame and seal off the top opened end of the cavity. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141666 | Back Light Module And Liquid Crystal Display Thereof - The present invention discloses a back light module and a liquid crystal display (LCD) thereof. The back light module comprises a light guide plate, an optical sheet laid on the light transmission surface of the light guide plate, wherein the edge of the optical sheet is fixed to the light guide plate by a plurality of positioning structures. With application of the positioning structures, because the expansion coefficient of the optical sheet is not nearly to that of the frame but is close to the thermal expansion rate of the light guide plate, after the optical sheet is fixed to the light guide plate, the light guide plate is expanded along with the expansion of the optical sheet when subject to heating, and shrunk along with the shrinking of the optical sheet when the temperature drops. Thus, the optical sheet is not easy to warp due to the minimum performance change of the optical sheet and the light guide plate, and the temperature environment is also very similar because the optical sheet is near to the light guide plate. Therefore, as compared with the frame, the temperature of the optical sheet is more similar to that of the light guide plate, and the thermal expansion rate of the optical sheet is also similar to that of the light guide plate. Thereby, the warping of the optical sheet is further decreased. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141667 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a reflection plate; a light guide plate over the reflection plate; a light-emitting diode (LED) assembly including LEDs arranged along a side surface of the light guide plate, an LED flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) having LEDs mounted on its surface. The FPCB includes a bar and a leg portion extending from the body. The bar and the leg portion are integrated into a single body. The leg portion extends from the bar to a circuit for controlling the LEDs. A metallic bar is attached to bar of the LED FPCB to provide rigidity to the FPCB as well as cool the FPCB. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141668 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device with low power consumption having increased added value is provided. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141669 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A light guide plate has a light incident surface configured to be arranged facing a point light source for introducing light from the point light source, a light outputting surface that outputs the light to an outside of the light guide plate, a light introducing section for confining the light from the point light source entered from the light incident surface, and a light guide plate main body having a thickness smaller than a maximum thickness of the light introducing section and being arranged to be continuous with the light introducing section, for outputting the confined light to the outside of the light guide plate from the light outputting surface by a light outputting element. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141670 | Backlight Module and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention discloses a backlight module and a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) device. The backlight module comprises an aluminum extrusion, a light bar, a member and a Light Guide Plate (LGP), wherein, the aluminum extrusion is provided with the member, and the light bar is provided with several LED lights; the backlight module also comprises a member with the light reflection function, matching holes for holding the LED lights are arranged on the member, and the member is arranged on the aluminum extrusion. The light bar is supported on the member and is jointed on one side of the member, and the LED lights are correspondingly sheathed in the mating holes. The light incident surface of the LGP is jointed on the other side of the member, and light emitting surfaces of the several LED lights are adjacent to the light incident surface of the LGP. The member of the backlight module of the present invention has the functions of light reflection and heat insulation, thereby replacing reflector plates on the rubber frame and the aluminum extrusion of the traditional backlight structure and the rubber object on the aluminum extrusion. The structure is simple and can increase the utilization ratio of the light. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141671 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, BACKLIGHT UNIT, AND HEAT DISSIPATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a liquid crystal display device, a backlight unit, and a heat dissipating method thereof. The backlight unit includes light bar formed with LED and substrate; and heat dissipating structure attached to the substrate of the light bar; wherein, the connection between the substrate and the heat dissipating structure is made of graphite material. According to abovementioned method may accelerate the LED heat dissipation, lower the junction temperature, extend the LED lifespan, and thereby extending the LCD lifespan with lighter weight and lower cost. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141672 | Electrically switchable multi-spot laser probe - In certain embodiments, a system may include a housing, one or more lenses, and a scanning system. The housing has an interior region. A lens is disposed within the interior region and transmits a light beam. The scanning system is disposed within the interior region and comprises a number of scanning cells, where each scanning cell comprises an electro-optical (EO) material. The scanning system performs the following for a number of iterations to yield a spot pattern: receive one or more voltages and electrically steer the light beam with the EO material from a current direction to a next direction in response to the voltages. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141673 | Liquid Crystal Display Panel and Liquid Crystal Display - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and an LCD. The LCD panel comprises an array substrate of which the bottom is provided with a lower polaroid. In the LCD panel, a retardation film is arranged only between the array substrate and the lower polaroid. The LCD panel of the present invention only arranges the retardation film between the array substrate and the lower polaroid. Because the LCD panel uses a mode of monolayer compensation and the retardation film is not arranged between a color filter plate and an upper polaroid, a layer of retardation film is omitted. In this way, not only the visual angle of the LCD is optimized, but also the material of the retardation film is saved. Thus, the cost of the LCD is reduced. Besides, the retardation film is arranged between the lower substrate and the lower polaroid, so the rate of rework is reduced to avoid wasting the retardation film. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141674 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PHASE DIFFERENCE COMPENSATING PLATE - An O plate is included which includes a phase difference compensating layer which is an assembly of columns obtained by oblique deposition of an anisotropic refractive index medium with respect to a substrate and has negative biaxial refractive index anisotropy. In the O plate, a front surface phase difference value of the O plate in the normal direction is 5-15 nm, and a ratio of Re(−30)/Re(30) is 2.5-5.5. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141675 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a pixel unit, wherein the pixel unit has a pixel electrode. A second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate, having an opposite electrode. A first polarizer is disposed under the first substrate. A second polarizer is disposed under the second substrate, wherein a polarization axis of the second polarizer is vertical to that of the first polarizer. A liquid crystal layer with chiral dopants having negative dispersion characteristics is disposed between the first and second substrates. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141676 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device is provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a pixel unit with a pixel electrode. A second substrate has an opposite electrode. A first polarizer is disposed under the first substrate. A second polarizer is disposed above the second substrate. A liquid crystal (LC) layer with chiral dopants is disposed between the first and second substrates. A parameter of the LC rotations of d/p ratios of the liquid crystal layer with chiral dopants is between 0.2 and 0.3. A parameter of the optical phase retardation factor R of the LC layer with chiral dopants is larger than 0.6 and less than 0.95. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141677 | LCD, LCD Substrate and LCD Manufacturing Method - The present invention discloses a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a LCD substrate and a LCD manufacturing method. The boundary of the substrate, to be coated with alignment liquid, is provided with a boss or a groove which is used to prevent the alignment liquid from diffusing. Because the substrate of the LCD is provided with the boss or groove for preventing the alignment liquid from diffusing, the boss can prevent the alignment liquid from diffusing, and the groove can absorb the diffused alignment liquid. As a result, the alignment liquid is prevented from forming nonuniform boundary on the substrate with surface section difference, and the uniform boundary is formed; furthermore, the boundary of the active area of the LCD further deflects to the alignment layer, and the range of the active area is expanded. Under the action of the blockage by the boss or groove, the boss or groove can deflect to the sealant area, i.e. the boundary of the alignment layer deflects to the sealant area, thereby further expanding the range of the active area. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141678 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISPLAY SUBSTRATE FOR USE IN THE DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate. The first and substrate includes a plurality of pixel areas and a non-pixel area disposed adjacent to the pixel areas. The display panel further includes a plurality of signal lines disposed on the second substrate. The display panel further includes a color filter disposed on the first substrate or the second substrate. The display panel further includes an inorganic layer disposed on the color filter layer, an organic layer disposed on the inorganic layer, and a conductive layer disposed on the organic layer. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141679 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY FOR PREVENTING A LIGHT LEAKAGE - A liquid crystal display for preventing a light leakage is discussed. According to an embodiment, the liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate having a black matrix that defines a non-display region and a display region, a second substrate on which a pixel array is formed, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a sealant between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein a distance between the sealant and the black matrix is different in accordance with a position on which the sealant is formed. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141680 | OPTICAL FILM - The present invention provides an optical film with functions of light collimating, light polarization for brightness enhancement and limiting viewing angle and a method for preparing the same. The optical film includes a plurality of layers of a cholesteric liquid crystal film bound together via an optical adhesive and a quarter-wavelength retardation plate bound with the cholesteric liquid crystal film via the optical adhesive. Therein, at least one layer of the cholesteric liquid crystal film has a polarized separated wavelength range covering the wavelength range of visible light of three primary colors of red, green and blue. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141681 | LAMINATE, OPTICAL FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THESE, POLARIZING PLATE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A laminate comprising a transparent support and, as formed on the transparent support, a patterned alignment control layer containing a first alignment control region and a second alignment control region each having an alignment control surface, in which the two regions differ from each other in point of the composition thereof and in point of the alignment-controlling capability thereof, in which the individual alignment control surfaces are alternately positioned in the patterned alignment control layer, and in which the alignment control surfaces of the first alignment control region and the second alignment control region can control liquid crystals in such a manner that the long axes of the aligned liquid crystals could be vertical to each other in the plane parallel to the alignment control surfaces. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141682 | LCD Panel, LCD Device, and Manufacturing Method Thereof - The invention discloses an LCD panel, an LCD device, and a manufacturing method thereof. The LCD panel comprises substrate(s); the substrate is provided with an oriented film and a frame adhesive, and the frame adhesive is formed on the periphery of the oriented film; the oriented film comprises an ordinary oriented film covering the effective display area and a porous oriented film arranged around the edge of the ordinary oriented film for adsorbing the impurities in the frame adhesive area. The oriented film in the LCD panel of the invention comprises a porous oriented film; the porous oriented film can absorb the foreign particles produced by the frame adhesive to prevent the impurities in the frame adhesive area from permeating into the effective display area, can effectively prevent the impurities produced by the frame adhesive from permeating into the effective display area to become liquid crystal pollutants, and can avoid pixel to produce stains or non-uniform display. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141683 | LCD Panel Manufacturing Method, LCD Panel, And LCD - The invention discloses a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel manufacturing method as well as an LCD panel and an LCD. The manufacturing method comprises the following steps: A: Treating a surface of an electrode of an LCD panel, the surface at least comprising a contact surface with an Au ball, to diminish the adhesion of an alignment liquid to the contact surface and prevent the alignment liquid from not coating the contact surface; and B: Coating or printing the alignment liquid. Because the electrode surface to which an Au ball particle will be applied (namely the transfer pad) is treated before the application to diminish the adhesion of the alignment liquid to this surface, and no alignment layer will be formed on the surface of the transfer pad. Therefore, the alignment layer can be very wide, the uniformity of the alignment layer at the edge is good, the accuracy is high, the display effect on the edge of the LCD panel is improved, and the frame of the LCD panel is narrowed. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141684 | LIQUID CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - The invention relates to a liquid crystal substrate and a manufacturing method for the same. The liquid crystal substrate includes a substrate, a transparent electrode layer formed on the substrate. Slits are formed in the transparent electrode layer, and the transparent electrode layer is also provided below the slits. In the liquid crystal substrate and the manufacturing method thereof, the transparent electrode layer is also provided under the slits, thereby an electric field intensity at the slits is enhanced when a voltage is applied, and further increase a transmittance of a liquid crystal display panel. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141685 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - Another embodiment of the present invention provides an array substrate and a liquid crystal display. The array substrate comprises a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, and the gate lines and the data lines intersect each other to define a plurality of sub-pixel regions; each sub-pixel region comprises a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode and a thin film transistor (TFT), and in the sub-pixel region, a first edge of the second transparent electrode away from the TFT and along the direction of the gate lines is parallel to a second edge of a gate line for an adjacent sub-pixel region, and the second edges is the edge, closest to the first edge, of the gate line for the adjacent sub-pixel region. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141686 | TAPE SUBSTRATE WITH CHIP ON FILM STRUCTURE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a tape substrate with chip on film (COF) structures for a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. A plurality of package units with the COF structures are arranged along a longitudinal direction of the tape substrate. In each of the package units, input leads of the package unit are connected to a second side thereof, and the output leads extend from the second side to the package units in a bending manner. The present invention further provides the liquid crystal display panel using the tape substrate. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141687 | Liquid Crystal Panel and Manufacturing Method Thereof, and Liquid Crystal Display - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal panel and a manufacturing method thereof, and a liquid crystal display; the manufacturing method of the liquid crystal panel comprises the following steps: conducting materials are mixed into black matrix coating materials and black matrix deposition is conducted. In the present invention, because the conducting materials are mixed into the black matrix coating materials, the black matrix can conduct electricity and therefore, the liquid crystal panel can conduct static electricity by the conductivity of the black matrix to protect the liquid crystal panel and assemblies on the liquid crystal panel; the reliability of the liquid crystal panel is increased, because of the conductivity of the black matrix, the liquid crystal panel does not need additional conducting design (i.e. a layer of electrodes does not need to be deposited on the color film substrate of the liquid crystal panel), a deposition technology is omitted, production efficiency is increased and the production cost of the liquid crystal panel is economized. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141688 | LCD, LCD Substrate and LCD Manufacturing Method - The present invention discloses a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a LCD substrate and a LCD manufacturing method, wherein the substrate comprises a flat layer which is formed on the substrate; the boundary of the flat layer, to be coated with alignment liquid, is provided with a groove which is used to prevent the alignment liquid from diffusing; and the groove is formed on the surface of the flat layer. As the flat layer of the LCD substrate is provided with the groove for preventing the alignment liquid from diffusing, the uniform boundary of alignment layer is formed on the substrate, the range of the active area is expanded, and the frame width of the LCD panel is reduced. Under the action of blockage by the groove, the alignment liquid, when flowing to the setting area of sealant, cannot cause unreliable attachment of sealant, so that the groove can deflect to the sealant area, i.e. the boundary of alignment layer deflects to the sealant area, then the range of active area is further expanded, and the frame of the LCD panel is narrower. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130141689 | RELEASABLE EARSTEM MOUNTING MECHANISM FOR EYEWEAR - Eyewear can be provided which includes a frame and at least one earstem that can be removably coupled to the frame. The frame and/or the earstem can include a retention assembly and/or an engagement structure. For example, the earstem can include at least one prong extending from an anterior end thereof and a latch component that can collectively engage an engagement structure of the frame. | 2013-06-06 |
