27th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120169871 | Multi-Resolution Image Display - An image display method includes: receiving, from a single camera, first and second image information for first and second captured images captured from different perspectives, the first image information having a first data density; selecting a portion of the first captured image for display with a higher level of detail than other portions of the first captured image, the selected portion corresponding to a first area of the first captured image; displaying the selected portion in a first displayed image, using a second data density relative to the selected portion of the first captured image; and displaying another portion of the first captured image, in a second displayed image, using a third data density; where the another portion of the first captured image is other than the selected portion of the first captured image; and where the third data density is lower than the second data density. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169872 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING DURESS - The system and method is an analysis video to determine if a person is displaying a pre-determined position indicating that he/she is being held or forced to act under duress. The system takes a digital video image and compares the image to a library of video duress patterns. If a duress pattern is recognized, then the system notifies another party of the situation, such as a security officer. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169873 | AUDIO/VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PLAYING AUDIO/VIDEO - An exemplary method for displaying audio/video includes the following. A network camera is zoomed at a first zoom ratio to capture video images, and audio signals transmitted from a first area are simultaneously received. The network camera is zoomed at a second zoom ratio, and simultaneously audio signals transmitted from a second area are received. The video images and audio signals corresponding to the sounds of the first area and the second area are stored. The audio signals of the first area with the video images captured at the first zoom ratio are synchronized, and the audio signals of the second area with the video images captured at the second zoom ratio are also synchronized. Selected of the video images and the corresponding synchronized audio signals are simultaneously played, as required by a user. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169874 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REMOTE CONTROL FROM A REMOTE CLIENT COMPUTER - A method and system for remotely controlling a device via a computer network is provided. A client computer generates a client difference program indicative of a change of a state of the device last received from a server computer and transmits the same to the server computer. Upon receipt, the server computer executes the client difference program and determines an updated state of the device, generates control data indicative of the updated state of the device, provides the control data to the device, and generates and transmits a server difference program having encoded a difference between the state of the device and a state of the device last transmitted to the client computer. The client computer executes the server difference program for updating the state of the device last received from the server computer and for displaying the same in a human comprehensible fashion. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169875 | REARWARD VIEW ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A rearward view assistance apparatus in a vehicle includes an imaging device that acquires a vehicle rearward image by taking a rearview from the vehicle, a control circuit that sets a cropped image by cropping part of the vehicle rearward image in response to a state of a vehicle, and a display device that is provided in a passenger compartment and displays the cropped image. The control circuit preferably overlays a lower portion of the cropped image with a mask. The control circuit preferably displays an indication corresponding to a rear portion of the vehicle on the cropped image. The rearward view assistance apparatus is thus provided to view rearward from the vehicle even when passengers are present on the seats in the second and third rows. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169876 | LASER SCANNING DEVICE FOR MOUNTING ON THE ROOF RACK OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a laser scanning device for mounting on the roof rack of a vehicle, comprising a base support, which is configured as an “X”, can be mounted on a roof rack and on which a laser scanning module that spans the fork of the “X” can be fixed. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169877 | RAIN DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A rain detection apparatus includes a camera that views a surface and a processor that captures an image from the camera. The processor generates a signal indicative of rain on the surface from information contained in the captured image and optionally drives a surface cleaning apparatus in response thereto. The apparatus captures images focused at a plurality of distances. The processor includes an edge detector that detects edges visible in the captured image and a difference structure that calculates the difference between the number of edges visible between differing images. The edge detector disregards edges close to areas of light larger than the largest raindrop that is desired or expected to be detected. The apparatus optionally includes a backlight, and the difference in numbers of edges between frames with and without the backlight illuminated are used to distinguish between background features and rain on the surface. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169878 | RAIN DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A rain detection apparatus includes a camera that views a surface and a processor that captures an image from the camera. The processor generates a signal indicative of rain on the surface from information contained in the captured image and optionally drives a surface cleaning apparatus in response thereto. The apparatus captures images focused at a plurality of distances. The processor includes an edge detector that detects edges visible in the captured image and a difference structure that calculates the difference between the number of edges visible between differing images. The edge detector disregards edges close to areas of light larger than the largest raindrop that is desired or expected to be detected. The apparatus optionally includes a backlight, and the difference in numbers of edges between frames with and without the backlight illuminated are used to distinguish between background features and rain on the surface. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169879 | DETECTING RETAIL SHRINKAGE USING BEHAVIORAL ANALYTICS - Methods, devices, and systems for detecting retail shrinkage using behavior analytics are described herein. The retail shrinkage may be due to, for example, sweethearting, although embodiments of the present disclosure are not so limited and can be used to detect other forms of retail shrinkage as well. One or more device embodiments include a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive data associated with behavior of an individual and use the data associated with the behavior of the individual to determine whether the behavior of the individual is irregular to detect retail shrinkage. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169880 | Method and system for video-based gesture recognition to assist in access control - The system and method uses video to assist in access control to determine if a person is displaying a position indicating that he/she needs assistance, such as carrying a box, or displaying a position indicating that potential unauthorized entry, such as tailgating, is occurring. The system takes a digital video image and compares the image to a library of images of potential interest. The system takes appropriate action which can include automatically opening the door or notifying an operator, such as a security officer, of the situation. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169881 | Systems and methods for timing athletic events - Improved systems and methods for timing athletic events. A radio-based starter unit and a radio based timer unit communicate wirelessly via radio. Push buttons/switches and lights and a speaker in the units provide an intuitive, easy to use interface. Handshaking occurs between the starter unit and the timer unit, and lights indicate that the event is ready to start. Real time clocks in the units are synchronized. Upon detection of race or other event start, such as from a starter's pistol, information indicative of the race start time is transmitted from the start unit to the timer unit. A camera in communication with the timer unit provides video frames, and the timer unit encodes and inserts elapsed time information in the video frames, which are then output from the timer unit for review and analysis on a computer. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169882 | Tracking Moving Objects Using a Camera Network - Techniques are described for tracking moving objects using a plurality of security cameras. Multiple cameras may capture frames that contain images of a moving object. These images may be processed by the cameras to create metadata associated with the images of the objects. Frames of each camera's video feed and metadata may be transmitted to a host computer system. The host computer system may use the metadata received from each camera to determine whether the moving objects imaged by the cameras represent the same moving object. Based upon properties of the images of the objects described in the metadata received from each camera, the host computer system may select a preferable video feed containing images of the moving object for display to a user. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169883 | MULTI-STREAM VIDEO SYSTEM, VIDEO MONITORING DEVICE AND MULTI-STREAM VIDEO TRANSMISSION METHOD - The invention discloses a multi-stream video system, a video monitoring device and a multi-stream video transmission method. The multi-stream video system includes at least one video capturing device and a video monitoring device. Each video capturing device is used for generating a plurality of video streams with different video specifications at the same time. The video monitoring device forms a telecommunication to each of the video capturing devices. When the video monitoring device performs an application operation, the video monitoring device selects and receives at least one video stream from each of the video capturing devices according to a video requirement of the application operation. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169884 | VARIABLE APERTURE OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING A MICROSHUTTER - In certain embodiments, a detection device includes a structure having an entrance that permits radiation to enter the structure and a radiation detector operable to detect radiation that enters the structure. The device also includes a microshutter array coupled to the structure and aligned with the entrance, the array comprising a plurality of microshutter cells operable to move between a first position in which that microshutter cell prevents radiation of a first wavelength from passing through a portion of the entrance and a second position in which that microshutter cell permits the radiation of the first wavelength to pass through the portion of the entrance. The device further includes an actuating device operable to define a first entrance pupil having a first f-number by moving a plurality of microshutter cells associated with the first f-number. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169885 | Camera Lens Calibration System - The invention is discloses a camera lens calibration system and method thereof, which comprise a calibration platform, the calibration platform comprise a calibration structure. A calibration camera lens to be calibrated is placed on the calibration platform. An image testing module is provided for capturing a target pattern from a target pattern display through the calibration camera lens to be calibrated for getting an image pattern. The image testing module provides a contrast parameter computation for calculating the contrast parameter of image pattern and showing results on a display. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169886 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING APERTURE OF IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - In a method for testing an aperture of the image capturing device, a brightness value range of images is divided into a plurality of range intervals, and one of the range intervals is determined for testing the aperture. A brightness value of a current image captured by the image capturing device is calculated. A diameter of the aperture is controlled to increase or decrease to change the brightness value of the current image to be within the determined range interval, if the brightness value is not within the determined range interval. After the brightness of the current is changed to be within the determined range interval, if the brightness value of the current image has been changed during a predetermined time period, it is determined that the aperture does not work normally. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169887 | Method and system for head tracking and pose estimation - Techniques for performing accurate and automatic head pose estimation are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, head pose estimation is integrated with a scale-invariant head tracking method along with facial features detected from a located head in images. Thus the head pose estimation works efficiently even when there are large translational movements resulting from the head motion. Various computation techniques are used to optimize the process of estimation so that the head pose estimation can be applied to control one or more objects in a virtual environment and virtual character gaze control. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169888 | PORTABLE DOCUMENT CAMERA AND ASSEMBLY FOR ENABLING SAME - A small, lightweight assembly that enables document camera functionality, along with other features and functionalities is disclosed. Examples of additional functionality provided with some embodiments include split-screen viewing, high quality screen shots, and digital zoom. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169889 | IMAGE CREATION WITH SOFTWARE CONTROLLABLE DEPTH OF FIELD - A method of controlling depth of field of an image by a computer after the image has been taken based on the data acquired while taking the image, including, acquiring multiple images from the same perspective with different focal points, selecting parameters for preparing a displayable image, constructing an image using the data of the acquired multiple images according to the selected parameters; and displaying the constructed image. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169890 | MOTION ESTIMATION IN IMAGING SYSTEMS - Motion estimation systems and methods are disclosed. An apparatus may include a processing unit to acquire video images and to arrange the video images into a plurality of sequential video frames, and a motion estimation unit that receives the sequential video frames and determines a set of repetitive pattern neighbor candidate vectors for repetitive pattern content in a first frame. The set of repetitive pattern neighbor candidate vectors may be reduced by sorting the set to eliminate spurious repetitive pattern neighbor candidate vectors. The reduced set may be provided to a second adjacent frame. A method may include acquiring a plurality of sequential video frames having a repetitive pattern content, and determining a set of repetitive pattern neighbor candidate vectors for the repetitive pattern content in a first frame of the sequential video frames. The set of repetitive pattern neighbor candidate vectors may be sorted by determining at least one spurious repetitive pattern neighbor candidate vector. The sorted set may be provided to a second adjacent video frame. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169891 | IMAGE STABILIZATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An image stabilization control apparatus includes a vibration correction unit configured to correct an image shake occurring due to vibration, a first vibration detection unit configured to detect and output an angular velocity of the vibration, a second vibration detection unit configured to detect and output an acceleration of the vibration, a first extractor configured to extract a signal in a predetermined frequency band based on an output of the first vibration detection unit, a second extractor configured to extract a signal in a predetermined frequency band based on an output of the second vibration detection unit, an output correction unit configured to correct the output of the first vibration detection unit based on the signals extracted by the first and second extractors, and a driving unit configured to drive the vibration correction unit based on the output of the first vibration detection unit as corrected. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169892 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an imaging device including a detection section which detects motion of the image processing device, a blend ratio calculation section which calculates a blend ratio of a first motion compensation image to a second motion compensation image, the first motion compensation image and the second motion compensation image being determined from a first motion vector and a second motion vector each indicating motion between frames, respectively, based on the motion of the image processing device detected by the detection section, a blend section which generates a motion compensation image by blending the first motion compensation image and the second motion compensation image in accordance with the blend ratio calculated by the blend ratio calculation section, and an addition section which adds the motion compensation image generated by the blend section to a target image. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169893 | Image Capturing Device and Image Capturing Method Thereof - An image capturing device and an image capturing method thereof are disclosed. The image capturing device includes an image capturing module and a processing module. The image capturing module captures a plurality of temporary images corresponding to a scene. The processing module sequentially analyzes the temporary images and generates a plurality of analysis results. The processing module dynamically adjusts the sampling time of the image capturing module capturing each temporary image according to the analysis results. Moreover, the processing module selects some of the plurality of temporary images according to the analysis results to integrate images. The image capturing module stops capturing the temporary images based upon a stop signal, and finally a storage image is generated. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169894 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an image processing device including a motion compensation section which compensates motion between a target image and a reference image, an image compositing section which generates a composited image by compositing the target image and the reference image, the motion therebetween having been compensated, and a spatial filtering section which performs spatial filtering of the composited image. The spatial filtering section may perform spatial filtering of the composited image by using an ε-filter. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169895 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING FACIAL EXPRESSIONS - A method and an apparatus for capturing facial expressions are provided, in which different facial expressions of a user are captured through a face recognition technique. In the method, a plurality of sequentially captured images containing human faces is received. Regional features of the human faces in the images are respectively captured to generate a target feature vector. The target feature vector is compared with a plurality of previously stored feature vectors to generate a parameter value. When the parameter value is higher than a threshold, one of the images is selected as a target image. Moreover, a facial expression recognition and classification procedures can be further performed. For example, the target image is recognized to obtain a facial expression state, and the image is classified according to the facial expression state. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169896 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - An image pickup device is provided, capable of complete correction with data of once analog-to-digital conversion, and prevention of excess use of switches and analog devices and/or erroneous correction, including: an image sensor having a plurality of analog-to-digital converters determining conversion results from a digital signal of higher order bit through separate steps of two or more times; a first correction unit which has a correction factor for correcting nonlinear errors of the plurality of analog-to-digital converters so as to adapt to the analog-to-digital converters and corrects a nonlinear error of a digital signal output from respective analog-to-digital converters based on a correction factor corresponding to respective analog-to-digital converters, characterized in that the first correction unit corrects the nonlinear errors after converting the digital signals from the plurality of analog-to-digital converters into a serial output. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169897 | DIGITAL CAMERA SYSTEM HAVING A RETAIL MODE - A digital camera system having a retail mode, comprising: an image sensor; an optical system for forming an image of a scene; a data processing system; an storage memory; and a program memory storing instructions configured to implement a method for automatically deleting captured digital images. The stored instructions include setting the digital camera system to operate in the retail mode in response to detecting a predefined first condition; enabling a user to capture a plurality of digital images, storing any digital images captured while the digital camera system is operating in the retail mode in the storage memory; and automatically deleting at least some of the stored digital images from the storage memory in response to detecting a predefined second condition, wherein any stored digital images that were not captured in the retail mode are not deleted from the storage memory. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169898 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND BOOTING METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing apparatus and a booting method thereof are provided. In the method, a power-on signal is received, and then memory card plug information is read to determine whether a memory card of the image capturing apparatus has been plugged out in a power-off period of the image capturing apparatus. If it is determined that the memory card has not been plugged out, a previously recorded free space and a previously recorded file index table of the memory card are directly read, so as to accordingly boot the image capturing apparatus. If it is determined that the memory card has been plugged out, the free space of the memory card is re-calculated and a file sorting procedure is executed to generate the file index table, so as to accordingly boot the image capturing apparatus. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169899 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR OBJECT - An electronic device and a method for searching for an object in a predetermined space are provided, the electronic device including: a storage unit which stores information regarding the object; a photographing unit which photographs at least one image of the predetermined space around the electronic device; and a control unit which controls to search the at least one image photographed by the photographing unit for the object for which information is stored in the storage unit, in and to store a search result in the storage unit. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169900 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes an image processor that calculates a motion vector between image data of a target frame and image data of a reference frame in units of a block, and a reference frame image memory that retains image data of a past frame as the image data of the reference frame. Furthermore, the image processing device includes a primary memory that retains a matching processing range of the reference frame in calculation by the image processor, and a secondary memory that reads out and retains image data of a desired range from the image data of the reference frame stored in the reference frame image memory. The secondary memory reads out data of the matching processing range from the retained image data and supplies the read data to the primary memory. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169901 | Electronic apparatus, image capturing device and method for automatically capturing image thereof - An electronic apparatus, an image capturing device and a method for automatically capturing an image thereof are disclosed. The image capturing device comprises an image capturing module, a sensing module and a processing module. The image capturing module is used to capture an image corresponding to a scene through a capturing window. The sensing module senses a brightness value of the scene. The processing module is used to divide the capturing window into a plurality of blocks, and control the sensing module to decide whether the brightness value of each block has been changed. When the brightness value of any block has been changed, the processing module controls the image capturing module to capture the image. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169902 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus includes: an optical system that includes a lens group including at least one lens, an optical axis of the optical system being able to be displaced; an image capturing unit that receives light collected by the optical system and generates electronic image data; a display unit that displays an image corresponding to the image data; and a display control unit that changes a display appearance of additional information, which is added to the image, according to a positional relationship between the optical axis and a light receiving surface of the image capturing unit. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169903 | Zoom Lens System, Imaging Device and Camera - A zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising a positive first lens unit, a negative second lens unit, a positive third lens unit, and a positive fourth lens unit, wherein the first lens unit is composed of a cemented lens element of one object side negative lens element and one image side positive lens element, the fourth lens unit is composed of one lens element, in zooming, the first to fourth lens units are individually moved along an optical axis so that air spaces between the respective lens units vary for magnification change, and the conditions: vd | 2012-07-05 |
20120169904 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image signal processing apparatus ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120169905 | Method And Image Sensor For Image Sharpening And Apparatuses Including The Image Sensor - The method includes deciding a predominant edge direction of an image using edge directions of a plurality of pixels, and sharpening each of the pixels based on the predominant edge direction and the edge directions of the pixels. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169906 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE - Apparatus and method for processing wide dynamic range (WDR) image are disclosed. The WDR image processing apparatus could be integrated within an image sensor or an image backend apparatus. Whether the m-th bit of the sensing image signal is equal to 1 is determined. If the m-th bit is equal to 1, then the values corresponding to the m-th to the (m−r)-th bits are added by first offset to output a WDR image signal. If the m-th bit is not equal to 1, then whether the (m−1)-th bit is equal to 1 is determined. If the (m−1)-th bit is equal to 1, then the values corresponding to the (m−1)-th to the (m−s)-th bits are added by a second offset to output the WDR image signal. The same processing is applied up to the (m−t)-th bit, m, n, r, s and t are positive integers, and m is greater than n. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169907 | FOCUS-FREE CAMERA MODULE - The present disclosure relates to a focus-free camera module minimized in height deviation of depth of focus, the focus-fixed focus-free camera module including: an image sensor; a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with the image sensor; a barrel mounted at an upper surface of the image sensor and accommodated with a lens therein; a holder attached to an upper surface of the PCB to accommodate the barrel; and adhesive means adhering an outer circumference of the barrel to an inner circumference of the holder, such that no height deviation in depth of focus is generated by adhesive structure in which a bottom distal end surface of the barrel is tightly adhered to an upper surface of an image sensor side without any separate medium. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169908 | IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an imaging device, a drive control method, and a program configured to be capable of making sensitivity ratios constant and improving a S/N ratio. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169909 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH ON-CHIP TEST MODE FOR COLUMN ADCS - An image processing system includes a pixel array including a plurality of regular pixel columns and at least one test pixel column, a plurality of column analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) configured to correspond to the regular pixel columns and convert analog input signals into digital signals, and a switching block configured to provide output signals of the regular pixel columns to input ends of the corresponding column ADCs in a normal mode, and provide in common an output signal of the test pixel column to the input ends of the column ADCs in a test mode, wherein the test pixel column generates signals having a minute voltage different from one row to another row. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169910 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - In one embodiment of the present invention, an image capture device includes an image sensor | 2012-07-05 |
20120169911 | DIFFRACTIVE DISPLAY DEVICE, FINDER DEVICE AND CAMERA - A diffractive display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, first illuminating means, second illuminating means, and an optical material layer. The optical material layer includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first diffraction display section in which first refractive index isotropic regions and first refractive index anisotropic regions are inclined with respect to the output surface of the first substrate. The second portion includes a second diffraction display section in which second refractive index isotropic regions and second refractive index anisotropic regions are inclined with respect to the output surface of the first substrate. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169912 | CAMCORDER AIMING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an aiming device for a camcorder. An open frame with an attachment means is mounted to the camcorder such that one can see what the camcorder will record through the open frame yet still view the non recorded material at the same time. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169913 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An image capturing device | 2012-07-05 |
20120169914 | METHOD TO ENLARGE AND CHANGE DISPLAYED IMAGE AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method to enlarge and change an image displayed by a photographing apparatus, and a photographing apparatus using the same. The enlargement method includes adding guide information regarding a zoom-in area and compensating the guide information based on the zoom-in command. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169915 | Image Capturing Apparatus and Electronic Apparatus - An image capturing apparatus and an electronic apparatus are described. The image capturing apparatus comprises a body, a flash lamp, a lens and a fill lamp. The flash lamp is disposed on the body and emits a flash light, and the lens is also disposed on the body. The lens collects and provides lights to an image sensing unit disposed inside the body to generate images. The fill lamp is disposed on the lens and electronically connects to the body. The fill lamp further locates on the direction of the flash lamp facing the lens, and thus provides lights as a filled light when the lens shields the light emitted by the flash lamp. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169916 | IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM - An image capture system comprises a lens module, a color filter frame, and a cover. The lens module has an image sensor received in the cover. The cover has a threaded hole corresponding to the image sensor. The color filter frame comprises at least one bracket and a fixing frame. The bracket including a color filter is fixed by the fixing frame corresponding to the threaded hole. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169917 | AUTOMATIC FOCUSING APPARATUS AS WELL AS LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM INCLUDING THE AUTOMATIC FOCUSING APPARATUS - An automatic focusing apparatus includes: a first focus detector that detects a first focus evaluation value based on a phase difference; a second focus detector that detects a second focus evaluation value using a signal from an image pickup element; a focusing mechanism; a focus controller that controls the focusing mechanism based on the first focus evaluation value obtained by the first focus detector and the second focus evaluation value obtained by the second focus detector; and a speed setting unit that sets, in a process obtaining an in-focus state by using the focus controller, a driving speed for the focus controller to drive the focusing mechanism based on a first data detected by the first focus detector and the second focus evaluation value. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169918 | SMALL INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONIC IMAGING CAMERA - A box-type camera housing having a four-piece structure which allows an external interface connector to be provided in an arbitrary face among five faces except a front face is configured by a lens mount, a board mount frame, a tri-face cover, and a connector metal bracket attached with an external interface connector. In addition, the camera functions are integrated by containing, in an imaging chamber in the camera housing, a control board for controlling a sensor substrate and a power supply board for controlling supply of an operation power for the sensor board and control board, in addition to a sensor board. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169919 | CAMERA SUPPORT DEVICE - Support device ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120169920 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - An image pickup device includes a placing section on which an image pickup element that receives light from an object is placed, a tilted surface section, which is provided on the placing section and is tilted with respect to the axis of light that enters the image pickup element, a direction specifying section, which specifies a moving direction so that the placing section moves parallel to the optical axis direction, a panel section having a surface perpendicular to the optical axis, and a rotating member, which is disposed between the tilted surface section and the panel section, and rotates and moves in the tilt direction of the tilted surface by being in contact with the tilted surface section. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169921 | IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - An image capture system comprises a lens module, a ball joint, and a location element. The ball joint has a spherical joint seat and a hollow socket. The top of the spherical joint seat is coupled to the lens module, and the bottom of the spherical joint seat is coupled to the hollow socket. The location element comprises a bolt, a contact plate and a threaded retainer. The location element is set in the ball joint. Through the cooperation of the threaded retainer and the bolt, the contact plate presses the spherical joint seat and the hollow socket together, thus fixing the position of the lens module. The lens module can be adjusted and rotate about multiple axes with the ball joint. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169922 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a lens assembly and a base board assembly. The lens assembly includes a lens, an internally threaded seat, and a barrel receiving the lens. The base board assembly includes a printed circuit board and a light sensing chip for receiving light through the lens. The seat defines a receiving cavity at least partially receiving the printed circuit board and the light sensing chip. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169923 | VIDEO CODING - Techniques are discussed for providing mechanisms for coding and transmitting high definition video, e.g., over low bandwidth connections. In particular, foreground-objects are identified as distinct from the background of a scene represented in a plurality of video frames received from a video source, such as a camera. In identifying foreground-objects, semantically significant and semantically insignificant movement (e.g., repetitive versus non-repetitive movement) is differentiated. Processing of the foreground-objects and background proceed at different update rates or frequencies. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169924 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING PROCESSED PICTURE QUALITY BASED ON RUNTIME MEMORY BANDWIDTH UTILIZATION - A video processing apparatus is provided. A storage medium is operative to store multimedia data. A model design module is operative to determine a module factor according to a format of the multimedia data, monitor an amount of runtime bandwidth utilization of the storage medium, and dynamically adjust the module factor according to the amount of runtime bandwidth utilization of the storage medium. A PQ control module is operative to access the storage medium to process the multimedia data according to the module factor and output processed multimedia data. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169925 | WIRELESS AV TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVER MODULES, PORTABLE WIRELESS AV TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVER DEVICES, AND AV SOURCE AND PLAYBACK DEVICES - A wireless audio-video (AV) transmission module is to be disposed in an AV source device. The AV source device includes an AV source unit for generating an AV signal. The wireless AV transmission module includes a video scaler unit and a wireless transmission unit. The video scaler unit is to be coupled electrically to the AV source unit, upscales a video signal of the AV signal from the AV source unit, and outputs an upscaled AV signal including the upscaled video signal. The wireless transmission unit is coupled electrically to the video scaler unit and wirelessly transmits the upscaled AV signal that includes the upscaled video signal. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169926 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND WIRELESS TRANSMISSION DISPLAYING METHOD - An exemplary wireless transmission display system includes a signal generating apparatus and at least one display apparatus. The signal generating apparatus receives a display data represented in a first data format and converts the display data to be represented in a second data format. Then, the display data represented in the second data format is transmitted to the display apparatus in wireless manner. The display apparatus receives the display data represented in the second data format and performs a display directly according to the display data represented in the second data format without converting the second data format into any other data format. Moreover, a wireless transmission displaying method is also provided. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169927 | COLOR DIFFERENCE SIGNAL IP CONVERSION METHOD - An output of a conventional color-difference inter-field interpolating unit ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120169928 | Network Media Device with Code Recognition - One embodiment may take the form of a network media device including a processing unit configured to execute instructions stored on one or more storage media, and a first communication component coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive a video signal over an audio/video interface from a broadcast receiver. The video signal may include an image code including identifying information regarding the broadcast receiver. The processing unit may be configured to process the image code to extract the identifying information. A second communication component may be coupled to the processing unit and configured to transmit control signals based on the identifying information of the broadcast receiver. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169929 | Method And Apparatus For Processing A Video Signal - Method, apparatus and computer program product for processing a video signal, the video signal comprising a plurality of frames, wherein the frames of the video signal are received at a jitter buffer, and the frames are output from the jitter buffer at a variable output rate to account for jitter in the received frames. Variations in the output rate are controlled in dependence upon the visual information content of the video signal, the visual information content of the video signal being the portion of the video signal that is to be displayed when the video signal is played out. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169930 | Audio and Video Clock Synchronization - Provided herein is a method for synchronizing audio and video clock signals in a system. The method includes comparing, within a comparison module, a system video signal with the determined mathematical relationship to produce an adjustment signal. A system video reference signal is updated with the adjustment signal to produce an updated intermediate signal. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169931 | PRESENTING CUSTOMIZED BOOT LOGO ON TV DISPLAY - A custom logo that may be presented during, e.g., TV boot is stored on a first storage such as a NAND flash and caused to be presented on the TV display during booting. In the event that the custom logo is not present on the first storage, a default logo on a second storage containing the boot loader of the TV is presented on the display. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169932 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF BROADCAST RECEIVER - A control device is provided. The control device includes a first communication interface unit which transmits a control command in a first communication mode which uses a bi-directional wireless communication, a second communication interface unit which transmits a control command in a second communication mode which uses a unidirectional wireless communication, a state determination unit which determines a communication mode of the control device, a user interface unit which displays a user interface window which corresponds to a determined communication mode and receives the control command with respect to a broadcast receiver and a control unit which transmits the received control command according to the determined communication mode. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169933 | MEDIA PLAYER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a media player comprising a connector to which a cable for transmitting a media signal from an external source is connected, and a user manipulator, the media player including a signal processor for processing the media signal transmitted through the cable; a UI generator for generating a setting menu for setting characteristics of the cable; and a controller for controlling the signal processor to process the media signal on the basis of the set characteristics of the cable inputted through the setting menu by the user manipulator. The media player and a control method thereof provides a user interface (UI) allowing a user to input information about cable characteristics, and process a signal according to the cable characteristics inputted by a user. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169934 | WINDOWS MANAGEMENT IN A TELEVISION ENVIRONMENT - Media content is received in a windows management application. The media content is from a set of content including zero or more television signal content and zero or more application content. The media content is incorporated into a television signal containing a window configuration. The television signal is then sent from the windows management application to a television where it is displayed. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169935 | CONTROL DEVICE, BROADCAST RECEIVER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BROADCAST RECEIVER, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE - A control device is provided. The control device includes a communication interface unit which requests and receives menu information from a broadcast receiver, a determination unit which determines a control mode of the control device, a user interface unit which displays the received menu information in a user interface window according to the determined control mode, and a control unit which, if a command to control the broadcast receiver is input through the user interface unit, controls the communication interface unit to transmit the input control command to the broadcast receiver. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169936 | Noise reduction filter circuitry and method - The present invention provides filter circuitry for reducing noise in an input stream of image signals having luminance and chrominance components. Spatial filter circuitry is provided which, for a current image signal of the input stream, generates a spatially filtered internal signal from at least the luminance component of the current image signal. Comparison circuitry is configured to compare the current image signal with temporal data derived from multiple image signals of the input stream, and to generate a control signal dependent on the comparison. Combining circuitry is then used to combine, in a ratio determined by the control signal, the spatially filtered internal signal with at least a luminance component derived from the temporal data, in order to generate at least the luminance component of a current output image signal that forms a noise reduced version of the current image signal. Such a form of filter circuitry has been found to provide a filtered stream of image signals with significant noise suppression, and is particularly well suited to providing a filtered stream of image signals for input to video encoding circuitry, enabling significant improvements in the efficiency of the encoding circuitry by virtue of the manner in which the noise is suppressed. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169937 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus comprises a motion vector detection unit that detects a motion vector from each frame of inputted moving image data, for each block, a total motion vector calculation unit that calculates, for each block, a total motion vector being a total value of the motion vectors in a time direction of a frame group corresponding to a first period, a total stillness amount calculation unit that calculates, for each frame, a value based on the number of total motion vectors each having a magnitude of not more than a first predetermined value as a total stillness amount, and an extraction unit that extracts moving image data composed of a frame group including a frame having the calculated total stillness amount of not less than a first threshold at a rate not less than a predetermined rate. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169938 | Automatic Mute Control - An automatic mute control comprising a control box attached to a cable box, where the control box is configured to mute a television connected to the cable box; a signal window attached to a front portion of the control box, where the signal window receives a set of signals; a remote control, where the remote control enables a user to manually operate the control box by sending the set of signals; and a detector circuit housed within the control box, wherein the detector circuit recognizes when a commercial airs on the television thereby activating the control box to mute the volume of the television until the commercial finishes. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169939 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BROADCAST RECEIVER - A control device is provided. The control device includes a user interface unit in which information of a broadcast receiver controlled through unidirectional wireless communication is entered, a searching unit which searches an infrared (IR) code set corresponding the broadcast receiver based on the entered information, a managing unit which registers the broadcast receiver as a controllable broadcast receiver within a home network based on the searched IR code set, and a first communication interface unit which, if a control signal for the registered broadcast receiver is received, transmits an IR code corresponding to the control signal from the IR code set corresponding to the registered broadcast receiver to the registered broadcasting receiver. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169940 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SCREEN IN DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A mobile terminal includes an image-obtaining unit configured to obtain an image including a screen displayed by a display device; a display unit configured to display the obtained image to a user; a user input unit configured to receive touch information on the display unit from the user; and a transmission unit configured to transmit screen display information about how the screen is displayed on the display unit and the touch information to a broadcast receiving terminal connected to the display device, wherein the touch information includes selection information of a first point on the display unit and movement direction information of the first point when the first point moves. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169941 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A lighting device achieves cost reduction and suppression of power consumption with suppressing the occurrence of a lamp image. A lighting device | 2012-07-05 |
20120169942 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - To prevent uneven brightness in a backlight unit, a backlight unit | 2012-07-05 |
20120169943 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A backlight unit includes a light source, a chassis, an optical member, and a reflection member. The chassis includes a bottom plate disposed on a side opposite to a light output side of the light source and houses the light source. The optical member is disposed more to the light output side than the light source. The reflection member is configured to reflect light and disposed in the chassis. The reflection member includes rising portions rising from a side close to the bottom plate toward a side close to the optical member. The rising portions rise stepwise and include at least first rising sections with base ends on the bottom plate and second rising sections with distal ends reaching the optical member. Each second rising section and the optical member form an angle larger than an angle between each first rising section and the bottom plate. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169944 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A lighting device includes a light source, a chassis, a reflection sheet, a spacer, and a press member. The chassis includes a bottom plate disposed on a side opposite to a light output side with respect to the light source and houses the light source. The reflection sheet includes a bottom portion disposed along the bottom plate and a rising portion rising from the bottom portion toward the light output side and reflects light. The spacer is arranged between the bottom plate and the rising portion. The press member has a press surface pressing the rising portion from the light output side. The press member and the spacer have mounting structures with which the press member is mounted to the spacer by moving the press member in a direction along the rising portion and to hold the press member to the spacer. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169945 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - Uneven brightness is less likely to occur in a backlight unit. In a backlight unit | 2012-07-05 |
20120169946 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - An object of the invention is to suppress uneven brightness in a backlight unit. The backlight unit | 2012-07-05 |
20120169947 | Display Mounting System - A mounting system for use in mounting products such as audio/visual devices to a surface such as a wall. According to various embodiments, one or more surface mounting structures are configured to attach to a surface such as a wall, while one or more device mounting structures are configured to attach to a device such as a flat panel display. Mating “touch” or “burr” fasteners on at least one surface mounting structure and at least one device mounting structure serve to inhibit the movement or rotation of these components relative to each other when the mounting system is in an assembled position. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169948 | GLASSES FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUSES - Glasses for use with three-dimensional image display apparatuses include a pair of liquid crystal shutters, a main circuit board to drive them, and a battery. The main circuit board and the battery are disposed at the tip parts provided at the rear ends of the temple parts, and thus the weight of the glasses is distributed to the rear portion thereof, thereby reducing inconvenience in use generated when the load of the glasses for three-dimensional image display apparatuses is concentrated upon a specific region of a user face. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169949 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY - A stereoscopic image display includes a liquid crystal display panel, a patterned retarder attached to the liquid crystal display panel, polarizing glasses including a left eye filter passing through only a first polarized light passing through a first pattern of the patterned retarder and a right eye filter passing through only a second polarized light passing through a second pattern of the patterned retarder, and a backlight unit including an upper light source disposed under the upper side of the liquid crystal display panel, a lower light source disposed under the lower side of the liquid crystal display panel, a light guide plate between the upper light source and the lower light source, and a vertical viewing angle improvement sheet having prism patterns opposite to the light guide plate. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169950 | Variable Transmission Window - The various embodiments include variable optical transmission devices with uniform or patterned polarizers or wave retarders configured to provide continuous or nearly continuous variations in light transmission based on linear translation. For example, embodiments include a variable transmission window including a first uniform polarizer with a first polarization axis, a second uniform polarizer with a second polarization axis, a first patterned wave retarder positioned between the first and second polarizers and including a first plurality of domains configured to vary in at least one of optic axis, thickness, or birefringence, and a second patterned wave retarder positioned between the first and second polarizers and including a second plurality of domains configured to vary in at least one of optic axis, thickness, or birefringence. The first or second wave retarder is configured to be linearly translatable relative to the other wave retarder. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169951 | VERTICALLY ALIGNED LCDS AND METHODS FOR DRIVING THE SAME - The disclosed are methods for driving a vertically aligned (VA) LCD. The VALCD has an array substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween. The array substrate includes a common line, the opposite substrate includes a common electrode layer, and the liquid crystal layer has a threshold voltage. The common line is applied a higher positive voltage and the common electrode layer is applied a lower positive voltage, such that negative impurities are adsorbed on the common line. As such, image sticking problems are reduced. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169952 | LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A LIGHT PATTERN - The invention relates to a lighting apparatus ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120169953 | LED LIGHTING APPARATUS - Light from an LED (light-emitting diodes) has strong directional characteristics; therefore, lighting over large area, as well as control of the quality or the distribution of lighting was impossible. Placing a liquid-crystal panel in front of an LED (light-emitting diodes) enables to control light from the LED and the quality or the distribution of lighting. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169954 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - The invention discloses a liquid crystal display apparatus and a pixel element design thereof. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a register, a liquid crystal display panel, a driving circuit, a dynamic frequency adjustment unit and a control circuit. The liquid crystal display panel includes a plurality of liquid crystal capacitors and a plurality of pixel units. The driving circuit includes a plurality of storage capacitors corresponding to the liquid crystal capacitors. A capacitance of the storage capacitors far exceeds a capacitance of the liquid crystal capacitors. The driving circuit casts the image information on the liquid crystal display panel. The dynamic frequency adjustment unit computes and judges based on an image characteristic classification of the image information, so as to generate a display mode control signal dynamically. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169955 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display including: a first insulating substrate; a light blocking member positioned on the first insulating substrate and having a frame portion defining openings for pixels; a step compensated pattern positioned on the first insulating substrate and in one of the openings; a second insulating substrate facing the first insulating substrate; a first electrode formed on the first insulating substrate in the same layer as a second domain dividing unit; a second electrode facing the first electrode and disposed in the same layer as the first domain dividing unit; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the step compensated pattern overlaps the first domain dividing unit or the second domain dividing unit. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169956 | LCD PANEL CAPABLE OF COMPENSATING THE FEED-THROUGH VOLTAGE - An LCD panel transmits the display data to sub-pixels in a zigzag pattern through a data line. The variation of the feed-through voltages of the sub-pixels may be modified by adjusting the ratios of the channel widths and the channel lengths of the TFTs in the sub-pixels to some predetermined ratios, or by adjusting the compensation capacitance to the coupling capacitance of the TFTs of the sub-pixels. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169957 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel includes an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a polarizer, an analyzer, and a cover. The liquid crystal layer is configured between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate. The polarizer is configured on the opposite substrate, and the polarizer and the liquid crystal layer are respectively located at two opposite sides of the opposite substrate. The analyzer is configured on the active device array substrate, and the analyzer and the liquid crystal layer are respectively located at two opposite sides of the active device array substrate. In addition, the cover is joined to the analyzer. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169958 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A backlight assembly is provided. The backlight assembly includes a mold frame having a tetragonal frame shape and including four side parts and a bottom part extending from bottoms of the side parts, a printed circuit board disposed on the bottom part of the mold frame, at least one light source disposed on the printed circuit board, and a light guide sheet disposed at a side of the light source and accommodated in the mold frame. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169959 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DISASSEMBLING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display and a method of disassembling the same are disclosed. The liquid crystal display comprises a plastic frame, an optical film, a LCD panel and a double-sided tape. The plastic frame comprises two inner walls and two loading planes. The two inner walls respectively form a first accommodation space and a second accommodation space in communication mutually. One side of the double-sided tape respectively adheres the optical film, the other inner wall and the two loading planes, and the other side thereof adheres the LCD panel, and the optical film and the LCD panel are together installed in the plastic frame. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169960 | BROADBAND CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTAL FILM, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, POLARIZATION DEVICE, AND HIGH LIGHT EFFICIENCY LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY EMPLOYING THE SAME - The invention provides a broadband cholesteric liquid crystal film, a method for fabricating the same, a polarization device employing the same, and high light efficiency liquid crystal display employing the same. The cholesteric liquid crystal film is a single-layer liquid crystal material structure, and has a top surface and a bottom surface. Further, the cholesteric liquid crystal film includes a first region, a second region, and a third region, and the first region is adjacent to the top surface of the cholesteric liquid crystal film, the third region is adjacent to the bottom surface of the cholesteric liquid crystal film, and the second region is located between the first and third regions, and the average helical pitch P | 2012-07-05 |
20120169961 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display module includes a backlight unit, a liquid crystal display panel on a top surface of the backlight unit, and a thermoplastic layer on at least one lateral surface of the backlight unit and at least one lateral surface of the liquid crystal display panel, the thermoplastic layer including a solidified thermoplastic resin exhibiting viscosity of about 300 cps to about 1,000 cps at a temperature of about 120° C. to about 130° C. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169962 | OPTICAL SENSOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device, noise light to a photodetecting element is reduced, whereby an improved S/N ratio is achieved. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120169963 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device includes a packaging tape assembling a liquid crystal display panel to a backlight unit. The packaging tape surrounds at least a portion of top and side surfaces of the liquid crystal display panel and a side surface of the backlight unit. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169964 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display section, an optical liquid crystal panel having a first and second transparent substrates disposed to face each other, and a liquid crystal layer enclosed between the first and second transparent substrates, and a light source. The display section is bonded to an external face of the first transparent substrate of the optical liquid crystal panel, a plurality of first transparent electrodes are provided on an internal face of the first transparent substrate, a second transparent electrode is provided on an internal face of the second transparent substrate, and the liquid crystal layer and the second transparent electrode are provided to occupy entirety of an effective region corresponding to an effective image area of the display section. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169965 | PRISM SHEET, BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE THEREOF - The embodiments of present disclosure disclose a prism sheet, a backlight module and a liquid crystal display device thereof. The prism sheet comprises a first sub-prism sheet and a second sub-prism sheet with faces being closely bonded with each other, the first sub-prism sheet having a plurality of protrusions on the surface being bonded with the second sub-prism sheet, and the second sub-prism sheet having recesses on the surface being bonded with the first sub-prism sheet corresponding to the protrusions, wherein the first sub-prism sheet and the second sub-prism sheet are made of materials having different refractive indexes. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169966 | GRATING SHEET, LCD DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING GRATING SHEET AND LCD PANEL - A grating sheet, a LCD device and methods for manufacturing the grating sheet and a liquid crystal display panel are provided. The grating sheet comprises a plurality of primary color gratings in parallel, each of which comprises a red R sub-grating, a green G sub-grating and a blue B sub-grating in parallel, and each sub-grating comprises an opening area and a reflective region disposed around the opening area and corresponds to a pixel unit on a sub-array substrate. The grating sheet, the liquid crystal display panel and methods for manufacturing the grating sheet and a liquid crystal display panel may be applicable to a system with a liquid crystal display. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169967 | Two-Way Liquid Crystal Display Device - A two-way liquid crystal display device includes first and second liquid crystal panels; a backlight unit disposed between the first and second liquid crystal panels and including an LED assembly and a light guide plate, wherein the LED assembly is disposed at a side surface of the light guide plate and the light guide plate includes predetermined patterns at first and second surfaces thereof facing the first and second liquid crystal panels, respectively; and a support main including a first part guiding the first liquid crystal panel and a second part guiding the second liquid crystal panel and the back light unit, wherein light emitted from the LED assembly is guided by the light guide plate and is provided to the first and second liquid crystal panels. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169968 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, BACKLIGHT UNIT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - Provided is a light-emitting device which can reduce grainy texture, suppress color unevenness and luminance unevenness. A light-emitting device according to the present invention includes: a board; a plurality of light-emitting parts each of which includes (i) a LED chip mounted on the board and (ii) a phosphor-containing resin including a light wavelength converter and covering the LED chip. Further, the light-emitting device includes a light-guiding member provided on the board, between the light-emitting parts which are adjacent to each other. Furthermore, the light-guiding member is formed to cover part of the phosphor-containing resin. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169969 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DIVICE USING THE SAME - A backlight module includes a light guide plate with a main body and a light source with a circuit board and a plurality of light bars. The main body has a light incidence surface and a light emitting surface. The light incidence surface has a plurality of accommodating grooves and the light emitting surface or the light incidence surface has a plurality of light-separation grooves which are perpendicular to the accommodating grooves. The accommodating groove has a first and a second light incidence parts. A reflecting layer is disposed on the surface of the circuit board being located between each two light bars. The light source is disposed on the light incidence surface and light bars are disposed for the accommodating grooves so as a predetermined distance located between the light bar and the second light incidence part is formed a light mixing space to reduce the production of bright lines. | 2012-07-05 |
20120169970 | SURFACE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical film includes, in the following order: a transparent support; an oriented film; an optically anisotropic layer; and a hardcoat layer, the oriented film is directly contacted with the optically anisotropic layer and the optically anisotropic layer is directly contacted with the hardcoat layer, the optically anisotropic layer is formed from a composition containing a liquid crystalline compound having an unsaturated double bond, the optically anisotropic layer and the hardcoat layer are connected with a covalent bond, and in-plane retardation of the optical film at a wavelength of 550 nm is from 80 to 200 nm and retardation in a direction of thickness of the optical film at a wavelength of 550 nm is from −70 to 70 nm. | 2012-07-05 |