28th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090174758 | THERMALHEAD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF SAME, AND PRINTING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME - The object of the invention is to provide a reliable thermal head designed to prevent electrostatic discharge damage from occurring in the bonding pad portion due to the protective layer being electrostatically charged; a method for manufacture of the thermal head; and a printing head for the thermal head. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174759 | AUDIO VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - An all-in-one embedded audio video communications device used for connecting through a packet-type network, such as the Internet, or a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The device employs a plurality of features that accommodates the needs of the hard of hearing and speech and/or hearing impaired communities. Some of the features include a touchscreen monitor, an internal camera and a flashing light alert system. The device employs a novel GUI which makes navigating through the menus of the device quick and easy. Connectivity to a packet-type network can be realized through an Ethernet connection, an SDIO slot, or other known wireless means. Other connection ports include a USB 2.0 port, an RJ-11 port and A/V In and Out jacks. The device can establish a user profile which facilitates a connection with a Video Relay Service provider or a point-to-point end user who uses sign language as their native language. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174760 | Integrated Camera Stand With Wireless Audio Conversion and Battery Charging - The present invention provides a combined camera, camera stand, audio hub, and audio headset charger. The audio headset is wireless, with a wireless connection to the stand/hub. The stand/hub then connects over a bus to a personal computer. The camera can be both tilted and adjusted in height on the stand. Seamless switching from one audio path (e.g., external speakers and microphone in webcam) to another (e.g., wireless headset) occurs, providing the user with a regular telephone like experience. In addition, it is easily possible to mute audio as well as video for the entire system. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174761 | Device, Method and Computer Program Product for Responding to Media Conference Deficiencies - A method for responding to media conference deficiencies, the method includes: monitoring, by at least one receiver, a quality of media conference signals being received by at least one receiver during the media conference; sending, in response to the monitoring, to at least an end user transmitter that transmitted the media conference signals, a quality indication representative of a quality of the received media conference signals; recording inadequately received media conference signals that were inadequately received by a certain end user receiver and participating in an activity related to a transmission, to the certain end user receiver, of the inadequately received media conference signals or of a representation of the inadequately received media conference signals. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174762 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - While executing a videophone communication between two mobile communication apparatuses, one of the two mobile communication apparatuses requests the other mobile communication apparatus to change a transmission destination of video or audio data to a further communication apparatus. Responding to the request, the other mobile communication apparatus switches the transmission destination and source, which the video or audio data is to be transmitted to and received from, to the further communication apparatus designated in the request. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174763 | VIDEO CONFERENCE USING AN EXTERNAL VIDEO STREAM - A portable communication device may determine whether a video camera is in a vicinity of the portable communication device. If so, video taken by the video camera may be used in a video conference conducted from the portable communication device. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174764 | System and Method for Displaying a Multipoint Videoconference - A method for displaying a multipoint videoconference includes receiving a plurality of video signals generated at a plurality of remote conference sites. The method includes assigning a plurality of video signals generated at a first remote conference site to a first monitor of a plurality of monitors at a local site and assigning a plurality of video signals generated at a second remote conference site to a second monitor of the plurality of monitors at the local site. In addition, the method includes selecting, for each of the first and second monitor, a video signal of the plurality of video signals assigned to the monitor, and displaying each selected video signal on its respective monitor. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174765 | CAMERA DEVICE, LIQUID LENS, AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - A camera device is provided which has a compound eye structure only by a liquid lens unit and a control unit without requiring a plurality of lenses to be mounted in advance and is capable of taking a three-dimensional stereoscopic video image. In addition, a compact and lightweight three-dimensional stereoscopic camera is provided which can be switched to take a two-dimensional planar image or to take a three-dimensional stereoscopic image only by an electronic control with no need for a movable mechanism and can reduce the power consumption and improve the reliability. A camera device comprises a liquid lens ( | 2009-07-09 |
20090174766 | FINGER VEIN AUTHENTICATION UNIT AND INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT - In a finger vein authentication unit and an information processing unit using the same, in order to realize a small size and high accuracy such that the finger vein authentication unit is applied to a small-sized information processing unit such as a mobile telephone, the finger vein authentication unit includes a light source which irradiates infrared light to a finger, an imaging sensor which images a vein image by the light which is diffused in the finger and transmitted through the front side of the finger, and an image processing unit which processes the image. The light source is mounted on the front side of the finger and emits the light toward the side surfaces of the finger. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174767 | Photographic device and method of photographic inspected portion of subject - A digital camera | 2009-07-09 |
20090174768 | Construction imaging and archiving method, system and program - The system, method and program are adapted for collecting images of job-site conditions, and plans and specifications. The images are annotated with attributes that relate to the location, time and trades involved and other aspects of the images. Job site images are collected with a camera connected to a portable data collection device. The data collection device is programmed with image attributes for a particular project. Images are also annotated with attributes gathered by sensors, such as GPS position data, moisture sensor information, and direction information. Images with attached attributes are uploaded to a database server and indexed into a relational database. Images can be flagged and determined to be Images for Resolution which triggers automatic notification to the involved parties and follow up to confirm resolution. Authorized participants can access images in near real time, to make funding, insurance and other judgments about the project. Images are archived for safekeeping and long term storage. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174769 | Surveillance Means - The present invention provides a unique surveillance means that comprises a rail through which electricity is being transferred as well as data. A movable-platform is adapted to move along the rail in relatively high speed. At least one supporting wheel and driving wheel are adapted to support and drive the platform on the rail using electricity that is delivered through the rail. Surveillance equipment is mounted on the platform and is adapted to transmit data in a secured manner through the rail. A control room is provided to control the transmission of electricity as well as information. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174770 | NETWORK CAMERA, NETWORK CAMERA SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHOD - To provide a network camera and a network camera system in which an image can be securely distributed to a designated distribution recipient. A network camera system | 2009-07-09 |
20090174771 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A VIRTUAL MOVIE FOR USE IN EXPLORING A SITE - A method for producing an interactive virtual movie which simulates the walking of a user within a real site and exploring the same. A scanning apparatus defines minimal conditions for the capturing of a new photograph, including one or more of: (i) displacement of the apparatus by a distance D; (ii) change of the apparatus orientation by an angle Δ°; or (iii) change of the orientation of the camera with respect to the apparatus by an angle of δ°. A photograph is captured each time the apparatus exceeds one of the predefined minimal conditions, wherein the measurements of the variables is reset after each capturing. The method also includes storing the captured photographs and forming open chains of those photographs captured during a common route photographing session, and forming closed chains, of photographs captured during a common junction photographing. For each of those first and last | 2009-07-09 |
20090174772 | SECURITY AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A surveillance and security system includes a plurality of detectors and cameras each associated with a zone of interest. Upon detection or sensing of an event within the zone, an event detection signal is generated and transmitted to a security system controller. The controller generates and transmits a notification message over a data network to a remote communications device notifying a user that an event has been detected by the surveillance and security system, and establishes a communication session. This enables a user of the remote communication device to remotely control the surveillance and security system, and activate or perform certain actions within the system. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174773 | Camera diagnostics - Per one example embodiment, apparatus may be provided. The apparatus may include memory and representations of camera diagnostics code and of other code including machine vision code. An image acquirer assembly may be provided, which is configured to take source images. Source images are provided for a camera diagnostics system formed by the camera diagnostics code and for a machine vision system formed by the machine vision code. The camera diagnostics system includes an obscurant detector configured to determine when the source images include artifacts representative of one or more obscurants intercepting a light path between a target object substantially remote from the image acquirer assembly and an imaging plane of the image acquirer assembly. The machine vision system includes machine vision tools configured to locate and analyze the target object in the source images when the target object is not obscured by the one or more obscurants. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174774 | Video system for viewing vehicle back seat - The video system for viewing a vehicle back seat is a video surveillance system used for viewing a vehicle back seat. A remote camera is encased within a transmitting unit, which is preferably padded on its exterior, and further includes a multimedia display and at least one universal serial bus port for receiving multimedia data. The transmitting unit is mounted about the interior of a vehicle, such as a seat, and transmits video to a portable receiving display screen mounted about the view of the vehicle driver. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174775 | Monitoring System - A camera for taking a state behind a vehicle is installed in a position laterally shifted from the rear center of the vehicle. An image processing unit generates a rear image from a camera image by shifting merely a rectangular area of the camera image so that a vertical center line thereof can substantially accord with the center line along the lengthwise direction of the vehicle. Furthermore, processing for correcting lens distortion may be performed. As a result, when the vehicle is moved straight backward, an object present on the center line of the vehicle moves vertically in substantially the center of the screen, so that a user can be prevented from having an odd feeling to see the image. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174776 | REARVIEW ASSEMBLY WITH DISPLAY - A rearview assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror element having a partially reflective, partially transmissive coating, and a video display positioned behind the mirror element such that a display image is viewable through the partially reflective, partially transmissive coating. The video display may have an output intensity such that the viewable display image has an intensity of at least 250 cd/m | 2009-07-09 |
20090174777 | VEHICLE SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM - A vehicle speed monitoring system comprises a plurality of cameras ( | 2009-07-09 |
20090174778 | MULTILANE VEHICLE INFORMATION CAPTURE SYSTEM - A system and method for accurate express tolling of highway vehicles. A multilane tolling system comprises a tolling (MVIC) unit that collects information from tolling subsystems arranged to take various vehicle measurements. Preferably, an intelligent vehicle identification subsystem sends vehicle information to the MVIC unit many times per second. Preferably, a vision tracking system (VTS) communicates with the MVIC unit and sends the latter information about the vehicle position using vision tracking sensors. Preferably, an RF subsystem conducts multiple reads of a transponder on a passing vehicle and forwards the read information to the MVIC unit. Preferably, a vehicle image capture unit (VICU) captures images of the passing vehicle when a camera in the VICU receives a trigger from the MVIC unit. Preferably, a driver alert module is used alert a driver passing through a tolling point as to account balance associated with a silent toll tag or pay by plate system. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174779 | WIRELESS EVEN AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM - A wireless data acquisition and recording (DAR) system includes acquisition circuitry including a video camera and/or a microphone carried by an operator for capturing video and audio events viewed and/or heard by the operator. A wireless transmitter wirelessly transmits digital signals containing the video events captured by the video camera and the audio events detected by the microphone. A data display and report submission (DD) device receives the wirelessly transmitted digital data captured by the acquisition circuitry and stores the data as media files. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174780 | Method and System for Synchronizing Colorimetric Rendering of a Juxtaposition of Display Surfaces - A method for making uniform the colorimetric rendering of a display surface including several adjacent display screens ( | 2009-07-09 |
20090174781 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus of the present invention can be operated in any operation mode selected from a plurality of operation modes including a particular operation mode and other operation modes. The image pickup apparatus includes a display unit that displays information for controlling the apparatus, and a control unit that switches the operation mode of the apparatus. When the control unit switches the operation mode between one of the other operation modes and the particular operation mode, the control unit causes the display unit to provide a display for prompting a user to give an instruction on whether to permit switching of the operation mode, before switching of the operation mode. When the control unit switches the operation mode between the other operation modes, the control unit causes the apparatus to be operated in an operation mode after switching without allowing the display unit to provide a display for prompting the user to give an instruction. Due to such a configuration, the inconvenience of the usability, such as a long period of time needed for activating an operation mode, can be prevented. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174782 | Method and Apparatus for Improving Photo Image Quality - A method and apparatus for receiving motion data and determining acceleration vectors based on biomechanical data and the received motion data. The method further comprises creating an improved image based on the acceleration vectors. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174783 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND PORTABLE DEVICE AND PORTABLE TELEPHONE USING SAME - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging part that images a subject to generate image data, an image storage part that temporarily stores original image data that was imaged by the imaging part, an image data size reducing part that forms image data for display by reducing the size of image data stored in the image storage part, and an image display part that displays image data for display that was formed by the image data size reducing part; the imaging apparatus further comprising a camera shake state detection part that detects a camera shake occurrence state of the imaging part, a camera shake decision part that decides whether or not camera shake occurred for image data for display that was reduced by the image data size reducing part based on a camera shake state that was detected by the camera shake state detection part, and a camera shake correction part that, when a result decided by the camera shake decision part is that a camera shake occurrence state exists, subjects the image data for display to camera shake correction and displays corrected image data for display on the image display part. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174784 | CAMERA HAVING DIGITAL GRAY FILTERING AND METHOD OF PROVIDING SAME - A camera includes an image sensor made up of an array of image sensing elements arranged in rows and columns. In addition, the camera includes a lens for imaging a field of view onto the image sensor, and timing circuitry that controls an integration period of each of the image sensing elements, the integration period representing a time during which the image sensing element acquires charge as a function of light incident on the image sensing element. Further, the camera includes gray filter circuitry, operatively coupled to the timing circuitry, for adjusting the integration period of image sensing elements above a horizon defined within the field of view relative to the integration period of image sensing elements below the horizon. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174785 | IMAGING DEVICE DRIVER AND PHOTOGRAPHY INSTRUMENT EMPLOYING IT - An image pickup device driving apparatus including an image pickup device holding portion for holding an image pickup device with an image pickup surface directed to a predetermined direction and capable of moving in an optical axis direction; a movable portion provided facing the image pickup device holding portion and capable of moving with respect to the image pickup device holding portion; three inclined portions provided on a surface of any one of the movable portion and the image pickup device holding portion, which faces the other; three spheres provided on a surface of the other of the movable portion and the image pickup device holding portion, which faces the three inclined portions, in a way in which they are respectively brought into contact with the three inclined portions; and a driving portion for moving the movable portion so as to change positions in which the three inclined portions and the three spheres are brought into contact with each other and to move the image pickup device held in the image pickup device holding portion in the optical axis direction with the surface direction of the image pickup surface maintained. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174786 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CAMERA SETTINGS - A method for managing camera settings in an electronic device is provided. One or more parameters associated with an electronic device are determined. A camera of the electronic device is configured, based on the one or more parameters. An image based on the profile is captured. Quality of the image is checked against a predefined threshold. The image is then processed in accordance with the configuration and a result of the quality check. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174787 | Digital Life Recorder Implementing Enhanced Facial Recognition Subsystem for Acquiring Face Glossary Data - Identifying individual facial images that are broadcast to enable optimized indexing and storage of facial information. Frames of data including faces are continually captured from a stream of incoming data. The facial frame data is extracted and processed into individual facial images. The individual facial images may be compared to existing facial image data in a database or cache to determine the identity of a facial image. The individual facial images may also be compared to facial images and metadata describing the facial images that are broadcast from external recording subsystems. The individual facial images stored to the glossary may be indexed based on the metadata received in the broadcast from an external recording subsystem or by metadata received from the continuous face frame capture. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174788 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus that enables to make a periodic noise in a captured image less noticeable without making the whole construction thereof complicated. An image pick up unit accumulates electric charges corresponding to an optical image of a target object and transfers the accumulated electric charges, and also reads them out as image signals. A control unit drives the image pick up unit to read out the image signals consecutively from the image pick up unit in a field-by-field base in such a manner so as to make the horizontal cycle of each field different from one another. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174789 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGING - In an imaging apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention, three images are picked up by a CCD having a color filter, and thirteen images are picked up by a CMOS having no color filter. Three of thirteen images are picked up at the same timing as by the CCD. A motion vector data between the images is calculated from the thirteen image data of the CCD. Further, the motion vector data is integrated to calculate motion vector data between a previous pickup image and a present pickup image, and motion vector data between the present pickup image and a following pickup image. A predicted image of the present pickup image is generated from the motion vector data, the previous pickup image, and the following pickup image. A weighted average is calculated between the predicted image and the present pickup image, which are synthesized into an image having decreased hand jiggling. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174790 | Digital photographing apparatus and method for controlling the same - A digital photographing apparatus which, when operating in a manual mode for externally manipulating and setting photographing variables, determines when a photo is to be taken, and if photographing conditions are changed from those which occurred when photographing variables were set, notifies a user of the change so that a photo can be taken with desired photographic variables. A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus to perform these operations is also provided. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174791 | Image processor, image processing method and recording medium - A correction signal capturing section of a skin color correction processing section of an image processor captures WB-corrected R | 2009-07-09 |
20090174792 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE FOR ENLARGEMENT OF DYNAMIC RANGE - An inter-line CCD (IT-CCD) capable of reading signals in two read modes, a field read mode and a frame read mode, is used to control, by a system control means, a CCD exposure and a signal read mode, a short-time exposure signal (Short signal) acquires an image by a field read and a long-time exposure signal (Long signal) acquires an image by a frame read, and these two images are synthesized by a signal synthesizing means to expand a dynamic range. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174793 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM OF IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processor includes an inter-superimposed-image deformation acquisition unit configured to acquire deformation information between superimposed images included in a multiple image in which images of a subject are superimposed, an image deformation unit configured to generate at least two deformed images by performing deformation processing with respect to the multiple image at least twice to be geometrically deformed based on the acquired deformation information between superimposed images, and a signal intensity relationship acquisition unit configured to acquire signal intensity relationship information indicative of a relationship between signal intensities of the superimposed images included in the multiple image. The image processor further includes a signal processing unit configured to perform addition processing of the at least two deformed images generated from the deformation processing by using the acquired signal intensity relationship information. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174794 | Image recording apparatus, dynamic image processing apparatus, dynamic image reproduction apparatus, dynamic image recording apparatus, information recording/reproduction apparatus and methods employed therein, recording medium with computer program stored therein - The image recording apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a conversion device that converts an optical image of a subject to an electrical signal, a recording circuit that records the electrical signal achieved through the conversion device in a storage device as image data and a display control circuit that detects an available capacity at the storage device and the length of time that power supply by a source is possible and displays them on a display as available capacity information and remaining power supply time information. The available capacity information indicates the length of available recording time remaining at the available capacity that has been detected. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174795 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided an image processing apparatus capable of properly setting a photographing condition in consideration of time allowable for each processing; the image processing apparatus capable of properly setting the photographing condition while referring to an actually generated composite image; the image processing apparatus capable of properly setting the photographing condition even by a user who has no background knowledge; and the image processing apparatus capable of determining whether or not image composition processing is properly executed even by the user who has no background knowledge. A setting mode screen displays a composite image based on generated output image data, together with “processing time”, being expected time required for generating one output image data. The composite image is updated every time the output image data is generated. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174796 | Method Of Processing Data From A CCD And CCD Imaging Apparatus - A method of processing data from a CCD | 2009-07-09 |
20090174797 | Method and apparatus for spatial processing of a digital image - A method and apparatus for image processing which performs pixel defect correction and color demosaicing on pixel image data while held in a line buffer. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174798 | EXIF OBJECT COORDINATES - An image acquisition device may include a sensing unit to register optical information and convert it into raw image data including intensity information associated with the optical information; and a processing unit to convert the raw image data into digital image information, where the processing unit is configured to identify one or more objects in the converted digital image information and store coordinates associated with the identified one or more objects as metadata. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174799 | Method of driving an image sensor - For driving an image sensor having a pixel with a transfer gate formed between a photo-detector and a floating diffusion region, a noise-reducing voltage is applied on the transfer gate during a first period of an integration mode. A blooming current voltage is applied on the transfer gate during a second period of the integration mode. A read voltage is applied on the transfer gate during a read mode after the integration mode. The read voltage has a higher magnitude than the blooming current voltage. With application of the noise-reducing voltage, noise is reduced and a dynamic range is extended for the image sensor. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174800 | SHIFT REGISTER, AND SOLID STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND CAMERA USING SHIFT REGISTER - The present invention provides a solid state image sensor and a camera using such a solid state image sensor, in which all of stage registers of the shift register can be reset efficiently without increasing the number of pads and/or sensor pins. The solid state image sensor comprises a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements | 2009-07-09 |
20090174801 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF ABERRANT PIXELS IN AN IMAGE SENSOR - An apparatus and method for identifying aberrant pixels in an image sensor. The apparatus includes a light sensitive element configured to detect a first signal value representing a first level of an incident light and a light sensitive region separate from the light sensitive element configured to detect a second signal value representing a second level of the incident light. Comparing circuitry is configured to compare the first signal value and the second signal value and to output a signal indicating the pixel is an aberrant pixel if the first and second signal values differ by more than a maximum threshold value or less than a minimum threshold value in a threshold value range. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174802 | Image Sensor and Method for Reading Out Pixels of the Image Sensor - Image sensor, which comprises a plurality of pixels arranged as a pixel array with rows and columns and at least one read-out arrangement for reading out the pixels row by row. The columns are grouped into blocks with a certain number N of columns. Each read-out arrangement comprises N column read out circuits and an addressing circuit for with at least two groups of addressing lines for addressing the blocks. The blocks are selectively addressed by the groups of addressing lines in a way that a read-out sequence of blocks addressed by the groups is continuous across all blocks. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174803 | Portable information terminal equipped with camera - The information terminal body may be designed to foldably pivot a pair of flat cases each having a display unit through a hinge which is equipped with a photographing optical system for the camera function unit of which optical axis of lens is perpendicular to an axial center of the hinge. The display units display information from communication channels and images taken in by the camera. The cases may have the display units such that the display units face outside in a folded state. At least one of the two display units may be a finder for photographers, while the other may be a finder for the subject persons. The terminal is equipped with a shutter button and a terminal operation button. The terminal operation button works also as a shutter button. The information terminal is also equipped with a viewfinder for the camera lens system. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174804 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT ELEMENT - The present invention includes: a plurality of lens portions, each having at least one lens; a plurality of image pickup regions which are provided to correspond to the lens portions, respectively, and each of which has a light receiving surface substantially perpendicular to a direction of an optical axis of the corresponding lens portion; an image pickup signal input portion | 2009-07-09 |
20090174805 | DIGITAL CAMERA FOCUSING USING STORED OBJECT RECOGNITION - A technique for focusing a digital camera is described that includes pre-storing | 2009-07-09 |
20090174806 | FOCUS DETECTION DEVICE, FOCUS DETECTION METHOD AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A focus detection device includes an imaging element, a storage controller, and a focus detector. The imaging element is provided on a light path of a light flux incident via an optical system and has a plurality of pixels of charge storage type two-dimensionally arranged. The storage controller controls to sequentially store charges in pixels arranged in a first direction among the plurality of pixels and controls to sequentially store charges in pixels arranged in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The focus detector detects a focus adjustment state of the optical system based on a first output obtained when the storage controller sequentially performs storage control in the first direction and a second output obtained when the storage controller sequentially performs storage control in the second direction. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174807 | FOCUS DETECTION DEVICE, FOCUS DETECTION METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A focus detection device includes a light receiving element, an image shift detection unit, a movement detection unit, and a focus detection unit. The light receiving element receives a pair of light fluxes passing through different regions of a pupil of an optical system. The image shift detection unit detects an image shift amount caused by the pair of light fluxes, based on outputs of the pair of light fluxes received by the light receiving element. The movement detection unit detects an image movement amount caused by the optical system. The focus detection unit detects the focus adjustment state of the optical system by correcting the shift amount detected by the image shift detection unit, with the image movement amount detected by the movement detection unit. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174808 | Exposure control apparatus and exposure control program for vehicle-mounted electronic camera - In an exposure control apparatus for a vehicle-installed camera which captures images of an external scene ahead of the vehicle as arrays of picture elements, a measured brightness value is obtained from each image based on respective spatial-domain average brightness values of a plurality of picture element groups, such as horizontal rows of picture elements. For each of at least part of the groups, time-axis filtering is applied to a plurality of average brightness values that have been successively obtained for that group, to obtain an average brightness values with reduced effect of time-axis variations in brightness. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174809 | Exposure control apparatus and exposure control program for vehicle-mounted electronic camera - In an exposure control apparatus for exposure control of a vehicle-mounted camera which captures successive images of a scene ahead of the vehicle, two different regions (sets of picture elements) in each image are selected for use in measuring the brightness of an object such as a preceding vehicle and the brightness of the road surface, respectively. The camera exposure is controlled based upon both of these brightness measurement results. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174810 | Video display system - A video display system includes: an image processing unit receives continuously an input video signal including an input frame signal for generating an output video signal comprising an output frame signal having a higher frame rate than the input frame signal; and a spatial light modulator (SLM) applies the output frame signal for modulating an illumination light, wherein an amount of data in the output frame signal is smaller than the amount of data in the input frame signal. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174811 | Method and apparatus of bayer pattern direct video compression - Applying a mechanism of image signal processing and color-space-conversion to convert the captured Green components to be Y, luminance components for only those pixels having raw Green data without interpolation, and to convert the Blue components to be U, chrominance components for only those pixels having raw Blue data, and Red components to be V, chrominance components for only those pixels having raw Red data. These converted YUV components are input to a predetermined video compression codec for reducing the intra- and inter-frame redundant information. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174812 | Motion-compressed temporal interpolation - The motion-compensated temporal interpolation using an optical flow defined in an interpolation frame from a subsequent frame, and interpolating from either the prior or the subsequent frame depending upon the divergence of the optical flow. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174813 | WIDE-BAND MULTI-FORMAT AUDIO/VIDEO PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH FRAME-RATE CONVERSION - A multi-format digital video production system enables a user to process an input video program to produce an output version of the program in a final format which may have a different frame rate, pixel dimensions, or both. An internal production format of 24 fps is preferably chosen to provide the greatest compatibility with existing and planned formats associated with HDTV standard 4:3 or widescreen 16:9 high-definition television, and film. Images are re-sized horizontally and vertically by pixel interpolation, thereby producing larger or smaller image dimensions so as to fill the particular needs of individual applications. Frame rates are adapted by inter-frame interpolation or by traditional schemes, including “3:2 pull-down” for 24-to-30 fps conversions. Simple speed-up (for 24-to-25 conversions) or slow-down (for 25-to-24 conversions) for playback, or by manipulating the frame rate itself using a program storage facility with asynchronous reading and writing capabilities. The step of converting the signal to a HDTV format is preferably performed using a modified upconversion process for wideband signals (utilizing a higher sampling clock frequency) and a resizing to HDTV format frame dimensions in pixels. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174814 | Image Processing Circuit and Method Thereof - An image processing circuit generating a frame according to a plurality of fields including at least first, second and third fields, comprises a memory unit and a de-interlacing unit. The memory unit stores the first and second fields. The de-interlacing unit receives the third field, and reads the first and second fields from the memory to generate a de-interlaced frame accordingly. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174815 | Method for Synchronizing Content-Dependent Data Segments of Files - In one embodiment of the present invention, the synchronisation of data segments is particularly necessary for the use of small screens. A method and a device are disclosed for synchronising content-dependent first data segments of a first data file and content-dependent second data segments of a second data file, the first and second data segments being respectively output in sequence according to their chronological order in such a way that based on a predeterminable assignment rule for the first and second data segments, each second data segment is output together with a corresponding first data segment. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174816 | Method And System For Detection Of Video Connections - Aspects of a method and system for detection of video connections are provided. In this regard, a pulse of current may be applied to a video interface and a voltage differential resulting from the applied current pulse may be measured to determine whether the video interface is connected to a video device. The current pulse may be a Hsync pulse of a video signal which may occur during a vertical blanking time of the video signal. A voltage differential resulting from each of a plurality of Hsync pulses occurring over one or more frames of said video signals may be measured. The current pulse may be a pulse in a pulse train. A voltage differential resulting from each of a plurality of pulses in a pulse train occurring over a period of time may be measured. Video signals to unconnected video interfaces may be disabled | 2009-07-09 |
20090174817 | Display device, program information display method in display device, receiving device, and signal transmission method in receiving device - There is provided a display device including a signal receiving unit for receiving a video signal from an external device via a transmission path through a plurality of channels using a differential signal, an information receiving unit for receiving program information from the external device using a bidirectional communication path including predetermined lines of the transmission path, an image display unit for displaying images on image display elements based on the video signal received by the signal receiving unit, and a program information display unit for displaying the program information on the image display elements based on the program information received by the information receiving unit. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174818 | Video output device and OSD forced display method of video output device - A video output device includes an OSD generation means for generating OSD (On Screen Display) for controlling the device itself, a detection means for detecting a connected state in which the device is connected to a prescribed external display device in a state realizing a mutual device control function which can perform control between devices mutually and a forced output means for outputting the OSD generated by the OSD generation means to the external display device forcibly and displaying the OSD on a display portion of the external display device regardless of any setting of the device when detecting the connected state by the detection means. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174819 | MOTION VECTOR DETECTION DEVICE AND MOTION VECTOR DETECTING METHOD - It is an object to reduce an amount of calculation for motion vector detection and to prevent degradation in image quality. A motion vector detection device ( | 2009-07-09 |
20090174820 | Multichannel Quadrature Modulation - A method is disclosed for modulating both quadrature components of each of a plurality of RF signals with waveforms comprising time varying vectors uniquely associated with each of the RF signals, the RF signals each occupying a bandwidth of a television channel and together comprising a multichannel signal spanning a frequency range that is substantially centered about a center frequency F. A CW signal is generated having a frequency equal to the center frequency F. Digital representations are produced of a first composite baseband signal and a second composite baseband signal. The digital representations of the first and second composite baseband signals are converted to a first analog and a second analog composite baseband signal respectively. The CW signal with the first analog and the second analog composite baseband signals are modulated in quadrature to generate the multichannel signal. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174821 | Device Linkage Apparatus and Device Linkage Method | 2009-07-09 |
20090174822 | Multichannel Digital Cable Tuner - A method and apparatus is presented for simultaneous reception of a plurality of digital RF channels. Specifically, N amplifier-filter circuits are configured to receive and separate a multichannel analog RF input signal into N analog signals, each including a different frequency band. N analog-to-digital converters are provided, each respectively coupled to one of the N amplifier-filter circuits and configured to receive an analog signal and generate a respective digital signal. A digital tuner is coupled to receive and demultiplex the N digital signals generated by the N analog-to-digital converters thereby recovering M digital RF channels. M demodulation circuits are provided for performing demodulation and forward-error-correction of the M digital RF channels (see FIG. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174823 | Equalizer Interface for Electronic Apparatus - An electronic apparatus such as an audio apparatus, television signal receiver, or other apparatus provides an equalizer interface that enables equalizer settings to be adjusted via acoustic user feedback. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic apparatus includes a sound generator for generating a first tone for a first frequency band. A processor enables a user to adjust a first volume level of the first tone. A memory stores the first volume level for the first frequency band. A volume controller applies the first volume level to output signals in the first frequency band. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174824 | Color sequence control for video display apparatus - A video display apparatus is provided, comprising: a light source(s) controllable for emitting a plurality of reference colors; a color conversion circuit received an input video signal for generating the color data of at least one correction color for correcting a reference color emitted from a light source; an image processing unit receives the input video signal for generating an output video signal comprising a plurality of sub-frame signals; and a control circuit applies the color data generated by the color conversion circuit for controlling a light source to display color images. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174825 | Organic light emitting diode display - An OLED display includes a display panel having a display area and a pad area, a first bezel receiving the display panel, and a second bezel combined with the first bezel along a display panel side where the pad area is formed. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174826 | System and Method For Modular Display - A modular display system and method assembles an external interface module with a display module to support built-to-order display configurations. The display module has display panel, timing controller and speaker components assembled in a display module housing that accepts a single LVDS and a single audio interface. The external interface module couples to the display module housing to form an integral display system. Selective assembly of the display system from plural types of external interface modules allows selective configuration of the display system with various television and information handling system display functionalities, such as to fill a purchaser order in a build-to-order manufacturing process. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174827 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a stereoscopic display device including: a first display panel displaying a main image; a second display panel disposed on the first display panel and displaying a sub-image; a first mold frame supporting the first display panel and maintaining a gap between the first display panel and the second display panel; and a second mold frame supporting the second display panel. The first mold frame may include sidewalls forming an enclosed space with the first and second display panels and having a portion that inclines into the enclosed space. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174828 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An array substrate ( | 2009-07-09 |
20090174829 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - In the provided liquid crystal display apparatus, a first switching element receives a first data signal and a second switching element receives a second data signal having a polarity opposite that of the first data signal. A first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the first switching element to receive the first data signal and a second pixel electrode is electrically connected to the second switching element to receive the second data signal. The second pixel electrode faces the first pixel electrode and is electrically insulated from the first pixel electrode. A liquid crystal layer has liquid crystal molecules aligned in response to the first and second data signals applied to the first and second pixel electrodes, respectively. Thus, the liquid crystal display apparatus may prevent afterimages on a screen thereof and a flickering phenomenon. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174830 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND PIXEL UNIT THEREOF - A pixel unit includes a first control circuit and a second control circuit and is divided into a first region and a second region. The first control circuit determines the output voltage of the first region and includes a first switching device, a first liquid crystal capacitor and a first storage capacitor coupled to the first switching device. The second control circuit determines the output voltage of the second region and includes a second switching device, a second liquid crystal capacitor and an auxiliary capacitor coupled to the second switching device, and a third switching device. The third switching device is coupled to the second switching device through the auxiliary capacitor, and the output voltage of the first region is different to that of the second region. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174831 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH UNIFORM FEED-THROUGH VOLTAGE - A liquid crystal display with uniform feed-through voltage includes a plurality of data lines for receiving a plurality of data signals respectively, a plurality of gate lines for receiving a plurality of gate signals respectively, a plurality of common lines for receiving a common voltage, a plurality of storage units, a plurality of first switches, and a plurality of second switches. Each storage unit includes a first liquid crystal capacitor and a second liquid crystal capacitor coupled to a corresponding common line. Each first switch is coupled to a corresponding data line, a corresponding gate line, and a corresponding first liquid crystal capacitor. Each second switch is coupled to a corresponding gate line, a corresponding first switch, and a corresponding second liquid crystal capacitor. The capacitance of the gate-source capacitor of each first switch is greater than the capacitance of the gate-source capacitor of each second switch. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174832 | UPPER SUBSTRATE FOR TOUCH SCREEN PANEL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An upper substrate for a touch screen panel includes an upper base substrate, a plurality of conductive spacers disposed on the upper base substrate, a height of the conductive spacers substantially adjacent to a center of the upper base substrate being smaller than a height of the conductive spacers substantially adjacent to a periphery of the upper base substrate, a common electrode disposed on the upper base substrate, and a plurality of supporting spacers disposed between the conductive spacers on the common electrode, the supporting spacers having a height greater than the height of the conductive spacers. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174833 | PIXEL STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A pixel structure includes a substrate, a floating light-shielding pattern disposed on the substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the substrate and the light-shielding pattern, a data line disposed over and corresponding to the light-shielding pattern, a dielectric layer disposed on the data line and the insulating layer, and a third layer conductive pattern disposed on the dielectric layer. The third layer conductive pattern includes a common line and a common pattern. The common pattern includes two common branches arranged in parallel, and there is a space between the two common branches and over the data line. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174834 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - One or more embodiments provide a liquid crystal display (LCD) including a thin-film transistor (TFT) with improved performance and a method of fabricating the LCD. In one embodiment, the LCD includes a gate electrode which is formed on an insulating substrate; an active layer which is formed on the gate electrode; an organic layer which is formed on the active layer and includes a first hole that exposes a source region and a second hole that exposes a drain region; a source electrode which fills the first hole; and a drain electrode which fills the second hole. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174835 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME TO HAVE TFT'S WITH PIXEL ELECTRODES INTEGRALLY EXTENDING FROM ONE OF THE SOURCE/DRAIN ELECTRODES - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes thin film transistors (TFTs) each having spaced apart source/drain electrodes and an oxide-type semiconductive film disposed over and between the source/drain electrodes to define an active layer. Each of the source/drain electrodes includes a portion of a subdivided transparent conductive layer where one subdivision of the transparent conductive layer continues from within its one of the source/drain electrodes to define an optically exposed pixel-electrode that is reliably connected integrally to the one source/drain electrode. Mass production costs can be reduced and production reliability increased because a fewer number of photolithographic masks can be used to form the TFTs. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174836 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate and having a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode; and a common electrode facing the pixel electrode, wherein the first subpixel electrode has a pair of bent edges substantially parallel to each other, the second subpixel electrode has a pair of bent edges substantially parallel to each other, and the second subpixel electrode has a height greater than a height of the first subpixel electrode. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174837 | Structure for Increasing the Efficiency of Light Utilization and Luminance of a Display - The present invention discloses a structure for increasing the efficiency of light utilization and luminance of a display comprising a backlight unit and a display panel. In other words, a light collector is disposed between the backlight unit and the display panel for guiding light coming from an opaque area of the display to a transparent area of the display to increase the efficiency of light utilization and the luminance of the display, and the light is illuminated from the backlight unit to the opaque area of the display. Beside, the light collector can be formed by a microlens array. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174838 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY - A backlight assembly includes a light source unit including a circuit board, a light source disposed on a first plane of the circuit board, and at least one connection unit disposed on a second plane opposite to the first plane of the circuit board and electrically connected to the light source, a receiving container having a bottom plate and sidewalls extending from edges of the bottom plate and receiving the light source unit, the bottom plate including at least one opening portion in which the connection unit is inserted and exposed to the outside, and at least one driving unit disposed at a rear surface of the receiving container and connected to the connection unit for driving the light source unit. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174839 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - In a liquid crystal display device of a transflective type, the viewing angle characteristics of displaying in the transmission mode can be sufficiently improved, and yet bright displaying in the reflection mode can be realized. The liquid crystal display device is a liquid crystal display device of a transflective type including a liquid crystal display panel and an illuminator. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first light diffusing element disposed at the viewer's side of a liquid crystal layer and a second light diffusing element disposed at the opposite side of the liquid crystal layer from the viewer. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174840 | Light Source Unit, Backlight Unit and Liquid Crystal Display Having the Same - A light source unit includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on the substrate, a first inner wiring portion formed on the substrate and connected to the plurality of light emitting elements, and a second inner wiring portion formed on the substrate insulated from the first inner wiring portion. Two such light source units may be included in a backlight unit having a plurality of light emitting elements. A receiving member accommodates the first light source unit and the second light source unit, and a length of wires arranged along inside edges of the receiving member is reduced. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174841 | WHITE PHOSPHOR, LIGHT EMISSION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE LIGHT EMISSION DEVICE AS BACKLIGHT UNIT - A white phosphor, a light emission device including the same, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) including the light emission device as a backlight unit. The white phosphor includes: 40 to 50 parts by weight of a blue phosphor selected from the group consisting of ZnS:(Ag,Cl), ZnS:(Ag,Al), ZnS:(Ag,Al,Cl), and a combination thereof; 23 to 36 parts by weight of a green phosphor including (Sr | 2009-07-09 |
20090174842 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Display devices having improved color reproduction ranges and improved color purity of the screen images are provided. In one embodiment, the display device includes a display panel for displaying an image, and a light emitting panel for providing light to the display panel. The light emitting panel includes first and second substrates facing each other, an electron emission unit on an inner surface of the first substrate and including electron emission regions and driving electrodes, a light emission unit on an inner surface of the second substrate and including an anode electrode and a phosphor layer, and a filter layer formed on a surface of the second substrate for selectively absorbing light in wavelength bands ranging from about 480 nm to about 500 nm and from about 580 nm to about 600 nm. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174843 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL MODULE - In a liquid crystal display device including a display liquid crystal panel and a viewing-angle-control liquid crystal panel and capable of switching viewing angle characteristics, a half wavelength plate for setting a viewing restricted direction is provided between the display liquid crystal panel and the viewing-angle-control liquid crystal panel. This makes it possible to realize a liquid crystal display device that allows a viewing restricted direction to be set as appropriate. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174844 | Composition, Retardation Plate, Liquid-Crystal Display Device, and Method for Producing Retardation Plate - A composition comprising at least one liquid-crystal compound and a polymer having at least one group of the following formula: | 2009-07-09 |
20090174845 | Optical Compensating Resin Film for Polarizing Plate, Method for Manufacturing Optical Compensating Resin Film, Polarizing Plate and Liquid Crystal Display Device - Provided are an optical compensating resin film having improved contrast, a polarizing plate, which uses the optical compensating resin film and has excellent smoothness without color nonuniformity, and a liquid crystal display device. The optical compensating resin film is characterized in that the crystallinity degree is 0.15 or less. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174846 | POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed is a polarizing plate comprising a protective film and a liquid crystal display device that utilizes the polarizing plate, wherein the protective film has a moisture permeability of 1 g/m | 2009-07-09 |
20090174847 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE USE - The present invention can include a display device for use in a vehicle having a screen with a polarizing member disposed in the front of a display surface of a liquid crystal display, the polarizing member having a light transmittance of less than 50%, a surface of the screen is coplanar with a surface of the cover member. Also, the polarizing member is not provided on the display surface of the liquid crystal display, and when the liquid crystal display is not used, the screen is inconspicuous, and when the liquid crystal display is used, information can be viewed from the screen. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174848 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE FOR AN INFORMATION PROVIDING MACHINE - A liquid crystal display module includes a backlight unit having a light exiting surface, a first polarizing layer disposed on the light exiting surface of the backlight unit, a liquid crystal cell disposed on one side of the first polarizing layer opposite to the backlight unit, a protective glass panel disposed on one side of the liquid crystal cell opposite to the first polarizing layer and cooperating with the liquid crystal cell to define a heat-dissipating space therebetween, and a second polarizing layer disposed on one side of the protective glass panel opposite to the liquid crystal cell. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174849 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display device, includes: a liquid crystal layer; and a color developing section that has a multilayered interference film in which first transparent thin films and second transparent thin films are alternatively stacked in layers, and causes light passed through the liquid crystal layer to have predetermined color developing characteristics and to be emitted from the color developing section, each of the first transparent thin films being formed with a first formation material and having a first refractive index so that each of the first transparent thin films has a thickness determined based on the predetermined color developing characteristics, and each of the second transparent thin films being formed with a second formation material and having a second refractive index so that each of the second transparent thin films has a thickness determined based on the predetermined color developing characteristics. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174850 | TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A transflective pixel structure including a scan line, a data line, a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode and an organic material layer is provided. The scan line and the data line are disposed over a substrate. The thin film transistor is disposed over the substrate and electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode is disposed over a substrate and is electrically connected to the thin film transistor. The pixel electrode has a reflective region and a transmissive region. The organic material layer covers both the thin film transistor and the pixel electrode. The organic material layer disposed correspondently above the transmissive region of the pixel electrode has a plurality of refracting patterns on its upper surface. The refracting patterns refract external light into the reflective region. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174851 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An optically self-compensated birefringence liquid crystal display (OCB-LCD) panel including a first substrate, a first splay aligned layer, a second substrate and an OCB liquid crystal layer is provided. A first alignment layer is disposed on a surface of the first substrate. The first splay aligned layer is disposed on a surface of the first alignment layer, and the material of the first splay aligned layer includes a polymer polymerized by a first reactive mesogen (RM) monomer. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate, and a second alignment layer is disposed on a surface of the second substrate. The OCB liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174852 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device including: a pair of substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, one of the substrates carrying scanning lines and signal lines with a first insulation film therebetween adjacent to the liquid crystal layer, switching devices at vicinities of intersections of the scanning lines and the signal lines, an intermediate film overlying an entire surface of a displaying area, first electrodes connected to electrodes of the switching devices via contact hole portions positioned in each region defined by the scanning lines and the signal lines, second electrodes and a second insulation film between the first electrodes and the second electrodes, the electrodes of the switching devices are covered with the intermediate film; channel regions of the switching devices are covered with the second insulation film; and the second electrodes are connected to a common line on an external periphery of the displaying area. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174853 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR AN LCD DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device has pixels, and each pixel has a lower substrate and an upper substrate with a liquid crystal material in between. The each pixel also has an electrode structure between the lower substrate and the upper substrate. The electrode structure has electrodes, and each electrode has a polygon-shaped electrode surface and a plurality of electrode edges. The electrodes are arranged such that if an electrode edge is facing an electrode edge of an adjacent electrode then the electrode edge and the electrode edge of the adjacent electrode define a distance which is substantially constant along the entire electrode edge. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174854 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING IN-PLANE SWITCHING MODE - An in-plane switching (IPS) mode liquid crystal display (LCD) device is described which does not contain a common electrode. In the IPS mode LCD device. In the IPS display device, a pixel is defined by gate lines and data lines that cross each other. One or more switching devices are formed at the pixel. First and second electrodes are disposed at the pixel. The first electrode is connected with one of the data lines through the switching device and the second electrode is connected with another of the data lines through another switching device. The other switching device is either formed at the pixel or formed at an adjacent pixel. The data lines, and thus the first and second electrodes, have different potentials applied thereto, thereby forming an electric field without using a common electrode. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174855 | SELF-DEVELOPED MICRO-RELIEF SUBSTRATE FOR UNIFORM CELL GAP - A liquid crystal cell comprising integral microstructure spacing elements is described. Moreover, fabrication processes for forming such a liquid crystal cell are also described. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174856 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a wiring substrate; an opposing substrate opposite to the wiring substrate; a sealing member for bonding the wiring substrate to the opposing substrate; a liquid crystal filled in a space defined by the wiring substrate, the opposing substrate, and the sealing member; a plurality of scanning signal lines formed in a display area formed inside the sealing member; a plurality of a display signal lines formed in the display area and crossing the scanning signal lines with an insulating film interposed therebetween; and a common signal line formed outside the display area, the scanning signal lines, the scanning signal lines, and common signal line being formed on the wiring substrate, and the common signal line including at least two conductive layers with one of the conductive layers changing a pattern width below a pattern of the sealing member. | 2009-07-09 |
20090174857 | Transfer Material, and Process for Producing Liquid Crystal Cell Substrate and Liquid Crystal Display Device Using the Same - A novel transfer material is disclosed. The transfer material comprises, at least, a support, and, thereon, an optically uniaxial or biaxial anisotropic layer and a photosensitive polymer layer. A novel process for producing a liquid crystal cell substrate is also disclosed. The process comprises, at least, [1] laminating a transfer material as set forth in any one of claims | 2009-07-09 |