| 32nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
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| 20090195661 | INTERCONNECTED CAMERA MODULE AND PRINTER MODULE - A camera module for a compact printer system. The camera module includes a CMOS image sensor that captures an RGB image when a take button is actuated. The RGB image is transformed to a suitable format, such as L*a*b*, for transfer directly to a printer module. The camera module incorporates a camera portion pivotally connected to a base portion, where by the camera portion is pivotal between a first position where it is aligned with on a common axis on the base portion and a second position where there is no alignment. The base portion has a connector that connects directly to a corresponding connector on the printer module, providing both a physical connection and a logical connection. The logical connection is a serial bus that communicates power and data. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195662 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA AND IMAGE TRANSFER METHOD ADOPTED IN ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes: a communication unit engaged in communication with an external device; a selection unit that selects a transfer method of a photographic image; a transfer control unit that controls the communication unit so as to start, in response to a command transmission from the communication unit to the external device, a transfer of the photographic image from the communication unit to the external device through the transfer method selected by the selection unit; a registration unit where information related to the photographic image to be transferred is registered; and a registration control unit that adjusts a registration method with which the information is registered in the registration unit in correspondence to the transfer method selected by the selection unit. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195663 | IMAGE METADATA ATTACHMENT - An accessory is provided for use with an image capture device is provided. The accessory has a trigger button and an image capture system adapted to capture an image in response to actuation of the trigger button. The accessory also has a body adapted to be detachably connectable to the image capture device with the body including, a holding unit for receiving a removable metadata source having metadata stored therein; a communication interface for communicating with the removable metadata source; and a trigger sensor for generating a trigger signal when the trigger button of said image capture device is depressed. The communication interface obtains metadata from the removable metadata source in response to the trigger signal and stores the metadata in a metadata memory so that the metadata is associated with the captured image. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195664 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF FILM CAPTURE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A system, apparatus, or method is provided for imaging and for capturing visuals to provide image manipulation options for increasing resolution of subject images. A system, apparatus or method for increasing resolution of subject images using a camera to deliver unexposed photographic emulsion or a digital image and to generate images of greater resolution by modifying digital images or modifying digital and emulsion images. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195665 | VIBRATION COMPENSATION METHOD FOR IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A vibration compensation method for an image capture device comprising calculating the absolute difference values or the squared difference values between each first block of pixels of a base field and a second block of pixels corresponding thereto as well as other neighboring blocks of pixels in a comparison region in a reference field and choosing the interlace process modules of allowing the first block of pixels to interlace with the second block of pixels to form a image block, allowing the first block of pixels to interlace with the other neighboring block of pixels to form an image block and allowing the first block of pixels to interlace with a duplicated first block of pixels to form an image block, to combine an image depending on whether the absolute difference value or the squared difference values is smaller than a preset value or not thereby compensating the vibration factors as an image capture device is capturing an image to obtain a clear image. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195666 | MULTI-FOCUS CAMERA APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM USED THEREIN - In a multi-focus camera apparatus that photographs the same region with cameras having different focal lengths, detection means for detecting a specified target in images obtained by the cameras, region acquisition means for obtaining in the images regions comprising pixels having substantially the same relationships between blurriness degrees as relationships between blurriness degrees of the specified target having been detected in the respective images, and image processing means for carrying out image processing to display the obtained regions differently from other regions are included. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195667 | CAMERA SYSTEM WITH ISOLATOR AND SEAL FOR A WEAPON - In the preferred embodiment, the camera system for a weapon includes a camera subsystem, a mounting mechanism adapted to mount to the weapon, a bushing located between the camera subsystem and the mounting mechanism and adapted to reduce the propagation of undesirable motion and vibrations from the weapon to the camera subsystem, and an end cap connected to the bushing and selectively fastenable to the proximal end of the camera subsystem. The camera subsystem preferably has a distal end and a proximal end and including an image sensor located at the distal end and a memory device connected to the image sensor and accessed from the proximal end. The end cap preferably facilitates a waterproof seal of the memory device when fastened to the camera subsystem and allows access to the memory device when not fastened to the camera subsystem. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195668 | Digital image processing apparatus and method of controlling the same - A digital image processing apparatus and a method of controlling the same. When the composition of a subject displayed on a display of the apparatus is changed during application of a first shutter-release signal, a current auto-focus (AF) region moves along with the subject and displayed on the display at the same time as the subject. The apparatus can further display an initial AF region on the display in a manner distinguishable from the current AF region. After the composition of the subject is changed, while the current AF region moving along with the subject is being displayed on the display, when the application of the first shutter-release signal is interrupted, an AF region is reset as the initial AF region. Also, an image file can be generated and stored after application of a second-shutter release signal which occurs after application of the first shutter-release signal. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195669 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Camera Sensor Intensity Saturation - A method for detecting intensity saturation of a light sensor includes monitoring an electrical signal from a light sensor for detecting an intensity saturation condition of at least one pixel of the light sensor, converting the electrical signal to a digital signal, imposing a reserved bit combination on the digital signal indicating the intensity saturation condition of the pixel, and transmitting a control signal in response to the digital signal to compensate for the intensity saturation condition of the pixel. Alternatively stated, the method includes monitoring pixel data from an output of a light sensor to determine a number of pixels at saturation and a number of pixels near saturation, comparing the number of pixels at saturation to a predetermined first threshold number, comparing the number of pixels near saturation to a predetermined second threshold number, reprogramming the light sensor to adapt to more brightness if the number of pixels at saturation is above the first threshold number, and reprogramming the light sensor to adapt to less brightness if the number of pixels near saturation is below the second threshold number. An apparatus for detecting intensity saturation of a light sensor includes a saturation detector for detecting and measuring an intensity saturation condition of at least one pixel of a light sensor, the intensity saturation condition of the pixel being at saturation upon receiving light with an intensity above a predetermined level, the saturation detector emitting a digital signal with a reserved bit combination indicating the intensity saturation condition of the pixel, and a processor receiving and processing the digital signal from the saturation detector and transmitting a control signal in response to the digital signal to compensate for the intensity saturation condition of the pixel. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195670 | Image processing device, image processing method and program product - An image processing device that reproduces under a second observation condition an appearance of a color of a subject as perceived under a first observation condition, includes: a characteristic quantity calculation unit that calculates a characteristic quantity related to a state of visual perception adaptation under an observation condition that is at least one observation condition of the first observation condition and the second observation condition, by taking into consideration information related to an illuminating light source used under another observation condition in addition to information related to an illuminating light source used under the one observation condition; and a color conversion unit that executes color conversion to convert the first image data to second image data to be used to reproduce, under the second observation condition, the appearance of the color of the subject as perceived under the first observation condition, based upon the characteristic quantity having been calculated. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195671 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATING IMAGE SENSOR - Disclosed is a method for integrating an image sensor capable of removing a flicker noise without causing any burdens on a hardware due to setting up additional logics. The method for integrating an exposure time of an image sensor employing a line scan method, including the steps of: performing an integration to a first line when an integer multiple of a light source frequency is different from an integration time; and performing an integration to a second line at a phase substantially equal to a phase in which the integration to the first line is started. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195672 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM - Provided is an image processing apparatus comprising a region identifying section that identifies a partial region that fulfills a preset condition in a main image captured through an optical system in which an optical transfer function relating to light from an object point is substantially uniform regardless of a distance to the object point; and a correcting section that corrects an image of the partial region identified by the region identifying section, according to the optical transfer function of the optical system. The image processing apparatus may further comprise a condition storing section that stores the condition to be fulfilled by the partial region corrected by the correcting section, and the region identifying section may identify a partial region of the main image that fulfills the condition stored by the condition storing section. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195673 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PLAYING METHOD, IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR USE IN DISPLAYING IMAGE DATA - Upon continuously displaying a plurality of image data read from a recording medium, printing setting information including trimming information is set for the image data recorded to the recording medium with a corresponding relation to the image data. The displaying of the image data is controlled based on the determination of whether or not the printing setting information is set for each image data read from the recording medium. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195674 | INDICATOR SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INDICATING DEVICE - An indicator system includes: a controller that transmits an image captured by an image capturing unit and a zoomed image captured by a zoom image capturing unit to a terminal, the image capturing unit capturing an image of an object, the zoom image capturing unit zooming in the object and capturing an image of the zoomed-in object, the controller causing a projecting unit to project an annotation image onto the object, the annotation image indicating an annotation in accordance with an instruction based on the image and given in the terminal; and a storing unit that stores conditions for capturing the zoomed image and the instruction which is associated with the conditions, when the instruction with respect to the annotation image is issued for the zoomed image. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195675 | IMAGE-PICKUP DEVICE - The present invention relates to an image-pickup device capable of variable-frame rate image-pickup in which a frame rate is modified during image-pickup, and includes a switch | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195676 | IMAGE DISTORTION CORRECTING METHOD AND DEVICE - Device and method of correcting a distortion occurring at the time of displaying a high-resolution image on a low-resolution display unit are provided. The image distortion correcting method includes the steps of: analyzing color levels of all pixels of an input original image; determining a variation of the color levels depending on positions of the pixels; adjusting the variation of the color levels in a region where the variation departs from a predetermined threshold value; correcting the color levels of the pixels in accordance with the adjusted variation; and outputting the corrected image. Accordingly, it is possible to correct the image distortion occurring at the time of displaying an image input from an image sensor on a display module. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195677 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING LOCATION ADDRESS OF DEFECTIVE PIXEL - A method and apparatus for storing a location address of a defective pixel are disclosed. The method for storing a location address of a defective pixel includes (a) partitioning the pixel array into windows in a predetermined quantity of n, n being a natural number; (b) determining whether successively inputted pixel data is a defective pixel; (c) storing a count value of pertinent pixel data on a window corresponding to the defective pixel as the location address if the inputted pixel data is a defective pixel; and (d) repeating the steps (b) and (c) whenever pixel data corresponding to the pixel array is inputted. With the present invention, the location address can be efficiently stored. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195678 | IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CAPTURING LABELED IMAGE - An image capture system is provided. The image capture system for capturing an image of an object includes a light emitting module, a lens, a base unit and a filter unit. The light emitting module provides a plurality of light beams to form a reference area. The base unit includes a light sensor corresponding to the lens. The filter unit includes at least one visible light passing portion and at least one invisible light passing portion. The filter unit is driven to position one of the visible light passing portion and the invisible light passing portion between the lens and the light sensor. The actual size of the object can be estimated via the reference area. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195679 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A solid-state image pickup device including a driver-control unit configured to control the operation timing of a pulse-driven actuator driver based on the read timing of the sensor of a solid-state image pickup element is provided. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195680 | LOW-POWER SIGNAL CHAIN FOR IMAGE SENSORS - A signal chain for an image sensor is disclosed. The signal chain includes photo sensing elements, pixel readout circuits, and an amplifier. Each pixel readout circuit receives a charge-induced signal and a reset signal from one of the photo sensing elements. The readout circuit computes a difference signal between the charge-induced signal and said reset signal. The difference signal is measured with respect to a reference signal. The amplifier is coupled to the pixel readout circuits, and configured to supply the reference signal during computation of the difference signal. Further, the amplifier amplifies the difference signal when the computation is done. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195681 | Sampling and Readout of an Image Sensor Having a Sparse Color Filter Array Pattern - A CMOS image sensor or other type of image sensor comprises an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns, with the columns being separated into groups each comprising two or more columns that share a common output. The image sensor further comprises sampling and readout circuitry that includes, for each group of columns in the pixel array, a corresponding set of two or more column circuits. The sampling and readout circuitry is configured to sample the common output for each group of columns independently into one of the column circuits associated with that group, and to read out the common output for each group of columns as previously sampled into another of the column circuits associated with that group. The image sensor may be implemented in a digital camera or other type of image capture device. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195682 | Counter array and image sensor including the same - A counter array and an image sensor including the same may be provided. The counter array may include a controller and a plurality of counter units. The controller may output an operation control signal and a direction indication signal. The counter units hold previous output values or may perform a counting operation in response to the operation control signal and may perform an up-count operation or a down-count operation in response to the direction indication signal when performing the counting operation. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195683 | DRIVE UNIT FOR IMAGE SENSOR, AND DRIVE METHOD FOR IMAGING DEVICE - A drive unit for an image sensor of the present invention comprises, for horizontal scanning, a drive section performing addition and readout of a first FD (floating diffusion) shared by two pixels of the same color that are adjacent in a diagonal direction by simultaneously transferring electrical charge of the two pixels of the same color, and for a second FD shared by two pixels of different colors that are adjacent in a diagonal direction, transferring and reading out electrical charge of a pixel of one color among the two pixels of different colors. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195684 | 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. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195685 | 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. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195686 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus capable of readily specifying undesirable photographing parameters from auto photographing parameters. This apparatus includes: a parameter determining section that determines a plurality of photographing parameters to set when a subject is photographed; a parameter setting section that sets each value of part of the plurality of determined photographing parameters; a moving image acquiring section that acquires a moving image using the part of set photographing parameters; a display section that displays the acquired moving image; an evaluation button that evaluates the photographing parameters; and a parameter changing section that, when the evaluation button is operated while the moving image is displayed, changes at least one of values of the part of set photographing parameters. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195687 | TELEVISION CAMERA SYSTEM - A television camera system is provided and includes a television camera body and a lens device. When a power source is turned on, a lens controlling of the lens device recognizes a kind of the camera main body in accordance with a setting state of a camera code switch to decide whether or not an initializing process in the lens device can be carried out as usual. If the initializing process cannot be carried out, the initializing process in the lens device is interrupted for a prescribed time. After the prescribed time elapses, the initializing process in the lens device is started. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195688 | System and Method for Enhanced Predictive Autofocusing - In an imaging device having an objective and a stage for holding a sample to be imaged, a method for autofocusing is presented. The method includes determining a measured focus value corresponding to at least a first of a plurality of logical image segments. Further, the method includes imaging the first logical image segment using the measured focus value. The method also includes determining a predicted focus value for a second of the plurality of logical image segments using the measured focus value and a stored focus variation parameter. In addition, the method includes imaging the second logical image segment using the predicted focus value. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195689 | DIGITAL IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - Provided are a digital image photographing apparatus which easily captures an image of a composition intended by a user, a method of controlling the apparatus, and a recording medium having a program for executing the method. The apparatus includes: an image capturing device for receiving light to generate data on an image; and an auto-focusing tracking unit for allowing a lens to be auto-focused on a subject selected by a user. The image capturing device generates data on a still image when the subject on which the lens is auto-focused is located in a predetermined region of interest (ROI). | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195690 | INTRA PREDICTION METHOD FOR LUMA BLOCK OF VIDEO - An intra prediction method for a luma block of a video is provided. The present invention provides a solution for unifying the intra prediction of the luma block of the video, which simplifies a plurality of prediction equations defined by video standard. The predication values of common terms in the prediction equations are calculated in advance and directly selected for predicting the luma block of the video. Accordingly, only a few function parameters or register settings are needed to be modified, and then a plurality of prediction modes may use the same software function or hardware circuit to obtain the prediction values. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195691 | Method and system for selecting interpolation as a means of trading off judder against interpolation artifacts - A motion judder cancellation system may convert a source frame rate to an output frame rate. A repetition pattern within a sequence of source frames may be determined. Temporal position for output frames within a sequence may be based on a source frame position and a source frame interval fraction. An image blend mode such as motion vector interpolation may be determined for each output frame. Temporal position and/or image blend mode may be modified. Accordingly, motion judder and/or visible interpolation artifacts may be modified. Output frames may be generated based on the determined or modified image blend mode and/or the determined or modified temporal position of output frames. The output frames may be spaced temporally at even intervals or spacing. Frame rate may be increased and one or more repeated frames within a sequence of frames may be inserted. Generation of output frames may be programmed. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195692 | DATA PROCESSOR, PROGRAM UPDATING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A data processor capable of preventing a system from starting up improperly due to incomplete program updating. The data processor receives, by way of an external interface, a program which is sent by communicating medium such as a broadcast wave or a telephone network from an external device and stores the received program into a memory B which is different from a memory A storing a program for the system when a version of the received program is newer than that of a program currently executed by the data processor, thereby starting up an MPU at the next time with the program stored in the memory B. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195693 | COMPOSITE TUNER CAPABLE OF PREVENTING MUTUAL INTERFERENCE BETWEEN TERRESTRIAL BROADCAST AND SATELLITE BROADCAST - A satellite and terrestrial composite tuner includes a terrestrial broadcast tuner unit, a terrestrial broadcast demodulation unit, a satellite broadcast tuner unit, and a satellite broadcast demodulation unit. Since the satellite broadcast demodulation unit attains a power-saving mode to take an inactive state when a satellite broadcast is not received, power consumption is reduced. Further, when the satellite broadcast demodulation unit is in an inactive state, a total gain control unit suppresses increase in the total gain of the satellite broadcast tuner unit. As a result, radiation towards the terrestrial broadcast tuner unit caused by an I signal and Q signal amplified by AGC amplifiers can be suppressed. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195694 | BROADCAST VIEWING SYSTEM - In a broadcast viewing system including a television receiver A and a recording/reproducing device B, the television receiver A and the recording/reproducing device B are connected by an HDMI cable. By using a remote control device C on the recording/reproducing device B side, a setting data required for viewing a broadcast is requested by using a control signal from the recording/reproducing device B side, and subsequently, the television receiver A replies with the setting data required for viewing a broadcast to the recording/reproducing device B by a control signal by using data required for viewing a broadcast set in the television receiver A side in advance through the HDMI cable. This simplifies the operation of setting for viewing a television program. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195695 | VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND VIDEO OUTPUT METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING VIDEO SIGNAL TO DISPLAY APPARATUS - A video output apparatus includes an attribute information acquisition unit that acquires attribute information of a display apparatus through a communication unit, a determination unit that determines whether to superimpose additional information on a video signal based on the attribute information of the display apparatus acquired by the attribute information acquisition unit, an output unit that superimposes the additional information extracted by an additional information extraction unit on the video signal output from a video decoding unit and outputs the additional information superimposed on the video signal to the communication unit if the determination unit determines to superimpose the additional information on the video signal, and outputs the video signal output from the video decoding unit to the communication unit without superimposing the additional information on the video signal if the determination unit determines not to superimpose the additional information on the video signal. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195696 | Channel system and method - Example methods and systems of finding channels related to a currently tuned channel involve receiving an input invoking a related channel function. In response to the input, a list of related channels is generated based at least in part on a currently tuned channel and the generated list of channels is displayed on a television screen. One of the related channels on the displayed list may be tuned in response to an input selecting that channel. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195697 | NOISE AND/OR FLICKER REDUCTION IN VIDEO SEQUENCES USING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PROCESSING - A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for reducing at least one of both flicker and noise in video sequences. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving an input video and performing operations to reduce one or both of noise and flicker in the input video using spatial and temporal processing. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195698 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHOD TO DETERMINE MOTION VECTOR - The invention provides a video processing method, which includes: performing motion estimation upon the target image block and a plurality of reference image blocks to calculate a plurality of block matching differences; determining a minimum block matching difference from the plurality of the block matching differences; comparing the minimum block matching difference with at least one of the reference block matching differences to obtain at least a comparison result; and according to the at least a comparison result, selectively determining a target motion vector of the target image block referred to a motion vector of at least a neighboring image block of the target image block or a motion vector corresponding to the minimum block matching difference. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195699 | MULTIPLE DIFFERENTIAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - In a signal transmitter for a multiple differential transmission system including a signal transmitter and a signal receiver connected via three signal lines, first and second differential drivers generate first and second output signals of bipolar four values and having a first signal voltage level, and inverted first and second output signals, responsive to first and second bit information signals. A third differential driver generates a third output signal of bipolar four values having a second signal voltage level, and an inverted third output signal, responsive to a third bit information signal. The first output signal and the inverted third output signal are combined and transmitted to the first signal line, the second output signal and the inverted first output signal are combined and transmitted to the second signal line, and the third output signal and the inverted second output signal are combined and transmitted to the third signal line. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195700 | LASER DIODE / LED DRIVE CIRCUIT - The invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the output of an LD or LED. The apparatus includes a substantially static bias source and a variable source. The substantially static bias source provides a bias current to the LD/LED. The variable source is capacitively coupled to the LD/LED. The bias current may be provided such that it is higher than a threshold current at which, when provided to an LD, lasing occurs. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195701 | NOISE CANCELLER AS WELL AS HIGH-FREQUENCY RECEIVER AND PORTABLE DEVICE EACH USING THE SAME - A noise canceller of this invention includes a pickup antenna arranged in proximity to a noise signal generation source to extract a noise signal generated by the noise signal generation source, and a noise cancellation unit having a first input for receiving a television signal from a television signal receiving antenna and a second input for receiving the noise signal extracted by the pickup antenna. Herein, the noise cancellation unit removes a noise signal fed from the television signal receiving antenna. Thus, the noise canceller prevents degradation in television signal reception sensitivity due to the noise signal generated by the noise signal generation source. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195702 | Time-delayed full standby mode for consumer electronic devices - Example systems and methods for powering down a consumer electronic device such as a television provide for an ON state, a partial standby state and a full standby state. The ON state is when the television is fully powered ON, as when a user is watching television. In the partial standby state, the display is powered OFF, but all CPUs and tuners are still powered. In the full standby state, nearly all circuits, tuners, CPUs and the like are powered OFF. Only the infrared receiver sub-micro and related circuits have power in order to receive power on signals from the remote control. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195703 | Display control apparatus including a remote control function and a storage medium having stored thereon a display control program - A display control apparatus connected to a display apparatus, which is remotely controllable through wireless communication, generates a first video/audio signal for displaying a first image on the display apparatus, and outputs the first video/audio signal to the display apparatus. Either of a first signal pattern indicative of a command to cause the first image based on the first video/audio signal to be displayed on the display apparatus or a second signal pattern indicative of a command to cause a second image based on a second video/audio signal, which is obtained from a device different from the display control apparatus, to be displayed on the display apparatus is selected, and a wireless signal of the selected signal pattern is outputted to the display apparatus through the wireless communication. Information determined based on the signal pattern of the outputted wireless signal is informed from an apparatus different from the display apparatus. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195704 | POWER SAVING DEVICE - A television control device including: a housing including a motion detector and a controller; the controller having a first facility that anticipates a state of a television and a second facility that sends a wireless signal to the television, wherein the first facility changes a state of the controller between a first controller state and a second controller state and the second facility selectively sends a predetermined wireless signal to the television, depending on the state of the controller, in response to an absence of movement during period of time being detected by the motion detector. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195705 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes an output module which outputs video and audio information, and a processing circuit which processes the video and audio information to be output from the output module. The processing circuit includes a key-operation module which is operated to input a command, a remote controller light receiving module which detects a command input from a remote controller, and a control module which controls the output module based on a command obtained from each of the key-operation module and the remote controller light receiving module. The control module is configured to confirm which one of the key-operation module and the remote controller is used to input the command and change an output state of the output module for an operator who is at a position apart from the output module when the command is input from the remote controller. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195706 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When a video output apparatus ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195707 | LASER PICTURE FORMATION DEVICE AND COLOR PICTURE FORMATION METHOD - The laser picture formation device includes a two-dimensional modulation element performing video image modulation as well as four or more laser light sources having different center wavelengths. The video images which have no speckle noises at the wavelength region that has high visibility, which are realized by simultaneously emitting the laser lights of green (G) and yellowish green (Y) which have particularly high visibility, and video images which are vivid as cannot be represented by the conventional display, and which can be realized by controlling the laser lights of respective colors independently, can be displayed. Particularly, by modulating the two-dimensional modulation element and the laser light output with synchronized with each other, various video displays are enabled. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195708 | Image Projection Device, Image Projection Method, Computer Readable Recording Medium Recording Program Used in Image Projection Device - An image projection device which can freely set access information to other devices which are connected to a communication network and exhibits excellent user-friendliness and secrecy is provided. An image projection device acquires image data via the communication network and projects an image based on the image data. The image projection device includes: a receiving unit which receives an E-mail transmitted from another device which is connected to the communication network and containing information on the image data; a content analyzing unit which analyzes a content of the E-mail received by the receiving unit; and an image data acquiring unit which acquires the image data via the communication network based on an analysis result obtained by the content analyzing unit. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195709 | IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided are an image projection system and method, the image projection system including: a light source for providing illumination light; an illumination optics for receiving and illuminating the illumination light; a Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) having 2 rows of modulation devices formed to be offset from each other, each of the modulation devices modulating the light illuminated from the illumination optics; a frame scanner for scanning the modulated light from the SLM onto a screen to thereby generate a two-dimensional (2D) image corresponding to one frame on the screen; and a projection optics for projecting and focusing the modulated light transmitted from the frame scanner onto the screen. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195710 | Electronic picture frame - An electronic picture frame relates to an electronic picture frame which can display and edit images and more particularly pertains to an electronic picture frame with multi-functions. The electronic picture frame comprises a microprocessor module; a storage module which connects to the microprocessor module and stores the programs to be run by the microprocessor module; a power supply management module which connects to the microprocessor module and the storage module; a display module which connects to the microprocessor module; a control module which comprises a plurality of function keys and connects to the microprocessor module; an input/output module which connects to the microprocessor module; wherein it further comprises a wireless network module which externally connects to network signals via a WAN interface, and the wireless network module connects to the microprocessor module. By adding a wireless network module which connects to the microprocessor module, the electronic picture frame of the present invention can provide a wireless network communication function in addition. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195711 | Tactile Signal Transfer Arrangement - A signal transfer arrangement is provided for conveying a signal from a first location to a second location. The signal transfer arrangement includes an articulated support structure rotatably mounted on a base located on a support surface. The support structure has a mobile collection device for receiving an input signal from at least one input emission device at the first location positioned on the support surface without contact between the collection device and the emission device, and transferring the input signal to the second location. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195712 | DVD MENU REPRESENTATION VIA OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION - An entertainment system for a vehicle is provided comprising a front display screen in a front seat area of the vehicle and a rear display screen in a rear seat area of the vehicle. The entertainment system further provides a DVD player for reading a DVD including video content of the DVD. The DVD player can be connected to the rear display screen for displaying the video content of the DVD thereon. The video content can include a DVD menu. A controller can be connected to the DVD player and the front display screen. The controller generates a DVD menu representation corresponding to the DVD menu for display on the front display screen. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195713 | Shared light source in an electronic device - An optical module is used in an electronic device to share a light source. The light source can be shared concurrently with an image projection device and a different component, such as a liquid crystal display device. Alternatively, the light source is used for providing illumination to the component only when the light source is not used by the image projection device. When the light source is used for providing illumination to the liquid crystal display device, at least part of the light beam from the light source is coupled to a back-light unit of the display device, for example. In addition to providing illumination to the liquid crystal display device, part of the light beam can also be used to provide illumination to other accessories or components, such as a keyboard of the electronic device. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195714 | COLOR SWITCHING DEVICE - A liquid crystal color switching device for use in a non-polarization projection device is disclosed. The color switching device comprises a PBS and two switchable phase retarder assemblies, respectively disposed at two outlets of the PBS, wherein each of the switchable phase retarder assemblies comprises at least one liquid crystal layer and at least one dichroic coating layer. When a white light with S- and P-polarizations enters the inlet of the PBS, the white light will be divided into two orthogonal polarized lights and emitted from two outlets of the PBS. After being modulated respectively by the switchable phase retarder assemblies of the two outlets, the two switched polarized lights will be combined by the PBS into a non-polarized light and be emitted from a third outlet of the PBS. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195715 | FLAT TOP TUNABLE FILTER WITH INTEGRATED DETECTOR - A free space tunable filter produces a passband output as a result of sequential processing by an array of narrowband tunable filters (NBTFs) each tuned to a slIghtly different frequency. The present invention is comprised of one or more stages having multiple interleaved sectors and comprising an array of NBTFs having a masked outer surface reflective coating. Stages cascading is used to increase the device figure of merit and single stages are partitioned into multiple sectors that process a specific interleaved region of the bandwidth. Final stage output group passband signals are combined in a multiplexer and tapped with a partially transparent photodetector. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195716 | OPTICALLY WRITABLE DISPLAY MEDIUM AND OPTICAL WRITING METHOD - An optically writable display medium includes an optical switching element and a display element. The optical switching element includes a charge transport layer sandwiched between an upper charge generating layer and a lower charge generating layer. The display element includes a display layer having memory properties and is provided on the optical switching element. The absorption wavelength region of the upper charge generating layer and the absorption wavelength region of the lower charge generating layer are substantially different from each other. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195717 | LIQUID CRYSTAL APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal apparatus, including, a pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal layer held between the substrates, the liquid crystal layer having positive dielectric anisotropy, the liquid crystal of the liquid crystal layer exhibiting, when no voltage is applied thereto, an orientation direction parallel to a transverse electric field which is generated when a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195718 | PIXEL STRUCTURE OF TFT-LCD - One embodiment according to the present invention provides a pixel structure of a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) array substrate comprising a pixel electrode, a gate line and a data line, the gate line and the data line intersecting with each other to define a pixel unit and forms a parasitic capacitor at an intersection point between the gate line and the date line, wherein a branch is provided on the gate line and a protective capacitor is formed between the branch and the data line and is connected in parallel to the parasitic capacitor, and the capacitance of the protective capacitor is less than that of the parasitic capacitor. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195719 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided that can improve lateral visibility while preventing a decrease in luminance. The LCD includes first and second gate lines which are arranged in parallel with each other and sequentially transmit a gate voltage; a data line which intersects the first and second gate lines and transmits a data voltage; a pixel electrode which is disposed in a pixel and includes first and second sub-pixel electrodes that are connected to each other through a first charge-sharing capacitor; a first switching device which is connected to the first gate line, the data line and the first sub-pixel electrode; a second switching device which is connected to the first sub-pixel electrode through a second charge-sharing capacitor; and a third switching device which is connected to the second gate line and the second sub-pixel electrode and is also connected to the first sub-pixel electrode through the second charge-sharing capacitor. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195720 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE - A thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate including a substrate, a plurality of scan lines disposed on the substrate, a plurality of data lines disposed on the substrate, and a plurality of pixels arranged in array on the substrate is provided. Each scan line is connected to a row of pixels. Each pixel includes a TFT and a pixel electrode, wherein the pixel electrode is connected to one of the scan lines and one of the data lines through the TFT. In the same column of pixels, the TFTs are connected to two adjacent data lines alternatively and aligned in the column direction. At least one of the pixels further includes a capacitance compensating line. In the pixel having the capacitance compensating line, the TFT is connected to one of the adjacent two data lines, and the capacitance compensating line is connected to the other one. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195721 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - In the array substrate where the display region has the non-quadrangle shape, a sub-capacitance line which forms a sub-capacitance is disposed at the pixel, a intersection region of the scanning lead-out line and a signal lead-out line is located at the frame region on the outside of the display region, a common lead-out line which connects the sub-capacitance line in common is disposed at the frame region side where the scanning lead-out line is disposed, the common lead-out line is not disposed in the intersection region, but disposed in a region between a region of the scanning lead-out line and a region of the signal lead-out line while intersecting any one of the scanning lead-out line and the signal lead-out line. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195722 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes a short-circuit wire provided in a peripheral area surrounding a pixel area in which pixel electrodes are provided. The short-circuit wire includes a main portion that short-circuits scanning lines with each other and an extending portion that extends from the main portion in such a manner as to intersect data lines. A wire supplied with a predetermined potential in the peripheral area is electrically connected to the extending portion. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195723 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An active matrix substrate according to one aspect of the present invention is a TFT array substrate including a TFT. The active matrix substrate includes a gate signal line electrically connected to a gate electrode of the TFT, a first insulating film formed above the gate signal line, an auxiliary capacitance electrode formed above the first insulating film and supplied with a common potential, a second insulating film formed above the auxiliary capacitance electrode, a source signal line formed above the second insulating film and electrically connected to a source electrode of the TFT, a third insulating film formed above the source signal line, and a pixel electrode formed above the third insulating film so that the pixel electrode overlaps with a part of the auxiliary capacitance electrode. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195724 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A thin-film transistor (TFT) is provided. The TFT includes a gate electrode; a dielectric layer and an active layer which are formed on the gate electrode; and source and drain electrodes which are formed on the active layer, each of the source and drain electrodes including a plurality of protruding portions and an empty space between each protruding portion, wherein the source and drain electrodes are spaced apart from each other and engage with each other, and further wherein the gate and source electrodes overlap each other and the gate and drain electrodes overlap each other. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195725 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a substrate; a plurality of first signal lines formed on the substrate; a plurality of second signal lines intersecting the first signal lines to define pixel areas; first and second pixel electrodes disposed substantially in a pixel area and having different areas; a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the first and the second signal lines and at least one of the first and the second pixel electrodes; a coupling electrode overlapping the second pixel electrode; and a tilt direction defining member for determining tilt directions of liquid crystal molecules formed on the substrate. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195726 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel, a light source, a wire, a light guide plate, a bottom chassis, and a light source container. The liquid crystal display panel displays an image, and the light source generates a light. The wire connected to the light source, and the light guide plate guides the light from the light source to the liquid crystal display panel. The bottom chassis receives the light guide plate and the light source, and the bottom chassis is divided into two parts separable with each other. The light source container is integrally formed with the bottom chassis and surrounding at least a portion of the light source. The light source container includes a fixing section fixing the wire. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195727 | Display Device - A display device includes a display panel, a first printed circuit board, a first flexible printed wiring board connected to the display panel and the first printed circuit board, a second printed circuit board, a second flexible printed wiring board connected to the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, and a frame member on which the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board are mounted. The display device also includes a film shaped member which overlaps a surface of the first printed circuit board which faces the frame member and projects from an end portion of the first printed circuit board toward the second printed circuit board along the second flexible printed wiring board. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195728 | DISPLAY UNIT - A display unit in which the view angle in the horizontal direction of emitting light is wider than the view angle in the vertical direction thereof, in which the emitting light has a polarization component in the vertical direction viewable with the use of a polarized sunglass, and which is able to improve display luminance is provided. A luminance enhancement film has a plurality of convex sections which extend toward in the horizontal direction and are arranged in the direction crossing the extending direction, and in which the refractive index in the extending direction is larger than the refractive index in the arrangement direction. A wave plate changes the polarization direction of light entering the wave plate so that an angle made by a polarization direction of the polarization component in the arrangement direction of the convex section after passing through the wave plate among light passing through the luminance enhancement film and the direction of a polarizing axis a of a first polarizer becomes small. A second polarizer has a polarizing axis b that transmits the polarization component in the vertical direction. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195729 | DISPLAY HAVING INTEGRATED FUNCTIONS IN ONE OR MORE LAYERS - An optical display having integrated functions in one or more layer is disclosed. Specifically, the optical display having two or more of the optical components integrated into a single layer without laminating two different layers of material together. A method of making a wire grids polarizer is also disclosed. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195730 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, LIGHT SOURCE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE LIGHT SOURCE ASSEMBLY - A wavelength conversion member which can achieve high color purity and optimize color temperature according to environmental changes, a light source assembly including the wavelength conversion member, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) including the light source assembly. The light source assembly includes a light-emitting chip which generates light and a wavelength conversion member which includes wavelength conversion particles that convert the light into light having a predetermined wavelength, the predetermined wavelength being determined according to the size of the wavelength conversion particles. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195731 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE FOR A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH COLOR FILTER HAVING POLARIZING FUNCTION - A color filter layer structure usable in a display device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a color filter layer on a substrate, the color filter layer having a polarizing function and made of a liquid crystal material deposited on the substrate, wherein a force is applied to the deposited liquid crystal material in one direction to form the color filter layer. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195732 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display panel, which includes a pair of substrates, liquid crystal sandwiched between the substrates, a plurality of sub pixels, each sub pixel including a transmissive portion and a reflective portion, a light blocking film formed on one of the substrates, color filters formed on the one substrate, a leveling film formed on the light blocking film and the color filters, an orientation film formed on the leveling film, a retardation film formed on the orientation film at portions corresponding to the reflective portions of the respective sub pixels, and a protective film formed on the retardation film. The orientation film extends at least from the reflective portion to the transmissive portion, the protective film covers the retardation film and a region of the orientation film, the region of the orientation film is a region where the retardation film is not formed. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195733 | POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a polarizing plate comprising at least first and second polarizing elements and satisfying (1) kx | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195734 | Liquid Crystal Composition, Color Filter and Liquid Crystal Display - There is provided a liquid crystal composition capable of inexpensively and easily forming a phase difference layer excellent in mechanical strength such as hardness and in substrate adhesion properties, a color filter using the same, and a liquid crystal display apparatus using the color filter. Specifically, provided are a liquid crystal composition, a color filter | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195735 | Active Array Substrate, Liquid Crystal Display Panel, and Manufacturing Method Thereof - An active array substrate, liquid crystal display panel, and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The active array substrate includes a base, a plurality of scan lines disposed on the base, a plurality of data lines perpendicular to the scan lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of active devices, in which each active device is connected to the corresponding scan line, data line and pixel electrode to form a pixel region. The height adjust structure, disposed on the active device, the data line or the scan line, can be shaped into a circle, circle-like shape, ellipse, a compact pattern without any acute angle or a compact pattern without any right angle. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195736 | Liquid crystal on silicon display panel and electronic device using the same - A liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display panel and an electronic device using the same are provided. The electronic device comprises the LCOS display panel and a circuit board. The LCOS display panel comprises a silicon substrate, a transparent substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The transparent substrate has a base plate and a mask layer. The circuit board is electrically connected to the display panel. The transparent substrate is disposed opposite to the silicon substrate, and the liquid crystal layer is positioned between the silicon substrate and the transparent substrate. The mask layer is disposed on the base plate and has at least one opening to form at least one light-transmitting region and one light-blocking region, and the light-transmitting region is a displaying region of the transparent substrate. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195737 | Liquid Crystal Display - In a vertical alignment liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor is formed on a first insulating substrate, and a pixel electrode (ITO) including cutouts (OPEN) is formed on the first substrate or a second substrate. A width of the cutouts of the upper and lower substrates gradually increases or decreases along a length thereof. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195738 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The method of the present invention includes the steps of: (A) providing a first substrate, and a second substrate, wherein the first substrate includes a first light shielding layer provided within a non-display region, the first light shielding layer including a light-transmitting portion provided near an outer boundary of the first light shielding layer, the light-transmitting portion comprising a recess or an opening; (B) drawing a seal pattern with a sealant, the seal pattern being drawn outside the first light shielding layer so as to surround the display region, comprising the substeps of: (B1) beginning application of the sealant near the light-transmitting portion, (B2) applying the sealant along an outer periphery of the first light shielding layer, and (B3) forming a junction with the sealant having been applied near the light-transmitting portion; (C) applying a liquid crystal material within the display region surrounded by the sealant; (D) attaching the first substrate and the second substrate; and (E) performing light irradiation from the first substrate side to cure the sealant. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195739 | LIQUID CRYSTAL ON SILICON DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) display panel and an electronic device using the same are provided. The electronic device comprises the LCOS display panel and a circuit board. The LCOS display panel comprises a silicon substrate, a transparent substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The transparent substrate has a base plate and a mask layer. The circuit board is electrically connected to the display panel. The transparent substrate is disposed opposite to the silicon substrate, and the liquid crystal layer is positioned between the silicon substrate and the transparent substrate. The base plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface that faces the silicon substrate. The mask layer is disposed on the second surface and has at least one opening to form at least one light-transmitting region and one light-blocking region, and the light-transmitting region is a displaying region of the transparent substrate. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195740 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device, which can be a transflective-type or a reflection-type, includes a reflection section arranged to reflect incident light toward a display surface, wherein the reflection section includes a reflective layer provided on a substrate, and includes a first recess formed in a surface of the reflective layer and a second recess formed in the surface of the reflective layer in the first recess. The first recess corresponds to an aperture of a Cs metal layer, and the second recess corresponds to an aperture of a semiconductor layer. The transflective-type or reflection-type liquid crystal display device has a high image quality at low cost. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195741 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An objective of the present invention is to provide a transflective type liquid crystal display device and a reflection type liquid crystal display device having a high image quality at low cost. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention is a liquid crystal display device having a reflection section for reflecting incident light toward a display surface. The reflection section includes an insulating layer; a semiconductor layer formed above the insulating layer; and a reflective layer formed above the semiconductor layer. On a surface of the reflective layer, a first recess and a second recess which is located inside the first recess are formed. The reflection section includes a first region and a second region which differ in a total thickness of a thickness of the insulating layer and a thickness of the semiconductor layer. The first recess and the second recess are formed in accordance with a cross-sectional shape of at least one of the insulating layer and the semiconductor layer. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195742 | Liquid crystal display screen - A liquid crystal display screen includes a first substrate, a first alignment layer, a liquid crystal layer, a second alignment layer, and a second substrate. The liquid crystal layer is sandwiched therebetween. The first alignment layer and the second alignment layer correspondingly are disposed on the first substrate and the second substrate. The first alignment layer and the second alignment layer respectively include a plurality of parallel first grooves and perpendicular second grooves. Furthermore, at least one of the alignment layers includes a carbon nanotube layer. The carbon nanotube layer includes at least one carbon nanotube film. The carbon nanotube film comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end and substantially aligned along a single direction. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195743 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - Provided is a liquid crystal display (LCD), the LCD includes: an insulating substrate; a first gate line and a second gate line which are formed on the insulating substrate and extend parallel to each other; a data line formed on the insulating substrate, insulated from the first and second gate lines, and crosses the first and second gate lines; a first subpixel electrode connected to the first gate line and the data line by a first switching device and includes a plurality of first fine protruding patterns at an edge thereof; and a second subpixel electrode connected to the second gate line and the data line by a second switching device and includes a plurality of second fine protruding patterns at an edge thereof, wherein the first fine protruding patterns are separated from each other by a first gap, and the second fine protruding patterns are separated from each other by a second gap, wherein the sum of a width of the first gap and a width of each of the first fine protruding patterns is greater than the sum of a width of the second gap and a width of each of the second protruding patterns. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195744 | PATTERNED VERTICALLY ALIGNED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a gate line formed on a lower substrate, a storage line formed on the lower substrate, and a data line formed on the lower substrate crossing and insulated from the gate line and the storage line. The liquid crystal display also includes a pixel electrode formed on the lower substrate crossing and insulated from the storage line. The pixel electrode has a first aperture pattern. The liquid crystal display further includes a common electrode formed on an upper substrate and having a second aperture pattern, and a storage electrode connected to the storage line. The storage electrode overlaps the second aperture pattern. The storage line, first aperture pattern, and second aperture pattern each includes a straight portion slanting to the gate line. A long axis of a liquid crystal molecule is arranged perpendicular to a substrate when an electric field is not applied. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195745 | MOTHER SUBSTRATE, SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY PANEL - In a mother substrate for a lower substrate, a substrate for a display panel and a method of manufacturing a display panel, the substrate for the display panel includes a lower substrate and an upper substrate facing the lower substrate. The lower substrate includes an inspection line that receives a first inspection signal externally provided, a gate driving part that outputs a second inspection signal in response to the first inspection signal from the inspection line, and a pixel part driven in response to the second inspection signal. The inspection line is disposed on a grinding area. Thus, the display panel may have an enhanced productivity and an improved yield, on which the gate driving part is formed. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195746 | LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNING DEVICE AND ALIGNMENT METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal aligning device ( | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195747 | Interchangeable eyeglass temples - Temple holders each having recesses formed in the holders are hinged to the extreme ends of an eyeglass front. Temple ends, inserted into respective holder recesses secure the temples in proper position relative to the front. Magnets within the recesses and the temple ends having polar orientations that establish magnetic attraction with each other join the temples to the front through the temple holders. The temple holders reinforce the coupling of the temples with the front during ordinary wear to prevent an undesirable separation of a temple from its front. Selective separation of the temples from the front, however, enables the wearer to change temple styles, as appropriate. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195748 | OPHTHALMIC LENS WITH MULTIPLE PHASE PLATES - An ophthalmic lens for providing a plurality of foci has an optic including an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and an optical axis. The ophthalmic lens further includes a central phase plate, an intermediate phase plate surrounding the central phase plate, and an outer refractive region. The central phase plate comprises a first base curvature having a first radius of curvature and is configured such that the lens is able to direct light to a first focus and a second focus corresponding different diffraction orders of the phase plate. The intermediate phase plate is configured to change the overall resultant distribution of light directed to the second focus. The outer refractive region has no diffractive optical power and surrounds the intermediate phase plate. The outer refractive region is configured to direct light to the second focus and has an aspheric shape configured to reduce an optical aberration. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195749 | ELECTRO-OPTIC LENS WITH INTEGRATED COMPONENTS FOR VARYING REFRACTIVE PROPERTIES - A lens for dynamically correcting refractive error is disclosed, the lens system comprising: a lens having at least one electro-active element having a refractive property that is alterable, the lens being capable of being shaped to fit a housing without hindering performance of the electro-active element, a controller in communication with each of the at least one electro-active element thereto, and an input generator adapted for generating an input signal and transmitting the input signal to the controller, the input signal being generated based at least in part on an input parameter. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195750 | Ophthalmic apparatus - An ophthalmic apparatus capable of alignment in total automation and manual alignment with an examinee's eye comprising an ophthalmic examination unit, a unit detecting an alignment state of the examination unit with the eye, a main base, a mobile base on which the examination unit is mounted and moved horizontally on the main base through operation of a control member, driving mechanisms moving the examination unit vertically and horizontally with respect to the mobile base, means switching a mode between a manual mode of performing alignment of the examination unit with each eye in sequence through the operation and a fully automatic mode of performing the alignment through driving of the driving mechanisms, and a control unit controlling the driving based on the detection result which starts in the fully automatic mode the driving based on a predetermined trigger signal so as to perform the alignment. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195751 | Vision modification with reflected image - Various embodiments of methods and systems for improving and enhancing vision are disclosed. Adjustable lenses or optical systems may be used to provide adaptive vision modification. In some embodiments, vision modification may be responsive to the current state of the user's visual system. Certain embodiments provide correction of the subject's near and far vision. Other embodiments provide enhancement of vision beyond the physiological ranges of focal length or magnification. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195752 | Projector and digital micor-mirror device module - A projector includes a light source system for providing an incident light, a digital micro-mirror device (DMD) module and a projection lens. The digital micro-mirror device module is disposed in the light path of the incident light for receiving and modulating the incident light before reflecting the incident light to form an image light. The projection lens is to receive and project the image light to form an image. The DMD module includes an active area plane and a cover glass. The active area plane has plural digital micro-mirror elements for reflecting the incident light to form an image light. The cover glass is disposed in the light paths of the incident light and image light, and has a first transparent surface and a second transparent surface. An included angle is formed between the extension direction of the first transparent surface and the extension direction of the active area plane. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195753 | LASER PROJECTION MARKING SYSTEM - The system contains a plurality of laser projectors. An image of a marking is projected in a synchronized form by the plurality of laser projectors. A computer network provides communication with the laser projectors. A central workstation communicates with the laser projectors through the computer network. The central workstation coordinates the image projected by the laser projectors. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195754 | IMAGE TRANSMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE TRANSMITTING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image transmitting system includes: an image transmitting unit that receives a projection command to project an annotation image onto an object, and transmits a captured image formed by capturing an image of the object designated by the projection command as an object onto which the annotation image is to be projected, the annotation image representing an annotation about the object; a projector that projects the annotation image in an artificially continuous manner, using an afterimage formed by intermittently projecting light onto the object; and an image capturing unit that captures an image of the object including the portion onto which the light is projected during a period between a time when the projector ends the light projection onto the object and a time when the projector starts the next light projection, and forms the captured image to be transmitted by the image transmitting unit. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195755 | PROJECTOR - A projector can form images of illumination system on respective optical paths at positions of corresponding liquid crystal display panels with respect to a light emission surface of a cross dichroic prism without relatively inverting the images and without increasing the number of lenses from the number of lenses included in a relay optical path structure in related art. Moreover, the projector can equalize the magnification of the images formed on the respective liquid crystal display panels by controlling relative image-forming conditions of the first and second optical paths in advance. Thus, deterioration of white balance and color unevenness of light projected by the projector can be reduced even when light emission distribution of a light source varies with elapse of time, for example. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195756 | PORTABLE PROJECTOR USING AN LED AND RELATED HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM - A portable projector with a heat dissipation system, includes a housing and two LED light sources located in the housing. Each of the LED light sources includes a circuit aboard, an LED device mounted on the circuit aboard and a heat pipe. The heat pipe has an evaporating section thermally contacting the circuit board, and a condensing section. A fin set thermally contacts with the condensing section of the heat pipe for dissipating heat therefrom. The fin set of one LED light source is located behind the evaporating section of the heat pipe of the other light source and closely adjacent to a wall of the housing. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195757 | PROJECTOR WITH ZONE COOLING CONFIGURATION AND METHOD FOR COOLING A PROJECTOR USING ZONE COOLING CONFIGURATION - A projector includes a light source, a color wheel, and a Digital Mirror Device. The color wheel is configured for providing rapid color changes in light emitted from the light source. The Digital Mirror Device is configured for forming an optical image according to image information by using light emitted from the light source. The projector includes a first airflow channel and a second airflow channel. The first airflow channel is configured for cooling the light source and the color wheel. The second airflow channel is configured for cooling the Digital Mirror Device. The first airflow channel and the second airflow channel are independent to each other. A method for cooling a projector using zone cooling is also provided. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195758 | MESHES FOR SEPARATELY MAPPING COLOR BANDS - A method includes generating a first plurality of meshes configured to map a first domain associated with a display surface to a second domain associated with an image capture device configured to capture a first image of the display surface, and generating a second plurality of meshes configured to map the second domain to a third domain associated with a first projector configured to display a second image onto the display surface. A third plurality of meshes is generated using the first plurality of meshes and the second plurality of meshes. The third plurality of meshes is configured to separately map a plurality of color bands between the first domain and the third domain. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195759 | PORTABLE LASER PROJECTOR AND ENCLOSURE - The system contains a purge chamber. A substantially optically transparent wall is formed along the purge chamber. A laser projector is mounted within the purge chamber. The laser projector is positioned to project a laser beam through the substantially optically transparent wall. The system may be used to project images onto objects to assist in manufacturing processes. | 2009-08-06 |
| 20090195760 | Lithographic Apparatus, Method and Device Manufacturing Method - In an embodiment, a lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam; a support constructed to support a patterning device, the patterning device being capable of imparting the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam; a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate; a projection system configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate, and a passive noise damper configured to dampen gas borne noise caused by movement of a movable part of the lithographic apparatus. | 2009-08-06 |
