| 39th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
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| 20140285675 | System and Methods for Calibration of an Array Camera - Systems and methods for calibrating an array camera are disclosed. Systems and methods for calibrating an array camera in accordance with embodiments of this invention include the detecting of defects in the imaging components of the array camera and determining whether the detected defects may be tolerated by image processing algorithms. The calibration process also determines translation information between imaging components in the array camera for use in merging the image data from the various imaging components during image processing. Furthermore, the calibration process may include a process to improve photometric uniformity in the imaging components. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285676 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC CAMERA CALIBRATION USING ONE OR MORE IMAGES OF A CHECKERBOARD PATTERN - The present invention relates to a high precision method, model and apparatus for calibrating, determining the rotation of the lens scope around its symmetry axis, updating the projection model accordingly, and correcting the image radial distortion in real-time using parallel processing for best image quality. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285677 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When interval capturing by an imaging section is performed, a CPU acquires a blur state at a capture timing from the detection result by an acceleration sensor, and performs pre-processing (camera-shake processing: trimming processing in consideration of a blur) on the captured image corresponding to the blur state. Also, when the blur is larger than a predetermined value, the CPU further performs post-processing (camera-shake processing: trimming processing in consideration of a blur) also on images captured at capture timings preceding to and subsequent to the capture timing for capturing the image based on the blur state (more specifically, processing lighter in load than the pre-processing at the capture timing). | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285678 | Camera Module - The present invention relates to a camera module, the camera module including a camera body including a handshake correction unit configured to correct an image shake caused by handshake, and an FPCB (Flexible Printed Circuit Board) including a first connection unit connected to the camera body, a second connection unit connected to the first connection unit by being folded, and a third connection unit connected to the second connection unit by being folded. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285679 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS THAT PHOTOGRAPHS A SPECIFIC SUBJECT, A COMMUNICATION METHOD, A STORAGE MEDIUM AND A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An image capture apparatus includes a second communication control unit, a first communication control unit and a communication unit. The second communication control unit controls the communication unit so as to transmit information of a face image serving as identification information to identify a specific subject to one other image capture apparatus. The first communication control unit controls the communication unit so as to receive from the other image capture apparatus, from among images captured by the image capture unit included in each image capture apparatus, an image in which a subject designated by the transmitted face image is captured. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285680 | CAMERA IMAGE EDITING USING A TELEVISION DEVICE - Images stored in a camera are edited using a television device. The television device determines that the camera incorporates television device remote control editing capabilities and sends a sequence of television device remote control output signals from a television device remote control to the camera to edit an image stored on the camera. The television device receives the edited image, as edited using remote control output signals, from the camera and generates signals for displaying the edited image on a display associated with the television device. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285681 | MULTI-VIEW IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SENDING IMAGE DATA - A multi-view imaging apparatus of an embodiment includes a plurality of imaging units each including an image sensor and a memory configured to store therein image data taken by the image sensor, the imaging units being daisy-chain connected to each other in order to send the image data, and also includes an interface unit connected to a lowermost imaging unit, the interface unit being configured to output pieces of image data taken by the plurality of imaging units to an outside. The imaging units each add own-stage data to data outputted from an upper-stage imaging unit, and output the resultant data to a lower-stage imaging unit. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285682 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - The present technique has a face detection unit configured to detect a face region which is determined as a face in an image, a position specifying unit configured to specify a particular position in the image, a range specifying unit configured to determine a first range as a range for calculating an evaluation value of a hue and to set a hue at a position specified by the position specifying unit in a case where the position is not contained in the face region, and to determine a second range as a range for calculating an evaluation value of a hue and to set a hue at a position specified by the position specifying unit in a case where the position contains the face region, and image processing unit for performing image conversion processing based on color information contained in the hue range. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285683 | LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A line-of-sight detection apparatus is configured to calculate a mean luminance value in an eye area of a face image, determine that an object is a person whose iris area is blue or green in a case in which the calculated mean luminance value is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, determine a correction parameter for correcting the eye area based on the determined color of the iris area, and generate a luminance image in which the eye area is corrected by using the determined correction parameter. Thus, the line-of-sight detection apparatus detects a line of sight with high accuracy regardless of the color of the iris area. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285684 | DETECTING COUNTERFEIT PRINT MATERIAL WITH CAMERA-EQUIPPED COMPUTING DEVICE - An apparatus, system, and method for examining authenticity of printed material and distinguishing between original printed material and counterfeit printed material is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is performed by a mobile device. The mobile device recognizes a reference point on a page of the printed material, computes a color balance ratio for that reference point, and compares the computed color balance ratio to an expected value for original printed material. Based on the comparison between the computed color balance ratio and the expected value, a determination is made as to the authenticity of the printed material. If the printed material is authentic, the mobile device may provide supplementary, complementary and/or additional information and content, for example, information related to the page or chapter of the printed material. If the printed material is not authentic, the mobile device may inhibit the presentation of additional material. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285685 | Digital Camera with Focus-Detection Pixels Used for Light Metering - A digital camera ( | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285686 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The mobile device includes a camera unit configured to sense an image, a display unit configured to display the image, a sensor unit configured to detect an input signal and transmit the detected input signal to a processor, and the processor configured to control the display unit, the camera unit and the sensor unit. The processor is further configured to provide an image capturing interface, wherein the image capturing interface displays the image sensed by the camera unit and an image capturing trigger for storing the image, and adjust focus of the image to an area corresponding to a location of a pattern code automatically and simultaneously display a pattern code trigger in the image capturing interface, only when the pattern code is recognized from the image. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285687 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprising: a storage unit configured to store user information of an imaging apparatus, image information containing an image or images captured by the imaging apparatus, and operation information of the imaging apparatus during image capture, in association with each other; an obtaining unit configured to obtain operation information corresponding to user information of a first imaging apparatus when receiving the user information of the first imaging apparatus; an analysis unit configured to analyze at least one time segment based on the operation information; and an extraction unit configured to extract image information corresponding to the at least one time segment from image information of an imaging apparatus or apparatuses other than the first imaging apparatus. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285688 | OPTICAL SYSTEM OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, AND OPTICAL FUNCTION COMPLEMENTARY PROCESSING CIRCUIT - According to one embodiment, an optical system of electrical equipment includes an imaging optical system and an optical function complementary processing circuit. The imaging optical system captures light from a subject. The imaging optical system forms a subject image. The electrical equipment includes the imaging optical system, a solid state imaging device, and an image signal processing circuit. The solid state imaging device images the subject image. The solid state imaging device outputs an image signal. The image signal processing circuit executes processing of the image signal. The optical function complementary processing circuit is provided in a processing path between the solid state imaging device and the image signal processing circuit. The optical function complementary processing circuit executes processing for complementing functions of the imaging optical system regarding formation of the subject image. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285689 | IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system comprises: a plurality of pixels each for converting light, converted from radiation by a conversion unit, into an electrical signal; an extracting unit that extracts, based on an image formed based on output signals from the pixels, a pixel with noise generated by the radiation that has transmitted through the conversion unit to arrive at the pixels; and a correcting unit that performs correction to remove the noise with respect to an output signal from the extracted pixel, wherein the extracting unit extracts the pixel with the noise by performing division between first and second images, the first image being formed based on the output signals from the pixels in accordance with the radiation to the conversion unit during a first period, the second image being formed based on these output signals in accordance with that radiation during a second period after the first period. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285690 | IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - A method of acquiring images of an object arranged on a supporting surface includes providing at least one optical image acquisition apparatus of the object provided with an optical axis; in a work step of the optical apparatus an acquired image is processed to correct a possible perspective distortion of the image and at least one feature of the object is extracted from the processed image. The method further includes associating a known reference plane with the object and, in a configuration step of the optical apparatus preceding the work step, obtaining a corresponding inclination between the reference plane and the optical axis; processing the acquired image in fact comprises identifying a processing mode determined as a function of the corresponding inclination and applying this preset processing mode to correct the possible perspective distortion. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285691 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a pixel array including a plurality of pixel blocks on a first surface of a semiconductor substrate, each pixel block having a first to third pixels each having a photoelectric conversion element, the first pixel having a first filter with a higher transmission to a light in a first wavelength range, the second pixel having a second filter with a higher transmission to a light in a second wavelength range having a complementary color to a color of the light in the first wavelength range, and the third pixel having a third filter transmitting lights in a wavelength range including the first and second wavelength ranges; a readout circuit reading signal charges from the first to the third pixels; and a signal processing circuit processing the signal charges. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285692 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus comprises a lens array, an image sensor, a display unit, a recording unit configured to record the video data read out from the image sensor, a readout control unit which has a first readout mode of reading out video data of pixels in first regions coinciding with a position relative to each lens and a second readout mode of reading out video data of pixels in second regions, and a control unit configured to perform control, upon reading out video data from the image sensor in the first readout mode, to read out video data from the image sensor in the second readout mode and display a video obtained from the video data read out in the first readout mode, and to record the video data read out in the second readout mode. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285693 | MICROLENS ARRAY UNIT AND SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A microlens array unit according to an embodiment includes: a substrate; a first group of microlenses including first microlenses having a convex shape and a first focal length, the first group of microlenses being arranged on the substrate; and a second group of microlenses including second microlenses having a convex shape and a second focal length different from the first focal length, the second group of microlenses being arranged on the substrate, a first imaging plane of the first group of microlenses and a second imaging plane of the second group of microlenses being parallel to each other, a distance between the first and second imaging planes in a direction perpendicular to the first imaging plane being 20% or less of the first focal length, and images of the first microlenses projected on the substrate not overlapping images of the second microlenses projected on the substrate. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285694 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging apparatus, comprising a plurality of pixels arrayed on a substrate, and element isolation regions formed between the plurality of pixels on the substrate, wherein the plurality of pixels include a first pixel including a first color filter for passing light having a first wavelength, a second pixel including a second color filter for passing light having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength, and a pixel for focus detection including a light-shielding pattern arranged on the photoelectric conversion portion to limit light entering the photoelectric conversion portion, and among the element isolation regions, a first region between the pixel for focus detection and the first pixel has a potential barrier against a signal charge, which is lower than that of a second region between the first pixel and the second pixel. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285695 | OPTICAL MEMBER SET AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT USING THE SAME - An optical member set which has a first optical member formed by curing a composition of curable resins, and a second optical member which is covered by the first optical member, in which the contact angle with water on a surface, which comes into contact with a first optical member, of the second optical member is 70 to 97° and the contact angle with the water on a surface of the opposite side to the side, which comes into contact with the second optical member, of the first optical member is 80 to 115°. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285696 | MICROLENS ARRAY RECOGNITION PROCESSOR - A processor for determining whether or not a first position of an image sensor corresponding to a pixel of an image sensor is included in areas of the image sensor corresponding to microlenses of the image sensor includes a cache configured to store one or more second positions of the image sensor corresponding to centers of the microlenses, each of the second positions being included in one or more of multiple regions defining an entire region of the image sensor, and a first controller configured to cause one or more of the second positions to be stored in the cache. Whether or not the first position is included in the areas corresponding to the microlenses is determined based on the second positions stored in the cache. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285697 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A system and method for driving a solid-state image pickup device including a pixel array unit including unit pixels. Each unit pixel includes a photoelectric converter, column signal lines and a number of analog-digital converting units. The unit pixels are selectively controlled in units of rows. Analog signals output from the unit pixels in a row selected by the selective control though the column signal lines are converted to digital signals via the analog-digital converting units. The digital signals are added among a number of unit pixels via the analog-digital converting units. The added digital signals from the analog-digital converting units are read. Each unit pixel in the pixel array unit is selectively controlled in units of arbitrary rows, the analog-distal converting units being operable to performing the converting in a (a) normal-frame-rate mode and a (b) high-frame-rate mode in response to control signals. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285698 | Viewfinder Display Based on Metering Images - An image capture device may capture a series of images. The series of images may include a plurality of metering images interleaved with a plurality of preview images. The preview images may be captured using respective total exposure times (TETs) that are based on characteristics of at least one previously-captured metering image. A viewfinder of the image capture device may display a stream of display images. Each display image in the stream of display images may be derived from at least one of the preview images, and at least part of the capturing may occur contemporaneously with at least part of the displaying. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285699 | IMAGE-CAPTURE APPARATUS CONTROLLING DISPLAY AT PHOTOGRAPHING TIME - An image-capture unit | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285700 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - There are included a housing, an image capturing unit provided to the housing, for capturing a subject image formed through an optical system, a sound pickup unit provided to the housing, for picking up audio, and a movable unit capable of moving at least between a first position and a second position with respect to the housing, the movable unit including a light emitter for emitting light on a subject, and a plate-shaped plate portion, the movable unit being for forming a space between the light emitter and the plate portion, and in a case where the movable unit is at the first position, the sound pickup unit is disposed in the space, and in a case where the movable unit is at the second position, the plate portion is disposed at a position facing the sound pickup unit. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285701 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging apparatus, comprising a plurality of pixels arranged on a substrate, and element isolation regions formed between the plurality of pixels on the substrate, wherein the plurality of pixels include a first pixel including a first color filter for passing light having a first wavelength, a second pixel including a second color filter for passing light having a second wavelength shorter than the first wavelength, and a pixel for focus detection into which light longer than at least the second wavelength enters, and of the element isolation regions, a first region between the pixel for focus detection and the first pixel has a potential barrier against a signal charge, which is higher than that of a second region between the first pixel and the second pixel. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285702 | THREE-CHIP CAMERA APPARATUS - A three-chip camera apparatus includes: a color separation prism which includes an incident surface perpendicular to an optical axis, a first emission surface parallel to the incident surface, a second emission surface inclined at a first inclination angle with respect to the optical axis, and a third emission surface inclined at a second inclination angle greater than the first inclination angle; a first imaging device which is disposed in parallel to the first emission surface; a second imaging device which is disposed in parallel to the second emission surface; and a third imaging device which is disposed in parallel to the third emission surface. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285703 | LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL DEVICE, SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal optical device includes: a first electrode unit including a first substrate transparent to light, a light-transmitting layer formed on the first substrate, and a first electrode formed on the light-transmitting layer and being transparent to light, the light-transmitting layer including recesses formed on a surface facing the first electrode, arranged in a first direction, and extending in a second direction; a second electrode unit including a second substrate, the second substrate being transparent to light, and two second electrodes formed on the second substrate, the second electrodes being arranged in the second direction and extending along the first direction; a liquid crystal layer located between the first and second electrode units; a first polarizing plate located on an opposite side of the second electrode unit from the liquid crystal layer; and a drive unit that applies voltages to the first and second electrodes. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285704 | OPTICAL FILTER, LIGHT QUANTITY CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - The optical filter includes a filter edge portion forming a boundary between a region through which a light flux is transmitted and a region through which the light flux is not transmitted. The filter edge portion has a concavo-convex shape whose edge outline is formed by a continuous curved line including convex portions and concave portions alternately arranged in a direction in which the boundary extends. The curved line includes part satisfying θa≦60°. θa represents an angle formed by a tangent at an arbitrary point on the curved line between a top point of one convex portion and a bottom point of one concave portion adjacent to the one convex portion with a tangent at the top point of the one convex portion, the angle θa becoming larger as the arbitrary point becomes farther from the top point. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285705 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element for outputting focus detecting signals. A DFE performs phase difference detection-type focus detecting calculation using an output signal of the imaging element. A CPU controls a focus drive circuit depending on the result of calculation and a focus lens is driven so as to perform a focus adjusting operation. The CPU controls the DFE to intermittently execute focus detecting calculation at a predetermined frequency set for a plurality of image frames. In the first mode, AF processing is executed at a rate of once in a few frames and the operation of a circuit unit for performing correlation calculation or the like is stopped in a frame period during which no focus detecting calculation is performed, whereas in the second mode, AF processing is executed for each frame so as to perform a focus adjusting operation following the movement of an object. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285706 | Image Sensor with Focus-Detection Pixels, and Method for Reading Focus-Information - An image sensor ( | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285707 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a configuration in which a non-saturated readout value of a division pixel is subtracted from an addition signal of division pixels, an imaging apparatus capable of performing focus detection with respect to a saturated signal is provided. The imaging apparatus includes a subtraction unit and a suppression unit. The subtraction unit obtains the second image signal by subtracting the first image signal output from the image sensor from an addition signal acquired as a sum of the first image signal and the second image signal output from the image sensor, and the suppression unit suppresses the first image signal to a value equal to or less than a predetermined value. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285708 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A solid state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a liquid crystal optical element including a first electrode having a first recess and a projecting portion surrounding the first recess on a first surface, a second electrode facing the first surface of the first electrode, a filling film located between the first recess of the first electrode and the second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer located between the filling film and the second electrode; an imaging lens facing the second electrode to form an image of a subject on an imaging plane; and an imaging element facing the first recess, the imaging element having a pixel block having a plurality of pixels. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285709 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR FLASH EXPOSURE CONTROL USING PREFLASH STATISTICS - Systems, methods, and devices for obtaining a properly exposed strobe-illuminated image are provided. One method for doing so may include, for example, gathering image capture statistics during a first period when a strobe is not emitting light and during a second period when the strobe emits a preflash. These image capture statistics may include distinct image capture control statistics and luma values associated with the periods. Final image capture control statistics then may be determined based at least in part on the first luma value normalized to the first image capture control statistics and the second luma value normalized to the second image capture control statistics. Thereafter, the final image capture control statistics may be used to capture a properly exposed strobe-illuminated image when the strobe emits a main flash. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285710 | MOBILE DEVICE AND OPTICAL IMAGING LENS THEREOF - Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises five lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces and/or the refracting power of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285711 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An electronic device includes a housing that accommodates therein at least one heating element. At least a part of an inner surface of the housing is applied with a heat conductive material. The electronic device may be incorporated in a communication apparatus. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285712 | CAMERA MODULE - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is provided, the camera module including a housing embedded with a first lens unit including at least one lens, and a driving unit formed at the housing and bonded with a second lens unit including at least one lens, the second lens being optically aligned with the first lens unit, the driving unit including piezoelectric elements moving the second lens unit. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285713 | COMBINATION DARK FIELD AND BRIGHT FIELD ILLUMINATOR - Embodiments are disclosed of an apparatus including an apparatus comprising a curved reflector having an interior and an open end. The curved reflector includes a curved light-reflecting surface and a pair of reflective surfaces. A light module is positioned around a perimeter of the open end of the reflector, the light module including a first side having one or more interior light sources thereon to direct light toward the interior of the reflector and a second side having one or more exterior light sources thereon to direct light away from the reflector. A waveguide module is coupled to the light module and aligned so that light from the one or more exterior light sources is launched into the waveguide module. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285714 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - A portable electronic device includes an earphone jack, a display, a video card, a switch, a conversion module, and a transmission module. The video card converts digital video signals into analog video signals and sends the analog video signals to the display. The switch generates a double-screen display signal in response to a user's operation thereon. The conversion module converts the digital video signals into analog audio signals in real time according to the double-screen display signal. The transmission module transmits the converted analog audio signals to another portable electronic device through a signal wire. Two ends of the signal wire plug into two earphone jacks of the two portable electronic devices, respectively. A display method is also provided. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285715 | VIDEO SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, VIDEO SIGNAL RECEPTION DEVICE, AND VIDEO SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A video transmission device | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285716 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM - An information display device, which facilitates obtainment of information about an object in video, includes: a related information obtaining unit which obtains related information including (i) positional information indicating a first position of a currently displayed object on a video display screen of a video display device that is external to the information display device and (ii) object information indicating attribute information of the object; a display unit which displays the object information in the related information obtained by the related information obtaining unit; and a display control unit which controls the display unit so that the object information is displayed at a second position on the display unit corresponding to the first position indicated by the positional information in the related information, in coordination with a display of the object on the video display screen. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285717 | INTERPOLATED VIDEO TAGGING - Interpolated video tagging techniques are described. An example method includes identifying, a sequence of video frames included in a plurality of video frames of a video, where an object exists in at least one video frame of the sequence of video frames, determining an interpolation function associated with the existence of the object in the sequence of video frames, where the interpolation function specifies a time domain of the video in which the interpolation function is valid, and transmitting the video, an indication of the object, and an indication of the interpolation function. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285718 | MOVING IMAGE EXTRACTING APPARATUS EXTRACTING MOVING IMAGE OF PREDETERMINED PERIOD FROM MOVING IMAGE - There is provided an image extracting apparatus including: a CPU | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285719 | Guided Filter-Based Detail Enhancement - Systems and methods for generating a detail-enhanced video signal are provided. In a method for generating the detail-enhanced video signal, an input video signal is received. A first signal that is a linear transformation of the input video signal is generated. A detail signal is generated by determining a difference between the input video signal and the first signal, where the detail signal includes information that is added to the input video signal to generate the detail-enhanced video signal. A filtered detail signal is generated by removing noise from the detail signal. The filtered detail signal is multiplied by a gain function to generate a second signal. The gain function is based on an amount of variance in the input video signal. The input video signal and the second signal are combined to generate the detail-enhanced video signal. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285720 | Control Apparatus And Method For Sharing Information In A Collaborative Workspace - A method of selecting video source devices to drive first and second presentation spaces provided by at least one display screen in a collaborative workspace, the method comprising the steps of providing a control assembly that includes a plurality of control interfaces, each control interface including a separate selectable control associated with each of the presentation spaces, associating at least first and second video sources with first and second of the control interfaces, respectively, for each of the control interfaces, when a selectable control is selected, providing video information from the video source device associated with the control interface used to make the selection to the presentation space associated with the selectable control such that a plurality of video images from at least first and second different video source devices can be presented simultaneously in the presentation spaces. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285721 | Electronic Apparatus and Display Control Method - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises a communication module, a storage, a determination module and an acquisition module. The communication module is configured to perform communication with a plurality of external devices. The storage is configured to store an address list correlating a logical address and a physical address of each of the external devices. The determination module is configured to transmit a power-on signals to the external devices and thereafter determine a power state of the external devices. The acquisition module is configured to perform switching of input by the communication module after the determination module determines that the external devices are powered on, and to acquire device information including the physical addresses of the external devices. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285722 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION METHODS HAVING BIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION USING PREDETERMINED LINES - Electronic equipment and methods for permitting quick control of the operating state of a source equipment side from sink equipment. A television receiver (sink equipment) | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285723 | MULTIPLE ANTENNA ATSC HDTV RECEIVER DEVICE - A device is provided. The device comprises of Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) Weighted Combining for multiple antennas, Frequency Domain Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC) Equalizer, Time Domain Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC) Equalizer, Equal Gain Combining Unit, and Selective Combining Slicer. The method for producing the device is also provided. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285724 | REMOTE CONTROL WITH CONTENT MANAGEMENT - A remote control unit includes stored user profiles to facilitate and possibly limit access to media content. In some embodiments, a biometric sensor or smart card reader provides user authentication to access stored user profiles. User profiles are associated with content sets that include content selected for potential viewing by the user. The remote control unit is enabled for bidirectional communication with a set-top box or modem that permits access to media content from a bidirectional service provider network. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285725 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROJECTOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a projection control section configured to cause a projecting device, which projects an image on a projection surface, to project an image for correction including at least six correction points, a changing section configured to change, according to an instruction of a user, the position of at least one correction point among the at least six correction points projected on the projection surface by the projection control section, and a determining section configured to determine the position of the at least one correction point among the at least six correction points such that, when the image for correction is divided into a first image and a second image by a straight line connecting two correction points among the at least six correction points, the image for correction maintains a continuous shape in a joining portion of the first image and the second image. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING EFFECTIVE CONTRAST RATIO AND BRIGHTNESS YIELDS FOR DIGITAL LIGHT VALVE IMAGE PROJECTORS - A method and apparatus for increasing the effective contrast ratio and brightness yields for digital light valve image projectors using a variable luminance control mechanism (VLCM), associated with the projector optics, for modifying the light output and provide a correction thereto; and an adaptive luminance control module (ALCM) for receiving signals from the video input board, the adaptive luminance control module producing a signal on a VLCM bus connecting the variable luminance control mechanism and the adaptive luminance control module, the signal causing the variable luminance control mechanism to change the luminance of the light output and provide a corrected video signal for the projector. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285727 | OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING NON-ELECTRIC TYPE TOUCH PANEL - An optical apparatus includes a touch substrate; a waveguide layer arranged on the touch substrate, the waveguide layer including a plurality of waveguides; an optical output structure arranged on the waveguide layer and configured to output light propagating in the plurality of waveguides at touched locations on the touch substrate; a gap layer arranged to provide a predetermined gap between the waveguide layer and the optical output structure; and an optical system, which projects light output by the optical output structure. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285728 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A touch screen panel that includes a substrate comprising an active area and a non-active area positioned outside the active area, first and second sensing electrodes formed over the active area, wherein the first sensing electrodes connected along a first direction, and wherein the second sensing electrodes connected along a second direction that intersects the first direction, and outside wiring lines formed in the non-active area to connect the first and second sensing electrodes to an external driving circuit in units of lines and having at least one of slits that cross insides of the outside wiring lines so that widths of conductive paths are reduced in partial sections. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285729 | TOUCH SCREEN, TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device, a touch display panel, and a touch screen are disclosed. The touch screen includes a touch structure layer disposed on the substrate, where the touch structure layer includes a plurality of transparent conductive patterns. The touch screen also includes an anti-reflective pattern covering at least an edge of the transparent conductive patterns. The touch display panel includes the touch screen and the touch display device includes the touch display panel. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285730 | TOUCH MODULE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A touch module, adapted for an electronic apparatus and including a cover, a touch sensor layer, a flexible printed circuit board (FPC), a light-emitting element and a light guide film is provided. The cover has at least one transparent icon. The touch sensor layer and the FPC are disposed under the cover, and the FPC is electrically connected to the touch sensor layer. The light-emitting element is mounted on the FPC, wherein the FPC is located between the cover and the light-emitting element. The light guide film is disposed under the cover, wherein the touch sensor layer is located between the cover and the light guide film. Light emitted by the light-emitting element is transmitted to the transparent icon through the light guide film. In addition, an electronic apparatus is also provided. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285731 | TOUCH PANEL WITH ELECTRODE BRIDGING STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a touch panel with an electrode bridging structure. The touch panel includes an electroconductive substrate and an electroconductive film disposed on the electroconductive substrate. Surfaces of the electroconductive substrate have upper and lower electrodes. The invention is characterized in that at least two electroconductive bridging portions are disposed between the electroconductive substrate and the electroconductive film, and can electrically connect the electroconductive substrate to the electroconductive film. Thus, the upper and lower electrodes of the touch panel can perform the induction conduction through the electroconductive bridging portions, thereby effectively increasing the conduction rate, decreasing the power load of the touch panel and saving the energy. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285732 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device that is not influenced by a noise in obtaining positional information can be provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate provided with a pixel electrode and a common electrode with a first insulating film interposed therebetween. The pixel electrode and the common electrode partly overlap with each other. The liquid crystal display device further includes a second substrate provided with a pair of electrodes, a resin film covering the pair of electrodes, and a conductive film on the resin film. The pair of electrodes partly overlap with each other with a second insulating film interposed therebetween. The liquid crystal display device further includes a liquid crystal layer between the conductive film on the second substrate side and the pixel electrode and the common electrode on the first substrate side. A predetermined potential is supplied to the conductive film. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285733 | TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch display apparatus includes a display panel, a first sensing electrode layer and a sensing electrode device. The display panel includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and a display medium layer positioned between the upper and lower substrates. The first sensing electrode layer is at one side of the upper substrate opposite to the display medium layer. The sensing electrode device, positioned above the first sensing electrode layer, includes a substrate and a second sensing electrode layer. The second sensing electrode layer is at one side of the substrate. A method for manufacturing the touch display apparatus comprises step of forming the first sensing electrode layer corresponding to one side of the upper substrate. The first and second sensing electrode layers are separately manufactured, and are adhered each other in the subsequent process. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285734 | TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS - A touch display apparatus comprises a display panel and a touch panel. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed oppositely. The first substrate has a first side, the second substrate has a second side corresponding to the first side, and the first side is disposed beyond the second side. The touch panel includes a touch substrate, The second substrate is disposed between the touch substrate and the first substrate, and the area of the touch substrate is less than or equal to that of the second substrate. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285735 | TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS - A touch display apparatus comprises a display panel, a touch panel, a functional film and an adhesive element. The touch panel is disposed opposite the display panel and includes a first surface facing the display panel. The functional film is disposed on the first surface of the touch panel and includes an outer edge. The adhesive element is disposed at an edge of at least one of the display panel and the touch panel and adheres to the display panel and the touch panel. The adhesive element includes an inner edge, and a minimum distance between the inner edge and the outer edge is between 0 and 10 mm. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285736 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE - Disclosed are an electrode structure and a method for producing an electrode. The method includes disposing first and second wires on a substrate, and bonding the first and second wires to each other. The electrode structure includes a substrate, a first wire disposed on the substrate, and a second wire disposed on the substrate. The first wire crosses the second wire, and the first and second wires are bonded to each other. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285737 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT, INPUT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MASTER FOR FABRICATION OF TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT - A transparent conductive element includes a base having a first surface and a second surface, and a transparent electrode pattern part and a transparent insulating pattern part formed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The transparent electrode pattern part and the transparent insulating pattern part are laid alternately on a base surface. Plural pore portions are randomly formed apart in the transparent electrode pattern part and plural island portions are randomly formed apart in the transparent insulating pattern part. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285738 | DISPLAY UNIT AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - The invention provides a display unit which can realize reduction in thickness and weight of the display unit by omitting a void between a touch panel and a display panel, and its manufacturing method. Whole faces of the touch panel and the display panel are directly bonded together with an adhesive layer in between. The display panel has a structure wherein a driving substrate in which organic light emitting devices are formed and a sealing substrate are bonded together with an adhesive layer in between. The touch panel has a structure wherein a lower plastic film in which a transparent electrode is formed and a touch-side plastic film in which a transparent electrode is formed are layered so that the transparent electrodes are placed opposite. The display panel is constructed with only the driving substrate, and the organic light emitting devices are sealed by the touch panel instead of the sealing substrate. Therefore, thickness and weight of the display unit can be further reduced. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285739 | CAPACITANCE TOUCH PANEL MODULE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A method of fabricating a capacitance touch panel module includes forming a plurality of first conductive patterns on a substrate comprising a touching area and a peripheral area along a first orientation, a plurality of second conductive patterns along a second orientation, and a plurality of connecting portions in the touching area; forming a plurality of insulated protrusions, in which each insulated protrusion covering one connecting portion, and forming an insulated frame on the peripheral area; and forming a bridging member on each insulated protrusion. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285740 | 3D DISPLAY DEVICE AND PHASE RETARDER FILM THEREOF - The present invention discloses a 3D display device and a phase retarder film thereof. The phase retarder film is used to be mounted on a liquid crystal display panel adopting a half-source driving structure and includes a plurality of phase retarder rows arranged side by side. Each phase retarder row has two wave-shaped sides, and each wave-shaped side corresponds in position to one shading row of a black matrix of the liquid crystal display panel. When the phase retarder film is mounted with a positional error, adjacent pixel electrodes in the same pixel row can have the same light-passing area relative to the phase retarder rows having wave-shaped sides so as to avoid a color washout problem. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285741 | Liquid Crystal Lens Device, Image Display Apparatus, Drive Device, and Drive Method - According to an embodiment, a liquid crystal lens device includes an optical element and a voltage controller. The optical element includes: a refractive index modulation layer of which a refractive index distribution changes according to a voltage applied thereto; and electrodes to apply a voltage to the refractive index modulation layer. In a first voltage state, the voltage controller controls voltages applied to the electrodes such that a first refractive index distribution is arranged periodically in the optical element. In a second voltage state, the voltage controller controls voltages applied to the electrodes such that a second refractive index distribution is achieved. In an intermediate voltage state, the voltage controller controls a voltage applied to a first-type electrode, to which a first voltage that is the maximum value among the voltages applied to the electrodes in the first voltage state is applied, to a second voltage lower than the first voltage. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285742 | Display Panel and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A display panel includes a substrate, a first insulation layer, a first electrode, a liquid crystal layer, a second electrode and a second insulation layer. The substrate includes a thin film transistor (TFT). The first insulation layer is disposed on the substrate. The first electrode is disposed on the first insulation layer and is electrically connected to the TFT. The liquid crystal layer is disposed on the first electrode. The second electrode is disposed on the liquid crystal layer and includes a first grid structure adjacent to the liquid crystal layer. The second insulation layer is disposed on the second electrode and includes a second grid structure. Therefore, the durability of the display panel may be increased and light leakage may be prevented. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285743 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer, wherein the first substrate is disposed below the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrates. The liquid crystal display further includes at least one thin film transistor, a common electrode, a first insulating layer, and at least one pixel electrode disposed on the upper surface of the first substrate in order. A plurality of bumps are disposed on the lower surface of the second substrate. The thin film transistor includes a gate, a source, and a drain. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285744 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first substrate, a ground electrode disposed on the first substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the first substrate, a first passivation layer disposed on the thin film transistor, a light blocking member, and a color filter disposed on the first passivation layer. A field generating electrode is disposed on the light blocking member and the color filter. The ground electrode is arranged on the first substrate in a matrix and is connected to a ground terminal. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285745 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE FOR FRINGE FIELD SWITCHING MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of manufacturing an array substrate for an FFS mode LCD device includes forming a gate line, a gate electrode and a pixel electrode on a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer; forming a data line, source and drain electrodes, and a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, the drain electrode overlapping the pixel electrode; forming a passivation layer on the data line, the source and drain electrodes; forming a contact hole exposing the drain electrode and the pixel electrode by patterning the passivation layer and the gate insulating layer; and forming a common electrode and a connection pattern on the passivation layer, wherein the common electrode includes bar-shaped openings and a hole corresponding to the contact hole, and the connection pattern is disposed in the hole, is spaced apart from the common electrode and contacts the drain electrode and the pixel. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285746 | STRUCTURE OF LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - The present invention provides a structure of a liquid crystal module, which includes a backlight module, a mold frame mounted on the backlight module, a liquid crystal display panel mounted on the mold frame, an adaptor mounted to the backlight module, and a bezel mounted on the adaptor. The adaptor includes a connection board and a positioning board perpendicularly connected to the connection board. The connection board is mounted to the backlight module. The liquid crystal display panel is positioned against the positioning board. The bezel is fixedly connected to the positioning board. Through the arrangement of the adaptor for positioning the liquid crystal display panel, the distance between an edge of an opening of the bezel that is mounted to the adaptor and an edge of a black matrix of the liquid crystal display panel can be kept constant. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285747 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH NARROW BEZEL AREA - A liquid crystal display with a narrow bezel area includes a liquid crystal display panel displaying an image, a light source unit supplying light to the liquid crystal display panel, a light guide plate converting light irradiated by the light source unit into planar light, a cover bottom which includes a bottom part and side walls extending from edges of the bottom part to an upper side and receives the light source unit and the light guide plate, and a supporting member which surrounds an external surface of the cover bottom, extends from an upper part of the light guide plate to the inside of the cover bottom, and supports the liquid crystal display panel. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285748 | LED Backlight Driving Circuit, Backlight Module, and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention provides a LED backlight driving circuit, a backlight module, and a liquid crystal display device, wherein, the LED backlight driving circuit comprises: a power module, a voltage converting module, a constant current driving IC module, and a boost module. The output terminal of the power module is connected with the power source of the constant current driving IC module through the voltage converting module; the output terminal of the power module is connected with the positive electrode of the LED strings through the boost module. The boost module is provided with an over voltage alarm unit used to warn that the voltage of the positive electrode of the LED strings is high. In the present invention, it can warn immediately and notice the failures when the output voltage of the LED backlight driving circuit is too high or the failure happens. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285749 | OPTICAL STACK WITH ASYMMETRIC DIFFUSER - The present disclosure describes an optical stack that includes an asymmetric diffuser. As described herein, use of an asymmetric diffuser in an optical stack reduces undesirable defects in a display while maintaining optical gain and/or contrast of the display. The asymmetric diffuser is less diffusive along a first direction that is parallel with linearly extending structures of an associated light directing film | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285750 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a liquid crystal display panel that varies a phase of polarized light via liquid crystal molecules, wherein second recessed patterns of a second light guide plate are directly faced with first recessed patterns of a first light guide plate to form a first empty space, and wherein first flat surfaces of the first light guide plate are directly faced with second flat surfaces of the second light guide plate to form a second empty space narrower than the first empty space. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285751 | LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL - The present application relates to a liquid crystal cell, a method for preparing a liquid crystal cell and a display device. An exemplary liquid crystal cell may be applied to various types of display devices so as to control a viewing angle or light transmittance of the display device. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285752 | LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL - The present application relates to a liquid crystal cell, a method for preparing a liquid crystal cell and a display device. An exemplary liquid crystal cell may be applied to various types of display devices so as to control a viewing angle or light transmittance of the display device. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285753 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first polarizing layer configured to transmit light polarized in a first direction, a second polarizing layer configured to transmit light polarized in a second direction, a display layer provided between the first polarizing layer and the second polarizing layer, an interference filter provided between the first polarizing layer and the display layer, and a refracting layer. The refracting layer includes a first layer and a second layer contacting the first layer. The second polarizing layer is disposed between the refracting layer and the display layer. The second layer is provided between the first layer and the second polarizing layer. The first layer includes a protrusion extending along the first direction and protruding toward the second polarizing layer. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285754 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device includes a display area and a non-display area, a first alignment layer disposed on a first substrate, a second alignment layer disposed on a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer; and a groove disposed in the non-display area of the second substrate to correspond to at least a portion of an end portion of the second alignment layer. The groove is provided along at least one side of the display area and is configured to be filled by an alignment solution used to from the second alignment layer and prevent the alignment solution from dispersing to other areas of the second substrate. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285755 | PHOTODETECTOR, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - One embodiment of the present invention includes a first light-blocking layer and a second light-blocking layer which are over a light-transmitting substrate, a first photodiode over the first light-blocking layer, a second photodiode over the second light-blocking layer, a first color filter covering the first photodiode, a second color filter covering the second photodiode, and a third light-blocking layer formed using the first color filter and the second color filter and disposed between the first photodiode and the second photodiode. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285756 | Display Device - A display device includes a first substrate having a light shielding layer, and a second substrate having a first metal layer, a semiconductor layer formed over the first metal layer, and a second metal layer formed over the semiconductor layer. A sealing member fixes the first substrate and the second substrate, with a first scale mark formed over the first substrate, and a second scale mark formed over the second substrate and which forms a pair with the first scale mark. The light shielding layer has a first opening portion, and the first scale mark is arranged inside the first opening portion. The second scale mark is formed of a first part of the second metal layer, and a first part of the semiconductor layer and a first part of the first metal layer are overlapped with and extend off from the first part of the second metal. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285757 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According an aspect, a liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate on which a reflective electrode is arranged for each of a plurality of pixels; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a wave plate in which liquid crystals are fixed so that an alignment direction of the liquid crystals is opposite to an alignment direction of the liquid crystal layer. The wave plate is arranged on a second substrate side of the liquid crystal layer. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285758 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display apparatus includes an array substrate, a counter-substrate and a liquid crystal layer formed of a negative liquid crystal material. The array substrate includes a common electrode, an insulating film, a plurality of pixel electrodes each provided with a slit, and a first alignment film. A ratio of a liquid crystal capacitance to a capacitance of the first alignment film (liquid crystal capacitance/alignment film capacitance) is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value. The formula (es/d_LC)/(e_PI/d_PI)≦0.0599 is satisfied. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285759 | PHOTOALIGNMENT METHOD AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A photoalignment method includes irradiating light in a first direction to a first alignment layer, and irradiating light in a second direction opposite the first direction, after disposing a first mask on the first alignment layer. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285760 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The liquid crystal display including a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a field generating electrode in electrical communication with the thin film transistor; and an alignment layer disposed on the field generating electrode, wherein the alignment layer includes a self-assembled monolayer (“SAM”) derived from at least a first precursor compound and a second precursor compound, and wherein the first and second precursor compounds are different. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285761 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to an aspect, a display device includes a plurality of pixels each including a plurality of sub-pixels. Each of the sub-pixels is arranged around center of the corresponding pixel and divided into a plurality of display regions to perform N-bit area coverage modulation by a combination of the display regions. The display regions are arranged in such a manner that: a display region corresponding to a least significant bit of the area coverage modulation is arranged closest to the center of the corresponding pixel; and a display region corresponding to a higher significant bit of the area coverage modulation is arranged around the center of the pixel and further from the center of the corresponding pixel (N is a natural number of 2 or more). | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285762 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device in which a display defect is less likely to occur even when an alignment layer is not formed. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer held between the pair of substrates, at least one of the substrates including an electrode, and the liquid crystal layer having negative dielectric anisotropy, in which each of the pair of substrates includes a silane coupling layer on a surface of the corresponding substrate, a polymer layer configured to vertically align adjacent liquid crystal molecules is formed on a surface of the silane coupling layer, the polymer layer is formed by the polymerization of at least one monomer contained in a liquid crystal composition, and the at least one monomer contains a compound represented by the chemical formula (1). | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285763 | EYEGLASSES WITH MOVABLE LENSES - Eyeglasses, including a frame for supporting the eyeglasses on a user's face, a platform movably connected to the frame, and a plurality of lenses moveable relative to the frame along with the platform, each of the lenses being movably connected to the platform. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285764 | FITNESS ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR EYEGLASS TEMPLE - A fitness adjustment mechanism for eyeglass temples is revealed. The fitness adjustment mechanism is disposed on an eyeglass frame, a temple or between the eyeglass frame and the temple. The fitness adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment hole and a projecting pin. A receiving fixing slot is formed on each of two ends of the adjustment hole and a narrow channel is located between the two receiving fixing slots. The transverse distance of the channel is smaller than an inner diameter of the receiving fixing slot. The diameter of the projecting pin is no more than the inner diameter of the receiving fixing slot and is a bit larger than the transverse distance of the channel. Thus an angle of the temple is changed by the projecting pin mounted into different receiving fixing slot for adjusting fitness of eyeglasses. People feel comfortable with the eyeglasses on. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285765 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A medical device includes a layer made of an acidic polymer and a basic polymer formed on at least a part of a surface of a water-containing base material, wherein at least one kind of an acidic polymer and a basic polymer forming the acidic polymer or the basic polymer is a polymer having a hydroxy group. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285766 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR INDIRECT OPHTHALMOLOGY - A device for examining at least one selected portion of an eye of a subject and including a camera detachably mounted on a camera mounting unit. The camera includes an illuminating source, which generates illuminating radiation for irradiating the at least one portion of the eye thereby enabling the camera to generate a plurality of images of the at least one portion of the eye. The device also includes a first lens assembly detachably mounted on an adjustable lens holder and selected to focus the illuminating radiation towards the at least one portion of the eye as well as focusing radiation reflected from the at least one portion of the eye towards an entrance pupil of the camera. An extendible support arm supports the camera and the adjustable lens holder at a first distance between the camera and the first lens assembly. Subsequent to adjusting the first distance to correspond to a diopter value of the selected first lens assembly, the illuminating source irradiates the at least one portion of the eye and subsequent thereto the camera generates the plurality of images of the at least one portion of the eye. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285767 | OCULAR SURFACE INTERFEROMETRY (OSI) DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGING, PROCESSING, AND/OR DISPLAYING AN OCULAR TEAR FILM - Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for measuring a tear film layer thickness (TFLT) of the ocular tear film, including lipid layer thickness (LLT) and/or aqueous layer thickness (ALT). The measured TFLT can be used to diagnosis dry eye syndrome (DES). In certain disclosed embodiments, a multi-wavelength light source can be controlled to illuminate the ocular tear film. Light emitted from the multi-wavelength light source undergoes optical wave interference interactions in the tear film. An imaging device can be focused on the lipid layer of the tear film to capture optical wave interference interactions of specularly reflected light from the tear film combined with a background signal(s) in a first image. The imaging device can also be focused on the lipid layer of the tear film to capture a second image containing the background signal(s) present in the first image. The second image can be subtracted from the first image to reduce and/or eliminate the background signal(s) in the first image to produce a resulting image. The resulting image can be processed and analyzed to measure a tear film layer thickness (TFLT), including lipid layer thickness (LLT) and/or aqueous layer thickness (ALT). | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285768 | System and Method for Identifying Eye Conditions - An electronic device comprising a processor utility configured and operable for processing image data, determining whether an abnormality exists in an image of a subject's eye, and generating corresponding output data, said processor utility comprising: a first processor configured and operable for selecting in the image data an image comprising a region of interest including predetermined eye features of at least one of two eyes of the subject, the first processor further configured and operable for pre-processing the image to determine whether it is suitable for image processing and for providing an indication of the determined suitability of the image; an eye feature detection utility configured and operable for applying an image processing algorithm to a suitable image for determining one or more parameters of the eye features from a set of predetermined parameters; and an eye condition identifier utility configured and operable for processing and analyzing said one or more parameters and generating data indicative of whether an abnormality exists in the image. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285769 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ANALYSIS OF VISUAL FUNCTION USING A MOBILE DEVICE WITH DISPLAY - A visual function evaluation is performed using a sequence of interactions with a mobile device. A patient user may perform a variety of visual tests using the mobile device. The mobile device transmits the test results to a remote server implementing analysis of the visual function results using network service. The network service receives the test results, processes the results, and provides the processed results to a healthcare provider. The processed results may include trends of the user's visual function test performance. The healthcare provider, such as a physician, may optimize and administer treatment based on the data. Early detection of changes in visual function can enable the healthcare provider to individualize treatment, helping to prevent vision loss while minimizing visits to the office, discomfort, and expense. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285770 | System for 3D Image Projections and Viewing - Shaped glasses have curved surface lenses with spectrally complementary filters disposed thereon. The filters curved surface lenses are configured to compensate for wavelength shifts occurring due to viewing angles and other sources. Complementary images are projected for viewing through projection filters having passbands that pre-shift to compensate for subsequent wavelength shifts. At least one filter may have more than 3 primary passbands. For example, two filters include a first filter having passbands of low blue, high blue, low green, high green, and red, and a second filter having passbands of blue, green, and red. The additional passbands may be utilized to more closely match a color space and white point of a projector in which the filters are used. The shaped glasses and projection filters together may be utilized as a system for projecting and viewing 3D images. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285771 | PROJECTOR - A projector that outputs a first image and a second image alternately image image, includes: a discharge lamp driving section that supplies, to a discharge lamp, a drive current that drives the discharge lamp; a state detecting section that detects a deteriorating state of the discharge lamp; and a control section that controls the discharge lamp driving section, wherein the control section controls the discharge lamp driving section so that the absolute value of the drive current becomes relatively small in the first period and relatively large in the second period and, in the second period, the control section controls the discharge lamp driving section so that the discharge lamp driving section supplies an alternating current to the discharge lamp as the drive current and controls the discharge lamp driving section so that at least part of the frequency of the drive current is decreased with the progress of the deteriorating state. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285772 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a light source device including a first light source configured to emit light in a first wavelength region, a second light source configured to emit light in a second wavelength region different from the first wavelength region, a wavelength conversion unit including a fluorescent material and configured to emit fluorescent emission light in a different wavelength region upon irradiation with the light in the first wavelength region, and a combining unit that has wavelength selectivity to a specific wavelength region corresponding to the second wavelength region and combines the light in the first wavelength region from the first light source, the light in the second wavelength region from the second light source, and the fluorescent emission light which are incident on the combining unit with one another. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285773 | ILLUMINATION UNIT, PROJECTION DISPLAY UNIT, AND DIRECT VIEW DISPLAY UNIT - An illumination unit includes one or more light sources each including a solid-state light-emitting device configured to emit light from a light emission region including a single or a plurality of light-emitting spots. The solid-state light-emitting device includes a single chip or a plurality of chips each emitting a light beam. Three or more of the light-emitting spots are provided within the whole of one or more light sources, to allow the whole of one or more light sources to emit light beams in two or more wavelength bands different from one another, and the solid-state light emitting device in a first light source which is at least one of the one or more light sources, has a plurality of light-emitting spots which emit light in the same wavelength band. | 2014-09-25 |
| 20140285774 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a light source device including at least one light source configured to emit light, a diffusion plate configured to diffuse and reflect the light emitted from the light source, and a partial transmission member which is provided between the light source and the diffusion plate and has a transmission region which allows the light to pass through and a reflection region which reflects the light and is except the transmission region. | 2014-09-25 |
