48th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090290037 | Selection of an optimum image in burst mode in a digital camera - An aspect of the present invention selects one of the images captured in burst mode as an optimum image based on processing only the captured images, without requiring any external images. According to another aspect of the present invention, the camera settings are set to different combination of values and a frame is formed for each combination of values from the corresponding captured image. Image metrics representing inherent image qualities may be extracted from each of the frames and one of the frames is selected based on the extracted metrics. In an embodiment, each combination of the camera settings includes corresponding values for exposure duration and white balance. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290038 | Electronic camera - An electronic camera comprises an image processing unit that performs image quality adjustment using a plurality of adjustment parameters, an information acquisition unit that acquires from an external device first image quality adjustment information including a parameter group for use with the image quality adjustment and an image quality adjustment algorithm that applies the parameter group, and a control unit that controls the image processing unit so that it performs image quality adjustment while applying the parameter group included in the first image quality adjustment information that has been acquired to the image quality adjustment algorithm included in the first image quality adjustment information that has been acquired. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290039 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a color and polarization obtaining section | 2009-11-26 |
20090290040 | Image dynamic range compression method, apparatus, and digital camera - A method of compressing an original dynamic range of an original image, includes a first step of obtaining a reduced image corresponding to the original image by performing quantization and downsampling on the original image that has been input; a second step of calculating a look-up table based on the reduced image, wherein the look-up table indicates a mapping relationship between the original dynamic range of the original image and a dynamic range of a medium; and a third step of mapping each of the pixels in the original image from the original dynamic range of the original image onto the dynamic range of the medium based on the look-up table. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290041 | Image processing device and method, and computer readable recording medium containing program - An image processing device includes: an image obtaining unit for obtaining an image; a depth of field specification unit for receiving specification of a depth of field specified by an imager size; and a blur enhancement processing unit for generating a processed image with enhanced blur of a subject contained in the image, the blur being enhanced according to the specified depth of field. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290042 | DEVELOPMENT PROCESSING DEVICE, DEVELOPMENT PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM OF COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS - There is provided a development processing device that develops undeveloped image data. The development processing device includes a change screen displaying unit displays a first number line corresponding to a first initial parameter, a second number line corresponding to a second initial parameter, a reference line that intersects the first number line in a position corresponding to the first initial parameter and intersects the second number line in a position corresponding to the second initial parameter, a first marker that represents a position corresponding to the first user parameter on the first number line, and a second marker that represents a position corresponding to the second user parameter on the second number line on the parameter changing screen, and the development processing unit performs the development process based on at least the first user parameter and the second user parameter. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290043 | Sub-Pixel Array Optical Sensor - Improving the dynamic range of captured images is disclosed by using sub-pixel arrays to capture light at different exposures and generate color pixel outputs for an image in a single frame. Each sub-pixel array can include multiple sub-pixels. The sub-pixels that make up a sub-pixel array can include red (R) sub-pixels, green (G) sub-pixels, blue (B) sub-pixels, and in some embodiments, clear sub-pixels. Those sub-pixel arrays having clear sub-pixels effectively have a higher exposure level and can capture low-light scenes (for dark areas) better than those sub-pixel arrays without clear sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel array can produce a color pixel output that is a combination of the outputs of the sub-pixels in the sub-pixel array. Each sub-pixel in a sub-pixel array can have the same exposure time, or in some embodiments, individual sub-pixels within a sub-pixel array can have different exposure times to improve the overall dynamic range even more. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290044 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image capturing apparatus using a limited-rewriteable storage medium is disclosed. The image capturing apparatus writes generated image data in the limited-rewriteable storage medium at the time of shooting processing. On the other hand, an internal memory in the image capturing apparatus holds management information such as a FAT and directory entry. The apparatus writes the management information in the limited-rewriteable storage medium after the contents of the information are determined. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290045 | Image Data Processing Apparatus, Image Data Processing Method, And Program - Image data are compressed such that they do not visually deteriorate. Nonlinear compression and DPCM compression are performed in series. A compressing unit | 2009-11-26 |
20090290046 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING LIVE PREVIEW IMAGE - An image capturing apparatus includes: an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a subject and outputs image data containing the image; a display unit configured to display a live preview image of the subject based on the image data output from the imaging unit; a processor configured to set an image size of the image to be recorded and perform image processing on the live preview image to control a display range of the live preview image to be displayed on the display unit based on the image size to be recorded. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290047 | Electronic camera - An electronic camera includes: a display at which a photographic image and a map image are displayed; a display control unit that controls the display so as to display identifiers individually indicating photographing locations at which a plurality of photographic images were captured over the map image displayed at the display; and a zoom operation member that generates a zoom operation signal to be used to adjust a magnification factor for a photographic optical system, wherein: in response to the zoom operation signal output while the map image is displayed, the display control unit controls the display so as to display the map image with a scale thereof adjusted in correspondence to the zoom operation signal. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290048 | PUPIL COLOR CORRECTION DEVICE AND PROGRAM - An iris color correction apparatus has a skin color identification section which identifies the skin color of a photographed person in an inputted image, a skin correction color calculation section which obtains a skin correction color that is an iris color of said person that should be shown in said image based on the skin color identified by said skin color identification section, an original iris color calculation section which obtains an original iris color that is a representative color of a peripheral region of the iris of said photographed person from the color of pixels included in the peripheral region, a correction reference color setting section which acquires said obtained skin correction color and original iris color, and sets one of the skin correction color and the original iris color to be a correction reference color when correction is carried out, and a correction section which corrects the iris color of said photographed person based on said correction reference color. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290049 | IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE-CAPTURING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image-capturing apparatus includes an image-capturing device having an effective pixel area formed of a plurality of areas having different dark current characteristics and a light-shielded pixel area arranged in the region surrounding the effective pixel area; a storage unit configured to prestore a correlation between dark current differences among the plurality of areas and dark current of the light-shielded pixel area; a detector configured to detect the dark current of the light-shielded pixel area during image capturing; a dark current difference obtaining unit configured to, on the basis of the correlation stored in the storage unit, obtain dark current differences among the plurality of areas during image capturing from the dark current of the light-shielded pixel area; and a correction processor configured to correct a video signal obtained from the effective pixel area on the basis of the dark current differences during the image capturing. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290050 | COMPENSATION OF LEAKAGE CURRENT AND RESIDUAL SIGNALS FOR INTEGRATING DETECTOR BASED ON DIRECT X-RAY CONVERSION - The application describes an X-ray detector, which uses direct X-ray conversion (DiCo) combined with CMOS pixel circuits. DiCo materials have to be used with high voltage to achieve a high field strength. This makes the sensor prone to leakage currents, which falsify the measured charge result. Moreover, most direct conversion materials suffer from large residual signals that lead to temporal artifacts (ghost images) in an X-ray image sequence. A circuit is described, which senses the sensor's dark current including residual signals from previous exposures before the sensor is exposed (again) to X-ray, and freezes relevant circuit parameters at the end of the sensing phase in such way, that the dark current (leakage current and residual signal) can still be drained during exposure. Therefore, the charge pulses generated in the sensor due to X-ray exposure can be integrated without charges carried by the leakage current or residual signal, thus obtaining a more accurate estimate of the deposited X-ray energy. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290051 | SOLID-STATE IMAGER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid-state imager including an imaging region, a color filter layer, and an electro-conductive component, wherein the imaging region has a plurality of light receiving elements positioned therein, the plurality of light receiving elements are formed to a substrate, while being arranged in a two-dimensional manner, the color filter layer is formed over and around the imaging region, the electro-conductive component exposes from the color filter layer, the electro-conductive component is positioned around the imaging region but without overlapping the imaging region. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290052 | Color Pixel Pattern Scheme for High Dynamic Range Optical Sensor - The use of a Bayer pattern array in digital image sensors to enhance the dynamic range of the sensors is disclosed. Each Bayer pattern in the array can include three different pixels having a first exposure, and a fourth pixel (which is the same color as one of the other pixels in the array) having a second exposure. The dynamic range of the Bayer pattern array can be enhanced by using different exposure times for the pixels. Each pixel can capture only one channel (i.e. either red (R), green (G) or blue (B) light). Interpolation of neighboring pixels, including those having different exposure times, can enable the pixels in the Bayer pattern array to generate missing color information and effectively become a color pixel, and can allow the Bayer pattern array to have a higher dynamic range. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290053 | PREDICTIVE SENSOR READOUT - A predictive sensor readout is suitable for coupling to a sensor. The predictive sensor readout includes a sampling circuit, a predictor, and a preset circuit. The sampling circuit is configured to receive and over-sample previously digitized samples of signals previously input from the sensor. The predictor is coupled to the sampling circuit and is configured to receive the over-sampled digitized samples into a signal history and to generate a predicted input from the sensor based on the signal history. The preset circuit is coupled to the predictor and the sampling circuit and is configured to present the sampling circuit to receive the predicted input from the sensor prior to sampling an actual input from the sensor. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290054 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging-device includes a base, frame-shaped ribs provided on the base and forming an internal space, a plurality of wiring members for electrically leading the internal space of a housing formed by the base and the ribs to an external portion, an imaging element fixed to the base inside the internal space, a transparent plate fixed to an upper surface of the ribs, and connecting members electrically connecting electrodes of the imaging element to the wiring members, wherein a plurality of protrusions are provided in a region of the base that faces the imaging element, and the imaging element is fixed by adhesive to the base while being supported by the protrusions. The protrusions enable the imaging element to avoid distortion caused by following the surface of the base, thereby suppressing the effect on electrical properties of the imaging element. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290055 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DETECTION ELEMENT - The present invention provides an electromagnetic wave detection element that can raise the speed of image read-out. Scan lines are each disposed to plural pixel lines for each of the pixel lines in a row direction of plural pixels disposed in a matrix array, and switches each TFT switch provided to respective pixels in the plural pixel lines by the respective scan lines. Plural signal lines are each disposed to each of the pixel lines in the column direction of the matrix array. In each of the pixel lines in the column direction, the respective signal line is connected to a different TFT switch from the TFT switches that are connected to the same respective scan line, and the charge accumulated in storage capacitors is read out through each of the signal lines according to the state of the TFT switches. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290056 | IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE - A image pick-up device includes a pseudo signal generating circuit which generates a pseudo video signal, a pseudo signal reading circuit which reads and outputs the pseudo signal from the pseudo signal generating circuit, and a level control circuit which controls the level of a signal outputted by the pseudo signal generating circuit or read into a pseudo signal reader. The image pick-up device can detect the property difference in signal lines. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290057 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE CAPABLE OF PARALLEL READING OF DATA FROM A PLURALITY OF PIXEL CELLS - A solid state imaging device has a pixel region composed of a matrix of pixel cells each including a photodiode and a charge storage portion. First and second output signal lines are in parallel and adjacent to both the charge storage portions of a first pixel cell and a second pixel cells that are adjacent on a same column. A signal voltage of a signal charge in the charge storage portion of the first pixel cell is output to the first output signal line, whereas a signal voltage of a signal charge in the charge storage portion of the second pixel cell is output to the second output signal line. The respective outputs to the first and second output signal lines are processed in parallel. A conductive layer is disposed between the charge storage portion of the first pixel cell and the second output signal line to suppress capacitive coupling. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290058 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - In a solid-state imaging device, provided is a solid-state imaging device in which a first gate insulation film | 2009-11-26 |
20090290059 | CONNECTION/SEPARATION ELEMENT IN PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTER PORTION, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Suppressing a fall in sensitivity upon shooting without causing similar effect as a pixel defect in spite of being able to perform focal point detection. When a gate electrode | 2009-11-26 |
20090290060 | HIGHSPEED IMAGE SELECTING METHOD DIGITAL CAMERA HAVING HIGHSPEED IMAGE SELECTING FUNCTION - In a digital camera operation method, photographic images are taken with the camera and a corresponding compressed high resolution image and also a corresponding lower resolution image is stored for each. A fast display mode of the camera sequentially displays individual lower resolution display images, using the data of one of the lower resolution images. A normal display mode displays high resolution display images by expanding and displaying one of the compressed high resolution images. When changing from the fast display mode to the normal display mode, the lower resolution display image currently displayed can be replaced with the corresponding high resolution display image. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290061 | Camera module - Provided is a camera module including a substrate; an image sensor that is mounted on the substrate; and a housing that is coupled to the top surface of the substrate and has a lens assembly integrally provided on the center thereof, the lens assembly having a plurality of lenses stacked therein, and a plurality of support portions which project from the side walls of the housing in the lower side of the lens assembly so as to be contact-supported by the top and side surfaces of the image sensor. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290062 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A lead frame is buried in mold resin to form a mold structure. A wide blade is used to make an indentation having an alignment step in the mold structure. Then, a narrow blade is used to split the mold structure. At the outer perimeter portion of a base which is a separate part separated from the mold structure, an alignment step is formed. Due to the alignment step, an optical element, such as a mirror tube of an imaging optical system, or the like, is readily and quickly attached. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290063 | System and Method for Processing Videos and Images to a Determined Quality Level - System and method for processing videos and images to a determined quality level. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for enhancing video. The method includes providing a first video element that is uncompressed. The method also includes determining motion information associated with the video element. The method further includes providing a second video element by removing at least a defect from the first video element. The second video element includes a color luminance and a luminance. In addition, the method includes de-interlacing the second video element using the motion information. Furthermore, the method includes scaling the second video element. Also, the method includes providing a third video element by enhancing the chrominance and enhancing the luminance of the second video element. The method additionally includes outputting the third video element. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290064 | AV System - AV content is input and output in an AV system. In the AV system, a plurality of AV devices process a signal of the content to reproduce the content. A source device broadcasts the content to each of the AV devices. In each of the AV devices, a reproduction unit receives the content broadcast by the source device and performs reproduction processing on the received content. A communication unit communicates reproduction processing time information with another AV device, the reproduction processing time information indicating a time required for the reproduction processing of the content. A delay unit delays a time to reproduce the content, such that the delay unit delays reproduction of the content in accordance with an AV device having a latest reproduction timing based on the reproduction processing time information. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290065 | DEVICE LINKAGE APPARATUS - A device linkage apparatus ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290066 | SIGNAL ADJUSTING CIRCUIT AND VIDEO APPARATUS THEREOF - A signal adjusting circuit and a video apparatus thereof are provided. The signal adjusting circuit includes a delay unit, a minimum value acquisition device, and a first operating unit. The delay unit receives a digital signal and delays the digital signal for N periods to serve as a delay signal. The minimum value acquisition device receives the digital signal and acquires a minimum value of the digital signal in every N periods. The first operating unit is coupled to the delay unit and the minimum value acquisition device for operating the delay signal with the minimum value to obtain an adjusting signal. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290067 | Image processing method - An image processing method for removing a noise component contained in an original image, includes: separating an original image into a temporary noise-free image and a temporary noise component; extracting an edge component in the temporary noise-free image by executing edge detection on the temporary noise-free image; determining a fine edge component in the original image contained in the temporary noise component based upon a level of the extracted edge component; extracting an actual noise component by excluding the fine edge component from the temporary noise component; and removing noise from the original image based upon the extracted actual noise component. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290068 | Signal Processing Device And Projection Display Apparatus - A signal processing device including: a color coordinate adjuster performing color coordinate adjustment processing for adjusting color coordinates of an image input signal according to a color reproduction range of a display device; a brightness adjuster performing brightness adjustment processing for adjusting a brightness component of the image input signal; and a coefficient controller controlling a color coordinate adjustment coefficient and a brightness adjustment coefficient. The coefficient controller controls the brightness adjustment coefficient so as to decrease the brightness component of the image input signal, when saturation of a pixel having a first hue is high, controls the brightness adjustment coefficient so as to increase the brightness component of the image input signal, when saturation of a pixel having a second hue is high, and decreases the brightness adjustment coefficient when increasing the color coordinate adjustment coefficient. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290069 | OPERATION MODE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING AN OPERATION MODE OF AN ELECTRONIC PRODUCT - An operation mode adjustment device ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290070 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE VIDEO PRODUCTION - The present invention describes systems and methods for remote video production. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a remote video production system including a first portal. The first portal includes a number of ports, the ports configured to receive taking place at a studio. Furthermore, the first portal includes a multiplexer configured to communication signals from equipment designed to capture a performance combine the communication signals into a transport stream. Additionally, the first portal includes at least one transmitter configured to transmit the transport stream to a location remote from the first portal. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290071 | CIRCUIT FOR AND METHOD OF RECEIVING VIDEO DATA - A circuit of an integrated circuit for receiving video data having a plurality of data streams of pixel data and a pixel clock is disclosed. The circuit comprises a plurality of data recovery circuits, each data recovery circuit coupled to receive a corresponding data stream of the plurality of data streams and having a phase shifter generating a clock signal used to receive the data stream; and a channel deskew circuit coupled to receive the output of each data recovery circuit and the pixel clock. A method of receiving video data is also disclosed. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290072 | REMOTE CONTROLLER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A remote controller of controlling an electronic device, the remote controller includes: an input unit; a communication unit which communicates with at least one electronic device to receive an identification code of the electronic device if a condition for receiving the identification code is satisfied, and a remote-controller controller which stores the identification code received from the electronic device, and selects the stored identification code so that the electronic device corresponding to the selected identification code is controlled through the input unit. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290073 | IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS, IMAGE OUTPUT METHOD, AND PROJECTOR - An image output apparatus includes: a display device having a light modulation section which is divided into a plurality of channels and drives the divided channels; a plurality of level adjusting units that are provided for each channel, adjust the levels of video input signals for each channel, and output adjusted output signals to the display device; an adjustment amount correcting unit that performs a basic correction process; a continuous correction control unit that controls the adjustment amount correcting unit to perform the basic correction process during a first predetermined period; and an intermittent correction control unit that controls the adjustment amount correcting unit to perform the basic correction process a predetermined number of times during a second predetermined period. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290074 | PROJECTOR - A projector is provided that plays recording mediums, such as DVD and video tapes, which switches between a projection image to another image by stopping or suspending playback, or starting a playback or recording operation. In S | 2009-11-26 |
20090290075 | IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS, PROJECTOR, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS - An image output apparatus includes: a display device having a light modulation section which is divided into a plurality of channels; a level adjusting unit that is provided to each of the channels adjusts a level of input signal, and outputs adjusted output signal to corresponding channel; a signal switching unit that switches between a video input signal and a first reference signal as the input signal of the level adjusting unit, for a predetermined period; an adjustment amount correcting unit that compares an output signal from each of the level adjusting units with a second reference signal for the predetermined period and corrects the adjustment amounts of the corresponding level adjusting units on the basis of the comparison results; and a connection state switching unit that outputs a control instruction to the display device to change a state of the channels to an open state for the predetermined period. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290076 | FLEXIBLY SUPPORTED VIDEO DISPLAY - A method of displaying a video display system, assembling a video display system, and a video display system are disclosed. The video display system can include a flexible support, a display device detachably engaged to the flexible support, and a coupling device engaged to the flexible support and the display device at a first location on the display device. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290077 | Display and Television Set - A display includes a display screen portion, a display screen support member supporting the display screen portion to be rotatable in an anteroposterior direction with respect to a vertical plane and a driving source rotating the display screen support member in the anteroposterior direction by a prescribed angle with respect to the vertical plane, wherein a center of gravity of the display screen portion is located on either a frontward side or a rearward side with respect to the vertical plane in both of a state where the driving source rotates the display screen support member on the frontward side with respect to the vertical plane and a state where the driving source rotates the display screen support member on the rearward side with respect to the vertical plane. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290078 | BISTABLE SWITCHABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL WINDOW - A bistable switchable liquid crystal device is provided in which the device can be switched between a transparent and an opaque state by a predetermined voltage pulse. The device is based on polymer stabilized cholesteric materials. No additional amount of voltage has to be applied to the device in order to sustain the optical states. Therefore, the device is energy-saving. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290079 | DISPLAY, INSTRUMENT PANEL, OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT - A multiple depth display provided for displaying images at different depths comprises a single display device ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290080 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE - A display device includes multiple signal lines that are connected to multiple pixel electrodes including first and second pixel electrodes. The distance between one end of the first pixel electrode and the centerline of a first signal line is greater than the distance between one end of the second pixel electrode and the centerline of a second signal line. Alternatively, the distance between the other end of the first pixel electrode and the centerline of an adjacent signal line, which is located on the opposite side of the first pixel electrode from the first signal line, is greater than the distance between the other end of the second pixel electrode and the centerline of another adjacent signal line, which is located on the opposite side of the second pixel electrode from the second signal line. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290081 | Liquid crystal display - A liquid crystal display is disclosed. The liquid crystal display includes a data line arranged in a column direction, a first pixel electrode that is positioned on the left side of the data line on a first line, a second pixel electrode that is positioned on the right side of the data line in a second line underlying the first line, a first gate line that is arranged between the first line and the second line in a line direction perpendicular to the column direction, a second gate line that is arranged between the first line and the second line in the line direction, the second gate line underlying the first gate line, a first thin film transistor that is positioned on the left side of the data line on the first line to supply a first data voltage received from the data line to the first pixel electrode in response to a gate pulse received from the first gate line, and a second thin film transistor that is positioned on the right side of the data line on the first line, crosses the first gate line to be connected to the second pixel electrode, and supplies a second data voltage received from the data line to the second pixel electrode in response to a gate pulse received from the second gate line. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290082 | Semiconductor Device and Fabrication Method Thereof - A p channel TFT of a driving circuit has a single drain structure and its n channel TFT, an LDD structure. A pixel TFT has the LDD structure. A pixel electrode disposed in a pixel unit is connected to the pixel TFT through a hole bored in at least a protective insulation film formed of an inorganic insulating material and formed above a gate electrode of the pixel TFT, and in an inter-layer insulation film disposed on the insulation film in close contact therewith. These process steps use 6 to 8 photo-masks. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290083 | Liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof - Disclosed is a method of fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device in which a photosensitive film is selectively patterned using a half-tone mask, and then a portion of a passivation layer at a pixel area is selectively removed to secure an penetration path of a stripper. Additionally, a crack is generated on a conductive film formed on a photosensitive film pattern through a predetermined heat treatment to facilitate a lift-off process. Thus, the number of masks can be reduced to simplify the fabrication process of the LCD device and reduce fabrication costs. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290084 | Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating same - A liquid crystal display device is provided that comprises a gate line; a first insulating film on the gate line; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, the pixel region having a transmissive area and a reflective area; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode formed in the pixel region; a second insulating film on the thin film transistor; a storage capacitor including a storage upper electrode overlapping the gate line; a transmission hole exposing at least a portion of the pixel electrode, and a reflective electrode formed in the reflective area of the pixel region, the reflective electrode connecting the pixel electrode with thin film transistor and the storage upper electrode, wherein the gate line and the pixel electrode include a first transparent conductive layer. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290085 | Gate-in-panel type liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same - A liquid crystal display device comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate facing and spaced apart from each other, the first substrate and the second substrate including an active area, a signal input area and a pad area, the signal input area and the pad area being disposed at a periphery of the active area; a gate line and a data line on the first substrate in the active area, the gate line and the data line crossing each other; first connection lines and second connection lines in the signal input area, the first connection lines extending to the pad area and crossing the second connection lines; a gate connection pattern contacting the first connection lines and the second connection lines; a common electrode on the second substrate; a shortage-preventing pattern on the common electrode and corresponding to the gate connection pattern; a seal pattern surrounding the active area, the seal pattern including a conductive ball; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates in the seal pattern. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290086 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF REPAIRING BAD PIXELS THEREIN - A liquid crystal display device and a method of repairing bad pixels thereof, in which the bad pixels can be efficiently and easily repaired, includes a first insulating substrate, a gate wiring and a storage wiring arranged substantially parallel to each other in a first direction on the first insulating substrate, a data wiring intersecting the gate and storage wirings in an insulated manner and arranged substantially in a second direction, and a pixel electrode formed on a pixel area defined by the gate and data wirings. The storage wiring includes a horizontal portion arranged substantially in the first direction and at least a part of which does not overlap the pixel electrode, and a vertical portion branching off substantially in the second direction from the horizontal portion and overlapping the data wiring. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290087 | Apparatus and methods for supporting a display panel of a portable information handling system - Apparatus and methods for mounting a display panel of a portable information handling system such as a notebook or laptop computer. The apparatus and methods employ a display backing component having a stepwise-thickened central cross-sectional shape and distribution of mass that may be tailored to match the stress concentration of a display assembly. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290088 | Liquid crystal display device - Disclosed is an LCD device capable of enhancing a display quality on a screen by minimizing feature changes of light emitting diodes (LED) due to heat in a structure that heat is rapidly emitted, from the LED serving as a light source, to outside of a lower cover. The LCD device comprises an LC panel; a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed below the LC panel, and supplying light to the LC panel; a lower cover having one or more heat emitting holes at a bottom surface adjacent to the light emitting diodes, and receiving the light emitting diodes in correspondence to one or more inner side surfaces thereof; and a heat emitting sheet disposed in the lower cover so as to correspond to the one or more heat emitting holes. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290089 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight system, a driving circuit board for driving the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight system, and a housing for housing the foregoing members. A metal plate is provided between the backlight system and the driving circuit board, which metal plate has a plane surface on a front and back surface which is broader than the backlight system and the driving circuit board. On at least a pair of opposed edges of the metal plate, at least one of a falling portion and a rising portion is provided along the edges of the metal plate. Further, a bezel is provided between the housing and at least one of the falling portion and rising portion, which bezel is arranged so as to integrally support the metal plate and at least the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight system. Hence, a liquid crystal display apparatus and an electronic apparatus including same are provided, which liquid crystal display apparatus is capable of reducing a possibility of breakage due to load placed on a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel or an impact when dropped. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290090 | BACK LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly and a display device having the same, the backlight assembly including a light guide panel that guides light, a light source to generate light, being mounted to at least one end of the light guide panel, and a bottom chassis made of a reflective resin capable of reflecting light and mounted to cover a rear side of the light guide panel. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290091 | LIGHT-EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a light-emission control device controls light emission of light sources of a light emitter including a plurality of light source areas each corresponding to one of the light sources, and includes a light-value calculator, a light-value modifying module, and a light controller. The light-value calculator calculates a light value for each of the light source areas. The light source areas include a target area for which a light value is to be modified and surrounding areas surrounding the target area. The light-value modifying module modifies a light value calculated for the target area using light values for the surrounding areas. The light controller lights a light source in the target area based on the modified light value. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290092 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An exemplary liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a liquid crystal panel, a light guide plate, and blocks. The light guide plate includes a light emitting surface and cutouts. The blocks engage the cutouts, forming an accommodating space. The liquid crystal panel is accommodated in the accommodating space, and attached on the light emitting surface. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290093 | PLANAR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A planar light-emitting device has a plurality of light-emitting units each including a light source and a lightguide plate. The light-emitting units are arranged with the light-exiting surfaces of their respective lightguide plates being substantially flush with each other. Each lightguide plate has an upper surface as a light-exiting surface, a lower surface opposite to the light-exiting surface, and a peripheral side surface extending between the respective peripheral edges of the upper and lower surfaces. The lightguide plate emits light received from the light source from the light-exiting surface. At least a part of the peripheral side surface is an inclined surface inclined relative to the light-exiting surface. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290094 | PLANAR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A planar light-emitting device allowing for high luminance uniformity has a plurality of light-emitting units ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290095 | Optical unit and LCD device using the optical unit - An optical unit includes a light conductive plate having a first surface and a second surface, at least one optical sheet on the first surface of the light conductive plate, and a light reflective sheet extending over an entire second surface of the light conductive plate and fastened on a portion of a first surface of the optical sheet adjacent a periphery thereof to fasten the light conductive plate, the optical sheet, and the light reflective sheet as an optical unit, and to define a light discharge region on the first surface of the optical sheet and the first surface of the light conductive plate. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290096 | TRANSPARENT SEE-THROUGH DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a see-through display device. A see-through display device comprises a liquid crystal plate filled with liquid crystals; first and second orientation plates respectively positioned on upper and lower surfaces of the liquid crystal plate, and controlling an initial alignment state of the liquid crystals; first and second conductive plates respectively positioned on an upper surface of the first orientation plate and a lower surface of the second orientation plate, and being filled with a conductive material; first and second transparent plates respectively positioned on an upper surface of the first conductive plate and a lower surface of the second conductive plate; first and second polarizing plates respectively positioned on an upper surface of the first transparent plate and a lower surface of the second transparent plate; and a transparent light guide plate spaced apart from a lower surface of the second polarizing plate, and allowing beams incident from a light source positioned at one side thereof to be totally reflected and emitted upward. Accordingly, a see-through display device comprises a transparent optical display device and a transparent light guide plate having a light source disposed at one side thereof, so that the display device can be optically transparent even when it is not operated. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290097 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly includes; a plurality of light guide blocks disposed substantially in parallel with each other along a first direction, each of the plurality of light guide blocks including; a light guide plate (“LGP”) having a wedge-shape decreasing in thickness from a first side thereof to a second side thereof, and a light source unit disposed facing a side surface of the LGP, and a light source driving unit which individually controls the light source units of the plurality of light guide blocks to emit light via a local dimming method. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290098 | REFLECTION SHEET FOR BACKLIGHT OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND BACKLIGHT OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE REFLECTION SHEET - The present invention provides a reflection sheet that is used together with a prismatic light guide plate for the backlight of a liquid crystal display device, wherein the reflection sheet makes it possible to create a liquid crystal display device that has high brightness as well as few bright lines, bright spots, and brightness defects (moiré), that possesses improved resistance to damage on the prismatic light guide plate and reflection sheet, and that can preserve high brightness over a long period of time; and provides a backlight in which such reflection sheet is used. In the present invention a prism layer is formed on one surface of a reflection sheet, the vertex angle of the prisms is 145° or greater and 168° or less, and the distance between the vertices of the prisms on the reflection sheet is 50 μm or greater and 550 μm or less. The reflection sheet is arranged in such a way that the prism array direction of the reflection sheet makes an angle of 5° or greater and 20° or less with respect to the prism array direction of the prismatic light guide plate. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290099 | Display Module - A display module is disclosed. The display module comprises a liquid crystal module and a backlight source having a spectrum, wherein the spectrum has a plurality of peaks of light intensity. The liquid crystal module comprises a color filter having a plurality of transmittances. There are color ratios related to the transmittances and the peaks, so that a backlight source emits a light through the color filter and a color image generated by the light has a predetermined brightness and a predetermined saturation according to the color ratios. More particularly, the predetermined brightness can be defined by the brightness as the color temperature of the color image maintained at 10000K. The predetermined intensity meets the standard of the National Television Standard Committee (NTSC). | 2009-11-26 |
20090290100 | Cellulose Acylate Film, Method of Producing the Same, Cellulose Derivative Film, Optically Compensatory Film Using the Same, Optically-Compensatory Film Incorporating Polarizing Plate, Polarizing Plate and Liquid Crystal Display Device - A method of producing a cellulose derivative film, the method comprising: forming a film with a solvent cast method from a dope including a cellulose derivative satisfying following conditions (a) and (b): (a) at least one among three hydroxyl groups included in a glucose unit of cellulose is substituted by a substituent of which a polarizability anisotropy Δα represented as following Expression (1) is 2.5×10 | 2009-11-26 |
20090290101 | Display Device - A display device is provided which comprises a first conductive layer in which a first electrode film is formed, a first insulating layer provided over the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer provided over the first insulating layer and in which a second electrode film is formed at a position different, in plane, from the first electrode film, and a second insulating layer provided over the second conductive layer. Over a surface of the second insulating layer, a recess having, in its inside, a first region in which the first electrode film is exposed, a second region in which the second electrode film is exposed, and a third region which connects the first region and the second region is formed, and a conductive film is formed at least in the first through the third regions. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290102 | TRANSFER MATERIAL, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A COLOR FILTER USING THE SAME, A COLOR FILTER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A transfer material comprising at least one optically anisotropic layer and at least one photosensitive polymer layer on at least one support, wherein said optically anisotropic layer comprises one or more compounds having a reactive group, and said photosensitive polymer layer comprises two or more types of photopolymerization initiators having different photoreaction mechanisms to each other, and a compound having a reactive group which can react with one or more of the reactive groups present in the optically anisotropic layer by the action of the at least one of said photopolymerization initiators. By using the transfer material, a color filter which contributes to reducing viewing angle dependence of color of a liquid crystal display device, and a liquid crystal display device having less corner non-uniformities and less viewing angle dependence of color. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290103 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A RETARDATION PLATE, RETARDATION PLATE, POLARIZING PLATE WITH A RETARDATION PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a method capable of setting an appropriate stretching temperature even in the case where the difference in Tg of resins contained in respective layers is large and the case where the thickness of a laminate is large when a retardation plate having reverse dispersion characteristics is produced by stretching a laminate, and capable of obtaining a retardation plate which can express a sufficient retardation and in which retardation unevenness is reduced. The method of producing a retardation plate of the present invention includes the steps of applying a solution containing a resin B and a solvent to an optical base material containing a resin A to obtain a laminate including an optical base material layer and an application layer, and stretching the laminate, in which one of the resin A and the resin B has positive alignment birefringence, and another one of the resin A and the resin B has negative alignment birefringence, and the stretching is performed by setting an amount of a residual solvent in the laminate to be 2 to 10% by weight. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290104 | COMPOSITE POLARIZING PLATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, COMPOSITE OPTICAL MEMBER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - Disclosed is a composite polarizing plate ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290105 | LIQUID CRYSTAL APPARATUS, COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE, AND ARRAY SUBSTRATE - Disclosed is a liquid crystal apparatus including a plurality of dot regions. The liquid crystal apparatus includes a pair of transparent substrates disposed with a gap, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of transparent substrates, and a polarizer formed by disposing, on at least one of surfaces of the pair of transparent substrates which are opposed to each other, a polarization layer group constituted of a plurality of polarization layers including an inorganic fine particle layer having a shape anisotropy, the polarization layer group corresponding to one of the dot region and the plurality of dot regions. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290106 | Vertically Aligned Mode Liquid Crystal Display with Differentiated B Cell Gap - A thin film transistor array substrate is provided with a gate line assembly, a data line assembly, and thin film transistors. The data line assembly crosses over the gate line assembly while defining pixel regions. A pixel electrode is formed at each pixel region. A color filter substrate is provided with a black matrix, and color filters of red, green and blue are formed at the black matrix at the pixel regions. An overcoat layer covers the color filters, and a common electrode is formed on the overcoat layer with an opening pattern. The thin film transistor array substrate, and the color filter substrates face each other, and a liquid crystal material is injected between the thin film transistor array substrate, and the color filter substrate. The blue color filter has a thickness smaller than the red color filter or the green color filter such that the liquid crystal cell gap at the blue color filter is larger than the liquid crystal cell gap at the red or green color filter. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290107 | Transflective liquid crystal display - A transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a plurality of pixel regions. Each pixel region includes a transparent electrode receiving a gray voltage and a plurality of electrically floating reflectors. The transparent electrode includes a plurality of openings corresponding to the reflectors. The reflectors are disposed on the corresponding openings. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290108 | REFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND REFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECTOR - A retardation compensation element ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290109 | PHOTOALIGNMENT MATERIAL, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE HAVING AN ALIGNMENT LAYER FORMED USING THE SAME, AND TO A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY SUBSTRATE - A photoalignment material includes an alignment polymer, a photoalignment additive including a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and an organic solvent. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290110 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING ALIGNMENT CONTROL FOR BRIGHTNESS AND RESPONSE - A liquid crystal display apparatus including a pair of substrates having electrodes and vertical alignment layers. A liquid crystal having a negative anisotropy of dielectric is inserted between the substrates. Each substrate has linearly arranged alignment control structures for controlling the alignment of the liquid crystal. The alignment control structures are formed in the form of projections or slits. Each alignment control structure is formed of a plurality of constituent units. In addition, means for forming a boundary of alignment of liquid crystal (singular point in director field) to control the liquid crystal located on the alignment control structures. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290111 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING ALIGNMENT CONTROL FOR BRIGHTNESS AND RESPONSE - A liquid crystal display apparatus including a pair of substrates having electrodes and vertical alignment layers. A liquid crystal having a negative anisotropy of dielectric is inserted between the substrates. Each substrate has linearly arranged alignment control structures for controlling the alignment of the liquid crystal. The alignment control structures are formed in the form of projections or slits. Each alignment control structure is formed of a plurality of constituent units. In addition, means for forming a boundary of alignment of liquid crystal (singular point in director field) to control the liquid crystal located on the alignment control structures. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290112 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes an optical member arranged on a display surface side of a display device, wherein the optical member comprises a plurality of concaves on a surface thereof, and wherein each of the concaves is formed with three planes crossing at right angles each other. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290113 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The display device includes a pair of insulating substrates arranged so as to be opposed, a bonding layer, and a strain suppressing plate. The bonding layer is provided on the outer surface side of one insulating substrate. The strain suppressing plate has rigidity higher than that of the insulating substrate to suppress the strain caused by curving the insulating substrate. The strain suppressing plate is fixed to the insulating substrate by the bonding layer. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290114 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME - A first slit pattern is formed in a display substrate and a display panel of vertical alignment mode having the display substrate. The first slit pattern includes slits, a pair of projections and a pair of notches. A divergence point where the slits meet each other and an incision portion of the slits have the same function as the pair of projections in the generation of a singular point of liquid crystal. A contact hole exposing a part of an output electrode of a switching element is formed at a protective layer of an array substrate. A step recess is formed at a protective layer corresponding to a storage electrode, a divergence point of the slits is arranged to correspond to the storage electrode. The singular point of the liquid crystal is induced to occur at a regular position, and thus afterimages and spots can be prevented. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290115 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL THEREFOR - A gate line extending in a transverse direction and a data line intersecting the gate line are formed on the substrate. The data line includes a curved portion and an intermediate portion crossing the gate line substantially at a right angle. A pixel electrode is formed on an insulating layer. The pixel electrode is connected to a thin film transistor and it has an edge extending substantially parallel to the curved portion of the data line. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290116 | Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method therefor - The present invention includes a liquid crystal display device having an oxide film having high adhesiveness to a substrate to thereby prevent oxidation of a wiring material or the like, and includes, an electrode or a terminal electrode having high conductivity, and a manufacturing method therefor. Consequently, in the present invention, a liquid crystal display device has an electrode terminal of a TFT substrate, wherein the electrode is formed on an insulator and is comprised of a conductive layer mainly consisting of copper and an oxide covering an outer part, further the oxide is a layered structure of transparent electrodes, the layered portion having ohmic contact, and the oxide mainly consists of manganese oxide. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290117 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate, a liquid crystal layer sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate by a frame-shaped sealing member, a display area located inside the sealing member, a non-display area located outside the display area and a plurality of spacers interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A relief area in which a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate is larger than that in the display area is provided in at least a portion of the non-display area. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290118 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING ION BEAM ALIGNMENT FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS BY A GROOVING UNDER LAYER - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device comprises a first substrate having a grooved surface profile; an alignment film layer of inorganic material formed on the grooved surface and having the grooved surface profile, the alignment film of inorganic material being aligned in response to an ion beam incident to the grooved surface in a direction parallel to a groove direction; a second substrate aligned opposite the first substrate for forming a plurality of LCD cells having liquid crystal (LC) material deposited therein, wherein LC molecules align parallel to the grooves for enhanced LCD performance. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290119 | Durable Eyewear Having Lens Cutouts - Eyewear which may be worn high up the bridge of the nose of a wearer and which simultaneously provides the wearer with the option of not needing to gaze through any lens material when peering straight ahead, by virtue of cutout regions disposed at the top portions of the lenses. Eyewear as provided overcomes problems of the prior art, including “popping out” of lenses from their frames in cases of framed lenses having cutouts, and also obviates lens breakage. The eyewear provided may comprise reading glasses, bi-focal lenses, and tri-focal lenses. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290120 | Focus-enhancing blinders - Focus enhancing blinders for usage in sporting activities and other activities that require visual focus and concentration. More particularly, the invention is the blinders can be worn by players of tennis and other sports where hand-eye coordination is critical. In one mode, blinders are affixed to a headband or cap worn by the user, and extend to the areas on the outside of each eye, functioning to block off a previously-determined degree of peripheral vision. In another mode, blinders are affixed to an article of eyewear worn by the user, and again extend to the areas on the outside of each eye, functioning to block off a previously-determined degree of peripheral vision. Such blocking of peripheral vision assists the user in the difficult task of keeping his or her visual focus straight ahead and directly on the ball, thus enhancing the user's performance. In addition, the blinders may be of a length of one to four inches and can be hingedly attached the inside of the blinders and outside of the cap, or in the alternative, on the outside of the blinders and inside of the cap. The user may utilize both blinders, one blinder, or neither; as the player improves on his or her focus. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290121 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SET OF PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL OPHTHALMIC LENSES - A method for determining by optimization a set of progressive ophthalmic lenses for a given user for whom a near vision power addition (Add | 2009-11-26 |
20090290122 | Vision Testing System - A subjective vision testing system is used for visual function tests for examinees. The subjective vision testing system is provided with an optometric apparatus which selectively sets optical elements in front of both eyes of an examinee, an optotype presenting apparatus for displaying optotypes to the examinee, and a controller. The optotype presenting apparatus, based on a command signal for implementation of a binocular balance test, displays optotypes used for binocular balance tests. The optometric apparatus, based on a command signal for implementation of a binocular balance test, sets a first prism in front of the examinee's right eye and a second prism in front of the examinee's left eye. The second prism has a base direction vertically opposite to the first prism and the same prism power as the first prism. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290123 | Eye muscle trainer - An eye muscle trainer has an outer casing, a control circuit module, a first light emitting unit set, two second light emitting unit sets, two third light emitting unit sets and an eye frame. The outer casing is opaque and has a rear opening. The light emitting unit sets are mounted on the control circuit module. The first light emitting unit set is for focusing user's vision. The second light emitting unit sets are for focusing user's vision on seeing straightly. The third light emitting units are for focusing the user's vision on seeing outwardly. The eye frame accommodates the rear opening of the outer casing. Therefore, wearing the eye muscle trainer releases eyestrain because watching the light emitting unit sets arranged at different position exercises the user's eyes. Consequently, appropriate releasing eyestrain assists improving eyesight. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290124 | REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT OF MACULAR PIGMENT USING MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING - Imaging apparatus and filters are provided for accurately imaging, assessing and measuring a patient's macular pigment. A multi-band filter is employed in combination with a color digital fundus camera to provide a method that operates with a single imaging exposure. The multiband filter has bandpass regions within spectral ranges of the red, green and blue detectors of the CCD array employed within the fundus camera, the bandpass regions being sufficiently sharply defined so as to avoid regions where the CCD detector responses spectrally overlap. This provides three discrete channels of grayscale data corresponding to the bandpass regions of the multiband filter, which can be used to calculate macular pigment topographically. Methods are also disclosed for calculating the optical density of the macular pigment and advantageously displaying the resulting data. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290125 | ARRAY OF PROGRESSIVE OPHTHALMIC LENS ELEMENTS - An array of progressive ophthalmic lens elements is disclosed. The progressive ophthalmic elements contained in the array having substantially the same addition power and substantially the same optical prescription for distance vision. Each of the progressive ophthalmic lens elements has a progressive lens design characterised by a set of parameters defining a distance zone providing a refracting power for distance vision, a near zone providing a refracting power for near vision and a corridor having a refracting power varying from that of the distance zone to that of the near zone. The progressive ophthalmic lens elements provide, for a range of values or categories of at least two lifestyle and/or biometric parameters of lens wearers, different progressive lens designs in which at least two of the lens design parameters each have a respective value or characteristic attributable to, or associated with, a particular value or category of a respective one of the lifestyle and/or biometric parameters. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290126 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - This invention provides a stereoscopic image display system that allows a plurality of experiencing persons to visually recognize stereoscopic images by their naked eyes at one time. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290127 | Projection type display device and image displaying method - A projection type display device includes a image displaying element | 2009-11-26 |
20090290128 | Tiled color filter for a projection system - A controllable reflecting device having an array of mirrors that is combined with a tiled color filter such that each micro mirror reflects a single primary color is described. The tiled color filter, in the light path between a light source and the mirror array, images one micro mirror wide primary color stripes on the micro mirror array in a repeating sequence (for example RGBRGB etc.). A movable mirror or lens in the optics path between the micro mirror array and a projection screen is moved to displace the image formed by the micro mirror array and projected to the screen such that for each image all pixel positions at the screen sequentially see a micro mirror of each primary color. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290129 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile terminal device main body, a laser projector that projects a two-dimensional image by performing two-dimensional scanning of laser light emitted from a semiconductor laser, and a screen that serves as a main display screen that displays a two-dimensional image projected by the laser projector. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290130 | Light source lamp cooling apparatus and projection display apparatus - A light source lamp cooling apparatus according to the present invention includes: diaphragm air compressor ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290131 | IMAGE PROJECTING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image projecting apparatus having a cooling device, which cools heat generated from a plurality of light sources respectively emitting light of different colors and heat generated from a display device simultaneously, while effectively dispersing the heat. The image projecting apparatus includes a projecting system which projects light; a display device disposed in series with the projecting system; an optical system disposed in parallel with the projecting system, and including a plurality of light sources which transmit the light to the display device and generate heat when the light is transmitted to the display device; a heat dissipation device disposed at an outer edge of the optical system which dissipates the heat generated from the plurality of light sources; and a cooling fan disposed opposite to the display device, which inhales air and discharges the air to the heat dissipation device. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290132 | Image Projection Display System - An image projection display system comprises a variable optical property element ( | 2009-11-26 |
20090290133 | PROJECTING OPTICAL UNIT AND PROJECTING TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREWITH - A projection image display device is disclosed in which a trapezoidal distortion and/or aberration are restrained when an image is enlarged and projected obliquely onto a screen. An image generator is connected to an optical system base in such a manner that at least an inclination thereof (on an axis parallel to X axis) with respect to a vertical line and a distance thereof in forward and backward direction (Z axis direction) can be adjusted by an adjusting mechanism. Further, a projecting lens | 2009-11-26 |
20090290134 | EXPOSURE METHOD - A method for exposure is provided to avoid a rise in temperature of a lens set. First, a light beam passes through a first light-receiving region of the lens set to expose a pattern on a substrate, and the first light-receiving region has a rise in temperature. Thereafter, the first light-receiving region is moved away. Afterwards, the light beam passes through a second light-receiving region of the lens set so that the first light-receiving region has a drop in temperature. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290135 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic projection apparatus includes a support structure configured to hold a patterning device, the patterning device configured to pattern a beam of radiation according to a desired pattern; a projection system configured to project the patterned beam onto a target portion of a substrate; a substrate table configured to hold the substrate, the substrate table including a support surface configured to support an intermediary plate between the projection system and at least one of the substrate and an object positioned on the substrate table and not in contact with the at least one of the substrate and the object; and a liquid supply system configured to provide a liquid, through which the beam is to be projected, in a space between the projection system and the at least one of the substrate and the object. | 2009-11-26 |
20090290136 | MEASURING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A measuring apparatus includes a pinhole mask, located at an object plane of an optical system to be measured, and having a plurality of pinholes for generating a spherical wave from a measuring light beam, and a diffraction grating for splitting the measuring light beam that has passed the pinhole mask and the optical system, wherein Lg=m·Pg | 2009-11-26 |