03rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130016208 | Method and device for the quality inspection and testing of flat printed products - A method and a device for the quality inspection and testing of a flat print product. A print product, including at least one structural element, is initially deposited on a support element and illuminated by at least one light source. At least one image of the illuminated print product is generated using at least one image recording unit. An image is also generated of at least one structural element on the support element and a geometric object of the support element is determined from the at least one structural element of the support element. Actual values for the at least one geometric object of the support element are compared to predetermined desired values for this geometric object and the result of the comparison is used for controlling the further processing of the print product. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016209 | DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A driver assist system for a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having an exterior field of view relative to the vehicle, and a video display operable to display image data captured by the camera and viewable by the driver of the vehicle. The driver assist system is operable to detect objects present in the exterior field of view of the camera. The driver assist system is operable to provide a display intensity of displayed image data of at least about 200 candelas/sq. meter for viewing by the driver. The driver assist system is operable to provide a visual alert and an audible alert responsive to detection of an object exterior of the vehicle. The visual alert includes electronically generated indicia that overlay displayed image data and that at least one of (i) indicate distance to a detected object and (ii) highlight a detected object. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016210 | GEMSTONE SPARKLE ANALYSISAANM Smith; James Gordon ChartersAACI BuckinghamshireAACO GBAAGP Smith; James Gordon Charters Buckinghamshire GB - A system is described for obtaining images of a gemstone, and performing quantitative analysis on the images to obtain measures of properties of the gemstone. The system comprises a support structure for supporting the gemstone at an observation position. An illumination structure is arranged to illuminate the gemstone. The illumination structure comprises a plurality of radially dispersed directional light sources directed towards the observation position, the support structure and illumination system being rotatable relative to one another around a rotation axis so that the gemstone can be illuminated by one or more of the directional light sources at each of a plurality of rotational positions, the axis of rotation being normal to a selected facet of the gemstone. An imaging device is directed towards the gemstone for obtaining images of the gemstone at each of the rotational positions, the imaging device having an imaging axis parallel to or coincident with the axis of rotation. An image processor is provided for identifying sparkle regions in the images corresponding to reflections from individual light sources by individual facets and providing a quantitative measure of the gemstone on the basis of porperties of the sparkle regions. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016211 | Home Surveillance Device - A home surveillance device comprises a body, a module board, a vibration sensation module, a power supply module, a cover board, and a plate-like member. The body includes a housing having a first casing with a control interface and a second casing containing at least one accommodation space, an assembly member and a casing through-hole. The module board is arranged inside the housing and includes an image-capture module, a display module, a driving module, a microprocessor, a register module, a memory card module, and an I/O module. The vibration sensation module is arranged in the accommodation space. The power supply module connects with the module board and supplies power to the system. The cover board has an assembly through-hole and is assembled to the second casing and opposite to the first casing. The plate-like member has a plate through-hole and is assembled to the assembly member via the assembly through-hole. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016212 | System and Method for Using Capacitors in Security Devices - A battery-free security system is provided with one or more series or parallel capacitive networks. One or more solar panels are used to charge the capacitive networks and one or more charging circuits are used to control the charging of the capacitive networks. One or more DC-DC converters may be used to provide a voltage to a load, the timer/clock circuitry, and a user interface. In those instances when it is desired that the timer/clock circuitry remain powered at all times, the timer/clock circuitry is preferentially preserved at the expense of the load such that if, for any reason, the capacitive network is drained after running the load, there will still be sufficient power stored in the capacitive network to maintain the timer/clock circuitry. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016213 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND DELIVERING VIDEO IMAGES - Disclosed herein is a system and method for providing, over a network, updated and accurate video segments of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. At least one camera forms a part of the system receiving a set of instructions to capture a video segment of a predetermined duration at predetermined time intervals. Users of the system request video segments from a selected camera, which is subsequently transmitted by the system, over a network, for viewing by the user. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND REPORTING VIDEO CORRESPONDING TO PRODUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT - Various embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and apparatus for recording and reporting video corresponding to production of an agricultural product. In an example embodiment, an apparatus comprises a hand-held device including a display and one or more input devices to sense product identification indicia associated with or affixed to a food product that is grown or raised in an agricultural operation. The hand-held device includes at least one processor to determine a machine-readable identification code from the product identification indicia; send the identification code to at least one remote server; receive, from the at least one remote server, video data that is associated with the product. The video data is reproducible on a video display apparatus to produce a human-viewable video showing at least one aspect of the production of the food product. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016215 | DAZZLING LASER RIFLE - Disclosed is a handheld long range dazzling laser including a 1 Watt or greater laser light source, a focus-adjustable beam expander, a power source, a trigger and a magnifying targeting device. Also disclosed is a method of discounting ship insurance rates based on equipping ships with the disclosed handheld long range dazzling laser. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016216 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING AN OBJECT RECOGNITION DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLEAANM Nentwig; MirkoAACI IngolstadtAACO DEAAGP Nentwig; Mirko Ingolstadt DE - For testing an object recognition device for a motor vehicle at reasonable costs for different routes, image data for testing the object recognition device may be generated with a camera simulation device. Because the image data of a camera simulation device are artificially generated, it must be made certain that they have a realistic effect on the object recognition device. Reference image data are generated with a camera and simulation image data are generated with the camera simulation device for at least one route. The simulation image data and the reference image data are compared with each other based on at least two comparison measures. A value which is independent of the object recognition device to be tested can be determined for each of the comparison measures. It is then checked if the totality of the generated comparison values satisfies a predetermined validation criterion. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016217 | INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror head having an electrochromic reflective minor element. A minor mount is configured for attaching the interior rearview mirror assembly at an attachment element at an interior surface of a vehicle windshield. The interior rearview minor assembly includes a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the vehicle pivotally adjusts the mirror head to set the rearward field of view of the reflective mirror element. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes circuitry, with at least a part of the circuitry accommodated within the mirror head. At least two electrical accessories of the interior rearview mirror assembly share at least one component of the circuitry. The portion includes a CMOS-based camera that, with the interior rearview minor assembly normally mounted in the vehicle, has a field of view through a windshield of the vehicle. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016218 | GENERATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE-EVOCATIVE SOUND AND GENERATION METHOD FOR VEHICLE-EVOCATIVE SOUNDAANM Asao; KojiAACI TomiokaAACO JPAAGP Asao; Koji Tomioka JPAANM Tanaka; JunichiAACI KumagayaAACO JPAAGP Tanaka; Junichi Kumagaya JP - Based on the current position of a vehicle MV detected by a position detection part | 2013-01-17 |
20130016219 | CAMERA ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLEAANM Hahner; MartinAACI SindelfingenAACO DEAAGP Hahner; Martin Sindelfingen DEAANM Moczygemba; JuergenAACI ReutlingenAACO DEAAGP Moczygemba; Juergen Reutlingen DEAANM Scheurenbrand; RolandAACI GaeufeldenAACO DEAAGP Scheurenbrand; Roland Gaeufelden DEAANM Weikert; GuentherAACI AidlingenAACO DEAAGP Weikert; Guenther Aidlingen DE - A camera arrangement ( | 2013-01-17 |
20130016220 | PASSIVE MULTI-BAND APERTURE FILTERS AND CAMERAS THEREFROMAANM BROWN; KEVIN L.AACI CLERMONTAAST FLAACO USAAGP BROWN; KEVIN L. CLERMONT FL US - A multi-band aperture filter for optically coupling to a focal plane array (FPA) of a camera includes a substrate, and a first spectral coating on a first surface of the substrate that passes both a first longer and a second shorter wavelength band. A second spectral coating that passes the longer wavelength band and blocks the shorter wavelength band is on an outer annulus region, but not on an inner region on the first surface or a second surface of the substrate. The second spectral coating provides a larger aperture area for the longer wavelength band as compared to an aperture area for the shorter wavelength band to passively realize different F-numbers for the bands to provide substantially matched beam spot sizes on the detector array for the longer wavelength band and the shorter wavelength band, such as a long-wave infrared (LWIR) band and a mid-wave IR (MWIR) band. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016221 | MAPPING METHOD IN A GEOGRAPHICAL TRACKING AREA FOR TELEVISION WHITE SPACE BANDSAANM Charbit; GillesAACI FarnboroughAACO GBAAGP Charbit; Gilles Farnborough GBAANM Turtinen; SamuliAACI IiAACO FIAAGP Turtinen; Samuli Ii FIAANM Hakola; Sami-JukkaAACI KempeleAACO FIAAGP Hakola; Sami-Jukka Kempele FIAANM Koskela; TimoAACI OuluAACO FIAAGP Koskela; Timo Oulu FI - The present invention discloses an apparatus, a method and a computer program for mapping and allocating available television white space channels for a terminal requesting resources. The mapping is based on the data of available overlapping TV white space channels within a geographical tracking area and coexistence with other cellular secondary systems within the area. Furthermore, a location for a moving mode II device may be tracked periodically. The geo-location accuracy of the mode II device affects the TV white space resources which can be allocated to the device. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016222 | AUTOMATIC ADAPTIVE IMAGE SHARPENINGAANM Jiang; XiaoyunAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Jiang; Xiaoyun San Diego CA USAANM Haneda; EriAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Haneda; Eri San Diego CA US - This disclosure describes techniques for initially calibrating an image capture device. According to one aspect, the calibration includes calibrating parameters of an image filter for resolving the captured image. The method includes receiving a captured image of a test target and resolving the captured image using a set of initial parameters. A sharpness index of the resolved image is determined without matching the captured image to the test target. The sharpness index is used to minimize a cost function for determining parameters for use by the image capture device. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016223 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAMERA NETWORK CALIBRATION WITH SMALL CALIBRATION PATTERNAANM KIM; Jae HeanAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP KIM; Jae Hean Daejeon KRAANM Kang; HyunAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP Kang; Hyun Daejeon KRAANM Lee; Ji HyungAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP Lee; Ji Hyung Daejeon KRAANM Koo; BonkiAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP Koo; Bonki Daejeon KR - A method for calibrating a camera network includes generating a projection matrix by each of cameras in respect of a calibration pattern that is disposed at a plurality of different positions in a photography zone. A portion of the projection matrix is produced as a sub-projection matrix. Sub-projection matrixes are arranged widthwise and lengthwise to generate one sub-measurement matrix. A singular value decomposition (SVD) is performed on the sub-measurement matrix to change the sub-measurement matrix into a matrix having a rank of 3 and a SVD is performed on the changed sub-measurement matrix. A rotation value of the calibration pattern, and an internal parameter and a rotation value of each camera are extracted to thereby calibrate the camera network. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016224 | SYSTEM FOR VIDEO QUALITY PREDICTION AND RELATED ASPECTSAANM Davis; Andrew GAACI WoodbridgeAACO GBAAGP Davis; Andrew G Woodbridge GB - A method of generating a measure of quality for a video signal representative of a plurality of frames, the video signal having: an original form; an encoded form in which the video signal has been encoded using a compression algorithm utilising a variable quantiser step size such that the encoded signal has a quantiser step size parameter associated therewith and utilising differential coding such that the encoded signal contains representations of the prediction residual of the signal; and a decoded form in which the encoded video signal has been at least in part reconverted to the original form, the method comprising: a) generating a first quality measure which is dependant on said quantiser step size parameter according to a predetermined relationship; b) generating a masking measure, the masking measure being dependant on the spatial complexity of at least part of the frames represented by the video signal in the decoded form according to a first predetermined relationship; and c) generating a combined measure, the combined measure being dependant upon both the first measure and the masking measure according to a predetermined relationship, wherein, the method also includes: generating an first measure which is dependant on the prediction residual of the signal according to a first predetermined relationship; and identifying one or more regions of the picture for which the first measure exceeds a threshold, wherein the masking measure is dependant on the spatial complexity of the identified region(s) according to a predetermined relationship; and further comprises: generating a background measure which is dependant on the prediction residual of the signal according to a second predetermined relationship; and identifying one or more other regions of the picture for which the background measure is below a threshold, wherein the masking measure is dependent on the spatial complexity of the identified other region(s) according to a predetermined relationship. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016225 | DISTRIBUTED IMAGE ACQUISITION, STORAGE, AND BACKUP METHODAANM Cok; Ronald StevenAACI RochesterAAST NYAACO USAAGP Cok; Ronald Steven Rochester NY US - A method of distributing and storing acquired images includes providing a digital camera and a plurality of functionally identical independent storage devices. Each storage device receives and stores digital images. Each digital image is stored as a working copy on a storage device and is stored as a corresponding backup copy on a storage device different from the storage device storing the working copy. One or more storage devices store both a working copy of a first digital image and a backup copy of a second digital image different from the first digital image. Each storage device automatically sends a working copy or backup copy to another of the plurality of storage devices, automatically receives a working copy or backup copy from another of the plurality of storage devices, and automatically stores a received working copy or backup copy. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016226 | Techniques for Processing Images - An apparatus, device, methods, computer program product, and system are described that determine a processing to be performed on an image at a remote processing resource, capture an image, and transmit to the remote processing resource, in response to a triggering event, the image to be processed and associated information. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016227 | HAND-HELD QUAD CORE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A hand-held apparatus is provided having a digital camera, a display, a miniature keyboard, a network interface, and four interconnected processing units arranged to jointly run programs for the operation of the digital camera, display, miniature keyboard, and network interface. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016228 | HAND HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CAMERA AND MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR - A hand held electronic device that has a camera with a CMOS image sensor and a central processor integrated onto a single chip. The central processor having multiple processing units and an image sensor interface. The multiple processing units are configured for operating in parallel and the image sensor interface is configured for receiving data from the CMOS image sensor for simultaneous processing in the multiple processing units. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016229 | CENTRAL PROCESSOR WITH MULTIPLE PROGRAMMABLE PROCESSOR UNITS - A central processor for installation in an imaging device with a CMOS image sensor. The central processor had an image sensor interface for receiving data from the CMOS image sensor and multiple processing units configured to operate in parallel for processing data from the image sensor interface. Each of the processing units has rewritable memory for microcode that operatively controls that processing unit. The multiple processing units and the image sensor interface are integrated onto a single chip. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016230 | CAMERA WITH LINKED PARALLEL PROCESSOR CORES - A camera with a CMOS image sensor, an image sensor interface for receiving data from the CMOS image sensor and multiple processing units interconnected with each other for parallel processing of data from the image sensor interface. The multiple processing units and the image sensor interface are integrated onto a single chip. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016231 | QUAD-CORE IMAGE PROCESSOR - A quad-core processor for use in a hand-held device with a CMOS image sensor. The quad-core processor has an image sensor interface for receiving data from the CMOS image sensor and four processing units interconnected with each other for parallel processing of data from the image sensor interface. The four processing units and the image sensor interface are integrated onto a single chip. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016232 | HANDHELD IMAGING DEVICE WITH IMAGE PROCESSOR PROVIDED WITH MULTIPLE PARALLEL PROCESSING UNITS - A handheld imaging device includes an image sensor for sensing an image; a micro-controller integrating therein a dedicated image processor for processing the sensed image, a bus interface, and an image sensor interface; and a plurality of processing units connected in parallel by a crossbar switch, the plurality of processing units provided within the micro-controller to form a multi-core processing unit for the processor. The image sensor interface provides communication between the micro-controller and the image sensor. The bus interface provides communication between the micro-controller and devices external to the micro-controller other than the image sensor. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016233 | HANDHELD IMAGING DEVICE INCORPORATING MULTI-CORE IMAGE PROCESSOR - A handheld imaging device includes an image sensor for sensing an image; a processor for processing the sensed image; a plurality of processing units provided in the processor, the plurality of processing units connected in parallel by a crossbar switch to form a multi-core processing unit for the processor; and an image sensor interface for converting signals from the image sensor to a format readable by the plurality of processing units, the image sensor interface sharing a wafer substrate with the processor. A transfer of data from the image sensor interface to the plurality of processing units is conducted entirely on the shared wafer substrate. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016234 | PORTABLE IMAGING DEVICE WITH MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR AND ORIENTATION SENSOR - A portable imaging device that has a CMOS image sensor, a color display for displaying an image sensed by the CMOS image sensor, an orientation sensor for sensing the device orientation and, a central processor. The central processor has an image sensor interface for receiving data from the CMOS image sensor and an output from the orientation sensor, multiple processing units configured for simultaneously processing the data, and an image display interface for sending processed data to the color display. The central processor is integrated onto a single chip. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016235 | HANDHELD IMAGING DEVICE WITH QUAD-CORE IMAGE PROCESSOR INTEGRATING IMAGE SENSOR INTERFACE - A handheld imaging device includes an image sensor for sensing an image; a processor for processing the sensed image; a quad-core processing unit provided in the processor, the quad-core processing unit having four processing units connected in parallel by a crossbar switch; and an image sensor interface for converting signals from the image sensor to a format readable by the quad-core processing unit, the image sensor interface sharing a wafer substrate with the processor. A transfer of data from the image sensor interface to the quad-core processing unit is conducted entirely on the shared wafer substrate. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016236 | HANDHELD IMAGING DEVICE WITH MULTI-CORE IMAGE PROCESSOR INTEGRATING IMAGE SENSOR INTERFACE - A handheld imaging device includes an image sensor for sensing an image; a processor for processing the sensed image; a multi-core processing unit provided in the processor, the multi-core processing unit having a plurality of processing units connected in parallel by a crossbar switch; and an image sensor interface for converting signals from the image sensor to a format readable by the multi-core processing unit, the image sensor interface sharing a wafer substrate with the processor. A transfer of data from the image sensor interface to the plurality of processing units is conducted entirely on the shared wafer substrate. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016237 | PORTABLE HAND-HELD DEVICE HAVING QUAD CORE IMAGE PROCESSOR - A portable hand-held device is provided having an image sensor for capturing images, and a processor chip for image processing the images captured by the image sensor. The processor chip has an on-chip interface for receiving the captured images and four interconnected processing units configured to process the received images. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016238 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICEAANM Ebihara; HiroakiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Ebihara; Hiroaki Kanagawa JPAANM Nitta; YoshikazuAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Nitta; Yoshikazu Tokyo JPAANM Kitami; HirotakaAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Kitami; Hirotaka Kanagawa JP - There is provided an image pickup device which eliminates the need for image processing different from one frame to another, and is capable of eliminating centroid displacement without additionally performing a centroid correction process, thereby improving an S/N ratio and image quality. A controller 140 sequentially reads signals from all pixels when an operation mode control signal designates all-pixel readout mode, whereas, controls to read a signal from a different pixel while varying a readout position from one field to another when the operation mode control signal designates selective readout mode, and a signal processing section 150 performs signal processing on a set of field data of a single field to output resultant data as frame data when the operation mode control signal designates all-pixel readout mode, whereas, adds up plural sets of field data over a plurality of fields to output resultant data as frame data when the operation mode control signal designates selective readout mode. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016239 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING NON-UNIFORM MOTION BLUR USING MULTI-FRAMEAANM CHO; Jung UkAACI Hwaseong-siAACO KRAAGP CHO; Jung Uk Hwaseong-si KRAANM LEE; Seung YongAACI Pohang-siAACO KRAAGP LEE; Seung Yong Pohang-si KRAANM CHO; Sung HyunAACI Pohang-siAACO KRAAGP CHO; Sung Hyun Pohang-si KRAANM LEE; Shi HwaAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP LEE; Shi Hwa Seoul KRAANM MOON; Young SuAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP MOON; Young Su Seoul KRAANM CHO; Ho JinAACI Pohang-siAACO KRAAGP CHO; Ho Jin Pohang-si KR - A method and apparatus for removing a non-uniform motion blur using a multi-frame may estimate non-uniform motion blur information using a multi-frame including a non-uniform motion blur, and may remove the non-uniform motion blur using the estimated non-uniform motion blur and the multi-frame. The apparatus may also obtain more accurate non-uniform motion blur information by iteratively performing the estimation of the non-uniform motion blur information, and the removal of the non-uniform motion blur. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016240 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAANM Sasaki; MasaakiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Sasaki; Masaaki Tokyo JPAANM Nara; KazuyaAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Nara; Kazuya Tokyo JP - An image processing apparatus includes an at-rest-state determination unit that determines whether the image processing apparatus is at rest or not based on motion vectors of image data, and an image change detecting unit that detects the change in image data sequentially inputted. Then, in a state in which it is determined by a determination unit that an image processing apparatus is at rest, an image change detecting unit detects a change in image data, and in a case in which the image data has changed, records the data of the captured image. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016241 | PORTABLE HAND-HELD DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING IMAGES - A portable hand-held apparatus is provided having a memory for storing images, a motion sensor for detecting motion of the device, and a processor for receiving image manipulation instructions via encoded media. The processor processes the stored images based on the detected device motion and the received image manipulation instructions to produce output images. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016242 | ELECTRONIC CAMERAAANM Mizuhara; YoshifumiAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Mizuhara; Yoshifumi Osaka-shi JP - An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager outputs an image representing a scene. A searcher searches for an index image representing a specific index from the image outputted from the imager. A size adjuster adjusts a size of a material image to a size adapted to an appearance manner of the index image detected by the searcher. A composer executes a process of composing the material image having the size adjusted by the size adjuster on the image outputted from the imager, corresponding to a position of the index image detected by the searcher. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016243 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE QUALITY LEARNING WITH SOLID STATE IMAGE SENSORSAANM Foote; WilliamAACI EdinburghAACO GBAAGP Foote; William Edinburgh GB - The present disclosure relates to solid state image sensors in digital imaging systems, more particularly to an image quality learning method and system for solid state image sensors. One of the advantages of the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is to allow the implementation of a digital machine vision system with a faster convergence of an Image Quality algorithm, which results in a shorter delay for the user. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method is performed as a recursive algorithm which tends to converge to an Image Quality setting satisfying image quality criteria. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016244 | IMAGE PROCESSING APARATUS AND METHOD, LEARNING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUMAANM TAKAHASHI; NoriakiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP TAKAHASHI; Noriaki Tokyo JPAANM NAGANO; TakahiroAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP NAGANO; Takahiro Kanagawa JP - There is provided an image processing apparatus including a calculation part calculating a prediction value of a target pixel in an image captured by an image capturing part capturing images using an image sensor configured by regularly arranging a plurality of pixels having a plurality of exposure times based on values of a plurality of other pixels different from the target pixel in exposure time and prediction coefficients corresponding to the respective other pixels; and a motion amount identifying part identifying a motion amount of the target pixel per unit time based on the calculated prediction value of the target pixel and a value of the target pixel. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016245 | IMAGING APPARATUSAANM Yuba; MotohiroAACI Ibaraki-shiAACO JPAAGP Yuba; Motohiro Ibaraki-shi JP - An imaging apparatus includes an imager which acquires an image signal of a subject. A first filter processer performs a filer process on a luminance signal included in the image signal in a focus area. A second filter processor performs a filter process on the luminance signal included in the image signal in the focus area and to which a cutoff frequency different from the cutoff frequency of the first filter processor is set. A first determiner determines whether or not a point light source is included in the subject. A calculator calculates an evaluation value from the luminance signal included in the image signal in the focus area. A focuser performs focus control based on the evaluation value. When it is determined that the point light source is included in the subject, the calculator calculates the evaluation value based on outputs of the first and second filter processor. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016246 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image processing device includes a correcting portion which corrects an image in a target region included in a first input image. The correcting portion includes a correction processing portion which corrects the image in the target region using an image in a region for correction included in a second input image that is the same as or different from the first input image, and a correction region extracting portion which extracts the region for correction from the second input image based on image data of the target region. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016247 | CAMERA DEVICE WITH COLOR DISPLAY AND PROCESSOR FOR DECODING DATA BLOCKS CONTAINING PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF DATA - A handheld digital camera device including: a digital camera unit having a first image sensor for capturing images and a color display for displaying captured images to a user; and an integral processor configured for: controlling operation of the first image sensor and color display; decoding an imaged coding pattern printed on a substrate; and performing an action in the handheld digital camera device based on the decoded coding pattern. The decoding includes the steps of: identifying a data block in the imaged coding pattern, the data block containing a data area having an encoded control block, the control block containing encoded information regarding the size of data to be extracted from the data area; decoding the control block to determine the size of data to be extracted from the data area; and decoding the coding pattern contained in the data area of the data block. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016248 | MULTI-CORE IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR PORTABLE DEVICE - A processor for a portable handheld device having an area image sensor includes a shared wafer substrate; an image sensor interface provided on the shared wafer substrate, the image sensor interface for receiving image data capture by an image sensor; an image processor provided on the shared wafer substrate, the image processor for processing the image data received by the image sensor interface; a central processor provided on the shared wafer substrate, the central processor for loading the image processor with instructions; a first internal bus provided on the shared wafer substrate, the first internal bus effecting communication between the image sensor interface and the image processor; and a second internal bus provided on the shared wafer substrate, the second internal bus effecting communication between the central processor and the image processor. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016249 | IMAGING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING EXPOSURE INCLUDING FLASH AMOUNT CONTROL OF FLASH APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFAANM Mine; YosukeAACI Yokohama-shiAACO JPAAGP Mine; Yosuke Yokohama-shi JP - There is provided an imaging apparatus capable of reducing effects given by an object outside a dynamic range of the camera, and capturing an object image with appropriate exposure, when a camera performs imaging. The imaging apparatus is configured to separate image data into a plurality of blocks, extract a specific-color block using an average value of each color component acquired using only a pixel group whose pixel output is included within a predetermined range and the number of the groups, set a weighting coefficient of an exposure-amount calculation for the block to be determined as the specific color, and set the exposure based on the weighting coefficient and an average value of brightness acquired using only the pixel groups whose pixel output and the average value of the brightness of the block are included within the predetermined range. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016250 | PROCESSING COLOR AND PANCHROMATIC PIXELS - A method for forming a final digital color image includes capturing an image using an image sensor having panchromatic pixels and color pixels corresponding to at least two color photoresponses; providing from the captured image a digital panchromatic image and an intermediate digital color image; and using the digital panchromatic image and the intermediate digital color image to provide the final digital color image. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016251 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CAMERA MODULEAANM OGASAHARA; TakayukiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP OGASAHARA; Takayuki Kanagawa JP - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a first image sensor, a second image sensor, and an image pickup processing circuit. The first image sensor is configured to output a first image signal according to an intensity distribution of each of color lights from an object. The second image sensor is configured to output a second image signal according to a luminance distribution of the light from the object. The image pickup processing circuit includes an image synthesizer. The image synthesizer is configured to synthesize color information included in the first image signal and luminance information included in the second image signal. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016252 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUSAANM Yoshida; AkimitsuAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Yoshida; Akimitsu Tokyo JP - An image capture apparatus includes an image capture unit, a first correction unit configured to correct a black level of an image signal output from the image capture unit, a combining unit configured to select pixels to be used from among a plurality of image signals, the black level of which has been corrected by the first correction unit, to generate a combined image signal, and a second correction unit configured to correct the black level of the combined image signal generated by the combining unit. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016253 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODAANM Kobayashi; SatoruAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Kobayashi; Satoru Tokyo JP - An image processing apparatus that, when combining a plurality of images, improves image quality by reducing noise in a region in which movement is detected, wherein a noise in the moving region is reduced by replacing the region in which movement is detected, with a low-noise image. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016254 | Multi-Channel Imaging Devices - A multi-channel imaging device is provided. The multi-channel imaging device comprises a focal plane array comprising an array of pixels configured to detect radiation in a predetermined wavelength band. Subsets of the array of pixels are arranged to define a plurality of unit cell image areas. The multi-channel imaging device also comprises a lens array comprising a plurality of lens elements configured to image a scene onto the plurality of unit cell image areas. The lens elements and the unit cell image areas define a plurality of unit cells comprising at least one lens element and at least one unit cell image area. Each of the plurality of unit cells is configured to create a complete image of the scene. Additionally, a plurality of unit cell filters corresponding to the plurality of unit cells is configured to filter radiation such that each unit cell is dedicated to an image channel is also provided. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016255 | Zooming to Faces Depicted in ImagesAANM Bhatt; NikhilAACI CupertinoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Bhatt; Nikhil Cupertino CA US - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, are described for zooming into a portion of an image that is associated with a specified feature, for example, a portion of an image that depicts a human or an animal face. In one aspect, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving user input requesting to zoom to faces depicted in one or more digital images, where the faces include either human faces or animal faces. Additionally, in response to said receiving the user input and for each of the one or more digital images, the methods include the actions of presenting a zoomed view of the digital image that shows an instance of a face depicted in the digital image, such that the zoomed view is presented at a zoom-level that is selected (i) to be less than or equal to a predetermined zoom-level and (ii) to maximize a fraction occupied by the depicted instance of the face within the zoomed view of the digital image. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016256 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODAANM Yahagi; KoichiAACI Saitama-shiAACO JPAAGP Yahagi; Koichi Saitama-shi JPAANM Watanabe; MikioAACI Saitama-shiAACO JPAAGP Watanabe; Mikio Saitama-shi JP - An image processing apparatus having: an image acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of viewpoint images; a disparity map generation unit that generates a disparity map representing a disparity distribution; a multi-viewpoint image generation unit that generates a multi-viewpoint image including a plurality of viewpoint images the number of which is larger than the number of the plurality of viewpoint images based on the plurality of viewpoint images and the disparity map; an image processing unit that performs image processing for a subject image of the multi-viewpoint image based on the multi-viewpoint image and the disparity map and switches an amount of image processing for the subject image depending on the disparity; and an output unit that switches the plurality of viewpoint images included in the multi-viewpoint image, which has been subjected to image processing by the image processing unit, and sequentially outputs the viewpoint images. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016257 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMAANM Sekiya; ShinnosukeAACI Utsunomiya-shiAACO JPAAGP Sekiya; Shinnosuke Utsunomiya-shi JP - A display control unit controls an image presentation unit such that when an image display apparatus displays a partial area of an image stored in an image storage unit, an image presentation unit displays a whole image stored in the image storage unit and display information indicating the partial area in the whole image. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016258 | DETERMINATION OF OPTIMAL DIAMETERS FOR NANOWIRES - Methods of optimizing the diameters of nanowire photodiode light sensors. The method includes comparing the response of nanowire photodiode pixels having predetermined diameters with standard spectral response curves and determining the difference between the spectral response of the photodiode pixels and the standard spectral response curves. Also included are nanowire photodiode light sensors with optimized nanowire diameters and methods of scene reconstruction. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016259 | IMAGE SENSOR AND BLACK LEVEL CALIBRATION METHOD THEREOFAANM MENG; Chao-YuAACI Hsinchu CityAACO TWAAGP MENG; Chao-Yu Hsinchu City TWAANM Hsu; WeiAACI Longtan TownshipAACO TWAAGP Hsu; Wei Longtan Township TWAANM Wuen; Wen-ShenAACI Xinfeng TownshipAACO TWAAGP Wuen; Wen-Shen Xinfeng Township TW - An image sensor including a pixel array, a sampling circuit and a black level calibration circuit is provided. The pixel array includes a first optical black area, a second optical black area and an active pixel area. The sampling circuit respectively reads first optical black information, second optical black information and active pixel information from the first optical black area, the second optical black area and the active pixel area. The black level calibration circuit determines a black level offset according to the first optical black information, and determines a black level calibration value for calibrating the active pixel information. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016260 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICEAANM MARUTA; MasanaoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP MARUTA; Masanao Kanagawa JPAANM MAGANE; MitsuoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP MAGANE; Mitsuo Kanagawa JP - A solid-state image pickup device includes plural pixels, a voltage generator that generates a reference voltage, plural comparators that are aligned in one direction, and compare respective voltages output from the pixels with the reference voltage, a counter that counts in tandem with a change in the reference voltage generated by the voltage generator, plural buffer circuits that are connected in series with the counter, and each sequentially receives an output of the counter; plural latch circuits that take in a value input to an input terminal thereof according to respective trigger signals output from the comparators, a common signal line that is commonly connected to respective inputs of the latch circuits, and plural signal lines that are connected to respective outputs of the buffer circuits, and allow the output of the counter to propagate therethrough. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016261 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING OPTICAL DEVICE, AND DIGITAL APPLIANCEAANM Tanaka; HiroakiAACI Sakai-shiAACO JPAAGP Tanaka; Hiroaki Sakai-shi JPAANM Matsusaka; KeijiAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Matsusaka; Keiji Osaka-shi JPAANM Sano; EigoAACI Hino-shiAACO JPAAGP Sano; Eigo Hino-shi JPAANM Nishida; MaikoAACI Sakai-shiAACO JPAAGP Nishida; Maiko Sakai-shi JP - A single-focal-length imaging lens system achieves focusing by, while keeping first and third lens groups stationary relative to the image plane, moving a second lens group along the optical axis. The second lens group includes a positive lens element. The third lens group includes an aspherically shaped lens element having an inflection point at a position other than the intersection with the optical axis. The first and second air lenses formed by the intervals between the first and second and between the second and third lens groups have negative and positive refractive powers respectively. The conditional formula 0≦|Fi | 2013-01-17 |
20130016262 | IMAGER EXPOSURE CONTROLAANM MAJEWICZ; PETER I.AACI BoiseAAST IDAACO USAAGP MAJEWICZ; PETER I. Boise ID USAANM MELIN; JENNIFER L.AACI BoiseAAST IDAACO USAAGP MELIN; JENNIFER L. Boise ID US - One example discloses a method for producing an image of a scene. An ambient image of the scene illuminated only by ambient light is captured. A percentage of pixels in the calibration image having a digital count greater than a threshold digital count is determined. A first image capture technique is performed if a percentage of pixels in the ambient image having a digital count greater than a threshold digital count is above a threshold percentage. A second image capture technique is performed if the percentage of pixels in the ambient image having a digital count greater than a threshold digital count is not above the threshold percentage. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016263 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAMEAANM Sato; MamoruAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Sato; Mamoru Kanagawa JPAANM Sakakibara; MasakiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Sakakibara; Masaki Kanagawa JP - Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device including: a photoelectric conversion portion generating signal electric charges corresponding to a quantity of light; a pixel array block having pixels, each of the pixels including three or more electric charge accumulating portions having a first electric charge accumulating portion, a second electric charge accumulating portion, and a third electric charge accumulating portion, and plural pixel transistors; a scanning block carrying out scanning in such a way that accumulation periods of time for the signal electric charges become simultaneous for all of the pixels, and scanning reading-out of the low illuminance signal and the high illuminance signal; and an arithmetic operation processing portion acquiring a false signal accumulated in the third electric charge accumulating portion before the reading-out of the low illuminance signal, and correcting the low illuminance signal and the high illuminance signal by using the false signal. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016264 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING APPARATUSAANM Ono; ToshiakiAACI Ebina-shiAACO JPAAGP Ono; Toshiaki Ebina-shi JP - A solid-state image sensing apparatus, comprising, a pixel portion, a conversion portion including a first group and a second group each of which includes at least one analog/digital conversion unit to convert an analog signal of the pixel portion into a digital signal, and a clock supply unit including a first clock buffer and a second clock buffer connected in series for propagation of a clock signal, wherein each of the analog/digital conversion units includes a comparison unit and a counter unit, the comparison unit compares the analog signal with a comparison reference potential, the counter unit measures a time from the start of the comparison to the change of the comparison result, each of the first clock buffer and the second clock buffer corrects a duty ratio of a clock signal by using a differential circuit. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016265 | QUAD-CORE IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR FACIAL DETECTION - A quad-core processor for a hand held device with a CMOS image sensor to capture a scene. The quad-core processor has an image sensor interface for receiving data from the CMOS image sensor and four processing units for simultaneously processing the data. The image sensor and the four processing units being incorporated onto a single chip and the processing units are configured to detect faces within the scene. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016266 | HANDHELD IMAGING DEVICE WITH VLIW IMAGE PROCESSOR - A handheld imaging device includes an image sensor for sensing an image: a Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) processor for processing the sensed image; a plurality of processing units provided in the VLIW processor, the plurality of processing units connected in parallel by a crossbar switch to form a multi-core processing unit for the VLIW processor; and an image sensor interface for receiving signals from the image sensor and converting the signals to a format readable by the VLIW processor, the image sensor interface sharing a wafer substrate with the VLIW processor. A transfer of data from the image sensor interface to the VLIW processor is conducted entirely on the shared wafer substrate. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016267 | MOBILE TERMINALAANM KO; DongseuckAACI Gyeonggi-DoAACO KRAAGP KO; Dongseuck Gyeonggi-Do KRAANM HA; JeungukAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP HA; Jeunguk Seoul KRAANM KIM; NamsooAACI Gyeonggi-DoAACO KRAAGP KIM; Namsoo Gyeonggi-Do KRAANM IM; JonginAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP IM; Jongin Seoul KRAANM YANG; HyunsukAACI Gyeonggi-DoAACO KRAAGP YANG; Hyunsuk Gyeonggi-Do KRAANM SIN; MansooAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP SIN; Mansoo Seoul KRAANM CHEON; JeeyoungAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP CHEON; Jeeyoung Seoul KRAANM KIM; JinwoongAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP KIM; Jinwoong Seoul KR - The present invention provides a mobile terminal including a terminal body having a camera, and a liquid crystal panel partitioned into a screen display region disposed with liquid crystal to display a screen, and a control region disposed with a drive circuit for driving the liquid crystal, wherein the liquid crystal panel is formed such that at least part of the control region is removed, and the camera is disposed adjacent to a removal portion formed by the removal. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016268 | EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT AND CAMERA SYSTEMAANM NAKATA; KoichiAACI Kokubunji-shiAACO JPAAGP NAKATA; Koichi Kokubunji-shi JP - External equipment which constitutes a part of a camera system and which is detachable from a body portion of the camera system is provided. The external equipment includes: a communication unit that communicates with the body portion; a storage unit that stores manipulation information including manipulation image data corresponding to a manipulation type of the camera system and operation information related to an operation of the camera system corresponding to the manipulation type; and a control unit that transmits the manipulation information and the operation information to the body portion when the external equipment is attached to the body portion, causes the camera system to display the manipulation image data on a display unit based on the manipulation information, performs control so that the camera system performs an operation based on the operation information, and performs control so that the manipulation image data is removed from the display unit when the external equipment is detached from the body portion. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016269 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CAMERA PROVIDING FLASH COMPENSATION OF IMAGES, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An improved handheld electronic device and camera apparatus upon which can be executed an improved method enable a modular camera to be used in conjunction with a flash. In one implementation, compensation parameters that are intended for use in a non-flash situation are overwritten with compensation parameters that are configured to compensate for the combined effects of the camera and the flash and are used by an embedded compensation routine executed on the camera. In another implementation, an image signal is processed by the embedded compensation routine using the original compensation parameters, but if it is determined that the image signal is a flash image signal, the image signal is further processed by the embedded compensation routine employing an additional set of parameters which compensate the image signal for the effect of the flash. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016270 | Radial Readout Approach to EO ImagersAANM Antesberger; A. WayneAACI WoodbridgeAAST VAAACO USAAGP Antesberger; A. Wayne Woodbridge VA US - A radial based approach to electro-optic imagers, rather than the conventional rectilinear approach, would have basic overall system design advantages. Those system design advantages would apply to the components and the entire system implementation and include approaches to objective optical design, focal plane array FPA with fill factor, FPA layout and associated read-out integrated circuit ROIC, support electronics architecture and associated memory requirements, image processing IP algorithms, display layout and format, and eyepiece optics. A radial based approach to EO imagers would yield a device/system with attributes requiring less complicated optical components, with potentially fewer elements, for both the objective and eyepiece lenses. In addition, alternative objective optics could be more easily employed, such as holographic or wave front coded, due to reduced complexity of implementing correction algorithms as a result of referencing the system around its optical axis. The radial readout EO system would have pixel ‘one’ at the center and be ‘read out and displayed’ like the rings of a tree rather than words on a page. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016271 | LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE ADJUSTING DEVICE, IMAGE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE ADJUSTING DEVICEAANM KWON; Jong-ohAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP KWON; Jong-oh Suwon-si KRAANM KIM; Che-heungAACI Yongin-siAACO KRAAGP KIM; Che-heung Yongin-si KR - A light transmittance adjusting device is provided, including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first elastomer layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. A light transmittance of the first elastomer layer is variable depending on a voltage applied thereto. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016272 | MIRROR UNIT AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUSAANM ICHIKAWA; YoshikiAACI Kawasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP ICHIKAWA; Yoshiki Kawasaki-shi JP - Provided is a mirror unit comprising a movable mirror that pivots back and forth between an observation position and a withdrawn position; a movable mirror drive section that accumulates bias force using drive force of a drive force source, and causes the movable mirror to pivot from one of the observation position and the withdrawn position to the other by releasing the accumulated bias force; an attachment drive section that accumulates bias force using the drive force of the drive force source, and drives a working section other than the movable mirror by releasing the accumulated bias force; and an interlocking section that interlocks with the movable mirror and the attachment drive section, accumulates bias force in the attachment drive section while the movable mirror drive section releases bias force, and releases bias force from the attachment drive section while the movable mirror drive section accumulates bias force. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016273 | Device Having an Optical Module and a Supporting PlateAANM Mueller; GerhardAACI Bad WaldseeAACO DEAAGP Mueller; Gerhard Bad Waldsee DE - The invention relates to an optical device ( | 2013-01-17 |
20130016274 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICEAANM Matsuo; KeigoAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Matsuo; Keigo Tokyo JPAANM Goto; HisashiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Goto; Hisashi Tokyo JPAANM Ichikawa; YoshikazuAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Ichikawa; Yoshikazu Tokyo JPAANM Okubo; RyuhiAACI Asaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Okubo; Ryuhi Asaka-shi JPAANM Takase; HiroshiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Takase; Hiroshi Tokyo JPAANM Takahashi; ToshioAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Takahashi; Toshio Tokyo JPAANM Murakami; DaichiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Murakami; Daichi Tokyo JP - An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup device that includes a pixel used for focus detection, a plurality of the pixels being arranged in a matrix; a correction memory that stores correction information used for correcting a difference in amounts of received light that depend on pixel positions of the pixels used for focus detection; a correcting section that reads the correction information to correct a pixel value of the pixel used for focus detection; and a focus detecting section that detects a focal point by using the pixel value corrected by the correcting section. Focus accuracy is increased by correcting the pixel value for an AF pixel depending on the pixel position. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016275 | FOCUS ADJUSTING DEVICE AND FOCUS ADJUSTING PROGRAMAANM Hokoi; HayatoAACI Sakura-shiAACO JPAAGP Hokoi; Hayato Sakura-shi JP - A focus adjusting device which includes an edge detection unit that detects edges of a subject image for each color component forming an image including the subject image; a distribution detection unit that detects distributions of a focalized state and an unfocused state of the image based on the edges detected by the edge detection unit; and a control unit that moves a lens based on the distributions detected by the distribution detection unit, wherein the subject image is incident from an optical system having the lens, the control unit moves the lens, and thus the subject image is focused on. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016276 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - In an image capturing apparatus that carries out TV-AF type'autofocus control by setting an AF frame on a predetermined object, for example a person's face, that is detected in an image, in a case in which a in-focus position search direction cannot be determined from an AF evaluation value, changes in the size of the region of the object are detected and focus detection is carried out by determining the in-focus position search direction based on the changes in the size of the region of the object. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016277 | CAMERA WITH FOCUS DETECTION UNITAANM ITO; SatoruAACI Komae-shiAACO JPAAGP ITO; Satoru Komae-shi JP - A camera of the present invention comprises a contrast detection section for detecting a contrast value, an assist light section for irradiating a subject by emitting light at a first luminance amount or a second luminance amount that is dimmer than the first luminance amount, and a control section for moving the photographing lens and detecting a focus position of the photographing lens based on contrast values detected by the contrast detection section, wherein the control section causes the assist light section to emit assist light in a first luminance amount or a second luminance amount, and detects a focus position of the photographing lens based on one of a first contrast value detected in a state where the assist light section emits light in the first luminance amount, or a second contrast value detected in a state where the assist light section emits light in the second luminance amount. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016278 | Imaging Lens, Imaging Optical Device, and Digital EquipmentAANM Matsusaka; KeijiAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Matsusaka; Keiji Osaka-shi JPAANM Tanaka; HiroakiAACI Sakai-shiAACO JPAAGP Tanaka; Hiroaki Sakai-shi JPAANM Sano; EigoAACI Hino-shiAACO JPAAGP Sano; Eigo Hino-shi JP - An imaging lens system has, from an object side, at least one positive lens element convex to the object side, a negative lens element, and at least one lens element having an aspherical surface. The positive and negative lens elements are arranged next to each other. The formulae 0.12013-01-17 | |
20130016279 | PORTABLE HAND-HELD DEVICE HAVING POWER MANAGEMENT - A portable hand-held device is provided having components housed in a body. The components include a power supply, an image sensor for sensing images of a scene, a flash unit for illuminating the scene, a network interface for sharing images between the device and a network, and an integrated circuit processor. The processor has integrated circuit parts for respectively operating the other components and is configured so that the respective components and integrated circuit parts are powered by the power supply only during use. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016280 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE WITH LINKED MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR AND ORIENTATION SENSOR - An image capture device that has an image sensor for capturing a scene, a multi-core processor with plurality of linked, identical processing units and an image sensor interface, all incorporated onto a single chip. The device also has an orientation sensor for sensing the device orientation. The processing units are configured for receiving data from the image sensor interface and an output from the orientation sensor, to simultaneously process the data. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016281 | CONTENT DATA DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTENT DATA DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAMAANM SATO; TakuyaAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP SATO; Takuya Tokyo JP - It is desired to provide a content data display device having a caption display function which can effectively use the screen of the limited size and achieves a high operability. A content data display device includes: a storage unit configured to store an image data and a content data which includes at least one caption data which respectively corresponds to at least one region on the image data; a display unit configured to display the image data; an input unit configured to select a selected region from the at least one region; and a control unit configured to display a caption data which is one of the at least one caption data and corresponds to the selected region to overlap on the selected region of the image data as a selected caption data. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016282 | METHOD OF PROVIDING TIMING INFORMATION FOR SYNCHRONIZING MMT PACKET STREAM IN MMT HYBRID DELIVERY SERVICE AND METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZING MMT PACKET STREAM IN MMT HYBRID DELIVERY SERVICEAANM KIM; Sung HeiAACI Daejeon-siAACO KRAAGP KIM; Sung Hei Daejeon-si KRAANM Seo; Kwang DeokAACI Wonju-siAACO KRAAGP Seo; Kwang Deok Wonju-si KRAANM Jung; Tae JunAACI Wonju-siAACO KRAAGP Jung; Tae Jun Wonju-si KRAANM Lee; Chang KyuAACI Daejeon-siAACO KRAAGP Lee; Chang Kyu Daejeon-si KRAANM Kang; Shin GakAACI Daejeon-siAACO KRAAGP Kang; Shin Gak Daejeon-si KR - A method of providing timing information for synchronizing packet streams delivered from a first server and a second server, respectively, that are different from each other under hybrid delivery service environment is provided. The first server delivers a first media object and the second server delivers a second media object. The timing information for synchronizing a second packet including the second media object and a first packet including the first media object is generated in the second server. The timing information and the second packet including the second media object are provided from the second server to the client. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016283 | Methods circuits devices and systems for transmission and display of videoAANM Nissan-Cohen; YoavAACI Tel AvivAACO ILAAGP Nissan-Cohen; Yoav Tel Aviv ILAANM Freudlich; ShayAACI SunnyvaleAAST CAAACO USAAGP Freudlich; Shay Sunnyvale CA USAANM Kanonich; UriAACI HerzliaAACO ILAAGP Kanonich; Uri Herzlia ILAANM Reznic; ZviAACI Mimon StreetAACO ILAAGP Reznic; Zvi Mimon Street IL - Disclosed are methods, circuits, devices and associated executable code for facilitating transmission, reception and presentation (e.g. rendering) of video information/signals on a video display unit such as a flat-screen display, a touchscreen and/or a tablet computing platform. There may be provided a video display unit adapted to receive video signals through two or more video signal paths, wherein one of the signal paths (i.e. a first signal path) may be a wired signal path. Another signal path (i.e. a second signal path) may be a wireless signal path. The display unit may be matched or paired to a matched computing platform. The paired matched computing platform may send video signals to the display unit along the wired signal path, e.g. when the display unit is docked with the matched computing platform. The paired matched computing platform may send video signals to the display unit along the wireless signal path, e.g. when the display unit is disconnected from the matched computing platform. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016284 | HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION VIA A COMPRESSED SENSING FRAMEWORKAANM MESTHA; Lalit KeshavAACI FairportAAST NYAACO USAAGP MESTHA; Lalit Keshav Fairport NY USAANM GIL; Alvaro EnriqueAACI RochesterAAST NYAACO USAAGP GIL; Alvaro Enrique Rochester NY US - What is disclosed is a system and method for image reconstruction using a compressed sensing framework to increase the number of wavelength bands in hyperspectral video systems. The present method utilizes a restricted representation matrix and sampling matrix to reconstruct bands to a very large number without losing information content. Reference multi-band image vectors are created and those vectors are processed in a block-wise form to obtain custom orthonormal representation matrices. A sampling matrix is also constructed offline in the factory. The compressed sensing protocol is applied using a l | 2013-01-17 |
20130016285 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT DRIVER IC IMPLEMENTING GAMMA EXPANSION - Described herein are light emitting element driver integrated circuits (ICs), methods for use with light emitting element driver ICs, and projector systems that include a light emitting element driver IC. A light emitting element driver IC receives a color data word from the video processor IC. Starting with the color data word received from the video processor IC, the light emitting element driver IC performs a gamma expansion function to thereby produce a gamma expanded digital or analog signal. Additionally, the light emitting element driver IC outputs, in dependence on the generated gamma expanded digital or analog signal, a gamma expanded analog drive signal for driving the light emitting element. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016286 | INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAMAANM Nomura; ToshiyukiAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Nomura; Toshiyuki Tokyo JPAANM Senda; YuzoAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Senda; Yuzo Tokyo JPAANM Higa; KyotaAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Higa; Kyota Tokyo JP - Disclosed is an information display system provided with: a signal analyzing unit which analyzes the audio signals obtained from a predetermined location and which generates ambient sound information regarding the sound generated at the predetermined location; an ambient expression selection unit which selects an ambient expression which expresses the content of what a person is feeling from the sound generated at the predetermined location on the basis of the ambient sound information; and an ambient expression and video superimposing unit which superimposes the ambient expression on the video of a video signal obtained from the predetermined location. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016287 | DYNAMIC ILLUMINATION CONTROL FOR LASER PROJECTION DISPLAY - A display apparatus includes one or more imaging channels, each imaging channel includes a polarized light source and a spatial light modulator that is actuable to modulate the polarized light and provide a modulated polarized light. A control logic processor is disposed to receive and analyze each frame of image data for the one or more imaging channels. A variable brightness attenuator in the path of the modulated polarized light and actuable under the control of the control logic processor to attenuate the modulated polarized light to one of a plurality of attenuation levels for the one or more imaging channels according to each frame of image data. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016288 | TELEVISION SYSTEM, PEDESTAL, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSAANM Asano; TakashiAACI Fukaya-shiAACO JPAAGP Asano; Takashi Fukaya-shi JP - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a base, a fixing portion, and an angle adjuster. The display unit includes a display surface which displays an image and a housing which encloses the display surface. The base is placed on a mounting surface such that the base faces a bottom portion of the housing. The fixing portion is disposed on the base and configured to secure the display unit. The angle adjuster is disposed on the base and/or the bottom portion of the housing and interposed between the base and the bottom portion so that the display unit is inclined. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016289 | TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSAANM HAYASHIYAMA; ShinyaAACI Tachikawa-shiAACO JPAAGP HAYASHIYAMA; Shinya Tachikawa-shi JPAANM NISHIDA; NoboruAACI Ome-shiAACO JPAAGP NISHIDA; Noboru Ome-shi JPAANM TANAKA; MakotoAACI Ome-shiAACO JPAAGP TANAKA; Makoto Ome-shi JP - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board, a component, and a reinforcing portion. The circuit board is in the housing and includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The component is on the first surface of the circuit board and includes a corner. The reinforcing portion is on the second surface of the circuit board and corresponds to the corner of the component. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016290 | TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSAANM Takahashi; IsseiAACI Ome-shiAACO JPAAGP Takahashi; Issei Ome-shi JP - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board, a fan, a first air guide, and a second air guide. The housing includes an exhaust hole. The circuit board is in the housing and includes a heat-generating component. The fan is in the housing. The first air guide is configured to guide air from the fan toward the exhaust hole through the heat-generating component. The second air guide is in the first air guide. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016291 | TELEVISION RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAANM Ito; ShigeyukiAACI SaitamaAACO JPAAGP Ito; Shigeyuki Saitama JP - According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes: a display device; a casing; a substrate; a supporting portion; a first engaging portion; and a second engaging portion. The display device includes a display screen and a surface located opposite the display screen. The casing includes a wall located opposite the display screen. The substrate is located between the display device and the wall. The supporting portion supports the substrate, and is fixed to the wall in a state in which the supporting portion is in contact with the surface or in a state in which the supporting portion is capable of being in contact with the surface if the wall is moved toward the display device side. The first engaging portion is provided to the wall. The second engaging portion is provided to the supporting portion, and engages with the first engaging portion in a direction along the surface. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016292 | EYEPIECE FOR NEAR-TO-EYE DISPLAY WITH MULTI-REFLECTORSAANM Miao; XiaoyuAACI SunnyvaleAAST CAAACO USAAGP Miao; Xiaoyu Sunnyvale CA USAANM Amirparviz; BabakAACI Mountain ViewAAST CAAACO USAAGP Amirparviz; Babak Mountain View CA US - An eyepiece for a head mounted display includes an illumination module, an end reflector, a viewing region, and a polarization rotator. The illumination module includes an image source for launching computer generated image (“CGI”) light along a forward propagating path. The end reflector is disposed at an opposite end of the eyepiece from the illumination module to reflect the CGI back along a reverse propagation path. The viewing region is disposed between the illumination module and the end reflector. The viewing region includes a polarizing beam splitter (“PBS) and non-polarizing beam splitter (“non-PBS”) disposed between the PBS and the end reflector. The viewing region redirects the CGI light from the reverse propagation path out of an eye-ward side of the eyepiece. The polarization rotator is disposed in the forward and reverse propagation paths of the CGI light between the viewing region and the end reflector. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016293 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAMEAANM Cho; Hang-SupAACI Paju-siAACO KRAAGP Cho; Hang-Sup Paju-si KRAANM Kwon; Woo-HyunAACI Seongnam-siAACO KRAAGP Kwon; Woo-Hyun Seongnam-si KR - A liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates; a gate line and a data line on an inner surface of the first substrate; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of common electrodes in the pixel region; a color filter layer on an inner surface of the second substrate; a black stripe and a column spacer on the color filter layer, the black stripe having a first thickness and the column spacer having a second thickness greater than the first thickness, and the black stripe corresponding to the gate line; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016294 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEAANM LI; YONGQIANAACI KunShan CityAACO CNAAGP LI; YONGQIAN KunShan City CNAANM DAI; WENJUNAACI KunShan CityAACO CNAAGP DAI; WENJUN KunShan City CNAANM LIAO; CHIA-TEAACI KunShan CityAACO CNAAGP LIAO; CHIA-TE KunShan City CNAANM CHUNG; TE-CHENAACI KunShan CityAACO CNAAGP CHUNG; TE-CHEN KunShan City CN - A liquid crystal display device comprises a first and a second substrates which are oppositely configured, and a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, the first substrate comprising a transparent substrate and a plurality of scanning lines and data lines formed on the transparent substrate, the plurality of scanning lines and data lines crosswise defining a plurality of pixel regions. Each pixel region comprises at least two electrode groups and a third transparent electrode provided between the two adjacent electrode groups, each electrode group comprising a first and a second transparent electrodes alternately located on different layers. During operation of the liquid crystal display device, a fringe field is generated between the first and the second transparent electrodes, and a horizontal electric filed is generated between the first and the third transparent electrodes so as to enhance the transmittance of the whole liquid crystal display device. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016295 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES FOR INFORMATION DISPLAY AND PHOTONICS APPLICATIONS - A novel approach for generating FLC electro-optics with gray-scale resolution includes using FLC material that is: (i.) capable of electrostatic V-shape switching, (ii.) capable of optical latching, and (iii.) not requiring DC balance. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016296 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY APPARATUSAANM Fujita; YoshimasaAACI OsakaAACO JPAAGP Fujita; Yoshimasa Osaka JPAANM Ogata; HidenoriAACI OsakaAACO JPAAGP Ogata; Hidenori Osaka JPAANM Okamoto; KenAACI OsakaAACO JPAAGP Okamoto; Ken Osaka JPAANM Kobayashi; YuhkiAACI OsakaAACO JPAAGP Kobayashi; Yuhki Osaka JPAANM Yamada; MakotoAACI OsakaAACO JPAAGP Yamada; Makoto Osaka JPAANM Kondoh; KatsumiAACI OsakaAACO JPAAGP Kondoh; Katsumi Osaka JP - The present invention includes: a reflective electrode ( | 2013-01-17 |
20130016297 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEAANM NAKAMURA; MasatoAACI Fukaya-shiAACO JPAAGP NAKAMURA; Masato Fukaya-shi JP - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes an insulation film disposed over a gate line, a storage capacitance line, a source line, and first main common electrodes disposed on the insulation film. The first main common electrodes include a discontinuous part in at least one of a first intersection part at an intersection between the storage capacitance line and the first source line and a second intersection part at an intersection between the storage capacitance line and the second source line. The liquid crystal display device also includes a main pixel electrode and a sub-pixel electrode which are disposed on the insulation film. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016298 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of transparent substrates disposed facing each other through a liquid crystal layer; a gate insulating film formed so as to cover a gate electrode formed in the pixel regions of one of the pair of the transparent substrates closer to the liquid crystal layer; a switching element made of a thin-film transistor placed on the gate insulating film; a first electrode placed on the switching element through first and second insulating films; and a second electrode placed on the first electrode through a third insulating film. The liquid crystal display device generates an electric field in parallel with the pair of the transparent substrates and between the first and second electrodes. The second insulating film is formed of an SOG material having Si—O bonds. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016299 | DISPLAY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY, AND ELECTRONIC UNITAANM Takama; DaisukeAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Takama; Daisuke Kanagawa JPAANM Koito; TakeoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Koito; Takeo Kanagawa JP - There are provided a display that achieves a smaller frame size than in the past, a method of manufacturing the display, and an electronic unit including the display. The display includes: a display panel having an effective display region and a frame region located at the periphery of the effective display region; and a lens component provided on a viewing surface side of the display panel, the lens component having a lens function section in part or all of a circumferential region thereof. A visible outline on a lens-function-section side of the lens component is disposed outside a visible outline of the frame region of the display panel. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016300 | Display StructureAANM Chen; XubiaoAACI Fuqing CityAACO CNAAGP Chen; Xubiao Fuqing City CNAANM Feng; GailyAACI Fuqing CityAACO CNAAGP Feng; Gaily Fuqing City CN - The present invention relating to a display structure is provided. The display structure comprises a liquid crystal panel, a front frame, a rear casing and a fixing box. The front frame is disposed around an outside of the liquid crystal panel. The fixing box is fastened to a surface of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the surface of the liquid crystal panel is opposite to the front frame. Each of distinct sides of the fixing box includes at least one trough. The rear casing includes a hole and at least two flexible coupling components. When the fixing box is disposed inside the hole, the coupling component can be fastened to the trough. The front frame and the rear casing encompass the liquid crystal panel and the fixing box so as to fix the liquid crystal panel and the fixing box. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016301 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYAANM Hu; Che-ChangAACI GuangdongAACO CNAAGP Hu; Che-Chang Guangdong CNAANM Chang; Kuang-YaoAACI GuangdongAACO CNAAGP Chang; Kuang-Yao Guangdong CNAANM Fang; KuojunAACI GuangdongAACO CNAAGP Fang; Kuojun Guangdong CN - A liquid crystal display (LCD) is disclosed. The LCD comprises a front frame, a panel, a plastic frame and an optical film assembly. The panel comprises a display region and a non-display region, and the plastic frame and the front frame cooperate with each other to sandwich the non-display region of the panel therebetween. The plastic frame is formed with a V-groove(s) on a surface thereof that faces towards a light exiting surface of the optical film assembly. In this way, light rays traveling through the optical film assembly to the lower surface of the plastic frame are reflected by the V-groove(s) so as to be mostly concentrated onto the non-display region of the panel and then gradually attenuated to disappear. This can reduce the bright lines appearing in the display region of the panel and, consequently, improve the displaying effect of the whole LCD. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016302 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUSAANM Yu; GangAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Yu; Gang Shenzhen CN - The present invention discloses a light-emitting device of a liquid crystal display apparatus, which includes a light bar and a frame. The frame has a surface having a fixing bar protruded therefrom. An extension direction of the fixing bar is parallel with the surface of the frame. A longer side of a main body of the light bar is attached to the fixing bar. Two ends of the fixing bar respectively have a heat-conductive portion mounted thereon. An inner surface of the heat-conductive portion is perpendicular to a length direction of the main body of the light bar and attached to a shorter side of the main body of the light bar. The present invention further discloses a liquid crystal display apparatus. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016303 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAANM TOKUNAGA; ShingoAACI KokubunjiAACO JPAAGP TOKUNAGA; Shingo Kokubunji JP - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a first translucent substrate and a second translucent substrate between which a liquid crystal material is sealed; a flexible wiring board extending from a connection end portion with respect to the first translucent substrate; and a metal-reinforced resin container. The container includes a first principal surface onto which the liquid crystal panel is accommodated; a second principal surface onto which a printed wiring board is disposed; and a through hole for allowing an extended end portion of the flexible wiring board to pass therethrough from the first principal surface to the second principal surface so that the extended end portion is connected to the printed wiring board. The through hole is provided at a position corresponding to an overlapping portion between the first translucent substrate and the second translucent substrate. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016304 | Backlight Module and Liquid Crystal DisplayAANM Li; QuanAACI Shenzhen CityAACO CNAAGP Li; Quan Shenzhen City CN - The present invention discloses a backlight module and a liquid crystal display (LCD) thereof. The backlight module comprises a backplane and a heatsink plate attached to the backplane, and the backlight module of the LCD also comprises at least one press plate, wherein the press plate is attached to the heatsink plate to tightly press the heatsink plate against the backplane. Because a press plate is added in the present invention to tightly press the heatsink plate, the press plate reduces the gaps formed between the places away from the attaching points because of small pressure. Therefore, thermal contact resistance is reduced, the heat in the cavity of the backlight is conducted to the metal backplane in time, and the temperature of the backlight module is reduced. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016305 | ILLUMINATION UNIT AND DISPLAYAANM Kaneda; KazumasaAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Kaneda; Kazumasa Kanagawa JP - An illumination unit includes: a light source section including a laser light source; an optical-path branching device outputting light incident from the light source section, by branching the light into an outgoing optical path of illumination light and other optical path; a photodetector receiving a light flux that travels on the other optical path; a control section controlling an emitted light quantity in the laser light source, based on a quantity of the light flux received by the photodetector; and a light-quantity-distribution control device disposed between the optical-path branching device and the photodetector on the other optical path, the light-quantity-distribution control device controlling a light quantity distribution in the light flux to be incident upon the photodetector. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016306 | BACKLIGHT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUSAANM Ohno; TomoyukiAACI Zama-shiAACO JPAAGP Ohno; Tomoyuki Zama-shi JPAANM Takayanagi; DaisukeAACI Kawasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP Takayanagi; Daisuke Kawasaki-shi JP - Disclosed is a backlight apparatus of an image display apparatus capable of changing an position of a screen; the backlight apparatus comprising a plurality of light sources which are provided for a plurality of light source blocks and for which light emission can be controlled independently in relation to each of the light source blocks; a storage unit which stores data to be used in order to determine a driving signal for the light source, the data being determined so that a luminance of each of the light source blocks is included within a predetermined allowable range with respect to a target luminance in relation to each of the positions of the screen; an acquiring unit which acquires the position of the screen; and a control unit which determines the driving signal for the light source by using the data corresponding to the position of the screen. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016307 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE MODULEAANM Jeong; HaehyeonAACI Chilgok-gunAACO KRAAGP Jeong; Haehyeon Chilgok-gun KRAANM Kim; JaebumAACI DaeguAACO KRAAGP Kim; Jaebum Daegu KR - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device module capable of implementing a transparent display using reflection and transmission properties of cholesteric liquid crystal includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight unit disposed at one side surface of the liquid crystal panel to emit light directly to the side surface, and a supporting structure to support and secure the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit. A light guide plate is not provided at a rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel. A backlight unit faces the side surface of the liquid crystal display panel so that light can be incident directly onto the liquid crystal panel to generate an image, resulting in image enhanced with visibility and transparency of the liquid crystal display panel. | 2013-01-17 |