04th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110019038 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVE METHOD THEREFOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device includes: a normal pixel disposed in a pixel section capable of performing a global shutter, and including at least a photoelectric conversion part and a memory part adjacent to the photoelectric conversion part; and a leak-light correcting pixel disposed in the pixel section to correct degradation of an image quality originated from leak light leaked into the memory part. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019039 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - Specifically, the solid-state imaging device includes: pixels each of which includes an amplifying transistor that amplifies a signal; first column signal lines each of which is connected to one of the columns of the pixels; first load transistors each of which is connected to one of the first column signal lines; a bias circuit which supplies a bias voltage to a gate of each of the first load transistors; first detection units each of which is connected to the one of the first column signal lines; a second detection unit which detects a noise component of each of the rows, the noise component occurring in each of the first column signal lines and resulting from fluctuation in the bias voltage; and a correction unit which corrects, the pixel signal detected by each of the first detection units, using the noise component detected by the second detection unit. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019040 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM WITH EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE - An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels; a color filter pattern spanning at least a portion of the pixels, wherein the color filter pattern forms a color filter kernel having colors in a predetermined arrangement; and a mechanism for controlling integration time of the pixels, wherein the integration time of the plurality of pixels is spatially variant in a pattern that is correlated with the color filter array kernel. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019041 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging device includes: photodiodes formed for pixels arranged on a light sensing surface of a semiconductor substrate; a signal reading unit formed on the semiconductor substrate to read a signal charge or a voltage; an insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate and including optical waveguides; color filters formed on the insulating film; and on-chip lenses formed on the color filters. The first and second pixel combinations are alternately arranged both in the horizontal and vertical directions, the first pixel combination having a layout in which two green pixels are arranged both in the horizontal and vertical directions and a total of four pixels are arranged, the second pixel combination having a layout in which two pixels are arranged both in the horizontal and vertical directions, a total of four pixels are arranged, and two red pixels and two blue pixels are arranged cater cornered. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019042 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: a light incident side; a circuit formation surface being opposite to the light incident side; and an inorganic photoelectric conversion unit having a pn junction and an organic photoelectric conversion unit including an organic photoelectric conversion layer, which are laminated in the same pixel in a depth direction from the light incident side and on which light is incident without passing through a color filter. Signals of the inorganic photoelectric conversion unit and the organic photoelectric conversion unit are read on the circuit formation surface. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019043 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging device includes: an imaging unit wherein a plurality of light sensing units formed in a matrix and a plurality of interconnections are formed among the plurality of light sensing units; a color filter that is disposed over the imaging unit, and delivers colors to the light sensing units in accordance with a predefined rule; and on-chip lenses that are disposed corresponding to the light sensing units on a one-by-one basis over the color filter, and have light-collection characteristics varying in accordance with differences among sensitivities of the light sensing units, where the differences among the sensitivities of the light sensing units are generated, when the same colors are delivered to the light sensing units in accordance with the same rule, owing to the fact that positions of the individual interconnections relative to the light sensing units vary periodically. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019044 | Time Delay Integration Based MOS Photoelectric Pixel Sensing Circuit - A time delay integration (TDI) based MOS photoelectric pixel sensing circuit (TDIPSC) is proposed. The TDIPSC includes multi-element photoelectric pixel sensor (MEPS) having sub-pixel sensor elements SPSE | 2011-01-27 |
20110019045 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS ELECTRONIC SHUTTER ACTION FRAME STORAGE AND CORRELATED DOUBLE SAMPLING IN IMAGE SENSOR - An electronic image sensor with a pixel array of a plurality of active pixels is provided. Each of the active pixels includes: a photo detector, providing a sensing node for producing a signal based on an amount of light incident thereon; a storing node for storing a plurality of photo-generated charges according to the signal; a first controllable potential barrier between the sensing node and the storing node; an outputting node; and a second controllable potential barrier between the storing node and the outputting node, wherein each of the sensing node, the storing node and the sampling node is not overlapped. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019046 | Wafer-scale Linear Image Sensor Chip and Method with Replicated Gapless Pixel Line and Signal Readout Circuit Segments - A wafer-scale linear image sensor chip (WLISC) is proposed with gapless pixel line and signal readout circuit segments. The WLISC converts pixel line image (PLI) of length L | 2011-01-27 |
20110019047 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel unit in which plural pixels that perform photoelectric conversion are arrayed in a matrix shape; and a pixel-signal readout unit that performs readout of pixel signals from the pixel unit in a unit of plural pixels, the pixel-signal readout unit including an AD conversion unit that performs analog-digital (AD) conversion, wherein the pixel-signal readout unit includes plural comparators that compare a reference signal as a ramp wave and readout analog signal potentials of the pixels in rows in which the comparators are provided, plural counter latches that are arranged to correspond to the plural comparators and capable of counting comparison times of the comparators corresponding thereto, stop the count when outputs of the comparators are inverted, and store values of the count, and an adjusting unit that performs offset adjustment for the reference signal every time the AD conversion is performed. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019048 | SENSOR AND SENSOR SYSTEM FOR A CAMERA - A sensor module has first and second sensor arrays formed on a substrate, with the first and second sensor arrays adapted to share common readout circuitry and shared read out for a pair of sensors on a single array. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019049 | PHOTO DETECTING APPARATUS AND UNIT PIXEL THEREOF - A unit pixel of a photo detecting apparatus includes a photogate, a transfer gate and a floating diffusion region. The photogate includes a junction gate extending in a first direction and a plurality of finger gates extending from the junction gate in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The transfer gate is formed adjacent to the junction gate. The floating diffusion region is formed adjacent to the first transfer gate. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019050 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a pixel region which is configured such that a photoelectric conversion unit and a signal scanning circuit unit are included in a semiconductor substrate, and a matrix of unit pixels is disposed, and a driving circuit region which is configured such that a device driving circuit for driving the signal scanning circuit unit is disposed on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the photoelectric conversion unit is provided on a back surface side of the semiconductor substrate, which is opposite to a front surface of the semiconductor substrate where the signal scanning circuit unit is formed, and the unit pixel includes an insulation film which is provided in a manner to surround a boundary part with the unit pixel that neighbors and defines a device isolation region. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019051 | IMAGE SENSORS WITH PIXEL CHARGE SUMMING - An image sensor has an array of pixels of different colors. The pixels may be arranged in a repeating pattern of eight pixels having four rows and two columns. During charge summing operations, the first and third rows may share a floating diffusion and the second and fourth rows may share a floating diffusion. When charge summing is inactive, transfer gates in the first and second columns may be controlled independently, while transfer gates in pairs of rows may be controlled simultaneously. When charge summing is active, summed charges from pixels of the same color in the first and third rows may be placed on the floating diffusion shared by the first and third rows and summed charges from pixels of the same color in the second and fourth rows may be placed on the floating diffusion shared by the second and fourth rows. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019052 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion device comprises an isolation portion defining an active region, a photoelectric converter arranged in the active region and including a charge accumulation region containing an impurity of a first conductivity type, a photoelectric converter arranged in the active region, a transfer electrode arranged on the active region and configured to form a channel to transfer charges generated by the photoelectric converter to the charge voltage converter, a first semiconductor region arranged in the active region between the photoelectric converter and the charge voltage converter, the first semiconductor region being covered with the transfer electrode and containing the impurity of the first conductivity type at a concentration lower than that in the charge accumulation region; and a second semiconductor region extending in the active region along an interface of the isolation portion facing at least the first semiconductor region, the second semiconductor region being of a second conductivity. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019053 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE, AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A pixel circuit includes: a photoelectric conversion device; a source-follower circuit; a transfer transistor that transfers charge generated in the photoelectric conversion device to an input node of the source-follower circuit; and a readout system that reads out a signal in response to the generated charge through the source-follower circuit, wherein the readout system floats the input node of the source-follower circuit and turns on the transfer transistor to transfer the signal charge to the input node, includes a function of turning off the transfer transistor, sensing an output node potential of the source-follower circuit, and reading out an output signal, and further includes an output modulation degree control function unit that temporarily reduces an output modulation degree of the source-follower circuit when the transfer transistor is turned on. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019054 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - As nonvolatile memory is integrated on a substrate on which a solid-state image sensor device including: photoelectric converters arranged in rows and columns; vertical CCDs configured to transfer signal charge output from the photoelectric converters in the column direction; and a horizontal CCD configured to transfer signal charge output from the vertical CCDs in the row direction and output the signal charge as a video signal. The nonvolatile memory stores individual difference information indicating individual differences in dependence of saturation performance on a substrate voltage in the solid-state image sensor device, and outputs the stored individual difference information to the outside. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019055 | INTEGRATE DETECT AND DISPLAY - An imaging system for receiving data from a scene and displaying an image therefrom includes a detector and a display. The detector includes a plurality of detector pixels on a first side of the detector, readout circuitry on an opposing second side of the detector or between the detector and the detector pixels on the first side of the detector, and a plurality of detector vias configured to provide electrical connectivity for the plurality of detector pixels through the detector. The display includes a plurality of display pixels on one side of the display, read in circuitry on an opposing second side of the display or between the display and the display pixels on the first side of the display, and a plurality of display vias configured to provide electrical connectivity for the plurality of display pixels through the display. The read in circuitry is coupled with the readout circuitry. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019056 | Bi-Directional Screen - A bidirectional screen alternately switches between a display mode showing conventional graphics and a capture mode in which the LCD backlight is disabled and the LCD displays a pinhole array or a tiled-broadband code. A large-format image sensor is placed behind the liquid crystal layer. Together, the image sensor and LCD function as a mask-based light field camera, capturing an array of images equivalent to that produced by an array of cameras spanning the display surface. The recovered multi-view orthographic imagery is used to passively estimate the depth of scene points from focus. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019057 | Electronic Playback Apparatus with a Micro-Projector - An electronic playback apparatus. An image pickup unit receives an image of a target imaged through a lens when a photographic mode is in operation. A semiconductor light source module emits a plurality of visible light beams with different bands when a broadcast mode is in operation. A micro-display member receives the visible light beams with the different bands and modulates the visible light beams into an image beam. The image beam is projected onto a screen by the lens. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019058 | CONDITION CHANGING DEVICE - A condition change unit of the present invention changes operating conditions of a device. The condition change unit comprises a display section for displaying images, a touch panel provided on the display section, a detection section for detecting input operations to the touch panel, a change condition setting section for setting types of change conditions, based on form of the input operations detected by the detection section, an operation guide image display section for displaying guidance images, for setting specific parameters of the change conditions, on the display section, in accordance with the type of change condition that has been set, and a parameter change section for changing parameters of the change condition based on an input operation to a screen on which the operation guidance operation images are displayed that has been detected by the detection section. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019059 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus for performing efficient signal processing depending on the operational mode. In the finder mode, a CCD interface | 2011-01-27 |
20110019060 | DIGITAL CAMERA HAVING INPUT DEVICES AND A DISPLAY CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF SET INFORMATION ITEMS | 2011-01-27 |
20110019061 | DISPLAY PANEL AND CAMERA - The invention is directed to the provision of a display panel in which, while providing a sufficient gap between two electrodes, the gap is made not easily visible. The display panel according to the invention includes: a first substrate having a first electrode and a second electrode formed on one and the same side thereof; a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate; a gap formed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a backup electrode formed on the first substrate so as to overlap the gap; and a wiring electrode electrically connected to the first or second electrode, wherein the wiring electrode is formed in the same plane as the backup electrode. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019062 | Optical Element Assembly, Image Pickup Module, and Method for Manufacturing Electronic Apparatus - Provided is an optical element assembly which is composed of two or more optical members and can prevent one optical member from being separated from another even if the optical element assembly is subjected to reflow processing, and also provided are an image pickup module using the optical element assembly, and a method for manufacturing an electronic apparatus including the image pickup module. There is provided an optical element assembly in which a first optical member formed of glass or curable resin and a second optical element formed of curable resin are joined together, and the following expression (1) is satisfied, where α | 2011-01-27 |
20110019063 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel including a buried photodiode formed inside a substrate, a buried floating diffusion formed at a depth equal to that of the buried photodiode in the substrate so as to face a bottom of a trench portion formed in the substrate, and a buried gate electrode formed at the bottom of the trench portion in order to transfer a signal charge from the buried photodiode to the buried floating diffusion. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019064 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY OF RADIATION SPOTS FOR AN OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE - The invention relates to an optical scanning device ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019065 | Method for activating a function, namely an alteration of sharpness, using a colour digital image - The invention concerns a method for activating a function by using a measurement taken from at least one digital image ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019066 | AF FRAME AUTO-TRACKING SYSTEM - Disclosed is an AF frame auto-tracking system that does not require a complicated operation when starting AF frame auto-tracking, is capable of setting the face of a person as a tracking target with a simple operation, and reduces the load of an operator. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019067 | IMAGING APPARATUS - There is provided an imaging apparatus capable of reproducing with ease a focus position desired by the user, and eliminating a displacement of a focus position which occurs due to a manufacturing error of the imaging apparatus, or the like. The imaging apparatus includes an optical system including a focus lens operable to adjusts a focus state of a subject image, an imaging unit operable to capture a subject image obtained through the optical system to generate image data, a controller operable to obtain a plurality of image data generated in the imaging unit while moving the focus lens along an optical axis, a display unit operable to display an image based on the plurality of generated image data; an receiving unit operable to receive an instruction of a user for selecting one of the plurality of images displayed on the display unit, a storage unit operable to store information on a focus lens position at which the image data selected by the receiving unit is captured; and an autofocus control. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019068 | COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging sub-system, a liquid crystal (LC) element, and a digital focus processor are provided. The LC element is placed in the light path of the imaging sub-system, functioning as the aperture of the imaging sub-system, and includes a periodically patterned electrode which is patterned according to a periodical modulation function and configured to blur an intermediate image captured by the imaging sub-system by applying a controllable voltage thereto. The digital focus processor is configured to deconvolute the periodical modulation function to remove the blur away from the intermediate image and determine an all-in-focus real image. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019069 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit operable to capture a subject image via an optical system and generate image data, a regulating unit operable to regulate an exposure amount for the imaging unit; a shake detector operable to detect a shake of the imaging apparatus; an operation unit capable of being in a first operating state and a second operating state; and a controller operable to control the recording unit to record the image data generated by the imaging unit in the recording medium, when the operation unit is in the first operating state. The controller determines whether or not the operation unit is in the second operating state before the first operating state, and regulates an exposure time of the regulating unit based on the determination result and the shake of the imaging apparatus detected by the shake detector. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019070 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING TRAVELING CHARACTERISTICS OF SHUTTER - A method and apparatus are provided for detecting traveling characteristics of a mechanical shutter. After performing a reset scan operation on a plurality of pixels of an imaging device, first quantities of light are detected by reading pixels of even rows or odd rows of the imaging device. The imaging device is shielded from light by causing a mechanical trailing curtain included in the shutter to travel. Second quantities of light are detected by reading pixels of rows that are different from the rows read to detect the first quantities of light. Traveling characteristics of the mechanical trailing curtain are obtained based on the first quantities of light and the second quantities of light. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019071 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - An image pickup apparatus includes a pixel unit divided into at least two regions which generates pixel signals, driving controllers which controls reading of the pixel signals from the regions, a storage unit storing pixel signals for one screen, a timing controller controlling a timing when the pixel signals are read from the storage unit based on a setting value of an input frame rate, and a timing generator which generates a driving signal for performing the reading processes of the pixel signals the regions in parallel in terms of time when the frame rate is larger than a predetermined threshold value and generates a driving signal for performing the reading processes of the pixel signals from the regions in series in terms of time when the frame rate is not larger than the predetermined threshold value, and which supplies the generated driving signal to the driving controllers. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019072 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - An image capturing device includes a housing defining an aperture, a first lens module arranged inside the housing, a second lens module arranged inside the housing, and a light reflection assembly aligned with the aperture. The first lens module and the second lens module are positioned at opposite sides of the aperture. The light reflection assembly includes a reflecting mirror. The light reflection assembly is rotatable between a first position where the reflecting mirror reflects light from the aperture towards the first lens module and a second position where the reflecting mirror reflects light from the aperture towards the second lens module. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019073 | Camera with Precise Visual Indicator to Subject When Within Camera View - A camera may include a lens, an image sensor, an image detection system, a controllable light source, and a light source control system. The image detection system may be configured to generate electronic information representative of images generated by the lens by detecting sequential images sensed by the image sensor. The detecting may not be done during certain periods of time. The controllable light source may be behind the lens and configured to controllably project light through the lens and back onto a scene in front of the lens. While in at least one mode, the light source control system may be configured to activate the controllable light source only while the image detection system is not detecting an image from the image sensor. The light source control system may be configured to activate the controllable light source and to cause it to emit light at an intensity which is sufficient to be readily visible to a normal human looking at the lens while within the scene, but not sufficient to materially alter the electronic information generated by the image detection system. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019074 | SUPPORT DEVICE FOR CAMERA MODULES - A support device for camera modules is disclosed. The support device is capable of panning or spinning a camera module without separating an outer casing that surrounds the camera module. The support device includes a body, a second middle support unit, a rear cover, and a rotary support unit. The body includes a camera module therein. The second middle support unit is rotatably fitted to a side surface of the body, and has on an outer surface of the second middle support unit two opposing wheels to be fitted into coupling bosses of the rotary support unit. The rear cover is coupled to the second middle support unit, and has on an inner surface thereof a seating step so that the body is rotatably seated thereon. The rotary support unit has the two coupling bosses to support the two wheels of the second middle support unit. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019075 | CAMERA MODULE WITH ANTI-SHAKE MECHANISM - An exemplary camera module includes a fixture, a lens module, a movable frame, an image sensor, a position sensor, a first and a second magnet, and a first and a second magnetic field generator. The position sensor is used to detect displacements of the lens module caused by shake. The magnetic field generators are used to apply a magnetic field to the corresponding magnets, each of the magnetic field generators is electrifiable in response to detection by the position sensor of displacement of the lens module caused by shake. Accordingly, at least one of the magnets and the corresponding magnetic field generator cooperatively drive the lens module to move and compensate the displacement of the image sensor. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019076 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE HAVING OBLIQUE IMAGE SENSOR - An image capturing device includes a lens module defining an optical axis, a holder defining an opening and a space communicating with the opening, an image processing unit received in the space, and an image sensor received in the space and fixed on the image processing unit. The holder is configured for receiving the lens module. The image processing unit is electrically connected to the image processing unit and inclined relative to the optical axis. The image sensor is configured for capturing images of objects. The optical axis passes through the center of the sensing surface of image sensor. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019077 | CAMERA MODULE FABRICATING METHOD AND CAMERA MODULE - There is disclosed a method for fabricating a camera module includes the steps of: disposing a camera module body inside of a die; filling the die with a resin blocking a light; curing the resin; and removing the camera module body and the resin from the die. Here, disposing the camera module body inside of the die is disposing the camera module body having a lens holder secured on a sensor board inside of the die in such a manner that the side surface of the camera module body is not brought into contact with the side surface of the die. Filling the die with the resin is covering the upper end of the die with a lid so as to closely enclose the inside of the die, followed by filling the die with the resin. Taking the camera module body and the resin from the die is taking, from the die, the camera module body and the resin formed around the camera module body in close contact. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019078 | LENS BARREL AND IMAGING DEVICE - The lens barrel includes a flexible wire, a first supporting frame, and a second supporting frame. The flexible wire has a first end, a second end, and a flexible mounting portion. The first end includes at least one terminal. The second end includes at least one terminal. The mounting portion is disposed between the first end and the second end. The first supporting frame is configured to support the first end. The second supporting frame includes a storage component configured to support the mounting portion and is movably disposed in a first direction. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019079 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus having a tripod socket to which a tripod is attachable. The tripod socket is fixed to the imaging apparatus in mutually-perpendicular two directions. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019080 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE WITH PROTECTION FOR A LENS MODULE AND A DISPLAY SCREEN THEREOF - An image capturing device includes a first device body and a second device body. The first device body includes a first front surface, a first rear surface, and a lens module disposed at the first front surface. The second device body is disposed rotatably in front of the first device body, and includes a second front surface, a second rear surface, and a display screen disposed at the second rear surface. The second device body is rotatable relative to the first device body between a deactivated state and an activated state. The display screen and the lens module are covered by the first front surface and the second rear surface respectively when the second device body is in the deactivated state, and are uncovered by the first front surface and the second rear surface respectively when the second device body is in the activated state. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019081 | DEVICE FOR COUPLING A CAMERA AND LENS ASSEMBLY TO A BELT - Embodiments of the invention provide a device for coupling a camera to an article of clothing, for example, a belt, of a wearer. The coupling device comprises a slot engaging portion on one end for engaging a slotted receptacle of a support structure. The device includes a camera engaging portion on another end for engaging a thread receiving receptacle of a camera. The coupling piece is configured to permit rotation of the camera with respect to the support structure when the thread receiving receptacle of the camera is engaged with the camera engaging portion, and when the slot engaging portion is engaged with the slotted receptacle. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019082 | Multi-frame approach for image upscaling - Video upscaling may be performed by effectively combining several different image processing techniques. The video is processed using temporal based motion estimation and subsequently filtered using a spatial filter. The spatially filtered image is sharpened and noise is suppressed. Also, the images in the video are upscaled. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019083 | Frame-Rate Conversion - A method of generating presentation time stamps, PTSs, for motion-compensated frame-rate conversion of a sequence of frames. In one aspect, the method comprises for each new frame: determining an average difference between the capture time-stamps of recent consecutive new frames; and generating the PTS based on the capture time-stamp of a previous new frame and the average difference. In another aspect, the method comprises detecting a first cadence and a second different cadence in the sequence of frames; and generating a PTS for each new frame defined by the first cadence, such that in each case the difference between the PTSs of consecutive new frames is intermediate between the true interval between those frames according to the first cadence and the true interval between them according to the second cadence. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019084 | CONTENT SUPPLYING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A content supplying apparatus includes a multimedia content server which keeps a list of coding parameters at predetermined bit rates. The coding parameters for transmitting a bit stream are determined in accordance with a transmission capacity based on the coding parameter list. Based on the obtained coding parameters, the bit stream is converted and is transmitted to a transmission channel. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019085 | FILM-MODE VIDEO STREAM HANDLING METHOD AND SYSTEM - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method for detecting a bad edit. The method includes receiving a 3:2 film-mode video signal comprising a sequence of video fields, for each of the sequence of video fields, determining a state for the each video field based on a first moving-pixel count for the each video field with respect to a previous same-parity video field for the each video field and a second moving-pixel count for a first immediately preceding field for the each video field with respect to a second previous same-parity field for the first immediately preceding field, and identifying the 3:2 film-mode video signal as a bad edit if a predetermined state transition has been detected in the sequence of video fields. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019086 | HDMI Controller Circuit For Transmitting Digital Data To Compatible Audio Device Using Address Decoder Where Values Are Written To Registers Of Sub-Circuits - The present invention provides a high definition media interface (HDMI) controller having a modular design internal bus structure, and applications thereof. The controller includes a circuit interface, an address decoder coupled to the circuit interface, a plurality of sub-circuits, wherein each sub-circuit includes registers used to configure and control the sub-circuit, and a bus that couples the registers of each sub-circuit to the address decoder. After startup of the controller, the sub-circuits are configured by using the circuit interface, address decoder, and bus to write values to the registers of the sub-circuits. The sub-circuits of the controller include a video pixel sampler, an audio sampler, a frame composer, and a power controller. The video sampler can be configured to convert one of a plurality of RGB and YCbCr signals to a common format signal used by other sub-circuits of the controller. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019087 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING MULTIMEDIA SUBTITLE - A multimedia subtitle display method and the related system are disclosed. The invention provides a technology to dynamically adjust the subtitle displayed on a screen according to the real-time detection of display environment. Particularly a system detection routine is introduced into a multimedia playback system. In the beginning of playing the multimedia, a multimedia file and a subtitle file are respectively read by the routine in real time. The tags relating to the texts recorded in the subtitle file are used to determine a subtitle display sequence. The information relating to the system resources are further read by the routine. Based on the obtained display resolution, system language and the subtitle display sequence, a display mode is decided. The multimedia playback system plays the multimedia content combined with the subtitle subsequently. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019088 | DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING SUBTITLE - A digital television signal processor stores moving image resolution of a display unit in advance, and reduces an afterimage of subtitle on the display unit by controlling a subtitle scrolling speed based on the stored moving image resolution. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019089 | SYSTEM FOR VIDEO FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION USING SUB-FRAME MEMORIES - A circuit and a method of using the circuit for video frame synchronization are provided. The circuit includes a memory having a capacity less than a full video frame and a “first in first out” (FIFO) interface controlling the memory, further removing the post-read buffer in the memory, and overwriting the post-read buffer in the memory with new data. Some embodiments of the circuit for video frame synchronization provide a wide data bus having a high bandwidth interface to the memory circuit to allow reduced memory clock rate. Some embodiments of the circuit further include a processor that produces a clock signal and measures an input data rate. The processor controls the FIFO interface to generate an output data stream at a preselected frequency, with a preselected phase. More generally, other embodiments of the present invention provide a circuit wherein the processor may be used as a data rate converter and video input timing aberration filter. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019090 | VERTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROLLER - A vertical synchronization controller includes a vertical synchronization separation unit for taking out a vertical synchronizing signal from a decode video signal; a vertical synchronization generation unit for taking out a horizontal synchronizing signal from the decode video signal and generating an internal vertical synchronizing signal; a noise detection unit for detecting the noise amount of the decode video signal; a control unit for determining the current noise state based on the numeric value indicating the noise detection amount, determining whether or not a period of the external vertical synchronizing signal is normal in response to whether or not the external vertical synchronizing signal having the period close to a period of the internal vertical synchronizing signal is input, counting the successive number of times the external vertical synchronizing signal of the normal period has been input, and giving a command responsive to the numeric value indicating the noise detection amount and the successive number of times the external vertical synchronizing signal of the normal period has been input; and a synchronization switch unit for outputting either of the external vertical synchronizing signal and the internal vertical synchronizing signal as a vertical synchronizing signal in response to the command from the control unit. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019091 | Method and System of Automatically Correcting a Sampling Clock in a Digital Video System - A method and system of automatically correcting a sampling clock in a digital video system are disclosed. Sampling clocks with different phases are generated and subjected in turn to analog-to-digital conversion (ADC). A difference of at least a pair of neighboring data out of the ADC with respect to each phase is determined. A maximum difference is determined, and the sampling clock with the phase corresponding to the maximum difference is thus generated. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019092 | SYSTEM OF PROGRAMMABLE TIME INTERVALS USED FOR VIDEO SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION - A circuit and a method for using the circuit to provide synchronization between a first video signal and a second video signal are provided, comprising a circuit to capture a first video signal, a circuit to measure the timing format of the first video signal including an input clock and count input Vsync pulses, a circuit to measure a phase difference between the first video signal and the second video signal, a circuit to generate an output video signal comprising a number of output Vsync pulses and an output clock, and a PLL circuit to control the output clock period as a constant ratio of the input Vsync period, and maintain a constant number of output clock periods per a number of input clock periods. Also provided is a system to perform the method as above using the circuit as above, maintaining a constant ratio between the output clock period and a number of input clock periods. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019093 | Method And System For Mitigating Motion Trail Artifacts And Improving Low Contrast Contours In Temporal Filtering Based Noise Reduction - Current output pictures of video data are generated utilizing a motion compensated (MC) blended picture and a corresponding non-MC blended picture of the video data. Windows of picture data from a first picture and MC windows of picture data from a MC previously output picture may be partitioned. The partitioned widows are compared and the first picture is blended with the MC previously output picture based on the comparison to, for example, reduce noise and prevent motion trail artifacts. Non-MC windows of picture data from a MC or non-MC previously output picture may be partitioned and compared with the windows of picture data from the first picture. The first picture may be blended with the MC or non-MC previously output picture based on the comparison to reduce motion trail artifacts. A blending factor is determined and utilized to blend the blended pictures to reduce noise and prevent motion artifacts. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RANDOM NOISE ESTIMATION IN A SEQUENCE OF IMAGES - A system and method for estimating random noise in an image frame or a sequence of image frames are presented. In some embodiments, the method includes performing Global Noise Estimation by comparing current and past filtered frames; converting global noise estimates into local noise estimates using estimated noise parameters based on current input image's local mean intensity; and providing local noise estimates to an adapted generic spatio-temporal filter. A parameter-based noise model is applied in the noise calculation. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019095 | Arrangement And Approach For Image Data Processing - Image data is processed to produce an output using a frame insertion approach. According to an example embodiment, frames are generated for video data, based upon the video data and the presence (or absence) of artefacts in the video data. In one application, a dynamic frame insertion approach is used to selectively generate peaked and blurred video frames in a manner that mitigates undesirable display and/or enhancement of artefacts by tuning down or turning off the generation and/or insertion of video frames. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019096 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF VIDEO IMAGES - A method and a system for adaptive image enhancement are provided for measuring the image quality of a pixel region in a frame, performing an image classification based on the image quality measurement, and enhancing image quality by applying operations according to image classification of the region. Also provided is a method as above including the steps of dividing a frame into P pixel regions; and for each one of the pixel regions measuring the image quality; assigning an image quality class; and enhancing the image. Also provided is a system for adaptive image enhancement including a circuit to measure the image quality of a pixel region in a frame in a source video image; a circuit to perform an image classification of the region based on the image quality measurement; and a circuit to enhance the image quality of the region in the source video image a by applying operations based on the image classification of the frame. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019097 | Video pattern generating device - A video pattern generating device includes a housing, a set of buttons mounted on the housing, a display mounted on the housing, and a circuit board consisting of a keyboard circuit, a control circuit, a display circuit, a video pattern generating circuit, an video pattern encoder circuit, an output port, a power circuit and an image amplifier circuit and mounted in the housing and controllable by the buttons to generate video pattern signals and to encode video pattern signals for outputting to an external video output device for horizontal, vertical and pattern field inspection and correction. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019098 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display device includes a pixel portion to which a non-inverted video signal is input in a first period and an inverted video signal is input in a second period, and a signal line driver circuit comprising a switch circuit portion for controlling output of the non-inverted video signal and the inverted video signal to the pixel portion. The switch circuit portion is controlled by a first signal serving as a first high power supply potential and a first low power supply potential in the first period and is controlled by a second signal serving as a second high power supply potential and a second low power supply potential in the second period, so that the switch circuit portion controls output of the non-inverted video signal and the inverted video signal to the pixel portion. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019099 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING TRANSMISSION CODE SET IN DATA BROADCASTING - A method of and an apparatus are provided for signaling a transmission code set in data broadcasting. A client using the transmission code set signaling method includes a demultiplexer demultiplexing a packetized elementary stream (PES) packet corresponding to a program selected by a user from the broadcasting stream received by the system interface, an image decoder decoding the demultiplexed PES for images, a sound decoder decoding the demultiplexed PES for sound, and a CPU fetching information about a transmission code set of a character string used in an object carousel message from the demultiplexed message PES and decoding the character string used in the object carousel message based on the fetched information about the transmission code set. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019100 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE GAIN CONTROL DEVICE - The device contains a base, a circuit board, a protective cover, a control panel, and top cover. The base accommodates the circuit board having a touch-sensitive IC, a PIN diode, and other common electronic elements. The circuit board is covered by the protective cover and the control panel is positioned on top of the protective cover with a gap therebetween through which a cable connecting the control panel and the circuit board passes. The control panel has a number of copper foils functioning as electrodes. The top cover has a number of touch contacts corresponding to the copper foils. An adhesive tape is positioned between the touch contacts and the cooper foils so that the former is not in direct with the latter. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019101 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a receiving apparatus including a preamble analyzer configured to receive a frame of DVB-T2 made up of an OFDM signal and analyze a preamble contained in the received frame; an offset detector configured to detect a fine offset and a coarse offset on the basis of the analyzed preamble; a carrier frequency corrector configured to execute carrier frequency correction on an OFDM time domain signal obtained by quadrature demodulation on the basis of the detected fine offset and the detected coarse offset; a determiner configured to determine whether the detection of the coarse offset has been completed; and a control signal outputter configured, if the detection of the coarse offset is determined to be completed, to output a control signal for feeding back the fine offset detected on the basis of an OFDM frequency domain signal obtained by FFT computation to the carrier frequency corrector. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019102 | OUTPUT DATA SWITCHING APPARATUS, OUTPUT DATA SWITCHING METHOD, OUTPUT DATA SWITCHING SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR OUTPUT DATA SWITCHING APPARATUS - There is provided an output data switching apparatus for remarkably alleviating user's uncomfortable feeling caused by an output data switching. The output data switching apparatus, as an output data switching apparatus | 2011-01-27 |
20110019103 | REMOTE ANTENNA WITH TUNER FOR TV - An antenna unit for a TV. The antenna unit, which can be roof-mounted, includes a tuner and a demodulator so that it outputs a baseband signal containing IP packets representing a TV signal, requiring only a twisted pair Ethernet-type connection between the antenna unit and TV. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019104 | TELEVISION BAND (TVBD) CHANNEL QUIETING ACROSS DIVERSE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES - Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for the communication of wireless data using diverse radio access technologies (RATs) in Television Band (TVBD) frequencies. An architecture for communicating wireless data in TVBD frequencies may include one or more network nodes that perform functions related to the coordination of channel quieting across multiple diverse RATs. Channel quieting may be performed across multiple diverse RATs by using temporary channel reassignments, by aggregating wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) that use a particular RAT onto the same channel, and/or via other techniques. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019105 | VERIFICATION OF SYMBOLS RECEIVED THROUGH A TOUCHPAD OF A REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE IN AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TO ALLOW ACCESS TO SYSTEM FUNCTIONS - An electronic system comprises an electronic device and an associated remote control device having a touchpad. The electronic system receives verification data that corresponds to a first user input of a verification symbol. The electronic system receives a second user input through the touchpad, and in response, generates user data that corresponds to the second user input. The electronic system compares the verification data to the user data to determine if a matching relationship exists between the verification data and the user data. The electronic system provides access to a function if the matching relationship exists, and denies access to the function if the matching relationship does not exist. In some examples, the electronic system receives the first user input of the verification symbol through the touchpad, and in response, generates the verification data that corresponds to the first user input. In some examples, the electronic system is a video system. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019106 | REMOTE CONTROLLER - A remote controller | 2011-01-27 |
20110019107 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUXILIARY USE OF INTERNAL SPEAKERS - An application for a system that has at least one internal speaker and an internal source of amplified audio interfaced to the internal speaker. The internal speaker is selectively disconnected from the internal source of amplified audio and connected to an external source of amplified audio. The selection is by, for example, a remote control directive, a switch or by detection of the external amplified audio. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019108 | Intensity Scaling for Multi-Projector Displays - Methods having corresponding apparatus and computer-readable media comprise: receiving a first digital image representing a first composite projection, wherein each first composite projection comprises a plurality of overlapping component projections, wherein each of the component projections is generated by a respective projector; and generating one or more respective first intensity scaling maps for each of the projectors, comprising, for each of the first intensity scaling maps, identifying a displayed non-overlap projection region for the projector associated with the first intensity scaling map based on the first digital image, and generating a first intensity scaling map for the projector, comprising determining a distance to the nearest pixel within the displayed non-overlap region of the projector for each pixel outside the non-overlap region of the projector, and assigning a first intensity scaling value to each pixel outside the displayed non-overlap region of the projector based on the respective distance. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019109 | PROJECTION TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection type image display apparatus ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019110 | DIGITAL PICTURE DISPLAY DEVICE - A digital picture display is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the device includes a main body, a removable decorative faceplate adapted to be secured to a front portion of the main body, and an internal casing seated within the main body. An annular sidewall extends frontward from a periphery of the internal casing and a plurality of notches are disposed in the annular sidewall of the internal casing to receive a plurality of light emitting diodes. A liquid crystal display is housed within the internal casing, wherein the liquid crystal display is in electrical communication with electronic circuitry. The internal casing also includes a non-volatile memory that stores digital images to view on the liquid crystal display. In addition, the decorative faceplate includes at least one latch to removably secure the faceplate to the main body. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019111 | DISPLAY MEDIUM AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A display medium comprises: a pair of electrodes to which a voltage is applied; a cholesteric liquid crystal layer provided between the pair of electrodes, wherein an alignment state of the cholesteric liquid crystal layer changes depending on a strength of an electric field generated upon application of a voltage to the pair of electrodes; and an intervening layer provided in an area between a part of the cholesteric liquid crystal layer and one of the pair of electrodes such that a strength of an electric field generated in the part of the cholesteric liquid crystal layer upon application of a voltage to the pair of electrodes is different from a strength of an electric field generated in another part of the cholesteric liquid crystal layer. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019112 | Projection System with Enhanced Brightness - A digital display system, such as a projection system, utilizing image forming elements such as LCDs or other light valves with means to enhance display brightness which may include the use of at least two light sources, means to split light from the light sources into two polarizations, means to rotate the polarization of the light of one polarization so that it matches the polarization of the remainder of the light, all of the light then being directed towards the image forming elements, and the use of novel optical elements to collect a majority of the light emitted by the light sources and to re-direct that light so that it can be used by the display system. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019113 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a transflective liquid crystal display device having a high aperture ratio. The present invention is a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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20110019114 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY UNIT, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - Provided are an active matrix substrate including plural pixel electrodes in a pixel region and a liquid crystal display device (pixel division mode) using the same. Proposed is a configuration of the liquid crystal display device of the capacitor-coupled pixel division mode which hardly causes reduction in display quality due to image-sticking of sub-pixels. The active matrix substrate includes: a data signal line ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019115 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - In an array substrate, an LCD panel having the same and an LCD device having the same, the array substrate may include an insulating substrate, a switching element (e.g., a transistor such as a TFT), a main pixel portion, a coupling capacitor and a sub-pixel portion. The switching element may be formed on the insulating substrate in a pixel region defined by gate and data lines adjacent to each other. The gate and data lines may be formed on the insulating substrate. The main pixel portion is on a first (e.g., central) portion of the pixel region. The coupling capacitor is electrically connected to the switching element. The coupling capacitor is on the insulating substrate. The sub-pixel portion is electrically connected to the coupling capacitor. The sub-pixel portion is on a second (e.g., peripheral) portion of the pixel region. Therefore, an image display quality is improved. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019116 | Active matriz typer liquid crystal display and liquid crystal material - An active matrix liquid crystal display device is provided, in which an after image remaining after removing an application of a direct current voltage is suppressed. The active matrix liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal molecule having negative dielectric anisotropy and a dopant having a dissociative group. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019117 | TFT-LCD ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) array substrate comprising a first gate line, a second gate line and a data line, which are formed on a substrate and define a pixel region, the first and second gate lines being parallel to each other, a pixel electrode, and a first thin film transistor (TFT) and a second TFT provided in the pixel region. The first TFT comprises a first gate electrode and a first drain electrode, the second TFT comprises a second gate electrode and a second drain electrode, and parasitic capacitance generated between the first drain electrode and the first gate electrode is equal to parasitic capacitance generated between the second drain electrode and the second gate electrode. Both the first drain electrode and the second drain electrode are connected with the pixel electrode. When an “ON” voltage is supplied to the first TFT via the first gate line, a first voltage is supplied to the second TFT via the second gate line; when an “OFF” voltage is supplied to the first TFT via the first gate line, a second voltage is supplied to the second TFT via the second gate line, wherein the “ON” voltage−the “OFF” voltage=the second voltage−the first voltage. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019118 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device which can reduce a circuit scale of a drive circuit is provided. A TFT substrate of the liquid crystal display device includes a pixel circuit in each pixel, and the pixel circuit includes a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode which is connected to a source side of the thin film transistor, and a common electrode which is one planar transparent electrode extending in a display region in a planar shape. A vertical drive circuit includes a transistor which is driven by a control signal voltage including a clock signal from a drive IC, and constitutes a damper for a high voltage. The drive IC outputs an equalizing switch signal voltage to equalizing switches which connect the common electrode and data signal lines. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019119 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The instant invention relates to dielectrically positive nematic media comprising one, two or more compounds of formula I | 2011-01-27 |
20110019120 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display can be adjusted to a desired viewing angle easily. A display screen of the liquid crystal display can be adjusted to the desired viewing angle thereby to drive a fixing portion of a bracket, a rotating portion of an operating member or a securing portion of an adjusting member to rotate correspondingly. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019121 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY MODULE - A flat panel display module is introduced herein, which principally includes an upper bezel, a liquid crystal panel, a frame, an optical film set and a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), wherein various types electrical components mounted on the PCBA are capable of being completely or mostly accommodated within a caved structure constructed within the inside of the flat panel display module so as to reduce a thickness of the whole flat panel display module. Simultaneously, a better structural strength for the whole flat panel display module can be achieved therefore by closely stacking up the above-mentioned elements of the whole flat panel display module. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019122 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH LIGHT SOURCE MODULE ASSEMBLED TO HOUSING - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a first housing, second housing, a liquid crystal module, and a light source module. The second housing is fixed to the first housing. The liquid crystal module and the light source module are positioned between the first housing and the second housing. The liquid crystal module is fixed to the second housing. The liquid crystal module, the first housing, and the second housing cooperatively define a receiving groove. The light source module is received in the receiving groove, and positioned on a side of the liquid crystal module. An assembling method of the LCD device is also provided. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019123 | Techniques for Strengthening Glass Covers for Portable Electronic Devices - Apparatus, systems and methods for improving strength of a thin glass cover for an electronic device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the glass member can have improved strength by forming its edges with a predetermined geometry and/or by chemically strengthening the edges. Advantageously, the glass member can be not only thin but also adequately strong to limit susceptibility to damage. In one embodiment, the glass member can pertain to a glass cover for a housing for an electronic device. The glass cover can be provided over or integrated with a display, such as a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) display. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019124 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A tiled display device includes a combination of multiple display devices to form a larger tiled display device. The larger tiled display device minimizes the boundaries between in the multiple display devices to improve the active area of the display. A partition wall between display devices may be configured to reduce the distance between the combined display devices. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019125 | MOUNTED BOARD, MOUNTED BOARD SET, AND PANEL UNIT - Disclosed is a mounted board ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019126 | APPARATUS FOR RADIATING HEAT OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - Provided is an apparatus for radiating heat of a light emitting diode (LED), which includes a plurality of LED packages respectively including a LED chip and a heat-radiating metal plate; and a printed circuit board (PCB) including a top face with which the heat-radiating plate of the LED package is contacted, circuit patterns and solder resist are formed, a bottom face on which a metal layer is formed, a hole penetrating the top face and the bottom, a metal sidewall formed on the sidewall of the hole to connect the heat-radiating plate of the LED package and the metal layer, and a cavity formed in the holes. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019127 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a backlight assembly and a display device having the same. The backlight assembly comprises an elongated first high voltage lamp extending in a first direction and having respective first and second ends. A second similar lamp is provided so as to be separated at its ends from the corresponding first and second ends of the first lamp by a first gap distance (d | 2011-01-27 |
20110019128 | OPTICAL MEMBER, LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL MEMBER - An optical member | 2011-01-27 |
20110019129 | Display device - A liquid crystal display panel formed by using a TFT substrate and a color filter substrate is polished to decrease the thickness thereof so that it can be curved. The liquid crystal display panel and various optical sheets are sandwiched between a frame forming a curved surface and a light guide plate forming a curved surface, to thereby form a curved surface. An upper polarizer plate and a lower polarizer plate are, respectively, sandwiched between the surface cover and the liquid crystal display panel, and between the liquid crystal display panel and the optical sheet, and are not adhered or are partly adhered to the liquid crystal display panel. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019130 | LCD INCLUDING LED - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display including a light emitting device. The liquid crystal display includes a reflector sheet having a plurality of patterns; a light emitting device at a lateral side of the reflector sheet; and a panel unit over the reflector sheet. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019131 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL COMPENSATION FILM, OPTICAL COMPENSATION FILM, POLARIZER, AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A process for producing an optical compensation film comprises a liquid crystal layer application step ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019132 | Cholesteric liquid crystal display devices and methods of manufacturing the same - A cholesteric liquid crystal display device includes: a plurality of pixel units arranged two-dimensionally between two transparent substrates. Each of the plurality of pixel units includes a cholesteric liquid crystal layer having a single-layer structure. The cholesteric liquid crystal layer includes: a liquid crystal molecule; a chiral dopant; and an optically polymerizable polymer. The chiral dopant is mixed with the liquid crystal molecule to form a cholesteric phase and has a solubility that varies with respect to the liquid crystal molecule according to temperature. The optically polymerizable polymer is cured to fix a helix pitch of the cholesteric phase. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019133 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH MIRROR FUNCTION - A LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel, an upper polarizing plate disposed above the liquid crystal panel, a lower polarizing plate disposed under the liquid crystal panel, a retardation film formed on a polarization layer of the upper polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal polarizing film attached to the retardation film. Since the LCD device uses a polarized liquid crystal film that is formed of a liquid crystal films to perform a mirror function, the deterioration in the image quality due to the surface unevenness is improved. Also, since the LCD device uses a polarized liquid crystal film to enable the display function and the mirror function of the LCD device, a user who wears polarized sunglasses can detect the mirror function. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019134 | METHOD OF FABRICATING COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of fabricating a color filter substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes steps of forming a black matrix having a first thickness on a substrate, which includes first, second and third pixel regions, the black matrix surrounding each of the first, second and third pixel regions, forming red, green and blue color filter patterns using an inkjet apparatus, the red, green and blue color filter patterns disposed in the first, second and third pixel regions, respectively and having a second thickness, and forming an overcoat layer on a substantially entire surface of the substrate including the black matrix and the red, green and blue color filter patterns, the overcoat layer having a third thickness, wherein a difference between the first and second thicknesses is less than 15% of the third thickness such that the overcoat layer has an even top surface. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019135 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A panel unit is formed by sandwiching a liquid crystal display panel and a diffusion sheet between a front surface plate having a curved plane and a back surface plate having a curved plane. A light source unit is arranged on a back surface of the panel unit. The diffusion sheet is formed into an outward convex shape in the same manner as the liquid crystal display panel and hence, due to a lens action of the diffusion sheet, light from the light source unit is collected in the direction toward the center of a screen. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress a phenomenon that brightness in a periphery of the screen is reduced when the screen is viewed from a front side. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019136 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of providing improved display characteristics in each of transmissive display and reflection display while suppressing an increase in costs and a module thickness. The present invention is a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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20110019137 | TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A display includes a plurality of pixel circuits, each pixel circuit including a first electrode, a second electrode, a reflective region, and a transmissive region. The reflective region reflects ambient light and includes a first portion of a liquid crystal layer and a polarization dependent reflector. The transmissive region transmits backlight and includes a second portion of the liquid crystal layer. A dielectric layer is between the first and second electrodes in one of the reflective region and the transmissive region, the dielectric layer configured such that when a pixel voltage is applied to the first and second electrodes, the percentage of the pixel voltage applied across the first portion of the liquid crystal layer is different from the percentage of the pixel voltage applied across the second portion of the liquid crystal layer. The display includes a backlight module to generate the backlight. | 2011-01-27 |