11th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110063473 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGING DEVICE - A color interpolation process unit ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110063474 | WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR SOLID-STATE ELECTRONIC IMAGE SENSING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME - A main solid-state electronic image sensing device and a subordinate solid-state electronic image sensing device are included in a digital camera. The light source is estimated from image data obtained from the main solid-state electronic image sensing device, and white balance gain conforming to the estimated light source is calculated for the purpose of white balance adjustment of the image data obtained from the main solid-state electronic image sensing device. In a case where the setting is such that white balance gain regarding image data that has been output from the subordinate solid-state electronic image sensing device conforms to the light source estimated from the image data of the main solid-state electronic image sensing device, the gain is calculated accordingly. In a case where the setting is such that white balance gain regarding image data that has been output from the subordinate solid-state electronic image sensing device conforms to a light source estimated from the image data of the subordinate solid-state electronic image sensing device, the gain is calculated in accordance with this setting. An appropriate white balance gain is performed in accordance with the main and subordinate solid-state electronic image sensing devices. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063475 | IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM OF THE APPARATUS - The digital still camera | 2011-03-17 |
20110063476 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - A method is provided for controlling a digital photographing apparatus in which a captured image is stored in a non-volatile memory card, the method including: determining whether the non-volatile memory card is available; and if the non-volatile memory card is not available, transmitting the captured image that is temporarily stored in a volatile memory in response to a request to transmit the captured image. An associated apparatus and storage media for implementing the method are also provided. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063477 | TARGET DETECTING APPARATUS, IMAGE FILE RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLNG SAME - It is so arranged that a user can check whether face detection processing has been set. The back side of a digital still camera is provided with a face detection button for setting whether face detection processing is ON or OFF. If the button is pressed to set the camera so that face detection processing will be executed, a face-detection execution mark is displayed at the upper-right corner of a display screen. The user can ascertain that face detection processing will be executed merely by observing the face-detection execution mark. If a face is detected from within the image of a subject, a detection border is displayed so as to enclose the face. When face detection processing is unnecessary, the face detection button is pressed again. Now a face-detection non-execution mark is displayed on the display screen. By observing the face-detection non-execution mark, the user can ascertain that face detection processing will not be executed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063478 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An image pickup apparatus which has at least an optical zooming function, determines a layout of image data to be picked up by an image pickup unit, and displays the picked-up image data with the determined layout by superimposing the image data with a frame which excludes an image pickup area additionally obtained when an image pickup range corresponding to a focal length for the determined layout is zoomed a predetermined amount in a wide-angle direction. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063479 | ZOOM LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - A zoom lens system comprising a plurality of lens units each composed of at least one lens element, wherein the zoom lens system, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises: a first lens unit having positive optical power and comprising four lens elements; a second lens unit having negative optical power; and a third lens unit having positive optical power; wherein in zooming from a wide-angle limit to a telephoto limit at the time of image taking, at least the first lens unit is moved along an optical axis direction so as to achieve variable magnification, and wherein the conditions are satisfied: 0.302011-03-17 | |
20110063480 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BAYER IMAGES - Provided are a method and apparatus for processing Bayer images. The Bayer image processing method including interpolating red (R), green (G), and blue (B) image signals output in Bayer patterns; converting the interpolated RGB image signals to a luminance signal and chrominance signals; correcting phases of the chrominance signals based on the luminance signal; and removing aliasing of the luminance signal and aliasing of the phase-corrected chrominance signals. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063481 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: an R pixel provided with an R filter for transmitting red-color light; a B pixel provided with a B filter for transmitting blue-color light; an S | 2011-03-17 |
20110063482 | IMAGE SENSOR FOR OUTPUTTING RGB BAYER SIGNAL THROUGH INTERNAL CONVERSION AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - The image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a non-red-green-blue (RGB) Bayer pattern, an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert an analog pixel signal output from each of the pixels into a digital pixel signal, and an RGB converter configured to convert the digital pixel signal into an RGB Bayer signal. Accordingly, the image sensor is compatible with a universal image signal processor (ISP), which receives and processes RGB Bayer signals, without an additional compatible device or module. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063483 | Image sensor with wide dynamic range - An image sensor, system and method that alternates sub-sets of pixels with long exposure times and pixels with short exposure times on the same sensor to provide a sensor having improved Wide Dynamic Range (WDR). The sub-sets of pixels are reset at different time intervals after being read, which causes the respective integration times to vary. By combining information contained in the both the short and long integration pixels, the dynamic range of the sensor is improved. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063484 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT - A technology of a phase-difference detecting image pickup element that can precisely perform focus detection even if the position of an exit pupil with respect to the image pickup element changes is provided. The image pickup element of an image pickup device includes an AF pixel pair | 2011-03-17 |
20110063485 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, PHOTOSENSOR, IMAGING DEVICE AND THEIR DRIVE METHODS - A photoelectric conversion device comprising a transparent electrically conductive film, a photoelectric conversion film and an electrically conductive film in this order, wherein the photoelectric conversion film comprises a photoelectric conversion layer, and an electron blocking layer, wherein the electron blocking layer contains a compound represented by the specific formula. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063486 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging device according o an implementation of the present invention includes a plurality of unit pixels arranged in rows and columns. The unit pixels each include a photodiode which performs photoelectric conversion, a top lens which collects light, and an intralayer lens which collects, onto the photodiode, the light collected by the top lens. A centroid of the photodiode is displaced from the center of the unit pixel in a first direction. The center of the top lens is displaced from the center of the unit pixel in the first direction. A centroid of the intralayer lens is displaced from the center of the unit pixel in the first direction. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063487 | WAFER-LEVEL LENS ARRAY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WAFER-LEVEL LENS ARRAY, LENS MODULE AND IMAGING UNIT - Disclosed are a wafer-level lens array, a method of manufacturing a wafer-level lens array, a lens module, and an imaging unit that can prevent the influence of, for example, the shrinkage of a forming material, prevent the positional deviation between lenses when the wafer-level lens arrays overlap each other or when the wafer-level lens array overlaps an imaging element array, and be easily designed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063488 | SENSOR DRIVING CIRCUIT, DRIVER DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided a sensor driving circuit that includes: an image sensor that converts light reflected from an original to be read into electric signals; a driver circuit that drives the image sensor; and a timing generator circuit that outputs timing signals for use in control of the image sensor. The driver circuit includes a first inverting buffer circuit and a second inverting buffer circuit that are equivalent to each other and arranged in series connection of two stages with the first inverting buffer circuit at the first stage of the two stages. The timing signal output from the timing generator circuit has the same polarity as the polarity of an input signal fed to the image sensor. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063489 | Portable Computer Capable of Performing Digital Photo Frame Function Under Main-Power-Off State - This invention discloses a portable computer capable of performing a digital photo frame function under a main-power-off state. The portable computer includes a base, a display device, an image capturing device, an image capturing switch, and a processor. The display device includes a frame pivotally connected to the base. The image capturing device and the image capturing switch are disposed at the frame. The image capturing switch is operated to output a first request signal to the processor. In response to the first request signal, the processor drive the image capturing device to capture a first image under the main-power-off state, and the processor instantly displays the first image on the display device under the main-power-off state. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063490 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM FOR PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL - A display apparatus includes: a display section including a transparent scattering layer switchable in accordance with a first control signal between a state in which incident light is transmitted in units of dots and a state in which incident light is scattered in units of dots, a transparent reflective layer switchable in accordance with a second control signal between a state in which incident light is transmitted and a state in which incident light is reflected, and a bonding layer that bonds the transparent scattering layer and the transparent reflective layer to each other; and a control signal generation section configured to generate the first and second control signals. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063491 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus prevent a touch malfunction from occurring while holding the digital photographing apparatus by having a touch protection area in the digital photographing apparatus. The digital photographing apparatus includes a large-sized touch screen on one surface thereof, wherein the touch screen includes: a touch area which inputs a touch from a user and executes icons corresponding to the touch; and a touch protection area which is not activated by the touch when the touch from the user is input on the touch screen. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063492 | PCB AND CAMERA MODULE HAVING THE SAME - A print circuit board and a camera module having the same are disclosed. A printed circuit board of the present invention that is thermally coupled to an electronic device includes: a binding part, which has a binding pad coupled to the electronic device; a first ground, which is arrayed in an area heated at the time of thermal binding; and a second ground, which is connected to the first ground and arrayed adjacent to the binding pad. A multi-layered printed circuit board that is thermally coupled can be formed by forming a heat transfer path that is connected from the heating area to the binding pad through a ground. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063493 | Camera module, method of focusing the same, and device for focusing the same - An a camera module includes: a lens barrel housing lenses; a housing formed integrally with the lens barrel; and a substrate unit having a top surface bonded to the housing with an adhesive and including pass portions through which an ascending and descending unit passes, the ascending and descending unit vertically moving the housing to perform focusing when the housing is bonded to the substrate unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063494 | CONTINUOUS FOCUSING METHOD FOR DIGITAL CAMERA - A continuous focusing method for a digital camera is described, which is applicable to determine whether the digital camera performs a focusing procedure or not when the digital camera switches from a first scene to a second scene in a live view stage. The continuous focusing method includes the following steps. A preview image of a second scene is obtained. A blur detection procedure is performed on the preview image, so as to acquire a corresponding focus value. It is determined whether the focus value exceeds a focusing threshold value or not; if not, a focusing procedure is performed; otherwise, if the focus value is greater than the focusing threshold value, the digital camera still maintains a current focusing focal length, which represents that a focusing focal length of the second scene is the same as that of the first scene. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063495 | Photographing module - This invention provides a photographing module at least including an electrically controlled actuator, an elastic member, and a photo sensor. The electrically controlled actuator at least comprises a fixed element, a movable element, and an electrical unit and at least provides an axial displacement, wherein the movable element is connected to the lens unit and the electrical unit electrically communicates with the elastic member. The elastic member at least comprises a fixed portion, a movable portion, an elastic portion, and a pair of power supply terminals, wherein the fixed portion and the movable portion are respectively connected to the fixed element and the movable element. The photo sensor is positioned on an image side of the photographing module and connected to the fixed member. The various portions of the elastic member may have different thicknesses depending on desired stiffness of each portion, such that the elastic member is thinned so as to facilitate miniaturization of the photographing module. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063496 | CAMERA MODULE - An camera module includes a holder defined a space, a barrel positioned in the space of the holder, a first pillar extended from an outer surface of the barrel, a first spring connected adjacent ends of the barrel and the holder such that the barrel is hung in the holder, and a first piezoelectric actuator. The first piezoelectric actuator is fixed on an internal surface of the holder and capable of deforming along a central axis of the holder. The first piezoelectric actuator is coupled with the first pillar so as to move the barrel along the central axis of the holder. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063497 | IMAGE APPARATUS SYSTEM, CAMERA BODY AND INTERCHANGEABLE LENS - An imaging apparatus system includes an interchangeable lens | 2011-03-17 |
20110063498 | CAMERA MODULE FOR VEHICLES - Disclosed herein is a camera module for vehicles. The camera module includes an upper housing accommodating at least one lens which brings an image of a subject into focus. A circuit board has an image sensor mounted thereon. The image sensor converts the image received through the lens into an electric signal. A lower housing is fastened to the upper housing, thus sealing an internal space receiving the image sensor and the circuit board. The camera module reduces the number of fastened parts, thus improving waterproof performance and assemblability. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063499 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEPTION METHOD - The digital broadcast receiver according to the present invention includes: a signal separating section that separates a main audio signal and a video signal from a decoded digital broadcast signal, and when the decoded digital broadcast signal includes the sub-audio signal, further separates the sub-audio signal; an audio generating section that decodes the main audio signal to generate a decoded main audio signal, and decodes the sub-audio signal, when it has been further separated, to generate a decoded sub-audio signal; a video generating section that decodes the video signal to generate a decoded video signal; a detecting section that detects an input to the audio generating section of the separated sub-audio signal; and a control section that, when the detecting section has detected an input of the sub-audio, controls the video generating section to further generate a sub-audio image signal to display a sub-audio image indicating the presence of sub-audio. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063500 | Video Streaming Method and System - One embodiment comprises a method of streaming video data comprising, outputting video data from a video capture device comprising a first video resolution, determining a desired viewable area of the video data, removing a first portion of the video data comprising video data outside of the desired viewable area, and streaming the video data comprising the desired viewable area to a client device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063501 | TECHNIQUES FOR ACHIEVING COMPLETE INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF MULTIMEDIA DISPLAY INTERFACES - A multimedia interface cable for achieving complete interoperability between different types of multimedia display interfaces. The cable comprises a first multimedia connector including a plurality of contact pins of at least high-speed multimedia signals and control signals; a second multimedia connector including a plurality of contact pins of least high-speed multimedia signals and control signals; a plurality of un-crossing conducting wires for coupling the plurality of contact pins of the high-speed multimedia signals in the first multimedia connector to the plurality of contact pins of the high-speed multimedia signals in the second multimedia connector; and a plurality of conducting wires for coupling the plurality of contact pins of the control signals in the first multimedia connector to the plurality of contact pins of the control signals in the second multimedia connector. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063502 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING AN INTERACTIVE MARK TO STREAMING CONTENT - The present invention concerns a device and a method for inserting an interactive mark in a streaming content, said method comprising the steps of receiving a streaming content in a first format, receiving the same streaming content in a second format, receiving an interactive mark, corresponding to a first frame of said content in a first format and sending said interactive mark synchronized to a second frame of the content received in the second format, the content in said second frame corresponding to the content in said first frame. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063503 | SYNCHRONIZING SECONDARY CONTENT TO A MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION - In various embodiments, secondary content synchronized to a multimedia presentation is delivered. An audio signal is sampled with a local application and transmitted to a remote server. The remote server determines secondary content associated with the audio sample and transmits the secondary content to the local application for display thereat. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063504 | AUDIO AND VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATIONS METHOD THEREOF - An audio and video communications apparatus eliminates a system clock frequency difference, freeing a user from unconformable feeling of audio and video. The audio and video communications apparatus includes: a transmitting unit and a receiving unit ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110063505 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING LIGHT SCANNER - An apparatus for driving a light scanner and method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes an apparatus for driving a light scanner, which scans an image on a screen, the apparatus comprising the light scanner driven by a drive signal, a sensing unit sensing a driving of the light scanner, a pixel clock signal generating unit generating a pixel clock signal by detecting a 90-degree phase difference between the drive signal and a sensing signal sensed by the sensing unit, a sync signal adjusting unit adjusting vertical and horizontal sync signals of an input video according to the pixel clock signal and a driving unit driving the light scanner according to the adjusted horizontal and vertical sync signals. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063506 | User Input Command Relaying - Embodiments discussed herein are directed to an apparatus and method for relaying user input commands by a receiver to other devices connected to or in communication with the receiver. In one embodiment, a receiver receives one or more commands from a user input device and determines if the command is intended for the receiver or for a device in communication with the receiver. Based on this determination, the receiver may either execute the command or relay the command to a device that is attached or otherwise in communication with the receiver. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063507 | AUTOMATIC VIDEO FORMAT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - A video format identification system includes a master clock circuit which provides timing and counting signals, a synchronization activity detector operatively coupled to the master clock circuit, and a synchronization width qualifier configured to filter out noise or reference burst signals from showing up as sync signals. The system also includes a synchronization detector which regulates the rate of the incoming sync signal, a color burst sampler providing a window for sampling a reference color burst after the sync signal has occurred, and a color burst detector which looks for at least three transitions from a burst signal before it qualifies the as an appropriate reference color burst. A format sample timer generates sample clock signals. A format sample counter produces “take format” signals which are utilized by a set of format counter. The system further includes a video format identifier which enables a particular video format to be directed to a respective video connector. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063508 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ITS DISPLAY METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes: a reception module configured to receive a selection command input by a user; a connector unit configured to be connectable with an external device; a selection menu output module configured to output, to a display device, a video signal for displaying an application selection menu that enables selection from applications relating to the external device when a connection of the external device to the connector unit is detected; and a controller configured to activate an application requested by the user which is selected by the selection command input by the user through the application selection menu. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063509 | SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A TELEVISION RECEIVER FOR PROVIDING USER-SELECTION OF OBJECTS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM - A system and method in a television receiver (e.g., a television receiver external to a television) for providing user-selection of objects in a television program, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063510 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THROUGH DISPLAY - A display device for providing additional information using Visible Light Communication (VLC), including a decoder for dividing an input signal into a video signal and a data signal including additional information on at least one object included in an image output through the video signal; a display; a VLC controller for receiving the data signal from the decoder and encoding the data signal in accordance with a VLC protocol to output the data signal as a visible light signal through the VLC; light source blocks, which include light sources, back light the display, and output the data signal encoded in accordance with the VLC; and a control unit for controlling the encoded data signal including the additional information on the object, to be output as the visible light signal through a light source block at a position corresponding to the object from among the light source blocks. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063511 | SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A TELEVISION CONTROLLER FOR PROVIDING USER-SELECTION OF OBJECTS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM - A system and method in a television controller for providing user-selection of objects in a television program, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063512 | SYNTHESIS DEVICE AND SYNTHESIS METHOD - In synthesizing live-action video and CG, when live-action video is shot by a moving camera, generation of CG that moves in accordance with the move of the live-action video without causing visual discomfort required a difficult operation such as programming in advance to precisely adjust the display timing and the display position of the CG. The present invention is to generate CG in accordance with live-action video shot by a moving camera with minimum visual discomfort, thereby creating a highly realistic synthesized video image. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063513 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING VIDEO BLOCK ARTIFACTS - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for reducing block artifacts in a video picture. Embodiments include a system that adaptively applies a smoothing of a video picture on a pixel by pixel basis depending on the level of detail surrounding the pixel. In embodiments an amount of smoothing of the pixel depends on the level of detail in the four quadrants surrounding the pixel and the contrast between the pixel and adjacent pixels. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063514 | DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSMITTER AND METHOD OF CODING DATA IN DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSMITTER - A pre-processor pre-processes enhanced data packets by coding the enhanced data packets for forward error correction (FEC) and expanding the FEC-coded data packets. A data formatter adds first null data into first place holders within each pre-processed enhanced data packet. A first multiplexer multiplexes the main data packets with the enhanced data packets having the first null data. A holder inserter inserts second null data into second place holders within an enhanced data packet outputted from the first multiplexer. A data interleaver replaces the second null data with parity data. A data generator generates at least one known data sequence. A symbol processor replaces the first null data included in an output of the data interleaver with the known data sequence(s). A non-systematic RS encoder generates the parity data by performing non-systematic RS-coding on an output of the symbol processor, and provides the parity data to the data interleaver. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063515 | Video Processing Apparatus - According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a histogram generator, a determination module and a sharpening processor. The histogram generator generates a histogram based on a luminance level of pixels of a video signal. The determination module determines whether the video signal is a captured video based on the histogram. The sharpening processor sharpens the video signal based on an imaging model function in which a blur due to imaging is not considered, if the video signal is not the captured video. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063516 | Video Processing Apparatus and Video Processing Method - According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes an input module and a video processor. The input module is configured to input a video signal. The video processor is configured to apply sharpening processing to pixels in a horizontal direction and pixels in a vertical direction, which are included in the video signal, and to apply image blur correction to the pixels in the horizontal direction and the pixels in the vertical direction based on an imaging model function. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063517 | Method And System For Utilizing Non-Local Means (NLM) For Separation Of Luma (Y) And Chroma (CBCR) Components - One or more processors and/or circuits receive a composite video signal and determine a current pixel and a plurality of reference pixels. A plurality of weighting factors corresponding to the reference pixels are determined utilizing non-local means. Chroma components and/or luma components for the current pixel are determined based on weighted least squares utilizing the reference pixels, the weighting factors and information known about the composite signal, for example, sub carrier information. The composite video signal may comprise baseband Y and modulated Cb and/or Cr components. Weighting factors are determined by comparing a block of pixels about the current pixel with a block of pixels about the corresponding reference pixels in a current, previous or future frame. A set of equations comprising reference pixel data, a set of weighting factors and/or the known information may be solved to the determine signal components. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063518 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A projector including: an adjustment image generation section which generates an adjustment image which allows adjustments of brightness and color difference; an input section to which operation information is input; an adjustment information generation section which generates brightness adjustment information indicating an adjustment value of the brightness and color difference adjustment information indicating an adjustment value of the color difference based on the operation information; and an adjustment section which adjusts the brightness and color of an image based on the brightness adjustment information and the color difference adjustment information. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063519 | CARRIER RECOVERY DEVICE AND METHOD, AND DEMODULATOR - A carrier recovery device includes a first carrier recovery unit configured to multiply a baseband signal by a first carrier to obtain a first demodulated signal, and generate the first carrier based on a first phase error in a pilot signal extracted from the first demodulated signal, a second carrier recovery unit configured to multiply the baseband signal by a second carrier to obtain a second demodulated signal, and generate the second carrier based on a second phase error in a pilot signal extracted from the second demodulated signal, and a selector configured to select one of the first and second demodulated signals which has been obtained by one of the first and second carrier recovery units whose carrier recovery operation has reached a predetermined steady state earlier than that of the other, based on the first phase error and the second phase error, and output the selected demodulated signal. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063520 | Multimedia System and Remote Control Searching Method - A multimedia system includes a multimedia device and a remote control device. The multimedia device includes a trigger element, a detection unit and a wireless transmitter. The trigger element is utilized for generating a trigger signal. The detection unit is coupled to the trigger element, and is utilized for generating a searching signal when the trigger signal is detected. The wireless transmitter is coupled to the detection unit, and is utilized for wirelessly transmitting the searching signal. The remote control device is utilized for wirelessly transmitting a remote control signal to control operations of the multimedia device. The remote control device includes a wireless receiver and an alarm unit. The wireless receiver is utilized for receiving the searching signal. The alarm unit is coupled to the wireless receiver, and is utilized for generating an alarm effect according to the searching signal. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063521 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SCREEN POINTING INFORMATION IN A TELEVISION - A system and method, in a television, for generating screen pointing information, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TELEVISION SCREEN POINTING INFORMATION USING AN EXTERNAL RECEIVER - A system and method, in a television receiver, for generating screen pointing information, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063523 | SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A TELEVISION CONTROLLER FOR PROVIDING USER-SELECTION OF OBJECTS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM - A system and method in a television controller for providing user-selection of objects in a television program, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063524 | INTEGRATED USER INTERFACE AND CONTROL IN HDMI/CEC - A TV in a HDMI home network discovers other components that can source a common UI such as a cross-media bar (XMB). The XMB generated by each component is dynamically changed to include UI source icons representing components in the network discovered to have the capability to source the XMB, so that the user can select the component that is to source the UI and then, regardless of what remote control device in the system is used to enter XMB commands to its particular component, the component receiving the commands forwards the commands via CEC to the component that has been selected to source the XMB, avoiding distracting unintentional overlaying of multiple XMBs on top of each other. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063525 | Color Sequential Timing Controlling Circuit and both Color Sequential Display System and Method thereof - In a line data sorting unit of a color sequential timing controlling circuit, inputted pixels/sub-pixels are buffered, sorted, and outputted. The pixels/sub-pixels are also sorted by a color data sorting unit according to the color sequential method and colors of sub-pixels so that a driving controller writes sorted sub-pixels of various colors onto a display panel within a short time variation to generate a full-color frame. The line data sorting unit buffers pixels/sub-pixels as a matrix, and loads the buffered pixels/sub-pixels line-by-line with respect to the matrix, where the pixels/sub-pixels are arranged and read in parallel according to sizes of lines of the matrix and a number of simultaneously-activated gate lines of a scanning driver. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063526 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A display device includes a light source and a light source driver configured to drive the light source. In at least one embodiment, the light source driver is configured to drive the light source with brightness control. It is capable of generating pulse width modulation signals using different dimming. A dimming frequency is selected from the different dimming frequencies according to an installation mode of the display device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063527 | Arrangement for and Method of Projecting A Color Image By Switching Scan Directions In Alternate Frames - A lightweight, compact image projection module, especially for mounting in a housing having a light-transmissive window, is operative for causing selected pixels in a raster pattern of scan lines to be illuminated to produce an image of high resolution in color. The direction of scanning of the scan lines is switched between alternate frames, and the resulting image is the superposition of successive frames integrated for viewing by the human eye. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063528 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a main body and a projection mechanism. The main body is used for providing video signals. The projection mechanism includes a built-in mini-projector that can either be stored in the electronic apparatus or extended out of the electronic apparatus for use. The mini-projector is capable of receiving video signals and projecting corresponding images when the projection mechanism is extended, and stops the projection of images when retracted. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063529 | Display apparatus driving method, display apparatus driving device, program therefor, recording medium storing program, and display apparatus - A control section divides a display screen into small regions, evaluates the relative brightness of each of the small regions in accordance with color data to be inputted as color data by which each pixel is displayed, and determines whether or not the display screen has a first small region that is brighter than the other small regions by a predetermined degree. Furthermore, the control section causes a first generating means to generate gradation data for use in the first small region, and causes a second generating means to generate gradation data for use in the other small regions. Even if the second generating section receives the same color data as the first generating section does, the second generating section limits the luminance of a W sub-pixel as compared to the first generating section. With this, the first small region can be displayed more strikingly brightly, so that a clearer, more realistic, and more appealing image can be displayed. This makes it possible to realize a display apparatus capable of displaying a clearer, more realistic, and more appealing image. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063530 | DISPLAY DEVICE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a display device in a motor vehicle, comprising an adjustable screen and adjustment kinematics associated with the screen. The adjustment kinematics comprise an adjustment drive having a drive motor for the screen, the screen being adjustable between a parking position and a functional position by means of the adjustment drive. The adjustment drive has a driver and is drive-coupled to the screen via the driver, a displacement guide being provided and the drive being guided by means of the displacement guide. The invention is characterized in that the adjustment drive and the displacement guide form a pre-assembled structural unit which as such can be coupled to the rest of the adjustment kinematics during final assembly. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063531 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY MONITORS PROVIDED ON AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus that can use not only an LCD monitor provided as a standard component, but also a DVI monitor. The apparatus incorporates a BIOS. The BIOS acquires display parameters from the DVI monitor if the DVI monitor is connected to the apparatus and causes the DVI monitor to function as display device of the apparatus. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063532 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The image display device is provided with a panel for displaying images, a chassis supporting the display panel on its front surface, circuit boards arranged within a specific region of the back surface of the chassis, and a back cover having an edge portion that covers the outside of the specific region of the back surface of the chassis, and a projecting portion that projects inside the edge portion toward the side opposite to the chassis and that accommodates the circuit boards. The edge portion has a plurality of drawn portions extending toward a particular direction. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063533 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES MIXED WITH MONOSCOPIC IMAGES AND MONO/STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE METHOD - An image display apparatus is provided that can display one or both of 2D imagery and 3D imagery in respective but randomly selectable display areas of the apparatus. The apparatus a display panel, a driving circuit part, a polarization switch panel and a lens. The driving circuit part processes received frame image data representing two-dimensional (2D) imagery and three-dimensional (3D) imagery to thus provide the display panel with the processed frame image. The polarization switch panel is disposed above the display panel. The polarization switch panel is switched into a first polarization mode in correspondence with 2D imagery being displayed by the display panel and it is switched into a second polarization mode in correspondence with 3D imagery being displayed by the display panel. The lens is reacts differently to light rays having the effect of the first polarization mode imparted to them and to light rays having the effect of the second polarization mode imparted to them. More specifically, the lens strongly refracts light rays that are imparted with the second polarization mode (3D imagery light) and weakly or not at all refracts light rays that are imparted with the first polarization mode (2D imagery light). Thus, both the 2D image and the 3D image may be displayed on one screen. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063534 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - The LCD device of this invention comprises an LC panel having a plurality of pixels defined by a plurality of gate lines and data lines, one or more gate shorting bars disposed outside the LC panel, for applying a test signal to the LC panel through gate lines, first and second data shorting bars disposed outside the LC panel, for applying test signals to odd and even numbered data lines, respectively, an odd numbered data link line connected to the odd numbered data line, and spacing from the first data shorting bar by a predetermined distance, an even numbered data link line connected to the even numbered data line, and spacing from the second data shorting bar by a predetermined distance, and a connection line for electrically connecting the odd numbered data link line and the first data shorting bar with each other, and connecting the even numbered data link line and the second data shorting bar with each other through contact holes, wherein the odd numbered data link line has a length equal to that of the even numbered data link line. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063535 | PIXEL STRUCTURE OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A pixel structure of a liquid crystal display panel includes a substrate, a first metallic layer, a light shielding element, a second metallic layer and a pixel electrode. The first metallic layer and the light shielding element are disposed above the substrate. The second metallic layer is disposed above the light shielding element, and includes first and second data lines. The first data line is disposed along the light shielding element, and is partially overlapped with the light shielding element. The second data line is parallel to the first data line. A first portion of the pixel electrode is overlapped with the first data line, and is not overlapped with the light shielding element. A second portion of the pixel electrode is overlapped with the light shielding element, and is not overlapped with the first data line. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063536 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH ADVANCED MEANS FOR SWITCHING - This present invention relates a method for the control of a liquid crystal display that includes a matrix of pixels arranged in crossed lines and columns and in which a switching of state of the liquid crystal molecules, controlled by application of an electrical control signal between two electrodes ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110063537 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a gate line and a data line on the first substrate to define a pixel region, a pixel transistor formed at the intersection of the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode formed in the pixel region, a first storage capacitor connected to the pixel electrode, a switching line formed on the first substrate, a read out line formed on the first substrate, a second storage capacitor formed on the first substrate, a switching transistor including a gate electrode connected to the second storage capacitor, a drain electrode connected to the read out line, and a source electrode connected to a driving voltage line, a first column spacer formed on the second substrate, and a common electrode formed on the first column spacer thereby forming a sensing capacitor. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063538 | TFT-LCD ASSEMBLY SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A TFT-LCD assembly substrate comprises an array structure layer, comprising a plurality of first signal lines and a plurality of second signal lines. Adjacent first signal lines and adjacent second signal lines cross each other to define a plurality of combination pixel regions, and each of the combination pixel regions comprises two pixel regions juxtaposed along a direction of the first signal line, and there are a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode formed in one pixel region of the two pixel regions and there is a common electrode formed in the other pixel region. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063539 | DISPLAY PANEL HAVING REPAIR LINES AND SIGNAL LINES DISPOSED AT DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES - A liquid crystal display panel includes a repair line for substituting open-circuited signal lines. Signal lines are disposed over a first side of a first substrate of the liquid crystal display panel for data transmission. Repair lines are disposed over a first side of a second substrate of the liquid crystal display panel for substituting open-circuited signal lines. The first side of the first substrate faces the first side of the second substrate. A liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and second substrates of the liquid crystal panel. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063540 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel, a fluorescent tube, a holder for retaining the fluorescent tube, and a frame to which the holder is attached. The holder includes an attachment portion for attaching to the frame, and a retaining portion for the fluorescent tube, the retaining portion extending from the attachment portion and facing the frame in a non-contact manner. The retaining portion and the frame have a space formed therebetween. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063541 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An LCD device is disclosed. The LCD device includes: a main support of a rectangular rim shape configured to receive a backlight; a liquid crystal display panel disposed on the main support; and first and second top cases disposed to respectively cover first and second portions of the main support and to be mutually discrete and separate from each other, wherein the first and second top cases contact with the main support and bury the liquid crystal display panel therein. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063542 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a liquid crystal display panel that varies a phase of polarized light via liquid crystal molecules, and having first and second polarizing plates respectively disposed on opposite sides of the liquid crystal display panel; a first light guide plate including a surface having a plurality of recessed patterns, to reflect light input through a side surface of the first light guide plate, and to output two-dimensional light towards the liquid crystal display panel; and a second light guide plate including a surface having a plurality of recessed patterns, the plurality of recessed patterns of the second guide plate facing the plurality of recessed patterns of the first light guide plate. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063543 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Each of plural light source units is formed by combining a light source formed of plural light emitting elements mounted on a wiring substrate with a light guide plate having a side surface serving as a light incident surface. The wiring substrate is attached to the chassis such that the light output surface of the light emitting element is perpendicular to the light emitting element mount surface of the wiring substrate. The wiring patterns each with the larger width than that of the electrode are formed on both upper and back surfaces of the substrate at the portion to which the power feeding electrode of the light emitting element is soldered. They are connected via the through holes which are arranged in plural rows around the electrode. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063544 | OPTICAL FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT, POLARIZER, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical film comprising a thermoplastic resin and having a tilt direction, which is such that, when a sliced section of the optical film having both a tilt direction and the thickness direction of the film in the sliced plane thereof is placed between two polarizers set in a crossed Nicols configuration, and the two crossed Nicols polarizers are rotated from 0° to 90° while irradiated with light in the direction perpendicular to the polarizer plane, and when the sliced section is analyzed sequentially from one end to the other end in the thickness direction, then all the detected extinction positions are from more than 0° to less than 90° and the birefringence varies in the thickness direction. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063545 | DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the invention is to provide a display device having a high contrast ratio. Another object of the invention is to manufacture such a high-performance display device at low cost. In a display device having a display element between a pair of light-transmissive substrates, polarizer-including layers, which have different wavelength distributions of extinction coefficients, are stacked so that absorption axes are in a parallel nicol state, over each light-transmissive substrate. Absorption axes of one of a pair of stacks of polarizers and the other together which interpose the display element are deviated from a cross nicol state. A retardation plate may be provided between the stack of polarizing plates and the substrate. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063546 | Azo Compound And Salt Thereof, And Dye-Containing Polarizing Film Comprising The Compound Or Salt - Disclosed is an azo compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: | 2011-03-17 |
20110063547 | ELLIPTICAL POLARIZER AND VERTICAL ALIGNMENT TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides an elliptical polarizer with excellent viewing angle characteristics. The elliptical polarizer comprises at least a first polarizer, a first optically anisotropic layer, a second optically anisotropic layer, and a third optically anisotropic layer, laminated in this order, the first optically anisotropic layer satisfying [1] 50≦Re | 2011-03-17 |
20110063548 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on a side of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer; and a color filter and an electrostatic shielding layer disposed on a side of the second substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, the color filter including coloring layers of at least three different colors, the electrostatic shielding layer having an aperture formed therein corresponding to the coloring layer of at least one of the three different colors. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063549 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE, LCD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An embodiment provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) color filter substrate comprises a transparent substrate and a black matrix, which comprises a plurality of horizontal bars and vertical bars. Electrode lines are provide on the horizontal bars or vertical bars of the black matrix, and are used to eliminate charges accumulated on the transparent substrate. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063550 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISPLAY STRUCTURES WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURES - Electronic devices such as handheld electronic devices may have display modules. The display modules may be covered with a layer of protective cover glass. Peripheral portions of the cover glass may be coated with an opaque masking layer to block interior portions of the device from view. An opening in the opaque masking layer can be formed over an active portion of the display module. To facilitate alignment of the display module active area with the opening in the cover glass masking layer, the display module may be provided with alignment marks. The alignment marks may be formed in opposing corners at an end of the display module. The alignment marks may be formed from metal structures on one of the glass layers in the display module. An opaque masking layer that blocks stray backlight may have openings that are formed over the metal structures. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063551 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a transflective type fringe field switching liquid crystal display device, the display device may comprise wires including a plurality of gate wirings and a plurality of data wirings providing electric signals to a plurality of pixel regions, wherein each of the pixel regions is partitioned into a transmission region and a reflection region and at least one first transparent electrode having a flat shape and formed in each of the pixel regions. The device may further include a plurality of second transparent electrodes formed over the first transparent electrode, a reflection plate formed on the first transparent electrode located in the reflection region; and a plurality of embossings formed on the reflection plate, wherein the center of each embossing is formed only on the reflection plate. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063552 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL - Disclosed a liquid crystal display device comprising at least one polarizing plate; and a liquid crystal cell comprising a multi-domain liquid crystal layer ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110063553 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The invention relates to a liquid crystal display based on an MVA mode of multi-division alignment in which alignment states of liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric anisotropy are made different from each other, and provides a liquid crystal display in which a drop in transmittance is suppressed and response characteristics are improved. The liquid crystal display is constructed so as to include a pair of substrates having a predetermined cell gap and arranged opposite to each other, vertical alignment films formed between the pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer sealed between the vertical alignment films and having a negative dielectric anisotropy, an alignment regulating structural member arranged on at least one of the pair of substrates, for regulating a total alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer at a time of voltage application, and a cured material provided in the liquid crystal layer and including a liquid crystal skeleton for tilting the liquid crystal molecules. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063554 | ALIGNMENT FILMS IN A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates in a spaced relationship with one another. A pair of alignment films are provided, one alignment film being formed on each substrate such that the alignment films face one another. A liquid crystal layer, including plural liquid crystals, is inserted between the pair of alignment films, wherein the alignment films impart a given pre-tilt angle to the liquid crystals. The alignment films are composed of a material containing at least two types of polymers having a prescribed initial alignment and different alignment variation rates in response to ultraviolet ray irradiation. The pre-tilt angle being adjusted, without rubbing the alignment films, through ultraviolet exposure of the alignment films. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063555 | WIRING STRUCTURE OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A wiring structure of a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is provided. The wiring structure includes: a gate electrode layer, formed on a glass substrate; a first insulating layer, covering the glass substrate and partially formed on the gate electrode layer, such that at least one first opening is defined on the gate electrode layer; a source/drain electrode layer, formed on the first insulating layer, in which the source/drain electrode layer and the gate electrode layer are horizontally staggered; a second insulating layer, partially formed on the source/drain electrode layer, and defining at least one second opening on the source/drain electrode layer; and an indium tin oxide (ITO) layer, formed on the first opening, the second opening, and/or the second insulating layer. Thus, the high impedance of the ITO layer for connecting the gate electrode layer with the source/drain electrode layer is reduced. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063556 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A LCD device includes a gate line on a substrate and a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel area; a thin film transistor source and drain electrodes; a common line parallel to the gate line; a common electrode extended from the common line and a pixel electrode extending from the drain electrode wherein the gate line and the common line have a first conductive layer group having at least double conductive layers, and the common electrode is formed by an extension of at least one transparent conductive layer of the common line; and the gate line, the source electrode and the drain electrode have a second conductive layer group having at least double conductive layers, and the pixel electrode is formed by an extension of at least one transparent conductive layer of the drain electrode. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063557 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display. A liquid crystal display according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes a substrate, and a pixel electrode formed on the substrate and including a plurality of minute branches. The pixel electrode includes a first region and a second region where a first distance and a second distance are provided according to an interval between the respective neighboring minute branches, wherein the second distance that is larger than the first distance, and a third region is provided between the first region and the second region, and the position of the third region having an interval between the neighboring minute branches is gradually changed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063558 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which is capable of achieving excellent wide-viewing-angle characteristics and rapid responsiveness, and is capable of displaying by a display mode which does not require operation for initial bend transition. The present invention relates to one embodiment of a liquid crystal display device including: two substrates at least one of which is transparent; and a p-type nematic liquid crystal disposed between the two substrates, the p-type nematic liquid crystal being aligned perpendicular to the surfaces of the two substrates when no voltage is applied, at least one of the two substrates having a comb-shaped electrode, and the comb-shaped electrode satisfying the relationship (S+1.7)/(S+L)≧0.7, wherein L represents an electrode width and S represents an electrode spacing. The present invention also relates to another embodiment of a liquid crystal display device wherein a pixel has a first region; and a second region which has a ratio S/L between the electrode width L and the electrode spacing S different from that of the first region. The present invention further relates to combination use of the aforementioned embodiments. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063559 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A fringe field switching type liquid crystal display device is disclosed. In one non-limiting example embodiment, the devices includes a plurality of gate wirings and a plurality of data wirings intersecting with each other on a substrate to define a plurality of pixels, wherein a plurality of adjacent pixels form a unit and at least one first transparent electrode having a substantially flat shape and formed in each of the pixels. The device may further include a plurality of second transparent electrodes formed in each of the pixels and located over the first transparent electrode, wherein each of the second transparent electrodes comprises two opposing ends and a coupling part configured to electrically connect the ends of all of the second transparent electrodes associated with the unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063560 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a substrate; a plurality of first signal lines formed on the substrate; a plurality of second signal lines intersecting the first signal lines to define pixel areas; first and second pixel electrodes disposed substantially in a pixel area and having different areas; a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the first and the second signal lines and at least one of the first and the second pixel electrodes; a coupling electrode overlapping the second pixel electrode; and a tilt direction defining member for determining tilt directions of liquid crystal molecules formed on the substrate. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063561 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The liquid crystal display panel comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate bonded to each other; a liquid crystal layer filled between a display region of the first substrate and a display region of the second substrate; and a sealant formed between a periphery region of the first substrate and a periphery region of the second substrate. A reflective layer is formed in the periphery region of the first substrate or in the periphery region of the second substrate, and the reflective layer is adapted to reflect UV light to the sealant in a process of assembling the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063562 | LCD SUBSTRATE AND LCD PANEL - A liquid crystal display (LCD) substrate, comprising: at least one pattern region; and a cutting region around the at least one pattern region, wherein a piezoelectric thin film is formed in the cutting region, and each end of the piezoelectric thin film is connected with a lead. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063563 | Fast response twisted nematic liquid crystal display and method - A Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Display (TN-LCD for short below) with fast response time includes polarizer, glass substrates, indium tin oxide (ITO) electrodes, alignment layers, liquid crystal material, sealing material, spacers. The TN-LCD employs a method of improving its response time that can improve color saturation of the field sequential LCD or the response time of the optical shutter. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063564 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITE, CELL, DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a liquid crystal (LC) composite, a LC cell, a LC device, and a method thereof. The LC composite comprises (i) a liquid crystal material, and (ii) a copolymer polymerized from LC monomers and non-LC-monomers; and the LC composite is mechanically stressed/sheared. The invention exhibits numerous merits such as high transmittance in visible and IR range, hysteresis free, and a simple fabrication process; and may be utilized in LC device applications such as adaptive optics e.g. beam steering devices and fast tip-tilt wavefront correctors; and general optical applications such as eye wears, compact cameras and compact telescopes. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063565 | IN-PLANE SWITCHING MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND FABRICATION METHOD THEROF - An in-plane switching (IPS) mode liquid crystal display (LCD) and its fabrication method are disclosed. Common lines are formed at upper and lower portions of a pixel region to reduce a line width of the common lines and to reduce resistance of the common lines. A gate line is formed at the center of the pixel region to divide the pixel region into two regions in which pixel electrode connection lines and common electrode connection lines are arranged to crisscross each other to thus improve a luminance characteristic due to a parasitic capacitance deflection. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063566 | Temple of Eyeglass Frame - A temple for an eyeglass frame exerts an urging force onto a facial surface, and has a simple structure to make the manufacture and assembly thereof easy. The temple can be provided at an inexpensive cost. The temple comprises four surfaces of an inner surface | 2011-03-17 |
20110063567 | PREPOLYMERS SUITABLE FOR MAKING ULTRA-VIOLET ABSORBING CONTACT LENSES - The invention provides a class of actinically-crosslinkable silicone-containing prepolymers which comprise (1) ethylenically-unsaturated groups and (2) UV-absorbing polymeric units, latent UV-absorbing polymeric units, and/or dual photo-functional polymeric units. The prepolymer of the invention can be used to prepare silicone hydrogel contact lenses capable of absorbing UV/visible radiation. The present invention is also related to silicone hydrogel contact lenses made from a prepolymer of the invention and methods for making the contact lenses in a cost-effective way and with high consistency and high fidelity to the original lens design. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063568 | CONTACT LENS - A method of making a contact lens involves depositing on a portion of a molding surface of a contact lens mold a colorant composition comprising a pigment, a copolymer of 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate and N-vinylpyrrolidinone, and a crosslinking monomer. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063569 | Tinted semi-finished lens having impact resistance and method for manufacturing the same - Provided is a method for manufacturing a tinted semi-finished lens that uses polycarbonate, has high light shielding effect, has impact resistance even after polishing, and can have a uniform tint. In particular, in order to provide a tinted semi-finished lens that has the same light shielding at the lens center and the lens edge when a wearer looks through the tinted lens, and furthermore, that seems to have the same light shielding when a third party looks at the wearer, a tinted layer having a uniform thickness and a transparent layer on the back side are integrally formed. Furthermore, in order to provide the impact resistance to either of the resins included in the layers, a low flow resin having a large molecular weight and a short flow length is used. In order to minimize lens distortion and to provide the impact resistance to the lens, the transparent layer employs a resin having the impact resistance, and the transparent layer is formed first and then the tinted layer is formed as an additional layer. Moreover, provided is a method for simultaneously manufacturing two sets of tinted lenses. In the method, two sets of molds are used, a first molded product is obtained in one of the two sets of the molds, and then is transferred to the other mold to form a second molded product, and simultaneously, another first molded product is molded in the first mold. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063570 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECT BASED ATTENTION TRACKING IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A system and operational method that supplies visual stimuli to each subject in the form of a virtual environment in which at least the objects of interest have a three dimensional wire frame or mesh frame of a number of polygons that is surrounded with at least one skin or surface; wherein the visual stimuli is presented in a test session to the subject on a display device including an eye tracking sub-system that can effectively track the subject's gaze direction and focus on the display device throughout the test session; wherein unique colors are assigned to the mesh frame and/or an eye tracking skin of each object of interest whereby the system can evaluate the obtained eye tracking data and assign attention data to specific objects of interest resulting in object specific attention data. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063571 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF VISUAL CONTRAST SENSITIVITY - A method is presented to address quantitative assessment of visual contrast sensitivity in a subject, where the method comprises the steps of: ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110063572 | Method for measuring visual function and visual attention in a continuous performance test - The invention comprises a neuropsychological test method designed to measure a test subject's variables of visual attention for stimuli believed to preferentially elicit specific visual pathways. Target visual pathways include the magnocellular on/off, parvocellular chromatic red/green, koniocellular blue/yellow, and parvocellular achromatic pathways. Furthermore, the invention computes differential measures between the different stimuli types for diagnostic value. These computations include, but are not limited to, measures believed to elicit non-linear contrast gain control, on versus off pathways, and changes in performance over time. The test displays both target and noise (non-target) stimuli with different apriori probabilities at different stages of the test. The test can capture and analyze physiological measures, isoluminant points and critical flicker fusion points. In accordance with the present invention, a novel method and system called the “Variable Contrast Continuous Performance Test (VC-CPT)” is provided. | 2011-03-17 |