20th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150130925 | CONTACTLESS COMPONENT-INSPECTING APPARATUS AND COMPONENT-INSPECTING METHOD - A contactless component-inspecting apparatus captures, using a camera, images of an object to be inspected that is assembled or mounted during a component assembly process and compares the captured image and a previously inputted image to determine whether the object passes or fails the inspection. The contactless component-inspecting apparatus comprises: a stage unit on which the object to be inspected is mounted, and which fixes or transfers the object to be inspected in/to an inspection location; a lighting unit including a color lighting portion for irradiating the object to be inspected with at least four types of visual light having different wavelength ranges, wherein a first white lighting portion is arranged on the color lighting portion so as to irradiate the object to be inspected with white light, and a second white lighting portion arranged beneath the color lighting portion so as to irradiate the object to be inspected with white light; a camera arranged above the lighting unit so as to capture images of the object to be inspected; an image-processing unit which reads the image captured by the camera so as to determine whether the object to be inspected passes or fails the inspection; and a control unit including a motion controller for controlling the stage unit and the camera unit. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130926 | Method And Apparatus For Mapping And Analyzing Surface Gradients - An apparatus and method is disclosed for analyzing a surface. An image capturing device (ICD) and a light source may be supported on a frame-like structure fixedly relative to each other. The light source may direct substantially parallel light rays at the surface at an angle β relative to the surface, which are reflected off of the surface as reflected light rays as the light source and the ICD are moved relative to the surface. The ICD has a view axis disposed at an angle a relative to the surface, and operates to capture only light rays that are reflected along angle α, which form an image. The image provides an indication of a characteristic of the surface. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130927 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR THE INSPECTION OF SURFACES OF AN EXAMINED OBJECT - A method and a device for the inspection of surfaces of an examined object includes illuminating a the surface using an illumination unit and capturing an image of the surface using an area image sensor. The captured images are forwarded to an image analysis unit configured to ascertain surface anomalies as defect areas and delimit, if required, the defect areas in a segmentation relative to one another or against the image background, to summarize defect areas belonging together in a regional analysis, to derive characteristic defects from defect areas or defect regions in a feature extraction or both. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130928 | POINT-TO-POINT MEASUREMENTS USING A HANDHELD DEVICE - A method for performing point-to-point measurements includes (i) determining a distance to a first point and obtaining an image at a first pose, and (ii) determining a distance to a second point and obtaining an image at a second pose. The images have an overlapping portion. A change in pose between the first pose and the second pose is determined using observed changes between common features in the overlapping portion of the images and a scale associated with the images. A distance between the first point and the second point is determined based on the first distance, the second distance, and the change in pose between the first pose and the second pose. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130929 | System for Determining a Liquid Quantity and Orientation - A system including a vessel, an image capturing device, and a processor. The vessel at least partially contacts a liquid, wherein the liquid has a liquid surface that is defined by a quantity of the liquid, a shape of the vessel, and an orientation of the vessel relative to a horizontal plane. The image capturing device is spaced apart from the liquid surface and captures an image thereof. The processor is in communication with the image capturing device for analyzing a characteristic of the image and determining an attribute of the liquid therefrom. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130930 | System for Measuring a Liquid Level and Orientation - A system including a container, an imaging structure, an image capturing device, and a processor. The container at least partially surrounds a liquid. The liquid has a liquid surface that is defined by a quantity of the liquid in the container, a shape of the container, and an orientation of the container relative to a horizontal plane. The imaging structure is positioned in the container. The image capturing device captures an image of the liquid surface and the imaging structure. The processor is in communication with the image capturing device for analyzing a characteristic of the image, and for determining an attribute therefrom. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130931 | POSITION DETECTING APPARATUS, AND LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE POSITION DETECTING APPARATUS - A position detecting apparatus, which detects a relative position, relative to a base member, of a movable member which relatively moves in a movement direction relative to the base member includes: a scale formed on one of the two members, the scale including first/second pattern arrays respectively including first/second patterns arranged in first/second cycle in the movement direction; an obtaining unit mounted on the other, and configured to obtain signals including first/second signals based on the first/second pattern arrays respectively; a position calculator configured to calculate an absolute position of the movable member; a determinator configured to determine whether the absolute position calculated by the position calculator is correct; and a memory configured to store an information for determining whether the absolute position is correct, wherein the determinator determines whether the absolute position calculated by the position calculator is correct based on the information stored in the memory. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130932 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROFILING A DEPTH OF A SURFACE OF A TARGET OBJECT - An apparatus ( | 2015-05-14 |
20150130933 | HUMAN PRESENCE DETECTION TECHNIQUES - Techniques are disclosed for detecting stationary presence using IR sensor data. A number of IR images may be captured based on IR sensor data and these IR images may be averaged over various time intervals to calculate a number of average IR frames. The difference between these average IR frames provides a delta frame. A mask frame may be calculated as the summation of delta frames over time, and the value of the mask frame may be used to detect a stationary human presence even when no delta value is calculated. Alternatively, the mask frame may be used to calculate a background frame that represents the IR signature of stationary or cyclical objects within the scanned area that are not intended to trigger the presence detection system. A stationary presence may be determined by subtracting the background frame from a current average IR frame. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130934 | ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE SAFETY SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - An entertainment device safety system includes a video camera configured to capture video of an entertainment device and a user of the entertainment device and a video analytic module to perform real-time video processing of the captured video to generate non-video data from video. A computer receives the video and the non-video data from the video camera analyzes the video or the non-video data to determine a user position in relation to the entertainment device. The user position is compared to a user position rule to determine whether the user position violates the user position rule. A notification is transmitted in response to a determination that the user position violates the user position rule. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130935 | Wireless Network Camera Systems - Apparatus, systems and techniques associated with battery powered wireless camera systems. One aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a system that includes a battery powered wireless camera including an internal battery to provide energy and a burst transmission unit to transmit information during burst periods. The system includes a base station, separated from the battery powered wireless camera, in wireless communication with the battery powered wireless camera to receive information from the battery powered wireless camera. The base station is configured to process the received information and includes a web server to transmit the processed information to a client. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130936 | CROP MONITORING SYSTEM - A system for high temporal and high spatial resolution monitoring of a field of plants is disclosed. Illustratively, the system includes a plurality of ground based reference objects, a balloon adapted to be positioned above the field of plants, and a balloon positioning system coupled to the balloon and configured to position the balloon relative to the field of plants. An imaging system is supported by the balloon and includes a location system, at least one camera, and at least one gimbal configured to orient the at least one camera. The imaging system captures at least one image of the field of plants including the plurality of ground based reference objects in the at least one image. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130937 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROXIMAL OBJECT AWARENESS - Systems and methods are presented for providing enhanced sensory awareness of proximal objects to a vehicle. The enhanced sensory awareness may be determined based upon sensor signals sensing proximal objects. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130938 | Vehicle Operational Display - A system for presenting visual information to the operator of a vehicle at an apparent single plane of focus regardless of the viewer-to-object distance. The system includes an imaging device configured to capture images external to a vehicle. The system also includes a display configured to show the images captured by the imaging device to the operator and superimpose informational parameters onto the images. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130939 | Universal mobile video surveillance system and method for convenient operation in a truck - A universal mobile video surveillance system for convenient mounting in a truck or other vehicle with a flat bed, can include a sled, leveling jacks, mounted externally via outriggers to the four corners of the sled, and a surveillance mast, which can further include a sensor unit, which for example can be a video recording unit, optionally also fitted with lighting and audio recording capability. The design, using leveling jacks with caster wheels, can allow one operator to move the surveillance system onto and off the bed of a truck. A method for transferring a mobile video surveillance system onto the bed of a truck can include lifting the leveling jacks, placing the bed of a truck under the sled, which is carrying the surveillance mast, and then lowering the leveling jacks and securing the sled to the truck, using tie-down components that attach to mounts in the truck bed. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130940 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF VEHICLE CLUSTER AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for controlling a display of a vehicle cluster includes a driving information collector configured to collect driving information of the vehicle. A visible region detector is configured to detect a visible region which is viewable to a driver. An image obtainer is configured to obtain various images. A display is configured to display the image obtained by the image obtainer on the visible region detected by the visible region detector. A controller is configured to control the image obtainer to obtain an image corresponding to the driving information collected by the driving information collector and control the display to display the image corresponding to the driving information collected by the driving information collector on the visible region detected by the visible region detector. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130941 | CAMERA MODULE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A VEHICLE - A camera module for a vehicle includes: one objective including a lens mount and at least one lens accommodated in the lens mount; one objective receptacle into which the objective is inserted; one image sensor attached to the objective receptacle, the objective being inserted into a receptacle area of the objective receptacle and being longitudinally shiftable in the receptacle area along an optical axis for adjustment or setting of the objective in relation to the image sensor provided at one end of the receptacle area. The objective is fixed to the objective receptacle in a press-fit connection formed outside of the receptacle area. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130942 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processing device | 2015-05-14 |
20150130943 | METHOD FOR WARNING A DRIVER OF A SINGLE-TRACK MOTOR VEHICLE OF LEAVING THE TRAFFIC LANE - In a method for warning a driver of a single-track motor vehicle of leaving the traffic lane, at least one traffic lane boundary is ascertained by a video sensor system, the lateral distance of a reference point on the motor vehicle from the traffic lane boundary is ascertained, lean angle information of the motor vehicle describing the lean angle of the motor vehicle is ascertained, and it is ascertained, with the aid of at least the lateral distance and the lean angle information, whether part of the vehicle or of the rider projects beyond the traffic lane boundary. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130944 | Intelligent bicycle - An intelligent system for a bicycle is provided with a control assembly including a saddle control device, a sensor device, a digital camera, a lighting device, a warning device, and a power supply for supplying DC power to above components; and a display assembly including an LCD screen, a processing module, a communications module, and a power module for electrically interconnecting the LCD screen, the processing module, and the communications module. The saddle control device includes a microprocessor, a memory, and a wireless communications module. The sensor device includes an optical sensor, a thermometer, an acceleration sensor, a barometer, a gyroscope, an electronic compass, a radar, and a GPS. The digital camera includes front and rear cameras. The lighting device includes an auxiliary light, a rear light, a directional light, and a decoration light. The warning device includes a loudspeaker and a vibration module. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130945 | SMART HELMET - A smart helmet includes a helmet shell, a visor, and a projector mounted on the helmet shell. The helmet shell defines an internal cavity and a passage communicating with the internal cavity. The internal cavity is configured to receive an user's head. The visor is rotatably coupled to the helmet shell, and is configured to expose or cover the passage. The projector is configured to introduce content for display onto the visor. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130946 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device includes an imaging unit configured take a plurality of images, the imaging unit including a plurality of imaging parts each configured to acquire an imaging data item relevant to one of the plurality of images taken, and a wiring part configured to transmit a plurality of the imaging data items acquired by the plurality of imaging parts. The wiring part includes an external part forming an outline of the wiring part, and a cable part disposed inside the external part. The plurality of imaging parts are disposed along a longitudinal direction of the wiring part, and the imaging unit is configured to acquire the plurality of the imaging data items corresponding to a plurality of imaging positions, and transmit the plurality of the imaging data items by using the cable part. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130947 | SURVEILLANCE CAMERA MANAGEMENT DEVICE, SURVEILLANCE CAMERA MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Information about link relations between cameras is to be accurately and readily acquired. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130948 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETECTION OF RADIATION WITH SEMICONDUCTOR IMAGE SENSORS - A semiconductor image sensor is repeatedly exposed to high-energy photons while a visible light obstructer is in place to block visible light from impinging on the sensor to generate a set of images from the exposures. A composite image is generated from the set of images with common noise substantially removed so the composite image includes image information corresponding to radiated pixels that absorbed at least some energy from the high-energy photons. The composite image is processed to determine a set of bright points in the composite image, each bright point being above a first threshold. The set of bright points is processed to identify lines with two or more bright points that include pixels therebetween that are above a second threshold and identify a presence of the high-energy particles responsive to a number of lines. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130949 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OUTPUT OF DUAL VIDEO STREAM VIA A SINGLE PARALLEL DIGITAL VIDEO INTERFACE - A method of operating a video camera includes capturing a scene of imaging data using the video camera, wherein the imaging data is characterized by a first bit depth and processing the imaging data to provide display data characterized by a second bit depth less than the first bit depth. The method also includes framing the imaging data and the display data and outputting the framed imaging and display data. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130950 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED OPTICAL SYSTEMS - A method of operating optical systems includes forming a stitched image of a field of regard using a first optical device. The stitched image of the field of regard comprises a plurality of sub-images associated with a first field of view. The method also includes receiving an image of a second field of view from a second optical device and determining a location of the image of the second field of view in the stitched image. The method further includes communicating an indicator to the second optical device. The indicator is to the location of the image of the second field of view in the stitched image. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130951 | INTERACTIVE CAMERA CALIBRATION TOOL - An interactive camera calibration tool is presented that provides live feedback on the state of the calibration and produces tightly-distributed calibration parameters even when used by novices. Target positions are suggested by the calibration tool. Once the target has been aligned with the target positions, image data of the target is captured and used to compute calibration parameters. This process is repeated until the computed parameters meet the accuracy requirements specified by the user. A novel calibration quality metric is also leveraged to automatically determine whether a calibration is sufficiently accurate. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130952 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING QUALITY OF VIDEO WITH FRAME FREEZING ARTIFACTS - A method and system that assesses video quality of transmitted video packet signals suffering from packet loss and delay. This packet loss and delay can create freeze events, which are observed as a jerkiness while viewing the video. The system and method compares the frames in a video transmission to determine freeze events; extracts a set of features from the locations of the freeze events and decoded video frames; and maps the set of features into a video quality score using a neural network. The video quality score provides an assessment of the effects of irregular frame freezes due to packet loss or delay on the quality of the video. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130953 | Method for Video Background Subtraction Using Factorized Matrix Completion - A method processes a video acquired of a scene by first aligning a group of video images using compressed domain motion information and then solving for a low rank component and a sparse component of the video. A homography map is computed from the motion information to determine image alignment parameters. The video images are then warped using the homography map to share a similar camera perspective. A Newton root step is followed to traverse separately Pareto curves of each low rank component and sparse component. The solving for the low rank component and the sparse component is repeated alternately until a termination condition is reached. Then, the low ranks component and the sparse component are outputted. The low rank component represents a background in the video, and the sparse component represents moving objects in the video. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130954 | IMAGE CORRECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGING DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention provide an image correcting apparatus for an imaging device including a camera module having a first motion sensor. The image correct apparatus includes a second motion sensor sensing a movement, and a controller determining whether the movement gets out of an operation range of the first motion sensor, and correcting an image obtained from the camera module based on movement data sensed by the second motion sensor, when the movement gets out of the operation range of the first motion sensor. Generation of blur in an image when a displacement of handshaking is at an angle equal to or greater than a correction angle of an optical image stabilizer (OIS) module is prevented, and thus, a clear image is obtained. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130955 | CAMERA AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME - An optical image of the subject is obtained by the finder unit. An image of the subject obtained by imaging is displayed on the display screen of an optical viewfinder. Looking through the finder unit, the user can see an image obtained by superimposing the image of the subject, which is displayed on the display screen of the electronic viewfinder, upon the optical image of the subject. The two images of the subject coincide when the subject is in focus and do not coincide when the subject is not in focus. The user can bring the subject into focus while looking through the finder unit to ascertain the degree of offset between the images of the subject. In cases such as excessive camera shake, the subject appears blurry. In response, the display of the image of the subject upon the display screen of the electronic viewfinder is halted. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130956 | VIBRATION TYPE DRIVING APPARATUS, TWO-DIMENSIONAL DRIVING APPARATUS, IMAGE-BLUR CORRECTION APPARATUS, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS, AND AUTOMATIC STAGE - A vibration type driving apparatus including:
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20150130957 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A PHYSICAL IOT DEVICE - The disclosure is related to identifying an Internet of Things (IoT) device with an image of the IoT device. A user device captures the image of the IoT device, wherein the image of the IoT device includes at least a portion of an environment around the IoT device, and transmits the image from the user device to the IoT device, wherein the IoT device associates the image with information identifying the IoT device. The IoT device receives the image of the IoT device from the user device, stores the image of the IoT device, and associates the image of the IoT device with information identifying the IoT device. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130958 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLOR IMAGING UNDER LOW LIGHT - A camera for enhanced color imaging in a low light environment including: one or more illuminators for illuminating a R, a G, and a B light at different time periods; an image sensor for capturing R G and B image frames; and a processor configured to generate an intermediate color frame from each of the R, G and B image frames; determine moving pixels in the each of the intermediate color frames; determine a true color for the moving pixels in each intermediate color frame; generate a true color frame for each intermediate color frame by substituting color of the moving pixels with respective true colors of the moving pixels, in intermediate color frame; calculate scene color metrics from the true color frame or intermediate color frame; and adaptively adjust illumination of one or more of the R, G, and B lights to enhance a next frame. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130959 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND EXPOSURE CONTROL METHOD - An image processing device is provided. The image processing device includes a sensor array having a plurality of light sensors, configured to receive reflected light of a scene and generate an image array; an exposure controller, configured to receive the image array from the sensor array, and segment the image array into at least one regions; at least two timing controllers, wherein each timing controller is configured to receive pixel data of one of the at least one regions, respectively, and apply an individual exposure setting to the corresponding region; and an image processor, configured to generate an exposed image by organizing the exposed regions from the timing controllers. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130960 | RECOMMENDATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a recommendation apparatus including a determination unit configured to determine an application to be recommended to an imaging apparatus, based on information on an image selected in accordance with an operation mode of the imaging apparatus. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130961 | ZOOM LENS AND CAMERA - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power. During change of magnification from a short focal end to a long focal end, the first lens group is fixed, the second lens group is moved to an image side, the third lens group is moved, and the fourth lens group is fixed. The first lens group and the fourth lens group include diffraction surfaces and satisfy the Condition Expressions 502015-05-14 | |
20150130962 | POLARIZATION COLOR IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A polarization color image capture device includes: a polarization color filter plate including a first area configured to transmit light that is polarized in a first direction and that falls within a first wavelength range, a second area configured to transmit light that is polarized in a second direction and that falls within a second wavelength range, and a third area configured to transmit incoming light at least partially; an image sensor in which a plurality of unit blocks, each including first, second and third photosensitive cells and first, second and third polarization filters that are arranged to face the first, second and third photosensitive cells, respectively, are arranged on an imaging area, the polarization transmission axis directions of the first, second and third polarization filters being different from each other; and an optical lens that produces an image on the imaging area of the image sensor. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130963 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires stability state information for an image capturing apparatus indicating whether the image capturing apparatus is stable or not, and a processor that rotates an image, captured by the image capturing apparatus, based on the stability state information of the image capturing apparatus. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130964 | Automatic Color Correction Method and Color Correction Module thereof - An auto-color-correction method for an image capturing device includes calculating a plurality color temperatures of a plurality of pixels in an image; calculating a number of pixels of the plurality of pixels located in a first color temperature range as a first number and a number of pixels of the plurality of pixels located in a second color temperature range as a second number; generating a color temperature weight according to the first number and the second number; and generating at least one correction coefficient according to the color temperature weight, at least one first coefficient corresponding to the first color temperature range and at least one second coefficient corresponding to the second color temperature range. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130965 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD - An electronic device includes an image capture unit that generates first RAW image data; a compression unit that compresses the first RAW image data; a decompression unit that decompresses the compressed first RAW image data to generate second RAW image data; a development unit that generates first developed image data from the first RAW image data, and generates second developed image data from the second RAW image data; and a control unit that controls the compression unit based on the first developed image data and the second developed image data. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130966 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The embodiments of the present invention provide an image forming method and apparatus, and an electronic device. The image forming method includes: matching a real-time image formed by an image forming element with a pre-stored registered image, when a depth of field of the image forming element moves; and making a shooting when an object corresponding to the registered image is matched with an object in the real-time image and the object is within the depth of field of the image forming element. With the embodiments of the present invention, an accurate auto-focusing can be achieved, an effect of highlighting a specific object and clearly imaging the same can be obtained, and an image of higher quality can be formed. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130967 | ADAPTIVE DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING - In an apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, a video system is disclosed. The video system comprises a pre-processing module, an auto-exposure module, and an image sensor. The image sensor is operable to simultaneously capture a first image at a long exposure and a second image at a short exposure capture. The auto-exposure module is operable to determine an average brightness of a scene for video/image capturing, wherein the determined brightness achieves a desired image quality. The auto-exposure module is further operable to select a dynamic range necessary to preserve desired details in a captured scene. The auto-exposure module is further operable to instruct the image sensor to capture the first image and the second image with a selected exposure ratio to achieve the desired dynamic range. The pre-processing module is operable to combine the first image and the second image into a final image with the desired dynamic range. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130968 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a zoom lens including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power which does not move for zooming; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power which moves during zooming; and an N-th lens unit having a positive refractive power which does not move for zooming and is arranged closest to the image side. In the zoom lens, the N-th lens unit includes in order from an object side: a first sub-lens unit; and a second sub-lens unit which is movable, and a lateral magnification at a wide angle end of the N-th lens unit and a lateral magnification at a wide angle end of the second sub-lens unit of the N-th lens unit when an axial ray enters from infinity in a state in which focus is at the infinity are appropriately set. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130969 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes in order from object side to image side: a positive first lens unit that does not move for zooming; a negative second lens unit that moves during zooming; and a positive N-th lens unit that does not move for zooming, the N-th lens unit being arranged closest to the image side. The first lens unit includes, in order from object side to image side: a negative first sub-lens unit that does not move for focusing; a positive second sub-lens unit that moves along an optical axis during focusing; and a positive third sub-lens unit that does not move for focusing. Focal length of the first lens unit, focal length at wide angle end of the zoom lens, and lateral magnification at wide angle end satisfy predetermined conditions. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130970 | Zoom Lens and Image Pickup Apparatus Using the Same - A zoom lens comprises a first lens unit G1 having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit G2 having a negative refractive power, and a plurality of lens units G3 and G4. Zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end is carried out by changing a distance between the lens units. One of the first lens unit G1 and the second lens unit G2 has, or both the first lens unit G1 and the second lens unit G2 have a specific arrangement. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130971 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, IMAGING ELEMENT, AND IMAGING DEVICE - A signal processing device and signal processing method are described herein. By way of example, the signal processing method includes a selection unit configured to select, based on a first comparison of an analog signal with a determination voltage, a selected reference voltage to be compared with the analog signal, the selected reference voltage being selected from a plurality of reference voltages. The plurality of reference voltages include at least a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130972 | Self-Adaptive Lens Shading Calibration and Correction - A CMOS imaging system is capable of self-calibrating to correct for lens shading by use of images captured in the normal environment of use, apart from a production calibration facility. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130973 | IMAGE-PICKUP OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image-pickup optical system includes: a first lens provided near an aperture stop and configured to correct aberration; and a second lens arranged between the first lens and an image sensor and configured to collect light, the first lens being a gradient index lens. The degree of freedom of design of a gradient index lens is higher than that of a lens having a constant refractive index, and a gradient index lens thus has a high potential as a device for a lens. Because such a gradient index lens is employed, it is possible to correct aberration without performing expensive processing such as polishing for example. In other words, as a result, costs may be reduced and image-forming properties may not be reduced at the same time. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130974 | CAMERA ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A camera assembly, including at least one holder, at least one camera module, and a buffer material, is provided. The holder includes at least one accommodating recess. The camera module is disposed in the accommodating recess, and a gap exists between the camera module and a sidewall of the accommodating recess. The buffer material is filled in the gap to position the camera module in the accommodating recess of the holder. Further, an electronic device including a housing and the camera assembly aforementioned is provided. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130975 | CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention relates to a camera module in which a thin camera module can be realized at a low cost and an electronic device. The camera module includes a lens unit that stores a lens that condenses light on a light receiving surface of an image sensor; a rigid substrate on which the image sensor is disposed; and a flexible substrate electrically connected with the rigid substrate, wherein in the case where the light receiving surface of the image sensor locates at the top, the lens unit, the flexible substrate, and the rigid substrate are disposed in this order from the top. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130976 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging apparatus wherein pixels have same color filter in a same row, and have different color filters in different rows; and a color selecting unit selects and outputs, in an order of colors, the signals held by the plurality of holding units, to meet: y=ax+(b/c−d)x, wherein the pixels are arranged at a pitch “x” in a same row direction, and arranged at a pitch “y” in a same column direction, the “a” is a first coefficient equal to or larger than 1, the “b” is a shift of a charge accumulation period of the pixels in one row from a charge accumulation period of the pixels in a row adjacent to the one row, the “c” is a period of outputting the signals from the selecting unit, the signals generated by the plurality of pixels and the “d” is a second coefficient that is equal to or larger than 0 and equal to or less than 0.15. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130977 | IMAGE SENSORS WITH N-ROW PARALLEL READOUT CAPABILITY - An image sensor configured to readout an arbitrary number of rows in parallel is described, comprising a rolling global shutter pixel array which can be operated as a true global shutter. Shielding structures may be formed in the pixel array to minimize signal coupling between adjacent pixels when multiple rows are simultaneously reset and read out. A plurality of column select lines may be formed in a given pixel pitch, and the image sensor may utilize read out components and circuitry associated with conventional readout circuits to be used in simultaneously reading out a two-dimensional region of the image sensor. The image sensor may be configured to use charge binning between rows that are reset and read out in parallel to improve power consumption. The image sensor may include redundant output stages with routing circuitry that improves image sensor yield by compensating for yield loss in the output stage. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130978 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM - A solid-state image sensor has a plurality of pixels including at least a first pixel configured to detect light in a first wavelength range and a second pixel configured to detect light in a second wavelength range, the second wavelength range including a wavelength range on a longer-wavelength side than the first wavelength range. The sensor includes a control portion configured to supply a control signal to the first and second pixels such that a charge accumulation period of the first pixel is different from a charge accumulation period of the second pixel. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130979 | Coil Arrangement - An apparatus including a first layer having a first coil; a second layer having a second coil, where the first and second coils are stacked relative to each other and configured to be located at an aperture of a housing member including electrically conductive material; and a third layer located under the second layer. The third layer includes a ferrite member located under the second coil such that the second coil is between the first coil and the ferrite member. The first coil or the second coil has a substantially “8” shape. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130980 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a display control device including a display control unit configured to display a plurality of items at least including a function name on a display screen, and a selection receiving unit configured to receive selection of one item among the plurality of displayed items. When a predetermined operation input is performed on the display screen, the display control unit displays both associated information associated with a function of the one selected item and associated information associated with functions of other items not selected. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130981 | DATA DISPLAY APPARATUS WHICH CONTROLS DISPLAY OF A PLURALITY OF DATA, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS WHICH INDIVIDUALLY DISPLAYS A SERIES OF IMAGES, DATA DISPLAY METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In the present invention, a control section distinctly displays, as indexes for indicating that data (image) switching can be performed from a starting point that is the arrayed position of data selected as a display target from among a plurality of data arrayed in virtual and multiple dimensions based on plural types of imaging parameters, information regarding the array status of the plurality of data on a display section, in association with plural directions in which data switching can be performed. As a result of this configuration, when instructing to perform data switching in a direction arbitrarily selected from among a plurality of data switching directions, the user can instruct to perform data switching while visually checking information regarding the array status of data for each data switching direction. That is, by this configuration, data in each data switching direction becomes more recognizable visually. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130982 | CAMERA AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME - An image of subject formed optically is obtained by the finder unit. The subject is imaged electronically by an image sensing device, and a video signal, which represents an image within an autofocus target area inside the image of the subject of the subject obtained, is read out of the image sensing device. The image represented by the video signal is displayed on the display screen of a liquid crystal device which constitutes an electronic viewfinder. Looking through the finder unit, a user sees an image obtained by superimposing the image, which is displayed on the display screen, upon the optical image of the subject. If correct focusing is achieved, the optical image of the subject and the image coincide. Since a video representing a portion of the image of the subject is read out of the image sensing device, the image is displayed without delay. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130983 | POLARIZER, OPTICAL APPARATUS, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A polarizer includes a first medium disposed at an emission side, a second medium disposed at an incident side, and a plurality of laminated structures provided at a predetermined grating period in a grating period direction, the laminated structure includes, in order from the first medium to the second medium, a first dielectric layer, a metallic layer, and a second dielectric layer between the first medium and the second medium, the polarizer is configured to reflect polarized light oscillating in a direction orthogonal to the grating period direction in a particular wavelength band and to transmit light other than the polarized light, and predetermined expressions are satisfied. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130984 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING AN IMAGE SENSOR - An electronic device includes: a detachable lens module including at least one lens, and a shutter module disposed beneath the lens module and including an openable shutter. An imaging module is disposed beneath the shutter module and converts light imaged by the lens module and the shutter module to an electrical signal. A sensor module outputs a detection signal in response to attachment or detachment of the lens module; and a control module outputs a control signal for opening or closing the shutter to the shutter module in response to the detection signal. Also, other various exemplary may be implemented. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130985 | Image Forming Lens System and Image Pickup Apparatus Using the Same - An image forming lens system includes an aperture stop, and an image-side lens unit group which is disposed on an image side of the aperture stop. The image-side lens unit group includes a first image-side lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second image-side lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a third image-side lens unit having a negative refractive power. Any one of the first image-side lens unit, the second image side lens unit, and the third image-side lens unit is a focusing lens unit which moves along the optical axis at the time of focusing, and the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied: | 2015-05-14 |
20150130986 | FOCUS DETECTION DEVICE, FOCUS ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND CAMERA - A focus detection device includes: a plurality of micro-lenses at which light fluxes through an image forming optical system enter, disposed in a two-dimensional array pattern; a plurality of light receiving elements disposed in correspondence to each of the plurality of micro-lenses; a focus detection unit that executes a detection of a defocus quantity of the image forming optical system by detecting, based upon outputs from the plurality of light receiving elements, a phase difference of a plurality of light fluxes through different areas of the image forming optical system; and a recognition unit that recognizes, based upon the outputs from the plurality of light receiving elements, characteristics of a subject image formed onto the plurality of light receiving elements via the plurality of micro-lenses, wherein: the focus detection unit detects the defocus quantity through a method optimal for the characteristics of the subject image recognized by the recognition unit. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130987 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus comprises an imaging unit, a sensor unit, a first focus detection unit configured to detect a first in-focus position based on a pair of image signals, a second focus detection unit configured to detect a second in-focus position based on a signal output from the imaging unit, a control unit configured to control a position of the focus lens and control display indicating the focus detection areas, and a correction unit configured to acquire a correction amount for correcting the first in-focus position, wherein the correction unit determines a first focus detection area from which the correction amount is to be acquired while the focus lens is moved to the second in-focus position, and wherein the control unit controls the first focus detection area to be identifiable. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130988 | FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, FOCUS ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND PROGRAM, AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCLUDING FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS - A focus adjustment apparatus that, based on imaging signals obtained by picking up an optical image of an object formed via a photographing optical system including a focus lens, adjusts a position of the focus lens, reads out, in parallel with an operation of reading out first imaging signals at a predetermined frame rate, second imaging signals at a frame rate that is higher than the predetermined frame rate, the number of the second imaging signals being smaller than the number of the first imaging signals, generates first and second focus signals using the first and second imaging signals, and performs first focus adjustment according to determination of the focus state based on the first focus signal and second focus adjustment according to determination of the focus state based on the second focus signal to determine an in-focus position of the focus lens. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130989 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus having a continuous shooting mode in which images are captured for recording in response to an image capture instruction, wherein respective development process for each image is performed before capturing a subsequent image for recording in the continuous shooting mode, includes a focus control unit and a control unit. The focus control unit detects a focal point of a focus lens. The control unit controls movement of the focus lens and controls the capturing of an image. After the control unit controls the movement of the focus lens using the focus control unit and captures an image for recording in the continuous shooting mode, the control unit moves the focus lens to a predetermined position and then moves the focus lens across a predetermined range from the predetermined position to perform the scanning using the focus control unit during the development process of the captured image. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130990 | CAMERA MODULE - There is provided a camera module, including: a housing including a lens barrel therein; an actuator including a driving coil wound around an outer surface of the lens barrel and a magnet disposed in the housing to face the driving coil; a substrate disposed on a lower portion of the housing and having an image sensor attached to one surface thereof; and an offset coil provided on the substrate, wherein the driving coil generates a magnetic field in a direction toward the offset coil and the offset coil generates a magnetic field in a direction toward the driving coil. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130991 | IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - Provided is a lens apparatus which is communicable with a drive unit including: a movable optical member; and a first communication unit which is communicable with the drive unit, wherein the first communication unit receives an electric power supply different from an electric power supply which supplies an electric power to the drive unit, and wherein the first communication unit is configured to send/receive signals to/from the drive unit in an electrically noncontact manner. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130992 | IMAGE CAPTURING LENS SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL - An image capturing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element are aspheric. The image capturing lens system has a total of four lens elements with refractive power. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130993 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS - According to an aspect of the present invention, the camera body can switch the present version, which is an original version, to specifications of an older version. Thus, even if the present versions of the camera body and the interchangeable lens doe not have compatibility, if an old version has compatibility, a minimum operation can be ensured by the specifications of the old version without updating the firmware, although the functions may have possibility of being restricted. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130994 | System and Method of Recognizing Signal Patterns - A system of recognizing signal pattern for recognizing a signal pattern of an electronic device includes a determining unit coupled to the electronic device for outputting an operating command to the electronic device according to an operating state, wherein the electronic device generates a light signal according to the operating command, and an image capturing unit coupled between the determining unit and the electronic device for capturing the light signal to generate a first signal pattern to the determining unit, such that the determining unit determines whether the first pattern corresponds to the operating state. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130995 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An object of the present invention is to realize novel information processing which uses light field data. To attain the object, light field data which represents directions of light beams which are emitted from an object to an image pickup unit and intensity of the light beams is obtained, and the light field data is corrected on a coordinate of the light field data. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130996 | MICRO ELECTRIC LIQUID DEVICE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a micro electric liquid device and an apparatus including the device. The micro electric liquid device includes a first fluid that is opaque, a second fluid that is transparent a first channel configured to have the first and second fluid flow therein without mixing, a second channel overlapped and spaced apart from the first channel, wherein the second channel is configured to have the first and second fluids flow therein, and a connection part connecting the first and second channels, wherein an aperture is adjusted by a positional change of an interface between the first and second fluids in the first and second channels, and wherein the second channel includes a first sub channel configured to have the first and second fluids flow therein and having a non-uniform height and a second sub channel configured to have the second fluid to flow therein and having a uniform height. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130997 | Rotary Switch - A digital camera includes a rotary switch, a switching unit, and a restricting member. The rotary switch comprises a surface with a plurality of depressed portions or trough portions, a rotation range of the rotary switch being restricted, and a rotating operation of the rotary switch causes a control corresponding to a function assigned to a state selected by the switching unit. The switching unit mutually switches two states independently of a function other than functions assigned to the rotary switch. The two states includes a restricted state where rotation of the rotary switch is restricted with a clicking feel and a function of at least one of a shutter speed and an aperture as a function with discrete output values is related to the rotating operation of the rotary switch, and a non-restricted state where rotation of the rotary switch is not restricted. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130998 | CAMERA MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A camera mounting assembly is configured to couple to a camera housing. The camera mounting assembly includes a plurality of indentations configured to allow for the passage of light through the indentations and upon the image sensor of a camera enclosed by the camera housing. The camera mounting assembly can further include recessed channels within an inner-front surface of the camera mounting assembly configured to further allow for the passage of light through the indentations, through the recessed channels, and upon the image sensor. | 2015-05-14 |
20150130999 | OPTICAL PHOTOGRAPHING LENS ASSEMBLY, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL - An optical photographing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element has refractive power. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The third lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has refractive power. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fifth lens element are aspheric, and at least one of the surfaces of the fifth lens element has at least one inflection point. The optical photographing lens assembly has a total of five lens elements with refractive power. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131000 | CAMERA MODULE HAVING MEMS ACTUATOR, CONNECTING METHOD FOR SHUTTER COIL OF CAMERA MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME METHOD - Disclosed is a camera module including a substrate which is provided with an electrode pad and an image sensor; a housing which is stacked on the substrate and of which an upper portion is opened so that light is incident to the image sensor; a MEMS actuator which is installed at the housing and has an electrode terminal at one side thereof, and a conductive pattern which is formed at the housing, wherein a lower end of the conductive pattern is connected with the electrode pad of the substrate, and an upper end thereof is connected with the electrode terminal of the MEMS actuator, whereby it is possible to improve electrical reliability between the electrode terminal of the MEMS actuator and the electrode pad of the substrate and facilely form the electrical connection therebetween, thereby reducing the number of processes. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131001 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS BASED ON OPEN PLATFORM AND PROTOCOL CONVERSION METHOD USED FOR THE SAME - Provided is an image processing apparatus and method that may employ a new program or protocol without having to additionally develop a new program or a protocol for image processing. The image processing apparatus may include: an open platform-compatible unit configured to determine a protocol that is used by a video analysis application installed in or connected to the image processing apparatus, and receive at least one of channel information about an original image, channel information about an encoded image, channel information about a decoded image, resolution information about the decoded image and frame rate information that is required to receive the decoded image, in accordance with the determined protocol; and a protocol conversion unit configured to process an input image to comply with the determined protocol, based on the at least one information that is received at the open platform-compatible unit. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131002 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CAPTION THEREOF - A digital cable broadcast receiver and a method for automatically processing caption data of various standards and types, is disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes: a demultiplexer for dividing a received broadcast stream into video data, audio data, supplementary information; a controller for determining whether caption data included in the video data is digital caption data or analog caption data on the basis of caption information included in the supplementary information, and outputting a control signal according to a result of the determining; a digital caption decoder for extracting and decoding digital caption data from the video data according to the control signal; and an analog caption decoder for extracting and decoding analog caption data from the video data according to the control signal. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131003 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CAPTION THEREOF - A digital cable broadcast receiver and a method for automatically processing caption data of various standards and types, is disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes: a demultiplexer for dividing a received broadcast stream into video data, audio data, supplementary information; a controller for determining whether caption data included in the video data is digital caption data or analog caption data on the basis of caption information included in the supplementary information, and outputting a control signal according to a result of the determining; a digital caption decoder for extracting and decoding digital caption data from the video data according to the control signal; and an analog caption decoder for extracting and decoding analog caption data from the video data according to the control signal. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131004 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A first signal of a pixel of interest in second image data is generated by adding a plurality of signals that correspond to the same color component in first image data consisting of signals corresponding to a plurality of color components. A second signal of the pixel of interest in the second image data is generated by adding a plurality of signals in the first image data that correspond to different color components. The first signal and the second signal are mixed based on color information of the pixel of interest. Jaggies are effectively ameliorated by replacing the value of the pixel of interest with the mixing result. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131005 | IMAGE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS IN DIGITAL TV BROADCASTING - Provided is an image transmission apparatus in digital TV broadcasting, including: a first converter which converts added data, which are to be inserted into an image, into a pixel block; a border extender which adds an extended border area to an image area to extend the image in video data and inserts the converted added data into the extended border area; a video encoder which encodes the video data into which the border extender inserts the added data; a video decoder which decodes the video data encoded by the video encoder; and a second converter which converts the added data which are inserted as a pixel block in the video data decoded by the video decoder into original data. Accordingly, in digital TV broadcasting such as HD TV an UDTV, the added data are inserted into a hidden area, so that it is possible to transmit various types of information including contents and copyright without a deterioration in image quality. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131006 | REPRODUCTION DEVICE, REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Reproducers ( | 2015-05-14 |
20150131007 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A signal processing device and signal processing method. A plurality of tuner circuits includes at least one that selectively provides a signal from among a plurality of signal bands potentially in an input signal in response to a control signal having a transition between a first state and a second state. A correction circuit corresponds to at least one of the plurality of tuner circuits, and is configured to receive the control signal and provide a corrected control signal for the tuner circuit. The corrected control signal has a gradual transition between the first state and the second state as compared to the transition between the first state and the second state in the control signal. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131008 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING A REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE - Methods and systems are presented for configuring a remote control device to operate multiple devices. Functionality is provided to detect whether the remote control device has been configured to control one of the devices. If the remote control has not yet been configured to operate another device, the user is invited to configure the remote control accordingly. Detection may be based on additional codes transmitted with the remote control device that indicate the configuration status of the remote control. Detection may be additionally or alternately based on user behaviour that is identified as consistent with operation of an un-configured remote control. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131009 | EXTERNALLY MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE - An electronic device includes a housing and a display device. The housing includes at least one recess. The display device includes a plurality of layers that externally couple to the housing. One of the layers includes at least one tab extending perpendicular to a surface of the display device. The tab is coupled to at least a portion of a perimeter of the recess. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131010 | TOUCH PANEL DEVICE - In a touch panel device which comprises a display panel displaying an image, an array of light emitting devices that emit light along a display screen of the display panel, and an array of light receiving devices disposed opposite to the array of light emitting devices, the light receiving devices receiving light from the light emitting devices, and which detects a position of a light blocking object which shields light from the light emitting devices on the display screen, an antireflection part is provided which prevents light emitted from the light emitting devices and directed to a holding member covering a border of the display screen and holding the display panel from being reflected in a direction along the display screen. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131011 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE DISPLAY SUBSTRATE - A display substrate includes a base substrate, a color filter layer and a retarder layer. The base substrate includes a first sub pixel area, a second sub pixel area and a third sub pixel area. The color filer layer is disposed on a front surface of the base substrate, and includes at least one of a magenta color filter, a cyan color filter and a yellow color filter in the first sub pixel area and the second sub pixel area and a white color filter in the third sub pixel area. The retarder layer is disposed on a rear surface of the base substrate opposite to the front surface of the base substrate. The retarder layer is configured to polarize light in the first sub pixel area and the second sub pixel area to form a first polarized light. The retarder layer is further configured to polarize the light in the third sub pixel area to form a second polarized light, the second polarized light being different from the first polarized light. Thus, a driving speed of a display apparatus may be decreased. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131012 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS PANEL DEVICE FOR THE SAME - A display device includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a liquid crystal lens panel configured to operate in a 2D mode for recognizing the image as a 2D image and operate in a 3D mode for recognizing the image as a 3D image; and a power supply configured to supply power to the liquid crystal lens panel. The liquid crystal lens panel includes a second electrode layer configured to have a common voltage applied, a first electrode layer facing the second electrode layer and including a plurality of linear electrodes, a first bus line to which some of the plurality of linear electrodes are connected, and a second bus line to which remaining linear electrodes are connected. The power supply is configured to invert a first driving voltage output to the first bus line and a second driving voltage output to the second bus line at different times, and then output them. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131013 | LENS STRUCUTRE AND 3D DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A lens structure and a 3D display device having the same are provided. The lens structure has unit regions. Each unit region includes upper and lower substrates, an anisotropic birefringence medium, center electrodes, edge electrodes and at least one set of side electrodes. The upper and the lower substrates are disposed oppositely to each other. The anisotropic birefringence medium is located between the upper and lower substrates. The center electrodes, the edge electrodes and the at least one set of side electrodes are located on the upper and lower substrates. The edge electrodes are disposed corresponding to the center electrodes. The at least one set of side electrodes are disposed between the center electrodes and the edge electrodes. An electric field distribution is formed between the center electrodes, the edge electrodes and the at least one set of side electrodes, so that the anisotropic birefringence medium constitutes a Fresnel lens. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131014 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a liquid crystal display (LCD) device that prevents light leaks near spacers. The LCD device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed opposite each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer. The LCD device includes spacers on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes on the insulating film's upper surface. Each electrode contributes to controlling the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each spacer has a vertex surface disposed opposite to the signal lines. A portion of each electrode extends to the upper surface of a corresponding signal line. The extended portion is opposite to a part of a spacer's vertex surface disposed opposite to the corresponding signal line. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131015 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate including a first color filter, located in an area corresponding to first to fourth color pixels, and having an aperture in an area including the second and third color pixels, a second color filter located in an area corresponding to the second color pixel, a third color filter located in an area corresponding to the third color pixel, and a black matrix extending and partitioning the first to fourth color pixels, and a liquid crystal layer held between the substrates. The black matrix includes portions extending on the first color filter, and portions extending on the first color filter between the first and second color pixels and between the third and fourth color pixels. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131016 | BACK LIGHT DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A backlight device includes an input line connected to an anode of a light source unit; an output line connected to a cathode of the light source unit; a resistance line connected between the output line and a ground and disposed in a pattern having a predetermined width and length to have a predetermined resistance; a sensing line connected to the output line; and a controller for measuring a balance voltage of the output line through the sensing line and controls an amount of current supplied to the input line based on the balance voltage, in which when a reference current is supplied to the input line, the balance voltage of the output line becomes a predetermined reference voltage due to the predetermined resistance. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131017 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a first substrate that includes a display area in which pixels are arranged and a non-display area surrounding the display area, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, and a sealing member disposed in the non-display area to attach the second substrate to the first substrate. The first substrate includes a base substrate, a plurality of inorganic insulating layers disposed on the base substrate in the non-display area, and an organic layer disposed on the inorganic insulating layer. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131018 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE SPACER - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a thin film transistor on the first substrate, a first electrode on the first substrate and connected to the thin film transistor, a second substrate facing the first substrate, color filters on the first substrate or the second substrate, a black matrix between the color filters on the first substrate or the second substrate, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode and on the first substrate or the second substrate, a second electrode conductive line on the black matrix, a spacer which is between the first substrate and the second substrate and supports the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The spacer is electrically connected to the second electrode and the second electrode conductive line. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131019 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DRIVE METHOD AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal driving method of sufficiently reducing DC image sticking together with flicker and a liquid crystal display device driven by using the liquid crystal driving method. The invention relates to a liquid crystal driving method of driving liquid crystal by causing a potential difference between a pair of electrodes provided for one of upper and lower substrates. Polarity of each of application voltages to the pair of electrodes is inverted, and a planar electrode is provided for the upper substrate and/or the lower substrate. When a difference obtained by subtracting a voltage applied to the planar electrode from an average value of a positive voltage and a negative voltage applied to one of the pair of electrodes is set as a first offset voltage and a difference obtained by subtracting a voltage applied to the planar electrode from an average value of a positive voltage and a negative voltage applied to the other one of the pair of electrodes is set as a second offset voltage, a driving operation that the values of the first and second offset voltages are switched with each other is executed. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131020 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - This disclosure provides a display panel and a display apparatus using the display panel. The display panel includes: a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate; a first insulation layer formed on the first electrode; a gate electrode formed on the first insulation layer and having an inclined lateral plane; a second insulation layer formed on the gate electrode and covering the inclined lateral plane; an active layer formed on the second insulation layer corresponding to the inclined lateral plane and electrically connected to the first electrode; and a second electrode electrically connected to the active layer; wherein the inclined lateral plane has an angle of between 30 and 90 degrees relative to the surface of the substrate. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131021 | DISPLAY DEVICE - An object is to provide a display device that performs accurate display. A circuit is formed using a transistor that includes an oxide semiconductor and has a low off-state current. A precharge circuit or an inspection circuit is formed in addition to a pixel circuit. The off-state current is low because the oxide semiconductor is used. Thus, it is not likely that a signal or voltage is leaked in the precharge circuit or the inspection circuit to cause defective display. As a result, a display device that performs accurate display can be provided. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131022 | MULTIPLE DISPLAY MONITOR - The invention discloses a multiple display monitor. The multiple display monitor comprises a plurality of liquid crystal display panels that face different directions; the plurality of liquid crystal display panels surround to constitute an accommodating space for accommodating a backlight source device configured to provide a backlight to the plurality of liquid crystal display panels, the backlight source device comprises a plurality of illuminating apparatus corresponding to the liquid crystal display panels one by one in order to provide the backlight to corresponding liquid crystal display panels. A plurality of illuminator is employed to provide light for multiple displays facing different direction. Therefore, each display can transmit or reflect enough light so that each display can display well. Further, all of the displays are connected with each other in such a manner that the structure strength and stability of the multiple display monitor can be improved. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131023 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a display panel and a mold frame. The display panel includes a display area, a peripheral area surrounding the display area, an alignment mark on the peripheral area, and a cover element overlapping the alignment mark to cover the alignment mark. The mold frame has a frame shape configured to receive the display panel. The mold frame includes a panel guide protrusion protruding from an inner surface of the mold frame, and the panel guide protrusion is adjacent to the alignment mark. | 2015-05-14 |
20150131024 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device according to the present invention includes a display panel (liquid crystal panel); a backlight located on a rear surface of the display panel; a circuit board located on a rear surface of the backlight; flexible wiring located between a first connecting side that is one side of the display panel and a second connecting side that is one side of the circuit board to bridge over one side of the backlight, the flexible wiring connecting the display panel and the circuit board to each other; and a support a support that supports the display panel or the circuit board by regulating at least one of a movement, on the first connecting side, toward at least a side opposite to the second connecting side and a movement, on the second connecting side, toward at least a side opposite to the first connecting side. | 2015-05-14 |