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20100194972 | FOCUSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A focusing device includes a distance information acquisition section acquiring information on a distance to a subject based on a plurality of image data acquired by taking images of the subject at a plurality of different viewpoint positions. A subject detection section detects a first area and a second area based on the distance information and threshold information for the distance range within which a subject of interest that obstructs a main subject in the subject is present. In the first area, the subject of interest is present in each of the plurality of image data. In the second area, the subject of interest is not present. A focusing estimation section estimates the focusing of the main subject based on the distance information on the second area in each of the plurality of image data. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194973 | Visual presenter - A visual presenter includes a column support standing on a base, and a camera head mounted on a distal end of the column support. The column support includes an upright part standing from the base and a horizontal part extending horizontally ahead of the base. A pedestal is mounted on a first support shaft mounted on the base, so as to be pivotable in a right-left direction between a standing position and a lying position. The pedestal has an end located opposite the first support side. A second support shaft is located on a pedestal end so as to protrude forward from a base front. The upright part includes a basal portion which is mounted on the second support shaft, so as to be pivotable between a first position where the basal portion stands on the pedestal and a second position where the basal portion stands upright on the pedestal. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194974 | Imaging apparatus - Providing an imaging apparatus wherein dust does not easily adhere to the imaging portion. The apparatus comprising an imaging portion provided with an image pickup device, a first housing holding the imaging portion, a protective cover disposed a photographic object side, a second housing holding the cover and provided with a mount structure, to attachably and removably mount interchangeable lenses at the photographic object side, and wherein an airtight space is formed by at least one of the first and the second housings, the imaging portion, and the cover. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194975 | OPENING/CLOSING DOOR LOCKING DEVICE - An opening/closing door | 2010-08-05 |
20100194976 | COMPUTER BASED AIDS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND HEALTH - The invention herein primarily concerns computer interfaces, particularly those that may be used by those persons who are not familiar and even adverse to computers as they are utilized today. It is particularly concerned with easy to use devices to facilitate the use by senior citizens, widows, and others to use email, computerized banking, and telehealth services. Preferred embodiments utilize TV cameras to sense information pasted to, entered on or pointed to on a page which operation may be done in the home, a vehicle, at work or the like. In a vehicle the invention offers a low cost and convenient method for passengers wearing seat belts to interact with rear sear located displays for entertainment, navigation and telematics. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194977 | Full Scale Video with Overlaid Graphical User Interface and Scaled Image - The present disclosure relates to displaying full scale images with overlaid similar scaled images and a graphical user device in a display of a client device. The client device receives video streams of the full scale images and scaled images. The video streams are broadcast independent of one another, and a user of the client device may manipulate the format of the images of either or both streams, and/or place the scaled image on any portion of the full scaled image. The graphical user interface is placed so it does not obscure the scaled image. Alternatively a single video stream may be received by the client device. When a single video stream is received, the client device creates two video streams, one stream comprising full scale images and the other stream comprising scaled images. The full scale image is overlaid with the scaled image and the graphical user interface. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194978 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL Y/C SEPARATING CIRCUIT - To provide a three-dimensional Y/C separating circuit that has a high responsibility to a motion in a video signal and can reduce a memory capacity, a three-dimensional Y/C separating circuit has a 2-frame memory | 2010-08-05 |
20100194979 | MULTI-LINGUAL TRANSMISSION AND DELAY OF CLOSED CAPTION CONTENT THROUGH A DELIVERY SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system and method of blending multiple closed caption language streams into a single output for transmission using closed caption encoding devices. Closed caption signals are created by remote closed caption generating systems that are connected to an input device, such as a stenography keyboard or voice recognition system. The closed caption signals are generated at multiple remote closed caption generating systems and in different languages, and are then independently transmitted to a multiplexing system where they are properly identified and blended into a single output data stream. The single output data stream is then delivered to a closed caption encoding device via a connection such as an Ethernet or serial connection. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194980 | Mobile consumer electronic applications on internet video platform - A request to transfer a consumer electronics (CE) application from a consumer electronics device to a TV device is received at the TV device. The CE application is received from the consumer electronics device. Application state information associated with the CE application is received from the consumer electronics device. The CE application and the application state information are stored to a memory. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194981 | MOBILE PHONE DOCK FOR TV - A mobile telephone docking station that makes use of a TV as a display and that allows use of a standard keyboard and mouse to have a faster, more comfortable means to control the phone. Access to all of the cell phone's functions is allowed through the docking station/TV. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194982 | MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATION PLATFORM WITH INTERNALLY INTEGRATED DEVICES - The present invention extends to a multi-media presentation platform with internally integrated devices. Embodiments of the present invention include an individual transportable multi-media presentation platform for presenting multi-media output. The multi-media platform integrates video output capabilities and audio mixing capabilities within a multi-media presentation platform console. Multi-media devices are secured to the console. Data, audio-visual, and power connections for and between multi-media devices attached to the console are pre-connected and secured within the console. The console can be configured to fit into a hard shell carrying case with custom foam fittings. Accordingly, the multi-media presentation platform is relatively robust and is easy to transport, setup, and operate. Embodiments include an all-in-one sound and video projection platform used for playing movies and media on an external projection screen which permanently houses built in audio-visual components. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194983 | EQUIPMENT CONTROL APPARATUS - An equipment control apparatus capable of improving the command communication efficiency, wherein the equipment control apparatus ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100194984 | BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USERS WITH INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA - A method is presented for providing information associated with a geographical area to users of broadcast communication receivers. The information, as well as an indication of the geographical area associated with the information, are transmitted to, and received by, each of the broadcast communication receivers. In each of the receivers, the indication of the geographical area is compared with a geographic code associated with, and stored within, the receiver. Each of the receivers transfers the information in a video format to the user of the receiver if the geographic code indicates that the receiver is located within the geographical area. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194985 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING A WIRELESS CHANNEL SPACE ON A DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to provide a method and system for the generation and display of a channel space state for a band of frequencies in a wireless display device. One novel method enables the display of a channel space state by continuously or repeatedly scanning, in a remote wireless transceiver, a channel space to determine a channel space state. The channel space state is communicated to the wireless display device. When interference for the channel used to transmit content to the wireless display device is detected during a scan, a graphical representation of the channel space state is displayed in the wireless display. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194986 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STORED IMAGE IN IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are an apparatus and a method for controlling a stored image in an image display device. When a time shift function is selected by a user in the image display device having a storage function, information regarding a recording material for each time with respect to time-shifted contents, and exploration to a desired position is conveniently made. That is, a list of time-shifted contents is generated in cooperation with collectable program information and source (channel) information during broadcast, and information for maintenance and management of time shift. The generated list of the contents is displayed in the form of one of summary, a list, and an EPG. When one of the contents displayed on the EPG is selected by the user referring to the EPG, movement is made to a corresponding position, and a corresponding program is reproduced. Therefore, times consumed for searching for and exploring contents, and movement to a position of the contents can he reduced. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194987 | CO-CHANNEL FEEDBACK SIGNAL CANCELLING REGENERATIVE REPEATER OF ADVANCED TELEVISION SYSTEM COMMITTEE - Disclosed is a co-channel feedback signal cancelling regenerative repeater of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) that extracts a predetermined reference value of feedback signal to be able to cancel the feedback signal among received signals, including: a signal receiving unit; a signal demodulating unit that converts frequency of a received signal and demodulates it into a baseband signal; an interference equalizing unit that corrects characteristics of the demodulated signal and cancels feedback signal; a channel equalizing unit that compensates for channel distortion of an original signal from which the feedback signal is cancelled; a modulating unit that modulates the channel distortion-compensated original signal and converts it into an analog signal; and a signal transmitting unit that converts the frequency of the modulated signal, controls and amplifies its gain, and transmits a regenerative transmission signal, wherein the signal demodulating unit is configured to include a coupling that hands over the regenerative transmission signal of the signal transmitting unit separately from a system linked with the signal receiving unit, thereby making it possible to convert and demodulate the frequency of the regenerative transmission signal, and the interference equalizing unit is configured to estimate a reference value of feedback signal from the demodulated regenerative transmission signal, thereby making it possible to remove the feedback signal among the received signals. The channel equalizing unit corrects the distortion of the original signal due to a multipath and extracts the regenerative signal, thereby improving the quality of broadcasting repeating such as an image improvement of the repeated signal. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194988 | Method and Apparatus for Enhancing Highlight Detection - A method and apparatus for highlight detection. The method includes retrieving audio and video data, detecting a high audio energy scene of the retrieved audio data, detecting a key-line scene relevant to the high audio scene of the retrieved video data, detecting an in-play scene according to the key-line, and optimizing start and end point of the highlight scene. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194989 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING SMOOTH VIDEO TRANSITION BETWEEN DISTINCT APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for maintaining smooth video transition between distinct applications. Preferably, the apparatus implementing the present invention includes a processor, a secondary memory and a system memory. In providing a smooth transition between two applications, the apparatus and method provides synchronization of the video and graphics components while transitioning from a first application to a second application. If there is no video component in either application, no action is needed to provide a smooth transition between applications, and when only the first application includes a video component, the video component need only be turned off for smooth transition between the applications to occur. When both the first application and the second application include video components, smooth transition between the applications according to the present invention is dependent upon the display window size of the first application in comparison to the second application. The apparatus and method of the present invention triggers a process according to the size of the display windows of the first and second applications. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194990 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes a target correction amount calculating unit operable to calculate a target correction amount based on input image signals, a frame memory operable to store the input image signals, and a scene change amount calculating unit operable to calculate a scene change amount based on an input image signal of a present frame and an input image signal of a previous frame. Moreover, the image processing device includes a correction amount calculating unit operable to calculate a correction amount for the input image signal of the present frame, based on the target correction amount and the scene change amount, and a correcting unit operable to perform image quality correction to the input image signal of the present frame to generate a corrected input image signal, thereby outputting a corrected input image signal as an output image signal. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194991 | Apparatus and method for auto white balance control considering the effect of single tone image - An apparatus for auto white balance includes a histogram generation unit writing respective histograms of Cb values and Cr values with regard to pixels included in an input image frame, a single-tone determination unit comparing respective maximum values of the histograms of Cb values and Cr values with a first threshold value, and determining the input image frame as a single-tone image if at least one of the maximum values is higher than the first threshold value, and an auto white balance gain computation unit computing and an auto white balance gain by using color information of an input image frame and outputting the computed auto white balance gain, wherein if the input image frame is determined to be a single-tone image, the auto white balance gain computation unit outputs an auto white balance gain computed with respect to a previous input image frame. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194992 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes a change-between-images calculating unit that calculates an amount of change between images in time-series images sequentially obtained, the amount of change between images indicating an amount of change between each of the time-series images and a close image temporally close to the each of the time-series images; a primary-digest-image-group extracting unit that extracts a group of primary digest images from the time-series images on the basis of the amount of change between images; a change-in-section calculating unit that calculates an amount of change between time-series sections of the time-series images, each of the time-series sections being defined by each image of the group of primary digest images; and a digest-image-group extracting unit that extracts a group of digest images from the time-series images on the basis of both the amount of change between images and the amount of change between time-series images. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194993 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REPRODUCING PICTURE DATA - A reproducing apparatus includes a graphics processing unit that outputs graphics data of an RGB color space, a video decoder that outputs video data of a YUV color space, a conversion unit that converts a color space of the graphics data from the RGB color space to the YUV color space, a blending process unit that executes a blending process in which the graphics data that is converted to the YUV color space and the video data of the YUV color space are blended on the YUV color space, and a picture data output unit that outputs picture data, which is obtained by the blending process, to a display apparatus. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194994 | Dual Mode DP and HDMI Transmitter - A system and method for dual mode DP and HDMI transmission are provided. Briefly described, one embodiment of a dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter, among others, can be implemented as follows. The dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter comprises a driver circuit controlled by a data signal. The dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter also comprises a control circuit coupled to the driver circuit. The control circuit is configurable to transmit the data signal in a DP mode or a HDMI mode according to a mode signal. One embodiment of a method, among others, comprises: receiving a mode signal; determining whether to configure the dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter for transmitting in a DP mode or an HDMI mode based on the received mode signal; and configuring a dual mode DP and HDMI transmitter in accordance with the determination. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194995 | DATA RECORDING MEDIUM, DATA RECORDING METHOD, DATA RECORDING APPARATUS, DATA REPRODUCING METHOD, DATA REPRODUCING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - PCM audio data is recoded in a first session P | 2010-08-05 |
20100194996 | DECOUPLED CONNECTIONS - Methods and nodes are provided herein that can generate reliable acknowledgements within the time-frame required to transmit a single message over a decoupled connection so as to meet the real-time requirements of the CEC protocol. Specifically, there is provided a method in a communication system, the communication system comprising a first device, a second device, a first node and a second node, the first and second nodes being connected via a decoupled connection, the method comprising sending a plurality of data packets from the first device to the second device via the first and second nodes; on receiving a data packet from the first device, providing an acknowledgement for said data packet from the first node to the first device; wherein the acknowledgement provided to the first device corresponds to an acknowledgement provided to the first node from the second device in respect of a data packet preceding said data packet. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194997 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A lighting device | 2010-08-05 |
20100194998 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGES AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for processing images includes a de-multiplexer, a first decoder, a thumbnail generator and an encoder. The de-multiplexer receives a data stream, the de-multiplexer de-multiplexing a video signal and a channel information from the data stream. A first decoder decodes the video signal to provide a decoded video signal including at least one of Predicted frame, (P-frame), Intra frame (I-frame) or Bi-directional frame (B-frame). The thumbnail generator is coupled to the first decoder, and the thumbnail generator generates at least one of a still picture thumbnail or a moving picture thumbnail based on the decoded video signal. The still picture thumbnail and the moving picture thumbnail have at least one of a smaller resolution or a smaller data size than the decoded video signal. The encoder is coupled to the thumbnail generator and the de-multiplexer. The encoder encodes one of still picture thumbnail and the moving picture thumbnail with the channel information to provide a thumbnail data stream, which is used for providing the thumbnails of moving picture and/or still picture on a display. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194999 | METHOD OF PROCESSING TRAFFIC INFORMATION AND DIGITAL BROADCAST SYSTEM - A digital broadcast transmitting/receiving system and a method for processing data are disclosed. The method for processing data may enhance the receiving performance of the receiving system by performing additional coding and multiplexing processes on the traffic information data and transmitting the processed data. Thus, robustness is provided to the traffic information data, thereby enabling the data to respond strongly against the channel environment which is always under constant and vast change. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195000 | CONTROL METHOD OF FREQUENCY VARIABLE FILTER CIRCUIT AND RECEIVING APPARATUS - Provided is a control method of a frequency variable filter circuit including a resonant circuit of an inductor and a variable capacitance unit, the method including: determining a center frequency of the frequency variable filter circuit, wherein the variable capacitance unit includes a capacitor bank, a capacitance value Y of the capacitor bank is expressed by an equation below with respect to an assigned frequency, and the center frequency thereof is determined by deciding coefficients α, β, A, B and C. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195001 | NON-PROGRAMMABLE UNIVERSAL REMOTE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A TV detects the capabilities of connected components to respond to various function commands. Subsequently, when a non-programmable remote control is used to select a component and then generate a function command, the TV determines if the component can respond to the command and if not, the TV dynamically alters the commanded function or the selected component. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195002 | Volume Adjusting Method for Channel Switching of Digital Television - While a user of a digital television gives a command to switch from a first channel to a second channel, a comparison between a first remembered volume of the first channel and a second remembered volume of the second channel is provided. According to the result of the comparison, a currently-used volume of the second channel may be adjusted from the first remembered volume to the second remembered volume iteratively and by step volumes so that the adjustment of the currently-used volume of the later channel is not annoying for the user. Moreover, the user is also allowed in determining a preferred volume to be the currently-used volume of the second channel. While the user of the digital television flips between channels, unnecessary updates in a volume setting of the second channel are abandoned. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195003 | PROJECTOR, PROJECTION SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM - A projector includes: a first image projection section adapted to project a first image based on a first image signal, a second image projection section adapted to project a second image based on a second image signal such that pixels of the second image are shifted from pixels of the first image, a correction section adapted to correct the image signal input to the image projection section using a correction filter adapted to correct a difference in optical transfer function between the plurality of image projection sections; and a sharpening section adapted to execute a sharpening process of sharpening an edge portion of the image to be displayed, on the image signal having been corrected by the correction section and to be input to the plurality of image projection sections. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195004 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY REORDERED INVERSION - Methods and apparatus for switching the voltages supplied to the electrodes of pixels disposed within a liquid crystal display device. By reducing the frequency associated with an alternating voltage supplied to a first set of liquid crystal electrodes, the power required to drive the liquid crystal display device can be reduced. At the same time, a reordered schedule for updating rows of pixels in the liquid crystal display device can provide improved image quality. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195005 | Projection display apparatus and display method using the same - A projection display apparatus has a beam controller provided on the optical axis of an optically-modulated linearly-polarized beam, to allow the beam to travel therethrough to reach a screen or cut off the beam, under control by a control signal. The controller, has driving zones on which the beam is incident. The zones are provided in a direction corresponding to a vertical scanning direction of pixels of a liquid crystal display device installed in the display apparatus, for optically modulating a linearly polarized beam. The controller is driven per driving zone in a specific zone order at a timing of vertical scanning of the pixels under control by the control signal generated based on a vertical synchronization signal detected from the input signal. The optically modulated beam is allowed to travel through the controller or cut off when incident on the zones at the timing of the vertical scanning. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195006 | PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection display apparatus includes a light source configured to emit light, at least one reflective liquid crystal device configured to generate an image by modulating a polarization of the light emitted from the light source and reflecting the light, an imaging lens configured to form a real image of the image generated by the reflective liquid crystal device, a quarter-wave plate disposed between the reflective liquid crystal device and the imaging lens, an image splitter configured to include at least one reflecting plane and spatially split the real image into at least two split real images by reflecting the real image on the reflecting plane, at least two projection lenses configured to form the split real images again on a screen, and a phase difference corrector configured to correct a phase difference between a p-polarized light and an s-polarized light generated by the reflecting plane. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195007 | OPTICAL SYSTEM - The present optical system comprises a forward observation optical system, an entire lateral circumference-observation optical system, a variable stop arranged on the image side of the observation optical system, an image-forming optical system, and an image pickup element, and the variable stop is formed so as to be capable of switching an observation field of view at least to a first observation field of view including only a forward field of view and to a second observation field of view including a forward field of view with a narrower angle than that of the first observation field of view and a field of view of the entire lateral circumference. The observation optical system is arranged on the object side of the opening in the central position of the observation optical system. The variable stop intercepts an optical path for the observation optical system when an observation field of view is switched to the first observation field of view, and opens the optical path for the observation optical system when an observation field of view is switched to the second observation field of view. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195008 | PLANAR NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS DOPED WITH NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF INDUCING A FREEDERICKSZ TRANSITION - Nematic liquid crystal cells with positive dielectric anisotropy that include colloidal suspensions having nanoclusters are provided as well as methods of inducing Freedericksz transitions therein and methods of controlling the alignment of a liquid crystal. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195009 | TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display device is provided that includes: first and second substrate; a gate line of a double layer having a first transparent conductive layer and a second opaque conductive layer on the first substrate; a first insulation layer on the gate line; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, the pixel region having a transmissive region and a reflective region; a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines; a pixel electrode formed of the transparent conductive layer in the pixel region; an upper storage electrode forming a storage capacitor by overlapping the gate line with the gate insulating film there between; a transmission hole to exposing the pixel electrode by passing through a second insulation layer on the thin film transistor to the first insulation layer; a reflective electrode connecting the pixel electrode with a drain electrode and the upper storage electrode through an edge part of the transmission hole; a gate pad extending from the first conductive layer of the gate line; a data pad formed of the first conductive layer and connected to the data line through a data link; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, wherein the first and second insulation layers are removed in the gate and data pads. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195010 | IN-PLANE SWITCHING MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a gate line disposed in a first direction on the first substrate; a data line disposed in a second direction on the first substrate, the data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region; pixel electrodes and common electrodes disposed in the first direction in the pixel region, the pixel electrodes and the common electrodes generating an in-plane electric field within the pixel region; first and second common lines disposed parallel to the data line at right and left sides of the pixel region; a first common electrode connection line connecting at least two common electrodes and forming a first common electrode overlapping region by overlapping the first common line; and a second common electrode connection line connecting at least two other common electrodes and forming a second common electrode overlapping region by overlapping the second common line, wherein the first common electrode overlapping region and the second common electrode overlapping region have substantially the same area. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195011 | SUBSTRATE FOR DISPLAY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY UTILIZING THE SAME - The invention provides a substrate for a display which can be easily repaired even when there are problems such as inter-layer shorting attributable to invasion of static electricity. The substrate has a first wiring section disposed in a display area thereof and formed so as to outwardly extend from the inside of the display area. The substrate also has a second wiring section formed such that it intersects the first wiring section outside the display area on the substrate with an insulation film interposed between them. The substrate further has an opening formed in the second wiring section at least in a region thereof overlapping the first wiring section intersecting the same. Further, the substrate has overlapping portions formed at two ends of the opening where the first and second wiring sections overlap each other with the insulation film interposed between them. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195012 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - There is disclosed a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device in which a heat treatment time required for crystal growth is shortened and a process is simplified. Two catalytic element introduction regions are arranged at both sides of one active layer and crystallization is made. A boundary portion where crystal growth from one catalytic element introduction region meets crystal growth from the other catalytic element introduction region is formed in a region which becomes a source region or drain region. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195013 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electro-optical device typified by an active matrix type liquid crystal display device, is manufactured by cutting a rubbing process, and in addition, a reduction in the manufacturing cost and an improvement in the yield are realized by reducing the number of process steps to manufacture a TFT. By forming a pixel TFT portion having a reverse stagger type n-channel TFT, and a storage capacitor, by performing three photolithography steps using three photomasks, and in addition, by having a uniform cell gap by forming wall-like spacers by performing one photolithography step, without performing a rubbing process, a multi-domain perpendicular orientation type liquid crystal display device having a wide viewing angle display, and in which a switching direction of the liquid crystal molecules is controlled, can be realized. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195014 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A backlight unit includes a rectangular light guide plate including a first edge and a second edge orthogonally crossing each other. A light source arranged on a flexible substrate emits light to the first edge of the light guide plate and then the light emitted from the light source is emitted to outside from an upper surface of the light guide plate. A connection flexible substrate is connected to the flexible substrate and arranged along the second edge of the light guide plate to outside of the backlight unit. The second edge of the light guide plate facing the connection flexible substrate is cut out at an acute angle to the first edge of the light guide plate to pass around the connection flexible substrate. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195015 | BACKLIGHT CHASSIS FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A backlight chassis is constituted by combining a right end chassis plate, a left end chassis plate, and an intermediate chassis plate obtained by cutting a metal sheet into a predetermined shape and pressing. A trough portion is formed in each chassis plate at a portion to be the long side of the backlight chassis, and the trough portions are superimposed at the boundary of adjoining chassis plates. Furthermore, a superimposed portion constituting a beam-shaped portion is provided at the boundary of adjoining chassis plates. The chassis plates are coupled by screws penetrating the superimposed portion of the trough portions or the beam-shaped portions. The right end chassis plate and the left end chassis plate have point symmetric shapes. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195016 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight unit ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195017 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE, BACKLIGHT UNIT, AND FRONT FRAME THEREOF - The invention provides an electronic device including a liquid crystal display module and a control circuit. The liquid display module includes a backlight unit and a liquid display panel. The backlight unit has a front frame which includes a plastic frame and a conductive line. The conductive line extends from the rear surface to the rear surface to the front surface of the plastic frame so as to form a contact on the front surface. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195018 | COUPLING STRUCTURE BETWEEN BACKLIGHT AND INVERTER OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention relates to a coupling structure between a backlight and an inverter of a liquid crystal display device, and more specifically to a coupling structure between a backlight and an inverter of a liquid crystal display in which assembly between an inverter and a backlight is simplified to improve workability as well as wiring is not exposed to be clean in appearance. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195019 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A light guide plate ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195020 | LIGHT CONTROL SHEET, SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND TRANSMISSION-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - A light control sheet, used in a surface light source device having a light source to control a travel direction of light emitted from the light source, including: a base layer; a lens layer having unit lenses arranged on the light outgoing side of the base layer; a light selection layer disposed on the light incident side of the base layer and a light selection layer disposed on the light incident side of the base layer and having light transmission parts transmitting the light therethrough and the light reflection parts reflecting the light; and a support layer disposed on the light incident side of the light selection layer. Each light transmission part is disposed in a region including a position opposite to an apex of each corresponding unit lens in a normal direction to the sheet surface. The light reflection parts are respectively arranged alternately to the transmission parts. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195021 | OPTICAL MEMBER, LIGHTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - An optical member | 2010-08-05 |
20100195022 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - It is aimed to provide an LCD backlight device and liquid crystal display that can suppress light quantity loss and ensure uniform brightness. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195023 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A backlight device for a liquid crystal display device includes a light source providing light; a light waveguide plate | 2010-08-05 |
20100195024 | Backlight assembly for liquid crystal display device - A backlight assembly for a liquid crystal display device including an LED backlight unit including a plurality of light emitting diode strings coupled to a plurality of current balancing circuits, a backlight driver including a light emitting diode driver that supplies current to the light emitting diode strings, and a connector electrically connecting the plurality of current balancing circuits to the light emitting diode driver. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195025 | Display Cell with Compartmentalized Liquid-Crystal Layer, Method for its Production and a Liquid-Crystal Material-Containing Mixture Suitable Therefor - The invention relates to a display cell, comprising two transparent, equidistant plates, wherein the gap between the plates is filled with a liquid-crystal material-containing layer, characterized in that the liquid-crystal material-containing layer is inhomogeneous and anisotropic, wherein it has a first region made up of compartments, which comprise entirely, substantially or mainly liquid-crystal material, and a second, coherent region which comprises entirely, substantially or mainly an organic polymer material and surrounds the compartments made of liquid-crystal material. In addition, the invention relates to a liquid-crystal material-containing mixture which can be used to produce the layer between the plates, and to a method for producing the display cell. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195026 | DISPLAY PANEL, THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL, AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING DISPLAY PANEL - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a display panel having a plurality of pixels, the display panel including a first substrate, and a color filter including a plurality of first color filters disposed on the first substrate and a second color filter having a black color and disposed in the same layer as the first color filters. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195027 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195028 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device including a blue phase liquid crystal layer, first and second common electrode layers, which are positioned to face each other, sandwich the blue phase liquid crystal layer therebetween and have opening patterns (slits), and a pixel electrode layer has an opening pattern. The pixel electrode layer is formed over a structure body which projects into the liquid crystal layer from a surface of a first substrate on a liquid crystal layer side, and the pixel electrode layer is positioned between the first and second common electrode layers in the liquid crystal layer. Electric fields are applied between the pixel electrode layer and the first and second common electrode layers, so that the electric fields are formed in the entire liquid crystal layer and liquid crystal molecules can be controlled by using the electric fields. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195029 | Pattern-Formed Substrate, Color Filter And Liquid Crystal Display Employing The Color Filter - The present invention provides a pattern formation substrate provided with a transparent substrate, a partition pattern formed on the transparent substrate in an approximately orthogonal grid shape, and a coloring pattern of plural colors, provided in an opening partitioned off with the partition pattern. The coloring pattern is formed in an approximately stripe shape in each of the colors, the partition pattern is composed of an X-direction partition pattern provided in an approximately orthogonal direction to a longitudinal direction of the stripe of the coloring pattern and a Y-direction partition pattern provided in an approximately parallel direction to the longitudinal direction of the stripe of the coloring pattern, and an average film thickness of the X-direction partition pattern is smaller than that of the Y-direction partition pattern. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195030 | COLORED PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, COATING FILM OF COLORED PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN TRANSFER MATERIAL, METHOD OF FOAMING PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN LAYER, COLOR FILTER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR FILTER, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A colored photosensitive resin composition comprising ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195031 | Liquid crystal display device - In a multi-gap semi-transmissive liquid crystal display device, the width of a black matrix ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195032 | LIGHT SENSING ELEMENT, ARRAY SUBSTRATE HAVING THE SAME AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - In a light sensing element having simplified structure, an array substrate having the light sensing element and an LCD apparatus having the light sensing element, the light sensing element includes a first electrode, a control electrode and a second electrode. An alternating bias voltage is applied to the first electrode. An off voltage is applied to the control electrode. The second electrode outputs a light-induced leakage current based on an externally provided light and the bias voltage. Therefore, the array substrate includes one light sensing switching element corresponding to one pixel so that structure of the array substrate is simplified and opening ratio is increased. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195033 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - (OBJECT) The object is to provide a lightened semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof by pasting a layer to be peeled to various base materials. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195034 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a pixel electrode including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode with a gap therebetween; a common electrode facing the pixel electrode; and a liquid crystal layer formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, and including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, wherein the first and second subpixel electrodes include a plurality of minute branches, the first and second subpixel electrodes include a plurality of subregions having different length directions of the minute branches, and the width of the minute branches is wider than an interval between the neighboring minute branches. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195035 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - A liquid crystal panel | 2010-08-05 |
20100195036 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprises a first substrate comprising a pixel electrode comprising one or more first domain-forming features and further comprising a first vertical alignment film disposed on the pixel electrode; a second substrate facing the first substrate and comprising a common electrode which comprises one or more second domain-forming features and further comprises a second vertical alignment film disposed on the common electrode; and a liquid crystal compound interposed between the first and second substrates, wherein the liquid crystal compound comprises liquid crystal molecules, ultraviolet (UV) hardening monomers and UV hardening initiators, and the liquid crystal molecules are pre-tilted to form an angle greater than 88 degrees but less than 90 degrees with respect to the first substrate when no driving power is applied to the pixel and common electrodes. Fast response time is provided in some embodiments. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195037 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device comprises an array substrate having first and second pixel electrodes arranged adjacent each other and a counter substrate having a counter electrode opposing to the first and second pixel electrodes. First and second slits are formed on the counter electrode opposing to the first and second pixel electrode so as to cross the first and second pixel electrode, respectively. The counter electrode is separated into a first counter electrode portion and a second counter electrode portion by the first and second slits. A connecting counter electrode portion is arranged between the first and second slits to connect the first and second counter electrode portions. A columnar spacer is arranged between the first and second slits opposing to the connecting counter electrode portion to form a cell gap between the array substrate and the counter substrate. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195038 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - An active matrix liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates, and plural image signal lines and scan signal lines formed on the first substrate. Respective pixel regions are formed by adjacent image signal lines and adjacent scan signal lines, and the respective pixel regions have at least one of a semiconductor layer, a pixel electrode, a counter electrode, and a source electrode which connects the semiconductor layer to the pixel electrode. The pixel electrode is formed between the source electrode and the first substrate. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195039 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a method of manufacturing a display apparatus, an opposite substrate on which a conductive pattern is formed is coupled with a display substrate to face the display substrate, and the opposite substrate is cut to partially expose the display substrate. Since the conductive pattern is cut with the opposite substrate during the cutting of the opposite substrate, an electric resistance of the conductive pattern is changed. The change in electric resistance of the conductive pattern is detected to determine whether the opposite substrate is cut or not. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195040 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device which can prevent lowering of characteristics thereof when a liquid crystal display panel is bent is provided. A liquid crystal display device includes: a bent liquid crystal display panel which includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are fixed to each other by a sealing material, and liquid crystal which is hermetically filled in a space defined between the first substrate and the second substrate; and pressing members which press the first substrate and the second substrate in the direction that the first substrate and the second substrate come closer to each other. The liquid crystal display panel includes a straight line on a surface thereof and is bent along a bent line which surrounds an axis arranged parallel to the straight line. The sealing material includes non-bent portions which extend along the straight line and are not bent, and bent portions which extend along the bent line. The pressing members press the first substrate and the second substrate in regions defined between the non-bent portions of the sealing material and a display region of the liquid crystal display panel. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195041 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal layer is formed by dropping liquid crystal by a dropping method, a surface of a sealant which is formed over a first substrate is cured by a first cure treatment before dropping the liquid crystal, and then the liquid crystal is dropped. A second substrate has a plurality of projections in a sealant adhesive region. The first substrate and the second substrate are attached to each other with the liquid crystal interposed therebetween so that the plurality of projections is in contact with an uncured region in the sealant formed over the first substrate. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195042 | PLASTIC FLAT DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides a plastic flat display and a method for manufacturing the same. In a plastic flat display including upper and lower substrates, the lower substrate is formed of an FPCB substrate for supplying an electrical signal to the plastic flat display. Accordingly, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) is used in an integrated type to serve as a lower substrate film of the flat display, so that an additional lower substrate is not necessary and the flat display can be implemented with a simple structure, and a method for manufacturing the plastic flat display. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195043 | Protective Eyewear Including Auxiliary Lenses - An eyewear assembly includes an outer first frame, at least one outer first lens, an inner second frame, and at least one inner second lens. The assembly includes a mechanism for holding the first frame and first lens in front of a user's face. The second frame has a mechanism for attachment to the first frame, to hold the second frame between the user's eyes and the first lens. The at least one second lens is carried by the second frame. The mechanism for attachment comprises a tab extending vertically on one of the first frame or the second frame and an aperture on the respective other of the first frame or the second frame for receiving said tab. The first frame includes a central elevated vent to distribute air over top vent openings of the first frame. Grip warts are provided on the first frame for gripping and manipulation by the user. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195044 | MYOPIA CONTROL OPHTHALMIC LENSES - Lenses are designed using wavefront measurements amenable to correction factors for near and far vision as well as pupil size to slow or stop myopia progression. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195045 | METHOD OF MEASURING AT LEAST ONE GEOMETRICO-PHYSIOGNOMIC PARAMETER FOR POSITIONING A VISION CORRECTING EYEGLASS FRAME ON THE FACE OF A WEARER - A method of capturing a substantially front-view image of the face of a wearer wearing at least one frame ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195046 | MULTIFOCAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE - Aspects of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods for conducting pupil height measurements. A multifocal measurement device of the present invention can comprise a base member and first and second adjustable measurement members. The multifocal measurement device can be connected to eyeglasses worn by a patient. A first knob can be used to adjust a vertical positioning of the first adjustable measurement member and a second knob can be used to adjust a vertical positioning of the second adjustable measurement member. The adjustable measurement members can each comprise pupillary alignment reference areas—such as transparent lines, opaque lines, or prisms—that can be positioned substantially in front of the pupils of the patient by adjusting the knobs. Pupil height measurements can subsequently be made by measuring the distances between the first and second pupillary alignment reference areas and the bottom of the eyeglasses worn by the patient. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195047 | CUSTOMIZED Z-LENS DESIGN PROGRAM - Embodiments of the invention pertain to a method for producing a spectacle lens with optimal correction across the entire lens taking into account the patient's complete measured wavefront. Specific embodiments can also take into account one or more additional factors such as vertex distance, SEG height, pantoscopic tilt, and use conditions. The lens wavefront can be achieved by optimizing a corrected wavefront, where the corrected wavefront is the combined effect of the patient's measured wavefront and the lens wavefront. The optimization of the corrected wavefront can involve representing the measured wavefront and the lens wavefront on a grid. In an embodiment, the grid can lie in a plane. During the optimization, a subset of the grid can be used for the representation of the measured wavefront at a point on the grid so as to take into account the portions of the measured wavefront that contribute to the corrected wavefront at that point on the grid. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195048 | Adaptive Optics Line Scanning Ophthalmoscope - A first optical module scans a portion of an eye with a line of light, descans reflected light from the scanned portion of the eye and confocally provides output light in a line focus configuration. A detection device detects the output light and images the portion of the eye. A second optical module detects an optical distortion and corrects the optical distortion in the line of light scanned on the portion of the eye. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195049 | PUPILOMETER WITH PUPIL IRREGULARITY DETECTION, PUPIL TRACKING, AND PUPIL RESPONSE DETECTION CAPABILITY, GLAUCOMA SCREENING CAPABILITY, INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE DETECTION CAPABILITY, AND OCULAR ABERRATION MEASUREMENT CAPABILITY - A pupilometer that has image capturing means, a light source that emits light; and imaging software that processes image data obtained by the image capturing means and produces an output is described. The output comprises a single scalar value indicative of a neurological condition of a patient, wherein the scalar value can be applied to a scale indicative of a neurological condition. The image data comprises one or more components of the pupil's dynamic response to light emitted by the light source. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195050 | IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING TOMOGRAM OF FUNDUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging control apparatus which controls an imaging unit configured to capture a tomogram of the fundus of a target eye includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information representing the direction of a fundus movement of the target eye, an analysis unit configured to analyze the direction of the fundus movement based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to control the imaging unit so as to align the direction of imaging of the imaging unit with the direction of the fundus movement based on the analysis result of the analysis unit. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195051 | Testing Vision - A system for testing visual fields comprising a display for presenting a visual stimulus and an eye tracker for tracking movement of at least one of a patient's eyes to determine its position in three dimensions without requiring the patient to wear any tracking equipment. A computer controls the position of the stimulus on the display and causes it to move by an amount that is a function of the tracked three-dimensional position of the patient's eye and a visual field position that is to be tested. Changes to the position of the stimulus and any corresponding tracked eye movement are used to assess the patient's visual field. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195052 | Eye-administered, moving-image physiologic test methodology - A physiologic test methodology including (a) illuminating the central field in a test subject's eye with a relative-motion test image produced on an image display structure by a motion-image-creation structure, (b) by such illuminating, creating a related, subject-perception image, (c) requesting a subject report describing the observed presence and nature, if any, of a distortion, relative to the test image, in the perception image, and (d) thereafter utilizing such a report to assess a test subject's physiologic condition involving macular, paramacular, and neural-pathway physiologic degeneration. A preferred test image, which is fully adjustable by a test administrator with respect to substantially all of its image parameters, takes the form of an image field of elongate, spaced, parallel lines, having edges which distinctly contrast with a background field, and which move smoothly and linearly across the image field. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195053 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING WAVEFRONT ABERRATIONS - A system and method for specifying a vision correction prescription for a patient's eye, wherein in one embodiment, the method includes obtaining a wavefront aberration measurement of the patient's eye, applying at least one value from the wavefront aberration measurement to a statistical model trained using a plurality of objectively measured aberration values and a plurality subjectively measured visual acuity values as training data; and predicting a vision correction prescription for the patient's eye based on the at least one value and the statistical model. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195054 | Illuminated spinning animation device - A device for selectively illuminating images on an auto wheel cap/spinner in a strobe-like fashion in order simulate an animated phenakistoscope which may be resident within the wheel-well of said automobile or implemented in a stand alone furnishing or piece of jewelry/clothing accessory. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195055 | MULTI-VIEWPOINT FLOATING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A multi-viewpoint floating image display device enabling observation from multiple viewpoints by combining mirror images of objects to be projected and spatially separated from one another as real images in a small region in space. The display device comprises a multi-viewpoint floating image display optical system having real mirror imaging optical systems each of which forms a real image of each of the objects in a plane-symmetric position symmetric to the object with respect to one geometrical plane which is the symmetry plane. All the real mirror imaging optical systems are so arranged that the angle formed by given symmetry planes is less than 180 degrees on the real image side with respect to the symmetry planes. The objects are so arranged as to correspond to the respective real mirror imaging optical systems. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195056 | HYBRID POLARIZATION BEAM SPLITTER ARCHITECTURE AND OPTICAL PROJECTION SYSTEM THEREOF - A hybrid PBS architecture includes a first prism, a second prism, and a beam splitting coating layer. The first prism is made of a first material, and the second prism is made of a second material being different from the first material. The beam splitting coating layer is sandwiched between the first prism and the second prism. The first material is a glass material and the second material is a plastic material. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195057 | PROJECTION SYSTEMS FOR ACTIVITY BASED USERS - A projection system for displaying information which may include an electronic device and a projector connected to the electronic device. The electronic device and projector can be positioned on an article of clothing and/or an outdoor recreational product to project information therefrom. The article of clothing and/or outdoor recreational device may include a screen to enhance the projected information. The projector may be in connection with a power source. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195058 | LASER SCANNING PROJECTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a projection device comprising at least one laser light source ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195059 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - First and second lamps | 2010-08-05 |
20100195060 | Light modulator and projection-type display apparatus - A light modulator includes: a holding member having a frame disposed around an opening; and a light modulation panel formed in such a way that the edge thereof is held by the frame and the outer surface of the portion corresponding to the opening is flush with the outer surface of the frame or positioned outside the outer surface of the frame. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195061 | PROJECTION OPTICAL APPARATUS - A projection optical apparatus capable of providing high image quality and having a reduced size. The projection optical apparatus comprises a light valve and a projection optical system including a first optical system ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100195062 | DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - The polarity of a voltage applied to the electrode pair is inverted by a changing signal generated at every boundary area of each filter color of the color wheel, and also in the blue color region (B) (a, b. c). Herewith, time during which the lamp electrode is positive and that negative is equal to each other every time the color wheel makes two rotations (T), thereby maintaining the heat load to be evenly distributed between both of the electrodes. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195063 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes: a light valve configured to modulate light emitted from a light source according to image information to form image light; a support and drive unit configured to support a projection lens for projecting the image light formed by the light valve such that the projection lens can be replaced, and shift a mounted lens as the supported projection lens in a first direction within a plane perpendicular to a system optical axis of the entire projector; and a control unit configured to determine information concerning an allowable range of the shift of the mounted lens in the first direction, and control the operation of the support and drive unit such that the shift of the mounted lens lies within the determined allowable range. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195064 | MOBILE DEVICE HAVING PROJECTOR MODULE AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR DATA PROJECTED ONTO EXTERNAL DISPLAY SCREEN FROM THE PROJECTOR MODULE - A mobile device has a projector module which projects data onto an external display screen. A method for displaying data in the mobile device includes activating the projector module and detecting output property information in at least one of content and an application. The method further includes determining a display format of output data of the content or the application based on the detected output property information. Also, the method includes projecting the output data in the determined display format through the activated projector module in a horizontal or vertical orientation. Such a display format may be changed according to a user's preference or a device presetting environment. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195065 | Exposure apparatuses - An exposure apparatus may include a light source generating light; a hologram mask, on which a hologram pattern is formed; and an optical unit movably disposed on the hologram mask to guide the light generated from the light source to the hologram mask. An exposure apparatus may include a light source generating light; a hologram mask, on which a hologram pattern is formed; a prism, separated from the hologram mask, such that one surface of the prism is disposed opposite the hologram mask; and a water supply device to supply water to a space between the prism and the hologram mask. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195066 | System and method for treating substrate - A method and system for treating a substrate are provided. The system includes a coating unit, a pre/post-exposure treatment unit, and a developing unit. Each of the units includes a load port and an index module. The pre/post-exposure treatment unit includes first and second modules that are arranged in different layers. The first module performs a process for coating a protective layer on the wafer before an exposure process. The second module performs a process for cleaning the wafer and a post-exposure bake process after the exposure process. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195067 | Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and method for producing device - A lithographic apparatus is arranged to project a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate through a liquid confined in a space adjacent the substrate. The apparatus includes a structure substantially parallel to a surface of a substrate table configured to hold the substrate, to divide the space into two parts. The structure has an aperture to allow transmission of the pattern and a recess at the bottom side of the structure to extract a fluid from the space. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195068 | CLEANING MEMBER, CLEANING METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A cleaning member is smaller than a substrate for exposure where exposure light is irradiated, and at least part of a substrate-holding member that holds a rear face of the substrate for exposure is held by the substrate-holding member in order to clean. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195069 | EXPOSURE METHOD AND EXPOSURE SYSTEM - An exposure method has acquiring first OPE (Optical Proximity Effect) error corresponding to a first and second transcriptional pattern portions formed by transcribing a first and second pattern portions of a mask pattern onto a substrate with an exposure apparatus, computing a first correction amount of an exposure condition, the first correction amount reducing the first OPE error, computing a best focus difference between the first transcriptional pattern portion and the second transcriptional pattern portion transcribed with the exposure apparatus to which the first correction amount is imparted, computing a second correction amount of a projection optical system of the exposure apparatus, the second correction amount reducing the best focus difference, acquiring second OPE error corresponding to the first and second transcriptional pattern portions transcribed with the exposure apparatus to which the first and second correction amounts are imparted, and performing exposure processing with the exposure apparatus using a mask comprising the mask pattern, the first correction amount and the second correction amount being imparted to the exposure apparatus, when the second OPE error is included in a predetermined range. | 2010-08-05 |
20100195070 | PROJECTION OBJECTIVE FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY, PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS, PROJECTION EXPOSURE METHOD AND OPTICAL CORRECTION PLATE - A projection objective is disclosed. The projection objective can include a plurality of optical elements arranged to image a pattern from an object field in an object surface of the projection objective to an image field in an image surface of the projection objective with electromagnetic operating radiation from a wavelength band around an operating wavelength λ. The plurality of optical elements can include an optical correction plate that includes a body comprising a material transparent to the operating radiation, the body having a first optical surface, a second optical surface, a plate normal substantially perpendicular to the first and second optical surfaces, and a thickness profile defined as a distance between the first and second optical surfaces measured parallel to the plate normal. The first optical surface can have a non-rotationally symmetric aspheric first surface profile with a first peak-to-valley value PV | 2010-08-05 |
20100195071 | Image Sensor, Method for Image Detection and Computer Program Product - The invention relates to an image for detection of an aerial pattern comprising spatial differences in radiation intensity in a cross section of a beam of radiation in a lithographic apparatus for exposing a substrate. The image sensor comprises a lens ( | 2010-08-05 |