38th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090231432 | VIEW SELECTION IN A VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE NETWORK - In V2V or other networks in which multiple video cameras can share video data, a network participant ordinarily has the option of selecting a particular video data stream (either generated by local cameras or received from other network participants. To facilitate the process of selecting a video data stream for presentation, the user's vehicle (in a V2V network) receives video data streams generated by other network participants along with identifiers indicating the video data stream actually being presented to the sender. The receiving system identifies the received video data stream by the greatest number of network participants and displays the identified video data stream on the user's in-vehicle video display. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231433 | SCENE SELECTION IN A VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE NETWORK - In V2V or other networks in which multiple video feeds are available to a participant, a participant can select a particular video feed for display. The participant has the option of selecting or locking onto a particular camera so that the display continues to show scenes captured by that camera without regard to what appears in those scenes. As an alternative, the participant may select or lock onto a particular scene. If a scene is selected, the current video feed is analyzed to identify key features. The video feed is monitored. If the key features disappear from the video feed, video feeds available from other cameras are analyzed for the presence of the key features. A new video feed (i.e., camera) is selected from the set of video feeds currently generating images including the key features. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231434 | Method and Apparatus to Facilitate Communicating Operational Data As Pertains to a Self-Storage Facility - Each of a plurality of disparate facility components can be provided with a communications interface. That interface, in turn, can serve to facilitate communicating operational data between individual ones of such facility components and, for example, a central self-storage facility controller. This interface can comprise a wireless or a non-wireless interface as desired. These teachings will also accommodate the use of one or more wireless repeaters to support such an approach. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231435 | PROTECTIVE HELMET - A protective helmet includes a main body defined an opening therein, a camera unit, a memory unit, and a power unit. The recording device is mounted on the opening of the main body and configured for capturing images. The memory unit is electrically connected to the recording device and received in the main body. The power unit is electrically connected to the recording device and configured for providing power for the recording device. The protective helmet can record all kinds of data including images and sound utilizing the camera unit and the recorder. Therefore, when having an unexplained accident, the data can be display again, which is a basis to analysis reason of the accident. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231436 | Method and apparatus for tracking with identification - Combining and fusing the tracking of people and objects with image processing and the identification of the people and objects being tracked. Also, conditions of a person, object, area or facility can be detected, evaluated and monitored. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231437 | TV DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND TV DATA RECEIVER UTILIZING WHICH - A TV data processing method includes receiving TV data, determining a program type to which the TV data belongs, detecting a signal quality of the TV data, and determining if the signal quality is larger than a threshold standard. When the signal quality is not larger than a threshold standard, the method includes processing the TV data according to the program type. Also, the method according to the present invention can assign different threshold standards to different program types respectively. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231438 | Automatic Testing of Scheduled Telepresence Meetings - Equipment and network resources are automatically tested in advance of scheduled telepresence meetings in order to discover problems before the actual telepresence meeting. When a meeting between telepresence sites is scheduled, a test time is automatically scheduled for performing a test in advance of a scheduled time of the telepresence meeting. At the test time, performing the test to determine whether equipment functions at telepresence sites involved in the telepresence meeting and network resource availability are sufficient to support the telepresence meeting. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231439 | Method for Propagating Data Through a Video Stream - A method for propagating an error between video frames of a video stream wherein data in a single macroblock is propagated from a first video frame to a second video frame via inter-frame coding. Once integrated into the second video frame, the macroblock may be utilized as the basis for intra-frame coding within the second video frame. Intra-frame coding within the second video frame allows for any error in the data contained in the macroblock to propagate through the second video frame while minimizing the amount of the second video frame dedicated to propagation the existing error(s). Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the application of stress to a decoder, to cause an error in the decoder, and propagation of the error between video frames of a video stream. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231440 | Brightness automatically adjusting system and method for adjusting brightness thereof - A brightness adjustment system includes a camera, a computer, and a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display includes a signal processor, a backlight control circuit and a backlight unit. The camera captures environmental images and sends the environmental image to the computer. The computer analyzes the environmental image to obtain a environmental brightness and sends a control signal to the signal processor according to the environmental brightness. The signal processor receives the control signal and sends an adjusting signal to the backlight unit according to the control signal. The backlight control circuit adjusts a brightness of the backlight unit according to the adjusting signal. A method of automatically adjusting brightness of a liquid crystal display is also provided. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231441 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUGGESTING META-INFORMATION TO A CAMERA USER - According to one embodiment of the invention, a camera captures an image. The image is transmitted to a server for image recognition processing. The camera receives information from the server, including an indication of information to suggest to a user for meta-tagging the image. The suggested information may be based, for example, on a comparison of the image with meta-information stored by the server and/or a database of stored images. The camera asks the user if the user would like to meta-tag the image with the information. Optionally, the camera receives an indication from the user that the user would like to meta-tag the image with the suggested information, and the camera meta-tags the image with the information. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231442 | PORTRAIT MEDIUM FOR ELECTRONIC APPLICATION, AND APPARATUSES FOR PRODUCING, INVALIDATING, AND REISSUING THE SAME - To easily produce and/or invalidate a portrait medium without a special photographing admitting organization. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231443 | CAMERA HAVING NETWORKED PRINTER - A camera for capturing and printing images is provided having an image sensor for capturing images, a network interface for transferring the captured images to a computer system and for receiving identities uniquely assigned to each transferred image by the computer system, and a printing mechanism for printing the images and coded data at least partially indicative of the assigned identities onto print media. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231444 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes a correction member movable within a plane orthogonal to an optical axis, a vibration detection unit configured to detect vibrations applied to the imaging apparatus, a filter configured to pass a frequency of a predetermined band of vibration signals from the vibration detection unit, a calculation unit configured to calculate a vibration correction amount based on an output from the filter, a driving control unit configured to drive the correction member by using the vibration correction amount to perform vibration correction, and an intermediate value changing unit configured to change an intermediate value of the filter unit to a predetermined value immediately before exposure. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231445 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus, includes: an imaging optical system; an image pickup device; and a control device which is configured to control the image pickup device, wherein the control device is configured to preliminarily decide an exposure order of a relatively short time exposure in a prescribed image size; an exposure with almost the same exposure time as the relatively short time in a smaller image size than the prescribed image size, and a relatively long time exposure in the prescribed image size, and to perform an imaging operation once by exposing the image pickup device by the decided exposure order. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231446 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING MOTION BLUR IN DIGITAL IMAGES - A method and apparatus for reducing motion blur in digital images. An imager captures a reference frame and a plurality of target frames. Feature blocks preferably containing strong two-dimensional features are identified in the reference frame. Corresponding features are identified in the target frames and motion vectors representing the movement of features are calculated. Based at least in part on the motion vectors, corresponding pixels in the reference and target frames are identified and combined to form an output image. Efficient methods for identifying corresponding features in apparatuses with small buffer memories by serially processing frame strips are also disclosed. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231447 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING PANORAMA IMAGES AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBJECT-TRACKING USING THE SAME - Provided are an apparatus and method for generating panorama images and an apparatus and method for tracking an object using the same. The apparatus for generating panorama images estimates regional motion vectors with respect to respective lower regions set in an image frame, determines a frame motion vector by using the regional motion vectors based on a codebook storing sets of normalized regional motion vectors corresponding to a camera's motion and then accumulates motion mediating variables computed with respect to respective continuous image frames to determine an overlapping region, and matches the overlapping regions to generate a panorama image. The apparatus for tracking an object sets the panorama image generated by the apparatus for generating panorama images as a background image, and determines an object region by averaging pixel value difference values between pixels that constitute a captured input image and corresponding pixels in the panorama image. Regional motion vectors are estimated by using the coordinate of a pixel selected in lower regions, and thus a computing process can be simplified and a process speed can be increased. In addition, effects of wrongly estimated regional motion vectors can be minimized by using a codebook. Furthermore, noises are minimized and an object can be accurately extracted by using averaged pixel value difference values. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231448 | IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS WITH A SHAKE REDUCING FUNCTION - When a hand shake reducing mode has been set for shooting a subject, an exposure is controlled in accordance with a program diagram (solid line) B for the shake reducing mode, which is different from a program diagram (broken line) A for a normal mode. In a state where a shutter speed is set to less than “ 1/80”, two-pixel addition and/or four-pixel addition is executed on an imaging signal to amplify subject luminance, raising ISO sensitivity. A shutter speed set to fall in a high speed range reduces deterioration in image quality due to hand shake and/or subject movement during a shooting operation. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231449 | IMAGE ENHANCEMENT BASED ON MULTIPLE FRAMES AND MOTION ESTIMATION - A system and method for capturing images is provided. In the system and method, preview images are acquired and global local and local motion are estimated based on at least a portion of the preview images. If the local motion is less than or equal to the global motion, a final image is captured based at least on an exposure time based on the global motion. If the local motion is greater than the global motion, a first image is captured based on at least a first exposure time and at least a second image is captured based on at least one second exposure time less than the first exposure time. After capturing the first and second images, global motion regions are separated from local motion regions in the first and second images, and the final image is reconstructed at least based on the local motion regions. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231450 | IMAGING DEVICE - In an imaging apparatus, an erroneous shake correction is prevented from being performed due to a front curtain shock. A shutter selecting section determines a current state is a shake-correction execution mode when a shake correction switch is ON, when a tripod detection sensor tripod is not mounted, when a shake detection sensor senses a shake amount equal to or larger than a predetermined value, and when a shutter speed is lower than a predetermined value. In this case, the shutter selecting section selects an electronic focal plane shutter as the front curtain, and supplies an operation command signal to an electronic focal plane shutter control section. In other cases, the shutter selecting section determines the current state is not the shake-correction execution mode, and selects a mechanical focal plane shutter as the front curtain and supplies an operation command signal to a shutter drive control section. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231451 | SHOCK AND VIBRATION ISOLATOR FOR A CAMERA - A shock and vibration isolator for a movie or video camera has a vertical axis system including a base, an arm pivotably attached to the base, and at least one spring connected to the base and to the arm. One or more dampeners are connected to the base and to the arm. A horizontal axis system is supported by the vertical axis system. A leveling linkage connects the vertical and horizontal axis systems. The leveling linkage has adjustment features that allow for compensation of camera lens angulation caused by movement of the camera supported on a vehicle rolling over rough or uneven ground. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231452 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a correction unit, a vibration detection unit, a filter passing and outputting frequency of a predetermined band of vibration signals periodically entered from the vibration detection unit: the filter setting, as intermediate value, sum of a value based on a vibration signal of current period and a value based on a vibration signal of last period and setting, as output signal, a value obtained by adding a value based on intermediate value of the current period and a value based on intermediate value of the last period, a calculation unit calculating vibration correction amount, a driving control unit driving the correction unit by using the vibration correction amount, and an offset unit performing feedback control so that an intermediate value is shifted to predetermined value by changing the intermediate value and an offset value added to a signal based on output from the vibration detection unit. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231453 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program - An image processing apparatus includes: a determining unit configured to determine whether processing-target image data has image content matching a previously set motion pattern; and a validating unit configured to validate image data that is determined to match the motion pattern by the determining unit. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231454 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - An imaging apparatus provided with a function of shooting a moving image and a still image, and capable of displaying an image to be captured on a display unit includes a first display control unit configured to display an confirmation image for checking an in-focus state on the display unit when a moving image is shot; and a second display control unit configured to change the confirmation image for checking an in-focus state displayed on the display unit by the first display control unit when a still image is shot during moving image shooting. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231455 | IMAGE SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDING RECOVERABLE DATA ON IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL ARRAYS - An image sensor apparatus is disclosed. The image sensor apparatus includes an image sensor for generating image data in a pixel array corresponding to an optical image. A processor alters the image data to embed a feature-dependent code associated with a feature of the image data in a feature-dependent location in the pixel array and generate a digital image from the altered image data. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231456 | DETERMINING THE MULTIPLICATION OF EMCCD SENSOR - A method and device having a CCD in which charge multiplication is obtained by applying drive voltages to clocking elements and is arranged to derive the gain provided by the multiplication elements from at least first and second output signals. The CCD is operated at a first voltage or temperature setting, and then a second voltage or temperature setting and the output signals derived with the CCD imaging a substantially constant scene. The gain at a given voltage or temperature setting can then be derived as a function of the different operational voltage of temperature setting. The method and device can also derive the gain as a function of the rate of change of output signal with an operational parameter such as voltage or temperature. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231457 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MEDIA SIGNAL BY USING STATE INFORMATION - Provided are a method and apparatus for generating a media signal by using state information. The method using the apparatus includes acquiring at least one type of state information selected from state information about a subject and state information about the apparatus, and generating a media signal by using the at least one type of state information. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231458 | TARGET IMAGE DETECTION DEVICE, CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME, CONTROL PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH TARGET IMAGE DETECTION DEVICE - A target image detection device for detecting a target image from an original image has an acquiring section for acquiring the original image, a determining section for determining a detection condition different from a detection condition of a previous time of a plurality of detection conditions for detecting the target image, a detecting section for detecting the target image with the detection condition determined by the determining section with respect to the original image acquired by the acquiring section, and an output section for outputting a detection result detected by the detecting section. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231459 | CAMERA DIRECT DAILIES - Obtaining camera direct dailies using a parallel recording scheme on a set, including; simultaneously recording camera-original video in a master recording session and a lower-resolution proxy recording session; transferring lower-resolution video from the lower-resolution proxy recording session to a stage ingest station; integrating data including sound, logging, color correction, metadata, and high-resolution video from the master recording session at the stage ingest station; and generating camera direct dailies using the integrated data and the video from the lower-resolution proxy recording session. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231460 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An image signal processing apparatus including a first corrected tone processing section for performing such a corrected tone process which extends a tone width of a high luminance region or a low luminance region in an image signal, a tone processing section for performing a space-variant tone process for all luminance regions in the image signal, and a second corrected tone processing section for performing a corrected tone process depending on a displaying apparatus. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231461 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE PROVIDING COLOR ADJUSTMENT AND COLOR ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREOF - A digital still camera (DSC) includes an encoder, a display panel, and a color adjustment unit. The encoder is configured to encode an image signal in the DSC into a first preview image. The display panel is configured to display the first preview image to allow determination of the need for color adjustment. The color adjustment unit is configured to adjust the color of the image signal in response to a user input made based upon the determination. The adjusted image signal is also encoded by the encoder as a second preview image displayed by the display panel in real time to allow determination of the need for further adjustment, or to store the adjusted image signal. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231462 | IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS AND WHITE-BALANCE CONTROL METHOD PROVIDED THEREFOR - The present invention allows for selecting a predetermined chromatic color for extraction from among a plurality of chromatic colors based on the result of identification of acquired photographing information. When the value of a white extraction area of the photographing information is smaller than a first threshold value, it is determined whether the value of the area of the selected predetermined chromatic color is greater than or equal to a second threshold value. If the value of the predetermined chromatic-color area is determined to be greater than or equal to the second threshold value, white balance is controlled by bringing the value of the predetermined chromatic-color area near to a predetermined target color value. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231463 | CALCULATION METHOD FOR THE CORRECTION OF WHITE BALANCE - A calculation method for calculating a white balance correction value is disclosed. When an image capture device utilizes an auxiliary light to capture an image, the weightings of the image color impacted by the color temperature of each light source are obtained by the brightness-rate which is provided by the environment light and the flash, and then the weightings of the color temperatures of the two light sources are balanced to obtain a white balance correction value. At last, the white balance correction value is applied to correct the white balance of the image. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231464 | DIGITAL CAMERA, ELECTRONIC DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH DIGITAL CAMERA, IMAGING METHOD FOR DIGITAL CAMERA AND STORAGE MEDIUM PROVIDED WITH PROGRAM OF DIGITAL CAMERA - Provided is a digital camera which can display an image quickly following a change in a position of an object with a small-sized, inexpensive construction at the time of picking up the image of the object in a low brightness. The digital camera is provided with an image pickup unit ( | 2009-09-17 |
20090231465 | IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICK-UP METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Image light from an object is dispersed by a light dispersing device. When a plurality of image sensors are used for picking up images, an image in which a moving object is stopped is picked up with a high shutter speed, and at the same time, a motion-blurred image in which the moving object is picked up at a slow shutter speed. The obtained images are synthesized. The synthesized image has a slow synchronized flash effect. Accordingly, an image having a slow synchronized flash effect can be obtained without using a flash. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231466 | Dynamic Optimization of Memory Use in a Digital Recording Device - A method for dynamically optimizing the memory use in a digital recording device. The disclosed method includes recording a plurality of digital files collected by said digital recording device on a recording medium and assigning each file of said plurality of recorded digital files a priority ranking of high, medium or low based on at least one predetermined criteria. The method also includes recording additional digital files on the recording medium and compressing the files assigned a low priority ranking when the recording medium reaches a first predetermined threshold of the recording medium's total storage capacity. The method further includes compressing the files assigned a medium priority ranking when the recording medium reaches a predetermined threshold in the recording medium's total storage capacity and deleting files designated as low priority files when the recording medium reaches a predetermined threshold in the recording medium's total storage capacity. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231467 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An imaging apparatus for capturing a moving image performs backlight correction of an image and outputs a natural image. The imaging apparatus electronically captures an image of a subject. An optical system has a light amount adjustment function. An imaging unit reads an optical image of the subject that is formed by the optical system. An A/D converter subjects an output of the imaging unit to A/D conversion. A backlight correction unit converts the tones of an image read by the A/D converter using a conversion characteristic selected differently according to a spatial position and at least increases the luminance level of a dark region of the image. An instruction unit instructs to start backlight correction. A control unit operates the backlight correction unit based on an instruction signal output from the instruction unit, and decreases an exposure light amount of the optical system by a predetermined amount. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231468 | Digital imaging apparatus enabled to control flash light intensity, method of controlling the digital imaging apparatus, and recording medium having recorded thereon program for executing the method - Provided is a method of controlling a digital imaging apparatus enabled to maintain a ready-to-capture state, with a shutter opened, the method comprising (a) displaying an image of a target subject in a live-view, with the shutter opened; (b) obtaining live-view information of the image; (c) when an imaging start signal is input, before a main exposure, metering a reflected light from the target subject by using a lighter sensor; (d) obtaining metering information; (e) determining a condition for the main exposure by using the live-view information and the metering information; and (f) performing an imaging operation while performing the main exposure by using the determined condition for the main exposure. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231469 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - When an area desired to be displayed with high accuracy and an area desired to be inspected and measured with high accuracy in a measuring object are smaller than a photographing range, the entire area of a composite image is displayed and designation of an area is received, to thereby generate an image of the entire area in which composition processing of optimizing luminance of pixels included in this area is performed. Therefore, an input part is provided for receiving the setting of a designated area in image data, a composite luminance distribution is calculated based on the size of a standardized luminance distribution value in the designated area, and composite image data is generated. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231470 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - When various kinds of information and various frames are superimposed on a displayed image of a subject during live view shooting, an object to be preferentially displayed is switched between the various kinds of information and the various frames in accordance with an overlapping state of the various kinds of information and the various frames if the various kinds of information overlap the various frames. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231471 | CORRECTION APPROXIMATING STRAIGHT LINE GROUP INFORMATION GENERATING METHOD OF MULTI-DIVIDED READING CCD, AND CORRECTION PROCESSING DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MULTI-DIVIDED READING CCD - To make it possible to cope with an error in a hue or the like in the case of using such a CCD of lower quality or an analog circuit of lower quality as might otherwise raise a problem in the hue, a correction approximating straight line group information creating method/apparatus of a multi-divided reading CCD and a correction processing device manufacturing method/apparatus of a multi-divided reading CCD generate correction approximating straight line group information for one real shot optimum for corrections, at an adjusting stage from a plurality of pieces of primary correction approximating straight line group information generated in advance. At the shooting time, therefore, all pixels can be corrected for their individual kinds by making use of the correction approximating straight line group information for one real shot. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231472 | Image processing method, image processing device, and image capturing device - There is provided an image processing method configured to process an image captured by using an optical system with a wide view angle and a large magnification chromatic aberration, wherein a magnification chromatic aberration correction is conducted by conducting no coordinate transformation for an image of a particular color component while conducting a coordinate transformation for only an image of a color component except the particular color component. There is also provided an image processing device configured to process an image captured by using an optical system with a wide view angle and a magnification chromatic aberration, including a magnification chromatic aberration correction device configured to conduct a magnification chromatic aberration correction by conducting no coordinate transformation for an image of a particular color component while conducting a coordinate transformation for only an image of a color component except the particular color component. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231473 | Imaging apparatus and pixel defect compensation method implemented therein - Pixel signals output from an imaging device having pixels arranged in horizontal and vertical directions are compensated if there are pixel defects. Extracted from the pixel signals are: a first signal from a target pixel; second signals from second pixels having the same color as the target pixel; and third signals from third pixels having a different color from the target pixel, the second and third pixels being located as dose to the target pixel on both sides thereof in each direction. Extracted from the second signals are a highest-level signal having the highest luminance level and a second-level signal having the second luminance level. An average luminance level of the second signals is calculated. It is determined whether a particular pixel among the second pixels and causing generation of the highest-level signal is defective by using the highest and average levels. The highest-level signal is selected when the particular pixel is not defective, otherwise, the second-level signal. It is determined whether the target pixel is defective by using the levels of the first and selected signals. The first signal is output when the target pixel is not defective, otherwise, the selected signal. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231474 | Multifunction Video Communication Service Devices - This invention relates to a multimedia device ( | 2009-09-17 |
20090231475 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BREAKING SURFACE TENSION DURING A RECESSED COLOR FILTER ARRAY PROCESS - A method of making a color filter array of an imaging device comprises forming a main recess for a color filter array, forming a tension breaking feature at an edge of the main recess, and providing a color filter array material across the tension breaking feature and main recess as part of forming the color filter array. The tension breaking feature reduces the settling distance of the color filter array material. An imaging device having the thus formed color filter array is also described. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231476 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging apparatus including: an imaging section having pixels arranged into a matrix; a conversion section for digitizing pixel signals; a block memory section formed of a first line memory corresponding to at least N lines (N being an integral number of 2 or more) for retaining the pixel signals; and a drive control section for controlling so as to read out and cause to be retained at the block memory section pixel signals corresponding to M lines (M being an integral number between 2 and N inclusive) in a period shorter than period necessary for an external circuit to process pixel signals corresponding to 1 line, and then controlling so as to bring into halt condition at least one of imaging section and conversion section in a remaining period in the period necessary for external circuit to process pixel signals corresponding to M lines. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231477 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes: a first major surface on which a light receiving portion is formed; a second major surface opposed to the first major surface, and a hermetic seal portion formed on the first major surface, for sealing the light receiving portion, the hermetic seal portion being formed by a flat plate portion made of a transparent inorganic insulating member and a frame portion made of an inorganic insulating film. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231478 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A solid-state image pickup device includes a voltage supply circuit configured to supply a voltage to load MOS transistors provided to vertical output lines and columnar signal-processing circuits. The voltage supply circuit includes a first amplifier circuit configured to amplify a predetermined voltage supplied to an input part thereof from a voltage generator and to output an amplified voltage to a voltage supply wire, and a sample-and-hold circuit including a sampling switch provided on a path between the voltage generator and the input part and a hold capacitor configured to hold the voltage sampled by the sampling switch. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231479 | Image Sensor ADC and CDS per Column - A solid state imager converts analog pixel values to digital form on an arrayed per-column basis. A counter is coupled to an N-bit DAC to produce an analog ramp that varies corresponding to the contents of the counter. A ripple counter is associated with each respective column. A clock or a source of counts at a predetermined sequence supplies clock signals or counts to the counter elements. Column comparators gate the counter elements when the analog ramp equals the pixel value. The counter contents feed a video output bus to produce the digital video signal. Additional black-level readout counters elements can create and store a black level digital value that is subtracted from the pixel value to reduce fixed pattern noise. The counters may employ two's complement arithmetic. An additional array of buffer counter/latches can be employed. Ripple counters can be configured as counters to capture the digital video level, and then as shift registers to clock out the video levels to an output bus. The clock pulses or counts for the DAC counter and for the ripple counters can be at the same or different rates. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231480 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an image sensing apparatus adapted to apply user-settable image processing to a sensed image, display in an electronic viewfinder of an image to which a user-set image processing is applied and an image to which such image processing is not applied is switched with each passage of a predetermined period of time or in response to a user operation. Implementing a preview function with the electronic viewfinder image enables the user to check the results of the image processing in real time prior to actual image sensing by comparing the processed image and the original image to provide an easy-to-use preview function. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231481 | OPTICAL LOW PASS FILTER AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An optical low pass filter includes one portion that splits an incident light beam into plural light beams having a predetermined split width in a predetermined direction, and emits the light beams, and another portion that splits the incident light beam into plural light beams having a split width different from the predetermined split width in the predetermined direction, and emits the light beams. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231482 | PHOTOGRAPHY DEVICE AND PHOTOGRAPHY METHOD - A photography device that includes an imaging component, a focusing component, a magnification alteration component, a display component, an acquisition component and a control component is provided. The focusing component focuses a subject image on an imaging surface of the imaging component. The magnification alteration component alters a magnification of the subject image focused by the focusing component. The acquisition component acquires a focusing evaluation value representing a degree of focusing of the subject image by the focusing component. The control component performs focusing control by controlling the focusing component such that the focusing evaluation value acquired by the acquisition component is at a maximum, and controls the magnification alteration component so as to lower a display magnification of the subject image by the display component if the focusing evaluation value is at or below a pre-specified threshold value. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231483 | Systems and methods for document scanning using a variable intensity display of an information handling system - Variable display lighting intensity of an information handling system, such as notebook computer, is used to achieve image lighting uniformity for document scanning with a camera that is integrated or otherwise attached or built-in to a display of the information handling system. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231484 | Image-snapping device - An image snapping device includes a body, a support rod, an image-snapping module and an outer hollow cylinder. The support rod is pivotally connected to the body. The image-snapping module is pivotally connected to the support rod and has a camera rotatable relative to the support rod. The outer hollow cylinder houses the image snapping module and is rotatably connected with the image snapping module, wherein the outer hollow cylinder has multiple lenses, one of which the camera is selectively aligned with. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231485 | Mobile Terminal Device, Dongle and External Display Device Having an Enhanced Video Display Interface - The present invention relates to the field of mobile terminal devices, dongles and display device connected with external displays for mobile terminals. A mobile terminal device comprises a processing unit having the capability to process high resolution display content, a user interface comprising at least a low resolution display, connected to said processing unit to display low resolution display contents, and a video display interface connected to said processing unit, said display interface having high resolution display contents transferring capabilities to provide said high resolution display contents from said processing unit, wherein said mobile terminal device comprises high resolution display contents compression capabilities to reduce the data rate of said high resolution display contents, and a serial bus connector to transfer said high resolution display contents having a reduced data rate to an external display device. The invention also relates to other embodiments of this device, a connectable display and a display adapter to connect a conventional display to the mobile terminal. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231486 | Method and Device for De-Interlacing a Video Signal Having a Field of Interlaced Scan Lines - A method and a device for de-interlacing a video signal having a field of interlaced scan lines are provided. The device comprises a direction engine and an interpolator. The direction engine is configured to calculate a de-interlacing cost with respect to a plurality of target pixels according to a first block and a second block of a plurality of pixels in the first and second interlaced scan lines respectively along each of a plurality of predetermined directions, and determine an interpolating direction for the target pixels among the predetermined directions according to the calculated de-interlacing cost of each of the predetermined directions. The interpolator interpolates the target pixels between the first and second interlaced scan lines along the interpolating direction. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231487 | Image processing apparatus and method for format conversion - A signal processing apparatus converts interlaced 4:2:2-format video signals including a luminance component and two chroma components into interlaced 4:2:0 format video signals. A downsampling low-pass filter has such a group delay that a modulo-1 remainder of the group delay at frequency ω=0 is substantially equal to 0.25. The downsampling low-pass filter is designed together with an associated upsampling low-pass filter such that the first downsampling low-pass filter and the upsampling low-pass filter substantially satisfy perfect reconstruction filter bank condition, and such that a sum of the group delay of the first downsampling low-pass filter and a group delay of a normalized filter obtained by making the sum of all the coefficients of the upsampling low-pass filter equal to 1 is substantially equal to an integer number at frequency ω=0. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231488 | System And Method For Dynamically Transmitting Network Alert System (NAS) Information From Television Network To Stations Using Information Embedded In An HDTV Signal - A system for dynamically transmitting network alert system (NAS) information from a television network to an affiliate station using information embedded in an HDTV signal includes a program data server configured to provide network alert system (NAS) data, a network video programming source configured to provide network video programming, a data inserter configured to insert the NAS data into vertical ancillary (VANC) space of a high definition television (HDTV) signal to develop a combined network video programming and NAS data signal, and a transmission facility configured to transmit the combined network video programming and NAS data signal. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231489 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING BROADCAST RECEPTION FUNCTION - The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal having broadcast reception function, capable of preventing occurrence of a situation in which sound comes out due to the activation of a television function even though the phone's silent mode is set. When the phone's silent mode is set in a television watching state, a CPU | 2009-09-17 |
20090231490 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING CAPTION DISPLAY STYLE BASED ON PROGRAM CONTENT - A method for automatically changing caption display style based on program content is disclosed. Plural caption parameters for each program content type are pre-defined. When a TV program is switched, a program system information protocol (PSIP) is searched to confirm program content type of the TV program. Captions of the TV program are decoded using a caption decoder based on program content type and corresponding caption parameters and the captions of the TV program are displayed according to the caption parameters relating to the program content type. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231491 | Configurable Filter for Processing Television Audio Signals - A television audio signal encoder includes a matrix that sums a left channel audio signal and a right channel audio signal to produce a sum signal. The matrix also subtracts one of the left and right audio signals from the other to produce a difference signal. The encoder also includes a configurable infinite impulse response digital filter that selectively uses one or more sets of filter coefficients to filter the difference signal. Each selectable set of filter coefficients is associated with a unique filtering application to prepare the difference signal for transmission. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231492 | SMART SLATE - Techniques used for movie, video, or television production, including: generating production information about recorded data of one of: (1) audio sequence; (2) video sequence; and (3) audio and video sequences; tagging the generated production information with timing information; displaying the generated production information on a display; recording the tagged production information, wherein a clapstick of a slate is used to initiate the recording automatically; and associating the tagged production information with corresponding recorded data. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231493 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING CONTENT PLAYBACK - A method for controlling playback of content is disclosed. The content may be played using a playback unit. The method may include monitoring the content. The method may also include determining whether a portion of the content being displayed on a display device contains any actionable zones that are configured for facilitating user input. The method may also include showing a copy of the portion of the content on a touch-screen device if the portion of the content contains at least one or more actionable zones. The copy of the portion of the content may contain at least a copy of the one or more actionable zones. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231494 | IMAGE PROJECTOR WITH INTERNALLY TILED INTERMEDIATE IMAGES - Disclosed are a system and method for microprojection that uses multiple imagers to produce a high resolution output image. Each of a set of imagers produces a portion of the final image. Relay lenses then tile the individual image portions together into a combined image. Because the height of the individual imagers is smaller than the height of a monolithic imager, they can fit into a very thin device. The combined image has a resolution equal to the sum of the resolutions of the individual imagers. The individual images are tiled together within the microprojector itself rather than on a projection screen. This allows the tiling to be adjusted once at the factory and set forever. In some embodiments, the light created for use by the microprojector is split by a polarizing beamsplitter. Each resultant polarized beam is then sent to an imager. Another polarizing beamsplitter combines the individual images. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231495 | IMAGE PROJECTOR WITH MULTIPLE IMAGERS - Disclosed are a system and method for microprojection that uses multiple imagers to produce a high resolution output image. Light created for use by the microprojector is split by a polarization-sensitive element into a number of beams. Each polarized beam is then sent to an imager. Each imager modulates the light beam to produce a portion of the final image. Another polarization-sensitive element directs the individual image portions through a projection lens system so that when they are projected, the individual image portions tile together into a seamless projected image. This technique uses essentially all of the original light, doubling the lighting efficiency of previous devices. Because the height of the individual imagers is smaller than the height of a monolithic imager, they can fit into a very thin device. The combined image has a resolution equal to the sum of the resolutions of the individual imagers. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231496 | Display control system for spatial light modulators - A display control system, comprises: a spatial light modulator (SLM) constituted by a plurality of pixel elements placed in array; a first control unit for controlling each of the plurality of pixel elements under a state of ON or OFF; a second control unit for controlling each of the plurality of pixel elements under a state other than the ON or OFF states; a control changeover unit for dividing one frame period, for each pixel element of the plurality thereof, into a period of the first control unit controlling and that of the second control unit controlling, and also changing over between a control of the first control unit and that of the second control unit for each pixel element of the plurality thereof; and a data division unit for dividing input data to each of the plurality of pixel elements into first control unit-use data, which is input to the first control unit, and second control unit-use data which is input to the second control unit in accordance with the content of the present input data. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231497 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, DISPLAY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF RECOGNIZING AN OBJECT USING THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal panel; a plurality of first light sources disposed below the liquid crystal panel; a first diffusion member disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the first light sources; a plurality of second light sources disposed below the liquid crystal panel and which emit a sensing signal toward the liquid crystal panel; and a plurality of sensors disposed in or below the liquid crystal panel. The sensing signal emitted from the plurality of second light sources toward the liquid crystal panel is reflected by an object disposed above the liquid crystal panel and is detected by the plurality of sensors before transmitting through the first diffusion member away from the liquid crystal panel such that a shape of the object is determined based on the sensing signal reflected from the object and detected by the plurality of sensors. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231498 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid crystal projection apparatus has an image synthesizing means comprising: a color synthesization prism having an upper surface, a lower surface facing the upper surface, and three light incident faces between the upper and lower surfaces; an upper prism pedestal provided on the upper surface of the color synthesization prism; a lower prism pedestal provided on the lower surface of the color synthesization prism; an upper liquid crystal panel holder provided on the upper prism pedestal and having a multiplicity of first jointing sections, a lower liquid crystal panel holder provided on the lower prism pedestal and having a multiplicity of second jointing sections; three liquid crystal panels; and three liquid crystal panel mounting members securely fixing thereon the three liquid crystal panels, the three mounting members arranged on the respective three incident faces of the color synthesization prism and adapted to joint the first jointing sections located in association with the respective incident faces to corresponding second jointing sections located in association with the corresponding incident faces. Thus, a liquid crystal projection apparatus is provided with such image synthesizing means having a reduced number of parts and an improved assembly accuracy. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231499 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal panel, a pair of polarizers and a phase plate. The phase plate is formed by a supply direction of an inorganic material to the substrate surface set such that a ratio of a front phase difference, which is produced when light is incident along a normal direction of the phase plate, and a first phase difference, which is produced when light is incident along a first direction different from the normal direction, falls within a predetermined range. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231500 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device which improved brightness by preventing a wet out phenomenon caused by narrowing of a space between an upper polarizer and a touch panel is provided. The device includes a liquid crystal display panel for display images; a backlight unit for emitting light from the bottom of the liquid crystal display panel; upper and lower polarizers formed on top and bottom surfaces of the liquid crystal display panel, respectively; a light diffusion bead formed on the upper polarizer for controlling a haze of the upper polarizer; a support main for organizing the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit; a cover bottom for covering a lower surface and one side surface of the support main; a case top for covering and fixing the edges of the liquid crystal display panel and the cover bottom; and a touch panel, whose edges are fixed by the case top, formed on the upper polarizer formed with the light diffusion bead. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231501 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND DRIVING APPARATUS FOR THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - Sequentially performed are (1) an entire liquid crystal layer is initialized into a focal conic state, (2) an image is written onto the liquid crystal device by scanning with selecting exposure or non-exposure while applying a voltage that does not exceed a threshold value for a state change from the focal conic state to a homeotropic state during the non-exposure but exceeds the threshold value during the exposure and that causes the focal conic state and the homeotropic state to be bi-stable after the exposure, and (3) the application of the voltage is stopped to change a state of a portion, of which the state has changed to the homeotropic state, to the planer state. In (2), an electric field energy applied to an exposure portion of the liquid crystal layer is controlled to gradually increase from a start to an end of the series of scanning actions. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231502 | Liquid crystal display device - In a liquid crystal display device of the present invention, when a display voltage is applied to picture element electrodes, each picture element electrode forms a plurality of domains in which liquid crystal molecules align themselves in different directions. The picture element electrodes are formed such that their edge portions on the opposite sides of a picture-element-electrode aperture portion formed between the picture element electrodes face parallel to each other with a certain interval. A source bus line is provided along the picture-element-electrode aperture portion formed between the picture element electrodes. The source bus line is disposed beneath the picture element electrodes and at the edge portions of the picture element electrodes by overlapping therewith in a direction of thickness. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231503 | PIXEL DEVICE - A pixel device capable of composing a panel is provided herein. The pixel device includes a first switch, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. The first switch delivers a pixel signal to a pixel electrode according to a control signal. The first capacitor has a first part of a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a first dielectric coupled between the first part of the first metal layer and the second metal layer. The second capacitor has a first poly-silicon layer, an electrode layer, and a second dielectric coupled between the first poly-silicon layer and the electrode layer. The first and the second capacitors are parallel connected without increasing the area of the pixel and serve as a storage capacitor. Therefore, the pixel device can obtain more overall storage capacitance. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231504 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a scanning line and a signal line that are disposed to intersect each other, a pixel that is disposed in correspondence with an intersection of the scanning line and the signal line and includes a liquid crystal and a pixel electrode, a common electrode, and a storage capacitor that apply a voltage to the liquid crystal, a storage capacitor line that is used for forming the storage capacitor, and a plurality of storage capacitor line driving circuits that is used for driving the storage capacitor line. The plurality of storage capacitor line driving circuits is disposed in one end and the other end of the storage capacitor line, and the electric potential of the storage capacitor line is configured to be fixed to a designated electric potential based on a reset signal that is input to the plurality of storage capacitor line driving circuits. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231505 | MULTI-DOMAIN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT (MVA) PIXEL STRUCTURE - Each Multi-domain Vertical Alignment (MVA) pixel structures on a display panel array includes at least two sub-pixels. By adjusting the channel W/L ratios of the transistors in the sub-pixels, the sub-pixels may have different display voltages so as to improve the display quality in a slant vision. A transistor is disposed between one of the sub-pixels and a common line (Vcs) as the dispersion path for remaining electric charges to improve the condition of burn-in. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231506 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND A TELEVSION RECEIVER HAVING THE SAME - A display device is capable of efficiently cooling electronic or electrical components disposed therein without installing a cooling element or member on the electronic or electrical components. In the display device, a ceramic or ceramic-containing layer is formed on any one of a surface of a member placed in proximity to the electronic or electrical component, the surface facing at least the electronic or electrical component, a surface of the member placed in proximity to the electronic or electrical component, the surface opposite to the surface facing the electronic or electrical component, a surface of the electronic or electrical component, and a surface of a circuit board, the surface opposite to a surface of the circuit board on which the electronic or electrical component is mounted. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231507 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device employs a lower polarization plate structure thinner than conventional devices. The device comprises: a LCD panel including first and second substrates, and liquid crystal between the first and second substrates; and a backlight on the first substrate side of the panel. The backlight includes a frame-like mold frame and an optical sheet inside the mold frame. The LCD panel is adhered to the mold frame by double-sided tape, and includes a lower polarization plate on the first substrate's surface. The double-sided tape is adhered to a peripheral portion of the first substrate on one side, and to the mold frame and a peripheral portion of the optical sheet on the other. Where A is the thickness of the double-sided tape and B the thickness of the lower polarization plate, A>B. The difference A−B satisfies | 2009-09-17 |
20090231508 | Display Device - A display device includes a display panel having opposed first and second substrates with the second substrate being arranged closer to a viewer, an upper polarizer which is arranged closer to the viewer than the second substrate, and a resin film which is arranged closer to the viewer than the upper polarizer and is in contact with the upper polarizer. An outer periphery of the upper polarizer is arranged inside an outer periphery of the second substrate, and an outer periphery of the resin film is arranged outside the outer periphery of the upper polarizer as viewed from a front surface of the display panel. A cushion material is in contact with the second substrate, and the resin film is interposed between the second substrate and the resin film. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231509 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - An exemplary liquid crystal display module includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight unit, a bottom frame, and an upper frame. The backlight unit is positioned on the bottom frame. The upper frame is assembled on the bottom frame to fix the backlight unit in position. The upper frame includes four sidewalls, a top flange extending from the four sidewalls towards a center of the upper frame, and a plurality of supporting members defined at the inner surfaces of the sidewalls adjacent to the top flange. At least one of the supporting members is resilient. The liquid crystal display panel is held in place between the top flange and the supporting members. A method for assembling the liquid crystal display module is also provided. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231510 | LAMP HOLDER, AND BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING SUCH LAMP HOLDER - In a lamp holder for holding an end section of a fluorescent lamp, a long groove is formed on a plane facing a light entrance plane of a light guide plate, in a same direction as the longitudinal direction of the light entrance plane, and a first hole is formed on a plane vertical to the light entrance plane, at a position below the bottom surface of the long groove, for inserting the end section of the fluorescent lamp. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231511 | OBJECT RECOGNIZING DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a first substrate; a gate line formed on the first substrate; a first switching device connected to the gate line; a pixel electrode connected to the first switching device; a light-receiving device formed on the first substrate and which senses infrared light; and a light-shielding pattern disposed between the first substrate and the light receiving device. The light-shielding pattern overlaps the light-receiving device and blocks light | 2009-09-17 |
20090231512 | DISPLAY AND REFLECTION BOARD - A display is provided that comprises a reflection board and a display element. The reflection board includes a plurality of first inclinations and a plurality of second inclinations which are alternately arranged to form an uneven reflective surface to reflect and diffuse incident light. The display element has controllable transparency at each pixel and is disposed in front of the reflective surface. The mean inclination angle of the first inclination occurs within a range of 10 to 25 degrees. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231513 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE AND DISPLAY USING THE SAME - An illuminating device achieves higher brightness by improving the utilization efficiency of light from a light source in an illuminating device for emitting plane-shaped light. The backlight device includes a light guide member, and LED units facing side surfaces of the light guide member, and propagates light that is emitted by the LEDs and made incident to the side surfaces in the light guide member so as to emit plane-shaped light from a first main surface of the light guide member. The backlight device includes an insulating reflective member placed outside a second main surface of the light guide member facing the first main surface, and a metal reflective sheet laminated on the insulating reflective sheet on the side opposite to the light guide member. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231514 | Backlight Unit for Liquid Crystal Display - As a shape on a cross-section vertical to a longitudinal direction (L) of the hot cathode fluorescent lamp ( | 2009-09-17 |
20090231515 | PHOTOLUMINESCENT BACKLIGHTING OF LIGHT VALVE - Various embodiments related to photoluminescent backlighting for a light valve are disclosed herein. One disclosed embodiment comprises a computing device with a light valve having a viewing side and a back side. A photoluminescent material is disposed behind the back side of the light valve, and an excitation light source is positioned to illuminate the photoluminescent material. Photoluminescence from the photoluminescent material backlights the light valve when the excitation light source illuminates the photoluminescent material. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231516 | Large Substrate, Method of Manufacturing Liquid Crystal Device from the Same, and Liquid Crystal Device Obtained - A plurality of panels ( | 2009-09-17 |
20090231517 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - There is provided a liquid crystal display apparatus having a high contrast ratio in an oblique direction and small color change depending upon a viewing angle. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231518 | OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZATION PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPALY - [Problems] To provide an optical film for a liquid crystal display, in which a wide range of a retardation of transmitted light can be controlled in manufacturing and good viewing angle compensation effects on such as preventing light leakage or color dropout (coloring) in true black display and achieving a high contrast in all directions can be obtained when used in liquid crystal display. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231519 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display panel includes a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizing plate placed on one side of the liquid crystal cell, a second polarizing plate placed on the other side of the liquid crystal cell, a retardation film placed between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizing plate, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer placed between the liquid crystal cell and the retardation film, wherein the first and second polarizing plates have absorption axes whose directions are substantially orthogonal to each other, the retardation film is a norbornene resin-containing stretched film and has a refractive index ellipsoid satisfying the relation nx≧nz>ny, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive that may be produced by crosslinking a composition including a (meth)acrylate (co)polymer and a crosslinking agent including a peroxide as a main component. When the liquid crystal display panel is viewed from oblique directions, leakage of light and changes in color are small, and when the liquid crystal cell is recycled, the laminated film has a high level of easy peelability. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231520 | LAMINATED POLARIZING FILM, PHASE RETARDATION FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A laminated polarizing film that is capable of enhancing a viewing angle of a liquid crystal display device, particularly in an IPS mode, is provided. The laminated polarizing film can be obtained by adhering a phase retardation film and a polarizing film by a roll-to-roll process. Specifically, the laminated polarizing film contains a negative substantially uniaxial optical film containing a thermoplastic polymer having a negative molecular polarizability anisotropy, a positive optical film containing a thermoplastic polymer having a positive molecular polarizability anisotropy, and a polarizing film, that are laminated at least in this order, a slow axis within a film plane of the negative substantially uniaxial optical film and a slow axis within a film plane of the positive optical film are substantially in parallel to each other, and each are substantially perpendicular to an absorption axis of the polarizing film, a positional relationship between a principal orientation direction of polymer main chains of the negative substantially uniaxial optical film and the absorption axis of the polarizing film is substantially in parallel, and a positional relationship between a principal orientation direction of polymer main chains of the positive optical film and the absorption axis of the polarizing film is substantially perpendicular. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231521 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PARTITION WALL FOR COLOR FILTER, SUBSTRATE WITH PARTITION WALL FOR COLOR FILTER, COLOR FILTER FOR DISPLAY ELEMENT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention provides a method for producing a partition wall for a color filter having: forming a photosensitive resin layer containing a radical polymerizable monomer, a photopolymerization initiator, a binder and a colorant on at least one surface of a substrate; and exposing the photosensitive resin layer to light at an illumination intensity of 50 mW/cm | 2009-09-17 |
20090231522 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Embodiments of a liquid crystal display panel include a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate may include a color filter layer covering a thin-film transistor and having a recess portion. The second substrate may include a first spacer making contact with the first substrate and a second spacer disposed at a position corresponding to the recess portion of the color filter layer to be separated from the first substrate. The first substrate may further include a protrusion pattern formed under the recess portion of the color filter layer. The second spacer may be correspondingly disposed at a position where the recess portion and the protrusion pattern are formed. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231523 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A color filter substrate includes a light shielding layer arranged along the outer periphery of a display region on a glass substrate and defining a light shielding region and support members arranged so as to stand on the display region and a light shielding region of the glass substrate. The total height of the light shielding layer of the light shielding region and the support members disposed on the light shielding layer thereof is larger than the total height of a color layer in the display region and the support members disposed on the color layer thereof, and a panel thickness buffering region is located in a display region side peripheral portion of the light shielding region. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231524 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, SUBSTRATE, AND COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE - [Means for Solving the Problems] The outer periphery of a display medium layer is sealed by a sealant made of UV curable resin provided between first and second substrates. In the first substrate, a light shielding part including a light shielding layer is provided at a part corresponding to the sealant. In the second substrate, a part corresponding to the sealant is transparent. The light shielding part includes a face on the sealant side serving as a UV ray reflection face. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231525 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device of a transflective type, each of pixels is provided with a transmissive part and a reflective part. The array substrate includes a switch element, an insulation layer which is disposed at least in the reflective part, a pixel electrode which includes a transmissive electrode disposed in the transmissive part of the pixel and a reflective electrode electrically connected to the transmissive electrode and disposed on the insulation layer in the reflective part, the pixel electrode being electrically connected to the switch element via a contact hole which is formed in the insulation layer by the reflective electrode, and a cover member which covers the reflective electrode in the contact hole and is formed of a material having a lower reflectance than the reflective electrode. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231526 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC PAPER HAVING THE ELEMENT - The invention relates to a liquid crystal display element, a method of manufacturing the element, and electronic paper having the element. The invention provides a liquid crystal element in which a change in a state of display attributable to an external force can be suppressed, a method of manufacturing the element, and electronic paper having the element. One blue pixel region is surrounded by four wall structures and four polymer layers without any discontinuity. The wall structures are formed on a bottom substrate and are in contact with a top substrate. The polymer layers are formed by injecting a cholesteric liquid crystal and polymeric substances (monomers or oligomers) which are materials different from both of the cholesteric liquid crystal and the wall structures between the top and bottom substrates and polymerizing the polymeric substances. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231527 | Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus Containing Image Sensor and Process for Producing the Same - A liquid crystal display apparatus containing an image sensor, which comprises a liquid crystal display part comprising an active matrix circuit, a peripheral driver circuit for driving the active matrix circuit, and a sensor part, integrated on one substrate, wherein the sensor part is sealed and protected with a sealing part and a counter substrate. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231528 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal cell; a first polarizer placed on one side of the liquid crystal cell; a second polarizer placed on another side of the liquid crystal cell; a biaxial optical element placed between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizer; and a negative C plate placed between the second polarizer and the biaxial optical element. A direction of an absorption axis of the first polarizer is substantially perpendicular to a direction of an absorption axis of the second polarizer. A refractive index ellipsoid of the biaxial optical element has a relationship of nx>nz>ny and a direction of a slow axis of the biaxial optical element is substantially parallel to the direction of the absorption axis of the first polarizer. A refractive index ellipsoid of the negative C plate has a relationship of nx=ny>nz. A wavelength dispersion value (D | 2009-09-17 |
20090231529 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal disposed between a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate, a first electrode and second electrode which overlie the first transparent substrate and which are used to drive the liquid crystal, one or more layers overlying the first electrode, and one or more layers overlying the second electrode. The correlation between layers disposed between the first electrode and the liquid crystal agrees with the correlation between layers disposed between the second electrode and the liquid crystal. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231530 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of displaying pixel electrodes disposed on a surface of the first substrate close to the liquid crystal layer; a plurality of viewing-angle controlling pixel electrodes disposed adjacent to the plurality of displaying pixel electrodes on the side of the first substrate close to the liquid crystal layer; a viewing angle control area controlling a viewing angle in a direction tilted from a normal line of the first substrate by the use of the plurality of viewing-angle controlling pixel electrodes; and a driving circuit supplying an image signal for displaying a plurality of patterns in the viewing angle control area to the plurality of viewing-angle controlling pixel electrodes. | 2009-09-17 |
20090231531 | In-plane switching LCD panel - The present invention discloses an array substrate for an IPS-LCD device. The IPS-LCD device according to the present invention implements a multi-domain for a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal molecules are aligned in various directions with respect to each different domain. Therefore, the different domains compensate for one another such that a color shift is prevented in spite of wide viewing angles. To form the multi-domain, the present invention provides an array substrate having divided common electrode or pixel electrode or both. In another aspect, to form the multi-domain, the present invention provides an array substrate having multi-bar shaped common and pixel electrodes. Each of the common and pixel electrodes has a transverse portion and a perpendicular portion. The transverse portions of the common and pixel electrodes induce a first domain, whereas the perpendicular potions of the common and pixel electrodes induce a second domain. | 2009-09-17 |