42nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080252742 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging device, including, a pixel array unit, first driving means, second driving means, and third driving means. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252743 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus has a pixel array including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in column and row directions, a first output unit configured to be driven by a first driving signal and to output first signals fed from at least some of the photoelectric conversion elements in the pixel array, and a second output unit configured to be driven by a second driving signal and to output second signals fed from at least some of the photoelectric conversion elements in the pixel array. The first driving signal and the second driving signal are asynchronous. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252744 | AUTO-FOCUS APPARATUS, IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS, AND AUTO-FOCUS METHOD - Disclosed is an auto-focus apparatus utilized for an image pickup apparatus having a focus ring. The auto-focus apparatus includes an evaluation value calculator periodically calculating a plurality of evaluation values for a plurality of areas of a subject image based on high frequency components of image signals of the plurality of areas of the subject image; and a control unit, after detecting that the focus ring has been stopped, performing image processing on an area of the subject image where fluctuations of the evaluation values obtained just before the focus ring has been stopped exhibit a predetermined history, based on an evaluation value obtained in the area of the subject image exhibiting the predetermined history, and outputting instruction signals for moving a focus lens base on a peak of the evaluation values obtained by the image processing. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252745 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BLINKING STATE OF EYE - A state-of-eye distinguishing means calculates a feature value that represents a state of an eye, for an eye-area based on pixel data of pixels that constitute the eye-area. A threshold value setting means calculates a first threshold value representing a feature value at a first transition point from an open state to a closed state and a second threshold value representing a feature value at a second transition point from the closed state to the open state, based on a feature value calculated for a targeted eye when the targeted eye is open. A blinking state detection means detects the blinking state of the eye corresponding to the eye-area, by sequentially comparing feature values which are sequentially calculated for a series of frame images by the state-of-eye distinguishing means with one of the first threshold value and the second threshold value. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252746 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A HYBRID WIDE AREA TRACKING SYSTEM - An image producing system including at least one scene camera viewing a first image within a defined space, a processor connected to the at least one scene camera, a wide area tracking sensor positioned proximate the defined space, but positioned outside a view of the scene camera, said wide area tracking sensor, coupled to the scene camera, oriented to view at least a portion of the identifying indicia, and a high precision local angular sensor, coupled to the scene camera. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252747 | VLIW IMAGE PROCESSOR - A microcontroller for an image sensing and processing apparatus is provided. The microcontroller has VLIW processor circuitry, image sensor interface circuitry connected between the VLIW processor circuitry and the image sensor, bus interface circuitry connected between the VLIW processor circuitry and a bus connectable with devices other than the image sensor, and buffer memory and queuing circuitry intermediate the image sensor and bus interface circuitry and the VLIW processor to control delivery of information to the VLIW processor. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252748 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR AUTOMATIC WHITE BALANCING - Systems and computer-readable medium are disclosed for automatic white balancing of an input image. Accordingly, the system includes a cast detector configured to receive and classify an input image based at least in part on a selection of constituent pixels of the input image. The cast detector is further configured to select the constituent pixels based on a computed reliability of each of the constituent pixels to convey at least one characteristic of a capture illuminant. The system further includes a cast balancer. The cast balancer is configured to perform white balancing of the input image based on the classification of the input image by the cast detector. The cast balancer is further configured to identify the capture illuminant based on at least one characteristic represented by each of the selected constituent pixels. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252749 | WHITE BALANCE CORRECTING METHOD AND IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS - The present invention provides a white balance correcting method and image-pickup apparatus which are able to perform white balance correction on a main subject even if mixed light of flash light and ambient light is radiated on the main subject, as the method and the apparatus are adapted to correctly predict the amount of flash reached, which is the amount of light reached a main subject in the main emission, for performing white balance correction according to the predicted amount of light reached. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252750 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus can determine a correction gain factor at a high rate of speed to synthesize an image. The image processing apparatus includes a long second middle luminance image detecting unit for detecting a pixel position of a pixel having a pixel value in a first middle luminance pixel value region from the long second exposure image, a short second middle luminance image detecting unit for detecting a pixel position of a pixel having a pixel value in second middle luminance pixel value region from the short second exposure image; a correction gain factor calculating unit for designating, as a common pixel, a pixel having a common pixel position such that the pixel position detected by the long second middle luminance image detecting unit is the same as the pixel position detected by the short second middle luminance image detecting unit, and for calculating a correction gain factor based on the pixel value of the long second exposure image and the pixel value of the short second exposure image at a pixel position of the common pixel position. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252751 | OPTICAL APPARATUS HAVING CONTROL UNIT CONFIGURED TO REDUCE NOISE IN CAPTURED IMAGE - An optical apparatus includes a control unit configured to perform control to change power consumed by a lens unit or operation state of an actuator of the lens unit during processing of an image signal obtained from an image pickup element according to a noise tolerance of a camera and a set state of the camera, such as an ISO speed rating. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252752 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - An image capture apparatus is provided. The image capture apparatus includes an imaging-unit storing portion, a memory-card storing portion, and a lid. The imaging-unit storing portion stores an imaging unit capturing an image. The memory-card storing portion is arranged in the rear of the imaging-unit storing portion and includes a card slot for loading a memory card that stores an image signal obtained by capturing the image in the imaging unit. The lid covers the card slot arranged to the memory-card storing portion, and opens and closes by sliding along a side surface of a body of the image capture apparatus from a position covered therewith. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252753 | Image-capturing apparatus - An image-capturing apparatus includes: an image-capturing element that captures an image of a subject through a photographic lens and outputs the captured image of the subject as image data; a display device that displays the image of the subject; a recording device that records the image data at a recording medium; a display control device that displays a first image prepared based upon the image data output by the image-capturing element and a second image prepared based upon the image data recorded at the recording medium on the display device; and an instruction device that issues an instruction to the display control device to display the first image and the second image in response to a user instruction operation when the first image is on display at the display device. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252754 | CARD BASED IMAGE MANIPULATION METHOD WITH CARD SKEW CORRECTION - A method of operating a handheld camera comprises sensing an image via an image sensor, controlling the sensing of the image via a camera manager, receiving predetermined data in the form of a card image, the card image read from a card by a card reader, rotating the card image in accordance with a skew of the card with respect to the card reader, manipulating the image via an image processing manager, and controlling printing of the manipulated image via a print manager. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252755 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging method is provided. The imaging method includes the steps of: carrying out a nonlinear correction on an imaging signal obtained from an image sensor where imaging light is converted into an imaging signal; adding a predetermined number of frames of the imaging signal with the nonlinear correction per frame; carrying out control for appropriately setting each of the correction characteristic of the nonlinear correction in the case of carrying out no frame addition and the correction characteristic of the nonlinear correction in the case of carrying out a frame addition; and selectively outputting either the imaging signal with the frame addition or the imaging signal without the frame addition. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252756 | Circuit and method for correction of defect pixel - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a check unit which compares a value of a pixel of interest with values of neighboring pixels contained in an image signal supplied from an image sensor, and determines based on the comparison whether the pixel of interest is defective, and a defect correcting unit which corrects the value of the pixel of interest by using values of surrounding pixels in response to the determination by the check unit that the pixel of interest is defective. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252757 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING WIDE COLOR GAMUT SIGNAL IN IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - Provided are a method and apparatus for generating a wide color gamut signal in an image capturing device, which can simplify a calculation process and minimize color distortion therein. The apparatus includes a gamma-correction unit gamma-correcting a picked-up image signal by using gamma curve information predetermined according to an output format; an interpolation unit interpolating the gamma-corrected image signal as a linear image signal which is to be expressed on a display; a color gamut conversion unit converting the interpolated image signal into a standard RGB signal by using a color conversion matrix; a color expansion unit expanding the standard RGB signal to a wide color gamut signal by using a gamut conversion matrix; and a signal correction unit correcting the wide color gamut signal by a predetermined correction gain value. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252758 | Image capturing device - An image capturing device including an optical unit arranged to receive an image of a scene and to convey the scene image to an area outside the image capturing device designed for the eye or eyes of a user looking into the image capturing device, a first image capturing unit arranged to capture eye movements so as to register the directions or movement of the eye or eyes of a person seeking through the scene, and a second image capturing unit arranged to capture the image of the scene. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252759 | Method, apparatus and system providing green-green imbalance compensation - Method, apparatus and system for determining a value for green-green imbalance and applying the value to green pixels to correct the imbalance are described. Average pixel values of green pixels within a kernel are calculated and an imbalance value is determined based on the averages. The imbalance value is added to or subtracted from all green pixel response values in the kernel to correct the imbalance. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252760 | COMPACT IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An exemplary image sensor package includes a base, an image sensor chip, a bonding layer, and an imaging lens. The image sensor chip is disposed on the base. The image sensor chip includes a photosensitive area. The bonding layer is disposed on at least one of the image sensor chip and the base. The bonding pads surround the photosensitive area. The imaging lens is adhered onto the bonding layer and hermetically seals the photosensitive area with the bonding layer. The imaging lens is configured for forming images on the photosensitive area. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the image sensor package. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252761 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus comprising: a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric converting element; a plurality of capacitor which receive signals from the plurality of pixels at first terminals; a plurality of clamping switches for setting a second terminal of each of the plurality of capacitor into a predetermined electric potential; a plurality of first storing units for storing signals from the second terminals of the plurality of capacitor; a plurality of second storing units for storing the signals from the second terminals of the plurality of capacitor; a first common output line to which the signals from the plurality of first storing units are sequentially output; a second common output line to which the signals from the plurality of second storing units are sequentially output; and a difference circuit for operating a difference between the signal from the first common output line and the signal from the second common output line. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252762 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE, AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM INCORPORATED WITH SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - In a solid-state image sensing device, a method for driving the solid-state image sensing device, and an image sensing system incorporated with the solid-state image sensing device of the invention, pixel signals having two or more different photoelectric conversion characteristics to be outputted from a pixel section are amplified by using an analog gain with respect to each of the photoelectric conversion characteristics for outputting the amplified pixel signals. This enables to reproduce an image having a wide dynamic range while suppressing lowering of the frame rate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252763 | Spatial noise reduction in CMOS imagers - The spatial, so-called: “fixed-pattern” noise of matrix image sensors is reduced via on-line normalization of each pixel's photo-transmission to its own average reset noise. Said normalization is performed per each frame anew. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252764 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion apparatus is disclosed. A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pixel array in which pixels including photoelectric conversion units are arrayed in a row direction and a column direction, a plurality of first column signal lines which are electrically connected to the pixels arrayed in the pixel array in the column direction, respectively, a plurality of column amplification units which amplify signals provided via the plurality of the first column signal lines, respectively, a power supply line which provides a power supply voltage to the plurality of column amplification units, and a plurality of second column signal lines which are electrically connected to output sides of the plurality of column amplification units, respectively. Each column amplification unit includes a current limiting unit which limits the flow of an excessive current to each of the plurality of second column signal lines. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252765 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - The present invention resides in an image pickup device capable of reducing the deformation of the image of the photographed object. An image pickup element included in the image pickup device has a matrix of pixels, for which the control of the charge storage and the readout of image signal data is performed on a row-by-row or column-by-column basis. The storage controller controls the charge storage operation of the image pickup element. On the other hand, the readout controller controls the readout of the image signal data from the image pickup element, while keeping constant the unit period for the readout of the image signal data from the image pickup element. A synchronization signal generator provides a synchronization signal as a timing reference for the frame-based operation of the image pickup element. The synchronization signal period controller variably controls the repetition period of the synchronization signal, while the photographing is under way. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252766 | Method for solid-state imaging device - A first transfer process for transferring signal charges in a vertical direction on vertical transfer sections, a second transfer process for transferring signal charges received from outputs of the vertical transfer sections from line memory to a horizontal transfer section, and a third transfer process for transferring signal charges in a horizontal direction on the horizontal transfer section are controlled at predetermined timings, and the timings are controlled such that at least part of a second time period T | 2008-10-16 |
20080252767 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging device including: an analog-digital converter unit in column parallel arrangement, the analog-digital converter unit having a plurality of pixels arranged to convert an incident light quantity to an electric signal, in which an analog signal obtained from the pixel is converted into a digital signal, wherein the analog-digital converter unit is configured of: a comparator operable to compare a value of a column signal line from which an analog signal obtained by the pixel is outputted with a value of a reference line, and a counter operable to measure a time period by the time when comparison done by the comparator is finished and to store the comparison result, wherein the solid-state imaging device further includes: a module for controlling an output of the comparator operable to control the output of the comparator depending on the output of the comparator. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252768 | DIGITAL CAMERA USING A FOCAL-PLANE SHUTTER - A digital camera includes an image pickup device; a focal plane shutter including a shutter leading curtain and a shutter trailing curtain; a timer for measuring exposure time; a shutter controller which commences measurement of an exposure time when the shutter leading curtain starts traveling, and drives the shutter trailing curtain upon completing the exposure time measurement; and a charge readout controller which reads out electric charges accumulated by the image pickup device during the exposure time at least twice, first before the shutter trailing curtain commences traveling upon the shutter leading curtain commencing traveling and second upon the shutter trailing curtain commencing traveling. The charge readout controller carries out the electric charge readout, before the shutter trailing curtain commences traveling, at a scanning speed in synchronization with a travel speed of the shutter leading curtain in a same direction of the traveling shutter leading curtain. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252769 | Camera Arrangement, Mobile Phone Comprising a Camera Arrangement, Method of Manufacturing a Camera Arrangement - The present invention relates to a camera arrangement as for instance used in a mobile phone that utilizes a liquid crystal based lens for providing an adjustable depth of focus. The camera arrangement comprises a photo sensor ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252770 | Pop up prism lens assembly - A pop up prism camera ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252771 | CAMERA MODULE WITH COMPACT PACKAGING OF IMAGE SENSOR CHIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An exemplary camera module includes a lens module, a base, an image sensor chip, a bonding layer, and an imaging lens. The lens module is disposed on the base. The lens module is optically aligned with the image sensor chip. The image sensor chip is disposed on the base. The image sensor chip includes a photosensitive area. The bonding layer is disposed on at least one of the image sensor chip and the base. The bonding pads surround the photosensitive area. The imaging lens is adhered onto the bonding layer and hermetically seals the photosensitive area. The imaging lens is configured for focusing light signals onto the photosensitive area. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the camera module. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252772 | Camera with an interrupting unit, and camera with an inhibiting unit - When at least a portion of an aperture of a lens part is covered with some object, both adjusting of the sensitivity of an image pickup part and display of “though image” are inhibited. Also, it is able to shorten a length of time for which the camera enters into a power saving mode, and to prevent capture of improper images. Provided herein is a determining unit for determining whether at least a portion of the aperture of the lens part is covered. When the determining unit determines that it is covered, the camera inhibits the sensitivity adjustment of the image pickup part and the display of “though image”, shortens the length of time after which the camera enters into the power saving mode, interrupts shooting or continuous shooting, or a movie imaging, and inhibits a flash emission. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252773 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, FOCUSING CONTROL METHOD AND PRINCIPAL OBJECT DETECTING METHOD - In a digital still camera, an image is picked up by detecting object light from a lens system having a focus lens. A region of a human face is detected within the image by image analysis thereof. An estimated distance of the facial region is determined according to a size of the facial region. A lens moving distance of the focus lens is determined according to the estimated distance. A contrast value of the image is acquired in moving the focus lens by the lens moving distance. An in-focus lens position is determined according to the contrast value, to set the focus lens in the in-focus lens position. Furthermore, before the image pickup step, so great an aperture value of the lens system on the optical path is set as to enable image pickup of the facial region within a depth of field. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252774 | CAMERA MODULE WITH CIRCUIT BOARD - A camera module includes an image sensor, a lens module and a circuit board. The lens module is disposed at an object side of the image sensor and has a plurality of electrical connection points thereon. The circuit board includes a main body and a bent portion electrically connecting with the main body. The image sensor is mounted on the main body and received between the lens module and the main body. The bent portion extends from a side surface of the main body and a plurality of electrical connection points is formed on the bent portion corresponding to the electrical connection points of the lens module. The electrical connection points of the bent portion are configured for connecting with the electrical connection points of the lens module to supply power to the lens module. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252775 | Camera module and method of manufacturing the same - Provided is a camera module including a housing that is formed in a rectangular box shape and has a cylindrical barrel coupling portion extending upward from the central portion thereof; an image sensor module that is mounted in the housing; a lens barrel that has a lens insertion port provided in the central portion thereof and a housing coupling portion extending downward therefrom, the housing coupling portion being closely coupled to the barrel coupling portion of the housing; a wafer lens that is mounted in the lens insertion port of the lens barrel; and a lens fixing cap that is covered on the upper end portion of the lens barrel. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252776 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252777 | Camera incorporating method and mobile electronic equipment with camera - In a mobile electronic equipment, a main body has a flat bottom surface and a flat side which cooperatively form a frame and having a recess with rib slots on its side. A camera unit is constructed by connecting a flexible cable to a substrate on which a camera IC portion is mounted. A holder has a window portion through which the camera IC portion is passed and a cover portion which covers the camera unit and which has ribs engaging with the respective rib slots. The camera unit is housed in the recess together with the holder in which the camera IC portion is passed through the window portion, and the ribs are fitted into the respective rib slots to incorporate the camera unit into the main body. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252778 | Combined SBI and conventional image processor - An apparatus and method for allowing multiple high and low resolution SBI and conventional FPA imaging devices to use a common high resolution monitor and archive device without increasing or significantly changing the footprint of existing devices. This system and method uses a frame grabber for digitizing video from the legacy FPA devices, a frame mapper for rendering or mapping the FPA video into the SBI digital format, a converter for rasterizing SBI data streams into pixel-oriented FPA video frames, an input selector for selecting which FPA or SBI imaging device to display on a high resolution monitor, an processor for storing and manipulating frames of video, a video output encoder for converting the SBI frames into a video signal appropriate for display on the high resolution monitor, and an output means for connecting to a storage device for archiving video and images. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252779 | DE-INTERLACING VIDEO - A video de-interlacer forms a first new-pixel value from motion compensation of a pixel of a previous field with a first motion vector and forms a second new-pixel value from motion compensation of a pixel of a next field with a second motion vector. These two new-pixel values are then summed with a weighting which depends upon the respective confidence values associated with the two motion vectors. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252780 | CAPTIONING EVALUATION SYSTEM - A captioning evaluation system. The system accepts captioning data and determines a number of errors in the captioning data, as well as the number of words per minute across the entirety of an event corresponding to the captioning data and time intervals of the event. The errors may be used to determine the accuracy of the captioning and the words per minute, both for the entire event and the time intervals, used to determine a cadence and/or rhythm for the captioning. The accuracy and cadence may be used to score the captioning data and captioner. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252781 | Imcorporation and Extraction of a Seed Linked to a Television Signal for Pseudo-Random Noise Generation - The television signal (TS) comprising picture data (P | 2008-10-16 |
20080252782 | Signal Source Device - A DVD player of a signal source device generates a video signal and an audio signal, and outputs the signals to a plasma display unit of a signal sink device. The DVD player outputs the video signal and the audio signal to the plasma display unit via a transmission line in conformity with an HDMI standard after elapsing a predetermined waiting time, which is set to be longer than a time required for an initial start setting process by the plasma display unit after completion of equipment authentication with the plasma display unit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252783 | Device for separating synchronous signal and method thereof - In a device for separating a synchronous signal in a video signal, a capacitor receives the video signal to obtain a coupling signal, a level determining circuit receives the coupling signal and compares a voltage level of the coupling signal with a number of reference voltages. The reference voltages define several reference voltage ranges, one of which is a predetermined reference voltage range. The level determining circuit outputs an adjusting signal according to a reference voltage range corresponding to a minimum voltage level of the coupling signal within a predetermined time period. A level adjusting circuit has several current sources for receiving the adjusting signal and thus controls the current sources to adjust a DC level of the coupling signal. A synchronous signal separating circuit separates the synchronous signal from the coupling signal when the minimum voltage level of the coupling signal is substantially within the predetermined reference voltage range. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252784 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-SOURCE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION AND COMPOSITE DISPLAY - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a video display processing system including a video source input component, a compositing component, and a composite video output component. The video source input component is adapted to receive video data from a plurality of video sources. The compositing component is adapted to generate a composite video image from the video data. The composite video image is based at least in part on a configuration. The configuration specifies an arrangement of the video data. The composite video output component adapted to output the composite video image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252785 | System and method for aiding user in making correct TV connections - A TV has a TV processor and a display presenting a map showing the topology of the home network of which the TV is a part. The TV determines whether correct connections with other components have been made and if not, indicates the incorrect connections on a map displayed on the TV. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252786 | Systems and methods for creating displays - Systems and a methods for providing interactive interpretation of a data stream having a temporal element. Specifically, the ability to interpret an input stream to provide a different video output whereby the input is modified by a second temporal stream so as to provide for an interpreted output which is time dependent. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252787 | ANALOG PROCESSING CIRCUIT, ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A first clamping unit clamps a base voltage of an input image signal to a predetermined reference voltage. A sampling-and-holding unit samples and holds the image signal after clamping or a reference signal that becomes the base voltage of the image signal. An amplifying unit amplifies the image signal sampled and held by the sampling-and-holding unit. An analog-to-digital converting unit converts the image signal after amplification into a digital image signal. A second clamping unit clamps the reference signal to a predetermined voltage. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252788 | Equalization of noise characteristics of the components of a composite image without degrading subject image quality - A visible mismatch in noise characteristics between a portion of a background scene inserted in composite image by a matte generated from a blue screen and a second portion of the same background inserted by a garbage matte is significantly reduced by adding extracted noise characteristics from the foreground image to the portion of the background scene inserted by the garbage matte. The selective addition of foreground noise characteristics to portions of the background scene significantly enhances the realistic look of a composite image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252789 | Block Noise Reduction Device and Image Display Device - A frame correlation determination part is for determining a level of correlation of decoded image signals between frames. A flat region detection part is for detecting an image region in which a difference in brightness between neighboring pixels is small as a flat region from the decoded image signals. A high-frequency region detection part is for detecting an image region including a high spatial frequency component as a high-frequency region from the decoded image signal. A smoothing processing part is for performing smoothing processing to the decoded image signal corresponding to a predetermined region. A processing region setting part is for setting an image region in which the smoothing processing part is to perform smoothing processing to the decoded image signal are included. The processing region setting part sets at least a region in frames in which a correlation between frames is low and which is a flat region and not a high frequency region in the decoded image signals, as a processing region. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252790 | Delay Circuit and Video Signal Processing Circuit Using the Same - A delay circuit is disclosed. A switched-capacitor group includes a plurality of switched-capacitor units, each of which have a switching element and a capacitive element charged/discharged by turning on/off the switching element. The switched-capacitor units are connected such that the input signal is input in common to all of the switched-capacitor units and the capacitive elements are charged as well such that the capacitive elements are discharged to allow the output signal to be output from the switched-capacitor units. A switching control unit performs on/off control of the switching elements to cause the capacitive elements to be charged in sequence based on the input signal, causing the capacitive element charged last time to be discharged to allow the output signal to be output in sequence from the switched-capacitor units, and performs control of all of the switching elements to be turned off upon on/off switching of the switching elements. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252791 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing device extracting a contrast component for each pixel of an input image by removing a low-frequency component of the input image and correcting the contrast component for each pixel based on a gain value, including: an input/output-property generating unit for generating an input/output-property curve, assuming an input contrast component which is the pre-correction contrast component as input, and an output contrast component which is the post-correction contrast component as output, which is an input/output-property curve of which the output contrast component monotonously increases as to the input contrast component; a gain properties generating unit for generating a gain property curve representing properties as to the input contrast component of the gain value for correcting the input contrast component to obtain the output contrast component based on the input/output-property curve; and a gain-value calculating unit for calculating the gain value for each pixel of the input image based on the gain property curve. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252792 | Television Switch Module - A television switch module for switching output lines of television high frequency signals, comprising: first and second input lines for respectively inputting television high frequency signals; first and second amplifiers for respectively amplifying input signals; first and second output lines for outputting the signals after amplified; a branching unit for branching an input signal; a relay switch for switching the signal lines; a relay switch control means for operation to switch the relay switch; and a power supply control means for controlling power supply to the respective amplifiers, and for stopping the power supply to an amplifier inserted in an unused input line. This makes it possible to operate only a necessary amplifier, and to reduce power consumption. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252793 | MEDIA CONTROLLER WITH ANTI-MICROBIAL AND ANTI-FUNGAL CAPABILITY - A media controller with anti-microbial and anti-fungal capability is provided. The media controller not only receives and outputs an audio signal provided from an external media device such as a television or a recorded media player and controls the external media device, but also outputs the sound or audio signal received from the media device as audible sound. The media controller is capable of having an antimicrobial, antifungal, or antibacterial agent used in hospitals coated on an external surface thereof to provide anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties when a user comes into contact with the media controller. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252794 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND COLOR ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO SIGNAL - A display device and a color adjustment method thereof and a method for displaying video signals are provided. The display device includes a video signal receiver, a scaling engine, a color engine, an output stage, and a panel. The video signal receiver receives the video signals. The scaling engine is coupled to the video signal receiver to modulate the resolution of the video signal. The color engine is coupled to the scaling engine, which includes a local adjusting unit. The local adjusting unit adjusts hue, saturation, or intensity of a group of pixels, and thereby increase the quality of images. The output stage is coupled to the color engine, which outputs the adjusted video signals. The panel is coupled to the output stage, which displays the adjusted video signal. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252795 | System and method for improving image quality by synchronizing display modulation with light source pulses - A method for synchronizing a light source control signal with modulation of a display includes the steps of receiving a video signal including a synchronization signal (e.g., a Vsync signal) and using the synchronization signal to generate a light source control signals at high and low values. The light source control signal is pulsed between its high and low values between subsequent synchronization signals to cause a light source to produce light pulses at the same time over each frame of the display. Optionally, the low and/or high time periods are adjustable. A novel display driver is also disclosed and includes an input terminal for receiving the synchronization signal, a light source driver for generating the light source control signal in response to the synchronization signal, and an output terminal for providing the light source control signal to a light source control unit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252796 | Liquid crystal television and backlight unit - A liquid crystal television | 2008-10-16 |
20080252797 | METHOD FOR INPUT-SIGNAL TRANSFORMATION FOR RGBW DISPLAYS WITH VARIABLE W COLOR - A method for transforming three color-input signals (R, G, B) corresponding to three gamut-defining color primaries of a display to four color-output signals (R′, G′, B′, W) corresponding to the gamut-defining color primaries and one additional primary of the display, where the additional primary has color that varies with drive level, comprising: a) determining a relationship between drive level of the additional primary and intensities of the three gamut-defining primaries which together produce equivalent color over a range of drive levels for the additional primary; and b) employing the three color-input signals R, G, B and the relationship defined in a) to determine a value for W of the four color-output signals, and modification values to be applied to one or more of the R, G, B components of the three color-input signals to form the R′, G′, B′ values of the four color-output signals. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252798 | Vehicle entertainment system - A vehicle entertainment system including a video system having a video monitor and a cradle secured within a vehicle. The cradle is shaped and dimensioned for selectively receiving and securely holding the video system. The cradle includes a docking port with a faceplate that is substantially flush with an upper end of a seat back of an automobile. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252799 | WIRE GRID POLARIZER HAVING DUAL LAYER STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a wire grid polarizer having a double layer structure, with two metallic wire layers, and a method of fabricating the same. The wire grid polarizer having a double layer structure includes: a light transmitting substrate; a plurality of first conductive metallic wires arranged on the light transmitting substrate parallel to one another at a predetermined period; a light transmitting interlayer arranged on the first conductive metallic wires; and a plurality of second conductive metallic wires arranged on the light transmitting substrate parallel to one another at a predetermined period, wherein the first conductive metallic wires and the second conductive metallic wires are arranged alternately. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252800 | Twisted Nematic xLCD Contrast Compensation With Tilted-Plate Retarders - Contrast compensation for a liquid crystal display projection system including a light source, a first polarizer, a liquid crystal display panel, and a second polarizer is provided using a tilted compensating plate. The compensating plate includes a first birefringent element having an optic axis oriented at a first angle to the plate normal, where the first angle is greater than zero degrees (e.g., an A-plate or O-plate), and a second birefringent element having an optic axis oriented at a second angle to the plate normal, where the second angle is substantially equal to zero degrees (e.g., a C-plate). The compensating plate is tilted relative to a plane of the liquid crystal display panel. The tilted compensating plate has been shown to provide improved contrast compensation for twisted nematic liquid crystal displays. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252801 | LCD APPARTUS - An LCD panel ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252802 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE THEREOF - An active matrix substrate is provided. The active matrix substrate includes a substrate, scan lines, data lines, and pixel units. The scan lines, data lines, and pixel units are all disposed over the substrate. The pixel unit includes an active component, a pixel electrode, and an auxiliary electrode. The active components are electrically connected with the scan lines and data lines. The pixel electrode has openings extended from the edge of the pixel electrode to the interior of the pixel electrode. The auxiliary electrode is electrically connected with the pixel electrode controlled by a previous scan line and includes a body portion and extending portions disposed in the openings. The pixel electrode is electrically connected with the auxiliary electrode of a pixel unit controlled by a next scan line. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252803 | TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To increase the aperture ratio of a transflective liquid crystal display device and suppress a light leakage. Provided is a transflective liquid crystal display device that includes: within a unit pixel, a reflective area including a pixel electrode and a common electrode as a pair and a reflector, and a transmissive area including a pixel electrode and a common electrode as a pair; a liquid crystal layer provided to the reflective area and the transmissive area; storage capacitances for the reflective area and the transmissive area provided in a lower layer of the reflector for changing a potential of the pixel electrode by following a potential of the common electrode; and a suppressing device for suppressing a light leakage in the liquid crystal layer when the pixel electrode is affected by a potential of the reflector due to capacitance coupling generated between the reflector and the pixel electrode. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252804 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a multi-gap liquid crystal display device, a capacity of a storage capacitor (Cst) in a transmission region is set to be smaller than that of a storage capacitor (Csr) in a reflection region (Cst2008-10-16 | |
20080252805 | Liquid crystal panel with anti-ESD conductive leads and liquid crystal display with same - An exemplary liquid crystal panel includes a display region, and a bonding region adjacent to the display region. The bonding region includes a plurality of conductive terminals, a plurality of conductive fingers respectively provided generally opposite to the conductive terminals, and a plurality of substantially straight conductive leads respectively interconnecting the conductive terminals and the conductive fingers. A distribution of the conductive terminals is nonuniform. A first plurality of the plurality of conductive fingers have different widths from a second plurality of the plurality of conductive fingers. The conductive leads are substantially parallel to each other. A liquid crystal display employing the liquid crystal panel is also provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252806 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel is provided, the method includes: forming a gate line on an insulating substrate; forming a gate insulating layer; forming a semiconductor layer; forming a data conductive layer including a data line and a drain electrode; depositing a passivation layer; forming a photoresist including a first portion located on an end portion of the gate line, a second portion thicker than the first portion and located on the drain electrode, and a third portion thicker than the second portion; exposing a portion of the passivation layer under the second portion of the photoresist and a portion of the gate insulating layer under the first portion of the photoresist by etching using the photoresist as an etch mask; forming first and second contact holes exposing the drain electrode and the end portions of the gate line, respectively; and forming a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode through the first contact hole. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252807 | Liquid Crystal Display Panel - A liquid crystal display panel is provided. The panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate which have a display area and a non-display area, which is located around the display area. The panel comprises a plurality of dummy pixel structures in the non-display area to provide a voltage for aligning the liquid crystal materials in the non-display area. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252808 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly which includes a light source and a first mold receiving the light source, the first mold comprising a frame having a plurality of side walls defining an open interior portion. At least one side portion, an external surface of a side wall of the first mold has at least one reverse-inclined surface extending downwardly at an angle toward the interior side of the side wall. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252809 | Backlight module and liquid crystal display device using same - An exemplary backlight module ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252810 | Liquid crystal display device - A backlight structural body of a liquid crystal display device includes, between a back plate and a frame-like mold frame, a plurality of external electrode fluorescent lamps which is arranged in parallel to each other and a pair of side frames which includes electricity supply terminals which electrically connect electrode portions of the plurality of external electrode fluorescent lamps in parallel to each other. The side frame is constituted of a lower side frame which fixes the electricity supply terminals and an upper side frame which is assembled to the lower side frame while covering the electrode portions of the external electrode fluorescent lamps which are connected to the electricity supply terminals. The upper side frame includes eaves which project in the longitudinal direction of the external electrode fluorescent lamps in a state that the eaves individually cover the respective electrode portions of the external electrode fluorescent lamps. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252811 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE - There is provided a LCD module. The LCD module comprises a back plate, a light guiding plate provided on the back plate, an upper frame provided on the light guiding plate in contact with an edge of the light guiding plate, a liquid crystal display panel provided on the upper frame, and a silica gel pad disposed between the upper frame and the liquid crystal display panel. The surface of the silica gel pad that is in contact with the liquid crystal display panel is a curved surface. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252812 | OPTICAL ELEMENT COVERING MEMBER, BACKLIGHT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical element covering member is provided which can suppress degradation in display performance caused by warping and undulation. The optical element covering member includes at least one optical element, a support medium supporting the optical element; and a covering member covering the optical element and the support medium. In the above optical element covering member, the covering member has a Vicat softening point of more than 85° C., and at least one surface of the covering member, which covers the support medium, has a coefficient of thermal expansion in the range of 85% to 160% of the coefficient of thermal expansion of the support medium. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252813 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING LIQUID CRYSTAL LAYER AND SWITCHABLE OPTICAL LAYER - A display device including a first electrode, a liquid crystal layer positioned under and connected to the first electrode, a second electrode and a switchable optical layer. The switchable optical layer includes either a transparent state or a non-transparent state and is electrically switchable between the transparent state and the non-transparent state. The non-transparent state is selectively emissive state. The switchable optical layer is positioned above and connected to the second electrode. A third electrode is positioned between the liquid crystal layer and the switchable optical layer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252814 | OPTICAL ELEMENTS COVERING MEMBER, BACKLIGHT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A optical element covering member includes one or more optical elements, a support medium for supporting the one or more optical elements, and a cover material for covering the one or more optical elements and the support medium. The cover material includes a layer of block copolymer of vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon and conjugate diene, and a mass ratio of the vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon to the conjugate diene stands at 95:5 to 5:95. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252815 | Polarization structure and liquid crystal display device having the same - A polarization structure and a liquid crystal display device having the same are provided. The polarization structure includes a polarizing film, a phase compensation film layer, and a diffusing adhesive layer. The phase compensation film layer is disposed on the polarizing film, and the diffusing adhesive layer is disposed on one side of the phase compensation film layer opposite to the polarizing film. The diffusing adhesive layer has an adhesive material and a plurality of diffusing particles added into the adhesive material. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252816 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED VIEWING ANGLE AND BRIGHTNESS - A liquid crystal display with an improved viewing angle and brightness is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a light source unit and a polarized light guide plate having an incident surface onto which unpolarized light from the light source unit is incident. The polarized light guide plate polarizes, collimates, and out-couples the incident light. The liquid crystal display also includes a liquid crystal panel which modulates the light out-coupled and illuminated from the polarized light guide plate to form images, and a diffusion layer which diffuses the light modulated in the liquid crystal panel. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252817 | Backlight module and liquid crystal display having same - A liquid crystal display ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252818 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND BACKLIGHT MODULE THEREOF - A backlight module including a frame, a plurality of light guide plates, a plurality of high refractive mediums, and a plurality of light sources is provided. The light guide plates are disposed within the frame and each of the light guide plates has at least one light incident surface and at least one light emitting surface. Additionally, high refractive mediums are disposed between two neighboring light guide plates. Moreover, the light sources are disposed beside the light incident surfaces of the light guide plates. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252819 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND BACKLIGHT MODULE THEREOF - A backlight module includes a reflection sheet and a film structure disposed above the reflection sheet with a gap therebetween. A light source is disposed in the gap between the reflection sheet and the film structure so as to provide light. The film structure includes a first region for reflecting light incident thereupon from the light source and the reflection sheet, and a plurality of second regions for transmitting at least partially light incident thereupon from the light source and the reflection sheet. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252820 | Phase difference compensation film, display panel assembly having the compensation film and method of manufacturing the same - A phase difference compensation layer is positioned between first and second protection films. Discotic liquid crystals of the phase difference compensation layer are tilted relative to a first protection film. The phase difference compensation film further includes an alignment layer formed on the first and the second protection films. The alignment layer substantially aligns the discotic liquid crystals in one direction. The first and the second protection films have a phase axis forming an angle of about 45° relative to an alignment direction of the discotic liquid crystals respectively. The display panel assembly includes a display panel, a lower phase difference compensation film and an upper phase difference compensation film. Therefore, the protection film protects and substantially aligns the discotic liquid crystals in uniform direction. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252821 | COLOR CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICES AND FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF - Color cholesteric liquid crystal display devices and fabrication methods thereof are provided. The color cholesteric liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a gap interposed therebetween. A patterned enclosed structure is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate dividing a plurality of color sub-pixel channels. A plurality of color cholesteric liquid crystals are respectively filled in each of the color sub-pixel channel, wherein an adhesion layer is tightly adhered between the second substrate and the patterned enclosed structure so as to prevent mixing of the color cholesteric liquid crystals between adjacent color sub-pixel channels. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252822 | Image Display Apparatus - An electro-optical switch, which can be switched between a substantially transparent state and a scattering state on basis of respective applied voltages, is disclosed. The electro-optical switch has a reflection-voltage curve that is steep enough to allow multiplexing. The electro-optical switch comprises: a scattering layer ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252823 | DOUBLE-SIDED DISPLAY DEVICE EMPLOYING A POLARIZED LIGHT GUIDE - A double-sided display device is provided which includes: a light source; a polarized light guide having a first layer having an incident surface which receives light from the light source and which guides the light; a second layer formed on the first layer of an optically isotropic material, on which beam out-coupling units are repeatedly arranged; and a third layer formed of an optically anisotropic material disposed on the second layer, which polarizes and out-couples light illuminated from the light source; and a double-sided display panel which displays images on both sides using the light out-coupled from the polarized light guide. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252824 | In-Cell Type Polarizer Composition, In-Cell Type Polarizer, In-Cell Type Layered Light Polarizer, and Liquid Crystal Element Using the Same - An in-cell polarizer is provided which can achieve a liquid crystal device having excellent drive and display characteristics in an active drive system. A composition for the in-cell polarizer comprises a dye and a solvent and has an electric conductivity of 25 mS/cm or less. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252825 | NANO WIRE GRID POLARIZER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - Provided are a nano wire grid polarizer and a liquid crystal display apparatus. The nano wire grid polarizer transmits light having a first polarization and reflects light having a second polarization. The polarizer includes a dielectric layer, and a plurality of nano wire array layers, each of the plurality of nano wire layers comprising a plurality of nano wires which are arranged in parallel to each other and spaced at regular intervals. The plurality of nano wire array layers are stacked to be spaced apart one another. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252826 | OPTICAL ELEMENT COVERING MEMBER, BACKLIGHT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An optical element covering member includes one or more optical elements, a support medium for supporting the one or more optical elements, and a covering member for covering the one or more optical elements and the support medium. At least one out of the one or more optical elements is a reflective polarizer, and the covering member has at least a region, through which the light inputted from a light source is emitted to a liquid crystal panel, the region having a phase difference lag of not more than 1/50π of a measured wavelength, with respect to an optical axis of the reflective polarizer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252827 | LAMINATED OPTICAL FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A laminated optical film according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a long polarizer having an absorption axis in a lengthwise direction and a long optical compensation film. An angle formed by a slow axis of the optical compensation film and the absorption axis of the polarizer is 5 to 85°. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252828 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL FOR A DISPLAY - A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate, a first gate line and a second gate line formed on the substrate, a storage electrode line between the first gate line and the second gate line, a data line intersecting the first gate line and the second gate line, a first thin film transistor connected to the first gate line and the data line, at least one color filter formed on the first thin film transistor, wherein the color filter comprises a first portion adjacent the first gate line with respect to the storage electrode line, a second portion adjacent the second gate line with respect to the storage electrode line, and a first connection connecting the first portion and the second portion and having a narrower width than that of the first and second portions, a first sub-pixel electrode formed on the color filter and connected to the first thin film transistor, and a second sub-pixel electrode facing the first sub-pixel electrode with respect to a gap, wherein at least one of an edge of the first sub-pixel electrode and an edge of the second sub-pixel electrode crosses over the first connection of the color filter, the edge of the first sub-pixel electrode, and the edge of the second sub-pixel electrode defining the gap between the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrode. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252829 | Liquid crystal display panel and method for fabricating the same - Disclosed herein are a liquid crystal display panel and a method for fabricating the same wherein color reproducibility and superior image quality are achieved. The liquid crystal display panel comprises a color filter array substrate including a black matrix and a plurality of color filters arranged on a substrate, wherein each of the color filter includes a first color filter, a second color filter and a third color filter, each of them yielding a different color; and at least one selected from a fourth color filter yielding a mixed color of the first and second color filters, a fifth color filter yielding a mixed color of the second and third color filters, and a sixth color filter yielding a mixed color of the first and third color filters. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252830 | Liquid crystal display device - A LCD device includes a first substrate having a plurality of first electrodes, a second substrate having a plurality of second electrodes, the second electrodes being perpendicular to the first electrodes to define sub-pixels at intersection regions between the first and second electrodes, a reflective film between the first and second substrates, each reflective portion being positioned in a respective sub-pixel to define a reflective region and a transmission region in the respective sub-pixel, a plurality of color filters between the first and second substrates, a black matrix between the color filters, and a plurality of patterned spacers between the first and second substrates, each patterned spacer overlapping the reflective portion of the reflective film in the respective sub-pixel. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252831 | Color Filter Substrate for Liquid Crystal Display and Method of Fabricating the Same - A color filter substrate for a liquid crystal display and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The color filter substrate for a liquid crystal display includes: light shielding parts formed on a substrate at predetermined intervals to prevent light leakage; color filter Layers disposed between the light shielding parts and including color filter patterns of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) for implementing a color image; and a transparent conductive layer formed on a rear surface of the substrate, on which the color filter layers are formed, and formed in a porous structure having a plurality of holes spaced at predetermined intervals. Therefore, it is possible to shield an electrostatic field due to external static electricity and improve image display quality, thereby increasing high brightness characteristics and readability. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252832 | Image Display Apparatus - An image display apparatus ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252833 | Mirror Device With a Switchable Cholesteric Filter - The present invention relates to a mirror device, the reflectivity of which may be varied by means of applying a voltage. According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a mirror device, the reflectivity of which may be varied by means of applying a voltage, comprising a cholesteric filter ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252834 | Thin film transistor, method for fabricating same and liquid crystal display using same - A thin film transistor includes a substrate, a gate electrode formed on the substrate, a gate insulating layer covering the gate electrode and the substrate, an a-Si layer and a heavily doped a-Si layer on the gate insulating layer, a conductive film formed on the heavily doped a-Si layer, part of the a-Si layer, and the gate insulating layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode on the conductive film. A work function of the conductive film is greater than a work function of the a-Si layer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252835 | Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same - In applying an alignment material to surfaces of a CF substrate and a TFT substrate, which form a liquid crystal panel, to form alignment films, an alignment film is formed so as to cover at least a display region in which pixels are arranged in a matrix fashion, while a porous alignment film, which has a porous film structure with a higher impurity adsorptive property than the former alignment film, is formed in a region outside the former alignment film, for example, in a region intermediate the display region and a seal region surrounded by a sealing material, whereby the porous alignment film formed in the region outside the display region can efficiently adsorb contaminants, such as residual impurity ions produced from the sealing material and uncured components of the sealing material, to prevent the contaminants from penetrating into the display region and being fixed therein. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252836 | Active matrix subtrate, liquid crystal display panel and method of manufacturing the same - Disclosed is an active matrix substrate including a substrate, a gate wiring formed on the substrate, a data wiring formed on the substrate so as to cross the gate wiring, a common wiring formed on the substrate extending approximately parallel to the gate wiring, a pixel formed in a region surrounded by the gate wiring and the data wiring, and a switching element formed in a vicinity of an intersection of the gate wiring and the data wiring. The pixel includes a pixel electrode, and a counter electrode arranged alternately with the pixel electrode and connected to the data wiring. The switching element includes a first electrode connected to the common wiring, and a second electrode connected to the pixel electrode. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252837 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate, terminal electrodes formed on the array substrate, an anisotropic conductive film, a semiconductor device mounted via the anisotropic conductive film on the array substrate and a dummy pattern formed on the array substrate as facing the anisotropic conductive film. A manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display device includes forming the terminal electrodes and dummy pattern on the array substrate, temporarily pressure-bonding the anisotropic conductive film onto the terminal electrodes and dummy pattern and mounting the semiconductor device on the anisotropic conductive film through thermal compression bond. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252838 | Liquid crystal panel having patterned sealant and fabricating method thereof - An exemplary liquid crystal panel ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252839 | Display device and manufacturing method therefor - A display device includes: a support substrate including a display region where a plurality of display elements are arranged and a peripheral region where a drive circuit for each display element is provided in the periphery of the display region; a seal resin layer formed in at least the peripheral region; an opposed substrate bonded through the seal resin layer to the support substrate, sealing the display elements; an organic insulating film formed on the support substrate so as to insulate the drive circuit; a separation groove formed through the thickness of the organic insulating film so as to surround the display region and separate the organic insulating film into an inner portion and an outer portion; and a framelike projection formed on the opposed substrate so as to be opposed to the separation groove. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252840 | Liquid Crystal Display and Support Structure Thereof - A liquid crystal display (LCD) and a support structure of the LCD are provided. The LCD comprises a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein a plurality of scan lines and data lines are disposed on the second substrate to define a plurality of display units. The support structure comprises a control module assembly and a plurality of spacers. Each of the spacers is disposed on the first substrate and independently disposed along the scan lines corresponding to each display unit. Furthermore, some of the spacers come into contact with the control module assembly, which is disposed on the second substrate, while the other spacers individually form a gap with the control module assembly. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252841 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A spacer includes a spacer seat formed on an array substrate and a spacer member formed on the spacer seat. A front end of the spacer member is a curved surface. The spacer seat is formed during a process for producing the array substrate. The spacer member is formed by a reverse printing or inkjet process. | 2008-10-16 |