44th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090268031 | Electric Device, Information Terminal, Electric Refrigerator, Electric Vacuum Cleaner, Ultraviolet Sensor, and Field-Effect Transistor - An electric device enabling the user to visually judge the section of present and amount of a substance absorbing or reflecting ultraviolet radiation. The electric device comprises an image detecting portion ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268032 | CAMERA SYSTEM - A camera apparatus, which can be worn on a person and provides hands-free operation, includes a housing for a camera and a mounting device for the housing on a person. The camera apparatus is able to transmit video signals and may also transmit and receive audio signals. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268033 | Method for estimating connection relation among wide-area distributed camera and program for estimating connection relation - An estimating method and program for estimating the connection relation among distributed cameras to use the estimated relation for monitoring and tracking many object in a wide area. The feature of the invention is not to need any object association among cameras by recognition of a camera image. Each camera independently detects and tracks objects entering/exiting an observation image, and the image coordinates and times of the moments when each object is detected first and last in the image are acquired. All the acquired data observed by each camera is tentatively associated with all the acquired data observed by all the cameras before the detection of all the acquired data observed by the each camera, and the associated items of the data associated for each elapsed time are counted. By using the fact that the elapsed time of correctly associated data with the movement of the same object has a significant peak in the histogram showing the relation between the elapsed time and the number of observations, the connection relation among the fields of view of cameras (presence/absence of overlap between fields of view, image coordinates at which entrance/exit occurs, elapsed time, and pass probability) is acquired according to be peak detection result. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268034 | MEASURING THE FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF A CATV NETWORK - An apparatus and method for frequency sweeping a CATV network, suitable for an upstream path frequency sweeping, is presented. A narrowband test signal is injected into the network by a generator coupled to a cable modem during a time interval allocated by the head end for the cable modem to transmit a modulated digital signal. The amplitude of the test signal is lower than the amplitude of the modulated digital signal, so as not to impair reception of said digital signal at the head end. The frequency of the test signal is swept, and the amplitude of the received test signal is measured. A telemetry or a digital signal transmission is used to communicated the values of the amplitude of the test signals between the injection and the measurement locations of the network. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268035 | Multiple frame grabber - A system is presented that applies M×N×K computational units to calculating image parameters on N picture images captured simultaneously by N digital camera devices, where there are N groups of frame grabber units, each containing M frame grabbers in which there are K computational units. The data operated on by a computational unit is separate and independent from the image data operated on by the other computational units. This results in a performance speedup of M×N×K compared to one computational unit making the same computations. A master frame grabber unit controls the illumination of the N digital camera devices, and synchronizes the illumination with the clocks of the N digital camera devices. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268036 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING GRADATION LEVELS - A method and system for testing gradation levels of a display panel of an electronic device are provided. The method includes dividing a display area of the display panel into 2̂n blocks and assigning corresponding gradation values for each of the blocks, displaying the gradation levels of each of the blocks on the display panel, scanning each of the blocks and outputting the gradation values of each of the blocks, and determining a defectiveness of the display panel depending on the outputted gradation values and the assigned gradation values of each of the blocks. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268037 | Video Calibration System Capable of Performing Automatic Calibration and Related Method - A video calibration system capable of performing automatic calibration is utilized for testing a display device, and includes a pattern generator for generating testing signals corresponding to the display device, an oscilloscope coupled to the pattern generator, for displaying waveforms of the testing signals provided by the pattern generator, and an operating device coupled to the pattern generator and the oscilloscope, including a calibration software for automatically adjusting configuration of the pattern generator according to signals of the oscilloscope, so as to control the pattern generator to generate the testing signals in conformation with a predefined specification. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268038 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, PRINT SYSTEM AND CONTENTS SERVER - The image capturing apparatus includes: an imaging device which outputs an image signal according to object light received through a taking lens; an image storage device which stores a still image according to the image signal outputted by the imaging device; a contents storage device which stores contents including at least one of a sound and a moving image; an operating device which receives manual input operation; a mode specification device which receives specification of either a first mode in which the still image and the contents that are to be linked with each other are automatically selected, and a second mode in which the still image and the contents that are to be linked with each other are freely selected by means of the manual input operation to the operating device; and a linkage information creating device which creates linkage information that links the still image and the contents selected. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268039 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING MULTIMEDIA AND EDUCATION APPARATUS BY USING CAMERA - An apparatus and method for outputting multimedia and an education apparatus by using camera are disclosed, wherein an object is photographed by a camera, feature points are extracted from images of the photographed object and multimedia corresponding to images that accords the most with the feature points are outputted from a database, such that an output speed of the multimedia can be increased. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268040 | CONTROL OF DATA PROCESSING - Data processing apparatus arranged to receive successive images from a video camera comprises means for detecting inter-image motion for selected points in an image region associated with a control function of the data processing apparatus; and means for executing the control function if inter-image motion is detected in the image region; in which the detecting means is arranged to select points in an image region of a current image that are validated by selecting test points in a currently received image based upon their correspondence with points in a preceding received image, the points in the preceding received image themselves corresponding with the points originally selected in the currently received image, and deselect points in the current image whose corresponding test points do not to substantially coincide. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268041 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR CORRECTING SHAKING BLUR - A digital image processing method for correcting a shaking blur corrects a blurred image caused by a shake when a user shoots an image with a digital camera, which includes the following steps obtaining a safe shutter time of the digital camera; performing an exposure adjustment procedure, for adjusting an aperture and a ISO speed of the digital camera respectively, and obtaining a shutter time of the digital camera after being adjusted; performing a shooting procedure; shooting a plurality of digital images, if the shutter time of the digital camera is greater than the safe shutter time; and then performing an image compensation procedure according to the digital images, to align the same image object in the digital images and then to overlay each pixel of the digital images one by one, thereby outputting an output image. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268042 | DRIVING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An X-axis driving mechanism section as one of driving sources of a driving apparatus including: a transducer for generating an elliptical vibration on a driving section in response to application of a predetermined frequency voltage signal; a bottom case having a holding section for holding the transducer; a pressing mechanism arranged on the bottom case to press the driving section of the transducer; and a rod relatively driven by the elliptical vibration of the transducer while being pressed by the pressing mechanism and with a moving direction being restricted by a guiding section of the holding member; wherein a weight is fixed to an end portion of the rod. The X-axis driving mechanism section constitutes the driving apparatus which is small and provides a large driving force, is capable of stable driving with higher efficiency without producing audible noise, and can retain the rod position and has high responsiveness with high accuracy. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268043 | LARGE DYNAMIC RANGE CAMERAS - A digital camera includes a plurality of channels and a processing component operatively coupled to the plurality of channels. Each channel of the plurality of channels includes an optics component and a sensor that includes an array of photo-detectors. The processing component is configured to separately control an integration time of each channel, where a first integration time of a first channel is less than a second integration time of a second channel. The processing component is also configured to combine data from the plurality of channels to generate an image. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268044 | Color correction on an image - A method and apparatus for adjusting the pixel colors of a digital image. After the raw image data from the digital image is white-balanced, the white-balanced image data is conveyed to a color correction module as color vectors in a color space for color adjustment using a color correction matrix. The color adjustment is based on a plurality of base matrices, wherein at least two of the base matrices are different from each other, and a plurality of weighting values, one weighting value for each base matrix. With the base matrices and the weighting values, a correction matrix can be derived from the sum of the base matrices weighted with said weighting values and applied to at least some of the color vectors. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268045 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF IMAGE SENSORS FOR GAZE TRACKING APPLICATIONS - Apparatus and methods for enhancing the performance of an imager in applications such as gaze tracking are described. An enhanced image sensor includes a sensor pixel array, a filter array optically coupled to the pixel array and a filter map including data associated with one or more characteristics of the filter array. The filter array characteristics can be preconfigured and/or dynamically reconfigured to allow for wavelength specific pixel capture, with the filter map correspondingly adjusted in response to changes in the filter array characteristics. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268046 | METHOD FOR COMPRESSING IMAGING DATA BY WIDE-ANGLE LENS, COMPRESSION DEVICE, WIDE-ANGLE CAMERA DEVICE, AND MONITOR SYSTEM - The advantage of the invention is to efficiently reduce the amount of image data shot by using a wide-angle lens such as a fish-eye lens. A method of compressing image data shot with a wide-angle lens | 2009-10-29 |
20090268047 | Electronic device - An electronic device includes: a communication unit that is engaged in communication with an external device; a control unit that adds image information into transmission data to be transmitted to the communication unit; and a decision-making unit that makes a decision in correspondence to information indicating a recipient of the transmission data as to whether or not to allow photographing location information included in the image information to be included in the transmission data. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268048 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device configured to capture an image regarding an object image; an object detector detecting a specific object in the captured image; an image-capturing-information obtaining unit obtaining image capturing information from a predetermined area set in an image capturing area; a determiner determining whether or not the image capturing information regarding the specific object is obtainable from the predetermined area; and a display controller controlling a position display shown on a display unit, the position display indicating a position of the specific object. The display controller changes a display mode of the position display in accordance with the result of the determination performed by the determiner. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268049 | IMAGE RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE AND METHOD TO PROCESS FADE EFFECT IN IMAGE RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE - An image recording/reproducing device to change a start point of a fade effect to represent a boundary between image files in a device to record/reproduce an image file so as to easily distinguish an image file displayed on a screen. A method to process a fade effect in the image recording/reproducing device includes filming a moving image, encoding the filmed moving image, and applying the fade effect when the moving image is encoded and recording a moving image file. In the moving image file, a second section to which the fade effect is applied is located after a first section to which the fade effect is not applied. Accordingly, distinguishing the moving image file with the fade effect in a reproduction mode, a preview mode of a window explorer and an image editing application without changing an algorithm is possible. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268050 | IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE SENSOR CONTROL METHOD - An image sensor comprises a pixel array, and a control unit which performs, in a first period, a control operation of an electric potential of a signal line to turn off a MOS transistor while the electric potential of a charge-voltage converter in a selected pixel is maintained at an electric potential of a selected state, and, in a second period subsequent to the first period, performs a control operation of the electric potential of the signal line to turn on the MOS transistor while the electric potential of the charge-voltage converter in the selected pixel is maintained at an electric potential of the selected state. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268051 | Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, image processing method and program recording medium - A high luminance point detecting section of an image processing apparatus detects a high luminance point of the captured image. A chroma extracting section sets a first area in the captured image with the high luminance point serving as a reference point and extracts a first chroma by using color information of the first area. Further, the chroma extracting section sets a second area at a position more apart from the high luminance point than the first area in the captured image and extracts a second chroma by using color information of the second area. A color bleeding estimating section estimates intensity of color bleeding appearing in the captured image based on a value of the first chroma relative to the second chroma. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268052 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an image pickup apparatus, image data obtained by an image pickup unit is subjected to predetermined image processing, and an image is displayed on an electronic viewfinder screen based on the image data that has undergone the image processing. A specified color is determined based on color information included in a predetermined region of an image that is currently being displayed on the electronic viewfinder screen, and image processing parameters are produced so that color conversion is carried out on the image while eliminating color components of colors other than the determined specified color. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268053 | System and Method For Lens Shading Correction Of An Image Sensor Using Splines - An image sensing system provides for accurate lens shading correction even when there is significant lens shading asymmetry and non-uniformity. A two-dimensional B-spline technique is used to determine lens shading correction surfaces. The number of zones is selected to achieve accurate correction of center, edge, and corner regions of an image. Separate lens shading correction surfaces are calculated for a set of standard illuminants to permit lens shading correction to be adapted based on the illuminant used to capture the image. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268054 | ANALOG IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT FOR CMOS IMAGE SENSOR - An image signal processing circuit for CMOS image sensor comprises a differential operational amplifier, input stage capacitors, and output stage capacitors. The input stage capacitors comprise a first positive input stage switching capacitor array and a first negative input stage switching capacitor array. The first positive input stage switching capacitor array is configured to input analog image signals, a control end of the first positive input stage switching capacitor array is connected to a color gain control signal end, and an output end of the first positive input stage switching capacitor array is coupled to a positive input end of the differential operational amplifier. The first negative input stage switching capacitor array is configured to input a reference level signal, a control end of the first negative input stage switching capacitor array is connected to the color gain control signal end, and an output end of the first negative input stage switching capacitor array is coupled to a negative input end of the differential operational amplifier. The output stage capacitors are connected between the output end and the input end of the differential operational amplifier. In the present invention, two or more control functions are implemented with a single circuit, therefore, with the imaging effects guaranteed, the circuit structure is simplified, the size of the CMOS image sensor chip is reduced, and thus the cost is reduced. The present invention meets the developing trend of product miniaturization. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268055 | CONCENTRIC EXPOSURE SEQUENCE FOR IMAGE SENSOR - A method for image capture includes providing an image sensor having at least one segmented row of pixels, wherein the at least one segmented row comprises at least first and second disjoint row subsets of pixels, wherein the reset and readout operations for each row subset are controllably independent of each other; timing the exposure interval of the first subset to be photographically centered with the exposure interval of the second subset; and combining the image data obtained from the first and second row subset exposures to form a row of pixel values. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268056 | DIGITAL CAMERA WITH PORTRAIT IMAGE PROTECTING FUNCTION AND PORTRAIT IMAGE PROTECTING METHOD THEREOF - A digital camera includes a storage medium storing a plurality of images that include a portrait image, a face detection unit configured for detecting the portrait image from the plurality of images, a user input unit configured for receiving a cipher in response to a user's input, an encrypting unit configured for encrypting the portrait image using the received cipher to form an encrypted file associated with the portrait image, and a deleting unit configured for deleting the portrait image. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268057 | Portable memory device with wireless communication capability - The present invention is to provide a portable memory device with wireless communication capability which comprises a controller connected with an input/output interface for connecting with a digital photographic device, a first storage unit for saving photographs and photographic information received from the digital photographic device through the input/output interface, a wireless communication module for establishing a wireless transmission path with a wireless communication module of an environmental information recording device and second storage unit for saving environmental information received from the environmental information recording device through the wireless transmission path respectively. Thus, while a user taking photos by using the digital photographic device, the photos, photographic information and environmental information may at the same time be saved to the first and second storage units respectively, enabling the user to learn about the environmental information while the photos were taken at a later time. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268058 | Camera and method and apparatus for providing photographing guide information - A camera, and a method and apparatus for providing photographing guide information are provided. The camera extracts first scene information expressing features of a first scene that a user intends to photograph when a user input requesting scene setup is received. The camera extracts second scene information expressing features of a second scene that is captured in a photographing standby state. The camera uses the first scene information and the second scene information to generate guide information for guiding a photographer capturing the second scene to photograph the first scene, and providing the guide information to the display. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268059 | SENSING LIGHT AND SENSING THE STATE OF A MEMORY CELL - A light-to-frequency converter includes a switch ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268060 | System and method for effectively optimizing zoom settings in a digital camera - A system and method for effectively optimizing zoom settings in a digital camera includes a digital zoom module that performs a digital zoom function, and an optical zoom module that controls a lens unit of the digital camera to perform an optical zoom function. A depth of field manager performs a zoom-setting optimization procedure to select optimal zoom values for the optical zoom module and the digital zoom module to thereby optimize image quality characteristics of images captured by the camera device. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268061 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DESIGNING OPTICAL SYSTEM - An image sensing apparatus which has an optical system, the focal length of which is variable, and an image sensing element that converts an image formed by the optical system into an electrical signal, and can sense and record a moving image and still image, includes a focal length detection circuit for detecting the focal length of the optical system, and a control unit for inhibiting recording of the still image in accordance with the focal length detected by the focal length detection circuit. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268062 | RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION FROM NOISE DISTRIBUTIONS - Technologies that enable correcting for the non-linear relationship between scene irradiance and digital pixel intensity values of an image of the scene produced by a camera. Imaging noise is used as a signal from which a corrective function is derived. Noise distributions from the image are evaluated to determine the radiometric response function of the camera, from which an inverse response function is computed and used for calibration. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268063 | Methods for Enhancing Quality of Pixel Sensor Image Frames for Global Shutter Imaging - The image quality of an image frame from a CMOS image sensor array operated in global shutter mode may be enhanced by dispersing or randomizing the noise introduced by leakage currents from floating drains among the rows of the image frame. Further, the image quality may be improved by accounting for time dependent changes in the output of dark pixels in dark pixel rows or dark pixel columns. In addition, voltage and time dependent changes in the output of dark pixels may also be measured to provide an accurate estimate of the noise introduced to the charge held in the floating drains. Such methods may be employed individually or in combination to improve the quality of the image. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268064 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A video signal processing apparatus includes: an imaging section for imaging a subject to generate a video signal; an outline emphasis processing section for emphasizing an outline portion within the imaged image, the outline emphasis processing section detecting the outline portion based on the video signal which is output from the imaging section and emphasizing the outline portion by using an externally-input outline emphasis control signal; an imaging control section for generating at least one imaging control signal for controlling an imaging operation of the imaging section; and an outline emphasis control section for generating an outline emphasis control signal for determining a level of emphasizing the outline portion in accordance with the at least one imaging control signal, and transmitting the outline emphasis control signal to the outline emphasis processing section. The video signal processing apparatus is able to perform an appropriate outline emphasis process under any imaging condition and provide a good image quality. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268065 | CMOS LINEAR IMAGE SENSOR OPERATING BY CHARGE TRANSFER - The invention relates to image sensors in the form of a signal-integrating, travelling multi-line linear array for the synchronized readout of one and the same linear image successively by N lines of P photosensitive pixels and the pixel by pixel summation of the signals read out by the various lines. At the start of a photogenerated-charge integration time, the output voltage of a pixel of a previous line of rank i−1 is applied to the photodiode of the pixel of an intermediate line of rank i, the photodiode is isolated, the charges due to light are integrated therein and, finally, at the end of the integration time, the charges of the photodiode are transferred to a storage node of the pixel. A charge-voltage conversion circuit transforms the charges of the storage node into an output voltage of the pixel. Thus, before photogenerated charges are integrated in each pixel, a charge equivalent to an aggregate of charges originating from the previous pixel lines that have observed the same line of a scene is decanted into the photodiode. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268066 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD AND DRIVE METHOD THEREOF, AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging device capable of reducing an eclipse (blocking) of an incident light at a circumferential portion of a light receiving portion and realizing a larger angle of view and high-speed driving. A single-layer transfer electrode configuration of forming first transfer electrodes and second transfer electrodes by one polysilicon layer is adopted. Two shunt wirings extending in a horizontal direction are formed on the first transfer electrodes connected in a horizontal direction and, for example, four-phase transfer pulses are supplied to first transfer electrodes and second transfer electrodes on transfer channels through low-resistance shunt wirings extending in the horizontal direction. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268067 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - A determination unit | 2009-10-29 |
20090268068 | DRIVING METHOD FOR SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A driving method used for a solid-state imaging device according to the present invention includes: imaging an object for a first storage time when a shutter is open, in a first state that is a state where either at least a part of the peripheral circuitry is suspended or a consumption current of the peripheral circuitry is limited; imaging, in the first state, a dark output signal image including only a dark output for a second storage time when the shutter is closed; converting the dark output signal image to correspond to the image obtained for the first storage time and subtracting, from the signal image of the object, the converted dark output signal image or converting the dark output signal image to correspond to the image obtained for the second storage time and subtracting, from the signal image of the object, the converted dark output signal image. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268069 | Photopumped semiconductor image amplifier with optical preamplification - One embodiment is an optical image preamplifier having an input through which a laser signal is received and amplified, said laser signal emanating from a target illuminated by a laser transmitter or generated by multiple lasercom transmitters in the field of view; the optical image preamplifier also having an output; and a focal plane array having an input operatively coupled to the output of the optical preamplifier. Embodiments of the present method and apparatus may be utilized to overcome photodetector and post-detection electronic noise to permit near quantum-limited receiver sensitivity with simple focal plane technologies. These embodiments enable ladar, wavefront sensor and multiple access lasercom systems that provide high sensitivity with the wide bandwidth and wavelength flexibility of semiconductor laser media. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268070 | IMAGE SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED READOUT SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus, such as useable in a digital camera or input scanner, comprises a first photodiode and a first integrating amplifier associated therewith. A first reset capacitor, selectably associated with the first photodiode, flushes charge on the first photodiode through the first integrating amplifier. A first CDS capacitor is downstream of the first integrating amplifier. A hold capacitor forms a hold node downstream of the first CDS capacitor. A pixel amplifier reads out a signal from the hold node at a predetermined time. The pixel amplifier is selectably controllable between a standby mode and a power mode. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268071 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH SCALER AND IMAGE SCALING METHOD THEREOF - An image sensor is wieldy used in many fields, including medical field and security device. Specifically, the image sensor is most widely used in digital camera and mobile phone. The digital camera and the mobile phone requires capture image of higher resolution and higher quality. However, a preview size of the mobile phone or digital camera requires a small size because of a display limitation. Therefore, a function of reducing an image size or magnifying a specific portion of the picture is essential in the image sensor. Accordingly, there is provided an image sensor with a scaler. The image sensor with the scaler can arbitrarily adjust a size of an image without any additional scaling chip. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268072 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND CAMERA - To provide a solid-state imaging device which suppresses light emission caused by hot electrons, and reduces the difference in the impact of heat emission between fields. In the solid-state imaging device in the present invention, the final-stage source-follower circuit within the output circuit includes a drive transistor and a load transistor connected to the drive transistor, and, by applying, to the load transistor, a control signal having different levels for a first period including a charge sweep-out period and an exposure period of the light-receiving elements in a signal outputting period, and a second period which is a period excluding the charge sweep-out period from the signal outputting period, the source-to-drain voltage of the final-stage drive transistor in the first period is made lower than the source-to-drain voltage in the second period. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268073 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD AND DRIVE METHOD THEREOF, AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging device capable of reducing an eclipse (blocking) of an incident light at a circumferential portion of a light receiving portion and realizing a larger angle of view and high-speed driving. A single-layer transfer electrode configuration of forming first transfer electrodes and second transfer electrodes by one polysilicon layer is adopted. Two shunt wirings extending in a horizontal direction are formed on the first transfer electrodes connected in a horizontal direction and, for example, four-phase transfer pulses are supplied to first transfer electrodes and second transfer electrodes on transfer channels through low-resistance shunt wirings extending in the horizontal direction. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268074 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus capable of reducing the possibility that shooting images fails, by preventing a subject from going out of the frame, being occluded and being recognized erroneously, and improving the usability of the tracking function. With this imaging apparatus, display information creating section | 2009-10-29 |
20090268075 | CAMERA SYSTEM, CAMERA BODY, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS UNIT, AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device that is able to display an image with an aperture value at the time when actually photographing on a liquid crystal display monitor for displaying an image, in a single-lens reflex digital camera is provided. In a depth-of-field preview mode, a quick return mirror ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268076 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image taking apparatus is configured to obtain image data by taking an image of an object, recording the image data on a recording medium, and reproducing the image data recorded on the recording medium to display the image. The image taking apparatus includes a scale-up display unit configured to display a partial area of the image in an enlarged scale, a setting unit configured to selectively set a flag indicating a rating for the partial area displayed in the enlarged scale, and a storing unit configured to store, on the recording medium, the flag set for the partial area and position information representing a position of the partial area in relation to the image data. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268077 | Method for controlling a camera mode in a portable terminal - Disclosed is a camera control method for a portable terminal, by which a lens unit of a camera of the portable terminal can be automatically drawn into or out of the portable terminal when a call is received in a camera mode of the portable terminal. The method comprises the steps of: determining if a call is received in the camera mode in which a lens unit of the portable terminal has been drawn out of the portable terminal; controlling the lens unit to be automatically drawn into the portable terminal while reporting call reception when the call is received; shifting the portable terminal into a communication mode and performing communication when a communication key is input; shifting the portable terminal into an initial camera mode when the initial camera mode is selected after the communication is performed and shifting the portable terminal into a previous camera mode when the previous camera mode is selected after the communication is performed; and interrupting call reception and controlling the lens unit to be automatically drawn out of the portable terminal while maintaining the camera mode when a cancel key is selected. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268078 | Imaging Device and Camera Body - A digital camera comprises an interchangeable lens unit and a camera body. The interchangeable lens unit is provided to form an optical image of a subject. A flash memory is configured to hold a correction coefficient table used to electrically correct distortion produced by the optical system. The camera body has a CCD image sensor, a correction coefficient acquisition part, an operation part, and a correction processor. The correction coefficient acquisition part is configured to acquire the correction coefficient table held in the flash memory. The operation part is configured to produce correction data by performing an interpolation operation or an extrapolation operation on the information obtained from the correction coefficient table. The correction processor is configured to correct distortion in the image data on the basis of information produced by the operation part. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268079 | IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE-CAPTURING METHOD - To provide an image-capturing apparatus and an image-capturing method which keeps, even when an object or a photographer moves, the object-missing capturing to a minimum and which allows recording for a longer period of time. The image-capturing apparatus ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268080 | Bracketing apparatus and method for use in digital image processor - Provided are an apparatus for and method of processing a digital image, specifically, a bracketing apparatus and method for use in a digital image processor, which can reduce a photographing time by calculating focuses for all detected faces by moving a focus motor only once after face detection, and then performing bracketing by compensating the focuses by an interval of the focus motor applied while calculating the focuses of each face. The bracketing apparatus includes a digital signal processor, which detects one or more faces from a live-view image, detects focus values for all detected faces by moving a focus motor only once, and then performs bracketing by compensating a focus by an interval of the focus motor applied while detecting the focus values of each face. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268081 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING IMAGES - An optical system includes a first set of cameras and a second set of cameras, and an optical assembly. The first set of cameras receive first light originating from each of a set of first portions of a printed circuit board. The first light transmits along a first optical path defined between each of the set of first portions and each of the first set of cameras. The second set of cameras receive second light originating from each of a set of second portions of the printed circuit board. The second light travels along a second optical path defined between each of the set of second portions and each of the second set of cameras. The optical assembly is capable of directing the first light and the second light toward the first set of cameras and the second between the printed circuit board respectively. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268082 | CAMERA BODY, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - There are provided a camera body capable of operating a drive unit of an interchangeable lens at a low drive sound level, an interchangeable lens, and an imaging apparatus including such a camera body and an interchangeable lens. The camera body to which an interchangeable lens is mountable, the interchangeable lens including an optical member operable to change an optical condition and a drive unit operable to drive the optical member at a drive speed within a predetermined range, the camera body have: a receiving unit operable to receive silent speed information from the interchangeable lens, the silent speed information indicating a setting value related to a silent operation of the drive unit, the setting value being a value of a drive speed within the predetermined range; and a control unit operable to generate a control signal for driving the drive unit based on the received silent speed information, when attempting to drive the drive unit of the interchangeable lens with a suppressed drive sound of the interchangeable lens, and send the generated control signal to the interchangeable lens. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268083 | IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGE SENSOR, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system includes an image sensor and a mechanical shutter which controls the termination of exposure of the image sensor. The image sensor includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed in a matrix, and a vertical scanning unit which scans the pixel array for each row. The vertical scanning unit parallelly executes some of the reset operations of pixels on at least two adjacent rows of the pixel array. The charge accumulation operation of pixels starts upon completion of the reset operation and terminates in response to light shielding by the mechanical shutter. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268084 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE HAVING PULSED LED FLASH - An image capturing device employing as illumination source(s) (flash apparatus(es)) a plurality of light emitting diodes emitting light of different colors; wherein such light emitting diodes are respectively made to emit light in pulsed fashion in turn by emitted color during exposure time(s). Furthermore, during exposure time(s), such light emitting diodes may be made to sequentially emit light in pulsed fashion in turn by emitted color, and/or such light emitting diodes may be made to sequentially emit light in pulsed fashion in turn by emitted color over multiple iterations. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268085 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SOLVING SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS USING PARALLEL PROCESSING - A method, apparatus and system for multiplying a matrix by a vector, for example, video interpolation (other applications are contemplated). The matrix may be a representation of a large and sparse system of linear equations. The large and sparse system of linear equations may be used to estimate motion between frames of a video file for converting frame rates. The vector may be a first estimation of a solution to the system of linear equations. The matrix may be multiplied by elements of the vector in an order different from the order in which the elements are arranged in the vector. Elements in the vector may be multiplied in parallel. A second vector estimation of the solution to a system of linear equations may be a product of the multiplying. The solution to the system of linear equations may be set, for example, when the first and second vector estimations differ by less than a predetermined amount. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268086 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCALING, FILTERING, SCAN CONVERSION, PANORAMIC SCALING, YC ADJUSTMENT, AND COLOR CONVERSION IN A DISPLAY CONTROLLER - Techniques for performing panoramic scaling are disclosed that reduce visible distortion in a panoramic image. Further, techniques for performing combined YC adjustment and color conversion are disclosed that reduce the size and power requirements of video manipulation hardware by reducing the number of logic gates and memory buffers required when YC adjustment and color conversion are implemented as separate operations. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268087 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC VIDEO DISPLAY - An ultrasonic video display device may comprise a memory; a programmable logic device, which may comprise a VGA signal receiving module for receiving and demodulating digital video signals and a video signal processing module including a memory controller, a gamma correcting unit, a scaling processing unit, a filtering unit, a chrominance space converting unit, a chrominance sampling unit and an interleaved sampling controller. The ultrasonic video display may also include a first digital-to-analog converter having an input coupled to an output of the VGA signal receiving module to convert the digital video signals into VGA analog signals and to output the VGA analog signals. A second digital-to-analog converter may receive video digital signals, convert the video digital signals into video analog signals, and output the video analog signals. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268088 | MOTION ADAPTIVE DE-INTERLACER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A deinterlacer includes an interpolation module, coupled to receive a video signal and a motion map, that generates a deinterlaced video signal. The interpolation module includes a spatial interpolation module that generates a spatially interpolated video signal having first pixel values and a temporal interpolation module that generates a temporally interpolated video signal having second pixel values. The interpolation module generates the deinterlaced video signal based on the first pixel values when corresponding pixel motion values of the motion map are within a first range of values and that generates the deinterlaced video signal based on the second pixel values when the corresponding pixel motion values of the motion map are within a second range of values. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268089 | IMAGE DISPLAYING DEVICE AND METHOD - It is an object to prevent the image quality deterioration of a moving image likely to include a plurality of the same consecutive images such as a movie video image or a CG video image due to the motion-compensated frame rate conversion (FRC) processing. An image displaying device is provided with an FRC portion ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268090 | STORAGE MEDIUM INCLUDING TEXT-BASED CAPTION INFORMATION, REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND REPRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A storage medium including moving picture data and subtitle data to be output as a graphic overlapping an image based on the moving picture data, wherein the subtitle data includes text data to generate pixel data converted into a bitmap image, and control information to control the pixel data to be output in real time, and a reproducing apparatus and reproducing method using the storage medium. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268091 | RECEIVER CAPABLE OF GENERATING AUDIO REFERENCE CLOCK - A receiver for use in a system for transmission from a transmitter to a receiver is provided, the receiver including: a first frequency divider for outputting a first signal by dividing a signal with a frequency corresponding to a pixel clock or an integral multiple thereof by a reciprocal of an integral multiple of a first natural number, the integral multiple of the first natural number being greater than or equal to 1; and a cycle control portion for outputting a second signal having first and second cycles included within a cycle of the first signal by controlling a cycle of the pixel clock, the first cycle corresponding to a quotient which, along with a remainder, results from the integral multiple of the first natural number divided by a third natural number equal to or different from the second natural number, the number of first cycles included within the cycle of the first signal corresponding to a first value for the third natural number minus the remainder, the second cycle corresponding to a second value for the quotient plus 1, the number of second cycles included within the cycle of the first signal corresponding to the remainder. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268092 | Television Receiver - A television receiver includes: a remote control that is operated by a user to change the orientation of a speaker; a speaker angle adjuster having a motor providing a driving force for changing the orientation of the speaker in four directions, up, down, left, and right; and a microprocessor that changes the orientation of the speaker in the four directions, up, down, left, and right by the speaker angle adjuster when the remote control is operated by a user. The remote control has four operation portions corresponding to the four directions, up, down, left, and right. The four operation portions are combined as a cross-shaped arrow key. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268093 | Video Display System for a Motor Vehicle - A video display system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The video display system includes a display screen configured for single display mode and dual display mode. The display screen further includes a left image portion and a right image portion associated with a left external input port and a right external input port, respectively. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268094 | TELEVISION RECEIVING SYSTEM - A television receiving system is disclosed, comprising an input terminal, a down-converter, an amplifier, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a demodulator, and an isolation circuit. The input terminal receives an RF signal. The down*converter, coupled to the input terminal, converts the RF signal to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal. The amplifier, coupled to the down-converter, amplifies the IF signal. The analog-to-digital converter, coupled to the amplifier, converts the amplified IF signal to digital data. The demodulator, coupled to the ADC, processes the digital data to generate baseband data. The isolation circuit, coupled between the amplifier and ADC, isolates the amplified IF signal from being affected by interference induced by the ADC. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268095 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISTORTION CORRECTION METHOD OF THE SAME - An image display apparatus includes a projector | 2009-10-29 |
20090268096 | VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD FOR DETERMINING TARGET MOTION VECTOR ACCORDING TO CHROMINANCE DATA AND FILM MODE DETECTION METHOD ACCORDING TO CHROMINANCE DATA - A video processing method for determining a target motion vector includes generating a plurality of candidate temporal matching differences according to data of different color components in a specific color system and determining a vector associated with a minimum temporal matching difference from the candidate temporal matching differences as the target motion vector. A film mode detection method includes generating a plurality of candidate frame differences from a plurality of received frames according to data of different color components in a specific color system and performing film mode detection according to the candidate frame differences. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268097 | SCENE CHANGE DETECTION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS ACCORDING TO SUMMATION RESULTS OF BLOCK MATCHING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST TWO FRAMES - A scene change detection method includes calculating a first summation result of a plurality of minimum block matching costs associated with a plurality of blocks within a first frame, calculating a second summation result of a plurality of minimum block matching costs associated with a plurality of blocks within a second frame, and determining whether a scene change occurs according to the first and second summation results. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268098 | Method for detection of scene changes in a video picture sequence - The method comprises the following steps:
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20090268099 | VIDEO SWITCHER AND SWITCHING OBJECT SWITCHER - A video switcher that enables to perform setting operation while checking the set values without being distracted by a display unit even during a program is provided. Knobs ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268100 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD IN AUDIO VISUAL DEVICE SYSTEM, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A communication control device in an audio visual device system has disconnection detection unit for detecting that an audio visual device is disconnected from the audio visual device system, device detection unit for detecting an audio visual device which has not acquired a logical address according to a device type, and control unit for performing control for causing the audio visual device without a logical address to acquire a logical address, when disconnection of a audio visual device is detected by the disconnection detection unit. With this configuration, in an audio visual device system in which an upper limit is set to the number of logical addresses according to a device type, it is possible to cause an audio visual device which cannot acquire a logical address according to the device type to acquire a logical address when it is made available. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268101 | Direct conversion television receiver - A direct conversion television receiver may include a phase de-rotator which substantially undoes the phase rotation of a phase rotator. The phase de-rotator takes the low pass filtered signal and substantially removes the rotation caused by the phase rotator. As a result, it is easier to estimate the phase and gain imbalance and to make a correction for the phase and gain imbalance, via a feedback loop, without the effects of phase rotation. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268102 | PROJECTION APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE FILTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF FOR ADJUSTING THE COLOUR COMPONENTS OF A LIGHT BEAM - A projection apparatus is described, which is provided with a lamp generating a light beam with a plurality of spectral elements. The projection apparatus comprises at least one band-cut filter and moving means which change the position of said band-cut filter dynamically relative to the optical path of the light beam within the projection apparatus. The invention also relates to a method for adjusting the colour components of a light beam. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268103 | PROJECTION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROJECTOR - A projection system comprising an information processing apparatus capable of processing image data and a projector capable of performing a display process on the image data processed by the information processing apparatus, when the bit number representing the number of gradations of pixel data transmitted from the information processing apparatus to the projector is n-bit and the bit number representing the number of gradations which can be expressed by the projector is m-bit (m>n). The image processing apparatus outputs image data where m-bit pixel data is divided into k-pieces of pixel data of at most n-bits, and the projector synthesizes the k-pieces of pixel data based on a set synthesis rule to generate the m-bit pixel data in the pixel. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268104 | KEYSTONE CORRECTION DERIVED FROM THE PARAMETERS OF PROJECTORS - A projector determines horizontal and vertical tilt angles. Using the tilt angles and the inherent properties of the projector, keystone correction corner points for the image can be computed. The keystone correction corner points can be used to perform keystone correction on the image. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268105 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal display device capable of stopping the emitting luminance control of a backlight source on the APL of an input video signal in accordance with an input mode. The liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal panel ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268106 | Display Screen Support Mechanism and Television Set - In a display screen support mechanism, a first hole portion receiving a platelike support shaft is provided in the form of a symmetrical sector formed by connecting two sectoral forward ends which are symmetric with respect to a hole center, and a display screen support member is rotatable about the platelike support shaft serving as a rotating shaft within an angular range of the symmetrical sectoral hole portion in a state where an end of the platelike support shaft in a longitudinal direction comes into contact with an arcuate inner peripheral surface of the symmetrical sectoral hole portion. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268107 | Torque Limiter, Display Screen Turning Apparatus Comprising Torque Limiter and Television Set Including Torque Limiter - This torque limiter includes a first rotating member integrally provided with a plurality of fragment portions in a concentric manner and having a spring storage portion enclosed with the plurality of fragment portions, a second rotating member having a lid portion arranged to cover the spring storage portion of the first rotating member and a fit portion fitted with the outer peripheral surfaces of the plurality of fragment portions of the first rotating member and a spring member press-fitted into the spring storage portion enclosed with the inner peripheral surfaces of the plurality of fragment portions of the first rotating member thereby bringing the plurality of fragment portions into pressure contact with the fit portion of the second rotating member, for transmitting driving torque in response to pressure contact force applied by the spring member. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268108 | Display and Television Set - In a display, a housing is formed rotatably in an anteroposterior direction with respect to a base member about a rotation center provided above a bottom of the housing, and a projecting portion and a recess portion are so formed as to substantially block up a horizontal clearance formed between the housing and the base member in an anteroposterior rotational range of the housing. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268109 | Digital Projection System - A light modulation assembly and an image projector utilizing a plurality of such light modulation assemblies are disclosed. The light modulation assembly includes an optical element, a pre-polarization filter, an image modulator, and an analyzer polarization filter. The optical element has an input port for receiving a light beam. The optical element directs the light beam onto the pre-polarization filter that removes light having a linear polarization in a first direction. The light leaving the pre-polarization filter illuminates the image modulator. The light leaving the image modulator is filtered by the analyzer polarization filter to remove light having a linear polarization with a predetermined direction relative to the first direction. The light leaving the analyzer polarization filter exits the optical element through an output port. A plurality of such assemblies can be combined with a beam splitting assembly to provide an image projector. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268110 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - Each pixel includes first and second subpixels and two switching elements provided for those subpixels. Each subpixel includes a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor. The storage capacitor counter electrodes of the first and second subpixels are electrically independent. A storage capacitor counter voltage applied to each storage capacitor counter electrode by way of its associated storage capacitor line has a first period (A) with a first waveform during one vertical scanning period. The first waveform oscillates between multiple voltage levels in a first cycle time (P | 2009-10-29 |
20090268111 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - To reduce an optical leakage and a disclination. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268112 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH TRANSISTORS CONNECTED TO SUB-PIXEL ELECTRODES - A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixel regions. Each of the pixel regions includes a first sub-pixel region, a second sub-pixel region and a boost capacitor. The first sub-pixel region and the second sub-pixel region are electrically connected to the boost capacitor. The boost capacitor causes voltages the first and second sub-pixel regions to be at different voltages to increase the viewing angle of the display apparatus. One electrode of the boost capacitor, a coupling electrode, is formed over a storage capacitance line made of an opaque metal such that an additional boost capacitor (Cboost) may be formed without decreasing the aperture ratio of the pixel region. Other features are also provided. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268113 | Pixel circuit, pixel array and method for discharging a capacitor unit of the pixel circuit - A pixel circuit for a liquid crystal display panel includes a capacitor unit, a voltage-regulating mechanism, a first switching member, and a second switching member. The liquid crystal display panel includes a plurality of scan lines and data lines. The voltage-regulating mechanism is coupled to the first and second liquid crystal capacitors thereby enabling the first and second liquid crystal capacitors to be configured with different voltages when a voltage is applied to the capacitor unit. The first switching member is coupled to the capacitor unit, one of two corresponding scan lines, and one of two corresponding data lines. The second switching member is coupled to the second liquid crystal capacitor, the other of two corresponding scan lines. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268114 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel including an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The active device array substrate has at least one pixel unit including two active devices, two first pixel electrodes, and two common lines. Each of the active devices has a gate, a source, and a drain. The gates are connected with one another, the sources are connected with one another, and the pixel electrodes are connected with the drains. A first signal source connected with one of the common lines is different from a second signal source connected with the other one of the common lines. The opposite substrate has a common electrode connected with the first signal source. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268115 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a common electrode driving circuit and a reverse gain circuit. A storage capacitor electrode is disposed on the first substrate. A common electrode is disposed on the second substrate which is disposed oppositely to the first substrate. The common electrode driving circuit is electrically connected with the common electrode and outputs a common voltage level signal to the common electrode. The reverse gain circuit is electrically connected to the storage capacitor electrode through a connecting terminal and outputs a reverse gain voltage signal to the common electrode according to a voltage signal of the storage capacitor electrode. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268116 | Active matrix substrate, method for fabricating active matrix substrate, display device, liquid crystal display device, and television device - An active matrix substrate ( | 2009-10-29 |
20090268117 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - In an active matrix type liquid crystal display device, a plurality of pixels connected to thin film transistors (TFTs) are arranged in an active matrix form in a pixel portion, and driven by a driver circuit portion. The pixel portion and the driver circuit portion are formed on one of a pair of insulating substrates. A liquid crystal material is interposed between the insulating substrates. An black matrix material made of an organic resin is formed over the one insulating substrate in which the driver circuit portion has been formed. An flat film is formed on the black matrix material. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268118 | ACTIVE DEVICE ARRAY SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, AND METHODS FOR DRIVING THE SAME - An active device array substrate is provided. The active device array substrate includes a plurality of pixel units. Each of the pixel units includes a first active device, a first scan line, a second active device, a second scan line, a data line, a common line, and a pixel electrode. The first scan line is electrically connected to a first gate of the first active device. The second scan line is electrically connected to a second gate of the second active device. The data line is electrically connected to a first source of the first active device. The common line is electrically connected to a second source of the second active device. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to a first drain of the first active device and a second drain of the second active device. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268119 | Array substrate for liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same - A liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate and a color filter substrate, a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines formed on the array substrate such that the gate lines and the data lines intersect each other to define a plurality of pixel regions, a plurality of thin film transistors formed at respective intersections of the gate lines and the data lines, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the array and color filter substrates, and a plurality of repair patterns formed on the first substrate. Each of the plurality of the repair patterns crosses a corresponding one of the data lines, and is along and adjacent to a corresponding one of the gate lines, such that the repair pattern includes protruding ends that protrude from the corresponding data line to repair a defect on the pixel regions. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268120 | PORTABLE DEVICE HAVING DISPLAY UNIT - There is provided a metal structure that holds the display unit, as the main structure, and a casing structure that is integrally molded from resin onto the metal structure. The metal structure is resilient against flexural loads, torsional loads, and other deformations from the exterior upon the display unit composed of thin plate glass, because the member that protects the display unit is in a box shape. The display unit itself can be protected from damage even if rigidity is reduced because of a thinner profile. The metal structure is manufactured by thin plate pressing and sufficient strength can be maintained even if the thickness is low. Furthermore, the metal structure is configured as a frame part of the entire casing, the rigidity of the entire device can therefore be maintained by using this structure, and the mounting board and functional components other than the display unit can also be protected. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268121 | OPTICAL-SHEET SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, LIGHTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - In a backlight device, a diffuser plate and a plurality of optical sheets are disposed above a base tray that includes a plurality of cold-cathode tubes therein. The diffuser plate is sandwiched in between a base member, which holds the bottom surface thereof, and a facing portion of an inner frame disposed on the top surface side thereof. A holding protrusion is arranged on the facing portion so as to abut on an exposed portion located on the periphery of the diffuser plate. According to this construction, even when the backlight device is used in an upright orientation, the diffuser plate can be prevented from leaning forward, and thereby pressure applied on the optical sheets can be prevented. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268122 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A backlight device includes projections disposed on the back side of a light guide plate, and engagement holes engaging with the projections formed in a housing. The projections of the light guide plate are engaged with the engagement holes in the housing to prevent displacement of the light guide plate caused by vibration and impact. One surface of each projection is flush with a light incident surface, the area of that cross-section of each projection which is parallel or substantially parallel to the light incident surface is set such that it continuously decreases as the section is farther away from the light incident surface, and as a result, occurrence of a bright line and a dark line is prevented. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268123 | Flat Display Module - A flat display module comprises a holding housing, a backlight module, a liquid module and a signal transmitting unit. The holding housing has a plurality of rims which collectively define a receiving room. The backlight module is received in the receiving room. The liquid crystal display module also is received in the receiving room of the holding housing and adjoins one side of the backlight module. The signal transmitting unit also is received in the receiving room and located on the other side of the backlight module, a side of the signal transmitting unit is bent to form a fixing portion engaging an outer side of one of the rims so that the signal transmitting unit is secured on the holding housing. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268124 | Backlight module with detachable light source unit and liquid crystal display device having the same - A backlight module with a detachable light source unit includes a light guide plate and a light source unit housed in a module case. The light source unit can slide along a lengthwise direction of one end face of the light guide plate. The light source unit is equipped with a U-shaped cover member for holding a plurality of point light sources such as LEDs along a lengthwise direction. The backlight module further includes a coupling member to change a positional relationship between the light guide plate and the light source unit such that a distance between an emitting surface of the LED and an incident plane of the light guide plate during a process of exchanging the light source unit is larger than that between the emitting surface and the incident plane at a time of home position of the light source unit in the module case. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268125 | LIGHTING UNIT, BACKLIGHT UNIT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a lighting unit, fluorescent lights and LEDs of different spectroscopic characteristics are alternately arranged in a direction X on an irradiation plane. Light sources of equal light intensity are arranged in a certain pitch for the fluorescent lights such that a uniform light amount is achieved around end portions in the direction X. The LEDs include LEDs aligned on a bottom surface of a chassis and LEDs arranged on an inner sidewall surface of the chassis. As a result, a lighting unit having a uniform amount of light across an entire irradiation plane is achieved. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268126 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device including the same - A lamp guide includes: a horizontal part; at least one supporting part extending from a front surface of the horizontal part and having a cone shape; a plurality of holding parts on the front surface of the horizontal part, each of the plurality of holding parts holding a lamp; at least one coupling part extending from a rear surface of the horizontal part and having a trident shape; and a plurality of ribs protruding from the rear surface of the horizontal part and corresponding to the plurality of holding parts. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268127 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE, BACKLIGHT DEVICE USED FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - An illumination device including a plurality of illumination areas, each of which is individually controllable, includes a plurality of light-emitting devices disposed in a matrix pattern in each of the illumination areas where emission colors are disposed in a different manner between adjacent rows and between adjacent columns. Consequently, the emission of uneven luminance or uneven color is prevented from occurring in boundary portions of each of the illumination areas. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268128 | OPTICAL SHEET FOR BACKLIGHT, BACKLIGHT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical sheet for a backlight is provided on a surface light source in the backlight. An optical reflection layer has a plurality of through grooves formed on a transparent substrate and arranged at a prescribed interval. The width of the through hole is narrowed from the upper surface opening to the lower surface opening. Each of the cylindrical lenses is filled within a corresponding through groove, and its surface is a cylindrical surface that covers the upper surface opening of the through groove. Light from the light source comes in only from the lower surface opening, so that the angle of incidence of light when the light reaches the cylindrical surface can be controlled, and an increased amount of light deflected toward the front surface can be emitted. Therefore, the optical sheet for a backlight can collect light from the surface light source in the front surface direction. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268129 | Process for Producing Liquid-Crystal Display and Liquid-Crystal Panel Base Material - A method includes for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes: a sealant supplying step of supplying an uncured sealant to a first substrate or a second substrate; a dropping step of dropping a liquid mixture of a liquid crystal material and an additive to a region inside the sealant; a bonding step of bonding the first substrate and the second substrate with the sealant and the liquid mixture interposed therebetween to form a bonded substrate; and a curing step of applying the predetermined curing conditions with a voltage being applied to a terminal portion, and thereby curing the sealant and altering the additive to give a pretilt angle to liquid crystal molecules. | 2009-10-29 |
20090268130 | Display panel using laser cutting technology and the mother substrate thereof - A display panel using laser cutting technology and a mother substrate thereof are provided. The display panel comprises two base plates opposite to each other, a sealant and a buffering metal layer. The sealant is disposed between the two base plates. The buffering metal layer formed on the inside surface of at least one of the two base plates is disposed along the sealant. At least a portion of the buffering metal layer is positioned outside the sealant. There is a first distance between the rim of the buffering metal layer and the edge of the base plate. | 2009-10-29 |