52nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140375847 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - An image capturing apparatus includes: an optical system that provides an aberration to incident light; an image capturing unit that transforms the light passing through the optical system into pixels to capture an image; and an inverse transform unit that performs inverse transform processing on the image captured by the image capturing unit in a predetermined range on an optical axis of the optical system using an inverse transform filter that causes frequency characteristics of pixels in an output image in two or more of defocus positions within the predetermined range to include at least one frequency characteristic with a larger value and at least one frequency characteristic with a smaller value with respect to frequency characteristic of pixels in an ideal image of a subject. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375848 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus and a method capable of effectively eliminating flicker are provided. Flicker which occurs in a captured image captured under a lighting environment such as a fluorescent light having a luminance change is effectively eliminated or reduced. A short exposure image and a long exposure image, which are images captured with at least two different exposure periods, are input, a short exposure image row profile having integrated values of a row-by-row signal quantity of the short exposure image and a reference profile having integrated values of a row-by-row signal quantity of the long exposure image are generated, a flicker correction waveform is generated by a division process on the short exposure image row profile by the reference profile or the like, and a corrected image is generated whose flicker components have been eliminated by a process of multiplying pixel values of each of the rows of the short exposure image by a row-by-row coefficient defined by the flicker correction waveform. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375849 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - The image processing apparatus includes an estimator configured to estimate an amount of a color blur of each of multiple color components included in a color image, and a processor configured to perform a color blur reduction process to reduce, from the color image, the color blur of each color component by using the estimated amount of the color blur thereof. The apparatus further includes a decider configured to acquire a hue formed by the color blurs of the color components and to decide, depending on the hue, an order of the color components on which the color blur reduction processes are performed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REDUCING NOISE - In a system and method of reducing noise, an image sensor with a color filter array (CFA) outputs raw data, and a noise reduction device corrects the raw data according to distances between an original current pixel and neighboring same-color pixels in a process mask, thereby generating a new current pixel so as to output corrected raw data. A color interpolation device couples to receive the corrected raw data to result in full-color data. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375851 | IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An image sensor includes a photo gate controller configured to generate a plurality of demodulated signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of rows of a pixel array and a photo gate driver configured to adjust a phase of the demodulated signals using a source clock signal to remove power, voltage and temperature (PVT) noise and to apply the phase-adjusted demodulated signals to the pixel array. The image sensor matches the phases of the respective demodulated signals using the source clock signal generated based on a reference clock signal, thereby increasing the quality of depth images. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375852 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, CAMERA, IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising a pixel array, in which a pixel for imaging including a photoelectric conversion portion formed on a semiconductor substrate and a pixel for focus detection including a photoelectric conversion portion formed on the semiconductor substrate are arranged, wherein the pixel for imaging and the pixel for focus detection each include a member including an insulating layer formed on the photoelectric conversion portion and a shielding portion, and a microlens provided on the member, and the member of at least one of the pixel for imaging and the pixel for focus detection includes a flat plate-like member having a refractive index different from a refractive index of the insulating layer. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375853 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND CAMERA - A method of manufacturing a solid-state imaging apparatus, comprising preparing a semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion portion and a structure which includes an insulating member formed on the photoelectric conversion portion and a wiring pattern formed in the insulating member, forming a film made of SiC and/or SiCN on the structure, forming an opening immediately above the photoelectric conversion portion by removing part of the film and part of the insulating member, and depositing a member in the opening and on the film, and forming a light-guide portion by polishing the member so as to expose the film. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375854 | CHARGE PUMP FOR PIXEL FLOATING DIFFUSION GAIN CONTROL - Various technologies described herein pertain to controlling floating diffusion gain using a charge pump. Feedback can be utilized to control impedance of a floating diffusion region of a pixel of an image sensor, which further includes a read bus and an amplifier. The pixel includes a capacitor and a floating diffusion region, which has an intrinsic floating diffusion capacitance. The capacitor includes a first terminal and a second terminal, where the first terminal is coupled to the floating diffusion region. The amplifier includes an input terminal and an output terminal. The input terminal of the amplifier is coupled to the read bus and the output terminal of the amplifier is coupled to the second terminal of the capacitor. Gain of the amplifier is adjustable to control an equivalent capacitance of the floating diffusion region. Alteration of the equivalent capacitance can modify conversion gain and dynamic range of the pixel. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375855 | IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND IMAGING METHOD - To improve the speed of AD conversion. An amplifier amplifies, by a magnification larger than 1, signals of a pixel that outputs a signal in which there is no accumulation of a charge by a photon as a reset signal, and outputs a signal in which there is accumulation of a charge by a photon as an accumulation signal. A calculation unit generates an offset amount signal corresponding to an amount of own offset component using the amplified signal, and calculates a digital value corresponding to the own offset component using the generated offset amount signal and accuracy set for AD conversion of the amplified accumulated signal. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375856 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus has a plurality of optical systems arranged two-dimensionally and a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements which are two-dimensionally arranged for each of the plurality of optical systems and are used to photoelectrically convert an image from each optical system, and inter-frame prediction encodes a plurality of image frames each having a different parallax, which are formed by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375857 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: an R pixel provided with an R filter for transmitting red-color light; a B pixel provided with a B filter for transmitting blue-color light; an S1 pixel which is provided with an S1 filter with a visible light transmittance independent of wavelengths in a visible light region and has a sensitivity higher than that of the R pixel; and an S2 pixel which is provided with an S2 filter with a visible light transmittance independent of wavelengths in the visible light region and lower than the visible light transmittance of the S1 filter and has a sensitivity lower than the sensitivity of the S1 pixel. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375858 | RAMP SIGNAL GENERATOR AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A ramp signal generator includes a rising-edge current unit, a falling-edge current unit and a current-voltage converter. The rising-edge current unit provides a rising-edge output current that sequentially increases or decreases in synchronization with rising edges of a clock signal. The falling-edge current unit provides a falling-edge output current that sequentially increases or decreases in synchronization with falling edges of the clock signal. The current-voltage converter outputs a ramp voltage by converting a summed current of the rising-edge output current and the falling-edge output current. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375859 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR - Each of pixels in a pixel array includes a photoelectric converter and a readout circuit which outputs a signal in accordance with charges generated in the photoelectric converter. The readout circuit includes a group of transistors which are disposed so as to form a current path fed by a current source. The readout circuit of a pixel in a first line in the array and the readout circuit of a pixel in a second line in the array are disposed between the photoelectric converter of the pixel in the first line and the photoelectric converter of the pixel in the second line. Directions of currents respectively flowing through the group of transistors in the readout circuit of the pixel in the first line and the plurality of transistors in the readout circuit of the pixel in the second line are the same. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375860 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing device including an image obtaining unit configured to obtain an image including a plurality of objects, and a display control unit configured to, after an operation has been performed on a first object of the plurality of objects, control identification information associated with a second object, the identification information indicating the second object. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375861 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image generating method of an image generating apparatus is provided. The method includes displaying a live view image on a screen of an image generating apparatus, comparing a shutter speed with a frame rate of the live view image when there is a command to image a still image during the displaying of the live view image, adding current frame data of the live view image to next frame data of the live view image to generate added next frame data when the shutter speed is smaller than the frame rate of the live view image, and reading out the added next frame data of the live view image to generate the still image. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375862 | METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for photographing an object. One or more shooting modes are selected and a photograph is taken in accordance with the one or more selected shooting modes. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375863 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING IMAGES - An example device includes at least one camera and a touchscreen user interface including thumbnail images for a plurality of stored pictures and a first button for a communication operation for sending a picture corresponding to a selected thumbnail image to another device. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375864 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER - An imaging device comprising: a first optical system formed by combining an optical system from an imaging lens to an image pickup element where a subject image is formed and an optical system from a display device where an electronic image of a subject representing an image formed at the image pickup element is displayed to an ocular unit of a finder; a second optical system which guides an optical image of the subject to the ocular unit; and a correcting device which performs, based on distortion aberration information about the first optical system and distortion aberration about the second optical system, distortion aberration correction so that distortion aberration equal to distortion aberration of the second optical system occurs in an electronic image of the subject and causes the electronic image to be displayed on the display device. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375865 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SUPER RESOLVE A USER-SELECTED REGION OF INTEREST - Systems, devices, and methods are described for efficiently super resolving a portion of an image. One embodiment involves capturing, using a camera module of a device, at least one image of a scene, and creating a higher resolution image of a user-selected region of interest. The super resolution of the region of interest may be performed by matching a high resolution grid with a grid that is at the resolution of a device camera, populating the high resolution grid with information from an image from the camera, and then populating the remaining points of the grid that are not yet populated. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375866 | Integrated Lens Stack - Disclosed is an integrated lens stack manufactured by dicing a wafer. The integrated lens stack includes an image sensor, at least one lens modules located on the image sensor. Each of the lens modules has a top lens, a bottom lens, and a middle lens between the top lens and the bottom lens, the bottom lens including a first active area and a second active area opposite to the second active area for collecting light, respectively. A chamber is formed between the middle lens and the bottom lens and is a closed room. An area of the first active area is sufficiently smaller than an area of the second active area. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375867 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING TRANSMITTANCE OF TRANSMITTANCE CHANGING MEMBER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus that is capable of reducing changes in characteristics of a transmittance changing member. The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device, an optical unit for forming an object image on the image pickup device, and a physical stop that is provided between the optical unit and the image pickup device and is capable of changing a transmittance thereof with which incident light is transmitted therethrough. A reduced light amount by the physical stop is calculated. The transmittance of the physical stop is controlled using the calculated reduced light amount such that a change in characteristics of the physical stop beyond an acceptable level is not caused by heat generated by absorption of light incident from the optical unit by the physical stop. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375868 | LENS APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS AND CAMERA - The lens apparatus allows adjustment of lens tilt due to component variation caused by tolerance. The lens barrel includes a straight guiding barrel having a straight groove portion, a cam barrel having a cam groove portion, a straight movable barrel disposed outside the straight guiding and cam barrels, holding a lens and being movable in an optical axis direction by a relative movement of the straight guiding and cam barrels. A cam follower includes first and second cylindrical portions that respectively engage with the straight groove and cam groove portions. The first and second cylindrical portions have central axes decentered from each other. The cam follower includes an operation portion allowing rotational operation of the first and second cylindrical portions from outside of the straight movable barrel. A connecting member connects the cam follower and the straight movable barrel with each other. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375869 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that photographs an object through a lens; a memory unit that stores images captured by the imaging unit; an adjusting unit that adjusts a position of the lens, based on a value that is obtained from each of the images captured by the imaging unit and that represents an extent of focusing by the lens; a calculating unit that calculates a local maximum value of the value, based on temporal changes of the value that is obtained from each of the images successively captured by the imaging unit and that represents the extent of focusing by the lens; and a selecting unit that selects an image from among the images stored in the memory unit, based on differences of the local maximum value and the value obtained from each of the images and representing the extent of focusing by the lens. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375870 | Zoom Lens and Image Pickup Apparatus Using the Same - A zoom lens includes in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a third lens unit having a negative refractive power. At the time of zooming, distances between the lens units change, and a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit at a telephoto end is shorter than a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit at a wide angle end, and an aperture stop is disposed on an image side of an image-side surface of the first lens unit, and on an object side of an image-side surface of the second lens unit, and the zoom lens satisfies the conditional expressions. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375871 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT - An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging section having a focusing function, the imaging section being configured to generate a shooting image based on a subject and to output the generated shooting image; a calculation section configured to calculate a variation amount of focus level of the shooting image generated by the imaging section; and a display control section configured to allow a shooting image screen based on the shooting image and to allow information in accordance with the variation amount of the focus level calculated by the calculation section to be displayed on a display section. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375872 | AUTO-FOCUSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - An auto-focusing device including: an imaging unit which generates image data of a subject image; an optical system which includes a focus lens; a lens driver which drives the focus lens; a lens position detector which detects a position of the focus lens; a region detector which detects a predetermined region of the subject image; an evaluation value calculating unit which calculates an AF evaluation value; a movement determining unit which determines whether a subject is moving closer or away based on whether the predetermined region has been enlarged or reduced from the region before; and a lens controller which controls the lens driver, wherein the lens controller controls a moving direction and a moving speed of the focus lens in an autofocus operation based on a determination result of the movement determining unit, the AF evaluation value, and a position detection result for the focus lens. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375873 | OPTICAL DEVICE - An optical device includes a base; an image sensing element disposed on the base; a focusing motor connected to a frame and mounted on the base by the frame; a barrel adjacent to the base, wherein the focusing motor and the frame are disposed within the barrel; and a first lens group disposed within the barrel, having at least one first lens and connecting to the focusing motor. In operation, the focusing motor drives the first lens group to approach or move away from the image sensing element so that the light is focused on the image sensing element via the first lens group. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375874 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a first unit, a second unit held by the first unit, and a third unit held by the first unit via the second unit. The first unit has a first rotation regulating portion that regulates the rotation of the second unit in a first direction, a second rotation regulating portion that regulates the rotation of the third unit in the first direction, and a third rotation regulating portion that regulates the rotation of the second unit and the third unit in a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375875 | CAMERA MODULE - Disclosed is a camera module. The camera module includes: a lens barrel disposed in a housing to receive a lens assembly; an elastic member in at least one of the housing and the lens barrel; a driving unit moving the lens barrel relative to the housing; and a sensor unit fixed to the housing. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375876 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes an image sensor IC, a resin multilayer board including thermoplastic resin layers stacked in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a light receiving surface of the image sensor IC, a mounting electrode which is stacked on the thermoplastic resin layer and on which the image sensor IC is mounted, and a via-hole conductor electrically connected to the mounting electrode. The resin multilayer board includes a flat plate portion including a surface on which the mounting electrode is mounted, and a rigid portion including a greater number of thermoplastic resin layers than that of the flat plate portion, and the via-hole conductor is arranged in the flat plate portion so as to avoid the thermoplastic resin layer on which the mounting electrode is stacked. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375877 | CAMERA PROTECTION MODULE FOR PORTABLE DEVICE CASE - A mobile device case defining an aperture and a camera protection module within the aperture. The camera protection module may be a separate element from the case shell or may be formed as an integral part of shell. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375878 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM, VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS, VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video output device includes a first resolution converter and a first determination module. The first determination module is configured to determine whether a first level indicating the performance of resolution conversion processing of the first resolution converter is higher than a second level. The first resolution converter is configured to convert video data with a first resolution into one with a second resolution when the first level is higher than the second level. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375879 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING CONTENT IN MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for converting content by a terminal in a multimedia system are provided. The method includes acquiring reference information for converting a first content based on a Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) transport stream to a second content based on a media file format and converting the first content to the second content using the reference information. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375880 | VIDEO DISPLAY CORRECTION TO PROVIDE ON-AXIS VIEW AT AN OFF-AXIS ANGLE - Embodiments describe methods, apparatus and systems to provide video display correction to provide an on-axis view at an off-axis angle so that the display surface displays a rectangular video image. For instance, a device may receive a stream of video data to be displayed on a display surface of a display, the video data having a first rectangular aspect ratio to be viewed from an on-axis location with respect to the display surface. The device may also receive a user selection of an off-axis viewing angle with respect to the display surface. The device may then correct the first rectangular aspect ratio to a second, non-rectangular aspect ratio based on the off-axis viewing angle, so that from the off-axis angle, the display surface appears to display a rectangular video image. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375881 | Method of Converting a Video File to a Graphics Interchange Format Image Using Same Palette Table for Consecutive Frames - A method of converting a video file to a Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) image includes converting a plurality of frames of a video file into corresponding frames of a GIF image, creating a first palette table for defining colors in each frame of a first set of consecutive frames of the GIF image, and creating a second palette table for defining colors in each frame of a second set of consecutive frames of the GIF image, wherein the first palette table is not equal to the second palette table and each frame in the first set of consecutive frames is distinct from each frame in the second set of consecutive frames. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375882 | PROCESSING VIDEO STREAMS - A method of creating a video stream is provided. The method includes receiving into non-transitory memory first and second video streams. The first video stream is different from the second video stream. Each video stream includes a series of video images each having a plurality of pixels. Each pixel has a luminance component and two chrominance components. The method includes converting, using a computing processor, the luminance component of a first pixel in a first image of the first video stream into an opacity component. The method also includes combining, using the computing processor, the opacity component of the first pixel and color components of a second pixel into an output pixel. Finally, the method includes outputting an output video stream comprising the output pixel. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375883 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Alternate Audio Sources - Audio and video signals are synchronized for pleasing presentation of content. As content is streamed to a device, an audio portion may lag or lead a video portion. Spoken words, for example, are out of synch with the lip movements. Video time stamps are synchronized to audio time stamps to ensure streaming content is pleasing. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375884 | MOUNTING SYSTEMS FOR DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYERS - Mounting systems can allow users to couple a digital media player to a display screen. Some mount embodiments position the digital media player under the display screen. In several embodiments, the digital media player is positioned approximately horizontally such that the digital media player is oriented approximately parallel to the floor of the room while an arm supports the digital media player under the display screen. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375885 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-PERSPECTIVE VIDEO DISPLAY - Methods and systems for providing a multi-perspective video display are presented. In one example, a program of visual content that includes a plurality of visual perspectives is received. A first one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed on a display device, and a second one of the plurality of visual perspectives is displayed on the display device during the displaying of the first one of the plurality of visual perspectives. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375886 | AUTOMATIC FACE DISCOVERY AND RECOGNITION FOR VIDEO CONTENT ANALYSIS - Systems and methods are provided for automatically classifying videos based on faces discovered in the videos, wherein the discovered faces are not known to be associated with a particular category of videos. The detected face is compared to a set of unknown faces to generate a cluster of unknown faces that each match with the detected face. A set of categorized videos is identified based on the cluster of unknown faces. One or more categories are assigned to the video based on categories from the set of categorized videos so that the video can be automatically classified based on the detected face even though the detected face is not associated with a known person. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375887 | METHOD FOR COMBINING DATA SIGNALS AND VIDEO SIGNALS FOR TRANSMISSION TO VIDEO DISPLAY UNITS - A method capable of combining data signals and video signals for transmission to a video display unit. The method comprises the steps of generating a data signal, transmitting the data signal to an apparatus, receiving the data signal at the apparatus, receiving a video/audio signal at the apparatus, combining the video/audio signal with the data signal to form a single combined signal, and displaying the combined signal on a video display unit. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375888 | VIDEOLENS MEDIA ENGINE - A system, method, and computer program product for automatically analyzing multimedia data are disclosed. Embodiments receive multimedia data, detect portions having specified features, and output a corresponding subset of the multimedia data. Content features from downloaded or streaming movies or video clips are identified as a human probably would do, but in essentially real time. Embodiments then generate an index or menu based on individual consumer preferences. Consumers can peruse the index, or produce customized trailers, or edit and tag content with metadata as desired. The tool can categorize and cluster content by feature, to assemble a library of scenes or scene clusters according to user-selected criteria. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375889 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING TRANSPORT STREAM - Disclosed herein is a method of switching a transport stream. The method comprises receiving a plurality of different input streams, receiving a switching command for a first input stream that belongs to the plurality of input streams and that is now output, searching for an out-point of the first input stream and an in-point of a second input stream that is newly output, in response to the switching command, inserting a virtual P picture stream between the out-point and the in-point, and performing switching from the first input stream into the second input stream based on the out-point and the in-point. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375890 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A transmitting apparatus is provided. The transmitting apparatus includes: a frame generator configured to generate a first frame provided for a fixed terminal and a second frame provided for a mobile terminal, the second frame including common service data commonly provided for the fixed terminal and the mobile terminal; an information inserting unit configured to insert access information on the common service data into a signaling area of the first frame; and a transmitter configured to transmit the first and second frames. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375891 | DISPLAY DEVICE, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER DEVICE - A display device | 2014-12-25 |
20140375892 | RECEIVING AUDIO/VIDEO CONTENT - An audio/video content receiver for receiving and decoding audio/video data signals modulated onto transmission channels, at least one transmission channel carrying non-viewing information includes: a tuner arrangement capable of concurrently tuning to two or more transmission channels; a multiplexer configured to generate a composite data signal from received audio/video signals relating to required programs for decoding; a content decoder capable of concurrently decoding two or more audio/video programs from the composite data signal; a detector configured to detect whether one or more of the transmission channels tuned by the tuner arrangement are not currently in use in respect of providing a program for decoding; a controller, responsive to a detection that a transmission channel is not currently in use, for controlling the tuner to tune that channel to a transmission channel carrying non-viewing information; and a non-viewing information decoder for decoding the received non-viewing information. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375893 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and a control method thereof are disclosed, the electronic device including: an operation implementation unit conducting a predetermined operation; a first main controller controlling the operation of the operation implementation unit; an input reception unit receiving an input signal; a second main controller processing the input signal and being in the power saving state in the standby mode; and a subcontroller controlling the second main controller to process the input signal when the input signal is received in the standby mode, wherein the second main controller processes the received input signal according to control of the subcontroller, controls the first main controller to operate in the normal mode when the input signal corresponds to entering the normal mode, and returns to the power saving state in the standby mode when the input signal does not correspond to entering the normal mode. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375894 | VIDEO CHANNEL CHANGE SYSTEM - A video channel change system may include one or more processors and a memory. The one or more processors may receive first packets including first video frames associated with a first video channel and second packets including second video frames associated with a second video channel. The one or more processors may decode the first packets and display the first video frames while buffering, in a buffer, the second packets. The one or more processors may determine that a packet of the second packets includes a random access point without decoding the packet, discard the second packets from the buffer that were received prior to the packet, buffer additional second packets received subsequent to the packet, and decode the second packets stored in the buffer and display the second video frames included therein, in response to a request to change from the first video channel to the second video channel. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375895 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, TELEVISION DEVICE, AND GUI INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD | 2014-12-25 |
20140375896 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MEDIA PRESENTATION DEVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a remote controller adapted to present a graphical user interface (GUI) with a first portion for selecting one or more set-top boxes (STBs) and one or more user accounts, and with a second portion corresponding to a console comprising a plurality of selectable icons, disable access to at least a portion of the plurality of selectable icons of the console, detect a selection of one of the STBs, detect a selection of one of the user accounts, establish a communication session with the selected STB, and enable access to the plurality of selectable icons of the console to manage operations of the selected STB. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375897 | LIGHTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION DEVICE - A backlight | 2014-12-25 |
20140375898 | SCANNING MIRROR AND SCANNING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A scanning mirror includes a mirror unit configured to reflect a laser beam, a supporter configured to cause the mirror unit to rotate and oscillate, and an oscillation sensor configured to output a monitor signal indicating oscillation of the mirror unit. A photodetector detects an intensity of the laser beam. When a value of the monitor signal falls out of a predetermined range of a normal operation and a value of the intensity detected by the photodetector fails to decrease, a breaking signal for causing the supporter to oscillate more than a breaking limit angle of the supporter is input. This scanning mirror and an image projection device using this scanning mirror can display an image at sufficient brightness safely. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375899 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION DEVICE - A display device | 2014-12-25 |
20140375900 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device | 2014-12-25 |
20140375901 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND CASE HAVING ADJUSTABLE SHADE - A handheld computing device is disclosed. The handheld computing device may have a frame, and a video screen supported within the frame. The handheld computing device may also have a shade operatively connected to the frame and adjustable to block light from the video screen. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375902 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR HAVING OBLIQUE ELECTRODE MATRIX - Electrode matrices for capacitive touch-sensing are provided. An electrode matrix may include a plurality of column conductors having a first end and a second end formed along a central longitudinal axis. The column conductor may further include a column zigzag structure extending between the first end and the second end. The electrode matrix may further include a plurality of row conductors having a first end and a second end formed along a lateral axis. The row conductor may further include a row zigzag structure extending between the first end and second end. The zigzag structure of each of the plurality of column conductors may cross the zigzag structure of each of the plurality of row conductors in respective crossing regions that are formed at an intersection of the longitudinal axis of each column conductor and lateral axis of each row conductor. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375903 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR HAVING PSEUDO JUMPERS - Electrode matrices for capacitive touch-sensing are provided. An electrode matrix may include a plurality of electrodes separated by gaps. Each electrode may include a plurality of spaced apart conductors electrically connected at opposed ends by respective tie structures. The conductors of each electrode may be electrically bridged at intervals by a plurality of jumpers. The electrode matrix may further include a plurality of pseudo jumpers positioned within the gaps and configured to be non-conductive across their entire lengths. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375904 | Touch Panel And Manufacturing Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a touch panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The method comprises steps of providing a base having a substrate, a buffering layer and a transparent conductive layer, forming multiple first pad strings, multiple second pads and an isolated pad by etching the transparent conductive layer, forming a shading layer on the isolated pad and then sequentially forming insulating layers, wire bridges, signal wires and cover pieces to complete the touch panel. The method of the invention is simplified, such that the production capacity is increased. The step of forming the shading layer is after the step of forming the first pad strings and the second pads, such that the shading layer would not be charred in the step of forming first pad strings and the second pads. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375905 | 2D/3D SWITCHABLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A 2D/3D switchable display device including a display panel and a switch unit is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a display unit located between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the display unit is located above the first surface. The switch unit located on the second surface includes a third substrate, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer and a switchable medium layer between the first and second electrode layers. The second electrode layer is located on the second surface, the first electrode layer is located on the third substrate, and the switchable medium layer and the third substrate are respectively located on two opposite surfaces of the first electrode layer. A manufacturing method of a 2D/3D switchable display device is also provided. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375906 | TOUCH-SENSING LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A touch-sensing liquid crystal panel and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The touch-sensing liquid crystal panel includes a color filter substrate and a transistor substrate. In the fabrication method, at first, a first glass substrate is provided. Thereafter, a sensing matrix is formed on a first surface of the first glass substrate at a baking temperature. The sensing matrix is formed from indium tin oxide (ITO), and a sheet resistance of the sensing matrix is equal to or less than 30 ohm/square. Then, color filters and a common electrode are disposed on a second surface of the first glass substrate to form a color filter substrate, wherein the second surface is opposite to the first surface. Thereafter, the transistor substrate is provided and combined with the color filter substrate. Thereafter, a slimming process is performed to slim a second glass substrate of the transistor substrate. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375907 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS - A touch display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a touch electrode unit and at least one conducting unit. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The second substrate has a conductive pattern layer. The touch electrode unit is disposed on one side of the first substrate which is away from the second substrate. One end of the conducting unit is connected to the touch electrode unit, and the other end of the conducting unit is connected to the conductive pattern layer of the second substrate. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375908 | TOUCH PAD WITH FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE - A touch sensor device is provided that uses a flexible circuit substrate to provide an improved input device. Specifically, the present invention uses a touch sensor controller affixed to the flexible circuit substrate, which is coupled to a sensor component to provide a flexible, reliable and cost effective touch sensor suitable for a wide variety of applications. In one embodiment the touch sensor uses a flexible circuit substrate that provides relatively high temperature resistance. This allows the touch sensor controller to be affixed using reliable techniques, such as various types of soldering. The sensor component can comprise a relatively low-temperature-resistant substrate that can provide a cost effective solution. Taken together, this embodiment of the touch sensor provides reliability and flexibility at relatively low cost. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375909 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH PANEL - A configuration of a touch panel having a terminal structure that enables stable connection between lines and terminals is obtained. A touch panel includes: an insulating substrate ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140375910 | TOUCH-PANEL SUBSTRATE - On a resin substrate ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140375911 | IN-CELL TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL STRUCTURE USING CONDUCTIVE WIRES TO CONNECT WITH SENSING ELECTRODES - An in-cell touch display panel structure includes upper and lower substrates configured therebetween a display material layer, a black matrix sensing electrode layer, a sensing electrode trace layer, and an insulation layer. The black matrix sensing electrode layer is composed of a plurality of opaque conductor lines, which are patterned to form a plurality of sensing electrodes. The sensing electrode trace layer is composed of a plurality of trace conductor lines. The insulation layer is disposed between the sensing electrode trace layer and the black matrix sensing electrode layer. Each sensing electrode is connected with at least one trace conductor line. The plurality of trace conductor lines are disposed at positions corresponding to those of the plurality of opaque conductor lines of the black matrix sensing electrode layer. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375912 | PHOTOSENSITIVE FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CAPACITANCE TYPE INPUT DEVICE, CAPACITANCE TYPE INPUT DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A photosensitive film having a provisional support and a photocurable resin layer, wherein the photocurable resin layer contains a white inorganic pigment, a monomer, a binder and a photopolymerization initiator, the photocurable resin layer has a thickness of from 1 to 40 μm, and the photocurable resin layer has a content of the white inorganic pigment of from 30 to 50% by mass is capable of providing a white decorative layer that is good in brightness, whiteness, reticulation, adhesion, development residue and unevenness, in a high yield. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375913 | LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS, STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal lens includes a plurality of first stripe-shaped electrodes, a plurality of second stripe-shaped electrodes, and a plurality of third stripe-shaped electrodes. Each first stripe-shaped electrode is disposed between any two of the second stripe-shaped electrodes that are adjacent to each other, and each second stripe-shaped electrode and each first stripe-shaped electrode are arranged along a first direction alternately. The third stripe-shaped electrodes are arranged along a second direction sequentially and interlaced with the first stripe-shaped electrodes and the second stripe-shaped electrodes. Any two of the second stripe-shaped electrodes and two opposite sides of each third stripe-shaped electrode perpendicular to the second direction define a lens region. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375914 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - The objective is to provide a stereoscopic display device that can be switched among 2D display mode, 3D display mode and mirror mode. The device includes: a display panel ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140375915 | MULTIPLE GLAZING WITH VARIABLE DIFFUSION BY LIQUID CRYSTALS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A multiple glazing with variable scattering by liquid crystals can have first and second flat float glass sheets held on the edge of their internal faces by a joint made of a given joint material. In some examples, the glazing also includes first and second electrodes and a layer of liquid crystals with an average thickness E between 5 and 15 μm. The thickness of each of the first and second glass sheets may be less than or equal to 6.5 mm and each of the internal faces coated with the first and second electrodes may have a dioptric defect score, expressed in millidioptres, of less than or equal to 2+2E/3, where the thickness E of the liquid crystals is in μm. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375916 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A flexible display panel including a buffer layer, an active element, a pad, a display device and a signal transmission circuit is provided. The active element is located on the buffer layer. The pad is located in the buffer layer and is electrically connected to the active element. The display device is located on the active element and is electrically connected to the active element, in which the display device includes a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode and a display medium layer located therebetween. The active element and the signal transmission circuit are respectively located at a first surface and a second surface of the buffer layer, the second surface is opposite to the first surface, and the signal transmission circuit is electrically connected to the active element via the pad. A manufacturing method of a flexible display panel is also provided. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375917 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: first and second gate lines disposed on the first substrate and which respectively transmit first and second gate signals; first, second and third data lines disposed on the first substrate; a first switching element connected to the first gate line and the first data line; a second switching element connected to the first gate line and the second data line; a third switching element connected to the second gate line and the second data line; a fourth switching element connected to the second gate line and the third data line; first and second pixel electrodes respectively connected to the first and second switching and which form a first liquid crystal capacitor; and third and fourth pixel electrodes respectively connected to the third and fourth switching elements and which form a second liquid crystal capacitor. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375918 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention has an object of providing a liquid crystal display device having a high transmittance or a high viewing angle characteristic. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes a pixel electrode ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140375919 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE RESISTANCE - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and liquid crystal. The first substrate includes pixel electrodes, a peripheral circuit and a dummy wiring. The peripheral circuit and the dummy wiring are provided outside a pixel area in which the pixel electrodes are arranged. The second substrate is opposed to the first substrate through the liquid crystal. The second substrate includes a translucent conductive film that is provided on an opposite side of the second substrate to a side where the liquid crystal is present. The dummy wiring is located on an outer peripheral side of the substrates than the peripheral circuit and is provided independently of the peripheral circuit in terms of circuit. The dummy wiring is grounded outside the first substrate. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375920 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display device includes a substrate, gate lines extended in a first direction on the substrate, data lines extended in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction on the substrate, and pixels connected to the gate and data lines. Each pixel includes a transistor having one end connected to a data line, and a gate electrode connected to a corresponding gate line, a liquid crystal layer disposed in a tunnel-shaped cavity, first and second electrodes for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer. The first electrode of each pixel is connected to another end of the transistor, a second electrode of each pixel overlaps the first electrode of one of its adjacent pixels, and the first electrode of each pixel overlaps a second electrode of another one of its adjacent pixels. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375921 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE - An active matrix substrate ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140375922 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Disclosed is an LCD device that includes a plurality of horizontal gate lines provided in a horizontal direction in a liquid crystal panel, a plurality of data lines and a plurality of vertical gate lines provided in a vertical direction in the liquid crystal panel, and a driving IC connected to the plurality of vertical gate lines to supply a gate driving signal, and connected to the plurality of data lines to supply data voltages. One of the horizontal gate lines is connected to at least two vertical gate lines, and the driving IC supplies the same gate driving signal to the at least two vertical gate lines. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375923 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND THE OUTER FRAME ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A liquid crystal display and an outer frame assembly are disclosed. The outer frame assembly includes a front frame and a back frame. The front frame includes a plurality of inserting portions having clasp portions. The back frame includes a first cover, a second cover and a looking plate between the first cover and the second cover. The first cover, the locking plate, and the second cover respectively includes a plurality of first through holes, a plurality of second through holes, and a plurality of locking recesses. The inserting portions are inserted into the first through boles, the second through holes and the locking recesses. The locking plate is pulled to engage with the clasp portions. The locking plate is positioned so as to fix the front frame and the back frame with respect to each other. The outer frame assembly of the liquid crystal display may be assembled and disassembled in an efficient way. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375924 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display part, a backlight part, and a fixing housing. The backlight part has a light source and a backlight housing in which the light source is located on an inner surface of a side surface portion. The fixed housing has an opening portion exposing a display surface of the display part and fixes the display part and the backlight part to each other. The fixed housing is not in contact with a light-source disposed portion in the side surface portion of the backlight housing, the light-source disposed portion having the light source located thereon. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375925 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION DEVICE - A display device | 2014-12-25 |
20140375926 | VEHICULAR DISPLAY APPARATUS - A vehicular display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display unit and a display plate. The display plate includes a diffusion portion that transmits and diffuses light of a first light source, and a transmission display portion that permits light of a second light source to transmit through and illuminate a prescribed shape portion serving as a status display portion. The liquid crystal display unit provides a liquid crystal display using, as back light, the light diffused by the diffusion portion. The display plate includes a slit in a portion located in between the transmission display portion and the diffusion portion. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375927 | CIRCULAR POLARIZING PLATE HAVING PATTERNED RETARDATION LAYER AND ORGANIC EL DISPLAY ELEMENT HAVING SAID CIRCULAR POLARIZING PLATE - An image display device in which an image display panel, at least one patterned retardation layer and a polarization element layer are arranged in this order, and the patterned retardation layer includes first retardation regions and second retardation regions which are alternately arranged in a stripe-like form and in which at least one of an in-plane slow axis direction and a retardation is different from each other. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375928 | OPTICAL FILM AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An optical film includes a first optical layer and a second optical layer. The first optical layer is disposed above the second optical layer. The second optical layer is a composite material layer, which includes a base material and a doping layer disposed in the base material. The optical film recycles an exterior light source and improves the utilization rate of the light source. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375929 | LIGHT MANAGEMENT FILM - Example light management films including a plurality of tapered protrusions are described. In many embodiments, a film includes a reflective polarizer layer and a plurality of tapered protrusions disposed on and tapering away from the reflective polarizer layer. At least one tapered protrusion in the plurality of tapered protrusions has a first lateral cross-section at a first location along a height of the tapered protrusion and a second lateral cross-section at a second location along the height of the tapered protrusion. The first cross-section has a first shape and the second cross-section has a different second shape. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375930 | Driver for Driving LED Backlight Source, LED Backlight Source and LCD Device - A driver for driving an LED backlight source is disclosed. The driver includes a boost converter for boosting inputted DC voltage and outputting boosted DC voltage to an LED series circuit having LEDs connected and a resistor in series, a feedback circuit for feeding back voltage across the resistor to a backlight driving circuit, and a control switch controlled by output of the backlight driving circuit depending on feedback voltage of the voltage across the resistor for keeping current flowing through the LED series circuit in a constant current. The driver drives the LED series circuit with a constant current, thereby prolonging lifetime of each LED of the LED series circuit. Furthermore, since a time period which the current flowing through the LED series circuit approaches to constant value is shorter, the driver has advantages over lower power consumption, faster response time and better operating efficiency. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375931 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device may include a substrate, a first roof layer formed of a material, a second roof layer formed of the material and spaced from the substrate, and a subpixel electrode disposed between the substrate and the first roof layer. The display device may further include a common electrode member disposed between the subpixel electrode and the first roof layer. The common electrode member may overlap the first roof layer in a first direction without extending beyond the first roof layer in a second direction. The first direction may be perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. The second direction may be parallel to the surface of the substrate. The display device may further include a liquid crystal set disposed between the subpixel electrode and the common electrode member. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375932 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided are a liquid crystal display apparatus and a light-emitting display apparatus. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, sub-pixels and an array of cylindrical lenses. Each sub-pixel includes an opening section or sections whose total length taken along the first direction at each of positions ranging in the second direction is constant. In each row of the sub-pixels, the opening sections are arranged such that moving average values of positions of a center of gravity of the opening sections fluctuate within a predetermined range, where the moving average values are calculated by obtaining positions of the center of gravity of the opening sections taken along the first direction at plural positions ranging in the second direction and by averaging the obtained positions within a spot width of the cylindrical lenses for each of the positions ranging in the second direction. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375933 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a display panel, a polarizing plate, and a patterned retarder. The display panel includes a first substrate including a signal line and a pixel. A second substrate faces the first substrate. An image display device is disposed between the first and second substrates. The first substrate is disposed in a position to which external light is incident. The polarizing plate is disposed above the first substrate of the display panel. The patterned retarder is disposed between the polarizing plate and the signal line. The patterned retarder retards the external light such that the external light reflected by the signal line does not pass through the polarizing plate. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375934 | MULTI-BLOCK COPOLYMER - Provided are a multi-block copolymer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, a method of preparing a multi-block copolymer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display device. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition including the multi-block copolymer may have excellent durability regardless of a temperature and/or humidity. In addition, the method of preparing a multi-block copolymer may prepare a multi-block copolymer increased in molecular weight which is structurally controlled with a simple process using a compound containing at least two halogen atoms. Accordingly, when included in a pressure-sensitive adhesive resin, the multi-block copolymer may have excellent cohesive strength in the resin, and a network structure during curing, and thus, when applied to a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, the multi-block copolymer may be usefully applied to an optical member due to excellent durability regardless of a temperature and humidity. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375935 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY ELEMENT HAVING OPTICAL STACK - An organic EL display device includes at least a polarizer layer, a λ/2 plate, a λ/4 plate and an organic EL panel in this order, and an in-plane retardation Re2(550) of the λ/4 plate at 550 nm satisfies 115≦Re2(550)≦155, and an in-plane retardation Re1(550) of the λ/2 plate at 550 nm satisfies Re1(550)=2×Re2(550)±50 nm. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375936 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A curved display device includes a thin film transistor display unit including a first insulation substrate; a common electrode display unit disposed opposite to the thin film transistor display unit and including a second insulation substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the thin film transistor display unit and the common electrode display unit; and a plurality of color filters disposed on the first insulation substrate or the second insulation substrate, where each color filter includes an overlapping compensation region, which overlaps an adjacent color filter, and a non-overlapping region, which does not overlap the adjacent color filter, the overlapping compensation region defines a stepped region having a step height with the non-overlapping region. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375937 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a plurality of pixel areas and a thin film transistor disposed on a substrate. A first light blocking member is disposed on the thin film transistor, and a contact hole is disposed in the first light blocking member to expose a portion of the thin film transistor. A pixel electrode is disposed on the first light blocking member, and connected with the thin film transistor through the contact hole. A second light blocking member is disposed on the pixel electrode overlapping with the contact hole. A roof layer is disposed spaced apart from the pixel electrode with a microcavity interposed therebetween. An injection hole is disposed below the roof layer to expose a portion of the microcavity, and a liquid crystal layer is disposed in the microcavity. An encapsulation layer is disposed on the roof layer covering the injection hole so as to seal the microcavity. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375938 | ULTRA-THIN DISPLAY ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED TOUCH FUNCTIONALITY - Methods for manufacturing an ultra-thin display assembly with integrated touch functionality may include edge bonding a laminate layer to a backlight portion of an LCD module. A display portion of the LCD module may be direct bonded to a cover glass including a transparent conductive electrode layer. The cover glass may be manufactured from a large glass sheet and may have an edge polymer deposited on edges of the cover glass, a conductive polymer layer over the transparent conductive electrode layer, and a smart polymer at the edges of the cover glass. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375939 | Alignment Film, A Method of Fabricating The Same, and A Liquid Crystal Display Using The Same - The present invention relates a technique of liquid crystal display, especially to an alignment film applied to a substrate of a liquid crystal display. The alignment film includes a plurality of alignment molecules formed by polymerizing monomers having at least a photosensitive group, and has formula e as | 2014-12-25 |
20140375940 | Alignment Film, A Method of Fabricating The Same, And A Liquid Crystal Display Using The Same - The present invention relates a technique of liquid crystal display, especially to an alignment film applied to a substrate of a liquid crystal display. The alignment film includes a plurality of alignment molecules including polyamic acid and/or polyimide and a plurality of photo-sensitive molecules including terphenyl and/or substituted terphenyl, wherein a mass ratio of the plurality of alignment molecules to the plurality of photo-sensitive molecules is 3˜7%:0.0002˜2%. The present invention further provides a method of fabricating the alignment film and a liquid crystal display using the same. Due to the photosensitive group of the monomers, the plurality of alignment molecules can be formed with an appropriated rate, and the alignment film formed thereby has homogeneity. Therefore, the optic quality and overall performance of the liquid crystal display are enhanced. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375941 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH A BASE MATERIAL MADE OF PLASTIC - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate which sandwiches a liquid crystal between itself and the first substrate, wherein the first substrate has thin film transistors and a wiring connection portion in which are formed terminals connected to the thin film transistors, a wiring substrate connected to the terminals is disposed in the wiring connection portion, the second substrate is a plastic substrate, and has an adhesive layer and an inorganic insulating layer formed on top of the adhesive layer, and the adhesive layer covers the wiring connection portion and one portion of the wiring substrate. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375942 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - A liquid crystal display comprises two parallel spaced substrates and a liquid crystal layer with negative dielectric anisotropy interposed between the substrates. The ratio d/p, the cell gap d between the substrates to the pitch p of the liquid crystal layer, is equal to or less than 0.3, and the retardation value Δn*d may be in the range of 0.25-0.4. In absence of electric field, the liquid crystal molecules are arranged vertically to the substrates, and when the sufficient electric field is applied, the liquid crystal molecules are parallel to the substrates and twisted by 90° from one substrate to the other. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375943 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOUNDS AND THE USE THEREOF IN LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to liquid-crystal (LC) media comprising them, and to the use of the polymerizable compounds and LC media for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PSA (“polymer sustained alignment”) type. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375944 | SIDE SHIELD FIXING STRUCTURE HAVING PIN-DETACHMENT GUIDE MEMBER - Disclosed is a pin-detachment guide member for fixing a side shield which is capable of easily fixing or detaching the side shield to or from glasses. The pin-detachment guide member includes an inserting protrusion ( | 2014-12-25 |
20140375945 | AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE POLARISING LENS - Provided is a polarizing lens which is excellent in terms of impact resistance, outer appearance and prevention of eye strain and which exhibits little variation in color tone and transmittance during formation. The polarizing lens is formed by stretching a polyvinyl alcohol film and dyeing it with a dichroic dye, bonding an aromatic polycarbonate sheet to both surfaces of the film by means of an adhesive layer, and then inserting a polarizing sheet, bent to have a spherical or aspherical surface, into a mold, and injecting aromatic polycarbonate thereto, wherein the area in which the dichroic dye seeps from the surface of the polyvinyl alcohol film is not more than a quarter of the thickness of the polyvinyl alcohol film. | 2014-12-25 |
20140375946 | EYEGLASSES AND FRAMES THEREFOR - A frame for eyeglasses comprising a front frame portion adapted to support lenses and first and second side portions extending from opposing sides of the front frame portion and configured to end at a user's temples so as to be supported by the user's temples when worn, without being supported by the user's ears. | 2014-12-25 |