Abstract: An image display apparatus and method are disclosed.

Abstract: An image display apparatus and method. At least one of a left eye image and a right eye image may be formed on a pixel representation unit at a predetermined frame rate. A light, emitted from a backlight module, may be converted into a directional light having at least one direction through synchronization with the predetermined frame rate. The directional light may be guided to the pixel representation unit.

Abstract: A nozzle plate, inkjet printhead with the same and method of manufacturing the same. The nozzle plate includes at least one nozzle and has at least one heater segment disposed adjacent to the nozzle. The heater segment is configured to heat a first fraction of the circumference to a greater degree than a second fraction of the circumference. Heater segments are disposed at intervals around a circumference of the nozzle and are independently operable.

Abstract: A two dimensional/three dimensional (2D/3D) switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus and method to selectively display a 2D image and a 3D image using two displays and a convertible lens. When outputting the 2D image, the 2D/3D switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus may control a first display to output a white image/white light, control a second display to output an image, and control an electrical diffuser lens of the convertible lens to be switched off and the white image to be diffused so as to operate as a backlight. When outputting the 3D image, the 2D/3D switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus may control the first display to output an image, control the second display to be switched off to be in a transparent state, control the electrical diffuser lens of the convertible lens to be switched on to be in the transparent state, and control the lenticular lens to output the 3D image.

Abstract: A two dimensional/three dimensional (2D/3D) switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus and method. The 2D/3D switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus and method may selectively display a 2D image and 3D image using two displays, control a display operated as backlight from among the two displays when displaying the 2D image, and thereby may increase a contrast. Also, the 2D/3D switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus and method may output a 2D object and a 3D background using two displays.

Abstract: Disclosed are a 3D image display apparatus and method. The 3D image display apparatus may adjust a number of viewpoints of a 3D image, distance between viewpoints, and other parameters through varying a display pattern of a viewing zone generating unit and a distance between an image display unit and the viewing zone generating unit. Accordingly, the 3D image display apparatus may effectively express the 3D image suitable for various viewing circumstances.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining an eyesight age, the apparatus including: a storage module to store at least one test image and age-specific response information for the at least one test image; a control module to receive user adjustment information indicating a variation in the at least one test image and to determine an eyesight age of a user based on the user adjustment information and the age-specific response information; and an output module to output the determined eyesight age.

Abstract: A piezoelectric inkjet printhead including a reversible shutter disposed in an ink flow path is disclosed. The inkjet printhead may includes a plurality of ink pressure chambers, a plurality of piezoelectric actuators to provide the plurality of ink pressure chambers with a driving force for ink ejection, an ink manifold to supply the plurality of pressure chambers, a plurality of restrictors disposed in the ink flow path between the manifold and the plurality of pressure chambers, a plurality of ink ejecting nozzles coupled to the plurality of pressure chambers, and a plurality of unidirectional shutters. The shutters may be disposed at respective outlets of the plurality of restrictors and may be adapted to open the restrictor when ink is supplied from the restrictor to the pressure chamber and close the restrictor and restrict or prevent the backflow of ink when ink is ejected from the pressure chamber through the nozzle.

Abstract: A system and method of controlling a switching display is provided. The system for controlling a switching display which embodies a transmitting/transflective/reflective mode, the system including: a display mode setting unit to set a display mode of a switching display according to a condition of an external light; and a twist ball control unit to control an electric signal of a transparent electrode of the switching display according to the set display mode, and to control a plurality of twist balls included in the switching display.

Abstract: An inkjet printhead having a cantilever actuator, the inkjet printhead including a plurality of ink chambers containing ink to be ejected; a manifold containing ink to be supplied to the plurality of ink chambers; a plurality of restrictors supplying ink to the plurality of ink chambers from the manifold; a plurality of nozzles ejecting ink from the plurality of ink chambers; and a plurality of cantilever actuators each installed in each of the plurality of ink chambers and having one fixed end and the other deflectable end, such that pressure for ejection of ink is applied due to the deflection of the other end of the cantilever actuator to the ink inside the ink chamber. The cantilever actuator may be made of a bimorph element, eject ink through the nozzle from the ink chamber, and also prevent backflow of ink from the ink chamber to the restrictor by virtue of the deflection of the other end thereof.

Abstract: A printing apparatus comprising an outer case having a cylindrical inner surface, an inner case inside the outer case and having a cylindrical outer surface facing and spaced by a predetermined distance from the cylindrical inner surface of the outer case; a paper path formed between the inner surface of the outer case and the outer surface of the inner case; a paper feed unit feeding a sheet of paper along the paper path; a printing unit rotatably mounted inside and about a central axis of the inner case; and a rotating unit rotating the printing unit. The length and width of the printing apparatus is less than the length and width of the sheet of paper, thereby providing true compactness and portability without sacrificing print quality. Continuous rotating printing unit provides significant increase in print speed without sacrificing print quality.

Abstract: A light transmission controlling apparatus including: a transparent substrate which has first regions at a predetermined interval, the first regions allowing light to always transmit therethrough; a light screen material and a light transmission material which are independently provided in the transparent substrate and shift between the first regions; and a control unit which controls the shift of the light screen material and the light transmission material.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an electrostatic latent image forming medium, a charge unit charging the surface of the electrostatic latent image forming medium with a predetermined potential, a toner supply unit (TSU) supplying toner to an electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the electrostatic latent image forming medium to develop the electrostatic latent image into a toner image, and a transfer unit transferring the toner image to a print medium, the electrostatic latent image forming medium including a transparent frame member, a light source inside the frame member, an optical shutter array including a plurality of optical shutters, and a photoconductive layer on which the electrostatic latent image is formed using light transmitted through the optical shutter array. A diffuser may surround the light source to diffuse light to maintain the intensity of light reaching the optical shutters at a uniform level.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for generating an image using a multi-channel filter. More particularly, provided are an apparatus and method for generating an image using a multi-channel filter, wherein images input into a plurality of image sensors are allowed to pass through different filters, each of which includes a plurality of channels, and segmented images passed through the filters are combined to produce a desired image. The apparatus includes a filter unit including a plurality of filters having different patterns with respect to a plurality of image channels and filtering images input into the filters, an image sensing unit including a plurality of image sensors sensing images filtered through the plurality of the filters, an interpolation unit calculating image channel values of pixels of the sensed images, and an image combination unit assigning the calculated image channel values to corresponding pixel positions to generate a single desired image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing method and apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes an image capturing unit generating a plurality of images at different visual points and a three-dimensional image processing unit extracting depth information using the plurality of images.

Abstract: A display device that can selectively display 2D and 3D images is provided. The display device includes a backlight unit, a liquid crystal device, and a light control device including two polarizing plates interposed between the backlight and the liquid crystal device each of the polarizing plates having a polarized pattern, and one of the polarizing plates being moveable. Therefore, the display device can selectively display 2D and 3D images by moving one of the polarizing plates parallel to the other polarizing plate, and a width of a light valve can be controlled by the degree of non-alignment of the polarizing plates.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of recovering a high pixel image are provided. The apparatus includes a camera module including a plurality of lenses, and a plurality of sub image sensors corresponding to the plurality of lenses, the plurality of sub image sensors each including a color filter having a single color, an original image generation module receiving a plurality of original color-separated images, an intermediate image generation module rearranging pixel information of pixels at identical positions at the plurality of original color-separated images provided from the original image generation module and generating an intermediate image having a higher resolution than each of the original color-separated images, and a final image generation module performing demosaicing on the intermediate image, performing deblurring on the demosaiced intermediate image, and generating a final image.

Abstract: A character processing apparatus and method, wherein the character processing apparatus includes an eyesight age determination module which determines an eyesight age, and a character transformation module which transforms an input character based on character property information of the input character according to the determined eyesight age.

Abstract: A 2D/3D (two-dimensional/three-dimensional) display including: an image display panel; and a light source which selectively emits light for displaying two-dimensional image and light for displaying three-dimensional image on the image display panel. The image display panel can be a liquid crystal panel, and the light source can be a flat light source having an array of light emitting cells which are turned on and off depending on an applied voltage.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and medium for interpolating multiple channels are provided. The apparatus includes a sensing module which detects a plurality of pixels that are adjacent to a predetermined pixel and comprise a to-be-interpolated channel for the predetermined pixel, and an interpolation module which interpolates the to-be-interpolated channel based on the values of the detected pixels.