Abstract: An image display device expresses multiple colors including intermediate colors and an electrophoretic particle making up the image display device includes n-kinds of (n>2) charged particles each having colors and threshold value voltages each being different from one another. A specified period during which a voltage is applied includes a resetting period for applying a resetting voltage, a first, . . . , kth, . . . , nth voltage applying periods and a voltage to be applied includes a resetting voltage, 0V, first voltage (absolute value) to be applied within the first voltage applying period, 0V, kth voltage (absolute value) to be applied within kth voltage applying period, and 0V voltage, nth voltage (absolute value) to be applied within an nth voltage applying period. Relationships: |first applied voltage|>|kth applied voltage|>|nth voltage| and |first applied voltage|<|kth voltage|<|nth voltage| are satisfied.

Abstract: The stereoscopic image display device which displays images corresponding to each of a plurality of viewpoints includes: a stereoscopic image display panel which includes a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged and a light-ray separating module provided on the display panel for separating parallax images from each of the pixels towards a plurality of N-viewpoints (N is a natural number of 2 or larger) according to the layout direction of each of the pixels; an observer position measuring unit which measures an observing position of the observer who is facing the display surface; a relative position calculating unit which calculates a relative position of the observer with respect to the stereoscopic image display panel based on the measurement result; and an image generation processing unit which generates viewpoint image by corresponding to the relative position and outputs the image towards the stereoscopic image display panel.

Abstract: To overcome issues generated due to the light-shield part in a display device which displays different images towards a plurality of viewpoints, and to provide a device for easily synthesizing images to be displayed on a display part. A display controller includes: an image memory which stores viewpoint image data for a plurality of viewpoints; a writing control device which writes the viewpoint image data inputted from outside to the image memory; a parameter storage device which stores parameters showing a positional relation between a lenticular lens and the display part; and a readout control device which reads out the viewpoint image data from the image memory according to a readout order obtained by applying the parameters to a repeating regulation that is determined based on layout of the sub-pixels, number of colors, and layout of the colors, and outputs it to the display module as synthesized image data.

Abstract: To provide a laminating method which achieve high accuracy and high quality in a laminating step of an optical sheet and a display panel. Contact areas between the optical sheet and the sheet holding head are read. At this time, an optical element face of the optical sheet is brought into contact with the sheet holding head, light is irradiated to the contact areas therebetween from a no-optical-element face, and positional information of the optical sheet is read based on the distribution of the reflected light thereof.

Abstract: An image display device is provided which suppresses discomfort “flickering” in a process of renewing a screen to realize multiple gray level displaying including an intermediate color. Electrophoretic particles are made up of n-kinds of charged particles C1, . . . , Ck, . . . , Cn having colors different from one another and threshold voltages to initiate an electrophoresis. Each of charged particles C1, . . . , Ck, . . . , Cn satisfies a relationship characteristic of threshold value voltage of charged particles> . . . >threshold value voltage of charged particle Ck> . . . >threshold value voltage of charged particle Cn. A voltage applying unit, at time of renewing a screen, renews a screen to a next screen having a desired density by a transition of a relative color density of each charged particle to a relative color density of a corresponding intermediate state in order of charged particle C1> . . . >Ck, . . . , Cn for a voltage driving waveform of each charged particle.

Abstract: To overcome issues generated due to the light-shield part in a display device which displays different images towards a plurality of viewpoints, and to provide a device for easily synthesizing images to be displayed on a display part. A display controller includes: an image memory which stores viewpoint image data for a plurality of viewpoints; a writing control device which writes the viewpoint image data inputted from outside to the image memory; a parameter storage device which stores parameters showing a positional relation between a lenticular lens and the display part; and a readout control device which reads out the viewpoint image data from the image memory according to a readout order obtained by applying the parameters to a repeating regulation that is determined based on layout of he sub-pixels, number of colors, and layout of the colors, and outputs it to the display module as synthesized image data.

Abstract: An image display device having improved image retention capability by analyzing the mechanism behind the creation of an unwanted electric field applied to an element after a power supply is turned off, and devising a drive method and so forth for compensating for the same, is provided. Electrophoretic particles contain three types of charged particles, C (cyan), M (magenta), and Y (yellow) that are mutually different in color and threshold voltage for starting electrophoresis. When the threshold voltages of C (cyan), M (magenta) and Y (yellow) are respectively Vth3, Vth2, and Vth3, these satisfy the relationship |Vth3|<|Vth2|<|Vth1|. Further, a voltage application unit applies a voltage (VE) different from a reference potential during the final period of image update period. The voltage (VE) is a compensation voltage that suppresses the movement of charged particles.

Abstract: A subpixel 4S has a parallelogram aperture, which is equivalent upon rotation by 180 degrees in a XY plane and asymmetric about a line R-R? or L-L? parallel to the Y-axis and passing through the center Or or Ol of the subpixel. The subpixels 4S adjacent to each other in the X-axis direction in a unit of display 4U are point-symmetric about the center Ou of the unit of display 4U. The apertures of a right-eye pixel 4R and left eye pixel 4L have the centers Or and Ol around the intersections of the diagonals of their respective parallelograms, respectively. The centers Or and Ol are shifted from a line E-E? to be away from each other in the Y-axis direction.

Abstract: A subpixel is provided with a pixel electrode 4PIX, a pixel thin-film transistor 4TFT, and a charging capacitor electrode CS2. The charging capacitor electrode CS2 is formed in the same layer as a charging capacitor line CS and electrically connected to the charging capacitor line CS. A charging capacitor 4CS is mainly formed between the charging capacitor electrode CS2 and an electrode constituted by a silicon layer 4SI via an insulating film. One of the source and drain electrodes of a pixel thin-film transistor TFT is connected to a data line D via a contact hole 4CONT1 and the other is connected to a pixel electrode 4PIX via a contact hole 4CONT2.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a liquid crystal display element in which a plurality of display units including at least a pixel that displays an image for a first eyepoint and a pixel that displays an image for a second eyepoint are arranged in a matrix shape; an optical unit which distributes light emitted from the pixel that displays the image for the first eyepoint and light emitted from the pixel that displays the image for the second eyepoint in mutually different directions; a first control electrode and a second control electrode disposed on each pixel in the display units; and a plurality of domain regions of which the orientation is controlled by a diagonal electric field or a lateral electric field formed by the first control electrode and the second control electrode and which have different liquid crystal molecule orientation states.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device includes: a display panel in which pixels each constituted with N×N pieces (N is a natural number of 2 or larger) of sub-pixels colored in M (M is a natural number of 1 or larger) primary colors are arranged in matrix; and an optical separation module in which optical elements which distribute exit light from each of the pixels according to parallax images in a first direction and a second direction along layout of the pixels are arranged by being corresponded to each of the pixels. The neighboring sub-pixels within the pixels are of different colors, array pitches of the sub-pixels are uniform in the first and second directions, same numbers of the parallax images are displayed for the first direction and the second direction within the pixels, and numbers of the sub-pixels in different colors within the parallax images are equivalent.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device includes: a display panel on which pixels each constituted with a plurality of sub-pixels formed with electro-optic elements by corresponding to parallax images are arranged in matrix; and an optical module which distributes light emitted from the pixels arranged in the first and second directions to different directions from each other along the first and second directions, respectively. The display panel includes first and second non-control regions which are the regions existing between boundaries of apertures of the sub-pixels where control of electric-optic conversion cannot be done. An intersection part of the first and second non-control regions is disposed on a lattice point that is an intersection point of segments in a unit lattice constituted with lattice lines, and the first or the second non-control region is bent at least once within the unit lattice with respect to the lattice lines.

Abstract: In the display panel (2) of an image display apparatus, a left-eye pixel (4L) and a right-eye pixel (4R) constitute a display unit (4) and have a nearly trapezoidal shape. A sub-pixel has a nearly trapezoidal aperture having upper and lower bases nearly parallel to the X-axis and two oblique sides oblique in directions different from the Y-axis direction. A nearly triangular shielding part is provided at the acute angle part of the nearly trapezoidal shape. The nearly triangular shielding part serves to create a gentle distribution of brightness and luminance of the image display apparatus, whereby 3D moire becomes less visible and 3D crosstalk is reduced.

Abstract: A display apparatus to be inspected includes: a display panel in which pixel groups are arranged; and an optical element for providing image display for N viewpoints (N is a natural number more than one) from the pixel groups. An inspection apparatus includes: a image output device for outputting a test pattern including image signals different in the respective viewpoints to the display apparatus; and an extraction device for extracting the slope and the position of a boundary line segment in an inspection image displayed on the display apparatus. The extraction device detects positional accuracy between the display panel and the optical element on the basis of the slope and the position extracted by the extraction device.

Abstract: To overcome issues generated due to the light-shield part in a display device which displays different images towards a plurality of viewpoints, and to provide a device for easily synthesizing images to be displayed on a display part. A display controller includes: an image memory which stores viewpoint image data for a plurality of viewpoints; a writing control device which writes the viewpoint image data inputted from outside to the image memory; a parameter storage device which stores parameters showing a positional relation between a lenticular lens and the display part; and a readout control device which reads out the viewpoint image data from the image memory according to a readout order obtained by applying the parameters to a repeating regulation that is determined based on layout of the sub-pixels, number of colors, and layout of the colors, and outputs it to the display module as synthesized image data.

Abstract: To provide an image display device of an excellent display quality with which the brightness is not deteriorated in reflective displays, and to provide a portable terminal using the same. Provided is a display device which includes: a plurality of arranged display elements each including at least a pixel for displaying a first-viewpoint image and a pixel for displaying a second-viewpoint image, each of the pixels having a transmissive display area for transmitting light and a reflective display area for reflecting external light; and an optical device for distributing light emitted from each of the pixels to different directions from each other, wherein the reflective display areas of each of the display elements are arranged asymmetrically with respect to an axis that is perpendicular to an image distributing direction.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a functional element substrate to which a pixel is formed in a predetermined cycle; an opposed substrate formed on the functional element substrate; and an optical device arranged on the opposed substrate, which includes a transparent layer and an optical absorption layer arranged in a cycle of 1/n (n is an integer number) of the cycle of arranging the pixel, and restricts spread of transmitted light.

Abstract: Provided is a stereoscopic image display device and the like with which the issues of a CT-image and pseudoscopic view by the 3D crosstalk can be overcome so that a sense of discomfort is not felt by the observer even when the observing position of the observer is shifted without giving a sense of discomfort by a drastic change in the parallax value, in which an image processing unit includes: a relative position calculating unit which calculates a relative position of a stereoscopic display panel with respect to the measured observing position of the observer; a parallax adjustment amount calculating unit which calculates a parallax adjustment amount suited for stereoscopic image display according to the relative position; and a parallax adjustment processing unit which performs parallax adjustment processing on image data according to the parallax adjustment amount.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device, with which the influence of a CT-image by the 3D crosstalk is lightened so that a sense of discomfort is not felt by the observer even when the observing position of the observer is shifted, includes an image processing unit including: a relative position calculating unit which calculates a relative position of a stereoscopic display panel with respect to the observing position of the observer; an image filter value calculating unit which calculates an image filter value for adjusting an image blurring amount according to the relative position; and an image filtering processing unit which performs image filtering processing on image data according to the image filter value.

Abstract: The stereoscopic image display device includes: an observer position measuring unit which measures the observing position of the observer; an image processing unit which calculates the relative position of the observing position of the observer and the stereoscopic display panel, calculates the luminance adjustment amount suited for stereoscopic image display for the relative position, and performs luminance adjustment processing on the image data according to the luminance adjustment amount; and a stereoscopic display panel unit which projects the image data on which the luminance adjustment processing is performed to the right eye and the left eye of the observer via the stereoscopic display panel.