Abstract: A picture signal processing apparatus includes a motion vector detecting unit for detecting information as to a motion vector of a picture from frames contained in an input picture signal; an interpolation frame producing unit for producing an interpolation frame by employing the motion vector; and a frame stream producing unit for producing a picture signal of a new frame stream by combining the interpolation frame produced with the frames of the input picture signal so as to output the produced picture signal of the new frame stream. When the picture signal processing apparatus performs a converting operation in such a manner that interpolation frames are continued between two frames of the input picture signal, at least one interpolation frame among the interpolation frames is formed as such an interpolation frame formed without employing the motion vector (namely, not depending upon motion of picture).

Abstract: Image processing apparatus and image processing method including an image separation processing section for separating an inputted image signal into a transparent image portion having transparency and a background image by detecting a pixel data common among a plurality of frames within the inputted image signal; a frame interpolator that performs frame interpolation using the separated background image; and a composition processing section for combining the frame-interpolated background image with the separated transparent image portion, wherein the frame interpolation is performed only to the background image so that the influence on the frame interpolation of the transparent image portion is reduced.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus having the cold-warm color producing processing unit for producing the cold-warm color frame, and an interpolation frame producing unit for producing an interpolation frame of the image signal, wherein the interpolation frame producing unit produces the interpolation frame of the image signal, using the cold-warm color frame produced in said cold-warm color producing processing unit.

Abstract: Provided is a frame rate conversion apparatus for inputting a video signal and inserting an interpolation frame into the video signal so as to convert a frame rate of the video signal. The apparatus includes: an input unit for inputting the video signal; a video interpolation unit for generating an interpolation frame and performing an interpolation process of the video signal; and a control unit for controlling the generation process of the interpolation frame by the video interpolation unit. The video interpolation unit performs the interpolation frame generation process by using a plurality of methods, and the control unit controls switching between the plurality of interpolation frame generating methods.

Abstract: An engine lubricating oil supply device (1) according to the present invention is configured such that a connection hole (45) is opened and closed by a ball valve element (53) based on a balance between a biasing force of a shape memory spring (51) which changes in accordance with the temperature of the lubricating oil and a hydraulic pressure of the lubricating oil flowing into a piston chamber (31) such that the lubricating oil flowing into an accommodating space (44) from the connection hole (45) is drained via a second drain oil passage (46), thereby adjusting the degree of opening of a first drain oil passage (34) by causing a piston (35) to slide on the basis of a balance between a biasing force of a valve spring (39) and a pressure differential between an upstream chamber (32) and a downstream chamber (33) which is generated in accordance with a flow of the lubricating oil passing through an orifice (38).

Abstract: An RGB signal from an input terminal is supplied to a triple over-sampling/sub-pixel control processing unit and a brightness signal generating circuit in which a brightness signal is generated. A brightness edge detection/judgment unit detects an edge from this brightness signal, judges the kind of the edge, fetches a coefficient select signal corresponding to the judgment result from a memory and supplies the signal to the control processing unit. A tap coefficient corresponding to this coefficient select signal is set in the control processing unit and a triple over-sampling processing is executed for each of RGB. For edge parts, R and B sub-pixels the timings of which are displaced by ±? pixel from the input R and B sub-pixels and the pixel gravitys of which are displaced by ±? or ±? pixel in accordance with the kind of the edge are generated.

Abstract: A scanning line interpolating apparatus has a scanning line interpolating unit for converting an inputted interlaced scanning picture to a progressive scanning picture by using motion compensation, a motion vector search device that searches for a motion vector for use in the motion compensation, and a control unit for controlling the precision with which the motion vector is searched for. The control unit is adapted to determine the search precision on the basis of a pixel structure of a display device for displaying the progressive scanning picture.

Abstract: A picture display technique carries out an adjustment of image quality of an inputted picture signal in response to a type of the inputted picture signal, e.g., a type of a first picture signal into which a second picture signal, having fewer scanning lines than that of the first picture signal, is converted, and an original type of the first picture signal, and then displays a picture of an adjusted picture signal on a display device. Further, the adjustment of the picture quality may include at least one of hue correction of the inputted picture signal in a certain hue range and chroma correction of the inputted picture signal in a certain chroma range. The adjustment of the picture quality may also include a contour correction of the inputted picture signal.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an active matrix type display device, which is reliable and flexible, is provided. An active matrix type display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a first substrate, which is flexible; a thin glass layer provided on the first substrate via an adhesion layer, and having projections and depressions on a surface thereof opposing to the first substrate, the projections and depressions having rounded tips and bottoms; active elements provided on the thin glass layer, each active element corresponding to a pixel; a display provided above the thin glass layer, and driven by the active elements to display an image pixel by pixel; and a second substrate provided on the display, and having an opposing electrode formed thereon.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an active matrix type display device, which is reliable and flexible, is provided. An active matrix type display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a first substrate, which is flexible; a thin glass layer provided on the first substrate via an adhesion layer, and having projections and depressions on a surface thereof opposing to the first substrate, the projections and depressions having rounded tips and bottoms; active elements provided on the thin glass layer, each active element corresponding to a pixel; a display provided above the thin glass layer, and driven by the active elements to display an image pixel by pixel; and a second substrate provided on the display, and having an opposing electrode formed thereon.

Abstract: A disclosed technique for adjusting the image quality uses a moving picture for a sample stored in advance on a storage medium. A plurality of sample moving picture images, based on the moving picture for a sample read from the storage medium, having different image quality relative to each other are displayed on the screen. This technique enables confirmation of how the actual image having been subjected to the image quality adjustment would be displayed in an apparatus for displaying a moving image, such as a television receiver, because the sample stored on the storage medium is a moving picture.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus having the cold-warm color producing processing unit for producing the cold-warm color frame, and an interpolation frame producing unit for producing an interpolation frame of the image signal, wherein the interpolation frame producing unit produces the interpolation frame of the image signal, using the cold-warm color frame produced in said cold-warm color producing processing unit.

Abstract: A sub-field lighting image display apparatus according to the present invention improves a dynamic false contour, motion judder, and the like occurring when displaying an image to which frame rate conversion is applied. A frame rate conversion section converts a frame rate for an input image. A motion vector detection section detects motion vector V0 between frames in the input image and finds motion vector V after the frame rate conversion based on the detected motion vector V0. When the frame rate conversion section repeatedly outputs the input image as an interpolation image, a motion vector correction section corrects the motion vector V to V1 using V1=V×?, where 0??<1. A sub-field conversion section converts each frame into luminescent data for multiple sub-fields. A sub-field correction section relocates the luminescent data for the sub-fields using the corrected motion vector V1.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate comprises a substrate, a plurality of adhesion parts provided on the substrate so as to have substantially the same height, and a plurality of active elements provided on the plurality of adhesion parts, respectively, each of the plurality of adhesion parts including a height control member and an adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technique relating to a frame rate conversion which enables display of an image of extended definition by smoothening the movement of the image. Therefore, the invention fixes the direction of interpolation using information on a first frame which appeared before the insertion time of the interpolated frame, a second frame appeared before the first frame, a third frame appeared after the insertion time, and a fourth frame appeared after the third frame, based on the insertion time of the interpolated frame. The interpolated pixel is generated from pixels of the second frame and the third frame located in the direction of interpolation, and generates the interpolated frame. Then, the interpolated frame is inserted into the inputted image signal to convert the frame rate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an active matrix type display device, which is reliable and flexible, is provided. An active matrix type display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a first substrate, which is flexible; a thin glass layer provided on the first substrate via an adhesion layer, and having projections and depressions on a surface thereof opposing to the first substrate, the projections and depressions having rounded tips and bottoms; active elements provided on the thin glass layer, each active element corresponding to a pixel; a display provided above the thin glass layer, and driven by the active elements to display an image pixel by pixel; and a second substrate provided on the display, and having an opposing electrode formed thereon.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an active matrix type display device, which is reliable and flexible, is provided. An active matrix type display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a first substrate, which is flexible; a thin glass layer provided on the first substrate via an adhesion layer, and having projections and depressions on a surface thereof opposing to the first substrate, the projections and depressions having rounded tips and bottoms; active elements provided on the thin glass layer, each active element corresponding to a pixel; a display provided above the thin glass layer, and driven by the active elements to display an image pixel by pixel; and a second substrate provided on the display, and having an opposing electrode formed thereon.

Abstract: A device enabling simultaneous recording and playback allows commercials to retain their advertisement function even if the commercials are skipped over during a playback process. By digital watermarking, CM-substitute data is embedded in program data among video signals broadcasted from a broadcast station. CM-substitute data is to present information such as a particular sponsor name and commodity name on display. The video recording/playback device includes a randomly accessible storage unit and has a simultaneous recording/playback capability. If commercial video is skipped over and is not rendered by playback, the CM-substitute information is superimposed on the rendered video of the program associated with the commercial. Thus, the commercial advertisement function can be retained.