Video Display Patents (Class 348/739)
  • Patent number: 8902371
    Abstract: A system and method for television alignment includes: automatically detecting that a television is mounted, wherein the television includes a gyroscope. An orientation of the television is sensed, wherein the gyroscope is operable to perform the sensing. A representation of the orientation is displayed on the television. An acceptable alignment is determined for the television. The acceptable alignment for the television is displayed. There is an indication when the orientation matches the acceptable alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shekhar Halakatti
  • Patent number: 8879003
    Abstract: Various implementations address distortion and quality measurements. Certain implementations relate to distortions resulting in a freeze-with-skip and/or a freeze-without-skip. In one implementation, a pause term provides an indication of distortion associated with a pause arising from not displaying one or more consecutive pictures that are not to be displayed. A motion term provides an indication of distortion associated with a related change in motion. A combined indicator is based on an addition of the pause term and the motion term. In another particular implementation, a first indicator indicates distortion across one or more types of distortive effects that results from not displaying a first set of pictures. A second indicator indicates corresponding distortion with respect to a second set of pictures. The first indicator and the second indicator are combined in a non-linear manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Xiaodong Gu, Debing Liu, Zhibo Chen
  • Patent number: 8880360
    Abstract: A combination mirror and media display device assembly is provided. The combination mirror and media display device includes a mirror platform having a media display device viewing area and a media display device coupled to the mirror platform. The media display device is positioned to display images through the media display device viewing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Electric Mirror, LLC
    Inventors: James V. Mischel, Jr., James V. Mischel, Sr.
  • Patent number: 8878995
    Abstract: An operation method of a display driver includes generating a count value by counting a period of a synchronization signal related to a synchronization packet received from a host, receiving a mode change command from the host, the mode change command indicating a change from a video mode transmitting first image data to a display by bypassing a frame memory to a command mode transmitting second image data to the display through the frame memory, and generating an internal synchronization signal having a period substantially equal to the period of the synchronization signal by using the count value based on the mode change command after a last pulse of the synchronization signal is generated. A time interval between the last pulse and a first pulse of the internal synchronization signal is equal to the period of the synchronization signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chi Ho Cha, Sang Kyu Lee, Hyun-Chul Lee, Jong Seon Kim, Hyo Jin Kim, Hak-Seong Lee, Seung Jin In, Hyon Jun Choi
  • Patent number: 8870383
    Abstract: An optical member includes: a total reflection mirror including a reflection surface for reflecting a laser beam; a filter including a partially transmissive surface for passing therethrough a part of the laser beam and reflecting the remaining part of the laser beam, the partially transmissive surface being located so as to be opposed to the reflection surface ; and a diffraction grating into which the laser beam enters, for diffracting the incident laser beam to enter the total reflection mirror or the partially transmissive filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuguhiro Korenaga
  • Publication number: 20140307174
    Abstract: A display control apparatus receives an input of a video signal from an input device and makes a control that causes a video to be displayed on a display apparatus. The display control apparatus includes a capturing unit (410) configured to capture image data that represents a frame image of the input video signal; a signal detector (420) configured to detect whether the video signal is input and issue an instruction to cause the display apparatus to display the video or the frame image on the basis of a result of the detection; and a control unit (400, 430, 440, 450, 460) configured to generate the frame image from the image data captured most recently to cause the display apparatus to display the generated frame image when it is detected that the video signal is not input and the control unit receives the instruction to cause the display apparatus to display the frame image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: Kuangyi Zhu
  • Patent number: 8860891
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for increasing the effective contrast ratio and brightness yields for digital light valve image projectors using a variable luminance control mechanism (VLCM), associated with the projector optics, for modifying the light output and provide a correction thereto; and an adaptive luminance control module (ALCM) for receiving signals from the video input board, the adaptive luminance control module producing a signal on a VLCM bus connecting the variable luminance control mechanism and the adaptive luminance control module, the signal causing the variable luminance control mechanism to change the luminance of the light output and provide a corrected video signal for the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Inventors: Eddie E. Allen, Thomas D. Strade, Christopher Coley
  • Patent number: 8860751
    Abstract: A method of producing a color image using a display comprised of pixels comprising red, green and blue primary color subpixels. The method comprises reducing the color gamut and increasing the brightness of the image relative to a base level, decreasing power to the display to reduce the brightness of the image, restoring color to the image to approximately the base level by modifying image pixel data using a three-dimensional lookup table to produce output image pixel data, and communicating the output image pixel data to the display. The display may be an LCD display, an LED display, an OLED display, a plasma display, and a DMD projector. Reducing the color gamut and increasing the brightness of the image may be accomplished by adding white to the image. The white may be added adaptively according to an algorithm by which the amount of white added decreases with increasing color saturation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Entertainment Experience LLC
    Inventors: James R. Sullivan, Rodney L. Heckman
  • Patent number: 8863184
    Abstract: A controlling device is provided with the ability to present personalized program guide information by using personal preferences provided to a home computing device. The personal preferences are used to filter program guide data received at the home computing device whereby the program guide data will include only programming information for user-specified sources of programming for each of plural, different user-specified periods of time. The filtered program guide data is then downloaded to the controlling device from the home computing device for use in connection with an application of the controlling device that functions to display program guide information within a display of the controlling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Arling, Patrick H. Hayes
  • Publication number: 20140300846
    Abstract: A display system, having an emissive body, emitting light in a way that is color temperature controllable. The light emission can be from zones. The emissive body can be a FIPEL type device with a first transparent conductive coating over a light emitting substrate. The zones are each separately controllable for color temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: VIZIO INC.
    Inventor: Matthew McRae
  • Patent number: 8848106
    Abstract: A display section (2) includes: a display-end path switching section (50) for detecting, within a LAN, a tuner section (1) with use of a pairing ID which is obtained for establishing communication via a communication path (a) and which is generated with use of a MAC address of the tuner section (1); and a display-end connection processing section (52) for establishing communication with the tuner section (1) via a communication path (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryosuke Ohmae, Shinichi Katoh, Fumiaki Suzuki, Yohichi Eguchi, Seiji Imanishi, Takaomi Fujimoto, Yoshinori Moto, Kazuma Naito, Atsushi Hanzawa
  • Patent number: 8848107
    Abstract: A video transmission apparatus includes a video data transmission unit configured to transmit video data to an external apparatus, an image quality parameter acquisition unit configured to acquire an image quality parameter to be used for display of the video data, an image quality parameter generation unit configured to generate, from the image quality parameter acquired by the image quality parameter acquisition unit, image quality parameter information to be used in the external apparatus, and an image quality parameter transmission unit configured to transmit the image quality parameter information generated by the image quality parameter generation unit to the external apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Asuka Wada
  • Patent number: 8848105
    Abstract: A video playing device capable of external connection to an application processor includes a remote controller and a processor. The remote controller includes a first button group having a plurality of buttons for use in operating the video playing device and a second button group having a plurality of buttons for use in operating a portable carrier. The processor processes an external video signals and portable carrier video signals from the portable carrier, sends the signals to a screen, and processes remote control signals corresponding to the first and second button groups. The processor sends to the portable carrier a plurality of signals according to the remote control signals of the second button group. A portion of the signals triggers the application processor of the portable carrier to execute a plurality of App accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventors: Sheng-Chuag Chang, Pao-Tse Wu
  • Patent number: 8827481
    Abstract: An illumination device according to the present invention is provided with: a chassis (14); a cold-cathode tube (17); an optical member (15); a clamping member (30) that is provided at an aperture edge (14b) of the chassis (14), has a supporting section (36) and a frame (16), and moves together with the deformation of the chassis (14); and a buffer part (31) that is disposed between the optical member (15) and the frame (16), wherein the buffer part (31) is provided with a plurality of mountain-shaped protrusions (32) arrayed in parallel in the peripheral direction of the aperture edge (14b) and having a mountain shape in a cross section and a rectangular shape in a plan view, the mountain-shaped protrusion having top parts thereof contacting the optical member (15), and wherein, in the mountain-shaped protrusions (32), of the two inclined surfaces constituting each mountain-shaped protrusion (32) in a cross-sectional view, a first inclination angle (?1) formed by the optical member (15) and a first inclined
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tatsuro Kuroda
  • Patent number: 8817068
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a digital hologram display device in which the 0th diffraction component is removed for optimizing the reproduction and replay of three-dimensional hologram video data. The present disclosure suggests a digital hologram image display device including a pattern generator generating holography interference patterns; a spatial light modulator receiving the holography interference patterns from the pattern generator and representing the holography interference patterns; a light source positioning at one side of the spatial light modulator and illuminating a reference beam to the spatial light modulator; an optical device controlling the reference beam to be collimated onto the entire surface of the spatial light modulator; and a diffusion sheet disposed between the light source and the spatial light modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minsung Yoon, Guensik Lee
  • Publication number: 20140232945
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 according to the present invention includes LEDs 17, a liquid crystal panel 11, a light guide plate 16, a holding member HM, a screw member SM, and a screw attachment portion 21. The light guide plate 16 is arranged on a side opposite to a display surface 11c side of the liquid crystal panel 11 with an end surface thereof being opposite the LEDs 17. The holding member HM includes a frame 13 and a chassis 14 that holds the liquid crystal panel 11 and the light guide plate 16 and houses the LEDs 17 therebetween. The screw member SM is attached to outer peripheral portions of the frame 13 and the chassis 14 and holds the frame 13 and the chassis 14 in an assembled condition. The screw attachment portion 21 is arranged on the frame 13 and held by the screw member SM with the chassis 14 between the screw attachment portion 21 and the fixing member SM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Makoto Uno, Yoshikazu Ichinari
  • Patent number: 8803765
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus sequentially provides a display device with a plurality of image output including a first image, a second image set to become at least a part of an image that is not correlated with the first image when luminance values of pixels of the first image are added to it, and a third image set to become an image, which is obtained by adding luminance values of pixels of all pluralities of images, higher spatial-frequency components than those of the first image. The image processing apparatus has an optical shutter control unit for controlling an optical shutter provided between the display device and a viewer to make the shutter be in a light transmission state while a part of or all the first image is displayed, and in a light interception state while other images are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Daigo Miyasaka, Masao Imai
  • Patent number: 8804042
    Abstract: Digital television channels are preemptively cached based on a modeling of a user to reduce delays while switching channels. A current television channel is selected using a first tuner. A future television channel selection of the user is then predicted based on a modeling of the user. The recorded content of the predicted future television channel is preemptively cached using a second tuner. A buffer of the recorded content of the predicted future television channel is displayed when the user switches from the current television channel to the predicted future television channel. The modeling of the user is updated and stored in storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Boss, James R. Kozloski, Clifford Alan Pickover, Anne R. Sand
  • Patent number: 8797346
    Abstract: A gamma correction system and method for a display device are disclosed. According to one aspect, the gamma correction system includes a display panel configured to display an image, a measuring unit configured to acquire optical characteristic information from the image displayed on the display panel, and a display panel driver configured to convert a gamma data result value obtained after performing optical compensation for at least two sample gray values among a plurality of reference luminance values into a corresponding data voltage and calculate a data voltage for the rest of the luminance values for which optical compensation is not performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Un Park, Ji-Yun Son, Dong-Ho Yoon
  • Patent number: 8797461
    Abstract: A screen time control device includes a source interface for receiving a video signal, a processor connected to the video source interface for overlaying the video signal with a translucent signal to produce an overlaid video signal, and a device interface connected to the processor for receiving the overlaid video signal and providing the overlaid video signal to the display device. The processor substitutes the translucent signal in the overlaid video signal with a parental signal, where the parental signal can be a substantially opaque overlay signal that masks an image on the screen of the display device to prohibit viewing of the screen, a textual message, or a combination of both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Behavioral Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Steve G. Davis, Jim Vincent, Trever Patton, Kristin Christopherson
  • Patent number: 8787446
    Abstract: A method and device for transmitting data are discussed. In an embodiment of the present invention, a display state of image data for which transmission is requested is checked, and all or part of image data is transmitted depending on the checked state. The image data is downsampled and compressed into N layers having small-size screens, and all or some of the N compressed layers can be transmitted. In an embodiment, when the display state is in a separation display mode, some of the N layers created from image data for each channel for which transmission is requested are transmitted. When the display state is in a 1 channel display mode, all N layers created from image data for a channel for which transmission is requested are transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Seung Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 8773455
    Abstract: A display controller may include an RGB Interface module and a display port module, which may both use a target-master interface, in which the data receiving module pops pixels from the data sourcing module, and generates the HSync, VSync, and VBI timing signals. A dither module may be instantiated between the RGB interface module and display port module to perform dithering. The dither module may use a source-master interface, in which data signals and data valid signals are issued by the data sourcing module. In order to avoid having to use a large storage capacity FIFO with the dither module, a control unit may issue interface signals to the RGB Interface module and display port module, and clock-gate the dither module, to allow the data signals and data valid signals to properly interface with the RBG interface module and display port module, and provide data flow from the RGB interface module to the dither module to the display port module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brijesh Tripathi, Nitin Bhargava
  • Patent number: 8773597
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ink, which has a viscosity and a volumetric shrinkage, controlled to 20˜80 cP and 10˜30%, respectively, by controlling an amount of each of: (a) a first monomer having a viscosity of 7˜1,600 cP and having one or two polymerizable functional groups; and (b) a second monomer having a viscosity of 30˜20,000 cP and having at least three polymerizable functional groups, in the presence of 0˜20 wt % of a solvent, and which can form a convex portion due to its surface tension controlled to 20˜40 mN/m, so as to compensate for its volumetric shrinkage, wherein the viscosity and the surface tension are measured at 25° C. A substrate, which is patterned or information-recorded with the ink, and a display device having the substrate are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Hyung Kim, Hyun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 8773848
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a glass housing structures. The glass housing structures may be used to cover a display and other internal electronic device components. The glass housing structure may have multiple glass pieces that are joined using a glass fusing process. A peripheral glass member may be fused along the edge of a planar glass member to enhance the thickness of the edge. A rounded edge feature may be formed by machining the thickened edge. Raised fused glass features may surround openings in the planar glass member. Multiple planar glass members may be fused together to form a five-sided box in which electronic components may be mounted. Raised support structure ribs may be formed by fusing glass structures to a planar glass member. Opaque masking material and colored glass may be used to create portions of the glass housing structures that hide internal device components from view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Russell-Clarke, Michael K. Pilliod, Jonathan P. Ive
  • Publication number: 20140176814
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wearable display device which enables the visually impaired, hearing impaired, and disabled to live a normal living and furthermore, enables them to enjoy various benefits due to the advancement of IT. A wearable display device according to the present invention comprises a communication control module controlling transmission and reception of a signal; a signal processing module processing the signal input to the communication control module and extracting information from the signal; and a display module being worn by a user in the form of glasses and displaying the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Chung Hyun AHN
  • Patent number: 8749718
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a video display apparatus includes: an inquiry picture output module which detects a time for which no operation of the video display apparatus has been made, and which outputs, to a video display module, an inquiry picture through which an instruction to or not to make a transmission is to be given if the detected non-operation time is longer than a preset time; and a transmitter which makes the transmission to a preset transmission destination if the instruction to make the transmission is given through the inquiry picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kentaro Oku
  • Publication number: 20140152902
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing data to the multiple LED blocks of a LED display board. Each LED block can include an electrical connection or interface that has a reduced complexity compared with prior LED display boards. Six pins may be used for the connections between blocks—including a ground pin, an input/output (I/O) pin, two video link pins, and two communication link pins. Systems and methods are described for controlling the power supplied to LED block(s) of a LED display board. A power controller coordinates the supply of power to the LED blocks. The power controller controls the supply of power to selected groups of the blocks of a video board in a way to reduce the differences in peak instantaneous power supplied to sections of the display board or the entire display board itself, and thereby increase the useful service life of the power supply components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: LSI INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Marc Morrisseau
  • Publication number: 20140152903
    Abstract: An electric and electronic sensor for selecting high resolution multi-medial operative programs and functions, connected to an interface device (2) for an appliance for processing a plurality of high resolution multi-medial operative programs and functions, integrated with a television receiver screen (7), for setting, performing such multi-medial operative programs and functions for personal computers and television receivers, and displaying them on the video screen (7). The sensor includes a set of sensors (12-18) connected to a microprocessor (1) of the interface device (2) and adapted to select the operative programs and function by the spaced away movements and gestures of the user, without the user directly manipulating the various sensor circuits and/or utilizing remote control apparatus, and also by not pressing, touching or skimming any device interacting with these sensor circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: Claudio Nori
  • Patent number: 8730408
    Abstract: This backlight device 12 of the present invention includes: a cold cathode fluorescent tube; a chassis 14 that houses at least the cold cathode fluorescent tube on a front surface 14a1 side of a bottom plate 14a of the chassis; and a circuit substrate 32 having a front surface 32a on which electronic components 38a and 38b are disposed, the front surface 32a facing a rear surface 14a2 of the bottom plate 14a of the chassis 14. The heat generated from the electronic components 38a and 38b circulates towards the chassis 14 with ease, and therefore the heat generated from the electronic components 38a and 38b on the circuit substrate 32 can be effectively dissipated by the bottom plate 14a of the chassis 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Ozeki
  • Patent number: 8731308
    Abstract: Image selection method amongst a plurality of digital images (102) classified in a plurality of images categories (104a, 104b 104c), the method comprising the following steps: —allocating to each image at least one strength value (112, 112i, 112j, 112k), —allowing an user to select (120) images amongst the plurality of digital images, —collecting (122) user data, —updating (130) the strength value of all images classified in a same category than an image selected by the user as a function of the collected user data, and —upon selection of an image by the user, automatically selecting (142) at least one additional image classified in at least one same category than an image selected by the user, and for which the strength value exceeds a threshold value —making the selected images available (146) for subsequent use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLC
    Inventors: Peter Thomas Fry, John Denis Piper, Graham Robert Kiddle, Hani Muammar, Alan Payne
  • Publication number: 20140118628
    Abstract: This display device includes a display device body, a display portion arranged on the front side of the display device body, configured to display an image, a light source supplying light to the display portion, a first light guide plate arranged to be opposed to the light source, having a light incident surface including a side surface on which light emitted from the light source is incident and a light emitting surface provided on a side surface opposite to the light incident surface to emit the light incident from the light incident surface, a second light guide plate arranged to overlap with the first light guide plate, guiding the light emitted from the light emitting surface of the first light guide plate to the display portion, and a first reflective member arranged between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi HORIUCHI, Akifumi KONO
  • Publication number: 20140118627
    Abstract: This display device includes a display device body, a display portion arranged on the front side of the display device body, a light source substrate, a light guide plate arranged on the rear side of the display portion to be opposed to the light source substrate mounted with the light source, having a light incident surface including a side surface receiving light emitted from the light source, a heat sink arranged on the rear side of the light guide plate, including a light source substrate fixing portion to which the light source substrate is attached and fixed by a double-faced adhesive tape, and a substrate pressing portion pressing the front end surface of the light source substrate attached to the light source substrate fixing portion in a direction toward the bottom surface of the heat sink in a surface contact state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromasa SASAOKA
  • Patent number: 8711226
    Abstract: A system for analyzing video signals generated by an imaging modality is disclosed. The system includes a video signal input port to which a signal output of the imaging modality being can be connected. Additionally, there is a central processor that includes an analog input module, a signal analysis module, and a data communications module. A plurality of video signal parameters may be measurable from the video signal by the signal analysis module. The system also includes a data output port that is linked to the data communications module of the central processor, which is connectable to an external device for transferring the measure signal parameters thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Ampronix, Inc.
    Inventor: Nausser Fathollahi
  • Patent number: 8711284
    Abstract: A LCD television set includes a remote controller, a flat screen television processor, a docking base, and a first connector. The remote controller includes a first key group for operating the television set and a second key group for operating a smartphone. The flat screen television processor processes a television video signal, displays a frame on a display, and processes remote control signals corresponding to the first and second key groups. The docking base docks the smartphone and has the first connector in contact with a second connector disposed at the smartphone, such that an application processor of the smartphone and the flat screen television processor are electrically connected. The flat screen television processor outputs signals via the first and second connectors based on the remote control signals, thereby triggering the application processor to execute applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Inventors: Sheng-Chuang Chang, Pao-Tse Wu
  • Publication number: 20140111702
    Abstract: The invention provides a constant current control device and a television including the constant current control device. The constant current control device includes a constant current control module and a switched-mode power supply module used for providing a stable voltage for a load. The constant current control module includes a constant current source unit used for providing a reference current, a constant current control unit used for keeping a current flowing through the load constant as the reference current, and a feedback unit used for keeping the voltage of the constant current control unit constant. The present invention, with a simple circuit structure, implements the objective of precisely controlling a current passing through a load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen Skyworth-RGB Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xian-Liang LUO, Yan-Sheng SHAO, Ji BAI
  • Patent number: 8698964
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a panel unit, a support base, and a plurality of slide support mechanisms. The panel unit includes a front panel arranged in front of a display panel. The support base supports the display panel. The slide support mechanisms are attached to the support base to slidably support the panel unit. The slide support mechanisms includes an elastic bush and a combined member. A through portion is formed in the elastic bush. The elastic bush has a circumference portion attached to one of the support base and the panel unit. The combined member is combined with the other of the panel unit and the support base via a combining portion passing through the through portion, and holds the elastic bush with the other of the panel unit and the support base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokote, Yoshihiko Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 8692870
    Abstract: Described is a stereoscopic display (telepresence) system that includes a depth cue adjustment mechanism for changing screen disparity to move a fixation distance of a viewer (subject) closer to a focus distance, thereby providing more desirable viewing conditions. In one aspect, the depth cue adjustment mechanism adjusts a depth cue by moving the fixation distance forward, and/or by moving the focus distance backward. Also described is detecting encroachment, where the object is perceived as being too close to the subject viewer for comfort, and adjusting one or more depth cues (e.g., object scale) to counteract the sensation of the encroachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt Barton Akeley, Jaron Zepel Lanier, Johnny Chung Lee
  • Patent number: 8681170
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provides pixel information for one or more displays by producing for output on a single link, packet based pixel component multi-stream information on two or more streams. A first stream may include a portion of per-pixel component values, such as RGB pixel component values, whereas the second stream of the multi-stream may include a remaining portion of the per-pixel component values, such as a corresponding alpha value. Hence, multi-streams are employed to communicate, for example, an extended pixel component format for output to one or more displays. The multi-streams are synchronized to provide the pixel component values at a proper time for the receiving display or plurality of displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventor: David I. J. Glen
  • Patent number: 8681174
    Abstract: Provided are a high density multi-view image display system and method based on active sub-pixel rendering. The image display system may perform a rendering with respect to a viewpoint image in a pixel unit, using a viewpoint varying based on a position of left/right eyes of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Nam, Du-Sik Park, Gee Young Sung, Chang Yeong Kim, Yun-Tae Kim, Ju Yong Park
  • Patent number: 8681184
    Abstract: A display unit for binocular representation of a multicolor image including a control unit triggering an imaging element such that the imaging element generates in a temporal successive manner the image to be displayed for a first beam path and a second beam path as a first image and second image, respectively. The images are generated in a pre-distorted manner, opposite of the chromatic aberration of the respective beam path, such that the chromatic aberration generated in the respective beam path is compensated when the first and second image is displayed. The display unit includes a switching module which operates in temporal synchrony with the first and second image being generated, such that a user can see the first image only via the first beam path and the second image only via the second beam path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventors: Markus Seesselberg, Johannes Ruoff
  • Patent number: 8670079
    Abstract: A video display device displays an image of an input video signal. In the video display device, the video signal is supplied to a frequency component analyzing device, and the frequency component analyzing device extracts a frequency of each of frequency bands from video information of one screen with respect to the image. An image quality control circuit of the video display device performs an image quality control of the image based on the extracted frequencies of the respective frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignees: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., ATRC Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Adachi
  • Patent number: 8665286
    Abstract: Teachings herein compose a digital image so that the image is perceptible on a viewing surface, such as a projection surface or a transparent screen. In doing so, the teachings advantageously recognize a digital image as consisting of one or more logical objects, like buttons of a user interface. Often, logical objects may be spatially arranged within the image and/or colored in different possible ways without substantially affecting the meaning conveyed by the image. Exploiting this, teachings herein evaluate light reflected from, or transmitted through, the viewing surface, and compose the digital image from one or more logical objects that have a spatial arrangement or coloration determined in dependence on that evaluation. The teachings might, for example, place a logical object within the image so that it will be displayed on a region of the surface which has high contrast with the object's colors and/or low color variance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Harald Gustafsson, Jan Patrik Persson, Per Persson
  • Patent number: 8659703
    Abstract: The size of characters presented on a display of an audio video display device (AVDD) such as a TV is changed based on a distance from the AVDD at which a viewer is sensed as being located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Brant Candelore
  • Publication number: 20140036160
    Abstract: An LED light guide includes a top surface and an opposite bottom surface, the bottom surface includes a number of concave lens portions, and the top surface includes a number of convex lens portions. The concave lens portions are each aligned with a convex lens portion, and each of the concave lens portions forms a receiving space for accommodating an LED. An LED module and a direct-type LED TV using the LED light guide are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: I-THUN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140009696
    Abstract: A backlight device according to the present invention is provided with: a chassis having a bottom plate 22a and a side plate; LED substrates 25 disposed on the bottom plate 22a of the chassis in a manner so that one end surface of the LED substrates and the side plate face each other; LEDs disposed on the LED substrates 25 with the obverse side as the light exit side; a wiring pattern 35 disposed on the LED substrates 25; a first connector 31 connected to the wiring pattern 35 and disposed on the end on the side provided with the one end surface among the ends of the LED substrates 25; a second connecting member that is electrically connected to the first connector 31 with the direction of connection being a direction that is along the plate surface of the bottom plate 22a, forming in a plan view an angle with the first side edge 22a1 that faces the one end surface, and facing the first side edge 22a1 from the reverse side from the first side edge 22a1 sandwiching the first connector 31; and a power supply wi
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasumori Kuromizu
  • Publication number: 20130342766
    Abstract: The illumination device 10 according to the present invention includes: a housing member 22 having a bottom plate 22a and a side wall 22b; a light guide plate 26 disposed on the inside of the side wall 22b in a manner so that a gap is formed between the side wall 22b and the side edge face 26b of the light guide plate 26; a light source unit having a light source 24 and a light source substrate 25 and disposed in the gap in a manner so that the substrate surface 25a faces the side edge face 26b; an optical sheet 23 disposed on the front surface 26a side of the light guide plate 26 and having an outer edge 23d protruding towards the light source substrate 25 from the side edge face 26b in a manner so as to cover and hide the bottom plate 22a at the section where the gap is; and a circulation hole X that pierces the light source substrate 25 or the housing member 22 in a manner such that the outside communicates with the air space S1 enclosed by the side edge face 26b, the substrate surface 25a, the bottom plat
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshitake Ishimoto
  • Patent number: 8610836
    Abstract: An electronic display device includes a storage device for storing an image file, a display screen for showing the image file, a positive evaluation button, and a statistical program. The electronic display device is in communication with a social website. When the positive evaluation button is pressed down, a positive evaluation signal is generated. The statistical program has a preset evaluation threshold value. The statistical program generates an evaluation value according to the positive evaluation signal. If the evaluation value is greater than or equal to the evaluation threshold value, the image file is transmitted to the social website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Ling Chuang, Tzu-Hung Cheng
  • Publication number: 20130321715
    Abstract: An audio-video (AV) system in one embodiment includes a mounting apparatus for mounting the system to a wall support located behind a wall surface and within an in-wall space. The mounting apparatus includes a support member for supporting at least one component in a support space within the in-wall space, a display mounting member 30 for mounting a display device, and a removable wall opening cover for concealing at least a portion of the in-wall space that would otherwise be visible through a wall opening to a viewer. Various multimedia-supportive devices, including loudspeakers and a subwoofer, may be concealed behind the cover in the in-wall space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: MILLSON CUSTOM SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Richard Blair Millson, Alan Toyonobu Ima
  • Patent number: 8599313
    Abstract: A device and method for rendering content that includes analyzing previous and/or subsequent temporal portions of a content signal to determine elements that are positionally related to elements of a current portion of the content signal. The current portion of the content signal is rendered on a primary rendering device, such as a television, while the elements that are positionally related to elements of a current portion of the content signal are concurrently rendered on a secondary rendering device. In one embodiment, the elements that are rendered on the secondary rendering device may be rendered at a lower resolution and/or lower frame rate than the rendered current portion of the content signal. In one embodiment, at least one of previous and subsequent temporal portions of a content signal may be analyzed at a lower resolution than the content signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: TP Vision Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Bart Gerard Bernard Barenbrug, Leo Jan Velthoven, Mark Jozef Willem Mertens, Michiel Adriaanszoon Klompenhouwer, Frederik Jan De Bruijn
  • Publication number: 20130314611
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a display configured to be movable relative to the housing, and a supporter attached to the display and configured to be movable in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Isao Okutsu, Chiari Shimizu