Abstract: A finely-tuned, compressed antenna in a cube with one or more frequency bands and with high isolation between bands. The antenna is suitable for use in the front end of small, hand-held communications devices. The antenna includes one or more radiation elements, each element for operating in one or more of the bands. A radiation element is formed of a plurality of sections formed of electrically conducting segments where the segments are electrically connected to exchange energy in one or more of the bands of the radiation frequencies. One or more of the radiation elements has segments arrayed in a compressed pattern where the compressed pattern extends in three dimensions to fill a cube.

Abstract: A compressed antenna in a volume, with one or more of the compressed antennas suitable for use in the front ends of small communications devices. The compressed antennas operate for exchanging energy in one or more bands of radiation frequencies. The antennas include one or more radiation elements formed of conducting electrically connected so as to exchange energy in one or more of the bands of the radiation frequencies. One or more of the radiation elements has segments three-dimensionally arrayed and compressed in a volume.

Abstract: A compressed antenna in a volume suitable for use in the front ends of small communications devices. The compressed antenna operates for exchanging energy in one or more bands of radiation frequencies. The antenna includes one or more radiation elements formed of segments electrically connected so as to exchange energy in one or more of the bands of the radiation frequencies. The radiation element has segments three-dimensionally arrayed and compressed in a volume.

Abstract: An antenna (100) includes at least one antenna radiating element (108, 110) and a dielectric structure (102) defining a cavity containing a fluid dielectric (106). The dielectric structure (102) can be a dielectric circuit board substrate with a ground plane (116) provided opposed to the antenna radiating elements (108, 110). The fluid dielectric (106) is electrically and magnetically coupled to the antenna radiating element. Further, a composition processor (301) is provided for selectively varying a composition of the fluid dielectric (106) so as to dynamically change an electrical characteristic of the antenna radiating element (108) in response to a control signal.

Abstract: An antenna comprising two monopole elements and a ground plane disposed on a dielectric substrate. The elements are spaced apart to provide spatial diversity and have a shape to provide operation in multiple frequency bands and/or over a wide bandwidth of frequencies.

Abstract: A multilayered slot-coupled antenna device employs a push-pull arrangement of at least two slot-feedline pairs, whereby the feed lines are driven from a common signal source and configured such that changes in antenna centre-frequency and input impedance due to layer offsets are largely compensated.

Abstract: ABSTRACT In an antenna unit used for a radio communication device in mobile communications, the object of the present invention is to provide an easily portable antenna unit with low profile but high gain. Furthermore, the structure of the antenna unit can offer easy impedance-matching and maintain a preferable shape for the long term. In the antenna unit of the present invention, an opening is disposed in a part of a conductive material-made ground section made of conductive material. An antenna plate made of conductive material is disposed at the upper surface of the opening, while a ground plate made of conductive material is disposed at the upper section on the rear side of the opening. In addition, a radio frequency circuit is mounted on an area in a ground section other than the opening.

Abstract: The wave-transmitting cover comprises a transparent resin layer, a base layer and a decorative layer, and the decorative layer contains a lustered piece. The method for producing it comprises a film-forming step of forming a film that has a print face and a deposition design face formed thereon, a shaping step of shaping the film, a first molding step of molding one of a transparent resin layer or a base layer thereon to give a first molded part, and a second molding step of forming the other of the transparent resin layer or the base layer on a surface of the first molded part where the film is provided.

Abstract: A built-in antenna system for indoor wireless communications includes an AP antenna, all of the surfaces of which, except for an emitting surface, are installed behind wall surfaces in a wall of a building, and includes an access point (AP) (or an RF unit) connected to the AP antenna. Alternatively, the antenna system includes an antenna structure that is installed to pass through a selected wall of a building and an AP (or RF unit) connected to the antenna structure, the antenna structure having a sliding structure that can be adjusted according to the thickness of the wall. The shift of a frequency band caused by the wall may be avoided, and high-quality wireless communications is achieved regardless of the location of a wireless communication terminal in the building. Further, it is possible to increase the intensity of an electric field at the position of the terminal.

Abstract: An improved low profile antenna of the PIPA style is formed from a single piece of useful conductive material and includes a first plate spaced apart from an elongated ground plate. The first and ground plates are interconnected by a shorting plate having a width less than that of either the first or ground plate. A feed plate is interposed between the two plates and is either completely covered by the first plate or slightly exposed. Such antennas have extremely large bandwidth of up to about 50%.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments of antenna elements and antenna element arrangements provide a generally low profile, improved isolation, and providing a larger bandwidth. Certain disclosed antenna elements provide a reduction in the footprint of the antenna elements while maintaining the performance characteristics by providing a greater surface area on either a top, middle or bottom portion of a CLMD antenna. Other disclosed antenna element arrangements provide improved radiation efficiency by providing metallic reflectors on the sides of antenna elements. The isolation characteristics of certain disclosed antenna elements are improved through the use of coplanar wave guides. The bandwidth may be improved through the use of stubs resonators. The bandwidth of the antenna elements may be improved without reducing isolation or shielding by providing a variable gap between two portions of the antenna elements.

Abstract: An electronically tunable planar antenna 12, a wireless communication device 10, and a method of tuning an antenna 12 in which a high band element 28 and a low band element 26 each have a resonant center frequency. At any given time, the antenna 12 has two center resonant frequencies and thus allows the device to operate at two frequencies simultaneously. In addition, tuning circuits 38, 36 are connected to the low band element 26 and the high band element 28, respectively. The tuning circuits 36, 38 electronically change the resonant center frequency of the corresponding element 26, 28. Accordingly, in the device 10 the method, and the antenna one or both of the center frequencies can be changed to permit operation at more than two frequencies.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antenna with an integral electrical connection to a printed circuit board.

Abstract: The operation of a mobile communication apparatus is enhanced particularly in the lower frequency portion of its bandwidth by connecting an electrically-conductive reflector to the electrically-conductive ground of the printed wired board (PWB) containing the communication circuitry such that the reflector effectively enlarges the ground of the PWB to load the antenna in the lower portion of its radio frequency band. The reflector may include stub reflectors integrally formed on the PWB, or connected thereto, preferably at the end of the PWB opposite to that connected to the antenna. The antenna may be an internal antenna or an external antenna.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless LAN antenna and wireless LAN card, which can transmit/receive RF signals in a high frequency band (5 GHz) and a low frequency band (2.4 GHz) required in the wireless LAN. The wireless LAN antenna of the present invention includes a radiation electrode, a matching electrode and a feeding electrode. The radiation electrode has a predetermined area to determine a transmission/reception frequency band of the antenna. The matching electrode has at least one open stub. The feeding electrode has a feeding point formed at an arbitrary position of the feeding electrode to receive a current, with a first end connected to the radiation electrode and a second end connected to the matching electrode. Further, the feeding point and a ground point are arbitrarily set on the feeding electrode, thus adjusting the impedance and frequency of the wireless LAN antenna.

Abstract: An antenna for transmitting and receiving radio frequency energy. The antenna comprises a conductive top plate formed in the shape of a spiral. In one embodiment a sidewall meanderline extends from an edge of the top plate in the direction of a ground plane. A shorting meanderline connects the top plate and the ground plane. A first region of the top plate overlies the ground plane. A second region of the top plate extends beyond the ground plane. Tuning is provided by adjusting the length and other dimensions of the meanderlines.

Abstract: An surface-mount type antenna includes a rectangular parallelepiped base body, a feeding terminal formed at one-end-side part of one side surface thereof, and a radiating electrode, to one end of which is connected the feeding terminal, disposed such that its other end is routed from one-end-side part of one side surface, through one-end-side part of one principal surface, to another-end-side part of one principal surface, and extends from the other-end-side part to the one end side part parallelly with a ridge of the base body, and is eventually formed into an open end. An antenna apparatus is constructed by mounting the surface-mount type antenna on a mounting substrate having a feeding electrode and a ground conductor layer with a linear side edge located near the feeding electrode, with the ridge of the base body arranged parallel to the linear side edge of the ground conductor layer.

Abstract: A dual-band antenna is described that includes a grounded conductor over a support base; a first radiating conductor plate that is disposed substantially parallel to the grounded conductor; a feeding conductor strip that extends downward from the first radiating conductor plate; a connecting conductor strip for short-circuiting the first radiating conductor plate to the grounded conductor; a second radiating conductor plate that stands vertically to the grounded conductor below the first radiating conductor plate; and a bridge for linking the lower end of the second radiating conductor plate to the lower end of the feeding conductor strip.

Abstract: Car antenna seat including a main body composed of two casings, a transparent antenna rod and a pivot rod. Several LED are respectively disposed on upper and lower faces of a fixing plate disposed in the main body. Transparent decorative boards are disposed on the casings, permitting light to pass therethrough. The transparent antenna rod is fixed on the main body. An antenna is fitted around the antenna rod. The pivot rod is pivotally connected with the bottom of the main body. A bulb set is disposed in a base of the antenna rod. The bulb set includes a color-changeable bulb and a controlling circuit board. The color-changeable bulb is controlled by the circuit board to flicker and change the color, whereby the transparent antenna rod can present different colors or flicker. By means of adaptable screw, the bottom end of the pivot rod is locked with a holder or fixing tray. The car antenna seat emits light to achieve a warning effect and a decorative effect.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes an antenna element having directivity in a vertex direction, an antenna case containing the antenna element, an antenna base coupled to the antenna case, and attached onto an installation face, and an angle regulator adjusting a relative angle between the antenna case and the antenna base.

Abstract: An antenna assembly includes at least two active or main radiating omni-directional antenna elements arranged with at least one beam control or passive antenna element used as a reflector. The beam control antenna element(s) may have multiple reactance elements that can electrically terminate it to adjust the input or output beam pattern(s) produced by the combination of the active antenna elements and the beam control antenna element(s). More specifically, the beam control antenna element(s) may be coupled to different terminating reactances to change beam characteristics, such as the directivity and angular beamwidth. Processing may be employed to select which terminating reactance to use. Consequently, the radiator pattern of the antenna can be more easily directed towards a specific target receiver/transmitter, reduce signal-to-noise interference levels, and/or increase gain by using Radio Frequency (RF), Intermediate Frequency (IF), or baseband processing.

Abstract: A method for aligning a feel horn in an antenna system (100) is disclosed. The antenna system (100) includes at least one reflector surface and one or more feed horns (141, 142, . . . 145). The method includes the steps of determining a desired reflection point of the central ray from the feedhorn of the reflector surface, configuring a laser beam source to be mounted on the feed horn to enable a laser beam to travel substantially coincidently along the axis of transmission of the feed horn in a direction towards the reflector surface, and adjusting the azimuth and elevation of the feed horn to align the laser beam with the desired reflection point on the reflector surface. A laser aligning apparatus (200) for practising the above method and an antenna system aligned by means of the laser alignment apparatus (200) and/or method are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna of colinear type.

Abstract: Second ground plane (18), substantially rectangular in shape, is connected to first ground plane (17) mounted with a data processing circuit, and radio communication circuit (12) makes radio communications at communication wavelength &lgr;. A portion of second ground plane (18) from ground connecting means (14) to ground connecting means (33) along continuous edges of second ground plane (18) acts as an antenna. However, since the longest distance a between a plurality of ground connecting means (14, 33) along the continuous edges of second ground plane (18) satisfies “a<&lgr;/2&agr;” (where &agr; is a coefficient equal to or larger than “1”), its resonant frequency is sufficiently higher than the communication frequency of the radio communication circuit.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RIFD) inlay includes a conductive connection electrically connecting an antenna to strap leads that are coupled to an RFID chip. The conductive connection may include conductive bumps attached to the strap, and/or may include conductive traces, such as a conductive ink traces. The conductive connections provide a convenient, fast, and effective way to operatively couple antennas and straps. The RFID inlay may be part of an RFID label or RFID tag.

Abstract: This invention relates to antennae and in particular to antennae of the multi-element helically wound type. An helical antenna according to the invention has at least one conductive helix having a vertically orientated central longitudinal axis wherein the helix is fixed at one end and rotatable at the opposite end; a non-conductive constant diameter support means located coaxial with said at least one conductive helix adapted to support said at least one conductive helix; and rotation means attached to said rotatable end of each of said at least one conductive helix arranged to change the pitch of said at least one conductive helix while maintaining the diameter of said at least one conductive helix to affect manipulation of the antenna pattern in gain and azimuth.

Abstract: An antenna intended to be used in a small and foldable radio device and a radio device which has an antenna according to the invention. The radiating element (120) in the antenna is a conductor having an outline shaped substantially like a rectangle and defining a plane which is perpendicular to the ground plane (GND) situated on the circuit board (111) of the radio device. The radiating element is so narrow that it fits inside the foldable device in the perpendicular position. The element is connected to the radio device only by its feed point (F). Resonating frequencies of the element can be arranged in desired locations besides by shaping the element, also by means of discrete components (L, C). The matching of the antenna is easily arranged by providing an appropriate distance between the radiating element and ground plane. In an operating situation, an antenna gain is achieved which is considerably higher than that of a PIFA of equal height.

Abstract: A reception antenna system for electrical connection to the positive and negative sides of a transmission feedline employed in television and other telecommunications includes a reflector having a conductive surface. The system includes an even group of electrically open-ended radial pairs, having positive and negative ends, of hollow, substantially scalene triangular conductive loops, each loop of each pair being internally symmetric about a radius of the reflector, each pair of the group disposed at an uniform offset from the surface of the reflector, the offset defined by insulative mounting elements. Upon the reflector are elements for electrically connecting one negative end and one of the open-ended loop pairs to an adjacent negative end of another of the loop pairs to thereby define at least two loop pairs, each of which two pairs define a single conductive array which is electrically, but not radiationally, discreet from the reflector.

Abstract: Image data represented in such a manner as to enclose and surround a user are displayed in a manner such that the image data are divided among a plurality of display apparatus that surround the user. A display control apparatus acquires information indicative of positions of the respective display apparatuses from position sensors, generates images that must be seen in the direction from the user and causes each of the display apparatuses to display the generated images.

Abstract: A chained image display apparatus having a mutual examining function by which a plurality of image display apparatuses, controlled by a central control unit and connected in series, recognize any interruption of power supply to one of the plurality of image display apparatuses and inform the central control unit.

Abstract: Improved is luminance of an image display apparatus in which a display panel is configured by a matrix wired plurality of electron emitting devices, and long life thereof is tried to be realized. In one select period, a scanning signal is applied to a plurality of scan interconnection. In a subsequent select period, a scanning signal is applied to a plurality of scan interconnections which were shifted with one scan interconnection portion. Between scanning signals, a low level portion is disposed. Also, pulse width modulation is carried out.

Abstract: A headgear system which includes headgear with an upper headgear portion for being worn on a user's head. A lower headgear portion extends forwardly relative to a lower front portion of the user's head and below the user's eyes. A display assembly is mounted to the lower headgear portion for being located below at least one of the user's eyes so as not to obstruct the user's vision. The display assembly has a display that is visible when the at least one of the user's eyes looks downwardly. The display assembly is configured to be adjustable by the user while the headgear system is worn by the user for changing the orientation of the display for suitable viewing.

Abstract: A display element having a plurality of pixel portions arranged two-dimensionally with a predetermined pixel pitch and a microlens array including a plurality of microlenses arranged two-dimensionally corresponding to the plurality of pixel portions on an incident side or an emission side of light with respect to the pixel portions, wherein, in the microlens array, each microlens has a lens surface of a hyperboloid of revolution, and a lens pitch of the plurality of microlenses is set to a pitch smaller than the lens pitch able to substantially equivalently maintain a converging efficiency of a lens of the hyperboloid of revolution and a lens of an ellipsoid of revolution with respect to the incident light and able to maintain a converging efficiency higher than the converging efficiency of the lens of the ellipsoid of revolution or wherein, in the microlens array, each microlens has a lens surface of a hyperboloid of revolution, and a lens pitch is 20 &mgr;m or less; a display device; and a microlens array.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for displaying pictures with an improved grey scale portrayal shall be provided. Therefore, the quantization steps of the digitized signals for a plasma panel display have to be reduced. To achieve such reduction of quantization steps of the light output of a cell of the plasma display panel, the energy of the addressing impulse for addressing those luminous elements which have to be activated for a complete frame period or a part of it is used. Consequently, the light output of the luminous elements can be controlled by the usual sustain impulses and additionally by the addressing impulses thus reducing the quantization steps.

Abstract: A method for driving a plasma display panel is provided in which abrupt variation in brightness of additional images is eliminated; thereby ensuring that quality of display is enhanced, the additional images being displayed adjacently to a picture for aspect ratio conversion. The method includes the step of replacing one frame with first sub-frames for lighting only an area other than a part of a screen and a second sub-frame for lighting only a section of the screen other than the area when the area is used to display a picture having an aspect ratio different from that of the screen, and controlling luminance in the first sub-frames and luminance in the second sub-frame independently of each other.

Abstract: A method for driving a plasma display panel, wherein a display field, corresponding to a display of a screen, is composed of a plurality of subfields, a gradation display is realized by combining subfields to be lit among the plurality of subfields, cells to be lit in the display field are separated from unlit cells and all of the cells to be lit are lit in a predetermined subfield arranged near the head in the display field. The gradation display level is set with the light emission in the predetermined subfield being taken into consideration.

Abstract: A method for producing a fixed display panel using a matrix display panel. In the method, the holding state of memory elements of a plurality of pixels of the matrix display panel is changed to one of two values, in accordance with the predetermined fixed pattern, m driving lines are jointly connected as a first electrode and n scanning lines are jointly connected as a second electrode.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and method disclosed herein allows information to be communicated intuitively and readily. The information processing apparatus including, production element for producing a plurality of first graphic images representative of output data to be outputted to a different information processing apparatus; display element for successively displaying the first graphic images produced by the production element; detection element for detecting a plurality of second graphic images representative of input data inputted from the different information processing apparatus in response to successive display of the second graphic images on the different information processing apparatus; and acquisition element for acquiring the input data based on the second graphic images detected by the detection element.

Abstract: A novel driving method targeting area color organic light emitting diode display devices aims at resolving the problems of poor color balance and uneven luminosity on the display panel resulting from different luminous materials.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display has a plurality of pixels and an external power line. The external power line diverts into a number of internal power lines connected to the pixels, and the internal power lines are segmented into at least two discontinuous parts. Electric current thereby flows in a smaller amount through the internal power lines to reduce power dissipation.

Abstract: A method for writing pixels in a cholesteric liquid crystal display having opposing rows and columns of electrodes and cholesteric liquid crystal material disposed between the rows and columns of electrodes to define an array of pixels, the cholesteric liquid crystals having a plurality of reflective states stable in the absence of an electrical field, one state having a minimum reflection, and another state with maximum reflection includes the steps of: applying voltages to the row an column electrodes to establish a pre-selection pixel voltage having a magnitude and duration effective to change at least one possible reflective state, but ineffective to drive the liquid crystal material to a common state; applying voltages to the row and column electrodes to establish a selection pixel voltage for selecting a final reflective state for the pixel; and applying voltages to the row and column electrodes to establish a post selection pixel voltage for achieving a final desired reflective state.

Abstract: An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of gate lines and data lines defining a plurality of pixel areas including at least first and second regions, a driving device for supplying a signal to adjacent pixel areas, a plurality of pixel electrodes within the first and second regions within the pixel area, the pixel electrodes being supplied a first data voltage from the driving device of the corresponding pixel to the first region and being supplied a second voltage from the driving device of an adjacent pixel within the second region, and a plurality of common electrodes within the first and second regions of the pixel areas for forming a horizontal electric field together with the pixel electrodes.

Abstract: A paper abutted ruler is provided which can easily be moved on the surface of a surface plate and can simply and accurately be positioned in place. The paper abutted ruler is constructed such that magnet bases rotatably supported at their one ends to a bottom portion of a ruler body and having magnets affixed to lower surfaces of the magnet bases are disposed in the ruler body at opposite-side positions spaced in the ruler longitudinal direction, and the magnet bases are rotated in a direction to tilt upward in interlock with depression of an attraction release button disposed nearly at the center of the ruler body. By depressing the attraction release button to rotate the magnet bases in the direction to tilt upward, the magnet bases are held in a state forming a predetermined angle relative to the surface of the surface plate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for driving a liquid crystal display, in which the response speed of a liquid crystal is improved by the change of gate pulse voltage. The method comprises the steps of: sequentially generating a plurality of gate pulse voltages having 1st to 3rd levels while being synchronized with vertical clock signal in said 1 vertical period; in invert driving, dividing the generating period of the plural gate pulse voltages into a charge period, a holding period and a discharge period in respective polar periods corresponding to the 1st to 3rd levels of the plural gate pulse voltage; and converging pixel voltage of the discharge period to a common voltage level, wherein the 3rd level exists in a range between the 1st level and the 2nd level.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an image display part formed on a first substrate where data lines and gate lines are vertically and horizontally arranged, respectively, to intersect each other, a plurality of gate tape carrier packages having a gate driving integrated circuit for driving the gate lines, a plurality of data tape carrier packages having a data driving integrated circuit for driving the data lines, a plurality of conductive lines formed at an outer side of the image display part of the first substrate for supplying gate driving signals to the gate driving integrated circuits, a first control signal line formed together with the conductive lines for supplying a first control signal to the gate driving integrated circuits so that the gate lines of the image display part may be sequentially driven from the first one to the last one, a second control signal line formed together with the conductive lines for supplying a second control signal to the gate driving integrated circuits so that t

Abstract: A timing controller for a liquid-crystal display panel includes a data enable signal detection circuit which detects a data enable signal applied to the timing controller, and a timing generating circuit which controls a display timing of image data to be displayed on the liquid-crystal display panel on the basis of the data enable signal detected by the data enable signal detection circuit.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus is able to display high quality motion pictures with less after-image when displaying motion pictures and with less fuzzy images without making the response speed of the liquid crystal too fast. The display data emphasized excessively more than a changed value is written into the pixel having any change detected by comparison with the previous display data and its value is made to change excessively more than the value corresponding to its original display data, and then, according to the optical response of the liquid crystal, the lighting time and the lighting period of the light source are controlled for the individual areas of the illumination unit having plural areas.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method for improving a color reproducibility thereof, detects a gray scale value in applied image information that reduces a color reproducibility of a liquid crystal display device by measuring a gray scale level of a color displayed on a liquid crystal display panel while increasing the gray scale value of the color, and storing a maximum value of the gray scale level is displayable prior to reducing the color reproducibility. The applied image information is compensated to prevent reduction in the color reproducibility.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display apparatus of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal panel having a liquid crystal layer and an electrode for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer; and a drive circuit for supplying a drive voltage to the liquid crystal panel. The drive circuit supplies a drive voltage obtained by giving an overshoot to a gray-scale voltage corresponding to an input image signal in the current vertical period, the drive voltage being determined in advance according to a combination of an input image signal in the immediately-preceding vertical period processed based on a predicted value of the transmittance of the liquid crystal panel in the immediately-preceding vertical period and the input image signal in the current vertical period.

Abstract: A flat panel display device for a small module application is disclosed in the present invention.