Abstract: A high resolution 2D-3D switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus includes: a backlight unit emitting light; a polarizer sheet changing the light emitted from the backlight unit so that the light has only a specific polarization direction; a polarization switch converting the direction of the polarization of incident light; a birefringent element array comprising a plurality of alternating first and second birefringent elements and changing the polarization direction of incident light so that the polarization of light transmitted by the first birefringent elements is perpendicular to the polarization of light transmitted by the second birefringent elements; a lenticular lens sheet separating and emitting incident light to a first eye viewing zone and a second eye viewing zone; and a display panel displaying an image.

Abstract: An image capturing device for an electronic endoscope is provided with a solid-state image capturing element, an image capturing element holding frame, an objective lens barrel containing an objective optical system, an air-tight connection tube, a front end portion of the connection tube being air-tightly connected to the objective lens barrel, a rear end portion of the connection tube being air-tightly fitted on the image capturing element holding frame. Multiple connection lands to which multiple signal lines of a signal cable are connected are arranged on an outer circumferential surface, at a rear portion, of the image capturing element holding frame, the rear end portion of the connection tube being air-tightly connected to the outer circumference of the image capturing element holding frame on an front side, a size of an outline of the multiple signal lines being smaller than an outer shape of the connection tube.

Abstract: A method and system for providing security to large scale sites with large number of people comprising plurality of surveillance sensors, geographical database for the secured site, experts know-how database with plurality of potential scenarios. The system and method according to the invention can handle a large number of inputs, analyze the meaning of the input, prioritize operation, identify threats and produce instructions to the security personnel in response to events taking place in the secured site.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV). The CCTV includes a monitoring camera unit, two infrared projector units, and a direction adjustment means. The monitoring camera unit has a camera for imaging subjects and a plurality of infrared projection modules arranged around the camera. The two infrared projector units are arranged beside the monitoring camera unit, each including a plurality of infrared projection modules. The direction adjustment means is installed under a portion of a base plate on which the monitoring camera unit and the infrared projection units are mounted and configured to orient the monitoring camera in a desired direction. Accordingly, long-distance images can be observed at night by aligning infrared rays and an image observation point, and a wide range of images can be observed at night by preventing the range of an image captured by the camera and an infrared region from being mismatched.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring remotely located objects with a system comprised of at least one master data collection unit, any number of remote sensor units, and a central data collection server are described. The master unit is configured to monitor any object, mobile or stationary, including monitoring multiple remote sensor units associated with the objects being monitored. The master unit may be in a fixed location, or attached to a mobile object. The master unit is configured for monitoring objects that enter and leave the area where it is located. The master unit may act as a parent controller for one or more child devices, wherein the child devices can be remote sensors or monitors of various measurable conditions including environmental conditions, substance identification, product identification and biometric identification. The master unit is able to discover new remote sensor units as they enter or leave the area where the master unit is located.

Abstract: A sensor-camera ganged intrusion detecting apparatus according to the present invention includes a sensor unit 1 for detecting an object Q in terms of a change in amount of reception of detection rays from a detection area A0 to An, an image processing unit 4 for detecting the object Q in terms of a change of a video signal MS from a specific area AC1 in an area shot by a camera 2, which specific area AC1 has a portion overlapped with the detection area A0 to An, an area setting unit 3 for setting the specific area AC1 on a monitor screen 6 coupled with the camera 2, and a detection signal generating unit 5 for generating an object detection signal DE1 based on a detection signal PD from the sensor unit 1 and a detection signal MD1 from the image processing unit 4.

Abstract: A method for distributing sports entertainment includes the step of providing a plurality of video cameras positioned on vehicles or athletes that are participating in sporting events, transmitters for transmitting information from the plurality of cameras to a processing station, retransmission equipment for directing the camera feed from each of the plurality of cameras to separate channels for distribution and remote viewing at viewers' locations, and channel selectors that permit viewers to select from among the various channels, thereby allowing the viewers to select from the plurality of camera feeds. The cameras are simultaneously operated during the sporting event so as to generate a plurality of camera feeds during the event, each feed reflecting the perspective of an individual participant. The plurality of feeds is received by the retransmission equipment and retransmitted to selectable channels, each channel being associated with a respective camera feed.

Abstract: A method for calibrating an image sensor having multiple outputs, the method includes the steps of capturing an image on the image sensor, injecting one or more substantially identical pairs of signals into corresponding portions of the captured image, reading out the captured image with the injected signals into two or more outputs, and comparing two substantially identical signals from corresponding portions of the image, which comparison is used for calibrating the image.

Abstract: An interface for a graphics controller enabling communication with a camera module is provided. The interface includes a first port configured to receive serial image data from a camera module and a second port configured to receive a clock signal, wherein the clock signal is utilized to indicate both a horizontal synchronization and a vertical synchronization for frames of image data received from the camera module. An image capture device having the serial interface and methods for reducing a number of signals utilized for an interface receiving image data are also included.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image-shake correction apparatus comprising: an image displacement device that displaces on an image forming plane an image formed by an image-capturing optical system; an image-shake correction device that displaces an image by use of the image displacement device in such a way as to cancel an image shake due to a vibration exerted on the image-capturing optical system; and an output device that outputs to a predetermined external apparatus information on image displacement by the image displacement device, in order to prevent the occurrence of defects due to image-shake correction, information on the image-shake correction can be supplied to an external apparatus that obtains capturing conditions of a camera and implements predetermined processing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for capturing of the multi-channel image signal which can enhance capturing rate of image signals by exactly deciding the unstable period of an image capturing module capturing video data included in an image signal, wherein the system for capturing of the multi-channel image signal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a receiving module for receiving image signals including video data from at least one camera; a sync signal separating module for extracting sync signals indicating the existing location of video data from the image signal; an image capturing module for capturing video data of the image signal sequentially according to predetermined capturing order; a storage module for storing information about the unstable period of the image capturing module and the extracted sync signal respectively; and a decision module for selecting the sync signal of the second image signal located outside of the unstable period based on the

Abstract: A process for performing white balancing of an image is performed by subdividing an image into a plurality of subframes, and then analyzing each subframe to determine if that subframe is predominantly monochromatic other than gray. If so, that subframe is excluded from the computation of the gain adjustments in the white balancing operation. As a result, the white balance process is performed using only the multicolored and/or gray subframes, thus allowing the overall white-balance of the image to be shifted only when a change in the color average is due to a change in the spectra of illumination, and not a presence of large monochromatic areas in the image.

Abstract: A zoom lens has good optical performance, is compact, and has a high magnifying power, and is suitable for use in a video camera, a digital still camera, a cellular phone, or the like, and a image pickup apparatus employs the zoom lens. The zoom lens (1) includes a first lens group (GR1) fixed upon zooming and having a positive refractive power, a second lens group (GR2) having a negative refractive power, a third lens group (GR3) having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group (GR4) having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group (GR5) having a positive refractive power, which are successively arranged in the order from the object side. At least the second lens group and the fourth lens group are moved for zooming.

Abstract: A camera apparatus includes an imaging device which includes a plurality of color filters with respective wavelength characteristics; a processing unit for carrying out an operation for separating luminance data per each label fluorochrome from the luminance data of each of the color filters by using the luminance data of each of the color filters which is obtained by the imaging device imaging a sample stained with a plurality of label fluorochromes having respective wavelength characteristics and using spectrum data relating to the label fluorochrome obtained based on a spectrum of the label fluorochrome and that of each of the color filters.

Abstract: An image sensor and method thereof. In an example, the image sensor, may include a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels, each of the plurality of unit pixels having a charge transfer unit for transferring charges accumulated in an optoelectronic converter to a charge detector via a charge transfer driving signal. The example image sensor may further include a row driving unit generating a boosted voltage, the boosted voltage set to a boosted voltage level higher than a power voltage level, the boosted voltage selectively boosted in response to a boosting voltage variable control signal. The row driving unit may selectively apply the charge transfer driving signal to the pixel array. In another example, the method may include selectively adjusting a voltage level of a charge transfer driving voltage and transferring the charge transfer driving voltage to a charge transfer unit for controlling an operation of the charge transfer unit.

Abstract: A method for forming microlenses of different curvatures is described, wherein a substrate having at least a first and a second areas different in height is provided. A transparent photosensitive layer having a planar surface is formed on the substrate and then patterned into at least two islands of different thicknesses respectively over the first area and the second area. The at least two islands are heated and softened to form at least two microlenses of different curvatures respectively over the first area and the second area, wherein the higher an area is, the smaller the curvature of the corresponding microlens is.

Abstract: A method for converting video information from an incoming format to an outgoing format using a process free from one or more intermediary files. The method includes receiving video information in a first format and receiving a desired output media format based upon a first input and a desired TV standard based upon a second input. The method decodes the video information in the first format to raw video information in an uncompressed format and directly resizes the raw video information in the uncompressed format into a size associated with the desired output media format and the desired TV standard. The method adjusts the uncompressed format in the size associated with the desired output media format and the desired TV standard to a frame rate associated with the desired TV standard and encodes the uncompressed format in the size and the frame rate into an elementary video stream.

Abstract: The invention relates to a data processing apparatus and the like that are available for various processing according to a preference of user. Controller 101 collects parameters, s, z, for adjusting a picture quality inputted by user's operation and stores history information on them in the history information storage section 130. Bank 135 stores coefficient seed data for producing coefficient data Wi. The coefficient seed data is updated on the basis of the history information stored in the history information storage section 130, for example, at a version upgrade of a television receiver 100. Calculation circuit 127 obtains pixel data of objective pixel in HD signal based on the estimation equation using data xi of a prediction tap selectively extracted from SD signal and the coefficient data Wi.

Abstract: The invention relates to a data processing apparatus and the like that are available for various processing according to a preference of user. Controller 101 collects parameters, s, z, for adjusting a picture quality inputted by user's operation and stores history information on them in the history information storage section 130. Bank 135 stores coefficient seed data for producing coefficient data Wi. The coefficient seed data is updated on the basis of the history information stored in the history information storage section 130, for example, at a version upgrade of a television receiver 100. Calculation circuit 127 obtains pixel data of objective pixel in HD signal based on the estimation equation using data xi of a prediction tap selectively extracted from SD signal and the coefficient data Wi.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting vertical blanking interval (VBI) is disclosed. The apparatus can automatically detect the presence and type of a VBI signal, so as to perform corresponding VBI decoding subsequently. The apparatus includes a digitizing module and a detecting module. The digitizing module converts a television signal into a digital signal according to a level value. The detecting module detects if the digital signal includes a VBI signal, and if yes, further determines the type of the VBI signal.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting vertical blanking intervals (VBI) is disclosed. The apparatus can identify and filter non-VBI signals, and calculate a level value for digitization corresponding to the type of television signals. The apparatus includes a detecting unit and a coupled computing unit. The detecting unit is for generating a detecting signal according to a television signal. The computing unit is for calculating a slope of the detecting signal, and for determining whether the television signal contains a clock run-in signal according to the slope.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided that comprises an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter for converting an analog image signal containing additional information into digital data in accordance with a digital format, a vertical blanking interval (VBI) data processor for extracting VBI data corresponding to the additional information from the digital data input from the A/D converter, and a controller for decoding the extracted VBI data into additional information display data for displaying.

Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a display for displaying video thereon, further comprising a video processor for outputting to the display a digital video signal comprising digital video data (DATA), a sync signal and a clock signal (CLOCK); and a controller for controlling the video processor to insert predetermined reference data (RD) into at least one blank area of the digital video signal, and to read the reference data (RD) from the display and to control the video processor to adjust a phase of the clock signal (CLOCK) of the digital video signal based on a result of a comparison between the read reference data (RD) and the inserted reference data (RD). Thus, the present invention provides a display apparatus which adaptably compensates for poor picture quality caused by internal and/or external factors of a display apparatus and a control method thereof.

Abstract: A frequency synthesizer in an ultra wide band (UWB) wireless communication system which transmits and receives data through multiband includes a frequency generation means which generates a plurality of frequency signals; and a frequency adjustment means which receives the plurality of frequency signals from the frequency generation means and generates center frequencies of all or part of sub-bands within the UWB through the frequency adjustment. Since all of the center frequencies of the sub-bands are generated, the utilization of the sub-bands can be enhanced for the wideband wireless communication. Furthermore, it is possible to enable the stable UWB communications by flexibly utilizing all of fourteen sub-bands since the sub-bands suffer less from the frequency interference in a complicated and variable wireless frequency environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display apparatus comprising a display part which displays a main image and a sub image thereon, further comprising a user selection part having a menu adjusting button, such as a button; and a processor to adjust a display state of the sub image by a selection of the menu adjusting button if the display part displays the main image and the sub image thereon, and to adjust a predetermined menu by the selection of the menu adjusting button if the display part does not display the sub image thereon. Thus, the present invention provides a display apparatus to change a display state of a sub image without difficulty and a control method thereof.

Abstract: A circuit for displaying graphics in a digital television receiver includes an MPEG decoder which has as input a video data stream in digital format, a central memory for storing decoded video data and graphics data, a video output unit and a graphics output unit to which video data and graphics data, respectively, are fed from the central memory, a mixer to which an output signal from the video output unit is fed, and a switch through which the output signal of the graphics output unit is selectively fed to the mixer. Horizontal and vertical synchronization signals from the MPEG decoder may be fed to the video output unit, while horizontal and vertical synchronization signals from various sources (including those from the MPEG decoder) may be selectively fed through a multiplexer to the graphics output unit. One buffer memory each may be placed before the video output unit and the graphics output unit, respectively, each memory unit buffering the corresponding data retrieved from the central memory.

Abstract: A motion detection method for detecting the difference in colors and an object position between a current frame and a previous frame through processing a composite video signal corresponding to both frames. The method includes: calculating a plurality of composite signal values included in the composite video signal to generate a calculation result; determining whether the calculation result conforms to a requirement to obtain a detecting result; and determining whether the colors and the object position are changed in two frames corresponding to the composite video signal according to the detecting result.

Abstract: Automatic ringing/howling sound suppression from feedback or over amplifications in live performances is described An off-line approach to determine the major ring modes in the “room” is used, wherein narrow-band digital filters are used to attenuate the offending signals. Using high Q, highly stable digital filters, continuous control over these major ring nodes can be obtained. After an initial hunt is performed for the ring nodes through the use of ring node excitation signals, the first ring nodes or major ring nodes are attenuated to a increased level to improve the sound system's dynamic range. The excitation signal's level is controlled while it is injected to excite and detect the ring nodes of the room in a sequential manner. Filter parameters are created based on the location of the ring node(s) in the frequency spectrum and the required attenuation to eliminate it, resulting in an improved performance experience and yet controlling the detrimental aspects due to the acoustics.

Abstract: An analog TV receiver implementation on DSP allows mobile platforms to view analog TV broadcasting on LCD displays. The analog television receiver includes a demodulator for demodulating a received analog television signal, an analog to digital converter for digitizing the demodulated television signal and a digital signal processor for producing display signals from the digitized television signals. The digital signal processor being programmed to search for a horizontal synchronization signal in the television signal, track the horizontal synchronization signal and search for a vertical synchronization signal in the television signal. Next the processor separates a luminance and a pair of chrominance components of the television signal and demodulates the pair of chrominance components. Red, green and blue values are constructed from the demodulated chrominance components and the luminance components. Display signals are produced from the red, green and blue values.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving apparatus for offering a multi-stream and method for offering the multi-stream are provided for a variety of services through multi-stream without adding tuners. The broadcast receiving apparatus may include a plurality of tuners for receiving a plurality of AV streams via in-band channels of a certain network. A modem, which is connected to the network, receives a datagram including AV streams. An AV stream separator separates and outputs the AV streams from the datagram received through the modem. A MUX generates a multi-stream by combining the plurality of AV streams received through the plurality of tuners and the AV streams separated from the datagram.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for receiving digital broadcasting. The method includes receiving and outputting digital broadcasting data through a selected channel based on a user request, storing channel information about the selected channel, re-selecting a channel using the stored channel information if synchronization of the received digital broadcasting data is not achieved and receiving digital broadcasting data through the re-selected channel. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce unnecessary power consumption of the apparatus for receiving digital broadcasting and prevent the apparatus for receiving digital broadcasting from being down or inoperative in a weak electric field and other specific environments.

Abstract: There is provided a television tuner for improving a frequency characteristic of a receiver signal after a FM trap and enhancing a picture quality. There is provided a television tuner comprising a detour unit 15 that allows a receiver signal directly to pass; a first trap unit 14 that attenuates a predetermined signal band included in the receiver signal; a first switch unit 13 that switches a signal pathway in which the receiver signal passes to any one of the first trap unit and the detour unit; an image detecting unit that detects a signal having passed the first trap unit or the detour unit; a video equalizer unit 40 that compensates a frequency characteristic within the predetermined signal band; a second switch unit that switches an operation of the video equalizer unit; and a selection control unit 21 that controls switching operations of the first switch unit 13 and the second switch unit.

Abstract: A tuner, a broadcast signal processing apparatus and method, which satisfy reception sensitivity of both terrestrial and cable televisions, when selecting a broadcast signal through a single conversion tuner, are provided. A tuner selects a broadcast signal of a selected channel. The tuner includes an input filter that filters a received broadcast signal into plural frequency bands based on a predetermined frequency band. An amplifier amplifies a second signal having an original phase induced by an output signal of the respective frequency bands, and a first signal having an opposite phase of the second signal, and outputs the signal induced by the amplified first and second signals as an amplification signal of the signal in the respective frequency bands. An inter-stage filter filters a frequency of the broadcast signal corresponding to the selected channel among the amplification signals output from the amplifier.

Abstract: An optical element includes a pair of a transparent substrate and a back substrate which face each other with a predetermined gap by a spacer, and, a pair of the first electrode and the second electrode, and a periodic structural body as an optical composition for a multi-color display and an electrolytic solution are disposed within the gap of the transparent substrate and the back substrate. Metal ions contained in the electrolytic solution are deposited as metal atoms onto the periodic structural body of the optical composition for a multi-color display, to change a structural color of the periodic structural body. Display that can display a color and has a memory property can be obtained.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising a plurality of scan electrodes dispose in a first direction, a plurality of data electrodes disposed in a second direction, a storage capacitor electrode, a pixel unit, and an external extending electrode. The storage capacitor electrode is disposed between two adjacent scan electrodes. The pixel unit is defined by the intersection of two adjacent scan electrodes and two adjacent data electrodes and has a pixel electrode. The external extending electrode is disposed outside the pixel unit and electrically connected to the storage capacitor electrode and one of the corresponding scan electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention is a liquid crystal display device having: a TFT for controlling a voltage application, correspondingly to each of a plurality of pixels; and a capacitor (storage capacitor) connected to the TFT, and after a voltage corresponding to a pixel data is applied to each pixel, one potential of the capacitor (storage capacitor) is changed. One terminal of the capacitor (storage capacitor) on an N-th line is connected to a gate line of the TFT on an (N-1)-th line. After a gate of the TFT on the N-th line is turned off, a gate voltage on the (N-1)-th line is changed.

Abstract: The present invention realizes the two-layered resist structure for obtaining a half exposure pattern of high sensitivity and high accuracy and a manufacturing method of a display device which includes thin film transistors which are formed using the two-layered resist. The resist is constituted of five layers, that is, a base film, a cushion layer, an upper-layer resist, a lower-layer resist and a cover film. Thicknesses of these structural members are set such that base film has a thickness of 50 to 100 ?m, the cushion layer has a thickness of 10 to 30 ?m, the upper-layer resist has a thickness of 0.5 to 1.0 ?m, the lower-layer resist has a thickness of 0.5 to 1.0 ?m, and the cover film has a thickness of 10 to 30 ?m.

Abstract: A display substrate includes a plastic substrate, a gate wiring, a gate insulation layer, first and second active layers, a data wiring and a drain wiring. The gate wiring includes a gate line, a first gate electrode portion and a second gate electrode portion. The first and second active layers are formed on first and second portions of the gate insulation layer. The data wiring includes a first data line having first and second source electrode portions formed on the first and second active layers, respectively. The drain wiring is disposed between the first data line and the second data line. The drain wiring includes first and second drain electrode portions formed on the first and second active layers, respectively. Therefore, even if the display substrate contracts, resulting in a misalignment of the active layers and the source and drain wirings, one of the two thin film transistors continues to operate normally.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device in which in order to prevent image sticking in a half tone type MVA using a floating sub-pixel, a second TFT is provided between a sub-pixel directly connected to a TFT and the floating sub-pixel, its alignment is improved and a display quality is improved. A control capacitance electrode of an adjacent pixel is extended to provide an alignment control electrode in a corner portion of a pixel in which a propagation distance of liquid crystal alignment is long, and the propagation distance of the liquid crystal alignment is shortened, and at the same time, a slit part is formed of electrodes different from each other in voltage polarity to stabilize the alignment.

Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate, a data line and a gate electrode formed on the substrate, a insulating layer formed on the data line and the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer formed on the insulating layer, a drain electrode and a source electrode formed on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer formed on the drain electrode and the source electrode including a first contact hole to expose a portion of the data line, a second contact hole to expose a portion of the source electrode, a third contact hole to expose a portion of the drain electrode, and a fourth contact hole to expose a portion of gate electrode, a first connector formed on the passivation layer and connected to the data line and the source electrode through the first contact hole and the second contact hole, a gate line formed on the passivation layer and connected to the gate electrode through the fourth contact hole, and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode through the third contact hole.

Abstract: An array substrate includes a display region having a plurality of pixel parts and a peripheral region surrounding the display region. The array substrate also includes a switching element, a pixel element, a metal pattern, a pixel electrode pattern and an alignment layer. The switching element is in each of the pixel parts. The switching element is electrically connected to gate and source lines. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the switching element. The metal pattern part is in the peripheral region. The pixel electrode pattern part is on the metal pattern part. The alignment layer is on the pixel electrode and the pixel electrode pattern part. Therefore, the array substrate may be securely combined with an alignment substrate to improve an impact resistance of a display device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thin film transistor substrate for a liquid crystal display and a method for repairing the substrate. The substrate comprises an insulating substrate; a black matrix formed on the insulating substrate having apertures in areas of pixels, shaped as a net; an insulating layer covering the black matrix; gate wiring formed on the insulating layer, the gate wiring including gate lines extended in a first direction across the substrate and gate electrodes connected to the gate lines; a gate insulating layer formed over the gate wiring; a semiconductor layer formed over the gate insulating layer; an ohmic contact layer formed over the semiconductor layer; data wiring including source electrodes and drain electrodes formed separated from each other over the ohmic contact layer, and data lines connected to the source electrodes and crossing the gate lines to define pixels; a protection layer formed over the data wiring; and pixel electrodes electrically connected to the drain electrodes.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate is provided. The active matrix substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixel units, and a light leakage-inhibiting layer. The scan lines, the data lines, the pixel units, and the light leakage-inhibiting layer are disposed on the substrate. The pixel units are electrically connected to corresponding scan lines and data lines. Furthermore, each pixel unit includes an active device and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the active device. Moreover, the light leakage-inhibiting layer is disposed next to the data lines. With the aforementioned active matrix substrate, a liquid crystal display is prevented from having moveable mura.

Abstract: An liquid crystal display (LCD) including an LCD panel and a light guiding plate disposed on the rear of the LCD panel. The light guiding plate includes a main body, a fixing part extended from a side of the main body, and a protrusion formed on a rear of the light guiding plate and on a boundary area of the fixing part and the main body.

Abstract: There is disclosed a display device having a display panel which is prevented from being scratched if an optical member such as a diffusive plate located behind the display panel swings. The display device has the display panel, an array of light sources disposed behind the display panel, and the optical member disposed between the display panel and the array of light sources. The distance between a first end of the optical member and the display panel is set greater than the distance between a second end of the optical member and the display panel, the second end being opposite to the first end.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which aims at the reduction of thickness thereof while preventing a holder and a light emitting element of a backlight from coming into contact with each other. The liquid crystal display device includes a backlight and a liquid crystal display panel which is arranged above the backlight, wherein the backlight includes a frame-like holder and a light emitting element which is housed in the inside of the holder, the holder includes support portions which support the liquid crystal display panel, the light emitting element is housed in the inside of the holder at the support portion on a side opposite to the liquid crystal display panel, the support portion includes a recessed portion which is formed on a side opposite to a side which supports the liquid crystal display panel and at a position which faces the light emitting element in an opposed manner.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display apparatus in which a liquid crystal display module and cases are tightly combined. At least one protuberance formed on a top chassis of the liquid crystal display module combines at least one fixing portion formed on a portion of a rear case corresponding to the at least one protuberance. Also, a fixing protuberance formed on a portion of a front case is inserted into between the liquid crystal display module and the rear case, thereby preventing the liquid crystal display module from being moved. Therefore, the liquid crystal display module and the cases are tightly combined, and productivity of the liquid crystal display apparatus can increase by reducing the number of parts demanded for fabrication of the liquid crystal display module and the cases.

Abstract: A computer display is disclosed. The computer display includes a LCD housing, a light source coupled to the LCD housing, and a LCD coupled to the LCD housing. The LCD housing conducts light from the light source to the LCD. A method for conducting light is also disclosed. The method includes generating light and conducting the generated light through a LCD housing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device. An optical film having negative uniaxial double refractive index ellipsoids is arranged below a semi-transmitting liquid crystal display cell and, thereafter, a ?/4 phase difference plate, a ?/2 phase difference plate and a polarizer are arranged. The orientation axis direction of the optical film having negative uniaxial double refractive index ellipsoids is substantially equal to the direction which is rotated by 90° in the clockwise direction from a resultant vector of the orientation axis direction of the upper orientation film and the orientation axis direction of the lower orientation film of the liquid crystal display cell. Further, phase lagging axis of the upper and lower ?/4 phase difference plate is set substantially equal to the orientation axis direction of the optical film having negative uniaxial double refractive index ellipsoids.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for selectively attenuating narrowband high intensity bright sources from an incoming light source in an imaging system creating a focal plane array. The method comprises receiving and conditioning incoming light in a at least one group of optics; receiving the into a line attenuation tunable optical filter (LATOF) which creates a rejection band; tilting the LATOF at least one increment to selectively attenuate the bright sources from the receive conditioned light; receiving the conditioned light and selectively attenuated light into an opto-electronic detector; and converting the light into an output for an electronic image, wherein saturation of the focal plane array decreases and contrast is restored in the electronic image.