Abstract: A motor drive device for driving of a plurality of motors in a proper manner, having a first motor, a second motor, and a current controller. The first motor is able to drive at up to a first maximum permissible current of A1. The second motor is able to drive at up to a second maximum permissible current of B1. The power supply supplies up to a maximum permissible supply current of D to the first and second motors. The current controller controls operations of the first and second motors. The maximum permissible supply current of D is set to be less than a sum of A1 and B1. The current controller controls a first current A2 to be supplied to the first motor and a second current B2 to be supplied to the second motor so that a sum of the first and second current A2 and B2 is less than D. The current controller controls the second current B2 to be less than the second maximum permissible current B1.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of light-emitting element array units, a light intensity control unit, and an image data transfer unit. Each light-emitting element array unit includes a plurality of light-emitting elements, and is arranged in an at-least-two-rows staggered manner in a main scanning direction with overlapping portions overlapping in a sub-scanning direction to include a plurality of light-emitting elements continuously adjacent one to another in the at-least-two-rows staggered manner in the main scanning direction with an adjacent two overlapping light-emitting elements at each of the overlapping portions. The light intensity control unit controls light intensity of the light-emitting elements based on an overlapping degree of the adjacent two light-emitting elements at each of the overlapping portions. The image data transfer unit divides an input image data and transfers the respective image data to each one of the light-emitting element array units.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a printing system having a linear diffractive spatial light modulator (LDSLM) assembly that diffracts light from a laser source according to or under the influence of an applied electric field applied to the LDSLM assembly. In one embodiment, the LDSLM assembly includes a linear array of diffractive MEMS elements. For example, each of the diffractive MEMS elements can include a number of deformable ribbons having a light reflective planar surface. Preferably, the linear array of diffractive MEMS elements including the ribbons and drive electronics are integrally formed on a single substrate. In other embodiments, the LDSM assembly can include two or more linear arrays of diffractive MEMS elements, and the laser source can include an array of multiple lasers or laser emitters.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical scanning device which includes a light source device, a deflecting system for deflecting a light beam emitted from the light source device, and a scanning optical system for scanning a surface to be scanned, with the light beam deflected by the deflecting system, wherein the scanning optical system includes a scanning optical element disposed so that, with respect to a sub-scan direction, a principal ray of the deflected light beam passes a portion other than an optical axis, wherein the scanning optical element has a sagittal aspherical amount changing surface in which an aspherical amount of a sagittal changes along a main scan direction of the scanning optical element, and wherein, throughout the whole surface to be scanned, the position in the sub-scan direction upon which the deflected light beam impinges is made even.

Abstract: A method for improving the operation of an electrophotographic printer. The method includes providing an electrophotographic printer containing a laser scanning unit. A torsion oscillator for the laser scanning unit is enclosed in closed compartment. The closed compartment includes side walls having first and second side wall edges, a bottom wall attached on the first side wall edges, and a cover attached adjacent to the second side wall edges. The closed compartment is sufficient to reduce stray air currents from adjacent the torsion oscillator thereby improving the operation of the electrophotographic printer.

Abstract: An electronic endoscope apparatus has a single coaxial cable installed between a scope A and a processor unit B. Waveform superimposing circuits superimpose a video signal on power transmitted through the coaxial cable and sequentially superimpose scope-side reference pulses and processor-side reference pulses alternately on horizontal scanning blanking periods in one field of the video signal. At the same time, the scope A and processor unit B generate reference signals and various timing signals synchronized with the reference pulses of the counterpart and perform video processing based on them. This enables accurate sampling even when scopes with different pixel counts are used. Also, a scope information signal and electronic shutter control signal may be superimposed on a predetermined blanking period in the video signal.

Abstract: A microscopy imaging system and method acquires digital images of a microscope specimen using a computer-controlled microscope and digital camera. A specimen on a microscope slide is placed within the microscope. The method comprises the steps of determining whether an area of the specimen contained within a microscope field of view has a thickness, and, if so, capturing digital images of the field of view at a plurality of depths of focus. In a preferred embodiment, the step of determining whether an area of the specimen contained within a microscope field of view has a thickness comprises the steps of: capturing a digital image of the field of view at two or more depths of focus; comparing the captured digital images, and determining that the specimen has a thickness, if the comparing step finds that the images are different. The method may be implemented in the form of a computer program.

Abstract: A front camera for filming an area stretching forwards is disposed in a front portion of a vehicle. A side camera for filming an area stretching laterally and diagonally forwards is disposed in a lateral-left portion of the vehicle. An indicator display that can be visually recognized by a driver is disposed in a compartment of the vehicle. An amount of change in the direction of the vehicle, that is, a deflection angle of the vehicle is detected on the basis of a vehicle speed and a steering angle of a steering wheel, which have been detected by means of various sensors. After the indicator display has started displaying a lateral photo image filmed by the side camera, the photo image displayed by the indicator display is shifted from the lateral photo image filmed by the side camera to a front photo image filmed by the front camera if the deflection angle has reached a predetermined angle.

Abstract: Calibration targets for use with digital cameras comprise black and white target areas to which digital cameras are exposed simultaneously to provide proper settings for highlight and shadow sensitivity prior to making a digital photograph. In addition a white or gray neutral target area, without color bias, is provided, to which the digital cameras are exposed to provide desired settings for color balance prior to making digital photographs. In one embodiment of the calibration target, the black and white target areas are on one side of a panel and the white or gray neutral target area is on the other side of the panel. In accordance with methods of calibrating digital cameras and to methods of photography, the image of the black and white target areas is adjusted by viewing a histogram display thereof and adjusting exposure settings until spikes in the histogram representing black and white detection are equally balanced between boundaries with no lateral offset.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for automatically annotating digital images. An electronic capture device captures a digital representation of a scene. An information tag device is utilized to store identification data for identifying the scene. A tag-reader receives the identification data from the information tag device. A database stores information for the information tag device. A communication device communicates with the database. When identification data is transmitted to the database, information for an annotation provider is transmitted from the database to the communication device. A program executed by the communication device controls communication of the identification data with the database.

Abstract: A method for controlling a camera using an image compression algorithm. A motion region and a motionless region are determined with respect to an input image based on a motion vector of a macro block which is for the generation of compressed data from the input image. A center value and a size of a moving object is estimated from the motion region. According to the center value and the size of the moving object, the camera is controlled to track and photograph the moving object. Accordingly, a central processing unit of the moving object tracking system is relieved of substantial processing load, and the processing speed of the system is improved.

Abstract: In a test method in which an image photographed by a camera apparatus 1 attached to a body of a vehicle is displayed on a display device 17 and an examiner examines compliance or non-compliance of the shooting direction of the camera apparatus 1 by comparing the position of a reference pattern and the position of a judgment pattern on the displayed photographed image, the photographed image is obtained at first by photographing with the camera apparatus 1 a test chart which is placed at a predefined position ahead of the vehicle with the reference pattern drawn on the test chart. Next, the judgment pattern is set at a specific position on the photographed image. Then, the photographed image on which the judgment pattern has been set is displayed on the display device 17.

Abstract: In a signal processing apparatus for processing an image signal, a hue difference between adjoining pixels is detected by a color image edge detector, and an aperture control main gain circuit amplifies a luminance signal using a gain determined on the basis of the hue difference detected by the color image edge detector to enhance an edge pixel of an image.

Abstract: A plurality of flicker detection frames are formed by dividing an image into a plurality of frames. A flicker detection circuit performs detection of luminance data for each of the flicker detection frames. The differences between the luminance data of the preceding frame and the current frame, and between the luminance data of the current frame and the following frame with respect to each of the flicker detection frames are taken, a flicker component is extracted, and the flicker frequency is calculated, by a flicker frequency determination program in a microcomputer. Then, the space between the flicker detection frames in which a crest or trough of the extracted flicker component appears is measured, and the results are converted into the flicker frequency. The frame rate of the image pickup signals is controlled so as not to be synchronized with the flicker frequency.

Abstract: A digital camera includes a slot where a magnetooptical disk is received. A plurality of folders for managing a plurality of image files is formed in the magnetooptical disk. A recording folder pointer points one of folders as a record destination folder of an image file. A reproducing folder pointer points one of folders as a reproducing destination folder of an image file. In a picture-taking mode, when a shutter key is operated, a CCD imager takes a picture of a subject, and a new image file including a compressed image data of the taken subject are stored in the above mentioned record destination folder by a disk controller. A CPU, then changes a point destination of the reproducing folder pointer to a point destination of a recording folder pointer.

Abstract: Even if the digital camera is inexpensive without the function of reproducing images, it can effectively use a memory capacity and has the function of responding to quick image-capturing, and important images can be recorded with higher priority. The digital camera comprises a priority selection switch for selecting priority of an image, and information about selected priority is recorded in association with the image when the image is recorded. For example, priority is ranked on three stages of “important”, “normal”, and “memo”. When a recording medium for storing image data has an insufficient memory capacity, control is exercised such that an image with priority lower than a newly captured image is automatically erased to record the new image. Further, a recorded image may be analyzed to automatically assign a low priority value to an image that may be damaged.

Abstract: The present invention relates to video recording and playback apparatuses in which a video camera directly accesses a server via a network and can therefore send and receive data. A network access program 26c stored in a storage unit 26 controls a GMT program 26b; adds time-difference information for each area stored in area information 26a, which is stored in a RAM 24c built into a microcomputer 24, and information indicating whether or not summertime is in effect; and, based on time information generated by a real-time clock, which is set using date and time setting processing, calculates World Standard Time, that is to say, Greenwich Mean Time. The present invention can be adapted to video cameras, for example.

Abstract: An image-sensing apparatus has a zoom lens system for forming an optical image of an object with variable magnification, which zoom lens system includes a plurality of lens units and achieves zooming by varying distances between the lens units, and an image sensor for converting the optical image formed by the zoom lens system into an electrical signal. The zoom lens system has, from the object side, a first lens unit that has a positive optical power, includes a reflective member for turning the optical path, and is kept stationary relative to the image sensor during zooming, a second lens unit that is disposed on the image side of the first lens unit and has a negative optical power, an aperture stop that is disposed on the image side of the second lens unit and is kept stationary relative to the image sensor during zooming, and at least one lens unit that is disposed on the image side of the aperture stop and is moved relative to the image sensor during zooming.

Abstract: A method of automatically selecting regions of interest within an image in response to a selection signal, and panning across an image so as to keep the selected region in view is disclosed, together with an image processing system employing the method.

Abstract: A solid-state imager 20 outputs image signals corresponding to picture elements received from light-receptive areas thereof. A sample-and-hold circuit 24 performs a sample-and-hold operation for the image signals at prescribed times. A driving circuit 22 generates driving pulses and sample-and-hold pulses. A horizontal charge-transfer circuit of each light-receptive area is driven with the driving pulses, and the sample-and-hold circuit 24 is driven with the sample-and-hold pulses in synchronization with the driving pulses. The driving circuit 22 intermittently drives the horizontal charge-transfer circuit and the sample-and-hold circuit after the output of at least one of the first and last image signals. Consequently, noise that would be produced in picture elements located at the junctures between adjoining light-receptive areas can be reduced, and loss of image quality that would be caused by the effects of operations in subsequent processes performed in various circuits can be reduced.

Abstract: An automatic gain control device for an electronic endoscope is provided and comprises a controllable gain amplifier, an A/D converter, a histogram circuit, and a CPU. The controllable gain amplifier amplifies image signals from an imaging device. Amplified image signals from the controllable gain amplifier are input to the A/D converter. A histogram of the amplified image signals from the controllable gain amplifier is produced by the histogram circuit when an image taken in a white-balance test accessory is taken. By using the CPU, the gain of the controllable gain amplifier is adjusted in accordance with the determination of whether a saturated pixel exists for signals in the tolerance range of the A/D converter, so that a linear region of the image signals from the controllable gain amplifier substantially coincides with the tolerance range.

Abstract: An integrated color pixel (ICP) with at least one integrated metal filter is presented. Rather than utilizing a separate color filter, the wavelength responsivity of the ICP is specified and integrated at pixel level into the ICP itself using metal materials already available for standard integrated circuit design and fabrication process. The ICP of the present invention is thus distinguished from a conventional color pixel constructed in a two-stage process that combines an image sensor with a color filter array or other optical material.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fingerprint recognition sensor is provided. The method includes providing a CMOS sensor; depositing a transparent electrode layer as a thin film on the upper portion of the CMOS image sensor, to which a terminal of an AC power source is connected, the transparent electrode layer being made of a transparent insulating material and a transparent conductive material; forming a luminescent layer at the upper portion of the transparent electrode layer to generate a light image; forming a dielectric layer at the upper portion of the luminescent layer; and forming a contamination-resistance film at the upper portion of the dielectric layer. With this method, since the CMOS image sensor is utilized, circuit construction can be simplified. In addition, a fingerprint image having a good contrast can be obtained.

Abstract: An image reproducing apparatus includes a slot which holding a magnetooptical disk. A plurality of image folders are formed in the magnetooptical disk. The folders manage a plurality of image files. When the magnetooptical disk is inserted in the slot and an information search mode is selected, folder Nos. of the folders are detected by a CPU. The detected folder Nos. are displayed on a screen by a character generator. When any folder No. displayed on the monitor is selected, the number of image files managed by the folder holding the selected folder No. is detected by the CPU. The detected number of image files is displayed on the monitor screen by the character generator.

Abstract: A camera includes a release button, an input unit, an A/D converter, a memory, a control unit, an alarm, a recording unit and an output unit. The memory stores data for the image converted by the A/D converter. The control unit judges whether or not the image stored in the memory satisfies a predetermined photographing condition and outputs a timing signal when the image satisfies the photographing condition. The alarm outputs an alarm signal to a photographer. The recording unit records the refined image on a recording medium. The output unit outputs the refined image.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and method for providing feedback to a user. In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to analyzing levels of focus of discrete portions of an image, evaluating a relative focus of the image portions, and identifying to a user the image portions having the highest level of focus.

Abstract: In a picture signal processing method, an analog picture signal (APS1, APS2) is processed (PSP) in dependence on a quality indication (QI1, Q12) relating to the analog picture signal (APS1, APS2) and received together with the analog picture signal (APS1, APS2). Preferably, the analog picture signal (APS1, APS2) has been obtained from a digital picture signal that has been encoded at a bit-rate and/or at a compression ratio and/or at a quantization level, wherein the quality indication (QI1, QI2) is the bit-rate and/or the compression ratio and/or the quantization level.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including: a display that is capable of displaying moving image data in a full screen mode; a first signal processing section that generates a signal for forming the moving image data to be displayed on the display; a second signal processing section that executes image quality processing for the signal generated by the first signal processing section; a determination section that determines whether or not a display mode to display the moving image data is the full screen mode based on a relationship between a screen size of the moving image data and a screen size of the display; and a control section that enables the signal subjected to the image quality processing by the second signal processing section to be output to the display when the determination section determines that the display mode to display the moving image data is the full screen mode.

Abstract: The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present invention includes a tuning unit for outputting normal image data for performing a normal reproduction operation corresponding to a user selected channel, a memory unit for outputting background image data for performing a background reproduction operation when the normal reproduction operation cannot be performed, a data selector for receiving the normal image data and the background image data and outputting one of the normal image data and the background image data, and an MPEG video decode unit for decoding image data output by the data selector to generate an image signal. The tuning unit successively receives the respective channel selected in the background independently of the user selection, and stores the background image data corresponding to the respective channels in the memory unit.

Abstract: An LCD module is associated with a pair of switches, one of which is depressed by pressing the LCD module to swivel in a seesaw operation. The LCD module has a front panel having a larger thickness than and thus capable of protecting the LC layer and the rear panel against a reasonable external load for pressing the front panel for switching. The LCD module is suited for use in a portable terminal having a smaller space for switches and LCD module.

Abstract: A method of making a lower cost active matrix display. In a particular embodiment, the method includes providing at least one first conductor upon a substrate and depositing a gate dielectric upon the first conductor and substrate. At least one paired second conductor and a pixel electrode are deposited upon the gate dielectric, with the second conductor crossing the first conductor and with a narrow gap between the paired second conductor and the pixel electrode. A semiconductor material is deposited over the paired second conductor and pixel electrode, filling the narrow gap. The narrow gap shelters a portion of the semiconductor material, which serves as a semiconductor bridge capable of functioning either as an insulator or as a channel region of a field effect transistor. The remaining, unsheltered semiconductor material is removed.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display module is disclosed that has an optical sheet supported by a main support. In the module, the optical sheet is secured to a main support through a first securing point close to one corner at one side and secured to the main support through a second securing point close to each corner at the opposing side. In this liquid crystal display module, deformations in the optical sheet caused by applied heat from the light source is reduced or eliminated.

Abstract: A spread illuminating apparatus includes: at least one light source; a light conductive plate which has the at least one light source disposed at one end surface thereof, and which allows light emitted from the at least one light source and introduced therein to exit out therefrom through both major surfaces thereof toward first and second liquid crystal display elements disposed respectively over the both major surfaces of the light conductive plate, wherein the second liquid crystal display element has a smaller display screen size than the first liquid crystal display element; and a reflecting means which is disposed at the other major surface of the light conductive plate so as to cover at least areas not covered by the second liquid crystal display element, and which reflects light toward the first liquid crystal display element.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a first substrate and a second substrate, an organic light emitting element formed by interposing a first insulating layer on an outer surface of the first substrate, a second insulating layer and a protective layer formed in order over an entire surface of the organic light emitting element, a thin film transistor formed on the first substrate, a passivation layer formed over an entire surface of the first substrate including the thin film transistor, a pixel electrode formed on the passivation layer to be connected to the thin film transistor, a common electrode formed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A color, transmissive LCD uses a backlight that supplies a uniform blue light to the back of the liquid crystal layer in an LCD. The blue light, after being modulated by the liquid crystal layer, is then incident on the back surface of phosphor material located above the liquid crystal layer. A first phosphor material, when irradiated with the blue light, generates red light for the red pixel areas of the display, and a second phosphor material, when irradiated with the blue light, generates green light for the green pixel areas of the display. No phosphor is deposited over the blue pixel areas.

Abstract: The invention provides a semi-transparent reflective liquid crystal display device in which bright display, high contrast, and less viewing-angle dependency are possible in a transmission mode. In the liquid crystal display device according to the present invention, a polarizing plate can be disposed on the upper side of a liquid crystal cell in which a semi-transparent reflective layer is formed on a lower substrate and the thickness of a liquid crystal layer in a transmissive display region can be made to be different from the thickness of a liquid crystal layer in a reflective display region by a layer-thickness adjusting layer. A uniaxially stretched phase difference film can be interposed between the polarizing plate and the liquid crystal cell, and a liquid crystal film fixed in nematic hybrid alignment can be interposed between the phase difference film and the liquid crystal cell.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel and a method of fabricating the same are capable of simplifying a fabricating process and forming a spacer at a desired location. A liquid crystal display panel according to the present invention includes: a black matrix formed on an upper substrate; a color pattern having at least one hole on the black matrix; and a spacer protruding from the at least one hole.

Abstract: A color filter of the present invention includes a large number of colored layers of a plurality of colors regularly arranged together. The color filter is such that xWH?0.05?xB?xWH+0.05 and yWH?0.05?yB?yWH+0.05 or xWH?0.10?xB?xWH and yWH?0.10?yB?yWH is satisfied, where (xWH, yWH) is the chromaticity in the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram when the filter alone is irradiated with light to produce a white display, and (xB, yB) is the chromaticity in the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram when the filter is irradiated with the same light while being interposed between a pair of polarization plates arranged in a crossed Nicols state each having a degree of polarization of 99.98% or more.

Abstract: A LCD device includes a first substrate including a plurality of pixels each having a white (W) sub-pixel and red (R), green (G), blue (B) and yellow (Y) sub-pixels surrounding the W sub-pixel; thin film transistors each connected to gate and data lines over the first substrate; first to fourth pixel electrodes connected to each of the thin film transistors and disposed to correspond to one of the R, G, B and Y sub-pixels; a color filter layer including red (R), green (G), blue (B) and yellow (Y) color filters on a second substrate, each of the R, G, B and Y color filters corresponding to one of the R, G, B and Y sub-pixels; a common electrode on the color filter layer; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the color filter layer and the first to fourth pixel electrodes.

Abstract: A plurality of reflection films are provided behind a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal element, corresponding to predetermined regions in the plural pixels Pix. By the regions of the plural pixels wherein the reflection films are provided, reflection parts Pr are formed that reflects the light that enters from the front side and goes out to the front side by the region where the reflection film is provided, and transmission parts are formed that transmits the light that enters from the back side and goes out to the front side by the other regions of the plural pixels. At the same time, color filters, wherein a plurality of apertures are formed to the parts corresponding to the reflection pars Pr of the pixels Pix, are provided respectively corresponding to the plural pixels Pix, and a planarization transparent film covering the aperture is formed on these color filters.

Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including transmissive and reflective pixels. Gate and data lines on the first substrate cross each other to define a pixel region, with a thin film transistor at each crossing. The transmissive and reflective pixels correspond to respective pixel regions. A first passivation layer covers the thin film transistor and has a transmissive hole in the transmissive pixel. A first reflector is disposed on the first passivation layer in the reflective pixel. A second passivation layer is disposed on the first reflector and in the transmissive hole. A pixel electrode on the second passivation layer is connected to the thin film transistor. A second substrate opposing the first substrate has a color filter layer on an inner surface thereof. The color filter layer contains R, G and B sub color filters, which each correspond to a pixel region.

Abstract: Transflective display panel and fabrication methods thereof. A substrate with a transmissive area disposed thereon is provided. A planarization layer is deposited on the substrate and a hole is then formed in the planarization layer to expose the transmissive area. A first reflective layer and a second reflective layer are formed on the planarization layer in sequence. An etching process is then performed to pattern the first reflective layer and the second reflective layer to expose the transmissive area. The etching process has a first etching rate to the first reflective layer and a second etching rate to the second reflective layer, which is larger than the first etching rate. A transparent electrode layer is then formed on the second reflective layer and the transmissive area.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, in which a liquid crystal layer is supported by a liquid crystal substrate, in which an orientation-controlling layer is formed on a surface of the liquid crystal substrate to regulate an orientation of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer in the predetermined direction, and the orientation-controlling layer is formed by an incorporated additive added to the liquid crystal.

Abstract: A multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display (MVA LCD) panel has a bottom substrate, a top substrate parallel to the bottom substrate, and a liquid crystal molecule layer filled in between. The panel further has a plurality of pixel regions arranged in arrays on the bottom substrate, a plurality of common lines traversing the pixel regions, a plurality of pixel electrodes positioned in each pixel region above the common lines, a plurality of slits positioned on each pixel electrode, a common electrode layer positioned on the surface of the top substrate, and a plurality of protrusions arranged parallel to and alternatively with the slits and positioned on the surface of the common electrode layer. The protrusions and the common lines are partially overlapped.

Abstract: Disclination of an active matrix liquid crystal display device is reduced. Portions of pixel electrodes are formed so as to mutually overlap with a convex portion. If the height of the convex portion is too tall, the amount of light leakage increases due to liquid crystals orienting diagonally with respect to a substrate surface. (See FIG. 1C.) If the height of the convex portion is low, the disclination reduction effect is low. The optimal convex portion height is thus determined.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention can provide a transflective liquid crystal display device of vertical alignment mode capable of suitably controlling the direction that liquid crystal molecules are tilted. The liquid crystal display device can include a liquid crystal layer interposed between a pair of substrate and transmissive and reflective display regions in each dot region. An insulating film for varying the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the reflective and transmissive display regions is provided. On a substrate having the insulating film formed thereon, an electrode slit for controlling the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules can be formed in the reflective display region. Similarly, a convex portion for controlling the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules can be formed in the transmissive display region.

Abstract: The active matrix display device has a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode, which is provided with a pixel voltage through the thin film transistor, for each of pixels. A supplemental pixel electrode, which is connected to the pixel electrode of one of the pixels adjacent to each other, and which extends to the region between the two pixels adjacent to each other, is also disposed. The supplemental pixel electrode enables the region between the pixels to be used as a part of the display region. The liquid crystal of this region is also driven by the voltage same as the pixel electrode. The configuration of the peripheral circuit of the pixel portion is simplified, reducing the framing area of the panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display using horizontal electric field and a method of fabricating the liquid crystal display device that are capable of reducing the number of mask processes are provided. The liquid crystal display of horizontal electric field applying type has a thin film transistor array substrate, with a conductive film connected to a gate pad, a data pad and a common pad of a thin film transistor on the substrate. The pads are exposed on the thin film transistor array substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having first and second substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of drain signal lines, a plurality of counter voltage signal lines, a plurality of pixel regions defined by neighboring gate signal lines and drain signal lines and a counter electrode and a pixel electrode being formed on the first substrate in each pixel region and enabling forming of an electric field therebetween. The counter electrode is of planar shape and, the pixel electrode is of planar shape with plurality of slits and is overlapped with the counter electrode with an insulating layer provided therebetween. Both the counter electrode and pixel electrode are made of a transparent conductor. The counter voltage signal line is made of metal and extends in center region in each pixel region and is directly connected to the counter electrode.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide the multi-domain system IPS (In-Plane Switching mode) liquid crystal display which has high contrast and does not have an improper image display. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a black matrix formed between a pair of substrates and formed over a plurality of drain lines and gate lines, a plurality of spaces arranged under the black matrix, wherein a plurality of liquid crystal molecules lined to a boundary direction of the black matrix in “OFF” state, and having a first group and a second group in “ON” state, wherein a switching angle of the second group is opposite to a switching angle of the first group.