Patents Issued in September 18, 2007
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Patent number: 7271813Abstract: The present invention provides a system which integrates unique lighting technologies, switching systems, mounting systems, information delivery systems and power supply systems within a vehicular wheel to provide an advanced, high quality visual display apparatus. These technologies, and their many unique applications, provide for a novel and useful series of video display devices that are small, lightweight, efficient and have the capability of producing a clear, bright, high definition image that is equivalent to that of a modern day TV or high quality computer monitor.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Lightning Wheels, LLCInventor: Mark Gilbert
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Patent number: 7271814Abstract: A method of blending a plurality of mutually overlapping graphical objects in a digital document processing system. The graphical objects are arranged in an ordered stack that includes at least one static object and at least one animated object. Each object has at least one associated blending parameter (e.g., transparency). The method comprises: (a) blending the content of the static objects to form at least one composite static object, taking account of the respective blending parameters of the static objects; and (b) blending the content of the animated object and the composite static object(s), taking account of the blending parameter(s) of the animated object.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Picsel Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Majid Anwar, Brian Richard Pollock
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Patent number: 7271815Abstract: System, method and computer program for displaying an image with a blinking portion. A first virtual image layer is defined in a first file to comprise a first background region. A second virtual image layer is defined in a second file to comprise a background region in one state and a transparent region in another state. The second background region is different in appearance than the first background region. The second virtual image layer is logically located on top of the first virtual image layer. The file defines that the second virtual image layer repeatedly alternates between the one and other states. A third file defines a third virtual image layer to comprise a symbol surrounded by a transparent region. The third virtual image layer is logically located on top of the second virtual image layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Patrick J. Clas
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Patent number: 7271816Abstract: Color sub-pixel display is performed with a display device that has three light emitting elements for emitting three primary colors R, G, and B, respectively, aligned in an x-y matrix. Color information at pixel accuracy is separated into luminance data at pixel accuracy and chroma data at pixel accuracy. From the luminance data at pixel accuracy, luminance data at sub-pixel accuracy is generated. The luminance data at sub-pixel accuracy and chroma data at pixel accuracy are synthesized, whereby color information at sub-pixel accuracy is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.Inventors: Tadanori Tezuka, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Bunpei Toji
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Patent number: 7271817Abstract: A method (400) of aspect ratio conversion for an imager (16) having random row access includes the steps of periodically receiving (402) a predetermined number of input video lines, vertical format converting (404) the predetermined number of input video lines to provide a converted video input having a portion of the predetermined number of input video lines, and periodically multiplexing (406) a black input line with the converted video input during a waiting period during the vertical format converting step. The method can also include the step of presenting (408) on the imager the converted video input along with a plurality of black lines that were periodically multiplexed with the converted video input.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventor: Donald Henry Willis
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Patent number: 7271818Abstract: A method of controlling a thermal transfer printhead by selectively activating the printhead heater elements at customized pulse widths specifically developed for low temperature printing applications (less than 5° C.). Through the application of specific control signal modulation levels to each of five control signals that are dependent on heater element history control data as well as print speed, the printhead produces good print quality while demonstrating excellent longevity.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Inventor: James L. Mason
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Patent number: 7271819Abstract: A thermal head has heating elements and is movable relative to a printing medium. A pulse application portion applies a drive voltage pulse selectively to the heating elements. A voltage measurement portion measures a head voltage applied to the thermal head. A total-dot counting portion adds a number of dots which are printed from a reference time point, thereby obtaining a total dot count. An adjustment portion adjusts the total dot count based on a predetermined adjustment dot count corresponding to an ambient temperature. A heat-buildup-coefficient storing portion stores a heat buildup coefficient corresponding both to the ambient temperature and to an excess dot count. A pulse-width setting portion sets the width of the drive voltage pulse based on the head voltage and the heat buildup coefficient. A pulse-width correction portion corrects the width of the drive voltage pulse based on the head voltage measured by the voltage measurement portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Megumi Matsutani, Takashi Horiuchi
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Patent number: 7271820Abstract: Idler mechanism includes a pickup roller gear; a third pickup gear that meshes with the pickup roller gear; a pickup idler arm that is capable of pivoting around a pivot axis between the pickup roller gear side and the third pickup gear side; first and second pickup idler gears disposed at ends of the pickup idler arm; and a second pickup gear that rotates around a pivot axis and drives the first and second pickup idler gears. The first pickup idler gear meshes with the pickup roller gear when the pickup idler arm is pivoted toward the pickup roller gear, while the second pickup idler gear meshes with the third pickup gear when the pickup idler arm is pivoted toward the third pickup gear. At least one of the first and second pickup idler gears is always meshing with respective one of the pickup roller gear and the third pickup gear.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Daisuke Shimizu
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Patent number: 7271821Abstract: A laser scanning assembly generates a laser beam and scans the laser beam through a plurality of scan lines to form desired dots. Each scan line is positioned to overlap an adjacent scan line and each dot includes a plurality of segments. The scanning assembly scans the laser beam through multiple scan lines to fully discharge each segment of each dot. The laser scanner assembly would typically be part of a laser printer.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Marvell International Technology Ltd.Inventor: Douglas Gene Keithley
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Patent number: 7271822Abstract: Systems and methods are described for stitching multiple images together in a printer to form a single, seamless, composite image. The use of multiple laser sources and multiple scan lenses with one or more scanner assemblies and various image stitching methods achieves seamless image stitching in a manner that provides benefits over prior printers using single laser sources and single scan lenses. Such benefits include, for example, a wider image format, smaller optical spot size, reduced cost, and reduced overall size for the printer.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: David Kenney Towner
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Patent number: 7271823Abstract: An optical scanner has a deflector, a coupling lens, a cylindrical lens, a plate through which light to and from the deflector pass, and an optical system which condenses the light deflected on a surface to be scanned. Bundles of light beams incident on the deflector have an angle between the bundles in a rotating plane of the deflector, and expressions 0.6<(?1max??)/(?2+?)<1.4, and 0.6<(?1min??)/(?2+?)<1.4, are satisfied, where ?1max and ?1min are maximum and minimum average angles of incidence on the deflecting surface, ?2 is a half-view angle, and ? is an angle of inclination of the plate in the rotating plane with respect to a main scanning direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yasutaka Izumi, Yoshinori Hayashi, Hiromichi Atsuumi
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Patent number: 7271824Abstract: A pixel clock generating apparatus includes a data offset circuit and a pixel generator. The data offset circuit defines multiple data blocks, each data block consisting of a predetermined number of successive clocks, and produces phase data for each data block. The phase data represents an amount and a direction of phase shift to be carried out for a certain clock in each data block. The pixel generator receives the phase data from the data offset circuit and generates a phase-shifted pixel clock a predetermined number of times in each data block based on the phase data.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Atsufumi Omori, Masaaki Ishida, Yasuhiro Nihei, Yoshinori Hayashi
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Patent number: 7271825Abstract: A sending conversant uses a sending communication device to transmit voice and body state information over a communication network to a receiving communication device used by a receiving conversant. Model based rendering is used such that the model is transferred from the sending conversant to the receiving conversant along with the transmitted data. The sending device includes means for sensing the body state of the sending conversant, collected as body state measurements. The sending communication device also includes means for detecting speech uttered by the sending conversant, such as an audio microphone. The detected speech and body state measurements are encoded in a temporally synchronized manner and multiplexed into a communication signal which is transmitted to the receiving device.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.Inventor: Joseph Alexander Dara-Abrams
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Patent number: 7271826Abstract: An arrangement for audio, video and/or data communication between a ground station and an aircraft, having at least one communications channel and a monitoring device provided on board the aircraft includes at least one audio, video or flight data recording apparatus or combinations thereof, which can be activated either from on board the aircraft or by remote control from the ground station. The recording apparatus can be deactivated by remote control from the ground station and/or from on board the aircraft when it is on the ground. The arrangement also includes a memory for the data from the recording apparatus and a transmission apparatus for transmitting data from the recording apparatus and/or data read from the memory to the ground station. The transmission apparatus uses at least one communications channel in the arrangement for audio and/or video and/or data communication between the ground station and the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Lufthansa Technik AGInventors: Andrew Muirhead, Henry Starke
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Patent number: 7271827Abstract: The present invention relates to the recording of moving images by means of a portable communication device, such as a videophone. The communication device includes a main device (101), comprising a video camera (105). Furthermore, an accessory device (102), such as a headset, is also associated with the main device (101) and co-located with a relevant object (103). The video camera (105) records an original image of the relevant object (103). At least one tracking point (107a ) is located on the accessory device (102) and at least one automatic tracking sensor (108a-108c) responsive to the at least one tracking point is located on the main device (101). The main device (101) further comprises a tracking data generator, which receives signals from the automatic tracking sensor(s) (108a-108c) and generates in response thereto tracking data representing a target direction (104) between the main device (101) and the accessory device (102).Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2001Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventor: David Nister
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Patent number: 7271828Abstract: A burn-in prevention image signal is generated by subjecting an input image signal to blurring and then to contrast inversion to invert the contrast of the signal luminance level. The burn-in prevention image signal is used when the input image is a still image that does not change for a predetermined period.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventor: Akihiro Okano
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Patent number: 7271829Abstract: An inkjet printer is provided which is dimensioned to be at least partially received within a memory card slot of a digital camera. The printer has media and ink supplies, a page width inkjet printhead having ink ejection nozzles for ejecting ink from the ink supply onto media from the media supply, a feed mechanism for feeding the media from the media supply to the printhead, a distribution arrangement for distributing the ink from the ink supply to the printhead, and a controller arranged to be operatively connected to the image record apparatus via an interface of the memory card slot when the printer is received in the memory card slot. The controller controls operation of the printhead in response to signals communicated from the digital camera via the memory card slot interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2006Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty LtdInventor: Kia Silverbrook
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Patent number: 7271830Abstract: An image capturing device includes an electronic image sensor, a memory, and a processor. The memory includes a motion detect routine, a predetermined image interval, and at least one predetermined motion threshold. The processor conducts the capturing of images separated by the predetermined image interval, compares a current image to one or more previous images, determines when motion between the current image and the previous image is below the at least one predetermined motion threshold, and stores the current image as a final image when the current image is stable.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Mark N. Robins, Heather N. Bean
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Patent number: 7271831Abstract: An image input apparatus is provided which is capable of taking a still image with high quality and with easy operations. The image input apparatus disclosed herein has a video camera and an expansion board mounted on a personal computer. The video camera has a lens, a shutter release switch, an image pickup device, a VIDS circuit, and the like. The expansion board connected via a camera cable to the video camera has a VIDS circuit, an A/D converter, a synchronous signal generator, and the like. As the shutter release switch of the video camera is depressed, the expansion board is controlled to read still image data and compress it. As the shutter release switch is released, it is controlled to resume the initial operations of reading moving image data and compressing it.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tsuguhide Sakata
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Patent number: 7271832Abstract: An image format for storing digital images within a baseline DCT compatible bitstream comprises entropy coded image data, a first application marker storing a first data value using a first encoding method to convey a first information value related to the image, and a second application marker storing a second data value using a second encoding method to convey the same said first information value related to the image. More specifically, the first application marker uses TIFF tags within an Exif application marker and the second application marker uses a FlashPix compatible structured storage stream, while the entropy coded data includes restart markers to define tile boundaries within the entropy coded image data.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2001Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Kenneth A. Parulski, Joseph Ward, George E. Lathrop, J. Scott Houchin, Eddie Jennings, Brett Vansprewenburg
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Patent number: 7271833Abstract: Intentionally defective pixels, whose number exceeds a storage capacity of a memory for defect correction, are formed in a predetermined pattern in an image pickup device. There is a plurality of patterns of the defective pixels, each being unique to each camera (image pickup device). An ID of the camera for specifying the pattern is read and defect pattern data corresponding to the ID of the camera is retrieved. Image data is read and the intentionally defective pixels are corrected based on the retrieved defect pattern data. Since the number of the intentionally defective pixels exceeds the storage capacity of the memory for defect correction, the image data cannot be reproduced in a normal manner when the defect pattern data corresponding to the pattern of the intentionally defective pixels cannot be retrieved. Thus, the image pickup device of the camera cannot be used in another image pickup apparatus by a third party.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Koji Kubota, Naoki Kubo
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Patent number: 7271834Abstract: An imaging device chip set includes an imaging chip provided for obtaining an electric signal by photoelectric conversion of incident light, and a DSP chip provided for carrying out digital signal processing with respect to the electric signal obtained by the imaging chip. The imaging chip includes a plurality of unit pixels for generating the electric signal by the photoelectric conversion of incident light, a horizontal scanning circuit for selecting the unit pixels in a horizontal direction, and a vertical scanning circuit for selecting the unit pixels in a vertical direction. The DSP chip includes a timing generating circuit for generating timing pulses necessary for operations of the horizontal scanning circuit and the vertical scanning circuit, and a digital signal processing circuit for carrying out digital signal processing with respect to the electric signal generated by the plurality of unit pixels.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigetaka Kasuga, Yoshiyuki Matsunaga, Kazuyuki Inokuma
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Patent number: 7271835Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state image pickup device including: a plurality of unit pixels each having: a charge generating section for generating a charge, a charge storage section for storing the charge generated by the charge generating section, a transfer gate section disposed between the charge generating section and the charge storage section for transferring the charge generated by the charge generating section to the charge storage section, and a pixel signal generating section for generating a pixel signal corresponding to the charge stored in the charge storage section; an unnecessary charge discharging gate section in each the unit pixel, switchable to block a flow of an unnecessary charge that is generated in the charge generating section and does not contribute to image formation, according to height of an electric barrier; and an unnecessary charge drain section disposed on an opposite side of the unnecessary charge discharging gate section from the charge generating section for receiving the uType: GrantFiled: September 4, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Iizuka, Takahisa Ueno
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Patent number: 7271836Abstract: A drain region is formed along a horizontal charge transfer channel constituting a horizontal charge transfer element, and a barrier region for charges is formed between the horizontal charge transfer channel and drain region. A two-electrode element is formed by using the horizontal charge transfer channel, barrier region and drain region. A solid state image pickup device can be manufactured with high productivity, which device can drain charges in the horizontal charge transfer element at high speed.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Hideki Wako, Katsumi Ikeda, Tetsuo Yamada
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Patent number: 7271837Abstract: When signal charges are read from light receiving pixels of each of CCD sensors, which are arrayed linearly such that end regions of CCD sensors adjacent to each other overlap with respect to a direction intersecting with the linear array direction of the CCD sensors, binning processing of the signal charges is performed, such that a position of one unit of light receiving pixels, which are to be subjected together to the binning processing, at the end region of one of the CCD sensors adjacent to each other and a position of one unit of light receiving pixels, which are to be subjected together to the binning processing, at the end region of the other CCD sensor coincide with each other with respect to the linear array direction of the CCD sensors.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventor: Hiroyuki Karasawa
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Patent number: 7271838Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit for outputting an electronic subject image, a metering unit for computing a metering value from the subject image, a brightness distribution chart generation unit for generating a brightness distribution chart from the subject image, and a display unit for overlaying the brightness distribution chart on the subject image and displaying them, and provides the brightness distribution chart for the display unit in various styles.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Hisashi Suekane, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Masami Totsuka, Takashi Fujii, Akira Yukitake, Koh Yokokawa
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Patent number: 7271839Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device of a focal angle and distance in an iris recognition system, in which the device includes: a distance measurer for measuring a distance between a user and an iris recognition camera, and an indicator for quantitatively indicating a forward-backward distance and a right and left or up and down direction the user should move, in accordance with the distance measured by the distance measurer.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Won Hee Lee, Ae Kyung Yang, Jang Jin Chae
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Patent number: 7271840Abstract: Method for determining entropy of a pixel of a real time streaming digital video image signal, particularly applicable for identifying the origin of, and processing, in real time, pixels of interlaced, non-interlaced, or de-interlaced, streaming digital video image signals, and for correcting errors produced during editing of streaming digital video image signals. Based upon the fundamental aspect of determining the degree or extent of randomness or disorder, or entropy, and determining the fluctuation thereof, of each pixel relative to inter-local neighborhoods and intra-local neighborhoods of selected pixels originating from the streaming digital video image input signal. Automatically detects and identifies original mode of the video input signal (film movie, video camera, or graphics). Independent of type of mode conversion used for generating the original video input signal, and not based upon an ‘a priori’ type of pattern recognition method.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Yosef Segman
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Patent number: 7271841Abstract: A method for deinterlacing interlaced video using a graphics processor includes receiving at least one instruction for a 2D/3D engine to facilitate creation of an adaptively deinterlaced frame image from at least a first interlaced field. The method also includes performing, by the 2D/3D engine, at least a portion of adaptive deinterlacing based on at least the first interlaced field, in response to the at least one instruction to produce at least a portion of the adaptively deinterlaced frame image. Once the information is deinterlaced, the method includes retrieving, by a graphics processor display engine, the stored adaptively deinterlaced frame image generated by the 2D/3D engine, for display on one or more display devices. The method also includes issuing 2D/3D instructions to the 2D/3D engine to carry out deinterlacing of lines of video data from interlaced fields. This may be done, for example, by another processing device, such as a host CPU, or any other suitable processing device.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: ATl International SRLInventors: Philip L. Swan, Edward G. Callway
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Patent number: 7271842Abstract: A double-rate signal achieved by subjecting a video signal to double-rate conversion is supplied to a scan line number converter. In the converter, the portion of the effective scan lines of the double-rate signal is written into a frame memory on the basis of a signal achieved by multiplying horizontal and vertical synchronous signals based on the double-rate signal. In the effective scan line section of HDTV signal, the video signal written in the frame memory is read out on the basis of horizontal and vertical reference signals based on the HDTV signal. Out of the effective scan line section of the HDTV signal, a pedestal level signal written in a memory is read out on the basis of the horizontal and vertical reference signals based on the HDTV signal, thereby achieving HDTV signal whose vertical scan line number is equal to 1125 lines. Accordingly, the HDTV signal suffers no degradation because the video signal in the section of 960 effective scan lines of the double-rate signal is not interpolated.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Ikuo Someya
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Patent number: 7271843Abstract: A method for obtaining line synchronization information items from a video signal is proposed. The inventive method is based on convolving the relevant part of an analogue video line signal with a pattern function. The result of the convolution operation is further processed to determine the time instants of the occurrence of the horizontal sync signals. The time instants are subsequently filtered to generate horizontal pulses. A video line memory allows to utilize subsequent horizontal sync signals for calculating the horizontal sync pulse of a current video line. The invention also relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Albrecht Rothermel, Roland Lares
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Patent number: 7271844Abstract: A frame signal phase adjuster comprises units for inputting a parallel clock and a reference signal (22-4 and 22-1); generating a frame signal from the reference signal (22-1), adjusting a phase of the frame signal (22-3), generating an adjusted frame signal synchronized by the parallel clock from the parallel clock and the adjusted frame signal (22-4), generating a frame reset pulse signal based on the parallel clock and the adjusted frame signal synchronized by the parallel clock (22-2), and outputting the frame reset pulse signal (22-2). The unit (22-4) adjusts the phase of the frame signal so that the frame signal is constantly HIGH or LOW throughout a setup time and a hold time.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Leader Electronics CorporationInventor: Tomomi Hara
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Patent number: 7271845Abstract: Cell phone apparatus with camera capabilities characterized in that the cell phone apparatus with camera capabilities includes a shooting section for shooting a picture, a reclosable lens cover for protecting the shooting lens of the shooting section, detecting means for detecting opening/closing of the lens cover, a memory for storing information on presetting of a plurality of modes where various features are set, and a controller for switching to a preset mode among a plurality of modes stored in the memory on detecting that the lens cover is open. This provides easy-to-use cell phone apparatus with camera capabilities in both the cell phone mode and the camera mode without causing misunderstanding or unnecessary guard on the side of others in photography shooting.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sachio Aoyama, Taichi Tabata
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Patent number: 7271846Abstract: A receiving apparatus includes a reception unit which receives moving image data transmitted from a source node, an acquisition unit which requests the source node to send information including a vendor name of the source node so as to acquire the vendor name of the source node from the source node, and a character generation unit which generates vendor name character data indicating the vendor name of the source node acquired by the acquisition unit. A synthesis unit superimposes the vendor name character data on the moving image data if the vendor name of the source node is acquired by the acquisition unit, and superimposes predetermined character data on the moving image data if the vendor name of the source node cannot be acquired by the acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takashi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7271847Abstract: A video apparatus, for instance a video player, comprises a first digital source (e.g. a media player) of a first video digital stream and a video encoder (for generating analogue video signals based on said first video digital stream. The video apparatus also has an input for receiving first analogue video signals comprising synchronization signals. A second digital source generates a second video digital stream based on which the video encoder can generate second analogue video signals synchronized by the synchronization signals of the first analogue video signals for superimposition on the first analogue video signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Frank Dumont, Chee Lam Tan, Steven Anthony Barron
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Patent number: 7271848Abstract: An information processing apparatus has: an input unit for inputting image data and program information data, the program information data indicating information on a program including the image data; a display unit for displaying an image corresponding to the image data input from the input unit; and a control unit responsive to a change in a program including images displayed by the display unit for controlling the display unit to display the changed program and the images on the same screen.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2001Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Akio Saito
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Patent number: 7271849Abstract: A system identifies video data to be encoded as well as multiple display regions associated with a particular video display type. Each of the multiple display regions is associated with a different portion of an image associated with the video data. The video data is encoded such that the encoded video data includes information regarding the multiple display regions. Each of the multiple display regions has an associated display region identifier. Additionally, the system may identify an active region of the video data. The active region may be located anywhere within an image associated with the video data. The video data is encoded such that the encoded video data includes information regarding the active region.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Gary J. Sullivan
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Patent number: 7271850Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a method for processing an image in a video data is disclosed. The video data comprises at least a first frame and a second frame. The first frame is composed of a first even field and a first odd field, while the second frame is composed of a second even field and a second odd field. The method comprises obtaining a first difference set between pixel information of the first frame and pixel information of the second frame, wherein the first frame and the second frame are adjacent to each other; examining a first criterion with the first difference set; and performing cross color suppressing operation on pixel information of the second frame according to a set of stationary image judgment information comprising the result of the first criterion examination.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Po-Wei Chao
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Patent number: 7271851Abstract: A superior Color Transient Improvement technique is adaptive to the local image features, so that more natural color edge transition improvement can be accomplished. A gain control function is provided that depends on the local image feature so that different regions of the image can be treated differently. Further, a correction signal is controlled in such a way (by the local image feature) that neither undershoot nor overshoot occurs, eliminating the need for post-processing for undershoot/overshoot removal.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Peng Lin, Yeong-Taeg Kim
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Patent number: 7271852Abstract: An automatic gain controller (AGC) and method for use in a digital TV receiver having an IF amplifier, an RF amplifier, an analog to digital converter (ADC) connected to the IF amplifier, and a demodulator connected to the ADC, the AGC comprising: an input selector for selecting as feedback signal one of a digitized IF signal output of the ADC and a demodulated signal output of the demodulator; a signal detection unit for detecting the conditions of the feedback signal and outputting status signals; and a traffic controller for receiving the status signals and outputting control signals based on the status signals to an IF gain controller and an RF gain controller for independent gain control of the RF amplifier and the IF amplifier. The AGC and method further including hysteresis-curve-based switching for alternatively halting adjustments to IF gain while adjusting RF gain or halting adjustments to RF gain while adjusting IF gain.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won-Kyu Paik, Do-Han Kim
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Patent number: 7271853Abstract: An apparatus and a method for correcting a distorted image is capable of correcting an optical distortion of an image and misconvergence by prewarping an inputted image without using a convergence yoke, and an image displayer using the same. The apparatus for correcting an image distortion for an image displayer in which an image signal is inputted to display an image on a screen and an image distortion is corrected, includes: a reference image generator for generating a predetermined reference image; a camera for inputting the reference image and photographing an image outputted on the screen; and a distortion information extracting unit for comparing the photographed image outputted from the camera and the reference image outputted from the reference image generator, and generating distortion correction information to correct a distortion of the photographed image in case that the image has been distorted.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Woo Jin Song, Kyu Young Hwang, Hyun Chool Shin, Chung Hee Lee, Jong Hwa Kim
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Patent number: 7271854Abstract: A nuclear hardened liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method for hardening a liquid crystal display is provided. The nuclear hardened LCD can include an LCD glass laminate stack. The LCD glass laminate stack can include a front transparent substrate, a back substrate, and a liquid crystal material disposed between the front transparent substrate and the back substrate. The nuclear hardened LCD can further include a protective laminate stack positioned in front of the LCD glass laminate stack. The protective laminate stack can include a volume absorbing filter, that absorbs selective electromagnetic energy throughout a thickness of the volume absorbing filter.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.Inventors: Kanghua Lu, Robert J. Saccomanno
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Patent number: 7271855Abstract: Disclosed is a method for fabricating a liquid crystal display.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.Inventors: So Haeng Cho, Hyun Sang Chung
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Patent number: 7271856Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating the same is disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates; a plurality of gate lines and data lines disposed crossly on the first substrate to define a pixel region; a thin film transistor formed at a cross point of the gate lines and the data lines; a passivation film coated on the entire surface of the first substrate including the thin film transistor; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, partially overlapping with the neighboring gate lines and the neighboring data lines and formed on the passivation film corresponding to the pixel region; and a black matrix formed on a predetermined area of the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2002Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwang Min Kim, Dong Yeung Kwak
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Patent number: 7271857Abstract: A source electrode and a metal pattern for a storage capacitor are formed on an insulating substrate, a silicon layer having a doped source region and a doped drain region is formed on the substrate and the source and the drain regions directly contact to the source electrode and the metal pattern. A gate insulating film is formed thereon, and a storage electrode is formed on the gate insulating film opposite the metal pattern. A passivation film covering the storage electrode is formed and the pixel electrode is formed thereon. The pixel electrode is directly connected to the drain region or to the metal pattern.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung-Hoo Jung, Chang-Won Hwang, Byung-Seong Bae
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Patent number: 7271858Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a first substrate includes electrical wirings and a semiconductor integrated circuit which has TFTs and is connected electrically to the electrical wirings, and a second substrate includes a transparent conductive film on a surface thereof. A surface of the first substrate on which the electrical wirings are formed is opposite to the transparent conductive film on the second substrate. The semiconductor integrated circuit has substantially the same length as one side of a display screen (i.e., a matrix circuit) of the display device and is obtained by peeling it from another substrate and then forming it on the first substrate. Also, in a liquid crystal display device, a first substrate includes a matrix circuit and a peripheral driver circuit, and a second substrate is opposite to the first substrate, includes a matrix circuit and a peripheral driver circuit and has at least a size corresponding to the matrix circuit and the peripheral driver circuit.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Setsuo Nakajima, Yasuyuki Arai
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Patent number: 7271859Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight unit disposed to supply light to the liquid crystal panel, the backlight unit including at least one lamp housing, a plurality of wires extending from the at least one lamp housing, and at least one connector housing electrically connected to the at least one lamp housing through the plurality of wires. The connector housing includes an outer wall having a hollow therein, a screw hole and a wire hole and being formed as a polyhedral shape, and a plurality of connectors disposed at an opposite side of the wire hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chan-Heon Lee
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Patent number: 7271860Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a film-like flexible substrate having formed thereon a wiring pattern, external connection terminals formed at both end portions of the flexible substrate; and a semiconductor element mounted on a surface side of the flexible substrate, wherein a folded part, which is folded down in U-shape to a back surface side of the flexible substrate, is formed in a fixed state at least at one end portion of the flexible substrate. With this structure, the semiconductor device is COF mounted, and, for example, in its application to a liquid crystal module wherein the semiconductor device is provided so as to face a liquid crystal panel, the external connection terminals of the flexible substrate can be connected to an inner surface of a module main body for a liquid crystal panel in a state the semiconductor element of the semiconductor device faces the inside of the module main body.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuhiko Fukuta, Tomohiko Iwane, Masahiko Monzen
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Patent number: 7271861Abstract: A liquid crystal display device protection structure for electronic equipment having an equipment cabinet made of a plastic material in which a liquid crystal display device is accommodated, the equipment cabinet formed with a viewing window so as to be faced with a display screen of the liquid crystal display device, comprises a reinforcing frame made of a material having a mechanical strength higher than that of the plastic material used for the equipment cabinet, and having a frame shape matched to a periphery of the viewing window, the reinforcing frame being integrally fixed to the equipment cabinet so as to be matched to the periphery of the viewing window, and a display screen protection cover which covers the viewing window and is mounted to the reinforcing frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Nobuyuki Yamazaki
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Patent number: 7271862Abstract: The present invention, a light diffusing sheet comprising a transparent resin layer having a minute unevenness formed on a surface thereof on at least one side of a transparent substrate, and a haze value of the light diffusing sheet is 30% or more, a ratio (Ra/Sm) of a center-line average surface roughness (Ra: ?m) and an average height-depth spacing (Sm: ?m) is 0.005 or less, and the Ra satisfies a relationship of 0.1?Ra?0.4. The light diffusing sheet enables suppression of glaring of a screen and white blurring, while maintaining antiglare property, having excellent image visibility.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2003Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Takuya Matsunaga, Atsushi Kitagawa, Takashi Shouda