Abstract: An imaging apparatus, comprising image pickup elements for obtaining image signals and a control device which control read-out of image signals from the image pickup elements, wherein the image pickup elements comprise: light receiving elements which separate incident light into R, G and B colors and photoelectrically convert the incident light separated into the individual colors to obtain image signals including R, G and B signals corresponding to each of the colors; a vertical transfer channel for vertically transferring an image signal read out from the light receiving elements; and a horizontal transfer channel for horizontally transferring the vertically transferred image signal, the control device comprises: a read-out control device which applies a reading pulse to the light receiving elements to control read-out of the image signal from the light receiving elements; a vertical transfer control device which controls vertical transfer of an image signal read out onto the vertical transfer channel; a

Abstract: A driving method of a solid-state imaging device including plural high-sensitivity pixels and plural low-sensitivity pixels that are arranged in mixed form in a manner of a two-dimensional array on a semiconductor substrate, the method including driving the solid-state imaging device in such a manner that an exposure period of the low-sensitivity pixels is set shorter than that of the high-sensitivity pixels.

Abstract: To display a face image portion having a desired facial expression. For this purpose, detection processing of a face image portion from a subject image is performed. When a plurality of face image portions are detected, facial expression analysis is performed for each of the face image portions. The face image portion having the facial expression previously designated is enlarged and displayed throughout a display screen.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus having a display section tiltable in at least two directions within a predetermined tilting range using at least four tilting members, and an imaging device using the display apparatus. An example of the predetermined range, a range where a display surface of the display section intersects the optical axis of a photographing lens can be adopted. The display apparatus can be configured in such a way that while a tilting member is tilted, tilting of other tilting member is inhibited.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid-state image pickup apparatus which allows, when being applied as an element of a solid-state image pickup array, to reduce a non-sensitive region between the adjacent devices, and can thus obtain more accurate imaging results. The solid-state image pickup apparatus comprises a photodetecting section, an output section, a row selecting section, and a column selecting section, and further comprises M waveform shaping circuits as waveform shaping means for shaping the waveforms of row selecting signals. A row selecting signal outputted from the row selecting section is shaped by the waveform shaping circuit and is then inputted into N pixels that constitute an mth row of the photodetecting section.

Abstract: An exemplary auto-focus imaging system having a compact configuration and a high-focusing accuracy includes a lens assembly, an image sensor, a locator, a control unit, and a voice coil actuator. The lens assembly is configured for picking up and manipulating optical information. The image sensor is configured for sensing the optical information and producing corresponding electronic signals. The locator is configured for producing a first position signal representative of an actual position of the lens assembly. The locator includes a magnet and a magnetic sensor. A relative positional relationship between the magnet and the magnetic directly varies with a movement of the lens assembly. The control unit is configured for receiving the electronic signals and the first position signal and outputting a control signal. The voice coil actuator is configured for receiving the control signal and moving the lens assembly to a desired position.

Abstract: A method includes locating a region of interest in an image and measuring a contrast level of the region of interest. At least one sensor setting is adjusted to increase the contrast level of the region of interest to at least the predetermined threshold level in response to the contrast level being below a predetermined threshold level.

Abstract: A camera-equipped portable electronic device captures an image responsive to an occurrence of a predetermined event. The captured image is processed to derive color information. This color information is then employed to control one or more multicolor lighting elements of the portable electronic device to emit a selected color of light.

Abstract: A disclosed image processing device includes an analog processing unit configured to perform line-clamping on an analog electric signal representing image data and to output the line-clamped analog electric signal as an analog image signal; a fixed electric potential supplying unit configured to supply a fixed electric potential; a variable electric potential supplying unit configured to supply a variable electric potential; a first switch configured to start and stop the line-clamping; and a second switch configured to select the fixed electric potential or the variable electric potential; wherein the image processing device is configured to turn on the first switch at such a timing that an influence of a distorted response waveform, which distorted response waveform is generated when the variable electric potential is switched to the fixed electric potential by the second switch, is reduced.

Abstract: A synchronous translation apparatus and method using a single clock are provided. The method includes translating an image source signal format via an input control element at a first clock cycle and saving it in a buffer. Then, the formatted image source signal is read from the buffer through an output control element. Finally, an output format of the read-out image source signal is controlled so that the data volume output every clock cycle is increased for an image translating operation. The present invention uses the same clock, and furthermore, the number of image bits per clock cycle when the image source signal is output can be increased. Therefore, the design of the image translation apparatus is simplified so that the production cost is decreased to increase market competition.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for a first controlled device, such as a wireless local transmitter that accepts a plurality of digital audio signals and corresponding program information signals converted from a controlled source, such as the encoded digital data provided by a digital data signal source, typically a community antenna television (CATV) cable or direct broadcast satellite, then modulates said digital audio and corresponding program information signals on different carrier frequencies and transmits the modulated signals to a plurality of second controlled devices, such as remote digital receiver/tuners that demodulate said signals to output music in stereophonic sound and display the corresponding program information by means of an alphanumeric display. The first and second controlled devices contain microprocessor systems for communicating, controlling, storing, processing, and display of digital data within the operation of the respective system.

Abstract: Signal processing apparatus suitable for performing front-end signal processing in a multi-channel receiving device such as a multi-channel television signal receiver utilizes a cost-effective and scaleable architecture. According to an exemplary embodiment, the signal processing apparatus includes an RF signal source operative to generate first and second RF signals responsive to user channel selection. A first IF generator is operative to generate a first IF signal corresponding to the first RF signal responsive to the user channel selection. A second IF generator is operative to generate a second IF signal corresponding to the second RF signal responsive to the user channel selection.

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 invention includes a system and the associated method for reducing memory access bandwidth in various sections of one or more video pipeline stages of one or more channels in order to produce multiple high quality video signals. Signal processing stages of a video processor may share portions of memory on and off chip to reduce memory access bandwidth. A blank time optimizer may receive a memory access request at a first clock rate and access the memory using a second clock rate which may be slower than the first to provide more bandwidth for another memory access request at the same or a later time. Video signals may be scaled relative to various memory access points to further reduce memory storage requirements. A color management unit may also be shared among one or more video signals by receiving combined video signals and identification information associated with each signal portion.

Abstract: This invention is a process comprising replacing an actor in a completed film with another person into the completed film so that a person can view himself in one of him or her favorite films. In addition, video processing software is included to implement the invention are included.

Abstract: Extracting and processing video content encoded in a rendered color space to be emulated by an ambient light source, using perceptual rules for intelligent dominant color selection. Steps include quantizing the video color space; performing dominant color extraction by using a mode, median, mean, or weighted average of pixel chromaticities; applying perceptual rules to further derive dominant chromaticities via [1] chromaticity transforms; [2] a weighted average using a pixel weighting function influenced by scene content; and [3] extended dominant color extraction where pixel weighting is reduced for majority pixels; and [4] transforming the dominant color chosen to the ambient light color space using tristimulus matrices. A color of interest can be further analyzed to produce a true dominant color, and past video frames can guide selection of dominant colors in future frames.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to detect presence of undesirable video abnormalities during, for example, video ingest or playback. These undesirable characteristics may include an average picture level that is less than a preset threshold value, or static input, in which the content does not change over a significant number of frames. Detection of abnormalities results in an alarm to a system operator. Analysis and alarm may occur automatically during processing of video data streams. The same abnormalities may be detected during playback of the image data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a personal configuration information sharing system comprising a plurality of pieces of electric equipment connected with one another through a network, the plurality of pieces of electric equipment sharing personal configuration information with each other, wherein a setting time of set contents in a first personal configuration information of a first electronic equipment received by a first personal configuration information reception unit is compared with a setting time of set contents in a second personal configuration information of a second electronic equipment extracted by an extraction unit, and the first personal configuration information and the second personal configuration information are merged to update the second personal configuration information to the set contents which are set later.

Abstract: Within a broadcast receiving apparatus, mounting therein two (2) pieces of tuner units, each being receivable at least three (3) kinds of broadcasting signals, and being receivable plural numbers of broadcasting signals, simultaneously, the tuner units, each capable to receive an analog terrestrial broadcasting signal, digital BS/CS broadcasting signals, and a digital terrestrial broadcasting signal, are mounted within a housing 11 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 10, wherein a main tuner 110 and a sub-tuner 120 are mounted on both surfaces of a substrate 100, directing upper and lower surfaces thereof into the same direction, and distributors 130 and 140 for distributing antenna inputs are attached between input terminals 111, 112, 121 and 122 of those tuner units, bridging over both surfaces of the substrate, and thereby providing a technology for mounting or packaging the tuner units, with achieving small-sizing and thin-sizing thereof.

Abstract: A broadcast receiver in which a digital broadcasting and an analog broadcasting can be received includes a judgment unit for judging that the analog broadcasting is terminated when a preset condition is met and a deletion unit for carrying out a deletion process for deleting a predetermined function for the analog broadcasting when the analog broadcasting is judged as being terminated by the judgment unit, and the deletion unit executes an analog channel deletion process to delete a channel data of the analog broadcasting in a channel map and an analog display control process function deletion process to delete a display control process function for showing an indication to select the predetermined function for the analog broadcasting in a display unit.

Abstract: In the course of the channel presetting process, the central frequency is set by a step of 1 MHz within the range from the minimum frequency in the VHF band channel plan to the maximum frequency of the VHF band adopted in the place of destination for the scheduled shipment of the TV broadcast receivers, attempts are made to detect broadcast signals by changing frequency within a range of 1.5 MHz to the high frequency side and 0.5 MHz to the low frequency side from the central frequency, and the frequencies of the detected broadcast signals are stored in the semiconductor memory.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a method for displaying a three-dimensional virtual scenery where consecutive, visible scenery elements (5, 5a, 5b, 5b?, 5b?), visible to the spectator (1) as a three-dimensional impression, are produced in consecutive, at least partially transparent planes. The scope of the invention also includes an arrangement containing several consecutive, at least partially transparent display or image planes (4, 4a, 4b, 4b?, 4c, 4c?, 4d, 4d?), as well as the devices (7, 7?, 8) for producing the scenery elements in visible form on these planes.

Abstract: An image display device (1) including an image input means (10) to which image signals (S1 and S2) are input, an image display means (30) for forming an optical image based on the image signals (S1 and S2), and a device adjusting means (40) for adjusting internal conditions of the device is provided with an adjusting operation support means (61) for supporting an operation of the device adjusting means (40). Because the adjusting operation support means (61) is provided, a user may easily adjust the image display device (1) while confirming adjusting operation support information displayed by the adjusting operation support means (61).

Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid crystal display unit and a liquid crystal TV set, each of which has a sequence circuit 13 that includes first, second, and third voltage output units. The sequence circuit 13, upon the turning-on of the power to the liquid crystal display unit 11, supplies the first, second, and third output voltages to a liquid crystal display panel 11c in this order and stops supply of the third, second, and first output voltages in this order upon the turning-off of the power to the liquid crystal display unit 11. Consequently, the display screen is prevented from the noise that is otherwise generated on the screen.

Abstract: A muting device includes an external sound input unit that receives an external sound and an internal sound input unit that only receives an internal sound. The external sound received by the external sound input unit has a component, which corresponds to the internal sound received by the internal sound input unit, removed therefrom. Only when the signal level of a specific kind of external sound sampled from the external sound having the internal sound component thereof removed therefrom is equal to or larger than a certain signal level, the internal sound is automatically muted. Consequently, there is provided a muting device that autonomously and accurately mutes an internal audio output responsively to a specific external sound such as a telephone ring while being unaffected by an internal sound.

Abstract: A media device for a vehicle includes an interchangeable switch assembly, and a console including a receiving part accommodating the interchangeable switch assembly. The interchangeable switch assembly includes a switch panel and a circuit board. The interchangeable switch assembly further includes a backlight unit for providing light to the switch panel.

Abstract: A composite lens assembly comprising an electro-active lens assembly, a first lens wafer, and a second lens wafer is provided. The electro-active lens assembly has an upper substrate layer with a planar upper surface and a lower substrate layer with a planar lower surface. The first lens wafer has a planar lower wafer surface adjacent and parallel to the planar upper surface of the upper substrate layer of the electro-active lens assembly. The second lens wafer has a planar upper, wafer surface adjacent and parallel to the planar lower surface of the lower substrate layer of the electro-active lens assembly.

Abstract: The claimed inventions are intended to be used in glazing of buildings and vehicles. The effect consists in power input savings and in creating ability of a self-contained power supply source. The method for regulation of translucence of glazing or transparent or translucent oilcloth, envisaging power supply of including as their component at least one current conductor film with adjoining to it liquid crystalline layer and regulation of voltage is characterized by regulation of voltage of constant current within the limits of 12 volts or of frequency of alternating current. The device may contain an autonomous constant power supply source provided with a heliopower battery and mounted or built in the glazing or oilcloth and/or with a microprocessor regulator of frequency or voltage.

Abstract: A pixel array substrate including a substrate, a first patterned conductive layer, a second patterned conductive layer, and pixel electrodes is provided. The first patterned conductive layer has scan lines and gate electrodes. The second patterned conductive layer has data lines, source electrodes, drain electrodes, and capacitor electrodes. The data lines and the scan lines define many pixel areas. Many pixel storage capacitances CST is formed between the capacitor electrodes and the first patterned conductive layer. Many gate/drain capacitances CGD is formed in an overlapping area of the drain electrodes and gate electrodes. A liquid crystal capacitance CLC is formed above each pixel electrode. In at least one pixel area, the capacitance ratio of CST and CGD is ?, the capacitance ratio of CLC and CST is ?, and the ratio of a first deviation of CST and a second deviation of CGD is within the range of ?(1+?)(1±50%).

Abstract: A display device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display device includes a substrate, first and second signal lines formed on the substrate, a first thin film transistor connected to the first and second signal lines., a gate driver and a data driver connected to the first signal line and the second signal line, respectively, and a second thin film transistor formed in at least one of the gate driver and the data driver The first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor include a first semiconductor and a second semiconductor, respectively, and the first semiconductor and the second semiconductor are formed at the different layers from each other.

Abstract: An optical filter for a display apparatus in which the thickness is reduced and reliability for an EM radiation emission path is improved is provided. The optical filter for the display apparatus includes: a transparent support substrate being formed with a conductive coating film on one surface of the transparent support substrate; an optical film comprising a transparent base substrate formed in a single layer, an antireflective layer formed on one surface of the base substrate, and an adhesive layer formed on the other surface of the base substrate, in which the optical film is attached onto the conductive coating film to expose a surrounding portion of the conductive coating film by the adhesive layer; and a conductive electrode contacting with an exposed area of the conductive coating film.

Abstract: Development of 3-mask process to reduce the manufacturing cost of LCD-display device successively following 4-mask process. Opening formation process and pixel electrode formation process which is sequentially done following the opening formation process are treated with one photo-mask without using halftone exposure technology by forming source-drain wires comprising a low-resistance metal layer and a heat-resistant metal layer, the latter is capable of being removed with etching gas for etching gate insulating layer (and passivation insulating layer), giving protection means at least for the channel and the data line of the insulating gate transistor, forming openings in the insulating layers including the gate insulating layer with photosensitive resins having counter-taper cross sections, removing the exposed low-resistance metal in the openings, forming pixel electrode with the photosensitive resins as a lift-off material to lift off the conductive thin film for pixel electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a data line and a gate line including a gate electrode on a first substrate, a first partition on the gate and data lines and including a first opening exposing the gate electrode, a gate insulator in the first opening, a source electrode on the gate insulator, a pixel electrode including a drain electrode facing the source electrode and on the gate insulator, a second partition on the source and pixel electrodes and including a second opening exposing portions of the source and drain electrodes, an organic semiconductor in the second opening, a second substrate facing the first substrate and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates and having a same thickness as the second partition.

Abstract: Provided are an organic semiconductor structure and a method of manufacturing the same, an organic thin film transistor (OTFT) using the organic semiconductor structure and a method of manufacturing the OTFT, and a display apparatus using the same.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a gate line over the substrate, a gate dielectric over the gate line, a first semiconductor feature over the gate dielectric, a first drain electrode and a first data line overlapping with the first semiconductor feature, a pixel electrode connected to the first drain electrode and overlapping with the first data line, and a light blocking film overlapping with the first semiconductor feature and the first data line.

Abstract: A Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) device includes a bezel, a mounting bracket, a movable bracket, and an LCD panel. The bezel defines an opening. The mounting bracket is mounted to a side of the bezel. The movable bracket is slidably mounted to an opposite side of the bezel and movable with respect to the mounting bracket. The LCD panel is sandwiched between the mounting bracket and the movable bracket and visible via the opening in the bezel. The cover is mounted to the bezel.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a recessed portion is formed in a portion of a periphery of a lower frame, a columnar member is provided to the recessed portion, the columnar member is allowed to pass through a hole formed in a projecting portion which is provided on an optical sheet, and a side surface of a liquid crystal panel is brought into contact with the columnar member. The columnar member provided on the lower frame not only determines the position of the liquid crystal panel with respect to the lower frame, but also determines the position of the optical sheet with respect to the lower frame and firmly holds the optical sheet onto the lower frame, thus preventing the disengagement of the optical sheet from the lower frame.

Abstract: An optical sheet is provided. The optical sheet includes: a light-transmissive base; and an optical functional layer provided to at least one surface of the base, in which the base is composed of a stack of transmissive sheets bonded while placing an adhesive material layer in between.

Abstract: A first optical-path changing layer is provided, on a front-face side of a rear-face side transparent substrate including a light source on one side face thereof. The first optical-path changing layer has a refractive index substantially equal to that of the transparent substrate, and includes predetermined protrusions and predetermined depressions. Further, a low refractive-index layer is provided on a front-face side of the first optical-path changing layer. The low refractive-index layer is in contact with the protrusions and the depressions of the first optical-path changing layer, and has a smaller refractive index than the refractive index of the first optical-path changing layer. Further, a second optical-path changing layer is provided on a rear-face side of the rear-face side transparent substrate. The second optical-path changing layer includes predetermined protrusions and predetermined depressions.

Abstract: A LCD unit (116) has a first and a second LCD panels (261, 262) which are stacked one on another. The first LCD panel (261) includes a color filter layer (251), and is configured as a color LCD panel for performing a color display. The second LCD panel (262) is configured as a monochrome LCD panel for performing a monochrome display based on an image source. The first LCD panel (261) displays an image, which is obtained by averaging the image data of the image source by using an arithmetic unit, which averages the image data pixels disposed within a range specific distance apart from a central pixel.

Abstract: A wire grid polarizer has a resin substrate 1 having grid-shaped convex portions 1a, a dielectric layer 2 provided to cover the grid-shaped convex portions 1a of the resin substrate 1 and at least part of side faces 1b of the portions, and metal wires 3 provided on the dielectric layer. The wire grid polarizer has a microstructural concavo-convex grid structure having grid-shaped convex portions, is not limited in structure, and has both the excellent degree of polarization and excellent transmittance over a wide range in the visible region.

Abstract: To provide a retardation film in which the retardation condition is adjusted to achieve a liquid crystal display without coloration over a wide viewing angle range and having a high contrast ratio, and a method of designing the same, as well as a polarizing film and a liquid crystal display using the same. A liquid crystal display comprising a liquid crystal cell and polarizing films in a Cross-Nicol relationship with each other on both sides of the liquid crystal cell; wherein at least one polarizing film includes a retardation film having reverse wavelength dispersion property; and the liquid crystal display further includes a retardation film having a wavelength dispersion property substantially the same as a liquid crystal layer configuring the liquid crystal cell.

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: The invention relates to a negative birefringent retardation film comprising polymerised liquid crystal (LC) material with helically twisted structure and planar orientation, its use in compensators and electrooptical displays like liquid crystal displays, and to compensators and liquid crystal displays comprising such a negative retardation film.

Abstract: A color image display element having a color wavelength division device. The color wavelength division device contains a light transmitting three-dimensional microstructure formed on a two-dimensional surface, said two-dimensional surface being a surface of a transparent substrate. The three-dimensional microstructure is made to have a localized light-diffractive profile such that white light of an incident backlight source will be divided into wavelengths of red, green, and blue, and these red, green, blue wavelengths will be respective focused at a target projected plane.

Abstract: A color filter substrate for a liquid crystal display includes a transparent insulating substrate, a black matrix shape on the transparent insulating substrate defining sub-pixel regions, a barrier of transparent material on the black matrix shape, and color filters in the sub-pixel regions, wherein the black matrix shape has a first thickness, the barrier has a second thickness, and each of the color filters have a third thickness.

Abstract: A color filter substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a transparent insulation substrate, a black matrix defining first and second pixel areas on the transparent insulation substrate, and a color filter in the first and second pixel areas for displaying first and second colors, respectively, wherein a surface of the black matrix having recesses at sides thereof adjacent to the first and second pixel areas, respectively, for preventing an overflow of the first color from the first pixel area into the second pixel area.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal layer interposed between opposing substrates. One of the substrates includes a conductive black matrix layer formed within a display region and formed in non-display region of the device. A black matrix island formed at the same time as the black matrix layer is isolated from the black matrix layer in the non-display region. A color filter layer of red, green and blue color filters is formed in the display region. A common electrode is formed on the black matrix layer and on the black matrix island. The common electrode formed on the black matrix island is insulated from the black matrix island by an insulator. Silver dots in the non-display region are respectively connected with the black matrix layer and the common electrode on the black matrix island.

Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal on silicon panel (reflective LCOS panel) for polarizing a light beam and converting the light beam into an image is provided. The reflective LCOS panel includes a silicon substrate, an opposite substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a polarizer. The silicon substrate has a pixel array thereon. The opposite substrate is disposed over the silicon substrate and has a transparent electrode thereon. The liquid crystal layer fills up the space between the pixel array of the silicon substrate and the transparent electrode of the opposite substrate. The polarizer is set up on the silicon substrate or the opposite substrate. As described above, the integration of the polarizer with the reflective LCOS panel inside a projection apparatus can effectively reduce the cost, volume and weight of the projection apparatus.

Abstract: In a multi-gap semi-transmissive liquid crystal display device, the width of a black matrix (6) is made larger above the region between adjacent ITO transparent electrodes (3) and is made smaller above the region between adjacent Al reflective electrodes (4). This enables a transmissive portion to offer a display with high contrast that does not suffer from afterimage or the like by shielding light from the domain lying between the adjacent pixels, and the reflective portion to offer a brighter display by increasing the aperture ratio thereof by making the black matrix width as small as possible or forming no black matrix.