Abstract: A method for generating an ambient light rejected output image includes providing a sensor array including a two-dimensional array of digital pixels where the digital pixels output digital signals as digital pixel data representing the image of the scene, capturing a pair of images of a scene within the time period of a video frame using the sensor array where the pair of images includes a first image being illuminated by ambient light and a second image being illuminated by the ambient light and a light source, storing the digital pixel data associated with the first and second images in a data memory, and subtracting the first image from the second image to obtain the ambient light rejected output image.

Abstract: A moving image reproducing apparatus (10) includes a video encoder (18). The video encoder (18) reproduces a moving image including a partial moving image having a frame rate different from a reference frame rate at the reference frame rate. A CPU (26) calculates a difference value between a first frame count required to reproduce the partial moving image in real time and a second frame count obtained by performing periodic frame interpolation processing on the partial moving image. The CPU (26) dispersively executes frame thinning-out processing on the moving image at the number of times corresponding to the calculated difference value. The CPU (26) further executes frame interpolation processing on the partial moving image at the number of times corresponding to the second frame count.

Abstract: A flicker frequency detection method includes defining a plurality of adjacent sensing sections of the same size on a display panel based on an M Hz frequency, an N Hz frequency and the panel resolution, calculating a reference average signal detected by a first sensing section, calculating a first average signal detected by an (n+1 )th sensing section, calculating a second average signal detected by an (m+1)th sensing section, calculating a first difference value between the first and reference average signals, calculating a second difference value between the second and reference average signals, determining a relationship between the first and second difference values, and outputting corresponding signals based on the relationship between the first and second difference values. The ratio between the area covered by the first through mth sensing sections and that covered by the first through nth sensing sections is proportional to the ratio between M and N.

Abstract: Image information regarding image data recorded on a storage medium is efficiently recorded, regardless of a storage medium type. Thumbnail files 600 to 609 hold thumbnail slots 620 to 629, respectively. Each of the thumbnail slots 620 to 629 holds, as a thumbnail, a representative image of corresponding image data. Text files 700 to 709 hold text slots 720 to 729, respectively. Each of the text slots 720 to 729 holds text information regarding corresponding image data. An attribute file 509 holds an attribute file header 519 and an attribute slot 529. The thumbnail slots 620 to 629 and the text files 700 to 709 are referred to from the attribute slot 529.

Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus is provided having a memory, a storage, and an image recorder. The memory is mounted in the image-capturing apparatus. The storage medium is detachable from the image-capturing apparatus. The image recorder stores image data in the memory when the storage medium is detached during storing the input image data into the storage medium.

Abstract: A method of filtering a red-eye phenomenon from an acquired digital image including a multiplicity of pixels indicative of color, the pixels forming various shapes of the image, includes analyzing meta-data information, determining one or more regions within the digital image suspected as including red eye artifact, and determining, based at least in part on the meta-data analysis, whether the regions are actual red eye artifact. The meta-data information may include information describing conditions under which the image was acquired, captured and/or digitized, acquisition device-specific information, and/film information.

Abstract: There are provided an easy-to-use solid-state imaging device which reduces a noise generated, and a method for fabricating such a solid-state imaging device. Among a plurality of MOS transistors comprising the solid-state imaging device 1, a polycrystalline silicon into which a P type impurity is introduced is used to form at least one of gate electrodes 108a and 108b of N type MOS transistors 109a and 109b included in a pixel 5. In this case, the introduction of the P type impurity into the gate electrode 108a or 108b of the N type MOS transistor 109a or 109b, and the introduction of the P type impurity into a gate electrode 108c of a P type MOS transistor 109c are simultaneously performed.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus and method employ an imaging device arranged including a matrix of pixels each which accumulates accumulation charges according to an amount of light incident thereon, an accumulation charge read device for reading the accumulation charges at a time difference based on the position of each row or column of the pixels, and a reset device resetting an entirety of the accumulation charges of the imaging device before a main exposure. The photographing apparatus and method each further employ a reset timing change device capable of changing a reset timing for resetting the accumulation charges with respect to a synchronization pulse corresponding to a time for reading the accumulation charges.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a Complementary Metal-Oxide-Silicon (CMOS) image sensor The image sensor includes a two-dimensional pixel array composed of unit pixels, each unit pixel having a photo diode and transistors, a row decoder located at an end of the pixel array to assign row addresses, and a column decoder located at another end of the pixel array, which is erpendicular to the row decoder, to assign column addresses to corresponding pixels in rows selected by the row decoder The row decoder allows the integration time points of the unit pixels, which are included in the pixel array, to be identical. Accordingly, the distortion of images can be prevented.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus which can correct a shaking of the hand whether a moving picture is taken or a still picture is taken. Exposure is carried out within a shorter time than a predetermined exposure time to output a charge. Exposure and delivery of charge is carried out plural times to accumulate charges. An address for accumulation is changed in accordance with information of a shaking occurring within the shorter time and a signal due to the shaking and a signal before the shaking are accumulated at the address. Alternatively, a camera-shake is detected by using a sensor such as a gyroscope adapted to detect an angular velocity or an acceleration of a shaking of the imaging apparatus itself.

Abstract: Monolithic circuit chips are disclosed which are particularly adapted for use with barcode reading, video and photographic systems. The monolithic circuit chip can include a sensor array, digitizer and decoder. The monolithic circuit chip can alternatively include an imager circuit, radio frequency circuit and memory. The memory can be one of ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM), E2PROM, or Flash memory. The monolithic circuit chip can be formed using complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) techniques.

Abstract: In a line transfer operation of a frame-transfer CCD image sensor, color mixing that occurs when charges trapped by interface states are released in subsequent bits, and longitudinal striping due to trapping a the horizontal transfer period can be reduced. A line transfer operation (t1 to t6) in a storage section, which is composed of three-phase driven vertical CCD shift registers in which transfer electrodes ST1 to ST3 are arrayed, is ended in a state in which information charges are stored only under the transfer electrode ST2. This state continues until the completion of a horizontal transfer period P0 of the information charge packet groups of the odd-numbered columns. At this time, an off-voltage that is lower than normal is applied to the transfer electrodes ST1 and ST3, and an inverted layer is formed on the surface of the substrate under the transfer electrodes.

Abstract: A digital camera has a system controller for generating a control signal for idle transfer in vertical transfer paths in addition to image data transfer, according to photographing status and conditions. The camera further includes a signal processor having a vertical shading corrector for determining the profile of vertical shading based on a dark current signal obtained by the idle transfer from the solid state image sensor of an image pickup section of the camera. The profile of vertical shading thus obtained is used for correcting the data of an image actually picked up. Deterioration of images caused by the dark current can be reduced, and the image quality of the images and the operational speed of the camera can be increased.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image pickup apparatus capable of being used for preview image pickup of a predetermined scene prior to actual image pickup of the scene, including: an image pickup section configured to carry out the preview image pickup using setting data regarding image pickup; a transmission section configured to transmit image data obtained by the preview image pickup by the image pickup section and preview setting data used in the preview image pickup to an information processing apparatus which determines actual recommendation setting data recommended as actual setting data to be used in the actual image pickup; and an acquisition section configured to acquire the actual recommendation setting data determined based on the preview setting data by the information processing apparatus from the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging system generating a high resolution image using low resolution images taken by a low resolution image sensor. Also, the imaging system generates a wide angle of view image. Enhancement of resolution and enlargement of angle of view are accomplished by optical axis change, utilizing one or more micromirror array lenses without macroscopic mechanical movements of lenses. The imaging system also provides zoom and auto focusing functions using micromirror array lenses.

Abstract: An ultra-thin digital imaging device has a thickness of several millimeters and is capable of producing data for creating images of 3 Mp and higher. The device comprises a multi-channel imaging unit that contains a plurality of optical channels formed by microlens objectives and a pixilated image sensor unit with a plurality of sensing elements. Each individual identical image obtained through each optical channel is pixilated and converted into electrical signals that are processed into data sets which can be stored in the imaging device and either reproduced on the display of the device or transmitted to an external image-reproducing device where the obtained data of individual images are transformed into a single, high-resolution megapixel image by means of a technique known in the art.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus may include an imaging optical system operative to adjust a focal position of images corresponding to light incident from a lens, a frame arranged movably in an optical axial direction of light incident to the imaging optical system for fixing the imaging optical system by covering the periphery of the imaging optical system, a drive unit operative to move the frame in the optical axial direction to an arbitrary position within a predetermined range, an image pickup device operative to receive light incident through the imaging optical system so as to output a signal corresponding to the received light, and an urging unit inserted between a pedestal base having the image pickup device attached thereto and the frame for urging the frame in the optical axial direction as well as in a direction remote from the image pickup device.

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup device includes a lens-holding member and a substrate. The lens-holding member holds lenses and has a peripheral-wall shape leg located on opposite side of the lens. An image pickup device is mounted on the substrate. The substrate has a device-mounting portion where the image pickup device is mounted, and has a coupling portion that extends from the device-mounting portion and is to be coupled to an external circuit. The device-mounting portion is housed in a space surrounded by the leg. An exterior circumference of the device-mounting portion is fitted into an inner face of the leg. A cutout through which the coupling portion is extracted from the space is formed in the leg.

Abstract: In order to halt smear sweep-out in a case where the effects of smear charge are considered minor, it is determined whether the shutter is a high-speed shutter when a shutter-release button is pressed. If the shutter is not the high-speed shutter, a CCD is exposed and signal charge accumulates in the photodiodes of the CCD. Smear charge is swept out before the signal charge is shifted from the photodiodes to vertical transfer lines. The signal charge is thenceforth transferred to the vertical transfer lines and a video signal is output from the CCD. In the case of the high-speed shutter, smear sweep-out is halted and charge is shifted from the photodiodes to the vertical transfer lines.

Abstract: The variation of shades due to light transmissivity controlled by a property device is suppressed with a simple structure. An optical device 1 that blocks light having a wavelength longer than a predetermined wavelength is disposed in a property device 20 that is composed of for example liquid crystal and that can control light transmissivity. The optical device 1 blocks light having a longer wavelength than a wavelength at which a wavelength band of which the wavelength dependency of spectrum characteristic of the property device 20 is weak changes to a wavelength band of which the wavelength dependency of spectrum characteristic of the property device 20 is strong. The optical device 1 blocks light having a longer wavelength than a predetermined wavelength emitted from an object. The property device 20 controls the light transmissivity and enters the light to an image sensor 3.

Abstract: Foreground object matting uses flash/no-flash images pairs to obtain a flash-only image. A trimap is obtained from the flash-only image. A joint Bayesian algorithm uses the flash-only image, the trimap and one of the image of the scene taken without the flash or the image of the scene taken with the flash to generate a high quality matte that can be used to extract the foreground from the background.

Abstract: An electronic device for adjusting light intensity and light color temperature of a photoflash includes: a casing, a photoflash window set, and an adjusting element. The casing has a first opening, a second opening, and a photoflash window receiving space communicated with the second opening. The photoflash window set is slidably disposed on the casing and received in the photoflash window receiving space, and the photoflash window set has a first photoflash window and a second photoflash window. The adjusting element is disposed on the casing for exposing the first opening, and the adjusting element is jointed with the photoflash window set. Thereby, the first photoflash window or the second photoflash window is selectively exposed through the second opening by controlling the adjusting element for light beams that are projected from the photoflash to produce different light intensity and light color temperature.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes the following elements. An IP converter performs signal conversion processing for converting an interlace signal into a progressive signal including information on interpolated pixels. A frame controller temporally divides an input image frame to generate a plurality of sub-frames. A high-frequency-enhanced sub-frame generator and a high-frequency-suppressed sub-frame generator perform filtering processing on the sub-frames to generate high-frequency-enhanced sub-frames and high-frequency-suppressed sub-frames, respectively. A first output controller alternately outputs the high-frequency-enhanced sub-frames and the high-frequency-suppressed sub-frames. A gain controller adjusts an output level of the sub-frames.

Abstract: When transmitting a digital video signal having, as a variant clock signal, a clock signal of a frequency which does not fall within a predetermined frequency range, a frequency multiplier 21 carries out a frequency conversion of the frequency of the variant clock signal so as to generate a transmit side clock signal which falls within the predetermined frequency range, and a transmitting unit transmits, as a transmission digital video signal, the digital image data and control signal, as well as the transmit side clock signal, according to this transmit side clock signal. A receive side divides the frequency of the transmit side clock signal using a frequency divider 22 to obtain the variant clock signal after acquiring the digital image data and control signal from the transmit side digital video signal according to the transmit side clock signal.

Abstract: A method for video mode detection, wherein video input data (VID) corresponding to a video picture (P) is received and a video mode is determined for said video picture (P). The determining of said video mode depends on a local video mode (LVM) and a global video mode (GVM) of said video picture (P). Said global video mode (GVM) is determined for said video picture (P) based on said video input data (VID) or a derivative (m1) thereof. For determining said local video mode (LVM), first said video picture (P) is subdivided into a ticker area (TA) and a remaining area (RA), thereby generating ticker area data (TAD). Then, said local video mode (LVM) is determined for said ticker area (TA) based on said ticker area data (TAD). When determining said local video mode (LVM), said ticker area (TA) is subdivided into n sub-areas, and at least one of said n sub-areas (1 . . . 6) is selected as selected sub-area (SSA).

Abstract: A broadcast receiving apparatus capable of automatically switching channel lists without increasing the apparatus scale nor increasing the power consumption. In this apparatus, a received channel list storing part (106) stores a plurality of channel lists corresponding to a plurality of different broadcast areas, and a switched station selection control part (121) uses a currently set first channel list of the plurality of channel lists to select a station. If this station selection is failed, then the switched station selection control part (121) switches the currently set channel list to a second channel list and uses the second channel list channels to perform a station selection.

Abstract: Video display apparatus, remote controller for reproduction apparatus, and reproduction apparatus meeting user's usage conditions with high operability have structure including: remote controller for video display apparatus, the remote controller having connection section connected to video display section, operation members receiving operations by user to the video display section, and control section having at least two action modes for operating the video display section responding to operations to the operation members; attachment member attaching the remote controller for video display apparatus to user's clothes etc.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for reducing temporal noise, comprising: performing motion detection on frames of a video data stream; calculating a pixel difference between pixels of frames in the video data stream to generate at least a pixel difference value; determining a set of weighting value for temporal filtering according to a result of the motion detection and a result of the pixel difference value calculation; and performing temporal filtering on frames in the video data stream according to the weighting values.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a filtering arrangement configured to receive incoming pixel information and filter at least a first portion of the information to thereby pass a second portion of the information for further processing, circuitry configured to apply a gamma function to the second portion to thereby produce a modified second portion, and an adder configured to combine the first portion to the modified second portion.

Abstract: Techniques that enable flexible key-frame extraction from video. Key-frame extraction according to the present teachings includes segmenting a video into a set of shots each having a set of video frames and selecting a set of key-frames from the shots in response to an image quality of the corresponding video frames. The present techniques include a set of user selectable modes that enable key-frame extraction to be adapted to an underlying platform.

Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal panel including an upper substrate and a lower substrate facing each other with liquid crystals being disposed therebetween, a first polarizing plate bonded to a front surface of the liquid crystal panel and a touch panel including a lower electrode formed on the upper substrate of the liquid crystal panel and an upper electrode formed on a back surface of the first polarizing plate. The liquid crystal panel further includes a thin film transistor formed on the lower substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a color filter formed on the lower substrate and a common electrode formed on the upper substrate and forming an electric field with the pixel electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display 10 of the invention has a transparent substrate 11 on which are provided multiple signal lines 17, scan lines 16 and auxiliary capacity lines 18, plus TFTs and pixel electrodes 20 that are electrically coupled to the TFTs' drain electrodes D. The auxiliary capacity lines 18 are formed with an Al—Nd alloy layer coated with a layer of molybdenum. Each pixel region, except for the auxiliary capacity lower electrode 18a on the auxiliary capacity line 18, is coated over by a first insulating film 25 and by a second insulating film 26 that is thinner than the first insulating film 25. Further, the auxiliary capacity lower electrodes 18a are coated over by the second insulating film 26, and auxiliary capacity upper electrodes 18b are provided on the surface of the second insulating film 26 at the auxiliary capacity lower electrodes 18a.

Abstract: A display substrate includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes a switching element, a storage capacitor, a storage line and a pixel electrode. The switching element includes a polycrystalline silicon layer having a channel portion and a doped portion, a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The gate electrode is formed on the channel portion and has a lower layer and an upper layer. The source electrode and the drain electrode make contact with the doped portion. The storage capacitor includes a first storage electrode formed from a layer substantially same as the polycrystalline silicon layer and a second storage electrode formed from a layer substantially same as the lower layer of the gate electrode.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an LCD includes providing first and second substrates. A gate electrode, a gate line, a connection electrode, a common electrode and a pixel electrode are formed on the first substrate through a first making process. A first insulation film is formed on the first substrate. A first insulation film pattern having multiple contact holes are formed through a second masking process. An active pattern is formed on the first substrate and source and drain electrodes are operationally connected with the active pattern through some of the contact holes. A gate electrode, a common electrode, and a pixel electrode may be formed substantially together through a slit exposure. An active pattern and source and drain electrodes may be formed substantially together. The number of masks needed to fabricate the display may be reduced to simplify a fabrication process and protect a channel region.

Abstract: There is disclosed a structure for radiating heat generated by TFTs in a liquid crystal panel. A DLC film 125 is provided on a resin interlayer film 123 disposed on the TFTs 105, 109, and 113. The DLC film 125 can be easily formed on the resin film, and has high heat conductivity, so that the film can be made to function as a heat radiating layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display that is subject to pixel-high defects due to manufacturing anomalies is provided with programmable repair means for each pixel electrode. In one embodiment, a transistor-array substrate is provided with plural gate lines that are separated from each other by a first interval, plural data lines that are insulated from the gate lines while crossing the gate lines, and separated from each other by a second interval larger than the first interval, thereby defining plural pixel areas. Each pixel area has a corresponding pixel unit comprising a switching device, pixel electrode, and repair electrode. The repair electrode branches from a neighboring gate line and extends such that the repair electrode is in overlapping spaced-apart relation with the pixel electrode and selectively connectable to the pixel electrode.

Abstract: An exemplary flat panel display (1) includes a display module (11), a chassis (13) secured to the display module, a connecting piece (15) attached to the chassis, and a button module (14) attached to the connecting piece. The flat panel display can be efficiently manufactured with a reduced overall cost.

Abstract: A backlight unit and a display device using the same include a light-guiding plate having a plurality of grooves, a plurality of light-emitting lamps in the respective grooves of the light-guiding plate, and a light-diffusion sheet above the light-guiding plate and the lamps.

Abstract: To provide a illuminating device that is of small size, light weight and that has lower production costs for illuminating a reflective type liquid crystal display device that performs high contrast, moreover high definition and high-quality image display, thereby enabling realization of an image display that is of small size and light weight and that can be produced at low-cost. The display device comprises a light source 5 disposed in a lateral position in relation to the image display surface 3 of the reflective type liquid crystal display device 2, that emits linearly polarized light, and a plurality of reflecting members 6 disposed to the front of the image display surface 3 and separated from the image display surface 3, that reflect light emitted from the light source 5 and inject this light substantially perpendicularly in relation to the image display surface 3.

Abstract: A CIS (Contact Image Sensor) device that doesn't require any optical imaging elements includes a circuit board, a light-emitting module, and an image-sensing module. The light-emitting module is electrically connected with the circuit board. The image-sensing module is electrically connected with the circuit board and disposed beside the light-emitting module. Thereby, a light beam is projected from the light-emitting module to a document to form a bouncing light, and the image-sensing module is adjacent to the document to receive the bouncing light for sensing the image of the document. Hence, the present invention without the known GRIN not only reduces the manufacturing cost and the size of the CIS device, but also solves the known problems of assembly tolerance and large size.

Abstract: An illuminating apparatus providing polarized color light and a display apparatus including the illuminating apparatus are provided. The illuminating apparatus includes a light source; a polarization light guide plate (LGP) unit which converts a polarization direction of light emitted from the light source into linearly polarized light, and collimates the linearly polarized light; and a cholesteric liquid crystal color filter which disposed on an upper portion of the polarization LGP unit, and selectively reflects light according to a polarized status and a wavelength of the light.

Abstract: An electro-optical device that includes a first module, a plate-like second module, and a hinge portion. The first module is provided with an electro-optical panel having a polarizer. The electro-optical panel is disposed on a side of a display surface of the first module, on which surface an image is displayed. The second module is provided with a reflective polarizer and has at least a translucent portion in area that overlaps with the reflective polarizer in a direction perpendicular to the reflective polarizer. The hinge portion couples the first module to the second module.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a display device has a simple process and reduced manufacturing cost by forming an alignment film on a first insulating substrate; forming a liquid crystal polymer layer in a liquid-crystal state on the alignment film; arranging a mold with a pattern forming part on the first insulating substrate and pressing the mold toward the liquid crystal polymer layer; curing the liquid crystal polymer layer while the mold is being pressed; and separating the mold from the liquid crystal polymer layer to form a phase adjusting plate including a plurality of sub-plates corresponding to the pattern forming part of the mold.

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: To improve the reflectivity or the transmissivity significantly, there is provided a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel having a pair of substrates and liquid crystal sandwiched between the pair of substrates. The liquid crystal display panel includes a plurality of subpixels each having an active element, a pixel electrode, and an counter electrode, in which an electric field is generated by the pixel electrode and the counter electrode to drive the liquid crystal. The liquid crystal display device includes a light shielding film and a color filter formed on a first substrate of the pair of substrates; a scanning line for supplying the active element with scanning voltage, the scanning line being formed on a second substrate of the pair of substrates. The boundary region between the subpixels adjacent along the scanning line has no light-shielding film and no color filter.

Abstract: In a transflective liquid crystal display having a transmission area and the reflection area, the transmissive electrode is connected to a switching element to control the liquid crystal layer in the transmission area, and the reflective electrode is connected to the switching element via a separate capacitor to control the liquid crystal layer in the reflection area. The separate capacitor is used to shift the reflectance in the reflection area toward a higher voltage end in order to avoid the reflectance inversion problem. In addition, an adjustment capacitor is connected between the reflective electrode and a different common line. The adjustment capacitor is used to reduce or eliminate the discrepancy between the gamma curve associated with the transmittance and the gamma curve associated with the reflectance.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the invention includes: a transmissive region and a reflective region in one pixel; a TFT substrate; a CF substrate; a liquid crystal layer formed between the TFT substrate and the CF substrate; a first polarization control element provided on the side opposite to the liquid crystal layer of the TFT substrate; and a second polarization control element provided on the side opposite to the liquid crystal layer of the CF substrate. The first polarization control element and the second polarization control element each include at least a polarizing plate and a retarder. The second polarization control element includes a liquid crystal film as a retarder, the second polarization control element is provided closer to a display surface side than the first polarization control element, and an antireflection film is formed on the second polarization control element.

Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display device (2) includes: a first substrate (21) and a second substrate (22); a liquid crystal layer (23) having liquid crystal molecules located between the first and second substrates, the liquid crystal molecules are intermingled with chiral dopant, and are in a twist ? cell state before the liquid crystal display device is turned on; and a plurality of pixel regions. Each of the pixel regions defines a reflection region and a transmission region, whereby a thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the reflection region is less than a thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the transmission region.

Abstract: An LCD apparatus includes a first polarizer, a half-wavelength retardation plate, a liquid crystal unit and a second polarizer. The LCD apparatus further has a backlight module for generating first polarized light. The first polarizer is disposed downstream of the backlight module, and the first polarizer has a transmission axis. The half-wavelength retardation plate is disposed between the backlight module and the first polarizer. Second polarized light parallel to the transmission axis is generated from the first polarized light passing through the half-wavelength retardation plate. The second polarizer is disposed downstream of the first polarizer. The liquid crystal unit is disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer, and the second polarized light emits out of the LCD apparatus through the first polarizer, the liquid crystal unit and the second polarizer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel, wherein the liquid crystal display panel includes a pair of substrates, liquid crystal which is sandwiched between the pair of substrates, a plurality of sub pixels, each sub pixel including a transmissive portion and a reflective portion, a light blocking film which is formed on one substrate out of the pair of substrates, color filters which are formed on one substrate out of the pair of substrates, a leveling film which is formed on the light blocking film and the color filters, an orientation film which is formed on the leveling film, a retardation film which is formed on the orientation film at portions corresponding to the reflective portions of the respective sub pixels, and a protective film which is formed on the orientation film and the retardation film.