Patents Issued in February 14, 2008
  • Publication number: 20080036658
    Abstract: A method an arrangement to reduce amount data to be sent in a tracking system of a mobile station (MTT) having a positioning device to obtain positioning data, and the mobile station (MTT) and the server (S) perform the following steps: the mobile station (MTT) sends its dynamic state parameters including at least the position and velocity, which are derived from the positioning measurements, to server (S), the mobile station (MTT) computes an error criterion based on said sent dynamic state and current dynamic state, which is derived from new positioning measurements, such that the error criterion is calculated based on at least sent and current velocities, the mobile station (MTT) sends a set of new dynamic state parameters, when the said error criterion is over a predefined limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Markus Mikkolainen, Simo Sarkka
  • Publication number: 20080036659
    Abstract: A method of triangulating aircraft transponder signals using a number of receivers connected to a central station over communication links includes applying at least one logic rule at each receiver to incoming transponder signals to filter redundant transponder signals, time-stamping filtered transponder signals, and transmitting time-stamped transponder signals to the central station. Logic rules include at least one of altitude filtering, Mode S, Mode A/C code filtering, and change filtering. Replies are accepted when a change in state is indicated, such that the only those replies indicating a change in state are time-stamped and sent to the central server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Alexander Smith, Bennett Cohen
  • Publication number: 20080036660
    Abstract: A precise positioning method and system is disclosed for allowing an array of ground transmitters to self-survey their relative location at centimeter-level accuracy by transmitting, amongst the ground transmitters in the array, bi-directional ranging signals associated with a wideband code modulation with a chipping rate faster than 30 MHz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Masayoshi Matsuoka, Kurt R. Zimmerman, Paul Y. Montgomery, David G. Lawrence
  • Publication number: 20080036661
    Abstract: Techniques for accurate position location and tracking suitable for a wide range of facilities in variable environments are disclosed. In one aspect, a system for position location comprises a plurality of sensors (e.g. a network monitor, an environment sensor) for generating measurements of a plurality of sources, a plurality of objects or tags, each object generating measurements of the plurality of sources, and a processor for receiving the measurements and generating a position location for one or more objects in accordance with the received measurements. In another aspect, a position engine comprises a mapped space of a physical environment, and a processor for updating the mapped space in response to received measurements. The position engine may receive second measurements from an object within the physical environment, and generate a position location estimate for the object from the received second measurements and the mapped space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Awarepoint Corporation
    Inventors: Derek Smith, James Adams, Nicolas Nierenberg, Joseph Baker
  • Publication number: 20080036662
    Abstract: A plurality of antenna electrodes 11, 12, 13, 14 on a substrate 1 can be connected to a ground electrode on the substrate 1 via connectors at spots 11A-11C, 12A-12C, 13A-13C, and 14A-14C. Each connector can be opened/closed by a switch; or provided with a impedance varying device. Any one of the antenna electrodes may be connected to the ground electrode by the switch or the impedance varying device. The radio wave beam outputted from this antenna electrode shifts in phase from the radio wave beams outputted from the other antenna electrodes, whereby the direction of the integrated radio wave beam is inclined. Connecting one or another of the spots 11A-11C, 12A-12C, 13A-13C, and 14A-14C to the ground electrode changes the direction and the magnitude of the integrated radio wave beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Kengo Iwata, Hiroshi Tsuboi, Kensuke Murata, Toshio Koguro, Youichi Murase
  • Publication number: 20080036663
    Abstract: Antenna device (1) includes substrate (2) having first surface (21), antenna element (3), circuit element (4) and first pattern (6) formed of metal, antenna element (3) is arranged on first surface (21), circuit element (4) is soldered to first surface (21) and electrically connected to antenna element (3), first pattern (6) is arranged between antenna element (3) and circuit element (4) on first surface (21), a distance between antenna element (3) and first pattern (6) is a length equal to or larger than a width of antenna element. In this arrangement, antenna device (1) in which substrate (2) between antenna element (3) and circuit element (4) is reinforced by first pattern (6), and warping of substrate (2) when being taken out from a reflow oven is restrained is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Yukio Sakai, Jyouji Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20080036664
    Abstract: An antenna and antenna array are provided. A radiating elements and corresponding feed lines are provided over a variable dielectric constant material sandwiched between two panels. The sandwich may be in the form of an LCD. The dielectric constant in a selected area under the conductive line can be varied to control the phase of the radiating element. The dielectric constant in a selected area under the radiating element can be varied to control the resonance frequency of the radiating element. The dielectric constant in a selected area under the conductive line can be varied to also control the polarization of the radiating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: ADVENTENNA INC.
    Inventor: Dedi David HAZIZA
  • Publication number: 20080036665
    Abstract: A circularly polarized patch antenna uses a square quarter-wavelength conductive plate, spaced away from a slightly larger backing conductor. Excitation uses a coaxial feed stem pair, whereof respective inner conductors join the patch at orthogonal locations on a reference circle, and outer conductors intrude past points of joining to the backing conductor to establish gaps that interact with patch and backing conductor size and spacing to jointly establish terminal impedance. A parasitic element in the propagation path broadens bandwidth, while a frame behind serves to define a cavity reflector. A power divider behind the frame converts a single applied broadcast signal into two equal signals with orthogonal phase, which signals are delivered to the feed stems with equal-length coaxial lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: John L. Schadler
  • Publication number: 20080036666
    Abstract: An antenna device (10) is disposed on a substrate (30), and includes a feed part (14), a holder (20), a body part (18), at least one ground plane (11), and a matching part (16). The feed part is for feeding electromagnetic signals. The body part for radiating and receiving the electromagnetic signals is electronically connected to the feed part. The body part includes at least two radiation parts electronically connected in sequence and disposed on at least two adjacent surfaces of the holder. The at least one ground plane for grounding is disposed on one side of the substrate. The matching part for impendence matching includes one end electronically connected to the body part and another end electronically connected to the ground plane. The ground plane surrounds two adjacent sides of the matching part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: YEN-YI SHIH
  • Publication number: 20080036667
    Abstract: A transmission line resonator loop antenna includes a transmission line resonator for receiving an input excitation signal and producing a predetermined resonant output signal which is substantially phase reversed relative to the input excitation signal; and a loop antenna having one end responsive to the phase reversed output signal and the other end responsive to a reference excitation signal for maintaining the predetermined resonance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Orest Fedan
  • Publication number: 20080036668
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention may provide for a variety of antennae structures, including the following: a) antennae structures printed directly on the sides of the radio frequency (RF) module or integrated passive device (IPD), b) printed antennae structures fabricated on preformed dielectric lids or overmolds, c) antennae structures fabricated as part of the dielectric wiring that constitutes the wireless module, d) antennae structures that are printed directly on the top of the finished RF module, and e) antennae structures printed directly on the dielectric layers adjacent to thin film wiring and embedded passive elements such as filters, diplexers and couplers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: George E. White, Sidharth Dalmia
  • Publication number: 20080036669
    Abstract: A coherent near-field array. The array consists of a number of high-gain elements, each of which directs its beam at the desired target area (either mechanically or electronically). Each element is coherently fed, so that the phase relationships between different feeds are constant or slowly varying. The elements in the array may be spaced many wavelengths apart. The array relies on interference to generate a number of power density peaks within the target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: David D. Crouch, Michael J. Schweiger
  • Publication number: 20080036670
    Abstract: An antenna control system in which various antenna elements in a vertical row are coupled by fixed transmission lines to a central feeding point for a common signal. Adjustment of the phase of the common signal is achieved by means of a linearly movable slide having dielectric body portions influencing the signal velocity along said fixed transmission lines. Further, an electrical motor is used for linearly displacing said movable slide with said dielectric body portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Per-Anders Arvidsson, Olov Ekervik, Torbjorn Lindh, Tord Liljevik
  • Publication number: 20080036671
    Abstract: There is provided Y-type hexagonal ferrite having a high density of sintered body and a low level of loss and an antenna. The hexagonal ferrite having Y-type ferrite as the main phase is characterized in that main components of the hexagonal ferrite are M1O (M1 stands for at least one of Ba and Sr), M2O (M2 stands for at least one of Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and Mn) and Fe2O3, and the loss factor and the density of sintered body are 0.15 or lower and 4.6×103 kg/m3 or higher, respectively. The hexagonal ferrite is used to configure an antenna and a communication apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Masayuki Gonda, Hiroyuki Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20080036672
    Abstract: The size of an antenna coil is reduced, and it is possible to prevent a lowering of the reception sensitivity due to a difference of the arrangement position of the antenna coil. On a winding frame of a ferrite core, a first coil and a second coil are wound in such a manner that their winding axes orthogonally intersect each other. A third coil is wound around an outer circumference of the first coil and the second coil in such a manner that the third coil's winding axis orthogonally intersects the winding axes of the first coil and the second coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Hozumi Ueda, Tatsumi Nishino, Takahide Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20080036673
    Abstract: An RFID tag having a tag antenna and an LSI chip, comprising: a power-supply pattern on which the LSI chip is mounted; a patch antenna that functions as the tag antenna; and a high-frequency connection section that makes a high-frequency connection between the power-supply pattern and the patch antenna. The high-frequency connection section is formed, for example, by forming a slot in the patch antenna, layering one end of a small dipole antenna that functions as the power-supply pattern over the slot so that it crosses over the slot, and supplying power from the small dipole antenna to the patch antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Takashi Yamagajo, Toru Maniwa, Manabu Kai, Yasuyuki Oishi, Yoshiyasu Sugimura, Shunji Baba
  • Publication number: 20080036674
    Abstract: An improved antenna arrangement comprises at least a dipole-shaped radiator arrangement with the associated carrying device and/or balancing device and the associated dipole and/or radiator halves as well as the reflector or the part reflector or the reflector frame which are formed from a common part, and the material of this common part is electrically conductive or is provided with an electrically conductive surface or surface layer if it consists of a dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Kathrein-Werke KG
    Inventors: Matthias Riedel, Stephen Saddington
  • Publication number: 20080036675
    Abstract: The dielectric antenna device of the present invention is a dielectric antenna device having at least one feed element that is buried in a dielectric. The interval between the end portion of the feed element and the end face of the dielectric in a direction passing through the end portion of the feed element from a feeding point thereof is substantially 1/20 or more of the wavelength of a wireless signal that is formed within the dielectric. This constitution provides a dielectric antenna device that has stabilized resonance frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Fujieda
  • Publication number: 20080036676
    Abstract: Antenna arrays which can work simultaneously in various frequency bands thanks to the physical disposition of the elements which constitute them, and also the multiband behaviour of some elements situated strategically in the array. The configuration of the array is described based on the juxtaposition or interleaving of various conventional mono-band arrays working in the different bands of interest. In those positions in which elements of different multiband arrays come together, a multiband antenna is employed which covers the different working frequency bands. The advantages with respect to the classic configuration of using one array for each frequency band are: saving in cost of the global radiating system and its installation (one array replaces several), and its size and visual and environmental impact are reduced in the case of base stations and repeater stations for communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Carles Puente Baliarda
  • Publication number: 20080036677
    Abstract: The present invention discloses: an IC inlet 110 which comprises a substrate 2, a surface circuit including a plain coil circuit portion 6 formed on the substrate and opposed electrodes 8 and 12 individually connected with the two ends of the plain coil circuit portion 6, and an IC chip 16 mounted in connection with the opposed electrodes, wherein a cut-away broken line 22 formed in at least a portion of the surface circuit so as to pass through the substrate and the surface circuit, and IC tag which is produced by the use of the IC inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taiga Matsushita, Yasukazu Nakata, Takakazu Murakami
  • Publication number: 20080036678
    Abstract: A loop antenna is provided having a matching circuit integrally formed includes a radiator which is formed in a loop shape; and a matching circuit including an extension part extended from one side of the radiator to an inner side of the loop and a bend part bent from an end of the extension part several times. Accordingly, the space for the installation of the loop antenna can be reduced and the design modification of the matching circuit can be facilitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wee-sang Park, Yoon-taek Lim, Young-eil Kim, Yong-jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20080036679
    Abstract: An electrical control device for controlling the status of a controlled electrical device, the electrical control device comprising a power conducting semiconductor device for controlling the status of the controlled electrical device; a control circuit; a transmitter and/or receiver in communication with the control circuit; and an antenna coupled to the transmitter and/or receiver; the antenna adapted to receive a first signal at a specified frequency from a remote control device and/or transmit a second signal at a specified frequency to a remote control device; wherein the transmitter is operable to couple the first signal from the antenna to the control circuit for remotely controlling the controllably conductive device and/or couple the second signal from the control circuit for providing a status of said controlled electrical device, the antenna comprising a first loop of conductive material having a capacitance and an inductance; the capacitance and the inductance forming a circuit being resonant at t
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC.
    Inventors: Spencer Webb, Stephen Thompson, Gregory Altonen, Stuart DeJonge, Edward Felegy, Siddharth Sinha
  • Publication number: 20080036680
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antenna in that the adhesive intensity of a conductive body formed on a base film is increased, and a semiconductor device including the antenna. The invention further provides a semiconductor device with high reliability that is formed by attaching an element formation layer and an antenna, wherein the element formation layer is not damaged due to a structure of the antenna. The semiconductor device includes the element formation layer provided over a substrate and the antenna provided over the element formation layer. The element formation layer and the antenna are electrically connected. The antenna has a base film and a conductive body, wherein at least a part of the conductive body is embedded in the base film. As a method for embedding the conductive body in the base film, a depression is formed in the base film and the conductive body is formed therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyosuke Ito, Junya Maruyama, Takuya Tsurume, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20080036681
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for selectively connecting one of an internal and an external antenna to an RF signal component of a wireless modem use a sensor mounted on the circuit board of the wireless modem. The sensor senses the presence of a connector of the external antenna, and issues a corresponding sensor output signal to a controller that controls a switch in order to alternatively connect one of the internal and external antennas to the RF signal component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Sierra Wireless, Inc.
    Inventor: David Caesar
  • Publication number: 20080036682
    Abstract: An antenna device to be loaded into an information apparatus has an antenna unit composed of antenna members which have a plurality of radio communication frequency bands, and which are divided into two of an element part having a flexural portion and a GND part, and a holding member composed of a member having non-conductivity, such as a resin member, to hold the respective antenna members so as to leave a constant gap g from the antenna members within a window area, the holding member being mounted so as to hang on an edge at the outside of a frame body of a liquid crystal display panel in an LCD housing of a PC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Masao Teshima, Hiroshi Shimasaki
  • Publication number: 20080036683
    Abstract: A circularly polarized, omnidirectional, corporate-feed pylon antenna uses multiple helically-oriented dipoles in each bay, and includes a vertical and diagonal support arrangement of simple structural shapes configured to provide a frame strong enough to sustain mechanical top loads applied externally. The radiators in each bay fit within the vertical supports. The radiators are integrally formed with cross-braces, and are fed with manifold feed straps incorporating tuning paddles. A single cylindrical radome surrounds the radiative parts and the vertical supports. The antenna admits of application to the upper L-band at the full FCC-allowed ERP. Beam tilt, null fill, and vertical null can be readily accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: John L. Schadler
  • Publication number: 20080036684
    Abstract: An antenna assembly with a movable antenna, assembled on an electronic device, includes a fixed portion adapted for assembling to said electronic device, an active portion movably assembled to the fixed portion and receiving the antenna therein, a first guiding means is served by some guiding slots formed on one of the fixed portion and the active portion and some guiding tabs corresponding to the guiding slots and formed on one of the active portion and the fixed portion; wherein the movable antenna capable of moving between a close position and an open position, and said guiding tabs are capable of sliding along the guiding slots and being stopped by the guiding slots to achieve the open position and close position of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Wen-Fong Su, Lung-Sheng Tai, Yao-Shien Huang, Yu-Lung Shih, Li-Heng Cheng
  • Publication number: 20080036685
    Abstract: A monopole antenna includes an insulative substrate defining an installing aperture, a radiating element arranged on the insulative substrate and comprising a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion connecting to one end of the first radiating portion and a grounding element being separated from the radiating element and arranged on the same plane of the insulative substrate with the radiating element; wherein the second radiating portion includes a first radiating arm parallel to and separated from the first radiating portion and a second radiating arm extending from the first radiating arm agley, wherein the first radiating portion and the second radiating portion form a C shape and extend along the edge of the insulative substrate, and the grounding element comprises a fixing hole which is superposed with said installing aperture of said insulative substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Lung-Sheng Tai
  • Publication number: 20080036686
    Abstract: If God used a receiver his antenna would be an isotropic radiator. The sun is an isotropic radiator and the Point Source of our solar system. The sun's magnetic field and the gravitational field must also be an isotropic radiator. The XYZ Isotropic Radiator Antenna is a Point Source which exhibits the same magnitude or properties when measured in all directions. It has no preferred direction of radiation or plane polarization of radiation. It radiates uniformly in all directions over a heliocentric sphere centered on the source. It is a reference radiator with which other sources are compared. In antenna theory, the isotropic radiator is a perfect omni-directional antenna displaying isotropy. An isotropic radiator has a directivity of 1. Normally it is taken to emit a plane polarization such as horizontal or vertical polarization but now with this new hardware discovery we know the XYZ Isotropic Radiator Antenna uses a new XYZ Polarization Type radiation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: James Vincent Barone
  • Publication number: 20080036687
    Abstract: An antenna assembly is capable of being installed in a structure wherein the structure includes a covering and a substructure and the antenna assembly is configured with thin film materials to have a total thickness such that the antenna assembly can be disposed between the substructure and the covering. The antenna assembly may have a total thickness not greater than about 15 millimeters (mm), and may include at least one of a transmitter antenna, a transceiver antenna, and a receiver antenna. The receiver antenna may be configured as an air core antenna or a non-air core antenna. The receiver antenna may be configured as a non-air core receiver antenna in an internal compartment over or within a base insulating layer. The antenna assembly may be at least partially housed within a housing assembly of thin film materials so that both can be disposed between the substructure and the covering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Adam S. Bergman, Stewart E. Hall, Manuel A. Soto
  • Publication number: 20080036688
    Abstract: In order to provide a radio device which enables reducing its size regardless of the shape of a radio device antenna, a radio device includes a radio device antenna having a transmission/reception face A for transmitting and/or receiving signals, and a signal processing circuit for conducting predetermined processing on signals received at the radio device antenna and/or converting signals to be transmitted into signals adaptable to outputting from the radio device antenna. Further, in the radio device, a straight line (II)-(I) starting from a predetermined point (I) on the radio circuit board and extending from the predetermined point (I) in the direction opposite from the direction from the predetermined point (I) to a predetermined point (II) on the radio device antenna passes through a predetermined point (III) on the radio device antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Kawamura, Shinji Hashiyama, Yuzo Okano, Tetsuo Shinkai
  • Publication number: 20080036689
    Abstract: An antenna system for operation at frequencies in excess of 200 MHz, comprises an antenna, a transmission line and a receiver stage, the transmission line electrically connecting the antenna to an input of the receiver stage, and the antenna having: an antenna core of a solid insulative material having a relative dielectric constant greater than 5, the material of the core occupying the major part of the volume defined by the core outer surface, and a three-dimensional antenna element structure disposed on or adjacent the outer surface of the core; wherein the antenna is fed by the transmission line at a proximal end of the dielectric core; the receiver stage comprises an amplifier and an electromagnetic radiation screen, the amplifier being positioned within the screen; and the transmission line includes a current choke arranged to provide a substantially balanced condition at a feed connection of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Oliver Leisten
  • Publication number: 20080036690
    Abstract: A clipping communication device includes a first clipping arm unit, a second clipping arm unit, an antenna module and a pivot unit. The first clipping arm unit includes a first force exerting portion and a first clipping portion. The second clipping arm unit has a second force exerting portion and a second clipping portion. The first force exerting portion is disposed corresponding to the second force exerting portion, and the first clipping portion is disposed corresponding to the second clipping portion. The antenna module is disposed in the first clipping arm unit. The pivot unit pivots on the first clipping arm unit and the second clipping arm unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Gen-Yuan Chang
  • Publication number: 20080036691
    Abstract: A multi-display system includes: a plurality of display devices that each display a partial image being at least a part of an original image of a screen, display the original image by the partial images, and include: a plurality of signal input channels that are each provided with an input terminal for receiving image information about the original image or the partial image, and are each set in accordance with a signal format of the provided image information; an input channel selection section that selects any of the signal input channels in accordance with a predetermined control command, and makes an input of the image information via the selected signal input channel; and a display control section that applies, in accordance with the predetermined control command, predetermined image processing to the received image information, and makes a display section display thereon the partial image; and a control device that exercises control over the display devices by providing the display devices with the pred
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiko YAMADA, Hiroshi HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20080036692
    Abstract: A display device includes a main display unit for displaying main images by processing main image data in response to main gate signals, a sub display unit for displaying sub images by processing sub image data in response to sub gate signals, a connection part for connecting the main and sub display units, a driver for providing the main image data and the main gate signals to the main display unit and the sub image data and the sub gate signals to the sub display unit, first connection lines disposed between the driver and the sub display unit to transfer the sub gate signals to the sub display unit, second connection lines disposed between the driver and the sub display unit to transfer the sub image data to the sub display unit, and a dummy line disposed between the first connection lines and an image display region of the main display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Nam YUN, Hyung-Don NA
  • Publication number: 20080036693
    Abstract: A method relates to operating a system using a mixed monitor workstation, such as a medical PACS workstation, having a first display of a first resolution and a second display having a different resolution. The method may include moving a graphical element displayed on the first display to the second display, and resealing the graphical element when moved such that the graphical element has a different pixel size on the second display than it did on the first. The method may also include allocating a graphical element to the first display or the second display based on characteristics of the graphical element. Various criteria may be used to allocate the graphical element; for instance, whether color images are currently being displayed on a low resolution monitor, whether a graphical element is a high or low resolution image, and others. The method may be implemented using software associated with the workstation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Tushad Driver, Muthu Muthuraj, Neil D'Souza, Richard Yarger
  • Publication number: 20080036694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an architecture for displaying data on a remote display for use with an electric device, including a network system, a first device, a second device, a first display, a second display and a first input unit. When the first device and the second device respectively perform a target procedure, a user inputs a first specific data into the first device via the first input unit. The first device then transmits the first specific data to the second device via a first communication protocol and the network system. The second display subsequently displays a second specific data via the target procedure and the first specific data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Hsienchih Bruce Yang
  • Publication number: 20080036695
    Abstract: There is provided with a method of receiving application screen image from an information processing terminal through a wireless network and displaying the application screen image, and receiving moving picture image from a server apparatus through the network and displaying the moving picture image, including: carrying out processing of discarding frames from received moving picture image; synthesizing each frame of the moving picture image after frame discarding with received application screen image to generate synthesized image data for each frame of the moving picture image after the frame discarding; displaying a synthesized image using generated synthesized image data; accepting an input of control information which instructs control for the synthesized image displayed; transmitting accepted control information to the information processing terminal; and detecting that the control information has been accepted and carrying out processing of discarding frames from the received moving picture image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shinya Murai, Masataka Goto, Kensaku Yamaguchi, Yasuyuki Nishibayashi
  • Publication number: 20080036696
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for compensating for crosstalk during the display of stereo content. In use, display content is received for being outputted utilizing a display system. Such display system inherently exhibits crosstalk, whereby an amount of left eye display content is displayed to a right eye of a user and an amount of right eye display content is displayed to a left eye of the user. Thus, prior to outputting the display content utilizing the display system, the display content is processed utilizing a graphics processor to compensate for the amount of the left eye display content to be displayed to the right eye of the user and the amount of the right eye display content to be displayed to the left eye of the user. In one embodiment where the crosstalk is a function of pixel location, the compensation may also be a function of pixel location. [e.g. in the case of a liquid crystal display (LCD), etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Gerrit A. Slavenburg, Thomas F. Fox, David Robert Cook
  • Publication number: 20080036697
    Abstract: A logic gate includes a first driver connected to a first power source, a first control transistor connected between a first node and a second power source to control a voltage of the first node, a second driver connected between a gate electrode of the first control transistor and the second power source, a third driver connected between the first power source and the second power source, a second control transistor connected between the third driver and the second power source, and having a first electrode connected to an output terminal, and a fourth driver arranged between a gate electrode of the second control transistor and the second power source, wherein the first control transistor, the second control transistor and each transistor of the first driver, the second driver, the third driver and the fourth driver are PMOS transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Bo Yong Chung
  • Publication number: 20080036698
    Abstract: A display arranged with, in a matrix way, signal lines for providing brightness information to each of pixels, and scanning lines for selecting, in a predetermined cycle, pixels to be provided with brightness information; intake of the brightness information to each of the pixels being executed by intake of signal voltage of the signal lines via thin-film transistors in each of said pixels, in selecting the scanning lines connected with each of the pixels; and having pixels of n-lines and m-rows, by which the brightness information taken into each of the pixels is retained by capacity thereof, even after the scanning lines connected with each of the pixels become a non-selection state, wherein each of the pixels of each line is provided with at least one semiconductor layer that is common between each of the pixels, and the semiconductor layer is formed in parallel to said signal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawasaki, Masahiko Ando, Takeo Shiba, Shuji Imazeki, Masaaki Fujimori, Hideyuki Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20080036699
    Abstract: In order to provide an active matrix display device in which parasitic capacitance or the like is suppressed by forming a thick insulating film around an organic semiconductor film and disconnection or the like does not occur in the opposing electrode formed on the upper layer of the thick insulating film, in an active matrix display device, first, a bank layer composed of a resist film is formed along data lines and scanning lines, and by depositing an opposing electrode of a thin film luminescent element on the upper layer side of the bank layer, capacitance that parasitizes the data lines can be suppressed. Additionally, a discontinuities portion is formed in the bank layer. Since the discontinuities portion is a planar section which does not have a step due to the bank layer, disconnection of the opposing electrode does not occur at this section. When an organic semiconductor film is formed by an ink jet process, a liquid material discharged from an ink jet head is blocked by the bank layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Ichio Yudasaka
  • Publication number: 20080036700
    Abstract: A plasma display apparatus and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel including a first electrode and a second electrode connected to a reference voltage source, and a sustain driver that includes a capacitor performing charge and discharge operations. The sustain driver supplies a first voltage to the first electrode and one terminal of the capacitor, and supplies a second voltage of the other terminal of the capacitor to the second electrode. The second voltage is lower than the first voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Janghwan Cho, Hyunil Park, Changjoon Park, Sunghwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20080036701
    Abstract: A method of driving electrodes in a plasma display device, which includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes for performing a reset and a display period, includes classifying a plurality of first drive signals, applied to the plurality of first electrodes, into a plurality of groups, and increasing the voltage of the plurality of groups of first drive signals from a first voltage to a second voltage during the reset period, the increase of the voltage of the plurality of groups of first electrodes having a predetermined time interval therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Jae-Young Yeo
  • Publication number: 20080036702
    Abstract: Disclosed are a plasma display apparatus. The plasma display apparatus, comprising: a plasma display panel comprising a plurality of electrodes; and a driver supplying a driving signal to a predetermined electrode of the plurality of electrodes, wherein the plasma display panel comprises a front substrate on which first and second electrodes are formed in parallel to each other, a rear substrate aligned in opposite to the front substrate and forming a third electrode where the first and second electrodes intersect, and a barrier rib partitioning the discharge cell between the front and rear substrates, and wherein a exhaust unit is omitted from the rear substrate, and the driver supplies a first reset signal to the first electrode in a reset period for initializing a first subfield and supplies a second reset signal to the first electrode in the reset period of a second subfield, a magnitude of a voltage of the second reset signal is different from that of first subfield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Kirack Park, Jongwoon Bae, Seonghwan Ryu
  • Publication number: 20080036703
    Abstract: A representative system for displaying images comprises a pixel array, a conversion circuit, a memory device, and a compensation circuit. The pixel array has a plurality of pixels, each having at least one organic light emitting element equipped with a sensing unit which retrieves display information when the organic light emitting element retrieves a test signal. The conversion circuit determines a display parameter of each organic light emitting element according to the test signal and the display information of each organic light emitting element. The memory device stores the display parameter of each organic light emitting element. The compensation circuit modifies a video signal in accordance with the display parameters stored in the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
    Inventors: Shou-Cheng Wang, Shih-Chang Chang
  • Publication number: 20080036704
    Abstract: A pixel and an organic light emitting display using the same, which reduces the number of output lines in a data driver and stably express black gradation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wan Kim, Michael Choi, Ki Myeong Eom
  • Publication number: 20080036705
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device includes a substrate; a light-emitting region including a plurality of sub-pixels including switching elements, portions of an organic planarization layer for covering irregularities caused by the switching elements, reflective layers arranged on the organic planarization layer, protective layers extending over the respective reflective layers, light-transmissive first electrode layers which lie on the respective protective layers and which are electrically connected to the switching elements, portions of an organic light-emitting layer lying over the first electrode layers, and portions of a second electrode layer lying on the organic light-emitting layer; and a non-light-emitting region located outside the light-emitting region. The light-emitting region and the non-light-emitting region are arranged on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro IWASHITA, Hideto ISHIGURO
  • Publication number: 20080036706
    Abstract: An active-matrix-type light-emitting device includes: a pixel circuit including a light-emitting element, a driving transistor that drives the light-emitting element, a holding capacitor whose one end is connected to the driving transistor and which stores electric charges corresponding to written data, at least a control transistor that controls an operation associated with writing of data into the holding capacitor, and an emission control transistor; a first scanning line for controlling ON/OFF of the control transistor and a second scanning line for controlling ON/OFF of the emission control transistor; a data line through which the written data is transmitted to the pixel circuit; and a scanning line driving circuit which drives the first and second scanning lines and in which a current drive capability associated with the second scanning line is set to be lower than a current drive capability associated with the first scanning line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayuki KITAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20080036707
    Abstract: A more simplified organic light-emitting display (OLED) apparatus includes a display panel, gate and data driving circuit parts. The display panel includes an organic light-emitting element having an organic light-emitting layer disposed between first and second electrodes, to emit light. Driving and common voltages are respectively applied to the first and second electrodes. A gate driving circuit part is connected to a first side of the display panel to apply a gate signal, and the gate circuit driving part also applies the common voltage to a first common electrode formed at the first side and is electrically connected to the second electrode. A data driving circuit part is connected to a second side of the display panel to apply a data signal, and the data driving part also applies the common voltage to a second common electrode formed at a third side and electrically connected to the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Si-Duk SUNG, Byung-Sik Koh