Abstract: A radome and a microstrip patch antenna having the same are disclosed. The gain value of the microstrip patch antenna having the disclosed radome can be increased while the size thereof remains in a limited size. The disclosed radome comprises: a radome body, having an upper surface and a lower surface; a first gain-enhancing pattern, locating on the upper surface and including a plurality of first ring gain-enhancing units; and a second gain-enhancing pattern, locating on the lower surface and including a plurality of second ring gain-enhancing units. The first ring gain-enhancing unit includes a first conductive ring and a second conductive ring, and the second ring gain-enhancing unit includes a third conductive ring and a fourth conductive ring. Besides, the opening direction of the third conductive ring is perpendicular to the opening direction of the first conductive ring.

Abstract: An air gap for minimizing a dielectric constant is formed between dielectric blocks having conductor patterns in order to minimize interference between conductor patterns, thereby providing a slim internal antenna that has a wide bandwidth in a low frequency band as well as in a high frequency band. According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an antenna that simply and quickly obtains desired characteristics by easily adjusting the thickness of the air gap. Further, the internal antenna is formed by layering dielectric blocks that have conductor patterns. Accordingly, while maintaining the interconnection between the conductor patterns, the internal antenna can change resonant frequency thereof into low frequency as compared with an antenna having the same volume of a dielectric. That is, it is possible to effectively reduce the size of an antenna without significantly affecting the characteristics of the antenna.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an antenna. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing a substrate treated with a plasma treatment, providing a nanoparticle ink comprising nanoparticles, painting the nanoparticle ink on the substrate to form an antenna member in which the nanoparticles are connected, determining a feed point of the antenna member, and attaching an feeding port onto the substrate at the feed point to establish a contact between the feeding port and the antenna member.

Abstract: A three-fold polarization diversity antenna comprises a slot-loaded patch, and a radiation member that is electromagnetically coupled to the slot-loaded patch. The radiation member extends through a plane of the slot-loaded patch.

Abstract: A loop antenna may include first and second electrical conductors arranged to define a circular shape with first and second spaced apart gaps therein. Opposing portions of the first and second electrical conductors at the first gap may define a signal feedpoint, and opposing portions of the first and second electrical conductors at the second gap may define an impedance tuning feature. The second gap may be circumferentially spaced from the first gap less than ninety degrees, and the second gap may be greater than the first gap to provide a predetermined impedance. A coaxial transmission line may form a feed inset into the loop conductor. The loop antenna may be planar and have a reduced size for ease of manufacture and use, and it may provide an isotropic radiating pattern at a predetermined operating frequency, which may avoid the need for antenna aiming.

Abstract: A housing for electronic device includes a substrate, the substrate be formed by a integration of a metal member and a plastic member, the metal member and the plastic member cooperatively forming an outer surface of the substrate; and an decorative coating formed on the outer surface. A method for making the housing and a electronic device using the housing are provided.

Abstract: A space-fed conformal array for a high altitude airship includes a primary array lens assembly adapted for conformal mounting to a non-planar airship surface. The lens assembly includes a first set of radiator elements and a second set of radiator elements, the first set and the second set spaced apart by a spacing distance. The first set of radiators faces outwardly from the airship surface to provide a radiating aperture. The second set of radiators faces inwardly toward an inner space of the airship, for illumination by a feed array spaced from the second set of radiators.

Abstract: There is provided a high frequency glass antenna for automobiles which is capable of having an improved antenna gain without changing the shape of a defogger. A defogger, an antenna conductor, a feeding portion for the antenna conductor, a grounding conductor, and a grounding-side feeding portion for the grounding conductor are disposed in or on a rear window glass sheet for automobiles, the defogger forms at least one portion of the grounding conductor; and the grounding-side feeding portion is electrically connected to the defogger.

Abstract: An instrument disposed into a drill string for imaging an earth formation includes: at least one band antenna disposed over an intermediate layer disposed into a groove in an outer surface of the drill string. A method of fabrication is provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a transponder device (10) having an antenna arrangement and a chip (13) disposed on an antenna substrate (11), wherein the antenna arrangement comprises at least a first antenna unit formed as a loop antenna (16) that is connected electrically conductively to contact surfaces (14, 15) of the chip via conductor ends of an antenna conductor (17) that is used for the formation of the loop antenna, and wherein the antenna arrangement besides the first antenna unit comprises at least one further antenna unit formed as a dipole antenna (19).

Abstract: An antenna structure includes a radiating element and an antenna radome. The antenna radome has at least one dielectric layer, which has an upper surface having many S-shaped metal patterns and a lower surface having many inverse S-shaped metal patterns corresponding to the S-shaped metal patterns. The S-shaped metal patterns are respectively coupled to the corresponding inverse S-shaped metal patterns to converge radiating beams outputted from the radiating element.

Abstract: A multi-band antenna and a handheld device with multi-band antenna are provided. The multi-band antenna includes a radiating layer having a first radiating antenna pattern for a plurality of first bands, a second radiating antenna pattern for a plurality of a second bands, and a third radiating antenna pattern for a third band; a ground layer; a dielectric layer sandwiched between the ground layer and the radiating layer. The handheld device includes a multi-band antenna board having a plurality of antenna patterns having a GPS radiating antenna pattern, a low bands radiating antenna pattern and a high bands radiating antenna pattern, the low bands radiating antenna pattern or the high bands radiating antenna pattern being formed between the other radiating antenna patterns.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an antenna device that includes a horn having a deeper-side portion and an opening-side portion, a feeder line, and an antenna element that is supplied with electric power from the feeder line to generate an electric wave, and radiates the electric wave from the horn. The feeder line is arranged parallel to the radiating direction of the electric wave.

Abstract: A microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween and a radiating section coupled to the feedline, the radiating section including a dipole antenna and a tubular dielectric loading disposed about the dipole antenna.

Abstract: A folding dipole antenna having remarkably multi-band characteristics as compared with prior art. Element width at the short portions (12d, 11d) of any one of an upper element (12) or a lower element (11) is set wider than that of the other element, and the element width at the long part of the upper element (12) or the lower element (11) on the feed side is set wider than that of the element on the non-feed side.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are provided of omnidirectional MIMO antennas with polarization diversity. In one exemplary embodiment, an omnidirectional MIMO antenna generally includes an array of radiating antenna elements having a linear horizontal polarization and radiating omnidirectionally in azimuth. The antenna also includes at least one radiating antenna element having a linear vertical polarization and radiating omnidirectionally in azimuth. The vertically polarized radiating antenna is spaced-apart from the array. The antenna is operable for producing omnidirectional, vertically polarized coverage for at least one port, as well as omnidirectional, horizontally polarized coverage for at least one other port.

Abstract: A utility meter has an internal antenna for transmitting data. The antenna is positioned between the radome of the utility meter and its front surface. The antenna comprises dipole radiator that is generally curved to the shape of the meter housing. The dipole radiator comprises a dielectric substrate carrying two asymmetric curved radiating metallic sheets, each forming a portion of the dipole, which combined extend about 135° of the circumference of the utility meter. A balun feed is connected to the metallic sheets and a transmission line is coupled to a transmitter.

Abstract: A satellite antenna includes an antenna dish, a connecting arm, a pole, at least one clamp and a cover bracket. The antenna dish may include a front surface and a rear surface. The connecting arm has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled with the rear surface of the antenna dish. The pole may extend transversely with respect to the connecting arm and may include a channel extending from one end to the other end of the pole. The at least one clamp may each include a base with an opening that allows the pole to pass through. The cover bracket may include a front cover to seal the second end of the connecting arm, and a first cover integral with the front cover that includes a first side and a second side. The first cover may support the pole over the connecting arm on the first side and engage with the connecting arm with the second side.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for a receiver cover to partially envelope a receiver, wherein the receiver has a non-symmetrical outer edge portion. The receiver cover includes a flexible panel having a peripheral margin portion with the peripheral margin portion being adjacent to the receiver non-symmetrical outer edge portion. The receiver cover also including structure for removably engaging the panel to the non-symmetrical outer edge portion of the receiver.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reconfigurable reflecting array antenna comprising a subset of patterns capable of radiating signals emitted in a given direction and means of loading and placing said radiating arrays to place one of them in a chosen emitting position, characterized in that: the loading and placement means comprise a system for scrolling a first film (F1) comprising the subsets of radiating patterns used to selectively position a subset of radiating patterns in the emitting position. The antenna can be of the reflecting array antenna type or of the phased array antenna type.

Abstract: A device and related method for refracting radio waves to enable the temporary or permanent recording of said waves. The device includes a piece of material that is transparent or translucent to radio waves. The piece of material, which may be solid, is selected to have an inherent radio wave refraction index greater than a value of one for either its transparent or translucent state. The radio waves are selectively passed through the material and recorded on a translation medium for observation.

Abstract: A miniature fiber radio transceiver is disclosed that has an elongated form factor. In some embodiments, the form factor has the dimensions of one half of a millimeter by one half of a millimeter by fifty millimeters to give the transceiver an elongated shape similar to the shape of a single strand of hair. The miniature fiber radio transceiver may also include an energy source in the form of a piezoelectric fiber composite transducer having a plurality of elongated elastic piezoelectric fibers embedded in a composite material. The piezoelectric fibers can scavenge electrical energy from mechanical energy to generate charge pulses that provide the electrical energy for the operation of the transceiver.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to display devices and/or systems comprising a display screen configured to switch from a translucent image-display mode to a transparent see-through mode, configured adjacent a smart glass configured to switch from an opaque-mode to a transparent mode, with a cavity disposed in between. The cavity may be selectively illuminated by a light source. A display device/system may be enclosed in a bezel which may be configured to be mounted onto a surface such as an instrument panel or another display unit thereby providing an overlay display device. Electronic control units may selectively switch a display device from an image viewing-mode (i.e., display screen displays an image; smart glass is opaque; and light source is on), where the surface below is not visible to a see-through mode (i.e., display screen and smart glass are transparent; and light source is off), where the surface below is visible.

Abstract: A building element apparatus includes a display having physical pixels for displaying visual content; an embedded processing system for generating the visual content according to an image generation algorithm stored in a local or remote memory for execution by a processor of the processing system; and communication ports for communicating with adjacent building elements. The display is divided into display segments. The image generation algorithm, when executed by the processor, generates visual content depending on display segment data associated to display segments. The communication ports communicate display segment data associated to display segments with adjacent building elements. The image generation algorithm generates visual content in a way that takes into account display segment data associated to display segments of adjacent building elements.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display is capable of reducing or preventing IR drop in a cathode electrode. An organic light emitting display includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate has a plurality of pixels located thereon, each of the pixels comprising an organic light emitting diode, wherein a cathode electrode of the organic light emitting diode including a transparent material is located on substantially an entire area of the pixels. The second substrate has a mesh type auxiliary electrode located thereon at a side facing the pixels, the mesh-type auxiliary electrode corresponding to non-emission regions between the pixels and electrically connected to the cathode electrode.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device including an active array substrate, a display substrate and several conductive members is provided. The active array substrate includes a first substrate and several thin film transistors. The thin film transistors are disposed on the first substrate so as to form an array. The display substrate includes a second substrate, a color filter layer, a first electrode layer, an organic material layer and a second electrode layer disposed sequentially. The second substrate is disposed in parallel to the first substrate. The organic material layer is used for emitting white light and includes several lighting structures electrically insulated from each other. The second electrode layer includes several electrode structures electrically insulated from each other. Each of the conductive members electrically connects to a drain of one corresponding thin film transistor and one corresponding electrode structure.

Abstract: A flat display panel and an active device array substrate and a light-on testing method thereof are provided. The active device array substrate comprises a plurality of first pixel units, a plurality of second pixel units, a first light-on testing circuit, a second light-on testing circuit and a plurality of sets of signal lines. The first light-on testing circuit and the second light-on testing circuit disposed in a peripheral circuit region of the active device array substrate are electrically connected with the first pixel units and the second pixel units disposed in a display region of the active device array substrate respectively. Each two adjacent sets of signal lines disposed in the peripheral circuit region of the active device array substrate are alternatively electrically connected to the first pixel units or the second pixel units respectively.

Abstract: The color display device includes a colored light generation unit for repetitively generating a plurality of colored lights in a time sequence with a predetermined frequency, and an image generation unit for processing said plurality of colored lights, so as to generate an image corresponding to each of the plurality of colored lights generated in a time sequence. The said predetermined frequency is 180 Hz or more.

Abstract: A plasma display device. The plasma display is constructed with: a plasma display panel that displays visual images by using gas discharge; a chassis base that supports the plasma display panel; a driving board that applies a driving voltage to the plasma display panel; a connection wire connecting the driving board to an electrode included in the plasma display panel, and in which an electronic element is packaged; and a first member that adheres to the connection wire to absorb heat transmitted to the electronic element.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate disposed to be opposite to each other, a plurality of address electrodes extending along a first direction on the lower substrate, a plurality of electrodes extending along a second direction on the upper substrate, the second direction intersecting the first direction, a plurality of light emitting cells partitioned by barrier ribs between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, the light emitting cells including first light emitting cells aligned in a first row along the second direction and second light emitting cells aligned in a second row along the second direction, the first row being offset along the first direction with respect to the second row, and phosphor layers in the light emitting cells, all the first light emitting cells in the first row having phosphor layers of a same color.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting devices including luminous bodies, and a plurality of resistors made of the same material having negative resistance-temperature characteristics, the plurality of resistors being connected respectively in series to the plurality of light emitting devices. When the plurality of resisters are at the same temperature, one or ones among the plurality of resistors, which exhibit higher temperatures during driving, have larger resistance values than other among the plurality of resistors, which exhibit lower temperatures during the driving.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels coupled to scan lines and data lines, a data driver for applying data signals to the data lines, a black data inserting unit between the display unit and the data driver for applying black data to the display unit, the black data being applied between periods in which the data signals are applied, and a timing controller for controlling the data driver and the black data inserting unit.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device including an active array structure, a display structure and several conductive members is provided. The active array structure includes a first substrate and several thin film transistors. The thin film transistors disposed on the first substrate has several drains. The display structure includes a second substrate, a color changing medium, a first electrode layer, an organic material layer and a second electrode layer disposed sequentially. The location of the second substrate corresponds to that of the first substrate. The color changing medium has several color blocks. The organic material layer is used for emitting blue light and includes several lighting structures electrically insulated from each other. The second electrode layer includes several electrode structures electrically insulated from each other. Each of the conductive members is combined and electrically connected to the drain of each thin film transistor and each electrode structure.

Abstract: A light-emissive module (114), typically utilizing one or more LEDs (132R, 132G, and 132B), is configured so that the maximum intensity of the module's light emission occurs along a direction (138) materially non-perpendicular to the back surface (136) of the module's supporting body (130). An active image-generating screen (102) contains a plurality of block facets (112), each containing a plurality of the light-emissive modules arranged so that their maximum light-intensity directions are largely the same. The block facets are configured to approximate a curved surface. The maximum light-intensity directions (158) of the block facets are thus materially slanted to one another. The image-generating screen presents a video image. A display system suitable for a motion simulator, such as a flight simulator, is formed by combining the screen with a reflective collimator (104).

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: scanning wires, provided so as to correspond to a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix manner, to which scanning signals are applied; and signal wires to which data signals are applied, wherein the scanning wires and the signal wires cross each other. TFTs, electrically connected to the scanning wires and the signal wires, each of which is provided in the vicinity of an intersection of the scanning wire and the signal wire, and the TFTs are connected to pixel electrodes. A dummy pixel driven by a dummy signal wire is provided externally adjacent to an endmost pixel column. This brings about a matrix type liquid crystal display device that equalizes capacitive conditions of all the signal wires to each other and can prevent deterioration of display quality that is brought about by a specific portion differently displayed.

Abstract: Gamma voltage conversion device includes a gamma voltage conversion circuit, an amplifier, and a gamma voltage adjusting circuit. The gamma voltage conversion circuit generates a first gamma voltage conformed to a first gamma curve according to a grey level. The amplifier includes a first input end receiving the first gamma voltage, a second end, and an output end. The amplifier outputs the first or a second gamma voltage conformed to a second gamma curve according to the grey level according to the first and the second ends of the amplifier. The gamma voltage adjusting circuit coupled between the second input end and the output end of the amplifier controls the amplifier to output the first or the second gamma voltage as the gamma driving voltage according to the grey level and a gamma curve selection signal.

Abstract: To reduce the image sticking, a first number of frames outputted from the multimedia signal source are successively received. The first number of frames are processed to obtain a plurality of corresponding gray-level characteristic. A predefined frame is inserted into a plurality of incoming frame with a specified ratio if the plurality gray-level characteristic is qualified to a specified predefined condition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided, comprising a liquid crystal display panel (LCDP) for displaying an image or a video signal. The display device furthermore comprises a double-pulse scanning backlight means (BL) having a plurality of red, green and blue colored light emitting diodes (RLED, GLED, BLED) arranged in rows for backlighting the liquid crystal display panel (LCDP) on a double-pulse scanning basis. Furthermore, a double-pulse scanning control means (CM) is provided for controlling the time sequential double-pulse scanning of the plurality of colored light emitting diodes (RLED, GLED, BLED) of the backlight means (BL) and for driving the time sequential double-pulse scanning of the plurality of colored light emitting diodes (RLED, GLED, BLED).

Abstract: Motion information is obtained which is information about a motion applied to an input device housing itself including a pointing device of a plurality of input mean. Next, based on the motion information, a movement amount of the input device housing is calculated. Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the movement amount satisfies predetermined conditions. When the predetermined conditions are satisfied, a position is designated based on an output from the pointing device.

Abstract: A terminal having a video communication function includes camera configured to capture image data, a memory configured to stored the captured image data, a wireless communication unit configured to permit a video communication during which the image data is communicated to a correspondent terminal, a display configured to display a user interface during the video communication, and a controller configured to store in the memory, responsive to termination of the video communication with the correspondent terminal, any portions of configuration setting information for the user interface that has been modified during the video communication.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reaction apparatus that efficiently heats a reaction portion, and a fuel cell system and an electronic device that include such a reaction apparatus. A reaction apparatus (1) includes a reformer (4) in which formed are a reforming reaction chamber (31) and a reformer combustion chamber (30) that generates heat to be supplied to the reforming reaction chamber (31), which (30, 31) are adjacent to each other with a partition interposed therebetween; a CO remover (5) in which formed are a removing reaction chamber (35) where a chemical reaction is performed at a temperature lower than that in the reforming reaction chamber (31) and a remover combustion chamber (34) that generates heat to be supplied to the removing reaction chamber (35), which (34, 35) are adjacent to each other with a partition interposed therebetween; and a connecting portion (6) that connects the reformer (4) and the remover (5).

Abstract: A system for light control, comprising a light source (4) for illuminating an area (10), a pointer device (6) for projecting location information (11) on the area (10), and a receiver (5) for detecting the location information (11), wherein the system is configured to determine the position of the locations information (11) on the area (10), and a controller is configured to control illumination of the area (10), depending on said location information (11).

Abstract: A lid structure, apparatus and method for displaying graphical information uses beams of coherent light that are emitted in a scanning manner to project the beams of coherent light onto a display surface to form the graphical information on the display surface.

Abstract: When a user inputs an instruction to display a subsequent screen from an operation unit 14 while electronic paper 16 is displaying a screen, application 21 detects the input (t9). Firmware transmits a request to stop the display to an EP control unit 15 (t31) and the EP control unit 15 makes the electronic paper 16 stop the display (t32). Upon receipt of the request (t33), the EP control unit 15 returns a display status to the firmware (t34). Upon receipt of this status, the firmware returns a status of “non-drawing” to the application 21 (t41). The application 21 notifies the firmware of the information of an area to be newly displayed (t43). The firmware transmits this information to the EP control unit 15 with a request to start the display (T44). The EP control unit 15 makes the electronic paper 16 start displaying a new area (t45).

Abstract: An integrated control and display system for operating a plurality of separate computer systems each having a visual display, includes at least one cursor control device for seamlessly moving a cursor among the visual displays of the separate computer systems, the cursor control device operating to control the computer system associated with the display on which the cursor appears.

Abstract: A system and a method for determining an attitude of a device undergoing dynamic acceleration is presented. A first attitude measurement is calculated based on a magnetic field measurement received from a magnetometer of the device and a first acceleration measurement received from a first accelerometer of the device. A second attitude measurement is calculated based on the magnetic field measurement received from the magnetometer of the device and a second acceleration measurement received from a second accelerometer of the device. A correction factor is calculated based at least in part on a difference of the first attitude measurement and the second attitude measurement. The correction factor is then applied to the first attitude measurement to produce a corrected attitude measurement for the device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide a handheld pointer-based user interface are described herein. An example apparatus includes a wireless pointer component and one or more base components. The wireless pointer component is configured to transmit one or more human-computer interaction (HCI) signals associated with an HCI event via a first communication link. One or more base components are operatively coupled to a screen of a display to receive the one or more HCI signals from the wireless pointer component via the first communication link. Further, the one or more base components are configured to generate at least one of operating information and position information of the wireless pointer component based on the one or more HCI signals, and to transmit the at least one of operating information and position information to a processor configured to generate screen information on the screen of the display via a second communication link.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for operating a portable device based on an accelerometer are described. According to one embodiment of the invention, an accelerometer attached to a portable device detects a movement of the portable device. In response, a machine executable code is executed within the portable device to perform one or more predetermined user configurable operations. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for navigating between different focus points displayed on an electronic device, comprising, for each of said different focus points, maintaining a list of any adjacent ones of said focus points to which focus can move in each direction responsive to a navigation event in said direction, for each said list having only one adjacent focus point moving focus to said one adjacent focus point responsive to said navigation event, and for each said list having more than one adjacent focus point accessing a memory setting and moving focus to a predetermined one of said adjacent focus points responsive to said navigation event in accordance with said memory setting.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an access control module, a plurality of input areas, and a comparing module. The access control module has a predetermined password. The input areas are configured to be tapped to input characters in the electronic device. The number of the input areas is determined by the number of unique characters of the predetermined password. The comparing module is configured to compare a sequence of the characters entered with the predetermined password.