Patents Issued in May 8, 2014
  • Publication number: 20140125861
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus including an imaging element that includes a pixel portion sets a first readout area and then performs detection processing for detecting the phase difference of an image signal read out from the area to thereby output the reliability of the phase difference. If the imaging apparatus determines that phase difference detection has been successful, the imaging apparatus executes focus adjustment processing based on the detected phase difference. If the imaging apparatus determines that the phase difference has failed to be detected, the imaging apparatus sets a second readout area having a range wider than that of the first readout area as a readout area, and then sets an area other than an area which is included in the first readout area from the second readout area and is used for generating a display image as a trimming target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Sugie, Tomoya Yamashita, Hiroyasu Morita, Shinji Hisamoto
  • Publication number: 20140125862
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of adjusting an auto focus are provided. The apparatus includes: an imaging pickup device for generating an image signal by capturing light passing through an imaging lens; a shutter for controlling light exposure of the image pickup device; a focus detector that calculates a contrast value from the image signal and detecting a focus from the contrast value; and a release controller for controlling a release operation constituting a photographing operation of a still image, wherein the release controller includes, as driving modes, a first mode that directs a focus lens included in the imaging lens to be driven while driving the shutter, and a second mode that directs the focus lens not to be driven while driving the shutter. Accordingly, a photographing time is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Ishibashi, Masataka Hamada
  • Publication number: 20140125863
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a main subject detecting unit, and control unit. The imaging unit includes an imaging element. The imaging unit generates image data. The main subject detecting unit detects a main subject from the image data. The control unit compares an exposure value of the image data with a predetermined appropriate value and performs an exposure control so that the exposure value for the main subject part in the image data changes to the appropriate value and the exposure value for a part excluding the main subject part in the image data changes to a value larger than the appropriate value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventors: Tetsuya TOYODA, Osamu NONAKA
  • Publication number: 20140125864
    Abstract: This document describes various apparatuses and techniques for rapid synchronized lighting and shuttering. These apparatuses and techniques are capable of capturing two images, where one of the images integrates multiple exposures during which an image area is illuminated by a light source and another of the images integrates multiple exposures during which the image is not illuminated by the light source. The image area can be illuminated by rapidly flashing the image area with the light source and synchronizing a shutter to permit one image sensor to capture an image when the image area is illuminated and another image sensor to capture the image area when the image area is not illuminated. These two images can be captured concurrently or nearly concurrently, thereby reducing or eliminating motion artifacts. Further, these apparatuses and techniques may do so with slow and relatively low-cost cameras and relatively low computational costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bernard K. Rihn, Paul Henry Dietz, Nigel Stuart Keam, Steven Nabil Bathiche
  • Publication number: 20140125865
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first blade configured to be coupled to a first magnet and a second blade configured to be coupled to a second magnet. At least one of the blades has at least one cutout. The apparatus also includes electromagnetic motors configured to generate different electromagnetic fields to (i) cause the magnets to move the blades into a first configuration and (ii) cause the magnets to move the blades into a second configuration. The blades are separated to form a larger aperture in the first configuration, and the at least one cutout in the blades forms a smaller aperture in the second configuration. The apparatus may further include a cover plate and a base plate. The base plate can include an opening that defines the larger aperture and blade stops and stop pins configured to stop movement of the blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Michael L. Brest
  • Publication number: 20140125866
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein include systems and methods for delivering secondary content to a plurality of portable devices, the secondary content comprising events synchronized to primary content, the process including delivering an application to a plurality of portable display devices, the application configured to execute events on the portable display devices; and causing the events executed on the portable display devices to be synchronized with primary content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: JAMES K. DAVY, BRIAN KWAN, DAVID M. JESSEN, JAMES MADDEN
  • Publication number: 20140125867
    Abstract: A method of performing automatic interactive area of visibility video zooming for low light environments is provided. The method includes defining a first set of candidate frame perimeters comprising a subset of one or more frames of recorded video based upon a cropping threshold for cropping the one or more frames; determining a first brightness value within the first set of candidate frame perimeters for the one or more frames; in response to the first brightness value being above a minimum brightness threshold, not displaying all content outside of the first set of candidate frame perimeters; in response to the first brightness value being at or below the minimum brightness threshold, defining a second set of candidate frame perimeters which comprise a subset of the first set of candidate frame perimeters, and determining a second brightness value within the second set of candidate frame perimeters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Danilo Diego Curcio, Sujeet S. Mate
  • Publication number: 20140125868
    Abstract: In one embodiment, graphics frames are received, where each graphics frame includes one or more regions where pixels depict graphics that represent an on screen display (OSD) used to interact with a programmable multimedia controller, and a background region where pixels are set to the one or more predetermined colors. Further, video images are received, where at least some of the video images correspond to the plurality of graphics frames. Mixed images are created by mixing the graphics frames and the corresponding video images, the mixing to, where pixels of the graphics frame are not set to the one more predetermined colors, blend a color of at least some of the pixels of the graphics frame with a color of pixels of a corresponding video image, and, where pixels of the graphics frame are set to the one more predetermined colors, pass pixels of the corresponding video image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Savant Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Robert P. Madonna, Michael E. Noonan, Siegmar K. Eschholz, James F. Allen, Peter H. Corsini
  • Publication number: 20140125869
    Abstract: In one system embodiment, an overlapped block processing module configured to provide three-dimensional (3D) denoising of plural frames corresponding to a raw video sequence; and a frame alignment module configured to represent the raw video sequence with motion compensated frames corresponding to the raw video sequence, the motion compensated frames consisting of the plural frames and fewer in quantity than the quantity of frames of the raw video sequence, the plural frames based on prior temporally matched frames corresponding to the raw video sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel W. Schoenblum, Larry S. McKinney, Kenneth W. Heinrich
  • Publication number: 20140125870
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a programmable processor which receives sensor data and generates a first video signal. The apparatus further includes a second processor configured to run an operating system and generates a second video signal. Video mixing logic of the display apparatus is configured to combine the first video signal and the second video signal into a third video signal which is displayed to the user on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: EXELIS INC.
    Inventor: Exelis Inc.
  • Publication number: 20140125871
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a transmission apparatus, a reception apparatus, a communication system, a transmission method, a reception method, and programs therefor that are capable of efficiently transmitting at least a plurality of pieces of video data included in data of a plurality of contents at the same time. [Solving Means] A switch unit (32a) of a transmission apparatus selects one of a plurality of pieces of video data supplied from a storage apparatus (42) in accordance with video data designated by a transmission data control unit (32i) and supplies it to an IF unit (32b). The IF unit (32b) transmits video data decoded by a decode unit (113) from a terminal (335). The compressed video data supplied from the switch unit (32a) is transmitted via a terminal (336). The terminal (335) is included in a first channel unit. In a case where the IF unit (32b) is an HDMI, for example, the terminal (335) is a terminal for a TMDS channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kei Matsubayashi
  • Publication number: 20140125872
    Abstract: A broadcast receiving apparatus to minimize standby power and a method thereof. The broadcast receiving apparatus includes a sensor to detect variation in an inputted alternating current (AC) voltage and outputting a direct current (DC) voltage corresponding to the detection result, and a controller to detect variation in currents based on a digital voltage corresponding to the DC voltage and to determine the on/off state of an external apparatus, connected to the broadcast receiving apparatus, according to the detection result of the controller. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether the external apparatus is switched on or off according to a variation in power supplied to the external apparatus, to cut off a power supplied to the external apparatus based on the determination result, and to selectively control a power supplied to components of the broadcast receiving apparatus based on power saving data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Dong-hyun CHANG
  • Publication number: 20140125873
    Abstract: There is provided a drive control apparatus that includes a horizontal control section, and a vertical control section. The horizontal control section controls a scanning mirror for horizontal scanning with laser light, the scanning mirror being driven at a fixed frequency in a horizontal direction. The vertical control section controls the scanning mirror for vertical scanning based on the frequency at which the horizontal control section drives the scanning mirror in the horizontal direction, the vertical control section outputting a vertical drive signal to control the scanning mirror for vertical scanning, the vertical drive signal including an interval in which the laser light is directed vertically from top to bottom and an interval in which the laser light is directed vertically from bottom to top, the intervals alternately producing an output of a predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20140125874
    Abstract: A backlight device (3) is provided with: a reflective sheet (8) that reflects light from a light guide plate (7) back towards the light guide plate (7); a bottom (opposing surface) (10a) that is arranged so as to face the reflective sheet (8) on the side of the reflective sheet (8) opposite to the light guide plate (7) and that has a prescribed squeezing part (a part with recesses and protrusions) (10a1) formed thereon; and a cushioning member (9) arranged between the reflective sheet (8) and the bottom (10a). The cushioning member (9) has an opening (9a) at a location that corresponds to the squeezing part (10a1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Munetoshi Ueyama
  • Publication number: 20140125875
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video display device includes a display module, a frame, and an optical element. The frame is provided to an outer circumference of the display module. The optical element is provided on the frame and to a portion of an area on the display module including a border between the frame and the display module. The optical element is configured to enlarge a video image output from the display module in a direction from the display module towards the frame for an outer circumferential area including the frame, and to enlarge the video image output from the display module in a direction from the frame towards the display module for an inner circumferential area on an inner side with respect to the outer circumferential area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Momonoi, Tatsuo Saishu
  • Publication number: 20140125876
    Abstract: A vehicular display device includes an information display portion disposed on a housing provided forwardly of a driver's seat. The information display portion has a display screen disposed in opposed relationship to the driver's seat. The display device further includes a holder unit disposed rearwardly of the housing in opposed relationship with the information display portion, and a mobile terminal detachably retained between the holder unit and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Nakayama, Yoshimitsu Ishida, Koji Aoki
  • Publication number: 20140125877
    Abstract: The display device includes a display unit having a display surface on a front side thereof, a front cabinet enclosing a peripheral edge part of the display unit, and a back cabinet covering a back side of the display unit. In the display device, a light source is installed on an inner surface of the front cabinet facing an outer peripheral surface of the display unit, and the front cabinet and the back cabinet have grooves formed on the outer surfaces thereof. The front cabinet includes an elongated cavity formed in a front corner of the front cabinet. The cavity extends substantially parallel to an array direction of an LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichi Nakamura, Yohichi Ueno
  • Publication number: 20140125878
    Abstract: A display device for a user to observe a stereo image through a pair of polarization glasses includes a projector, a switchable polarizer, and a sensor. The projector sequentially displays a first image, a first middle image, a second image, and a second middle image on a projection screen. The switchable polarizer is located between the projector and the projection screen and is switchable between a first mode and a second mode, so that each of the first and second images has a first or second polarization after passing through the switchable polarizer in the first or second mode and is then projected onto the projection screen. The sensor is coupled to the switchable polarizer and senses the images on the projection screen. When the sensor senses the first middle image or the second middle image, the switchable polarizer switches between the first mode and the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yan-Yu Su, Chong-Yang Fang, Chun-Ho Chen, Wen-Chun Wang, Tsung-Hsien Lin
  • Publication number: 20140125879
    Abstract: An in-cell touch display has a thin-film-transistor substrate, and the thin-film-transistor has a first transparent substrate, a touch sensor layer and a thin-film transistor circuit layer. The touch sensor layer is formed on the first transparent substrate, and has a plurality of parallel first electrode lines and a plurality of parallel second electrode lines. The first electrode lines and the second electrode lines are vertical to and insulated from each other. The thin-film-transistor circuit layer is insulated from the touch sensor layer, wherein at least a portion of the touch sensor layer is located in the thin-film-transistor layer, or the touch sensor layer is located under the thin-film-transistor layer. The thin-film transistor circuit layer has a plurality of parallel data lines and a plurality of parallel gate lines, and the data lines and the gate lines are vertical to and insulated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: YU MEI CHIU, YU CHENG TSAI, CHAO LIANG LU
  • Publication number: 20140125880
    Abstract: A touch device comprises a substrate, multiple floating gate transistors, multiple first touch electrode lines, and multiple second touch electrode lines. The floating gate transistors are formed on the substrate. Each of the floating gate transistors includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an active layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first touch electrode lines extending along with a row direction are parallel to each other, and the second touch electrode lines extending along with a column direction are parallel to each other. The first electrodes of the floating gate transistors arranged on the same row are electrically connected to the same first touch electrode line, and the second electrodes of the floating gate transistors arranged on the same column are electrically connected to the same second touch electrode line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: YU-CHENG TSAI, Chao- Liang Lu
  • Publication number: 20140125881
    Abstract: A touch display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display layer, a plurality of scan electrodes, a plurality of data electrodes, a plurality of thin-film transistors, a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes. The display layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The scan electrodes and data electrodes are on the first substrate and cross each other. The thin-film transistors electrically connect to the scan electrodes and the data electrodes. The driving electrodes are disposed between the data electrodes and the second substrate, and overlapped the scan electrodes. The sensing electrodes are disposed on and overlapped the data electrodes. The data electrodes, the scan electrodes, the driving electrodes and the sensing electrodes are electrically insulated from each other. In addition, the value of the voltage input the touching drive electrodes are negative value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventor: RU-LING LIN
  • Publication number: 20140125882
    Abstract: A touch panel includes an insulating layer, a first axis electrode, and a second axis electrode. The insulating layer has first holes and second holes. The first axis electrode include first upper conductive units disposed on an upper side of the insulating layer and first lower conductive units disposed on a lower side of the insulating layer. Each first hole partially exposes the corresponding first lower conductive unit. The first upper conductive units are electrically connected to the first lower conductive units via the first holes. The second axis electrode includes second upper conductive units disposed on the upper side of the insulating layer and second lower conductive units disposed on the lower side of the insulating layer. Each the second holes partially exposes the corresponding second lower conductive unit. The second upper conductive units are electrically connected to the second lower conductive units via the second holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Yau-Chen Jiang, Defa Wu, Jianbin Yan
  • Publication number: 20140125883
    Abstract: A touch panel, including a substrate, first electrodes, second electrodes, first connecting lines, first pads, second connecting lines, and second pads, is provided. The first electrodes are arranged in an array to define a plurality of columns each parallel to a first direction and a plurality of rows each parallel to a second direction intersecting the first direction. Each of the second electrodes is extended in the first direction. The second electrodes are sequentially arranged in the second direction so that one column of the first electrodes is disposed between two adjacent second electrodes. The first connecting lines connect the first electrodes in the same row into a series connected to one first pad. The second electrodes are connected to the second pads through the second connecting lines. The first electrodes, the second electrodes, the first connecting lines, and the second connecting lines do not intersect one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting-Yu Chang, Kuo-Chang Su
  • Publication number: 20140125884
    Abstract: A touch-sensing device includes a substrate, a touch-sensing structure, a signal transmitting layer, a first connecting pin assembly and a second connecting pin assembly. The touch-sensing structure is disposed on the substrate. The signal transmitting layer is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the touch-sensing structure. The first connecting pin assembly is disposed on the substrate in a position different from the touch-sensing structure. The first connecting pin assembly has a plurality first connecting pins electrically connected to the signal transmitting layer. The second connecting pin assembly is disposed on the substrate in a position different from the touch-sensing structure. The second connecting pin assembly has a plurality second connecting pins electrically connected to the signal transmitting layer. The first axis of the second connecting pin assembly and the second axis of the first connecting pin assembly are not arranged in the same axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yueh-Fang Wang
  • Publication number: 20140125885
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a touch panel and a method for manufacturing the same, the touch panel including: a transparent substrate; a black matrix pattern provided on an upper surface of the transparent substrate, the black matrix pattern having a plurality of openings; first electrode patterns provided on the black matrix pattern; and second electrode patterns provided on a lower surface of the transparent substrate, so that the touch panel includes the first electrode patterns formed of a silver salt, over the black matrix pattern having the plurality of openings, and thus can prevent a moiré phenomenon due to a metal material and improve visibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Eun Noh, Seung Heon Han, Hee Soo Kim, Jung Tae Park, Sung Yeol Park
  • Publication number: 20140125886
    Abstract: A display device includes a touch panel located on a liquid crystal display screen. The touch panel includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first transparent conductive layer located on the first surface of the substrate and comprising a plurality of first conductive bands having a highest electrical conductivity in a first direction, and a second transparent conductive layer located on the second surface of the substrate and comprising a plurality of second conductive bands having a highest electrical conductivity in a second direction. The substrate and the first transparent conductive layer are common substrate and transparent conductive layer of the liquid crystal display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: BEIJING FUNATE INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LIANG LIU, CHEN FENG, LI QIAN
  • Publication number: 20140125887
    Abstract: A touch grating, a display device and a method of realizing stereoscopic display and touch functions. The touch grating includes: a first substrate (101); a second substrate (102), disposed in opposition to the first substrate (101); a planar electrode (103), disposed at an inner side of the first substrate (101) facing the second substrate (102); a plurality of strip-shaped electrodes (104), being parallel to each other and disposed at an inner side of the second substrate (102) facing the first substrate (101); and liquid crystal (108), disposed between the first substrate (101) and the second substrate (102) and driven by the planar electrode (103) and the strip-shaped electrodes (104), wherein wirings (105) are provided at four terminals of the planar electrode (103), respectively, and the wirings (105) provided at the four terminals are used to determine a touch position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Junwei Wu, Shengji Yang, Haisheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20140125888
    Abstract: An embodiment of this document provides a display device comprising a panel, a touch screen panel, and a sense unit. The panel comprises subpixels placed in a display region defined in one face of a first substrate and a second substrate bonded with the first substrate. The touch screen panel is placed on the panel and configured to comprise electrode units. The sense unit is coupled to the electrode units and configured to sense a position through the electrode units. At least some of the electrode units are formed of a multi-layer with heterogeneous metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Howon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140125889
    Abstract: An embodiment of this document provides a display device comprising a panel, a touch screen panel, and a sense unit. The panel comprises subpixels placed in a display region defined in one face of a first substrate and a second substrate bonded with the first substrate. The touch screen panel is placed on the panel and configured to comprise electrode units. The sense unit is coupled to the electrode units and configured to sense a position through the electrode units. At least some of the electrode units are formed of a multi-layer with heterogeneous metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Howon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140125890
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide three-dimensional glasses and a control chip thereof. The three-dimensional glasses comprise: a normal black mode liquid crystal eyeglass; a normal white mode liquid crystal eyeglass; and a control chip, connected to both of the normal black mode liquid crystal eyeglass and the normal white mode liquid crystal eyeglass, wherein a voltage output terminal of the control chip simultaneously supplies a high level or a low level to the normal black mode liquid crystal eyeglass and the normal white mode liquid crystal eyeglass based on a predetermined high and low level switching frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenyu Xie, Wenyu Zhang, Shaoying Xu, Tiansheng Li, Changjiang Yan
  • Publication number: 20140125891
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a stereoscopic display apparatus. The stereoscopic display apparatus comprises a display panel and a liquid crystal lens. A first electrode layer of the liquid crystal lens comprises a plurality of electrode strips arranged along a first direction and extending in a ladder form along a second direction. The present invention further discloses a liquid crystal lens. According to the present invention method, a plurality of lenticular lens units extend in a ladder form along the second direction are formed in the liquid crystal layer in 3D mode. While the 3D display effect is achieved, the crosstalk between left-eye signals and right-eye signals in 3D mode is effectively suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Wen Chen
  • Publication number: 20140125892
    Abstract: An auto-stereoscopic display device is proposed. The auto-stereoscopic display device includes a display panel and a liquid crystal lens. The liquid crystal lens includes a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrode stripes arranged in parallel along pixel units and extending in a first or second direction. The second electrode layer includes a plurality of second electrode stripes extending slantingly relative to the plurality of first electrode stripes and being arranged in parallel. A liquid crystal lens and a driving method thereof are also proposed. Based on the present invention, a first lenticular lens unit is generated and arranged along the plurality of second electrode stripes for the 3D display mode, and a second lenticular lens unit is generated and arranged along the plurality of first electrode stripes for the 2D display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Chen, Chia-chiang Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20140125893
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal slit grating and a stereoscopic display device, the liquid crystal slit grating includes a first grating substrate and a second grating substrate facing each other, and a plurality of photo spacers supporting between the first grating substrate and the second grating substrate; the stereoscopic display device includes a display panel and said liquid crystal slit grating which is parallel to each other. The liquid crystal slit grating of the present invention provides conditions for accurately controlling effects of the photo spacers on light transmittance or accurately controlling crosstalk caused by the photo spacers. The stereoscopic display device of the present invention provides conditions for improving 3D effect of stereoscopic display device during three dimensionally displaying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yanbing Wu
  • Publication number: 20140125894
    Abstract: A multi-planar plenoptic display assembly is provided that includes multiple spatially-varying light emitting and light modulating planes. The display assembly includes at least one light emitting device and may include, but does not require, a modulating device used in conjunction according to display methods taught herein to display light field data. A display assembly controller may be used to render a light field with depth into a multi-planar plenoptic display assembly by assigning decomposed portions of the light field to the display assembly for display or presentation by differing ones of the emitting elements and by operating a modulating device to provide a parallax barrier. In one embodiment, a dynamic parallax barrier and a number of bi-state screens. Another embodiment uses a beam splitter to co-locate two pairs of autostereoscopic displays each including a projector projecting 3D content, a parallax barrier, and an emissive/projector element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: NICOLA V. RANIERI, Simon Heinzle, Peter C. Barnum, Wojciech Matusik, Marcus Gross
  • Publication number: 20140125895
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The lower substrate includes a first base substrate and a pixel electrode formed on the first base substrate. The first base substrate includes a first sub pixel area and a second sub pixel area. The upper substrate includes a second base substrate and a common electrode formed on the second base substrate. The liquid crystal layer is interposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, and includes a first polymer disposed in the first sub pixel area and a second polymer disposed in the second pixel area. The first polymer has a first pre-tilt, and the second polymer has a second pre-tilt different from the first pre-tilt. Thus, a display quality of a liquid crystal display apparatus including the liquid crystal display panel may be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: Pusan National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation, Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoon KIM, Ki-Chul SHIN, Tae-Hoon YOON, Ki-Han KIM, Sun-Wook CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140125896
    Abstract: According to some aspects, a liquid crystal display panel comprising an electrode is provided. The electrode comprises a plurality of convex branch electrode portions arranged in a plane, the convex branch electrode portions being convex when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the plane and extending from a central region of the electrode to a periphery of the electrode, and a plurality of concave branch electrode portions, the concave branch electrode portions being concave when viewed from the first direction, extending from the central region to the periphery and adjacent to convex branch electrode portions. According to some aspects, a method of applying a pretilt to molecules in a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display panel by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer via first and second electrodes is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shunichi Suwa, Masashi Miyakawa, Chikashi Kobayashi, Yoji Nagase
  • Publication number: 20140125897
    Abstract: An electric device includes a dielectric substrate, a high frequency signal line formed on the surface of the dielectric substrate, a ground conductor facing the high frequency signal line through at least part of the thickness of the dielectric substrate, an upper electrode of capacitor disposed above the surface of the dielectric substrate and faces the high frequency signal line, and a liquid crystal material filled in a space defined between the high frequency signal line and the upper electrode of capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Osamu TOYODA, Xiaoyu MI
  • Publication number: 20140125898
    Abstract: There is provided a color regulating device for illumination. The color regulating device includes a light-valving structure for adjusting a flux ratio of outgoing light through the light-valving structure to incident light entering the light-valving structure, and a color-adjusting structure having a wavelength-band converting element for changing incident light with a wavelength band into outgoing light with a different wavelength band through the element. Wherein, the light-valving structure and the color-adjusting structure at least partially overlap on the traveling path of light, forming at least one overlapping structure. Mixing the outgoing lights of the light source passing through light-valving structure, the color-adjusting structure, and the overlapping structure to obtain a different wavelength band (or color temperature) from that of the light source. There are also provided a color adjusting apparatus for illumination including the color adjusting device and a color adjusting method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Planck Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Yu CHAO, Chiu-Chang HUANG, Chieh-Hsiung KUAN, Vin-Cent SU
  • Publication number: 20140125899
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display (LCD), the LCD includes: an insulating substrate; a first gate line and a second gate line which are formed on the insulating substrate and extend parallel to each other; a data line formed on the insulating substrate, insulated from the first and second gate lines, and crossing the first and second gate lines; a first subpixel electrode connected to the first gate line and the data line by a first switching device and includes a plurality of first fine protruding patterns at an edge thereof; and a second subpixel electrode connected to the second gate line and the data line by a second switching device and including a plurality of second fine protruding patterns at an edge thereof, wherein the first fine protruding patterns are separated from each other by a first gap, and the second fine protruding patterns are separated from each other by a second gap, wherein the sum of a width of the first gap and a width of each of the first fine protruding patterns is greater than t
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Gyu Kim, Sahng-Ik Jun, Seung-Soo Baek, Kee-Bum Park
  • Publication number: 20140125900
    Abstract: An LCD assembly may include an LCD cell, a front cover glass sheet, and a back cover glass sheet. The LCD cell may include a first surface and a second surface. The front cover glass sheet may include a first surface and a second surface. The second surface of the front cover glass sheet may be directly bonded to the first surface of the LCD cell. The front cover glass sheet may be strengthened glass. The back cover glass sheet may include a first surface and a second surface. The first surface of the back cover glass sheet may be directly bonded to the second surface of the LCD cell. The back cover glass sheet may be strengthened glass. The LCD assembly may be transparent to light projected onto the second surface of the back cover glass sheet to enable display of an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventor: Cheng-Chung Li
  • Publication number: 20140125901
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to an array substrate, the manufacturing method thereof and a display device. The array substrate comprises: a substrate, of gate lines and of data lines, a plurality of pixel units, defined by the gate lines and the data lines, each of the pixel units comprising a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode, wherein the thin film transistor comprises a source electrode, a drain electrode, an active layer, a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode, and the source electrode and the drain electrode are provided on the substrate opposing to each other with a channel of the thin film transistor provided therebetween, and the pixel electrode is positioned in a region outside the thin film transistor within the pixel unit, and is extended to a position above the drain electrode to be partly lapped over and directly connected to the drain electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoyang Tong, Zhanfeng Cao
  • Publication number: 20140125902
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display, including: a liquid crystal panel including a first display panel and opposing second display panel opposite the first display panel, a backlight assembly configured to provide light to the liquid crystal panel, a receiving member configured to support the backlight assembly, and an adhesive member configured to couple the liquid crystal panel and the receiving member. The first display panel includes a display area configured to display an image, a peripheral area disposed outside the display area, and a plurality of integrated circuit (“IC”) chips disposed in the peripheral area, the plurality of IC chips being configured to apply a driving signal to the display area. The adhesive member is disposed in the peripheral area and does not overlap with the plurality of IC chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-Ik LEE, Yong Woo LEE, Toru TSUNEKAWA
  • Publication number: 20140125903
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a thin film transistor substrate and a color filter substrate that face each other, a guide member adjacent to a first side surface of the liquid crystal panel, and conductive dots connected to the thin film transistor substrate, the color filter substrate, and the guide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventor: Seo Yeon KIM
  • Publication number: 20140125904
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a gate line and a data line disposed on the substrate; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; first and second field generating electrodes disposed on the substrate; and a first protecting layer formed from the same layer as the first field generating electrode and covering at least a portion of the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hyun CHOUNG, Wang Woo LEE, Bong-Kyun KIM, In-Bae KIM, Seol-Il KIM, Young Min MOON, Hong Sick PARK, Ki Tae KIM
  • Publication number: 20140125905
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal composition, a thin film transistor substrate as an insulation substrate on which a thin film transistor for controlling the orientation of the liquid crystal composition is provided, and a color filter substrate which seals the liquid crystal composition between itself and the thin film transistor substrate and controls a wavelength region of the transmitted light. The thin film transistor substrate includes a projection part extending from the thin film transistor substrate to the color filter substrate side, and a wall-like electrode on a wall surface of the projection part, which is one electrode for controlling the orientation of the liquid crystal composition. An insulation film and an orientation film are sequentially laminated on the wall-like electrode continuously from a surface parallel to a substrate surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Chikae MATSUI, Yasushi TOMIOKA, Takato HIRATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20140125906
    Abstract: The present invention discloses array substrate, display device and method for controlling refresh rate of an array substrate. The array substrate includes; a plurality of pixel structures each including gate line, data line, common electrode line, first switching element at intersection of the gate line and the data line, pixel electrode, second switching element, and first transparent electrode. Gate, source and drain of the first switching element are connected to the gate line, the date line and the pixel electrode, respectively. Gate, source and drain of the second switching element are connected to second switching controlling line, common electrode signal terminal and the first transparent electrode, respectively. A first storage capacitance is formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode line and/or between the pixel electrode and the gate line, and a second storage capacitance is formed between the pixel electrode and the first transparent electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fan Li, Hongwei Li, Tianma Li, Xiaomei Huang, Youqiang Lu, Jing Wang, Yun Qiu
  • Publication number: 20140125907
    Abstract: A TFT substrate (100) is provided with TFTs disposed on a substrate (2), first insulating layers (24, 26) disposed above the TFTs, a lower layer transparent electrode (12) disposed above the first insulating layers (24, 26), a second insulating layer (28) covering the lower layer transparent electrode (12), and pixel electrodes (10) disposed on the second insulating layer (28), in which an auxiliary capacitance (Cs) is formed by means of the lower layer transparent electrode (12), the second insulating layer (28), and the pixel electrode (10). The TFT and the pixel electrode (10) are electrically connected via a contact hole (34) penetrating the first insulating layers (24, 26) and the second insulating layer (28). A connecting transparent electrode (14) is disposed within the contact hole (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Nakazawa, Mitsunobu Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20140125908
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device may include a substrate. The liquid crystal display device may further include a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate. The liquid crystal display device may further include a common electrode overlapping the pixel electrode, wherein a liquid crystal injection hole is formed through at least the common electrode. The liquid crystal display device may further include a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. The liquid crystal display device may further include a light-blocking element disposed inside the liquid crystal injection hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Pyo HONG, Swae-Hyun KIM, Jae Hwa PARK, Je Hyeong PARK, Young Goo SONG
  • Publication number: 20140125909
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a pixel unit, an array substrate, a liquid crystal panel, a display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The pixel unit comprises a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode and a common electrode, the thin film transistor comprising a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer provided on the gate electrode, an active layer provided on the gate insulating layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode provided on the active layer, and a passivation layer provided on the source electrode and the drain electrode; wherein the common electrode is provided directly on the passivation layer; and the pixel electrode is provided under the passivation layer and is connected to the drain electrode of the thin film transistor. For the array substrate, the liquid crystal panel, the display device and the manufacturing method thereof, it is possible to increase view angles, lower power consumption, and increase aperture ratio, thereby improving display quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heecheol Kim, Chao Xu
  • Publication number: 20140125910
    Abstract: A nanocrystal display includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels; and a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas corresponding to the plurality of pixels, and a boundary area between the pixel areas. Each pixel includes a first electrode on an upper surface of the substrate and in a corresponding pixel area; a second electrode on the upper surface of the substrate and spaced apart from the first electrode in a cross-section direction, a tunnel-shaped cavity defined in the plurality of pixel areas and spaced apart from the substrate by a predetermined distance; and an image display layer in the tunnel-shaped cavity; and a backlight unit which provides a light to the display panel and faces the upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: HOONSIK KIM, YeoGeon YOON, SuWan WOO, Younggoo SONG