Light-controlling Display Elements Patents (Class 345/48)
  • Patent number: 8243770
    Abstract: Emissive quantum photonic imagers comprised of a spatial array of digitally addressable multicolor pixels. Each pixel is a vertical stack of multiple semiconductor laser diodes, each of which can generate laser light of a different color. Within each multicolor pixel, the light generated from the stack of diodes is emitted perpendicular to the plane of the imager device via a plurality of vertical waveguides that are coupled to the optical confinement regions of each of the multiple laser diodes comprising the imager device. Each of the laser diodes comprising a single pixel is individually addressable, enabling each pixel to simultaneously emit any combination of the colors associated with the laser diodes at any required on/off duty cycle for each color. Each individual multicolor pixel can simultaneously emit the required colors and brightness values by controlling the on/off duty cycles of their respective laser diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Ostendo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hussein S. El-Ghoroury, Robert G. W. Brown, Dale A. McNeill, Huibert DenBoer, Andrew J. Lanzone
  • Patent number: 8169446
    Abstract: A display device includes: a reflection property control layer which is disposed in the front face of a display screen, whereby reflection properties are switched for each predetermined region; and a control unit configured to switch the reflection properties of the reflection property control layer depending on an input image, with the control means detecting a gloss region from the input image, and switching the reflection properties of a predetermined region according to the relevant detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Inoue, Masashi Uchida, Tetsujiro Kondo
  • Patent number: 8144141
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display which may suppress image quality deterioration and enhance image contrast is provided. The liquid crystal display includes: a light source unit including a light source having divided lighting sections and a light source control section; a liquid crystal display panel including pixels and modulating light from the light source; and a display driving section performing a polarity inversion driving based on the inputted video signal. The display driving section corrects the inputted video signal, for each of divided display regions in the liquid crystal display panel corresponding to ON-state divided lighting sections, based on a light control signal from the light source control section, so that a amplitude center potential of the driving voltage with a waveform of alternately-inverting polarity substantially agrees with the common potential. The driving voltage based on a corrected video signal is then applied to the liquid crystal element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Hirose, Tsuyoshi Kamada
  • Publication number: 20120038606
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes a pixel unit having pixels coupled to scan lines, first control lines, second control lines, data lines, and first and second power sources, a control line driver for providing a first control signal and a second control signal to the pixels through the first control lines and the second control lines, a scan driver for providing scan signals to the pixels through the scan lines, and a data driver for providing data signals to the pixels through data lines. The scan driver simultaneously supplies a first scan signal to the pixels through the scan signals. In the organic light emitting display, deviation in the threshold voltages of the driving transistors included in the pixels is compensated without a power swing so as to display an image with uniform brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul-Kyu KANG, Yong-Sung Park, Young-In Hwang
  • Patent number: 8115776
    Abstract: A mechanism for mitigating undesired color image breakup artifacts arising in display systems that exploit the principle of field sequential color generation. By suitably reducing the time interval during which image information strikes the moving retina, such that the differential position for the respective red, green, and blue components of the image falling upon the moving retina does not exceed the diameter of a retinal cone or rod, the cause of the breakup is negated and the image becomes unitary as expected: the eye sees the image as if all the components arrived at the same time. The truncation of light emission into shorter time frames necessitates a compensatory increase in imaging light intensity, such that the net amount of photonic flux striking the retina, averaged over time, remains unchanged. The mechanism can be applied to systems with discrete red, green, and blue sources as well as to color-wheel-based systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Rambus Inc.
    Inventors: Martin G. Selbrede, Rick Zemen
  • Patent number: 8094100
    Abstract: A laser light source device which is used for a video display device displaying video by using plural image frame data inputted from an image generating device includes a laser light source emitting laser light, a drive circuit driving the laser light source, a target light amount acquisition unit that acquires a target light amount which is a light amount necessary for displaying the image frame data, an output light amount detecting unit that detects an output light amount of the laser light source device, a control unit that controls the drive circuit so that the output light amount will be the target light amount, and a determination unit that determinates deterioration of the laser light source by using drive conditions of the drive circuit with respect to at least two different target light amounts at the time of control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Mizusako, Kiyoto Sudo
  • Patent number: 8075408
    Abstract: In a first aspect there is provided a modular visual output component for a gaming machine, including a housing, at least one visual output device, an input connector electrically coupled to the visual output device, and an output connector electrically coupled to the input connector. The input and output connectors being arranged relative to the housing and shaped such that the output connector can be connected to an input connector of a further modular visual output component having the same configuration with the modular visual output components abutting one another, whereby two or more modular visual output components can be joined to one another and supplied from a common power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty.
    Inventor: John Shi Feng Hwang
  • Patent number: 8077185
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying video images in response to each frame of field-sequential video signals. The system comprises a backlight comprising first, second and third primary color light sources. The backlight is operable to emit light for at most 5.67 milliseconds of each frame (on-time), and to emit no light during the remainder of each frame (off-time). During a portion of the on-time, at least two of the primary color light sources are on simultaneously. For another portion of the on-time, the primary color light sources are on sequentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Rambus Inc.
    Inventors: Martin G. Selbrede, Rick Zemen
  • Patent number: 8049231
    Abstract: Emissive quantum photonic imagers comprised of a spatial array of digitally addressable multicolor pixels. Each pixel is a vertical stack of multiple semiconductor laser diodes, each of which can generate laser light of a different color. Within each multicolor pixel, the light generated from the stack of diodes is emitted perpendicular to the plane of the imager device via a plurality of vertical waveguides that are coupled to the optical confinement regions of each of the multiple laser diodes comprising the imager device. Each of the laser diodes comprising a single pixel is individually addressable, enabling each pixel to simultaneously emit any combination of the colors associated with the laser diodes at any required on/off duty cycle for each color. Each individual multicolor pixel can simultaneously emit the required colors and brightness values by controlling the on/off duty cycles of their respective laser diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Ostendo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hussein S. El-Ghoroury, Robert G. W. Brown, Dale A. McNeill, Huibert DenBoer, Andrew J. Lanzone
  • Patent number: 7995077
    Abstract: A portable electronic equipment includes a main body, a display screen, an orientation sensing module and a display controlling module. The display screen is arranged on the main body for displaying an image in an original orientation. The orientation sensing module includes a first elongated chamber, a first sensing unit, a second sensing unit, an opaque medium partially filled in the first elongated chamber and an air pocket received in the first elongated chamber. The display controlling module is configured for deviating the displayed image at a given angle clockwise or counterclockwise from the original orientation of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jen-Tsorng Chang
  • Patent number: 7847996
    Abstract: An exemplary electro-wetting display (EWD) device (30) includes a first substrate (31), a second substrate (39) facing the first substrate, a hydrophobic insulator (36) provided between the first and second substrates, a first fluid (33), a second fluid (32) and colored layers (38). The first fluid and the second fluid are immiscible and disposed between the hydrophobic insulator and the first substrate. The second fluid is electro-conductive or polar. The first fluid is located between the hydrophobic insulator and the second fluid. Colored layers may be located between the hydrophobic insulator and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Sung-Yen Chen, Chien-Wen Wang
  • Patent number: 7843404
    Abstract: The present invention provides a smart mirror apparatus using an LCD panel. The smart mirror of the present invention includes a reflective mirror, which is provided in the vehicle, and an LCD panel, which is placed in a light path between the reflective mirror and eyes of the driver and has one or two polarizing sheets. The smart mirror further includes an incident light detecting unit, which detects both the brightness of the incident light transmitted from the rear to the LCD panel and the brightness around the LCD panel, and calculates a difference value therebetween. The smart mirror further includes a voltage determination unit, which receives the calculated difference value and determines the drive voltage depending on the difference value, and a voltage apply and supply unit which applies the drive voltage, determined by the voltage determination unit, to the LCD panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Sody
    Inventor: Jong Cheon Lee
  • Patent number: 7793648
    Abstract: A heating cooker includes a top panel for placing a load thereon and touch operation parts for allowing the user to operate the heating of the heater to heat the load. The operation display parts of the touch operation parts each include display characters disposed under the top panel and a backlight which emits light through the top panel so as to display the display characters in lighting. When not displayed, the operation display parts including the display characters are entirely unlit and made inoperable. This provides a user-friendly heating cooker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Chikashi Satou
  • Patent number: 7767479
    Abstract: Emissive quantum photonic imagers comprised of a spatial array of digitally addressable multicolor pixels. Each pixel is a vertical stack of multiple semiconductor laser diodes, each of which can generate laser light of a different color. Within each multicolor pixel, the light generated from the stack of diodes is emitted perpendicular to the plane of the imager device via a plurality of vertical waveguides that are coupled to the optical confinement regions of each of the multiple laser diodes comprising the imager device. Each of the laser diodes comprising a single pixel is individually addressable, enabling each pixel to simultaneously emit any combination of the colors associated with the laser diodes at any required on/off duty cycle for each color. Each individual multicolor pixel can simultaneously emit the required colors and brightness values by controlling the on/off duty cycles of their respective laser diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Ostendo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hussein S. El-Ghoroury, Robert G. W. Brown, Dale A. McNeill, Huibert DenBoer, Andrew J. Lanzone
  • Patent number: 7742014
    Abstract: A technology for illuminating almost an entire console with a simple structure, even when a display is located at the right or left of the center of the console is disclosed. According to this technology, when a display 1 is located at the center of a console 2, a detection signal of a sensor S1 is turned ON, a light L1 in the center of the display is lit, and the light illuminates the entire console. In addition, when the display is located at the right of the console, the detection signal of the sensor S2 is turned ON, the light L2 on the left-side of the display is lit, and the light can illuminate the entire console. In addition, when the display is located at the left of the console, the detection signal of the sensor S3 is turned ON, the light L3 on the right-side of the display is lit, and the light can illuminate the entire console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Masao Kimura
  • Publication number: 20100123689
    Abstract: A method for one or more portions of one or more regions of an electronic paper assembly having one or more display layers includes, but is not limited to: obtaining first information regarding one or more positions of one or more portions of one or more regions of the electronic paper assembly and sending one or more application related information portions to the electronic paper assembly based upon the obtaining of the first information. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Alexander J. Cohen, Edward K.Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, JR.
  • Patent number: 7697187
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrowetting device. The electrowetting device includes a conductive or polar liquid material, and an electrode applying voltage to the liquid material through a dielectric layer. In the electrowetting device, the dielectric layer is formed as an anodized portion made of a metal oxide formed by anodizing the electrode, and a voltage applying unit applying voltage between the electrode and the liquid material and a polar capacitor are placed between the electrode and the liquid material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Kato, Fumisada Maeda
  • Patent number: 7688297
    Abstract: A bistable electro-optic display has a plurality of pixels, each of which is capable of displaying at least three gray levels. The display is driven by a method comprising: storing a look-up table containing data representing the impulses necessary to convert an initial gray level to a final gray level; storing data representing at least an initial state of each pixel of the display; receiving an input signal representing a desired final state of at least one pixel of the display; and generating an output signal representing the impulse necessary to convert the initial state of said one pixel to the desired final state thereof, as determined from said look-up table. The invention also provides a method for reducing the remnant voltage of an electro-optic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Robert W. Zehner, Holly G. Gates, Karl R. Amundson, Joanna F. Au, Ara N. Knaian, Jonathan L. Zalesky, Alexi C. Arango
  • Patent number: 7682249
    Abstract: A disclosed thin light-emitting interface displays may be mounted to a surface on the gaming machine. The light-emitting elements used in the interface displays may be provided from electro-luminescent elements, organic light emitting diode (OLED) elements and combinations thereof. The thin light-emitting interface displays may be used to input and output gaming information on the gaming machine. The gaming information that is input and output via the interface display may be used to provide: 1) a game of chance played on the gaming machine, 2) player tracking services, 3) game services available on the gaming machine and 4) attract features. In one embodiment, a game input interface display is provided with a plurality of input buttons where a number and a format of the input buttons are dynamically configurable for different types of games of chance played on the gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Ron Winans, Richard Ollins
  • Patent number: 7657097
    Abstract: A system and method of producing an image using a plurality of independent pixel devices, each of which includes one or more light emitting or polarizing elements. The pixel devices are fixed (e.g. on the side of a building) or are moving (e.g. on water or falling in air) within an image space in which an image is to be formed. A controller determines, based upon the locations of the pixel devices within the image space, what portion of the image each pixel device is to reproduce, and then commands the pixel devices to use the emitting devices to reproduce the corresponding portion of the image. As the pixel devices move, the new locations of the pixel devices are mapped onto the image, and the control of the pixel devices is modified accordingly so that the image produced by the pixel devices is not distorted by their movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Silicon Constellations, Inc.
    Inventor: Bojan Silic
  • Patent number: 7655889
    Abstract: A display device has a predetermined display region and includes an array substrate equipped with a drive circuit, and a light sensor for measuring outside illuminance and a temperature sensor both installed on the array substrate. A control method for the display device includes using the light sensor to measure outside illuminance and using an output of the temperature sensor to correct an output of the light sensor, thereby adjusting luminance in the display region. The display device may further include an opposed substrate in opposition to the array substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the two substrates to form the predetermined display region, and a backlight, thereby constituting a liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakamura, Hirotaka Hayashi, Norio Tada, Hiroki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7623560
    Abstract: Emissive quantum photonic imagers comprised of a spatial array of digitally addressable multicolor pixels. Each pixel is a vertical stack of multiple semiconductor laser diodes, each of which can generate laser light of a different color. Within each multicolor pixel, the light generated from the stack of diodes is emitted perpendicular to the plane of the imager device via a plurality of vertical waveguides that are coupled to the optical confinement regions of each of the multiple laser diodes comprising the imager device. Each of the laser diodes comprising a single pixel is individually addressable, enabling each pixel to simultaneously emit any combination of the colors associated with the laser diodes at any required on/off duty cycle for each color. Each individual multicolor pixel can simultaneously emit the required colors and brightness values by controlling the on/off duty cycles of their respective laser diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Ostendo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hussein S. El-Ghoroury, Robert G. W. Brown, Dale A. McNeill, Huibert DenBoer, Andrew J. Lanzone
  • Patent number: 7609230
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for creating a display and generating images. Creating the display includes receiving a transmissive display component over an emissive display component and positioning each emissive display pixel with one or more transmissive display pixels creating a display surface capable of displaying color images. Displaying images on the display surface includes decomposing image data associated with the image into separate chrominance signal levels and luminance signal levels, displaying the representation of the chrominance signal levels of the image by driving emissive display pixels in correspondence to the chrominance characteristic of the image, generating the representation of the luminance signal levels for display through the emissive display pixels of the emissive display component and filtering the displayed representation of the luminance signal level using transmissive display pixels in accordance with the luminance characteristics of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gary Dispoto, Sabine Susstrunk, Robert W. G. Hunt
  • Patent number: 7564426
    Abstract: A location sensitive display device, and method therefor utilized in an entertainment environment. The display device includes a receiver, control circuit, and indication units. Infrared (IR) transmitters are positioned within the entertainment environment and emit a code which is detected and decoded by the receiver or IR photodiode. The receiver generates a control signal in response to the transmitted IR signal, and a control circuit processes the control signal to generate output signals which illuminate Light Emitting Diode (LED) indication units in a sequence determined by the output signals to provide a predetermined visual display. The display can be used in an activity related to the entertainment environment and can be controlled by a user or a central control system. Further, the display device can include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen to provide various types of games including games of skill and trivia games with questions and answers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle W. Poor, Roger S. Holzberg, Paul H. Dietz, Lawrence P. Stein, Robert Swirsky
  • Patent number: 7535466
    Abstract: Systems and methods of controlling client display modes are disclosed. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes an array of interferometric modulators, and an array driver for the array of interferometric modulators. The array driver is configured to receive video data which at least a portion of is in an interlaced format, to identify a portion of the video data as interlaced format, and to render the identified video data in an interlaced format on the array of interferometric modulators. In another embodiment, a method of displaying information on a bi-stable display includes receiving video data at a device having an interlaced mode of displaying data and a non-interlaced mode of displaying data, identifying at least a portion of the video data as interlaced format, and displaying the interlaced video data on the bi-stable display. In some embodiments the bi-stable display can be an array of interferometric modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: IDC, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Sampsell, Karen Tyger, Mithran Mathew
  • Patent number: 7525247
    Abstract: A first organic EL display device has cathode-common wires for aging, first and second connection resistances at cathode side for aging, and a cathode-lead wire for aging formed thereon, the cathode-lead wire for aging connecting between a first connection resistance at cathode side for aging on a side remote from the cathode-common wires for aging and the cathode-common wires for aging. The cathode-lead wire for aging is drawn out of the first connection resistance at cathode side for aging, passes outside cathode circuitous wiring in a second organic EL display device adjacent the first organic EL display device, passes through a space defined by the second organic EL display device, first and second connection resistances at cathode side for aging of the second organic EL display device, and a connection resistance at anode side for aging of the second organic EL display device, and is connected to the cathode-common wires for aging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: OPTREX Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Kato
  • Patent number: 7515328
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for resetting the location of the reflective part of a diffractive optical modulator. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for resetting the location of the reflective part of a diffractive optical modulator, which resets the location of the reflective part of the diffractive optical modulator to an initial location thereof at a specific time point, thus increasing the ability to control the location of the reflective part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Kyeong Yun
  • Publication number: 20090021510
    Abstract: A portable communication device may include a motion detection unit adapted to measure movement related data, a processing unit adapted to receive the movement related data from the motion detection unit, and at least one light emitting element adapted to receive control signals from the processing unit. The processing unit may be adapted to compute a lighting scheme that determines when to activate and when to deactivate the at least one light emitting element based on said movement related data, and to send control information according to said lighting scheme to the at least one light emitting element for activating and deactivating the at least one light emitting element, such that the at least one light emitting element, when the portable communication device is moved over a region of space, may create an illusive display adapted to convey information using persistence of vision of a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventor: Alexander KLINTSTROM
  • Patent number: 7477219
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention a method of reflecting light is disclosed including providing an element having a surface having an edge on which the element is capable of rolling and selectively reflecting light by rolling the surface such that a reflective element associated with the surface selectively reflects light to a desired location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Richard L. Knipe
  • Patent number: 7471273
    Abstract: Disclosed are reset techniques for a spatial light modulator, and related system for displaying an image. The systems and methods have pixels that are loaded with data and reset commands to take on binary states, where the methods employ adaptable algorithms to provide flexibility in placement of the reset commands. Specifically, valid regions for such reset commands are determined, and times for consecutive bit segments are calculated; and DMD load times are adjusted for a proper sequence. An advantage of the disclosed methods is that two consecutive bit segments are no longer restricted to following a pattern of normal/short bit segments. In contrast, with the disclosed technique short segments may be consecutive, allowing the implementation of additional enhancements, including neutral density filtering (NDF) techniques that typically include adjacent short bits in the bit sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregory J. Hewlett, Harold E. Bellis, II
  • Patent number: 7447498
    Abstract: A universal remote control interacts with a user to assist in training to one or more appliances. If the appliance is activated by a rolling code activation signal, a sequence of different rolling code activation signals is transmitted until the user indicates a successful transmission. If the appliance is activated by a fixed code activation signal, a fixed code word is used to generate and transmit each of a sequence of different fixed code activation signals until the user indicates a successful transmission. At least one of the sequences of activation signals inserts a preset amount of time after each activation signal transmission. If user input is not received within the preset amount of time, the next activation signal in the sequence is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Mark D. Chuey, Jody K. Harwood, Kenan R. Rudnick
  • Patent number: 7417610
    Abstract: Provided are image display apparatus and image display methods capable of suitably making correction for variation of driving conditions due to an electric resistance of matrix wiring of a display panel by downsized hardware. The apparatus and methods involve a device of calculating voltage drop amounts caused by the resistance of row wires, for input image data, and a device of calculating image data with correction for the voltage drop amounts (corrected image data). An overflow processing circuit is provided so as to prevent overflow of the image data after the correction from an input range of a modulator, and the overflow is prevented by a gain. Since a gradation converter for changing a gradation conversion characteristic by a gain is provided in the stage preceding to the configuration for making the correction for influence of the voltage drop, it becomes feasible to cancel saturation characteristics of phosphors and to display images with high quality thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoto Abe, Kohei Inamura, Osamu Sagano, Hiroshi Saito, Takeshi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7411586
    Abstract: A display device capable of obtaining a constant luminance without being influenced by temperature change is provided as well as a method of driving the display device. A current mirror circuit composed of a first transistor and a second transistor is provided in each pixel. The first transistor and second transistor of the current mirror circuit are connected such that their drain currents are kept almost equal irrespective of the level of load resistance. By controlling the OLED drive current using the current mirror circuit, a change in OLED drive current due to fluctuation in characteristics between transistors is avoided and a constant luminance is obtained without being influenced by temperature change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hajime Kimura
  • Publication number: 20080165085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an elongated display fiber (1) comprising an optical fiber body (2) having a plurality of pixel positions distributed along the length of said fiber (1). At least one light source (3) is arranged to selectively illuminate said fiber (1) from at least one end thereof. Addressing means are operably associated with said fiber for sequential addressing of one of each of said pixel positions. The display fiber (1) further comprises means for selectively causing said fiber (1) to emit light at said addressed one of said pixel positions. The present invention further relates to a display apparatus (11) comprising at least one elongated display fiber (1) according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Leendert Van Der Tempel, Mark Thomas Johnson, Kirk Jan Broer, Michel Marcel Jose Decre
  • Patent number: 7394195
    Abstract: Scanning electrode circuitous wires are disposed in an area in the vicinity of a left side of a rectangular substrate; data electrode connecting wires, which serve to supply a signal to data electrodes from outside an organic EL display device, are disposed between the data electrodes and an upper side of the rectangular substrate; and scanning electrode connecting wires, which serve to supply a signal to scanning electrodes from outside the organic EL display device, are disposed between the scanning electrodes and a right side of the rectangular substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: OPTREX Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Kato
  • Patent number: 7362322
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided with a current driving type light-emitting device and a driving device for controlling a driving current flowing through the light-emitting device for each pixel of the display apparatus. The display apparatus consists of power source units for supplying power for causing a driving current to flow via the driving device to the light-emitting device via a power source wire, and signal wire driving units for supplying a data signal to the driving device via signal wires. In addition, voltage adjusting units adjust a voltage for the power source units or a data signal from the signal wire driving units so that a quantity of a driving current flowing through the light-emitting device when a data signal of a predetermined voltage is supplied to the driving device via signal wires or a quantity of emitted light emitted from the light-emitting device comes close to a predetermined reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Mutsumi Kimura, Tatsuya Shimoda, Hiroshi Kiguchi
  • Publication number: 20080084398
    Abstract: There is provided a user interface which enables a reduction in the chance of occurrence of erroneous operation. A display used for displaying various items of information, a captured image, or the like, is provided in the back of a digital camera. A first touch strip and a second touch strip, which detect sliding actions of the user's fingers, are provided on respective sides of the display. A control section displays on a display screen a plurality of items required to perform menu setting, and switches between a selection position for a first-level hierarchical item according to sliding action detected by the first touch strip and a selection position for a second-level hierarchical item according to sliding action detected by the second touch strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Makoto Ito, Yoichi Hirata, Masanobu Shibuya
  • Patent number: 7355573
    Abstract: In one of the present invention, a scanning control means and a generating means scan an image by part of light-emitting diodes among a plurality of light-emitting diodes, and generate two-dimensional residual image data enlarged from the image. A light-emission control means controls light emission of the plurality of light-emitting diodes by this enlarged two-dimensional residual image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Nittoh Kogaku K.K.
    Inventor: Harumi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 7321459
    Abstract: In the image display device according to the first aspect of the invention, a liquid powder composed of a solid material stably floating as a dispersant in a gas and exhibiting a high fluidity in an aerosol state is sealed between opposed substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, and the liquid powder is moved. Moreover, in the image display device according to the second aspect of the invention, a porous spacer is arranged between opposed substrates, at least one substrate being transparent, a liquid powder composed of a solid material stably floating as a dispersant in gas and exhibiting a high fluidity in an aerosol state is sealed, and the liquid powder is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitomo Masuda, Gaku Yakushiji, Kazuya Murata, Norio Nihei, Koji Takagi, Itsuo Tanuma, Hajime Kitano, Takahiro Kawagoe
  • Patent number: 7310080
    Abstract: Methods and related devices for manipulating ambient light and various light sources for applications including colour displays, screen displays and colored coverings for a multitude of items is disclosed. Methods and related devices for manipulating light for decorative, signaling and other purposes are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Inventor: Richard V. Jessop
  • Publication number: 20070273613
    Abstract: An exemplary light circuit includes a light unit (7) that includes a plurality of light branches (L1, L2 . . . and Ln) connected in parallel; an ambient light detector (9) for detecting an ambient luminance; an ambient light switch (101) for enabling/disenabling the ambient light detector; a control unit (3) for producing PWM waves with a particular duty cycle according to the detected ambient luminance; and a switching circuit (6) for alternatively switching on and off the light unit according to the PWM waves. An exemplary electronic book (1) configured with the lighting circuit is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicants: ENSKY TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., ENSKY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xu-Chen Mu, Shin-Hong Chung, Han-Che Wang, Kuan-Hong Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7273286
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention can provide a display device capable of providing stable light control with simplified control and structure. A display device can include light sources in which light control can be performed by controlling the operating conditions. The light sources can include a plurality of lamps having light-emitting diodes (LEDs), respectively. The display device can further include an outside-air temperature sensor that measures the temperature outside the casing in which the plurality of lamps are disposed, and a light-source control unit that controls the operating conditions of the lamps on the basis of the measurement of the outside-air temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomo Ikebe, Hiroyuki Hosaka
  • Patent number: 7259730
    Abstract: A window (1) comprising a window pane (3) is provided with a visual display panel (5) laminated to the window (1). The visual display panel (5) comprises a cholesteric liquid crystal medium (15) sandwiched between inner and outer substrates (11,12) which are patterned with row and column electrodes (18,19) for defining individual pixels (8) which are individually addressable for displaying information on the panel (5). Inner and outer protective panels (9,10) sandwich the inner and outer substrates (11,12) and the liquid crystal medium (15) therebetween. An ultraviolet film filter (16) is located between the outer protective panel (10) and the outer substrate (11). The outer panel (10) is bonded to the window pane (3). The protective panels (9,10), the substrates (11,12) and the film filter (16) are all of transparent material. The pixels (8) are operable in a light transmitting state when powered up, and in a light scattering state when powered down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Vlyte Innovations, Ltd.
    Inventor: Donal Martin O'Keeffe
  • Patent number: 7218048
    Abstract: An electronic display apparatus includes a substrate, pixels and light sensing parts. The substrate includes a display region and a peripheral region adjacent the display region, and the substrate includes a plurality of gate lines extended in a first direction and a plurality of data lines extended in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The pixels defined by each of the data and gate lines are formed in the display region to display an image. The light sensing part is formed in the peripheral region, and the light sensing part senses an intensity of an ambient light. The light sensing part that senses an intensity of an ambient light is formed on the array substrate, so that a luminance of the display apparatus may be adjusted in accordance with the intensity of the ambient light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-Hoo Choi, In-Su Joo, Kyu-Ha Chung
  • Patent number: 7193625
    Abstract: A method for addressing a bistable electro-optic display having at least one pixel comprises applying an addressing pulse to drive the pixel to a first optical state; leaving the pixel undriven for a period of time, thereby permitting the pixel to assume a second optical state different from the first optical state; and applying to the pixel a refresh pulse which substantially restores the pixel to the first optical state, the refresh pulse being short relative to the addressing pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Guy M. Danner, Karl R. Amundson, Robert W. Zehner, Alexi C. Arango, Jay Britton Ewing
  • Patent number: 7183939
    Abstract: A shining fan structure for displaying images of patterns or characters by reflection mainly includes a fan. A plurality of blades of the fan are provided with reflective patterns or characters. Light-emitting elements are provided on the periphery of the fan base. Each light-emitting element is angled to directly irradiate the front of the blade. When the fan rotates, the light-emitting elements provided on the periphery of the base irradiate the patterns or characters provided on the blades with the lightening frequency being synchronous with or different from the rotation speed of the fan, a shining effect can be seen from the front or side of the fan by reflection or transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: ACT-Rx Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Lo, Chih-Ming Cheng
  • Patent number: 7119763
    Abstract: A light emitting circuit and a display device capable of providing refresh action to an organic electroluminescence element to which a diode is connected in series, in a comparatively easy structure, in order to improve the average luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Okuda
  • Patent number: 7106276
    Abstract: In a field sequential display device, a desired chromaticity of the white level can be easily achieved and fluctuations in the white level caused by fluctuation factors such as temperature characteristics can be suppressed. A light source comprises red, green, and blue LEDs and a white LED. The white LED includes a blue LED covered with a yellow fluorescent material. One field is divided into display subfields of red, green, blue and white. Only the red LED turns on in the red display subfield, only the green LED turns on in the green display subfield, only the blue LED turns on in the blue display subfield, and only the white LED turns on in the white display subfield. A shutter is controlled in each subfield based on sub-image data of each color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Akiyama
  • Patent number: 7091941
    Abstract: A color OLED display includes an array of light emitting pixels, each pixel having three light emitting elements for emitting red, green, and blue colors of light specifying a gamut and at least one additional element for emitting a color of light within the gamut and wherein the power efficiency of the additional element is higher than the power efficiency of at least one of the red, green, and blue elements; and wherein the light emitting elements in the pixel are arranged in a two-by-two array having the green light emitting element and the additional element diagonally opposed to each other at two opposite corners of the two-by-two array and having the red and blue light emitting elements diagonally opposed to each other at the other two opposite corners of the two-by-two array, and wherein the additional element is larger than at least one of the red, green or blue light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Andrew D. Arnold, Ronald S. Cok, Michael E. Miller, Michael J. Murdoch
  • Patent number: 7088334
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, plural pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix on a second substrate, a counter electrode provided on one of first substrate and the second substrate and plural switching elements connected to the respective plural pixel electrodes, a display drive control unit for driving the liquid crystal disposed between each of the pixel electrodes and the counter electrode, a lighting unit having LEDs emitting light of respective red, green and blue colors, and a lighting device control unit for making each LED of color perform time-division light emission in synchronization with the switching of each of the switching elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Adachi, Hiroyuki Handa