Single Display System Having Stacked Superimposed Display Devices (e.g., Tandem) Patents (Class 345/4)
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Patent number: 8525754Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixel groups for displaying respective images independently of each other, and a parallax barrier for limiting view ranges of images displayed respectively by the pixel groups such that the view ranges overlap each other in an overlap area.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2007Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.Inventor: Ken Sumiyoshi
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Patent number: 8508434Abstract: Various embodiments of methods and systems for constructing, configuring, and utilizing displays constructed from superimposed display subunits are disclosed. In one aspect, a display includes a first display subunit including a first plurality of light modulating elements, a second display subunit including a second plurality of light modulating elements, an optical system configured to optically superimpose each light modulating element of the first plurality with a corresponding light modulating element of the second plurality, and electronic circuitry configured to control operation of light modulating elements in the first display subunit to compensate for defective light modulating elements in the second display subunit. Light modulating elements may modulate light in a respective characteristic patterns. Display subunits containing light modulating or light emitting elements may be superimposed physically or optically to form superimposed display elements.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2006Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLCInventors: W. Daniel Hillis, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Patent number: 8493285Abstract: There is described a display system which is used, in particular, in an industrial automation device. This display system has a first display panel which can be electrically operated and is transparent at least in parts and/or at times. The display system also has a second display panel, wherein the first display panel is positioned with respect to the second display panel in such a manner that the second display panel can be viewed through the first display panel. The second display panel is, in particular, a nameplate.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2006Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Andreas Kuhn
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Patent number: 8485900Abstract: In a game program for a multiplayer game, when a player character receives damage and the strength level reaches a certain level, the player character goes into an extension state before death, in which the character is weakened but is able to recover. If a friendly player character performs a recovery action within a certain time from the weakened state having been reached, the player character in the weakened state recovers to a normal state. On the other hand, if the player character in the weakened state is attacked by an enemy character, or if the certain time has elapsed, the player character in the weakened state is caused to die and the game is ended.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Capcom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiro Taoka, Takaaki Yamanouchi
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Patent number: 8487835Abstract: A display device is provided. A display device includes a first display panel and a second display panel disposed on the first display. One of the first display panel and the second display panel is monochrome and the other of the first display panel and the second display panel is color.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Inventor: Sukho Jung
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Patent number: 8488905Abstract: It is difficult to reproduce an input image more faithfully while enlarging a dynamic range and color gamut, in a reproduced image obtained by overlapping output images by a projector and printer. An image processing apparatus (102) transforms an input signal (101) into an RGB signal for a projector (103) and a CMY signal for a printer (104). In this case, the image processing apparatus (102) uses a transformation LUT, which is generated based on the spectral distribution characteristics of the projector (103) and the spectral reflectivity characteristics of the printer (104). By overlapping images formed by the projector (103) and printer (104) based on the transformed image signals, an input image can be reproduced more faithfully while enlarging the dynamic range and color gamut.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yosuke Hayase
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Patent number: 8482484Abstract: A display device and an electronic device in which more sophistication and a high added value are realized by obtaining a read function by incorporating an imaging device, and by using a panel with small volume can be provided. A display device and an electronic device according to the invention has a first display surface and a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix over one surface of a light transmitting substrate and a second display surface over the other surface of the substrate. The plurality of pixels are each provided with a transistor, an imaging device, and a light-emitting element which emits light to the first display surface and the second display surface. The light-emitting element has two functions of serving as a light source when information of a subject is read and displaying an image.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2007Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yasuko Watanabe
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Patent number: 8482508Abstract: A LCD display device includes a LCD panel including a plurality of LCD units with trapezoid structure, and three sides of the LCD unit all include three liquid crystal molecules (LCM), the LCMs of all of the first side of the LCD unit constitute a first LCM array and form a first display interface, the LCMs of all of the second side constitute a second LCM array and form a second display interface, and the LCMs of all of the third side constitute a third LCM array and form a third display interface. The LCD display device also includes three signal conversion modules configured to convert three display signals into three control signals respectively, and three driving modules configured to drive the three LCM arrays according to the control signals and cause the first, the second, and the third display interface to display corresponding images.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2009Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shih-Fang Wong, Xin Lu, Yu-Cui Zhou
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Publication number: 20130169512Abstract: An electronic device includes a first display and a second display. The first display is used for displaying dynamic images; and the second display is used for displaying static images. The first display is capable of being translucent, and the first display is stacked on the second display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Inventor: CHEN-CHI YANG
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Patent number: 8475272Abstract: In a game program for a multiplayer game, when a player character receives damage and the strength level reaches a certain level, the player character goes into an extension state before death, in which the character is weakened but is able to recover. If a friendly player character performs a recovery action within a certain time from the weakened state having been reached, the player character in the weakened state recovers to a normal state. On the other hand, if the player character in the weakened state is attacked by an enemy character, or if the certain time has elapsed, the player character in the weakened state is caused to die and the game is ended.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Capcom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiro Taoka, Takaaki Yamanouchi
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Patent number: 8469534Abstract: A device that enlarges text and images to enable a low vision person to see the text and images includes a hollow structure including a top housing and a bottom housing that are connected to one another. A camera aperture is formed in the bottom housing and a transparent light guide lens is disposed in closing relation to the camera aperture so that all light entering the camera aperture must first pass through the light guide lens. A cavity formed in the light guide lens is bounded by walls that are positioned at a critical angle. Light-emitting diodes are positioned at critical locations about the periphery of the light guide lens to illuminate the object being viewed.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Freedom Scientific, Inc.Inventors: Mike Hanney, Peter Iezzi, Todd Conard
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Publication number: 20130155092Abstract: An electronic device includes a first display for displaying static images, and a second display for displaying dynamic images. The first display includes a plurality of first pixels, and the second display includes a plurality of white pixels. The first display is stacked on the second display, and the plurality of first pixels respectively correspond to the plurality of white pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Inventors: MENG-WEI CHUANG, LI-SHEN CHANG
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Publication number: 20130141310Abstract: An apparatus performs a method to control displays in a mobile terminal including a first display and a second display positioned over the first display. In the method, first information whose output via the first display is allowed and second information whose output via the second display is allowed are identified using output information. The first information is output via the first display. The second information is output via the second display.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTDInventor: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
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Patent number: 8456382Abstract: It is an object to provide a driving support system and a display device suitable for the driving support system. According to the driving support system, change in driver's mental and physical conditions can be caught instantaneously and a warning light emission display is given within the forward sight of the driver in order to call the driver's attention. A light emitting device of the driving support system can display a far side of the display. A display may be switched between a transmission mode and a non-transmission mode by adjusting a movable polarizer.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Jun Koyama, Hideaki Kuwabara
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Patent number: 8451193Abstract: A display (202) is formed on an OLED layer (210) and at least one other layer formed of different display technology (212). At least one sensor (206 and/or 208) is used to determine a condition which impacts readability of the display (202). The different display layers are enabled and disabled in response to the sensed conditions to provide optimum viewing.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Joseph C. Namm, Jorge L. Garcia, Salvador P. Magana
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Patent number: 8451201Abstract: The method of driving a liquid crystal display in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is a method of driving a liquid crystal display whereby a first liquid crystal panels produces a display from a first display signal and the second liquid crystal panel produces a display a second display signal derived from the first display signal, the first and second liquid crystal panels being stacked on top of each other. The luminance of the first liquid crystal panel is extended based on the luminance extension ratio obtained from the gray levels for dots contained in the first display signal and a logical maximum gray level of input image data. The luminance of the second liquid crystal panel which produces a display from the second display signal is lowered by the amount by which luminance is extended on the first liquid crystal panel.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsuaki Hirata, Masayuki Katakami, Toshihide Tsubata, Makoto Shiomi, Shigeaki Mizushima
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Patent number: 8446339Abstract: In an image display device, a floating image display unit focuses light left from an image screen on an image plane in a space to display a floating image. The space is located on one side of an image transfer panel opposite to the other side thereof facing a display unit. A direct-view image display unit includes a display unit having an image screen on a plane orthogonal or oblique to the image plane from a periphery of the image plane and outputs, in a first direction far from the image transfer panel and in a second direction close thereto, two-dimensional images, respectively. A reflection and pass unit reflects part of the light left from the display unit in the second direction toward a direction far from the image transfer panel, and allows part of the light left from the display unit to pass therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Isao Tomisawa, Masaru Ishikawa
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Patent number: 8436873Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manipulating the visibility of image elements on the screens of a multi-screen display. In particular, methods of maximising the visibility of selected target image elements are identified.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2006Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Pure Depth LimitedInventor: Hongzhi Gao
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Patent number: 8427746Abstract: The present invention discloses a stereoscopic image display system and a method of controlling the same. An eye tracking module locates current 3D spatial positions of the viewer's eyes, and generates the information of both left and right eyes' current 3D spatial positions. A control module controls a display device that can alter the direction of the light outputted, and outputs images on the display device in time multiplex mode. The light containing the left eye image is outputted to the position of left eye instead of right eye at one time point, and the light containing the right eye image is outputted to the position of right eye instead of left eye at another time point, so that a stereoscopic image is perceived according to the parallax theory. The present invention enlarges the visual range of stereoscopic image and achieves a better stereoscopic image visual experience for viewers.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Infovision Optoelectronics (Kunshan) Co. Ltd.Inventor: Bingyu Si
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Patent number: 8425318Abstract: A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations can determine different objects and/or portions within a wagering game video image and split the wagering game video image into multiple video streams containing different parts of the wagering game video image. The operations can then present the multiple video streams on multiple displays. The multiple displays can show the different parts of the wagering game video image appearing as separate and distinct video images. In some embodiments, some of the multiple displays can be placed in front of other displays. The operations can generate transparent masks that allow images to be seen through a display.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: WMS Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Stephen A. Canterbury, Timothy C. Loose, Victor Mercado, James M. Rasmussen
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Publication number: 20130093796Abstract: A method and a device for displaying images on a display based on a visual adjustment factor related to a user's prescription eyewear are provided. The display includes a front display plane and a back display plane and for each of a plurality of image elements of an image, a respective version of the image element is displayed on each of the front display plane and the back display plane based on the visual adjustment factor such that the respective versions of the image element differ in at least one of line weight and transparency.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Inventor: John Jong-Suk Lee
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Patent number: 8416150Abstract: A method and system for determining a position for an interstitial diffuser for use in a multi-component display is disclosed. Embodiments utilize a camera to capture images of visual output from one or more display screens of a multi-component display, where each image may be taken with an interstitial diffuser at a different position between the display screens. The images may be used to analyze the Moiré interference and blur of the visual output at each position of the diffuser. Moiré interference values for each diffuser position may be determined by processing images captured of the visual output while each display screen displays a white image. Blur values for each diffuser position may be determined by comparing images captured of the visual output with a reference image.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2008Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: IGTInventors: Gareth P. Paul, Robert Jaime Craig, Tony Scott Simmiss
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Patent number: 8416149Abstract: A method of controlling brightness, color, hue, color temperature, gamma response or contrast of at least one image for display on a multi-layer display device characterized by carrying out the steps of: receiving said at least one image(s) to be displayed, detecting the brightness, color, hue, color temperature, gamma response or contrast of said image(s) to be displayed, determining the transmissivity of each layer of the multi layer display device in the localized area of said image(s) to achieve the brightness, color, hue, color temperature, gamma response and/or contrast detected or received, communicating the determined transmissivity of each layer of the multi layer display device in the localized area of said image(s) to a display device or storage device. A software device designed to do the same and a display device which can be utilized to controlling brightness, color, hue, color temperature, gamma response or contrast of at least one image.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2003Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Pure Depth LimitedInventor: Daniel E. Evanicky
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Patent number: 8405572Abstract: A display device can include a housing, a processor, and a display assembly. The processor can be arranged within the housing. The display assembly can be operably coupled to the processor and arranged within the housing. The display assembly can include a first display, a privacy filter, and a second display. The first display can output a first portion of the display. The second display can output a second portion of the display. The privacy filter and the first and second displays can be arranged such that the first portion of the display assembly is filtered by the privacy filter to be viewable in a first viewable arc. The second portion of the display assembly can be viewable in a second viewable arc that is different than the first viewable arc. The first and second displays can be LCD's.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Roy Want, Richard Carl Gossweiler, III, Colin Albright McDonough
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Publication number: 20130063326Abstract: A digital display system includes a transparent outer protective panel, a transparent inner protective panel, and a translucent digital video display located between the outer and inner protective panels. An integrated media player is operably connected to the translucent digital video display so that full-motion videos displayed on the translucent digital video display are viewed through the outer protective panel and items can be viewed through the translucent digital video display. The digital display system can be incorporated into any environment where a product is located behind a glass enclosure such as freezers, coolers, security glass, jewelry cases, liquor cases, cosmetic cases, and the like. In retail environments, the digital display systems can also be incorporated into entry doors, windows, drive-thru windows, teller windows, and any other location where there is traditionally glass and you want to focus consumer attention obstructing the customer's line of site.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventor: Christopher K. Riegel
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Patent number: 8353766Abstract: During a slot machine game, game effects are also displayed on a liquid crystal panel 39d provided in a reel display window unit 39, and thus the liquid crystal panel 39d serves as a new machine component for performing game effects. Therefore, new effects for the game can be performed on the liquid crystal panel 39d, which facilitates maintaining the novelty of game effects. Furthermore, the diffusion sheet 39f and the light guiding plate 39g are formed with openings 5a, 6a and 7a and openings 5b, 6b and 7b respectively for allowing the symbols variably displayed on the reels to be observed. As a result, there are decreased obstacles, interposed, in such a way as to prevent the light from passing through, between the transparent acryl plate 39a and the reels 2-4 on which the light is variably displayed. Therefore, the visibility of the symbols variably displayed on the reels 2-4 is increased.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventor: Kazuo Okada
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Patent number: 8350874Abstract: A mobile terminal and method of controlling a display device are provided. The present invention includes a display unit displaying information and a control unit controlling the display of the information according to whether luminescence conversion is performed, the luminescence conversion converting a plane luminescence of the display unit to a plurality of dot luminescences. A user can be provided with a substantially analog type information display as well as a digital type information display by loading the luminescence converting unit, such as a plate having a plurality of holes and a semitransparent film, on a display unit of a mobile terminal or by displaying an image having a configuration of the plate.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sang Yeon Lim, Yeon Woo Park, Young Suk Oh, Huhn Kim
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Patent number: 8339331Abstract: An electro-optical device including: first display elements each divided into at least a first region and a second region, for displaying a first image, and second display elements each divided into at least a third region and a fourth region, for displaying a second image, the first and second display elements being arranged such that each third region is disposed between the first region and the second region of the adjacent first display element and each second region is disposed between the third region and the fourth region of the adjacent second display element; a parallax barrier layer provided on a side of the display elements adjacent to a viewer, the parallax barrier having light transmitting regions at positions thereof corresponding to boundaries between adjoining first and third regions as well as between adjoining second and fourth regions; and a spacer layer separating the display elements from the parallax barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices CorporationInventor: Yoichi Momose
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Patent number: 8334819Abstract: Various embodiments of methods and systems for constructing and configuring displays constructed from superimposed display subunits are disclosed. A display may be formed by superimposing two display subunits including multiple display elements or pixels which emit or otherwise modulate light. Display subunits may be optically superimposed with an optical system such that a light emitting element in the first subunit is superimposed with a corresponding light emitting element in the second subunit that emits light in a like wavelength band. A method of producing a display may include superimposing first and second display subunits to form a superimposed display area, controlling the first display subunit to produce a first light pattern; and controlling the second display subunit to produce a second light pattern that when superimposed with the first light pattern produces a desired light pattern.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLCInventors: W. Daniel Hillis, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120313839Abstract: An apparatus for displaying virtual objects within a physical set or scene. The apparatus includes a set assembly including at least one physical object, e.g., a background prop. A virtual object display assembly is provided with: a display element with a screen operable to display an image of an object; a beam splitter positioned at an angle between the screen and the set assembly; and a mask display element positioned within the set assembly at an image plane associated with the displayed image. The mask display element operates, when the display element operates to display the displayed image, to display a mask corresponding to the displayed image. The beam splitter is transmissive and reflective of light. The mask display element is positioned between the beam splitter and the physical object, and the displayed mask occludes a portion of the physical object and casts a shadow within the set assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: QUINN SMITHWICK, LANNY S. SMOOT, DANIEL REETZ
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Patent number: 8319702Abstract: A 2D and 3D display device includes a display panel and a barrier panel. The barrier panel includes a first base, a first electrode layer, a first patterned electrode, a second base, a second electrode layer, a second patterned electrode and an electro-enabled material layer. The first electrode layer substantially completely covers the first base. The first patterned electrode is disposed on the first electrode layer and electrically insulated from the first electrode layer. The second base is disposed opposite to the first base. The second electrode layer substantially completely covers the second base. The second patterned electrode is disposed on the second electrode layer and electrically insulated from the second electrode layer, and an extending direction of the second patterned electrode substantially crosses over an extending direction of the first patterned electrode. The electro-enabled material layer is disposed between the first base and the second base.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventor: Meng-Chieh Tsai
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Patent number: 8319701Abstract: LCD unit includes first and second LCD panels stacked one on another. An image-data processing unit outputs monochrome image data to the second LCD panel, and color image data to the first LCD panel. The monochrome image data specifies a full transmission for a pixel having a luminance not less than a threshold, the original gray-scale level for a pixel having a luminance less than the threshold. The color image data is generated based on the monochrome image data and input image data.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Hidenori Ikeno, Takashi Yatsushiro
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Patent number: 8310459Abstract: An apparatus with a first and second touch screen, where the first touch screen has a plurality of first touch sensors formed as a first grid of rows and columns and the second touch screen has a plurality of second touch sensors formed as a second grid of rows and columns. A first processor detects touch areas by scanning through the first touch sensors in a predetermined order along the rows and columns. A second processor detects touch areas by scanning through the second touch sensors in a predetermined order along the rows and columns. A controller causes that the first and second processors scan the first and second grids synchronized such that when the first and second touch screens are arranged side by side, neighboring first and second touch sensors are scanned substantially simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Juha H-P Nurmi
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Patent number: 8300046Abstract: A theater (54) can be divided into a plurality of booths (64) by booth partition walls (68). By moving the booth partition walls (68), the plurality of booths (64) are combined to form a combined theater (66). When the theater (54) is divided in the plurality of booths (64), each booth (64) provides a booth picture in which images of visitors seated in the booth (64) are incorporated as characters. The combined theater (66) provides a combined-theater picture with the use of screens (70) of all the booths (64). Each booth (64) provides a default picture when a fault occurs in the function of generating a booth picture.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Dentsu, Inc.Inventors: Jun Naito, Akira Hoshino, Mitsunori Kikutake, Hisashi Marouka, Hisashi Inaba, Masao Takebayashi, Keiji Yanagiya
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Patent number: 8299980Abstract: An image display device main roughly includes a floating image display unit 1 and a floating image recognizing unit 2. The floating image displaying unit 1 includes a display unit 10 having an image screen 11 for displaying a two-dimensional image, and an image transfer panel 20 located far from the image screen 11, the floating image display unit 1 being to focus light left from the image screen 11 on an image plane 30 in a space to thereby display a floating image, the space being located on one side of the image transfer panel 20 opposite to the other side thereof facing the display unit 11. The floating image recognizing unit 2 is formed of a light-transmissive plate 40 that is light transmissive. The light-transmissive plate 40 has a size that allows all light left from the image screen 11 and focused on the image plane 30 to be passed therethrough. The light-transmissive plate 40 is placed to be obliquely-crossed to the image plane 30.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2007Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Takehiro Takahashi, Isao Tomisawa, Masaru Ishikawa
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Patent number: 8289228Abstract: A display device includes a display body in which a plurality of unit display areas that display images having a parallax therebetween so as to be viewed stereoscopically is arranged and a drive circuit that sequentially displays single-color images of a plurality of color components which constitute a first image and a second image having a parallax therebetween for each one or more of unit display areas among the plurality of unit display areas.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2008Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yoshio Arai
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Publication number: 20120249398Abstract: A portable terminal apparatus includes first and second display sections, first and second detection sections which detect an input to the first and second display sections, respectively, a display control section which controls display of the first and second display sections, and a determination section which determines whether an execution screen is enabled to be displayed on a third display field which is a combination of display fields of the first and second display sections and regarded as a single display field, in a first display mode conforming to the third display field. If it is determined that the execution screen is not enabled to be displayed on the third display field in the first display mode, the display control section displays the execution screen on one of the first and second display fields in a second display mode conforming to the one of the display fields.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Atsuhiko KANDA, Hayato TAKENOUCHI
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Publication number: 20120249399Abstract: An edge image generator in an image processing determining apparatus extracts multiple edges from an image included in display data output from an external device, such as a terminal unit, a navigation unit, or an imaging unit. Then, the edge image generator selects certain edges from the extracted multiple edges by a certain selection method matched with characteristics of the external device to generate an edge image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTDInventor: Masayuki Sato
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Publication number: 20120229374Abstract: An electronic device and methods are disclosed. The electronic device comprises a plurality of display screens, an operation module, and a control module. The operation module is operable to be operated by a user, and the control module is electrically coupled to the display screens and the operation module, and comprises an operation display module. The operation display module is operable to display an active application from among a plurality of applications running on a first display screen from among the display screens. The operation display module is further operable to display operable information related to the active application on a second display screen, when the operation module is operated by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Hiroki KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki OKAMOTO
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Patent number: 8253652Abstract: A volumetric three-dimensional display panel and a volumetric three-dimensional display system employing the volumetric three-dimensional display panel are provided, wherein the volumetric three-dimensional display panel is formed by stacking a plurality of transparent flat display panels, such as, organic light-emitting devices. In the volumetric three-dimensional display panel, two-dimensional images are displayed on the transparent three-dimensional display panels, respectively, to form a single three-dimensional image.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-phil Koo, Dae-sik Kim, Su-gun Kim
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Publication number: 20120206320Abstract: The present invention relates to a display apparatus comprising front display unit (10), and rear display unit (50) arranged behind the front display unit (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: Kyoung Chan Lee, Chan Hwan Kim, Gun Ho Lee
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Patent number: 8242973Abstract: An image processing apparatus receives first and second input image signals and generates first and second projection image signals for projecting images from first and second projectors so as to be superimposed on a screen. A storage unit stores, for each projection position on the screen, intensity ratios between projected light from the first and second projectors when viewing from first and second viewing position. An intensity correcting unit adds the first and second input image signals in proportions set for generating the first projection image signal and in proportions set for generating the second projection image signal, according to the stored intensity ratios. The first projection image signal is supplied to the first projector and the second projection image signal is supplied to the second projector.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenji Tanaka, Tetsujiro Kondo, Tetsushi Kokubo, Hitoshi Mukai, Hirofumi Hibi, Kazumasa Tanaka, Hiroyuki Morisaki
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Publication number: 20120200475Abstract: A display device for displaying two graphics is provided. The display device has first and a second light transmitting substrates, each having a front surface and a rear surface, the first substrate including at least one etched region corresponding to a first graphic, and the second substrate including at least one etched region corresponding to an inverse or negative of the first graphic. The display device also has first and second light sources arranged to emit light into the first and second substrates. The first substrate conveys the light to the etched region(s) of the first substrate which then scatters light towards the user. The second light source is behind the second substrate and emits light through both substrates towards the user. When the first light source is illuminated only the first graphic is displayed, and when the second light source is illuminated only the second graphic is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INCInventors: Mark Baker, Dan Gullick
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Patent number: 8228263Abstract: A LCD unit includes a plurality of LC panels stacked one on another. If a picture to be displayed on the LCD unit is a still picture, one of the LC panels consecutively scans plurality of rows of pixels in a direction opposite to the scanning direction of the rows of pixels in the rest of LC panels. If the picture is a moving picture, all the LC panels consecutively scans in the same direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Hidenori Ikeno, Takashi Yatsushiro
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Publication number: 20120182204Abstract: A LCD unit includes a plurality of LC panels stacked one on another. If a picture to be displayed on the LCD unit is a still picture, one of the LC panels consecutively scans plurality of rows of pixels in a direction opposite to the scanning direction of the rows of pixels in the rest of LC panels. If the picture is a moving picture, all the LC panels consecutively scans in the same direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Hidenori IKENO, Takashi YATSUSHIRO
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Patent number: 8212741Abstract: A dual display device for displaying an input image includes first and second displays. The first display is arranged for modulating an image from the second display. The dual display device further includes a processor having an image splitter which splits the input image into illumination and reflection images according to a retinex algorithm. The reflection image is displayed on the first display and the illumination image is displayed on the second display. Due to the series arrangement of the two displays, the input image is substantially recreated. The illumination image typically is a spatially low-resolution image derived from the input image.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2006Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Nalliah Raman, Gerben Johan Hekstra
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Patent number: 8205999Abstract: A multi view display comprising a light emitting element having an optical cavity formed by a first and a second reflecting layer, at least said second reflecting layer being semi-transparent, and a light emitting layer arranged between said reflecting layers, wherein said optical cavity is designed so that light emitted in at least two preferred viewing directions has a higher intensity than light emitted in other directions. The invention is based on interference phenomena in the optical cavity, making it possible to realize a light emitting element that intrinsically emits more light in the preferential viewing directions than in other directions. This emission profile makes the light emitting element very useful in a multi view display, reducing the problems of cross talk.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2006Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Gerardus Petrus Karman, Marc Wilhelmus Gijsbert Ponjee, Frank Anton Van Abeelen
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Publication number: 20120154254Abstract: A method displaying information for viewing by a user characterised by the steps of: peripherally displaying primary information (5) on a first focal plane (3), and displaying secondary information (6) on at least a second focal plane (2) to said primary information (5), wherein said secondary information (6) exhibits at least one characteristic capable of augmenting the effect of the primary information (5) on the viewer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: PURE DEPTH LIMITEDInventor: Bruce David Seymour
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Patent number: 8199069Abstract: A three-dimensional image displaying apparatus includes a display panel formed of a plurality of pixels having a plurality of light emitting points arranged with a specific interval; a lens panel formed of a plurality of lenses arranged corresponding to the pixels for forming a virtual image of the light emitting points of each of the pixels; a drive unit for driving the light emitting points to emit light according to first drive data specifying the pixels and the light emitting points; and a transportation unit for transporting one of the display panel and the lens panel according to second drive data specifying a distance between the display panel and the lens panel. In the three-dimensional image displaying apparatus, specific ones of the lenses form the virtual images at a same position, thereby displaying one three-dimensional pixel.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Oki Data CorporationInventor: Katsuyuki Ito
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Patent number: 8184114Abstract: A multi-panel display device and a method of driving the same, which can simplify a driving circuit for driving multiple flat panel display devices, thereby decreasing the fabrication cost, are disclosed. In the device configured of an alignment of multiple flat panel display devices for representing a single image, the device comprises multiple flat panel display devices, wherein each flat panel display device includes a display panel configured of a plurality of pixel regions, a data driver driving a plurality of data lines provided in the display panel, and a timing controller receiving image data and synchronization signals from an external source so as to divide the received image data, converting a signal frequency of at least one of the synchronization signals, and converting a size of the divided image data in accordance with the frequency-converted synchronization signal, thereby providing the size-converted divided image data to the data driver.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eui Yeol Oh, Nam Yong Gong