Three-dimensional Arrays Patents (Class 345/6)
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Patent number: 8605114Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide gaming systems having reduced appearance of parallax artifacts on display devices including multiple display screens. In one embodiment, the gaming system determines a location on a first display screen of a display device at which to display a portion of a first image and subsequently determines, based on that determined location and one or more other variables, a location on a second display screen of the display device at which to display a portion of a second image such that the appearance of parallax artifacts associated with the first image and the second image is reduced or eliminated.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: IGTInventor: Gregory A. Schlottmann
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Patent number: 8587498Abstract: This invention is a device for displaying images that appear to be three-dimensional, with binocular disparity and motion parallax, for multiple viewers in different viewing locations. This device includes an array of display elements wherein at least one of these display elements includes: one or more light-emitting members; and two or more rotating concentric light guides whose rotation guides the directions of the light rays from the one or more light-emitting members. This invention has several advantages over methods for displaying three-dimensional images in the prior art. It offers a wide range of motion parallax in different directions for multiple viewers, does not require glasses or head tracking, creates images with full potential for opacity and occlusion, and does not require coherent light.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Holovisions LLCInventor: Robert A. Connor
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Patent number: 8581271Abstract: At least one of the pixels has a first region and a second region that are the same in color but different in viewing angle characteristic, and includes a switching circuit configured to independently turn on or off each of the organic EL elements provided in the respective first and second regions.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2011Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noriyuki Shikina, Kiyofumi Sakaguchi, Nobuhiko Sato, Takashi Moriyama
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Patent number: 8582041Abstract: Moirés due to interference between two liquid crystal display panels in a display device which achieves three-dimensional displaying by using two liquid crystal display panels is to be prevented. By disposing a lenticular lens array between an upper liquid crystal display panel and a lower liquid crystal display panel, moirés and image blurs are prevented. This configuration can prevent the luminance levels and contrast of images from dropping.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2007Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonid Liquid Crystal Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiteru Tomizuka, Kentaro Oku, Yoshinori Tanaka, Yoshiharu Nagae
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Publication number: 20130293446Abstract: A method and apparatus for 2D image and 3D stereoscopic image display are provided. The apparatus includes a display unit to display an image; and a controller to receive a display mode setting signal and to control the display unit according to the received display mode setting signal. The display unit is controlled to display the image in accordance with any one of a 2D display mode, a polarizing glasses 3D display mode, a shutter glasses 3D display mode, and a non-glasses 3D display mode. The method includes receiving a display mode setting signal; reading information stored in a memory, the stored information corresponding to an operation of the switching display panel according to a plurality of display modes, the read information corresponding to the display mode setting signal; and generating a control signal to operate the switching display panel in correspondence to a selected display mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Jun-mo YOO
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Patent number: 8576141Abstract: A three-dimensional display device includes a plurality of transmissive display units arranged in different depth positions in view from an observer and a moiré vanishing element for diffusing light. The moiré vanishing element has a spatial frequency characteristic to cut off a spatial frequency more than a spatial frequency having a cycle being twice as large as an interval of boundaries of pixels forming a first transmissive display unit arranged behind the moiré vanishing element in the view from the observer.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2006Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Hideaki Takada, Munekazu Date, Shiro Suyama, Masahiro Ueno
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Patent number: 8552925Abstract: When displaying one of a three-dimensional image and a two-dimensional image on a background and displaying the other image in a window, a flag bit indicating whether the first and second electrodes overlap the window is set. Waveforms differing according to the flag bit are applied to the first and second electrodes as pulses applied to the opposed first and second electrodes of a variable polarization cell. As a result, three-dimensional image display is partially conducted in the window and two-dimensional image display is conducted in areas other than the window. Or two-dimensional image display is partially conducted in the window and three-dimensional image display is conducted in areas other than the window.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Ayako Takagi, Shunichi Numazaki, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Tatsuo Saishu, Yuzo Hirayama
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Patent number: 8537214Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adjustment of a harmonization compensation applied to alleviate a discrepancy of conformity between a video image transmitted by a video transducer (1) and projected by a head-up display device (5, 6), of an aircraft, and an external scene ahead of the aircraft. At least one equipment item of the aircraft—preferably the said HUD device—equipped with at least one control element accessible in the cockpit, is programmed to be able to function according to a nominal mode and according to a maintenance mode, in which at least one of its control elements, known as a redirected control element, is used to define the applied harmonization compensation. An operator activates the maintenance mode and starts an adjustment operation, in which he modifies in real time the applied harmonization compensation, by manipulating at least one redirected control element, until the video image is matched with the external scene.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Airbus Operations SASInventors: Sandra Poussin, David Bideau, Laurent Coloma, Stephane Gauthier
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Patent number: 8537292Abstract: A multi-functional liquid crystal parallax barrier device is a liquid crystal device mainly formed by two parallax barrier structures, namely, a double-view vertical strip parallax barrier and a multi-view slant-and-step parallax barrier, in which the two parallax barriers are disposed in the same horizontal display direction, so as to display a double-view 3D image and a multi-view 3D image, in addition to displaying a 2D image, through the control of an appropriate driving voltage and the use of a flat panel display screen.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Unique Instruments Co. LtdInventor: Ming-Yen Lin
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Patent number: 8537074Abstract: A 2D/3D switching system is provided. The 2D/3D switching system includes a 2D/3D switching device for selectively processing lights from 2D images and 3D images. The 2D/3D switching device includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes arranged corresponding to the plurality of first electrodes and separated with a distance, and a liquid crystal layer placed between the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes. The 2D/3D switching system also includes a driving unit coupled to the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes to provide driving voltages to the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes, and to provide at least one voltage adjustment signal to adjust corresponding driving voltages of at least one of plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: SuperD Co. Ltd.Inventor: Xu Hong
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Patent number: 8531455Abstract: There is provided a parallax barrier filter realizing far higher brightness than a conventional barrier filter. A large number of apertures 12 are arranged obliquely and at equal intervals in a parallax barrier filter 10 of a five-parallax type. For a five-parallax type, the apertures 12 are rectangles with the same shape and the same area, and under the condition that an opening height is 8/7 times as large as a sub-pixel height, that is, the opening height Ht=8/7Hsp, an opening width is set to 2-2.5 times as large as a sub-pixel width. A positional relation between the adjacent apertures 12 is that based on expressions Pt=5·Wsp and Dtr=(5/7)·Wsp, where Pt is a pitch of the plural apertures 12 along a lateral direction X and Dtr is a deviation amount between the apertures 12 adjacent in a vertical direction Y.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Netplus Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ingo Relke, Yasushi Niitsu
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Patent number: 8531353Abstract: A dual modulator display has a first array of pixels that illuminates a second array of pixels with a pattern of light. The second array of pixels modulates the pattern of light to yield an image. A method for determining control values for pixels of the first array of pixels begins with an initial set of control values and refines the control values. The control values may be refined one at a time. Images may be displayed in real time.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Wolfgang Heidrich, Matthew Trentacoste, Gregory J. Ward, Helge Seetzen
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Patent number: 8522161Abstract: The method discloses a searching method by visual image, the method includes connecting to a searching engine, and then the user terminal transmits a key word to the searching engine. The searching outputs searching results which includes the virtual image and the web linking information to the user terminal. The user may use the cursor or finger to indicate a certain image to show the summary of the web site.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Inventor: Kuo-Ching Chiang
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Patent number: 8519908Abstract: An image display device includes a display panel that includes a plurality of subpixels and selectively displays the 2D image and the 3D image, and a patterned retarder that is positioned in front of the display panel and divides light from the display panel into light of a first polarization and light of a second polarization when the 3D image is displayed. Each subpixel includes a main subpixel including a first pixel electrode receiving a data voltage through a data line and a common electrode receiving a common voltage through a common line, and a subsidiary subpixel including a second pixel electrode receiving the data voltage through the data line, a common electrode positioned opposite the second pixel electrode, and a discharge thin film transistor (TFT) selectively connecting the second pixel electrode to the common electrode based on a displayed image.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Donghoon Lee, Kwangjo Hwang, Jinyeong Kim, Heeyoung Chae, Seok Kim
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Patent number: 8508526Abstract: A stereo display including a display panel unit, a shutter glasses unit, and a backlight unit is provided. The display panel unit sequentially displays a right eye image and a left eye image according to a right eye synchronizing vertical signal and a left eye synchronizing vertical signal. The shutter glasses unit has a right eye glass and a left eye glass, wherein the right eye glass is synchronously opened according to the right eye synchronizing vertical signal, and the left eye glass is synchronously opened according to the left eye synchronizing vertical signal. The backlight unit provides a light source to the display panel unit, wherein the backlight unit is synchronously turned on and off according to the right eye synchronizing vertical signal, and the backlight unit is also synchronously turned on and off according to the left eye synchronizing vertical signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2009Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Jian-Chiun Liou, Kuen Lee, Jui-Feng Huang
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Patent number: 8502816Abstract: A tabletop display providing multiple views to users is described. In an embodiment the display comprises a rotatable view-angle restrictive filter and a display system. The display system displays a sequence of images synchronized with the rotation of the filter to provide multiple views according to viewing angle. These multiple views provide a user with a 3D display or with personalized content which is not visible to a user at a sufficiently different viewing angle. In some embodiments, the display comprises a diffuser layer on which the sequence of images are displayed. In further embodiments, the diffuser is switchable between a diffuse state when images are displayed and a transparent state when imaging beyond the surface can be performed. The device may form part of a tabletop comprising with a touch-sensitive surface. Detected touch events and images captured through the surface may be used to modify the images being displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Alexander Butler, Stephen Edward Hodges, Shahram Izadi, Nicolas Villar, Stuart Taylor, David Molyneaux, Otmar Hilliges
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Patent number: 8497817Abstract: Disclosed is a stereoscopic image display panel and a stereoscopic image display device including the same, which minimize the degradation of image quality due to crosstalk between left and right images discerned by a viewer, and have enhanced brightness and aperture ratio, wherein the stereoscopic image display panel comprises a first substrate including a plurality of data lines formed at certain intervals apart, a plurality of gate lines formed to intersect the data lines, and first and second pixel groups formed adjacently to each other with two adjacent gate lines therebetween; and a second substrate including a light shield layer formed at one side and other side of each of the first and second pixel groups to have different overlapped widths, and defining an open area of each of the first and second pixel groups, wherein the first and second pixel groups display different stereoscopic images, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2011Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Il Gi Jeong, Su Woong Lee, Nam Yong Gong, Chong Hun Park
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Patent number: 8493521Abstract: A switchable two and three dimensional display (2D/3D display) suitable for being viewed by a user is provided. The 2D/3D display includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and a switchable barrier. The LCD panel has a display area, a non-display area surrounding the display area, and a first black matrix extending from the display area to the non-display area. The first black matrix has a number of openings arranged in array and merely distributed within the display area. The switchable barrier has a 3D image control area, a non-display area surrounding the 3D image control area, and a second black matrix merely disposed within the non-display area. The second black matrix surrounds the 3D image control area. An area occupied by the 3D image control area is different from an area occupied by the display area.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Chao-Yuan Chen, Jenn-Jia Su, Ting-Jui Chang
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Patent number: 8487836Abstract: A multi-dimensional image rendering device for displaying multi-dimensional images by layering 2D physical pixel configurations featuring a plurality of tubes in a tank, the inner cavities of the tubes are each filled with a liquid medium such that an air pocket is disposed at the first end of each tube; displacement components slidably disposed in the inner cavity of each tube that can slide between a down position and an up position; a tube aperture disposed in each tube; and a moving means operatively connected to each displacement component functioning to systematically move the respective displacement component a fixed distance creating uniform air bubbles.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2010Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Inventor: Thomas A. Bodine
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Patent number: 8482584Abstract: A 3-D image display including an image forming unit for forming an image by modulating light according to image information is provided. The 3-D image display includes a display device with a plurality of first regions for forming a left eye image and a plurality of second regions for forming a right eye image in a 3-D image mode. The 3-D image display also includes a viewpoint controller with first and second reflection mirror devices for reflecting light of a left eye image and light of a right eye image input from the image forming unit to first and second viewpoints when displaying a 3-D image. The locations of the first and second viewpoints may be changed by controlling an angle of reflection surfaces of the first and second reflection mirror devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yun-woo Nam
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Patent number: 8482485Abstract: A barrier device and a display device including the barrier device, include a plurality of column barrier electrodes and a plurality of row barrier electrodes. In the barrier unit, the column barrier electrodes are divided as a plurality of first column barrier electrodes and a plurality of second column barrier electrodes. Crossing regions of the first column barrier electrode and the plurality of row barrier electrodes are different from crossing regions of the second column barrier electrode and the plurality of row barrier electrodes. The barrier device improves image quality of stereoscopic images displayed by the display device.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyoung-Wook Jang, Hui Nam, Beom-Shik Kim, Ja-Seung Ku, Chan-Young Park
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Patent number: 8436787Abstract: An autostereoscopic 3D display device is provided. The display device includes a display panel for displaying an image, and a switching panel attached to the display panel for selectively implementing a 3D image mode and a 2D image mode according to whether an electric signal is supplied. The switching panel is divided into a transmission region and a non-transmission region using electrochromic materials.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2005Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung-Soon Chen, Hyeok-Soo Kim
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Patent number: 8427530Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an input unit, a computing unit, a determining unit, and a 3D image processor. The input unit receives filter width information indicating the vertical size of each line constituting a polarizing filter, as well as position correction information indicating positional misalignment of the polarizing filter. The computing unit computes determination regions for each pixel on the basis of the information. The determination regions are used to determine whether individual pixels constituting a 3D image to be output are contained in a right-eye or a left-eye image region. On the basis of the determination regions, the determining unit determines whether each pixel is contained in a right-eye image region or a left-eye image region. The 3D image processor creates a 3D image from a right-eye image and a left-eye image according to pixel positions determined on the basis of determination results.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Suguru Ushiki, Yasunari Hatasawa
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Patent number: 8427393Abstract: The multi-layer display device apparatus has a first display part, a second display part arranged at the rear-side of the first display part, a transforming part arranged between the first and the second display part. The transforming part transforms a linear polarized light in to a non-polarized light. Further, the display device has a storage part which stores a parameter for adjusting the image quality of the image displayed on the first and second display part, and an image adjustment part which adjusts the image quality of the image displayed in the first and second display part based on the parameter stored in the storage part.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiko Nakazaki, Yoshinori Saito, Tsutomu Fujita, Yoichi Fukushima
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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: 8427394Abstract: A method for driving at least one shutter glass lens having a property of light retardation that is variable at least according to the wavelength of the light passing through it, the shutter glass lens having an LC cell driven to a relatively “on” or a relatively “off” state according to a voltage applied across it. The lens is further operable to pass temporally modulated color display images of at least first, second, and third wavelengths being applied to a display surface, further including first, second, and third holding voltages to the LC cell in decreasing magnitude to stabilize the retardation of the lens for first, second, and third display image wavelengths.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2007Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: RealD Inc.Inventors: Gary D. Sharp, Bradley W. Walker
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Patent number: 8421709Abstract: An image display device comprises an image display panel that displays a 2D or 3D image; a driving circuit that applies a data voltage of a 2D data format for the 2D image or a data voltage of a 3D data format for the 3D image to the image display panel; and a controller that controls the driving circuit according to a 2D mode for displaying the 2D image or a 3D mode for displaying the 3D image, wherein R, G, and B subpixels of the image display panel each comprises first and second fine subpixels divided by one data line and two adjacent gate lines. In the 2D mode, the same data voltage of the 2D data format is applied to the first and second fine subpixels. In the 3D mode, the data voltage of the 3D data format is applied to the first fine subpixel and a black gray voltage is applied to the second fine subpixel.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2009Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hoon Kang
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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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Publication number: 20130082903Abstract: An electro-optical device including: first display elements 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: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Epson Imaging Devices CorporationInventor: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
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Patent number: 8410996Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including first to fourth pixels in a first direction, wherein each of the first to fourth pixels has a first width in the first direction and a length more than the width and in a second direction; and a backlight unit including first and second line light regions supplying light to the display panel to display three-dimensional images, wherein the first and second line light regions have a slanted angle with respect to the second direction, wherein light from the first line light region comes to right and left eyes of a viewer through the first and second pixels, respectively, and light from the second light region comes to the right and left eyes through the third and fourth pixels, respectively, wherein the display device has K view points.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byung-Joo Lee, Hyung-Ki Hong
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Patent number: 8384769Abstract: A three-dimensional image display method is disclosed. The three-dimensional image display method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: displaying an object image; displaying a background image by using a three-dimensional image display method; and disposing the object image at a close distance and the background image at a far distance such that the object image and the background image overlap inside a same viewing angle. By using images having a different sense of depth, a high-resolution image can be displayed while providing a sense of reality.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Kwangwoon University Research Institute for Industry CooperationInventors: Suk-Pyo Hong, Yong-Seok Oh, Dong-Hak Shin, Eun-Soo Kim, Seung-Cheol Kim
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Patent number: 8373617Abstract: The present invention relates to a stereoscopic image display device including an active barrier for varying a barrier display pattern so as to display various stereoscopic images. In further detail, the stereoscopic image display device includes a display panel, a barrier, a barrier driver, and a controller. A stereoscopic image is displayed on the display panel. The barrier is placed corresponding to the display panel, and includes a plurality of liquid crystal cells arranged in a matrix format. The barrier driver drives the barrier such that the barrier display pattern may be a display pattern corresponding to the image signal by controlling the respective plurality of liquid crystal cells to become selectively transparent or opaque based on the mode information signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2005Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Beom-Shik Kim, Jang-Doo Lee, Hyoung-Wook Jang, Hui Nam, Myoung-Seop Song
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Patent number: 8358288Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch-sensor-provided liquid crystal display device (10), the touch-sensor-provided liquid crystal display device (10) including a liquid crystal display panel (20) which includes a plurality of photo sensors (40) for detecting a touched position, and a backlight unit (90) provided on a backside of the liquid crystal display panel (20). The backlight unit (90) emits light at least part of which serves as light (L10) dedicated to sensing which is used for position detection by the plurality of photo sensors (40), and the light (L10) dedicated to sensing travels in a direction (D2) which is different from a direction (D1) toward a main viewer (V) of the liquid crystal display panel (20).Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2008Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Kurihara, Yasuhiro Kume, Takaaki Okamoto, Tomoko Nango
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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: 8350899Abstract: A stereoscopic display device includes: a display panel having a display screen on which two-dimensional image is displayed, and configured to polarize image light of the image-displaying into a particular polarization direction; and a lens array element disposed to oppose the display screen of the display panel, and having a liquid crystal layer which includes liquid crystal molecules having a refractive index anisotropy and aligned in a predetermined orientation direction under no application of voltage. The lens array element is configured to electrically change the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules to generate a lens effect, and configured to selectively change a state of passing therethrough of the image light exiting from the display panel. The predetermined orientation direction of the liquid crystal molecules of the lens array element and the polarization direction of the image light are parallel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kenichi Takahashi, Sho Sakamoto, Takashi Oku
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Patent number: 8350974Abstract: A three-dimensional display apparatus, including a backlight module, two panels, and a synchronization device, is provided. The backlight module has a light emitting side and sequentially emits a plurality of color light. Both panels are disposed at the light emitting side, and the first panel is disposed between the backlight module and the second panel. The first panel includes a first polarizer and a first liquid crystal substrate, and the first polarizer is disposed between the backlight module and the first liquid crystal substrate. The second panel includes a second liquid crystal substrate and a second polarizer, and the second liquid crystal substrate is disposed between the second polarizer and the first panel. The synchronization device is electrically connected to the backlight module and the two liquid crystal substrates. During a frame time, the backlight module and the two liquid crystal substrates are synchronously driven by the synchronization device.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.Inventors: Wen-Chih Tai, Shian-Jun Chiou, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
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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: 20120313840Abstract: An information processing apparatus that determines whether an autostereoscopic panel is attached to a display, and controls the display to display a two-dimensional (2D) image or three-dimensional (3D) image based on the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Masanao TSUTSUI
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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: 8325108Abstract: A system for controlling brightness flicker of a parallax barrier LCD having a wide viewing angle capable of minimizing brightness flicker by adjusting a permittivity curve depending on different times into a predetermined waveform when split barriers are on/off by movement of a viewer's viewing angle, and a method thereof. A method of controlling brightness flicker of a parallax barrier LCD having a wide viewing angle for controlling brightness of a display providing a stereoscopic image by acquiring a real-time image of a viewer, recognizing an image of the viewer and extracting locations and coordinates of eyes of the viewer, and controlling turn-on/off of split barrier electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2010Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: NDIS CorporationInventors: Kwan-Sik Min, Sang Hyun Park, Soon Bum Kwon, Hyonam Joo, Dong Cheol Jeong, Tai Hoon Cho
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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: 8310746Abstract: The image display device including a lighting unit having a plurality of light source units, a hologram optical unit, which reproduces light to form a plurality of screen images spatially apart from each other when light is incident from the lighting unit, and a display panel, which modulates light reproduced by the hologram optical unit according to image signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sunil Kim, Yoonsun Choi
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Patent number: 8310528Abstract: An image display apparatus for displaying a 3D video signal using a liquid crystal device such as an HTPS or LCOS device comprises a frame rate converter (3) that converts the input video signal to a doubled frame rate, a signal format converter (4) that converts the pixel sequence of the video signal, a light source controller (7) that outputs a light source control signal for turning the light source used for image display on and off, and a 3D glasses controller (8) that generates a glasses control signal (c3) for shutters (64R, 64L) that switch the transmission of the light to the right and left eyes of 3D glasses (64). The risk of crosstalk between the right and left images, due to device response speed is reduced, without requiring a large number of frame memories.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akihiro Nagase, Takahiko Yamamuro, Kouji Okazaki
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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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Patent number: 8284989Abstract: The invention describes a method for locating an object (B1, B1?, B2, B3) associated with a device (D1, D2, D3) to be controlled, which method comprises aiming a pointing device (1) comprising a camera (2) at a target area (A), generating an image (3) of the target area (A) aimed at by the pointing device (1) and analysing the target area image (3) to determine a property of the object (B1, B1?, B2, B3). A feedback signal (4), regarding the property of the object (B1, B1?, B2, B3), is generated based on analysis of the images (3) and reported to the user by rendering the feedback signal (4) into a tactile indication generated in at least part of the pointing device (1). The invention also describes a pointing device (1), a device control interface (8, 8?) and a system comprising such a pointing device (1) and device control interface (8, 8?) suitable for applying this method.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2005Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventor: Holger R. Scholl
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Patent number: 8284119Abstract: A method of removing a Moire pattern in a 3D image display apparatus using complete parallax. The method of removing a Moire pattern in a 3D image displaying system with an image display device having an image display panel and a unit for providing complete parallax, by intersecting the image display panel and the unit with each other at a predetermined angle. The unit is an intersection lenticular plate or a micro lens array plate located at a front or rear of the image display panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2004Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-sik Kim, Jung-young Son, Chang-wan Hong, Tae-hong Jeong
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Patent number: 8284335Abstract: An electronic display device includes a display unit adapted to display an image, and a barrier unit overlapping the display unit, the barrier unit including a liquid crystal layer between first and second substrates, the first and second substrates facing each other, a common electrode between the liquid crystal layer and the first substrate, a transparent insulation layer between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate, the transparent insulation layer having an inner surface facing the liquid crystal layer and an outer surface facing the second substrate, a plurality of first electrodes along a first direction between the outer surface of the transparent insulation layer and the second substrate, the first electrodes being spaced apart from each other along a second direction, and a plurality of second electrodes along the first direction between the inner surface of the transparent insulation layer and the first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2009Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Beom-Shik Kim, Ja-Seung Ku, Hui Nam, Chan-Young Park, Hyoung-Wook Jang