Display Device With Housing Structure Patents (Class 345/905)
  • Patent number: 7948743
    Abstract: A flat panel display includes a bezel having a first substrate part and a second substrate part perpendicularly extending from one side of the first substrate part. A flexible printed circuit board is attached to the second substrate part by a conductive tape, and electrostatic discharge and damage caused by external mechanical interference can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Cheol Kim, Gil-Jae Choi
  • Patent number: 7940287
    Abstract: A flat panel display including a first mold frame and a bottom chassis. The first mold frame includes a first base plate with an inside region opened and a plurality of first coupling members protruding from a rear side of the first base plate. The bottom chassis includes a second base plate, a plurality of sidewalls extending from the second base plate and a plurality of second coupling members formed on the plurality of sidewalls and coupled with the plurality of first coupling members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Il Kim, Jae Hwan Chun, Sang Hyeok Lee
  • Patent number: 7911455
    Abstract: There are provided a design sheet attached to the surface of an upper electrode film of a touch panel such that the design sheet is protruded at its periphery from the touch panel and a touch-panel-unit casing which is integrally molded with the design sheet such that the casing is covered at its surface with the design sheet and surrounds the side surfaces of the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Takeshi Asakura, Noriaki Tsuchida, Koichi Hamaoka
  • Patent number: 7907981
    Abstract: Disclosed is a slide type mobile communication terminal. The terminal comprises an upper main body having a display section and a first function key pad section; a lower main body connected to the upper main body to be slidable upward and downward relative to the upper main body and having an input key pad section and a second function key pad section on lower and upper parts of the lower main body; and a slide engagement member having a slide rail provided to one of the upper and lower main bodies and extending over about a whole length of an upstream and downstream direction of the main body and a slide protrusion located at a middle point of an upstream and downstream direction of the other main body and inserted into the slide rail, and connecting the upper and lower main bodies to be slidable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Inventor: Nam Young Baek
  • Patent number: 7884814
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for concealing and revealing a light emitting display. The apparatus includes a housing structure, for positioning about the display, which has an opening aligned for visual access to the display. A film is disposed within the opening, which has the optical properties of partial reflectance and partial transmittance. A shade is supported by the housing structure, and includes a means for moving the shade between a concealed position that disables visual access to the display and a revealed position that enables visual access to the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Inventor: Jonathan W. Graham
  • Patent number: 7883221
    Abstract: A portable telephone device with incorporated projector 10 displays the contents of a received email upon a main liquid crystal display device 204 This portable telephone device with incorporated projector 10 projects the contents of the received email after having changed its vertical-horizontal ratio (its row-column ratio) so that the number of characters in the horizontal direction becomes greater, as compared to the display screen of the main liquid crystal display device 204, upon which the numbers of characters being displayed vertically and horizontally are equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotake Nozaki, Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Akira Ohmura
  • Patent number: 7880829
    Abstract: A flat panel display device includes a folded bezel formed in a multi-layer structure. The flat panel display device is formed so that an electronic component of a flexible printed circuit board may be inserted into at least one opening formed at a location where the layers of the bezel correspond to one another. Thus, the electronic component inserted into the opening of the bezel has improved durability against external interference and impact, and the number of components and the number of processes can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Sik Park, Sang-Hyun Lee, Dong-Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 7868905
    Abstract: A computing device is disclosed. The computing device includes a housing having an illuminable portion. The computing device also includes a light device disposed inside the housing. The light device is configured to illuminate the illuminable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Duncan Kerr
  • Patent number: 7864204
    Abstract: A display system (20, 100, 300, 320) is provided for presenting images to a viewer (50) together with complementary peripheral surround-lighting (130). The system (20, 100, 300, 320) includes a monitor (20) for presenting the images to the viewer (50), and lights (100) for generating the surround-lighting (130) appearing in operation to the viewer (50) as at least partially peripherally surrounding the monitor (20). Moreover, the system (20, 100, 300, 320) further includes a controller (320) for energizing the lights (100) in response to properties of portions of the images presented on the monitor (20), and a sensor (300, 310) for sensing the surround-lighting (130) and/or environmental illumination and generating corresponding sensor signals (330). The controller (320) is arranged in operation to receive the sensor signals (330) for controlling the lights (100) for at least partially compensating the surround-lighting (130) to influence from the environmental illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Theodorus Franciscus Emilius Maria Overes
  • Patent number: 7852284
    Abstract: A computer system composed of a storage and control unit including components for receiving and processing input data signals and components for producing output signals based on the input data signals; an input/output unit including components for generating input signals and output components for providing a display based on output signals; and a wireless link between the units for conducting data signals from the components for generating input signals to the components for receiving and processing input signals and for conducting output signals from the components for producing output signals to the output components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Inventors: Scott Lochner, Meir Bartur
  • Patent number: 7847794
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a monitor apparatus for a vehicle. The monitor apparatus is configured such that the LCD monitor protrudes from a case inside a shelf by sliding out through a transfer device. According to the present invention, the monitor apparatus slides in and out by means of a transfer device which pushes and pulls the monitor in a lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: In Young Choi
  • Patent number: 7830651
    Abstract: A notebook includes a host, a monitor, a power source, a system switch, a system button, a monitor switch, and a monitor button. The power source is used for supplying electric power to the host and the monitor. The system button is configured for controlling the system switch to power on or power off the host. The monitor button is configured for controlling the monitor switch to power on or power off the monitor when the host is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Lin Lee
  • Patent number: 7830660
    Abstract: A cooling unit to cool the display apparatus including a heat generating unit to generate heat and a casing to accommodate the heat generating unit, the cooling unit includes a cooling fan to generate air flow; a duct which is coupled with the casing and forms a cooling path to connect the cooling fan and the heat generating unit; an inlet portion which is provided to one side of the casing to communicate with the duct; an inlet grill which is provided in the inlet portion to guide air to be inhaled in a direction inclined to a rear surface of the casing; an outlet portion which is provided to an other side of the casing to communicate with the duct, being spaced from the inlet portion; and an outlet grill which is provided in the outlet portion to guide air to be exhaled in a direction inclined to a rear surface of the casing, wherein the exhaled direction provided by the outlet grill is different from the air-inhaling direction provided by the inlet grill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Kang, Jin-hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 7827340
    Abstract: A system that includes a docking station comprising a graphics processor and a transceiver. The system also includes a computer comprising a display. The computer is in communication with the docking station. The graphics processor receives input signals from the computer and, as a result, provides output signals to the computer. The computer uses the output signals to display images on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Mark C. Solomon
  • Patent number: 7817173
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus is described comprising: a body having a surface defining a first plane, the body comprising a first group of control elements and a second group of control elements for entering data and performing control operations; a display having a display area defining a second plane, the display coupled to the data processing apparatus at a pivot point and rotatable around the pivot point from a first position to a second position, wherein the display is viewable in both the first position and the second position and wherein both the first and second groups of control elements are exposed when the display is in the second position, and wherein only the second group of control elements are exposed when the display is in the first position, wherein the first plane and the second plane are substantially parallel when the display is in the first position, and wherein the first plane and the second plane are not parallel when the display is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Lewis, Joseph Palmer, Matias Duarte
  • Patent number: 7782305
    Abstract: A portable unit includes a housing, a display section arranged at a position of a principal face of the housing displaced to a housing first end side, an operation key arranged at a position of the principal face of the housing displaced to a housing second end side with respect to the display section arrangement position, and a frame element provided so as to project from the housing second end of the housing and cooperate with the housing second end to define a hole portion between the housing second end, the frame element having a gripping assisting function of being gripped together with the housing when the housing is gripped from a back face side of the housing for operation of the portable unit by a user thereby to assist gripping of the housing and a strap holding function of holding a strap threaded through the hole portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ohira, Daisuke Kurihara
  • Patent number: 7755893
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display apparatus that can achieve high durability by making the most of the function of the exhaust fans to effectively suppress the rise of the temperature. The display apparatus comprises a display panel for displaying images, a rear case covering a rear side of the display panel, and an exhaust fan disposed within the rear case, wherein the rear case includes a first air-hole area and a second air-hole area each provided with a plurality of air holes, the first air-hole area is located at a higher level than the second air-hole area with respect to a vertical direction with a spacing therebetween, and at least partially faces the exhaust fan, and an area surrounded by the first air-hole area, the second air-hole area and external common tangents thereof is a shielded area in which no air hole is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Yanagawa, Hiroaki Takezawa
  • Patent number: 7728855
    Abstract: On both sides of a resin-made frame, a metallic edge frame member that sandwiches a liquid crystal panel into the frame and a metallic backboard member equipped with a circuit board are disposed, and these are screw-fitted to the frame. On both sides sandwiching identical points of the flange of the frame, first projection pieces on the edge frame member side and second projection pieces on the backboard member 8 side are disposed, these respective projection pieces are fastened by screws made of headed screws, and by these respective projection pieces and and screws, earth conductive path that make the edge frame member electrically conduct to the backboard member are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kota Sakuma
  • Patent number: 7697273
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to this invention includes a liquid crystal display panel, a frame assembly accommodating the liquid crystal display panel and being provided with a space adjacent to an end of the accommodated liquid crystal display panel, and a designed package covering the frame assembly. There is provided on a surface of the frame assembly with a through hole exposing the space and the end of the liquid crystal display panel adjacent to the space. Further, provided on an inner surface of the designed package is a positioning projection which passes through the through hole to be brought into contact with the end of the liquid crystal display panel within the space. As the designed package and the liquid crystal display panel can be positioned directly with each other, it is possible to realize accurate positioning of the designed package with respect to the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Masayuki Kawano
  • Patent number: 7697289
    Abstract: An auxiliary heat dissipation device for a liquid crystal display includes a housing having an internal space for receiving a liquid crystal display module, and a cover plate assembled to cover a front of the housing. The housing has a plurality of air inlets at a bottom thereof and a plurality of air outlets at a top thereof. A plurality of discharge fans each is mounted at the corresponding air outlet in the housing. A plurality of intake fans each is mounted at the corresponding air inlet in the housing, wherein a central axis of each of the intake fans keeps an appropriate included angle with respect to a central axis of the corresponding air inlet, so as to be able to efficiently dissipate the heat generated from the liquid crystal display module to the outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Inventor: Chun-Chi Liao
  • Patent number: 7688293
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a main body that includes an operating portion at a front surface thereof, and a display portion that includes a display screen visible when the display portion covers the front surface of the main body, and that exposes the operating portion when the display portion is moved from the front surface of the main body, and a thickness from the display screen to a back surface at one side of the display portion, which is brought into proximity to the main body when the operating portion is exposed, is made smaller than that from the display screen to the back surface at another side of the display portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Shinya Tanaka, Youichi Nagahama
  • Patent number: 7683865
    Abstract: A detachable liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal module and a cradle. The liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal panel; an optical sheet provided on a rear surface of the liquid crystal panel; an interface disposed on a rear surface of the liquid crystal panel; a power receiver disposed on the rear surface of the liquid crystal panel; a memory card; and a timing controller for receiving second image data from external devices and permitting the first image data stored in the memory card to be displayed in the liquid crystal panel. The cradle includes a lamp emitting light; an inverter for supplying alternating current to the lamp; a connector for receiving third image data from external equipment; and an interface converter for applying the third image data to the interface of the liquid crystal module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eui-Yeol Oh, Nam-Yong Kong, Ki-Duk Kim, Seong-Man Jeon, Tae-Ho You, Hee-Jeong Park
  • Patent number: 7675743
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus having a display panel to display an image thereon, the apparatus including a main body casing which supports the display panel and has a shaft accommodator disposed on a rear part thereof, a stand which is coupled with a rear part of the main body casing to support the main body casing, and a pivoting hinge which pivotably couples the main body casing to the stand, the pivoting hinge comprising a hinge shaft which is formed on a plate surface of the stand and accommodated to the shaft accommodator, a pivoting bracket which is disposed in the main body casing and coupled with the hinge shaft, and an elastic pressing part which elastically presses the pivoting bracket toward an internal surface of the main body casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gi-hyun Tae, Kyung-tae Kim
  • Patent number: 7675503
    Abstract: A method of displaying information by a network kiosk which causes different information to be displayed when someone passes within a predetermined distance of the kiosk. The method includes the steps of sensing a person within a predetermined distance of the kiosk, displaying first information, timing a time period, and displaying second information if the person did not begin use of the kiosk within the time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Goodwin, III, John Brian Francis
  • Patent number: 7671841
    Abstract: A portable terminal with a position-variable display comprising a main body for inputting information and controlling communication, a folder coupled to the main body, a display unit rotationally disposed on the folder for displaying image information, a rotating means for providing angular rotation of the display unit along a plane of the folder, and a sliding means for moving the display unit in a direction along a length of the portable terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Seung-Il Lee, Jee-Yeon Kim, Hyun-Sook Park, Hye-Jeong Choi, Jong-Cheol Kim, Byeong-Sung Hong
  • Patent number: 7671933
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display module for preventing noise caused by friction between a support main and a light guide plate is provided. In the module, a hole is defined at a support main having at least one of a polygonal shape or a circular shape. A light guide plate is disposed on the support main. A protrusion which protrudes from a side surface of the light guide plate is inserted into the hole. The protrusion has at least one of said polygonal shapes and said circular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae Woo Park
  • Patent number: 7659884
    Abstract: A battery-receiving structure of a wireless mouse has a front section structure belonging to a front part and a receiving structure belonging to a rear part. The receiving structure has a first latching part, a second latching part, a seat body with multiple battery holes and an upper cover covering the seat body. A first latching body and a second latching body are set inside the upper cover corresponding to the first latching part and the second latching part. Meanwhile, the first latching body and the second latching body are latched to the first latching part and the second latching part. An existent upper cover is used as a battery cover; therefore, the battery cover does not need not to be molded additionally and the cost is lowered. In addition, the space inside the mouse is also fully used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Inventor: Yuan-Jung Chang
  • Patent number: 7659881
    Abstract: Embodiments of a display device for a vehicle and methods for the same can adjust operation velocity and stroke of a monitor by changing simple mechanical configurations of a driving apparatus for the monitor in the display device. The display device for a vehicle can include a monitor in a case for displaying an image on its front surface and a movable unit that can be installed to the case to reciprocally move the monitor. A control lever can be installed between the monitor and the movable unit to be inclined at a predetermined angle and configured to cooperate with the movable unit. Therefore, it is possible to provide an inexpensive display device capable of satisfying a variety of users' needs and design requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Kwan Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 7639224
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LCD capable of adaptively selecting a gamma curve based on a viewing angle. The LCD includes: a viewing angle detector for detecting the viewing angle of an LCD panel to generate information about the viewing angle, and a gamma curve determiner for selecting a gamma curve corresponding to the information of the viewing angle and controlling the gray level with a gamma voltage value defined by the selected gamma curve. The viewing angle detector has a driving voltage generator and a voltage divider. The driving voltage generator outputs a gate-on/off voltage and an analog driving voltage based on an externally input power, and the voltage divider drops the level of the gate-on voltage to generate a first voltage. A viewing angle generator outputs information about the viewing angle based on the analog driving voltage and the first voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung-Hwan Moon
  • Patent number: 7623142
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first member, a second member and a flexure. The flexure has a central portion connected to the first member, outer portions connected to the second member and an intermediate portion spaced from the first member and the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Adel Jilani, Charles Gustav Schmidt, Kenneth James Faase
  • Patent number: 7623341
    Abstract: A monitor having a hidden mirror assembly. It comprises a housing assembly. A rail assembly is housed within the housing assembly. A mirror assembly comprises a frame and a mirror. The mirror assembly is slidably mounted onto the rail assembly. A base assembly supports the housing assembly. The rail assembly comprises a dividing wall. A top rail extends a first predetermined distance across a top edge from the dividing wall, and a bottom rail that extends a second predetermined distance across a bottom edge from the dividing wall. The top and bottom rails comprise stoppers having cooperative dimensions and shape to permit the mirror assembly to snugly slide in and out along the top and bottom rails. The frame also comprises stoppers that prevent the mirror assembly from sliding completely out of the rail assembly when meeting the first stoppers. The front wall defines a frame for a monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Inventors: Hilda E. Salvat, Aymee M. Curbelo
  • Patent number: 7598926
    Abstract: A display panel which is adapted to be mounted on an electronic apparatus, includes a first printed display layer, a transparent material layer that is provided on the first printed display layer, and a second printed display layer that is provided on the transparent material layer so as to correspond to the first printed display layer. The first printed display layer, the transparent material layer and the second printed display layer are integrally formed to each other. The second printed display layer is displayed from the first printed display layer side through the transparent material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Junji Hirata, Yuji Hayakawa, Akihiro Tsukaguchi, Ikuhiro Inada, Masato Matsuda, Yoshihide Goto, Kiyomi Matsuoka, Kaoru Goto
  • Patent number: 7593226
    Abstract: A cooling fan mounting structure for a flat display displaying an image on a screen based on a video signal is disclosed. The structure includes a chassis bracket attached to a rear of the display, and a type of fan holder to which the cooling is attached. The fan holder has an end with an insertion hole located in alignment with a screw hole and through which a screw is inserted to be fixed when the chassis bracket is attached, a positioning convex portion fitted into a positioning hole positioning the chassis bracket, and a locking claw bent into such a crank shape that the locking claw has a step located lower by a thickness of the chassis bracket and extends from the step, the positioning convex portion being inserted into the rectangle hole to be locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahito Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 7593002
    Abstract: Positioning a front panel of a telematics terminal includes receiving an electronic signal that indicates a change in a physical position of a display panel of the telematics terminal. The front panel, which is distinct from the display panel of the telematics terminal but located on a same side of the telematics terminal as the display panel, is moved from a first position to a second position based on the control signal. The second position is physically displaced from the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jin-Hee Tak
  • Patent number: 7588227
    Abstract: A temporary clamping structure for electronics includes a bracket fastened to a ceiling surface of the interior of a room, an electronic device body connected to the ceiling surface by screwing down to the bracket, fitting holes formed on the bracket side, and a fitting pawl provided on the electronic device body and fittable into the fitting holes. The temporary clamping structure for electronics is arranged such that the fitting pawl is unfixed from the fitting hole by bending the tip end of second protrusion of the electronic device body in the direction in which the second protrusion goes away from the first protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Patent number: 7570483
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable display device having at lease two display elements, at least two foldable panel housings for receiving and supporting the display elements circuit boards and other parts, respectively, and optical elements provided on the top surface of the one of the sidewalls of the panel housings and mounted in a joint portion of the display elements, wherein one of the sidewalls of the panel housings are cut to form openings or a connecting joint portion, and the sidewalls of the optical elements is adjacently disposed each other when the panel housings are unfolded. The portable display device allows a single large sized screen, and whereby a joint portion between the two display panels as non-display area may be minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Inventor: Si-Han Kim
  • Patent number: 7522231
    Abstract: An exemplary flat display device includes a frame with a front panel and a plurality of buttons, a protective cover slidably mounted on the front panel to expose or shield the buttons, and a positioning member. A center window is formed in the front panel for exposing a display panel embedded in the frame. A pair of grooves is defined in the front panel adjacent opposite sides of the window respectively. A locating hole is defined in the front panel beside one of the grooves. A pair of rails is formed on a rear surface of the protective cover to be slidably received in the grooves of the frame and a notch is defined in the rear surface of protective cover as well. The positioning member is resiliently received in the locating hole and releasably snapped into the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiang Cao
  • Patent number: 7518624
    Abstract: A modular display system and method assembles an external interface module with a display module to support built-to-order display configurations. The display module has display panel, timing controller and speaker components assembled in a display module housing that accepts a single LVDS and a single audio interface. The external interface module couples to the display module housing to form an integral display system. Selective assembly of the display system from plural types of external interface modules allows selective configuration of the display system with various television and information handling system display functionalities, such as to fill a purchaser order in a build-to-order manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jeremy M. Ford, Jeffrey Thelen
  • Patent number: 7511948
    Abstract: An information processing device accommodates a first enclosure into a second enclosure including a display unit, to display an application program a display area of the display unit not hidden by the first enclosure. When the first enclosure is accommodated in the display unit, the screen of the display unit is divided, the screens of a plurality of applications are displayed, and the screen display on the exposed screen is switched over by scrolling. Thus, the screen display on the exposed screen can be switched over at high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Ryoji Hirayama
  • Patent number: 7510241
    Abstract: A pop-up display suitable for use in a seat back of an occupant seat, such as but not limited to those employed within vehicles to carry vehicle occupants. The display being configured to pop-up from the seat back in response to mechanical and/or electrical stimulation. The mechanical actuation optionally being localized relative to the display such that the occupant may be required to be in reach of the display in order to impart the mechanical stimulation. The electrical actuation optionally being imparted with electrical signals communicated thereto by a switch or vehicle controller such that the display may be ejected without being in reach of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Nathan, Sam Hanlon
  • Patent number: 7511949
    Abstract: A method of mounting a liquid crystal display module thereof which secures an upper sash including the liquid crystal display module to a lower sash in a notebook personal computer. An arm coupled to one end of a fixed rod by a hinge is arranged to be positioned between a side wall of the upper sash and a side wall of the lower sash. A screw goes through from the side wall of the upper sash, via the arm, to the side wall of the liquid crystal display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 7499201
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to obtain a high-quality image by reading an image of an electronic paper with high accuracy. When optically copying the electronic paper, a controller reads out display characteristics such as a reading resolution and a reading light quantity from a display characteristic memory of the electronic paper. The controller performs optical copying processing after setting optimal conditions on the basis of the display characteristics which have been read out from the display characteristic memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kodama, Setsuji Tatsumi, Kanji Nagashima, Seiichiro Oku, Yoshiro Yamazaki, Toshiya Kojima, Seiichi Inoue, Naoki Kusunoki
  • Patent number: 7495633
    Abstract: A holding stand is constituted by a carrying case for holding sheets of electronic paper and a base for uprightly supporting the carrying case that is substantially vertical. From the holding stand, two page fields, each expressing the number of pages of sheets of electronic paper to be displayed and position page field expressing a current page position of electronic paper and incremented on each of the sheets, are added to image data, and the image data is output to the sheets of electronic paper. In each sheets, when the two page fields coincide with each other in comparison between the two page fields, an image based on the image data is displayed in a display region. When the two page fields are different from each other, the position page field is incremented by one, and the position page field is transmitted to the next electronic paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichiro Oku, Setsuji Tatsumi, Kanji Nagashima, Yoshiro Yamazaki, Toshiya Kojima, Kenichi Kodama, Naoki Kusunoki, Seiichi Inoue
  • Patent number: 7486270
    Abstract: An electronic whiteboard with built-in membrane antenna array lattice electromagnetic induction layer includes: a writing input portion; a covering frame provided around the periphery of the electronic whiteboard; and a control circuit; wherein, the writing input portion has multilayer structure and is enclosed in the frame, the said writing input portion includes a surface writing layer, an underlayer, and an input induction layer which is connected to the control circuit by its output; the said induction layer may be the antenna array printed on the insulation membrane and arranged along the X, Y axes, therein the area enclosed by each lattice unit constitutes one induction cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Tai Guen Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsuan-Ming Shih
  • Patent number: 7484702
    Abstract: A temporary clamping structure for electronics includes a bracket fastened to a ceiling surface of the interior of a room, an electronic device body connected to the ceiling surface by screwing down to the bracket, fitting holes formed on the bracket side, and a fitting pawl provided on the electronic device body and fittable into the fitting holes. The temporary clamping structure for electronics is arranged such that the fitting pawl is unfixed from the fitting hole by bending the tip end of second protrusion of the electronic device body in the direction in which the second protrusion goes away from the first protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Patent number: 7466540
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image display device including a display panel having a flat display surface; a mounting frame having an opening for mounting the display panel in the condition that the display surface is exposed to the opening, the mounting frame having an outer transparent portion and an inner opaque portion; and a cover frame for covering at least the boundary between the transparent portion and the opaque portion of the mounting frame. At least a part of the transparent portion of the mounting frame is opposed to at least a part of the periphery of the display panel, thereby forming a clear portion allowing the vision to the rear side of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toyoki Takahashi, Takuya Niitsu, Youhei Kobayashi, Yasunobu Kawasaki, Shigesato Asai
  • Patent number: 7466546
    Abstract: There is provided a cooling apparatus for a flat display device. The cooling apparatus includes a flat display module, a cover for protecting an exterior of the flat display module, an air inlet formed on one side of the cover, for introducing external air, an air outlet formed in the other side of the cover, for discharging high temperature air contained inside the cover, and a shield for selectively closing the air outlet to prevent inflow of foreign substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sang Don Park
  • Patent number: 7463238
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible digital display retractable into a portable housing. Electronic components are contained within the housing to provide for portable storage, viewing and markup of digital documents, such as full-size architectural drawings, on the digital display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: VirtualBlue, LLC
    Inventors: Phillip Funkhouser, Bill Moultrie, Wayne Utz
  • Patent number: 7463487
    Abstract: There is provided a cooling apparatus for a flat display device. The cooling apparatus includes a flat display module, a front cover for protecting a front portion of the flat display module, a back cover for protecting a rear portion of the flat display module, an air inlet formed on a portion of the back cover to allow external air to be introduced into the back cover, an air outlet formed on another portion of the back cover and extending along a longitudinal length of the flat panel display module; a fan disposed inside the back cover and aligned with the air outlet formed on the back cover, and an air outlet channel formed in the back cover and aligned with the air outlet formed on the back cover, the air outlet having an effective exhaust area having a longitudinal length extending in a longitudinal direction of the flat display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hong Ki Kim
  • Patent number: 7457125
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus for a flat display device includes a flat display module, a front cover for protecting a front portion of the flat display module, a back cover for protecting a rear portion of the flat display module; an air inlet formed on a portion of the back cover to allow external air to be introduced into the back cover, an air outlet formed on another portion of the back cover to allow the air introduced into the back cover to be exhausted therethrough, a cross-flow fan disposed inside the back cover and aligned with the air outlet formed on the back cover, and an air outlet channel formed in the back cover and aligned with the air outlet formed on the back cover. A ratio of an inner diameter of the cross-flow fan to an outer diameter of the cross-flow fan is 0.69±0.03.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hong Ki Kim