Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated polarizer film and a liquid crystal display integrated with the same polarizer film.

Abstract: A light turning film includes a light incident surface with first and second pluralities of first optical microstructures and a plurality of second optical microstructures; and a light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface. The first optical microstructures and the second optical microstructures protrude outward from the light turning film, such that the height of one of the first and second optical structures is equal to or less than two thirds of the height of the other one of the first and second optical structures. The light turning film might be included in a light source module for a display apparatus.

Abstract: A display device according to the present invention includes a display region arranged with a plurality of pixels, and a sealing layer covering the display region, wherein the sealing layer includes an insulation layer having a density pattern, the density pattern is a pattern including a low density region and a high density region, the low density region has the insulation layer with a lower density than an average density within the display region of the insulation layer, and the high density region has the insulation layer with a higher density than an average density within the display region of the insulation layer.

Abstract: Provided are a polarizing plate and a display. The illustrative polarizing plate may exhibit desired characteristics in a wide range of wavelengths, and have excellent reflection and visibility at an inclined angle. For example, the polarizing plate may be used in a reflective or transflective liquid crystal display or an organic light emitting device.

Abstract: Provided are a light emitting diode and a preparation method thereof, an array substrate, and an electronic device. The light emitting diode comprises: a substrate, and a first electrode, a quantum rod light emitting layer and a second electrode disposed in lamination on the substrate, wherein, the quantum rod light emitting layer comprises a plurality of quantum rods which present a directional arrangement.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid state imaging element and an electronic device that make it possible to improve sensitivity to light on a long wavelength side. A solid state imaging element according to a first aspect of the present disclosure has a solid state imaging element in which a large number of pixels are arranged vertically and horizontally, the solid state imaging element includes a periodic concave-convex pattern on a light receiving surface and an opposite surface to the light receiving surface of a light absorbing layer as a light detecting element. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a CMOS and the like installed in a sensor that needs a high sensitivity to light belonging to a region on the long wavelength side, such as light in the infrared region.

Abstract: An optical film for improving contrast ratio, a polarizing plate including the same, and a liquid crystal display including the same are disclosed. The optical film for improving contrast ratio includes: a base layer and a contrast ratio improvement layer formed on the base layer, wherein the contrast ratio improvement layer includes a high refractive index resin layer including a patterned portion composed of one or more engraved patterns and a flat portion formed between the engraved patterns and a low refractive index resin layer directly formed on the patterned portion, the engraved patterns have a base angle of 75° to about 90°, and the patterned portion has a P/W value of greater than about 1 to about 10 or less (P is the cycle of the patterned portion (unit: ?m) and W is the maximum width of the engraved pattern (unit: ?m)).

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including a reflection type image display portion having a sheet-like anisotropic scattering member. In an area, in an in-plane direction, of the anisotropic scattering member, a low-refractive index area and a high-refractive index area are disposed in a mixture style. The anisotropic scattering member is disposed so that a light is scattered when an outside light is made incident from a surface side on which a degree of a change in a refractive index in a vicinity of a boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively large, and is emitted from a surface side on which the degree of the change in the refractive index in the vicinity of the boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively small.

Abstract: The invention relates to blend materials useful in LED lighting applications. The diffusing particle blend is a synergistic mixture of selected organic particles and selected inorganic particles of specific composition, loading, and a refractive index difference with the matrix polymer, that provide excellent light diffusion, high hiding properties and good light transmission. Articles made of this blend are useful in commercial and residential lighting, motor vehicle illumination (lights, panels), street lighting, displays and signs.

Abstract: A diffusion plate is provided. The diffusion plate includes a diffusion plate substrate, wherein the diffusion plate substrate includes grooves configured to accommodate microstructures of a light guide plate. The groove has a width larger than that of the microstructure, and the groove has a depth larger than a height of the microstructure. A method of manufacturing the diffusion plate and a backlight module are also provided. The groove of the diffusion plate provided by embodiments of the disclosure combines with the microstructure on the surfaces of the light guide plate to form a stable structure together so that the relative movement between them is reduced, and the white spot problem caused by the microstructures being scratched is also reduced.

Abstract: Provided are microcellular plastic articles having improved reflective properties. Also provided are methods of utilizing the disclosed articles.

Abstract: A display device according to the present invention includes a display region arranged with a plurality of pixels, and a sealing layer covering the display region, wherein the sealing layer includes an insulation layer having a density pattern, the density pattern is a pattern including a low density region and a high density region, the low density region has the insulation layer with a lower density than an average density within the display region of the insulation layer, and the high density region has the insulation layer with a higher density than an average density within the display region of the insulation layer.

Abstract: An electronic device may generate content that is to be displayed on a display. The display may have an array of liquid crystal display pixels for displaying image frames of the content. The display may be operated in at least a normal viewing mode, a privacy mode, an outdoor viewing mode, and a power saving mode. The different view modes may exhibit different viewing angles. In one configuration, the display may include a backlight unit that generates a collimated light source and that includes a switchable diffuser film for selectively scattering the collimated light source depending on the current viewing mode of the display. In another configuration, the display may include a backlight unit that generates a scattered light source that includes a switchable microarray structure such as a switchable mirror structure or a tunable microlens array for selectively collimating the scattered light source depending on the current viewing mode.

Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate on which a plurality of pixel areas are defined, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a cholesteric liquid crystal (“CLC”) layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a linear polarization member on the second substrate, a retardation member between the linear polarization member and the CLC layer, a light absorbing layer on the first substrate, and a light conversion member corresponding to the pixel area and interposed between the CLC layer and the light absorbing layer.

Abstract: An OLED panel is provided such that a rear face thereof faces upper faces of first to third housings. The first to third housings are disposed side-by-side in a first direction, exposing a display face in its entirety, in a case that a first hinge and a second hinge are set to open states. The third housing is larger in size in the first direction than the first housing and the second housing. The display face is partially exposed in a case that the first hinge and the second hinge are set to a closed state and an open state, respectively.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device comprising a display panel, wherein a first polarizer is arranged at a side of the display panel that is opposite to the side for displaying images, and a functional component with a grid structure and a second polarizer are arranged in sequence along the direction away from the display panel at the side for displaying images, the second polarizer being capable of scattering light rays that penetrate the second polarizer.

Abstract: A display device according to the present invention includes a display region arranged with a plurality of pixels, and a sealing layer covering the display region, wherein the sealing layer includes an insulation layer having a density pattern, the density pattern is a pattern including a low density region and a high density region, the low density region has the insulation layer with a lower density than an average density within the display region of the insulation layer, and the high density region has the insulation layer with a higher density than an average density within the display region of the insulation layer.

Abstract: A display device, a driving method thereof, a manufacturing method thereof and an anti-peeping display system are provided. The display device includes an interference display module and a first display panel disposed in a light-emitting direction of the interference display module. The light emitted by the interference display module is polarized light. In the display device, the light of an interference image generated by the interference display module will be superimposed to light of a display image generated by the first display panel, so that users can only view an unordered image and cannot view a normal image when viewing the display device under glasses-free state. The light emitted by the interference display module is polarized light, so that the normal display image can be obtained by filtering the polarized light with polarization spectacles which can filter such polarized light.

Abstract: A display unit includes a display region and a border region. The display region is configured to include a dark state. A diffusing member is positioned adjacent to the border region such that the diffusing member is coextensive with the border region. A first electromagnetic ray bundle incident on the display region in the dark state produces a first bidirectional reflection distribution function. A second electromagnetic ray bundle incident on the border region produces a second bidirectional reflection distribution function. The diffusing member is configured such that the first bidirectional reflection distribution function is substantially identical to the second bidirectional reflection distribution function. The diffusing member may include a base layer and a surface hologram recorded onto the base layer. The surface hologram is configured to encode a spatial pattern in at least one of the opacity, density, and surface height of the base layer.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a display device includes first and second substrates, a liquid crystal layer, a polarizing element, a light source, and a bending member. The first substrate includes first and second surfaces and a side surface. The second substrate includes third and fourth surfaces. The polarizing element is provided on the fourth surface side of the second substrate. The light source irradiates the side surface with polarized parallel light. The bending member bends a path of the light entering the first substrate from the light source such that the light goes to the second substrate. No polarizing element is provided between the first substrate and the light source, and the bending member is provided on the second surface side of the first substrate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate unit including pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix configuration, a second substrate unit including counter electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer. The pixel electrodes include a first and a second pixel electrode arranged to be adjacent along one of the row direction or the column direction. An inter-pixel region is provided between the first and the second pixel electrodes. The counter electrodes include a first and a second opposing portion arranged to be adjacent along the other of the row direction or the column direction. An inter-counter electrode region is provided between the first and the second opposing portions. The inter-counter electrode region overlaps the inter-pixel region. A light-shielding layer is provided in the second substrate unit, and covers the inter-counter electrode region and the inter-pixel region.

Abstract: A color conversion panel includes: a substrate; a plurality of light emitting regions on the substrate; and a light blocking region between adjacent light emitting regions among the plurality of light emitting regions, wherein the light emitting regions respectively comprise: a color filter disposed on the substrate; and a color conversion layer comprising at least one of a phosphor or a quantum dot and a polymer layer overlapping with at least one of the color filter and the substrate, and the light blocking region comprises a partition comprising at least two overlapping color filters of different colors from each other.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes a bottom chassis including a bottom portion and a sidewall portion which extends from the bottom portion; a light source disposed in the bottom chassis and configured to generate and emit a light to a display panel which displays an image with the light; and a reflective plate disposed on the bottom portion of the bottom chassis and configured to reflect a portion of the light emitted by the light source toward the display panel The reflective plate includes a reflective layer configured to reflect the light incident thereto; and a magnetic layer disposed between the reflective layer and the bottom portion of the bottom chassis, and magnetically attached to the bottom portion of the bottom chassis.

Abstract: A photoluminescent panel includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate facing the lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, and a color conversion layer disposed on the upper substrate. The color conversion layer includes a light excitation particle which absorbs light having a desired wavelength and emits excited light, and a scattering particle which scatters the excited light.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display module includes a liquid crystal panel and a backlight source; the liquid crystal panel includes an array substrate, the backlight source includes a plurality of scattering lenses, a plurality of optical pipes, and a light source; one side of each scattering lens is provided with a scatter surface, an end of each scattering lens away from the scatter surface is connected to an end of an optical pipe, the other end of the optical pipe is connected to the light source, and the scattering lens is used to scatter light passing through the optical pipe. A display device including the liquid crystal display module is further disclosed. The liquid crystal display module can improve the utilization ratio of light and reduce the power consumption.

Abstract: Dual modulator displays are disclosed incorporating a phosphorescent plate interposed in the optical path between a light source modulation layer and a display modulation layer. Spatially modulated light output from the light source modulation layer impinges on the phosphorescent plate and excites corresponding regions of the phosphorescent plate which in turn emit light having different spectral characteristics than the light output from the light source modulation layer. Light emitted from the phosphorescent plate is received and further modulated by the display modulation layer to provide the ultimate display output.

Abstract: An anti-glare film comprises an anti-glare layer having a ridge on a surface thereof. The ridge is formed by phase separation of a plurality of resin components, and the ridge has a branched structure and a total length of not less than 100 ?m, and one or more of the ridges per square millimeter exist on the surface of the anti-glare layer.

Abstract: This light-extraction film for EL includes a diffusion layer and an uneven-structure layer, the diffusion layer including first light-diffusion fine particles, and the uneven-structure layer including second light-diffusion fine particles as desired, and satisfying the expression Px?Py?5 mass %. (Px represents the content ratio of the first light-diffusion fine particles to the total mass of the diffusion layer. Py represents the content ratio of the second light-diffusion fine particles to the total mass of the uneven structure layer.

Abstract: An image display device, and a production method thereof are provided, which maximize suppression of warping of a protective panel. A liquid crystal display panel and a transparent protective panel formed from a plastic are arranged facing each other via a cured resin. An outer dimension of the protective panel is made larger than an outer dimension of the display panel. Curing is carried out with an edge of the protective panel fixed with a fixing jig during and after curing. Alternatively, the outer dimension of the protective panel is substantially equal to an outer dimension of the display panel, which is substantially equal to an inner dimension of a case and the protective panel. Curing is carried out with the resin composition in contact with substantially the whole face of the protective panel.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques related to orienting a plurality of light-generating sources of a lightguide to illuminate a backlit a device, such as a display or keyboard, with soft, even light. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Abstract: A laminate body (1) is provided with a transparent substrate (10) and a refractive layer (11) which refracts incident light towards the top of the substrate (10). The refractive layer (11) contains, at least, one kind of fluorine compound (ss) selected from a group consisting of fluoro-silsesquioxane and fluoro-silsesquioxane polymers, and a resin (pl) having a refractive index higher than that of the aforementioned fluorine compound (ss). Of the side of the substrate (10) (the side of the back surface s2) and the side opposite thereof (the side of the front surface s1), the concentration of the fluorine compound (ss) in the refractive layer (11) is higher on said side opposite (the side of the front surface s1), and the refractive layer (11) forms a graded structure layer of high refractive indices and low refractive indices inside the layer.

Abstract: A laser beam (L50) generated by a laser light source (50) is reflected by a light beam scanning device (60) and irradiated onto a hologram recording medium (45). On the hologram recording medium (45), an image (35) of a scatter plate is recorded as a hologram by using reference light that converges on a scanning origin (B). The light beam scanning device (60) bends the laser beam (L50) at the scanning origin (B) and irradiates the laser beam onto the hologram recording medium (45). At this time, scanning is carried out by changing a bending mode of the laser beam with time so that an irradiation position of the bent laser beam (L60) on the hologram recording medium (45) changes with time. Regardless of an irradiation position of the beam, diffracted light (L45) from the hologram recording medium (45) produces a reproduction image (35) of the scatter plate on the spatial light modulator (200).

Abstract: A liquid crystal display with an identifier such as a watermark, serial number, logo or other graphic design, is disclosed. The identifiers can be read electronically or with the human eye. Methods are described for fabricating identifiers on cholesteric writing tablets in particular, with varying shades of gray and hence different degrees of visibility. The identifiers are permanent and not erased when a liquid crystal image on the display is erased.

Abstract: An optical substrate having a structured prismatic surface and an opposing structured lenticular surface. The structured lenticular surface includes shallow-curved lens structures. Adjacent shallow-curved lens structure may be continuous or contiguous, or separated by a constant or variable spacing. The lens structure may have a longitudinal structure with a uniform or varying cross section. The lenticular lenses may have a laterally meandering structure. Sections of adjacent straight or meandering lenticular lenses may intersect or partially or completely overlap each other. The lenticular lenses may be in the form of discontinuous lenticular segments. The lenticular segments may have regular, symmetrical shapes, or irregular, asymmetrical shapes, which may be intersecting or overlapping, and may be textured. The lens structure may be provided with isolated ripples, in the form of a single knot, or a series of knots.

Abstract: The present technique relates to a display device and method, and a program for presenting high-quality stereoscopic images in a simpler manner. A display unit is a four-viewpoint display device having a parallax barrier. On the display unit, block regions that are formed with pixels of channels CH0 through CH3 aligned in the parallax direction are aligned in the parallax direction. An allocation control unit allocates a parallax image for the left eye or a parallax image for the right eye to the pixels of each channel in block regions, in accordance with the viewpoint position of the user. For example, the same parallax image is allocated to pixels of two different channels adjacent to each other in the parallax direction. A generating unit generates a combined image by combining the parallax image for the right eye and the parallax image for the left eye in accordance with the allocation performed by the allocation control unit, and causes the display unit to stereoscopically display the combined image.

Abstract: A polarizing plate includes a first glass plate; a second glass plate facing the first glass plate; and a polarizing device between the first and second glass plates. An external surface of at least one of the first and second glass plates, which is not in contact with the polarizing device, has a root mean square surface roughness of about 1 nanometer or less.

Abstract: An optical sheet includes: a transparent substrate sheet; and a sticking preventive portion provided on the back face of the transparent substrate sheet. The sticking preventive portion includes a plurality of printed dots. The average diameter of the printed dots is preferably no less than 1 ?m and no greater than 200 ?m. The ratio of the average height to the average diameter of the printed dots is preferably no less than 1/100 and no greater than 1. The printed dot preferably has a hemisphere-like shape having a height less than a diameter. The arrangement density of the printed dots on the back face of the substrate sheet is preferably no less than 10 dots/mm2 and no greater than 2,500 dots/mm2. A principal component of the printed dots is preferably is preferably an acrylic resin, a urethane resin or an acrylic urethane resin.

Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire (1) having a housing which is closed by a translucent cover (11). The housing accommodates a light source and control gear (6), the light source being formed from a plurality of LEDs (8) arranged on at least one circuit board (9). According to the invention the light from the LEDs (8) is coupled into at least one light guide (7) which extends from the cover (11) towards the LEDs (8). The coupled-in light from the LEDs (8) is guided in the light guide (7) to the cover (11) and is preferably emitted diffusely.

Abstract: A photoluminescent panel includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate facing the lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, and a color conversion layer disposed on the upper substrate. The color conversion layer includes a light excitation particle which absorbs light having a desired wavelength and emits excited light, and a scattering particle which scatters the excited light.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including a reflection type image display portion having a sheet-like anisotropic scattering member. In an area, in an in-plane direction, of the anisotropic scattering member, a low-refractive index area and a high-refractive index area are disposed in a mixture style. The anisotropic scattering member is disposed so that a light is scattered when an outside light is made incident from a surface side on which a degree of a change in a refractive index in a vicinity of a boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively large, and is emitted from a surface side on which the degree of the change in the refractive index in the vicinity of the boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively small.

Abstract: A display apparatus including a display device, a first prism and a second prism is provided. A part of a light beam from a display area of the display device that is covered by a first light entering surface of the first prism penetrates the first light entering surface and is sequentially refracted by a reflective refractive surface of the first prism to above the display area. Another part of the light beam from the display area that is covered by the first light entering surface penetrates the first light entering surface, is reflected by the reflective refractive surface, penetrates a first light exiting surface of the first prism, a gap, a second light entering surface of the second prism and a second light exiting surface of the second prism sequentially, and is transmitted to above a frame area of the display device.

Abstract: A laminated display unit having a light guide, an LCD panel laminated to a major surface of the light guide and a high modulus layer laminated to the light guide opposite the LCD panel. A first material having refractive index n1 is disposed immediately adjacent a first major surface of the light guide and a second material having a refractive index n2 is disposed immediately adjacent a second major surface of the light guide. The light guide has a refractive index ng which is greater than about 1.05 times nmax where nmax is the larger of n1 and n2. At least one of the first major surface and the second major surface includes a plurality of multiplets where each multiplet includes two or more extraction features.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display and a diffractive optical element (DOE). The display is used to show an image. When a user looks at the image within a first viewing angle range, he can see a first observed image, and when he looks at the image within a second viewing angle range, he can see a second observed image. The diffractive optical element is disposed in the lighting direction of the display to diffract the light constructing the first observed image to the second viewing angle range, thereby converting the first observed image into a third observed image and converting the second observed image into a fourth observed image at the same time.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus is provided. The liquid crystal display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a backlight; a liquid crystal display panel; and a light collecting layer. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first scan line and a second scan line crossing the first scan line. The light collecting layer is configured to collect lights from the backlight and guide the lights toward the liquid crystal display panel. Further, the light collecting layer includes: a first light collecting sheet having a plurality of light collecting structures extended in a first direction; and a second light collecting sheet disposed on the first light collecting sheet and having a plurality of light collecting structures extended in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. Herein, the first direction is inclined with respect to an extension direction of the scan line.

Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus which has a sufficient luminance even when viewed at a large viewing angle, and which can overcome a problem of color change. The display apparatus is a display apparatus including a display device showing a color change in accordance with viewer's viewing angle, and an anisotropic optical film having a diffusing property changed in accordance with the incident angle of light radiated thereinto. The anisotropic optical film has at least one scattering central axis, and an angle made between the scattering central axis and a direction along which the display device shows a minimum color change is from 20 to 65°, or ?20 to ?65°.

Abstract: A distortion-reducing anti-glare (DRAG) structure is disclosed, wherein the DRAG structure includes first and second transparent mediums. The first transparent medium has a first refractive index and a first light-scattering anti-glare (AG) surface. The first AG surface by itself reduces glare but introduces an amount of distortion to the transmitted light. A second transparent medium having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index is selectively added to the first transparent medium to reduce the amount of distortion in the transmitted light.

Abstract: The invention relates to blend materials useful in LED lighting applications. The diffusing particle blend is a synergistic mixture of selected organic particles and selected inorganic particles of specific composition, loading, and a refractive index difference with the matrix polymer, that provide excellent light diffusion, high hiding properties and good light transmission. Articles made of this blend are useful in commercial and residential lighting, motor vehicle illumination (lights, panels), street lighting, displays and signs.

Abstract: The invention relates to blend materials useful in LED lighting applications. The diffusing particle blend is a synergistic mixture of selected organic particles and selected inorganic particles of specific composition, loading, and a refractive index difference with the matrix polymer, that provide excellent light diffusion, high hiding properties and good light transmission. Articles made of this blend are useful in commercial and residential lighting, motor vehicle illumination (lights, panels), street lighting, displays and signs.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including a reflection type image display portion having a sheet-like anisotropic scattering member. In an area, in an in-plane direction, of the anisotropic scattering member, a low-refractive index area and a high-refractive index area are disposed in a mixture style. The anisotropic scattering member is disposed so that a light is scattered when an outside light is made incident from a surface side on which a degree of a change in a refractive index in a vicinity of a boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively large, and is emitted from a surface side on which the degree of the change in the refractive index in the vicinity of the boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively small.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal element of low drive voltage and high response speed. A liquid crystal element (1) includes a liquid crystal layer (11), first and second electrodes (21, 22), a high-resistivity layer (41), and an inorganic dielectric layer (42). The first and second electrodes (21, 22) are operable to apply voltage to the liquid crystal layer (11). The high-resistivity layer (41) is interposed between either one (21) of the first and second electrodes (21, 22) and the liquid crystal layer (11). The inorganic dielectric layer (42) is interposed between the high-resistivity layer (41) and the liquid crystal layer (11).