Abstract: A display apparatus that includes a light amount adjustment section includes a lens provided corresponding to a light receiving region of a photo-sensor element. The light amount adjustment section varies the focus position of the lens with respect to the light receiving region of the photo-sensor element to adjust the amount of light to be introduced to the light receiving region.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a first liquid crystal display panel disposed between a first cover and a second cover, a second liquid crystal display panel disposed between the first cover and the second cover, wherein a rear face of the second liquid crystal display panel faces a rear face of the first liquid crystal display panel, a main frame disposed between the first and second liquid crystal display panels, and a plate to connect the second liquid crystal display panel to the main frame.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device includes a pixel array cell provided with a plurality of pixels used to display 2D and 3D images, a switchable optical layer opposite to the pixel array cell, and a transparent both-sided adhesive film joining the pixel array cell to the switchable optical layer between the pixel array cell and the switchable optical layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) system is provided. The LCD system includes a light-passable plate, an LCD panel and a controller. The light-passable plate is configured to allow natural light to pass through the light-passable plate; and the LCD panel is coupled to the light-passable plate and is configured to receive the natural light passing through the light-passable plate. Further, the controller is coupled to the LCD panel to control the LCD panel such that the natural light passing through the light-passable plate is used as backlight for operation of the LCD panel. The light-passable plate structurally supports the LCD panel in addition to providing the natural light to the LCD panel.

Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, the first and second substrates arranged to face each other and the liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, a reflection polarizer and an absorption polarizer at opposing outer sides of the liquid crystal panel, and a backlight unit at an outer side of the liquid crystal panel and supplying light to the inside of the liquid crystal panel. A reflective axis of the reflection polarizer is parallel with a transmissive axis of the absorption polarizer, the transmissive axis of the reflection polarizer perpendicularly crosses the transmissive axis of the absorption polarize, and the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules and a dichroic dye.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display. A liquid crystal display includes: a mounting plate; a backlight unit; a plurality of liquid crystal panels which are arranged to be adjacent in a state of being spaced from an upper surface of the mounting plate; a fixing frame which is connected to the mounting frame and includes portions extending along neighboring edges of the plurality of the liquid crystal panels in a state of being spaced from one another by a predetermined distance; and a fixing bar which is fitted between the adjacent portions of the fixing frame in a state of pressing edges of the neighboring liquid crystal panels among the plurality of the liquid crystal panels. Since a liquid crystal panel is fixed by a fixing bar, the liquid crystal panel can be fixed more firmly with a simple structure.

Abstract: A display device is provided which includes a liquid crystal display panel including a plurality of pixels each having one or more sub-pixels; and control electronics configured to provide, in response to image data, signal voltages to the pixels in a first mode whereby an on-axis viewer and an off-axis viewer perceive substantially a same main image, and signal voltages to the pixels in a second mode whereby the on-axis viewer perceives the main image and the off-axis viewer perceives a side image different from the main image.

Abstract: An LCD device includes a transparent substrate. A first data electrode, a first CLC-MC layer, a first selection electrode, a second CLC-MC layer, a second data electrode, an insulating layer, a second selection electrode, a third CLC-MC layer, and a third data electrode are sequentially formed in this order on the transparent substrate.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display (1), a transparent electrode (100) constituting a display liquid crystal cell (30) has a plurality of patterns (102, and the like) for forming a desired pattern in the outer circumferential part (101) forming the whole display region, and transparent electrodes (13a, 13b) are sandwiching at least a part of liquid crystal molecules of a liquid crystal layer (20). When voltage application control of the plurality of patterns (102, and the like) is performed, respectively, for the whole display region displayed by bright display or dark display, a desired pattern can be displayed by reversed bright/dark display of the bright/dark display of the whole display region.

Abstract: Provided are a 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional image display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The display device includes: an image display panel including first and second substrates with a first liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; a switching panel including third and fourth substrates with a second liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; and a backlight unit for supplying light to the image display panel and the switching panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method for driving the same are provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a first liquid crystal layer selectively driven by a first electric field in a first direction; and a second liquid crystal layer selectively driven a second electric field in a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: a liquid crystal cell (15) including a first substrate (110), a second substrate (111), and a liquid crystal layer (160) sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first polarization member (210) for transmitting light in a predetermined polarization direction; and a second polarization member (220) for transmitting light in another polarization direction which is orthogonal to the predetermined polarization direction. At least one of the first polarization member and the second polarization member includes a multilayer thin film polarizer including a plurality of thin film polarizers which are stacked so that transmission axes of the plurality of thin film polarizers are aligned. The multilayer thin film polarizer includes a thin film polarizer formed in a predetermined film thickness by coating with dye molecules which are aligned by a shear stress.

Abstract: An article is provided in one embodiment of the invention. The article includes a display structure having a height, a width, and a thickness that define a volume. The display structure further includes components that emit light to generate a three-dimensional image within the volume. The display structure includes a stack. The stack includes at least one layer. The layer includes a substrate, the components that emit light and a controller. The components that emit light may each be secured to the substrate. The controller may be secured to the substrate. The controller may control the components that emit light to generate a three-dimensional image within the volume. The controller may be connected to two or more of the organic electronic devices. The components that emit light may include organic electronic devices. The components that emit light may include a light-emitting nano-wire device.

Abstract: A multi-display apparatus includes; a first display panel including a first display device, and a second display panel including a second display device, wherein pixels of the first display panel are vertically aligned with pixels of the second display panel in an area where the first display panel and the second display panel overlap.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrically-driven liquid crystal lens which includes a light shade to be switched on/off according to whether or not voltage is applied, reducing a cell gap of a liquid crystal layer, and a stereoscopic display device using the same, the electrically-driven liquid crystal lens includes first and second substrates opposite each other and each including plural lens regions and a light shade provided at a boundary of each lens region, first electrodes formed in a given direction on the first substrate in each lens region, a second electrode formed on the second substrate and having an aperture corresponding to the light shade, first and second light shade switching electrodes formed at the light shade and extending parallel to the first electrodes, a liquid crystal layer between both the substrates, and a polarizer plate formed above the second substrate and having a first transmission axis.

Abstract: A gaming system includes a first display configured to display the random outcome of the wagering game, and a second display disposed to overlay at least a portion of the first display. The second display includes a transmissive liquid crystal display defining a transmissive window behind which a corresponding portion of the first display is positioned. The liquid crystal display further includes a polarizing film having a plurality of patterned features generally aligned with the transmissive window. The polarizing film is at least partially removed in the area of the patterned features to enhance transmissivity of the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: The invention relates to a panel for controlling viewing angle and a liquid crystal display having the same. More particularly, there is provided a panel for controlling viewing angle including a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; liquid crystal layer provided between the first and the second substrate; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate; a second electrode disposed on a first side of the second substrate facing the first electrode; and a light blocking film disposed on a second side of the second electrode and a liquid crystal display having the same.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display element includes a liquid crystal composition sandwiched between substrates, wherein at least two types of liquid crystal compositions which exhibit liquid crystal phase in different temperature ranges are contained within each one pixel, and each of the at least two types of liquid crystal compositions is sealed and isolated within each pixel.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the provision of an optical pickup apparatus in which a liquid crystal optical element constructed by combining an aberration correcting liquid crystal panel and an n?/4 liquid crystal panel in an integral fashion is mounted in a tilted position.

Abstract: A pixel unit including a first sub-pixel is disclosed. The first sub-pixel includes a first display medium, a second display medium, a first driving device, and a second driving device. The first driving device drives the first display medium. The second driving device drives the second display medium.

Abstract: An LC-based optical device compensates for differences in optical path lengths of polarization components of input beam. As a result, PDL and PMD of the optical device are reduced. The compensation mechanism may be a glass plate that is disposed in an optical path of a polarization component so that the optical path length of that polarization component can be made substantially equal to the optical path length of the other polarization component that traverses through a half-wave plate. Another compensation mechanism is a birefringent displacer that has two sections sandwiching a half-wave plate, wherein the two sections are of different widths and the planar front surface of the birefringent displacer can be positioned to be non-orthogonal with respect to the incident input light beam.

Abstract: A diffusive display, such as a polymer network liquid crystal display (PNLCD) and a visible wavelength light polarizer are combined to form a diffusive display device. The diffusive display device may provide black and white or color presentation with refresh rates suitable for playback of animation or full motion video using ambient or emitted light. By altering a state of the diffusive material, such as polymer network liquid crystals, between a scatter state and a clear state an image may be generated.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a display that can reliably shield visible light in the entire wavelength regions when viewed from an oblique direction and a viewing angle control element used for the display. A viewing angle control liquid crystal panel (2) is comprised of a liquid crystal cell (21) and an emission-side polarizing plate (22). When light having a part of wavelength components (R,G) in the visible wavelength regions enters at least at a predetermined angle, the liquid crystal cell (21) provides the incident light with a phase difference so as to function as a first light-shielding layer that shields the light of the R and G components not to pass through the emission-side polarizing plate (22).

Abstract: An electronic imaging device includes a display unit having a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels, and a barrier layer disposed in front of the display unit and divided into a plurality of areas along a scan direction. The barrier layer includes a plurality of first barrier electrodes and a plurality of second barrier electrode. The plurality of first barrier electrodes includes a plurality of first and second sub-electrodes in a zigzag pattern along the scan direction, the plurality of second barrier electrodes includes a plurality of third and fourth sub-electrodes in a zigzag pattern along the scan direction, and the third and fourth sub-electrodes being offset with respect to the first and second sub-electrodes along the scan direction.

Abstract: To provide a display device having an input function that is not dependent on the light environment, multiple sensor pixel circuits that detect light in a specified detection period and hold the light amount when not in the specified detection period are disposed in a pixel region. In a frame in which input is performed using the sensor pixel circuits, a backlight is lit one time for a time in a frame period, and a first detection period and a second detection period are set one time each in the frame period. The difference between the light amount in the first detection period and the light amount in the second detection period is obtained using a difference circuit. The backlight is in an extinguished state at the beginning of the first detection period, and lighting of the backlight is started at a time during the first detection period.

Abstract: A system and method for cooling back to back electronic displays. Transparent first and second gas chambers are co-existive with the front display surfaces of the first and second electronic displays. A closed loop of isolated gas enters the first and second gas chambers and contacts the front surfaces of the electronic displays, where it may extract heat from the front display surfaces. The isolated gas is then directed into a cooling chamber where it is cooled and re-introduced into the first and second gas chambers. Fans may be used to propel the isolated gas through the cooling chamber and the first and second gas chambers. The circulating gas removes heat directly from the electronic display surfaces. The isolated gas is transparent or at least semi-transparent to ensure that the image quality of the electronic displays is minimally impacted.

Abstract: An electrically-driven liquid crystal lens wherein electric connection between finely split electrodes and signal lines used to apply signals to the split electrodes can be accomplished using a minimal number of masks and signals can be applied to the finely split electrodes without line resistance, and a stereoscopic display device using the same are disclosed.

Abstract: A display device 1 of the present invention includes a first conductive layer 20 and a second conductive layer 21 arranged across an insulating layer 24 from the first conductive layer 20. An overlap section 40 at which the first conductive layer 20 and the second conductive layer 21 overlap each other is provided. At least one of the first conductive layer 20 and the second conductive layer 21 includes a slit portion 210a that is arranged in the overlap section 40. The width of the slit portion 210a is set to be smaller at a medial area 82 except both end areas 81 of the slit portion 210a, than at the both end areas 81.

Abstract: To provide an erasing device whose power consumption required for erasing operations is suppressed, which does not spoil the portability of an optical writing type display medium. In a first display function layer, voltages applied to two cholesteric liquid crystal layers when an erasing voltage is applied between a pair of electrodes are defined as V1, V2, respectively, and threshold voltages with which the cholesteric liquid crystal layers change to the homeotropic alignment are defined as Vth1, Vth2, respectively. In that case, in a state the voltages V1 and V2 are determined according to only each resistance of the cholesteric liquid crystal layers and resistance of a photoconductive layer, i.e., a sufficient time has passed from a point at which the erasing voltage is applied, V1?Vth1 and V2?Vth2 apply.

Abstract: A transflective display device of the present invention includes a backlight module, an electrophoretic device, and a liquid crystal panel. The electrophoretic device includes a first substrate; a second substrate; an electrophoretic layer; a collector; a gate electrode and a plurality of transparent electrodes. The first substrate has at least a pixel region, and a device region and a display region are defined in the pixel region. The first substrate is disposed oppositely to the second substrate, and the electrophoretic layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The electrophoretic layer includes a transparent fluid and a plurality of opaque charged particles. The collector, the gate electrode, and the plurality of transparent electrodes are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the collector and the gate electrode are disposed in the device region and the transparent electrodes are disposed in the display region.

Abstract: An image display comprises at least one display device having a first pair of transparent conductive layers, a second pair of transparent conductive layers spaced apart from the first pair transparent conductive layers, a display layer disposed between the first pair of transparent conductive layers, the display layer configured to display an image in response to a first set of voltages applied to the first pair of transparent conductive layers, and a light control layer disposed between the second pair of transparent conductive layers, the light control layer configured to operate in one of a transmissive mode to allow an incident light to pass toward the display layer and a reflective mode to reflect an incident light away from the display layer in response to a second set of voltages applied to the second pair of transparent conductive layers.

Abstract: A dual liquid crystal display device includes a transmissive liquid crystal display panel; a reflective liquid crystal display panel formed on the same substrate as the transmissive liquid crystal display panel; a first light guide block disposed under the transmissive liquid crystal display panel and having dot patterns formed on a first surface thereof; a second light guide block disposed under the reflective liquid crystal display panel and having V-grooves formed on a first surface thereof; a light source disposed adjacent to the first light guide block; a housing in which the transmissive and reflective liquid crystal display panels, the light source and the light guide blocks are seated, the housing having an opening to correspond to an image display surface of the reflective liquid crystal display panel; a dual brightness enhancement film provided in a region corresponding to the opening of the housing.

Abstract: A display includes a display device having a first polarizer and a second polarizer or a reflector, and a display layer disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer or the reflector. A liquid crystal layer is disposed between the display layer and one of the first polarizer and the second polarizer or reflector. The liquid crystal molecules of at least one region of the liquid crystal layer are switchable between a first state in which the display has a first display mode with a first viewing angle range and a second state in which the display has a second display mode having a second viewing angle range smaller than the first viewing angle range.

Abstract: With the objective of achieving increased luminous efficiency while suppressing a rise in discharge voltage in a high-definition PDP, a PDP is configured with ribs at intervals between a front plate and a back plate, the ribs partitioning a gap between the front plate and the back plate into spaces. Each space constitutes a discharge cell. A minimum width of a discharge space in the discharge cell is in a range from 65 ?m to 100 ?m at a position adjacent to a pair of discharge electrodes. A ternary discharge gas of xenon, neon, and helium is enclosed in the discharge space. The partial pressure ratio of xenon in the discharge gas is in a range of 15% to 25%, and the partial pressure ratio of helium is in a range of 20% to 50%. The total pressure of the discharge gas is set between 60 kPa and 70 kPa.

Abstract: A display panel includes: a reflective display panel including: two substrates disposed so as to face each other; transparent electrodes formed over each of the two substrates; and a reflective material layer, sealed between the two substrates, including a reflection state which changes based on a voltage applied between the transparent electrodes; a light absorption layer disposed on a first surface side of the reflective display panel; and a cut-off filter layer disposed on a second surface side of the reflective display panel, wherein, in a visible wavelength range, a wavelength at which reflection from the transparent electrodes is smallest overlaps a dominant reflective wavelength of the reflective material layer in a reflective state, and wherein the cut-off filter layer transmits light in a wavelength range which is reflected by the reflective material layer in the reflective state and absorbs light reflected by the transparent electrodes.

Abstract: A display device 1 according to the present invention, having a display area AA capable of image display and a nondisplay area PA provided outside the display area AA, includes a first wiring line 14 and a second wiring line 20 in the nondisplay area PA. The second wiring line 20 is arranged across an insulating layer 17 from the first wiring line 14, so that a crossover section 25 at which the first wiring line 14 intersects with the second wiring line 20 is provided. The second wiring line 20 includes a plurality of branch lines 22, 23 branching therefrom and being located in the crossover section 25, while the first wiring line 14 includes a plurality of slit portions 260A, 270A and the like crossing the branch lines 22, 23.

Abstract: A multilayer liquid crystal display element has a plurality of data electrode layer-to-layer interconnects formed in a non-display area of a liquid crystal display panel for connecting data electrodes of liquid crystal display panels for R, G, and B to a plurality of data signal input terminals from layer to layer, and a plurality of scanning electrode layer-to-layer interconnects formed in the non-display area for connecting scanning electrodes of the liquid crystal display panels for R, G, and B to a plurality of scan signal input terminals from layer to layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides an illuminating apparatus locally reducing light intensity without depending on the configuration of a light source itself. An illuminating apparatus used as a backlight of a display apparatus having a liquid crystal display panel with a pair of first polarizers, including a light source and a liquid crystal light control panel. The liquid crystal light control panel has a pair of second polarizers and suppresses amount of transmission of light from the light source, thereby allows the light from the light source to have such a light intensity distribution along a plane that light intensity is locally reduced. The polarization degree in the second polarizers is optimized so that transmission light amount ratio of the second polarizers is lower than that of the first polarizers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid crystal display element having a liquid crystal enclosed between a pair of substrates and a multi-layer liquid crystal display element utilizing such elements. A liquid crystal display element having improved strength at enclosing portions thereof is provided without any reduction in the throughput of manufacturing steps along with a multi-layer liquid crystal display element utilizing such elements.

Abstract: The present application provides a display apparatus including: a display panel having a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix; a first polarizer; a second polarizer; a surface emitting light source; a third polarizer; and a polarization control element whose orientation of a transmission axis changes according to a control signal. A control section outputs a control signal that controls orientation of the transmission axis of the polarization control element so that a polarization axis of transmission light of the polarization control element is oriented in a direction crossing the transmission axis of the first polarizer in a part corresponding to a pixel position of black display and is oriented in a direction parallel to the transmission axis of the first polarizer in a part corresponding to a pixel position of white display.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display element includes a first substrate having a first electrode on one surface thereof, a transparent second substrate having a transparent second electrode on one surface thereof, a first liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal composition, a color filter, and a second liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal composition, and at least one of the first and second liquid crystal layers includes an additive having dielectric properties, and the dielectric constant of the first liquid crystal layer is different from that of the second liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A 3D grid controllable liquid crystal lens is provided. In the 3D grid controllable liquid crystal lens, at least two layers of a plurality of active device arrays are stacked on a first substrate, and a plurality of liquid crystal layer are respectively disposed on the active device arrays. Then, a driving voltage applied on each active device array is suitably controlled to control the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, so as to generate a refractive index distribution similar to gradient-index lens in the 3D grid controllable liquid crystal lens. Therefore, the 3D grid controllable liquid crystal lens has a focusing function for focusing/diverging the light, similar to a convex lens or a concave lens. A method for manufacturing the 3D grid controllable liquid crystal lens is also provided.

Abstract: An integrated touch screen and display device includes a polarizer with a layer of transparent conductive material deposited thereon. A touch screen controller is coupled to electrodes of the transparent conductive layer to detect the location of touches by, for example, a finger or stylus. A method for producing an integrated touch screen and display device includes applying a transparent conductive coating to an outer surface of a polarizer of a display device, creating electrodes in the conductive coating, and coupling the electrodes to a touch screen controller. A double super twisted nematic display that includes a capacitive touch panel integrated into a compensation cell of the display is also provided herein.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device 1 of the present invention includes a first conductive layer 20 and a second conductive layer 21 arranged across an insulating layer from the first conductive layer 20. A crossover section 40 at which the first conductive layer 20 and the second conductive layer 21 intersect each other is provided. At least one of the first conductive layer 20 and the second conductive layer 21 includes a slit portion 210a and a cutout portion 201b, which are arranged in the crossover section 40 so that the cutout portion 210b is at a predetermined distance from the slit portion 210a.

Abstract: An optical pulse shaper includes an optical delay line; a spatial light modulator placed at the Fourier plane of the optical delay line having a spectral amplitude spatial light modulator; a spectral phase and polarization ellipticity spatial light modulator; and a spectral polarization rotator; and a controller configured to independently control an amplitude, a phase and polarization ellipticity, and a linear polarization of an optical pulse. A method for shaping an optical pulse is also provided.

Abstract: An optical film includes, in the following order: a transparent support; an oriented film; an optically anisotropic layer; and a hardcoat layer, the oriented film is directly contacted with the optically anisotropic layer and the optically anisotropic layer is directly contacted with the hardcoat layer, the optically anisotropic layer is formed from a composition containing a liquid crystalline compound having an unsaturated double bond, the optically anisotropic layer and the hardcoat layer are connected with a covalent bond, and in-plane retardation of the optical film at a wavelength of 550 nm is from 80 to 200 nm and retardation in a direction of thickness of the optical film at a wavelength of 550 nm is from ?70 to 70 nm.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a substrate, gate lines that extend in a first direction, data lines that cross the gate lines and extend in a second direction, and unit pixels. Each unit pixel includes a first subpixel electrode connected to an ith gate line by a first switching device, a second subpixel electrode connected to the ith gate line by a second switching device, and a third switching device including a drain electrode capacitively coupled to the second subpixel electrode and a source electrode connected to the first subpixel electrode. The third switching device is connected to an (i+1)th gate line, the first and second subpixel electrodes between the ith gate line and the (i+1)th gate line are arranged in an order opposite that of the first and second subpixel electrodes between the (i+I)th gate line and an (i+2)th gate line.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multi-touch LCD panel. A conductive colloidal mixture formed by mixing a plurality of conductive particles and a colloid is coated on the electrode layer of the counter substrate and is solidified to make the conductive particles electrically connect to the corresponding sensing electrodes of the array substrate. Consequently, when an external force is applied to one touching position on the counter substrate, the conductive particles electrically connect the sensing electrodes to the electrode layer and the touching signal of the position can be obtained. Due to the integration of the conductive particles into the liquid crystal cell gap, the multi-touch LCD panel has the advantages of slimness and lightness. Moreover, the manufacturing process of the conductive particles is introduced after the conventional counter substrate manufacturing method, and the objective of simple process, low cost and high yields can be achieved.

Abstract: Lighting systems, in particular used for SSTV, disco lights, lighting consoles and claviluxes. In order to reduce noise and to increase robustness, the system comprises a light beam source (6) arranged for generating a beam of light, a projection gate (8) arranged for controlling the beam of light, wherein the light beam source (6) is comprised of at least one light emitting diode, and the projection gate (8) comprises at least one liquid crystal (LC) optical element.

Abstract: A polarization modulator for time-multiplexed stereoscopic 3D applications rapidly switches between two polarization states in alternate subframes. The polarization modulator uses two liquid crystal devices arranged in optical series and driven such that the second device compensates a change the first device makes to an input polarization state of incident light during alternate subframes. The compensating liquid crystal devices are characterized in that, if the same voltage is applied to both of them, the second device compensates the change that the first device makes to the input polarization state, regardless of the applied voltage level. If the applied voltage is changed from one level to another and the liquid crystal material in the liquid crystal devices relaxes to the new voltage level, polarization state compensation will take place throughout the duration of the relaxation so that the slow, unpowered transition does not manifest itself as a change in polarization state.