Abstract: A circuit for generating a PWM signal includes a shift register having a plurality of clock-controlled register units. Each clock-controlled register unit has an input and an output. The circuit also includes a write unit configured to set the outputs of the register units each to a designated logical value. The circuit further includes a clock generator configured to drive the register units with a common clock signal. The register units are connected in series. The shift register is configured to output the PWM signal at an output contact. The PWM signal is a chronological sequence of the logical values set in the register units, the PWM signal assumes each of the logical values with the duration of one clock of the clock signal, the clock signal is cyclic, during one cycle the duration of successive clocks changes, and the clock signal is identical per cycle.

Abstract: A circuit for generating a PWM signal includes a shift register having a plurality of clock-controlled register units. Each clock-controlled register unit has an input and an output. The circuit also includes a write unit configured to set the outputs of the register units each to a designated logical value. The circuit further includes a clock generator configured to drive the register units with a common clock signal. The register units are connected in series. The shift register is configured to output the PWM signal at an output contact. The PWM signal is a chronological sequence of the logical values set in the register units, the PWM signal assumes each of the logical values with the duration of one clock of the clock signal, the clock signal is cyclic, during one cycle the duration of successive clocks changes, and the clock signal is identical per cycle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a head mounted display comprising: a rear case for accommodating a lens part; a front case, which is coupled to the rear case, forms an exterior, and includes an open part; a fixing part, which performs a particular function, has one end mounted on the rear case so as to prevent the separation of the rear case from the front case, and passes through the open part so as to be exposed to the outside; and a controller, wherein the controller generates a control command through the fixing part or controls the fixing part such that data is outputted, and the front case is made of polypropylene (PP) or polycarbonate (PC).

Abstract: A splice display includes at least two liquid crystal displays (LCDs) that are mutually spliced, and the LCDs form a spliced frame at a spliced position of the LCD. The splice display further includes an image splitter and at least one organic electroluminescence display (OLED) panel. A frame of the OLED is transparent, and the OLED covers the spliced frame. The image splitter splits an image signal into a plurality of parts, and transmits the split image signal to the OLED and the LCDs for display.

Abstract: A display device includes a pixel array section, the pixel array section having pixels arranged in a matrix form, at least one of the pixels including an electro-optical element, a write transistor, a holding capacitance, a drive transistor, and a switching transistor. A write scan line is disposed for each pixel row of the pixel array section and adapted to convey a write signal to be applied to the gate electrode of the write transistor. The wiring structure of the write scan line does not intersect with the wiring pattern connected to the gate electrode of the drive transistor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a head mount display including: a display section displaying video pictures for the left and right eyes; an audio output section outputting sound accompanying the video pictures; a user operation section operated by the user to adjust the volume of the sound outputted by the audio output section; a mounting sensor detecting whether or not the user has worn the head mount display; and a control section controlling the operation to adjust the volume requested by the user by operating the user operation section in accordance with a detection result from the mounting sensor.

Abstract: An electro-optic device according an embodiment of the invention can increase the number of gray scales capable of being expressed. A liquid crystal panel is viewed via a blocking unit which blocks the field of view in a predetermined non-viewing period. A converting unit converts, based on a video signal, a gray-scale value input for each frame composed of a subfields into a subfield code indicating a combination of ON and OFF of b (2?b?a) subfields included in a viewing period other than the non-viewing period and c (1?c?b) subfields included in the non-viewing period. A driving unit drives a plurality of electro-optic elements each based on the converted subfield code.

Abstract: A display device includes a pixel array section, the pixel array section having pixels arranged in a matrix form, at least one of the pixels including an electro-optical element, a write transistor, a holding capacitance, a drive transistor, and a switching transistor. A write scan line is disposed for each pixel row of the pixel array section and adapted to convey a write signal to be applied to the gate electrode of the write transistor. The wiring structure of the write scan line does not intersect with the wiring pattern connected to the gate electrode of the drive transistor.

Abstract: When dividing one frame into a plurality of sub-frames to carry out image display, in a gradation range which is able to be displayed using only sub-frames other than the last sub-frame (for example, luminance ½ or less in the case of two-part division, and luminance ¾ or less in the case of four-part division), the luminance of the last sub-frame is set as the minimum luminance, and luminance display is carried out using the other sub-frames.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a display device in which a problem of light leakage from a liquid crystal element in black display is reduced or overcome and the contrast is improved. It is another object to provide a pixel circuit having a function to control a lighting state of a backlight based on each pixel. These objects are achieved by turning off a light-emitting element in display of a black gray scale, and by providing a light-emitting element in each pixel and providing, in a pixel circuit, a function to individually control lighting and non-lighting of the light-emitting element depending on a gray scale to perform display. When a backlight is provided in each pixel, a light-emitting element that is a backlight is turned off when a black gray scale is displayed, whereby reduction in contrast due to light leakage from a liquid crystal element can be prevented.

Abstract: A pixel includes a load, a transistor which controls a current supplied to the load, a storage capacitor, and first to fourth switches. By inputting a potential in accordance with a video signal into the pixel after the threshold voltage of the transistor is held in the storage capacitor, and holding a voltage of the sum of the threshold voltage and the potential, variations of a current value caused by variations of threshold voltage of a transistor can be suppressed. Consequently, a predetermined current can be supplied to the load such as a light-emitting element. Further, by changing the potential of a power supply line, a display device with a high duty ratio can be provided.

Abstract: An overhead visor display system for an aircraft cockpit includes one or more transparent OLED visors. The visor may display text and images, such as aircraft flight or system data, navigational data, conformal images of actual views outside the aircraft, or may function as a sun shade. The visor may be rotated up towards the ceiling of the cockpit out of view. Optionally, the visors may be moved by a pilot on a rail from one side window to the front windscreen, and to the other side window.

Abstract: A display device including a light emitting element array composed of a plurality of light emitting elements includes a micro lens array composed of a plurality of micro lenses provided on the light emission surface side of the light emitting element array and a light shielding member provided on the light emission surface side more than the micro lens array. The light shielding member includes a light shielding member in which a light absorption wall and a medium arranged alternately along the light emission surface, wherein the light absorption rate of the medium is lower than that of the light absorption wall.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit having a plurality of pixels each including a light emitting element, a drive transistor and a correction transistor, a scan line, a signal line, a power supply line and a gate line connected to the pixels; a scan line drive circuit applying a selection pulse to the scan line; and a signal line drive circuit writing a video signal to a pixel selected by the scan line drive circuit by applying a video signal voltage to the signal line. The drive transistor and the correction transistor are connected to each other in series on a path between the power supply line and the light emitting element in each of the pixels. Gate voltage for correction to be applied to the gate of the correction transistor via the gate line is set individually in each of unit regions in the display unit.

Abstract: A display device includes: pixels each including a light emitting element; scan lines, signal lines, and power supply lines; a scan line drive circuit applying a selection pulse to the scan lines in succession; a signal line drive circuit applying a signal pulse to the signal lines through switching a gray-scale interpolation voltage, a basic voltage and a video signal voltage, in this order to perform gray-scale interpolation; and a power supply line drive circuit applying a control pulse to the power supply lines. The scan line drive circuit generates the selection pulse through alternately switching an on-voltage and an off-voltage, and applies the pulse to the scan lines so that application of the on-voltage to the scan line starts in a time period of the gray-scale interpolation voltage and the on-voltage is switched to the off-voltage in a time period of the basic voltage.

Abstract: A display unit with which gradation control is facilitated, a method of driving the same, and an electronics device are provided. The display unit includes: a pixel circuit array section including a plurality of scanning lines arranged in rows, a plurality of signal lines arranged in columns, and a plurality of light emitting devices and a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in a matrix state correspondingly to an intersection of each scanning line and each signal line; a signal line drive circuit sequentially applying a signal voltage corresponding to a video signal to each signal line, and applying an erasing pulse to a specific signal line at given timing so that a duty ratio determined based on the video signal is obtained; and a scanning line drive circuit applying a given selection pulse to the scanning line while the erasing pulse is applied to the specific signal line.

Abstract: A display unit with which the internal structure is able to be simplified, a method of driving the same, and an electronics device are provided. The display unit includes a video signal processing circuit, a signal line drive circuit, a power source line drive circuit and a scanning line drive circuit. The power source line drive circuit concurrently applies a control pulse to the all power source lines, and concurrently controls light emission and light extinction of the all light emitting devices. The scanning line drive circuit applies a first selection pulse to the all scanning lines during time period when the fixed voltage is applied, and subsequently and sequentially applies a second selection pulse to the plurality of scanning lines during time period when the erasing pulse is applied.

Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof where different sounds are output depending upon characteristics of display images. The display device includes a display unit having a plurality of pixels, a signal controller, and a sound controller. The display unit displays images by selectively activating pixels from among the plurality of pixels in accordance with input video signals and input image control signals. The signal controller reads the input video signals to generate on-pixel signals having information about a ratio of a number of the activated pixels compared to a total number of pixels in the plurality of pixels per each frame and generating a sound output start signal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a projection system includes a color wheel operable to filter light into a passed component and a reflected component. The projection system also includes a digital micromirror device comprising a plurality of micromirrors each operable to receive the passed component and the reflected component. Each micromirror is selectively positionable to direct, at approximately the same time, the passed component and the reflected component to desired locations. The projection system also includes an optical system operable to direct the passed component and the reflected component from the color wheel to the digital micromirror device at approximately the same time.

Abstract: A vending machine product storage tray system and vending machine system having the advantages of an addressable information display proximate to the vended product stored for sale therein is exposed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a LCOS display driving system. The driving sequential control block generates a control code representing a loading sequence of the R, G, and B data for pixels in one of scan lines. The multiplexer multiplexes the R, G, and B data from latches according the control code. The shared level shifter shifts the level of the R, G, and B data from the multiplexer. The digital analog converts converting the R, G, and B data to a corresponding analog R, G, and B data voltage. The shared unity-gain buffer stores the analog R, G, and B data voltage from the shared digital analog converter. The demultiplexer demultiplexes the analog R, G, and B data voltage according the control code.

Abstract: A display system has a device for projecting a light beam and a display. The light beam includes encoded data. The display includes light sources selectively activated according to the encoded data received from the device.

Abstract: A unit circuit includes a capacitive element having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a dielectric layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a transistor having a gate electrode connected to the first electrode, a first terminal supplied with one of a low potential and a high potential, a second terminal connected to a driven element, a first switching element controlling electrical connection between the gate electrode of the transistor and the second terminal, and a second switching element connected to the second electrode. A potential of the first electrode is set to a predetermined potential higher than a first potential, and the potential of the first electrode is set to the first potential in a state that the first electrode is electrically isolated from the predetermined potential by turning off the first switching element.

Abstract: A driving circuit for display elements, comprises a modulation circuit that outputs a modulating signal to be applied to wiring to which display elements are connected; and an output circuit that serializes modulation data including height value data for determining a height value of at least part of waveform of the modulating signal and pulse width data for determining a pulse width of at least part of waveform of the modulating signal so that the modulation data can be transmitted to the modulation circuit by transmission paths, the number of which is smaller than the number of bits of the modulation data, and outputs the serialized modulation data.

Abstract: A display device includes: a panel in which plural pixels that emit lights according to a video signal are sectioned into plural areas; a light reception sensor that is arranged in each of the areas and outputs a light reception signal according to light emission luminance; and signal processing means. The area includes first and second pixel groups including at least one pixel and plural pixels other than the first pixel group, respectively. The signal processing means includes arithmetic means for outputting an arithmetic signal according to arithmetic operation of an offset value and a light reception value; converting means for outputting digital data according to the arithmetic signal; and correcting means for correcting the video signal according to the digital data and supplying the corrected video signal to the first pixel group.

Abstract: A display device includes: a panel in which plural pixels emitting lights according to a video signal are sectioned into plural areas; a light reception sensor arranged in each of the areas and outputting a light reception signal according to light emission luminance; converting means for outputting digital data according to the light reception signal; and signal processing means. The area includes first and second pixel groups including at least one pixel and plural pixels other than the first pixel group, respectively. The signal processing means corrects the video signal according to arithmetic operation of digital data obtained when the first and the second pixel groups are caused to emit lights at predetermined light emission luminance and digital data obtained when light emission luminance of the second pixel group is maintained and that of the first pixel group is changed, and supplies the corrected signal to the first pixel group.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the present invention, deterioration of display quality is prevented from occurring in a display device provided with an active matrix substrate even when a larger size or a higher resolution is employed and a drive frequency is increased. In an active matrix substrate of a liquid crystal display device, a charge sharing control signal line is disposed so as to be arranged along each gate line and charge sharing TFTs are provided for each source line in numbers equal to the number of the gate lines. The gate terminal of the charge sharing TFT is connected to the charge sharing control signal line and the source and drain terminals are connected with neighboring source lines via connection electrode portions, respectively. Each of the charge sharing control signal lines is provided with a signal which turns on the charge sharing TFT for a predetermined period of every one horizontal period.

Abstract: An organic EL display device is provided with at least three light emitting regions. A first side of a virtual rectangle is in contact with part of the boundary of the first light emitting region. A second side of the virtual rectangle that is parallel or substantially parallel to the first side is in contact with portions of the boundaries of the second and third light emitting regions. A third side of the virtual rectangle that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first side is in contact with portions of the boundaries of the first and second light emitting regions. A fourth side of the virtual rectangle that is parallel or substantially parallel to the third side is in contact with portions of the boundaries of the first and third light emitting regions. The second and third light emitting regions have substantially the same width in the direction of extension of the third side.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to simplify steps needed to process a wiring in forming a multilayer wiring. In addition, when a droplet discharging technique or a nanoimprint technique is used to form a wiring in a contact hole having a comparatively long diameter, the wiring in accordance with the shape of the contact hole is formed, and the wiring portion of the contact hole is likely to have a depression compared with other portions. A penetrating opening is formed by irradiating a light-transmitting insulating film with laser light having high intensity and a pulse high in repetition frequency. A plurality of openings having a minute contact area is provided instead of forming one penetrating opening having a large contact area to have an even thickness of a wiring by reducing a partial depression and also to ensure contact resistance.

Abstract: An illumination system is disclosed for use with an array of imaging mirrors such as in a projection imaging system. The projection imaging system includes projection optics and first and second light source assemblies located in first and second illumination locations. The imaging mirrors are individually controllable between first and second different reflecting states to form an image, the first reflecting state causing light from the first illumination location to be reflected to the projection optics and the second reflecting state causing light from the second illumination location to be reflected to the projection optics.

Abstract: A flat panel display includes a pixel electrode, an organic emission layer, an opposite electrode, a phase shift layer and a reflecting layer disposed on a substrate. The phase shift layer and the reflecting layer are stacked on the opposite electrode to destructively interfere with reflected external light to realize black and achieve excellent luminous efficiency.

Abstract: A panel driving method in which a single TV field includes at least one reset period and at least one subfield and each of the at least one subfields includes an address period and a sustain period, includes supplying a variable reset pulse according to the length of a pause period in a previous or present TV field. A variable reset period is supplied according to the length of a pause period in a single TV field, so that a reset operation for preparing the address period is stably performed.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to improve the usability of a material, and to provide a display device which can be manufactured by simplifying the manufacturing process and a manufacturing technique thereof. It is also an object of the invention to provide a technique in which a pattern of a wiring or the like constituting these display devices can be formed to have a desired shape with favorable controllability. One feature of a droplet discharge device of the invention comprises: a discharge means for discharging a composition including a pattern forming material; and a shape means for shaping the shape of the composition before the composition is attached to a formation region, in which the shape means is provided between the discharge means and the formation region.

Abstract: An image projection module within a housing accessory is operative for causing selected pixels in a raster pattern to be illuminated to produce an image at different image planes of VGA quality. A personal media player is connected to the housing accessory and the image projection module to supply image signals for the image to be projected.

Abstract: A display is provided with a self-light emitting display unit and includes: first means detecting the maximum value of input signals on each line; second means not only determining which of predetermined plural classes each line belongs to using the maximum value of the line and predetermined threshold values, but also calculating a total number of lines belonging to each class; and third means determining the number of lighting-up times in each class in one field period based on the total number of lines belonging to the class obtained by the second means and a predetermined reference total number of lighting-up times and furthermore, determining the number of lighting-up times on each line in one field period based on a result of classification on the line obtained by the second means and the number-of lighting-up times on each class in one field period.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided to controllably reduce power of a laser projection display (LPD). Light is scanned from a laser onto a viewing surface to produce an image thereon, and power used by the laser is reduced used while scanning at least a portion of the viewing surface.

Abstract: A driving circuit for display elements, comprises a modulation circuit that outputs a modulating signal to be applied to wiring to which display elements are connected; and an output circuit that serializes modulation data including height value data for determining a height value of at least part of waveform of the modulating signal and pulse width data for determining a pulse width of at least part of waveform of the modulating signal so that the modulation data can be transmitted to the modulation circuit by transmission paths, the number of which is smaller than the number of bits of the modulation data, and outputs the serialized modulation data.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a control circuit for outputting a timing signal for determining a predetermined time period and a clock signal counted to determine the length of a modulation signal. The display apparatus is capable of switching between a first state in which a first timing signal and a first clock signal are output, and a second state in which a second timing signal and a second clock signal are output. The first time period is shorter than the second time period, wherein the first time period is the predetermined time period determined by the first timing signal and the second time period is the predetermined time period determined by the second timing signal. The frequency of the first clock signal is higher than the frequency of the second clock signal.

Abstract: A compact displaying optical system capable of reducing a speckle noise and a loss of light amount is disclosed. The displaying optical system which projects images using coherent light, comprises a light source which emits the light; and a polarization control unit. The polarization control unit changes the polarization state of the light emitted from the light source temporally.

Abstract: An illumination unit with an improved color synthesis prism, which can synthesize light beams emitted from compact light sources, and a projection type image display apparatus employing the illumination unit.

Abstract: A brightness enhanced reflective polarizer includes a reflective polarizer and a structured surface material.

Abstract: A reset method of a conversion element is improved, and the simplification of wiring and the improvement of an open area ratio of the conversion element by means of an image pickup apparatus including a plurality of pixels arranged on an insulating substrate, each of the pixels including a conversion element, a first switching element connected to the conversion element in order to transfer an electric signal obtained by the conversion element, and a second switching element connected to the conversion element in order to reset the conversion element by giving constant potential to the conversion element, wherein the second switching element includes a gate electrode, and a source electrode and a drain electrode, and one of the source electrode and the drain electrode is electrically connected to the gate electrode.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for driving a liquid crystal panel in a line-inversion system is disclosed. In the method, at least one pixel block each of which includes at least two data lines within the liquid crystal panel is set. The adjacent pixels in a gate line direction within the pixel block respond to data signals having the same polarity. The pixels within the other pixel areas except for the pixel block respond to data signals having a polarity contrary to the adjacent pixels at the left and right sides thereof. Accordingly, a current amount charged in the adjacent pixels having a large brightness difference is supplied always equally, so that the brightness difference between the adjacent pixels can be reduced to eliminate a noise pattern in the vertical direction.

Abstract: Plasma Display Panels (PDP) are becoming more and more interesting for TV technology. Due to the larger size of PDPs, with larger viewing angle the large area flicker effect will become more serious in the future, in particular when handling 50 Hz video standards. This invention proposes a different sub-field organisation, with different coding, which reduces large area flicker artefact, and which is characterised by: 1. Grouping of sub-fields (SF) in 2 sub-field groups (G1, G2), of similar structure. 2. Adjusting the starting times of the two sub-field groups to a time raster corresponding to a doubling of the frame repetition rate by adding a first blanking period of a first dedicated length behind the last sub-field of the first sub-field group and a second blanking period of a second dedicated length behind the last sub-field of the second sub-field group.

Abstract: A color separating and mixing element comprises, in its transparent cube, a first optical function surface formed on a dividing surface for dividing the cube into two triangular prisms and a second optical function surface formed on another dividing surface. The first optical function surface has the function of transmitting both P-polarized light and S-polarized light with respect to red light, has the function of transmitting both P-polarized light and S-polarized light with respect to green light, and has the function of transmitting P-polarized light and reflecting S-polarized light with respect to blue light. The second optical function surface has the function of transmitting P-polarized light and reflecting S-polarized light with respect to red light, has the function of transmitting P-polarized light and reflecting S-polarized light with respect to green light, and has the function of transmitting both P-polarized light and S-polarized light with respect to blue light.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multiplexed matrix alternating current electroluminescent display, comprising an array of matrix addressed capacitively switchable electroluminescent pixels, with each capacitively switchable electroluminescent pixel including an electroluminescent pixel and a circuit element connected in electrical series with the electroluminescent pixel. The circuit element is switchable between an electrically insulating capacitive state and an electrically conducting state depending upon a voltage applied across the capacitively switchable electroluminescent pixel. The matrix multiplexed electroluminescent (EL) display with the low capacitance switching device in electrical series with the electroluminescent pixels reduces column displacement currents, thereby reducing power consumption. Refresh times can also be reduced so that the size and resolution of passive matrix electroluminescent displays can be increased.

Abstract: A projection device comprises a matrix (1) of semiconductor lasers, an optical system (2) for projecting the matrix (1) on an element (3) illuminated by the projection device, and a control device (9) for controlling the semiconductor lasers through a feedback device. The feedback device comprises a first detector (13, 14) that generates a first signal representing the detected intensity. The semiconductor lasers are controlled and the intensity of the light spot is adjusted to a desired value by the feedback device. Light from a semiconductor laser is detected by a second detector (18), and a value of the detected signal is stored in an addressable memory cell. The amount of emitted light is stabilized for each semiconductor laser by detection through the second detector (18) and comparison with the value stored in the memory (29) for the relevant controlled semiconductor laser.

Abstract: An image display, includes a substrate; a light emitter formed on the substrate; and a photo-sensor formed on the substrate and optically coupled directly to the light emitter.

Abstract: A light source for a digital image projection system with a thin-film resonant microchamber comprising a plurality of image-generating light sources. The light images generated from the plurality of light sources are combined and projected onto a projection screen. Each light source comprises a primary electro-luminescent image-generating unit, comprising a layer of electro-luminescent phosphorus and an array of control electrodes for generation of a luminescent image in the phosphorus layer; furthermore an image amplifier with a photocathode adjacent to the electro-luminescent phosphorus layer and generating electrons as a result of light from the primary electro-luminescent image, and an anode for acceleration of the generated electrons by a voltage difference in the direction of the thin-film resonant microchamber.

Abstract: An optically addressed photo luminescent display having a printed bar code pixel identifier on an internal side for providing feedback of scanning beam to pixel registration.