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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120127383 | Three Dimensional Image Display Device A three-dimensional image display device includes a display and a polarization switching panel. The display includes a signal transmitter, and is configured to alternately display a left eye image and a right eye image. The polarization switching panel includes a signal... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127384 | DRIVING METHOD OF STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE A display device capable of high-quality stereoscopic display without decreasing resolution is provided. A pixel portion including a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix is divided into plural regions, lighting of backlight units each emitting light of different hues ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120105748 | PARALLAX BARRIER, THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING PARALLAX BARRIER'S TRANSMITTANCE A parallax barrier includes a first electrode comprising a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode. A second electrode is opposed to the first electrode. A plurality of liquid crystal molecules are disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. A ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105750 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING DIFFRACTIVE DEVICE An image display device includes a display panel displaying an image and a diffractive device. The diffractive device operates in a 2D mode to enable perception of a 2D image from the image of the display panel and in a 3D mode to enable perception of the image of the d... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105749 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING 3D IMAGES In a 3D display system, an AMOLED display panel is used for alternatively presenting left-eye images and right-eye images associated with specific images, and an LCD polarizing panel is used for providing the left-eye images and the right-eye images with different polar... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105747 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES AND ASSOCIATED METHOD An optical system for displaying 3D images includes a pixel array having a plurality of pixel elements, a lens module and a control unit. The lens module has a plurality of tunable lens elements and is disposed on the pixel array, where each tunable lens element has a l... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120081624 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE VIEWING SYSTEM The present invention provides display apparatus including: liquid crystal panel for displaying left and right images; liquid crystal driver for writing image signal into liquid crystal panel; backlight source for radiating light to liquid crystal panel; and controller ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081623 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE A 3D image display device. The device may include: a display unit displaying left-eye and right-eye images alternately; a display-side polarizing plate arranged on the side of a display surface of the display unit; and shutter glasses having left-eye and right-eye shutt... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120069255 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS A stereoscopic image display apparatus is structured such that strip-shaped electrodes opposing a planar electrode and having end electrodes and a center electrode are disposed at intervals in a pitch direction of the liquid crystal lens array, such that a potential dif... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120050628 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM FOR FORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES A stereoscopic imaging system to prevent deterioration in brightness and optical characteristics due to deviation of an optical axis upon formation of a stereoscopic image is provided. The stereoscopic imaging system includes a stereoscopic image display device to outpu... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120044431 | HIGH-SPEED LIQUID CRYSTAL POLARIZATION MODULATOR 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 devi... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120044430 | 3D Image Display Device The present invention provides a 3D image display device. The 3D image display device includes a backlight module; a first linear polaroid disposed in front of the backlight module to polarize the light from the backlight module; a first liquid crystal layer disposed in... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120026416 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE The present invention is for a stereoscopic image display device to achieve enhanced brightness during 3D image display using a switchable barrier and brightness enhancement polarizing films, the stereoscopic image display device includes a backlight unit to transmit li... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026418 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS Provided is a liquid crystal display device that enables satisfactory stereoscopic image display, free of crosstalk, even when using a liquid crystal panel provided with pixel areas including complex-shaped display sections. The liquid crystal display device of the pres... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026417 | IMAGING DEVICE An imaging device that can obtain natural parallax images with reduced limitation of polarization is provided. An imaging device 1 performs switching between transmission and blockage in two regions 12L and 12R of the liquid crystal shutter by the d... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120019736 | IMAGING DEVICE An imaging device capable of obtaining desired visual point images without the attitude at a time of photographing being limited to one direction is provided. The imaging device 2 includes: an imaging lens 11; an imaging element 13 for obtaining ima... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120019733 | 2D/3D switchable display A 2D/3D switchable display, including a display unit adapted to display an image, and a lens unit on the display unit, wherein the lens unit includes a first lens substrate on the display unit and including a first electrode array including a plurality of first electrod... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120019734 | CELL TYPE PARALLAX-BARRIER AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME The present invention discloses a parallax-barrier comprising a Liquid-Crystal layer (LC layer) including pixels arranged in cell type matrix structure to form a barrier of horizontal or vertical direction according to a predetermined control method, a controller for co... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120019735 | LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL MANUFACTURE A method of manufacturing a switchable liquid crystal device uses first and second foils (80,82). A bonding layer (100) is applied to the first foil by a lamination process and bonding takes place at predetermined portions of the bonding layer. These porti... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120013606 | Parallax Barrier and Application Thereof Disclosed herein is a parallax barrier including a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and the second substrates. A plurality of first strip electrodes and a plurality of second strip electrodes are arranged on the f... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120008055 | Autostereoscopic Display Device An autostereoscopic display device includes a display panel and a backlight source, in which the display panel includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate disposed opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer between the upper substrate and the lower substra... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120007895 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF A stereoscopic image display device includes a liquid crystal display panel on which frame data is addressed, a frame rate conversion unit that divides 3D input data into left eye image data and right eye image data, and inserts reset frame data including black grayscal... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120008056 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM An optical device is provided for three-dimensional (3D) display. The optical device includes a first substrate and a second substrate arranged corresponding to the first substrate. The optical device also includes an electrowetting component. The electrowetting compone... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120008057 | Lens array unit and image display device A lens array unit includes: first and second substrates disposed to be opposite to each other with a distance interposed therebetween; first and second electrode groups respectively formed on the surfaces of the first and second substrates facing the second and first su... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120002122 | Backlight frequency-modulation controlled 3D display A 3D display system has a timing control device for synchronizing the opening and closing of shutters on a viewing apparatus. The display system comprises a display unit configured to alternately show a right image and a left image in a sequence. The display unit has a ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120002123 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF A method of checking a modification of a transmitted message in a mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal for performing the same are provided. A stereoscopic image display device includes a display panel provided ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120002124 | HYBRID MULTIPLEXED 3D DISPLAY AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF A hybrid multiplexed 3D display and a displaying method thereof. The hybrid multiplexed 3D display includes an image display, a light source and an image splitter. The image display generates a view image. The light source sequentially generates light of multiple colors... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110317084 | PATTERNED RETARDATION FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A patterned retardation film includes: a substrate; a first alignment film and a second alignment film disposed on the substrate, processed by different alignment processes and having different alignment directions; and a liquid crystal layer disposed on the first align... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110317083 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY INSTALLATION A three-dimensional (3D) display installation is disclosed. The installation comprises a display, a phase-modulation device and at least a pair of polarized glasses. The phase-modulation device is set in one side of the display panel. The driving frequency of the displa... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110304783 | Stereoscopic Image Display Device The present invention relates to stereoscopic image display device which can compensate mismatch of bonding between a switchable panel and a liquid crystal panel. The stereoscopic image display device includes a liquid crystal panel for for... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110304784 | AREA LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE An area light source device has a first light guide plate, a first light source arranged facing a first end of the first light guide plate, a second light guide plate, and a second light source arranged facing a first end of the second light guide plate, the first light... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110304716 | Optical device for stereoscopic display and stereoscopic display apparatus An optical device for stereoscopic display includes: a display section having a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other and outputting displayed-image light from the second surface; a parallax separation section disposed to face the second surface of th... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110298999 | Stereoscopic liquid crystal display systems Stereoscopic display system assemblies may be configured to have optimal performance with passive, circular analyzing, cinema eyewear. They may comprise non-twisted electrically controlled birefringent liquid crystal modulators oriented at ±45° to the polarizer orient... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110299000 | Manufacture of a Birefringent Liquid Crystal Component Manufacture of a birefringent liquid crystal cell is performed as follows. A layer of isotropic material having an outer surface which is shaped with a surface relief structure and is provided with a liquid crystal alignment property is formed. A flexible sheet having a... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110298998 | Stereoscopic liquid crystal display systems Stereoscopic display system assemblies may be configured to have optimal performance with passive, circular analyzing, cinema eyewear. They may comprise non-twisted electrically controlled birefringent liquid crystal modulators oriented at ±45° to the polarizer orient... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110292309 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE A stereoscopic image displaying method includes providing a left eye information during a left eye displaying time; providing a first vertical blanking interval (VBI) and opening a left eye shutter of a shutter glasses; providing a right eye information during a right e... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110285927 | Directional Backlight with Reduced Crosstalk A backlight suitable for use in an autostereoscopic display includes a light guide and a first and second light source assembly. The light guide has opposed first and second major surfaces, and opposed first and second side surfaces. The first and second light source as... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110273636 | EMBEDDED STEREOSCOPIC 3D DISPLAY AND 2D DISPLAY FILM STACK An LCD device with 3D and 2D sections. The device includes an LCD panel, a light guide with a backlight, and an embedded 3D-2D film stack positioned between the LCD panel and the light guide. The 3D and 2D sections provide for simultaneously viewing visual content in 3D... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110273635 | 2D AND 3D SWITCHABLE DISPLAY DEVICE A 2D and 3D switchable display device includes an organic light emitting diode display unit, a polarization activated microlens, a polarization switching unit and a polarizer. The organic light emitting diode display unit includes a top substrate, a bottom substrate and... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110267441 | 3-D MOVING PICTURE VIEWING APPARATUS A 3-D viewing apparatus for viewing moving pictures, the apparatus comprising a left-channel viewer and a right-channel viewer respectively for viewing by left-eye and right-eye of a user, and an electronically controlled shutter mechanism which is arranged to alternati... | 11/03/2011 |