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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8044880 | Projection type image display device A theft preventing system easy to operate and capable of implementing countermeasures to theft of a projection type image display device is provided. The projection type image display device is equipped with a unit for detecting a used condition of the device and a ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8031132 | Display device capable of automatically adjusting display orientation and the display segment arrangement thereof The present invention provides a display device capable of automatically adjusting display orientation and the display segment arrangement thereof. The display device is provided for an electronic product. The display device includes: a segment display device, a pos... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8022896 | ESD protection for MEMS display panels A MEMS (Microelectromechanical system) device is described. The device includes an array of MEMS elements with addressing lines and MEMS switches configured to selectively connect the addressing lines to a ground or other potential in the event of an over-voltage, s... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7898505 | Display system A display system includes a display, and a projection device configured to project, substantially simultaneously, image pixels onto the display and an optical signal encoding data onto the display. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7852286 | Data driver and organic light emitting display device using the same A data driver to display an image with desired brightness, and an organic light emitting display device using the same. The data driver includes a register to temporarily store external data; a voltage digital-analog converter to generate a data voltage correspondin... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7746294 | Transflective liquid crystal display The apparatus, methods, system and devices of the present invention provides transflective LCD system structure wherein each pixel is composed of at least three reflective sub-pixels and at least one transmissive sub-pixel. The reflective sub-pixels have a color fil... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7746293 | Information display apparatus An information display apparatus includes a pair of main ribs, located at both ends, a plurality of intermediate ribs interposed between the main ribs, a pivot for turnably fixing the main ribs and the intermediate ribs in a root portion, and a fan face joined to th... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7561118 | Multiplexing Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, systems and/or devices associated with multiplexing are disclosed. ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7545343 | Display device A display device is equipped with a panel having a common electrode layer to which a voltage changing at a fixed frequency is applied and a tabular member which is arranged at a fixed gap from said panel. A voltage which is changed in synchronization with the change... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7535434 | Light emission control for forming two-dimensional and three-dimensional images Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a more robust flat panel display by using the Faraday effect to control light emission from a solid state material so as to form two-dimensional or three-dimensional images. Flux tubes can be configured to define a two... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7482997 | Voltage/current driven active matrix organic electroluminescent pixel circuit and display device Provided is a voltage/current driven active matrix organic electroluminescent (EL) pixel circuit. In particular, a voltage/current driven active matrix organic EL pixel circuit capable of driving organic ELs by a voltage programming method and a current programming ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7443364 | Projection of overlapping sub-frames onto a surface A method of displaying an image with a display system includes receiving image data for the image. The method includes generating a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame corresponding to the image data based on a geometric relationship between a hypothetical refere... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442760 | Electroactive polymers Electroactive polymeric arylenes and intermediates useful for making such polymers are disclosed. The present invention also provides electroactive compositions comprising the electroactive polymeric arylenes, organic electronic devices which comprise these polymers... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443389 | Pixel clock spread spectrum modulation Circuits, methods, and apparatus that reduce the peak or maximum EMI generated by video signals provided to a CRT or digital display monitor. One exemplary embodiment provides for spreading the spectrum of the video signal in order to spread or diffuse its peak spec... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429965 | Apparatus for the display of embedded information An apparatus for the electronic display of information, where the apparatus is a substrate incorporating a digital recording medium attached to or embedded within the substrate. The substrate further includes a flexible-substrate display located on an exposed surfac... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7421375 | Organic electroluminescent device and driving method thereof The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent device and a driving method thereof. The organic electroluminescent device according to the present invention comprises a plurality of scan lines in a first direction, a plurality of data lines in a seco... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7379059 | Display apparatus, display method, liquid crystal driver circuit and liquid crystal driving method A display apparatus displays information by changing a state of cholesteric liquid crystal with a first driver applying a bipolar voltage to the first electrode, and a second driver for applying a bipolar voltage to the second electrode, the bipolar voltage being of... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375701 | Scanless virtual retinal display system A scanless display system that projects an image directly onto a retina, comprising a plurality of organic laser cavity devices. The organic laser cavity devices are placed in close proximity to a user's eye, for variably changing individual image pixels; wherein pr... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372371 | Notification lights, locations and rules for a computer system Notifications to computer users are provided via indicators such as lights. The indicators are controlled according to rules, to convey computer-related state information to users in a consistent manner. Locations of visible indicators are chosen to facilitate easy ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370987 | Display panel comprising a light guide plate The display panel (21) comprises a light guide (2), a second plate (4) and a movable element (3) between both plates for locally decoupling light out of the light guide (2). Voltages, applied to electrodes (5,6 resp. 25 | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362046 | Partial overlapping display tiles of organic light emitting device Display 100 has three adjacent display tiles 10, each having a mould plastics support 11, a glass panel 12 incorporating the OLED element and an interface pcb 17. These tiles 10 form part of a full-color advertising screen o... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355612 | Displaying spatially offset sub-frames with a display device having a set of defective display pixels A method of displaying an image with a display device having a set of defective display pixels includes receiving image data for the image. The method includes generating a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame corresponding to the image data. The method includes s... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352346 | Bistable liquid crystal display device including improved addressing means A method of electrically addressing a matrix screen of bistable nematic liquid crystals with breaking of anchoring is disclosed. Controlled electrical signals are applied respectively to row electrodes and to column electrodes of the screen. A plurality of rows are ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348957 | Real-time dynamic design of liquid crystal display (LCD) panel power management through brightness control According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of power management for a flat panel display is disclosed. The method includes: receiving image data; determining a segment mode for the received image data; selecting a portion of the received image dat... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342571 | Interchangeable display modules for portable handheld devices A handheld computing device featuring interchangeable display units is disclosed. The handheld computing device includes a processing unit and a visual display unit detachable from the processing unit. The processing unit and the detachable visual display unit inclu... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340333 | Multifunction control system A control system for a vehicle with a plurality of selectively variable characteristics includes a first button depressible to cause a first mode of operation and a second button depressible to cause a second mode of operation. In the first mode of operation, a rota... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336271 | Image display system An image display system includes a screen comprising a pair of substrates with transparent electrodes provided thereon, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the substrates, the liquid crystal layer containing a cured resin and being capable of exhibiting a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336289 | Projection type display apparatus A projection type display apparatus that projects video onto a screen includes a liquid crystal panel using polymer-dispersed liquid crystal that disperses light when a voltage is applied and that transmits light when a voltage is not applied, being attached to an a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327884 | Realistic machine-generated handwriting There have thus been provided new and improved methods and systems for producing machine-generated handwriting having realistic human appearance. In various embodiments, the handwriting may include characteristics of particular classes and/or characteristics of part... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324720 | Protecting optical coupling between optical ports on opposing electronic components In an exemplary aspect of the invention, a method is disclosed for protecting optical coupling between optical ports on opposing electronic components. The method comprises the following. First and second electronic components are oriented, where each of the first a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324071 | Segmented character display A character display comprises fifty-nine segments arranged into rows and columns. Twenty eight of the fifty-nine segments define a periphery of the display, eleven additional segments define horizontal and vertical dividers that define four quadrants, and five addit... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311577 | Organic electroluminescent device with pixel regions and dummy pixel regions and method or fabricating the same An organic electroluminescent device and methodology of fabricating the same includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, the first and second substrates having a display region and a peripheral region, the display region including a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310776 | Control system with customizable menu structure for personal mobility vehicle A control system for a personal mobility vehicle has a menu structure that can be ordered so that commonly used areas of the menu are grouped together, thus avoiding the need to frequently navigate through seldom-used portions of a standard menu structure. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310050 | Electronic device with display of continuously adjustable area An electronic device with a display of a continuously adjustable area. The electronic device includes a frame, a flexible display panel, a detent unit and a recovering unit installed in the frame and connected with the display panel. The frame includes a surface and... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7307614 | Light emitting diode driver circuit Describe is a device for a multiplexing, output current-sensed, boost converter circuit which may be used as an LED driver. A boost converter LED driver circuit using a single set of passive external LC components for controlling the current through, and thus the ou... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304427 | Organic electroluminescent device with pixel regions and dummy pixel regions and method of fabricating the same An organic electroluminescent device and methodology of fabricating the same includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, the first and second substrates having a display region and a peripheral region, the display region including a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300157 | Pixel-shifting projection lens assembly to provide optical interlacing for increased addressability A projection display system includes a projection lens assembly that has multiple projection lens elements that are configured to receive light imparted with display information by a pixelated display device. The projection lens elements project the light toward a d... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298084 | Methods and displays utilizing integrated zinc oxide row and column drivers in conjunction with organic light emitting diodes Methods and displays utilize row and column drivers with ZnO channels that control pixel transistors with ZnO channels, which in turn address OLEDs of an array to produce images of a display screen. A display backplane including the ZnO row and column drivers and th... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7298249 | System and method for displaying engine fault conditions in a vehicle A method for displaying engine fault conditions in a vehicle. The method includes monitoring at least one sensor, determining when at least one fault condition has occurred, and masking indication of the at least one fault condition from at least one fault display d... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295885 | Multi-exposure drawing method and apparatus thereof for dividing an exposing area into exposed zones and un-exposed zones based on odd-numbered and even-numbered vector-graphic data In a drawing method, all information on a pattern to be drawn on a drawing surface, represented by first vector-graphic data of a drawing-coordinate-system, is transmitted to an exposure drawing apparatus having a plurality of optical modulation elements. The first ... | 11/13/2007 |
