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| 8106930 | Image display system and method for eliminating mura defects Image display techniques for eliminating mura defects, which collects reference data and adjusts the gray levels. The image display systems comprising a plurality of pixels, a memory, and an ASIC. Each of the pixels relates to a mura compensation coefficient set. Th... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7995333 | Sliding-type portable electronic device A sliding-type portable electronic device includes a main body having a first display, a first cover, and a second cover. The first cover and the second cover are slidably assembled on the main body. When the sliding-type portable electronic device is closed, the fi... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7746365 | Image display device for rotating an image displayed on a display screen An image display device comprises a frame arranged along the periphery of display screen and a plurality of detectors mounted on the frame, each for generating a detection signal in response to an object positioned outside of the frame. Each of detectors generates a... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7414621 | Method and apparatus for controllably producing a laser display A laser projection device (LPD) suitable for displaying color images is disclosed. The LPD is used to excite various photoluminescent materials located on a display screen so as to produce multi-color displays. Additionally, the screen may be movably mounted so as t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7362493 | Micromirror and post arrangements on substrates A micromirror of a micromirror array of a spatial light modulator used in display systems comprises a mirror plate attached to a hinge that is supported by two posts formed on a substrate. Also the mirror plate is operable to rotate along a rotation axis that is par... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7336290 | Method and apparatus for increasing a perceived resolution of a display According to one embodiment, a method of increasing a perceived resolution of a display includes directing light at a optical dithering element and repeatedly transitioning the optical dithering element from a first position to a second position and then back to the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7319496 | Signal processing apparatus, image display apparatus and signal processing method There is provided a signal processing apparatus comprises an edge amount detection portion for generating a data string of luminance differences of a pair of pixels adjacent to each other or adjacent over some pixels in predetermined number of frames of a luminance ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317465 | Image display system and method A method of displaying an image may include receiving image data for the image, and defining first and second sub-frames of the image. The first and second sub-frames may have corresponding pluralities of image elements, with each image element of the second sub-fra... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7292330 | Wafer inspection with a customized reflective optical channel component A method is described that adjusts the position of a item and sets a tilt angle for each of a plurality of micro-mirrors of a digital micro-mirror device. The setting of the tilt angles is to establish a filter within the optical channel of an inspection tool that i... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289091 | Method of stably driving liquid crystal display apparatus and liquid crystal display apparatus using the method A method of stably driving a liquid crystal display apparatus and a liquid crystal display apparatus, the apparatus including a liquid crystal display panel having data electrode lines allocated for three colors and scan electrode lines crossing the data electrode l... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7248253 | Pulse width modulated display with improved motion appearance A field sequential pulse width modulated display system (10) comprises a digital micromirror device (DMD) (24) having a plurality of micromirrors that each selectively pivot to reflect light onto a screen (28) to illuminate a corresponding pixel... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7221495 | Thin film precursor stack for MEMS manufacturing This invention provides a precursor film stack for use in the production of MEMS devices. The precursor film stack comprises a carrier substrate, a first layer formed on the carrier substrate, a second layer of an insulator material formed on the first layer, and a ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7209182 | False contour correcting apparatus and method A false contour correcting apparatus is capable of removing a false contour in an image based on a digital image signal while avoiding such a side effect caused by false contour correction where noises negatively effecting the display occur on a screen. Therefore, i... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7196841 | Lighting system, particularly for use in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography A lighting system, particularly for use in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, comprising a projection lens for producing semiconductor elements for wavelengths ≦193 nm is provided with a light source, an object plane, an exit pupil, a first optical element hav... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190434 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method Provided is a radiation distribution system for distributing the radiation from an illumination system to two or more patterning means, each for patterning beams of radiation, which are subsequently projected onto a substrate. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7180573 | System and method to block unwanted light reflecting from a pattern generating portion from reaching an object A system and method include a pattern generating portion that is used to pattern an object via a projection system. The pattern generating portion includes active and inactive areas. The pattern generating portion patterns light traveling towards the active areas an... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7170482 | Color display device and method The color display according to the invention relates to a color display device and a color display method for color display by monochromatic display of data of respective colors in synchronism with sequential ON/OFF switching of three light sources for red, green an... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167297 | Micromirror array In order to minimize light diffraction along the direction of switching and more particularly light diffraction into the acceptance cone of the collection optics, in the present invention, micromirrors are provided which are not rectangular. Also, in order to minimi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164520 | Packaging for an interferometric modulator A package is made of a transparent substrate having an interferometric modulator and a back plate. A non-hermetic seal joins the back plate to the substrate to form a package, and a desiccant resides inside the package. A method of packaging an interferometric modul... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158279 | Spatial light modulators with non-uniform pixels A micromirror array comprises micromirrors of different properties for use particularly in display systems. Micromirrors of different properties can be arranged within the micromirror array according to a predetermined pattern, or randomly. However, it is advantageo... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7145581 | Selectively updating pulse width modulated waveforms while driving pixels In a display refresh period, an array of display elements (e.g., pixels) forming a display device (e.g., a spatial light modulator) may be driven using selectively updated pulse width modulated waveforms. Decoupling of digital storage, storing display data that gene... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7106417 | Tiling of modulator arrays In one embodiment, a pixel arrangement may be configured for a maskless lithography application using at least two array tiles, where each array tile includes a two-dimensional array with substantially equally-spaced pixels. A preferred embodiment includes two 500×... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7075702 | Micromirror and post arrangements on substrates A micromirror of a micromirror array of a spatial light modulator used in display systems comprises a mirror plate attached to a hinge that is supported by two posts formed on a substrate. Also the mirror plate is operable to rotate along a rotation axis that is par... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7046413 | System and method for dose control in a lithographic system A system and method are used for pulse to pulse dose control in an illumination system, used, for example, in a lithography or a maskless lithography machine. The system and method can be used to decrease effective laser pulse-to-pulse variability in lithographic la... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7023606 | Micromirror array for projection TV In order to minimize light diffraction along the direction of switching and more particularly light diffraction into the acceptance cone of the collection optics, in the present invention, micromirrors are provided which are not rectangular. Also, in order to minimi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019908 | Modulator circuitry The invention relates to a modulator for modulating the magnitude of a beamlet in a multi-beamlet lithography system, said modulator comprising at least one means for influencing the direction of a beamlet, a light sensitive element for receiving light from a modula... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7012542 | Multicolor function indicator light A multicolor function indicator light system is provided for an audio amplifier or similar electronic equipment. A sensor circuit monitors operation of the equipment. An indicator light device has a plurality of different color outputs. A control logic circuit recei... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012731 | Packaged micromirror array for a projection display In order to minimize light diffraction along the direction of switching and more particularly light diffraction into the acceptance cone of the collection optics, in the present invention, micromirrors are provided which are not rectangular. Also, in order to minimi... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7006275 | Packaged micromirror array for a projection display In order to minimize light diffraction along the direction of switching and more particularly light diffraction into the acceptance cone of the collection optics, in the present invention, micromirrors are provided which are not rectangular. Also, in order to minimi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6975337 | Projection type image display device A projection type image display device includes a plurality of image display elements that perform modulation of light rays in accordance with an image signal, a color synthesizing optical element for synthesizing light rays having mutually different wavelength rang... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6975312 | Computer system having network connector and method of checking connection state of network cable therefor A computer system having a network connector to which a network cable is connected, including a displaying part displaying a connection state of the network cable; a signal processing part processing a signal inputted through the network connector; and a control par... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6963434 | System and method for calculating aerial image of a spatial light modulator A method of calculating an aerial image of a spatial light modulator array includes calculating a pixel interference matrix that represents pair wise interference between pixels of the spatial light modulator array; calculating effective graytones corresponding to m... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6958760 | False contour correction apparatus in image display system and false contour correction method A false contour correction apparatus and method in an image display system, by which a false contour at a place where conversion of the unit bits of data is severe on a display device driven in a digital system is corrected, is provided. According to the present inv... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6947060 | Image forming apparatus, electron beam apparatus, modulation circuit, and image-forming apparatus driving method An image forming apparatus which performs pulsewidth modulation with a pulsewidth set by counting a clock. Especially, for grayscale level correction by setting the frequency of the clock, the periodic clock is counted, and an output pattern is changed in accordance... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6909414 | Driver circuit and liquid crystal display device Disclosed is a driver circuit, as well as a LCD device having the driver circuit, in which changeover between first and second buffer circuits the operating ranges of which extend to high- and low-potential power supply voltages can be performed reliably within the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906690 | Method of driving plasma display panel and apparatus thereof A system and method for driving a plasma display panel generates an address discharge by applying voltage signals to scan and address electrodes during one or more periods of operation. In accordance with one embodiment, a lowest level of a voltage signal applied to... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6892014 | Display device having a fiber optic faceplate A display device includes: an array of color pixels each color pixel including a plurality of individually addressable subpixels for emitting different colored light; and a fiber optic faceplate arranged adjacent the array of color pixels, with one fiber for each co... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6885386 | Animated display with motor driven film or motor driven mask positioning with automatic raster alignment and operational mode coding in image The invention provides an animated display in which an illumination source projects light through a platen and a transparency that contains alternative translucent images. The invention involves using an electronic processor to drive two highly controllable motors. ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6870552 | Adjustment of input-output characteristics of image display apparatus A former stage signal adjustment module included in a signal adjustment device has a signal conversion sub-module, a first lookup table, and an interpolation sub-module. The signal conversion sub-module outputs an upper q-bit color video signal, where q is an intege... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6870554 | Maskless lithography with multiplexed spatial light modulators Imaging systems that use a spatial light modulator (SLM), such as maskless lithography systems using a digital micromirror device (DMD), suffer from low throughput at high resolution because of the increase in the number of pixels to be imaged. A possible solution t... | 03/22/2005 |
