Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7400306 | Driving method for dual panel display A flat panel display device for dual-panel display that comprises an array of pixels formed in rows and columns, a first sub-array of the array of pixels for image display in a first direction, a second sub-array of the array of pixels for image display in a second ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7355563 | Display apparatus and display device A display apparatus (1) for generating a stereoscopic image by superimposing a plurality of images at a predetermined interval from each other on the view line of the viewer, the apparatus comprising: a first display unit (11) having a plurality of emi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347556 | Systems and methods for generating stereo images In one embodiment, a system for generating stereo images includes a front display adapted to project a polarized first image along a viewing axis, a back display adapted to project a polarized second image along the viewing axis and through the front display, and a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7327929 | Backlight module for 3D display device and method for displaying 3D images utilizing the same A backlight module including a first light guide plate, a first light source, a second light guide plate, and a second light source. The first light guide plate includes a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, and a first surface with a micro-groove ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7301497 | Stereo display for position sensing systems A method for display of radar data includes performing a first radar scan to obtain, for at least one object (24), a first range reading, a first azimuth reading, and a first altitude reading. A second radar scan is then performed to obtain, for the at least ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7280151 | Video camera with a rotatable grip unit A video camera is disclosed which can make photographing without any compulsion. A rotary grip is provided on a side face of a camera body so as to be rotatable relative to the camera body, the camera body having an image pickup device, a camera lens and a circuit b... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268345 | Optical scanner and method for 3-dimensional scanning An optical scanner for three-dimensional scanning comprises: a support bed; a flat, transparent plate; guide rails under the transparent plate; a carriage slidably attached to the guide rails; and one or more sensors attached to the bed/case or carriage. For three-d... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262819 | Broadcast receiver A broadcast receiver comprising: a tuner having an input plug which receives the radio-frequency signal, has its base portion connected to a circuit board and its tip portion protruded outward through one of the two end surfaces of a shield case which are opposed to... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7215362 | Auto-calibration of multi-projector systems The method for automatically calibrating a multi-projector system with at least two projectors, a digital camera and a control unit for controlling the projectors and the camera is performed according to the following steps: produc... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7196677 | Multi-picture simultaneous display device, multi-picture simultaneous display method, video signal generator, and recording medium There are provided: a display surface (20) (mixed picture display part) for assigning a plurality of pieces of video information, respectively, to a plurality of a first divided area (S-I), a second divided area (S-II) and a third divided area (S-III), so as ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193585 | Image observation system An image observation system includes a pair of image observation devices each having i) an image pickup device, ii) an image pickup optical system for directing light rays from an outside world to the image pickup device, iii) a display device for displaying an outs... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7173649 | Video airship The video airship is a lighter-than-air airship, preferably spherical, including a video display disposed with substantially all of the craft's outer surface, a nearly invisible computerized electric propulsion-control system, speakers, microphones, video cameras, c... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165842 | Autostereoscopic display apparatus having glare suppression An improved autostereoscopic display apparatus (10) forms left and right virtual images for pupil imaging by forming, through a beamsplitter (16), a real intermediate image near the focal surface of a curved mirror (24). A circular polarizer ( | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165841 | Stereoscopic image display apparatus A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes at least two linear image display devices which respectively display linear images in response to image signals. The two linear image display devices are periodically moved by a mechanical scan mechanism along a plural... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7136415 | Method and apparatus for multiplexing multi-view three-dimensional moving picture An apparatus and method for multiplexing a multi-view three-dimensional moving picture according to a user's request is disclosed. The apparatus multiplexes a multi-view three-dimensional moving pictures by receiving moving pictures and information inputted from mul... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7046270 | Stereoscopic observation system A stereoscopic video image is observed by displaying to left and right display devices arranged in front of the left and right eyes of an observer, left and right images formed on an image pick-up device by using a stereoscopic optical system. Then, a read address o... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7006125 | Stereoscopic image demultiplexer for VGA computer adapter signals The present invention utilizes a new and inexpensive method for stereoscopic demultiplexing from a single computer data source. The invention provides a means to switch the routing of left and right image data, if necessary. Additionally the invention provides for a... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6975345 | Polarizing modulator for an electronic stereoscopic display A polarizing modulator for use in an electronic stereoscopic display system having a sequentially scanning display includes a plurality of liquid crystal segments arranged contiguously in a direction of the sequential scan. The liquid crystal material used in each s... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6942344 | Autostereoscopic display for multiple viewers An apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic virtual image to a first viewer (12a) and to a second viewer (12b), where the stereoscopic virtual image is imaged to each viewer at a left viewing pupil (14l) and a right viewing p... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6924833 | Multi-person stereo display system The multi-person stereo display system permits several independent viewers to see different stereo images on a single projection surface. This is accomplished through the innovative use of video multiplexing, software, control electronics, and special viewing glasse... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6903735 | Apparatus for synthesizing multiview image using two images of stereo camera and depth map A multiview image synthesizing apparatus using a depth map of a stereo camera includes a multiview image synthesizing unit for converting an image signal input from first and second cameras to a digital signal and outputting a value of a depth map at a position of a... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6867750 | Three dimensional display control apparatus and method, and storage medium The value of a stereo vision parameter for an immediately preceding frame is subtracted from the value of the stereo vision parameter for a current frame to obtain a differential value d. If d | 03/15/2005 |
| 6853357 | Image display apparatus and method, and storage medium There are provided an image display apparatus and an image display method, which are capable of clearly indicating to an observer subtle differences between two images of the same subject obtained at different times, without the need for complex image processing, an... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6752498 | Adaptive autostereoscopic display system An autostereoscopic image display apparatus (10) that adapts to sensed feedback data about an observer (12) in order to conform its operation to adapt to the position and intraocular dimensions of the observer. The apparatus (10) uses ball lens ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6753847 | Three dimensional volumetric display input and output configurations The present invention is a system that allows a number of 3D volumetric display or output configurations, such as dome, cubical and cylindrical volumetric displays, to interact with a number of different input configurations, such as a three-dimensional position sen... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6703988 | Monitor for showing high-resolution and three-dimensional images and method A display system or monitor arrangement for stereoscopic displaying of images includes a pair of displays for providing respective left eye and right eye images and arranged in perpendicular intersecting planes, a beam splitter for combining the images fr... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6625667 | System for improving efficiency of video encodes An encoder receives a video input that includes initial video data and encodes the initial video data as encoded video data, such that the encoded video data comprises fewer bytes than the initial video data. The encoded video data is transmitted through ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6545803 | Virtual screen display device A virtual screen display apparatus includes a display arranged to generate display information and having an effective diagonal length DLC and an optical projecting element arranged to receive the display information from the display and to project and fo... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6545650 | Apparatus for three-dimensionally displaying object and method of doing the same There is provided an apparatus for three-dimensionally displaying an object, including (a) image-displaying devices which display images at an observer's eyes, (b) a beam scanner, (c) an area-identifier which detects a direction on which an observer turns... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6542297 | Half mirror varying apparatus for three-dimensional image displaying apparatus A three-dimensional image displaying apparatus includes: a casing; a pair of plates engaged at both sides of the casing and having a guide hole having a certain curvature at upper and lower portions and a fixing hole formed near the guide hole; a pair of ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6481849 | Autostereo projection system An autostereo projection system uses multiple projectors to form an essentially seamless and extended field of view. Each projector is registered to a CRT display. Shutter elements in each projector create multiple pupils for each CRT display. Each CRT di... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6480174 | Eyeglass-mount display having personalized fit module An eyeglass-mount display (EMD) device includes a frame, a display pod, and a personalized module removably coupled to the frame. The frame has a cross-bracket and a pair of ear pieces each coupled to an end of the cross-bracket. The display pod is mounte... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6304286 | Stereoscopic display apparatus for generating images in accordance with an observer's viewing position A stereoscopic display apparatus such that when an viewing point position of an observer is moved, a stereoscopic image similar to that observed at the moved position is obtained. A plurality of images according to a plurality of viewing point positions a... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6222508 | VLSI visual display The present invention provides a visual display including a high resolution miniature display compatible with VLSI technology and an optical system such as an optical magnifier used to enlarge the images display on the miniature display to be visible to t... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6219184 | Stereoscopic image display apparatus with radial display means including a plurality of transparent columns arranged radially A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes an image display apparatus main body and a multi-angle image information generating unit for generating image information for a plurality of viewing angles from which a three-dimensional object is viewed. Th... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6208318 | System and method for high resolution volume display using a planar array An image display apparatus comprises a main display and an auxiliary display. The main display is used to produce a volumetric image such as graphical image, and the auxiliary display is used to generate two dimensional image such as text image. The auxil... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6201566 | Video display method and video display apparatus When a 2-dimensional video image is displayed, a front/rear feeling and a stereoscopic feeling are enabled to be expressed. A detection signal Sd is formed by a high pass filter 25 and a rectifying circuit 26 in accordance with an amount of edge informati... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6188442 | Multiviewer display system for television monitors A display monitor (12) operates in a time-multiplexed fashion to display a plurality of viewer-selected video channels on a single display screen. A visual apparatus (22) worn by the viewers is synchronized to the operation of the display monitor for enab... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6140979 | Scanned display with pinch, timing, and distortion correction A display apparatus includes an image source that scans about two axes. To offset motion about a first of the axes during sweeps about the second axis, the apparatus includes a structure to produce offsetting motion about the first axis at a scanning rate... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6069649 | Stereoscopic display A stereoscopic display which enables plural persons to simultaneously observe stereoscopic images includes a color liquid crystal plate for displaying stereo-pairs composed of left and right eye perspectives in time-interlaced manner, a monochrome TV disp... | 05/30/2000 |
