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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169572 | Display apparatus and electronic apparatus A display apparatus includes: at least one pixel section including a display cell that has a pixel electrode and a light-receiving cell that has a light-receiving element; and a shielding electric conductor configured to electrically shield the pixel electrode on th... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8085368 | Liquid crystal display and method of fabricating the same A liquid crystal display and a simple method to fabricate the same are provided, which can accurately measure luminance of an external light. The liquid crystal display includes a substrate; a thin film transistor array formed on the substrate; and a photoelectric c... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081279 | Liquid crystal display apparatus Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device including a first substrate where pixel areas are defined, a second substrate facing the first substrate, liquid crystals aligned between the first and second substrates, and spacers that maintain a gap between the first ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8068198 | Liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a light-detecting and controling unit that sense and control the brightness of the display A liquid crystal display includes: a display with an array substrate having scanning and data lines and an IC chip driving liquid crystal, and a color filter substrate; a light-detector having an optical sensor integrated in the display detecting external light; a d... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8031307 | Liquid crystal display apparatus containing image sensor and process for producing the same A liquid crystal display apparatus containing an image sensor, which comprises a liquid crystal display part comprising an active matrix circuit, a peripheral driver circuit for driving the active matrix circuit, and a sensor part, integrated on one substrate, where... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7936427 | Optical sensor for detecting peripheral light and liquid crystal display device using the same An optical sensor for detecting peripheral light including: at least two first transistors coupled in parallel between an output line and base power supply for detecting an intensity of peripheral light; and at least two second transistors positioned at a side of th... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7929085 | Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same Provided is a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate each having a display area and a non-display area defined; a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; a light senso... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924378 | Photo-sensitive element and liquid crystal display with the same A photo-sensitive element, a readout pixel with the photo-sensitive element, and a liquid crystal display with the readout pixels are described. The photo-sensitive element includes a switch TFT and a photo detecting device. The gate electrode of the switch TFT is e... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920236 | Liquid crystal display device An object of the present invention is to reduce defects in display due to short-circuiting in liquid crystal display devices using a liquid crystal material containing organic particles having anisotropy in a uniaxial form. The present invention provides a liquid cr... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7903214 | Liquid crystal display device comprising an optical sensor for detecting the intensity of ambient light In a liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal display panel formed by sandwiching a liquid crystal layer between an active matrix substrate 2 and a counter substrate, and a backlight system 10 that illuminates the liquid crystal display panel ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7898619 | Liquid crystal display In a liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal display panel formed by sandwiching a liquid crystal layer between an active matrix substrate and an opposed substrate, and a backlight that illuminates the liquid crystal display panel from a side of the active... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7859621 | Integral-type liquid crystal panel with image sensor function A display device using a novel semiconductor device, which includes a pixel matrix, an image sensor, and a peripheral circuit for driving those, that is, which has both a camera function and a display function, and is made intelligent, is provided and a method of ma... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7852440 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device of the invention has: a display panel with an active matrix substrate 2 and a second substrate of transparent material deposed opposite that substrate; an illuminating unit that illuminates the display panel; and a photosensing... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7817232 | Liquid crystal display apparatus containing image sensor and process for producing the same A liquid crystal display apparatus containing an image sensor, which comprises a liquid crystal display part comprising an active matrix circuit, a peripheral driver circuit for driving the active matrix circuit, and a sensor part, integrated on one substrate, where... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7812906 | Liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus The invention provides a liquid crystal device that includes: a first substrate; a second substrate that is provided over the first substrate in such a manner that the first substrate and the second substrate face each other; a transparent pixel electrode that is pr... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7808591 | Image quality in an image display device A display device for displaying a three dimensional image such that different views are displayed according to the viewing angle. The display device includes a display panel having separately addressable pixels for displaying the image, where the pixels are grouped ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7787082 | Photosensor and display device A photosensor including a semiconductor thin film having a light receiving portion includes the following elements. A substrate has a recess with an inclined side wall having a forward tapered shape. A reflective material layer is disposed along the recess of the su... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7787081 | Photo-sensitive element and liquid crystal display with the same A photo-sensitive element, a readout pixel with the photo-sensitive element, and a liquid crystal display with the readout pixels are described. The photo-sensitive element includes a switch TFT and a photo detecting device. The hate electrode of the switch TFT is e... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7528912 | Liquid crystal display apparatus containing image sensor and process for producing the same A liquid crystal display apparatus containing an image sensor, which comprises a liquid crystal display part comprising an active matrix circuit, a peripheral driver circuit for driving the active matrix circuit, and a sensor part, integrated on one substrate, where... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7525615 | Integral-type liquid crystal panel with image sensor function and pixel electrode overlapping photoelectric conversion element A display device using a novel semiconductor device, which includes a pixel matrix, an image sensor, and a peripheral circuit for driving those, that is, which has both a camera function and a display function, and is made intelligent, is provided and a method of ma... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7483102 | Surface light source for emitting linearly-polarized light whose polarization plane is varied depending on emission direction and view angle changeable liquid crystal display apparatus using same The invention has light source unit disposed at opposite side to observer side of liquid crystal display device for selectively emitting linearly-polarized light and non-polarized light, and retardation element disposed between liquid crystal display device and ligh... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7379139 | Liquid crystal display and electro-optical devices with a function element The invention provides a liquid crystal display device which makes it possible to increase functionality by mounting a function element without having to externally mount the function element onto an area near and outside of a liquid crystal display panel. A liquid ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372608 | Light control device and light control system using the same A light control device includes a substrate, a first reflective layer, a light modulating film in which the refractive index varies according to an applied electric field, a transparent electrode, and a second reflective layer having a reflection characteristic such... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7339636 | Color display and solar cell device A color display and solar cell device (100, 300, 500), and methods for fabricating and operating the device. The device (100, 300, 500) includes a transparent light source (140, 340, 540) located behind a liquid crystal display (105, 305, 505... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339649 | Lens barrel and imaging device A lens barrel and imaging device advantageous for making unnatural brightness variation in an image, due to a liquid-crystal light control element, less noticeable, while reducing the size of an optical system, are disclosed. A lens barrel comprises an optical syste... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7317502 | Liquid crystal panel with improved chromaticity and brightness A liquid crystal panel comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix. Each pixel comprises a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel, and an auxiliary sub-pixel with a transflective area. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7286173 | Image sensor and image sensor integrated type active matrix type display device To fabricate an active matrix type display device integrated with an image sensor at a low cost and without complicating process, an image sensor laminated with TFT and a light receiving unit is formed on a light receiving matrix, a display matrix is arranged with T... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271904 | Seal dispenser for fabricating liquid crystal display panel and method for detecting discontinuous portion of seal pattern using the same A seal dispenser for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel and a method for detecting a discontinuous portion of a seal pattern using the same are disclosed in the present invention. The seal dispenser for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel includes a t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263792 | Illuminated identification panel A long-range house number identification panel has its number indicia mounted on an illuminated viewing screen, being individually readable with the naked eye from up to 200 feet distance. An electrically energizable phosphorescent screen behind the indicia serves t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265810 | Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method of liquid crystal display device The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having uniform alignment of monostable ferroelectric liquid crystal, and a manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display device. The temperature range of a cholesteric phase or a chiral nematic phas... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7251401 | Fiber coating processing and slitting for non-confined light leakage An optical fiber and methods of processing and manufacturing an optical fiber comprising a core, a cladding and a coating covering a segment of the cladding proximate to an end of the optical fiber are presented where patterned apertures are provided in the coating ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248232 | Information processing device There is provided an information processing apparatus which occupies a small space and which is capable of supplying image information having high definition and high resolution. An information processing apparatus of the invention employs a head mount display (HMD)... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242449 | Semiconductor device and integral image recognition/display apparatus A novel integral image recognition/display apparatus includes a pixel matrix, an image sensor and peripheral driving circuits for driving them, has both image recognition function and display function, and is constituted into an “intelligent” configuration. This... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7218300 | Liquid crystal display and method of driving liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display including a liquid-crystal display unit having a matrix of multiple pixels. A field of a digital input video signal to be supplied to the liquid-crystal display unit is divided into a plurality of subfields. The voltage of the digital video ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7166829 | Method and system for real time correction of an image The present invention relates to a system and method for real time correction of light output and/or colour of an image displayed on a display device. The system comprises: a display device (1) comprising an active display a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7158199 | Liquid crystal display apparatus containing image sensor and process for producing the same A liquid crystal display apparatus containing an image sensor, which comprises a liquid crystal display part comprising an active matrix circuit, a peripheral driver circuit for driving the active matrix circuit, and a sensor part, integrated on one substrate, where... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158200 | Optical compensation sheet and liquid crystal display An optical compensation film used for a liquid crystal display comprising a support and an optically anisotropic layer is disclosed. The optically anisotropic layer is a layer on which orientation of the liquid crystalline compound is fixed and the support is an opt... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158098 | Portable information processing system To provide a portable information processing system with which downsizing and increase in display capacity may be realized. The portable information processing system according to the present invention displays, on an HMD (head mount display) worn by a user on his o... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7136171 | Method for the extraction of image features caused by structure light using template information A method for use with a non-contact range finding and measurement system for generating a template guide representative of the surface of a observed object, and for utilizing the template guide to improve laser stripe signal to noise ratios and to compensate for cor... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7106293 | Lighting control method and electronic device A lighting control method and an electronic device. The lighting of the display of the device can be adjusted according to ambient lighting. Information on the ambient lighting is transmitted to a light-sensitive component of the device through a light guide that is... | 09/12/2006 |
