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A liquid crystal display of the invention includes a plurality of pixels each of which has a liquid crystal layer and a plurality of electrodes for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer and which are arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, wherein: each of the plurality of pixels has a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel which can apply mutually different voltages to the liquid crystal layer, where the first sub-pixel has a higher brightness than the second sub-pixel in certain gradations; the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel each has: a liquid crystal capacitor formed by a counter electrode and a sub-pixel electrode opposing the counter electrode via the liquid crystal layer, and a storage capacitor formed by a storage capacitor electrode connected electrically to the sub-pixel electrode, an insulating layer, and a storage capacitor counter electrode opposing the storage capacitor electrode via the insulating layer; the counter electrode is a single electrode shared by the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel, and the storage capacitor counter electrodes of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are electrically independent of each other; and the storage capacitor counter electrode of the first sub-pixel in any of the plurality of pixels and the storage capacitor counter electrode of the second sub-pixel of a pixel adjacent to any of the pixels in the column direction are electrically independent of each other.

A method for driving a plasma display panel includes carrying out an erase address operation when a display on the screen is renewed. The erase address operation includes the steps of carrying out an address preparation operation for producing the wall charge in all the discharge cells through a first step of generating a discharge only in a discharge cell in an ON-state and a second step of generating a discharge only in a discharge cell in an OFF-state, and carrying out an operation for selectively erasing the wall charge in a discharge cell other than a discharge cell corresponding to data of the image to be displayed.

An image displaying apparatus, for improving motion blur, in particular, on an image displaying apparatus of hold-type, such as, a liquid crystal display element, etc., comprising: sub-frame producing portions (5, 6) for producing a first sub-frame, a second sub-frame being lower in the gradation than the first sub-frame, from an image of one (1) frame of an image signal inputted; a histogram detection portion (2) for detecting brightness histogram of the image signal; an image determination portion (3) for determining on whether the image signal inputted is a high-gradation image or not, from that brightness histogram; and a level compensation portion (4) for lowering a gradation level of that image signal inputted. And, according to the present invention, lowering the gradation of the high-gradation image keeps the difference in brightness between the first and the second sub-frames, and thereby increasing an effect of improving the motion blur.

A semi-transmissive reflective liquid crystal device includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a plurality of sub-pixel regions at which reflective display and transmissive display are performed, each of the sub-pixel regions being the smallest display unit, a first electrode and a second electrode disposed in each of the sub-pixel regions at the liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate for driving the liquid crystal layer by an electric field generated between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a reflective polarization layer disposed at the first substrate or the second substrate, the reflective polarization layer including a transmission axis and a reflection axis perpendicular to the transmission axis, for reflecting a portion of an incident light, which is a polarized light component parallel with the reflection axis, and transmitting the remainder of the incident light, which is a polarized light component parallel with the transmission axis.

This display module prevents the leakage current generated between a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer that constitute a pixel via an organic light emitting layer and obtains uniform luminance. An interlayer insulation layer ILI is provided between an edge of a first electrode layer AD and an organic light emitting layer OLE that constitute the pixel and the distance between the edge and a second electrode layer CD is secured sufficiently. Further, the interlayer insulation layer ILI is coated with a resin material having fluidity and flatness is improved as a whole. An aperture that accommodates the organic light emitting layer OLE is formed in this interlayer insulation layer ILI and the coated organic light emitting layer OLE is formed in uniform thickness and through a necessary and sufficient spread.

There is provided a display driver device (liquid crystal driver) causing no degradation in display image quality even when a plurality of signal lines (source lines) of a display panel are divided into a plurality of groups as a countermeasure against EMI. With a liquid crystal display driver device (the liquid crystal driver) for generating image signals to be impressed to respective signal lines of a display panel upon receiving display image data, and outputting the image signals in a lump, corresponding to every one line, according to an output timing signal inputted from outside, output amplifiers, in the last stage of the liquid crystal driver, for outputting the image signals, respectively, are divided into a plurality of groups, and the output amplifiers of respective groups are caused to undergo a periodical change in output sequence while the respective image signals are slightly staggered in output timing by the group.

A method and system acquire and display light fields. A continuous light field is reconstructed from input samples of an input light field of a 3D scene acquired by cameras according to an acquisition parameterization. The continuous light is reparameterized according to a display parameterization and then prefiltering and sampled to produce output samples having the display parametrization. The output samples are displayed as an output light field using a 3D display device.

A pixel circuit including at least a light emitting element, and a thin film transistor that supplies to the light emitting element a first current controlling a gray scale according to luminance-current characteristics of the light emitting element, wherein the thin film transistor has a back gate electrode, at least a driving period in which the thin film transistor supplies the first current to the light emitting element, and a writing period in which a second current is written to the thin film transistor before the driving period in order to pass the first current to the thin film transistor during the driving period are included, and by changing voltages which are applied to the back gate electrode in the driving period and the writing period, current capability to a gate voltage of the thin film transistor is made to differ.

A liquid crystal device is provided that comprises a plurality of R colored layers, a plurality of G colored layers, and a plurality of B colored layers that are formed on either one of a pair of substrates and are aligned in a predetermined arrangement in plan view, a light-shielding layer formed between the colored layers, and a plurality of spacers formed on either one of the pair of substrates and protruding toward the other substrate. The plurality of spacers is formed around the B colored layers and / or the R colored layers, but is not formed around the G colored layers. Thus, even if a positional deviation occurs between the substrates, the spacers do not get into the G colored layers.

To provide a color transflective liquid crystal display that is capable of display with good coloring and high visibility in both a reflective mode and a transmissive mode while suppressing deterioration in color reproduction caused by unevenness of the spectral properties of the illumination light, if any. A liquid crystal display according to the present invention comprises a liquid crystal display panel including pixels 615 formed of a plurality of sub-pixels 551 each corresponding to different colors; and an illumination device, wherein the liquid crystal display panel comprises a transflective layer and a color filter 522 of color corresponding to each of the sub-pixels 511. The transflective layer comprises transmissive portions for transmitting illumination light, wherein the transmissive portion is formed such that the dimension of the transmissive area corresponding to the transmissive portion of at least one sub-pixel out of the plurality of sub-pixels 511 and the dimension of the transmissive area corresponding to the transmissive portion of another sub-pixel, differ.

Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: first and second substrates with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; a first electrode formed on the liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate and having linear portions; a second electrode having linear portions formed along the linear portions of the first electrode and adjacent to the linear portions of the first electrode at a gap in plan view; and a third electrode formed on the liquid crystal layer side of the second substrate and having linear portions overlapping with the linear portions of the second electrode in plan view, wherein electric fields having different directions are generated between the first electrode and the second electrode and between the first electrode and the third electrode.

An electrophoretic display comprising a plurality of microcapsules disposed between a pair of substrates, wherein each microcapsule comprises a capsule body containing an insulating fluid and charged particles dispersed in the fluid. The microcapsules are contacted with at least the substrate arranged at a display face side of the pair of substrates and each microcapsule has a flat surface at least at the display face side so that the substrate at the display face side is in face-to-face contact with the microcapsules. As a result, the proportion of the contact area of the substrate with the microcapsules increases compared with the traditional electrophoretic display, preventing uneven displaying and achieving increased contrast and high-quality displaying.

A liquid crystal display of the invention includes a plurality of pixels each of which has a liquid crystal layer and a plurality of electrodes for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer and which are arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, wherein: each of the plurality of pixels has a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel which can apply mutually different voltages to the liquid crystal layer, where the first sub-pixel has a higher brightness than the second sub-pixel in certain gradations; the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel each has: a liquid crystal capacitor formed by a counter electrode and a sub-pixel electrode opposing the counter electrode via the liquid crystal layer, and a storage capacitor formed by a storage capacitor electrode connected electrically to the sub-pixel electrode, an insulating layer, and a storage capacitor counter electrode opposing the storage capacitor electrode via the insulating layer; the counter electrode is a single electrode shared by the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel, and the storage capacitor counter electrodes of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are electrically independent of each other; and the storage capacitor counter electrode of the first sub-pixel in any of the plurality of pixels and the storage capacitor counter electrode of the second sub-pixel of a pixel adjacent to any of the pixels in the column direction are electrically independent of each other.

A pixel, a display device using the same, and a driving method thereof are disclosed. According to exemplary embodiments of the pixel, the display device including the same, and the driving method thereof, sufficient time to compensate the threshold voltage of the driving transistor of the pixel may be obtained under high resolution and high frequency driving to realize a display device of high image quality.

The present invention provides display with high light utilization efficiency, with increased luminance being provided in desired directions.A liquid crystal display device of the present invention has a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix along a first direction and a second direction which are perpendicular to each other, and includes: a TFT substrate; a counter substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate; an optical film including a polarizer provided on a surface of the TFT substrate which is opposite to the liquid crystal layer; and a backlight provided on a side of the optical film which is opposite to the TFT substrate, wherein the backlight includes an optical element layer provided on a side of the light guide plate which is closer to the optical film, and the optical element layer includes a plurality of lenticular lenses extending in the first direction, each of the lenticular lenses having a light receiving surface protruding toward the light guide plate.

Disclosed is a driver circuit for driving a display device. The driver circuit includes N-number (where N is a natural number) of grayscale selecting circuits, which correspond to N-number of data electrodes, each for selecting one grayscale voltage from among a plurality of grayscale voltages in accordance with an image signal; one voltage follower circuit for subjecting the grayscale voltages, which have been selected by the grayscale selecting circuits, to an impedance conversion to thereby drive the data electrodes; and a changeover control circuit for exercising control so as to divide one horizontal interval into at least (N+1)-number of intervals, drive a Kth data electrode by the output of the amplifier circuit by inputting only an output of a Kth grayscale selecting circuit to the amplifier circuit in a Kth (K=1 to N) interval, and drive the Kth data electrode by the output of the Kth grayscale selecting circuit in at least some intervals other than the Kth interval.

A three-times magnified pattern of a central target pixel and horizontally contiguously adjacent sub-pixel patterns next thereto are determined on the basis of a reference pattern that has a rectangular profile and further that consist of eight-neighboring pixel about the target pixel. The determined three-times magnified pattern is allocated to three sub-pixels that form the target pixel. The determined sub-pixel patterns are allocated to horizontally adjacent sub-pixels next to the target pixel. As a result, a black area defined by the target pixel is displaced rightward by an amount of a sub-pixel without any change in black area size that corresponds to three sub-pixels. This feature inhibits a variation in output image density, which otherwise would conspicuously occurs as a result of a varied object line width.

An illumination-component extractor (illumination component extraction section) extracts an illumination component Log from a picked-up image (original image) picked up an image sensor having a photoelectric conversion characteristic which comprises a linear characteristic region and a logarithmic characteristic region. A reflectance component determiner (subtraction section) extracts a reflectance component Log(R1). A compressor (illumination component compression section) subjects at least the illumination component Log of the logarithmic characteristic region to DR compression. Image production mean (image production section) produces a new image (synthetic image) based on the DR-compress illumination component and the reflectance component.

A handwriting input apparatus and a computer readable recording medium recorded with an image processing program are provided, which both enable easy edit and high-quality display of edited content. A defining module defines a locus of a character and / or graphic contained in a group. When a gesture indicative of an edit command is inputted by a handwriting input module, then an edit management module interprets the inputted command and executes it. At this time, the execution of the command accompanies movement of the character and graphic in the group, and this movement follows the defined locus.

Disclosed are driving circuit and method which are used in an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED), and more specifically to a driving circuit of an organic light emitting diode and a driving method thereof which use a thin film transistor (TFT) as an active device. The driving circuit and method can uniformly produce luminance of the light emitting element because the driving current is produced by compensating the unevenness of threshold voltage of the active device. Further, the variance of the threshold voltage Vth due to deterioration of the transistor produced according as the driving circuit of the OLED is utilized for a long time is also compensated, thereby increasing life of the display device which applies the driving circuit of the OLED.

The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, and a plurality of picture-element regions for providing display. Each of the plurality of picture-element regions has a transmission region for providing display in a transmission mode by using light incident through the first substrate, and a reflection region for providing display in a reflection mode by using light incident through the second substrate. The second substrate has a color filter layer provided in the transmission region and the reflection region. The thickness of the color filter layer in at least a part of the reflection region is smaller than the thickness of the color filter layer in the transmission region.

A method is provided for driving a liquid crystal display capable of preventing degradation of linearity of a gamma characteristic, of achieving display of a high quality image in a simple and low-priced configuration and of solving problems associated with environmental changes, frequency characteristic of timing signals, change in a gamma characteristic caused by luminance of a backlight, or dispersion in a gamma characteristic occurring during processes of manufacturing a color liquid crystal display. The method includes acquirement of first corrected red data, first corrected green data, and first corrected blue data each being of 10 bits to which information to change a gray scale two or more times for every red data, green data, and blue data has been added when a gamma correction is made to red, green, and blue data each being of 8 bits and generation of data red, green, and blue signals to be fed to a data electrode of a liquid crystal display to perform frame rate control.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a semiconductor layer having a channel region, the channel region is made from an oxide semiconductor which satisfies Vc / Va>4 where Vc is a volume ratio of a crystalline component and Va is a volume ratio of a non-crystalline component.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a semiconductor layer having a channel region, the channel region is made from an oxide semiconductor which satisfies Vc / Va>4 where Vc is a volume ratio of a crystalline component and Va is a volume ratio of a non-crystalline component.

An image display apparatus includes a plurality of scanning wires in an image display region for transmitting a scanning signal, a plurality of signal wires intersecting the plurality of scanning wires in the image display region for transmitting a signal voltage, a plurality of current driven electroooptical display elements each arranged in a pixel region surrounded by the wires connected to a common power supply, a plurality of driving elements in the pixel region connected with the electro-optical display elements and a plurality of memory control circuits for holding the signal voltage in response to the scanning signal to control driving of the driving elements based on the held signal voltage. The memory control circuit samples and holds the signal voltage while blocking a bias voltage from being applied to the driving elements, and subsequently applies the driving elements with the held signal voltage as the bias voltage.

According to a data processing device for correcting an image signal which (i) is made up of plural pieces of pixel data and (ii) is externally supplied to a liquid crystal driving panel, a correction circuit includes an interpolation section for (i) obtaining first pixel data to be corrected and second pixel data which is for use in driving one of the plurality of data signal lines at timing earlier than timing at which the one of the plurality of data signal lines is driven in response to the first pixel data and (ii) correcting the first pixel data in accordance with a relationship between the second pixel data and the first pixel data. This provides a data processing device which can carry out a correction so that, in a case where a previously applied voltage have an effect on the charging states of respective pixels connected to a certain data signal line, such an effect is cancelled.

The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate arranged in facing relation to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode associated with a pixel, a common electrode to which a reference voltage is applied, a data line, a scanning line, and a common electrode line. The second substrate is designed to include no electrodes thereon. The first substrate includes an electric-field shielding layer for preventing an electric field from leaking into pixels in which images are to be displayed, from the scanning line, the electric-field shielding layer being comprised of an electrically conductive layer and being formed in a layer located closer to the liquid crystal layer than an area in which the scanning line is arranged.

An image processing apparatus that compresses moving-picture data includes an image converter configured to decimate pixels in individual blocks that are defined by dividing moving-picture frames, the image converter being configured to generate a plurality of layer signals using different sampled pixels corresponding to representative pixels in pixel decimation; and an encoder configured to receive input of the plurality of layer signals generated by the image converter and to generate encoded data based on the layer signals.

Each pixel region includes a transmission region for display in a transmission mode using light entering through a first substrate and a reflection region for display in a reflection mode using light entering through a second substrate. The first substrate includes a transparent electrode region and a reflection electrode region, both of which have flat surfaces facing a liquid crystal layer. The second substrate includes a transparent electrode in the reflection region and the transmission region on its surface facing the liquid crystal layer and includes a light diffusion layer in the reflection region, and the surface facing the liquid crystal layer is flat in the transmission region and the reflection region.

It is an object to provide a display device of which image display can be favorably recognized. Another object is to provide a manufacturing method of the display device with high productivity. Over a substrate, a pixel electrode that reflects incident light through a liquid crystal layer, a light-transmitting pixel electrode, and a structure whose side surface is covered with a reflective layer and which is positioned to overlap with the light-transmitting pixel electrode are provided. The structure is formed over a light-transmitting etching-stop layer, and the etching-stop layer remains below the structure as a light-transmitting layer.