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To improve viewing angle characteristics by varying voltage which is applied between liquid crystal elements. A liquid crystal display device in which one pixel is provided with three or more liquid crystal elements and the level of voltage which is applied is varied between the liquid crystal elements is varied. In order to vary the level of the voltage which is applied between the liquid crystal elements, an element which divides the applied voltage is provided. In order to vary the level of the applied voltage, a capacitor, a resistor, a transistor, or the like is used. Viewing angle characteristics can be improved by varying the level of the voltage which is applied between the liquid crystal elements.

The present invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates navigating smoothly and gracefully through any type of content viewable on portable devices such as cell-phones, PDAs, and / or any other hybrids thereof. In addition, such navigation can be performed while preserving perspective and context with respect to a larger amount of content. Pointing devices can also be used to navigate through content—the amount or detail of the content being dependant on the speed of the pointing device. Additionally, a semi-transparent overview of content can be overlaid a zoomed-in portion of content to provide perspective to the zoomed in portion. Content shown in the semi-transparent overview can depend on the location of the pointing device with respect to the content.

The present invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates navigating smoothly and gracefully through any type of content viewable on portable devices. Such navigation can be performed while preserving perspective and context with respect to a larger amount of content. The navigation can be key-based such that one or more keys of a keypad can be employed to browse through, zoom in, and / or zoom out of content. In one aspect, the content can be segmented into any number of sub-sectors or segments such that each segment can correspond to a particular number key, whereby particular portions of content can be viewed in greater or less detail by pressing or tapping on the corresponding number key. Furthermore, when viewing a first portion of content, nearby content can be glanced at by pressing and holding the respective key. When the key is released, the view returns to the first portion.

A vertically alignment mode liquid crystal display device having an improved viewing angle characteristic is disclosed. The disclosed liquid crystal display device uses a liquid crystal having a negative anisotropic dielectric constant, and orientations of the liquid crystal are vertical to substrates when no voltage being applied, almost horizontal when a predetermined voltage is applied, and oblique when an intermediate voltage is applied. At least one of the substrates includes a structure as domain regulating means, and inclined surfaces of the structure operate as a trigger to regulate azimuths of the oblique orientations of the liquid crystal when the intermediate voltage is applied.

Apparatus for introducing an airway tube within a patient's trachea, and methods of use, are provided, in which the an elongated rigid bougie includes a light source and imaging system configured to be introduced into a patient's trachea using video images received from the imaging system. Once a distal end of the bougie is visually confirmed to be placed with the patient's trachea, an airway tube is advanced over the bougie. The apparatus also may include two separable components, thereby facilitating video-guided placement of one component in pediatric applications under guidance of video images provided by the second component.

The present invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates navigating smoothly and gracefully through any type of content viewable on portable devices such as cell-phones, PDAs, and / or any other hybrids thereof. In addition, such navigation can be performed while preserving perspective and context with respect to a larger amount of content. Pointing devices can also be used to navigate through content—the amount or detail of the content being dependant on the speed of the pointing device. Additionally, a semi-transparent overview of content can be overlaid a zoomed-in portion of content to provide perspective to the zoomed in portion. Content shown in the semi-transparent overview can depend on the location of the pointing device with respect to the content.

An electronic device, such as a laptop computer, that includes a case containing electronic components suitable for processing digital data and generating a visual representation of the digital data for display. A first flat panel display is pivotally mounted on the case and is operatively connected to the electronic components for receiving and visually displaying data for viewing on a first side. A second flat panel display is mounted on the reverse side of the first display, or pivotally mounted on a top edge of the first display and operatively connected to the electronic components for receiving and visually displaying the data for being viewed simultaneously with the first display.

A belt clip apparatus is provided that attaches to a case for a portable electronic device (e.g., a music player, video player, cell phone, etc.) that both swivels and pivots on two different axes. Such a clip can attach to an article of clothing and allow the user to view the screen and access the controls of an electronic device without having to first remove the device from the article of clothing. In one embodiment, the apparatus can stand on a flat surface in either an angled portrait or landscape orientation when attached to the case, thereby allowing the user to choose the optimal orientation for accessing the controls or viewing a screen on a portable device mounted within the attached case. The angle formed between the case and the belt clip can be varied so that the user can optimize the viewing angle of the attached portable electronic device.

A substrate with a textured surface is disclosed. The substrate may be, for example, a light emitter comprising a light guide, for example a backlight element for use in a display device, wherein a surface of the light guide, for example a glass substrate, is configured to have a textured surface with a predetermined RMS roughness and a predetermined correlation length of the texture. A plurality of light scatter supressing features can be provided on the textured surface. Textured surfaces disclosed herein may be effective to reduce electrostatic charging of the substrate surface. Methods of producing the textured surface are also disclosed.

The invention discloses a visual angle regulator for flat televisions and displays, which comprises an elevator, a horizontal rotation regulator and a screen pitching-angle regulator. The visual angleof the flat televisions and the displays can be conveniently regulated through the elevator, the horizontal rotation regulator and the screen pitching-angle regulator, wherein the regulation comprises the regulation of the parameters such as the horizontal height, the horizontal rotation, the pitching angle and the like of a screen. The visual angle regulator has perfect functions and can be regulated to the best visual angle for appreciation as required.

A fitness watch case (502) is disclosed comprising a display housing (504) that houses a display for displaying information to a user; and a user interface (506) having touch-sensitive input means for controlling the watch. The user interface (506) is spaced apart from the display housing (504), thereby enabling the user to operate the user interface using only a single finger. The watch case (502) is insertable into a strap (508) to form a fitness watch (500) that can be worn on the wrist of the user.

The present invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates navigating smoothly and gracefully through any type of content viewable on portable devices. Such navigation can be performed while preserving perspective and context with respect to a larger amount of content. The navigation can be key-based such that one or more keys of a keypad can be employed to browse through, zoom in, and / or zoom out of content. In one aspect, the content can be segmented into any number of sub-sectors or segments such that each segment can correspond to a particular number key, whereby particular portions of content can be viewed in greater or less detail by pressing or tapping on the corresponding number key. Furthermore, when viewing a first portion of content, nearby content can be glanced at by pressing and holding the respective key. When the key is released, the view returns to the first portion.

The invention provides a panorama splicing method based on camera self-calibration technology, comprising the following steps of: using a plurality of cameras for collecting the panorama image of the scene; calibrating internal parameters and external parameters of the cameras by self-calibration algorithm according to the collected image; according to the calibrated internal parameters and external parameters of the cameras, selecting a best calibration plane, and correcting the image to the best calibration plane; and splicing all the images on the best calibration plane into a whole image, and fusing the overlapping regions of the whole image. The invention adopts the self-calibration technology based on absolute pairing quadric surface to automatically recover the internal parameters and the external parameters of the cameras, so that a hand-hold camera can be used by non-professional staff without a professional device.

A charging integration system for a vehicle. The charging integration system includes a seat structure, a charging system carrier and a charging station structure. The charging system carrier is pivotably connected to the seat structure. The charging station structure is movably connected to the charging system carrier. The charging integration system allows one or more devices to be charged wirelessly or by a physical connector that connects the one or more devices to the charging station structure.

An angle-adjusting apparatus for a housing of a headrest display, comprising an external housing having an opening at the outer side thereof, a cavity being formed and two sleeves being symmetrically arranged at both sides thereof, a spring element being provided at a top and a bottom side of the cavities, the spring element having a first projecting rib longitudinally extending at an internal side thereof; an internal housing having a front and a rear portion with an internal room for installing a display, a groove and two positioning sleeves corresponding to the cavities of the external housing being disposed at both sides of the internal housing, the internal housing further having a plurality of second projecting ribs at a position corresponding to the spring element; and a left link element and a right link element formed in a symmetric manner and received within the cavities of the external housing, respectively. Each of the left and right link elements includes an external and internal link portion both of which are locked on the external and internal housings, respectively, for a pivotal connection. And the joining end is limited to the lowest point so that a room is reserved to install the display in the small headrest. Moreover, the contact at both sides includes a plurality of engaging and positioning points to allow for a precise angle-adjustment and to protect from loosening due to the rocking action when driving. Accordingly, an optimal view angle can be achieved.

A GPS system (10) which may be mounted on a dashboard (12) of any vehicle (14) after the vehicle has been manufactured yet appears to be integral with the dashboard. The GPS system (10) includes a GPS device (16), a hood (18) for covering the GPS device, a base (20) for supporting the GPS device and the hood on the vehicle dashboard, and a faceplate (22) for placement over the front face of the GPS device for framing the GPS display.

A fitness watch case (502) is disclosed comprising a display housing (504) that houses a display for displaying information to a user; and a user interface (506) having touch-sensitive input means for controlling the watch. The user interface (506) is spaced apart from the display housing (504), thereby enabling the user to operate the user interface using only a single finger. The watch case (502) is insertable into a strap (508) to form a fitness watch (500) that can be worn on the wrist of the user.

The invention discloses a polling robot for a transformer substation. The robot comprises a body, a data acquisition module, a master control module, a motion control module, a temperature control module, a communication module and a power supply management module, wherein the robot body is of a four-wheeled robot trolley structure; the data acquisition module detects the surrounding environment,including a video image, an infrared temperature, a real-time position and an operating state, by means of a sensor and transfers the detected information to the master control module; the master control module is a data processing and logic control center of the robot; the motion control module controls actions of moving parts of the robot in a centralized manner; the temperature control module comprises a fan, a temperature sensor, an electric heater and a PLC; the communication module transmits data of the video image, infrared temperature, real-time position and operating state to a localbackground monitoring sub system by way of wireless communication. The robot provided by the invention is suitable for rigorous working environments, is high in image recognition rate and is good in obstacle crossing and climbing ability.

The subject invention provides a display element which achieves reduction in driving voltage. The display element according to the present invention includes substrates 1 and 2, at least one of which is transparent, and a medium layer 3 held between the substrates 1 and 2, the display element further including on the substrate 1 electrodes 4 and 5 for generating an electric field in a direction substantially parallel to the substrates so as to apply the electric field to the medium layer3 to cause optical modulation of the medium; and an alignment film 6 which is provided on the surface of the substrate 2. With this arrangement, the voltage level is not decreased because of the alignment film 6, and the driving voltage of the display element does not need to be increased, thereby ensuring reduction of driving voltage.

The invention relates to a device for the virtual production of an image, with a housing, an image projection device, which produces an image to be displayed. The housing has an observation opening in a wall of the housing with a fresnel lens arranged therein. Imaging optics arranged in the housing for depicting the object onto the fresnel lens. In order to ensure a large range of applications for this device, provision is made that the imaging optics have a concave mirror arranged in the path of light rays between the image projection device and the fresnel lens. The concave mirror lies opposite the fresnel lens and a ray divider is provided therebetween. To increase the illusion effect, a partially translucent mirror (spy mirror) is additionally arranged on the observation side of the fresnel lens.

The present invention relates generally to an illumination device used in dermoscopy. More particularly, the invention comprises an improved apparatus for enhanced imaging and illumination of the skin for medical examination and treatment. An array of LEDs encircle a magnifying lens assembly. One set of surrounding LEDs provides cross-polarized white light to aid in canceling the reflected light from the skin and creating less glare. Another set of surrounding LEDs provides non-polarized white light for traditional immersion fluid dermoscopy or for non-polarized viewing of the skin. A third set of surrounding LEDs provides polarized colored light, wherein the wavelength color is selected at a color wavelength that maximizes the viewing of skin pigment regions which is important for early detection of skin cancers and other skin diseases. In an embodiment of the invention the colored LEDs comprise orange light at a wavelength of 588 nm. The present invention also discloses that the range of colored LEDs in the orange portion of the visible spectrum, namely at 581 nm to 600 nm wavelengths.

A liquid crystal display apparatus of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal cell including a pair of substrates provided with a color filter on one substrate, and a liquid crystal layer as a display medium provided between the substrates; and an optical compensation element including at least an optical compensation layer. The optical compensation element is arranged on the same side as the color filter with respect to the liquid crystal layer. The substrate provided with the color filter preferably has a haze value of 10% or less. Such a liquid crystal display apparatus allows excellent viewing angle compensation, exhibits exceptional contrast in an oblique direction, and can be reduced in thickness.

A compact, portable, temporary mount for portable devices capable of mounting such a device to any smooth, flat surface is described. The apparatus is compact, lightweight, and can be deployed and removed quickly and easily for user convenience. Certain embodiments of the present invention also provide means for multi-directional adjustment for obtaining optimal desired viewing angle for the portable device and can universally adapt to a wide variety of devices and device cases. Furthermore, multiple methods of attaching the present invention to a device or device case are described.

A method for processing computed tomography (CT) datasets comprises identifying regions of interest (ROIs) within a CT dataset is provided. The ROIs are ranked based on a comparison to at least one predetermined parameter. The ranking determines a level of importance for the ROIs with respect to each other. A list of the ROIs is provided on a display, the list indicating the ROIs based on an associated level of importance. The ROIs are selectable with a user interface.

The invention relates to the technical field of computer vision recognition processing and provides an educational toy suite. The educational toy suite comprises a support, a helmet detector and a base plate, the support is installed on the base plate, and the helmet detector is installed on the support; a first groove is formed in the upper portion of the base plate; the bottom of the support is provided with a protrusion, the protrusion is installed in the first groove, a second groove and a third groove are formed in the top of the support, and the second groove is used for storing a tablet computer; the helmet detector is installed in the third groove. By means of the educational toy suite, the image acquisition scope of a camera of the tablet computer is expanded, the visual angle is enlarged, great interactivity is achieved, game experience is more vivid, the educational toy suite is helpful for alleviating asthenopia, harm to eyes is lowered, operational ability of children is improved, the children are promoted to make progress continuously, intelligence is developed, enjoyment is improved, the educational toy suite is more convenient to carry, move, install and detach, the cost is saved, and maintenance is facilitated.

The invention discloses a holographic three-dimensional display method and a holographic three-dimensional display device based on a spatial light modulator; the display device is composed of a laser light source, a polarization modulation component, a beam splitter prism, a spatial light modulator, a computer, a lens, and a pixel-type nano grating based directional diffraction screen; and the display method comprises the following steps: obtaining a multi-view two-dimensional image of a target object and undergoing preprocessing conversion process to generate a group of image arrays used for phase type hologram calculation; calculating corresponding phase type holograms with an iterative Fourier transform algorithm, loading the holograms to the spatial light modulator, and irradiating the holograms with the laser light source to obtain holographic reproductive images; and designing and manufacturing the pixel-type nano grating based directional diffraction screen, and directionally diffracting corresponding reproductive image pixels to fixed positions to form different viewpoints. The method and the device disclosed by the invention, by combing with fast refreshing and loading of the spatial light modulator for the holograms, realize multi-view full-parallax dynamic holographic three-dimensional reproduction of the target object, and provide a feasible scheme for application of a naked-eye three-dimensional display technology.