Abstract:
A direct-view display apparatus provides improved image quality by preventing the formation of a stripe pattern caused by parallax effects. A liquid-crystal panel for active matrix driving is disposed. A microlens array consisting of a plurality of microlenses formed in corresponding relationship to each pixel in the liquid-crystal panel is placed on a surface of a substrate of the liquid-crystal panel. A field lens and an eyepiece are disposed in this order between the microlens array and an observer. The field lens serves to converge the principal rays emerging from the microlens array in parallel with an optical axis onto the eyepiece, so that a moire pattern caused by parallax effects can be prevented from being formed and the image quality can thus be improved. Light from backlights are passed through display panels, respectively consisting of liquid-crystal cells, microlens arrays, and field lenses, and are superimposed by a crossed dichroic prism. The observer views the light superimposed by the crossed dichroic prism, i.e. a color image, through an eyepiece.
Abstract:
An image display apparatus is disclosed which includes: an optical system including a light source and at least one projection lens; a display means for forming a display image, the display means including a non-luminescent display panel and a microlens array disposed on the light-incidence side of the display panel; and at least one projection lens for projecting the display image; wherein the display panel and the microlens array are combined with each other by means of an adhesive made of a transparent material. In cases where the microlens array is provided with color filters which are arranged so as to correspond to the microlenses of this array, the image display apparatus can provide a bright display of color images with an improved contrast. Moreover, when the display panel and the microlens array are combined with each other by means of an adhesive containing spacers, the image display apparatus has a high thermal reliability.
Abstract:
An optical device having a lens substrate and a microlens portion formed thereon, wherein the microlens has its lens portion formed on the part of the optical device that has substantially the same coefficient of expansion as that of the lens substrate.
Abstract:
In a display device, display electrodes and insulation layers are formed on a pair of substrates with a display layer placed therebetween. In this display device, plural display picture elements are set according to the arrangement state of the display electrodes. In the display picture elements, divisions are set in the insulation layers and different dielectric constants are set for each division. Therefore, the display device has a different impedance in every division within the display picture element and the apparent threshold voltage of each division may be varied. As a result, gradations corresponding to the number of divisions within each display picture element may be displayed.
Abstract:
A picture encoding system which performs a prediction of picture element values within a block having a plurality of picture elements into which an original picture is divided, a discrete sine transform with respect to prediction error signals for obtaining a transform coefficient, a quantization of the transform coefficient for encoding quantized indexes, an inverse quantization of the quantized indexes for reproduction of the transform coefficient, an inverse discrete sine transform of the reproduced coefficient to reproduce the prediction error signal, and an addition thereto of the predicted picture element value for reproducing the picture element values within the block to employ them in predicting a next stage block to be encoded, whereby the block can be minimized in size while simplifying required transform operation.
Abstract:
In a color liquid-crystal display apparatus using mosaic arrangements, the same color of picture elements which are driven by the same signal electrode are alternately arranged right and left. Accordingly, all that is necessary is that the same color of picture signal is applied upon the same signal electrode in spite of the mosaic arrangement. Thus, a circuit which switches a color image signal of an analog line memory is unnecessary so that the driving circuit is extremely simplified.
Abstract:
Electrochromic display device manufacture method wherein electrochromic material is deposited in a single layer on a single film of conductive material over the whole area of glass substrate and then the electrochromic material and conductive material are successively etched through a single mask which defines a display segment pattern and remains in position throughout the whole etching process, whereby etched edge portions of the different materials are in excellent alignment and there is therefore small plate area for a reverse emf cell and good display device performance is achieved. The electrochromic material may be etched by the solution employed for developing the photoresist, whereby an etching process step is eliminated.
Abstract:
An electrochromic display disclosed herein is compatible with diversification of information to be displayed. A background plate bears a stationary display pattern printed thereon. An electrochromic phenomenon takes place between a pair of electrodes in association with the stationary display pattern.
Abstract:
A driving system is provided for an electrochromic display device in which the coloration state is maintained for several hours through several days of the removal of the coloration voltage as long as the electrochromic display device is held in an electrically opened state. The electrochromic display device includes a predetermined number of display segments, each of the combinations of the display segments defining a different one of the desired display patterns. The display segments placed in the coloration state are electrically connected to each other during the memory period in order to uniform the coloration degree of each of the selected display segments. In a preferred form, a detection means is provided for detecting the potential of the selected display segments, which are held in the memory coloration state. The write-in, or, coloration operation is again conducted when the potential of the selected display segments becomes higher than a preselected level.
Abstract:
For an electro-optical display having an electrochromic material provided with a redox pair and sandwiched between a pair of electrodes, a first potential more negative than the threshold potential is applied and a second potential more positive than the first potential but more negative than the threshold potential is thereafter applied in a write mode.