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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nobuyuki Ikumi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345139 ; 345422 ;
Abstract
An LCD panel capable of displaying three-dimensional images has, for each pixel, a transparent part and an opaque active element region. The active element region includes an input unit for receiving depth data including at least a depth and supplying the depth data to the pixel, a holder (Zc) for holding depth data, and a determination unit for determining which one of the depth data provided by the input unit and stored in the holder (Zc) is shallower, i.e., closer to a display screen than the other. The determined depth is used to display an object on the pixel.