Liquid crystal display device provided with an image capturing function
US7463297B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G3/3648
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To enable acquisition of image data in multiple tone levels in a short capturing time, a liquid crystal display device 1 includes a photodiode having sensitivity R, a capacitor having capacitance C and configured to store a charge in response to an electric signal converted by the photodiode in a state where an initial voltage V is applied thereto, a SRAM configured to retain binary data which indicate as to whether or not an amount of charge stored in the capacitor is equal to or above a threshold voltage Vth, an image capturing control unit 5 configured to generate pixel data in multiple tone levels based on the binary data outputted from the SRAM of a plurality of adjacent pixels. Here, at least any one value of R, V, C, and Vth in each of the pixels is set to a different value from relevant values of other adjacent pixels.
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