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Display device

US8350801B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2006
Grant dateJan 8, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 10, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0089
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of pixel sections 150 and performs an image display operation and an image reading operation. The plurality of pixel sections 150 each include a light output section 160 for outputting first light, and a light receiving section 102 for receiving reflected light obtained as a result of an imaging subject being irradiated with the first light. The apparatus further comprises a directivity adjusting section for adjusting a directivity of the first light. The plurality of pixel sections 150 are divided into a plurality of groups. The light output section 160 outputs the first light and the light receiving section 102 receives the reflected light on a group-by-group basis.

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