Image display apparatus and method of driving the same

US8970809B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8970809-B2
Application numberUS-201213706791-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 6, 2012
Priority dateApr 27, 2012
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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An image display apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a plurality of panels arranged in a matrix form, each panel having, on its display surface, a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form; a first junction portion provided between the panels adjacent to each other in a horizontal direction; a second junction portion provided between the panels adjacent to each other in a vertical direction; a first optical member covering the first junction portion, and magnifying or diffusing the pixels of the panels in the vicinity of the first junction portion with an anisotropy in a first direction; and a second optical member covering the second junction portion, and magnifying and diffusing the pixels of the panels in the vicinity of the second junction portion with an anisotropy in a second direction.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An image display apparatus comprising: a plurality of panels arranged in a matrix form, each panel having, on a display surface, a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form; a first junction portion provided between the panels adjacent to each other in a horizontal direction; a second junction portion provided between the panels adjacent to each other in a vertical direction; a first optical member covering the first junction portion and magn…

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What does patent US8970809B2 cover?
An image display apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a plurality of panels arranged in a matrix form, each panel having, on its display surface, a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form; a first junction portion provided between the panels adjacent to each other in a horizontal direction; a second junction portion provided between the panels adjacent to each other in a vertica…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Saishu Tatsuo, Toshiba Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02F1/13336. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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