What is claimed is:
1. An optical detection system for a thermal cycling device, comprising:
at least one light source;
a light detection device for detecting light received from a plurality of biological samples; and
a lens having first and second surfaces formed on the lens, the second surface substantially opposed to the first surface,
wherein the first surface is configured to collimate light and the second surface is configured to direct light into each of the plurality of biological samples.
2. The optical detection system of claim 1, wherein the second surface comprises a matrix of lenses formed into the second surface and the matrix comprises a plurality of focusing lens portions.
3. The optical detection system of claim 2, wherein a plurality of focusing lens portions corresponds to a plurality of biological samples.
4. The optical detection system of claim 3, wherein the matrix comprises 4, 8, 12, 24, 48, 96, 384, or 1,536 focusing lens portions.
5. The optical detection system of claim 1, further comprising a sample block assembly configured to receive a sample well tray.
6. The optical detection system of claim 5, wherein the sample block assembly is further configured to receive the lens.
7. The optical detection system of claim 6, wherein the sample block assembly includes a heated cover configured to receive the lens.
8. The optical detection system of claim 5, wherein the lens is mounted to the sample block assembly with at least one fastening device.
9. The optical detection system of claim 8, wherein the fastening device comprises one of a clip-fastening device, a clamp-fastening device, and a screw-fastening device.
10. The optical detection system of claim 7, wherein the heated cover and the sample block assembly are configured to heat the biological samples to a temperature of approximately 80 C. or greater and the lens comprises a material configured to operate up to a temperature of at least 80 C.
11. The optical detection system of claim 10, wherein the lens material comprises a non-fluorescing clear polycarbonate.
12. The optical detection system of claim 5, wherein the sample block assembly is configured to heat the sample tray assembly to a temperature of approximately 60 C. and the lens comprises a material configured to operate up to a temperature of at least 60 C.
13. The optical detection system of claim 12, wherein the lens material is chosen from acrylics, styrenes, polyethylenes, polycarbonates, and polypropylenes.
14. The optical detection system of claim 1, wherein the first lens surface and the second lens surface are integrally formed by at least one of injection molding and compression molding.
15. The optical detection system of claim 2, wherein a plurality of focusing lens portions is configured to direct light of an approximately equal intensity into a plurality of biological samples.
16. The optical detection system of claim 2, wherein one or more of the plurality of focusing lens portions is configured to allow differing light intensity to pass through than at least one other of the plurality of focusing lens portions.
17. The optical detection system of claim 16, wherein the one or more of the plurality of focusing lens portions comprises a smaller focusing lens portion than at least one other of the plurality of focusing lens portions.
18. The optical detection system of claim 16, wherein part of the one or more of the plurality of focusing lens portions is masked to differ the intensity of light passing through the one or more of the plurality of focusing lens portions.
19. The optical detection system of claim 1, wherein the first lens surface comprises a fresnel lens.
20. The optical detection system of claim 1, wherein the at least one light source provides light of a non-uniform intensity across the first surface, and further wherein the second surface is configured to provide light at approximately uniform intensity to each of the plurality of biological samples.
21. The optical detection system of claim 2, wherein biological samples have corresponding focusing lens segments.
22. A lens for an optical detection system of a thermal cycling device, the lens comprising:
a collimating surface; and
a matrix surface substantially opposed to the first lens surface, the matrix surface comprising a plurality of focusing lens segments,
wherein the collimating surface is configured to collimate light from a light source, and further wherein the plurality of focusing lens segments are configured to direct light into a plurality of biological samples.
23. The lens of claim 22 wherein the lens comprises a material configured to operate up to a temperature of at least 80 C.
24. The lens of claim 23, wherein the lens material comprises a non-fluorescing clear polycarbonate.
25. The lens of claim 23, wherein the lens material comprises lexan.
26. The lens of claim 22, wherein the lens comprises a material configured to operate up to a temperature of at least 60 C.
27. The lens of claim 26, wherein the lens material is chosen from acrylics, styrenes, polyethylenes, polycarbonates, and polypropylenes.
28. The lens of claim 22, wherein the collimating surface and the matrix surface are integrally formed by at least one of injection molding and compression molding.
29. The lens of claim 22, wherein each of the plurality of focusing lens segments is configured to direct light at an approximately equal intensity.
30. The lens of claim 22, wherein one or more of the plurality of focusing lens segments is configured to allow differing intensity of light to pass through than at least one other of the plurality of focusing lens segments.
31. The lens of claim 30, wherein the one or more of the plurality of focusing lens segments comprises a smaller focusing lens segment than at least one other of the plurality of focusing lens segments.
32. The lens of claim 30, wherein a portion of the one or more focusing lens segments is masked to differ the intensity of light passing through the one or more of the focusing lens segments.
33. The lens of claim 22, wherein the lens comprises 4, 8, 12, 24, 48, 96, 384, or 1,536 focusing lens segments.
34. The lens of claim 22, wherein the lens comprises a one-piece lens.
35. An optical detection system for a thermal cycling device, comprising:
at least one light source;
a light detection device for detecting light received from a plurality of biological samples;
a lens body having a first surface formed into the lens body and a second surface formed into the other side of the body;
a sample block assembly configured to receive a sample well tray, the sample well tray configured to contain the plurality of biological samples,
wherein the sample block assembly includes a heated cover configured to receive the lens, and
wherein the first surface is configured to collimate light and the second surface comprises a lens matrix comprising a plurality of focusing lens portions configured to direct light into each of the plurality of biological samples.
36. A method of testing a plurality of biological samples, the method comprising:
providing light from at least one light source;
providing a light detection device for detecting light received from the plurality of biological samples;
providing a lens having a collimating lens portion formed on a first surface of the lens and a matrix of focusing lens portions formed on a second surface of the lens, the first surface substantially opposed to the second surface,
wherein light passes through the collimating and focusing lens portions into the plurality of biological samples and is detected by the detection device.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1-19. (canceled)
20. A display device in which (a) scanning periods during which image data is supplied to a plurality of pixels and (b) non-scanning periods during which the image data is not supplied to the plurality of pixels are provided in such a manner that (a) a scanning period and (b) a non-scanning period are alternately repeated so that image data held by the plurality of pixels are repeatedly rewritten, the display device being provided in an electronic apparatus,
when a detection target is detected by a detection device for detecting a detection target, the scanning periods being arranged such that timing of one of the scanning periods which one scanning period is after and nearest to detection of the detection target is advanced so as to come earlier than timing predetermined for a case where the detection target is not detected, the detection target being at least one of (i) a user’s predetermined operation to the electronic apparatus and (ii) a radio wave coming to the electronic apparatus from outside,
the plurality of pixels being provided in such a manner as to respectively correspond to intersections between a plurality of scanning signal lines extending in one direction and a plurality of data signal lines extending in other direction,
the display device further including:
a scanning line driving circuit which sequentially applies, on the plurality of scanning signal lines, a selection signal which is a signal for switching the scanning signal line to a selected state;
a signal line driving circuit which writes image data in each of the plurality of data signal lines; and
a timing controller which outputs the selection signal to the scanning line driving circuit in accordance with a vertical sync signal supplied from outside and outputs, to the signal line driving circuit, a writing instruction signal for instructing the signal line driving circuit to write the image data, in accordance with a horizontal sync signal supplied from outside,
the signal line driving circuit including signal line driving sections, the number of which is set according to the number of the plurality of data signal lines, and
one of the signal line driving sections outputting, to the detection device, a detection instruction signal for instructing the detection device to detect the detection target, the detection instruction signal being outputted in the non-scanning period.
21. The display device as set forth in claim 20, wherein when the detection target is detected by the detection device, the timing of said one scanning period after and nearest to the detection of the detection target is advanced so as to come immediately after the detection.
22. The display device as set forth in claim 20, wherein at least one of the non-scanning periods which one non-scanning period is subsequent to advancement of the timing of said one scanning period after and nearest to the detection is arranged to be shorter than one of the non-scanning periods which one non-scanning period is prior to advancement of the timing of said one scanning period after and nearest to the detection, so that a cycle of one of the scanning periods which one scanning period is subsequent to advancement of the timing of said one scanning period after and nearest to the detection is set shorter than a cycle of one of the scanning periods which one scanning period is prior to advancement of the timing of said one scanning period after and nearest to the detection.
23. The display device as set forth in claim 22, wherein after advancement of the timing of said one scanning period after and nearest to the detection, the scanning period is successively provided without providing any non-scanning period.
24. The display device as set forth in claim 20, wherein a polarity of a voltage applied to a display element including the plurality of pixels is inverted with a predetermined cycle in one frame.
25. The display device as set forth in claim 24, wherein the inversion of the polarity of the voltage is dot inversion.
26. The display device as set forth in claim 20, wherein:
the detection device includes a touch panel on a display screen of the display device;
the user’s predetermined operation is a touch on the touch panel or an approach to the touch panel; and
the detection device detects the touch or the approach.
27. The display device as set forth in claim 20, wherein the detection device is a radio frequency circuit for detecting the radio wave coming from outside.
28. The display device as set forth in claim 20, wherein when the detection target is detected by the detection device, a cycle of a detection behavior of the detection device is shortened as compared to a cycle of a detection behavior of the detection device prior to the detection of the detection target.
29. The display device as set forth in claim 20, wherein the plurality of pixels constituting a display element each include a TFT, and the TFT includes a semiconductor layer made of an oxide semiconductor.
30. The display device as set forth in claim 29, wherein the oxide semiconductor is In\u2014Ga\u2014Zn\u2014O.
31. The display device as set forth in claim 20, wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display device.
32. The display device as set forth in claim 20, wherein the display device is an organic electroluminescence display device.
33. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a display device as set forth in claim 20; and
the detection device.
34. The electronic apparatus as set forth in claim 33, further comprising a control section for totally controlling the electronic apparatus,
the control section being communicably connected with the display device,
the control section transmitting, to the display device, information on whether the detection device detects the detection target or not, and
after advancement of the timing of said one scanning period after and nearest to the detection, the display device rewriting image data with a cycle of the scanning period which cycle is in accordance with the information transmitted from the control section.
35. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a display device in which (a) scanning periods during which image data is supplied to a plurality of pixels and (b) non-scanning periods during which the image data is not supplied to the plurality of pixels are provided in such a manner that (a) a scanning period and (b) a non-scanning period are alternately repeated so that image data held by the plurality of pixels are repeatedly rewritten; and
a detection device for detecting a detection target which is at least one of (i) a user’s predetermined operation to the electronic apparatus and (ii) a radio wave coming from outside to the electronic apparatus,
when the detection target is detected by the detection device, the detection device shortening a cycle of a detection behavior as compared to a cycle of a detection behavior prior to the detection of the detection target,
the plurality of pixels being provided in such a manner as to respectively correspond to intersections between a plurality of scanning signal lines extending in one direction and a plurality of data signal lines extending in other direction,
the display device further including:
a scanning line driving circuit which sequentially applies, on the plurality of scanning signal lines, a selection signal which is a signal for switching the scanning signal line to a selected state;
a signal line driving circuit which writes image data in each of the plurality of data signal lines; and
a timing controller which outputs the selection signal to the scanning line driving circuit in accordance with a vertical sync signal supplied from outside and outputs, to the signal line driving circuit, a writing instruction signal for instructing the signal line driving circuit to write the image data, in accordance with a horizontal sync signal supplied from outside,
the signal line driving circuit including signal line driving sections, the number of which is set according to the number of the plurality of data signal lines, and
one of the signal line driving sections outputting, to the detection device, a detection instruction signal for instructing the detection device to detect the detection target, the detection instruction signal being outputted in the non-scanning period.
36. A method for controlling a display device in which (a) scanning periods during which image data is supplied to a plurality of pixels and (b) non-scanning periods during which the image data is not supplied to the plurality of pixels are provided in such a manner that (a) a scanning period and (b) a non-scanning period are alternately repeated so that image data held by the plurality of pixels are repeatedly rewritten, the display device being provided in an electronic apparatus,
the plurality of pixels being provided in such a manner as to respectively correspond to intersections between a plurality of scanning signal lines extending in one direction and a plurality of data signal lines extending in other direction,
the display device further including:
a scanning line driving circuit which sequentially applies, on the plurality of scanning signal lines, a selection signal which is a signal for switching the scanning signal line to a selected state;
a signal line driving circuit which writes image data in each of the plurality of data signal lines; and
a timing controller which outputs the selection signal to the scanning line driving circuit in accordance with a vertical sync signal supplied from outside and outputs, to the signal line driving circuit, a writing instruction signal for instructing the signal line driving circuit to write the image data, in accordance with a horizontal sync signal supplied from outside,
the signal line driving circuit including signal line driving sections, the number of which is set according to the number of the plurality of data signal lines, and
one of the signal line driving sections outputting, to a detection device, a detection instruction signal for instructing the detection device to detect a detection target, the detection instruction signal being outputted in the non-scanning period,
the method comprising the step of:
when the detection target is detected by the detection device for detecting a detection target, advancing timing of one of the scanning periods which is after and nearest to the detection of the detection target so as to come earlier than timing predetermined for a case where the detection target is not detected, the detection target being at least one of (i) a user’s predetermined operation to the electronic apparatus and (ii) a radio wave coming to the electronic apparatus from outside.