Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
a first signal processing circuit for applying gamma correction to an n-bit (n: a natural number) digital signal inputted as a video signal, and for converting the digital signal into an m-bit (m>n, m: a natural number) digital signal; and
a second signal processing circuit for adding a noise signal to the m-bit digital signal from said first signal processing circuit, and for outputting a Q-bit (Q: a natural number) digital signal obtained from rounding off a less significant (m – Q) bit (Q <n) from the m-bit digital signal.
2. The image processing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:
said first signal processing circuit includes bit converting means for converting the inputted n-bit digital signal into the m-bit digital signal in accordance with a pre-set value.
3. The image processing apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein:
said bit converting means is a Look Up Table which outputs the m-bit digital signal that is the present value in accordance with the inputted n-bit digital signal.
4. The image processing apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein:
said bit converting means is a calculating device for converting the n-bit digital signal into the m-bit (m>n) digital signal by numerical calculation.
5. The image processing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:
said first signal processing circuit and said second signal processing circuit are provided for respective RGB colors.
6. The image processing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:
an average value of a signal level of the noise signal is set to zero.
7. The image processing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:
the noise signal is a random noise signal with no regularity in its cycle of amplitude.
8. The image processing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:
the noise signal is obtained from, by using an arbitrary noise pattern table, switching a starting point of the noise pattern table per field or per noise pattern table.
9. The image processing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:
a histogram of an amplitude of the noise signal shows Gaussian dispersion where zero amplitude of the noise signal is at the center.
10. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
a signal processing circuit for adding a noise signal to an inputted m-bit (m: a natural number) digital signal, and for outputting a Q-bit (Q: a natural number) digital signal obtained from rounding off a less significant (mQ) bit (Q<m) from the m-bit digital signal.
11. An image display apparatus comprising a display means for displaying an image, and driving means for driving the display means, said image display apparatus, further comprising:
an image processing apparatus that includes (a) a first signal processing circuit for applying gamma correction to an n-bit (n: a natural number) digital signal inputted as a video signal and for converting the n-bit digital signal into an m-bit (m>n, m: a natural number) digital signal, and (b) a second signal processing circuit for adding a noise signal to the m-bit digital signal from said first signal processing circuit and for outputting a Q-bit (Q: a natural number) digital signal obtained from rounding off a less significant (mQ) bit (Qn) from the m-bit digital signal.
12. The image display apparatus as set forth in claim 11, wherein:
said first signal processing circuit includes bit converting means for converting the inputted n-bit digital signal into the m-bit digital signal in accordance with a pre-set value.
13. The image display apparatus as set forth in claim 12, wherein:
the pre-set value in said bit converting means is rewritable so that unevenness in properties of said driving means may be absorbed.
14. The image display apparatus as set forth in claim 12, wherein:
the pre-set value in said bit converting means is rewritten in accordance with brightness in surroundings of said image display apparatus.
15. The image display apparatus as set forth in claim 12, wherein:
the pre-set value in said bit converting means is rewritten in accordance with brightness of overall display image of said display means.
16. An image display apparatus, comprising:
an image processing apparatus which includes a signal processing circuit for adding a noise signal to an inputted m-bit (m: a natural number) digital signal and for outputting a Q-bit (Q: a natural number) digital signal obtained from rounding off a less significant (mQ) bit (Q<m) from the m-bit digital signal.

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. A display device, comprising:
a display panel configured to display an image; and
a backlight unit configured to provide light to the display panel,
wherein the display panel comprises:
an array substrate comprising a plurality of pixel areas;
an opposite substrate facing the array substrate;
a liquid crystal layer disposed between the array substrate and the opposite substrate; and
a wavelength-selective transflective member disposed on the array substrate or the opposite substrate.
2. The display device of claim 1, further comprising:
a color filter layer disposed on the opposite substrate, the color filter layer comprising a plurality of color filters comprising a plurality of colors,
wherein the wavelength-selective transflective member comprises an opening formed therethrough and corresponding to at least one of the plurality of color filters.
3. The display device of claim 2, wherein the wavelength-selective transflective member is configured to reflect light of one or more wavelengths corresponding to the color of the color filter corresponding to the opening.
4. The display device of claim 3, wherein:
a first plurality of the plurality of color filters comprising different colors is sequentially arranged in a first direction; and
a second plurality of the plurality of color filters comprising the same color is arranged in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
5. The display device of claim 4, wherein the opening is stripe shaped.
6. The display device of claim 1, wherein the wavelength-selective transflective member comprises:
a plurality of first layers configured to transmit light; and
a plurality of second layers comprising a refractive index different from a refractive index of the plurality of first layers, and
wherein the plurality of first layers are alternately arranged with the plurality of second layers.
7. The display device of claim 6, wherein:
the plurality of first layers and the plurality of second layers comprise a refractive index from about 1.3 to about 2.4; and
a difference in the refractive index between the plurality of first layers and the plurality of second layers is equal to or greater than about 0.1.
8. The display device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of first layers comprises a metal oxide material configured to transmit light.
9. The display device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of second layers comprises a silicon oxide material configured to transmit light.
10. The display device of claim 1, wherein the wavelength-selective transflective member is disposed between the array substrate and the liquid crystal layer.
11. The display device of claim 1, wherein the wavelength-selective transflective member is disposed between the opposite substrate and the liquid crystal layer.
12. A display device, comprising:
a display panel configured to display an image; and
a backlight unit configured to provide light to the display panel,
wherein the display panel comprises:
an array substrate comprising a plurality of pixel areas;
an opposite substrate facing the array substrate;
a liquid crystal layer disposed between the array substrate and the opposite substrate; and
a wavelength-selective transflective member comprising a plurality of sub-wavelength selective transflective members, the wavelength-selective transflective member being disposed on the array substrate or the opposite substrate and being configured to transmit light of different wavelengths.
13. The display device of claim 12, wherein the plurality of sub-wavelength selective transflective members comprise:
a first sub-wavelength selective transflective member;
a second sub-wavelength selective transflective member; and
a third sub-wavelength selective transflective member.
14. The display device of claim 13, further comprising:
a color filter layer comprising a plurality of color filters,
wherein the first sub-wavelength selective transflective member is disposed in association with a first one of the plurality of color filters and is configured to transmit light of a first wavelength, the second sub-wavelength selective transflective member is disposed in association with a second one of the plurality of color filters and is configured to transmit light of a second wavelength, and the third sub-wavelength selective transflective member is disposed in association with a third one of the plurality of color filters and is configured to transmit light of a third wavelength.
15. The display device of claim 14, wherein the first, second, and third sub-wavelength selective transflective members are disposed on the same layer.
16. The display device of claim 14, wherein the first, second, and third sub-wavelength selective transflective members are disposed on different layers.
17. The display device of claim 16, wherein the wavelength-selective transflective member further comprises:
a first protective layer covering the first sub-wavelength selective transflective member;
a second protective layer disposed on the first protective layer, the second protective layer covering the second sub-wavelength selective transflective member; and
a third protective layer disposed on the second protective layer, the third protective layer covering the third sub-wavelength selective transflective member.
18. The display device of claim 17, wherein the first, second, and third protective layers comprise an organic material or an inorganic material configured to transmit light.
19. The display device of claim 12, wherein the wavelength-selective transflective member is disposed between the array substrate and the liquid crystal layer.
20. The display device of claim 12, wherein the wavelength-selective transflective member is disposed between the opposite substrate and the liquid crystal layer.
21. A display panel, comprising:
a wavelength-selective transflective member configured to transmit light of at least one first range of wavelengths and reflect light of at least one second range of wavelengths; and
a plurality of color filters disposed on the wavelength-selective transflective member,
wherein the wavelength-selective transflective member comprises an aperture disposed in association with one of the plurality of color filters.
22. The display panel of claim 21, wherein the plurality of color filters comprise:
at least one red color filter;
at least one green color filter; and
at least one blue color filter.
23. The display panel of claim 21, wherein the color of the one color filter disposed in association with the aperture corresponds to the color of light associated with the second range of wavelengths.
24. The display panel of claim 21, wherein at least some of the light reflected by the wavelength-selective transflective member is caused, at least in part, to be redirected through the aperture.
25. The display panel of claim 21, wherein the plurality of color filters is sequentially arranged with respect to one another.
26. The display panel of claim 21, wherein the wavelength-selective transflective member comprises a plurality of sub-wavelength selective transflective members, and wherein:
a first one of the plurality of sub-wavelength selective transflective members is disposed in association with a first one of the plurality of color filters and is configured to transmit light of a range of wavelengths corresponding to the color of the first one of the plurality of color filters;
a second one of the plurality of sub-wavelength selective transflective members is disposed in association with a second one of the plurality of color filters and is configured to transmit light of a range of wavelengths corresponding to the color of the second one of the plurality of color filters; and
a third one of the plurality of sub-wavelength selective transflective member is disposed in association with a third one of the plurality of color filters and is configured to transmit light of a range of wavelengths corresponding to the color of the third one of the plurality of color filters.
27. The display panel of claim 26, wherein the plurality of sub-wavelength selective transflective members are disposed on the same layer.
28. The display panel of claim 26, wherein each of the plurality of sub-wavelength selective transflective members are disposed on a different layer than the other ones of the plurality of sub-wavelength selective transflective members.
29. The display panel of claim 28, wherein the wavelength-selective transflective member further comprises:
a first protective layer covering the first sub-wavelength selective transflective member;
a second protective layer disposed on the first protective layer, the second protective layer covering the second sub-wavelength selective transflective member; and
a third protective layer disposed on the second protective layer, the third protective layer covering the third sub-wavelength selective transflective member.
30. The display panel of claim 21, further comprising:
a liquid crystal layer,
wherein the wavelength-selective transflective member is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the plurality of color filters.
31. The display panel of claim 21, further comprising:
a liquid crystal layer,
wherein the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the plurality of color filters and the wavelength-selective transflective member.

1. A method of improving the putting stroke of a golfer using a putter as a training device, said putter having a club head comprising at least one channel defined throughout the thickness of the club head and having a rearmost dimensional size of at least the diameter of a golf ball so that such a golf ball is not hindered moving into and from said channel, said putting stroke including a backswing, said method including the steps of
placing a first golf ball in said channel when the club head is stationary on a surface prior to commencing the stroke,
executing a controlled backswing causing the first ball to roll along the surface until no longer in contact with the rear most edge of the club head at which time the momentum already imparted to said first ball causes same to continue rolling in a release direction dependent on the club head motion at the moment of deceleration of said club head towards the end of the backswing, said release direction being ideally identical to the direction intended by the golfer when the backswing is correctly executed and distinguishable therefrom in the event that the release direction is different.
2. A method of improving the putting stroke of a golfer using a putter as a training device, said putter having a club head comprising at least one aperture defined throughout the thickness of the club head, said aperture being of a size and shape capable of receiving a golf ball which can pass through the aperture without hindrance from the edges or sides which define said aperture, said putting stroke including a backswing, a downswing, and a follow through, said method including the steps of
placing a first golf ball in said aperture when the club head is stationary on a surface prior to commencing the stroke,
firstly executing a controlled backswing so that the club head rises above the surface by a distance less than the diameter of a golf ball thus causing the first ball to roll along the surface but ensuring said first ball is retained in the aperture,
secondly executing a downswing whereby the club is accelerated from the top of the backswing towards its starting position, and
finally executing a follow through whereby the club head is raised above said surface by an amount greater than the diameter of a golf ball so that the first ball is released from the aperture in a release direction dependent on the direction of travel of the club head at the moment of release, the release direction and the direction intended by the golfer being ideally identical when the follow through is correctly executed and distinguishable therefrom in the event that the two directions are different by virtue of the divergence of the first ball from the intended direction.
3. A method of improving the putting stroke of a golfer using a putter having an attachment secured thereto as a training device, said putter having a club head, said attachment being secured to said club head and comprising a pair of arms extending rearwardly to define a channel having a rearmost dimensional size of at least the diameter of a golf ball so that such a golf ball is not hindered moving into and from said channel, said putting stroke including a backswing, said method including the steps of
placing a first golf ball in said channel when the club head is stationary on a surface prior to commencing the stroke,
executing a controlled backswing causing the first ball to roll along the surface until no longer in contact with the rear most edge of the channel at which time the momentum already imparted to said first ball causes same to continue rolling in a release direction dependent on the club head motion at the moment of deceleration of said club head towards the end of the backswing, said release direction being ideally identical to the direction intended by the golfer when the backswing is correctly executed and distinguishable therefrom in the event that the release direction is different.
4. A method of improving the putting stroke of a golfer using a putter having an attachment secured thereto as a training device, said putter having a club head, said attachment being secured to said club head and defining an aperture being of a size and shape capable of receiving a golf ball which can pass through the aperture without hindrance from the edges or sides which define said aperture, said putting stroke including a backswing, a downswing, and a follow through, said method including the steps of
placing a first golf ball in said aperture when the club head is stationary on a surface prior to commencing the stroke,
firstly executing a controlled backswing so that the club head rises above the surface by a distance less than the diameter of a golf ball thus causing the first ball to roll along the surface but ensuring said first ball is retained in the aperture,
secondly executing a downswing whereby the club is accelerated from the top of the backswing towards its starting position, and
finally executing a follow through whereby the club head is raised above said surface by an amount greater than the diameter of a golf ball so that the first ball is released from the aperture in a release direction dependent on the direction of travel of the club head at the moment of release, the release direction being ideally identical to the direction intended by the golfer when the follow through is correctly executed and distinguishable therefrom in the event that the two directions are different by virtue of the divergence of the first ball from the intended direction.

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. An actuator comprising:
a frame;
a driving source provided at one end of said frame;
a driving force-transmitting mechanism comprising a driving pulley connected to and rotatably supported by a drive shaft of said driving source, a driven pulley rotatably supported at the other end of said frame, and a belt member which runs over said driving pulley and said driven pulley;
a slider to which a driving force is transmitted by said driving force-transmitting mechanism under a driving action of said driving source, said slider being displaced reciprocally in an axial direction of said frame;
a guide mechanism including a pair of first guide rails installed in said axial direction to inner wall surfaces of said frame, a pair of second guide rails installed in said axial direction to side surfaces of said slider opposed to said frame, and a plurality of balls which roll along ball-rolling grooves formed in said first and second guide rails respectively, for guiding said slider when said slider is displaced along said frame; and
a tension-adjusting mechanism for adjusting a tension of said belt member, said tension-adjusting mechanism comprising a pulley holder which rotatably retains said driven pulley, said pulley holder comprising a plate member, which extends in a widthwise dimension of said frame and opposes said first guide rails, and wherein respective ends of said plate member engage with ball-rolling grooves formed in said first guide rails,
wherein said first and second guide rails are formed of a hardened metal material subjected to a hardening treatment separately from said frame and said slider and thereafter said first and second guide rails are installed in said frame and said slider, and
wherein said frame and said slider are formed of a non-hardened light metal material or a resin material having a weight lighter than that of said hardened metal material.
2. The actuator according to claim 1, wherein said frame and said slider are formed of a non-hardened aluminum alloy or a carbon fiber reinforced resin material.
3. The actuator according to claim 1, wherein said driving pulley and said driven pulley are provided directly on said frame respectively.
4. An actuator comprising:
a frame;
a driving source provided at an end of said frame;
a driving force-transmitting mechanism comprising a driving pulley connected to and rotatably supported by a drive shaft of said driving source, a driven pulley rotatably supported at the other end of said frame, and a belt member which runs over said driving pulley and said driven pulley;
a slider to which a driving force is transmitted by said driving force-transmitting mechanism under a driving action of said driving source, said slider being displaced reciprocally in an axial direction of said frame;
a guide mechanism including a pair of guide rails installed in said axial direction to inner wall surfaces of said frame, and a plurality of balls which roll along ball-rolling grooves formed in said guide rails and in side surfaces of said slider opposed to said guide rails, for guiding said slider when said slider is displaced along said frame; and
a tension-adjusting mechanism for adjusting a tension of said belt member, said tension-adjusting mechanism comprising a pulley holder which rotatably retains said driven pulley, said pulley holder comprising a plate member, which extends in a widthwise dimension of said frame and opposes said guide rails, and wherein respective ends of said plate member engage with ball-rolling grooves formed in said guide rails,
wherein said guide rails are formed of a hardened metal material subjected to a hardening treatment separately from said frame and thereafter said guide rails are installed in said frame, and
wherein said frame is formed of a non-hardened light metal material or a resin material having a weight lighter than that of said hardened metal material.
5. The actuator according to claim 4, wherein said frame is formed of a non-hardened aluminum alloy or a carbon fiber reinforced resin material.
6. An actuator comprising:
a frame;
guide rails installed in said frame;
a first unit connected to one end of said frame, said first unit comprising a rotary driving source driven by an electric signal and a driving pulley connected to said rotary driving source;
a second unit connected to the other end of said frame, said second unit comprising a driven pulley, wherein a belt member runs over said driven pulley and said driving pulley of said first unit;
a tension-adjusting mechanism for adjusting a tension of said belt member, said tension-adjusting mechanism comprising a pulley holder which rotatably retains said driven pulley, said pulley holder comprising a plate member, which extends in a widthwise dimension of said frame and opposes said guide rails, and wherein respective ends of said plate member engage with ball-rolling grooves formed in said guide rails; and
a slider connected to said belt member, said slider being displaceable along said frame under a driving action of said rotary driving source,
wherein said first unit and said second unit are integrally assembled to said frame.
7. The actuator according to claim 6, wherein stoppers are provided on each of said first unit and said second unit, said stoppers abutting against end surfaces on respective sides of said slider when said slider is displaced in an axial direction of said frame.
8. The actuator according to claim 6, wherein a pair of cover members are installed on said first unit and said second unit, said cover members being separated from each other by a predetermined spacing distance in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of said frame and covering parts of upper surfaces and side surfaces of said first unit and said second unit.
9. The actuator according to claim 6, wherein said plate member comprises bent sections formed at said respective ends thereof, said bent sections being bent in a circular arc-shape so that said bent sections correspond to a shape of said ball-rolling grooves, and wherein said bent sections engage respectively with said ball-rolling grooves.
10. The actuator according to claim 6, wherein said tension-adjusting mechanism comprises:
a retaining bracket which retains said pulley holder while permitting displacement of said pulley holder in an axial direction of said frame; and
a spring member interposed between said retaining bracket and said pulley holder for urging said pulley holder to approach said retaining bracket.
11. The actuator according to claim 10, wherein said tension-adjusting mechanism maintains a constant tension of said belt member while said belt member runs over said driving pulley and said driven pulley by displacing said pulley holder toward said retaining bracket in accordance with a repulsive force of said spring member.
12. The actuator according to claim 10, wherein said retaining bracket is fixed to a body of said second unit, said body being provided with a spring guide that protrudes toward said driven pulley and retains said spring member compressed in said axial direction.
13. The actuator according to claim 10, wherein said driven pulley is rotatably retained by said pulley holder and a pair of bearings.
14. The actuator according to claim 10, wherein said pulley holder is formed by pressing said plate member and said retaining bracket is formed by pressing another plate member.
15. The actuator according to claim 10, wherein a repulsive force of said spring member is set so that said repulsive force is balanced with said tension when said tension of said belt member is adjusted.