05th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090027313 | Imaging device - To determine a deterioration and maintain a high-quality image without unevenness of brightness by performing a precise correction, a detection scanning line for selecting a pixel which detects a deterioration of a pixel, a detection line for informing the outside of the display area of the property of a pixel selected for detecting the deterioration, a deterioration determination means for determining a deterioration amount based on a voltage corresponding to a current detected by the detection line, and a deterioration correction means (computation circuit) for reflecting the determination result of the deterioration determination means in image data supplied to the pixel, are provided. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027314 | Imaging device and method of correction pixel deterioration thereof - In a display mode, a signal driving circuit (DAC) transmits image signals to the pixels selected by a scanning circuit for display and first switches of switch units. Then, a power supply circuit supplies a current corresponding to the transmitted signal to the pixels. Then, organic EL elements provided in the pixels are driven to emit light, thereby displaying an image. In order to correct the deterioration of the organic EL elements, first, a constant current flows from a current source to the organic EL elements of the pixels selected by a scanning circuit for detection and second switches and a voltage corresponding to the constant current applied to the organic EL element is detected. The detected voltage is input to an AD converter through a buffer amplifier, and the AD converter converts the voltage into a digital value, and transmits the digital value to a signal correction control unit. When the organic EL element deteriorates, the detected digital value varies. Therefore, the signal correction control unit corrects the signal from the signal driving circuit, thereby correcting the deterioration of the organic EL element. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027315 | Organic light emitting display and driving method thereof - An organic light emitting display is disclosed. The display comprises: a scan driver for sequentially supplying a scan signal to scan lines during scan periods of a plurality of sub-frames included in a frame; a data driver for supplying a data signal to data lines when the scan signal is supplied; pixels disposed at a display region of a panel to be coupled to the scan lines and the data lines, and receiving a first power source voltage and a second power source voltage; at least one dummy organic light emitting diode disposed at a non-display region of the panel; and a power source block for supplying an electric current to the dummy organic light emitting diode and for generating the first power source voltage based on a voltage of the dummy organic light emitting diode corresponding to the electric current. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027316 | Organic light emitting display and driving method thereof - An organic light emitting display is disclosed. The organic light emitting display has a test pixel which receives power from a power supply, where the voltage of the power is adjusted so as to cause a certain amount of current to flow in the test pixel. The adjusted voltage is then used to power the rest of the pixel array of the display. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027317 | Electro-wetting display device - An exemplary electro-wetting display (EWD) device includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate opposite to the upper substrate, a plurality of side walls interposed between the upper and lower substrates and cooperating with the upper and lower substrates to form a plurality of pixel units, a first polar liquid disposed in the pixel units, a second, colored, non-polar liquid disposed in the pixel units and being immiscible with the first liquid, and a plurality of scanning lines disposed on the lower substrate and parallel to and spaced apart from each other for providing scanning signals to the pixel units. Each of the pixel units corresponds to at least part of a corresponding previous scanning line. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027318 | Driving Circuit of Display Device, Method of Driving Display Device, Method of Driving Signal Line, and Display Device - A driving circuit of a display device is disclosed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention creates a non-display area on a display section of the display device so that a partial-screen display becomes available. The driving circuit includes a shift register and a signal processing circuit that processes a signal tapped off from the shift register. In partial-screen display, the signal processing circuit interrupts a signal tapped off from a predetermined stage of the shift register. This makes it possible to realize a driving circuit of a display device by which a high-quality display is possible with a small circuit area. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027319 | Display Panel and its Application - A display panel and its uses are provided. The display panel has several photo-sensors for detecting values of the visible light spectrum of the environmental light and whole light spectrum of the environmental light to obtain a value of the invisible light spectrum. The photo-sensor can be incorporated into an electro-optical device with a display panel. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027320 | Liquid Crystal Display and Driving Method Thereof - A liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof are provided. The liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of data lines. Each pixel includes a plurality of sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel is coupled to the data line, and includes a switch, a storage capacitor, and a sub-pixel electrode. The switch is coupled to a scan line to receive a scan signal. The switch is turned on by the scan signal to receive a data signal transmitted from the data line. The storage capacitors of the sub-pixels of each pixel are coupled to the scan lines, or the storage capacitor of one of the sub-pixels of each pixel is coupled to a common electrode and the storage capacitors of the other sub-pixels are coupled to the scan lines. The switch and the storage capacitor of each sub-pixel are coupled to different scan lines. The method includes transmitting the scan signal having a plurality of voltage levels to modulate the voltage levels of one or more sub-pixel electrodes of the sub-pixels of the same pixel, thereby enabling the sub-pixels of the same pixel to have different voltage levels. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027321 | Method of driving liquid crystal display device, liquid crystal display device, and portable electronic apparatus - To enable a common inversion driving even in an LCD having a large size and a high definition. A common capacitance is significantly reduced by making most of scanning lines in a floating state during the common inversion. In addition, the timing for floating the scanning lines is changed depending on the polarity of the common potential. Specifically, if a pixel switching element is an N channel type, the scanning lines are floated when the common potential is high. If the pixel switching element is a P channel type, the scanning lines are floated when the common potential is low. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027322 | Display Apparatus and Driving Method Thereof - In one embodiment of a display apparatus, a data conversion section of a display control circuit differentiates a digital image signal when display with black insertion is performed from a digital image signal when display without black insertion is performed, based on data read out from a ROM which stores sets of information corresponding to the respective pixels. As a result the gamma characteristic of the display with black insertion is adjusted so as to conform to the gamma characteristic of the display without black insertion. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027323 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes: a first display panel unit which comprises a color filter; a second display panel unit which faces the first display panel unit, and comprises a plurality of display blocks; a signal processor; and a controller which controls the signal processor to process an inputted image signal to be displayed on the first display panel, and to display a block image signal generated based on a gray scale of the image signal, on the second display panel unit. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027324 | Liquid Crystal Display With Wide Viewing Angle - A LCD with wide viewing angle includes a gate driving circuit, a data driving circuit, and a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes two sub-pixels. The data driving circuit includes a plurality of data lines for transmitting a plurality of data driving signals to the pixels for display. The gate driving circuit includes a plurality of gate lines and common lines. The pluralities of gate lines sequentially transmit gate driving signals to the corresponding pixels. The pluralities of common lines sequentially transmit common driving signals to the corresponding pixels according to the gate driving signals. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027325 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device and a driving method therefor includes a plurality of unit pixels arranged in a matrix form, a plurality of gate lines extending in a row direction and connected to the unit pixels, respectively, pluralities of first and second data lines extending in a column direction and connected to the unit pixels, respectively, a plurality of charge control lines extending in the row direction and connected to the unit pixels, respectively, a plurality of gate connection lines connected to at least two adjacent gate lines, respectively, and a plurality of charge connection lines connected to at least two adjacent charge control lines, respectively. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027326 | DISPLAY ELEMENT, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC PAPER INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides a display element capable of allowing a user to recognize the content of an image in a short time during screen rewriting, a method of driving the same, and an electronic paper including the same. At the time of image display, B and R pixels | 2009-01-29 |
20090027327 | Liquid crystal display device and liquid crystal television - A liquid crystal display device capable of correcting variation in luminance in a drive beginning period of the liquid crystal display device with a simple configuration by a microcomputer | 2009-01-29 |
20090027328 | ACTIVE MATRIX DEVICES - An active matrix device has an array of rows and columns of pixels over a common substrate. Each pixel has a row conductor ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090027329 | SURFACE PLASMON DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A surface plasmon display device includes metal particles having a constant size within all of the pixel regions between a first electrode and a second electrode and a dielectric layer corresponding to each of the pixel regions formed on an inner surface of a first substrate, wherein the dielectric layer in each of the pixel regions has physical properties for causing the surface plasmon resonance corresponding to a wavelength designated to the corresponding pixel region. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027330 | DEVICE FOR USING VIRTUAL MOUSE AND GAMING MACHINE - A virtual mouse device is preferably installed in a gaming machine, and serving as an input device. An image sensor unit is laminated on a specific area on a screen of a display unit, and detects fingers or a palm of a player that move on or over the specific area. The virtual mouse controller unit monitors the fingers or palm, and causes a virtual mouse to follow the fingers or palm within the specific area. If the fingers or palm moves out of the specific area, the virtual mouse controller unit then returns the virtual mouse to a default location. An input unit monitors the motion of the virtual mouse, and causes the display unit to move a mouse pointer on the screen depending on the amount and direction of travel of the virtual mouse. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027331 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING STATE OF APPARATUS - A method of displaying a state of an apparatus having a user interface which includes generating state display information indicating the state of the apparatus and displaying the generated state display information in the user interface. The state display information indicates the state of the apparatus through a metaphorical indicator. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027332 | MOTOR VEHICLE COCKPIT - A motor vehicle cockpit display system includes display units for displaying information arranged at different positions in a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. A control arrangement controls the content of the information which is respectively displayed on the display units. A recording device senses in a contactless fashion an assignment of a user's limb to a first display unit and a gesture-dependent change in the assignment to a further display unit. Information relating to the change in the assignment is fed to the control arrangement, and the further display unit can be actuated to display the information of the first display unit by the control arrangement in accordance with the change in the assignment. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027333 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMULATING WHEEL-STYLE, ROCKER-STYLE, OR WHEEL-AND-ROCKER STYLE NAVIGATION WITH AN ANALOG POINTING DEVICE - A pointing device includes a position determining mechanism and a control mechanism that has a field of motion associated therewith. The control mechanism can be an object a user moves with his or her finger or it can be the user's finger that he or she moves over a surface. The pointing device is used to control a selection box shown on a display screen. The pointing device can operate in one or more different modes when emulating wheel-style navigation, rocker-style navigation, or both wheel and rocker-style navigation. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027334 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR TOUCHSCREEN-ENABLED COMPUTER SYSTEMS - A method for controlling a graphical user interface (GUI) for a touchscreen-enabled computer systems provides a variety of software methods (tools) provide for high-fidelity control of the user interface. The TrackScreen tool provides finger-friendly mouse functions such as scrolling, dragging and clicking. The Magnifier application continuously captures the current screen image, and displays a magnified subset of it. Selecting within this magnified area with a pointing device (mouse, touchscreen, digitizer, etc) causes the application to simulate the action on the portion of the screen corresponding to the point in the magnified image that was selected. A KeyBoard application, a keyboard is rendered on screen, with sufficient size that the individual keys are easily selectable with an unaided finger. The Common Tasks Tool or CTT) allows common keyboard shortcuts, mouse events, and other user interface events to be specified in a configuration file and represented on screen as a large, easy-to-click button. The Touchscreen Task Switcher is invoked using any interface (software or hardware) element, and visually takes up the entire screen. The Touchscreen Snapshot utility ties in with an external camera with a physical button on it. The Window Template Manager (WTM), is used to specify, and then instantiate, the position and sizes of multiple windows for use with a touchscreen display. The Touch Portal is a full-screen application with a set of customizable buttons representing applications and other tools. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027335 | Free-Space Pointing and Handwriting - A position detection method using one or more one-dimensional image sensors for detecting a light source ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090027336 | REMOTE CONTROLLED POSITIONING SYSTEM, CONTROL SYSTEM AND DISPLAY DEVICE THEREOF - The invention relates to a remote controlled positioning system, a control system and a display device thereof. The remote controlled positioning system includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a backlight source, a plurality of infrared ray (IR) sources and a directional remote controller. The LCD panel includes a plurality of display areas. The plurality of IR sources is disposed behind the LCD panel, wherein the IR sources are correspondingly disposed according to the positions of the display areas to respectively emit infrared rays to pass through the LCD panel. The directional remote control receives the infrared rays emitted by the infrared ray sources to obtain positional information pointed to a position of the LCD panel by the directional remote control. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027337 | ENHANCED CAMERA-BASED INPUT - Enhanced camera-based input, in which a detection region surrounding a user is defined in an image of the user within a scene, and a position of an object (such as a hand) within the detection region is detected. Additionally, a control (such as a key of a virtual keyboard) in a user interface is interacted with based on the detected position of the object. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027338 | Gestural Generation, Sequencing and Recording of Music on Mobile Devices - System and methods for an application that allows users to interactively create, transform and play music using cell phones, iPhones™ and other enabled mobile communication devices communicating with a remote host are disclosed. Using an enabled mobile communication device, users are able to strike the mobile device like a drum to create and record rhythms, enter melodies using the keypads, add voice recordings, and manipulate musical tracks by tilting the mobile device continuously in three dimensions. The musical input is sequenced in multiple tracks and the transformative manipulations are applied in real time, allowing users to create their songs in an expressive motion-based manner. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027339 | Computing device pointing stick assembly - A computing device comprising a pointing stick assembly comprising an outer portion and an inner portion, the inner portion comprising a plurality of extensions extending through the outer portion. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027340 | FOLDABLE MOUSE - A foldable mouse is disclosed. The foldable mouse includes a mouse body, a support portion, and a pivoting portion for connecting the support portion and the mouse body. The mouse body has a hollow surface and a sensing surface neighboring the hollow surface. The sensing surface is in contact with a reflection plane, and the hollow surface forms a cavity on the mouse body. The support portion can be contained in the cavity. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027341 | Wireless Optical Input Device - One embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless input device that employs optical sensing to effect the likes of cursor movement and scrolling. Power management techniques can be optionally employed to avoid premature depletion of the wireless input device's power source. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless device having a power management algorithm controlling its power consumption. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method for managing the power consumption of a wireless device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027342 | OPTICAL MOUSE - An optical mouse ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090027343 | Trajectory-estimation apparatus and method based on pen-type optical mouse - A trajectory-estimation apparatus and method that can estimate the trajectory of a pen-type optical mouse in a pen-up state. The trajectory-estimation apparatus includes a timer module calculating time for which an optical input device moves in a first state of the optical input device that produces a trajectory, and a trajectory-estimation module estimating the trajectory of the optical input device in a period where a distance between the optical input device and a work surface exceeds a threshold value, based on at least one of the calculated time and a moving speed of the optical input device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027344 | Terminal emulator and controlling method therefor - A terminal emulator | 2009-01-29 |
20090027345 | Handheld Electronic Device and Associated Method Enabling the Output of Non-Alphabetic Characters in a Disambiguation Environment - A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with text disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a particular output, but various features of the device provide additional variants that are not based solely on frequency and rather are provided by various logic structures resident on the device. The device includes a number of non-alphabetic characters that are assigned to keys and that can be accessed directly by the text disambiguation software without the need to active a non-alphabetic input routine or to additionally actuate and key or an key, for instance. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027346 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERSONALIZING AND BRANDING MOBILE DEVICE KEYPADS - Methods and systems for configuring keypads are provided to enable configuring display keypads to display themes, vary display fonts or present other graphics. An application may provide instructions to a keypad protocol to change the theme of or the size of the letters and numbers on the keypad. Alternatively, a keypad protocol can enable users to configure keypad displays. In an application the keypad can be configured to display advertising. Keys configured for advertising can allow users to receive advertisement content on their computing devices. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027347 | USER INTERFACE WITH ENLARGED ICON DISPLAY OF KEY FUNCTION - To improve the consumer experience with portable electronic devices, a user interface combines the use of capacitive sensors with tactile sensors in an input device. When a user places a finger, stylus, or other input instrument near a given key button, a capacitive sensor causes the display to display temporarily an indication of the function of that key in an enlarged format. The user may then press the associated key button to activate the desired function. In one exemplary embodiment, the capacitive sensor fixes the functionality to the function indicated in the display. In this embodiment, a tactile input applied to any key, whether the correct key, multiple keys, or a single incorrect key, results in activating the function indicated in the display as a result of the capacitive input. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027348 | Interactive wireless control system - An interactive wireless control system includes a control module and an application system. The control module includes a microprocessor having an image processing unit and a plurality of connecting interfaces. The control module is applied to a remote control device having at least one image-obtaining unit so that the microprocessor uses the connecting interfaces to control the remote control device. The application system is wirelessly connected with the control module to perform wireless signal transmission. The application system receives a live image signal transmitted by the remote control device and displays the live image signal, and generates an operating control signal to the microprocessor to control the remote control device. Thereby, the functions of the interactive wireless control system can be increased. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027349 | Interactive Display Device - Computing devices are disclosed which include a digitizer and a display, wherein the digitizer and the display are mounted on opposite surfaces of the device. For example, a computing device such as portable hand held device includes a display mounted on a front surface of the device and a digitizer is mounted on a rear surface of the device, wherein the digitizer receives a pointing action to be displayed on the display and wherein locations on a digitizer surface are mapped to locations on the display surface so that a user may easily indicate locations or objects on a screen without obscuring the user's view of the screen. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027350 | Touch Panel - A touch panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a light sensing component, a pressure sensing component, and a switch. The light sensing component generates a first sensing signal when sensing light. The pressure sensing component generates a second sensing signal when sensing pressure. The switch transmits the first and the second sensing signals when receiving a gate driving signal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027351 | FINGER ID BASED ACTIONS IN INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACE - A system and method for using biometric images is disclosed. In an embodiment, a plurality of biometric images belonging to an individual are scanned and associated with one or more functions. The user can cause different biometric images to be scanned so that different functions within the user interface can be actuated. Thus, a biometric sensor can be used to provide additional functionality as compared to system where a single biometric image is used to provide access. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027352 | MICROELECTRONIC PRESSURE SENSOR - A microelectronic pressure sensor comprises a MOSFET transistor adapted with a mobile gate and a cavity between the mobile gate and a substrate. The sensor includes a gate actuator configured to move mobile gate in response to a pressure being exercised. A fingerprint recognition system includes a matrix of such sensors. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027353 | PRESSURE SENSOR ARRAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TACTILE SENSING - An input apparatus and method for tactile sensing are disclosed. The input apparatus includes a sensor array for outputting input data in an array format according to a touch input, and a controller for obtaining first input data for a first input from the sensor array if the first input above a predetermined pressure is imposed on the sensor array, for obtaining second input data for a second input from the sensor array if the second input above a predetermined pressure is imposed on the sensor array, for generating third input data indicating an input characteristic by comparing the first input data and the second input data, and for operating according to a program based on the third input data. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027354 | Automatic switching for a dual mode digitizer - An apparatus for detecting a plurality of user interactions, comprising: at least one detector for sensing the user interactions, a respective controller, associated with each of the detectors, for finding positions of the user interactions, and a switcher, associated with the controllers, for handling the user interactions, according to a defined policy. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027355 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING INTERFACE FUNCTIONALITY TO CODEC FUNCTIONALITY IN A PORTABLE AUDIO DEVICE - A portable digital audio device is capable of playing a number of different data file types, such as music data files, speech data files, video data files, and the like. Different CODECs are generally used for different data types. The system determines the data file type and selects the appropriate CODEC based on the reported data file type. In addition, the reported data file type is used to select the appropriate media interface manager and appropriate user interface. The user interface, or “skin” is selected for compatibility with the media interface manager and selected CODEC. The appropriate controls are enabled and displayed for user operation. As new CODECs are added to the system, appropriate media interface managers and skins are also added to provide the necessary user interface compatibility. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027356 | Capacitive Touch Switch - A capacitive touch switch has a touch panel with a top side and an underside. A circuit board is arranged at a spacing under the underside of the touch panel. A capacitive sensor element which is arranged at the underside of the touch panel and which is in electrically conductive contact with the circuit board is disposed or formed on a circuit carrier that is flexible and three-dimensionally deformable for adaptation to the freely shaped underside of the touch panel. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027357 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING CONTACT ON A DISPLAY - A system for detecting contact on a display is provided. The system comprises a planar medium associated with the display and includes at least one edge facet and opposing surfaces. The system also includes one or more optical sources operatively coupled to the at least one edge facet for transmitting an optical signal into the planar medium such that the transmitted optical signal is totally internally reflected between the at least one edge facet and opposing surfaces. An optical sensing device is positioned to substantially face at least a portion of the edge facet and adapted to detect at least one object contacting a first surface of the opposing surfaces. The optical sensing device is operative to detect a portion of the optical signal emitted from the first surface at a location corresponding to the object contacting the first surface. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027358 | Input display apparatus and input display panel - Besides a white LED employed as a general backlight, an Ir-LED is provided to apply an infrared light beam from a display face of an input display panel to the outside, reflected light of the infrared light beam is detected by a sensor, and a user's request is thereby accepted. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027359 | STYLUS WITH SUCTION CUP - A stylus includes a suction cup configured for being attached to a user' finger and a touch body mounted on the suction cup. In using this kind of stylus, a user can accomplish an input operation in a portable electronic device by using one hand to hold the portable electronic device and using a finger of the same hand to manipulate the stylus. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027360 | Display device and driving method - A novel method for driving a display having an array of pixels arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows includes the steps of defining a modulation period for a row of pixels, dividing the modulation period into a number of coequal time intervals equal to n times the number of rows in the array, receiving a multi-bit data word that indicates an intensity value, and updating the signal asserted on the pixel during a plurality of the time intervals such that the intensity value is displayed by the pixel. Note that n is an integer greater than zero. The method can be applied to all rows, which can be driven asynchronously. A display driver for performing the novel methods is also disclosed. The present invention facilitates driving the display at 100% bandwidth efficiency during each time interval in the modulation period. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027361 | Display device and driving method - A novel method for driving a display having an array of pixels arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows includes the steps of defining a modulation period for a row of pixels, dividing the modulation period into a number of coequal time intervals equal to n times the number of rows in the array, receiving a multi-bit data word that indicates an intensity value, and updating the signal asserted on the pixel during a plurality of the time intervals such that the intensity value is displayed by the pixel. Note that n is an integer greater than zero. The method can be applied to all rows, which can be driven asynchronously. A display driver for performing the novel methods is also disclosed. The present invention facilitates driving the display at 100% bandwidth efficiency during each time interval in the modulation period. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027362 | Display device and driving method that compensates for unused frame time - A novel method for driving a display having an array of pixels arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows includes the steps of defining a modulation period for a row of pixels, dividing the modulation period into a number of coequal time intervals equal to n times the number of rows in the array, receiving a multi-bit data word that indicates an intensity value, and updating the signal asserted on the pixel during a plurality of the time intervals such that the intensity value is displayed by the pixel. Note that n is an integer greater than zero. The method can be applied to all rows, which can be driven asynchronously. A display driver for performing the novel methods is also disclosed. The present invention facilitates driving the display at 100% bandwidth efficiency during each time interval in the modulation period. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027363 | Display device and driving method using multiple pixel control units - A novel method for driving a display having an array of pixels arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows includes the steps of defining a modulation period for a row of pixels, dividing the modulation period into a number of coequal time intervals equal to n times the number of rows in the array, receiving a multi-bit data word that indicates an intensity value, and updating the signal asserted on the pixel during a plurality of the time intervals such that the intensity value is displayed by the pixel. Note that n is an integer greater than zero. The method can be applied to all rows, which can be driven asynchronously. A display driver for performing the novel methods is also disclosed. The present invention facilitates driving the display at 100% bandwidth efficiency during each time interval in the modulation period. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027364 | Display device and driving method - A novel method for driving a display having an array of pixels arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows includes the steps of defining a modulation period for a row of pixels, dividing the modulation period into a number of coequal time intervals equal to n times the number of rows in the array, receiving a multi-bit data word that indicates an intensity value, and updating the signal asserted on the pixel during a plurality of the time intervals such that the intensity value is displayed by the pixel. Note that n is an integer greater than zero. The method can be applied to all rows, which can be driven asynchronously. A display driver for performing the novel methods is also disclosed. The present invention facilitates driving the display at 100% bandwidth efficiency during each time interval in the modulation period. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027365 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus is coupled to a video signal supply source through at least one connector. The display apparatus includes: a main storage unit which stores extended display identification data (EDID) therein corresponding to the at least one connector; a temporary storage unit which loads the EDID thereto from the main storage unit; and a controller which loads the EDID stored in the main storage unit to the temporary storage unit if power is supplied, and controls to transmit the EDID corresponding to an EDID requesting signal, among the EDID loaded to the temporary storage unit, through the at least one connector if the EDID requesting signal is received through the at least one connector. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027366 | DRIVING CHIP, DRIVING CHIP PACKAGE HAVING THE SAME, DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE DRIVING CHIP, AND METHOD THEREOF - A driving chip includes a main input part, a plurality of circuit cells and an auxiliary input part. The main input part includes a plurality of input terminals which receive an external signal. The circuit cells generate a driving signal in response to a signal applied from the main input part. The auxiliary input part is spaced apart from the circuit cells by a first distance that is shorter than a second distance between the main input part and the auxiliary input part. The auxiliary input part receives the external signal and applies the external signal to the circuit cells. Therefore, line resistance variation between the circuit cells of the driving chip and a power input terminal may be decreased, so that driving chip defects may be prevented. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027367 | CIRCUIT OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE FOR GENERATING COMMON VOLTAGES AND METHOD THEREOF - A circuit of a liquid crystal display device for generating common voltages comprises an initial voltage source, an inverter, and a panel common voltage input port. The initial voltage source generates an initial voltage. The voltage signal from the panel common voltage input port passes through the inverter to become a compensation voltage. The initial voltage is compensated by the compensation voltage to result in a compensated common voltage. The compensated common voltage supplies the panel of the liquid crystal display device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027368 | Display Capable of Displaying Images in Response to Signals of a Plurality of Signal Formats - A display is capable of displaying images in response to signals of a plurality of signal formats. The display includes a controller that is coupled to a plurality of image data interfaces. When the plurality of image data interfaces are simultaneously operating, the controller selects one of the plurality of image data interfaces according to preference variables associated with each of the plurality of image data interfaces. Each of the preference variables may indicate a relative priority of an image data signal format associated with the corresponding image data interface. In addition, each of the preference variables may indicate one or more performance metrics associated with the quality of image data signals received from the corresponding image data interface. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027369 | Organic light emitting display and driving method thereof - An organic light emitting display configured to be driven using a frame divided into a plurality of sub-frames includes a data driver configured to supply a plurality of data signals to output lines during a first period of one horizontal period of the sub-frame, a scan driver configured to sequentially supply a scan signal to scan lines during a second period of the one horizontal period of the sub-frame, a demultiplexer coupled to each output line, the demultiplexer being configured to supply the data signals to a plurality of data lines, buffers configured to supply buffers supplying signals from the demulitplexers to the data lines, the buffers including PMOS transistors, and pixels disposed at intersections of the scan lines and the data lines, the pixels being configured to display images corresponding to the data signals. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027370 | Semiconductor Device - A shift register capable of supplying only a necessary clock signal to a necessary unit register with simple constitution. A semiconductor device is provided with a shift register in which a plurality of stages of unit registers is connected, in which the unit register comprises a flip-flop circuit, a first switch and a second switch, a first clock signal line is electrically connected to the flip-flop circuit through the first switch, a second clock signal line is electrically connected to the flip-flop circuit through the second switch, the first switch is controlled to be on/off by an output signal from the flip-flop circuit, and the second switch is controlled to be on/off by an input signal to the flip-flop circuit. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027371 | PHOTO DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A photo detector is disclosed. The photo detector includes a substrate, a first patterned semiconductor layer with a first state, a dielectric layer, a patterned conductive layer, an inter-layer dielectric, a second patterned semiconductor layer with a second state, two first electrodes disposed on the inter-layer dielectric and two second electrodes disposed on portions of the second semiconductor layer. The first patterned semiconductor layer having a first doping region and a second doping region is disposed on a transistor region of the substrate. The dielectric layer is disposed to cover the substrate and the first semiconductor layer, the patterned conductive layer is disposed on the dielectric layer, and the inter-layer dielectric having at least two openings adapted to expose the first doping region and the second doping region is disposed to cover the dielectric layer. The second patterned semiconductor layer is disposed on a photosensitive region and the first electrodes are electrically connected to the first patterned semiconductor layer. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027372 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A plurality of transistors in which ratios of a channel length L to a channel width W, α=W/L, are different from each other is provided in parallel as output side transistors | 2009-01-29 |
20090027373 | DISPLAY AND DRIVING CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A display and a driving control method for the display are provided. The display includes a display panel, a driving control module and a power-saving control module. The display panel is configured to display a plurality of frames. The driving control module is coupled to the display panel for providing a driving signal of each frame to the display panel. The power saving control module is coupled to the driving control module. The displaying period of each frame includes a first period and a second period. During the first period, the display enters a displaying mode. During the second period, the power-saving control module adjusts the operating parameters of the driving control module such that the display enters a power-saving mode. As a result, the power consumption of the display can be reduced. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027374 | Display device - To implement brightness change of pixels due to variations in environmental temperatures with low electric power, the display device includes a display part having a display area arrayed with plural pixels, a display scanning circuit and a signal driving circuit for driving the plural pixels, and a power circuit that supplies a current for illuminating each of the plural pixels with brightness corresponding to a display signal from the signal driving circuit; and a detection unit that includes: a monitor element for driving a constant current that detects environmental temperatures; and plural constant current sources, detects a voltage value relating to the luminous intensity of the pixels by the monitor element to generate a signal to control an output voltage of the power circuit, and changes over a constant current source of the monitor element according to a voltage value detected in the detection unit. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027375 | Power source, display including the same, and associated method - A power source for applying a voltage to a pixel circuit, the power source including a sensing unit and a controlling unit. The sensing unit senses a current flowing through a power line coupled to the pixel circuit, the controlling unit increases a voltage applied to the power line by a first amount when the sensed current is lower than a reference, and the controlling unit decreases the voltage applied to the power line by a second amount when the sensed current is higher than the reference, the second amount being different from the first amount. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027376 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display including pixels, each including an organic light emitting diode and a pixel circuit for controlling a supply of an electric current to the organic light emitting diode; and a sensing unit for converting a voltage applied to the organic light emitting diode to a digital value during a sensing period during a sampling period, and for sinking a second current from the pixel corresponding to the digital value to compensate a degradation of the organic light emitting diode during a sampling period. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027377 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display includes: a sensing unit for extracting degradation information of an organic light emitting diode included in each of the pixels, and for transferring a first digital value and a second digital value corresponding to the extracted degradation information to a data driver; the data driver for generating data signals corresponding to second data supplied from a timing controller during a normal driving period; a first analog-digital converter for converting the voltage corresponding to the first digital value to a fourth digital value, and for converting the voltage corresponding to the second digital value to a fifth digital value; and the timing controller for storing the fourth digital value and the fifth digital value, and for changing first data supplied from an exterior in accordance with the fourth digital value and the fifth digital value to generate the second data. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027378 | DISPLAYPORT HAVING PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A DisplayPort having protection circuit includes a supporting seat, a first terminal set, a circuit board, a second terminal set, a bottom plate and an outer casing. The supporting seat has a main body, at front of which a sealing wall is arranged. A supporting piece is extended outwardly from the sealing wall. A plurality of perforations are arranged at the supporting place between the supporting piece and the sealing wall. The first terminal set passes through the perforations and is disposed on the supporting piece. The circuit board placed in the supporting seat is electrically connected to the first terminal set. At least one protecting element is electrically connected onto the circuit board. The second terminal set is electrically connected to the circuit board. The bottom plate is assembled to the bottom part of the supporting seat. The outer casing has a hollow main body, at front of which a plugging opening is arranged. The outer casing is externally assembled and connected to the supporting seat, making the supporting piece of the supporting seat located in the plugging opening. When there is high current or surge entering the DisplayPort, the protection element can sequester the high current or surge, ensuring certain electronic parts in the circuit board without damage. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027379 | IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an imaging system for displaying image data representative of a structure investigated by scan image data acquisition means. The imaging system comprises display rendering means for processing scan data representative of the configuration of the structure and rendering a display comprising a 3D image of the structure superposed with a scan image representative of the extent of the scan region. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027380 | 3-D visualization - An apparatus, computer program, method, system, and graphical display are provided for analyzing and imaging 3-D or multi-dimensional data volumes using linked 2-D parametric surfaces. At least two 2-D parametric surfaces are each derived from a multi-dimensional data volume. The 2-D parametric surfaces are displayed. The 2-D parametric surfaces are linked to each other. A user interface enables rotation, translation, or scaling of the planes. The linked planes are operated upon in unison. The 2-D parametric surfaces are redisplayed. A subset area may be defined to restrain the area of additional computations. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027381 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided are a spherical three-dimensional (3D) content reproduction apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The 3D content reproduction apparatus includes: a spherical display device which reproduces 3D content; and a docking station which provides 3D content, or the 3D content and metadata of the 3D content received from one of a web server and a storage unit to the spherical display device. The docking station includes a detecting unit which detects whether the spherical display device is attached to or detached from the docking station, and transmits a detection result to the spherical display device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027382 | Method and system for direct rendering of multi-volume data - A method for performing direct rendering of a multi-volume data, having the steps of determining whether a volume of the multi-volume data is one of active and inactive via interaction with a ray for the multi-volume data, recording in triplicate a starting point and an end point of the ray for an eyespace, repeating the determining whether the volume is one of active and inactive via interaction with a ray for the multi-volume data and the recording in triplicate a starting point and an end point of the ray for an eyespace for all volumes of the multi-volume data, providing triples from all volumes to an array, sorting the array to create a sorted triples list array, breaking the ray into a plurality of segments using the sorted triples list array, determining which volumes are active for each of the segments via an active volume list, and sampling each segment of the ray to acquire an accumulated result. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027383 | Computing system parallelizing the operation of multiple graphics processing pipelines (GPPLs) and supporting depth-less based image recomposition - A computing system capable of parallelizing the operation of multiple graphics processing pipelines (GPPLs), The computing system includes a parallel graphics processing subsystem (PGPS) supporting an object-division mode of parallel operation, including at least four stages, namely, decomposition, distribution, rendering and recomposition. The PGPS includes a z-buffering mechanism, wherein the frame buffer has a color value for each pixel, and the z-depth buffer has the same number of entries as the color frame buffer, and stores a z-value for each pixel in the color frame buffer. The z-buffer is initialized to zero, representing the z-value at the back clipping plane of the 3D scene, and the frame buffer is initialized to the background color. The largest value that can be stored in the z-buffer represents the z value of the front clipping plane. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027384 | Method of Identifying Pattern in a Series of Data - In a method and device for generating and/or displaying 3D images the depth of content (d) of an image or a part of an image is temporarily increased to a high level (h) where after the depth of content is decreased to a low level ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090027385 | Systems and Methods for Imaging a Volume-of-Interest - Systems and methods for imaging a volume-of-interest, which may include an object or point of interest to be analyzed in a display of three-dimensional data. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027386 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, METHOD OF GENERATING IMAGE, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The object is to generate an image in which an overlapped part of a tuned object and a non-tuned object having a contour line drawn therein is naturally represented. Only tuned objects among objects existing in a virtual three-dimensional space are perspective transformed, and image data and depth data of each tuned object is written into a process buffer | 2009-01-29 |
20090027387 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, METHOD OF GENERATING IMAGE, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The object is for drawing a contour line of an overlapped part from which a feeling of strangeness is not acquired in a case where a plurality of tuned objects are overlapped with one another in an image generated by a perspective transformation process. A tuned object A (a line width of the contour line is “3”) is overlapped with a tuned object B (a line width of the contour line of “1”) located in a position closer to a virtual screen than the tuned object A. Each pixel included in the tuned object A is set as a target pixel, and a pixel located in a position shifted from the target pixel by the line width is set as a determination pixel. When depth data and line width data of the determination pixel is smaller than those of the target pixel, the line width data of the target pixel is reset to the line width data of the determination pixel, and a pixel located in a position shifted from the target pixel by the reset line width is reset as the determination pixel. When the depth data of the target object is not smaller than that of the determination pixel, contour line data is written into the target pixel. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027388 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, METHOD OF GENERATING IMAGE, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The object of the present invention is to draw a natural contour line in a tuned object and perform clear tuned representation. For each tuned object existing in a virtual three-dimensional space, a reference width | 2009-01-29 |
20090027389 | Three-dimensional shape drawing device and three-dimensional shape drawing method - An object is to provide a three-dimensional shape drawing device which is capable of drawing a three-dimensional shape at a high speed. A high order bit comparing section compares high order bits of a depth value retained by a high order Z-buffer memory with high order bits of a depth value calculated by a depth value calculation section. If these two sets of high order bits are same, a low order bit comparing section compares low order bits of the depth value retained by a low order Z-buffer memory with low order bits of the depth value calculated by the depth value calculation section. If a depth indicated by the high order bits of the depth value calculated by the depth value calculation section is shallow, the high order bits of the depth value retained by the high order Z-buffer memory and the low order bits of the depth value retained by the low order Z-buffer memory are updated. If a depth indicated by the low order bits of the depth value calculated by the depth value calculation section is shallow, the low order bits retained by the low order Z-buffer memory are updated. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027390 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCATTERED SPHERICAL HARMONIC APPROXIMATION - A scattered spherical harmonic (SH) approximation method is proposed for pre-computation of SH coefficients at sampling vertices of an object to be rendered. The approach sparsely populates the object with a plurality of SH sampling vertices and uses the least squares approximation to calculate the SH coefficients at any (other) arbitrary point of the object by extrapolating from the computed SH coefficients at the SH sampling vertices. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027391 | DIRECTABLE LIGHTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for a computer system includes receiving a plurality of values for an illumination parameter associated with an illumination source for a scene, determining a plurality illumination contributions for a surface of an object within the scene, in response to the plurality of values, determining a plurality of texture maps associated with the surface of the object in response to the plurality of illumination contributions, wherein each of the plurality of texture maps is associated with each of the plurality of values for the illumination parameter, receiving a value for the illumination parameter at render time from a user, determining a texture map associated with the surface of the object, in response to the value for the illumination parameter and in response to the plurality of texture maps, rendering the surface of the object using the texture map to form an image, and displaying the image to the user. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027392 | CONNECTION SUB-GRAPHS IN ENTITY RELATIONSHIP GRAPHS - Techniques are described herein for a connection sub-graph generator that identifies important relationships between entities in entity relationship graphs. The generator first identifies two entities in an entity relationship graphs. A plurality of candidate path relationships between the two entities may be determined. For each such candidate path relationship, the generator determines a path type based on types of edge relationships that make up the candidate path relationship and generates a score value for the candidate path. This score value is based in part on the path type of the candidate path relationship. One or more candidate path relationships that have score values that indicate a high likelihood of interest to a user is selected to be included in a connection sub-graph. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027393 | IDENTIFYING ASYMPTOTES IN APPROXIMATED CURVES AND SURFACES - Systems and methods for identifying asymptotes in approximated geometric forms are provided. One disclosed method includes identifying a set of data points that represent an approximated geometric form. The data points may be organized into segments. The method may further include determining a visible range of the geometric form to display. The method may further include looping through successive segments of the approximated geometric form, and on each loop, for a current segment, making a decision whether to draw the current segment based upon a prediction of whether the current segment traverses an asymptote within the visible range. The method may further include displaying on a graphical user interface of a computing device, a graph of the segments of the geometric form in the visible range, the graph not including those segments that were decided not be drawn. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027394 | Machine-implemented method and electronic device for presenting a dual-axis graph - A machine-implemented method for presenting a dual-axis graph for a pair of data sets includes: reading the data sets; setting first and second boundaries of a first reference axis using first coordinates of data points of one data set having maximum and minimum values, respectively; setting first and second boundaries of a second reference axis by adjusting either the first coordinate of one data point of the other data set having a maximum value or the first coordinate of one data point of the other data set having a minimum value, wherein an E-value calculated based on thus-obtained final first and second boundaries of the second reference axis is substantially equal to an E-value of the first data set; and plotting the data points of the data sets. An electronic device capable of presenting a dual-axis graph is also disclosed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027395 | Machine-implemented method and electronic device for presenting a normalized graph for a plurality of data sets - A machine-implemented method is disclosed for presenting a normalized graph for a plurality of data sets, each data set having a plurality of data points each including a numerical first coordinate and a second coordinate. The machine-implemented method includes: reading the data sets; for each data set, multiplying the first coordinate of each data point by a scalar to result in normalized first coordinates for the data points; setting first and second boundaries of a first coordinate axis of the normalized graph based on the normalized first coordinates of all data points of the data sets; and plotting all data points of all data sets on a same coordinate plane defined by the first and second boundaries of the first coordinate axis and a second coordinate axis using the normalized first coordinates instead of the numerical first coordinates. An electronic device for presenting a normalized graph is also disclosed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027396 | METHOD FOR FITTING A PARAMETRIC REPRESENTATION TO A SET OF OBJECTS - Described is a method for fitting a parametric representation to digital data. A vector distance field is generated to represent a set of objects and a parametric representation for the set of objects is initialized. A fitting error is determined from the vector distance field representation. The fitting error indicates the accuracy of the fit of the parametric representation to the set of objects. The parametric representation is adjusted and the fitting error is again determined in an iterative manner until an acceptable fitting error is achieved. The method has numerous technical advantages such as robustness, speed, simplicity relative to standard approaches, and the ability to manage constraints such as maintaining corners and enforcing continuity. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027397 | METHOD FOR FITTING A PARAMETRIC REPRESENTATION TO A SET OF OBJECTS GENERATED BY A DIGITAL SKETCHING DEVICE - Described is a method for sketching with a digitizing device. A set of digitized points along a path of the digitizing device are acquired and a parametric representation is fit to the path. Fitting includes generating a vector distance field representation of a set of objects corresponding to the set of digitized points and initializing a parametric representation for the set of objects. A fitting error indicating an accuracy of the fit of the parametric representation to the set of objects is determined from the vector distance field representation. The parametric representation is adjusted and the fitting error is again determined in an iterative manner until an acceptable fitting error is achieved. The method has numerous technical advantages such as robustness, speed, simplicity relative to standard approaches, and the ability to manage constraints such as maintaining corners and enforcing continuity. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027398 | METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING A SHAPE FROM A PATH OF A DIGITIZING DEVICE - Described is a method for recognizing a shape from a path of a digitizing device. A set of points along a path of the digitizing device is acquired and a parametric representation is fit to the path. The parametric representation is compared to a set of known shapes to determine that the path of the digitizing device represents a particular shape. Fitting the parametric representation to the path includes generating a vector distance field representation of a set of objects corresponding to the set of digitized points, initializing a parametric representation to fit the set of objects, determining a fitting error from the vector distance field representation and adjusting the parametric representation to reduce the fitting error. The fitting error indicates an accuracy of the fit of the parametric representation to the set of objects. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027399 | IMAGE EDITING APPARATUS, IMAGE EDITING METHOD, IMAGE EDITING PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image editing device is provided with an input section ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090027400 | Animation of Audio Ink - In a pen-based computing system, a microphone on the smart pen device records audio to produce audio data and a gesture capture system on the smart pen device records writing gestures to produce writing gesture data. Both the audio data and the writing gesture data include a time component. The audio data and writing gesture data are combined or synchronized according to their time components to create audio ink data. The audio ink data can be uploaded to a computer system attached to the smart pen device and displayed to a user through a user interface. The user makes a selection in the user interface to play the audio ink data, and the audio ink data is played back by animated the captured writing gestures and playing the recorded audio in synchronization. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027401 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LATENCY CONTROL IN DISPLAY DEVICES - Various methods, systems, and apparatus for implementing aspects of latency control in display devices are disclosed. According to aspects of the disclosed invention, a source device commands a display device to minimize the delay between the time that image data enters the display device and the time that it is shown on the display device. In one embodiment, the source device transmits data to the display device that specifies whether the display device should time optimize the image data, such as by transmitting a data packet for this purpose either with the image data or on an auxiliary communication link. In another embodiment, the source device and the display device are coupled via an interconnect that comprises multi-stream capabilities, and each stream is associated with a particular degree of latency optimization. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027402 | Method of controlling the mode of parallel operation of a multi-mode parallel graphics processing system (MMPGPS) embodied within a host comuting system - A method of controlling the mode of parallel operation of a multi-mode parallel graphics processing system (MMPGPS) embodied within a host computing system having (i) host memory space (HMS) for storing one or more graphics-based applications and a graphics library for generating graphics commands and data (GCAD) during the run-time (i.e. execution) of the graphics-based application, (ii) one or more CPUs for executing said graphics-based applications, (iii) a display device for displaying images containing graphics during the execution of said graphics-based applications, and (iv) a multi-mode parallel graphics rendering subsystem supporting multiple modes of parallel operation selected from the group consisting of object division, image division, and time division and having a plurality of graphic processing pipelines (GPPLs) supporting a parallel graphics rendering process that employs one of the object division, image division and/or time division modes of parallel operation. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027403 | GRAPHIC DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for processing graphic data. According to an embodiment, the graphic data processing apparatus includes a CPU having at least one core; a GPU configured to process graphic data; a usage level checking unit configured to check a usage level of the CPU and/or a usage level of the GPU; and a control unit configured to compare the checked usage level of the CPU with a usage level reference of the CPU and/or to compare the checked usage level of the GPU with a usage level reference of the GPU, to allow the graphic data to be processed in parallel by the CPU and the GPU or only by the GPU according to the comparison results. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027404 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus comprises a plurality of processing blocks connected in series, and each respective processing block comprises a processor. In each respective processing block, the processor employs data input into that processing block to perform an image process upon the data. Also, each processing block performs a process upon the processor in response to a command input into the processing block. Each processing block causes an output corresponding to the command that is input after the data to wait until an output of the processor that employed the data input into the processing block prior to the command to perform the process is finished, such that the output of the processor that employed the data to perform the image processing and the output that corresponds to the command is outputted from the processing block in an order whereby the data and the command are input. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027405 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing device of the invention includes a storage portion which stores EDID information, a communication portion which executes communication based on HDMI standard with another image processing device through a communication passage, supplies the EDID information stored in the storage portion and receives an image/sound signal from the another image processing device, a reproducing portion which reproduces the image/sound signal received by the communication portion, and a changing portion which changes the EDID information stored in the storage portion when the reproducing portion cannot reproduce the image/sound signal properly. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027406 | System And Method For Communicating Graphics Image Data Over A Communication Network - A graphics adapter comprises a frame buffer operable to store graphics image data. The graphics adapter also comprises a network interface operable to receive at least a portion of the graphics image data, the network interface further operable to format the received graphics image data into a plurality of packets for transmission over a communication network. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027407 | DATA ACCESS TOOL FOR PROGRAMMABLE GRAPHICS HARDWARE - Methods and apparatuses for accessing data within programmable graphics hardware are provided. According to one aspect, a user inserts special log commands into a software program, which is compiled into instructions for the programmable graphics hardware to execute. The hardware writes data to an external memory during runtime according to a flow control protocol, and the software driver reads the data from the memory to display to the user. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027408 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A display apparatus, a control method thereof and a display system having the same are provided. The display apparatus includes: a communication unit; a memory in which the same data as that of an external display apparatus is loaded in the same reference address as that of the external display apparatus; and a controller which controls to change data loaded in a reference address corresponding to address information from the external display apparatus based on data change information from the external display apparatus and to display the changed data if the address information and the data change information are received from the external display apparatus via the communication unit. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027409 | INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF WRITING EXTENDED DISPLAY IDENTIFICATION DATA - An interface apparatus and a method of writing an extended display identification data (EDID) are provided. The interface apparatus includes a data processing unit, a memory unit and a switching unit. The memory unit is coupled to a connector corresponding to the memory unit and the data processing unit via the switching unit. When the interface apparatus is being initialized, the data processing unit detects whether or not the EDID stored in the memory unit is correct. If the EDID stored in the memory unit is incorrect, the data processing unit rewrites the EDID to the memory unit. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027410 | MULTI-COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE - It is expected to increase the size of a display panel and the number of tones to be displayed on the display panel, and it is requested to use a display panel displaying M (M>3) types of colors. This requires a large memory capacity and makes a circuit for performing signal conversion complex due to an increase in the amount of data to be subjected to the signal conversion. An image memory stores image data compressed at a fixed compression rate, and the signal conversion is performed on the compressed image data. This technique reduces a memory capacity and simplifies a signal conversion circuit. The signal conversion makes it possible to improve color reproducibility of an image displayed and the quality of the image due to smoothing of the outline of the image. In the case of a display panel having sub-pixels displaying M types of colors, the signal conversion is performed on a compressed signal for each sub-pixel to improve the quality of an image. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027411 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR STENCILING AN IMAGE - The invention provides methods of protecting selected regions of an image from subsequent modification during the operation of a graphics application. The methods allow a user to select a region of an image to protect, and to assign a level of protection to the selected region. Subsequent brush strokes in the region are then attenuated according to the assigned level of protection and blended into the image without artifacts caused by overlapping strokes. The invention also provides a method of blending individual strokes into a texture without segmentation artifacts. | 2009-01-29 |
20090027412 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOCATION-BASED TEXTURE TRANSFERS - Textures are transferred between different object models using a point cloud. In a first phase, a point cloud in 3-D space is created to represent a texture map as applied to a first, or “source,” object model. In a second phase, a value for a target texel of a texture map associated with a second, or “target,” object model, is determined by identifying the 3-D location on a surface defined by the target object model that maps to the location of the target texel and assigning a value based on the nearest point (or points) to that location in the 3-D point cloud. To the extent that differences between the source and target object models are minor, the texture transfer can be accomplished without loss of information or manual cleanup. | 2009-01-29 |