05th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140028581 | DRIVING SIGNAL GENERATING SYSTEM - In a driving signal generating system, a boost circuit provides a power voltage, an amplifier provides an analog waveform driving signal, and a level shifter provides a digital waveform driving signal. A select device selects the analog waveform driving signal as a driving signal for a touch panel in an analog waveform mode, and selects the digital waveform driving signal as a driving signal for the touch panel in a digital waveform mode. The boost circuit provides the power voltage to the amplifier, and the amplifier, in the digital waveform mode, generates an output voltage as a power for at least one last stage of the level shifter. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028582 | DISPLAY DEVICE-INTEGRATED TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A display device-integrated touch screen panel including an upper substrate and a lower substrate having a display region and a non-display region outside of the display region and including a first non-display region and a second non-display region at an outer side of the first non-display region, a plurality of sensing patterns on the upper substrate in the display region, a plurality of sensing lines located on the upper substrate in the non-display region, and coupled to the sensing patterns, a first guard ring pattern adjacent an edge of the first non-display region and surrounding the plurality of sensing lines, a sealing material between the upper substrate and the lower substrate in the non-display region, and a second guard ring pattern overlapping the sealing material in the non-display region, the second guard ring pattern being electrically coupled to the first guard ring pattern and including a transparent conductive material. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028583 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH EMITTING KEY UNIT - A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes a touch emitting key unit, wherein the display device has a structure that a display module and a part of the touch emitting key unit substantially vertically overlap as the touch emitting key unit is affixed to a window. According to the structure, a dead space outside a screen may be effectively reduced. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028584 | FLEXIBLE TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A flexible touch screen panel in which metal wire sensing patterns are formed as a touch sensor on a first surface of a flexible thin film is provided. The flexible touch screen panel includes a thin film divided into an active area and a non-active area adjacent to the active area, sensing patterns in the active area on a first surface of the thin film, and sensing lines in the non-active area on the first surface of the thin film and connected to the sensing patterns. The sensing patterns include nanowire. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028585 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal in which a touch input is possible and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal includes a display unit, a grouping unit and a control unit. The display unit enables a touch input thereon, and allows a plurality of objects to be displayed thereon. When a touch input for at least one of a plurality of objects is sensed, the grouping unit detects attribute information of the sensed touch input, and groups the touched object into a group corresponding to the detected attribute information. The control unit displays, on the display unit, an indicator indicating that the touched object has been grouped into the group corresponding to the detected attribute information, together with the object. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028586 | TOUCH PANEL - A disclosed touch panel includes a panel including a plurality of first conductive films arranged in a first direction, and a plurality of second conductive films arranged in a second direction different from the first direction; a first selecting unit connected to the first conductive films to select one first conductive film or more from the first conductive films; a second selecting unit connected to the second conductive films to select one second conductive film or more from the second conductive films; and an inductor connecting the first selecting unit with a power source, which applies a voltage to the first conductive films. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028587 | INDICATOR POSITION DETECTING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an indicator position detecting device that reduces unwanted radiation from a sensor section, while being capable of robustly charging a pen-type position indicator with the sensor section, without requiring reduction in area size of a display region and a detecting region of the sensor section even when the overall device size is reduced. The sensor section has an X-axis direction loop coil group and a Y-axis direction loop coil group disposed in intersecting directions. When a transmission signal is supplied to loop coils of at least one of the X-axis direction loop coil group and the Y-axis direction loop coil group, a control circuit controls a selecting circuit so as not to supply the transmission signal to a determined number of loop coils disposed in at least one peripheral region of the sensor section. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028588 | INFRARED DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD WITH PREDICTABLE MULTITOUCH TOUCH CONTROL - The device comprises at least one frame, a first group of infrared ray emitters and a second group of infrared ray emitters, said groups framing a touch interaction space, the scanning of this space being performed by the successive activations of the emitters of the first group then of the second group, wherein, for the first group of emitters and for the second group of emitters: each emitter is associated with a subgroup of receivers, the receivers of said subgroup being arranged facing said emitter; the scanning cycles are initiated according to set time periods, a scanning cycle comprising a complete scan of constant duration according to the first group of emitters and a complete scan of constant duration according to the second group of emitters; all of the emitted rays not received defining one or more shadow areas. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028589 | OPERATING A DEVICE HAVING A TOUCH-SCREEN DISPLAY - Embodiments include methods, systems and computer program products for operating an electronic device having a touch screen display for displaying information. Embodiments include generating a designated location on the touch screen display for receiving a continuous touch contact. Based on detecting a continuous touch contact at the designated location, information is displayed on the touch screen. Based on detecting an absence of a continuous touch contact at the designated location on the touch screen display, the display of information is disabled. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028590 | HANDWRITING INPUT SYSTEM, INPUT CONTENTS MANAGEMENT SERVER AND TANGIBLE COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is an handwriting input system including: a plurality of handwriting input devices which are adjacently arranged, each handwriting input device comprising an input surface to receive a handwriting input; and an information management unit which is connected with the handwriting input devices so as to be communicate with the handwriting input devices, wherein each of the handwriting input devices transmits draw data indicating draw contents of the handwriting input received by the input surface, to the information management unit, and the information management unit obtains relative position information of the plurality of handwriting input devices which are adjacently arranged, and joins the draw data received from the plurality of handwriting input devices so as to arrange the draw data in relative positions indicated by the relative position information. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028591 | PANEL CONTROL DEVICE, PANEL CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A panel control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to perform processes including acquiring a plurality of pressed positions, each of the plurality of pressed positions being a pressed position identified at each of a plurality of timings within a continuous time period, the continuous time period being a time period determined based on an operation time period in which a panel surface is pressed, and the pressed position being a position at which a pressing force is applied to the panel surface, identifying a tendency of change of the pressed positions based on the plurality of pressed positions, and determining each of the plurality of pressed positions as a specified position in a case where the identified tendency of change satisfies a predetermined condition, the specified position being a pressed position, on the panel surface, that is specified by a user. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028592 | Haptic Input Stylus - Disclosed is a haptic input system. The system includes a user interface device and a stylus cooperating with the user interface device. The stylus includes a vibrator driven by vibrating signals provided by the user interface device to vibrate to generate haptic feedback and to drive the user interface device to generate audible sounds. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028593 | INPUT DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS AND INPUT DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - A conversion unit converts output data detected by an input device based on any one type of conversion table among a plurality of types of conversion tables. An output unit transmits the output data thus converted to a main processor via an interface. A switching unit receives, from the main processor via the interface, a mode switching signal for switching detection sensitivity. The conversion unit switches the conversion table for reference based on the mode switching signal. The conversion table is a bit conversion table for reducing the number of bits of the output data. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028594 | TOUCH STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch stereoscopic display device includes a display panel, a touch panel, and a parallax barrier. The display panel has a display surface. The touch panel is disposed on a side of the display surface. The touch panel includes a cover lens and a touch sensing unit. The cover lens has a touch side and a non-touch side opposite to the touch side. The non-touch side faces the display panel. The touch sensing unit is disposed on the non-touch side of the cover lens. The parallax barrier is disposed in the touch panel, and the parallax barrier is used to generate a barrier stereoscopic display effect. The parallax barrier is disposed on the non-touch side of the cover lens. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028595 | MULTI-TOUCH BASED DRAWING INPUT METHOD AND APPARATUS - The disclosure is a method and device for drawing a figure in correspondence to an input made with a first input tool and a second input tool to the terminal including an input unit capable of detecting physical touch and electrical input according to the present invention includes detecting a touch input made with the first and second input tools to the input unit; displaying at least one line movable according to contact points of the detected input on a display unit of the terminal; receiving a selection command based on the electrical input made with at least one of the first and second input tools; and displaying one of the at least one line as the line of which at least one of length and direction is fixed. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028596 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display, a sensor which senses bending of the flexible display, and a controller which determines a screen activation region and a screen inactivation region from among a plurality of display regions of the flexible display based on the sensed bending, and displays a predetermined screen on the screen activation region. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028597 | FLEXIBLE DEVICE FOR PROVIDING BENDING INTERACTION GUIDE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A flexible apparatus with a bending interaction guide is provided. The flexible apparatus includes a sensor which senses a bending that deforms the shape of the flexible apparatus, and a controller which performs a controlling operation corresponding to the bending, when a previously set bending is sensed. The controller adds and provides the bending interaction guide based on a bending set with respect to each of the objects that are displayed on a screen. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028598 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DATA TRANSMISSION IN TERMINAL - An apparatus is configured to perform a method for controlling data transmission in a terminal, which can conveniently perform transmission by using a stylus in the terminal. The apparatus includes a touch screen unit configured to generate a transmission gesture with a stylus. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to perform a control operation to transmit relevant data when the transmission gesture with the stylus is generated on the touch screen unit. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028599 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - Disclosed here is a touch screen panel capable of implementing a double routing structure without increasing the number of pads of a pad part by implementing some sensing lines of first and second sensing lines that are electrically coupled to first and second sensing cells arranged on a display region, in the double routing structure, and electrically coupling the sensing lines implemented in the double routing structure to the pads of the pad part through connection patterns. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028600 | Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Inserting a Character from an Alternate Keyboard - A computer-implemented method for use in conjunction with a computing device with a touch screen display comprises displaying a first soft keyboard. While displaying the first soft keyboard, a key for selecting a second soft keyboard different from the first soft keyboard is displayed. A first contact is detected on the key for selecting the second soft keyboard. In response to detecting the first contact, the second soft keyboard is displayed. Movement of the first contact is detected to a character-insertion key in the second soft keyboard. Lift off of the first contact is detected at the character-insertion key in the second soft keyboard to which the first contact moved. In response to detecting the lift off, a character is inserted that corresponds to the character-insertion key in the second soft keyboard to which the first contact moved and the display of the second soft keyboard is ceased. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028601 | USING PRESSURE DIFFERENCES WITH A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY SCREEN - Disclosed is a user interface that responds to differences in pressure detected by a touch-sensitive screen. The user selects one type of user-interface action by “lightly” touching the screen and selects another type of action by exerting more pressure. Embodiments can respond to single touches, to gestural touches that extend across the face of the touch-sensitive screen, and to touches in which the user-exerted pressure varies during the course of the touch. Some embodiments respond to how quickly the user changes the amount of pressure applied. In some embodiments, the location and pressure of the user's input are compared against a stored gesture profile. Action is taken only if the input matches “closely enough” to the stored gesture profile. In some embodiments, a notification is sent to the user when the pressure exceeds a threshold between a light and a heavy press. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028602 | MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL AND PLACEMENT AREA ACQUISITION METHOD - A mobile information terminal that can acquire an optimum placement area for a controllable object, regardless of variability in user's gripping features among individuals. A pressure sensor array acquires a gripping pressure distribution; a gripping pressure logger records time-series changes in gripping pressure at each pressure sensor forming the pressure sensor array; a gripping pressure change point detection unit includes a gripping pressure change amount calculation section that acquires time-series changes in gripping pressure at each pressure sensor and determines whether the change in gripping pressure per unit time exceeds a predetermined value at any pressure sensor; and a placement area acquisition section specifies, when the change in gripping pressure per unit time exceeds the predetermined value at any pressure sensor, an optimum placement area for a controllable object with reference to a position where the change in gripping pressure per unit time exceeds the predetermined value. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028603 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING SLIDING INPUT OF TEXT BASED UPON ON-SCREEN SOFT KEYBOARD ON ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A system for implementing the sliding input of a text based upon an on-screen soft keyboard on an electronic equipment is provided, and the system comprises a feature lexicon module, a feature lexicon establishment module, a user interface module, a sliding trajectory feature extraction module, a rough classifying and filtering module, a rough matching and filtering module and an accurate matching and sorting module. A method for implementing the sliding input of a text based upon an on-screen soft keyboard on an electronic equipment according to the system is also provided. The system and the method for implementing the sliding input of a text based upon an on-screen soft keyboard on an electronic equipment not only can ensure a speed, but also can input a word according to the preorder trajectory of the input portion, and cleverly use a forecasting-between-slidings input, decrease a sliding distance, effectively improve the input speed and accuracy of words, reduce the operation complexity of users, which realize a simple implementation process, convenient and fast utilization, stable and reliable working performance and an extensive applicable scope, bringing the work and life of people huge convenience. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028604 | MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL AND OPERATION STATE DETERMINATION METHOD - A mobile information terminal to determine whether a user's operation state is one-handed operation or two-handed operation. The mobile information terminal includes a pressure sensor array that acquires a gripping pressure distribution; a gripping pressure logger that records time-series changes in gripping pressure at each pressure sensor forming the pressure sensor array; a gripping pressure change point detection unit that includes a gripping pressure change amount calculation section that acquires time-series changes in gripping pressure at each pressure sensor and determines whether the amount of change in gripping pressure per unit time exceeds a predetermined value at any pressure sensor; and an operation state determination section that determines the operation state of the user of the mobile information terminal is one-handed operation when the amount of change in gripping pressure per unit time exceeds the predetermined value at any pressure sensor. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028605 | Touch Profiling on Capacitive-Touch Screens - An embodiment of the invention provides a method and apparatus for determining what type of interaction is made with a capacitive touch screen. A capacitance sensor with the largest sensed capacitance in a group of capacitance sensors is determined. Next, a parametric surface is determined from the value of the largest sensed capacitance and the values of the sensed capacitances in the group of capacitance sensors. From the parametric surface, an interpolated peak capacitance, a curvature K at the interpolated peak and an orientation θ at the interpolated peak are determined. Based on the interpolated peak capacitance, the curvature K and the orientation θ, the type of interaction made with the capacitive-touch screen is identified. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028606 | ENHANCED USER INTERFACE FOR PRESSURE SENSITIVE TOUCH SCREEN - A device and method provides predictive visual indicators. The method includes displaying a user interface on a pressure sensitive touch screen display device of an electronic device. The user interface includes a plurality of contact areas. The method includes receiving a first touch input data on a first contact area. The first touch input data includes force data. The method also includes determining a second contact area as a function of the first touch input data and the first contact area. The second contact area is indicative of a prediction for a second, subsequent touch input data. The method includes displaying at least one predictive visual indicator that corresponds to the second contact area in response to the prediction. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028607 | Device for Digital Communication Through Capacitive Coupling - A computing device configured to communicate with an input device. The computing device includes a processor, a touch interface, such as a touch screen, and a receiving unit. The touch interface is configured to detect an input signal corresponding to an object approaching or contacting a surface. The receiving unit is configured to receive, through the touch interface, at least one input signal from the input device, and the receiving unit amplifies the at least one input signal creating at least one amplified input signal. Additionally, at least one of the processor or the receiving unit analyzes the at least one amplified input signal and creates at least one output digital signal corresponding to the at least one input signal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028608 | METHOD OF MANIPULATING IMPEDANCE PLANE WITH A MULTI-POINT TOUCH ON TOUCH SCREEN - A touch screen is disclosed which responds to a user's touch for re-drawing, re-scaling, re-translating and re-positioning an impedance plane signal received from non-destructive testing equipment, such as an eddy current sensor. The impedance plane is manipulated by slidingne, two or more fingers simultaneously to an end position to effectuate a complete re-drawing operation of the image. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028609 | TOUCH MOTION DETECTION METHOD, CIRCUIT, AND SYSTEM - A touch controller includes a touch frame processing (TFP) component that receives sensor signals containing information about a touch point on a touch screen. The TFP component processes the sensor signals to generate touch information associated with each touch point. The touch information includes a location and the association of one of a touch-in, touch-out, and touch-motion event. A touch coordinate processing (TCP) component receives touch information from the TFP component and determines whether to report the touch information associated with a current touch point. The TCP component determines a difference between the location of the current touch point and a previously detected touch point and assigns a motion status to each touch event and reports the touch information when the difference is greater than a motion tolerance and when less than the motion tolerance selectively blocks or reports the touch information as a function of the corresponding motion status. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028610 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A CAPACITIVE TOUCH SYSTEM - A capacitive touch system includes a touch panel, a detection circuit, and a microprocessor. The touch panel includes a plurality of first axis lines of a first axis and a plurality of second axis lines of a second axis. The processor is used for controlling the detection circuit to transmit a first transmission signal to a first axis line and receive a plurality of first detection signals corresponding to the first transmission signal from the second axis lines. If a delay between a first detection signal of the plurality of first detection signals and the first transmission signal is greater than a first predetermined value, the processor controls the detection circuit to transmit a second transmission signal to a second axis line corresponding to the first detection signal, and receive a plurality of second detection signals corresponding to the second transmission signal from the plurality of first axis lines. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028611 | Method and Apparatus for Reporting Touch Event and Mobile Terminal - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for reporting a touch event, and a mobile terminal. The method for reporting a touch event includes: receiving touch data collected by an inductance capacitance touch screen; and encapsulating the touch data collected by the inductance capacitance touch screen into a touch event corresponding to a mutual capacitive touch screen and reporting the touch event to an application program. With the present invention, the touch data collected by the inductance capacitance touch screen is encapsulated into the touch event corresponding to the mutual capacitive touch screen and the touch event is reported, thereby solving the problem that an application program of an earlier version cannot be used when a mobile terminal can receive only the touch data collected by the inductance capacitance touch screen. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028612 | TOUCH PANEL, TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel configured to drive a liquid crystal according to a voltage difference between first and second electrodes. The touch panel includes at least one display unit configured to generate an image voltage and apply the image voltage to the first electrode. The image voltage corresponds to image data to be displayed in response to activation of a display gate line. The touch panel further includes at least one sensing unit configured to sense, in response to activation of a sensor gate line, a voltage variation of the second electrode to determine whether a finger capacitance is generated by a physical touch on the touch panel. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028613 | TERMINAL AND METHOD OF SHARING A HANDWRITING THEREIN - A terminal and handwriting sharing method thereof are disclosed, by which a handwriting input is shared between the terminal and an external terminal. The present invention includes a touchscreen configured to display a trace of a user touch input, a wireless communication unit configured to configure a wireless network with an external terminal, and a controller, if a touch input is applied via the touchscreen, controlling a trace of the touch input to be displayed on at least one of the touchscreen and the external terminal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028614 | PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING INPUT UNIT AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE INPUT UNIT - Disclosed is a portable terminal including an input unit, which includes a first sensor configured to input a signal to the portable terminal, a second sensor configured to sense an activation signal of the input unit, and an actuator configured to drive the input unit when the activation signal is sensed. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028615 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING DATA - A method and system for processing data is provided. The method for processing data includes: generating, by a touch module of a first electronic device, touch information of the first electronic device, in the case that the first electronic device is in contact with a second electronic device; and determining, by the second electronic device, related information of the first electronic device, according to the touch information of the first electronic device. In the solution, the first electronic device generates the related information via the touch module and the second electronic device determines the related information, so as to improve user experience. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028616 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH SENSOR, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to an aspect, a liquid crystal display device with a touch sensor has a liquid crystal display function and a touch sensor function. The liquid crystal device includes a first substrate including a pixel electrode and a first electrode; a second substrate including a second electrode; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. When the liquid crystal display function is activated, the first and second electrodes are supplied with common voltage. When the touch sensor function is activated, the first electrode is applied with a first signal, and a second signal is detected through the second electrode. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028617 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a handwritten object outputted via the mobile terminal can be set to be shared with an external terminal. The present invention includes a wireless communication unit configured to perform a communication with an external terminal, a touchscreen configured to receive a 1 | 2014-01-30 |
20140028618 | TOUCH APPARATUS - A touch apparatus including a touch panel, a sensing controller and a capacitance matching unit is provided. The touch panel has a plurality of scan ports and a plurality of sensing ports, wherein the touch panel outputs a plurality of sensing signals through the sensing ports. The sensing controller drives the touch panel through a plurality of scan lines correspondingly coupled to the scan ports, and receives the sensing signals through a plurality of sensing lines correspondingly coupled to the sensing ports. The capacitance matching unit is coupled between the touch panel and the sensing controller through the scan lines, and is used for tuning an equivalent capacitance of the touch panel. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028619 | Touch Sensitive Apparatus, Mobile Terminal And Terminal Device - A touch sensitive apparatus, a mobile terminal and a terminal device are described. The touch sensitive apparatus includes a main body of the touch sensitive apparatus and an antenna built inside of the main body. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028620 | NOISE REDUCTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TOUCH DETECTION DEVICE - Noise reduction method and system for a touch detection device are disclosed. The noise reduction method includes: step A, performing a synchronous sampling on the touch detection nodes in one same group and storing the sampling data; step B, comparing each sampling data against a corresponding reference data to calculate a differential data which, as a detection data, replaces a corresponding original sampling data; step C, calculating statistics of the replacing detection data to screen out valid data to calculate a DC offset component indicative of a noise ingredient; and step D, obtaining noise-filtered detection data by subtracting the DC offset component from each detection data. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028621 | FRONT-END SIGNAL COMPENSATION - A touch surface device having improved sensitivity and dynamic range is disclosed. In one embodiment, the touch surface device includes a touch-sensitive panel having at least one sense node for providing an output signal indicative of a touch or no-touch condition on the panel; a compensation circuit, coupled to the at least one sense node, for generating a compensation signal that when summed with the output signal removes an undesired portion of the output signal so as to generated a compensated output signal; and an amplifier having an inverting input coupled to the output of the compensation circuit and a non-inverting input coupled to a known reference voltage. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028622 | TOUCH INPUT ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An touch input electronic device includes: a touch input device; a clock generation circuit, generating a first clock and a second clock; a touch sensing circuit, coupled to the touch input device, the touch sensing circuit operated under the first clock; a logic circuit, receiving a sensing output signal from the touch sensing circuit, the logic circuit operated under the second clock; and a conversion circuit, outputting an output voltage under control of the logic circuit, the output voltage coupled to the touch sensing circuit, the conversion circuit operated under the second clock. In response to the sensing output signal from the touch sensing circuit, the logic circuit controls the conversion circuit to adjust the output voltage to detect a capacitance variance of the touch input device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028623 | SENSING METHODS FOR TOUCH SENSING DEVICES - A sensing method for a touch sensing device is provided. In one embodiment, for one set of interlaced receiving electrode and transmitting electrodes of the touch sensing device, an integrator coupled to the receiving electrode is reset only one time. In another embodiment, for each group of sensing electrodes, an integrator coupled to the sensing electrodes is reset only one time. Accordingly, the rate at which the touch sensing array is sensed may be increased. Noise reduced by the process of resetting the integrator due to charge injection effects may be decreased. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028624 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING A PRESS ON A TOUCH-SENSITIVE SURFACE - Systems and methods that allow the user to rest their fingers on a touch-sensitive surface and make selections on that surface with a pressing action. Touch capacitance sensors that typically provide X and Y location data associated with a user's touch are also used to discern finger pressure in the Z direction. This allows the user to make an actuation on the touch screen by simply pressing harder at a location where they may already be resting their finger(s). | 2014-01-30 |
20140028625 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME - The touch panel of the present invention is a touch panel ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028626 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME - The touch panel ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028627 | TOUCH PANEL EQUIPPED DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - Provided is a touch panel-equipped display device ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028628 | HOVER DETECTION - Hover detection technology, in which an image is captured from a camera while an illumination source is illuminating an area in front of a display surface and the image captured by the camera is analyzed to detect an object within an anticipated input region based on illumination of the illumination source. User input is determined based on the object detected within the anticipated input region and an application is controlled based on the determined user input. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028629 | AUGMENTED OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FOR USE IN AN OPTICAL TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE - An optical touch-sensitive device is able to determine the locations of multiple simultaneous touch events. The optical touch-sensitive device includes multiple emitters and detectors coupled with an optical coupler assembly through a waveguide on the surface on the optical-touch sensitive device. Each emitter produces optical beams which propagate in the waveguide via total internal reflection and are received by the detectors. Touch events disturb the optical beams, and are determined based on the disturbances. The optical touch-sensitive device further includes an intermediate layer interposed between the waveguide and a display surface. The intermediate layer preserves optical beam propagation in the waveguide and is transparent to visible light. The optical touch-sensitive device may further include at least one frame zone, at least one dead zone, and/or at least one fixed graphics zone. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028630 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE TOUCH DEVICE - A light guide plate touch device comprises a light guide plate, multiple photosensors, at least two light sources, and a microprocessors; the cheap photosensors are utilized to surround the lower surface or the periphery of the light guide plate to form an operation zone; the microprocessor figures out position information of the touch point and outputs a corresponding touch signal according to the following: confirming the photosensors have sensed the distorted modulating signals, position information of the at least two light sources, and position information of two of the photosensors corresponding to the two lights and sensing the distorted modulating signals; since there is no need for a capacitive induction layer precisely adhered to the lower surface of the light guide plate or metal connecting device, the structure is simplified, and the cost is lowered so as to enhance production yields. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028631 | INPUT SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a display for displaying data stored on said electronic device; input means; sensing means for sensing the three-dimensional position of the input means relative to said device; and control means for controlling the data displayed on said display in dependence on the three-dimensional position of the input means relative to said device. The input means includes a source of electromagnetic radiation for directing an infrared conical beam onto the display. The sensing means can sense the elliptical eccentricity of the electromagnetic radiation incident on the display to determine the angle at which it strikes the display, and can sense the area of the electromagnetic radiation incident on the display to determine the distance of the input means from the display. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028632 | USER INTERFACES - In a method of operating at least first and second electronic devices, the devices are each arranged to transmit and receive ultrasonic signals, e.g. to operate a touchless user interface. Both devices, or at least two of the devices, are synchronised to transmit said signals at substantially the same time. The devices may, for example, listen to each other's ultrasonic signals or use a WiFi network access point for synchronisation. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028633 | FORCE SENSING STYLUS - The present disclosure provides a force sensing stylus that includes a shaft. The shaft has a tip-end, which protrudes from the stylus body, and an interior-end that is located within the body. The shaft is supported in the body at the tip-end by a compliant element. A multi-axis force sensor, in contact with the interior-end of the shaft, senses lateral and longitudinal components of a force applied to the tip-end of the shaft, or a combination thereof. The sensed force components may be transmitted to an electronic device and used to control an application executed on the device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028634 | STYLUS DEVICE - Styluses capable of generating stylus stimulation signals and touch sensitive devices capable of receiving stylus stimulation signals are disclosed. In one example, a stylus can receive a stimulation signal from a touch sensor of a touch sensitive device and generate a stylus stimulation signal by changing an amplitude or frequency of the received stimulation signal. The stylus can transmit the stylus stimulation signal back into the touch sensor of the touch sensitive device. The touch sensor can generate a touch signal based on the device's own stimulation signals and the stylus stimulation signal. The touch sensitive device can process the touch signal to determine a location of the stylus on the touch sensor. The stylus can include a force sensor to detect an amount of force applied to a tip of the stylus. The stylus stimulation signal can be modulated based on the force detected by the force sensor. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028635 | MODULAR STYLUS DEVICE - Modular styluses having a base module an expansion module are disclosed. The base module can include a stylus tip, a stylus stimulation signal circuit capable of generating a stimulation signal, a processor for controlling the stylus stimulation signal circuit, and a connection interface for selectively connecting the base module to an expansion module. The expansion module can include a power source for providing power to the stylus stimulation signal circuit and the processor. The expansion module can also include one or more of a power source, camera, audio recorder, communication circuit, gyroscope, accelerometer, laser pointer, projector, or the like. The projector can be used to display an image on a surface and to allow a user to edit a document by moving the stylus across the projected image. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028636 | MULTI-FUNCTION STYLUS - A multi-function stylus includes a sleeve, a holder and a pen. The sleeve defines a cavity and has a connecting member at one end. The holder includes a first magnet and a second magnet at opposite ends thereof. The pen is threadedly connected to the holder. The connecting member is attracted by the first magnet or the second magnet, for connecting the sleeve to the holder or the pen. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028637 | POSITION TRACING SYSTEM USING ULTRASONIC WAVE - Provided is a position tracing system using ultrasonic wave, where a distance between ultrasonic wave reception sensors can be adjusted. A distance between ultrasonic wave reception sensors can be freely adjusted by user's manipulation, so that a position of a signal generation device implemented by an input pen can be more accurately traced by adjusting the distance between the ultrasonic wave reception sensors according to a size of a moving area of the signal generation device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028638 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel including a pixel array substrate, an opposite substrate and a display medium is provided. The pixel array substrate includes a plate, data lines, scan lines, and pixel units. The data lines extend along a column direction and are arranged along a row direction. The scan lines extend along the row direction and are arranged along the column direction. The first data line is electrically connected with pixel units on the second column. The second data line is electrically connected with pixel units on the first and third columns. The third data line is electrically connected with pixel units on the fourth and sixth columns. The first scan line is electrically connected with pixel units on the first, fourth and fifth rows of the first column. The second scan line is electrically connected with pixel units on the second, third, sixth and seventh rows of the first column. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028639 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a plurality pixels each of which is connected to a corresponding gate line of a plurality of gate lines and a corresponding data line of a plurality of data lines, the plurality of gate lines crossing the plurality of gate lines. The display apparatus also includes a control signal generator configured to generate a plurality of control signals in response to a data enable signal, a gate driver configured to drive the gate lines in response to at least one control signal among the plurality of control signals, a data driver configured to drive the plurality of data lines, and a timing controller configured to: control the data driver in response to at least one received image signal and at least one received image control signal, and apply the data enable signal to the control signal generator. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028640 | HOLD TYPE IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A hold type image display system for displaying a video on a display panel includes a source driver for outputting a video signal to a source line, a gate driver for outputting a scanning signal to a gate line; and a controller for receiving an input video signal and thereby controlling the source driver and the gate driver. The controller outputs a video signal in which a black or gray line is inserted between video lines to the source driver, outputs a start pulse signal for writing the video lines for one or more times and a start pulse signal for writing black or gray lines for one or more times to the gate driver within one frame period, and independently inverts a write polarity of the video signal and a write polarity of the black or gray signal in frame periods in each frame cycle. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028641 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a driving circuit applied in a LCD apparatus. The driving circuit includes N first channels, N second channels, 2N first switching units, and 2N second switching units. N is a positive integer and N≧2. N second channels correspond to N first channels. When the driving circuit is operated under a first operation mode, N first switching units in the N first channels switch to connect with the corresponding N second channels, and the other N first switching units in the N second channels switch to connect with the corresponding N first channels according to a control signal respectively. N second switching units in the N first channels switch to connect with the corresponding N second channels, and the other N second switching units in the N second channels switch to connect with the corresponding N first channels according to a control signal respectively. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028642 | DISPLAY UNIT - A display unit with which diffraction reflection is able to be decreased is provided. The display unit includes a display section having an organic EL device and a pixel circuit for every pixel. The pixel circuit has a first transistor for writing a video signal and a second transistor for driving the organic EL device based on the video signal written by the first transistor. The second transistor has a gate, a source and a drain. The organic EL device has an anode, an organic layer, and a cathode. An upper face of the source or the drain is formed at least in a region opposed to the anode or the cathode. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028643 | WRITING APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRONIC PAPER - A writing apparatus for performing a writing operation on an electronic paper includes a writing controller and a pixel array writing unit. The writing controller includes a data driving unit for providing a plurality of data signals, and a scan driving unit for providing a plurality of scan signals. The pixel array writing unit is coupled electrically to the data driving unit and the scan driving unit, and is adapted to be disposed to confront a first planar side of the electronic paper for performing the writing operation on the electronic paper as controlled by the writing controller, where the data signals are written into the electronic paper with reference to the scan signals so as to enable the electronic paper to display a corresponding image. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028644 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal panel LCP includes a first side and a second side which are adjacent to each other. This liquid crystal panel LCP includes: data signal lines Sa and Sb formed so as to extend in a direction parallel to the second side, and also so as to array in a direction perpendicular to the second side; a plurality of vertical-side source terminals f formed along the second side to which edge portions of the plurality of data signal lines Sa and Sb formed in a position on a closer side to the second side of the data signal lines Sa and Sb are each connected; and a plurality of horizontal-side source terminals F formed along the first side to which edge portions of the plurality of data signal lines Sa and Sb formed in a position on a farther side from the second side are each connected. Thus, higher definition can be handled. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028645 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels each including a transistor and a liquid crystal element, and a driver circuit that inputs at least a video signal and a reset signal to the plurality of pixels. The driver circuit makes the polarity of the video signal inverted every m frames (m is a natural number of 2 or more) and inputs the inverted video signal to the pixel, and inputs the reset signal to the pixel while not inputting the video signal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028646 | DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - A display device including a display panel and repeating a scanning period during which the display panel is scanned and a pause period during which the display panel is not scanned. A scanning period and a pause period are set successively to a preceding frame out of two consecutive frames. A pause period is set to an entire period of a subsequent frame out of the two consecutive frames. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028647 | PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A pixel capable of stably compensating for the threshold voltage of a driving transistor is disclosed. In one aspect, the pixel includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a first transistor for controlling an amount of current supplied from a first power supply coupled to a second node to the OLED to correspond to a voltage applied to a third node, and a second transistor coupled between the second node and a first node and turned on when a control signal is supplied to a control line. The pixel also includes a third transistor coupled between the third node and a reference power supply and turned on when the control signal is supplied, a first capacitor coupled between the first node and the first power supply, and a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the third node. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028648 | PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A pixel capable of displaying an image with uniform brightness. The pixel includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a first transistor controlling an amount of current that flows from a second node coupled to a first power supply to a second power supply via the OLED to correspond to a voltage applied to a first node, a second transistor coupled between the first node and an initializing power supply, and a third transistor turned on to supply a predetermined voltage to the second node at the moment when the second transistor is turned on. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028649 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device is disclosed. The device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, each connected to a corresponding scan line, a corresponding data line, and a corresponding initialization control line and configured to display an image according to a data signal. The device includes an initialization voltage controller to measure a threshold voltage deviation for driving transistors of the pixels, and to set different initialization voltages for the pixels of each of a plurality of regions. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028650 | SAFETY DRIVING SYSTEM OF DISPLAY DEVICE AND SAFETY DRIVING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A safety driving system of a display device includes a display panel including at least one conductive detection line, the conductive detection line extending in a predetermined area of the display panel and being configured to detect voltage variation according to damage in the predetermined area, a panel detector configured to apply a reference voltage to one end of the detection line, to receive an output voltage corresponding to the reference voltage through the detection line from another end of the detection line, to compare the received output voltage with a predetermined normal voltage range, and to generate and output a detection result signal, and a controller configured to provide a detection set value for driving the panel detector and to interrupt the driving of the display panel when the output detection result signal indicates that the display panel is damaged. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028651 | VOLTAGE GENERATOR, DRIVING METHOD FOR THE VOLTAGE GENERATOR AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A voltage generator includes a DC/DC converter and first to third transistors. The DC/DC converter outputs a first voltage during a first period of a frame period and does not output the first voltage during other periods of the frame. The first transistor is coupled between the DC/DC converter and an output terminal, and is to be turned on during the first period. The second transistor is coupled between the output terminal and a third voltage source that supplies a third voltage lower than the first voltage, and is to be turned on during a second period of the frame period. The third transistor is coupled between the output terminal and a second voltage source that supplies a second voltage identical to or lower than the first voltage, and is to be turned on during a third period of the frame period. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028652 | VOLTAGE COMPENSATION CIRCUIT AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A voltage compensation circuit and an operation method thereof are provided. The voltage compensation circuit is suitable for a display device. The display device includes a direct-current voltage converter, a voltage level shifter, a panel, and a gate driving circuit. The voltage compensation circuit includes a voltage divider providing a divided voltage form a gate pulse signal, a comparing unit, a time counting unit and a processing unit. The comparing unit receives the divided voltage to provide at least one comparison result. The time counting unit provides a plurality of timing control signals at different time points according to the divided voltage. The processing unit provides a voltage reference signal to the direct-current voltage converter according to the plurality of timing control signals and the comparing result, and accordingly, the direct-current voltage converter adjusts an output voltage relating to the gate driving circuit. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028653 | DISPLAY DEVICE - In a display device using an address decoder circuit as a drive circuit, a malfunction is prevented even when a display drive frequency becomes high. The display device includes a plurality of first scanning lines inputting a scanning voltage to a plurality of pixels, a plurality of second scanning lines inputting a scanning voltage to the plurality of pixels, and a scanning line drive circuit supplying the scanning voltages to the pluralities of first and second scanning lines. When N is an integer of 2 or more, the first scanning lines and the second scanning lines are grouped into kN× . . . ×k2 groups. An address decoder circuit that drives scanning lines in each of the groups is composed of a CMOS circuit. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028654 | DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE - In order to provide a display device and a method for driving a display device, each of which is capable of repairing a disconnection in a data signal line and further reduces electric power consumption, a display device ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028655 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028656 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technique relates to a display control apparatus, a display control method, and a program capable of suppressing an image distortion and the like generated when an image transmitted from a data transmission line is displayed with a low delay. A first computation unit computes an allowable delay time indicating a delay time allowed when it is difficult to terminate the writing with a predetermined elapsed time from a write start time at which the image starts to be written. A second computation unit computes a necessary duration necessary at least until a display timing, at which the image starts to be displayed, from the write start time of the image written with a delay time equal to or shorter than the allowable delay time. A comparison unit compares the allowable delay time and the necessary duration. A display adjustment unit adjusts the display timing based on a result of the comparison in the comparison unit. A display control unit displays the image in synchronization with the adjusted display timing. This technique can be applied to, for example, a display device that displays transmitted image data with a low delay. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028657 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide (i) a display device which, during a display of a moving image and a still image, reduces electric power consumption without causing a deterioration in display quality, and (ii) a method for displaying the display device. In an intermittent drive mode in which driving and a pause of the driving are repeated, an image identification section ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028658 | DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided for each data signal line drive circuit ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028659 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal material is prevented from being degraded by a voltage to control the shift of the threshold voltage which is applied to a back gate on the same conductive film as a pixel electrode. A liquid crystal display device includes a pixel circuit including a pixel electrode which applies an electric field to a liquid crystal layer; and a driver circuit including a transistor including a first gate and a second gate with a semiconductor film interposed therebetween. The transistor overlaps with the liquid crystal layer. A signal for controlling on/off of the transistor is input to the first gate. A signal for applying a first voltage is input to the second gate in a gate line selection period. A signal for alternately applying the first voltage and a second voltage is input to the second gate in a vertical retrace period. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028660 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method for controlling an electro-optic device switches between a first driving scheme for changing an optical state between a-number of optical states and a second driving scheme for changing an optical state between b-number of optical states (b>a). In the first driving scheme, an integrated value W (A→B) of drive voltage and drive time when changing an optical state A to an optical state B, and an integrated value W (B→A) of drive voltage and drive time when changing the pixel from the optical state B to the optical state A satisfy a relation of W (A→B)=−W (B→A), and the integrated value W (A→B) and W (B→A) for the optical state A and B in the second driving scheme are equal to the integrated value W (A→B) and W (B→A) in the first driving scheme, respectively. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028661 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR AT LEAST ONE OF EFFICIENT GRAPHIC PROCESSING AND SALIENT BASED LEARNING - A method, system and electronic device for efficient graphic processing and display of display data. The electronic device can be configured for processing source data corresponding to at least one digital image. The electronic device includes a processing portion which can be configured for receiving and processing source data in a manner so as to produce output signals associated with a portion of the at least one digital image. The portion of the at least one digital image can be associated with a region of interest. The output signals can be based upon for at least one of producing display data displayable as graphic image and salient based learning. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028662 | VIEWER REACTIVE STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY FOR HEAD DETECTION - An auto stereoscopic display includes a plurality of views thereby providing a perceived three dimensional image to a viewer. The display includes a sensor that determines the position of the viewer with respect to the display and modifies the plurality of views to provide an improved perceived three dimensional image to the viewer. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028663 | VOLUMETRIC DISPLAY WITH RIM-DRIVEN, VARIFOCAL BEAMSPLITTER AND HIGH-SPEED, ADDRESSABLE BACKLIGHT - An apparatus for generating volumetric images viewable without 3D eyewear. The apparatus includes an image display assembly displaying a first image at a first display time and a second image at a second display time (e.g., a number of planar or 2D images on a display screen/surface). The apparatus includes a flexible two-way mirror element (a varifocal beamsplitter). During operations, the first and second images from the display assembly are directed toward and then reflected from the back side of the mirror element. The apparatus also includes a hoop-shaped frame supporting a peripheral edge of the mirror element. A driver shakes the frame to resonate the mirror element between convex and concave shapes while it is used for reflecting the first and second images. The apparatus also includes a concave mirror positioned relative to the mirror element to receive the reflected first and second images. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028664 | IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - The present application provides an image display method and device. A frame of 3D image including a left eye image and a right eye image is received, two fields of compensation images are inserted between the left eye image display and the right eye image display, so that the superposed effect of displaying four fields of images of the frame of 3D image is the left eye image or the right eye image, to achieve a 2D image, furthermore, the left spectacle lens of the 3D glasses is opened when the left eye image is displayed, the right spectacle lens of the 3D glasses is opened when the right eye image is displayed, and both the left spectacle lens and the right spectacle lens are closed when the compensation images are displayed, to achieve the 3D image display. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028665 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER FOR GENERATING REFLECTION TEXTURE - A method for generating a reflection texture includes steps of: obtaining a visible mirror plane area, which is formed by projecting a 3D bounding box enveloping a mirror plane to a 2D visible window; inverse mapping mirror viewpoints in the mirror plane to obtain a 3D view frustum; and symmetrically rendering a 3D object inside or intersecting the view frustum to a specular texture to generate a reflection texture. By symmetrically rendering only 3D objects inside or intersecting the view frustum, 3D objects impossibly projected to the mirror plane are eliminated to reduce the time required for rendering the specular texture. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAY TRACING - Provided is a method and apparatus for ray tracing. A traversal unit to process an input ray to be input among a plurality of traversal units may be determined based on age of each of the plurality of traversal units. Age of the determined traversal unit may be determined based on age of each of rays that are processed by the traversal unit. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028667 | Three-Dimensional Representation of Objects - Methods and apparatuses are provided, with which a first 3D representation, for example on the basis of a laser scanning micrograph, with a second 3D representation, for example on the basis of an optical micrograph, are represented in superimposed manner on a suitable 3D display. Methods and apparatuses of such a type can be used, in particular, for the purpose of cutting objects. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028668 | MULTIPLE SCISSOR PLANE REGISTERS FOR RENDERING IMAGE DATA - Systems, apparatus, articles, and methods are described including operations to receive visible rectangle data indicating the portions of a three dimensional (3D) application being displayed. A determination of two or more scissor planes may be made based at least in part on the visible rectangle data. Two or more scissor plane registers may be set based at least in part on the determined two or more scissor planes. Image data may be rendered to a render buffer based at least in part on the determined two or more scissor planes. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028669 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - According to one embodiment, an image processing system includes a stereoscopic display device and an image processing apparatus. The stereoscopic display device is configured to enable a stereoscopic image constituted by using a predetermined parallax number of parallax images to be stereoscopically viewed. The image processing apparatus comprises a rendering processor configured to apply rendering processing to volume data serving as three-dimensional medical image data, a rendering processing controller configured to control the rendering processor so as to generate from the volume data a parallax image group composed of the predetermined parallax number or more of parallax images, and a storage controller configured to store in a memory the parallax image group generated by the rendering processor. The stereoscopic display device is configured to display the stereoscopic image constituted by selecting the predetermined parallax number of parallax images out of the parallax image group stored in the memory. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028670 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technique relates to a display device and method, and a program for presenting high-quality stereoscopic images in a simpler manner. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028671 | STEREO DISPLAY PANEL, APPARATUS FOR STEREO DISPLAYING, AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE - Provided are a stereo display panel, an apparatus for stereo display, and a method for displaying an image. The stereo display panel defines a plurality of unit pixels and implements a plurality of views. Here, q unit pixels adjacent to each other in a row direction form one unit row, and q is an integer. p unit rows adjacent to each other in a column direction implements the plurality of views, and p is an integer. When a product of the integer p and the integer q is n, the integer n is a multiple of 2. An image implemented in the stereo display panel includes z basic images and (n−z) compensation images. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028672 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING CENTRAL LINE - A method and apparatus are provided to correct a central line of a tubular object. The method and apparatus are configured to receive input information to move the central line so that at least a portion of the central line is located in the center of the tubular object. The method and apparatus are configured to fit a form of a region of the tubular object to ellipses when the input information is received. The region is formed by intersection points between a shape of the tubular object and a plane, and the plane comprises a predetermined number of points from among points of the central line. The method and apparatus are configured to correct a location of the central line using a central point of each of the fitted ellipses. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028673 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING POLYCUBES AND ALL-HEXAHEDRAL MESHES OF AN OBJECT - A method for generating a polycube representation of an input object comprises: receiving an input volumetric representation of the input object; deforming the input volumetric representation to provide a deformed object representation; and extracting, by the processor, a polycube representation of the object from the deformed object representation. Deforming the input volumetric representation to provide the deformed object representation comprises effecting a tradeoff between competing objectives of: deforming the input volumetric representation in a manner which provides surfaces having normal vectors closely aligned with one of the six directions aligned with the set of global Cartesian axes; and deforming the input volumetric representation in a manner which provides low-distortion deformations. Deforming the input volumetric representation to provide the deformed object may be performed iteratively. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028674 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATION, VIEWING, AND SHARING OF DIGITAL CONTENT - A digital content delivery system configured to aggregate user-selected digital content objects (tile) into a three-dimensional (3-D) object representation having a user-specified geometric output shape (texture). Renderings of tiles may form the texture such that perimeters of adjacent pairs of renderings are substantially abutting. A 3-D display of the texture may be rotatable about a 3-D Cartesian coordinate system with respect to a geometric center of the texture to alter the set of renderings viewable by a user. User selection of a rendering on the 3-D display retrieves a tile(s) associated to that rendering. Users may add, delete, and/or move renderings on a texture, as well as change the geometric output shape. Deployment of the digital content delivery system in multiple computing environments allows collaborative development and/or sharing of textures among multiple users. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028675 | Reducing The Size Of A Model Using Visibility Factors - A computer-implemented method and system reduces size of a data structure of a computer-aided design (CAD) model. Given a CAD model formed of a plurality of modeling elements, the method and system provide one or more geometric entities defining modeling elements of the CAD model. The geometric entities have corresponding graphical entities configured to display the CAD model. For each modeling element, the method and system determine visibility of the modeling element and produce a reduced data structure by storing in the structure graphic data representing the graphical entities and geometric data of only certain ones of the geometric entities determined as a function of visibility of the corresponding modeling elements. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028676 | WATER SURFACE GENERATION - Terrain data that represents earth features for a geographic area is received. The following meshes are generated based on the terrain data: (i) a water surface mesh including a first plurality of geometric primitives and (ii) a water bottom mesh including a second plurality of geometric primitives. Portions of the water bottom mesh appearing above the water surface mesh are identified. At least one of the water surface mesh and the water bottom mesh are corrected to cause the water surface mesh to appear above the water bottom mesh. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028677 | GRAPHICS LIGHTING ENGINE INCLUDING LOG AND ANTI-LOG UNITS - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for generating a lighting value based on a number of lighting factors. A lighting accelerator first converts an ambient portion, a diffuse light portion, and a specular light portion of the lighting factors into the log domain. Then, data combination units operate on the lighting factors after they have been converted. Then, the lighting factors are converted back from the log domain using anti-log processing. Converting the lighting factors into the log domain is accomplished by using a series of linear equations using coefficients that are all based on powers of two, and are therefore easily calculable. Further, while in the log domain, the specular light portion of the lighting factor is operated on by a special purpose multiplier that uses a truncated partial product tree, saving area and power with only a negligible amount of error. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028678 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TEXTURED MAP OBJECT IMAGES - A method of producing a textured or pseudo-3D image of one or more map objects is provided comprising acquiring at least one image representing at least part of the one or more map objects. Laser scan data is acquired for the at least one map object, the laser scan data representing distances from a laser scanner to one or more points on at least one surface of the at least one map object. Texture or lighting data associated with the at least one map object is generated from the laser scan data, and the texture or lighting data and the image is processed in order to generate at least one textured or pseudo 3D image at least partially representing the one or more map objects. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028679 | RENDER-ASSISTED COMPRESSION FOR REMOTE GRAPHICS - A technique for efficiently compressing rendered three-dimensional images in a remote rendering system adds a novel render-assisted prediction function to an existing video compression framework, such as the standard H.264/5 framework. Auxiliary rendering information is separated from rendering information used to describe a reference image by a server system. A client system may alter the auxiliary data and generate a new image based on the reference image and rendered scene information from the auxiliary data without creating additional network bandwidth or server workload. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028680 | VISUALIZING JOBS IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT WITH LIMITED RESOURCES - Visualization used to show resource usage over time by different entities or jobs allows a user to see the resource usage of entities over time. Entities or jobs may be shown as horizontal bundles, possibly expanding or contracting within the constraints of the capacity of the system. Bundles can expand or contract but maintain continuity in a direction, for example, a horizontal continuity. The visualization or layout in one embodiment is updated not only for new incoming events, but also retroactively for past events, thus achieving smooth horizontal bundles as much as possible. | 2014-01-30 |