08th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110043428 | ANTENNA DUPLEXER AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - An antenna duplexer includes a transmission filter and a reception filter both coupled with an antenna terminal. A pass band of the transmission filter is lower than a pass band of the reception filter. The transmission filter includes a first series resonator coupled with a first terminal, a second series resonator connected to the first series resonator at a first node, a first parallel resonator connected to a first port of the first series resonator, a second parallel resonator connected to a first node and the first parallel resonator at a second node, a third parallel resonator connected to the first node, a fourth parallel resonator connected to the third parallel resonator at a third node, a first inductance element coupled with the second node and a ground, and a second inductance element coupled with the third node and the ground. The first and second parallel resonators and the first inductance element produce an attenuation pole at a frequency lower than a pass band of the transmission filter. The third and fourth parallel resonators and the second inductance element produce an attenuation pole at a frequency higher than a pass band of the transmission filter. The inductance of the second inductance element is lower than the inductance of the first inductance element. In this antenna duplexer, the transmission filter sufficiently suppresses a spurious caused by harmonics contained in a transmission signal. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043429 | TRANSCEIVING CIRCUIT FOR CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION AND NFC DEVICE OR RFID READER/WRITER DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A TRANSCEIVING CIRCUIT - A transceiving circuit ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110043430 | MANUFACTURE OF A SMART CARD - Methods for manufacturing a smart card inlay. In a first embodiment, the method includes initially connecting a first end ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110043431 | ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT HAVING AT LEAST TWO DECOUPLED ANTENNA COILS; RF COMPONENT FOR NON-CONTACT TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY AND DATA; ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING RF COMPONENT - There is provided an antenna arrangement for RF systems. An exemplary antenna arrangement comprises at least two antenna coils that are installed on a flat, non-conductive carrier. The first antenna coil as well as the second antenna coil comprise one or more windings that are applied onto the carrier. The antenna coils are arranged in at least two different layers that are one above the other and that do not touch each other. The first antenna coil is of a first quality and the second antenna coil is of a second quality. The first antenna coil is arranged so as to be offset with respect to the second antenna coil in such a way that the mutual inductance between the two antenna coils is minimized. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043432 | MICROWAVE ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS NETWORKING OF DEVICES IN AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY - A microwave antenna for wireless interconnection of automation devices has a first printed circuit board, on which a first conductor loop is arranged as a printed conductor track. A second printed circuit board having a second conductor loop in the form of a printed conductor track is arranged transversely with respect to the first printed circuit board. The second printed circuit board is attached to the first printed circuit board. The conductor loops are connected to a common feed connection. A bypass line connects one end of each the first and the second conductor loops. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043433 | Positioning equipment for aligning a device - An adjustment device for aligning a unit ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110043434 | TWIN-MONITOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SYSTEM - The invention concerns an electronic display system, intended to be coupled with ultrasound imaging equipment capable of capturing an image of a medium, said system comprising a first monitor to display an ultrasound image such as captured by the ultrasound imaging equipment and image processing means. According to the invention, the system further comprises a second touch-screen monitor, means to duplicate the ultrasound image, means to send this duplicate to the second monitor on which at least part therefore is displayed, means to display at least one graphical element which, by means of the tactility of the screen, is used to perform at least one processing operation on the ultrasound image, means for instant application of all processing operations performed using the second monitor to the duplicate ultrasound image displayed on the second monitor, and means for instant or deferred application to the ultrasound image displayed on the first monitor of all or part of the processing operations performed on the duplicate ultrasound image by means of the second monitor. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043435 | Amalgamated Display comprising Dissimilar Display Devices - A reflective display, such as an electrophoretic display (EPD), and an emissive display, such as a backlit liquid crystal display, may be combined to form an amalgamated display. This combination may include layering one display atop the other, alternating reflective and emissive display elements, or otherwise interspersing reflective and emissive display elements with one another. Images on the amalgamated display may be presented using either reflective or emissive modes or a combination of the two, depending upon factors such as refresh rate, power consumption, presence of color and/or video, and so forth. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043436 | HEAD MOUNT DISPLAY - Provided is a head mount display of a type to be attached to eyeglasses. A head mount display ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110043437 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TAGGING PHOTOS - Various systems and methods are described for tagging photos of individuals. A plurality of facial regions is detected from a plurality of images. The images are grouped based on similarities between the facial regions within the plurality of images. Tagging data associated with one or more of the clusters is received, and based on comparing the untagged clusters with tagged clusters, untagged clusters are tagged. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043438 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides an MVA transmissive or transflective liquid crystal display device with display qualities enhanced along with improvement in contrast. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043439 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY METHOD - The liquid crystal display device inverts the polarity of the data signal once in the first one of n iterations (n is an integer of 2 or more) of the horizontal blanking period. Then, in each of the remaining n−1 iterations of the horizontal blanking period, the polarity of the data signal is inverted twice. A plurality of data lines are short-circuited together when inverting the polarity of the data signal, and a scan line is selected in a write period during which the data signal is applied to a picture element forming portion. Moreover, a scan line is selected in synchronism with a timing for short-circuiting the data lines before the once-selected scan line is selected again in a write period. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043440 | Display Device - A display device is disclosed. According to the present invention, the display device comprises a bottom substrate, a plurality of interlayers, a first passivation layer, a bottom electrode, a second passivation layer, a top electrode and a top substrate. The interlayers are formed on the bottom substrate, including a patterned polysilicon layer, a data line and a gate line disposed therein. The first passivation layer is formed on the interlayers. The bottom electrode is formed on the first passivation layer. The second passivation layer is formed to cover the bottom electrode. The top electrode is formed on the second passivation layer at a position corresponding to the bottom electrode to form a storage capacitance. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043441 | ELECTROPHORETIC PARTICLES, ELECTROPHORETIC PARTICLE DISPERSION, DISPLAY MEDIUM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Electrophoretic particles including mother particles and a dispersant that covers the surface of the mother particles, the mother particles including a resin and a colorant, and the dispersant having a structure represented by the following Formula (1): | 2011-02-24 |
20110043442 | Method and System for Displaying Images on Moveable Display Devices - A display system includes a display device having multiple possible poses, including a neutral pose. A physical constraint maintains the display device in the neutral pose absent an application of an external force. A sensor measures a magnitude and direction of a displacement of the display device to a displaced pose due to the application of the external force. Then, the rendering engine renders an image on the display device according to the magnitude and direction of the displacement even while the display device remains constant in the displaced pose. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043443 | Systems and methods for utilizing personalized motion control in virtual environment - Techniques for controlling motions using motion recognizers generated in advance by users are described. According to embodiment, the motion recognizers created by end users are utilized to control virtual objects displayed in a virtual environment. By manipulating one or more motion sensitive devices, end users could command what the objects to do in the virtual environment. Motion signals from each of the motion sensitive devices are recognized in accordance with the motion recognizers created in advance by the users. One or more of the motion signals are at the same time utilized to tune the motion recognizers or create additional motion recognizers. As a result, the motion recognizers are constantly updated to be more accommodating to the user(s) | 2011-02-24 |
20110043444 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary portable electronic device includes a main body, a cover movably connected with the main body, a piezoelectric sensing unit, and a signal processing unit. The piezoelectric sensing unit is partially positioned on the main body and the cover. The piezoelectric sensing unit generates elastic deformation due to the relative displacement of the cover and the main body to generate a corresponding command signal. The signal processing unit is electrically connected to the piezoelectric sensing unit, and capable of actuating different modes of the portable electronic device according to the command signal. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043445 | Handheld electronic device and method of controlling the handheld electronic device according to state thereof in a three-dimensional space - A method of controlling a handheld electronic device according to state thereof in a three-dimensional space, which is applicable to the handheld electronic device including a CPU, a displacement sensor, and a quadrant section lookup table. The displacement sensor detects variation of the state of the handheld electronic device in a three-dimensional space and generates a current state signal accordingly. The lookup table lists a plurality of quadrant sections of the three-dimensional space, wherein each quadrant section corresponds to a function program or control command. The CPU receives the current state signal and calculates a current space signal accordingly. After determining the quadrant section in the lookup table that corresponds to the current space signal, the CPU activates the function program or control command that corresponds to the quadrant section. Thus, a user can execute the desired function programs or control commands conveniently by moving the handheld electronic device single-handedly. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043446 | COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE - Computer input apparatus comprising: an image capture device; and a marker member comprising at least two reference indicia, at least a first reference indicium being arranged to emit or reflect light having a first spectral characteristic, and at least a second reference indicium being arranged to emit or reflect light having a second spectral characteristic different from the first spectral characteristic, the image capture device being arranged to distinguish light of said first spectral characteristic from light of said second spectral characteristic thereby to distinguish the at least a first reference indicium from the at least a second reference indicium, the apparatus being configured to capture an image of the at least two reference indicia and to determine by means of said image a position and orientation of the marker member with respect to a reference frame. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043447 | INPUT DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An input device includes: a main body portion having one surface; a movable portion having a contact surface formed in the one surface of the main body portion, is operated through the contact surface and is movable relative to the main body portion; a supporting portion that is provided in the main body portion and movably supports the movable portion; an applying portion that applies a force to move the movable portion; a determining unit that detects whether there is a contact with the contact surface of the movable portion and determines a state-of-contact whether the contact surface is in contact state or in non-contact state; a controller that controls the applying portion to move the movable portion to a predetermined position when the determined state-of-contact changes from contact state to non-contact state; and an output unit that detects and outputs the amount of movement of the movable portion relative to the main body portion while the determined state-of-contact, and does not output the amount of movement when the controller moves the movable portion. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043448 | OPERATION INPUT SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, HANDHELD APPARATUS, AND OPERATION INPUT METHOD - An operation input system includes a casing and a motion sensor for detecting a movement of the casing inside the casing and calculates a position of the casing in a predetermined space based on an output of the motion sensor. The operation input system includes a position sensor and a correction section. The position sensor directly detects the position of the casing in the predetermined space. The correction section corrects the output of the motion sensor using an output of the position sensor. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043449 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH JOYSTICK - An electronic device with joystick is provided. The joystick includes a receiving space includes a plurality of first conductive elements. The device further includes a plurality of resistors, a chip, and a rotatable post. Each of the first conductive elements is electrically connected to the ground via a resistor. The chip includes a plurality of input pins, and each of the pins is electrically connected to a node between a first conductive element and a resistor. The rotatable post includes a second conductive element. The second conductive element is electrically connected to a direct current power source. When the joystick is rotated, causing the second conductive element to contact with one of the first conductive elements, the voltage of the pin connected to the second conductive element is changed. The chip detects a change of the voltage of the pins and executes corresponding functions according to the detected change. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043450 | COMPUTER MOUSE - A computer mouse includes a mouse body and a hood. The hood is adjustably attached to a top of the mouse body. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043451 | Specialized Keyboard for Dental Examinations - The present invention includes a device, system and method of use consisting of a specialized dental keyboard with a software component. The dental keyboard includes a plurality of specialized keys that, combined with the software component resident on a host computer, provide short-cut macros to streamline data entry during a dental exam. The keyboard includes an lcd-panel screen that displays the keyboard sequence, a portion of the keyboard is removable, thus providing a sub-set of keys for more convenient data entry. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043452 | KEY BUTTON MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A key button structure for entering data in an electronic device comprises a first key element and a second key element. The second key element is retained to the first key element by a retaining mechanism. The second key element has a joint positioned at a side thereof opposite to the first key element and two actuators located at an opposite side thereof facing the first key element. The joint pivotably couples the second key element to a housing of the electronic device. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043453 | FINGER OCCLUSION AVOIDANCE ON TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICES - System and method for creating an information-free zone (“hole”) in the content displayed in the area of the display where the finger touches it. The content previously displayed in the hole is pushed to the sides around the hole and thereby remains visible. This avoids the occlusion of the content and allows the user to place the cursor on the display accurately. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043454 | HAPTIC FEEDBACK USING COMPOSITE PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - Human-computer interface devices are described in the present disclosure. In one embodiment, among several embodiments, a human-computer interface includes a display device configured to visually display images to a user and a touch sensitive device configured to sense contact with the user. Furthermore, the human-computer interface includes a composite piezoelectric layer positioned between the display device and the touch sensitive device. The composite piezoelectric layer is configured to provide haptic feedback to the user. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043455 | FINGER OCCLUSION AVOIDANCE ON TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICES - System and method for creating an information-free zone (“hole”) in the content displayed in the area of the display where the finger touches it. The content previously displayed in the hole is pushed to the sides around the hole and thereby remains visible. This avoids the occlusion of the content and allows the user to place the cursor on the display accurately. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043456 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERPRETING INPUT MOVEMENT ON A COMPUTING DEVICE INTERFACE AS A ONE- OR TWO-DIMENSIONAL INPUT - A computing device is capable of intelligently interpreting input movement. The computing device detects a movement of a finger or object over an input interface. The movement is interpreted as one-dimensional or two-dimensional. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043457 | Tactile User Interface for an Electronic Device - A tactile interface for an electronic device includes a compliant portion, a first input sensor embedded in the compliant portion and a second input sensor. The first and second sensors produce differential output signal in responsive to tactile input forces applied in at least a common dimension or about a common axis. A processor detects and interprets the differential output signals as a tactile input at the touch input device. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043458 | MULTI-TOUCH INPUT ACTUAL-SIZE DISPLAY SCREEN FOR SCANNED ITEMS - An apparatus comprises a processor, a scanner operatively connected to the processor, and a touch screen graphic user interface operatively connected to the processor. The scanner is positioned to scan a predetermined scan area and the touch screen has a screen area that has dimensions corresponding to the scan area. The touch screen is positioned adjacent the scan area such that the scan area is aligned with the screen area. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043459 | DISPLAY INTEGRATED WITH TOUCH CONTROL FUNCTION - A display panel with partial touch film includes a display panel, a touch film, and a video source. The display panel is divided into a main display area and an secondary display area, the main display area is larger than the secondary display area. The transparent touch film is mounted on the secondary display area. The controller is electrically connected between the display panel and the touch film. The video source electrically connects with the display panel and the touch film. The video source generates different commands according to different type of operation performed on the touch film, and controls display contents of the main display area and the secondary display area according to the commands. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043460 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes an infrared (“IR”) sensor and an IR source that supplies IR light to the infrared sensor. The IR sensor includes an absorbing layer and a PN junction layer disposed on the absorbing layer. The absorbing layer includes a material that selectively absorbs light having a wavelength in an infrared range. The PN junction layer includes a P-type organic material layer and an N-type organic material layer. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043461 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLICATION MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems for application management are provided. First, a first picture of an application is displayed on a lower display layer in a touch-sensitive display unit. At least one contact on the touch-sensitive display unit is detected. In response to the at least one contact, a second picture is displayed on an upper display layer in the touch-sensitive display unit, wherein the upper display layer is visually above the lower display layer. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043462 | TOUCHSCREEN APPARATUS, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method for identifying multiple touch user interaction with a touchscreen device. The method includes receiving an indication that a touch has been detected on the touchscreen device, applying a first voltage across a first conductive layer of the touchscreen device and measuring first and second voltage signals at first and second electrical contacts of a second conductive layer of the touchscreen device, applying a second voltage across the second conductive layer of the touchscreen device and measuring third and fourth voltage signals at third and fourth electrical contacts of the first conductive layer of the touchscreen device, and interpreting the user interaction with the touchscreen device and identifying multiple touch gestures based at least partly on at least one of a difference between the first and second voltage signals, and a difference between the third and fourth voltage signals. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043463 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GUI INTERACTING ACCORDING TO RECOGNIZED USER APPROACH - An interface controlling method and an apparatus thereof are provided to control a user interface based on a proximity sensor and a touch pad. A number of items are displayed, an item approached by a user is identified by sensing an approach, information is provided regarding the identified item, contact by the user is sensed, and a function corresponding to the user contact is performed. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043464 | TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch screen display apparatus including a sensor unit to sense and to process light signals and a pixel unit to drive pixels according to the light signal processing performed by the sensor unit. The touch screen display apparatus includes a substrate; a plurality of pixel units disposed on the substrate, wherein each of the pixel units includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an emission layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a plurality of sensor units disposed on the substrate, wherein each of the sensor units includes a sensor first electrode, a sensor second electrode, and an organic light receiving layer interposed between the sensor first electrode and the sensor second electrode. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043465 | TOUCH PANEL HAVING A INSULATION LAYER - A touch panel including a first insulation substrate, a first conductive film, a first insulation film, first conductive wires, a second insulation substrate, a second conductive film, and second conductive wires is provided. The first conductive film is disposed on the first insulation substrate and the first insulation layer covers a portion of a periphery of the first conductive film so that the first conductive film has an exposed region. The first conductive wires are disposed on the periphery of the first conductive film and each of the first conductive wires includes an electrode segment and an extending segment. The electrode segment is electrically connected with the first conductive film and the extending segment is electrically isolated from the first conductive film. The second conductive film is disposed on the second insulation substrate. The second conductive wires are disposed on the periphery of the second conductive film. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043466 | TOUCH SCREEN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An touch screen liquid crystal display device includes a panel driving circuit including a gate driving block, a data driving block, and a signal control block and a liquid crystal module that stores data in data pixels through a data pixel line, to which the data pixels are connected, in response to a data signal applied from the data driving block, and reads data through a read pixel line to which read pixels are connected. The read pixels are connected to the data pixels through a share line. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043467 | TIMING ADJUSTING METHOD FOR TOUCH SCREEN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a timing adjusting method for a touch screen liquid crystal display device. A liquid crystal module of the touch screen liquid crystal display device has a structure in which a data line connected to data pixels and a read line connected to read pixels are shared by a share line, and a display mode section for displaying data of the data pixels is performed separately from a read mode section for reading data of the read pixels. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043468 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle includes a steering wheel, a first touchpad integrated into the steering wheel adapted to input commands, a second touchpad integrated into the steering wheel and spatially separated from the first touchpad adapted to input commands, and a coordination module adapted to generate a command to operate a function of the motor vehicle as a function of a touch motion over the first touchpad and a simultaneously-occurring touch motion over the second touchpad. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043469 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING HOT KEY FUNCTION OF MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for executing a hot key function of a mobile terminal provide that, if a motion of the mobile terminal is detected and a touch of a user is detected, a specific hot key function is executed, so that the user may input commands according to the touch of the user and the motion of the mobile terminal. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043470 | SENSOR DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING SENSOR ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE WITH INPUT FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC UNIT - A sensor device includes: one or more sensor elements each including first and second diode elements connected in series and a sensor driving section. The cathode of the second diode element is connected to the anode of the first diode element. The sensor driving section controls on-off state of the first diode element through changing a gate voltage under a fixed cathode voltage, and controls on-off state of the second diode element through changing a gate voltage under a fixed anode voltage. The sensor driving section drives the second diode element, maintaining a relationship of Vg | 2011-02-24 |
20110043471 | TOUCH SENSOR METHODS AND APPARATUS - Touch sensor methods and apparatus are provided. A first photodiode includes an i-region of a first length. A second photodiode includes an i-region with a second length. A sensing component including a capacitive element is operably coupled to the first photodiode and the second photodiode. The first length of the i-region of the first photodiode is different than the second length of the i-region of the second photodiode. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043472 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There is provided an apparatus that can prevent invoking of unintended functions in gesture operation. The apparatus displays gesture functions executable by movement of touch position, and when movement of touch position satisfies a first condition, confirms executable gesture functions to display confirmed functions. When the movement of touch position satisfies a second condition after the confirmation, the apparatus cancels the confirmation. When the touch input is released in the confirmed state, the apparatus executes the confirmed functions, and when the touch input is released in the canceled state, control does not execute gesture functions. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043473 | TOUCH SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE - It is an object to suppress malfunction of a touch sensor, a touch panel, and a device using them by accurate determination whether inputting is performed or not. In addition, it is also an object to enhance the response speed of the determination. A touch panel including a plurality of pixels having photosensors and an image processing portion are included. The photosensor forms a contact image of a portion of an object which touches the touch panel. The image processing portion calculates the area of the contact portion from color data of the contact image and determines on the basis of the area whether inputting to the touch panel is performed or not. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043474 | Method And Apparatus For Providing Haptic Effects To A Touch Panel - A touch panel assembly includes a touch-sensitive panel oriented along a plane. An actuator includes a frame having a first portion and a second portion at least partially oriented parallel to the plane. The first portion and the second portion are coupled together with a biasing element. A first magnetic device is coupled to the first portion. A second magnetic device is coupled to the second portion and positioned adjacent to the first magnetic device. The first magnetic device configured to move the first portion in a first direction parallel to the plane when energized by a current to cause a haptic effect to be felt on the touch sensitive panel. The biasing element applies a biasing force which causes the first portion to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043475 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF IDENTIFYING A USER OF A HANDHELD DEVICE - A system and method for identifying a user of a handheld device is herein disclosed. The device implementing the method and system may attempt to identify a user based on signals that are incidental to a user's handling of the device. The signals are generated by a variety of sensors dispersed along the periphery or within the housing. The sensors range may include touch sensors, inertial sensors, acoustic sensors, pulse oximiters, and a touchpad. Based on the sensors and corresponding signals, identification information is generated. The identification information is used to identify the user of the handheld device. The handheld device may implement various statistical learning and data mining techniques to increase the robustness of the system. The device may also authenticate the user based on the user drawing a circle, or other shape. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043476 | Scrollbar and Touchpad with Tactile and/or Audible Feedback - A scrollbar or touchpad including a touch area and disposed on a flexible layer that is supported by a rigid substrate. The bottom surface of the flexible layer and the top surface of the substrate, eventually in combination with elements disposed therebetween are configured to provide a pattern of varying resistance to depression of the flexible layer. A user will feel the varying resistance to depression when moving a fingertip over the touch sensitive surface, thereby receiving tactile feedback. The elements disposed between the bottom surface of the flexible layer and the top surface of the substrate can be collapsible members such as collapsible domes or switches that produce a “click” sound when collapsing, thus providing both tactile and audible feedback to the user. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043477 | Touch feedback panel, and touch screen device and electronic device inluding the same - A touch feedback panel includes a transparent electrode detecting a signal and a plurality of piezoelectric actuators disposed over the transparent electrode and partitioned into cells to generate a vibration only in a region where a signal is sensed. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043478 | PROXIMITY DETECTION DEVICE AND PROXIMITY DETECTION METHOD - In a proximity detection device and a proximity detection method of detecting an approach and a position of an object of a human finger or the like by changes in electrostatic capacitances of respective intersections of plural electrodes arranged in correspondence with two-dimensional coordinates, high-speed detection in a high dynamic range can be performed by low-voltage driving. Alternating voltages having different patterns are simultaneously applied to plural transmitting electrodes, the detected currents are inversely converted by linear computation, and values in response to the electrostatic capacitances of the intersections of the respective electrodes are detected. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043479 | Electronic Device With A Flexible Panel And Method For Manufacturing A Flexible Panel - The electronic device comprises a data processing facility ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110043480 | MULTIPLE INPUT ANALOG RESISTIVE TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A user input system comprises a top structure defining a touch surface. The top structure is disposed above and separated from a bottom structure by an air gap. Conductive resistive material is provided on facing surfaces of the upper and lower structures. The conductive resistive material on at least one of the upper and lower structures is configured to define at least a pair of electrically isolated resistive sheets. The top and bottom structures are moveable relative to one another in response to one or more contacts on the touch surface to bring the conductive resistive material on the top and bottom structures into contact adjacent each contact location. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043481 | USER INTERFACE WITH PROXIMITY SENSING - An electronic circuit including a microchip for use as an intelligent user interface also comprises touch sensor technology that differentiates between proximity and physical contact events to activate and control various loads including light bulbs, products with radio frequency circuitry or electric motors. An input to the microchip is connected to a switch or sensing structure that does not form a serial link between the power source and the load. The electronic circuit controls various functions in response to user actions including automatic delayed shut-off functions, find-in-the-dark indicator and power source level/product state indications. The microchip allows the user to select specific functions based on the time duration of activation signals, the time duration between activation signals and the number of activation signals at the input. The microchip is further configured to interpret and react to the signals received from a user in a way that enhances ease of use of the product and to use the indicators to provide information to the user that is influenced by the signals received as well as the state of the product. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043482 | ANISOTROPIC TOUCH SCREEN ELEMENT - A touch sensitive position sensor for detecting the position of an object in two dimensions is described. The position sensor has first and second resistive bus-bars spaced apart with an anisotropic conductive area between them. Electric currents induced in the anisotropic conductive area by touch or proximity flow preferentially towards the bus-bars to be sensed by detection circuitry. Because induced currents, for example those induced by drive circuitry, flow preferentially along one direction, pin-cushion distortions in position estimates are largely constrained to this single direction. Such one-dimensional distortions can be corrected for very simply by applying scalar correction factors, thereby avoiding the need for complicated vector correction. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043483 | DISPLAY, TOUCH PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display with a touch panel allowed to achieve high response performance while reducing power consumption is obtained. The display includes a plurality of display elements performing display based on picture signals supplied to a plurality of picture signal lines, respectively, a plurality of sensor elements outputting touch signals indicating detection of an external proximity object to a plurality of sensor signal lines (SGL), respectively, a detection section (a comparator | 2011-02-24 |
20110043484 | Apparatus for detecting a touching position on a flat panel display and a method thereof - This invention provides an apparatus for detecting a touching position on a flat panel display, including a display panel for displaying text and picture information, an electrically-controlled swing element with the angle of swing thereof being controlled by an electrically-driven actuator, a light source with a light beam thereof being reflected onto a display plane of the display panel or an upper or lower plane proximate to the display plane by the electrically-controlled swing element, an optical system with the optical axis thereof being parallel to the display plane, and a photo-sensing element disposed at an image plane of the optical system. A one-dimensional position of a touching point on the display panel is obtained from the photo-sensing element. Another one-dimensional position of the touching point is obtained from the said one-dimensional position and the angle of swing of the electrically-controlled swing element. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043485 | SCANNING OF A TOUCH SCREEN - A user interface for receiving input commands in a mobile terminal includes a display device (D) for presenting visual information. Arrays of light sources ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110043486 | Liquid crystal display device, black matrix substrate and color filter substrate - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate located opposite the first substrate via a liquid crystal, a blue display element, a green display element, a red display element, a short-wavelength optical sensor, a red optical sensor, and an infrared optical sensor formed on a liquid crystal side surface of the first substrate, and a color filter formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and includes a blue filter, a green filter, a first red filter, a short-wavelength transmission filter, a second red filter, and an infrared transmission filter corresponding to the blue display element, the green display element, the red display element, the short-wavelength optical sensor, the red optical sensor, and the infrared optical sensor, respectively. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043487 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE TOUCH DISPLAY - An OLED display is proposed. The OLED display includes a gate driver for generating a scanning signal, a source driver for generating a data signal, and a plurality of cells arranged in an array. Each cell includes a first transistor for delivering the data signal when receiving the scanning signal, a second transistor for generating a driving current based on a voltage difference between a first supply voltage signal and the data signal, a storage capacitor coupled between the first transistor and an output end of the driving circuit, for storing the data signal, an organic light emitting diode for generating light based on the driving current, an infrared emitting layer for producing infrared ray, and an infrared sensitive layer for sensing the infrared ray reflected by an object. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043488 | METHOD FOR DRIVING TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a plurality of pixels each of which is provided with a photo sensor including a photodiode, a first transistor, and a second transistor. Each pixel performs first operation in which a potential of a photodiode reset signal line which is electrically connected to the photodiode is set so that a forward bias is applied to the photodiode, second operation in which a potential of a gate of the first transistor is changed by a photocurrent of the photodiode, and third operation in which a potential of a gate of the second transistor is changed and the photo sensor output signal line and a photo sensor reference signal line are brought into conduction through the first transistor and the second transistor so that the potential of the photo sensor output signal line is changed in accordance with the photocurrent. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043489 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A display device is provided which is capable of specifying a touch operation direction when a touch operation is detected. A display device includes a photosensor built-in LCD for capturing, in an image, a touch operation performed onto a display screen, from inside a display unit; and a touch operation direction determining unit for determining a direction of the touch operation performed onto the touch location, based on the captured image. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043490 | ILLUMINATOR FOR TOUCH- AND OBJECT-SENSITIVE DISPLAY - An integrated vision and display system comprises a display-image forming layer configured to transmit a display image for viewing through a display surface; an imaging detector configured to image infrared light of a narrow range of angles relative to the display surface normal and including a reflection from one or more objects on or near the display surface; a vision-system emitter configured to emit the infrared light for illuminating the objects; a visible- and infrared-transmissive light guide having opposing upper and/or lower face, configured to receive the infrared light from the vision-system emitter, to conduct the infrared light via TIR from the upper and lower faces, and to project the infrared light onto the objects outside of the narrow range of angles relative to the display surface normal. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043491 | DATA INPUT DEVICE AND DATA INPUT METHOD - There is provided a data input device and a data input method. The data input device including: a sense unit provided by forming a predetermined sense region at a side of a case of an electronic apparatus terminal, for generating a first direction input signal by sensing a horizontal pressure in a predetermined radial direction of the finger put on a reference position within the sense region, and for generating a second direction input signal by sensing a vertical pressure leaned in a predetermined direction while the finger is put on the reference position; and a controller for determining a horizontal pressure direction or a vertical pressure position of the finger from the first direction input signal and the second direction input signal, and for extracting data assigned to a corresponding radial direction and a pressure position to input. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043492 | INPUT DEVICE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - An input device capable of optically communicating with an electronic apparatus is provided. The input device includes a light source, a force sensor, and a controller. The force sensor is configured to sense a force applied to a tip of the input device and generate a first sensing signal corresponding to the sensed force. The controller is electrically connected to the light source and the force sensor, and configured to receive the first sensing signal and control the light source to generate light pulses in response to the first sensing signal according to a predefined protocol. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043493 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMUM SKEW AND ADJUSTING A CLOCK PHASE OF A PIXEL CLOCK SIGNAL AND DATA DRIVER UTILIZING THE SAME - A data driver including a receiver, a skew adjusting circuit and a processing device is provided. The receiver samples image data on a data bus according to a processed pixel clock signal. The image data includes pixel data during active periods and a test pattern repeatedly inserted in the image data during blanking periods. The skew adjusting circuit receives a pixel clock signal and adjusts a clock phase of the pixel clock signal by delaying the pixel clock signal with a controllable skew according to a feedback control signal so as to generate the processed pixel clock signal. The processing device stores a predetermined test pattern synchronized with the inserted test pattern, determines an optimum skew by comparing the sampled test patterns with the predetermined test pattern, and generates the feedback control signal including information indicating the optimum skew. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043494 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING POLARIZING ABILITY OF GLASS USING THE SAME - A portable electronic device includes a casing, a liquid crystal, a controlling module, and a button. The liquid crystal display is capable of emitting polarized light. The controlling module is received in the casing, the controlling module is configured for controlling the liquid crystal display to display a white screen when receiving a control signal. The button is configured for generating the control signal when triggered by a user. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043495 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting display device, comprises a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including an organic light emitting diode having a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic light emitting layer; a built-in-circuit comprising a driving circuit configured to drive the pixels; and a bus unit comprising bus lines configured to deliver pixel power to the pixels. The pixel unit, the built-in-circuit, and the bus unit are sequentially disposed from a central region of a display panel to an outer side of the display panel. The second electrode of the organic light emitting diode and one of the bus lines are electrically connected to each other through one of conductive patterns formed on at least a part of the built-in-circuit and at least a part of the bus unit. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043496 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A glove having a display device is described. The glove comprises a glove; a display device connected with the glove, the display device comprising: a controller; a display coupled with the controller; and an input/output device coupled with the controller and arranged to be coupled with a wireless camera; and wherein the controller is arranged to receive an image from the I/O device and cause the display to display the received image. In alternate embodiments, the glove is a wristband or other user-wearable garment. In still further alternate embodiments, the display device may be carried directly by a user without use of a garment. In alternate embodiments, the glove is a wristband or other user-wearable garment. In still further alternate embodiments, the display device may be carried directly by a user without use of a garment. The display device (or a matched pair of display devices) with or without the glove or wrist-band (or a matched pair of gloves or pair of wrist-bands) may also be an integral part of a vehicular system. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043497 | LED DISPLAY SYSTEM AND MODE-DETERMINING METHOD OF SAME - A LED display system includes a display controller including an output port having a first output terminal and a second output terminal; a plurality of LED sets; and a plurality of driving circuits, coupled in series and coupled between the display controller and the plurality of LED sets, respectively. Each of the driving circuits includes a first signal-input terminal, a first signal-output terminal, a second signal-input terminal, and a second signal-output terminal, wherein the first signal-input terminal of a first one of the driving circuits is coupled to the first output terminal, the second signal-input terminal of the first one of the driving circuits is coupled to the second output terminal. The display controller asserts a transition period for switching the driving circuits from a first operation mode to a second operation mode by manipulating a first signal outputted to the driving circuits through the first output terminal. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043498 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY UNIT, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - Provided are an active matrix substrate including plural pixel electrodes in a single pixel region and a liquid crystal display device (capacitor-coupled pixel division mode) including the same. The liquid crystal display device (capacitor-coupled pixel division mode) hardly causes image-sticking of sub-pixels even during double-speed driving. The active matrix substrate includes: a data signal line ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110043499 | OPTICALLY TESTING CHIPLETS IN DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of making a display includes providing a display substrate having a plurality of control electrodes in a display area; locating a plurality of chiplets responsive to a controller to provide current to the control electrodes, each chiplet having a separate substrate, at least one pixel connection pad electrically connected to a control electrode, and one or more test light emitters formed in the chiplet responsive to the current provided on the control electrodes to emit light; controlling the chiplets to pass current through one or more of the test light emitters formed in the chiplet to emit light; detecting the light emitted by the test light emitters to determine faulty chiplets or chiplet interconnections; replacing or repairing the faulty chiplets or chiplet interconnections; and forming an organic light emitting diode over the substrate in the display area connected to the control electrodes. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043500 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND MOTHER SUBSTRATE THEREOF - An organic light emitting display includes a display unit that includes scan lines and data lines. First sub-pixels, second sub-pixels, and third sub-pixels that emit light corresponding to different colors are repeatedly arranged in a uniform pattern. The organic light emitting display also includes a scan driver for supplying scan signals to the scan lines; a data driver coupled to one end of each of the data lines for supplying data signals to the data lines; a switch unit coupled between the one end of each of the data lines and the data driver to transmit the data signals supplied from output lines of the data driver to the data lines; and a test circuit unit including transistors coupled to other ends of the data lines. The first sub-pixels and the second sub-pixels are alternately arranged in same columns and the third sub-pixels are arranged in columns adjacent to the same columns. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043501 | Material Simulation Device - A material simulation device is described, capable of simulating emissive and non-emissive colored surfaces, both textured and smooth. The material properties being simulated may be controlled electronically, and may be altered rapidly making smooth animation of surface properties possible. A controller receives data from spectral light sensors, processes the data, and modulates the output of one or more display elements to control the amount of light emitted at a surface of the device. The sum of light from the display elements and light from the environment reflected from the surface of the device matches the amount of light reflected from a real surface with the material properties being simulated. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043502 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display device includes: a dummy pixel provided on a display panel; a reflection film provided on a light-emitting-surface side of the display panel for reflecting light emitted from the dummy pixel; a photodetector provided on an opposite side of the display panel from the light-emitting surface for detecting the light emitted from the dummy pixel and reflected from the reflection film; and a correction circuit for correcting, based on the results of detection by the photodetector, the luminance of effective pixels that contribute to image display. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043503 | SPECTRALLY COMPENSATING A LIGHT SENSOR - A light sensor comprises a first photodetector ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110043504 | Display Apparatus and Method of Driving the Same - In a display apparatus and a method of driving the same, microshutters are successively arranged and each microshutter includes a plurality of sub-microshutters that are opened to transmit light or closed to block light in response to a voltage. The sub-microshutters are opened or closed during predetermined different time periods to display various gray scales. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043505 | Power supply device, display device including the power supply device, and driving method using the same - The described technology relates generally to a power supply, a display device including the same, and a driving method thereof to reduce power consumption of the display device. Embodiments include a power source voltage controller sensing a panel current flowing in the display panel and controlling a feedback voltage according to the panel current and the power source voltage, and a DC-DC converter generating a power source voltage according to the feedback voltage to respectively supply it to the plurality of light emitting elements. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043506 | Device for Driving LCD panel and Related Display Device - A driving device for driving an LCD panel is disclosed. The LCD panel includes a substrate and a plurality of pixel units arranged as a matrix on the substrate. The driving device includes a gate driver for generating a plurality of scanning signals, each for driving pixel units of a row of the LCD panel, a voltage generator for providing a non-negative common signal to the substrate according to a conversion period, and a source driving device for generating a plurality of source driving signals according to a compensation indication signal, an frame signal and the conversion period, each source driving signal for driving pixel units of a column of the LCD panel. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043507 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - In a plasma display device, a capacitor is coupled between the high voltage terminal and the low voltage terminal of a scan circuit. During a first period of a falling period of a reset period, voltage of a scan electrode is gradually decreased to a first voltage through the low voltage terminal and the capacitor. Next, during a second period of the falling period, the voltage of the scan electrode is gradually decreased from the first voltage to a second voltage through the low voltage terminal without through the capacitor. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043508 | Signal Transmission Lines for Image Display Device and Method for Wiring the Same - Disclosed herein are signal transmission lines for an image display device and a method for wiring the same. The signal transmission lines include a plurality of control signal supply lines formed in a display panel in which at least one driving circuit is formed integrally with an image display region, such that the control signal supply lines are supplied with control signals for control of the driving circuit, respectively, and a plurality of control signal transmission lines formed in the display panel to cross the control signal supply lines and each electrically connected with at least one of the control signal supply lines, so as to transmit a corresponding one of the control signals to the driving circuit, wherein the control signal transmission lines have the same overlap areas with the control signal supply lines when they cross the control signal supply lines. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043509 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, PANEL DRIVING DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a display device. There is disclosed a power supply unit and of a display device and a method thereof that can reduce frequency interference by electro-magnetic interference (EMI). | 2011-02-24 |
20110043510 | POWER SUPPLY FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The invention relates to a power supply for a liquid crystal display using a light emitting diode for a backlight unit, and more particularly, to a power supply combining a DC power supply outside the liquid crystal display with a driving power supply inside the liquid crystal display into a single power supply. The power supply for a liquid crystal display according to an aspect of the invention may include: a power conversion section converting commercial AC power into at least one operating power having a predetermined voltage level through a switching operation; a backlight driving section switching the operating power from the power conversion section into backlight driving power; and a power switching control section controlling the switching operation of the power conversion section on the basis of a first feedback signal having a voltage level of the operating power from the power conversion section and a second feedback signal having a voltage level of the backlight driving power from the backlight driving section, wherein the power conversion section, the backlight driving section and the power switching control section are mounted on a single printed circuit board. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043511 | Image Display System and Gate Driver Circuit - An image display system includes a gate driving circuit. The gate driving circuit includes several stages of gate drivers each for generating a gate driving signal to drive a row of pixels. Each stage of the gate driver receives a clock signal and a first reset signal. A first stage of the gate driver receives a vertical start pulse as an input signal of the first stage. The remaining stages of the gate drivers respectively receive the gate driving signal generated by a previous stage of the gate driver as the input signal of the remaining stages. Each stage of the gate drivers further receives the gate driving signal generated by a next stage of the gate driver as a second reset signal, and generates the corresponding gate driving signal according to the clock signal, the first reset signal, and the corresponding input signal and second reset signal. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043512 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD USED IN SAME - The degree of an influence from wiring crosstalk between signal lines of a data signal transmission line (video signal line) is decided on the basis of an input signal generated in display controlling unit (a timing controller) at a predetermined timing (at each frame period, at each clock pulse period, or at each horizontal period) and, based on a result of the decision, the voltage amplitude of a data signal is adjusted so that it may exceed an input amplitude specification value for data line driving circuits (data drivers) by a predetermined value. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043513 | DEVICE SUBSTRATE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device comprising a light emitting element and a first transistor and a second transistor controlling current to be supplied to the light emitting element in a pixel; the first transistor is normally-on; the second transistor is normally-off; a channel length of the first transistor is longer than a channel width thereof; a channel length of the second transistor is equal to or shorter than a channel length thereof; gate electrodes of the first transistor and the second transistor are connected to each other; the first transistor and the second transistor have the same polarity; and the light emitting element, the first transistor and the second transistor are all connected in series. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043514 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE DISPLAY SYNCHRONIZATION - A circuit includes a plurality of display path circuits and a timing and frame synchronization circuit. The timing and frame synchronization circuit aligns a first blanking interval of first timing information provided by a first of the display path circuits for a first display based on a second blanking interval of second timing information provided by a second of the display path circuits for a second display. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043515 | SYSTEM AND METHOD CAPABLE OF NAVIGATING AND/OR MAPPING ANY MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - A method and system that allows a user to perform automatic study, layout and verification of a multidimensional space in real time where the study can be displayed graphically, in 3-dimensions for example, via a handheld unit allowing the system to guide and/or navigate the user throughout the multidimensional space as the automatic study and/or layout is being performed. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043516 | Representing Polarized Light in Computer Models - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for representing polarized light in computer models. A rendering pipeline receives three dimensional modeling data (e.g., geometric primitives) for rendering a two dimensional image are received. The modeling data includes data representing a light source The light energy from the simulated transmission of particles at each pixel of the two dimensional image is calculated for any particles transmitted in an adjoint direction from a specified view point back to the light source. The light energies from each pixel are summed to calculate the total light energy present at the specified view point. The total light energy can be forwarded to other modules in rendering pipeline to more accurately render the two dimensional image, such as, for example, representing polarized light in the two dimensional image. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043517 | ADAPTIVE SNAPPING - A computer implemented method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to position/manipulate an object in a computer drawing application. A drawing model having a snap option and a first zoom level is displayed. The snap option that enables a positioning of an object in alignment with grid lines by causing the object to automatically jump to an exact position when the object is moved to within a first snap distance of the exact position. A zoom operation changes the first zoom level to a second zoom level. Automatically, dynamically, and independently from additional user actions, the first snap distance is recalculated based on the second zoom level. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043518 | Techniques to store and retrieve image data - In a graphics pipeline, during or at the end of a rasterization stage, a post-clip output stage stores primitives and pixels are stored in a portion of memory. Availability of primitives and pixels during or at the end of the rasterization stage permits a variety of manners in which to process primitives and pixels. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043519 | System and Method for Displaying Three-Dimensional Map Based on Road Information - A system and method of displaying a three-dimensional (3D) map based on road information. A display system, including: a culling area determination unit to determine a culling area based on road information; a data conversion unit to convert data of at least a portion of objects displayed on the culling area; and a display unit to display at least the portion of the objects based on the converted data. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043520 | GARMENT FITTING SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A garment fitting system comprises a database module, a fitting module, a display module, and a model module. The database module is configured for storing garment information, the fitting module is configured for selecting garment images from the database module, and the display module is configured for displaying the result of garment images applied to a model. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043521 | RAY-AGGREGATION FOR RAY-TRACING DURING RENDERING OF IMAGERY - A computer-enabled method for rendering a scene of objects representing physical objects includes projecting a first plurality of rays against a scene and aggregating a second plurality of rays that intersect a bounding volume, wherein the bounding volume encloses an object of the scene, and wherein the second plurality of rays is a portion of the first plurality of rays. The method further includes determining or computing intersections of the second plurality of aggregated rays with the object when the number of the second plurality of aggregated rays exceeds a predetermined value. The method also includes rendering the scene based on the determined intersections of the rays with the object. The second plurality of rays may be aggregated in a bounding volume aggregate data structure for processing. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043522 | IMAGE-BASED LIGHTING SIMULATION FOR OBJECTS - This disclosure relates to simulating the light-reflective condition of an object when situated in a given environment. A spatial irradiance mapping of the environment may be obtained, from which a series of directional incidence light sources are determined. The reflective qualities of the object may be modeled as a bi-directional reflection distribution function to be applied to directional incidence light sources. The spatial irradiance mapping and/or bi-directional reflection distribution function may be obtained according to image-based techniques. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043523 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING GLOBAL ILLUMINATION - Provided is a graphics processing apparatus. The graphics processing apparatus minimizes the change of the pipeline structure of the existing graphics processing apparatus, enabling compatibility with the existing API. Simultaneously, by calculating the brightness value or color value of the face of an object according to a global illumination scheme, the graphics processing apparatus can provide realistic image videos. Moreover, the graphics processing apparatus generates an image video based on a local illumination scheme through the existing GPU and simultaneously provides a global illumination effect only for a desired region, thereby improving the entire processing speed of a system. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043524 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING A 3D VIDEO WITH TARGETED ADVERTISEMENT INTO A 2D VIDEO FOR DISPLAY - A video receiver receives a compound transport stream (TS) comprising 3D program video streams and spliced advertising streams. The received one or more 3D program video streams are extracted and decoded. Targeted advertising streams are extracted from the received advertising streams according to user criteria. Targeted advertising graphic objects of the extracted or replaced targeted advertising streams are spliced into the decoded 3D program video streams. The decoded 3D program video with the spliced targeted advertising graphic objects is presented in a 2D video. The extracted or replaced targeted advertising streams are processed to generate the targeted advertising graphic objects to be spliced based on focal point of view. The generated targeted advertising graphic objects are located according to associated scene graph information. The decoded 3D program video streams and the spliced targeted advertising graphic objects are converted into a 2D video for display. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043525 | DRAWING CORRECTION ASSISTING APPARATUS, DRAWING CORRECTION ASSISTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A drawing correction assisting method executed by a computer, the method includes: dividing a drawing area of two-dimensional drawing data into unit areas and storing positional information for every unit area in a storage unit; allocating at least one of the unit areas to each of the plurality of drawing elements included in the drawing area on the basis of arrangement information about each the drawing element and the positional information for every unit area and storing association information associating each drawing element with the allocated at least one unit area in the storage unit; and determining whether interference occurs between the plurality of drawing elements on the basis of the presence of duplication of the allocated unit areas in the stored association information. | 2011-02-24 |
20110043526 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Each of the upscaling circuits ( | 2011-02-24 |
20110043527 | Portable Electronic Device with Multi-Touch Input - A portable communication device with multi-touch input detects one or more multi-touch contacts and motions and performs one or more operations on an object based on the one or more multi-touch contacts and/or motions. The object has a resolution that is less than a pre-determined threshold when the operation is performed on the object, and the object has a resolution that is greater than the pre-determined threshold at other times. | 2011-02-24 |