09th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140055409 | INTEGRATED CONTACT SWITCH AND TOUCH SENSOR ELEMENTS - An input device providing integrated contact switch and touch sensor elements is disclosed. A contact switch and touch sensor can be integrated so that they share a common sensor line, achieving space, cost and manufacturing savings over input devices that utilize distinct sensor lines for each of its sensor elements. By configuring a contact switch and touch sensor to share a common sensor line, a controller can use a single pin to scan both the contact switch and touch sensor elements, rather than using distinct pins to scan distinct sensor lines associated with each sensor element. By using fewer pins to scan the same number of sensor elements, a smaller controller can be used which can reduce the size and cost of the input device, and increase manufacturing throughput time associated with the input device. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055410 | TOUCH PAD MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A touch pad module includes: a touch pad, a sensor group, a touch pad controller IC and a touch pad controller IC (Integrated Circuit). The touch pad has a touch surface touchable by a user. The sensor group is mounted on a mount surface of the touch pad. The sensor group includes at least one of an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor and a geomagnetic sensor. The touch pad controller IC is mounted on the mount surface of the touch pad configured to control the touch pad and includes a detector, a digital processor and a first interface. The detector generates digital data representing an electrical state of the touch pad. The digital processor generates coordinate data representing coordinates touched by the user based on the digital data. The first interface transmits data between the digital processor and the outside of the touch pad controller IC. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055411 | CAPACITIVE IN-CELL TOUCH-SCREEN PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a capacitive in-cell touch-screen panel and a display device, comprising: a touch scanning line, implemented by at least one gate line of a TFT array substrate; and a touch driver circuit connected with the touch scanning line and adapted to load touch scan signals to the touch scanning line. Compared with that an existing GOA is used to provide touch scan signals to touch scanning lines of a small-sized touch-screen panel, that a separate touch driver circuit is used to provide touch scan signals to a gate line acting as a touch scanning line can avoid a signal-delay problem. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055412 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH A BUILT-IN TOUCH PANEL - A difference between a length Ls of a slit and a length Ld of a dummy electrode is within ±15% of the length Ld. A difference between a length Le in the first direction of a portion between the slits adjacent to each other in the first direction in a detection electrode and the length Ld of the dummy electrode is within ±15% of the length Ld. A difference between a width Ws of the slit and a gap Dde between the dummy electrode and the detection electrode adjacent to each other in the second direction is within ±15% of the gap Dde. A difference between a width We in the second direction of a portion obtained by dividing the detection electrode by the slit and a width Wd of the dummy electrode is within ±15% of the width Wd. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055413 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE INTERFACE AND METHOD USING ORTHOGONAL SIGNALING - A touch screen system includes a capacitive touch screen ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140055414 | TOUCH SCREEN USING INFRARED RAY, AND TOUCH RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND TOUCH RECOGNITION METHOD FOR TOUCH SCREEN - Disclosed herein is a touch screen recognition apparatus including a resilient layer disposed on a surface of a substrate, and configured to mold according to pressure applied on the touch screen and remold to an original shape when the pressure is released. An infrared pattern layer with an infrared ray pattern is disposed on a surface of the resilient layer. A rear projection layer disposed on an opposite surface of the substrate scatters light. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055415 | TOUCH RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOUCH SCREEN - Disclosed herein is a touch screen recognition method. The method includes photographing an image of, an infrared ray pattern and a periphery of the pattern using an infrared ray camera disposed on a rear surface of the touch screen. A reference clarity value is set for the pattern image and the periphery thereof. A touch manipulation is recognized when pressure is exerted on the touch screen and a change in brightness of the clarity value is detected by comparing an image clarity value and the reference clarity value of the touched portion. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055416 | Optical Touch System and Operation Method Thereof - An operation method of an optical touch system is provided. The optical touch system includes a touch surface, a light sensing unit, a switch unit and an analog-to-digital conversion unit. The light sensing unit includes a plurality of light sensing elements. The operation method includes: turning on one specific light sensing element group and thereby configuring the light sensing elements thereof to sense the light on the touch surface; and controlling the switch unit to electrically connect the light sensing elements of the turned-on light sensing element group to the input terminals of the analog-to-digital conversion unit, respectively, so as to transmit the sensing signals outputted from the turned-on light sensing element group to the input terminals, and thereby configuring the analog-to-digital conversion unit to generate at least one digital output signal according to the sensing signals supplied to the input terminals thereof. An optical touch system is also provided. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055417 | DISPLAY MODULE - A display module includes a touch device, a cover lens, a decoration layer, at least one optical module, and a display panel. The touch device is arranged at a lower side of the cover lens for generating a touch signal. The decoration layer is arranged under the cover lens, and has a first hole and at least one second hole, wherein the touch device corresponds to the first hole, and the first hole is larger than the at least one second hole. The at least one optical module is arranged under the cover lens and corresponding to the at least one second hole, for generating an image signal. The display panel is arranged under the decoration layer and the touch device for executing a corresponding operation according to the touch signal or the image signal. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055418 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND OPTICAL TOUCH PANEL THEREOF - An optical touch panel includes a transparent light guide plate, at least one light emitting device, a bottom reflective sheet and at least one light sensing device. The transparent light guide plate has a top surface, a bottom surface and at least one light incident surface. The top surface of the transparent light guide plate is for touch input. The light emitting device faces the light incident surface for emitting a light beam toward the light incident surface. The bottom reflective sheet faces the bottom surface of the transparent light guide plate. A light reflection space is formed between the bottom surface of the transparent light guide plate and the reflective sheet. The light sensing device is disposed on at least one side of the light reflection space for sensing the light beam reflected from the light reflection space. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055419 | CAMERA MODULE FOR OPTICAL TOUCHSCREEN - A camera module for an optical touchscreen includes a body part and a light emitting device coupling part. The body part may be disposed on one side corner of a touch region, provided with a light receiving hole at a portion thereof facing a center of the touch region, and provided with a lens mounted to correspond to the light receiving hole and an image sensor disposed to receive light collected through the lens. The light emitting device coupling part may be formed on at least one side of the body part that faces each edge of the touch region, and configured to be coupled to a light emitting device. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055420 | DISPLAY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display identification system includes: a plurality of display devices, each of the display devices having a light source; and an identification device configured to identify the plurality of display devices. Each of the plurality of display devices includes a configured to perform luminance modulation to luminance-modulate an output light of the corresponding light source in a predetermined range, by combining a specific signal, which is different for each of the display devices, with a driving signal of the corresponding light source. The identification device includes: a receiver configured to receive an optical signal obtained by performing the luminance modulation; and an identification device configured to identify the plurality of display devices based on the optical signal received by the receiver. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055421 | TRACKING OBJECTS ON A TOUCH SURFACE - A device implements a method of tracking objects on a touch surface of an FTIR based touch-sensitive apparatus. The method repeatedly operates to generate an interaction pattern that indicates local changes in interaction on the touch surface, identify apparent peaks in the interaction pattern, and update existing movement trajectories based on the apparent peaks. An error suppression process is executed at least intermittently in the method to process the apparent peaks and/or the existing movement trajectories to identify implicated trajectories with a potential tracking problem, define two or more movement propositions for each implicated trajectory, and cause an evaluation of the movement propositions in one or more subsequent repetitions of the method. The error suppression process improves tracking by postponing the final decision on how to track the object of the implicated trajectory until more information is available. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055422 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING MULTI-TOUCH SURFACES BY DETECTION OF LIGHT SCATTER VIA A FRONTAL IMAGE - “System and method for multi-touch surface sensing by detection of light spreading through front image”, more particularly developed for composing a new technology especially applied to electronic equipment that use screens with touch-screen technology; the system comprises a set of devices that includes one or more video cameras positioned over a screen or interactive surface, an image projector placed at a distance in relation to the screen or interactive surface, such projector projects an image directed to said surface; one or more video cameras are coupled with a control board, that is responsible for activating LEDs, and to a method operated by software installed in a computer or dedicated hardware; being the software responsible for applying the method for treating and processing of captured images for determining the position of multiple touches executed on the surface or screen due to the light scattering phenomenon present in the touch point occurred from the interaction of various surfaces that compose the screen with its optical medium and of its synchronism with light emitted by LEDs positioned in its edge. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055423 | IMAGE-DISPLAY-DEVICE DRIVE METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - Discharge for detecting the position coordinates of an electronic pen is caused stably, and the position coordinates are detected accurately. For this purpose, in a driving method of an image display device, an image display subfield, a y-coordinate detection subfield, and an x-coordinate detection subfield are included in one field. In an initializing period of the x-coordinate detection subfield, a first voltage is applied to data electrodes and a first down-ramp voltage is applied to scan electrodes. In the initializing period of the image display subfield, a second voltage is applied to the data electrodes and a second down-ramp voltage is applied to the scan electrodes. The voltage derived by subtracting an arrival voltage of the first down-ramp voltage from the first voltage is set higher than the voltage derived by subtracting an arrival voltage of the second down-ramp voltage from the second voltage. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055424 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Detecting a Light-Emitting Stylus' Position - A display includes a light-transmissive planar member with side edges and opposing surfaces. A plurality of light sensors are disposed along at least two of the side edges of this planar member. These light sensors are disposed to detect light moving through the light-transmissive planar member by internally reflecting off the aforementioned opposing surfaces. A control circuit detects a position of a light-emitting stylus with respect to the display by using the plurality of light sensors to detect light from the light-emitting stylus that moves through the light-transmissive planar member via the aforementioned internal reflections. By one approach the side edges the light-transmissive planar member are inclined at other than a perpendicular angle with respect to the aforementioned opposing surfaces. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055425 | ELECTROMAGNETIC POINTER WITH NEW TYPE ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURE - An electromagnetic pointer with a new type adjustment structure is disclosed. The electromagnetic pointer comprises at least one pen tube assembly, a tuning component at one end of the pen tube assembly, a pen tip, a core holder configured in the pen tube assembly with a surrounding coil, a ferrite core, an elastomer, a touch pin configured in the core holder and the pen tube assembly and a circuit board. The tuning component is configured to move axially along the pen tube assembly to perform tuning. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055426 | METHOD FOR OPERATION OF PEN FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - An apparatus and method for operation of a pen function in an electronic device. A pen recognition panel recognizes a touch pen according to a set mode. A control unit collects pen status information including at least one of information on an arrangement state between a pen recognition panel and a touch pen and a state information on whether a button of the touch pen is pushed, type information on a currently activated application program, and a gesture recognition information according to a gesture input operation of the touch pen, or collects the pen status information and the gesture recognition information. A storage unit stores a pen function table providing a pen function command corresponding to collected information according to the set mode, and a display panel displays information according to performing of a function corresponding to the pen function command. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055427 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a display and a controller configured to execute a function corresponding to a user gesture acquired through a stylus when at least one of the body and tip of the stylus does not come into contact with the display. The mobile terminal can be controlled more intuitively by executing a function corresponding to a user gesture acquired through the stylus. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055428 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMETING ORIGINAL CALLIGRAPHY OF HANDWRITING - Provided are a method and device for implementing the original calligraphy of handwriting. The method comprises: carrying out a real time sampling of a contact to obtain position information about the sampling point and the pen width at the sampling point; determining a central line of the stroke determined by adjacent sampling points; determining position information about a key point of the corresponding stroke according to the central line and the pen width at the sampling point; dividing the key point of the stroke into groups to determine the type thereof; generating a calligraphy outline of the corresponding stroke by drawing an arc and/or a line according to the type of the key point and the position information about the same; and finally filling the outline for displaying. The displayed handwriting trace has the same calligraphy of handwriting as characters written on paper. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055429 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes a display unit, a sensor configured to sense a bending of the flexible display apparatus, and a controller configured to display first contents on a first screen of the display unit, and to reconfigure and display the first contents on a second screen generated on an area of the display unit based on the bending. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055430 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including gate lines and a storage capacitance line, a first source line and a second source line, a main pixel electrode which has a strip shape, a sub-pixel electrode which is continuous with the main pixel electrode and has a strip shape extending toward the first source line and the second source line, and a first alignment film, a second substrate including second main common electrodes extending on both sides of the main pixel electrode, second sub-common electrodes which are continuous with the second main common electrodes and extend on both sides of the sub-pixel electrode, and a second alignment film, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055431 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides an active matrix image display apparatus including an organic EL element capable of efficiently arranging a wiring pattern on an insulating substrate compared to the related art. The present invention provides a dummy region arranged at the outermost periphery of a display unit as a scanning line coupling region or a pitch conversion region. A power supply scanning line is commonly used by a pixel circuit of an odd-numbered line and a pixel circuit of a following even-numbered line. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055432 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a display device that allows a vertical scanning line to be shared between a plurality of rows without increasing the number of control lines or control signals, the display device including pixel circuits; vertical scanning lines; and horizontal scanning lines. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055433 | INTEGRATED BUILDING DISPLAY AND SHADING SYSTEM - An integrated building display and shading system formed of a plurality of exterior building panels arranged in an array, each exterior building panel representing one pixel. A given pixel resides in a first state when a first excitation state is applied to the exterior building panel and can be changed to reside in a second state when a second excitation state is applied to the exterior building panel, thus allowing an image to be presented on the array. The excitation states are controlled by an electronic control system including a frame buffer and an illumination source. Different types of variable property glass can be used such that a first state is a transparent state and the second state is an opaque state or color state (e.g. red, green, blue). The integrated building display and shading system can be illuminated via natural light, or via UV light, or via a projector. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055434 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING SAME - In one aspect of the invention, a method of driving an OLED display includes providing scan signals and data signals and applying the scan signals to scan lines and the data signals to the data lines, respectively. Each scan signal is characterized with a waveform having a compensation duration and a scan duration immediately following the compensation duration. The waveform has a first voltage and a second voltage periodically and alternately varied from one another defining a period in the compensation duration, and has the first voltage in the scan duration. The period is equal to the scan duration but shorter than the compensation duration. As such, during the compensation duration of a scan signal, pixels of a corresponding pixel row are charged for compensation, and during the scan duration, the data signals are written into the pixels of the corresponding pixel row for driving the OLEDs thereof. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055435 | IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - An exemplary image displaying method for a display device includes steps of: providing display data to pixels of the display device for displaying images; taking a special amount of frame of images as an image group, making polarities of a same pixel being of adjacent two frame of images in the image group and using a same polarity inversion in the adjacent two frame of images be different from each other, and making polarities of a same pixel being of the last frame of image in a former one of adjacent two image groups and of the first frame of image in a latter one of the adjacent two image groups and using the same polarity inversion in the last and first frame of images be the same with each other. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055436 | GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display apparatus including a gate driving circuit configured to include a plurality of stages connected to each other one after another. An i-th stage of the stages includes an output transistor and a control part. At least one control transistor included in the control part includes a first control electrode to which a switching control signal is applied, and a second control electrode disposed on a layer different from a layer on which the first control electrode is disposed, and to which a reference voltage is applied. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055437 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER, DISPLAY DRIVING CIRCUIT HAVING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes pixels, gate lines and data lines, a gate driver driving the gate lines, a data driver which drives the data lines, and a timing controller which controls the gate and data drivers and provides digital image signals to the data driver. The data driver includes a digital-to-analog converter which receives first and second gamma voltages and converting the digital image signals to analog image signals and an output buffer which outputs the analog image signals to the data lines. The digital-to-analog converter includes a resistor string which receives the first and second gamma voltages and generates gamma voltages, a look-up table which stores selection signals, a first decoder which selects the gamma voltages and outputs the selected gamma voltages as gamma reference voltages, and a second decoder which converts the digital image signals to the analog image signals based on the gamma reference voltages. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055438 | IMAGE PROCESSING ARRANGEMENT ILLUMINATING REGIONS OF AN IMAGE BASED ON MOTION - An image processing arrangement includes an input to receive an indicator of a power characteristic related to an image processing arrangement and an image processor to process an image based on the indicator of the power characteristic. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055439 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND A DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A backlight unit includes a power converter which generates a light driving voltage in response to a voltage control signal with a first level, a plurality of light emitting strings, wherein each of the light emitting strings receives the light driving voltage through a first end thereof, and a controller which generates the voltage control signal. The controller is connected to a second end of at least one of the light emitting strings and detects a level of a signal at the connected second end to detect an operation state of the light emitting strings. The controller generates the voltage control signal with a second level to stop the power converter from generating the light driving voltage when the operation state of the light emitting strings is in an abnormal state. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055440 | NANO CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A nano crystal display includes a display panel including a display area and a non-display area, a data driver which applies data voltages to pixels through data lines, a gate driver disposed in the non-display area and which sequentially applies gate signals to the pixels through gate lines in response to control signals, a control signal line part disposed in the non-display area and which applies the control signals to the gate driver, a cover layer which extends in a column direction and covers the gate driver and the control signal line part, and a sub-electrode which extends in the column direction and covers the cover layer. The pixels display gray scales corresponding to the data voltages provided through the data lines in response to the gate signals. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055441 | ACTIVE-MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ACTIVE-MATRIX ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE - An active-matrix display device employs current-programmed-type pixel circuits and performs the writing data to each of pixels on a line-by-line basis. The active-matrix display device having a matrix of current-programmed-type pixel circuits includes a data line driving circuit | 2014-02-27 |
20140055442 | GATE DRIVER CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - This disclosure provides a gate driver circuit in a display. The gate driver circuit includes shift registers configured for receiving clock and start signals and generating a gate signal to drive a row of the pixels, arranged at intersections of the gate lines and the data lines on a panel, each register comprising: a control unit having a clock input, a first voltage input, a second voltage input, and a first output; and a first output unit having a first pull-down TFT electrically connected to one of the first outputs and a gate-driving terminal configured for providing the gate signal; wherein one of the clock signals at the clock input is provided to the first output unit; and a first control signal's period at the first output is longer than the clock signal's period at the clock input and shorter than the period of a frame. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055443 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A display device includes: an extraction unit extracting an edge component of a display data signal; an adder unit adding an edge component to the display data signal; a signal generation unit generating a control signal in accordance with the display data signal and an output signal of the adder unit; a correction unit carrying out correction processing on the edge component in accordance with the control signal and outputting the corrected edge component to the adder unit; and a display unit carrying out a display operation in accordance with the output signal of the adder unit. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055444 | EMISSION CONTROL DRIVER AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An emission control driver includes stages sequentially outputting emission control signals through emission control lines. Each stage includes a first signal processor receiving a first voltage and generating first and second signals in response to first and second sub-control signals, a second signal processor receiving a second voltage having a level higher than a level of the first voltage and generating third and fourth signals in response to the third sub-control signal, the first signal, and the second signal, and a third signal processor receiving the first and second voltages and generating the emission control signal in response to the third and fourth signals. The first signal processor of each stage receives the emission control signal output from a previous stage as the first sub-control signal, and the first signal processor of a first stage among the stages receives a start signal as the first sub-control signal. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055445 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR EXTRUDING A MODEL THROUGH A TWO-DIMENSIONAL SCENE - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for extruding an object through a two-dimensional scene. In use, a two-dimensional object is identified within a two-dimensional scene. Additionally, a three-dimensional model is determined that corresponds to the two-dimensional object. Further, the three-dimensional model is extruded through the two-dimensional scene to create a three-dimensional object. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055446 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPTH-BASED IMAGE SCALING OF 3D VISUAL CONTENT - A system for performing depth-based scaling of 3D content. The system comprises: 1) a content source configured to provide an input image comprising a plurality of input image objects; and 2) a processor configured to receive the input image and to receive a depth map comprising depth data associated with each of the plurality of input image objects. The processor generates an output image comprising a plurality of output image objects, wherein each of the plurality of output image objects corresponding to one of the plurality of input image objects. The processor scales a size of a first output image object relative to the size of a second output image object based on depth data associated with the first output image object and the second output image object. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055447 | BINOCULAR VISUAL EXPERIENCE ENRICHMENT SYSTEM - In a computer-based graphics imaging system, binocular tone mapping is employed with an optimization-based framework to generate a binocular single vision image with more visual richness than a single tone-mapped image, the binocular tone mapping being guided by a binocular viewing comfort predictor (BVCP) metric in order to assure stable formation of binocularly tone-mapped image pairs, so that visual information content of the image pair can be maximized without triggering visual discomfort. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055448 | 3D Image Navigation Method - Method to navigate through a 3D image by manipulating a navigation device with an incorporated display unit in space and determining the position and orientation of the navigation device in space so a to define a viewpoint and section plane, virtually intersecting the 3D image with said plane, calculating data of a slice image representing the intersection of said 3D image and said plane and displaying said slice image on said display unit part of the navigation device. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055449 | Systems and Methods for Projecting Composite Images - Embodiments of the present invention comprise electronic projection systems and methods. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a method of creating composite images with a projection system comprising as first projector and at least a second projector, comprising generating a correspondence map of pixels for images by determining offsets between pixels from at least a second image from the second projector and corresponding pixels from a first image from the first projector, receiving a source image, warping the source image based at least in part on the correspondence map to produce a warped image, and displaying the source image by the first projector and displaying the warped image by the second projector to create a composite image. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055450 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus and a method of processing an image are provided. The image processing apparatus includes a depth estimation unit for estimating a depth of an input three-dimensional (3D) image; a text area detection unit for detecting a text area included in the 3D image; a mask generation unit for generating a text mask for the text area; and a depth correction unit for correcting a depth of the text area based on the estimated depth of the input 3D image and the text mask. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055451 | AUGMENTED REALITY DIRECTION ORIENTATION MASK - An augmented reality device provides a virtual mask that surrounds the viewer and includes a variation that provides information about the direction to a target item. The variation, which may be a variation in transparency, color, geometric shape, texture, material, lighting, or shading, is associated with the position of the target item so that orientation of the variation in the virtual mask does not change with respect to the direction of the target item. A portion of the virtual mask that is in the direction that the viewer is facing is displayed over the real-world image with the variation in the virtual mask providing information to the viewer about the direction of the target item. When the viewer rotates with respect to the target item, a different portion of the virtual mask that is in the current field of view is displayed. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055452 | MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A medical image diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes a rendering processing unit, a display unit, and a control unit. The rendering processing unit is configured to perform rendering processing from a plurality of viewpoints on volume data that is three-dimensional medical image data to create a parallax image group composed of a predefined number of parallax images. The display unit is configured to display the parallax image group to display a stereoscopic image recognized stereoscopically by an observer. The control unit configured to perform control so that a composite image group of the parallax image group and an information image is displayed on the display unit in such a manner that a first region displaying the parallax image group on the display unit is distinguishable from a second region displaying the information image indicating information other than the parallax image group on the display unit. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055453 | Heterogeneous Graphics Processor And Configuration Method Thereof - To provide assemble programmable and fixed function pipeline parts of a 3D graphics processor in an efficient way, combining flexibility of programmable pipeline for each stage and small gate size and speed of fixed function pipeline. The graphic processor couples a programmable unit with the texture sampling unit | 2014-02-27 |
20140055454 | ADAPTATION OF A 3D-SURFACE MODEL TO BOUNDARIES OF AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE IN A 3D-IMAGE DATA SET - The invention relates to the adaptation of a 3D-surface model to boundaries of an anatomical structure, especially the right ventricle. A first viewing plane is defined corresponding to a default view, especially a four chamber view. A long axis is defined. Then a second, third and optionally a fourth viewing plane are represented intersecting the axis in predefined distances from the starting point and end point thereof. On the viewing planes different markers are represented, controlled and, if required, the position thereof is adapted, especially the position of the intersection points of the axis with the second and third viewing planes, as well as the position of a characteristic line, which together with the end point of the axis spans a characteristic plane of the structure. The 3D-surface model is adapted to the structure by way of the long axis and the position of the characteristic plane. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055455 | IMAGE EDITING METHOD, IMAGE EDITING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND MEMORY PRODUCT - In the case where a three-dimensional image including a plurality of element figures, such as a quadrangular plane, a curved surface including a ridgeline, and a cylinder, is edited using an image editing apparatus such as a three-dimensional CAD apparatus, when one element figure in the three-dimensional image is specified, other element figures connected to the specified one element figure, or other element figures included in the same three-dimensional image in which the one element figure is included are retrieved, and other element figure in the retrieved other element figures, which was determined as having a specific relationship to the one element figure is related to the one element figure. Then, the specified element figure and the element figures related to the specified element figure are edited collectively based on an operation received by the image editing apparatus. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055456 | MEDICAL IMAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Medical image system | 2014-02-27 |
20140055457 | PIXEL-BASED GRAPHICAL VISUALIZATION INCLUDING A PEAK DETECTION RING - A method executed by a system having a processor includes arranging pixels representing attributes into a plurality of rings. Each ring contains pixels representing a time series of attribute values for a respective one of the attributes. The method further includes providing a peak detection ring. The peak detection ring includes visual indicators for indicating a location of at least one peak in an attribute in the plurality of rings. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055458 | RESOURCE PROVISIONING USING PREDICTIVE MODELING IN A NETWORKED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - An approach is provided for allowing a network computing (e.g., cloud computing) infrastructure to modify its resource allocation plan (e.g., an instance count) by using a Kth derivative vector plot, which may be generated using historical logs. Among other things, this approach enables an infrastructure to project an allocation forecast for a specified duration and adapt to changes in network traffic. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055459 | DATA DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM, AND DATA STRUCTURE AND RECORDING MEDIUM - When plural datasets each composed of a set of numerical value data respectively corresponding to plural values on a variable axis common to the datasets are displayed on a display screen, they are displayed in a display mode of a graph mode or a table mode in such a manner that they are vertically arranged with a horizontal axis representing the variable axis coinciding with each other. An input of instruction for switching the display mode for at least one of plural partial display areas in which the datasets are displayed is received. The partial display area for which the input of instruction has been received is set so that its height becomes a height for the switched display mode stored in advance in such a manner to be linked with the partial display area. The set partial display area is displayed in the switched display mode. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055460 | INFORMATION PRESENTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIRMED AND TENTATIVE TRACKS - According to one embodiment, an information presenting apparatus receives each observed value from sensors, and maintains a track of each target by updating the track based on an observed value having a correlation with the track. A likelihood ratio for a tentative track, which has not yet been determined to be a track of a target, is computed and compared with an upper limit threshold. When the likelihood ratio is greater than or equal to the upper limit threshold, the tentative track is determined to be a track of a target. When the likelihood ratio is greater than or equal to a monitor threshold which is lower than the upper limit threshold, the tentative track is determined to be a monitor track. The information of the track and the monitor track are presented. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055461 | Low-Memory-Usage Arbitrary Waveform Representation or Generation - This disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses for low-memory-usage arbitrary waveform representation or generation. These techniques and/or apparatuses enable representation and/or generation of arbitrary waveforms using less memory than many current techniques, thereby reducing costs or memory size. Further, in some embodiments the techniques and apparatuses generate arbitrary waveforms without using processor resources. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055462 | METHOD OF DEFINING IMAGE SURVEILLANCE REGION - A method for defining a monitoring area for an image is provided, applicable to an image-based surveillance system, including the steps of: automatically generating a closed polygon on an image; determining whether the closed polygon requiring adjustment, if so, receiving an adjustment command from the user and performing corresponding adjustment . The adjustment commands include at least a move polygon command to move the entire polygon and a move vertex command to move a vertex of the polygon. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055463 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING COMPUTER RENDERED CLOTH - A system, method and computer software program on a computer readable medium for loading cloth modeling data, generating an environmental model, generating a basic cloth model, and generating sections of a cloth surface model based on the basic cloth model and the cloth modeling data. The sections of the cloth surface model may be partial geometric forms, a portion of a ball and stick model or a non-uniform rational basis spline, and may be joined together and smoothed to form a complex cloth model. The smoothed cloth model may include a series of waves or folds in a computer rendered cloth surface to represent draped or compressed cloth on a three dimensional surface. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055464 | HARDWARE ACCELERATION FOR REMOTE DESKTOP PROTOCOL - A method for offloading remote terminal services processing tasks to a peripheral device that would otherwise be performed in a computer system's processor and memory. In one embodiment, the disclosed method is utilized in a layered network model, wherein computing tasks that are typically performed in network applications are instead offloaded to a peripheral such as a network interface card (NIC). | 2014-02-27 |
20140055465 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COORDINATED DATA EXECUTION USING A PRIMARY GRAPHICS PROCESSOR AND A SECONDARY GRAPHICS PROCESSOR - A method and system for coordinated data execution in a computer system. The system includes a first graphics processor coupled to a first memory and a second graphics processor coupled to a second memory. A graphics bus is configured to couple the first graphics processor and the second graphics processor. The first graphics processor and the second graphics processor are configured for coordinated data execution via communication across the graphics bus. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055466 | SPECIALIZED VIRTUAL MACHINE TO VIRTUALIZE HARDWARE RESOURCE FOR GUEST VIRTUAL MACHINES - A computing system includes a graphics processing unit (GPU) and main processing circuitry to execute computer program instructions forming a hypervisor, a control virtual machine (VM) and a specialized rendering VM for graphics processing. An application program of a guest VM generates graphics commands and data according to a graphics API such as Direct 3D. The rendering VM includes a graphics driver native to the GPU and is assigned pass-through access to the GPU by the control VM. The rendering VM receives the graphics information from the application program via an inter-VM communication channel, and it uses the graphics driver to control the GPU to perform graphics rendering. The use of the rendering VM enables native graphics performance to be achieved without constraining the control VM to use a compatible operating system. The technique is generally applicable to virtualization of hardware resources by specialized VMs. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055467 | DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GPU AND FPGA COMPONENTS - A system may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The system may further include a bus interface that is external to the FPGA, and that is configured to transfer data directly between the GPU and the FPGA without storing the data in a memory of a central processing unit (CPU) as an intermediary operation. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055468 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a substantially plate-like display unit having at least a display, a substantially plate-like main unit having at least a keyboard, a connecting plate adapted to connect the display unit and the main unit via hinges, and a flat coaxial cable including at least one coaxial cable that transmits RF signals between the display unit and the main unit, the at least one coaxial cable being wrapped and shaped flat by a wrapper and secured at predetermined positions in the display unit and the main unit. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055469 | PROCESSING METHOD OF AN EXTERNAL-IMAGE DEVICE - A processing method of an external-image device includes the following steps. A first number of basic area-updating requests are received, wherein each of the basic area-updating requests corresponds to an image-updating area. The first number of basic area-updating requests are generated by an electrical device and correspond to an updating content of a displayed image. The image-updating areas corresponding to the first number of basic area-updating requests are calculated to integrate the image-updating areas to a second number of transmission-image areas. The second number of transmission-image areas are transmitted to the external-image device through an external video adaptor. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055470 | Host Context Techniques for Server Based Graphics Processing - The server based graphics processing techniques, describer herein, include receiving function calls by a three dimension graphics application programming interface host-guest communication manager (D3D HGCM) service module from one or more given instances of a guest shin layer through a communication channel of a host-guest communication manager (HGCM). The one or more given instances of the guest shim layer are executing under control of a respective given instance of a guest operating system. The HGCM and D3D HGCM service module are executing under control of a host operating system. The rendering context for each function call received from the each instance of the guest shim layer is determined by the D3D HGCM service module. Each function call of a given rendering context is sent by the D3D HGCM service module to a corresponding device specific kernel mode driver of a given graphics processing unit for scheduling execution with the given graphics processing unit of the given rendering context. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055471 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SCALABLE REMOTE SCREEN IMAGE AND APPARATUS THEREOF - An apparatus and a method for providing a scalable remote screen image are provided. The method for providing a scalable remote screen image includes separating a remote screen image into an image and a graphic command; compressing the separated image using a scalable video encoder; and transmitting the compressed image and the separated graphic command to a client terminal, separately. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055472 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE FOR VIRTUAL DISPLAY - Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture to virtually segment a display are disclosed. A disclosed example system includes a display abstraction component configured to interface, at a kernel level, between an operating system and a graphics processor, the display abstraction component to receive, adapt, and process display calls from the operating system and instruct the graphics processor to divide the display into multiple virtual displays according to a user specified virtual configuration preference to allow the display to replicate a multiple display configuration. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055473 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - There is an image data processing circuit including a memory storing input image data, the input image data being limited to a specific number of colors or to a specific image range, and a correction processing part replacing, when a predetermined tone change is present between a pixel in image data previous by one frame whose data is stored by the memory and a pixel in image data in a current frame whose data is input, a relevant pixel in the current frame with a color of a specific tone. The memory is built in an integrated circuit included in the correction processing part. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055474 | ACCESSING CONTENT IN A CONTENT-AWARE MESH - Content in a content-aware mesh may be accessed and/or manipulated. In one embodiment, a node may receive access to each of a plurality of images that are distributed among at least two nodes of a mesh. The at least two nodes may not be part of the same service. Accessing to each of the images may be performed without the node locally storing all of the images. The node may display an image of the plurality of images via a uniform interface without indication as to which of the nodes the image is stored on. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055475 | COMPOSITION MANAGER CAMERA - A system and method may be provided to access images through a camera service, where the images are generated by a non-sensor image source, such as a composition manager. The system may include the camera service and the non-sensor image source. The non-sensor image source may generate a processed image from a source other than a sensor. The camera service may provide the processed image generated by the non-sensor image source to an image consuming application. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055476 | Panel Self Refreshing With Changing Dynamic Refresh Rate - Provided are methods and systems for video data processing. In an exemplary system, there is a video source and a display unit. The display unit may receive video data from the video source and display it at a first refresh rate. The video source may cause the display unit to enter a power economy mode, in which the displayed video is static. In this mode, the video source stops sending new video data, while the display unit selectively stores one or more of the previously received video frames and further displays it repeatedly at a second refresh rate, which may be lower than the first refresh rate (e.g., it may be decreased from 60 Hz to 40 Hz). In the power economy mode, the power consumed may be decreased by about 10-20% for both the video source and the display unit in some embodiments. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055477 | Method and terminal for implementing display cache - The embodiment of the disclosure discloses a method and terminal for implementing display cache, which comprise storing, in memory, texts to be displayed as text component objects; creating a cache image object with a same size as a stored text component when displaying the text component on a screen. In the solution of display cache according to the embodiment of the disclosure, cache images are only created for text regions. Memory that would be occupied by creating cache images for non-text regions, can be saved, which offers the cache images a smaller area and a less memory occupation. By means of the solution according to the embodiment of the disclosure, a lot of running memory can be saved for programs and memory requirements of a lot of product characteristics can be met, without affecting fast display. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055478 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING AND RETRIEVING WIDE-AREA MOTION IMAGERY FRAMES AS OBJECTS ON AN OBJECT STORAGE DEVICE - A method, implemented by a computer system, and a system of organizing data of a wide area motion imagery frame and a method and a system of retrieving objects that match a user defined AOI from an image in a WAMI frame in a WAMI collection are described. The method of organizing includes dividing, by the computer system, an image of a WAMI frame into a plurality of tiles, each tile in the plurality of tiles comprising a plurality of pixels and having a pixel width and a pixel height; storing, by the computer system, the plurality of tiles as objects in an OSD, each object having an object identifier (OID); collecting, by the computer system, object identifiers (OIDs) of the objects; and storing, by the computer system, the OIDs in the OSD. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055479 | CONTENT DISPLAY PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTENT DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A content display processing device includes a display unit, a content acquisition unit, a characteristic determination unit and a display control unit. The content acquisition unit acquires pieces of content. The attribute information acquisition unit acquires pieces of attribute information, each piece of attribute information being acquired from one or more of the pieces of content and indicating an attribute thereof. The characteristic information determination unit determines a piece of characteristic information based on the pieces of attribute information, the piece of characteristic information pertaining to pieces of target content among the pieces of content and indicating an attribute which is characteristic thereof. The display control unit controls the display unit to display the pieces of target content based on the piece of characteristic information. Through the above configuration, pieces of target content can be arranged and displayed on arrangement axes which change in accordance therewith. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055480 | TRIGGER DISPLAY - Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus and method for displaying trigger frequency on a display of a test and measurement instrument. During each of a series of equal time intervals, a number of trigger events are counted. Each trigger event count is associated with a corresponding logical column of a trigger display window. The trigger event counts are written to memory locations associated with the corresponding logical columns of the trigger display window. Trigger frequency logic generates multiple trigger frequency indicators based on the trigger event counts. The trigger frequency indicators are displayed in the trigger display window to quickly and efficiently convey trigger density information to a user of the test and measurement instrument. The apparatus includes jitter reduction logic to reduce or eliminate unwanted jitter related to the trigger frequency indicators. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055481 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention discloses a method of displaying on an electronic device and an electronic device. The method is applied in an electronic device with a display unit, which includes: acquiring a first environment light parameter of an environment around the electronic device, wherein, the first environment light parameter comprises at least a second color temperature value of the environment; determining a first display parameter of the display unit according to the first environment light parameter; and displaying on the display unit with the first display parameter. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055482 | Method for Displaying and Manipulating Genealogical Data Using a Full Family Graph - A method for displaying and manipulating genealogical data using a full family graph. The genealogical data is obtained from external sources and is stored in a full family graph database. A unique identifier is assigned to each individual and family grouping. The full family graph is built up based on the direct bloodline of the male member of each family block. In addition, the bloodline of family blocks initiated from the wife's parents and the bloodline of family blocks initiated from the daughter's family block with her husband are also added to achieve a complete full family graph. In each bloodline, the family blocks are organized in a pre-determined order based on the genealogical relationships of the male member of each family block. Moreover, a few functions such as search, zoom and navigator are provided to the full family graph. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055483 | Computer User Interface System and Methods - Systems and methods may provide user control of a computer system via one or more sensors. Also, systems and methods may provide automated response of a computer system to information acquired via one or more sensors. The sensor(s) may be configured to measure distance, depth proximity and/or presence. In particular, the sensor(s) may be configured to measure a relative location, distance, presence, movements and/or gestures of one or more users of the computer system. Thus, the systems and methods may provide a computer user interface based on measurements of distance, depth, proximity, presence and/or movements by one or more sensors. For example, various contexts and/or operations of the computer system, at the operating system level and/or the application level, may be controlled, automatically and/or at a user's direction, based on information acquired by the sensor(s). | 2014-02-27 |
20140055484 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISPLAYING AN IMAGE BY USING IMAGE INCLUDED IN CONTENT AND A METHOD OF DISPLAYING THE IMAGE ON THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of displaying an image by using an image included in a content, and an electronic device using the same are provided. The method includes acquiring an image included in a content, dividing the acquired image into a plurality of regions, acquiring color information related to the plurality of divided regions, and generating a color palette based on the acquired color information. The electronic device provides an image acquirer that is configured to acquire an image included in content; a regions setter configured to divide into a plurality of regions the image acquired by the image acquirer; a color extractor configured to extract color information related to the plurality of divided regions; and a color palette generator configured to generate a color palette based on the color information acquired by the color extractor, wherein the color palette is used to determine a color of the image displayed on the electronic device. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055485 | Scalable High Performance 3D Graphics - A high-speed ring topology. In one embodiment, two base chip types are required: a “drawing” chip, LoopDraw, and an “interface” chip, LoopInterface. Each of these chips have a set of pins that supports an identical high speed point to point unidirectional input and output ring interconnect interface: the LoopLink. The LoopDraw chip uses additional pins to connect to several standard memories that form a high bandwidth local memory sub-system. The LoopInterface chip uses additional pins to support a high speed host computer host interface, at least one video output interface, and possibly also additional non-local interconnects to other LoopInterface chip(s). | 2014-02-27 |
20140055486 | Method, system and apparatus for rendering a graphical object - A method of rendering a graphic object is disclosed. An expanded polygon is formed based on the plurality of polygons generated by tessellating the graphic object. The expanded polygon encompasses sampling points of pixels touched by edges of the graphic object. The expanded polygon is rendered in accordance with a centre-intersect pixel placement rule to render the graphic object. Pixels of the expanded polygon violating an area-intersect pixel placement rule are excluded. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055487 | IMAGE GENERATOR - An image acquisition part acquires a plurality of shot images captured by a plurality of cameras disposed on a vehicle, each of the plurality of shot images showing a periphery of the vehicle. An image composer projects data of the plurality of shot images onto a virtual projection surface corresponding to the periphery of the vehicle, and generates a composite image showing the periphery of the vehicle viewed from a virtual viewpoint, using the data projected onto the virtual projection surface. The image composer uses, as the virtual projection surface, a special virtual projection surface that includes a curved area having an upward convex curve. The curved area includes an area where a distance from a location of the vehicle is relatively short and a slope is relatively high, and another area where the distance from the location of the vehicle is relatively long and the slope is relatively low. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055488 | AUGMENTED REALITY PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION - An identification module receives an identification signal that uniquely identifies an individual and captures an image of the individual. The identification module determines tag information associated with the individual using the received identification signal and displays, to a user, the tag information overlayed on the image of the individual. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055489 | RENDERING TOOL INFORMATION AS GRAPHIC OVERLAYS ON DISPLAYED IMAGES OF TOOLS - An operator telerobotically controls tools to perform a procedure on an object at a work site while viewing real-time images of the work site on a display. Tool information is provided in the operator's current gaze area on the display by rendering the tool information over the tool so as not to obscure objects being worked on at the time by the tool nor to require eyes of the user to refocus when looking at the tool information and the image of the tool on a stereo viewer. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055490 | SERVICE COVERAGE IDENTIFICATION USING AUGMENTED REALITY - Facilitating service coverage identification using augmented reality is contemplated. The service coverage information may relate to wireless signaling metrics collected for wireless access points. A reality view captured with a mobile device to reflect an area proximate the access points may augmented with the service coverage information such that the resulting augmented reality view identifies variances or other parameters of the service coverage information relative to the mobile device. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055491 | INDICATING THE GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN OF A DIGITALLY-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION - Technologies are described for indicating a geographic origin of a digitally-mediated communication relative to a location of a recipient by presenting the indication in an augmented reality scene. For example, an augmented reality scene can be presented to the recipient. The geographic origin of an incoming digital communication may be determined and a relative location of the origin with respect to the recipient's location may be computed. A format for presenting the relative location may be derived from the digital communication and the geographic origin. The augmented reality scene may be updated with the relative location based on the derived format. Techniques for integrating digital communications, location-based services, and augmented reality applications can enhance the recipient's experience by providing a perceptual solution to the loss of certain fundamental aspects of natural communication, such as the ability to instantly determine the geographic origin or relative location of an incoming digital communication. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055492 | Interactivity With A Mixed Reality - Methods of interacting with a mixed reality are presented. A mobile device captures an image of a real-world object where the image has content information that can be used to control a mixed reality object through an offered command set. The mixed reality object can be real, virtual, or a mixture of both real and virtual. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055493 | Interactivity With A Mixed Reality - Methods of interacting with a mixed reality are presented. A mobile device captures an image of a real-world object where the image has content information that can be used to control a mixed reality object through an offered command set. The mixed reality object can be real, virtual, or a mixture of both real and virtual. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055494 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING IMAGE IN A DESIRED ORIENTATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image display device capable of saving time and effort required for viewing image data, to which image rotation information unintended by a user is added, in a desired orientation. An acceleration sensor detects an attitude of the image display device. A system controller controls the direction of display of an image based on the image rotation information and the detected attitude of the image display device. When the image display device is rotated from a state where the long side of the image displayed on a monitor and that of the monitor do not match each other, the system controller rotates the image such that the long sides of the image and the monitor match each other, and then, the system controller restricts rotation of the displayed image. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055495 | RESPONSIVE USER INTERFACE ENGINE FOR DISPLAY DEVICES - Embodiments of the present invention provide a responsive user interface engine for displaying data in a single format on a variety of display device types. Specifically, a responsive user interface engine receives data from a single source intended for display on a plurality of display devices. A common layout for the data is loaded for the display devices. For each display device, the layout is scaled based on the display device type. A first rendering of the data using the scaled layout is performed for each display device. The layout is modified for each display device based on the respective screen size of the display device for optimization. For each display device, the data is rendered a second time based on the modified layout. The respective second rendering may be displayed on each display device as a common user interface. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055496 | TRANSPARENT EFFICIENCY FOR IN-MEMORY EXECUTION OF MAP REDUCE JOB SEQUENCES - Executing a map reduce sequence may comprise executing all jobs in the sequence by a collection of a plurality of processes with each process running one or more mappers, combiners, partitioners and reducers for each job, and transparently sharing heap state between the jobs to improve metrics associated with the job. Processes may communicate among themselves to coordinate completion of map, shuffle and reduce phases, and completion of said all jobs in the sequence. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055497 | IMAGE PROVIDING SYSTEM, APPARATUS FOR SAME, AND IMAGE PROVIDING METHOD - An image providing system includes: a terminal to run at least one application, to request an image from a service device, to determine whether the application supports all screen densities, to extract and transmit a resolution value of an area for displaying the image when all screen densities are supported, and to extract and transmit screen density information supported in the application when not all screen densities are supported; a service device to resize the image to match at least one resolution, to check a resolution value of the terminal and provide the image resized to match the checked resolution value to the terminal when the image is requested from the terminal, and when only screen density information is transmitted from the terminal, to calculate a resolution value from the screen density information and provide the image resized to match the calculated resolution value to the terminal. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055498 | METHOD FOR SCALING VIDEO DATA, AND AN ARRANGEMENT FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - The invention presents a method for editing video data ( | 2014-02-27 |
20140055499 | METHODS FOR AUTOMATED AND SEMIAUTOMATED COMPOSITION OF VISUAL SEQUENCES, FLOWS, AND FLYOVERS BASED ON CONTENT AND CONTEXT - A system with the ability to dynamically compose a sequence of visual views or flows allowing a single object or region, or multiple objects or regions, to be viewed from different perspectives and visual distances is described. The sequence of views can provide smooth flyovers over positions and details on objects that are deemed to be of interest, with changes in zoom level and/or velocity that are functions of the estimated complexity and/or unfamiliarity with features of the object. In an example, a flyover displaying different views on a map of a city arterial system on a small-screened mobile device is composed based on current traffic conditions, swooping up and down with parabolic trajectories, based on distances being traversed, and pausing at times over key traffic jams and other findings of interest based on the estimated visual complexity and predicted atypicality of situations. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055500 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE BASED DISPLAY AGING MONITORING - A multiple pixel display driving system and method. A display generator displays a plurality of images on a multiple pixel display. An aging monitor determines values of total electrical current consumed by the multiple pixel display while displaying the images, and determines electrical current value differences between baseline electrical currents total electrical currents associated with a test pattern image. A plurality of pixel aging characterization values indicating decreases in electrical current consumed by a pixels of the display is determined, and a display aging compensation matrix representing values by which pixel intensity values are to be compensated is determined based on the pixel aging characterization values. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055501 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A method of driving a display device includes driving a light source unit with a first driving ratio and outputting received image data to a display panel of the display device, storing the received image data upon receipt of a signal indicating a still image is displayed, calculating a second driving ratio of the light source unit from a representative value of the stored image data, compensating the stored image data according to the second driving ratio, driving the light source unit with the second driving ratio that is lower than the first driving ratio, and outputting the compensated image data to the display panel. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055502 | METHOD OF COMPENSATING COLOR GAMUT OF DISPLAY - A method of compensating the color gamut of a display includes establishing a plurality of color gamut boundaries of four color hues, generating m sets of original luminance, chrominance and hue values according to m sets of tricolor grey level values, adjusting the chrominance of n sets of luminance, chrominance and hue values of the m sets of luminance, chrominance and hue values exceeding the plurality of color gamut boundaries with four color hues to generate n sets of corrected luminance, chrominance and hue values, generating m sets of four color grey levels according to the n sets of corrected luminance, chrominance and hue values and (m−n) sets of uncorrected luminance, chrominance and hue values, and displaying images on the display according to the m sets of four color grey levels. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055503 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including a high pixel and a low pixel, a first data driver disposed on a first side of the display panel and applying first data voltages to the high pixels through first data lines, a second data driver disposed on a second side opposite the first side of the display panel and applying second data voltages to the low pixels through second data lines, and a first gate driver formed on a third side of the display panel between the first side and the second side, and sequentially applying gate signals to the plurality of pixels connected to gate lines. The first data voltages are sequentially supplied to the high pixels from the first side of the display panel and the second data voltages are sequentially supplied to the low pixels from the second side of the display. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055504 | GPU-BASED LCD DYNAMIC BACKLIGHT SCALING - Apparatus and methods scale a backlight of a display. A graphics processing unit (GPU) is configured to calculate a histogram. A central processing unit (CPU) is configured to control the backlight of the display responsive to a backlight level that is based on the histogram. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055505 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image display apparatus according to the present invention, includes: a light-emitting unit capable of separately controlling emission brightness in each of a plurality of divided regions in a screen; a determining unit configured to determine target brightness of a predetermined divided region, based on image data corresponding to the predetermined divided region; an estimating unit configured to estimate brightness of the predetermined divided region when light is emitted by the light-emitting unit at emission brightness which is based on image data in each of the plurality of divided regions; and a control unit configured to control emission brightness of two or more divided regions including the predetermined divided region based on a difference between the target brightness determined by the determining unit and the brightness estimated by the estimating unit. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055506 | Dynamic Image Modification for a Color Deficient User - A system and method for detecting spectrum of colors that is indistinguishable to a color blind individual and modifying the colors to fade in or out to the shade of same color, is provided. While the partial color blind user is enabled to view and better distinguish colors that were problematic earlier, the present invention achieves a significant reduction in power consumption of the display device with this modified color set. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055507 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a backlight unit is of the edge light type that guides emitted light from a light source to a liquid crystal display panel by a light guide plate for irradiation from the back surface side thereof and includes a controller. The controller is configured so that the degree of irradiation at the center of a video display screen in the liquid crystal display panel is set to be greater than that at the periphery of the screen. | 2014-02-27 |
20140055508 | METHOD OF DRIVING PIXEL CIRCUIT, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a method of driving a pixel circuit that includes a light emitting element; a driving transistor that is connected to the light emitting element in series; and a storage capacitor that is interposed between a gate of the driving transistor and a path, which is formed between the light emitting element and the driving transistor. | 2014-02-27 |