24th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150161851 | ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE WITH DIE-BASED RANDOM RESULT GENERATOR - In one example, disclosed is a method for use with at least one die, wherein each of the at least one die is configured to have multiple resting positions and includes multiple symbols disposed thereon, and wherein for each of the at least one die, each of the multiple resting positions of that die corresponds with a respective one of the multiple symbols of that die. The method involves: the electronic gaming machine causing each of the at least one die to randomly land in one of the multiple resting positions of that die; for each of the at least one die, the electronic gaming machine determining the symbol that corresponds with the landed resting position of that die; and the electronic gaming machine performing an action based, at least in part, on the at least one determined symbol. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161852 | WAGERING GAME WITH PLAYER-CONTRIBUTED REELS - In a gaming system, a first player and one or more second player(s) contribute respective player reels. At least one game outcome is determined from an array of symbols randomly generated from the combination of the player reels. The at least one game outcome is shared by all players and used to determine awards for all players. The first player may subsequently join one or more third player(s) to determine new game outcomes from a new combination of player reels. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161853 | ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICE WITH REEL EXPOSING FUNCTIONALITY - Examples disclosed herein relate to an electronic gaming device including a memory, a processor, and a plurality of reels. The memory may include one or more reel exposing feature structures. The processor may generate one or more symbols to be located in the one or more areas. The processor may display one or more symbols in a base game area before a start of game play. The processor may display one or more revealed symbols in one or more revealed areas after the start of game play is initiated. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161854 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING CASH AND CHECKS - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for receiving cash and checks. The apparatus includes a bundle transfer unit, a semi-separation unit and a sheet-by-sheet separation. The bundle transfer unit transfers a bill bundle input into the apparatus. The bundle transfer unit is provided above and below the bill bundle and extends along a path for transferring the bill bundle. The semi-separation unit is installed behind a rear end of the bundle transfer unit. The semi-separation unit limits the number of bills to be transferred in such a way that only a preset number of bills separated from the bill bundle is allowed to pass through the semi-separation unit. The sheet-by-sheet separation unit is installed behind a rear end of the semi-separation unit. The sheet-by-sheet separation unit separates bills transferred from the semi-separation unit from each other sheet-by-sheet. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161855 | METHOD FOR PAYING OUT BANKNOTES BY CASH MACHINES AND CASH MACHINE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method for paying out banknotes by cash machines and a cash machine for carrying out the method. For each banknote paid out to a customer, an individual characteristic feature of the banknote that distinguishes it from other banknotes is recorded. In addition, the data of the customer and/or the data for the paying-out transaction are recorded for each banknote dispensed to a customer. The cash machine is equipped with at least one sensor for sensing the individual characteristic feature of each banknote to be dispensed. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161856 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOME AUTOMATION INTEGRATION WITH A DOORBELL - Various doorbell monitoring devices and methods are presented herein. Such arrangements may be configured to be integrated with a previously-installed doorbell and a previously-installed chime unit. A first power source may be configured to power the doorbell monitor device separate from the previously-installed doorbell and the previously-installed chime unit. A plurality of electrical connectors may be present and may be configured to be attached with preexisting terminals of the previously-installed chime unit. An actuation sensor may be present and configured to detect an actuation of the previously-installed doorbell via the two or more electrical connectors. A communication module may also be present and configured to transmit a wireless signal indicative of the ring to a receiver device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161857 | EMERGENCY LOCATION DEVICE - An emergency location device with a deployable rescue balloon is presented. The rescue balloon is housed in tube body in its stowed state with a frangible foil holding it in place at the proximal edge of the tube body. The location device includes a ball valve attached to the opposite end of the rescue balloon and further coupled to a charger valve. The charger valve includes a piercing needle configured to pierce a helium pressure tank thereby deploying and inflating the rescue balloon. The helium tank, the charger valve, the ball valve are all enclosed in the lumen of the tube body. The rescue balloon is attached to the inside of the tube body via a lanyard, which unravels when the balloon is deployed. A threaded cap coupled to the distal end of the tube body, which is also used to deploy the rescue balloon, secures the helium pressure tank in the tube body. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161858 | SPEED DISPLAY DEVICE BY USING SATELLITE POSITIONING FUNCTION - A speed display device includes a wearing unit to which a display unit is connected. The display unit has a lighting module. A satellite positioning unit is connected to the wearing unit and the display unit. The satellite positioning unit has a processing module which is wirelessly connected with a global satellite system and receives at least one position-time signal of the wearing unit from the global satellite system. The processing module calculates a movement speed of the wearing unit according to the at least one position-time signal, and the movement speed is displayed by the lighting module. The drivers behind the wearer are acknowledged the clear and precise speed information to avoid from making a wrong judgment. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161859 | CONTACT TYPE TACTILE FEEDBACK APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD OF CONTACT TYPE TACTILE FEEDBACK APPARATUS - A contact type tactile feedback apparatus and operational method of the contact type tactile feedback apparatus is provided. The contact type tactile feedback apparatus may enable an object to be in close contact with a power feedback portion to transfer a power sensed by a sensor, using a fixing portion, thereby enabling the object to recognize the power, intuitively. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161860 | Security System and Associated Methods - A self-powered security system includes a mounting pole having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The mounting pole is elongate along a longitudinal axis and defines a length between the first end and the second end. The self-powered security system also has a power generating subsystem mounted to the pole. The power generating subsystem includes a solar panel and a wind turbine. Additionally, the self-powered security system has a security subsystem mounted to the pole and powered by the power generating subsystem. The security subsystem includes at least one light and at least one camera. The self-powered security system also includes a control subsystem configured to control the at least one light and the at least one camera. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161861 | POINT OF SALE TERMINAL HAVING ENHANCED SECURITY - A data entry device including a housing formed of at least two portions, data entry circuitry located within the housing, at least one case-open switch assembly operative to sense when the housing is opened and tamper indication circuitry operative to receive an input from the at least one case-open switch assembly and to provide an output indication of possible tampering with the data entry circuitry located within the housing. The at least one case-open switch assembly includes an arrangement of electrical contacts arranged on a base surface and a resiliently deformable conductive element, which defines a short circuit between at least some of the arrangement of electrical contacts only when the housing is closed. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161862 | MERCHANDISE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN ITEM OF MERCHANDISE - A merchandise sensor for protecting an item of merchandise displayed on a merchandise display security device from theft includes sensor electronics and a sensor element operably coupled to the sensor electronics. The sensor element provides an output value in an initial stable state before an interaction state and in a subsequent stable state following the interaction state. The sensor electronics compares the output value of the sensor element in the subsequent stable state and the output value of the sensor element in the initial stable state to determine whether a change in the output value indicates an alarm condition. In the event that the output value of the sensor element in the subsequent stable state is not within a predetermined tolerance bandwidth of the output value of the sensor element in the initial stable state, the sensor electronics activates an alarm in response to the alarm condition. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161863 | ANTI-FRAUD TAG - A highly visible single use tag prevents the fraudulent return of garments. Two members are connected by a hinge. The hinge allows the members to move from an open configuration to a closed configuration where the members form and enclose a space. Complementary latch elements on the members engage and hold the members in the closed configuration. At least one of the members has a tack extending inwardly into the space enclosed by the members. This tack pierces a garment intended to be protected by the tag and maintains the tag on the garment. At least one of the members has at least one perforated line across the width of the member. This perforated line allows that member to be pulled apart and the tag removed without the need of any tool to do so. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161864 | System for Real Time Security Monitoring - A security system comprises one or more sensor devices configured to detect conditions at one or more sites; one or more checkpoints at each of said one or more sites configured to receive signals from the one or more sensor devices; and a central headquarters processor configured to receive signals indicative of the conditions detected at said one or more sites from the one or more checkpoints. The central headquarters processor is configured to process the signals to determine if an event has occurred. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161865 | Redundant Input Pipe Networks in Aspirated Smoke Detectors - An aspirated detecting system includes a multi-channel aspirated smoke detector with each channel including an air moving element, such as a fan, first and second sets of substantially identical air flow pipes where each set defines a plurality of spaced apart inflow ports. Control circuits activate a first element and then a second element to establish a transport time associated with at least one inflow port in response to the detector sensing a predetermined smoke condition. The control circuits include a storage unit which includes pre-stored timer values which are associated with respective transport times from an associated inflow port. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161866 | Bathtub Monitors - Embodiments according to at least some aspects of the present disclosure comprise methods, apparatus, devices, and/or systems pertaining to bathtub monitors that may be configured to sense motion and/or absence of motion, such as motion associated with an occupant of a bathtub. Some example embodiments may be configured to provide local and/or remote alarm(s) upon detection of a potentially unsafe condition, such as an absence of motion of the occupant of a bathtub. In some example embodiments, a bathtub alarm system may comprise a pressure sensor, such as a piezo sensor, to sense movement (or lack of movement) in the tub by sensing pressure waves (or lack of pressure waves) within the tub. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161867 | Smart Device Safety Mechanism - An approach is provided in which a smart device identifies a crime risk based upon proximity parameters corresponding to the current location of the smart device. In turn, the smart device determines whether to alert a user of the smart device based upon user preferences and, in turn, alerts the user accordingly. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161868 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF INFANT PRESENCE - A system and method for controlling the operation of an infant care device based upon whether the infant care device is occupied or unoccupied. One or more sensors are positioned within the infant care device to determine whether the infant care device is occupied or unoccupied. A controller receives the indication of the occupied status of the infant care device and operates the infant care device in a selected mode of operation. Upon a change in the occupied status of the infant care device, the controller adjusts various operating parameters and alarm parameters. The controller continuously monitors the occupied status of the infant care device and controls the operation of the infant care device accordingly. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161869 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE PRESENCE OF A PERSON IN A MONITORED AREA - A system and a corresponding method for monitoring the presence of a person in a monitored area, includes a passive radiometer that detects radiation emitted from a predetermined monitored area in a predetermined frequency range between 1 GHz and 100 THz and that generates a radiation signal from the detected radiation, a radiation signal processor that processes the radiation signal and that generates, based on the processed radiation signal, a monitoring signal indicating the presence or absence of a person in the monitored area, and an application controller that controls an application based on the monitoring signal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161870 | POOL ALARM SYSTEM - Pool alarm system for detecting the introduction and/or presence of a body in a liquid pool. The system includes: a first sensor for sensing audio signals generated by the body in the pool; a second sensor for sensing water pressure signals generated by the body in the pool; an analog signal processor for pre-processing the audio signals and water pressure signals and for converting them to digital data; an alarm device activated when the body was detected in the pool; a processor and control unit. The audio signals are detected and processed faster than the detection of the water pressure signal. According to the intensity of an acoustic signature originating from the audible signals an aquatic signature originating from the water pressure sensor is analyzed using an adaptable sensitivity parameter dependent on the intensity of the acoustic signature for improving alarm triggering decision. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161871 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEALTH SERVICE AND REFRIGERATOR THEREFOR - A method of providing a health service through a refrigerator that includes determining biometric information of a user using the refrigerator, searching for a user profile including biometric information corresponding to the determined biometric information from a user profile database stored in the refrigerator, and providing the user with a health service based on a user profile stored in the user profile database corresponding to the user. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161872 | WORKSITE PROXIMITY WARNING - Systems and methods for warning of proximity in a worksite are disclosed. A second transceiver is detected at a first transceiver, wherein the first transceiver is a mobile wearable device, and wherein the first transceiver and the second transceiver are located at a worksite. An ad-hoc network is established, at the first transceiver, between the first transceiver and the second transceiver. A distance is calculated, at the first transceiver, in three dimensions between the first transceiver and the second transceiver based on the detecting the second transceiver. A first safety envelope is defined, at the first transceiver, about the first transceiver and a second safety envelope about the second transceiver. An alarm is issued, at the first transceiver, when the first safety envelope comes in contact with the second safety envelope. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161873 | VOICE ANNUNCIATED REMINDERS AND ALERTS - A computer-implemented method for announcing reminders and alerts is described. In one embodiment, appointments of an electronic calendar are monitored via a processor of a home automation system. A trigger of an upcoming appointment is detected. Information regarding the upcoming appointment is announced via a speaker of the home automation system. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161874 | CLOSE PROXIMITY RFID TAG AND MONITORING SYSTEM - A system for monitoring hand washing compliance that includes a plurality of sensors installed in a space to detect the presence of or proximity of personnel to key areas; and a controller operatively coupled to the sensors, the controller being programmed to analyze sensor inputs to determine if personnel are washing their hands in a manner compliant with a set of requirements, and a networked data storage and reporting system operatively coupled to the controller and configured to provide reports of hand washing compliance. The sensors are installed on a ceiling over the space and an LED light illuminates a hand washing area for an interval of time that begins in response to detection by one of the plurality of sensors that a user is in proximity to the sink and ends when hand washing compliance is complete. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161875 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED REPORTING OF ACCOUNT AND SENSOR ZONE INFORMATION TO A CENTRAL STATION - A mechanism is provided for receiving sensor configuration information from a remote security, monitoring and automation (SMA) controller, storing that sensor configuration information, and transmitting the sensor configuration information to a remote central station alarm monitoring system in a form usable by the remote central station. In addition, a mechanism is provided for receiving account configuration information from a remote node, storing that account configuration information, and transmitting the account configuration information to the remote central station in a form usable by that remote central station. In this manner, inefficiencies during installation and modification of a security system using the SMA controller can be avoided through automated provision of the information. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161876 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EMERGENCY ALERTS - Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for biometric sensors being embedded in a wearable computing device. The biometric sensors may determine a user's biometric data, and the determined biometric data may be transmitted to a biometric server over a network. In response to receiving the biometric data, the biometric server may parse the received biometric data to determine if an emergency alert signal should be transmitted to third parties. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161877 | Systems And Methods For Event-Based Reporting and Surveillance and Publishing Event Information - Disclosed herein are techniques for collecting information related to a crime or distress scene. An indication is received that a phone (“distressed phone”) has declared an emergency or distress event and a location of the distressed phone is also received. An additional set of phones, and their associated geographic locations, in vicinity of the distressed phone at a time that the distressed phone declared the emergency or distress event is determined. For each of the additional set of phones and the distressed phone, a number of cameras capable of tracking that phone is determined. For a phone from the additional set of phones and the distressed phone, video or image data related to a user of the phone is captured using at least one of the determined number of cameras capable of tracking that phone. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161878 | Panic Device with 2-Way Communication - A panic device operable in conjunction with a local device is configured to unlock a locking mechanism. The panic device can take the form of an electronic key fob, a key shaft, or a key holder. A first trigger on the panic device triggers a local alarm that is on-board or off-board the panic device. A second trigger on the panic device can activate an alarm circuitry that utilizes a local device to provide position information to a distant dispatch station. The local device uses a GPS-aware circuitry or other non-GPS means such as triangulation to determine the position information. The position information can then be sent to the distant dispatch station with or without the aid of the local device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161879 | Panic Device For Communication with Dispatcher - A panic device operable in conjunction with a local device is configured to unlock a locking mechanism. The panic device can take the form of an electronic key fob, a key shaft, or a key holder. A first trigger on the panic device triggers a local alarm that is on-board or off-board the panic device. A second trigger on the panic device can activate an alarm circuitry that utilizes a local device to provide position information to a distant dispatch station. The local device uses a GPS-aware circuitry or other non-GPS means such as triangulation to determine the position information. The position information can then be sent to the distant dispatch station with or without the aid of the local device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161880 | REDUNDANCY FOR BACK-END FAILURE - Methods and systems are described for back-end failure redundancy in security and automation systems. According to at least one embodiment, an apparatus for back-end failure redundancy includes a processor, a memory in electronic communication with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions are executable by a processor to detect an alarm event, and attempt to establish a connection between a control panel and a backend system. If no connection between control panel and backend system is made, the instructions may initiate a two-way cellular call between the control panel and a central station, and deliver a caller ID from the control panel to the central station via the two-way cellular call. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161881 | In-Vehicle Surrounding Environment Recognition Device - An in-vehicle surrounding environment recognition device includes: a photographic unit that photographs a road surface around a vehicle and acquires a photographic image; an application execution unit that recognizes another vehicle on the basis of the photographic image, and detects a relative speed of the other vehicle with respect to the vehicle; a reflection determination unit that, on the basis of the photographic image, determines upon presence or absence of a reflection of a background object from the road surface; a warning control unit that controls output of a warning signal on the basis of the result of recognition of the other vehicle; and a warning prevention adjustment unit that suppresses output of the warning signal on the basis of the relative speed of the other vehicle, if it has been determined that there is the reflection of the background object from the road surface. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161882 | FALSE ALARM IDENTIFICATION - Methods and systems, such as home automation gateways and television receivers, are disclosed for distinguishing between false alarms and actual events. Aspects include transmitting sensor data, such as a video feed from a closed-circuit video system, to a display to allow a user to confirm whether an alarm event is a false alarm or an actual alarm event. Sensor data is optionally recorded to allow later review of the sensor data. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161883 | REMOTE CONTROL OF A DEVICE VIA TEXT MESSAGE - A device is configured to receive a text message sent by a user device to a centralized address. The text message includes text describing a command to be executed by a client device. The device obtains identification information identifying the user device based on the text message. Additionally, the device determines the client device associated with the user device based on the user identification information. The device generates the command described in the text message and provides the command to the client device for execution of the command. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161884 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONTROL WINDOW COVERINGS USING POWERLINE AND RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS - An electronic window covering control system automatically controls raising, lowering, and rotating a window covering of a window. A window covering controller interfaces with an electronic window covering, sends messages including sensor data to a local receiver, and receives messages including window covering commands from the local receiver. In turn, the local receiver interfaces with a hub device through a mesh network. The hub receives the sensor data, applies a rule set to make window covering operation decisions, and sends messages, which may comprise commands to operate the window covering, through the mesh network to the local receiver. The local receiver decodes the messages and passes the window covering commands to the window covering controller to automatically control the electronic window covering. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161885 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WEARABLE DEVICE - A method for controlling a wearable device includes the steps of: providing the wearable device which includes a sensor; detecting and recording movement data relative to the wearable device via the sensor; determining whether the wearable device has triggered a start condition; if the start condition has been triggered, analyzing the movement data; determining whether a user has finished putting on the wearable device according to the analyzed movement data; and if the user has finished putting on the wearable device, determining whether the wearable device is worn on a left side or a right side of the user according to the analyzed movement data. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161886 | METHODS OF PROVIDING TRAFFIC FLOW MESSAGES - A method of verifying and/or improving a message indicative of an event affecting traffic flow on at least a portion of one or more navigable segments is described. The method involves obtaining positional data relating to the movement of a plurality of devices along a navigable stretch including a navigable stretch identified by the message as being affected, and using the positional data to verify and/or improve the message. The positional data is live data and is used to obtain data relating to the speed of travel of the devices along the navigable stretch including the stretch identified by the message. The speed data can be used to determine a spatial extent of the affected stretch and/or an expected speed of travel along the stretch. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161887 | APPROACH DETECTION DEVICE - An approach detection device for motor vehicles includes a sensor carrier and a sensor electronic system disposed in a receiving space therein. The device includes a capacitive approach sensor coupled to an evaluation circuit which has a capacitive surface for detecting approaches. The device is mounted via a carrier frame, including a fastening section, to a vehicle body part and includes a detection opening. The sensor carrier is fastened to the carrier frame such that the active capacitive surface of the sensor is oriented toward the detection opening. A receiving space is defined by the detection opening and the sensor carrier and is formed in the region of the detection opening. A sealing element is disposed in the receiving space on the sensor carrier. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161888 | SPEEDING ENFORCEMENT METHOD OF VEHICLE USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A vehicle speed enforcement method includes the steps of receiving and collecting, by a base station located in a detection zone, information about a target vehicle from a communication unit in the target vehicle, detecting a speed of the target vehicle through the collected information about the target vehicle, and setting the target vehicle as an overspeed vehicle when the speed of the target vehicle is faster than a reference limit speed at a point in time at which the target vehicle has entered the detection zone. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161889 | ROAD MARKER OR LIGHT BASED WARNING DEVICE - A road marker and related light based warning device are described. The road marker or device includes a thermal sensor that triggers the illumination of at least one light-emitting diode at a predetermined temperature. The temperature may be associated with ice formation. The light-emitting diode(s) may flash to alert motorists to hazardous road conditions. The road marker or device utilise simple components to increase reliability, particularly when the device is subjected to high heat such as when the device is mounted into hot tar seal. The device further includes a switching element that prevents rapid on/off cycling. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161890 | METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING PARKING SPOTS - In an example of a method for identifying parking spots, an update signal is recognized by an in-vehicle microprocessor of the participating vehicle running computer readable instructions stored on a non-transitory, computer readable medium. The updated signal includes an update of a status of a participating vehicle. The status is selected from the group consisting of a lock status, a trunk status, a door status, an ignition/power status, a transmission status, an odometer status, or combinations thereof. The in-vehicle microprocessor also recognizes a last activated time associated with the status. The in-vehicle microprocessor identifies a maximum probability of the participating vehicle leaving a parking space within a determined time period based on the status and the last activated time. The participating vehicle transmits a message including the maximum probability and geographic coordinates of the parking space. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161891 | IMPUTING PRICING CRITERIA FOR PARKING USING A COMBINATION OF PAYMENT DATA AND INCOMPLETE SENSOR DATA - A method for estimating average occupancy of a set of stalls based on incomplete occupancy data includes acquiring payment data for the set of stalls for each of a set of times and acquiring occupancy data for the set of stalls for each of the set of times, the occupancy data being acquired from a reporting subset consisting of fewer than all of the stalls. An estimate of a time integral of a function of occupancy is computed, based on the payment data and occupancy data and information is output based on the estimate. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161892 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING ACCIDENT RISKS TO A MOVING VEHICLE - A method for assessing accident risks to a moving vehicle ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150161893 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPORTING REAL-TIME HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS - A vehicle may include a monitoring unit configured to determine a time-varying handling characteristic of the vehicle. The time-varying handling characteristic may include a characteristic of vehicle performance in executing maneuvers, a status of a vehicle component (e.g., tires, brakes, drivetrain, etc.), and/or the like. The time-varying handling characteristic may be transmitted to one or more nearby vehicles to improve the ability of manual operators and/or automatic-driving software of the nearby vehicles to predict the performance of the vehicle in executing maneuvers, to be aware of a failure (or likely failure) of a vehicle component, and/or the like. Record of the transmission of the time-varying handling characteristic and/or of any acknowledgements of receipt of the time-varying handling characteristic by the nearby vehicles may be logged to a persistent storage device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161894 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPORTING CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTOMATIC-DRIVING SOFTWARE - A vehicle may include a monitoring unit configured to determine a characteristic of an automatic-driving software program operating on the vehicle. The characteristic may include an identification of the automatic-driving software program, adjustable parameters, internal variables/dynamic decisions of the automatic-driving software program, performance of one or more sensors, whether an automatic collision avoidance maneuver has been triggered, and/or the like. The characteristic may be transmitted to one or more nearby vehicles to improve the ability of manual operators and/or automatic-driving software of the nearby vehicles to predict the maneuvers by the vehicle and/or behavior of the vehicle. Record of the transmission of the characteristic and/or of any acknowledgements of receipt of the characteristic by the nearby vehicles may be logged to a persistent storage device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161895 | LANE CHANGE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - A lane change control apparatus includes a lane information extractor configured to obtain lane information for a driving lane by using image information for a lane. A lane changeable time calculator is configured to calculate a lane changeable time by using speed information of an own vehicle and information for peripheral vehicles obtained from sensing apparatuses installed in the vehicle. A reference yaw rate generator is configured to determine a lane change time by using the lane changeable time and speed information and generate a reference yaw rate symmetrically changed on a time axis during the lane change time by using the lane change time and lane information. A reference yaw rate tracker is configured to control an operation of the own vehicle so as to track the reference yaw rate. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161896 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TACTICAL VIEWING OF DATALINK MESSAGES - An alerting system and method for producing tactical views of datalink messages is provided. The system comprises a datalink application processor configured to receive and decode an uplink datalink message. The datalink application processor includes a datalink message manager. The system also includes a control processor in operative communication with the datalink application processor and configured to communicate with the datalink message manager. A display unit is in operative communication with the control processor and is configured to show the uplink datalink message. The control processor is configured receive message data from the datalink message manager and output the message data to the display unit to generate an annunciation of the datalink message. The datalink message manager is configured to output display data for generating the datalink message in full based on a single forward field of view interaction by a user with the display unit. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161897 | Apparatus for Communication of Emotions by Displaying Visual Representations of Emotions - Apparatus for visual expression and communication of emotions is provided. The apparatus may comprise a figurine and removable and swappable heads, each head with a facial expression representing expression of an emotion. Apparatus may be presented in other forms. The apparatus may have various means of attaching the heads to the body element of the apparatus. The body may be carried by the user in any of several means, including means for attaching the body to the user, or another item carried by the user. The apparatus may include various means to organize and transport the heads or facial elements. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161898 | FILL-IN-THE-BLANK AUDIO-STORY ENGINE - Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to an Audio-Story Engine that includes a repository of prerecorded audio files that, when played in a certain sequence, with user provided recordings placed throughout, tell a story. To obtain the user provided recordings, the Audio-Story Engine asks the user to make audio recordings of various words or phrases. For example, the Audio-Story Engine may ask the user a series of questions in order to record and store the user's audible responses. Upon completion, the Audio-Story Engine plays back a completed story that incorporates the user's audio recordings by playing an appropriate user recording after playing a prerecorded audio file. This is repeated several times in sequence to form a seamless, customized, audio story. In addition, the Audio-Story Engine may alter the pitch or sound of the user's recorded words to match the pitch of the prerecorded story. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161899 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING TEST EFFICIENCY AND ACCURACY IN A COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TEST (CAT) - A method for use of pretest items in a test to calculate interim scores is provided. The method includes, for example, a computer implemented test having a plurality of test items that include, for example, a plurality of operational items and one or more pretest items having one or more pretest item parameters. An interim latent construct estimate is calculated using both operational and pretest items. The error for the latent construct estimation is controlled by weighting the contribution of the one or more pretest items. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161900 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING TEST EFFICIENCY AND ACCURACY IN A COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TEST (CAT) - A method for use of pretest items in a test to calculate interim scores is provided. The method includes, for example, a computer implemented test having a plurality of test items that include, for example, a plurality of operational items and one or more pretest items having one or more pretest item parameters. An interim latent construct estimate is calculated using both operational and pretest items. The error for the latent construct estimation is controlled by weighting the contribution of the one or more pretest items. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161901 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING TEST EFFICIENCY AND ACCURACY IN A COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TEST (CAT) - A method for test item selection is provided that includes a computer implemented test battery having at least two or more sections with a plurality of test items. An ability estimate is calculated from an earlier section(s) of the at least two or more sections and an initial item and subsequent items for a subsequent section are selected from the plurality of test items based upon the ability estimate(s) from the earlier section(s). Use of a more informative initial ability estimate in the item selection process can improve interim ability estimation accuracy and item selection efficiency while keeping item exposure and item usage rates at acceptable levels. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161902 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING TEST EFFICIENCY AND ACCURACY IN A COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TEST (CAT) - A method for test item selection is provided that includes a computer implemented test battery having at least two or more sections with a plurality of test items. An ability estimate is calculated from an earlier section(s) of the at least two or more sections and an initial item and subsequent items for a subsequent section are selected from the plurality of test items based upon the ability estimate(s) from the earlier section(s). Use of a more informative initial ability estimate in the item selection process can improve interim ability estimation accuracy and item selection efficiency while keeping item exposure and item usage rates at acceptable levels. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161903 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING CROWD-SOURCED EXAMINATION MARKING - A computer network implemented system for enabling intelligent crowd sourced examination marking is provided. The system includes a marker community manager that enables authorized users of the system to access one or more features or functions for building and managing a crowd of markers (“crowd markers”) associated with the system, and optionally dedicated to one or more authorized users, wherein the marker community manager includes or is linked to a profile manager for creating and updating a profile for each crowd marker (“crowd marker profile”), and storing the crowd marker profiles to the database. An examination content distributor is also provided for making accessible examination content to crowd markers using one or more network-connected devices. A marking manager enables authorized users to (i) create one or more active crowd sourced marking projects, and (ii) to automate the management of one or more workflows related to the completion of one or more aspects of active crowd source marking projects. The system enables authorized users to generate one or more marking parameters associated with marking projects or associated marking activities, where the marking parameters may relate to marking quality criteria, and the marking parameters are stored to the database as a marking profile. A matching component for matching marking projects or marking activities to crowd markers suggests suitable crowd markers for the marking project, and optionally suggests allocation of particular marking activities to selected crowd markers, or groups of crowd markers. The system delivers applicable examination content for marking (including scoring and/or providing feedback on examination content) by selected crowd markers, or groups of crowd markers through an adaptive marking tool. Related computer implemented methods are also provided. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161904 | SIMULATION PLATFORM MODULE - A simulation platform module. The simulation platform module determines that an external simulation object exists. The simulation platform module initiates the external simulation object into an executing state, and receives from the external simulation object an event mapping. The event mapping maps an input to an event implemented by the external simulation object in response to notification of the occurrence of the input, and an object attribute identifier that identifies an object attribute controlled by the external simulation object. The simulation platform module receives a user input from a user, and determines that the user input matches the input. The external simulation object is notified of the occurrence of the input, an input identifier that identifies the input is stored in a data structure. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161905 | Music Teaching Device and Method - A novel piano roll notation system corresponding to the keyboard of a novel Janko-type keyboard is provided. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161906 | POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TRAINING DEVICE - A system and method for positive reinforcement training is disclosed. In one embodiment, a user is rewarded for depositing and/or removing items into a receptacle. In one embodiment, a positive reinforcement training device is provided, the device comprising: a receptacle with an inner volume; a power supply; a sensor operatively connected to the power supply and operatively arranged to sense at least one of an addition and a removal of one or more items to the inner volume; a reward dispensing system operatively connected to the power supply and the sensor, such that the sensor sensing the addition of items to the inner volume selectively triggers the reward dispensing system to selectively dispense a reward. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161907 | DALLY TRAINING APPARATUS - A dally training rope apparatus for practicing the wrapping of a first end of a rope around a saddle horn. The invention further relates to a second end of said rope being attached to at least one elongated elastic band for applying at least one tension force to said rope for retracting said rope so that a person using the apparatus can practice the formation of a dally with said rope. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161908 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SENSORY INFORMATION RELATED TO MUSIC - A method and apparatus for providing instructions associated with music, the apparatus comprising an instruction generating component for generating one or more instructions associated with one or more features within the music; and an instruction delivery component attached to or worn by a user for delivering the instructions to the user. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161909 | REFRIGERATOR, TERMINAL, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - There is provided a refrigerator, including an input unit configured to receive information on a user, the user's health information, and an examination time; a control unit configured to perform control such that the received user information and health information are stored and displayed, identify a reception time at which the health information is received, and perform control such that at least one time of the examination time and the reception time is stored and displayed; a storage unit configured to accumulate and store the user's health information and examination time and match the user information and the health information for each examination time and store; and a display unit configured to display the health information in order of the examination time. According to the present disclosure, since a health state is determined according to accumulated health information and the determined health state is displayed through the display unit, the user is continuously informed of the health state and is well aware of health. Further, the user may improve eating habits to prevent and manage various types of diseases. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161910 | QUALITATIVE MEAL-SCORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Meals may be scored according to serving-wise scoring functions that follow declining-benefits curves based at least in part on personalized-serving counts of several food groups. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161911 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device includes: a user information acquisition unit which acquires first information, second information, and third information about a user; a correlation information acquisition unit which acquires correlation information representing a relation between the first information, the second information, and the third information; an initial value setting unit which sets an initial value of the first information, the second information, and the third information; a fixing designation unit which designate fixing of the first information; a change designation unit which designates change of the second information; and an update unit which updates the third information on the basis of the correlation information. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161912 | ANALYTICS-BASED DESIGN AND PLANNING OF CREATIVE MENUS - In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for analytics-based design and planning of creative menus. A method for designing and planning a menu, wherein the menu comprises at least one dish comprising a set of ingredients prepared according to a recipe includes obtaining a user-specified ingredient that must be included in the menu, obtaining a user-specified criterion that must be satisfied by the menu, automatically formulating an optimization problem that evaluates a plurality of potential dishes for inclusion in the menu by optimizing over the user-specified criterion, and automatically selecting the at least one dish from among the plurality of potential dishes, wherein the automatically selecting is performed based at least in part on a solution to the optimization problem, and wherein the at least one dish includes the user-specified ingredient. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161913 | METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A RECOMMENDATION IN A VEHICLE - A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for providing a recommendation in a vehicle are disclosed. For example, the method monitors a plurality of scoring categories of a driver while the vehicle is operating in a training mode, calculates a score for the driver based on the monitoring of the plurality of scoring categories, and provides the recommendation to the driver based upon the monitoring of the plurality of scoring categories. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161914 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING SYSTEMATIZED GROUPINGS OF MULTIPLICATION MEMORIZATION PROBLEMS - A system for preparing multiplication memorization problems includes:
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20150161915 | ADHESIVE LABEL WITH WATER-BASED RELEASE COATING - An adhesive label with a water-based release coating and methods for applying the water-based release coating to the adhesive label are provided. The water-based release coating is a non-silicon based formulation having a fluorochemical. The water-based release coating can be applied in a single-pass process or a double-pass process when manufacturing the adhesive label. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161916 | LABEL WITH ADHESIVE AND SILICONE-FREE RELEASE COATING - A label having a silicone-free (water-based) release coating and compatible adhesive patch is provided. The label includes a thermally coated substrate having a silicone-free substrate overlaid thereon of a first surface. A second surface includes a microsphere adhesive layer. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161917 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EXTENDED CONTENT BOOKLET LABELS - A method for manufacturing an instructional booklet mounted on a substrate. A multi-up book log is provided having two or more booklets and a waste zone that share a common spine. The book log is adhered to an overlaminate and progressively slit to form overlaminate strips having booklets adhered thereto. The overlaminate is applied to a substrate with the booklets retained therebetween. The overlaminate and substrate are die cut around the booklets. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161918 | Time-Dependent Label - A label that changes appearance with time is disclosed. The label comprises a first layer that has different permeabilities to a gas in different lateral areas of the label and which comprises a substance that changes colour when in contact with the gas. The substance is arranged within the label such that the gas permeates across the thickness of the layer at different rates in different lateral areas so as to cause the substance to change colour at different rates in said different areas. Another label that changes appearance with time is disclosed that allows ink to permeate to its surface at different rates in different lateral areas. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161919 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING LABEL - Provided is a shielding label comprising: a shield layer; a cover layer disposed on a first side of the shield layer, and a removable adhesive layer disposed on at least a portion of a second side of the shield layer, wherein the shield layer provides electro-magnetic shielding characteristics so as to prevent the exchange of data between an RFID article adjacent the shielding label and an external device when the component is located in the read range of the external device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161920 | SIGNAL ASSEMBLY - A signal assembly has a handle that a person can move up and down, causing one ore more reflective surfaces to be shown and hidden (“flash”) to alert a bus driver of a passenger's presence at a bus stop. The signal assembly may, for example, mount on a bus stop sign or a bus stop shelter. The flashing reflective surface may receive an oncoming bus' headlights and reflect the light to alert the driver. When the handle is not moved up and down, a reflective surface of the signal assembly may still be visible to the bus driver, alerting the bus driver of the presence of the stop. A driver who is not familiar with the route may find this useful, especially when a passenger indicates a request for the bus to stop at the next stop. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161921 | DISPLAY UNIT - A display unit comprises a display stand—preferably of cardboard—having at least one marking (t/g) comprised of a material that fluoresces when irradiated with ultra-violet light, and an electrically operated source of ultra-violet light for irradiating said marking (t/g). The marking (t/g) may be on a surface of an open-fronted compartment of the unit and the ultra-violet light source may be partially shielded from extraneous light by a frontal lip of compartment. The unit may further comprise a box-like construction with a face having cut-outs defining stylised lettering. Behind the face is a fluorescent material visible through the cut-outs and at least one source of ultra-violet light, operation of which gives the appearance of the stylised letters being at the front of, and illuminated by, a lit chamber. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161922 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A three-dimensional image display apparatus is formed from a set of pentagonal and hexagonal planar faces connected via a series of interfacing tabs that extend from the edges of the faces. One or more advertisements may be displayed on the external surface of the display, providing a unique, eye-catching advertising platform. Due to the fit between faces of the display, a two-dimensional advertisement may have gaps in its image when the panels are formed to make the apparatus. It therefore may be necessary to warp a two-dimensional image that spans multiple faces in order to yield a generally continuous image when the three-dimensional apparatus is formed. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161923 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, an electronic device communicates with display devices configured to be combined with each other to display single image data. The electronic device includes an input controller and a transmitter. The input controller receives image data including both images of the display devices and images of identification information displayed on screens of the display devices. The transmitter transmits a first instruction for assigning at least one of display positions, rotation angles, and reduction and enlargement ratios of display ranges of the single image data to be displayed on the display devices. The first instruction is determined by using the image data. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161924 | METHOD FOR REPRESENTING VISIBLE AREA OF THEATER - Disclosed herein is a method of representing the visible area of a theater. The method may include generating a value of an angle at which a specific spot is seen from a reference spot within the theater and representing the visible area of the theater based on the value of the angle. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161925 | ABNORMALITY DISPLAY DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An abnormality display device for an electronic apparatus includes power source circuits ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150161926 | LASER PROJECTION/DISPLAY APPARATUS - A laser projection/display apparatus includes a photosensor for detecting light amounts of laser lights, and an image processing unit that processes an image signal based on the detected light amounts, and supplies the image signal to a laser light source drive unit. The image processing unit obtains data for making the light amounts of the laser lights, which are detected by the photosensor, equal to respective values at a second luminance that is different from a first luminance, which is the luminance of the image currently being displayed, during a flyback period of the image signal. The image processing unit processes an image signal to be supplied to the laser light source drive unit based on the data when the image signal is projected and displayed with the second luminance. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161927 | DRIVING APPARATUS WITH 1:2 MUX FOR 2-COLUMN INVERSION SCHEME - A driving apparatus comprises a plurality of pixels provided in an array employing the 2-column inversion scheme, a 1:2 multiplexer and a data driving unit. Each pixel comprises a plurality of sub-pixels corresponding to different colors respectively. The 1:2 multiplexer coupled to the two pixels multiplexes a data source over one of the sub-pixels in the m column and the other of the sub-pixels in the m+1 column of the same row corresponding to the same color and the same polarity, wherein m is positive integers. The data driving unit is coupled to the 1:2 multiplexer through a plurality of data lines and provides the data source to the 1:2 multiplexer. The data lines do not have to switch between sub-pixels, nor polarity, which is beneficial for power consumption, and for front-of screen performance, which may be influenced by artefacts caused by the switching of the multiplexer. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161928 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MULTI-PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device and a multi-panel display device are disclosed. In one aspect, the display panel includes a plurality of display areas, an intermediate non-display area, a first non-display area, and a second non-display area. The display areas are spaced apart from one another in the first direction or the second direction. The intermediate non-display area is formed between the display areas. The first non-display area is formed at the outermost position in the first direction. The second non-display area is formed at the outermost position in the second direction. The gate driver is formed in the first non-display area, the second non-display area, and the intermediate non-display area and is configured to supply a gate signal to gate lines formed in each display area. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161929 | TRACE STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED ELECTRICAL SIGNALING - A trace to be coupled to an input of a receiver, the trace including: a plurality of first portions; and a plurality of second portions alternately coupled in series with the first portions, the second portions having a width that is different from that of the first portions. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161930 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL - An apparatus for driving a display panel including a plurality of cells coupled to a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, a gate driver configured to output a gate selection signal to a shared gate line, and a data driver configured to output data signals to the cell array. The shared gate line includes a first gate line and a second gate line, the first and second gate lines sharing the gate selection signal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161931 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - An organic light-emitting display apparatus for forming a frame by utilizing a plurality of subfields to display gradation. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a light-emitting pixel on a display area, a dummy pixel on a dummy area adjacent to the display area, and a repair line coupled to the dummy pixel. The light-emitting pixel is configured to emit light according to a logic level of a data signal applied during each of the subfields, and to adjust an emission time. The repair line is configured to couple the dummy pixel to a light-emitting element when the light-emitting element is separated from the light-emitting pixel, to provide a path to control a light emission of the light-emitting element according to a logic level of a dummy data signal applied to the dummy pixel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161932 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - In the present invention, when a main screen and one or more secondary screens are displayed, the screen luminance for the main screen can be suitably controlled without being affected by video signal for the secondary screens. A video display device ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150161933 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - A display device includes a display panel, a panel driving circuit, and a control circuit. The panel driving circuit receives image data and converts the image data into output driving voltages for the display panel. The image data include original red image data, original green image data, and original blue image data. When the display device enters an eye protection mode for protecting eyes of a user, the original blue image data is modified by the panel driving circuit to reduce the gray levels of the original blue image data. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161934 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD OF DISPLAY - Inventive driving circuit and driving method of a display are provided. The driving method includes equally dividing a frame time into N divided portions, where N≧1 and N is an integer; setting two switch signals in each of the divided portions of time; and turning the OLED ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150161935 | OLED DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system control an OLED display to achieve desired color points and brightness levels in an array of pixels in which each pixel includes at least three sub-pixels having different colors and at least one white sub-pixel. The method and system select a plurality of reference points in the pixel content domain with known color points and brightness levels. For each set of three sub-pixels of different colors, the method and system determine the share of each sub-pixel to produce the color point and brightness level of each selected reference point, and select the maximum share determined for each sub-pixel as peak brightness needed from that sub-pixel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161936 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a display device for determining whether or not ghost exists in a unit of a block to perform ghost cancellation, and a control method of the display device. According to an embodiment, the display device includes: a screen configured to display an image; a calculator configured to partition the screen into a plurality of blocks and determine whether or not ghost exists in at least one block of the blocks; and a controller configured to cancel ghost existing in the at least one block in response to the calculator determining that the ghost exists in the at least one block of the blocks. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161937 | OVERLAPPING DETECTION DISPLAY AND METHOD - A method includes receiving information identifying overlap of multiple overlapping screens of display devices, determining a screen size corresponding to the overlapping screens, determining pixels to display on each overlapping display screen, and sending the determined pixels to each display screen to display images on the display screens corresponding to the determined screen size. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161938 | LIGHTING INTEGRATION INTO VIDEO AND POWER STREAM - Methods, devices, and apparatuses are disclosed. A device may receive display data and lighting data as a single signal, determine whether to display content associated with the display data, and determine whether to output the lighting data to a lighting element. The device may provide the display data to another device after determining to not display the content associated with the display data. The device may provide the lighting data to another device after determining to not output the lighting data to the lighting element. The display data and lighting data may respectively include data destined for different types of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The data destined for the different types of LEDs may be sourced from different sources. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161939 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereoscopic display device is disclosed, and it includes a substrate, plural rows of pixel regions, and a patterned retarder film. Each pixel region includes plural pixel units. Each pixel unit includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The pixel regions are divided into plural groups. Each group includes N rows of the pixel regions. The first electrode of each pixel unit in first N/2 rows of the pixel regions is in a form of one of a “ | 2015-06-11 |
20150161940 | PIXEL CIRCUIT OF DISPLAY DEVICE, ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A pixel circuit of a display device, an organic light emitting display device and a method for driving the same are discussed. The pixel circuit of the display device in one example includes an organic light emitting device emitting light through a current; a driving transistor controlling the current flowing in the organic light emitting device; a first capacitor connected between gate and source electrodes of the driving transistor; a second capacitor in which a data voltage is previously stored; and a switching unit charging the data voltage, which is stored in the second capacitor, in the first capacitor, and allowing the organic light emitting device to emit light by driving the driving transistor in accordance with the data voltage charged in the first capacitor and at the same time charging a data voltage of next frame in the second capacitor. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161941 | METHOD OF DRIVING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for controlling a display device includes adjusting the luminance value of input data by a first method when the luminance value is greater than or equal to a predetermined number of nits, and adjusting the luminance value by a second method when the luminance value is less than the predetermined number of nits. The first method reduces the luminance value by a first predetermined percentage. The second method adjusts the luminance value to a first value corresponding to a predetermined luminance value set for the predetermined number of nits, and then reduces the first value by a second predetermined percentage different from the first predetermined percentage. The predetermined number of nits may be 2 nits or another number of nits. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161942 | CORRECTION FOR LOCALIZED PHENOMENA IN AN IMAGE ARRAY - A method and system of compensating for localized phenomena in a display is disclosed. The display includes an array of pixels and a control system for adjusting content data signals for the array of pixels to compensate for aging of the pixels in the array. The control system measures a parameter of at least one of the pixels in the array via a read input of the at least one of the pixels. The controller determines the effect of the localized phenomena on the pixel using the parameter. A characteristic is measured for at least one of the pixels in the array via the read input of the at least one of the pixels. The measured characteristic is adjusted to reduce the effect of the localized phenomena. An adjusted aging compensation value based on the adjusted measured characteristic is calculated by the controller. The aging compensation value is applied to a data content signal to at least one of the pixels. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161943 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING REPAIR STRUCTURE - The present invention provides an organic light emitting display device that includes a display panel in which an organic light emitting diode and a driving circuit are disposed in each pixel area of a first pixel and a second pixel which are certain pixels among a plurality of pixels, a floating pattern insulated from at least one of a first electrode of the organic light emitting diode of the first pixel and a first electrode of the organic light emitting diode of the second pixel is formed in the display panel, or a connection pattern for electrically connecting the first electrode of the organic light emitting diode of the first pixel with the first electrode of the organic light emitting diode of the second pixel is formed. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161944 | PIXEL DRIVING CIRCUIT, ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A pixel driving circuit, an array substrate and a display apparatus, the pixel driving circuit includes a driving transistor and an organic light-emitting diode, it further comprises: a charging compensation module, for receiving a data voltage signal, charging the driving transistor and compensating for a threshold voltage of the driving transistor, under the control of a scan voltage signal; and a light-emitting control module, for receiving a reference voltage and a power supply voltage, and controlling the organic light-emitting diode to emit lights, under the control of a light-emitting control signal. The problem of the non-uniformity of threshold voltages is eliminated by compensating for the threshold voltages of driving transistors thereby enhancing the display effect of the display apparatus. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161945 | DISPLAY DEVICE - To reduce the number of sub-frames and perform high resolution display with low power consumption, each of the pixels has a digital emission period Td and an analog emission period Ta, and is driven in a time-divided fashion in a digital manner or in an analog manner. Each of the pixels performs high resolution display when being driven in an analog manner, and performs display with low power consumption when being driven in a digital manner. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161946 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS - We describe a method of reducing artefacts in an image displayed by an active matrix electro-optic display and display driver, the electro-optic display driver comprising a plurality of active matrix pixel drivers each driving a respective pixel of the electro-optic display, each active matrix pixel driver having an associated storage capacitor coupled to a common backplane connection of the display driver, pixels of the electro-optic display having a common pixel electrode, the method comprising: driving the electro-optic display with a null frame during a power-down procedure of the display. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161947 | Predictive Electrophoretic Display - A predictive electrophoretic display is described. An electrophoretic display may include charged particles, a portion of which are designated as electronic ink, disposed between a conductive display plate and a conductive back plate. Charges may be applied to the conductive plates to migrate the electronic ink to different states. For example, the electronic ink may be positioned in an undisplayed state or in a displayed state. Further, the electronic ink may migrate through multiple intermediate states. In at least some of the intermediate states, the electronic ink may not be visible on the electrophoretic display. However, the electronic ink is configured to migrate to the displayed state faster from the intermediate state than from the undisplayed state. Portions of the electronic ink may be prepared for display on the electrophoretic display by initiating migration of electronic ink that corresponds to predicted future input to the intermediate states. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161948 | DISPLAY DEVICE, AND BRIGHTNESS CONTROL SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD - Provided is a display device capable of properly controlling a luminance of a backlight on the basis of a plurality of factors. The display device is a display device ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150161949 | LED BOOST CONVERTER AND BACKLIGHT LED DRIVER DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present disclosure discloses an LED boost converter and an LED backlight driver using the same. The LED boost converter comprises an inductive boost circuit used in different display modes for boosting an input voltage to a working voltage necessary for the operation of LED in a current display mode; a detecting circuit used in different display modes for selecting different detecting resistors for the different display modes so as to provide different detecting currents in the inductive boost circuit; and a controller used for providing a pulse width modulation signal so as to drive the inductive boost circuit, and for detecting whether a detecting voltage corresponding to the detecting current exceeds a reference voltage. The present disclosure can avoid possible element failure or abnormal protection in the 3D display mode by arranging a detecting circuit in the LED boost converter so as to offer detecting resistors corresponding to the working currents of the 2D display mode and the 3D display mode respectively. | 2015-06-11 |
20150161950 | BACKLIGHT DRIVING CIRCUIT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVE METHOD - The present invention provides a backlight drive circuit, and a liquid crystal display and a drive method for the same, wherein the backlight drive circuit includes: an error amplification unit configured to receive a feedback voltage from the backlight, and used for comparing the feedback voltage with a basis voltage, adjusting the amplification coefficient and the amplification speed for a comparison result based on the magnitude of the comparison result, and outputting an amplification result as a control signal; and a drive control unit configured to receive the control signal from the error amplification unit, and used for outputting, according to the control signal, a pulse width modulation dimming signal with a corresponding duty cycle to modulate a voltage signal output to the backlight from a power supply. The backlight drive circuit may be applied to driving operation for various display devises and capable of automatically adjusting response rate under different loading modes. Compared with the prior art, the backlight drive circuit has higher response rate and accordingly can improve the display performance of animating images in a display device in an indirect manner. | 2015-06-11 |