30th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110181544 | METHOD OF DETECTING A TOUCH IMAGE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of detecting a touch image includes; driving a light source to detect a first touch information corresponding to a first light amount sensed by a first sensing section connected to odd-numbered gate lines, during an odd-numbered frame, and driving the light source to detect a second touch information corresponding to a second light amount sensed by a second sensing section connected to even-numbered gate lines, during an even-numbered frame, and detecting a touch image using the first touch information and the second touch information, so that influences from external light is reduced. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181545 | SENSOR ELEMENT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A sensor element is provided that includes a flexible transparent base material, a first conductive pattern, and a second conductive pattern. The flexible transparent base material has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first conductive pattern is configured to electrostatically detect an operation position of an input operator in a first direction, the first conductive pattern being formed on the first surface. The second conductive pattern is configured to electrostatically detect an operation position of the input operator in a second direction different from the first direction, the second conductive pattern being formed on the second surface. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181546 | DEVICES AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING MANIPULATION OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS ON A MULTI-CONTACT TACTILE SCREEN - A device configured to acquire tactile information, that can be placed over a display device, including a transparent tactile matrix sensor having rows and columns of conductive stripes, the rows arranged next to each other to form a first layer, and the columns are arranged next to each other to form a second layer, and a transparent resistive layer arranged between the first layer of rows and the second layer of columns, a resistivity of the transparent resistive layer decreasing as a function of a pressure that is exerted onto the transparent resistive layer; and a measurement unit configured to measure an electric resistance for each overlap area of a column and a row that are separated from each other by the transparent resistive layer to acquire information on a pressure force at the respective overlap area to acquire the tactile information. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181547 | DEVICES AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING MANIPULATION OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS ON A MULTI-CONTACT TACTILE SCREEN - A device configured to acquire tactile information, including a transparent tactile matrix sensor; a display device; a measurement unit configured to simultaneously measure a first position of a first finger and a second position of a second finger that are placed on the transparent tactile matrix sensor; a graphical processing unit configured to generate a first and a second cursor that are associated with the first and second position, respectively; and a processor configured to execute an application that associates the first and second cursors with a graphical object that is displayed on the display device, to interact with the graphical object. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181548 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is a capacitive coupling type touch panel, including: a plurality of coordinate detection electrodes (XP | 2011-07-28 |
20110181549 | DOUBLE-SIDED TOUCH-SENSITIVE PANEL WITH SHIELD AND DRIVE COMBINED LAYER - A multi-touch capacitive touch sensor panel can be created using a substrate with column and row traces formed on either side of the substrate. To shield the column (sense) traces from the effects of capacitive coupling from a modulated Vcom layer in an adjacent liquid crystal display (LCD) or any source of capacitive coupling, the row traces can be widened to shield the column traces, and the row traces can be placed closer to the LCD. In particular, the rows can be widened so that there is spacing of about 30 microns between adjacent row traces. In this manner, the row traces can serve the dual functions of driving the touch sensor panel, and also the function of shielding the more sensitive column (sense) traces from the effects of capacitive coupling. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181550 | PET-BASED TOUCH PAD - A space-efficient substantially transparent mutual capacitance touch sensor panel can be created by forming columns made of a substantially transparent conductive material on one side of a first substantially transparent substrate, forming rows made of the substantially transparent conductive material on one side of a second substantially transparent substrate, adhering the two substrates together with a substantially transparent adhesive, bringing column connections down to the second substrate using vias, and routing both the column and row connections to a single connection area on the second substrate. In addition, in some embodiments some of the row connections can be routed to a second connection area on the second substrate to minimize the size of the sensor panel. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181551 | INPUT METHOD FOR SURFACE OF INTERACTIVE DISPLAY - An interactive display system configured for detecting an object or user input provided with an object. The system includes a display surface on which graphic images are displayed, one or more scanning light sources configured for scanning the interactive display surface, and a light detector configured for detecting light reflected from an object that is adjacent to or in contact with the interactive display surface. A computing system storing machine instructions is in communication with the scanning light source and the light detector. When executed, the machine instructions cause the computing system to illuminate the interactive display surface with the scanning light source, to detect light with the light detector that is reflected from an object after illumination with the light source, and to generate an output signal based on the detected light that has been reflected from an object on or adjacent to the interactive display surface. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181552 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE TOUCH SCREEN - A pressure-sensitive touch screen including a housing, at least one light receiver rigidly mounted in the housing, a display flexibly mounted in the housing substantially above the at least one receiver, which depresses in response to pressure of a touch, and a calculating unit connected to the at least one light receiver for receiving outputs indicating amounts of received light by the at least one receiver, and for determining that the display is being depressed based on an increase in an output of the at least one receiver. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181553 | Interactive Projection with Gesture Recognition - An apparatus determines a cursor position in an illumination field of a projector. An obstruction is detected in the illumination field. The cursor position is determined as the point on the obstruction furthest from where the obstruction crosses a border of the illumination field. A distance to the point on the obstruction is determined and compared to a distance to a point not on the obstruction. Gestures are recognized as a function of movement of the obstruction and the determined distances. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181554 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing, a stylus body and a sliding enabling member. The slide enabling member slideably coupling the stylus body to the housing so the stylus body can slide relative to the housing from a retracted configuration to an extending configuration. The slide enabling member includes a sliding pin and two tracks engaging the sliding pin, the sliding pin is positioned on a sliding element located in the receptacle of the housing, and the tracks are two guiding grooves defined in a guiding element located in the chamber of the stylus body, the sliding pin slides in the tracks when the stylus body slides relative to the housing between the retracted configuration and the extended configuration. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181555 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing, a stylus body and a retaining structure. The housing has a receptacle defined therethrough. The retaining structure is configured to provide a mechanism for the stylus body to latch in the receptacle of the housing. The retaining structure includes a set of retaining members and a set of retaining slots that engage the retaining members. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181556 | SERIAL-PARALLEL-CONVERSION CIRCUIT, DISPLAY EMPLOYING IT, AND ITS DRIVE CIRCUIT - The present invention relates to a serial-parallel conversion circuit of a display device. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181557 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A display substrate includes a base substrate, a first insulating layer formed on a base substrate, a pixel including a pixel electrode having the first insulating layer, and a circuit including a circuit transistor disposed on a peripheral area to drive the pixel. The pixel includes a first channel formed on the base substrate having the first insulating layer formed thereon. The first channel includes a poly-silicon layer, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode formed on the first channel that are spaced apart from each other, and a first gate electrode formed on the first source electrode and the first drain electrode corresponding to the first channel which is formed of the transparent conductive material. The poly-silicon layer is formed at a front channel portion of the first channel proximal to the first gate electrode through the first gate electrode. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181558 | DISPLAY DRIVING SYSTEM USING TRANSMISSION OF SINGLE-LEVEL SIGNAL EMBEDDED WITH CLOCK SIGNAL - A display driving system includes a timing control section having an LVDS receiving unit for receiving data signals, a data processing unit for temporarily storing the data signals, processing the data signals and outputting processed data signals, a timing generation unit for generating clock signals and timing control signals, and a transmission unit for transmitting the data signals; and a panel driving section having row driving units for sequentially emitting gate signals toward a display panel and column driving units for receiving the signals transmitted through signal lines from the transmission unit and supplying the received signals to the display panel. In the timing control section, the transmission unit has driving parts which embed the clock signals between the data signals at the same level and generate and output single level transmission data. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181559 | DRIVER CIRCUIT - A source driver includes a dividing circuit, a start signal capturing unit, a pulse width determining unit and a control circuit. The dividing circuit produces a divided clock by dividing a basic clock signal. The start signal capturing unit captures the start signal at timing of the edge of the divided clock. The pulse width determining unit determines a pulse width of the start signal that is captured. The control circuit changes the timing to start capturing the data according to the pulse width of the start signal. With this structure, the latter source driver is able to adjust capturing timing to effective data timing input thereto, even though final data does not end at the falling edge of the divided clock signal. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181560 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A driver circuit portion of a display device has a function in which image signals are written to a selected pixel successively so as to display an image on a screen and a function in which writing operation of an image signal is stopped and a transistor is turned off so as to maintain one image written to the screen when the one image is continuously displayed on the screen. Such functions are achieved by a transistor whose off current per micrometer in channel width is reduced to an extremely low value that is lower than 10 zA/μm at room temperature and lower than 100 zA/μm at 85° C. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181561 | Active Matrix OLED Displays and Driver Therefor - A display has a plurality of organic light emitting diode (OLED) pixels each with an associated pixel driver circuit, a plurality of select lines and a plurality of data lines. Each pixel driver circuit is coupled to a select line and to a data line. The pixel driver circuit includes a drive transistor configured to drive an OLED and a select transistor having a first terminal coupled to a select line and a second terminal coupled to a data line, wherein one of the terminals of said select transistor comprises a gate connection of said select transistor and wherein the other terminal comprises one of a drain and a source connection of said select transistor, and wherein said select transistor comprises source, drain and gate regions, wherein said gate region at least partially overlaps said source and drain regions, and wherein an area of said overlap of said gate region with one of said source region and said drain region is greater than an area of said overlap with the other region so that a capacitance between said gate connection and one of said drain and source connections is less than a capacitance between said gate connection and the other connection. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181562 | Liquid Crystal Display Device, Driving Method for Liquid Crystal Display Devices, and Inspection Method for Liquid Crystal Display Devices - Using technology which uses a single shift register and simultaneously generates multiple pulses, this invention is a liquid crystal display device which rapidly drives data lines. It is possible to increase the frequency of the shift register output signal without changing the frequency of the shift register operation clock. If the shift register output signals, by means of analog switches, are used to determine the video signal sampling timing, high speed data line driving can be realized. Additionally, if the output signals of the shift register mentioned above are used to determine the video signal latch timing in a digital driver, high speed latching of the video signal can be realized. Consequently, even if the driving circuits of the liquid crystal display matrix are composed of TFTs, high speed operation of the driving circuits is possible without increasing power consumption. The shift register can also be used to inspect the electrical characteristics of the data lines and analog switches. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181563 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD FOR DISPLAY PANEL - A display apparatus and the driving method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a gate driver electrically connected to the display panel. The display panel has N scan units. Here, N is a positive integer, and each of the scan units has a first scan line and a second scan line. The gate driver provides N gate control signals to the scan units. The i-th gate control signal corresponds to the i-th scan unit, and i is less than N. When the i-th gate control signal and the (i+1)-th gate control signal are simultaneously enabled, the pixel elements corresponding to the first scan line and the second scan line of the i-th scan unit are simultaneously scanned. When the i-th gate control signal is enabled, the pixel elements corresponding to the first scan line of the i-th scan unit are scanned. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181564 | METHOD OF DRIVING INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL - A method of driving an information display panel in which a display medium | 2011-07-28 |
20110181565 | MULTI-SCREEN DISPLAY DEVICE - There has been a problem of displacement of luminance and chromaticity among multiple screens due to a temperature change and a temporal change of a light source of the screen. The present invention provides a multi-screen display device including a plurality of image display devices, in which one master device and one or a plurality of slave devices communicable with the master device are included, each of the image display devices is provided with a DMD that modulates light of a light source, a screen that projects an image by modulated output light of the DMD, and an RGB luminance sensor that detects luminance of light from the DMD in an off-state, to output a luminance detection value, the master device is provided with a setting part that sets a luminance setting value unified among the plurality of image display devices based on a value in accordance with the luminance detection values, and each image display device is further provided with a luminance/chromaticity corrector that controls luminance/chromaticity of an image displayed on the screen based on the luminance setting value. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181566 | Image information detecting device - The present invention is directed to an image information detecting device that detects image light, and includes an image information detecting member that includes a detection surface having a light receiving sensor that detects image light, and a pressing member that is connected at one end thereof to the image information detecting member, and is provided so as to protrude from an other surface side which is opposite to the detection surface side. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181567 | BRIGHTNESS CORRECTION DEVICE AND BRIGHTNESS CORRECTION METHOD - An illumination controller determines a target brightness setting value from a illuminance value measured by a illumination sensor, determines a brightness correction start time in response to a target brightness setting value and a current brightness setting value and a calculation information that are stored in a memory, calculates an amount of brightness setting change per specified time from the current brightness setting value stored in the memory and the target brightness setting value at a brightness correction start time, and outputs an output brightness setting value in response to the amount of brightness setting change that is calculated. The brightness controller adjusts brightness of the display unit in response to the output brightness setting value output from the illumination controller. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181568 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Outside provision of first row lines (CS( | 2011-07-28 |
20110181569 | Electro-optic display and related driving method thereof - The present invention discloses an electro-phoretic display comprising an electro-phoretic panel, a column driver, a row driver, for selecting a row to be driven; and a controller, for determining whether to update a pixel of a current frame according to a compared result between a pixel value of the pixel and a pixel value of a corresponding pixel of a previous frame; wherein, the column driver provides a data signal to the pixel and the row driver provides a selecting signal according to the pixel if the pixel needs to be updated. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181570 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY PANEL DRIVER AND DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING METHOD - A display apparatus is provided with: a display panel including a data electrode; a display panel driver driving the data electrode by supplying a data signal to the data electrode; and a controller supplying a polarity switching signal specifying a polarity of the data signal to the display panel driver. Control data are incorporated into the polarity switching signal, and the display panel driver operates in responsive to the control data. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181571 | DISPLAY DRIVING DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME - A display driving device includes a gradation voltage generating section for generating a plurality of gradation voltages corresponding to the number of gradation levels in display data and reversing polarities of the gradation voltages at a time based on a horizontal synchronizing signal corresponding to the display data. A plurality of applying circuit sections are provided for every predetermined number of a plurality of signal lines, for generating a display signal voltage corresponding to the display data on the basis of the plurality of gradation voltages and for sequentially applying the display signal voltage to each of the predetermined number of signal lines. The time when the gradation voltage generating section reverses the polarities of the gradation voltages is set to occur before a timing for the next horizontal synchronizing signal and after completion of application of the display signal voltage to the signal lines. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181572 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES OPERABLE TO USE ADJUSTED DATA SIGNALS AND PROCESSES OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A first electronic device can include a radiation-emitting component; and a processor operable to receive an input data signal for the radiation-emitting component, receive performance information generated from a second electronic device, wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device were fabricated in a same batch, and generate an adjusted data signal using the input data signal and the performance information. Processes of making and using the electronic devices are also disclosed. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181573 | Power-Off Control Circuit and Liquid Crystal Display Panel Comprising the Same - A power-off control circuit adapted in a LCD panel comprising a gate pulse modulator and a level shifter is provided. The power-off control circuit comprises a logic gate and a control switch. The logic gate comprises a first input to receive an internal power supply, a second input to receive a power state signal and a logic output to generate a control signal. When the power supply is on, the internal power supply is on and the power state signal is in a first state to make the control signal turn off the control switch. When the power supply is off, the internal power supply is on and the power state signal is in a second state to make the control signal turn on the control switch to make the gate pulse modulator makes pixels of a pixel array to perform a discharge activity. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181574 | Controlled Light Source Startup in a Display - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a display is powered on to display a projected image, and the operation of one or more display elements are ramped up until a stabilized state is reached. During said ramping up, a light source of the display is powered display at less than full power until the stabilized state is reached. While the light source is operating at less than full power, a splash screen may be displayed. After the stabilized state is reached, the light source can then be operated at or near full power. By providing a light output that is less than full power during ramp up, the display does not need to wait until the stabilized state is reached before the light source is powered on. As a result, the projector provides an output earlier in time to cue to the user that the projector is operating. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181575 | Matrix-Addressable Display Device - A matrix-addressable display device having a plurality of pixel areas ( | 2011-07-28 |
20110181576 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DEVICE - An electronic paper device is provided. The electronic paper device includes a conductive layer, a number of pixel electrodes, an electrophoretic ink layer, a common electrode layer, a voltage detection unit, and a processing unit. Each pixel electrode corresponds to a coordinate of a coordinate system. The electrophoretic ink layer is electrically connected between the number of pixel electrodes and the common electrode layer. The conductive layer and the common electrode layer have a different voltage when the electronic paper device is powered on. When the user touches the electronic paper device and causes the conductive layers to contact a pixel electrode corresponding to the touch position, the pixel electrode obtains the voltage of the conductive layer and an electric field is form between the pixel electrode and the common electrode layer. This causes the color to change at the position that is corresponding to the touched position. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181577 | Drive circuit and drive method - A drive circuit and drive method for lowering electrical current consumption by stopping individual operational amplifiers during writing onto pixels. The drive circuit of an embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a plurality of amplifier circuits formed for each different generated voltage potential based on a reference voltage; and a control unit for grouping a plurality of amplifier circuits to output adjacent gradation voltage into groups of two or more, and controlling individually turning single amplifier circuit and all other amplifier circuits in each group on and off. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181578 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus has a driver circuit which generates drive voltage for driving a display panel; and a drive power supply circuit which supplies power supply voltage and reference voltage for specifying a value of the drive voltage to the driver circuit. The drive power supply circuit comprises a reference voltage conversion unit which changes the reference voltage value according to a control voltage value; and a power supply voltage conversion unit which changes the power supply voltage value according to the control voltage value, or the reference voltage value output from the reference voltage conversion unit, so that both the power supply voltage and the reference voltage decrease or increase. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181579 | DRIVING APPARATUS FOR PHOTO-ADDRESSING TYPE DISPLAY ELEMENT, DRIVING METHOD AND PHOTO-ADDRESSING TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A driving apparatus includes a voltage applying unit, a light irradiation unit and a resistance control unit. The voltage applying unit forms a voltage applying circuit together with a pair of electrode layers of a photo-addressing type display element. The voltage applying unit applies a voltage between the pair of electrode layers. The light irradiation unit irradiates the photo-addressing type display element with addressing light. The resistance control unit controls a resistance to a current which flows in a direction to reduce a potential difference between the pair of electrode layers to be larger than that during a period in which the voltage applying unit is applying the voltage. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181580 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING BISTABLE NEMATIC DOT MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A driving device includes a bistable liquid crystal display panel having a common line and a segment line, a common driving section for driving the common line, a segment driving section for driving the segment line, a power source circuit for generating a driving potential, and a control section for controlling the common driving section, the segment driving section, and the power source circuit. In a case of low temperature, a mode for performing driving control with higher voltage efficiency to set a maximum voltage amplitude is selected. In a case of high temperature, a driving mode that does not use the maximum voltage amplitude is selected. Therefore, a driving means suitable for a bistable nematic dot matrix liquid crystal display is provided. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181581 | METHOD FOR DRIVING INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL - In a method for driving an information display panel to display information such as an image, in which a display medium comprised of a particle group containing charged particles is sealed between two opposing substrates, at least one of which is transparent; and in which a voltage is applied across opposing pixel electrodes formed such that conductive films provided to the respective substrates are arranged so as to face each other, to drive the display medium, the number of times of application of the pulse voltage applied at the time of rewriting a display is varied according to a filling quantity of the charged particles. In this manner, the method for driving an information display panel can expect improvement of contrast, shortening of time required for drawing, and reduction in electrical power consumption at the time of writing of display at the same time can be provided. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181582 | Load Driving Device and Portable Apparatus Utilizing Such Driving Device - A load such as an LED and a constant-current source are connected in series with each other between the node of a dc-dc conversion type power supply circuit providing an output voltage and the ground. The constant-current source provides a constant current Io, the magnitude of which can be adjusted. The power, supply circuit controls the output voltage such that the voltage drop across the constant-current source serving as a detection voltage becomes equal to a reference voltage. Thus, the load current can be varied within a predetermined range while avoiding the power loss due to an increase in the load current, thereby always permitting efficient operation of the load. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181583 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a pixel including a first subpixel and a second subpixel; a first signal line connected to the first subpixel and transmitting a first signal; a second signal line connected to the second subpixel and transmitting a second signal; a third signal line intersecting the first and the second signal lines, connected to at least one of the first and the second subpixels, and transmitting a third signal; and a fourth signal line intersecting the first and the second signal lines and transmitting a fourth signal, wherein the first subpixel and the second subpixel are supplied with data voltages having different magnitude, and the data voltages applied to the first and the second subpixels are originated from a single image information. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181584 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An LCD device is disclosed, to minimize the signal distortion by decreasing the instability of voltage in a-Si:H TFT of a gate driving signal output unit, which includes a signal controller for outputting first and second control signals Q and /Q; a pull-up transistor between a clock signal terminal CLK and a gate driving signal output terminal for receiving the first control signal Q, the pull-up transistor having a first gate electrode, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode, wherein the pull-up transistor has an asymmetric structure in a first area of the first source electrode overlapped with the first gate electrode and a second area of the first drain electrode overlapped with the first gate electrode; and a pull-down transistor connected between the gate driving signal output terminal and a ground voltage terminal, wherein the pull-down transistor receives the second control signal. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181585 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a first transistor which is electrically connected between a capacitive element and a data line; a second transistor which is electrically connected between the first transistor and the capacitive element; and a driving unit. The driving unit drives the first and second transistors so that when the data voltage is applied to the capacitive element, both the first and second transistors are turned on, the second transistor is temporarily turned off, after a timing at which both the first and second transistors are turned on, and then turned on again, and the first transistor is turned off at the timing at which the second transistor is temporarily turned off or after the timing and before the second transistor is turned on again. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181586 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a driving circuit includes first, second, third and fourth transistors each having first and second electrodes, and a control gate electrode. First and second input signals for producing alternating current voltage are inputted to the respective first electrodes of the first and second transistors. The first electrode of the third transistor and the second electrode of the fourth transistor are commonly connected with an output terminal. The second electrode of the third transistor and the first electrode of the fourth transistor are respectively connected with first and second voltage sources. The control gate electrodes of the third and fourth transistors are respectively connected with the second electrodes of the first and second transistors. The driving circuit further includes first and second potential holding devices to control the switching operation of the third and fourth transistors to output the first and second voltages. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181587 | Image display device having imaging device - An image display device having an imaging device, includes: an image display part in which a plurality of pixels including light-emitting devices are arranged; a light transmission region provided in the image display part; an imaging device arranged on a back side of the image display part; a light condensing means for condensing light passing through the light transmission region to the imaging device; and a position detecting means for obtaining position information of a subject based on image information acquired through the imaging device. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181588 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DATA PROCESSING - Three dimensional image data is provided which includes data representing a first image which specifically may be a background image. A mixed image which is a combination of the first image and a second image which specifically may be a foreground image, a transparency map related to the mixed image comprising transparency values for pixels of the mixed image and a depth indication map for the mixed image comprising depth indication values for pixels of the mixed image. The use of a mixed image may allow three dimensional processing while at the same time allowing 2D backwards compatibility. Image quality around image objects may be improved by modifying transparency values in response to depth indication values and/or depth indication values in response to transparency values. Specifically, an improved alignment of transitions of depth indication values and transparency values may provide improved three dimensional foreground image object edge data. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181589 | IMAGE-BASED PROCEDURAL REMODELING OF BUILDINGS - Systems and methods are provided to facilitate architectural modeling. In one aspect, a modeling system is provided. This includes a processor configured to generate remodeled images associated with one or more architectural structures. A procedural model is configured to integrate an approximate model from aerial images of the architectural structures and a three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction model from ground-level images of the architectural structures. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181590 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRESENTING 3D IMAGE RECORDS IN 2D IMAGES - The invention relates to method and an apparatus for depth cueing, i.e. improving the sense of depth in two-dimensional images of three-dimensional volume data, said 2D images being generated using volume rendering. The invention is characterized in that a second depth color chart generated from the original color chart by permuting at least two color channels is used in the depth dimension. Alternatively, all three color channels can be permuted. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181591 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPOSITING 3D IMAGES - A system and method for compositing 3D images that combines parts of or at least a portion of two or more images having 3D properties to create a 3D image. The system and method of the present disclosure provides for acquiring at least two three-dimensional (3D) images, obtaining metadata (e.g., lighting, geometry, and object information) relating to the at least two 3D images, mapping the metadata of the at least two 3D images into a single 3D coordinate system, and compositing a portion of each of the at least two 3D images into a single 3D image. The single 3D image can be rendered into a desired format (e.g., stereo image pair). The system and method can associate the rendered output with relevant metadata (e.g., interocular distance for stereo image pairs). | 2011-07-28 |
20110181592 | USE OF RAY TRACING FOR GENERATING IMAGES FOR AUTO-STEREO DISPLAYS - Methods and apparatus for generating composite images for displays are provided. For some embodiments, ray tracing algorithms may be utilized to efficiently generate a composite image corresponding to multiple views. Because ray tracing is done on a per pixel basis, it is possible to generate pixel values for only those pixels that will be allocated to a particular image view. By tracing rays from a viewpoint only through those pixels allocated to displaying images corresponding to that viewpoint, a composite image may be generated without discarding pixel data. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181593 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a setting unit, a transform unit and a generation unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a parallax value of each pixel of a plurality of images having a parallax. The setting unit is configured to set at least one reference range within a range of the parallax value. The transform unit is configured to apply transform to the parallax value of each pixel so as not to change a parallax value belonging to the reference range but to change a parallax value that does not belong to the reference range without changing a magnitude relationship between the parallax values of the pixels. The generation unit is configured to generate a parallax image from the image based on the parallax values after applying the transform. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181594 | Accessing predictive data - An apparatus, device, methods, computer program product, and system are described that provide a graphical illustration of a first possible outcome of a use of a treatment parameter with respect to at least one body portion, based on a first dataset associated with a first predictive basis, and that modify the graphical illustration to illustrate a second possible outcome of the use of the treatment parameter, based on a second dataset associated with a second predictive basis. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181595 | Visualizing a Layered Graph Using Edge Bundling - A graph processing module is described for producing a visualization of a layered graph. The graph processing module operates by: bundling edges in the layered graph to produce respective edge bundles; ordering the edges associated with the edge bundles to reduce edge crossings; straightening the edges; and separating the edges in the edges bundles with respect to each other. The graph processing module can operate on a layered graph produced by the Sugiyama algorithm or some other technique, reducing clutter in the layered graph and thus improving a user's understanding of the layered graph. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181596 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF STATIONS IN A PRINT SHOP - A system for determining a location of stations in a cell of a job shop may include a computing device and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the computing device. The computer-readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions for receiving information corresponding to a workflow of a cell in a job shop. The information may include a plurality of print-related functions performable by the cell and an amount of work associated with one or more pairs of print-related functions. The computer-readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions for identifying a plurality of stations in the cell, determining a target distance between one or more pairs of stations, generating a visual depiction of the identified stations, automatically applying the visual depiction to a floor plan, and displaying the visual depiction as applied to the floor plan to a user. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181597 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AND VISUALLY REPRESENTING ADJUSTABLE DATA - In a data visualization system, a method of creating a visual representation of data, the method including the steps of providing instructions to an end user on a display device to assist the end user in: constructing multiple graphical representations of data retrieved from a data storage module in communication with the data visualization system, where each graphical representation is one of a predefined type and includes multiple layers of elements that contribute to the end user's understanding of the data; arranging multiple graphical representations of different types within the visual representation in a manner that enables the end user to understand and focus on the data being represented; and a display module displaying the visual representation on the display device; the method further including the steps of a determination module determining one or more data elements within the graphical representations that are based on variable data, the display module displaying the determined data element on the display device in a form that enables the end user to adjust the associated variable data using an input device, an adjustment detection module detecting the adjustment of the variable data, and the display module refreshing the graphical representation on the display device based on the detected adjustment of the variable data. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181598 | Displaying Maps of Measured Events - A method, computer-readable medium, and apparatus are provided for browsing maps of events of various types that occurred on a piece of land on various dates. A map is displayed on a map interface that allows a user to navigate to other maps using different types of navigation that are triggered by different types of user input. A single instance of a first type of user input triggers display of another map of the same event type as a currently displayed map. A single instance of a second type of user input triggers display of another map that is chronologically adjacent to the currently displayed map, regardless of event type. Alternately, the second type of user input triggers skipping maps of the same event type to navigate to a map of a different event type. The maps each include a graphical representation of a measurement at a given location. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181599 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING BATTERY RESIDUAL QUANTITY IN PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING SELF-LUMINESCENCE DISPLAY AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method and apparatus for displaying a battery residual quantity of a portable terminal having a self-luminescence display are provided. The brightness of an image frame is determined by analyzing a histogram of the image frame output through the self-luminescence display. A power consumption of the self-luminescence display is determined based on the brightness of the image frame output through the self-luminescence display. A battery voltage and a battery voltage variance value are determined. The battery residual quantity is displayed in accordance with the power consumption of the self-luminescence display and the battery voltage variance value. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181600 | STRUCTURED ARRANGEMENT OF VISUAL ENDPOINTS - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for structured arrangement of visual endpoints in diagrams. Generally, endpoint arrangements are consistently used on shapes in a domain (diagram type) based on common information flow characteristics of the domain. In addition, shape specific positioning of endpoints can be based on a shape's unique characteristics. Diagrams are more readable across an organization because diagrams have a more consistent flow structure in the form of endpoints and connections. Diagrams are also easier to construct because endpoints have predictable locations. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181601 | CAPTURING VIEWS AND MOVEMENTS OF ACTORS PERFORMING WITHIN GENERATED SCENES - Generating scenes for virtual environment of a visual entertainment program, comprising: capturing views and movements of an actor performing within the generated scenes, comprising: tracking movements of a headset camera and a plurality of motion capture markers worn by the actor within a physical volume of space; translating the movements of the headset camera into head movements of a virtual character operating within the virtual environment; translating the movements of the plurality of motion capture markers into body movements of the virtual character; generating first person point-of-view shots using the head and body movements of the virtual character; and providing the generated first person point-of-view shots to the headset camera worn by the actor. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181602 | USER INTERFACE FOR AN APPLICATION - A user interface is provided for interacting with slides and objects provided on slides. In certain embodiments, the user interface includes features that are displayed attached to or proximate to selected slides or objects. In embodiments, aspects of the user interface may be used to preview, review, add, or modify transitions associated with animation from one slide to the next (or previous) and builds associated with animation of objects on slides. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181603 | ELECTRONIC READER DEVICE AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic reader device with a physical control disposed on a surface of the device housing. The physical control is operable to initiate a first function. A display disposed on the surface of the housing is operable to show a virtual control that initiates a second function. A sensor detects a drag operation moving the virtual control to a position on a border of the display adjacent to the physical control. A processor associates the second function with the physical control in response to the drag operation and performs the second function upon activation of the physical control. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181604 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING ANIMATION MESSAGE - A method for creating an animation message includes generating input information containing information regarding input time and input coordinates according to input order of drawing information input through a touch screen; dividing an image containing the drawing information and background information into a plurality of blocks; creating an animation message by mapping the input information to the plurality of blocks so that the drawing information can be sequentially reproduced according to the input order; allocating a parity bit per pre-set block range of the animation message in order to detect an error occurring in the animation message; and transmitting the created animation message. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181605 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CUSTOMIZING ANIMATED ENTITIES FOR USE IN A MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION APPLICATION - In an embodiment, a method is provided for creating a personal animated entity for delivering a multi-media message from a sender to a recipient. An image file from the sender may be received by a server. The image file may include an image of an entity. The sender may be requested to provide input with respect to facial features of the image of the entity in preparation for animating the image of the entity. After the sender provides the input with respect to the facial features of the image of the entity, the image of the entity may be presented as a personal animated entity to the sender to preview. Upon approval of the preview from the sender, the image of the entity may be presented as a sender-selectable personal animated entity for delivering the multi-media message to the recipient. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181606 | AUTOMATIC AND SEMI-AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF IMAGE FEATURES SUGGESTIVE OF MOTION FOR COMPUTER-GENERATED IMAGES AND VIDEO - In an animation processing system, generating images to be viewable on a display using a computer that are generated based on scene geometry obtained from computer readable storage and animation data representing changes over time of scene geometry elements, but also images can be modified to include shading that is a function of positions of objects at other than the current instantaneous time for a frame render such that the motion effect shading would suggest motion of at least one of the elements to a viewer of the generated images. Motion effects provide, based on depiction parameters and/or artist inputs, shading that varies for at least some received animation data, received motion depiction parameters, for at least one pixel, a pixel color is rendered based on motion effect program output and at least some received scene geometry, such that the output contributes to features that would suggest the motion. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181607 | System and method for controlling animation by tagging objects within a game environment - A game developer can “tag” an item in the game environment. When an animated character walks near the “tagged” item, the animation engine can cause the character's head to turn toward the item, and mathematically computes what needs to be done in order to make the action look real and normal. The tag can also be modified to elicit an emotional response from the character. For example, a tagged enemy can cause fear, while a tagged inanimate object may cause only indifference or indifferent interest. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181608 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR GLOBAL SYNCHRONIZATION OF TIME - A method for synchronizing time in a plurality of graphical displays provided within a human-machine interface (HMI) includes displaying stored data via the plurality of graphical displays, receiving data refresh configuration parameters via a configuration tool within the HMI, and storing the data refresh configuration parameters in a memory. The method also includes generating, by the HMI, a data refresh message that includes the data refresh configuration parameters, and refreshing, by at least a portion of the plurality of graphical displays, display of the stored data based on the data refresh configuration parameters. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181609 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF SWITCHING DISPLAY IMAGES - A method of switching display images on an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes displaying a first image on a display. A predetermined number of steps are set. Display effect percentages of the first image and a second image are computed in each step. The number of step images is generated according to the corresponding display effect percentages of the first and second images for each step. The display displays the step images in sequence. The display then displays the second image. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181610 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING A DIGITAL IMAGE INTO A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL GEO-REFERENCED DATA STRUCTURE - The present invention is directed to a computer-implemented method for converting a digital image into a multi-dimensional geo-referenced data structure. The method includes pre-processing or preparing a digital image, defining a color map comprising values for the prepared digital image, defining geometry and location values for the prepared digital image, creating a data structure by assigning to each pixel in the digital image a value, based on the closest match in the color map, and an interpolated geometry and location value, based on the geometry and location values; and transmitting the data structure to an interpretation application and creating a multi-dimensional geo-referenced data structure for interpretation. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181611 | USER INTERFACE AND CONTROL OF SEGMENTED BACKLIGHT DISPLAY - In some embodiments a user interface is adapted to monitor user inputs and one or more controllers are adapted to modify backlight segment brightness and/or image pixel values of a segmented backlight display in response to the monitored user inputs. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181612 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS IMAGE TRANSMISSION TO A PROJECTOR - A method and apparatus is provided in which a digital image is transmitted to a presentation projector resource over a wireless transmission medium using a reduced amount of transmission bandwidth by transmitting a subset of the digital image data. The subset image data may be a delta subset that represents those areas of the image that have changed since the previous transmission. The subset image data may also be a scalable vector graphics representation of the subset of the digital image. Header data is provided to further describe the subset image data. A projector discovery logic selects a suitable projector resource based on the order or signal strength of the discovery replies. A wireless image transmission session is established with the selected projector resource during which the projector is unavailable to other devices. The subset image data may be compressed and transmission coordinated with the projector resource so that the data is sent only when it is ready to be received. A wireless to digital visual interface (DVI) graphics engine decompresses and renders the image for output to a DVI connector receptacle. The rendered image is projected by the projector resource in accordance with the associated header data so that the exact image that appears on the image generation device also appears on the projected display. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181613 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR LIGHT ENERGY ACCOUNTING IN RAY TRACING - For ray tracing systems, described methods, media, apparatuses provide for accounting of light energy that will be collected at pixels of a 2-D representation without recursive closure of a tree of ray/primitive intersections, and also provide for adaptivity in ray tracing based on importance indicators of each ray, such as a weight, which may be carried in data structures representative of the rays. Examples of such adaptivity may include determining a number of children to issue for shading an identified intersecting primitive, culling rays, and adding rays to achieve more accurate sampling, if desired. All such adaptivity may be triggered with goal-based indicators, such as a threshold value representative of rendering progress to a time-based goal, such as a frame rate. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181614 | QUANTIFICATION METHOD OF THE FEATURE OF A TUMOR AND AN IMAGING METHOD OF THE SAME - A quantification method and an imaging method are disclosed, capable of quantifying the margin feature, the cysts feature, the calcifications feature, the echoic feature and the heterogenesis feature of a tumor, and capable of imaging the margin feature, the cysts feature, the calcifications feature and the heterogenesis feature of a tumor. The quantification method and the imaging method calculate the moving variance of the gray scale of each of the pixel points based on the gradient value of the gray scale of these pixel points. Then, depending on the purpose of the quantification method or the imaging method, the maximum value, the minimum value, the mean value, and the standard deviation of the moving variance of the gray scale of these pixel points are calculated, respectively. At final, with the definition of the threshold value and the imaging rule, the above features of the tumor are quantified or imaged. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181615 | METHOD FOR BINDING AN IRREGULAR MAP TO A KNOWN COORDINATE SYSTEM USING REFERENCE POINTS - The present invention describes a method for locating a user on an irregular map, such as for example on an outdoor map, slope map of a downhill skiing centre or other map having an irregular scale. In the method, points on the irregular map are bound as reference points by determining the actual location of the points. Then the location of the user on the map can be calculated on the base of the actual coordinates of the user's location by utilizing the reference points. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181616 | GRAPHICAL EFFECTS FOR AN ELECTRONIC PRINT MEDIA VIEWER - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to a computing device including a processor and a storage medium including instructions for displaying adjacent pages of an electronic print medium. The adjacent pages may include a first page belonging to a first group of pages and a second page opposite the first page belonging to a second group of pages. The storage medium may also include instructions for displaying at least one graphical effect for each page, with the graphical effect determined based on a depth of pages in the corresponding group. Example methods and machine-readable storage media are also disclosed. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181617 | Image Display Apparatus, Image Display Method, And Information Storage Medium - Provided is an image display apparatus capable of allowing a user to easily recognize an image belonging to a group. A library view image classifying unit classifies a plurality of images into groups which have a rank order associated therewith. A library view group image layout unit places a group image corresponding to each of the groups according to the rank order of the groups, along a group image layout reference line provided in a display region. A library view representative image layout unit places, on a representative image layout region in the display region, an image belonging to any one of the groups falling within a range on the group image layout reference line associated with the representative image layout region, as a representative image. A library view space displaying unit displays at least part of the display region on a screen. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181618 | Realistic Real-Time Simulation of Brush Behavior - A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for simulating brush behavior. In one embodiment, user input may be received to modify an image using a brush model, wherein the brush model comprises data stored in a memory of a computer system. The brush model may comprise a plurality of bristle representations. The user input may comprise a motion of the brush model. An effect of each of the plurality of bristle representations on the image throughout the motion may be determined. The image may be modified based on the determined effect of each of the plurality of bristle representations on the image throughout the motion. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181619 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING HANDWRITING ANIMATION MESSAGE - Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving a handwriting animation message. The apparatus for transmitting a handwriting animation message includes an input unit for receiving an input of a handwriting animation message including coordinate information and time information of points being input onto a background image from a user of a transmitting mobile terminal, a controller for controlling merging or synchronization of the background image and the handwriting animation message, and a transmitter for transmitting the merged or synchronized background image and handwriting animation message to a receiving mobile terminal. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181620 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A CUSTOMIZED COMPOSITE MAP IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - A method is to be implemented by an electronic apparatus having a map database established therein, and includes the steps of: receiving a user-specified input image of an area of interest, and obtaining from the map database a reference map that encompasses the area of interest; selecting a set of feature points in the user-specified input image, and a set of map points in the reference map that correspond in geographical features to the feature points; transforming the user-specified input image according to positional differences between the feature points and the corresponding map points to thereby obtain a to-be-registered image having adjusted feature points corresponding in position to the map points; overlaying the to-be-registered image onto the reference map to thereby obtain a customized composite map image; and outputting the customized composite map image. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181621 | Image Processor, Image Processing Method, Recording Medium, Computer Program And Semiconductor Device - To provide an image processing technique for easy initial settings when a video image feature is used as an input interface. This is an image processor having an image combining section for combining a mirrored video image feature that includes an image of an operator as a portion thereof and an object image of an object that is associated with a predetermined event, to generate a combined image, and being adapted to provide production of the combined image on a display device. This image processor has a detection section for detecting the position of an image of an operator included in the mirrored video image feature. The image combining section is adapted to combine the object image and the mirrored video image feature in such a manner that the object image is displayed in a range that an image of a hand of the operator can reach, depending on the position of the image of the operator detected by the detection section. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181622 | FOCUSABLE VIRTUAL MICROSCOPY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A virtual microscope slide includes images of a specimen for a given level of optical magnification which are associated and stored in a data structure. The forming of the data structure having the multiple Z-plane images preferably includes automatically focusing at a principal reference focal plane and capturing and digitizing an optically magnified reference Z-image and then shifting the specimen relative to the lens system by a predetermined increment to capture and digitize another Z-plane image. Preferably, a multiple sequence of Z-plane images above and below the reference image and captured and digitized. For ease of retrieval and use, each reference image has its associated Z-plane images are formed in a stack that is sent over the Internet, or Intranet to a local computer storage for quick retrieval when a viewer wants to mimic a focusing up or down to better view a detail in an image. Thus, the resultant images are retrieved and displayed such that a virtual focusing capability is available to the user. The images can be formed with overlapping fields of depth, adjacent fields of depth, or wholly separated fields of depth. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181623 | SCROLLING CONTROL METHOD FOR A TOUCH DEVICE AND DEVICE USING THE SAME - A scrolling control method for a touch device, comprising the steps of: selecting a scrolling region on the touch device; defining at least two sections on the scrolling region; detecting touches of an object on at least two different sections successively, the time span between the touches of the object on the two sections corresponding a displacement; and controlling a scroll bar to scroll the displacement according to the operation of the object on a window of the touch device. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181624 | Interactive Publication and Associated Method of Displaying Community-Based Content Therewith - The present disclosure relates generally to an interactive publication with a flexible cover browser and an associated tangible publication each with associated content, and more specifically, to a detachable browser-cover with a flexible computer screen, a proximity sensor, and power cells for enhancing a tangible publication such as a magazine by displaying associated content using a method of displaying community-based content. The disclosure also includes power-saving modes of operation of the detachable browser-cover, management of information within the memory of the device or uploaded from the Internet, and the associated technology. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181625 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly includes; a plurality of light source strings which receive a driving voltage to generate a light, a driving circuit including a channel terminal commonly connected to output terminals of the plurality of light source strings and which receives a feedback voltage through the channel terminal to control the driving voltage according to the feedback voltage, and a current detection circuit connected to the output terminals of the plurality of light source strings to receive currents from the plurality of light source strings and which turns off the driving circuit when at least one of the received currents is larger than a predetermined reference current. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181626 | Display device and display driving method - Disclosed herein is a display device including a pixel array configured to include pixel circuits arranged in a matrix having a light emitting element, driving transistor, sampling transistor, and hold capacitor. The display device further includes a signal selector, driving control scanner, and writing scanner. The signal selector alternately carries out supply of a video signal voltage in order from a beginning line to an end line in a unit and supply of a video signal voltage in order from an end line to a beginning line in a unit. The writing scanner outputs the pulse to the writing control lines in such a way that input of a video signal voltage in order from a beginning line to an end line in a unit and input of a video signal voltage in order from an end line to a beginning line in a unit are alternately carried out. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181627 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING LUMINANCE OF A LIGHT SOURCE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of controlling a luminance of a light source is presented. The method entails generating red, green, blue and white data using red, green and blue data, applying a color weight according to contribution to luminance by each of the red, green, blue and white data to generate pixel luminance data, setting a luminance level of the light source based on the pixel luminance data, determining local information on a pure color block in a frame image by using the pixel luminance data, and adjusting the luminance level of the light source based on the local information on the pure color block. A display device that utilizes such method is also presented. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181628 | POWER-SAVING AND CONTEXT-SHOWING DISPLAY INFORMATION CONVERTING SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUS - A context-showing and power-saving display information converting system and a corresponding apparatus are provided for lowering the power consumption of displaying images on a pixel self-emissive display device. The display information converting system includes a context-showing module and a power-saving conversion module. The context-showing module receives display information that describes the content of an image, wherein the display information includes one or more elements, and each element corresponds to a plurality of pixels displayed by a display device. In addition, the context-showing module determines a relevance of the one or more elements according to the viewing interest of the user. The power-saving conversion module converts the display information in unit of the one or more elements according to the relevance and provides the converted display information to the display device. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181629 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display device includes: a display section including scan lines, power lines, signal lines, and pixels, each having a light emitting element and a pixel circuit which has a first transistor controlling a current in the light emitting element, and a second transistor writing a voltage on the signal line to the first transistor; and a driver section driving the pixels. Each power line is provided for each unit of pixel rows. The driver section sequentially applies a first pulse signal for inactivating the light emitting element to each of the scan lines in a pixel row unit, and applies one or more second pulse signals for activating the second transistor to at least a scan line corresponding to a pixel row to be inactivated first in the pixel row unit while a non-gray-scale signal is applied to each signal line. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181630 | Active Matrix Displays - This invention relates to active matrix OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) displays, in particular to display panels with integrated negative capacitance circuits and to active capacitance compensation. We describe an active matrix OLED display comprising a glass panel bearing a plurality of lines of OLED pixels, each with an associated active matrix driver circuit having a programming connection for programming a brightness of the associated OLED, programming connections of a line of pixels being connected to a programming line of said display, and wherein said active matrix OLED display further comprises a plurality of capacitors on said glass panel, each having a first plate connected to an end of a respective said programming line and having a second plate for connecting to a negative capacitor circuit to compensate for a capacitance of said programming line. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181631 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A pixel is divided into m (m is an integer of m≧2) sub-pixels, and an area ratio of an s-th (s is an integer of 1 to m) sub-pixel is to be 2 | 2011-07-28 |
20110181632 | METHOD AND DRIVER FOR ACTUATING A PASSIVE-MATRIX OLED DISPLAY - A method and unit for controlling a passive matrix-OLED-display with OLEDs assembled in matrix form, wherein columns for controlling an OLED are connected with a current source, and rows are connected consecutively during row addressing time. The lightness of a pixel located on the intersection point of a column with an addressed row is influenced by the turn-on time being within the row addressing time and by the amplitude of the column current. To reach an energy-efficient control it is proposed to control the lightness of the pixel subject to the charge quantity converted into light and subject to a charge quantity during a post luminescence time and converted into light by switching the column potential-free during post luminescence time and considering the charge quantity stored in the capacity of OLEDs before the addressing at determination of the charge quantity converted at the OLED. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181633 | DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a driving method for an image display apparatus which includes an image display panel and a signal processing section. Each of the pixels includes a first subpixel for displaying a first primary color, a second subpixel for displaying a second primary color, a third subpixel for displaying a third primary color and a fourth subpixel for displaying a fourth color. The signal processing section is capable of calculating a first subpixel output signal, a second subpixel output signal, and a third subpixel output signal. The driving method includes the step, further carried out by the signal processing section, of calculating a fourth subpixel output signal based on a fourth subpixel control second signal and a fourth subpixel control first signal, and outputting the calculated fourth subpixel output signal to the fourth subpixel of the (p,q)th pixel. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181634 | DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a driving method for an image display apparatus which includes an image display panel and a signal processing section; the driving method including the steps, further carried out by the signal processing section, of calculating a third subpixel output signal to a (p,q)th first pixel, based at least on a third subpixel input signal to the (p,q)th first pixel and a third subpixel input signal to the (p,q)th second signal, and outputting the third subpixel output signal to the third subpixel of the (p,q)th first pixel; and further calculating a fourth subpixel output signal to the (p,q)th second pixel based at least on the third subpixel input signal to the (p,q)th second pixel and the third subpixel input signal to the (p+1,q)th first pixel and outputting the fourth subpixel output signal to the fourth subpixel of the (p,q)th second pixel. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181635 | DRIVING METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a driving method for an image display apparatus which includes an image display panel having a plurality of pixels arrayed in a two-dimensional matrix and each configured from a first subpixel for displaying a first primary color, a second subpixel for displaying a second primary color, a third subpixel for displaying a third primary color and a fourth subpixel for displaying a fourth color, and a signal processing section. The signal processing section is capable of calculating a first subpixel output signal, a second subpixel output signal, a third subpixel output signal, and a fourth subpixel output signal. The driving method includes a step of calculating a maximum value (V | 2011-07-28 |
20110181636 | PROJECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE BLUR PREVENTIVE CONTROL METHOD FOR PROJECTION APPARATUS - A projection apparatus includes: a projection system which projects an image; a vibration detecting unit which detects vibration given to the main body of the apparatus; an installation condition determining unit which determines the installation condition of the main body of the apparatus; and an image blur preventive control unit which performs image blur preventive control for preventing blurring of the image caused by the vibration detected by the vibration detecting unit based on the vibration, wherein the image blur preventive control unit performs the image blur preventive control in accordance with the installation condition determined by the installation condition determining unit. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181637 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING USING VARIABLE-DENSITY WHITE INK UNDER-PRINTED LAYER - Techniques for generated variable density mono-color under-print layer(s) for printing underneath an image on a substrate to improve the appearance of the printed image. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181638 | Inkjet print head assembly and ink supply method thereof - An inkjet print head assembly includes: an ink tank storing ink provided from the exterior; a partition demarcating the interior of the ink tank; a tank head including at least two ink movement holes allowing ink to flow into the interior of the ink tank therethrough and a common channel communicating with the ink movement holes; and an inkjet print head coupled to the tank head to discharge the ink from the common channel. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181639 | Inkjet Printhead and Printing System with Boundary Layer Control - An inkjet printhead, printing system and a method of inkjet printing employ a boundary layer control apparatus to control a boundary layer of air flow surrounding a nozzle opening of an inkjet pen. The printhead includes the pen supported by a housing that is configured so that the nozzle opening both faces a substrate and is spaced from the substrate by a gap. The apparatus is a structure adjacent to the nozzle opening and supported at a leading edge of the housing ahead of the nozzle opening relative to a direction of movement of the substrate. The structure is configured to extend into the gap. The printing system further includes the substrate. The method includes moving the substrate below the printhead, controlling the boundary layer, and depositing an ink onto the moving substrate. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181640 | Driver circuit, driver apparatus, and image forming apparatus - A driver circuit is used for driving a plurality of groups of switch elements connected between a power supply terminal and a common terminal. Each switch element includes anode connected to the power supply terminal, a cathode, and a gate. The anode is connected to the power supply and the cathode connected to a common terminal. The gate controls electrical conduction between the anode and the cathode. The driver circuit includes a switch circuit connected between the power supply terminal and the common terminal, and a driver circuit into which a drive current flows. The switch circuit is in parallel with the switch elements, and the switch circuit electrically connects or disconnects between the power supply terminal and the common terminal in response to a control signal supplied thereto. A transmission line having a specific characteristic impedance, connected between the common terminal and the driver circuit. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181641 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image recording apparatus has a printing unit and a controller. The printing unit prints—using a removable color material. The controller is configured to control the printing unit to print images on a paper over plural passes in a divided manner. | 2011-07-28 |
20110181642 | LIQUID EJECTION CONTROL DEVICE, LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE, AND LIQUID EJECTION CONTROL METHOD - A printer includes an intermediate buffer that holds plain data produced by subjecting print data to extraction processing and microweave processing, and a control buffer that holds head control data produced by subjecting plain data to vertical-horizontal conversion processing. The control buffer is allocated storage capacity that allows it to hold data equivalent to one impression and data equivalent to one-fourth an impression (one pass in printing at four passes per impression). | 2011-07-28 |
20110181643 | WIRING CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF DRIVER IC AND LIQUID DROPLET JETTING APPARATUS - A wiring connection structure of driver IC is provided. The wiring connection structure includes: a driver IC installed on a wiring substrate; output wires connected to output terminals of the driver IC; input wires including multiple kinds of signal input wires for transmitting multiple kinds of signals different from each other in susceptibility to an influence of noise; and bonding wires which connect input terminals of the driver IC to connection terminals of the input wires, and have an identical length to each other and a different loop height from the wiring substrate. The intervals between the input terminals are narrower than those between the connection terminals, and the loop height is higher with respect to the bonding wire connected to the connection terminal of the signal input wire for transmitting a signal more susceptible to the influence of noise. | 2011-07-28 |