33rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110199331 | ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITY TYPE TOUCH SENSOR - The invention provides an electrostatic capacity type touch sensor that is not influenced by a parasitic capacitor formed between a sensor line connected to a touch sensor pad and other signal line and provides a stable sensor output. A sensor line connected to a touch sensor pad is connected to a non-inverting input terminal (+) of a charge amplifier. An LED is disposed in the touch sensor pad, and the cathode of the LED is connected to an LED signal line. Since the LED signal line is disposed adjacent to the sensor line, a parasitic capacitor is formed between the LED signal line and the sensor line. In order to keep the capacitance of this parasitic capacitor constant, a pull-up resistor is connected to the LED signal line. The LED signal line is biased to a power supply potential Vdd by the pull-up resistor. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199332 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE THEREOF - A transparent capacitive touch panel comprising a transparent substrate, a transparent cover lens and a transparent adhesive layer is provided, wherein a first transparent electrode layer and a second transparent electrode layer are disposed on the transparent cover lens and the transparent substrate respectively. The transparent adhesive layer is used to bind the first transparent electrode layer and second transparent electrode layer in order to combine the transparent cover lens and the transparent substrate disposed in parallel. Thereby, the manufacturing process of the transparent capacitive touch panel is simplified, and the manufacturing cost of the same is lowered. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199333 | Touch Sensitive Screen - One embodiment provides a capacitive sensor for determining the presence of an object, such as a user's finger or a stylus. The sensor includes a substrate on which electrodes are deposited. A resistive drive electrode is arranged on one side of the substrate and a resistive sense electrode is arranged on the other side of the substrate. A shorting connection connects between two locations on one of the electrodes. The electrodes are connected to respective drive and sense channels. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199334 | RESISTIVE-FILM-BASED TOUCH-SENSITIVE SHEET, TOUCH-SENSITIVE PANEL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a resistive-film-based touch-sensitive sheet, touch-sensitive panel, and manufacturing method thereof. Embodiments of the invention provide a touch-sensitive sheet used for manufacturing a resistive-film type touch panel that includes: a base film; a transparent insulative adhesive film, in which conductive balls are mixed, located over the base film; and a releasing paper adhered over the transparent insulative adhesive film, as well as an integrated type touch-sensitive sheet that includes: an upper board for a touch panel; an upper contact electrode patterned on the upper board; a transparent insulative adhesive film, in which conductive balls are mixed, located over the upper board and the upper contact electrode; and a releasing paper adhered over the transparent insulative adhesive film. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199335 | Determining a Position of an Object Using a Single Camera - A coordinate detection system can comprise a display screen, a touch surface corresponding the top of the display screen or a material positioned above the screen and defining a touch area, at least one camera outside the touch area and configured to capture an image of space above the touch surface, and a processor executing program code to identify whether an object interferes with the light from the light source. The processor can be configured to carry out a position detection routine by which information about a point, including can be determined using a single camera. The information may comprise an indication of distance from the plane and/or a three-dimensional coordinate for the point. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199336 | OPTICAL TOUCH DEVICE - An optical touch device is presented. When the optical touch device is in a sleep mode, only one of all image sensors of the optical touch device is enabled to detect an indication object on a touch area, so as to determine a wakeup time of the entire optical touch device. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199337 | OBJECT-DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD BY USE OF NON-COINCIDENT FIELDS OF LIGHT - The invention provides an object-detecting system and method for detecting information of an object located in an indicating space. In particular, the invention is to capture images relative to the indicating space by use of non-coincident fields of light, and further to determine the information of the object located in the indicating space in accordance with the captured images. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199338 | TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING USER INFORMATION ON A SCREEN THROUGH CONTEXT AWARENESS - The present invention provides a touch screen apparatus comprising a first light emitting unit for generating an optical signal for performing non-touch sensing, a second light emitting unit for generating an optical signal for performing touch sensing together with the non-touch sensing, an optical guide unit for guiding light emitted from the second light emitting unit, and a light receiving unit for receiving light emitted and changed by an object. Further, the present invention provides a method for inputting user information on a screen through context awareness, which can input user information in an accurate and convenient manner on the screen through the awareness of a variety of user contexts, and which can effectively prevent an erroneous operation caused by a contact of the palm of the user by ignoring the contact coordinates input by a means other than the finger of the user on the screen. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199339 | Object Locating System with Cameras Attached to Frame - An imaging system includes a frame with a retroreflective bezel and cameras attached directly to the frame. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199340 | ARRANGEMENT FOR A TOUCHSCREEN AND RELATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Arrangement for use with a touchscreen, includes a substrate, such as an optically substantially transparent film or a film defining a through hole, the substrate including support electronics, such as printed electronics including a number of printed conductors, for providing power, control and/or communications connection to further electronic components, a number of emitters and detectors arranged on the substrate into contact with the support electronics, for emitting and detecting light, respectively, and a lightguide arranged onto the substrate such that the emitters and detectors, and optionally at least part of the support electronics, are substantially immersed in the lightguide material, the properties of the lightguide including the refractive index of the lightguide material being selected and the emitters and detectors being configured so as to enable, when in use, total internal reflection (TIR)-type propagation of light within the lightguide between the emitters and detectors and recognition of a touch on the basis of a drop in the TIR performance as determined from the detected light. A related method of manufacture is presented. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199341 | TOUCH SENSOR CONFIGURATION - A touch sensor configuration contains an optically transparent substrate, at least one optically transparent touch sensor element formed on the substrate and has at least one electrically conductive, transparent layer, and at least one contacting structure for the electrical contacting of the electrically conductive, transparent layer. The contacting structure has in direct contact with the electrically conductive, transparent layer at least one layer of Mo | 2011-08-18 |
20110199342 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELEVATED, INDENTED OR TEXTURIZED SENSATIONS TO AN OBJECT NEAR A DISPLAY DEVICE OR INPUT DETECTION USING ULTRASOUND - An apparatus and method for providing elevated, indented, or texturized contactless sensations to an object at a distance from a display device using ultrasound or ultrasonic waves is disclosed. Processes are also given involving elevated, indented, or texturized sensations to an object near a display device using airborne ultrasound or ultrasonic waves. By providing elevated, indented, or texturized sensations to an object near a display device enhanced input/output functions are provided. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199343 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AND AUTOMATICALLY SENDING A HANDWRITTEN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE - A method for generating and automatically sending an electronic message handwritten on a writing substrate to a manually designated addressee, wherein the user takes the writing instrument from its storage holder, uses it to handwrite the message in a writing zone of the paper, manually selects before or after writing of the message, by means of the writing instrument, at least one box for identification of the addressee, the session ending with replacement of the writing instrument in its storage holder, which initiates the automatic sending process. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199344 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY DRIVING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display driving apparatus for outputting control signals to a number of driver integrated circuits (ICs). The plurality of driver ICs are connected in a cascade manner such that, when a first control signal is input to a first driver IC, a transmission signal corresponding to the first control signal is transmitted to a subsequent driver IC using a cascade method. The display driving apparatus includes a restoration signal generation unit for generating restoration signals with respect to the first control signal and transmission signals of the number of driver ICs; an error detection unit for detecting an abnormal driver IC that does not operate normally from among the plurality of driver ICs; and a restoration signal output unit for outputting a restoration signal to the abnormal driver IC. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199345 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display apparatus provided with a liquid crystal panel for displaying information includes a source driver having an amplifier output unit for outputting to each of a plurality of source wirings a source signal according to information to be displayed on the liquid crystal panel, a redundant wiring provided as a backup wiring for the source wirings, and a redundant amplifier capable of outputting to the redundant wiring a source signal according to information to be displayed on the liquid crystal panel, the redundant amplifier outputting to the redundant wiring and a source wiring to which to the redundant wiring is connected a corresponding source signal at a timing earlier than the amplifier output unit by a prescribed amount of time. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199346 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING GUARD RING, DISPLAY DRIVER CIRCUIT, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type, at least two first well regions which have a second conductivity type and a predetermined depth in the semiconductor substrate, at least one second well region which has the first conductivity type and a predetermined depth in each of the first well regions, and a guard-ring region which has the second conductivity type and a predetermined depth and is positioned between the first well regions to be separated by a predetermined distance from the first well regions. The guard-ring region is connected to a ground voltage. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199347 | Liquid crystal display driving apparatus and method thereof - A liquid crystal display (LCD) driving apparatus and the method thereof is disclosed. The method receives a pixel and drives a pixel of the LCD according to the pixel value in a frame period, wherein the frame period is divided into a precharge field and a compensation field. Firstly, a precharge pixel value is decided according to the pixel and a reference value. A compensation pixel value is decided according to the precharge pixel. Next, a precharge driving voltage is determined according to the precharge pixel value. Afterwards, a compensation driving voltage is determined according to the compensation pixel value. Finally, the pixel is driven according to the precharge driving voltage and the compensation driving voltage respectively during the precharge field and the compensation field. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199348 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a display device and a manufacturing method thereof with which driver cracks caused by a fall or the like can be suppressed. The display device according to the present invention includes: a display panel; a driver for driving the display panel; a substrate disposed on a display surface side of the display panel; and an adhesive layer for adhering the display panel and the substrate to each other. The driver is provided on an end portion of the display panel between the display panel and the substrate, and a resin member for absorbing an impact is provided between the driver and the substrate. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199349 | OPTICAL SENSOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - The present invention provides an optical sensor at least some part of which is formed monolithically in an active matrix substrate of a display device. In order to detect ambient light with high accuracy by eliminating the influences of stray light and of property variations between photodetecting elements, the optical sensor includes a detection photodiode ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110199350 | AMBIENT LIGHT-COMPENSATED REFLECTIVE DISPLAY DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Various embodiments include devices, methods, data structures, and software that allow a reflective display device to, among other things, determine color components of a first image, detect an ambient light color composition, and weight one or more of the color components of the first image to provide a compensated image for display on the reflective display device. In one embodiment, the weighting compensates for a difference between the detected ambient light color composition and a specified color balance. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199351 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A semiconductor circuit including: an A/D converter circuit which converts an inputted first signal into a second signal. The A/D converter circuit includes a comparator circuit which compares a voltage of the first signal and a reference voltage; an A/D conversion controller circuit which outputs a digital signal in accordance with comparison results given by the comparator circuit, as a fourth signal and which outputs, in accordance with the third signal, a digital signal corresponding to the first signal, as the second signal; and a D/A converter which converts an inputted fourth signal into an analog signal and which outputs the analog signal as the reference signal. The comparator circuit includes a transistor having a first gate and a second gate. The first signal is inputted to the first gate, the reference signal is inputted to the second gate. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199352 | SEMISPECULAR HOLLOW BACKLIGHT WITH GRADIENT EXTRACTION - A backlight that includes a front reflector and a back reflector that form a hollow light recycling cavity including an output surface is disclosed. The backlight also includes a semi-specular element, and a light extraction element disposed within the hollow cavity. The light extraction element has a gradient specularity. The backlight also includes one or more light sources to inject light into the hollow light recycling cavity, where the one or more light sources are configured to inject light over a limited angular range. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199353 | SHIFT REGISTER CIRCUIT, SOURCE DRIVER INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD - A shift register circuit and method includes: a plurality of shift registers configured to generate latch clock signals by sequentially shifting input signals according to first and second clock signals, the first and second clock signals including: periods longer than a shift register clock signal, and phases different from each other, wherein odd shift registers among the plurality of shift registers are configured to be driven by the first clock signal, and wherein even shift registers are configured to be driven by the second clock signal. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199354 | SCANNING SIGNAL LINE DRIVE CIRCUIT, SHIFT REGISTER, AND DRIVE METHOD OF SHIFT REGISTER - There is realized a scanning signal line drive circuit (in a display device) capable of, even in a case where a circuit in a shift register is formed using a thin-film transistor which is relatively large in off leakage, suppressing unnecessary power consumption due to a leakage current in the thin-film transistor. In at least one embodiment, bistable circuit that forms the shift register includes a thin-film transistor for raising a potential of an output terminal based on a first dock, a region netA connected to a gate terminal of the thin-film transistor, another thin-film transistor for lowering a potential of the region netA, and a region netB connected to a gate terminal of the other thin-film transistor. With this configuration, the potential of the region netB is raised based on a third clock which is advanced in phase by 90 degrees with respect to the first clock and is lowered based on a fourth clock which is delayed in phase by 90 degrees with respect to the first clock. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199355 | DRIVE CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A driving circuit of at least one embodiment includes: m output terminals; m+1 video signal output sections including m+1 output circuits, respectively; a decision section for determining the quality of each of the video signal output sections; and switches for switching connections between the output terminals and the video signal output sections in accordance with a result of determination made by the decision section. When the decision section has determined the ith (i being a natural number of m or less) video signal output section to be defective, the switches connect the jth (j being a natural number of i−1 or less) video signal output section to the jth output terminal and connect the (k+1)th (k being a natural number of i or more to m or less) video signal output section to the kth output terminal. Thus provided is a driving circuit, capable of self-repairing a defective one of the video signal output sections, which has more simplified wires connected to the video signal output sections. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199356 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY PANEL - A pixel circuit includes a first power line that supplies a first power, a single control line, an emission control variable resistance element having one end connected to the first power line and the other end connected to the control line, a second power line that supplies a second power, a light-emitting element that has one end connected to the control line and the other end connected to the second power line and emits light in accordance with data written to the emission control variable resistance element, and a parallel connection variable resistance element having one end connected to the control line and the other end connected to the second power line so that it is parallel with the light-emitting element. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199357 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting display device includes a scan driver, a data driver, and pixels. The scan driver is for sequentially supplying, during each horizontal period of a width 1H, a scan signal with a width of at least 2H to scan lines. The scan driver is further for sequentially supplying an emission control signal to emission control lines that are substantially parallel to the scan lines. The data driver supplies data signals to data lines. Each pixel includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a pixel circuit having a first transistor for controlling the amount of current supplied to the OLED, and a compensator for controlling the voltage of a gate electrode of the first transistor for compensating a degradation of the OLED. The compensator includes two transistors and a capacitor. One transistor is coupled to a scan line, and the other is coupled to an emission control line. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199358 | PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A pixel and an organic light emitting display device using the same are provided. The pixel includes an organic light emitting diode. A first transistor has a second electrode coupled to the organic light emitting diode, and controls the amount of current supplied to the organic light emitting diode. A third transistor is coupled between a reference power source and a first node, and is turned on when a scan signal is supplied to a scan line. A second transistor is turned on when the scan signal is supplied to the scan line, and electrically couples a data line to a second node. A fourth transistor is coupled between the first and second nodes, and is turned off when an emission control signal is supplied to an emission control line. A storage capacitor is coupled between the second node and a first electrode of the first transistor. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199359 | DISPLAY PANEL - An EL light-emitting element is driven digitally to reduce power consumption using a pixel having three transistors and two capacitors. A reset transistor for diode connection writes the threshold voltage of the drive transistor onto a coupling capacitor. The data voltage plus threshold voltage is then written onto the gate of the drive transistor. This reduces the amplitude of the data voltage required, further reducing power consumption. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199360 | Differential amplifier architecture adapted to input level conversion - A source driver is provided with: a D/A converter outputting a gray-level voltage corresponding to pixel data; and a source amplifier outputting a drive voltage in response to the gray-level voltage. The source amplifier includes: an NMOS differential pair including first and second NMOS transistors; a PMOS differential pair including first and second PMOS transistors; an output circuitry outputting a drive voltage in response to currents flowing through the NMOS and PMOS differential pairs; a first input level conversion circuit generating a first level-converted voltage through input level conversion on the gray-level voltage in response to the gray-level voltage and/or a polarity of the drive voltage defined with respect to a common level on an opposite electrode of a liquid crystal display panel and feeding the first level-converted voltage to gates of the first NMOS transistor and the first PMOS transistor; and a second input level conversion circuit generating a second level-converted voltage through input level conversion on the drive voltage in response to the gray-level voltage and/or the polarity of the drive voltage and feeding the second level-converted voltage to gates of the second NMOS transistor and the second PMOS transistor. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199361 | DATA OPERATION METHOD FOR TERMINAL INCLUDING THREE-PIECE DISPLAY UNITS AND TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A data operation method for a terminal including three-piece display units and a terminal supporting the same are provided. The terminal including three-piece display units including a first display unit and a second display unit disposed adjacent to each other, a third display unit disposed on an opposite side of the first display unit and the second display unit, a storage unit for storing at least one of a display unit power control mode set value controlling power supplied to at least one of the first display unit, the second display unit, and the third display unit or a data output direction control mode set value used for instructing data to be output, which is generated according to activation of an application program, to at least one of the first display unit, the second display unit, and the third display unit, and a control unit controlling output of data corresponding to at least one application program to at least one display unit activated according to at least one of the display unit power control mode set value or the data output direction control mode set value. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199362 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a method of driving a liquid crystal display device in accordance with the present invention, a transition voltage (+25 VDC) for causing liquid crystal molecules to be in a bend orientation state is applied, and after an entire surface is changed into the bend orientation state, the voltage applied to a liquid crystal layer is continuously reduced from a transition voltage to a reverse tilt eliminating voltage. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199363 | GATE DRIVE CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An n-th stage (wherein, n is an integer) of the stages of a gate driving circuit includes a pull-up part, a first variable mode part and a second variable mode part. At least one of the first and second variable mode parts includes a variable element. The variable element comprises a first thin-film transistor (TFT) turned on in response to a first level voltage of the first or second direction signal, a second TFT applying the first or second direction signal to a control part of the pull-up part in response to an output signal of a previous stage or an output signal of a next stage, and a third TFT connected to the second TFT through the first TFT. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199364 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD - An object is to reduce power consumption of a display device and to suppress deterioration of display quality. As a transistor provided for each pixel, a transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer is used. Note that off-state current of the transistor can be decreased when the oxide semiconductor layer is highly purified. Therefore, variation in the value of a data signal due to the off-state current of the transistor can be suppressed. That is, display deterioration (change) which occurs when writing frequency of the data signal to the pixel including the transistor is reduced (when a break period is lengthened) can be suppressed. In addition, flickers in display which generates when the frequency of an alternating-current driving signal supplied to a signal line in the break period is reduced can be suppressed. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199365 | PULSE SIGNAL OUTPUT CIRCUIT AND SHIFT REGISTER - A transistor whose channel region includes an oxide semiconductor is used as a pull down transistor. The band gap of the oxide semiconductor is 2.0 eV or more, preferably 2.5 eV or more, more preferably 3.0 eV or more. Thus, hot carrier degradation in the transistor can be suppressed. Accordingly, the circuit size of the semiconductor device including the pull down transistor can be made small. Further, a gate of a pull up transistor is made to be in a floating state by switching of on/off of the transistor whose channel region includes an oxide semiconductor. Note that when the oxide semiconductor is highly purified, the off-state current of the transistor can be 1 aA/μm (1×10 | 2011-08-18 |
20110199366 | OUTPUT CIRCUIT, DATA DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is an output circuit including a differential amplifier stage, an output amplifier stage, an amplification acceleration circuit and a capacitance connection control circuit. The output amplifier stage includes push/pull type transistors connected an output terminal. The amplification acceleration circuit includes a first switch and a first transistor, connected between a first output of the differential amplifier stage and the output terminal, and a second transistor and a second switch connected between the output terminal and a second output of the differential amplifier stage. The capacitance connection control circuit includes first capacitive element having first end connected to the output terminal, a first switch connected between a second end of the first capacitive element and a first voltage supply terminal, and a second switch connected between the second end of the first capacitive element and one output of a first differential pair of the differential amplifier stage. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199367 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a display apparatus having: a voltage application control section to apply a voltage onto electrochemical display elements of an ED type for each frame period; a frame control section | 2011-08-18 |
20110199368 | DISPLAY WITH CLK PHASE AUTO-ADJUSTING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF DRIVING SAME - One aspect of the present invention relates to a display for displaying data. In one embodiment, the display includes a timing controller (TCON) configured to provide a plurality of data signals to be displayed, at least one clock signal and a clock training code corresponding to the plurality of data signals; a plurality of source drivers, each source driver configured to receive one or more corresponding data signals, the at least one clock signal and the clock training code from the TCON, generate a plurality of clock signal according to the at least one clock signal, select one clock signal from the plurality of clock signals as an optimal clock signal according to the clock training code, and latch the one or more corresponding data signals according to the optimal clock signal; and a display panel configured to display the plurality of latched data received from the plurality of source drivers. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199369 | DISPLAY WITH CLK PHASE OR DATA PHASE AUTO-ADJUSTING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF DRIVING SAME - One aspect of the present invention relates to a display for displaying data. In one embodiment, the display includes a timing controller (TCON) configured to provide a plurality of data signals to be displayed, at least one clock signal and a data training code corresponding to at least one clock signal; a plurality of source drivers, each source driver configured to receive one or more corresponding data signals, the at least one clock signal and the data training code from the TCON, generate a plurality of data phase signals according to the one or more corresponding data signals, select one data signal from the plurality of data phase signals as an optimal data signal according to the data training code, and latch the one or more corresponding data signals according to the optimal data signal; and a display panel configured to display the plurality of latched data received from the plurality of source drivers. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199370 | Image Processing Method for Feature Retention and the System of the Same - The present invention discloses an image processing method for feature retention associated with averaging processes. The image processing method comprises: scaling and aligning a plurality of image data for acquiring feature information; determining a plurality of two-dimensional feature label points according to the feature information for generating at least one Bezier curve; utilizing the at least one Bezier curve to generate at least one Bezier tube and performing Bezier tube fitting for generating result of Bezier tube fitting; deforming the plurality of image data according to the Bezier tube or the result of Bezier tube fitting for generating a plurality of deformed image data; and averaging the plurality of deformed image data for generating feature-preserved average image data. The present invention also provides an image processing system, a computer readable storage medium, and a computer program product, for implementing the image processing method. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199371 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes a display portion which displays an image stored in a recording medium; an information output portion which is connected to a display device displaying a plane image or a stereoscopic image to output image information for displaying the image, which is stored in the recording medium, on the display device; and a control portion which performs the control of displaying the image stored in the recording medium and operational support information for supporting the display operation of the image on the display portion and the display device, and performs the control so that, when the image which is the display target is the stereoscopic image, the operational support information is displayed on the display portion and the image which is the display target is not displayed on the display portion. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199372 | METHOD, CLIENT DEVICE AND SERVER - A method of detecting an object in an image at a client device is described. This method comprises the steps of: receiving from a server a two dimensional image of a scene, the scene being captured by a camera and the image comprising an object located within the scene, receiving from the server position data, the position data being indicative of the position of the object within the image; receiving from the server an outline representation of the object at that position, the outline representation defining for pixel positions in a segment of the image at that position whether the pixel position represents the object; and on the basis of said outline, detecting the object in the image. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199373 | Screen Device for Three-Dimensional Display with Full Viewing-Field - A screen device for three-dimensional display with full viewing-field comprises a display screen ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110199374 | VISUAL IMAGE SEARCHING METHOD - The method discloses a searching method by visual image, the method includes connecting to a searching engine, and then the user terminal transmits a key word to the searching engine. The searching outputs searching results which includes the virtual image and the web linking information to the user terminal. The user may use the cursor or finger to indicate a certain image to show the summary of the web site. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199375 | Automatic 3D Modeling System and Method - An automatic 3D modeling system and method are described in which a 3D model may be generated from a picture or other image. For example, a 3D model for a face of a person may be automatically generated. The system and method also permits gestures/behaviors associated with a 3D model to automatically generated so that the gestures/behaviors may be applied to any 3D models. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199376 | VOXEL BASED THREE DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL ENVIROMENTS - Geospatial information specific to a real-world volumetric space can be gathered. The gathered information can be stored in a voxel database. The stored information can be indexed against voxels, which correspond to volume units of the real-world volumetric space. Stored information can be extracted from the voxel database. The extracted information can be directly inserted into an interactive three dimensional (3D) application providing a simulation space. The 3D application can interactively presents 3D entities programmed with entity specific intelligence within the simulation space. Each 3D entity can dynamically move and react in the simulation space in a geospatially constrained manner in accordance with the entity specific intelligence and in accordance with limitations of the simulation space. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199377 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM RENDERING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) GRAPHICS - Provided is an apparatus, method and computer-readable medium rendering three-dimensional (3D) graphics. The 3D graphics rendering apparatus, method and computer-readable medium may predict a screen area to be updated in a subsequent frame based on at least one of object information of a current frame, rendered data of the current frame, and object information of the subsequent frame, and may extract rendering data of the predicted screen area from one of the current frame and the subsequent frame. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199378 | Re-Coloring a Color Image - Technology for re-coloring a region of a color image including determining an original base color in a region of a color image; establishing at least one shading parameter in the region of the color image; and combining a new base color with the at least one shading parameter in the region of the color image thereby producing a re-colored region of the color image. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199379 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A LAYERED DEPTH MODEL OF A SCENE - The invention relates to a device and method of providing a layered depth model of a scene, the layers of the depth model comprising primary view information for a primary view of the scene from a primary viewing direction and occlusion information associated with the primary view information for use in rendering in other views of the scene, wherein: the primary view information comprises layer segments of the model which are depth-wise closest with respect to the primary viewing direction, and the occlusion information comprises further layer segments of the model and wherein the occlusion in formation comprises a safety region (SR | 2011-08-18 |
20110199380 | VISUALIZING CORRELATIONS IN MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATA - A system for visualizing correlations between attributes in a data set or across multiple data sets is provided. A user may view a graphical representation (e.g., a histogram) of attribute values for a first attribute. The user may assign a variety of graphical indicators to various value ranges of the first attribute. The user may view a graphical representation of the second attributes. The user may “drag and drop” the graphical representation of the first attributes onto the graphical representation of the second attributes. The graphical representation of the second attributes may be updated to incorporate the graphical elements assigned by the user to the value ranges of the first attribute. The user may visually see potential correlations between the first and the second attributes based on the graphical elements associated with the first attributes displayed with the associated second attributes. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199381 | BEZIER CURVE DRAWING DEVICE, BEZIER CURVE DRAWING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A Bezier curve drawing device is configured as follows. A control point coordinate acquiring unit ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110199382 | Method and System for B-Rep Face and Edge Connectivity Compression - A system, method and computer program product for reconstructing B-Rep data for a graphic model. A method includes receiving B-Rep data of a graphic model, the B-Rep data including edges and coedges. The method includes constructing, from the B-Rep data, a vertex table having coordinates of a plurality of vertices of the graphic model and an edge table associating each edge of the graphic model with at least one of the plurality of vertices of the graphic model. The method includes storing the constructed edge table and vertex table associated with the B-Rep data. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199383 | HIGH DATA RATE INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A data interface for transferring digital data between a host and a client over a communication path using packet structures linked together to form a communication protocol for communicating a pre-selected set of digital control and presentation data. The signal protocol is used by link controllers configured to generate, transmit, and receive packets forming the communications protocol, and to form digital data into one or more types of data packets, with at least one residing in the host device and being coupled to the client through the communications path. The interface provides a cost-effective, low power, bi-directional, high-speed data transfer mechanism over a short-range “serial” type data link, which lends itself to implementation with miniature connectors and thin flexible cables which are especially useful in connecting display elements such as wearable micro-displays to portable computers and wireless communication devices. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199384 | MODIFYING SCREEN OBJECTS - A system for identifying prior selection of specific display information on an EPG. In one embodiment, a user selects an object on a screen, and upon selection of the object, an attribute of the object (e.g., color, transparency, etc.) is modified. The modified value is saved into memory so the user may later identify that the specific object was selected. Each subsequent selection will modify the attribute further, allowing the user to identity that the object was selected a number of times. In one embodiment, the attribute will continue to be modified until a specific expiration limit has been reached. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199385 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR RENDERING PIXELS WITH AT LEAST ONE SEMI-TRANSPARENT SURFACE - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for rendering pixels with multiple semi-transparent surfaces. In use, a pixel is identified. Additionally, an operation to generate a plurality of samples for the pixel is performed. Further, a subset of the samples for each of at least one semi-transparent surface associated with the pixel is selected at least in part in a random manner. Moreover, the pixel is rendered utilizing the selected subset of the samples for each of the at least one semi-transparent surface. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199386 | OVERLAY FEATURE TO PROVIDE USER ASSISTANCE IN A MULTI-TOUCH INTERACTIVE DISPLAY ENVIRONMENT - An example method of displaying items on a touch screen display includes detecting contact with a touch-sensitive display. The method further includes generating a semi-transparent overlay that appears on the display based on the contact with the touch-sensitive display. In other embodiments, the example method includes detecting how many contacts are made with a touch-sensitive display, and generating an overlay that appears on the display, wherein the type of overlay that appears on the display is based on the number of contacts that are made with the touch-sensitive display. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199387 | Activating Features on an Imaging Device Based on Manipulations - Certain aspects and embodiments of the present invention relate to manipulating elements to control an imaging device. According to some embodiments, the imaging device includes a memory, a processor, and a photographic assembly. The photographic assembly includes sensors that can detect and image an object in a viewing area of the imaging device. One or more computer programs can be stored in the memory to determine whether identifiable elements used in the manipulation exist. Manipulations of these elements are compared to stored manipulations to locate a match. In response to locating a match, one or more functions that correspond to the manipulation can be activated on the imaging device. Examples of such functions include the zoom and focus features typically found in cameras, as well as features that are represented as “clickable” icons or other images that are superimposed on the screen of the imaging device. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199388 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING GRAPHICAL EFFECT IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for setting a graphical effect of a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes displaying a default graphical effect module when an entry for a setting mode of a graphical effect module is requested; determining whether at least one additional graphical effect module corresponding to the default graphical effect module exists, and displaying, upon a determination that the at least one additional graphical effect module corresponding to the default graphical effect module exists, the at least one additional graphical effect module; and registering an additional graphical effect module selected from among the displayed additional graphical effect modules as a graphical effect module to be used instead of the default graphical effect module, according to a user-request. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199389 | INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR UBIQUITOUS DEVICES - An “Interactive Virtual Display,” as described herein, provides various systems and techniques that facilitate ubiquitous user interaction with both local and remote heterogeneous computing devices. More specifically, the Interactive Virtual Display uses various combinations of small-size programmable hardware and portable or wearable sensors to enable any display surface (e.g., computer display devices, televisions, projected images/video from projection devices, etc.) to act as a thin client for users to interact with a plurality heterogeneous computing devices regardless of where those devices are located relative to the user. The Interactive Virtual Display provides a flexible system architecture that enables communication and collaboration between a plurality of both local and remote heterogeneous computing devices. This communication and collaboration enables a variety of techniques, such as adaptive screen compression, user interface virtualization, real-time gesture detection to improve system performance and overall user experience, etc. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199390 | MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A medical diagnosis support apparatus includes an item display unit which displays, on a display, a plurality of items for which a parameter for deriving diagnosis support information can be input, a temporary input unit which inputs a plurality of different values as temporary input values for the plurality of items displayed by the item display unit, a deriving unit which derives, by referring to medical information, a plurality of pieces of diagnosis support information each corresponding to one of combinations of the plurality of different temporary input values, and a presenting unit which presents, on the display, the plurality of pieces of diagnosis support information derived by the deriving unit, together with the display of the plurality of items, in a list format. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199391 | Reduced On-Chip Memory Graphics Data Processing - An electronic device as taught herein offers reduced on-chip memory processing of graphics data, while also offering low memory bandwidth requirements. The electronic device includes a host block with off-chip memory, a graphics processing block with on-chip memory, a display controller, and a graphics display. The off-chip memory stores a frame of graphics data. The graphics processing block processes that frame of graphics data in blocks, or “tiles,” of graphics data. For each tile, the graphics processing block fetches rendering instructions and graphics data corresponding to that tile from the off-chip memory, stores the graphics data in the on-chip memory, and renders pixel values for the tile by processing the graphics data in accordance with the rendering instructions. The graphics processing block then sends the rendered pixel values for the tile directly to the display controller and partially updates the graphics display memory with those rendered pixel values. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199392 | INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT HAVING COMMUNICATION FUNCTION - An information processing unit is configured so that in a case where a display-rotating button | 2011-08-18 |
20110199393 | Foot Gestures for Computer Input and Interface Control - Non-video game computer user interfaces utilize human foot action to generate input for controlling the interface (e.g., a graphical user interface). Computer systems that use such input may include: (a) at least one input system including one or more sensing devices for sensing action by one or more feet; (b) a data transmission system for transmitting the sensed foot action to (c) a processing system that utilizes the foot action input to provide control data input for a user interface; and (d) an output device for producing a non-video game computer output based, at least in part, on data provided by the processing system. The control data relating to the foot action is used, at least in part, for controlling a user interface associated with the computer output. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199394 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - It is possible to provide an image processing device, a method, and a program which can prevent image degradation which occurs when modifying the image magnification. The image processing device includes: an image input unit ( | 2011-08-18 |
20110199395 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATION OF NON-UNIFORMITIES IN LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE DISPLAYS - A system and method for operating a display at a constant luminance even as some of the pixels in the display are degraded over time. Each pixel in the display is configured to emit light when a voltage is supplied to the pixel's driving circuit, which causes a current to flow through a light emitting element. Degraded pixels are compensated by supplying their respective driving circuits with greater voltages. The display data is scaled by a compression factor less than one to reserve some voltage levels for compensating degraded pixels. As pixels become more degraded, and require additional compensation, the compression factor is decreased to reserve additional voltage levels for use in compensation. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199396 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE FOR SELF-LUMINESCENCE DISPLAY - A method of displaying an image for a self-luminescence display includes determining loads by channels of an input image frame, estimating a display brightness of the input image frame using a relationship between the loads predetermined by channels and a change of the display brightness, correcting a luminance value of the image frame to correspond to the estimated brightness, and displaying the luminance-corrected image frame. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199397 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL DRIVING METHOD, AND SOURCE DRIVER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE METHOD - Provided are a method of driving a liquid crystal panel which prevents unintended digital image data from being displayed on a liquid crystal panel when power is provided or interrupted, and a source driver and a liquid crystal display apparatus. The source driver includes output buffers; output pads; and a switching unit which is disposed between the output buffers and the output pads and controls an electrical connection state of the output pads. If a level up or a level down of a power voltage occurs, the switching unit prevents output signals of the output buffers from being transmitted to the liquid crystal panel via corresponding output pads and performs at least one of a charge sharing operation for connecting the output pads to each other and a discharging operation for providing a discharge path from the output pads to a ground terminal, in a preset period. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199398 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus of the present invention includes: a display panel; a storage unit that stores a plurality of correction values which are used for correction processing for decreasing brightness variation; a correction unit; and a control unit, wherein the control unit divides the display panel into a plurality of sub-areas, calculates, for each sub-area, a select block gradation value, and executes, for each sub-area, a control to read correction values, which are used for calculating a correction value corresponding to the select block gradation value, out of the plurality of correction values, using the correction unit, and the correction unit calculates, for each sub-area, a correction value corresponding to the select block gradation value using the read correction values, and converts gradation values of video signals in the sub-area using the calculated correction value. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199399 | Liquid crystal display device - In a liquid crystal display device performing multi-picture element driving, gate OFF timing of a switching element connected between each sub picture element and a signal line is matched with phase timing when all the subsidiary capacity wires are at the same potential. This prevents the occurrence of uneven luminance appearing in a lateral streak. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199400 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING MODULE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Gradation wiring lines of positive polarity included in a (m)th group of wiring lines of positive polarity and gradation wiring lines of positive polarity included in a (m+1)th group of wiring lines of positive polarity are alternately provided. Gradation wiring lines of negative polarity included in a (m′)th group of wiring lines of negative polarity and gradation wiring lines of negative polarity included in a (m′+1)th group of wiring lines of negative polarity are alternately provided. First −(n) th resistance dividing circuits of positive polarity include (m)th resistance dividing circuits of positive polarity provided between the gradation wiring lines of positive polarity or on one end side of a direction where the gradation wiring lines of positive polarity extend and connected to the (m)th group of wiring lines of positive polarity, and (m+1)th resistance dividing circuits of positive polarity provided between the gradation wiring lines of positive polarity or on the other end side of the direction where the gradation wiring lines of positive polarity extend and connected to the (m+1)th group of wiring lines of positive polarity. First −(n′)th resistance dividing circuits of negative polarity include (m′)th resistance dividing circuits of negative polarity provided between the gradation wiring lines of negative polarity or on one end side of a direction where the gradation wiring lines of negative polarity extend and connected to the (m′)th group of wiring lines of negative polarity, and (m′+1)th resistance dividing circuits of negative polarity provided between the gradation wiring lines of negative polarity or on the other end side of the direction where the gradation wiring lines of negative polarity extend and connected to the (m′+1)th group of wiring lines of negative polarity. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199401 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device | 2011-08-18 |
20110199402 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMS, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICES, AND OPTICAL SHUTTERS - An image display system includes display element | 2011-08-18 |
20110199403 | COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A color display device includes a plurality of pixel display elements and a driving circuit. Each of the pixel display elements includes a plurality of sub-pixel display elements. Each of the sub-pixel display elements includes first and second supports, first and second electrodes attached to inner faces of the first and second supports, respectively, a solution disposed between the first and second electrodes, and particles dispersed in the solution. The particles of the sub-pixel display elements of a same one of the pixel display elements are electrically polarizable by voltage signals supplied by the driving circuit, the voltage signals having the same predetermined driving frequency. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199404 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - It is an object to suppress deterioration of a displayed still image which is caused when a refresh rate is reduced. A liquid crystal display device includes a display portion controlled by a driver circuit and a timing controller for controlling the driver circuit. An image signal for displaying a still image is supplied to the timing controller. By the timing controller, a refresh rate in displaying an image corresponding to an image signal on the display portion reduced as a gray level number of the image signal is smaller. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199405 | DIGITAL GRAY SCALE METHODS AND DEVICES - Methods and devices for generating grayscale using digital pulse width modulation between optical states. Grayscale may be generated for each component color using multiple algorithm cycles per display field. Subsets of binary weighted bit values for data values of each component color may be split across algorithm cycles to reduce the number of data comparisons per color per display field. The total number of data comparisons per color per display field may be reduced by half or more. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199406 | Apparatus and Method For Precision Application and Metering of A Two-Part (Binary) Imaging Solution in An Ink Jet Printer - A multi-color ink jet printing system uses a two-part (Binary) imaging solution, where the precise mixture of the multiple fluid parts (Colorant(s) and Reactant) is controlled with the use of multiple drop size (Grey Scale) ink jet print heads. The precise mixture of colorant(s) and reactant initiates a chemical reaction, which cures the imaging solution into a solid or nearly solid compound that ensures proper drop location. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199407 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides, in an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording medium with ejection liquids ejected from plural heads, a technique for enabling easy positioning of the respective plural heads. The image forming apparatus includes: plural heads including a reference head having a positioned section and configured to respectively eject ejection liquids onto a recording medium; a head base having plural head positioning sections on which the plural heads are respectively mounted to be positioned, whereon a reference-head positioning section on which the reference head should be mounted in cooperation with the positioned section of the reference head performs positioning at a degree of freedom of position adjustment lower than that of the other head positioning sections; and a conveying unit configured to convey the recording medium to a position opposed to the head base. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199408 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When power is turned “ON”, power starts to be supplied to a reading unit and a display unit so that images stored in a storage unit can be displayed, and when the images are instructed to be displayed, a viewing system screen is displayed. The power starts to be supplied to an image forming mechanism at a timing when an instruction for switching the viewing system screen to a formation screen, and when an instruction for forming the image being displayed on the formation screen is provided, the image is formed by the image forming mechanism. In this manner, it is possible to prevent wasteful power consumption caused when the power is supplied to the image forming mechanism while the image is displayed on the viewing system screen. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199409 | Printing Method and Printer - A printing method and a printer for implementing the printing method are disclosed. When a printhead including a first end and a second end sequentially prints a first area and a second area which are adjacent to each other, the method comprises performing printing by means of the printer by relatively moving locations of the printhead and a print object in such a way that a surface printed by the second end in the first area and a surface printed by the second end in the second area face each other. The printhead rotates around a rotational axis comprising at least one point on the printhead, one end of the printhead, a center of the printhead, or both ends of the printhead. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199410 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including a first carriage having a first recording head to eject black liquid droplets, a second carriage having a second recording head to eject color liquid droplets and separatably dockable with the first carriage, a position detector to detect a position of the second carriage relative to the first carriage in a state in which the first and second carriages are docked with each other, and a landing position corrector to correct landing positions of liquid droplets ejected from at least one of the first and second recording heads. The landing position corrector holds the position of the second carriage obtained by the position detector as a reference position and adjusts a correction amount for correcting the landing positions based on an amount of shift between the reference position and a present position of the second carriage docked with the first carriage. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199411 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a transport unit that transports a recording medium; a liquid ejecting head that ejects a liquid onto the recording medium; a carriage that holds the liquid ejecting head; a charge amount detection unit that detects a charge amount on the recording medium; and a driving control unit. In the case where the charge amount detected by the charge amount detection unit has exceeded a predetermined value, the driving control unit performs at least one of the following: controls the transport unit so that the transport speed of the recording medium becomes relatively slower. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199412 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A detection unit that detects the width of a medium on a placement surface is mounted on a carriage, a reflection plate is formed on one end of the placement surface while the reflection plate is inclined at the placement surface, and the carriage is moved to a position in which the carriage faces the reflection plate, so that the thickness of the medium is determined based on the output of the detection unit while moving the carriage. Therefore, the thickness of the medium is detected with high accuracy without using a dedicated sensor. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199413 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION METHOD - A printing apparatus and a calibration method are provided which, by using a small-capacity memory, can perform a high-speed calibration processing on data used to eject ink of the same color from a plurality of nozzle arrays. By ejecting ink of the same color from the plurality of nozzle arrays, patch is printed and, based on the printed result of the patch, a content of a print data correction processing is changed. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199414 | Continuous Feed Duplex Printer - A printing system has been developed that is capable of performing full printhead assembly width duplex printing operations on both sides of a continuous web of print media. The printing system includes an entrance roller mounted to a frame, the entrance roller being configured to receive a print media and to direct the print media in a first direction or a second direction, an intermediate roller mounted to the frame, the intermediate roller being configured to receive the print media after the entrance roller directs the print media in the first direction, and the intermediate roller being further configured to direct the print media in a third direction, the third direction being substantially opposite to the first direction, an exit roller mounted to the frame, the exit roller being configured to receive the print media after one of (i) the intermediate roller directs the print media in the third direction and (ii) the entrance roller directs the print media in the second direction, and an inverter apparatus mounted to the frame, the inverter apparatus being positioned to invert the print media after the entrance roller directs the print media in the first direction and before the exit roller receives the print media, the inverter apparatus including an input configured to receive the print media with a first surface of the print media facing toward a fourth direction and an output configured to expel the print media with the first surface facing toward a fifth direction, the fifth direction being substantially opposite to the fourth direction. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199415 | CORRECTION INFORMATION DETERMINATION METHOD AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A correction information determination method may be used to control a recording apparatus. The recording apparatus includes a first conveyance unit, a second conveyance unit, and a recording unit arranged between the first and second conveyance units. The first conveyance unit is caused to rotate and record patterns for measuring a conveyance distance when a conveyance state changes from both the first and second conveyance units being utilized to the second conveyance unit being utilized. A conveyance start rotation phase of the first conveyance unit is acquired. Based on the conveyance distance measured based on the patterns, correction information about a rotation amount of the first conveyance unit is determined, the rotation amount used when the conveyance state is changed during recording by the recording apparatus. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199416 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INKJET HAVING HUMIDITY ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - According to one embodiment, an ink-jet image forming apparatus includes an ink-jet head which ejects water-based ink and form an image on a surface of a recording medium, a medium conveying unit which conveys the recording medium, a solution applying unit arranged further on an upstream side in a recording medium conveying direction than the ink-jet head and which applies water solution to a surface of the recording medium on which an image is formed, and a controller configured to calculate an application amount of the water solution to apply the water solution to the recording medium at 1% to 6% of weight of the recording medium and control an application operation to the recording medium. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199417 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record images on a recording medium of a roll-type, the recording unit including a plurality of line-type recording heads, a first conveyance roller, located at an upstream side of the plurality of line-type recording heads, a second conveyance roller, located at a downstream side of the plurality of line-type recording heads, a first signal generation unit, including a laser doppler speed meter for detecting a surface of the recording medium being conveyed, a second signal generation unit, including a rotary encoder, a correction unit configured to correct the first signal when a period value of the first signal is outside a predetermined range, an information generation unit, and a control unit configured to control recording on the recording medium based on the variation information and the second signal so as to suppress adverse effects caused by the first conveyance roller. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199418 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND EJECTION LIQUID CIRCULATING METHOD - The image forming apparatus includes an upstream side chamber arranged further on an upstream side with respect to an ink flowing direction than a head in a circulating path and configured to temporarily store the ejection liquid that should be supplied to the head through the circulating path, a downstream side chamber arranged further on a downstream side than the head and further on the upstream side than the upstream side chamber in the circulating path and configured to temporarily store the ejection liquid collected from the head, and a pressure-difference adjusting mechanism configured to form a first pressure state in which the pressure in the downstream side chamber is lower than the pressure in the upstream side chamber and the head and a second pressure state in which the pressure in the upstream side chamber is lower than the pressure in the downstream side chamber. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199419 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A fluid ejecting apparatus that has a nozzle row provided with a plurality of nozzles and a fluid ejection head ejecting a fluid from the nozzle row is provided. The fluid ejecting apparatus includes a linear absorption member that is provided movable and is extended along the nozzle row, and a traveling mechanism that causes the absorption member to move. The traveling mechanism includes a delivery rotating body that drives out the absorption member, a winding-rotating body that winds up the absorption member, a tension regulating member that applies a predetermined tension to the absorption member and is displaced according to the tension of the absorption member, and a sensor portion that detects the displacement of the tension regulating member and controls rotations of the delivery rotating body and the winding-rotating body. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199420 | AB BLOCK COPOLYMER DISPERSANTS HAVING AN INK VEHICLE SOLUBLE BLOCK - The present disclosure provides a aqueous colorant dispersion comprising a colorant and a polymeric dispersant, wherein the polymeric dispersant is a block copolymer comprising an A block and a B block, wherein the A block is a segment having a block size of about 5 to about 18 units, is substantially free of hydroxyethylmethacrylate, and comprises at least 50% by weight of a monomer, having the following structure: CH | 2011-08-18 |
20110199421 | CIRCUIT BOARD FOR INK JET HEAD, INK JET HEAD HAVING THE SAME, METHOD FOR CLEANING THE HEAD AND INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS USING THE HEAD - In an ink jet head using a thermal energy for ejecting ink, this invention aims to reliably and uniformly remove kogations deposited on a heat application portion in contact with the ink. To realize this objective, the upper protective layer is arranged in an area including the heat application portion so that it can be electrically connected to serve as an electrode which causes an electrochemical reaction with the ink. The upper protective layer is formed of a material containing a metal which is dissolved by the electrochemical reaction and which does not form, on heating, an oxide film which hinders the dissolution. With this arrangement, a reliable electrochemical reaction can be produced to dissolve a surface layer of the upper protective layer, thereby removing kogations on the heat application portion reliably and uniformly. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199422 | LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE - A liquid ejection device includes a liquid ejection head and a capping mechanism. The liquid ejection head includes nozzles for ejecting a liquid. The capping mechanism covers the nozzles and receiving the liquid, the capping mechanism being selectively disposed in a contacting state in which the capping mechanism contacts with a nozzle formation surface of the liquid ejection head or in a separated state in which the capping mechanism is separated from the nozzle formation surface. The capping mechanism includes a cap member forming a space in which openings of the nozzles are hermetically sealed in the contacting state, and a pressurizing unit configured to increase pressure in an inner space surrounded by the nozzle formation surface and an inner surface of the cap member. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199423 | LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE - A liquid ejection device includes a liquid ejection head and a capping mechanism. The liquid ejection head includes nozzles for ejecting a dispersion liquid having charged solid particles dispersed in a dispersion medium. The capping mechanism covers the nozzles and receiving the liquid. The capping mechanism includes a cap member, a solid/liquid separation chamber, and a waste liquid tank. The cap member is configured to receive the liquid discharged through the nozzles. The solid/liquid separation chamber is configured to store the liquid and to separate the liquid into the solid particles and the dispersion medium. The dispersion medium separated from the solid particles flows into the waste liquid tank. The solid/liquid separation chamber has a pair of electrodes in contact with the liquid stored therein so that voltage is applied to the electrodes to allow the solid particles to precipitate on a surface of one of the electrodes. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199424 | Liquid Ejecting Apparatus and Maintenance Method Thereof - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejection head for ejecting a liquid, a liquid storage unit which stores the liquid therein, a first supply passage which supplies the liquid from the liquid storage unit to the liquid ejection head, a second supply passage which is provided separately from the first supply passage, and communicates with the liquid ejection head and the liquid storage unit, a liquid driving unit which is able to supply the liquid from the liquid ejection head toward the liquid storage unit in a forward direction in the second supply passage, and a cap unit which comes into close contact with the liquid ejection head so as to close each nozzle of the liquid ejection head. The liquid is supplied in the forward direction by the liquid driving unit in a state where the cap unit comes into close contact with the liquid ejection head. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199425 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes: plural heads arrayed in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of a recording medium and configured to eject ejection liquids onto the conveyed recording medium from plural nozzle holes formed on nozzle surfaces; a cap unit configured to simultaneously cap the nozzle surfaces of all the plural heads; a suction unit configured to simultaneously suck all the nozzle holes on the nozzle surfaces of one head among the plural heads; and a contact and separation mechanism configured to relatively move the cap unit and suction unit and the nozzle surfaces of the heads to be capable of coming into contact with and separating from each other. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199426 | Cleaning Control Method for a Fluid Ejection Head, and a Fluid Ejection Device - A cleaning control method accurately detects the nozzle recovery condition after cleaning and efficiently eliminates ejection problems. When a regular cleaning command is received from a host device | 2011-08-18 |
20110199427 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a head portion which ejects liquid; a plurality of liquid reception portions which receive the liquid discharged from the head portion and in which flow-out ports of the liquid are provided on the bottoms; a suction pump which is connected to each of the flow-out ports of the plurality of the liquid reception portions and sucks the flow-out ports; and closure members each of which is provided in each of the plurality of liquid reception portions, is formed so as to float in the liquid, and closes each of the flow-out ports in a state where the liquid has flown out. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199428 | Fluid Ejecting Apparatus, Method of Maintaining Fluid Ejecting Apparatus, and Method of Driving Tube Pump - When a real absorption operation is performed many times as one maintenance operation, a starting position of a roller member when performing a real absorption operation is adjusted by performing an idle absorption operation on at least one side before and after each real absorption operation. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199429 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A fluid ejecting apparatus includes a fluid ejecting head having nozzle rows formed by a plurality of nozzles, in which a fluid is ejected from the nozzle rows. The fluid ejecting apparatus includes an absorbing member which extends along the nozzle rows in a movable manner, a moving mechanism which moves the absorbing member in a direction intersecting the nozzle rows, and a running mechanism which runs the absorbing member. The moving mechanism includes a moving member movably provided, a positioning member movably provided on the moving member and having the absorbing member in a movable manner, and a first biasing member for biasing the positioning member in a predetermined direction. A tension applying mechanism apply a tension to the absorbing member is provided. | 2011-08-18 |
20110199430 | LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE - The liquid ejection device of the present invention includes a guide shaft; a first guide shaft supporting member and second guide shaft supporting member supporting the guide shaft; a carriage configured to move in reciprocal manner along the guide shaft; and a liquid ejection head mounted to the carriage. The end parts of the first guide shaft supporting member and second guide shaft supporting member on the side of the guide shaft are connected to the guide shaft in the horizontal direction or downward from the horizontal direction orthogonal to the up-down direction with respect to the guide shaft. | 2011-08-18 |