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20140118399 | DISTORTION CORRECTION FOR VISUAL OBJECTS IN MOTION - This disclosure provides implementations of systems, devices, components, computer products, methods, and techniques for correcting or compensating for moving visual object distortions. In one aspect, a method includes combining image data from a first frame with image data from a second frame to generate a fused image frame. Additionally or alternatively, the method can include applying a shear transformation to the image data in the first frame to generate a sheared image frame. One of, or a combination of, the fused image frame and the sheared image frame may be displayed as a pre-distorted image frame so that, when viewed on the display, the pre-distorted image frame compensates for distortion that can otherwise be perceived by a user when viewing the displayed moving visual object. | 05-01-2014 |
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20140160137 | FIELD-SEQUENTIAL COLOR MODE TRANSITIONS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for selecting an operational mode of a reflective display device from a plurality of operational modes that include at least one field-sequential color mode. The operational mode may be selected based, at least in part, on ambient light data. The ambient light data may include ambient light intensity data, ambient light spectrum data and/or ambient light direction data. The operational mode may be selected based, at least in part, on other criteria, such as display application type and/or battery state data. | 06-12-2014 |
20140168040 | MOTION COMPENSATED VIDEO HALFTONING - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for halftoning video images for presentation on an electronic display. In one aspect, input frames of video data may be received, where each input frame includes a number of input pixels, each input pixel having a respective first spatial coordinate location. For each input pixel, an output pixel is generated using a selected halftone value. The selected halftone value is substantially identical to a halftone value of a corresponding pixel in a comparison frame, where a spatial coordinate location of the “corresponding pixel” is determined based on a motion vector of an image element with which the pixel is associated. | 06-19-2014 |
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20150066538 | Communication Device Resource Allocation Based On Medical Data Criticality and Resource Status - Methods and devices are disclosed for managing a resource of a communication device configured to process and communicate medical data in addition to other data. The systems and devices may implement the method, including determining whether to switch to a medical mode based on at least one signal. In response to determining to switch to the medical mode, the communication device may be switched to the medical mode. A resource status associated with a plurality of resources used by the communication device may be weighed against a medical data criticality associated with the medical data managed by the communication device. The method may include allocating a resource of the plurality of resources on a sliding priority scale. The allocating may include allocating a resource of the plurality of resources preferentially to the medical data over the other data. | 03-05-2015 |