07th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140043296 | Switch System for Outputting Multimedia Content to a Digital Sign - The present invention extends to a switch system for selecting multimedia content from one or various source inputs to be provided to a digital display. The switch system of the present invention provides a compact, convenient, and simple to use solution for updating a digital display in many environments. The switch system employs an IR touch screen for receiving user input. Based on the user input received by the IR touch screen, control signals are generated that control the position of a switch for selecting a source of content for display. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043297 | Optical Touch System and Optical Touch Control Method - An optical touch control method includes steps of: providing a bright background from at least one edge of a touch surface in a first period; providing illumination light to the touch surface in a second period; capturing a first image of an indicator object blocking a portion of the bright background in the first period; and capturing a second image of the indicator object reflecting the illumination light in the second period. An optical touch system is also provided. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043298 | METHOD FOR MOVING CONTENTS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for moving content and an electronic device thereof is provided. The method includes detecting at least two touches, selecting content corresponding to locations at which the at least two touches are detected, detecting a combined shape of touch entities corresponding to the at least two touches if the detected at least two touches are released, and moving the selected content to a location at which the combined shape of the detected at least two touch entities is changed, wherein the touch entities include at least one of a user's finger, a stylus pen, and an extra touch tool. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043299 | DETERMINING TOUCH LOCATIONS USING DISTURBED LIGHT - A system comprises a plurality of light sources configured to provide light beams to a waveguide layer of a touch-screen. At least one of the light beams is disturbed when an object touches the touch-screen at a touch point. The system also comprises a plurality of detectors, where at least one of the detectors is configured to detect the disturbed light. The system comprises control logic coupled to the at least one detector. The control logic determines a location of the touch point as a result of the at least one detector detecting the disturbed light. The plurality of light sources and plurality of detectors are contained within a source/detector layer. The source/detector layer is separated from the waveguide layer by a mirror layer comprising a plurality of mirrors that transfer light between the source/detector layer and the waveguide layer. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043300 | ELECTROMAGNETIC POINTER - An electromagnetic pointer comprising a pen tip, a first and second ferrite cores, a coil surrounding the first ferrite core, a core holder, a circuit board holder and a circuit board is disclosed. The pen tip penetrates through the first ferrite core. The surface of one end of the core holder has a first thread thereon. An elastomer and a touch pin are configured in the core holder. The touch pin extends out from the end with the first thread of the core holder. The inner surface of one end of the circuit board holder has a second thread so that the core holder is able to be screwed into the circuit board holder. The circuit board has a plurality of conductive terminals on one end thereof. The conductive terminals are configured adjacent the touch pin. A conductive device is between the conductive terminals and the touch pin. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043301 | POSITION DETECTING DEVICE AND POSITION INDICATOR THEREOF - A position detecting device includes: a position indicator including a signal generator configured to generate an alternating-current signal, a plurality of electrodes, a switch circuit configured to supply the alternating-current signal to selected one(s) of the electrodes based on a predetermined electrode-selection pattern, and a pattern information transmitter configured to transmit pattern information indicating a set predetermined pattern. A tablet includes electrodes disposed in a flat surface manner, a signal position detector configured to obtain a coordinate position of the alternating-current signal transmitted from said selected one(s) of the electrodes on a tablet surface based on distribution of a signal level induced in each of the tablet electrodes by the alternating-current signal, a pattern information receiver, and a rotation angle calculator configured to calculate a rotation angle of the position indicator about a perpendicular direction to the tablet surface based on a plurality of coordinate positions obtained according to the received pattern information. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043302 | Manual Switch System for Outputting Multimedia Content to a Digital Sign - The present invention extends to a manual switch system for selecting multimedia content from one or various source inputs to be provided to a digital display. The manual switch system of the present invention provides a compact, convenient, and simple to use solution for updating a digital display in many environments. In a particular example, the manual switch can be used within a fast food restaurant to quickly and easily update the menu such as when the restaurant switches from serving breakfast to lunch or dinner. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043303 | MULTI-POSITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE DISPLAY SCREEN - A multi-position switch assembly includes a housing, a first holder configured for both rotational and pivotal movement, and a second holder received in the first holder. In a pivoted position, first engagement members of the housing engage second engagement members of the first holder to prevent rotation of the first holder. The second holder is rotationally fixed and is pivotable with the first holder. The second holder supports the first holder but is not directly connected to the first holder. A pushbutton extends through the second holder, is fixed against rotation and is movable linearly relative to the second holder. A detector is adapted to detect rotation of the first holder. A first input device is actuated by pivotal movement of the second holder. The first holder is spaced from and does not contact the first input device. A second input device is actuated by linear movement of the pushbutton. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043304 | SHIFT REGISTERS, DISPLAY PANELS, DISPLAY DEVICES, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A shift register is provided. In the shift register, each of successively cascaded shift register units includes first and second switches and first and second capacitors. For the first switch, a control terminal is coupled to a first node, an input terminal receives a first clock signal, and an output terminal is coupled to an output node. The first capacitor is coupled between the first node and the output node. The second capacitor is coupled between the output node and a ground terminal. For the second switch, an input terminal receives a second clock signal, and an output terminal is coupled to the first node. A carry signal is generated at the first node. For the N-th shift register unit, a control terminal of the second switch receives the carry signal generated at the first node of the previous shift register unit. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043305 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device including a display panel including gate and data line that cross each other; a first control signal generation unit generating a source output enable signal and a first gate output enable signal in synchronization with a data enable signal modulated according to a spread frequency clock signal; a second control signal generation unit counting a number of clocks of a fixed-frequency clock signal based on a point of time at which a logic high state of the source output enable signal ends, and outputting a second gate output enable signal when the number of the counted clocks becomes equal to a reference value; and a gate driving unit controlling outputting of a gate signal to the gate lines using the second gate output enable signal. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043306 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device including a panel having a display area and first, second, third and fourth non-display areas formed at an outer portion of the display area, said first non-display area facing the second non-display area, and the third non-display area facing the fourth non-display area; a data driver disposed in the first non-display area, and configured to drive a plurality of data lines provided in a first direction in the display area; a gate driver disposed in the second non-display area and configured to drive a plurality of gate lines provided in a second direction vertical to the first direction in the display area; a timing controller configured to drive the data driver and the gate driver; and a plurality of link lines in the display area and extending from the gate driver and provided in parallel to the data lines respectively connected to the gate lines. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043307 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING TRANSISTOR AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - Each pixel of the organic light-emitting display apparatus comprises a plurality of sub-pixels by using an organic light-emitting transistor (OLET). The OLET includes a plurality of gate electrodes that have different areas and are arranged adjacent to one another, a plurality of source electrodes and a plurality of drain electrodes, and an organic thin film layer disposed between or below the source electrodes and drain electrodes, the organic thin film layer including an organic light-emitting material, wherein the sub-pixels of the pixel selected by a scan signal are selectively turned-on/off by a data signal to represent a gradation. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043308 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - In a display panel and a display apparatus having the display panel, the display panel includes array and opposite substrates. The array substrate includes display and peripheral areas. Gate and source lines are formed in the display area. A gate driving part and first and second clock lines are formed in the peripheral area. The gate driving part outputs gate signals to the gate line. The first and second clock lines respectively transmit first and second clock signals to the gate driving part. The opposite substrate is combined with the array substrate and includes a common electrode layer. The common electrode layer has an opening portion patterned to expose the first and second clock lines. The exposed portions of the first and second clock lines have substantially the same area. Thus, delays of the gate signals may be minimized and distortion of the gate signals may be prevented. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043309 | DISTANCE DETECTING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A distance detecting device and an image processing apparatus including the same are disclosed. The distance detecting device includes a first light source to output a first output beam and a second light source to output a second output beam having a wavelength different from that of the first output beam, a scanner to progressively perform first directional scanning and second directional scanning to output the first output beam and the second output beam to an outside, a first detecting unit to convert a first received beam corresponding to the first output beam into a first electric signal, a second detecting unit to convert a second received beam corresponding to the second output beam into a second electric signal, and a controller to detect a distance from an external target based on the first electric signal and the second electric signal. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043310 | OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to an optical detection system for detecting the optical distribution of a display device having a light source and a predetermined display range divided into multiple virtual detection regions. The system includes a power module for supplying power to the light source, a monochromatic module for detecting luminous intensity of the light source at various wavelengths within a selected virtual detection region, multiple optical sensor modules, each corresponding to one of the virtual detection regions, a memory module saving wavelength correction parameters of the optical sensor modules, and a processor module receiving the wavelength distribution within the selected virtual detection region of the display device, and for calculating and compensating for expected detection values of the respective optical sensor modules based on the wavelength correction parameters and actual detection values of the optical sensor modules. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043311 | Liquid Crystal Display Driving Circuit, Driving Method Thereof And Liquid Crystal Display - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a liquid crystal display driving circuit, a driving method thereof and a liquid crystal display, and relate to a field of display technique. The liquid crystal display driving circuit comprises a timing control circuit and at least two source driving circuits, and further comprises a polarity inversion circuit; the timing control circuit is configured to transmit a polarity inversion signal to the polarity inversion circuit; the polarity inversion circuit is configured to convert the polarity inversion signal into a first polarity inversion signal and a second polarity inversion signal which are output to the at least two source driving circuits, respectively, so that voltages of source signals driven by the at least two source driving circuits have opposite polarities with each other; wherein a phase of the first polarity inversion signal is different from that of the second polarity inversion signal. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043312 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL HAVING IMPROVED FLICKER AND CROSS-TALK CHARACTERISTICS - A thin film transistor array panel, according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes a first data line, a second data line neighboring the first data line, a transistor disposed in a region between the first data line and the second data line, and a pixel electrode disposed close to the second data line among the first and second data lines. An extension of the pixel electrode may cross the second data line, thereby being connected to the transistor. Accordingly, it may not be necessary to use an additional connecting member between the pixel electrode and the data line such that the process may be shortened and the structure of the wiring may be simplified. Also, the spatial utility may be increased to improve the degree of integration. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043313 | GAMMA-VOLTAGE GENERATOR - A gamma-voltage generator is provided to generating a plurality of first gamma voltages and second gamma voltages. At least one of the first gamma voltages generated by DACs of the gamma-voltage generator within a first frame period and at least one of the second gamma voltages generated by the DACs within a second frame period are outputted from a same one of the gamma buffers of the gamma-voltage generator, whereby the transmitted gamma voltages have substantially equal offset. Therefore, the display quality approaches an ideal condition. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043314 | DRIVING APPARATUS OF DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A driving apparatus of a display panel comprises a display panel for displaying an image according to an image signal; a DC-DC converter configured to output a voltage supplied from an external power source as a driving power source voltage for driving the display panel; a signal controller configured to generate a power supply enable signal for controlling an operation of the DC-DC converter and transfer it to the DC-DC converter; and a driving controller configured to determine an operation of the DC-DC converter according to a state of the driving power source voltage by receiving the driving power source voltage and comparing the received driving power source voltage with a pulse voltage of the power supply enable signal, and drive the DC-DC converter by adjusting the power supply enable signal in case the DC-DC converter is not operated. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043315 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - Power consumed in a liquid crystal display device owing to inversion driving is reduced. A control circuit generates a polarity control signal whose potential level is switched at intervals of two or more frame periods. A data line driver circuit processes an image signal to generate a data signal. The data signal has a polarity corresponding to the potential level of the polarity control signal. The control circuit stops output of the image signal to the data line driver circuit when determining that there is no motion in data of the image signal. The control circuit controls a scan line driver circuit and the data line driver circuit, thereby performing, in response to a change in the potential level of the polarity control signal, rewriting of a display portion at least in one frame period during a period in which the output of the image signal is stopped. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043316 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR POWER CONSERVATION FOR AMOLED PIXEL DRIVERS - A system is provided for conserving energy in an AMOLED display having pixels that include a drive transistor and an organic light emitting device, and an adjustable source of a supply voltage for the drive transistor. The system monitors the content of a selected segment of the display, sets the supply voltage to the minimum supply voltage required for the current content of the selected segment of the display, determines whether the number of pixels requiring a supply voltage larger than the set value is greater than a predetermined threshold number, and, when the answer is negative, reduces the supply voltage by a predetermined step amount. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043317 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device including a display panel including gate and data line that cross each other; a first control signal generation unit generating a source output enable signal and a first gate output enable signal in synchronization with a data enable signal modulated according to a spread frequency clock signal; a second control signal generation unit starting to count a number of clocks of a fixed-frequency clock signal based on a point of time at which a first state of the source output enable signal ends, and outputting a second gate output enable signal when the counted number of the clocks becomes equal to a reference value; and a gate driving unit controlling an outputting of a gate signal to the gate lines using the second gate output enable signal. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043318 | Light Emitting Diode Display Device and Method for Driving the Same - Disclosed are a light emitting diode (LED) display device and a method for driving the same which are capable of decreasing degradation of pixels. The LED display device includes a system for outputting image data to be supplied to pixels, a compensation value generator for determining a drive time of a light emitting element in each pixel, based on the image data from the system, and generating a compensation value for the pixel, based on the determined drive time, a compensation value adjuster for determining at least one of a degree of complexity and a degree of motion in an image for each pixel, based on the image data from the system, thereby adjusting the compensation value generated, for the pixel, from the compensation value generator, and an image modulator for modulating the image data from the system, based on the adjusted compensation value from the compensation value adjuster. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043319 | FUNCTIONAL PRESENTATION LAYER IN A LIGHTWEIGHT CLIENT ARCHITECTURE - A device generates an immutable display graph with leaves of the display graph representing low-level graphical operations such as drawings lines or a bitmap and nodes of the display graph representing translation and clipping. Because the display graph is immutable, it can be cached, shared, and rendered quickly. The structure of the display remains fixed, but elements such as rectangle fill, text position, clipping area, translation, and image location, remain time varying and can change without affecting the structure of the display. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043320 | Beamed-Pixel Retinal Displays - A beamed-pixel retinal display (BPRD) system comprises a near-eye or on-eye display system which delivers any one or more of 2D or 3D images or data to at least one of a user's retinas using a bundle of simultaneously—and differently—statically directed light beams. Each individual beam is of low or no divergence and each angularly fixed beam of the bundle originates from a different corresponding source-image pixel and is delivered through a display-system exit aperture each at static, fixed angles. The bundle of differently statically directed, individually low- or no-divergence pixel beams can be overlaid upon a user's eye-entrance pupil. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043321 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZING AN OBJECT IN A SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT - A computer-implemented method for visualizing an object includes the steps of providing a simulated environment; rendering, with at least one processor, at least one virtual object based at least partially on the simulated environment, a viewable angle of the at least one virtual object, and object characteristics associated with the at least one virtual object, the object characteristics comprising at least one of the following: reflectance, transmittance, attenuation, or any combination thereof, and changing a viewable angle of the at least one virtual object in response to user input. A system and a computer program product for implementing the aforementioned method includes appropriately communicatively connected hardware components. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043322 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INTERFACE ELEMENTS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to provide an efficient, aesthetically pleasing display of points of interest in an AR interface that maximizes usability and display efficiency. In this regard, the method, apparatus and computer program product may utilize a mobile terminal to perform pre-processing of interface elements to reduce display clutter and increase efficiency of display processing. Interface elements may be projected onto a cylindrical surface to locate the interface elements relative to the mobile terminal. Three dimensional coordinates for the interface elements may be derived from the cylindrical projection. A perspective grid may provide a user of the device with a frame of reference to interact with the display and interface elements displayed thereon. Display elements may further conform to input operations performed by a user to interact with the AR interface. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043323 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A 3D image display apparatus includes a tracking module, a position calculating module, an intensity calculating module, a 3D image processing module, an image converting module and a display module. The tracking module tracks an object and outputs coordinate information of the object. The position calculating module outputs position information according to the coordinate information. The intensity calculating module outputs intensity coefficient information according to the position information. The 3D image processing module receives the intensity coefficient information. The image converting module outputs target intensity information to the 3D image processing module according to original 3D image information. The display module receives modified 3D image information. The 3D image processing module outputs modified intensity information to the image converting module according to the intensity coefficient information and the target intensity information, and then the image converting module outputs the modified 3D image information according the modified intensity information. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043324 | 3D DISPLAY SYSTEM AND 3D DISPLAYING METHOD - A 3D display system and a 3D displaying method are provided in the present invention. The 3D display system comprising: a display device; a detecting device, for detecting a viewing position of a viewer; and a control device, for controlling a video frame to be converted onto a virtual plane perpendicular to visual line of the viewing position according to the viewing position, and mapping converted video frame onto the display device to display a 3D image on the display device. The 3D display system provided by the present invention adjusts the virtual plane, onto which the video frame is converted, by detecting the viewing position of the viewer, such that the 3D image displayed on the display device can be adjusted according to the viewing position of the viewer. It causes that the viewer can view the 3D image having no deflection, without being limited by the viewing position. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043325 | FACETTED BROWSING - Concepts and technologies are described herein for facetted browsing. In accordance with the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, data can be obtained at a computer system. The data can include data values and geographic information. The computer system can generate a geospatial visualization of the data based, at least partially, upon the data values and the geographic location information. The computer system can also generate an overlay visualization of the data based, at least partially, upon the data values. The computer system can also output the geospatial visualization and the overlay visualization. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043326 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROJECTING CONTENT TO HAVE A FIXED POSE - A camera points in a first direction for capturing images of views. Visual features are detected and tracked in the images. A pose is estimated of the camera in response to the tracked visual features. A projector points in a second direction for projecting content to have a fixed pose in response to the estimated pose of the camera. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043327 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPERIMPOSING CONTENT TO HAVE A FIXED POSE - A first camera captures first images of first views. A display device displays the first images on a screen of the display device. A second camera captures second images of second views. Visual features are detected and tracked in the second images. A pose is estimated of the second camera in response to the tracked visual features. On the first images on the screen, content is superimposed to have a fixed pose in response to the estimated pose of the second camera. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043328 | Reference Object for Three-Dimensional Modeling - Images are made of a surface, and images are made of a covering (in the form of a reference object) having a pattern that includes an array of locally non-repetitive pattern elements. A three-dimensional models of the pattern elements on the covering is created using the images. A correlation in scaling between the process of generating three-dimensional models of the pattern elements on the covering and the process of generating a three-dimensional model of the surface is known, and this known correlation in scaling and the known actual distances among pattern elements on the covering can be used as a dimensional scale reference to determine dimensional information of the three-dimensional model of the surface. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043329 | METHOD OF AUGMENTED MAKEOVER WITH 3D FACE MODELING AND LANDMARK ALIGNMENT - Generation of a personalized 3D morphable model of a user's face may be performed first by capturing a 2D image of a scene by a camera. Next, the user's face may be detected in the 2D image and 2D landmark points of the user's face may be detected in the 2D image. Each of the detected 2D landmark points may be registered to a generic 3D face model. Personalized facial components may be generated in real time to represent the user's face mapped to the generic 3D face model to form the personalized 3D morphable model. The personalized 3D morphable model may be displayed to the user. This process may be repeated in real time for a live video sequence of 2D images from the camera. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043330 | GPU-ACCELERATED PATH RENDERING - A tessellation unit of a graphics processing unit (GPU) determines domain coordinates for vertices of a received primitive. The tessellation unit outputs the determined domain coordinates for the vertices. The tessellation unit further determines that a domain type for the received primitive is not one of tri, isoline, or quad domain, and outputs information indicative of a graphical feature associated with one or more of the determined domain coordinates when the domain type is not one of the tri, isoline, or quad domain. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043331 | CONSERVATIVE CELL AND PORTAL GRAPH GENERATION - Embodiments presented herein provide techniques for creating and simplifying a cell and portal graph. The simplified cell and portal graph may be used to make a conservative determination of whether an element of geometry is visible for a given view frustum (and therefore needs to be rendered). That is, the simplified cell and portal graph retains the encoded visibility for given set of geometry. The simplified cell and portal graph provides a “conservative” determination of visibility as it may indicate that some objects are visible that are not (resulting in unneeded rendering), but not the other way around. Further, this approach allows cell and portal graphs to be generated dynamically, allowing the cell and portal graphs to be used for scenes where the geometry can change (e.g., as 3D world of a video game). | 2014-02-13 |
20140043332 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A TEXTURED REPRESENTATION OF A REAL OBJECT - A particular subject of the invention is a method for generating a textured representation of a real object in a system comprising a data processing device linked to an image acquisition device. After receiving ( | 2014-02-13 |
20140043333 | APPLICATION LOAD TIMES BY CACHING SHADER BINARIES IN A PERSISTENT STORAGE - A method for compiling a shader for execution by a graphics processor. The method comprises selecting a shader for execution. A key is computed for the selected shader. A memory is searched for a copy of the computed key. A shader binary stored in the memory is passed to the graphics processor for execution if the copy of the computed key is located in the memory. Otherwise, the shader is compiled to produce the shader binary for execution by the graphics processor and storing the shader binary in the memory. The shader binary is associated with the computed key and the copy of the computed key. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043334 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An image processing system according to the present embodiment includes a generating unit and a display controlling unit. The generating unit generates a group of different types of parallax image sets that are to three-dimensionally display an object onto the display surface of the displaying unit, from different types of three-dimensional medical image data generated by performing different types of image processing onto imaging data of the object collected by a medical image diagnosis apparatus. The display controlling unit performs control so that display conditions of the group of different types of parallax image sets are switched in accordance with the switching of the viewpoint position around the object displayed on the display surface and that the group of different types of parallax image sets are superimposed and displayed. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043335 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - This technology relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program capable of realizing motion parallax closely related to that of the real world. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043336 | Systems And Methods For Rendering 3D Image Independent Of Display Size And Viewing Distance - Methods and systems for providing and rendering 3D depth information are described. Specifically, the 3D depth information includes z-axis values provided in a normalized percentage format, that defines the position of an object relative to an infinity plane, a display screen, and a viewer, and can be used to render one or more images independent of display screen size and viewing distance. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043337 | DATA VISUALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A data visualization system comprising: a data retrieval module arranged to retrieve data from a data storage module in communication with the data visualization system, wherein the retrieved data includes data sets for representation in a tree map; a tree map generation module arranged to generate a tree map based on the retrieved data, wherein the tree map generation module is further arranged to: i) sort the retrieved data sets according to the size of the data sets; ii) define an area for generating multiple rectangles, each rectangle representing one of the data sets, wherein the area is defined to allow the data sets to be spatially arranged within the area; iii) accumulate data points for data within the data sets to generate a rectangle that has dimensions that fall within pre-defined parameters; iv) generate a rectangle for each data set; and v) orientate the rectangle such that its orientation is only changed if the rectangle does not fit in the available area. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043338 | WAVEFORM DISPLAY APPARATUS - A waveform display apparatus displays a waveform on a display device. A scale plate is provided with graduations corresponding to values of the waveform. The scale plate is displayed in a region where the waveform is displayed, on the display device, in a state that a time axis is movable. A value of the waveform at an intersection point between one side of the scale plate and the waveform is displayed on the display device. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043339 | Producing Glyph Distance Fields - A system includes a first computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The first computing device also includes a processor to execute the instructions to perform a method that includes receiving data representing a collection of line segments that represent a glyph. The method also includes, for each line segment, defining a cell that substantially encapsulates the line segment. At least one side of the cell is defined by bisecting an angle defined by the line segment and an adjacent line segment. The method also includes determining a value for a portion of the defined cell based upon the distance between the portion of the cell and the corresponding line segment. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043340 | Animation Transitions and Effects in a Spreadsheet Application - Concepts and technologies are described herein for animation transitions and effects in a spreadsheet application. In accordance with the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a computer system can execute a visualization component. The computer system can detect selection of a scene included in a visualization of spreadsheet data. The computer system also can generate an effect for the scene selected. In some embodiments, the computer system identifies another scene and generates a transition between the scenes. The computer system can output the effect animation and the transition animation. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043341 | GPU-ACCELERATED PATH RENDERING - This disclosure is directed to techniques for performing GPU-accelerated path rendering. A GPU is described that is configured to receive data indicative of a path segment of a path to be rendered, tessellate the path segment into a plurality of primitives, and render at least one of a fill area and a stroke area for the path segment based on the plurality of primitives. The techniques of this disclosure may be used to improve the performance of path rendering operations, to reduce memory bandwidth requirements needed to perform path rendering operations, and/or to reduce the memory footprint needed to perform path rendering operations. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043342 | EXTENDING DX11 GPU FOR PROGRAMMABLE VECTOR GRAPHICS - The present disclosure provides for path rendering including receiving, with a graphics processing unit (GPU), data indicative of a path segment of a path to be rendered. The systems and methods render the path segment by performing a fill of the path segment, which includes tessellating the path segment into a first plurality of primitives including a triangle per primitive, storing a first plurality of primitives in a stencil buffer, and drawing a bounding box of the path segment and rendering the bounding box with a stencil test enabled. The systems and methods also stroke the path segment, including tessellating the path into a second plurality of primitives, re-tessellating the second plurality of primitives, cutting the second plurality of primitives according to a dash pattern, creating a cap at a location of a cut, and creating a triangulation of a stroke and rasterizing the stroke based on the triangulation. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043343 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING INTERFACE CIRCUIT - An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of image processing module parts, a module arbiter part, and a DMAC (Direct Memory Access Controller) part. Each of the image processing module parts includes a module core for executing a predetermined image processing. The plurality of image processing module parts is connected to the module arbiter part. The module arbiter part arbitrates memory access which is given by the plurality of image processing module parts through a bus. The DMAC part is connected between the module arbiter part and the bus, and executes memory access related to the arbitration result obtained by the module arbiter part. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043344 | TECHNIQUES FOR A SECURE GRAPHICS ARCHITECTURE - Techniques for implementing a secure graphics architecture are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a graphics management module, and the graphics management module may be operative to receive graphics information from the processor circuit, generate graphics processing information based on the graphics information, and send the graphics processing information to a graphics processor circuit arranged to generate graphics display information based on the graphics processing information. In this manner, security threats such as screen capture attacks and/or theft of content protected media streams may be reduced. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043345 | RENDERING PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING MULTIPROCESSING - A rendering processing apparatus and method using multiprocessing are disclosed. The rendering processing method includes dividing an application execution window into frames and generating a rendering processing command for rendering processing of an image on a frame basis by a pre-rendering manager, generating a rendering image for a frame according to the generated rendering processing command by a rendering manager, and storing the generated rendering image in a memory. A task for generating a rendering processing command is divided into at least one task, a task for generating a rendering image is divided into at least one task, and the divided tasks can be processed simultaneously in a plurality of threads. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043346 | RENDERING PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING MULTIPROCESSING - A rendering processing apparatus and method using multiprocessing are disclosed. The rendering processing method includes dividing an application execution window into frames and generating a rendering processing command for rendering processing of an image on a frame basis by a pre-rendering manager, generating a rendering image on a frame basis according to the rendering processing command by a rendering manager, and storing the generated rendering image in a memory. The generation of a rendering processing command and the generation of a rendering image are performed in a plurality of threads. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043347 | METHODS FOR JPEG2000 ENCODING AND DECODING BASED ON GPU - Methods for Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) 2000 encoding and decoding based on a graphic processing unit (GPU) are provided. The method for JPEG2000 encoding based on a GPU includes receiving input image data from a central processing unit (CPU), encoding the image data, and transferring the encoded image data to the CPU. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043348 | Display Control Device and Mobile Electronic Apparatus - A display control device and technique for controlling displays on a display unit, in which a plurality of display segments are two-dimensionally arranged (e.g. a dot matrix type display unit), is provided. The technique is effectively applicable to a write data latch circuit of a memory for storing display data in the display control device, such as, for example, a liquid crystal display control device, a mobile electronic apparatus, etc. A display drive control technique for controlling a moving picture display mode of a display device is also provided. The display drive control circuit controls a picture display mode of a display device for displaying still pictures and moving pictures to a liquid crystal display device, such as, for example, a dot matrix type display devices, an organic EL display device, etc. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043349 | DISPLAY ELEMENT CHANGE DETECTION FOR SELECTIVE LINE UPDATE - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for improving the visual appearance of displayed images at high frame rates by skipping writing lines of display data. In one aspect, clusters of changed image regions are detected, and lines are preferentially written when such clusters are detected. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043350 | BRIGHTNESS CALCULATING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR BRIGHTNESS CALCULATING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A brightness calculating apparatus according to the present invention includes: a setting unit configured to set an calculation target position on an emission surface; a sectioning unit configured to section a plurality of light sources into a plurality of sectioned regions in accordance with the calculation target position set by the setting unit; and a calculating unit configured to calculate the brightness at the calculation target position when light is emitted from the plurality of light sources by calculating, for each of the sectioned regions, the brightness at the calculation target position due to light sources in the sectioned region and summing up calculation results of the respective sectioned regions, wherein the sectioning unit sections light sources outside of a predetermined range from the calculation target position more roughly than light sources inside of the predetermined range from the calculation target position. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043351 | ADAPTIVE FILTERING FOR IMAGE TRANSFORM PROCESSES - Adaptive filtering techniques are set forth that improve video playback performance. A color similarity metric is computed for source pixels undergoing an image transform operation to determine color values of a target pixel location. The value of the color similarity metric defines what algorithm is used to determine the color values of the target pixel location from the source pixels. While the computation of the color similarity metric introduces additional instructions for each pixel, going against conventional wisdom, enormous performance savings by avoiding unnecessarily complex sets of interpolation instructions where a simpler instruction set suffices, outweighs any such cost from additional instructions. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043352 | High Luminance Projection Displays And Associated Methods - Projection displays include a highlight projector and a main projector. Highlights projected by the highlight projector boost luminance in highlight areas of a base image projected by the main projector. Various highlight projectors including steerable beams, holographic projectors and spatial light modulators are described. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043353 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display device is disclosed, using a field-sequential system capable of more effectively suppressing occurrence of color breakup. The image display device includes a color component ratio extracting unit that extracts a color component ratio for reproducing a target display color included in a target image as a light emission color component ratio candidate, and a light emission color component ratio selecting unit that selects a light emission color component ratio (a color component ratio when LEDs of a plurality of colors included in an LED unit emit light) in each sub-frame period from among light emission color component ratio candidates extracted by the color component ratio extracting unit. To enable mixed-color display in all sub-frame periods, each LED is controlled to be able to take any light emission state of either a lighting-on state or a lighting-off state in each sub-frame period. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043354 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - Provided is a display device including: a data processor controlling color reproducibility of RGB data under a low illumination environment to process an input image signal; a signal controller dividing the input image signal in a frame unit according to a vertical synchronization signal and the input image signal in a scan line unit according to a horizontal synchronization signal to generate an image data signal; and a data driver receiving the image data signal to transfer a plurality of data signals to each of the plurality of data lines coupled to a plurality of pixels. The display device reduces glaring and provides a higher-definition image to a user due to the accurate representation of neutral white under the high illumination environment. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043355 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC IMAGE MANIPULATION IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for dynamic image manipulation and a mobile terminal supporting the same are disclosed. The method for dynamic image manipulation includes: outputting at least one thumbnail; receiving an input event; and performing image change by changing at least one of the shape, color and transparency of the output thumbnail according to properties of the input event. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043356 | AUTOMATIC COLOR ADJUSTMENT OF A TEMPLATE DESIGN - The present invention generates a color template design to format a presentation. According to one aspect, a plurality of template designs are provided on a visual display. A selection of one of the plurality of template designs is received from a user. A plurality of source images that are separate from the plurality of template designs are provided on the visual display. A selection of a color from one of the plurality of source images is received from the user. Colors of the selected template design are automatically adjusted to match the selected the color from the source image. The selected template design may include framing, mat, background, and foreground portions, at least one of which is adjusted. After automatically adjusting the colors, the selected template design may be displayed and/or stored for use as a template. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043357 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - The display device ( | 2014-02-13 |
20140043358 | MEDIA ENCODING USING CHANGED REGIONS - A method and system for media encoding using changed regions. The method includes detecting the changed regions and a static portion of a desktop of a computing device. The amount of changed regions may be determined. The changed regions may be encoded in response to the amount of changed regions. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043359 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) IMAGE TARGETS - Apparatus, systems and methods for improving augmented reality (AR) targets are disclosed. A method described herein for improving augmented reality (AR) targets includes modifying an AR target with a client's software, sending a request for feedback on the AR target to a server, receiving feedback from the server, displaying, by the client's software, the feedback over the AR target and saving, by the client's software, the AR target to memory. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043360 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor device failure analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a memory configured to be capable of retaining an initial display information; and a control unit configured to generate a first image based on a configuration information of the semiconductor device and a plurality of fail bit information of the semiconductor device, the semiconductor device including a three-dimensional memory cell array, and to generate a second image from the first image based on the initial display information, the second image corresponding to part of the plurality of fail bit information. The semiconductor device failure analysis system according to the embodiment further includes a display configured to be capable of initially displaying the second image. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043361 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROJECTING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROJECTING METHOD - An image processing apparatus is connected to a projector and sends image data to the projector. The image processing apparatus includes an capturing unit that captures a display screen, a storing unit that stores image data of the captured display screen, a difference image generator that generates difference image data by clipping difference between the image data of the captured display screen and image data of a display screen captured previously, a transfer method determining unit that selects either the difference image data or the image data of the display screen as image data to be sent to the projector, and an image transfer unit that transfers the image data to the projector. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043362 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH REDUCED FORM FACTOR - Systems and methods ( | 2014-02-13 |
20140043363 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE OR VIDEO PERSONALIZATION WITH SELECTABLE EFFECTS - Embodiments relate to systems and methods for image or video personalization with selectable effects. Image data, which can include video sequences or digital still images, can be received in a graphical personalization tool to perform various image processing and related operations to insert personalized objects into the image data. In aspects, the personalized object(s) can be or include graphical inputs such as, for instance, textual information, graphical information, and/or other visual objects. The graphical personalization tool can automatically perform one or more processing stages in the image path, such as identifying key regions in a still image and/or key frames in a video sequence, in which personalized objects will be generated and inserted. Personalized objects can be extended to additional regions of a still image, can be animated across multiple still images, and/or can be extended to additional frames of a video sequence, all on an automated or user-assisted basis. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043364 | DYNAMIC REPLACEMENT OF CINEMATIC STAGE PROPS IN PROGRAM CONTENT - Stage props, such as consumer products, in legacy program content are replaced with dynamically replaceable assets. Such assets can be used for advertising purposes in that images of different products and services can be inserted therein and are changeable via a network. Such assets may be created by identifying props in the content for replacement, and determining location and visual effects information for each identified prop. The content may be played back by broadcasting the content and reference information designating parameters for inserting the assets into the content. Replacement images, such as images of products, may be obtained via a network. The visual appearance of each replacement image may be modified using visual effects information so the inserted objects appear natural as if they were part of the original scene. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043365 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYOUT FOR AUGMENTED REALITY VIEW - An approach is provided for providing an interactive perspective-based point of interest layout in an augmented reality view. The layout platform determines at least one zoom level for rendering of one or more representations of one or more items in a perspective-based display based, at least in part, on at least one push interaction or at least one pull interaction in the perspective-based display. The layout platform causes, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more representations based, at least in part, on the at least one zoom level. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043366 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores therein a display image displayed on a display unit; a selection receiving unit that receives selection of the display image stored in the storage unit; a display control unit that displays a selected display image that is the display image selected by the selection receiving unit, on the display unit; a depiction input receiving unit that receives an input by depicting an image on the selected display image displayed on the display unit; a synthetic image generating unit that synthesizes a depicted image input by depicting it and the selected display image to generate a new display image; and a display image management unit that stores related information relating the new display image to the selected display image, and the new display image in the storage unit. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043367 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An input provided by a user is received from an input apparatus, and in accordance with the input, a current display position of an operation handler image to be displayed on the display apparatus is set. In accordance with the current display position of the operation handler image, a setting of information regarding an operation target to be operated by the user is changed, and a display position of the operation handler image used when the setting has been changed is retained. Then, the operation handler image is displayed on the display apparatus at the set current display position, and a past position image indicating at least one of the retained past display positions is displayed on the display apparatus. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043368 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING IMAGES DISPLAYED ON DISCRETE SCREENS - A method for adjusting images displayed on discrete screens of an electronic device is provided. The discrete screens, comprising two displaying areas separated by a non-displaying area, cooperate to display an object. Image data of the two displaying areas is obtained. Whether there is at least one line segment which is parallel to a middle line of the non-displaying area, continuous and longer than a predetermined length is determined in each displaying area respectively. A line segment of the at least one line segment that is closest to the middle line is defined as a base line in each displaying area respectively. A displaying position of the object is adjusted according to distances between base lines and edges of the displaying areas. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043369 | Displays and Display Pixel Adaptation - An electronic device may include a display and display control circuitry. The display may be calibrated to reduce color non-uniformity in the display. Display calibration information may be obtained during manufacturing and may be stored in the electronic device. The display calibration information may include color-specific, intensity-specific, location-specific correction factors. During operation of the display, display control circuitry may receive pixel data to be displayed by each pixel in the display. The pixel data may include color information and intensity information for each pixel. Based on the color information for each pixel, the intensity information for each pixel, and the location of each pixel in the display, the display control circuitry may determine a color-specific, intensity-specific, location-specific correction factor to apply to the pixel data for each pixel. Adapted pixel data may be supplied to each pixel in the display. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043370 | THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGE GENERATION USING ELECTROMECHANICAL DISPLAY ELEMENTS - An apparatus for displaying three-dimensional (3D) images includes an array of display elements and a controller. The controller can control a set of display elements in the array to form, at a first time, a first eye image corresponding to input data by causing the light modulators to be driven into a first set of positions. The first eye image includes an angular distribution of light weighted towards a first side of the display. The controller also can control the same set of display elements to form, at a second time, a second eye image corresponding to input data by causing the light modulators to be driven into a second set of positions. The second eye image includes an angular distribution of light weighted towards an opposite side of the display. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043371 | DISPLAY CONTROL FOR MULTI-PRIMARY DISPLAY - A controller for a multi-primary display having M>3 primaries receives a set of input N-primary image color defining values comprising drive values for N primaries for each pixel. A compensator ( | 2014-02-13 |
20140043372 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel includes a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of power lines, a plurality of light emitting units, a plurality of first pixel circuits and a plurality of second pixel circuits. The plurality of light emitting units are arranged in an array and adapted to display different colors. In the organic light emitting units with the same color, some parts are connected to the first pixel circuits, and other parts are connected to the second pixel circuits. A first terminal and a second terminal of a first control transistor in the first pixel circuit are sequentially arranged on a forward direction of a first direction, and a first terminal and a second terminal of a second control transistor in the second pixel circuit are sequentially arranged on a reverse direction of the first direction. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043373 | SCAN DRIVING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A scan driving device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The scan driving device includes a plurality of scan driving blocks, and each of the plurality of scan driving blocks includes a first transistor configured to transfer a clock signal inputted to a first clock signal input terminal to a first node according to a first input signal inputted to a first input signal input terminal; a second transistor configured to transfer a first power source voltage to a second node according to a voltage of the first node; and a third transistor configured to transfer the clock signal inputted to the first clock signal input terminal to an output terminal connected to a scan line according to the voltage of the fourth node. The scan driving blocks may also include a plurality of capacitor configured to store and/or change voltage at a plurality of nodes. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043374 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A projector includes a first light source group having a plurality of solid-state light sources, a second light source group having a plurality of solid-state light source, and emitting light having a peak wavelength on a longer wavelength side of that of the first light source group, a first regulation section adapted to cool the first light source group, a second regulation section adapted to cool the second light source group, and a control device adapted to control the first regulation section and the second regulation section, and the first regulation section and the second regulation section are controlled so as to approximate the peak wavelengths of the lights emitted respectively from the first light source group and the second light source group to each other when forming a two-dimensional image, or to make the peak wavelengths get further from each other when forming a three-dimensional image. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043375 | DRIVING APPARATUS OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A driving apparatus of a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel including a source driving unit and a channel selection unit is provided. The source driving unit is configured to drive the LCD panel and includes a plurality of data driving channels and at least one dummy driving channel. The channel selection unit is coupled to the source driving unit. The channel selection unit outputs driving signals of a part of the data driving channels and the at least one dummy driving channel to drive the LCD panel based on a testing result under a normal operation. Alternatively, the channel selection unit outputs the driving signals of the data driving channels to drive the LCD panel based on the testing result under the normal operation. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043376 | METHOD FOR INSERTING FRAMES IN A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a technical field of Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), and particularly discloses a method for inserting frames in a LCD apparatus and the LCD apparatus, for addressing the problem of trails and improving the response time of picture. The method for inserting frames comprises: acquiring gray scale values of chromatic aberrations of individual pixel units on a current N | 2014-02-13 |
20140043377 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight unit ( | 2014-02-13 |
20140043378 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an electrophoretic display device that can be more easily produced. The electrophoretic display device with pixels comprises a substrate, a plurality of pixel electrode units formed for each pixel on the substrate, a voltage applying means for applying a voltage to each pixel electrode unit, and a charged particle-containing chamber containing colored charged particles and disposed so as to extend across the plurality of pixel electrode units; each of the pixel electrode units having a first electrode disposed in the center of a pixel, and a second electrode disposed on the peripheral edge of the pixel. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043379 | PROJECTOR - Green light from solid-state light source | 2014-02-13 |
20140043380 | MULTI-DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A multi-display device M | 2014-02-13 |
20140043381 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus which can make a distribution tank compact and has excellent pressure-control precision is provided. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043382 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus, including: a tank for storing a liquid; a liquid ejecting head including an inner passage having an inlet, an outlet and individual liquid channels; a supply passage connecting the tank and inlet; a return passage connecting the tank and outlet; a supply device to forcibly supply the liquid in the tank to the inner passage; a restrictor valve to restrict a liquid amount flowing through the return passage; and a controller to drive the supply device while placing the restrictor valve in an open state, where the liquid in the tank returns back thereto via the supply passage, the inner passage, and the return passage, in order, and to drive the supply device to keep circulation and control the restrictor valve to restrict, during the circulation, the amount of the liquid that flows through the return passage, for discharging the liquid from the ejection opening. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043383 | PRINTING DEVICE - To reduce noise during paper conveyance while ensuring printing efficiency of an inkjet printer, a printing device is equipped with a control unit for moving a recording head back and forth in the scan direction according to the rotation of a carriage motor, a conveyance unit for extracting and feeding paper, conveying the paper in the sub scan direction to match the movement of the recording head to print the fed paper, and ejecting the printed paper according to the rotation of a conveyance motor, a paper reversal unit for coordinating with the rotation of the rotation means of the conveyance motor to reverse the front and back of the paper, and a printing control unit for controlling spraying of the ink from the recording head, as well as controlling the carriage motor and the conveyance motor. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043384 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A printer includes a recording unit and a scanner unit configured to open and close the top portion of the recording unit. The recording unit includes a flexible ink tube through which ink from an ink tank is supplied to the head unit, and a control unit that controls the head unit, according to a state of a press-down switch provided on the top portion of the recording unit, so as to perform recording on a medium when a pressed state of the switch is detected and not to perform the recording when an unpressed state of the switch is detected. The switch enters the pressed state when a gap that allows the ink tube to pass therethrough is formed between the recording unit and the scanner unit, the gap having a size that at least prevents an ink flow path in the ink tube from being blocked. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043385 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING METHOD - A printer includes an apparatus main body and an image reading unit. The apparatus main body includes an opening in which at least a part of a stroke region of a carriage is exposed. An ink supply tube extending from an ink tank is routed through between the apparatus main body and the image reading unit, and inserted through the opening to supply ink to a liquid ejecting head. Although the image reading unit is unable to be closed because the tube runs on the upper face of the apparatus main body, a sensor is activated by inserting an insertion piece into a detection recess, so that a printing operation is permitted to be performed. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043386 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - Curing processing is realized according to differences in absorption characteristics of activation light among inks and characteristics of layers to be formed with the inks. A scanning device reciprocally moves in a first direction an inkjet head including a first nozzle array ejecting a first ink and a second nozzle array ejecting a second ink; a relative movement device relatively moves a recording medium in a second direction with respect to the head; an ejection control device divides the nozzle array into regions in the second direction and controls ink ejection for each unit of the divided nozzle region; an activation light irradiation device irradiates the inks deposited on the medium with the activation light; an irradiation region dividing device divides an irradiation range into divided irradiation regions corresponding respectively to the divided nozzle regions; and a light quantity control device controls light quantities respectively for the divided irradiation regions. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043387 | TRANSFER CONTROL METHOD OF CONTINUOUS PAPER AND PRINTER - A transfer control method of continuous paper includes controlling a transfer amount of the continuous paper based on a rotational amount detected by a roller feeding amount detecting unit which detects the rotational amount of a paper feed roller, when each page of the continuous paper is printed, and when the printing on each page is completed, performing a cueing process of transferring the continuous paper until a printing start position of a next page reaches the printing position. The cueing process includes transferring the continuous paper until the continuous paper reaches a reference transfer position based on the feeding amount of the tractor detected by a tractor feeding amount detecting unit for detecting a feeding amount of the tractor and after the continuous paper reaches the reference transfer position, setting the transfer amount of the continuous paper as a target feeding amount. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043388 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND RECORDING DEVICE USING SAME - A long liquid discharge head of the present invention includes a passage member | 2014-02-13 |
20140043389 | PRINTER OPERATION - A method and apparatus are provided for determining a state of operation of a printer element. The method includes the steps of determining at least one optical value for an item of media as it is transported to a printer element, determining at least one optical value for the item of media as it is transported from the printer element, comparing the input and output optical values and responsive to the comparison determining a state of operation of the printer element. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043390 | CONTINUOUS PAPER CONVEYANCE DEVICE, AND PRINTER - A conveyance device | 2014-02-13 |
20140043391 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus that performs correction to make gradation values adding both of two head areas (A+C, B+D) approximately equal. An area whose density is the lowest is set as a target density. Assuming densities for head areas A=70, B=100, C=40, D=90, head areas B and D are corrected with correction amount that ΔB become equal to ΔD (ΔB=ΔD=40) in accordance with target value (A+C=100). | 2014-02-13 |
20140043392 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a housing and a movement region of a carriage including a liquid ejecting head, an ink tank positioned at the outer side of the movement region of the carriage, an ink supply tubes connecting the ink tank and an adapter on the carriage, and a fixing portion fixing a portion of the ink supply tubes. In the housing, a containing unit of a sheet feeding cassette is formed to project to a discharge direction of a sheet and an operation panel unit is configured to have a housing portion having an inclined surface whose lower side further projects to the discharge direction than the upper side. The ink supply tubes have a deformable moving unit performing a movement of the carriage on a portion of a liquid ejecting head side rather than a fixing portion using a fixing tool. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043393 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming method is provided. The image forming method includes applying a pretreatment liquid, which includes water, an organic solvent, and an agglomerating agent to agglomerate a colorant included in an ink, on a surface of a recording medium; and ejecting the ink, which includes the colorant, and water, to form an image on the surface of the recording medium on which the pretreatment liquid has been applied, wherein the pretreatment liquid applying step includes changing the application amount of the pretreatment liquid depending on the time period between application of the pretreatment liquid and ejection of the ink. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043394 | PRINTING APPARATUS - An embodiment of this invention is directed to a printing apparatus capable of providing an output result without a printing density difference between two surfaces in two-sided printing. In the printing apparatus, one subtank is provided for each type of ink. The nozzles of printheads that receive inks supplied from the subtank and are used for printing of the front surface of a printing sheet and printing of the back surface, respectively, are aligned to almost the same level in the vertical direction, thereby making the water head pressures match. | 2014-02-13 |
20140043395 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A liquid discharge head includes a liquid discharge substrate configured to discharge liquid; a flow channel configured to supply the liquid to the liquid discharge substrate and including a first flow channel portion, a second flow channel portion communicating with the first flow channel portion and extending in a direction intersecting a predetermined direction in which the first flow channel portion extends, and a third flow channel portion provided on a downstream side of a position of communication between the first and second flow channel portion with respect to a flow of liquid flowing in the first flow channel portion and communicating with the first flow and second flow channel portion, the third flow channel portion including a first wall defining an end portion of a flow channel and a second wall having an inclined surface inclining toward a wall which defines the second flow channel portion. | 2014-02-13 |