15th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120086699 | DISPLAY PANEL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display panel includes a luminescence element and a capacitor. A driving transistor includes a gate that is connected to a first electrode of the capacitor. A first switch is connected to the first electrode of the capacitor for setting a reference voltage to the first electrode of the capacitor. A data line supplies a data voltage to a second electrode of the capacitor. A second switch is connected between the data line and the second electrode of the capacitor. A wiring is connected to a first electrode of the luminescence element and the second electrode of the capacitor for interconnecting a first power line and the first electrode of the luminescence element with the second electrode of the capacitor, the second switch, and the data line. A third switch is connected in series with the driver between the first electrode of the luminescence element and the first power line. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086700 | Display Device And Method For Driving Same - There is provided a display device in which even if the amplitude of the voltage of a source wiring line is relatively small, the amplitudes of the voltages of subpixels can be increased and the voltage difference between the subpixels can be furthermore increased. In at least one example embodiment, voltages of equal magnitudes are provided to pixel electrodes in a first subpixel portion and a second subpixel portion from a source wiring line. Thereafter, by changing an applied voltage to an auxiliary capacitance wiring line, voltages of different magnitudes are provided to the pixel electrodes in the first subpixel portion and the second subpixel portion. By this, a voltage difference is generated between the pixel electrode in the first subpixel portion and the pixel electrode in the second subpixel portion. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086701 | Combined digital modulation and current dimming control for light emitting diodes - A method includes providing an input signal identifying a desired brightness for one or more LEDs to first and second parallel control paths. The method also includes generating a digital modulation control signal using the first control path, generating a current control signal using the second control path, and driving the one or more LEDs using the control signals. The method further includes performing compensation in at least one of the control paths to compensate for an increased efficiency of the one or more LEDs. Generating the control signals could include (i) adjusting the digital modulation control signal while maintaining the current control signal at a substantially constant value for a range of lower LED brightness values and (ii) adjusting the current control signal while maintaining the digital modulation control signal at a maximum value or within a range of maximum values for a range of higher LED brightness values. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086702 | METHOD OF COLOUR IMAGE PROJECTION USING SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATION AND LIGHT SOURCE MODULATION - The present invention relates to a method of operating a projection system comprising several solid state light sources ( | 2012-04-12 |
20120086703 | Display Driving Circuit, Display Device And Display Driving Method - A display driving circuit for driving a liquid crystal display panel includes a shift register including a plurality of shift register circuits provided in such a way as to correspond to a plurality of gate lines, respectively, the display driving circuit having latch circuits provided in such a way as to correspond one-by-one to the shift register circuits, a polarity signal being inputted to the latch circuits. When a internal signal generated by a shift register circuit becomes active, a latch circuit loads and retains the polarity signal, and an output from the latch circuit is supplied to a CS bus line. The internal signal becomes active before a first vertical scanning period of a display picture. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086704 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL RENDERING ALERTS FOR RENDERING JOB PAGE EXCEPTIONS - A method and system for providing a virtual rendering alert with respect to a rendering job page exception. A realistic virtual three-dimensional rendering model with respect to the rendering job can be rendered utilizing a virtual rendering unit. One or more multi-media aspects can be added with respect to an anomalous object in the rendering job to automatically identify a page exception in the rendering job. A list of objects associated with the rendering job can be activated within a scene based on a set of print policies and/or production cost structures at the discretion of a user. A virtual clue can also be presented along with the realistic virtual rendering model in order to provide additional information with respect to the object in the rendering job and thereby effectively identify the rendering job exception. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086705 | METHODS FOR CREATING AND DISPLAYING TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES ON A DIGITAL CANVAS - A trajectory is drawn on a digital canvas with a pointing device, wherein the trajectory comprises a plurality of spaced points, and each spaced point has a plurality of characteristics, including a geometric profile, a depth, and a color if a color trajectory or an intensity if a monochromatic trajectory. One or more of the plurality of characteristics is adjusted by manually controlling a speed of the drawing, and a faster drawing speed results in spacing between two successive points that is greater than that resulting from a slower speed. A line is generated by interpolating the space between the points. A picture is created with a number of trajectories and/or lines. A three-dimensional image may be created from the picture by creating, then integrating a set of multi-view images from the picture. The picture in progress and/or as completed may be displayed, for example, on a three-dimensional display. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086706 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A method of driving a 3D image display device includes according to an embodiment receiving 3D data and separating a 3D input frame including the 3D data into a left-eye data frame and a right-eye data frame; doubling the left-eye data frame into the original left-eye data frame and a copied left-eye data frame and doubling the right-eye data frame into the original right-eye data frame and a copied right-eye data frame; and modulating the original left-eye data frame to a first modulated left-eye data frame based on the copied right-eye data frame arranged prior to the original left-eye data frame, modulating the copied left-eye data frame, and the copied right-eye data frame. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086707 | 3-DIMENSION DISPLAY DEVICE - A phase switch component driven synchronously is configured at a light emitting side of a display panel of a display. A plurality of parallel electrodes is disposed on a conductive film of the phase switch component, each corresponding to one of a plurality of rows of display pixel driven by gate drivers of the display panel. When the display panel sequentially drives the pixel electrodes of each row of display pixel, by line scanning way, to output frames of 3-dimension images, the phase switch component is synchronously driven to switch the phase of liquid crystals by each parallel electrodes and alters the frames to be polarized lights capable of being received by a left part and a right part of 3D glasses respectively. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086708 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A 3D image display device mainly includes a multi-view image, a view memory, a memory image configuration, combination, and conversion procedure, a display memory, a conversion display controller, a display screen having sub-pixels in Delta configuration, and a view separation device. The memory image configuration, combination, and conversion procedure mainly performs processes of sub-pixel image configuration sequence conversion and multi-view image combination on the multi-view image, and outputs a recovered multi-view combined image. The conversion display controller mainly performs sub-pixel image data configuration sequence conversion on image data on even-numbered or odd-numbered horizontal scan lines of the recovered multi-view combined image, and then outputs the horizontal scan image data. The display screen having sub-pixels in Delta configuration receives the horizontal scan image data and displays the recovered multi-view combined image. The view separation device performs view separation on the recovered multi-view combined image to provide a 3D image. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086709 | 3D/2D DISPLAY DEVICE SWITCHING MODULE - A 3D/2D display device switching module installed to the front side of a display device includes a first axle and a second axle installed on both sides of the display device respectively, and a thin film unit looped between the two axles. The first axle is coupled to a first power source. The thin film unit has a transparent area and at least one grating area. After the first power source drives the first axle to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, the transparent area or the grating area is switched to align with the display device to produce a 3D/2D display effect. In addition, the present invention further includes a containing box installed at the backside of the display device for stacking and accommodating the thin film unit with more different types of grating areas. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086710 | DISPLAY METHOD - A display method including the following steps is provided. In a first frame, a first image is displayed by a plurality of first regions of a display area of a display apparatus, and a dark image is displayed by a plurality of second regions of the display area of the display apparatus at the same time. The display area has a plurality of pixels arranged as an array. Each first region and each second region respectively includes at least one of the pixels, and the first regions and the second regions are uniformly distributed in the display area, respectively. In a second frame immediately after the first frame, the dark image is displayed by the first regions, and a second image is displayed by the second regions at the same time. The first image and the second image construct a three-dimensional (3D) image. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086711 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING CONTENT LIST USING 3D GUI AND 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS APPLIED TO THE SAME - A method and a 3D display apparatus for displaying a content list by setting a depth value of each content to be displayed on the content list according to content information, according to the plurality of content, and displaying 3D content list GUI including a left-eye GUI and a right-eye GUI to which a set depth value for each of the content is applied. Accordingly, the 3D display apparatus can display the content list using the stereo 3D GUI. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086712 | 3D DISPLAY PANEL AND 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A three-dimensional (3D) display panel, a 3D display apparatus using the same, and a driving method thereof are provided. The 3D display apparatus includes: an image display panel which displays an image; a phase shift panel which alternately shifts a polarization direction of light outputted from the image display panel; a backlight unit which provides a backlight; and a control unit which turns off the backlight unit during a crosstalk period where the phase shift panel performs the shift operation and to turn on the backlight unit for a stabilization period after the crosstalk period. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086713 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND LOCAL DIMMING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display and a local dimming control method thereof are discussed. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel selectively displaying a 2D image and a 3D image in response to a mode signal, a backlight unit including a plurality of light sources, a backlight driving circuit individually driving a plurality of previously determined blocks each including the light sources based on a dimming value of each block, and a local dimming control circuit, that calculates a pixel gain value based on a dimming value of each block in a first frame, applies the pixel gain value to a data compensation for a second frame, which is arranged later than the first frame, and varies a time point when the pixel gain value for the data compensation is applied in response to the mode signal. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086714 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A display method of a Three-Dimensional (3D) display apparatus is provided. The display method includes displaying a first display element having a first depth value; adjusting at least one depth value of the first display element and a second display element having a second depth value to be displayed in superimposition with or displayed on the first display element in a state where the first display element having the first depth value is displayed; and displaying the first display element and the second display element in superimposition with the first display element or on the first display element, of which the depth value has been adjusted, wherein at least one of the first display element and the second display element is displayed with an adjusted depth value. Accordingly, a user's attention and recognition can be heightened in executing the User Interface (UI). | 2012-04-12 |
20120086715 | TARGET INDEPENDENT RASTERIZATION - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media for target independent rasterization of an image. The target is the memory allocated for a rendered image within a graphics pipeline. Embodiments of the present invention allow the rasterization process's sampling rate to be specified independently from the memory allocated for the rendered image. Embodiments of the present invention also allow the rasterization process to be executed at a rate that does not correspond to the memory allocated for the rendered target. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086716 | USER INTERACTION ACROSS CROSS-ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS THROUGH AN EXTENDED GRAPHICS CONTEXT - Cross-environment rendering and user interaction support provide a seamless computing experience in a multi-operating system computing environment. The multi-operating system computing environment may include a mobile operating system and a desktop operating system running concurrently and independently on a shared kernel of a mobile computing device. User interaction support includes handling input events initially received in the shared kernel by accepting the input events in the desktop operating system and translating, mapping, and/or passing the input events through a virtual input device to the mobile operating system such that applications of the mobile operating system receive the input events as if coming from a user interaction space of the mobile operating system. The mobile computing device may be a smartphone running the Android mobile operating system and a full desktop Linux distribution on a modified Android kernel. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086717 | INSTANT REMOTE RENDERING - Cross-environment rendering and user interaction support provide a seamless computing experience in a multi-operating system computing environment. The multi-operating system computing environment may include a mobile operating system and a desktop operating system running concurrently and independently on a mobile computing device. Real-time or instant display of an application running in the mobile operating system within an environment of the desktop operating system is provided by rendering application graphics for the application within the desktop operating system. A console application of the desktop operating system may access surface information for the application from shared memory and render the application within a console window of the computing environment associated with the desktop operating system. The mobile computing device may be a smartphone running the Android mobile operating system and a full desktop Linux distribution on a modified Android kernel. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086718 | METHOD FOR REPRESENTING AN ANIMATED OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for representing an animated object. In a three-dimensional drawing program used to generate and animate objects, the model behavior of objects is calculated. For this purpose, sequences of individual objects are output at defined times and subsequently the sequence of the individual objects is jointed into an animation sequence. Surface changes of the object are simulated by way of additional texture animation and output. The animation sequence and the texture animation are then joined in a vector-based page description language, such as the 3D PDF program, and played at the same time. Based on the available sequence of the individual objects, a user can interactively modify the object animated in this way while playing back the animation sequence and the texture animation and change the viewing angle for the animated object. The animation sequence or the texture animation can likewise be configured as an infinite loop and thereby give the human user a dynamic view of the animated object. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086719 | EXPANDABLE GRAPHICAL AFFORDANCES - A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to create and edit a surface object in a computer implemented surface modeler. A surface object creation process is commenced and a surface object type is selected. During the surface object creation process, visual affordances are presented. The visual affordances are grips that can be used to inject modification into the surface object creation process. Subsequent to creation of the surface object, the same visual affordances are displayed and used to edit the surface object. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086720 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE TEXTURE MAP STORAGE AND FILTERING - A method for a computer system including receiving a file comprising textures including a first and a second texture, and metadata, wherein the first texture need not have a predetermined geometric relationship to the second texture, wherein the metadata includes identifiers associated with textures and includes adjacency data, associating the first texture with a first location on an object in response to an identifier associated with the first texture, associating the second texture with a second location on the object in response to an identifier associated with the second texture, determining an edge of the first texture is adjacent to an edge of the second texture in response to the adjacency data, and performing a rendering operation with respect to the first and the second surface on the object to determine rendering data in response to the first texture and to the second texture. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086721 | DISPLAY-COLOR FUNCTION IMAGE CONVERSION - A display system includes a display-color function image generator and a DCF image converter. The DCF image generator generates a DCF image from a source image. In the DCF image, each pixel is associated with a respective DCF configured to convert an input value to a display color value. The DCF image generator inputs values to respective DCFs to convert the DCF image to a displayable image having pixels associated with respective display colors. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086722 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Program - A method is provided for modifying an image. The method comprises displaying an image, the image comprising a portion of an object; and determining if an edge of the object is in a location within the portion. The method further comprises detecting movement, in a member direction, of an operating member with respect to the edge. The method still further comprises moving, if the edge is not in the location, the object in an object direction corresponding to the detected movement; and modifying, if the edge is in the location, the image in response to the detected movement, the modified image comprising the edge in the location. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086723 | Dynamic Cropping of Visual Content - A computerized device which has access to visual content receives a crop control code associated with that content. The computerized device has a software agent which, in response to the crop control code, to cause display of a selected portion of the visual content. Preferably, the software agent interacts with the computerized device to derive information on the characteristics of a display available on the device and utilizes that information to display the selected portion of the visual content. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086724 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING THE RENDERED FIDELITY OF ELEMENTS OF A COMPOSITION - Automatically adjusting rendered fidelity of an element in a composition may include detecting an element added to a composition and determining fidelity of an added element's rendering based on rendering of one or more other elements in the composition. Rendering of the added element may be automatically adjusted to the determined fidelity to match the rendering of said one or more other elements in the composition. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086725 | System and Method for Compensating for Drift in a Display of a User Interface State - A system, a computer readable storage medium including instructions, and a method for adjusting a displayed user interface in accordance with a navigational state of a human interface device. For each measurement epoch, a base set of operations are performed, including: determining an unmodified user interface state in accordance with the navigational state, and generating current user interface data. When an error introducing state is detected, additional operations are performed, including: determining a modified user interface state; adjusting the current user interface data in accordance with the modified user interface state; and determining a user interface state error. When an error compensating state is detected, additional operations are performed, including: determining a compensation adjustment and adjusting the current user interface data and user interface state error in accordance with the compensation adjustment. The current user interface data enables a current user interface to be displayed. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086726 | IMAGE EDITING METHOD, IMAGE EDITING APPARATUS, PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING IMAGE EDITING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM - To provide an image editing technique that enables a user to perform movement and magnification of an image with a single operation, and to perform trimming while grasping image composition in printing, the image editing method includes a step of instructing to move an arbitrary point of an image displayed in an image display area among image data; a step of calculating an image movement amount and a magnification ratio in response to the instruction to move the arbitrary point; and a step displaying a predetermined area of the image data in the image display area on the basis of the image movement amount and the magnification ratio, which are calculated in the calculating step. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086727 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT - An approach is provided for providing augmented reality based on tracking. Information, including location information, orientation information, or a combination thereof of a device is determined. A representation of a location indicated based, at least in part, on the information is determined. One or more items are selected to associate with one or more points within the representation. Display information is determined to be generated, the display information including the one or more items overlaid on the representation based, at least in part, on the one or more points. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086728 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSITIONING BETWEEN INTERFACE MODES IN VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATIONS - One preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a method for transitioning a user interface between viewing modes. The method of the preferred embodiment can include detecting an orientation of a mobile terminal including a user interface disposed on a first side of the mobile terminal, wherein the orientation of the mobile terminal includes an imaginary vector originating at a second side of the mobile terminal and projecting in a direction substantially opposite the first side of the mobile terminal. The method of the preferred embodiment can also include transitioning between at least two viewing modes in response to the imaginary vector intersecting an imaginary sphere disposed about the mobile terminal at a first latitudinal point having a predetermined relationship to a critical latitude of the sphere. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086729 | ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - An entertainment device generates a composite image with a combiner that combines camera-captured images with a computer-generated image of an object resting on a virtual surface. The device also includes a detector that detects image movement in the captured images in one or more contact point regions corresponding to image positions at which the object contacts the virtual surface. The device further comprises an initiator for initiating movement of the object to a new position with respect to the virtual surface in response to detected motion in the contact point regions. The detector detects whether a first image area corresponding to a captured image feature is greater than a predetermined proportion of a second image area corresponding to a full field of view of the camera. If the first image area is greater than the predetermined proportion, the initiator initiates movement of the object to an avoidance position. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086730 | Method and Apparatus for Device Display Backlight - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a power source, a power supply unit, a plurality of light emitting diodes, and a display. The power supply unit is connected to the power source. The plurality of light emitting diodes are connected to the power supply unit. A first portion of the plurality of light emitting diodes includes a connection to the power source. The connection bypasses the power supply unit. The plurality of light emitting diodes are configured to provide backlight illumination to the display when the apparatus is in a first mode. Only the first portion of the plurality of light emitting diodes is configured to provide backlight illumination to the display when the apparatus is in a second different mode. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086731 | BISTABLE ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A bistable electro-optic display device and a driving method thereof are provided. The display device includes an overlap detection unit and an overlapping image processing unit. The overlap detection unit compares a first display data and a second display data received by a pixel unit. When a first update region corresponding to the first display data overlaps a second update region corresponding to the second display data, the overlap detection unit outputs an overlapping display data, so as to make a display panel display the first update region and the second update region. The overlapping image processing unit combines the first display data and the second display data according to the comparison result and an overlapping display mode to output the overlapping display data to the overlap detection unit, wherein the overlapping display mode indicates the display priority of the first display data and the second display data. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086732 | DRIVING DEVICE FOR BISTABLE ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR - A driving device and a driving method for a bistable electro-optic display are provided. The driving device includes an image processing unit, a display process module, and a scheduling module. The image processing unit receives a first update region of a display area to produce a first region update data. The display process module updates the display area according to the first region update data. During an update period for the first update region, the image processing unit can continue to receive at least one second update region, so as to produce a plurality of second region update data. After the first region is completely updated, the scheduling module controls the display process module to update the display area according to the second region update data, so as to shorten the time for updating the display area. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086733 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME - A display system which includes a display controller, a display unit, and a light source is disclosed. The display controller includes a processor unit, a memory device, a voltage source and, optionally, a light source control unit. The display unit includes an array of pixel cells and circuitry to receive logic and control voltages and data and operate the display, a transparent counter electrode, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the two alignment layers. The pixel cell includes a storage element, a DC balance control switch, a pixel voltage override circuit, an inverter able to select between two voltages available to it, and a pixel electrode/mirror. In different modes of operation the pixel mirror voltage may be determined by the storage element or by the pixel voltage override circuit. The display system may display images in one period and reset to a fixed state in another period. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086734 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - In an extension area of a transmission member composed of (4m+a) signal lines, a medium value D | 2012-04-12 |
20120086735 | ELECTRONIC SKIN HAVING UNIFORM GRAY SCALE REFLECTIVITY - The invention features electronic skin including an active layer formed of bistable cholesteric liquid crystal material and articles comprising the skin, the electronic skin having uniform gray scale reflectivity. Also featured is method for producing suitable reduction pulses that will provide a display (e.g., the electronic skin) with uniform gray scale reflectivity. Reduction pulses of narrow width are used to create uniform levels of gray in the electronic skin to overcome display imperfections that cause discontinuity in the gray scale reflectivity. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086736 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A plasma display device including a plasma display panel that performs gradation display of an image by a sub-field method. A protective layer of the plasma display panel includes a base layer formed on a dielectric layer and a plurality of aggregated particles dispersed all over a surface of the base layer. The plasma display device forms an image by a right-eye field in which a right-eye image signal is displayed and a left-eye field in which a left-eye image signal is displayed. The right-eye field and the left-eye field have a plurality of sub-fields. In a predetermined gradation or higher, gradation is displayed by at least one or more sub-fields excluding a sub-field arranged in an end of each of the right-eye field and the left-eye field, | 2012-04-12 |
20120086737 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device formed by laminating at least two first and second liquid crystal panels, the liquid crystal panels being each formed by disposing a liquid crystal layer between two transparent substrates arranged so as to be opposed to each other and two-dimensionally arranging pixels in a form of a matrix on one of the two substrates, and disposing a backlight on a side of the first liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first driver configured to drive the first liquid crystal panel on a side of the backlight by n-time speed driving in which one frame period is divided into n fields; and a second driver configured to drive the second liquid crystal panel on a display surface side by normal driving in which one frame period is not divided. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086738 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - In a display device ( | 2012-04-12 |
20120086739 | Image Display Device - The invention provides an image display device that has an especially satisfactory display quality for animated images, and sufficiently suppresses the irregularities of display quality among pixels. The image display device includes a light emitting drive means that drives a light emitting means, based on an analog display signal inputted to the pixels, and a light emitting control switch for controlling a light-on or light-off of the light emitting means on one end of the light emitting drive means in each pixel. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086740 | Liquid Crystal Display Device And Light Source Control Method - In at least one example embodiment, the present invention includes a liquid crystal display panel for displaying an image by virtue of having liquid crystals whose orientation changes in response to application of a voltage; a backlight unit with a built-in PWM light modulation type LED for emitting light to be supplied to the liquid crystal display panel; and a control unit for controlling the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit. In cases where the response speed of liquid crystal molecules is relatively high, the LED is driven at a relatively low drive frequency, whereas in cases where the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules is relatively low, the LED is driven at a relatively high drive frequency. According to the present invention, problems with image quality that tend to occur depending on the degree of tilting of the liquid crystal molecules (ghost outlines) are prevented. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086741 | Image Display Device - The present image display device starts lighting up LEDs provided in a backlight unit ( | 2012-04-12 |
20120086742 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A gradation display apparatus includes: a plurality of pixels, each including a light emitting element, a driving transistor, and a storage capacitor; a data line; a reference voltage line; and a control circuit. During a one frame period, the control circuit supplies a data voltage to each of the pixels through the data line, to write the data voltage in the storage capacitor, and, thereafter, supplies to the reference voltage line respectively different first and second voltages successively in this order or reversed order, so that, in each of the pixels, a sum of a light emitting quantity of the light emitting element during a period of supplying the first voltage and a light emitting quantity of the light emitting element during a period of supplying the second voltage equals to a predetermined light emitting quantity of the light emitting element predetermined according to image data. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086743 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - The liquid crystal display apparatus according to the present invention has a plurality of pixels including a red pixel, a green pixel and a blue pixel. In at least one example embodiment, each of the plurality of pixels has a plurality of subpixels including a first subpixel and a second subpixel. When the grayscale levels of input signals corresponding to the red, green and blue pixels are equal to one another at a given level, the ratio of the difference in luminance between the first and second subpixels of one of the red, green and blue pixels to the maximum luminance of that one of the red, green and blue pixels is greater than the ratio of the difference in luminance between the first and second subpixels of each one of the other two pixels to the maximum luminance of the respective one of the other two pixels. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086744 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH NESTED PRINTER AND SCANNER - An image processing apparatus has a compact arrangement of an inkjet printer; and a flat bed scanner unit. The scanner has a scanner head, a glass panel for receiving media to be scanned and a lid having an inner surface for flat engagement with the glass panel. The lid also has an outer surface presenting a flat surface for receiving media printed by the printer and awaiting collection. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086745 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus has a print head | 2012-04-12 |
20120086746 | PRINT HEAD CONTROL DEVICE IN INK JET PRINTER - A print head control device | 2012-04-12 |
20120086747 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided an ink jet recording apparatus including an ink jet head; a scanning mechanism for scanning the ink-jet head; a transport mechanism including nip sections for nipping a recording medium; and a controller including a pattern forming mechanism, which controls the ink jet head to form a pattern including a mark for detecting a deviation between a landing position in a forward scanning and a landing position in a backward scanning; wherein the pattern forming mechanism controls the ink jet head to form a part of the mark on the recording medium in one of an area which overlaps in the transport direction with one of the nip sections and areas which are placed at outside positions of the nip sections nipping the recording medium at outermost positions in the scanning direction. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086748 | PRINTHEAD HAVING MIRRORED ROWS OF PRINT NOZZLES - A printhead having at least first and second rows of print nozzle cells. Each each nozzle cell has an ink chamber, control circuitry and drive circuitry. Each nozzle cell in the first row has a corresponding nozzle cell in the second row. The drive circuitry of each nozzle cell of the first row is arranged adjacent the drive circuitry of the corresponding nozzle cell in the second row and distant the control circuitry of the corresponding nozzle cell in the first row. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086749 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes: a lighting unit that irradiates ink droplets landing on a surface of a printing medium with activated light rays to harden the ink droplets; a transport unit that transports at least one of the printing medium and the lighting unit to move the ink droplets on the surface of the printing medium to an irradiation range of the activated light rays irradiated by the lighting unit; and a plurality of nozzles that ejects various kinds of ink droplets with different ink amounts, and are arranged such that distances of the nozzles from the lighting in a direction parallel to a transport direction of the transport unit are different from each other. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086750 | INK JET RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING INK JET RECORDING HEAD - Provided is an ink jet recording head, including multiple ejection orifices for ejecting droplets to a recording medium, in which a normal of a plane formed of the following straight lines is tilted with respect to an axis line of each of the ejection orifices: a straight line obtained by connecting points, which are positioned on peripheries of the respective ejection orifices and are at shortest distances from a face plane, in a longitudinal direction of an ejection orifice array; and a straight line obtained by connecting points, which are positioned on the peripheries of the respective ejection orifices and are at longest distances from the face plane, in the longitudinal direction of the ejection orifice array. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086751 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid ejection head, wherein recessed portions are formed in an ejection face such that, where, in the one direction, a distance D | 2012-04-12 |
20120086752 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a feeding unit which feeds a recording medium in a feeding direction; a recording head which discharges ink onto the recording medium for recording; and a first cleaning unit which performs first cleaning on at least one of a side surface on an upstream side of the feeding direction in the recording head, a side surface on a downstream side thereof, and side surfaces on both sides of a width direction of the recording medium with respect to the feeding direction. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086753 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING METHOD - A liquid ejecting apparatus including a group of first nozzle rows composed of a plurality of first nozzle rows and a group of second nozzle rows composed of a plurality of second nozzle rows, both the group of first nozzle rows and the group of second nozzle rows satisfying one of the following requirements (1) through (3): (1) a black nozzle row is included, (2) a yellow nozzle row, a magenta nozzle row and a cyan nozzle row are all included, and (3) the secondary color nozzle row for the secondary color made by mixing any two of yellow, magenta and cyan, and at least one of the nozzle row that ejects liquid of the remaining one of yellow, magenta and cyan and the secondary color nozzle row for the secondary color which includes the remaining one of yellow, magenta and cyan are included. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086754 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid ejection head has recessed portions are formed in an ejection face, such that a distance d | 2012-04-12 |
20120086755 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A first activation signal has ejection activation pulses that eject ink from nozzles; a second activation signal has a micro-oscillating activation pulse (non-ejection activation pulse) for inducing pressure fluctuation on ink within the pressure chamber of a level such that liquid is not ejected from the nozzle; a minimum electric potential of the micro-oscillating activation pulse is no greater than a maximum electric potential of the ejection activation pulse; and the ejection activation pulse is supplied to a piezoelectric element corresponding to an ejecting nozzle ejecting ink in a unit cycle, and the micro-oscillating activation pulse is at least supplied to a piezoelectric element corresponding to a non-ejecting nozzle located adjacent to the ejecting nozzle. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086756 | NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT WITH AN ACTUATOR HAVING IRIS VANES - A nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printhead includes a substrate; a plurality of posts extending from the substrate; a roof portion defining an ejection port, the roof portion supported by the plurality of posts; a plurality of vanes extending from the substrate and arranged to define a chamber with the substrate and the roof portion; and a plurality of thermal bend actuators respectively positioned at a base of each vane, each thermal bend actuator including a rigid arm and an expandable arm attached to an end of the rigid arm. Each expandable arm contains therewithin a heater element. The plurality of thermal bend actuator are adapted to bend the vanes inwards with respect to the chamber in response to an electrical signal applied to each heater element, the plurality of thermal bend actuators bending the vanes in an iris-type manner to reduce a volume of the chamber. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086757 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A piezoelectric element comprises a piezoelectric member made of a complex oxide and an electrode which contains platinum. The complex oxide contains potassium sodium niobate and bismuth ferrate. The molar ratio of the bismuth ferrate to the sum of the potassium sodium niobate and the bismuth ferrate is in the range of 3% to 10%. And the molar ratio of the sum of potassium and sodium to niobium is in the range of 103% to 115%. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086758 | PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A piezoelectric element includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric film disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the piezoelectric film. The piezoelectric film is composed of piezoelectric material that is lead free and formed by mixing 100(1−x) % of material A having a spontaneous polarization of 0.5 C/m2 or greater at 25° C. and 100 x % of material B having piezoelectric characteristics and a dielectric constant of 1000 or greater at 25° C., wherein (1−x)Tc(A)+x Tc(B)≧300° C., where Tc(A) is the Curie temperature of the material A and Tc(B) is the Curie temperature of the material B. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086759 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes: a pressure generation chamber that communicates with a nozzle opening which ejects liquid; a pressure generation unit that causes a change in pressure in the pressure generation chamber; and a flexible wiring substrate that transmits a control signal from outside and includes a wiring layer which is connected to each individual electrode of a plurality of pressure generation units and also connected to a terminal portion of a common electrode common to the plurality of pressure generation units. In the liquid ejecting head, the wiring layer of the wiring substrate includes slits in an area connected to the terminal portion of the common electrode of the pressure generation unit, while the wiring layer of the wiring substrate and the terminal portion of the pressure generation unit are connected via an anisotropic conductive material. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086760 | Ink Loader with Ink Stick Retractor - A solid ink loading system for a phase change ink imaging device includes an ink loader having a first end, a second end, and at least one feed channel extending between the first and the second end. The at least one feed channel includes an insertion region intermediate the first and the second end where ink sticks enter the at least one feed channel. The at least one feed channel is configured to guide ink sticks in a feed direction from the insertion region toward the second end. An ink stick retractor is configured for movement between a forward position and a rearward position substantially parallel to at least a portion of the at least one feed channel. The forward position is closer to the second end of the feed channel than the first position. The ink stick retractor is configured to selectively move ink sticks in the at least one feed channel in a retraction direction toward the first end. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086761 | CURABLE PHASE CHANGE INKS CONTAINING CRYSTALLINE POLYESTERS - This disclosure is generally directed to curable phase change inks, such as radiation-curable phase change inks, and their use in forming images, such as through inkjet printing. More specifically, this disclosure is directed to radiation-curable phase change inks, such as ultraviolet-light-curable phase change inks, that an ink vehicle and at least one crystalline polyester resin. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086762 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD - A method of ink jet recording including forming an uncured first ink layer of a first ultraviolet curable ink A on a recording medium, forming an uncured second ink layer having a recording pattern inside the uncured first ink layer of the ink A by discharging a second ultraviolet curable ink B from an ink jet head, and curing the uncured first ink layer by irradiating the uncured first ink layer with ultraviolet light after forming the uncured second ink layer, wherein the ink A contains a photoradical generator and the ink B contains a photobase generator and a coloring agent. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086763 | TAPE DRIVE AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A tape drive for use in for example a transfer printing apparatus to drive a printer ribbon. The printer ribbon is mounted on two spools each of which is driven by a respective stepper motor. A controller controls the energization of the motor such that the ribbon is transported in at least one direction between spools mounted on the spool support. The controller is operative to energize both motors to drive the spools of ribbon in the direction of ribbon transport to achieve push-pull operations. Ribbon tension is monitored to enable accurate control of ribbon supply and ribbon take-up, the ribbon tension being monitored, for example, by monitoring power supply to the two stepper motors. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086764 | MODULAR PRINTHEAD FOR OLED PRINTING - The disclosure generally relates to a modular printhead configured for ease of access and quick replacement of the printhead. In one embodiment, the disclosure is directed to an integrated printhead which includes: a printhead die supporting a plurality of micropores thereon; a support structure for supporting the printhead die; a heater interposed between the printhead die and the support structure; and an electrical trace connecting the heater to a supply source. The support structure accommodates the electrical trace through a via formed within it so as to form a solid state printhead containing all of the connections within and providing easily replaceable printhead. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086765 | SURFACE-EMITTING LASER ELEMENT, SURFACE-EMITTING LASER ARRAY, OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SURFACE-EMITTING LASER ELEMENT - A method of manufacturing a surface-emitting laser element having a light-emitting mesa structure with an emitting area including a high-reflectance portion and a low-reflectance portion includes forming a layered body that includes a lower reflecting mirror, a cavity structure, and an upper reflecting mirror on a substrate; forming a first area on an upper surface of the layered body; forming a second area having the same size as the first area on the upper surface of the layered body; forming a light-emitting mesa structure and a monitoring-mesa structure by etching the first area and the second area, respectively; forming a confinement structure including a current passage area surrounded by an oxide in the light-emitting mesa structure and the monitoring-mesa structure; and measuring the size of the current passage area of the monitoring-mesa structure. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086766 | MULTIMEDIA CALLING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO PHONES - A calling method for performing a video phone call including: establishing a bearer of a video phone call between a calling terminal and a Multimedia Ring Back Tone (MRBT) device; playing, by the MRBT device, a MRBT to the calling terminal via the bearer between the calling terminal and the MRBT device; sending, by a MSC server of the calling terminal, a prompt message to the calling terminal; removing the bearer between the calling terminal and the MRBT device upon receiving the prompt message; establishing another bearer of the video phone call between the calling terminal and a called terminal; and performing a video phone call communication between the calling terminal and the called terminal via the bearer between the calling terminal and the called terminal. The present invention also provides the corresponding systems, thereby realizing the Multimedia Ring Back Tone service of a video phone call. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086767 | Rate Adaptation for Video Calling - Telecommunication devices are described herein that are configured to establish a video call and adapt frame rates at which video and audio frames of the video call are transmitted. The telecommunication devices adapt frame rates based at least on uplink and downlink link qualities of each telecommunication device. By adapting the frame rates, the telecommunication devices engage in a real-time exchange of the video and audio frames of the video call. A server is also described herein that is configured to conditionally establish a video call between telecommunication devices, to determine link qualities of the telecommunication devices, and to adapt frame rates based at least on the link qualities. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086768 | Video Presence Sharing - Video calling devices are described herein that are configured to exchange video presence statuses with each other. Each of these video calling devices determines its presence status based at least on its network connection type, its login status for a video calling service, and its camera status and provides the presence status to the video calling service. Each video calling device also receives presence statuses of other video calling devices. This exchange of presence statuses enables initiation of video calls between the video calling devices. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086769 | Conference layout control and control protocol - A teleconferencing system-includes a plurality of nodes in communication with each other to form a conference. At least one of the nodes individually controlling, partially, the display layout of each node in the conference. A method for providing a teleconference including forming a conference with a plurality of nodes through a network. At least one of the nodes controls at least partially the display layout of each node in the conference with a specific format unique for each node. A teleconferencing system includes a plurality of nodes in communication with each other through the network to form a conference. Each node communicating only a change to the other nodes when the change occurs. A method for conducting a telecommunications conference between at least three parties includes establishing a conference between the parties and where there is a change to the conference only the change is communicated to the parties. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086770 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING LARGE CAPACITY CALLS BY USING H.323 PROTOCOL STACK - A method and system for implementing large capacity calls by using the H.323 protocol stack are provided in the present invention. The method comprises: a plurality of protocol stacks are deployed in a multi-point control unit; an IP address of a third protocol stack is pre-configured as a uniform IP address of the multi-point control unit, wherein the IP address acts as an incoming address when the multi-point control unit is called, and the third protocol stack is used to perform the H.225 signaling interaction with the opposite end when the multi-point control unit is a called party; when the multi-point control unit is a calling party, a first protocol stack, the number of processable calls of which does not exceed a limit number, is selected to perform the H.225 signaling interaction with the opposite end, and a second protocol stack, the number of processable calls of which does not exceed a limit number, is selected to perform the H.245 signaling interaction with the opposite end; when the multi-point control unit is a called party, a fourth protocol stack, the number of processable calls of which does not exceed a limit number, is selected to perform the H.245 signaling interaction with the opposite end. In the present invention, the H.245 messages from different ends are distributed to a plurality of protocol stacks for processing, which thereby improves the processing efficiency. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY OF PANORAMIC CAPSULE IMAGES - Systems and methods are provided for displaying images captured from a panoramic capsule camera system. In one embodiment according to the invention, multiple sub-image sets are generated using a sub-image set window on the panoramic image by cyclically shifting the panoramic image. The multiple sub-image sets are then displayed in multiple display windows. In another embodiment according to the invention, the sub-image set in every other display window is flipped horizontally, vertically or both horizontally and vertically. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086772 | CLOSED CAPTIONING FOR 3D TELEVISION - First and second closed captioning (CC) windows containing identical text are presented on a video display slightly offset from each other so as to give a 3D appearance to the combined text. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086773 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AND PROCESSING 3D IMAGE - A method and apparatus for providing a three-dimensional (3D) image is provided. In the method, first-viewpoint image data and second-viewpoint image data that provide a 3D image are obtained. Time information that represents points of time that the first-viewpoint image data and the second-viewpoint image data are to be processed is produced, based on relation information to indicate that the first-viewpoint image data and the second-viewpoint image data are a pair of pieces of image data. The first-viewpoint image data, the second-viewpoint image data, and the time information are transmitted. The first-viewpoint image data is transmitted in a first stream, and the second-viewpoint image data is transmitted in a second stream. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086774 | 3D DISPLAY DEVICE AND SELECTIVE IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - An image display method displaying a stereoscopic 3D image, displaying both images of heterogeneous contents, or displaying an image according to a 2D scheme, and a 3D display device for implementing the display method are disclosed. The 3D display device receives a broadcast signal and restores a base view image signal and an extended view image signal constituting a pair of stereoscopic images. In a first operation mode, the 3D display device formats the base view image signal and the extended view image signal and displays the same according to a stereoscopic scheme. In a second operation mode, the 3D display device synthesizes two image signals different from the pair of stereoscopic images and displays the synthesized images. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086775 | Method And Apparatus For Converting A Two-Dimensional Image Into A Three-Dimensional Stereoscopic Image - A method and apparatus for converting a two-dimensional image into a stereoscopic three-dimensional image. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method of converting a two-dimensional image into a stereoscopic three-dimensional image including for each pixel within a right eye image, identifying at least one corresponding pixel from a left eye image and determining a depth and an intensity value for the each pixel within the right eye image using the at least one corresponding pixel, wherein the depth value is stored in a right eye depth map and the intensity value is stored in the right eye image and inpainting at least one occluded region within the right eye image using the right eye depth map. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086776 | 3D display system with active shutter plate - A 3D display system uses a lenticular screen or a parallax barrier, along with a shutter plate, as a light directing device to allow a viewer's right eye to see a right image and the left eye to see a left image on a display panel. The right and left images are alternately displayed. The shutter plate has a plurality of right shutter segments and a plurality of left shutter segments arranged in an interleaving manner. When the right image is displayed, the right shutter segments are open and the left shutter segments are closed. When the left image is displayed, the right shutter segments are closed and the left shutter segments are open. But when the 3D display panel is used as a 2D display panel, both the right and left shutter segments are all open so that both the viewer's eyes see the image simultaneously. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086777 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEOS - A video player system includes a three-dimensional field detector and controller module for detecting a three-dimensional field of a video data to generate at least one of a detection signal and a control signal based on the three-dimensional field detected. The video data includes data for at least one image and the three-dimensional field within the image. The system also includes a display recomposition module coupled with the three-dimensional field detector and controller module, and the display recomposition module generates a recomposed three-dimensional field within the at least one image based on the detection signal and at least one of a plurality of display parameters associated with a display panel. The display panel is coupled with the three-dimensional field detector and controller module and the display recomposition module and displays the at least one image with the recomposed three-dimensional field based on at least one of the control signal and the display parameters. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086778 | TIME OF FLIGHT CAMERA AND MOTION TRACKING METHOD - In a motion tracking method using a time of flight (TOF) camera that is installed on a track system, three-dimensional (3D) images of people are captured using the TOF camera, and stored in a storage system to create a 3D image database. Scene images of a monitored area are captured in real-time and analyzed to check for motion. A movement direction of the motion is determined once motion has been detected and the TOF camera is moved along the track system to track the motion using a driving device according to the movement direction. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086779 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus is provided with a parallax detector configured to detect parallax between a left-eye image and a right-eye image used to display a 3D image, a parallax range computing unit configured to compute a range of parallax between the left-eye image and the right-eye image, a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the sense of depth when viewing the 3D image exceeds a preset range that is comfortable for a viewer, on the basis of the computed range of parallax, and a code generator configured to generate a code corresponding to the determination result of the determining unit. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086780 | Utilizing Depth Information to Create 3D Tripwires in Video - A method of processing a digital video sequence is provided that includes detecting a foreground object in an image captured by a depth camera, determining three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of the foreground object, and comparing the 3D coordinates to a 3D video tripwire to determine if the foreground object has crossed the 3D video tripwire. A method of defining a 3D video tripwire is also provided. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086781 | 3D Vision On A Chip - A 3D camera for determining distances to regions in a scene wherein gating or modulating apparatus for the 3D camera is incorporated on a photosurface of the camera on which light detectors of the camera are also situated. Each pixel in the photosurface may include its own pixel circuit for gating the pixel on or off or for modulating the sensitivity of the pixel to incident light. The circuit may comprise at least one amplifier inside the pixel, at least one feedback capacitor separate from the light sensitive element and connected between the input and output of each of the at least one amplifier, and at least one controllable connection through which current flows from the light sensitive element into the input of the at least one amplifier. The 3D camera may further include a light source and a controller. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086782 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - A stereoscopic image pickup apparatus includes a first imaging section, a second imaging section, a zoom controller, and an image selection section. The first imaging section includes a zoom lens. The second imaging section includes a zoom lens. The zoom controller controls angles of view of the zoom lenses of the first imaging section and the second imaging section. The image selection section outputs image signals, which are output by the first imaging section and the second imaging section, as image signals of two channels constituting a stereoscopic image when the angles of view controlled by the zoom controller are equal to or greater than a predetermined value. In addition, the image selection section outputs image signals, which are based on the image signal output by either the first imaging section or the second imaging section, as the image signals of two channels constituting the stereoscopic image when the angles of view controlled by the zoom controller are less than the predetermined value. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086783 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BODY SCANNING AND AVATAR CREATION - A method and apparatus is disclosed for scanning a body. The system comprises a processor and a range camera capable of capturing at least a first set of depth images of the body rotated to 0 degrees and at least a second set of depth images of the body rotated to x degrees, wherein x is >0 degrees, and x<360 degrees. A first set of computer instructions executable on the processor is capable of calculating a first set of three dimensional points from the first set of depth images and a second set of three dimensional points from the second set of depth images. A second set of computer instructions executable on the processor is capable of rotating and translating the first and second set of three dimensional points into a final set of three dimensional points. A third set of computer instructions executable on the processor is capable of creating a three dimensional mesh from the final set of three dimensional points. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086784 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A 3-D image pick-up device is disclosed, the device including: a PCB mounted with two camera modules including an image sensor; and a reinforcing member mounted with two exposure windows, wherein the PCB and the reinforcing member are mutually adhered to allow the camera modules of the PCB to be exposed through the exposure window of the reinforcing member. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086785 | Apparatus for identifying protecting, requesting, assisting and managing information - The presented invention is an apparatus for human identification; registration; and protection executed in combination by a mobile device and a computer comprising: a mobile device consisting of a camera for capturing and recording video and audio data; a server for receiving video streamed to it by the mobile device for sign-up or sign-in; working from a computer or mobile device and using an Internet connection; accessing an authentication unit. The authentication unit creating data for registration. The authentication unit also creating identification data; and sending to verification; a match combined with 9 out of 17 positive point evaluations returns, via an Internet connection to the mobile device. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086786 | System and method for generating stereoscopic image with configurable background offset within a system and method for N Shooting devices (N> 1) - The invention relates to a method for generating a stereoscopic image that makes it possible, when shooting an image, to modify the location of the convergence plane in the image while selecting and maintaining a constant stereoscopic offset of the upstage on the image. The method can also be used for managing the variations in focal length and in the size of the image sensors of the shooting apparatuses used while preserving the convergence point and the stereoscopic offset of the desired upstages. The invention also relates to a stereoscopic shooting system with N cameras for implementing said method. Any shooting apparatus can be used in the context of the present invention. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086787 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS SYSTEM WITH DOUBLE OPTICAL PATHS - The present invention provides an optical imaging lens system with double optical paths, comprising: the first optical subsystem; the second optical subsystem having a back focal length equal to that of the first optical subsystem; an optical path selector selectively having a light reflection state or a light passing state; the first reflector set disposed at an image side of the first optical subsystem for directing light from the first optical subsystem to the optical path selector; and the second reflector set disposed at an image side of the second optical subsystem for directing light from the second optical subsystem to the optical path selector. In the present invention, the optical path selector can be controlled to have the light reflection state or the light passing state selectively, so that an image coming from the first optical subsystem or from the second optical subsystem is captured. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086788 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus, including: a projection section adapted to alternately project an image for a right eye and another image for a left eye; a separation section adapted to separate a projected image of the right eye image and another projected image of the left eye image from each other; a gaze detection section adapted to detect a gaze direction of an observer to which the right eye image and the left eye image are to be given; and a luminance adjustment section adapted to set a range with respect to the gaze direction to the right eye image and the left eye image and adjust a luminance value of pixels so that a portion of the right and left eye images other than the set range exhibits an invisible state. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086789 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR IMAGING A VISCOELASTIC MEDIUM - An imaging system for imaging a viscoelastic medium is disclosed. The imaging system comprises a variable refractive lens ( | 2012-04-12 |
20120086790 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An endoscope apparatus according to the subject matter includes: an illumination device configured to emit light to an object; an imaging device configured to generate a color imaging signal; a normal image generation device configured to generate a normal image from the color imaging signal; a spectral image generation device configured to generate a spectral image corresponding to a preset optical narrow band from the imaging signal; a display device configured to display a main screen region and a sub-screen region having a size less than a size of the main screen region; a switching signal generation device configured to generate a switching signal; and a display control device configured to control the display device so as to selectively switch between a region for displaying the normal image and a region for displaying the spectral image based on the switching signal. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086791 | Endoscope and Angiograph System with Options for Advantages in Signal-to-Noise and Disposability - An endoscope system of one aspect includes a probe including a CMOS image sensor or sensors, and a conductor or conductors for transmitting an image signal outward from the CMOS image sensor or sensors. The system also includes a connector system including one or more integrated circuits and/or connectors, receiving a signal from the CMOS image sensor or sensors and processing that signal. The system also includes a sensor power supply for the CMOS image sensor or sensors, and a remainder power supply for the remainder of the endoscope system. Other endoscope systems, angiographic systems, devices, and methods associated therewith are also disclosed. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086792 | IMAGE IDENTIFICATION AND SHARING ON MOBILE DEVICES - Captured images are analyzed to identify portrayed individuals and/or scene elements therein. Upon user confirmation of one or more identified individuals and/or scene elements entity information is accessed to determine whether there are any available communication addresses, e.g., email addresses, SMS-based addresses, websites, etc., that correspond with or are otherwise linked to an identified individual or scene element in the current captured image. A current captured image can then be automatically transmitted, with no need for any other user effort, to those addresses located for an identified individual or scene element. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086793 | VIDEO IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A video image information processing apparatus includes a half mirror, an imaging unit arranged behind the half mirror for imaging a subject present in front of the half mirror, and a display unit that displays a video image in the half mirror. The video image information processing apparatus extracts a predetermined part of a human body from a video image of the subject captured by the imaging unit and performs measurement on the subject using information other than the video image. The video image information processing apparatus acquires evaluation information based on a result of the measurement performed by using information other than the video image and the position of the predetermined part of a human body. The video image information processing apparatus controls display by a display unit such that the acquired evaluation information is associated with the predetermined part in a mirror image in the half mirror. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086794 | CONTACTLESS FINGERPRINT ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING - A contactless fingerprint acquisition and processing method, includes detecting and acquiring an object image, converting the object image into a fingerprint image and at least one of identifying and verifying the fingerprint image. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086795 | MICROSCOPE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM, MICROSCOPE AND OBLIQUE INCIDENT ILLUMINATION METHOD - A microscope illumination system includes a first light source configured to provide light along an optical axis and an aperture device including an aperture wheel that is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The aperture wheel includes a plurality of apertures of varying size disposed circumferentially on the aperture wheel. The aperture wheel is rotatable so as to dispose each of the apertures in a position that is centered on the optical axis so as to generate an illumination beam path that extends in a centered relationship with respect to the optical axis, and so as to dispose each of the apertures in a position that is off-center from the optical axis and that is within a defined region around the optical axis so as to generate an illumination beam path that extends off-center from the optical axis for oblique incident illumination. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086796 | COORDINATE FUSION AND THICKNESS CALIBRATION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER EDGE INSPECTION - A system may include a support configured to rotatably support a wafer. The system may also include an imager for generating an image of a wafer, where the image includes a first coordinate reference. The system may also include a profiler for generating a profile of the wafer, where the profile includes a second coordinate reference. The system may further include control programming for locating at least one structural feature of an edge of the wafer recognizable by both the imager and the profiler for allowing the first coordinate reference to be mapped to the second coordinate reference. The wafer used in calibration may have discrete edge features detectable in an edge imager and in an edge profiler. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086797 | METHOD OF DETECTING PATTERN FORMED ON NON-EXPOSED SURFACE OF WORKPIECE - A method of detecting an object of detection formed in the inside of or on a non-exposed surface of a workpiece having a rugged exposed surface, the detection being made on the exposed surface side of the workpiece by use of an imaging unit. The detecting method includes: a flattening step of coating the exposed surface of the workpiece with a liquid resin transmissive to the wavelength of light to be detected by the imaging unit so as to flatten the exposed surface of the workpiece; and a detecting step of detecting the object of detection formed in the inside of or on the non-exposed surface of the workpiece by use of the imaging unit on the exposed surface side of the workpiece coated with the liquid resin, after the flattening step. | 2012-04-12 |
20120086798 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DYNAMIC GUIDELINES - A system and method for automatically generating and outputting video comprising graphical guidelines for assisting in vehicle maneuvering. The system includes an optical sensor and a directional sensor. The system further includes an electronic guideline generator and a video interface. The guideline generator generates guidelines based on at least one dimension of an object coupled to the optical sensor. The video interface is operable to output data comprising information received from the optical sensor and the guideline generator. The directional sensor and the optical sensor are independent of any control from any vehicle navigation system of the vehicle. | 2012-04-12 |