15th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110084898 | MEMORY SHAPE ELEMENT FOR FLEXIBLE OLED DISPLAY SCREEN - An OLED display has one or more shape memory wires disposed along respective edges of the display and energizable under control of a processor to flatten the display from a rolled or folded configuration. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084899 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The image display apparatus includes a display, a user input interface for receiving a control signal from a remote controller and processing the received control signal, a network interface for transmitting or receiving data over a network, a controller for controlling a pointer on the display according to the control signal received from the remote controller, and a platform for controlling data transmission or reception over the network according to the control signal received from the remote controller. The platform includes an Operating System (OS) kernel and an application layer that runs on the OS kernel, and the application layer including an installable or deletable application downloaded over the network. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084900 | HANDHELD WIRELESS DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING HIGH-RESOLUTION DISPLAY SUITABLE FOR USE AS A MOBILE INTERNET DEVICE - A handheld wireless display device, having at least SVGA-type resolution, includes a wireless interface, such as BluetoothrM, WiFi™, Wimax™, cellular or satellite, to allow the device to utilize a number of different hosts, such as a cell phone, personal computer, media player. The display may be monocular or binocular. Input mechanisms, such as switches, scroll wheels, touch pads, allow selection and navigation of menus, playing media files, setting volume and screen brightnesdcontrast, activating host remote controls or performing other commands. The device may include MIM diodes, Hall effect sensors, or other position transducers and/or accelerometers to detect lateral movements along and rotational gestures around the X, Y and Z axes as gesture inputs and movement queues. These commands may change pages, scroll up, down or across an enlarged screen image, such as for web browsing. An embedded software driver permits replicating a high-resolution screen display from a host PC. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084901 | USER INTERFACE DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A CONSUMER LOAD AND LIGHT SYSTEM USING SUCH USER INTERFACE DEVICE - The invention relates to a user interface device for controlling an electrical consumer, in particular, a light system ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110084902 | FOOT-OPERATED INPUT DEVICE - A foot operated data input pad has a plurality of foot-operated buttons that may be used to enter data, information, or instructions, including but not limited to numbers, symbols, words, or phrases, separately or in combination. In some embodiments, each button is preferably capable of entering different data values, preferably depending on the length of time that it is pressed or on the number of times that it is pressed in succession. A controller may be included to allow the user to control the computer's pointer, allowing the user to switch between data entry fields. In embodiments wherein a heel rest is provided on the housing of the pad, the rest may optionally serve as both a heel rest and a button/switch for sending an electric/electronic signal. An automated voice system, or other audible and/or visual indicator system, may help the user keep track of the data value as it changes and is entered. In alternative versions for input of instructions, single values, binary information, or for selection of items in a pull-down screen window, a pad may have two foot buttons provided adjacent a cursor controller, wherein the cursor controller and right and left click buttons are on an arc or on an angle so that the foot buttons are rearward on the housing relative to the cursor controller so that pivoting the foot to the right or left on the heel places the toe-end of the foot over each foot button for actuation. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084903 | LIGHT DETECTOR, OPTICAL POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH POSITION DETECTION CAPABILITY - A light detector includes: a light receiving device having a central optical axis and first and second directions perpendicular thereto, the light receiving device detecting incident light; a first light shield provided on a light incident side of the light receiving device and disposed on one side in the first direction with respect to the light receiving device; and a second light shield provided on the light incident side of the light receiving device and disposed on the other side in the first direction with respect to the light receiving device, wherein the first and second light shields form a light incident slit over an angular range including the direction in which the central optical axis of the light receiving device extends, and the width of the slit increases as the angle with respect to the central optical axis of the light receiving device increases. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084904 | Programmable Computer Mouse - System and method are disclosed for programming a user input device such as a computer mouse or computer keyboard. The user input device features memory for storing programming information associated with various user inputs, such as buttons or keys. The user may define macros, shortcuts, programs and other functions associated with any or all of user profiles so that the user may switch between various programmed data sets with ease. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084905 | INPUT DEVICE WITH CLICK BUTTON - A button-type input device includes an upper cover, a base, a click button, a circuit board, a tactile switch, a first lever, and a second lever. The click button has a pressing part. The tactile switch is mounted on the circuit board, and has a salient. The first lever is arranged between the pressing part of the click button and the salient of the tactile switch. An end of the first lever is served as a first fulcrum. The second lever is arranged above the first lever and between the pressing part of the click button and the salient of the tactile switch. An end of the second lever is served as a second fulcrum. The second fulcrum is opposite to the first fulcrum. A downward force of the pressing part acting on the first lever is adjustable when the second lever is moved with respect to the base. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084906 | MULTI-MODE MOUSE WITH CHANGEABLE SIZE - A multi-mode mouse with a changeable size is provided. The multi-mode mouse includes a mouse body and a battery compartment. The multi-mode mouse includes a connecting wire to be connected with a computer, and a wireless signal emitter for generating a wireless signal. When the battery compartment is disconnected from the mouse body, the multi-mode mouse has a first size. When the battery compartment is connected with the mouse body, the multi-mode mouse has a second size. The first size is smaller than the second size. The multi-mode mouse is suitably used by different users having different sizes of palms. In addition, the multi-mode mouse could be operated in a wired mode, a wireless mode or a charging mode. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084907 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY AND COMPUTER KEYBOARD USING THE SAME - A support assembly includes a base, a slidable member, and a pair of positioning shafts. The base includes at least one sliding rail. The slidable member can side along the at least one sliding rail of the base. The slidable member defines a pair of blind holes facing the base. The positioning shafts can slide along the base in a direction perpendicular to the at least one sliding rail. When the slidable member is operated to slide along the at least one rail of the base, one of the positioning shafts can be pressed to slide along the direction perpendicular to the at least one sliding rail, causing one end of the one of the positioning shafts to be received in one of the blind holes. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084908 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INFORMING USERS OF FUNCTIONS AND CHARACTERS ASSOCIATED WITH TELEPHONE KEYS - System and method for informing a user of functions or characters associated with keys on a mobile communications device includes a keyboard operable to input dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) codes and a display screen operable to display information. The display screen is also operable to display a virtual representation of at least a portion of the keyboard. The virtual representation includes help information on one or more virtually represented keys of the keyboard. This help information informs a user of an associated telephone function or character of one or more keys that are virtually represented on the display. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084909 | Electronic apparatus and method of changing keyboard thereof - An electronic apparatus is disclosed. The electronic apparatus comprises a display module, a detecting module, a keyboard module and a processing module. The detecting module is capable of detecting a position of the display module. The keyboard module comprises a key portion and a plurality of light guide structures. The key portion comprises at least one physical key. Each light guide structure comprises a light source and a light guide element having at least one icon corresponding to the at least one physical key formed on a surface of the light guide element. The processing module can select a different light guide structure according to the position of the display module to show the at least one icon on the key portion corresponding to the position of the display module. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084910 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes detecting a plurality of touches on a touch-sensitive display, collecting applied force values, determined by at least one force sensor, for the plurality of touches, and changing a first threshold value based on the collected applied force values. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084911 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes detecting first and second touches on the touch-sensitive display and determining a location of each of the first and second touches, determining, by a plurality of force sensors, reaction forces, for the first and second touches, and determining a respective applied force for each of the first and second touches based on the reaction forces and the locations of the first and second touches. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084912 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes detecting a touch on a first touch-sensitive display, applying force by an actuator on a touch-sensitive display to simulate depression of a switch, and storing a first indicator of depression simulation for the first touch. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084913 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes displaying a set of buttons in a first layout on a touch-sensitive display when a first orientation of the portable electronic device is detected and in a second layout on the touch-sensitive display when a second orientation of the portable electronic device is detected. An alternate mode of operation of a portable electronic device is detected. While in the alternate mode, the set of buttons is displayed in a third layout, wherein the set of buttons is displayed in a set of respective locations with respect to the touch-sensitive display for the first orientation and the second orientation. At least some information is displayed based on a detected orientation of the portable electronic device. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084914 | TOUCH INTERFACE HAVING MICROPHONE TO DETERMINE TOUCH IMPACT STRENGTH - A computing device receives position coordinates of a touch input region upon a user touching the touch input region. The computing device also receives an audio signal from an audio sensor upon the user touching the touch input region. An impact strength of the user's touch is determined based on the audio signal. The computing device performs an action that is associated with the determined impact strength. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084915 | ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAMERA LENS - A system is disclosed to adjusting a shooting angle of a camera lens. The system generates an electric signal relative to a contacting track of a touching device on a touch screen or a touch on the touch screen. The electric signal is processed to obtain a displacement of the touching device on the touch screen or a coordinate of the touch on the touch screen. A control signal is generated according to the displacement of the touching device on the touch screen or the coordinate of the touch on the touch screen. The system adjusts the shooting angle of the camera lens according to the control signal. Therefore, the camera lens captures images in a required area. The images captured by the camera lens may be displayed on the touch screen. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084916 | Haptic feedback actuator, haptic device and electronic device - A haptic feedback actuator includes: a vibration plate provided on one surface of a haptic device and transferring vibration; and an actuator provided such that the vibration plate is interposed between the actuator and the haptic device and excited according to a change in the contact pressure of the haptic device to generate vibration. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084917 | Haptic feedback device and electronic device - A haptic feedback device includes: a haptic device receiving a contact pressure applied thereto; and an actuator provided to the haptic device and excited according to a change in the contact pressure of the haptic device to generate vibrations. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084918 | Touch Detection Method and Touch Detection Device and Touch Display Device - A touch detection method, for detecting touch events in a touch pad having a plurality of sense sequences arranged as a matrix, includes outputting a plurality of pulse signals to the plurality of sense sequences, detecting voltage differences between adjacent sense sequences of the plurality of sense sequences when receiving the plurality of pulse signals, to generate a plurality of detection results, and determining a status of an touch event according to the plurality of detection results. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084919 | METHOD FOR INPUTTING TEXT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for inputting a text and a display apparatus using the same are provided, the text input method including: transferring a message for requesting execution of a text input mode to an external device; receiving the text from the external device; and displaying the received text if it is determined that a situation in which a text is to be input occurs. Therefore, if a situation in which a text is to be input occurs, an external device automatically operates in a text input mode, and thus a user more conveniently inputs the text. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084920 | REDUCING LAYERS IN A TOUCHPAD BY MAXIMIZING DISTANCE BETWEEN A GROUND PLANE AND SENSOR ELECTRODES ELECTRODES - A system for reducing the number of layers of a touchpad between sensor electrodes that form a touch sensor, and the all other components of a touchpad, wherein the other components are comprised of a ground plane and sensor circuitry of a capacitance sensitive touchpad, and wherein the number of layers required for all the various components of the touchpad are reduced to thereby lower manufacturing costs of the touchpad. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084921 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND DATA EXTRACTING METHOD IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and data extracting method therein are disclosed, by which specific data meeting a specific condition can be selected and extracted conveniently and quickly in the course of displaying a data list constructed with a plurality of data. The present invention includes receiving an input of a touch action for selecting specific data and a classification condition corresponding to the specific data using a displayed data list upon receiving the input of the touch action, selecting at least one data including the specific data as the data including the classification condition from a plurality of data, receiving an input of an extraction command signal for extracting the selected at least one data, and extracting the selected at least one data upon receiving the input of the extraction command signal. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084922 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes associating regions of a touch-sensitive display with information, detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive display, determining an area associated with the touch, and associating probability values with at least some of the information based on an area associated with the touch and the regions associated with the information. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084923 | Device and Method for Parallel-scanning Differential Touch Detection - A method for parallel-scanning differential touch detection is disclosed herein. The method includes generating a plurality of first outputs by a differential unit according to a plurality of first inputs provided by a plurality of sensors of a touch panel in each scan of total i scans, herein, the kth first output in the jth scan of the total i scans is the (i*(k−1)+j)th output in the continuous first outputs, i≧2, j≧1, k≧1, and i, j, k are natural numbers. Wherein, the differential unit has a plurality of subtractors and the inputs of the subtractors are connected in series. By doing so, the noises between a touch panel and a display can be eliminated. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084924 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIGNAL DETECTION - A method and device for signal detection is disclosed. At least one detection period is predefined for detecting a signal of a signal source, a differential signal of a pair of signal sources, or a dual-differential signal of three signal sources during at least one clock cycle. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084925 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO DISPLAY ICONS REPRESENTING FUNCTIONS, AND ICON DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - An icon display method of an image forming apparatus is provided which includes receiving an input regarding whether to change a display of an icon representing a function supported by the image forming apparatus, receiving a selection of at least one icon to be changed in display, from among a plurality of icons displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI), receiving an input of modification attributes for the at least one selected icon, storing the received modification attributes, and displaying the at least one selected icon on the GUI, and moving the at least one selected icon in the GUI according to the stored modification attributes. Therefore, it is possible to promote user conveniences. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084926 | Method and device for converting sensing information - The method and device for converting sensing information are disclosed. Each first touch related sensing information of a first sensing information is detected. At least one of the first touch related sensing information is converted. Each converted first touch related sensing information is replaced by a corresponding second touch related sensing information, whereby the first sensing information is converted into a second sensing information. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084927 | Method and device for determining a touch or touches - A method and device for determining a single touch or multiple touches is disclosed. A touch related sensing information with a single zero-crossing is used for determining a pair of values, and the locations of a pair of centroids are calculated depending on the pair of values. The distance between the locations of the pair of centroids can be used to determine whether the number of touches is one or more. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084928 | Method and device for analyzing two-dimension sensing information - The method and device for analyzing two-dimension sensing information are disclosed. The two-dimension (2-D) sensing information is analyzed for determining touch related sensing information. The touch related sensing information may include touch related sensing information with inner lower values within outer high values and with inner higher values within outer low values. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084929 | Method and device for position detection - A method and device for position detection are disclosed. A self-capacitance detection can be performed by a sensing device. According to the result of the self-capacitance detection, a first mutual-capacitance detection can be performed for determining one or more first 1-D positions. According to the result of the first mutual-capacitance detection, a second mutual-capacitance detection can be performed for determining one or more second 1-D positions corresponding to each first 1-D position. One or more 2-D positions can be provided according to the one or more second 1-D positions corresponding to each first 1-D position. Besides, during the self-capacitance detection, the first mutual-capacitance detection, and the second mutual-capacitance detection, a touch related sensing information corresponding to a touch that covers a wide area can be neglected for palm rejection. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084930 | Method and device for dual-differential sensing - A method and device for dual-differential sensing is disclosed. The sensing information can be generated from signals provided by a sensing device with a plurality of sensors. Each value of the sensing information corresponds to signals of three sensors, respectively. The sensing device is flexible and configured on a display. The noise effect of the display on the signal of each sensor corresponds to the distance between the display and the sensor. Besides, the noise effect of the display on each value of the sensing information corresponds to the distances between the display and the three sensors, respectively. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084931 | Method and device for position detection - The method and device for position detection are disclosed. Corresponding to a first touch related sensing information, a second touch related sensing information is acquired for determining at least one position. Each position is used separately for determining the position of a centroid according to the first touch related sensing information or the second touch related sensing information. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084932 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes receiving signals from force-sensing resistors, detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display and determining a location of the touch, receiving, from force-sensing resistors, signals related to the touch, and calibrating the force-sensing resistors by adjusting the gain for a first force-sensing resistor, of the force-sensing resistors, based on at least the signals and the location of the touch. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084933 | LAMINATED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INDUCTIVE TOUCH SENSOR - A multilayer printed circuit board provides both physical and electrical attributes necessary for creating an inductive touch sensor panel. Inductive sense coils are formed on a surface of first layer of the multilayer printed circuit board. A second layer is used as a spacer between the first layer and a third layer. The first, second and third layers of the multilayer printed circuit board form chambers in which the inductive sense coils are disposed therein. When a force is applied to a portion of the third layer proximate to an inductive sense coil, a metal target on a face of the third layer is biased toward the inductive sense coil and thereby changes the inductance value thereof. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084934 | INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE, INFORMATION INPUT METHOD, INFORMATION INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC UNIT - An information input/output device allowed to detect both of a finger and a palm as a proximity object is provided. An information input device includes: an input panel obtaining a detection signal from a proximity object; and an object information detection section comparing the detection signal from the input panel with a first threshold value and a second threshold value, thereby detecting information of the proximity object, the first threshold value being provided for detecting the proximity object in proximity to a surface of the input panel, and the second threshold value being lower than the first threshold value. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084935 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device includes a display panel including a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is a displaying surface of the display panel, and the second surface is the other surface of the display panel opposite to the displaying surface. The touch display device further includes a circuit board disposed on a side of the second surface of the display panel, and a touch panel disposed between the display panel and the circuit board. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084936 | Method and device for capacitive position detection - The method and device for capacitive position detection are disclosed. The touch related sensors within a sensing device with a plurality of sensors are detected first. Therefore at least a range of the mutual capacitance detection for detecting sensing information can be determined according to the touch related sensors. The sensing information within the range of the mutual capacitance detection can be used for generating a two-dimension sensing information. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084937 | Method and device for analyzing positions - A method and device for analyzing positions are disclosed. In sensing information, at least one position is determined according to a first characteristic of a touch related sensing information. The sensing information also has a touch related sensing information with a second characteristic, which is opposite to the first characteristic. The touch related sensing information with the second characteristic is neglected or filtered. In addition, another method and device for analyzing positions are disclosed. An AC signal is provided through a pen, and a first characteristic of a touch related sensing information corresponding to a finger is opposite to the second characteristic of the touch related sensing information corresponding to the pen. The first characteristic and the second characteristic can be used to distinguish the touch of the finger from the touch of the pen or for palm rejection. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084938 | TOUCH DETECTION APPARATUS AND TOUCH POINT DETECTION METHOD - A touch detection apparatus is provided, in which a touch panel is implemented with four surrounding edges. Three of the edges are embedded with retro-reflection materials. Light sources and pinholes are deployed on both corners of the touch panel, allowing reflections from the three edges to be projected on light sensors through the pinhole. The images projected on the light sensors are analyzed to determine coordinates of one or more contact points on the touch panel. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084939 | INFRARED TOUCHSCREEN ELECTRONICS - Touchscreen electronics for detecting touches on a display screen broadly comprises a plurality of transmitters, a plurality of receivers, and a controller. Each transmitter may transmit at least one beam across the display screen, wherein the beam may be switched on and off in a repeated pattern. The receivers may detect the beams from the transmitters, and each receiver may generate an “on” value that corresponds to the beam being switched on and an “off” value that corresponds to the beam being switched off. The controller communicates with the transmitters and the receivers and may be configured to determine that a touch has occurred when the “on” value generated by one of the receivers transitions in a sequence from greater than an upper level to less than a lower level. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084940 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN ACOUSTIC SIGNAL - A mobile device and method for processing an acoustic signal are provided. The mobile device may calculate a position of an inputted touch and recognize a character from the calculated position. The mobile device may perform a function corresponding to the recognized character, or display the position of the touch. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084941 | SENSING DEVICE OF SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE TOUCH PANEL - Described is a sensing device of a surface acoustic wave (SAW) touch panel having a new reflector columns and rows arrangement. As compared to the conventional design in the art where each of the reflector columns and rows are arranged from thinness to thickness, each of the arrangements of the reflector columns and rows herein is composed of a plurality of uniformly disposed reflectors having several sub-reflectors isolated with a gap or gaps. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084942 | Data Processing Method and System with Multiple Input Units - Data processing method and system with multiple input units are disclosed. The method comprises the following steps. First of all, a plurality of antenna boards which are partially overlapped and form an integration antenna board with multiple regions are provided. Then signals from the antenna boards are processed through signal processing units corresponding to the antenna boards, and the processed signals are transmitted to an integration processing unit. Finally, the processed signals are integrated and processed via the integration processing unit and integrated signals of the integration antenna board are outputted. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084943 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE FOR FORCE FEEDBACK BASED ON TENSION CONTROL AND TRACKING THROUGH CABLES - A haptic device for human/computer interface includes a user interface tool coupled via cables to first, second, third, and fourth cable control units, each positioned at a vertex of a tetrahedron. Each of the cable control units includes a spool and an encoder configured to provide a signal corresponding to rotation of the respective spool. The cables are wound onto the spool of a respective one of the cable control units. The encoders provide signals corresponding to rotation of the respective spools to track the length of each cable. As the cables wind onto the spools, variations in spool diameter are compensated for. The absolute length of each cable is determined during initialization by retracting each cable In turn to a zero length position. A sensor array coupled to the tool detects rotation around one or more axes. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084944 | Display device using electrowetting - Provided is a display device using electrowetting including a reservoir layer in which a reservoir for storing oil and transparent water-soluble liquid is formed. A first electrode and a second electrode may be formed on an upper surface of the reservoir layer and on an inner wall of the reservoir, respectively. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084945 | Output Amplifier of Source Driver - An output amplifier includes an amplifier circuit, an output stage circuit, a first switch transistor, and a second switch transistor. The amplifier circuit is used for amplifying an input pixel signal to generate the inverted signal and the non-inverted signal. The output stage circuit has a first output terminal for passing a supply voltage from a supply terminal or passing a ground voltage from a ground terminal to the pixel circuit according to the inverted signal and the non-inverted signal. The first switch transistor passes or blocks the supply voltage according to a high impedance signal, and the second switch transistor passes or blocks the ground voltage according to the inverted high impedance signal. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084946 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY - An organic light emitting display includes a display unit at the center of a panel and including a plurality of pixels at crossing regions of scan lines and data lines, a scan driver for supplying scan signals to the scan lines and on the panel, a pad unit on the panel and for supplying driving powers and control signals to the display unit and the scan driver, the pad unit including first and second pads for supplying a gate high level voltage to the scan driver and third and fourth pads and for supplying a gate low level voltage to the scan driver, a first power source supply line surrounding the display unit and coupling the first pad to the second pad via the scan driver, and a second power source supply line surrounding the display unit and coupling the third pad to the fourth pad via the scan driver. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084947 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - Pixel circuits and an organic electroluminescent display including the same are provided. The pixel circuit includes: an organic light emitting diode; a fifth transistor coupled to a third scan line, a reference power source, and a first node; a first capacitor coupled between the first node and a second node; a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the organic light emitting diode; a fourth transistor coupled to a second scan line, a data line, and the first node; a sixth transistor coupled to a first scan line, a first power source, and the second node; a second transistor coupled to the second scan line, the second node, and a third node; a third transistor coupled to an emission control line, the first power source, and the third node; and a first transistor coupled to the second node, the third node, and the organic light emitting diode. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084948 | LCD DRIVER CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An LCD driver circuit having a common electrode, a gate driving circuit and a source driving circuit is provided. The LCD driver circuit is applied to a display panel which has a plurality of pixels, a plurality of scan lines and a data line. The scan lines are divided into a plurality of scan line groups. The scan line groups are disposed on the display panel in a first sequence. The common electrode outputs a common voltage. The gate driving circuit is coupled to the scan lines and provides a control voltage to each scan line in a second sequence different from the first sequence. The source driving circuit is coupled to the data line to provide a gray level voltage to the data line. An area of the gray level voltage being higher or lower than the common voltage corresponds to a high level area of the control voltages in the nonadjacent scan line groups, and polarities of the operated pixels in the adjacent scan line groups are opposite. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084949 | POWER CONVERTERS AND E-PAPER DEVICES USING THE SAME - A display device including an e-paper device and a power converter is provided. The e-paper device displays information. The power converter generates a plurality of output voltages respectively at a plurality of output terminals and provides the plurality of output voltages to the e-paper device. The power converter includes a transformer and a plurality of diodes. The transformer has a primary winding and a plurality of secondary windings. The diodes are electrically connected between the secondary windings and the output terminals for generating the output voltages, respectively. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084950 | ACTIVE MATRIX TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND RELATED DRIVING METHODS - An active matrix type liquid crystal display is disclosed. The liquid crystal display comprises a plurality of pixel elements arranged in the form of a matrix. Each of the pixel elements comprises a liquid crystal element and a dynamic memory. The dynamic memory performs consecutively, a first, a second, a third, a forth, a fifth, and a sixth refreshes for inversing a digital output status of the dynamic memory, and an interval between the first and the second refreshes is different from an interval between the third and the forth refreshes, and the interval between the third and the forth refreshes is different from an interval between the fifth and the sixth refreshes. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084951 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH SELECTABLE OPERATIONAL MODES, METHOD IN A DISPLAY DEVICE AND A CONTROL DEVICE TO ALTER OPERATIONAL MODE OF A DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device with wireless communication capabilities for communicating with an external control system. The device has a first operating mode and a second operating mode. A power consumption of the device in the first operating mode is different from a power consumption of the device in the second operating mode. The device is arranged to change from the first operating mode to the second operating mode based on a signal sent by an external control system. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084952 | HIGH EFFICIENCY ELECTRONIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The present invention is related to a high efficiency electronic display device comprising a plurality of EPDs and a plurality of LEDs, [especially to a like electronic paper display equipment made by EPD and the adding cooperation for LED]. Therefore, the device is capable of display information by means of EPD in the daytime and LED light while not having enough light. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084953 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY HAVING A POWER SAVING MECHANISM - An organic light emitting display having a power saving mechanism includes a first power module for generating a first power voltage, a second power module for generating a second power voltage, a gate driving circuit for generating a scan signal, a data driving circuit for generating a data signal, a pixel circuit, a ripple detection unit and a processing unit. The ripple detection unit detects the ripple of the first power voltage for generating a detection voltage. The processing unit generates a power-saving control signal according to the detection voltage. The pixel circuit employs the scan and data signals to control a light-emitting driving operation based on the voltage difference between the first and second power voltages. When the power-saving control signal is greater than a threshold, the first power module adjusts the first power voltage for reducing the voltage difference so as to save power consumption. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084954 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD FOR THE SAME - An organic light emitting display device that includes: a pixel unit that displays an image by receiving a data signal, a scan signal, a first pixel power, and a second pixel power; a regulator that receives first input voltage from the outside and boosts the received first input voltage to generate the first pixel power and inverts the received first input voltage to generate second pixel power; a driver driving unit that includes a power generator and a signal generator generating the data signal and the scan signal. Further, a switching unit that selectively connects the pixel unit with the regulator or the pixel unit with the driver driving unit; and a control unit that transmits the first pixel power and the second pixel power generated by the regulator or the driver driving unit to the pixel unit. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084955 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY - An organic light emitting display is capable of displaying an image with desired brightness regardless of the deterioration of organic light emitting diodes (OLED) and the voltage reduction of a first power source. The organic light emitting display includes pixels positioned at crossing regions of scan lines, emission control lines, sensing lines, and data lines, a sensor for extracting information from the pixels on deterioration of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and information on threshold voltages and mobilities of transistors of the pixels, a converter for changing supplied data to generate corrected data using the information on the deterioration of the OLEDs and the information on the threshold voltages and mobilities of the driving transistors, and a data driver for generating data signals to be supplied to the data lines using the corrected data. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084956 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a LCD device that includes a liquid crystal panel; a driving circuit including data and gate drivers, a timing controller to control the data and gate drivers, and a first power supplier to apply a first driving voltage to the data and gate drivers and the timing controller; a backlight unit disposed at the rear of the liquid crystal panel and including an LED array provided with a plurality of LEDs, an LED driver to apply driving signals to the LED array, and a second power supplier to apply a second driving voltage to the LED driver; and a printed circuit board connected to one edge of the liquid crystal panel and defined into first and second domains which are combined with each other. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084957 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL DRIVE CIRCUIT AND PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A plasma display panel drive circuit assures a sufficient number of subfields in a high resolution panel, is low cost, and is resistant to producing brightness differences. The plasma display panel drive circuit segments plural sustain electrodes into a first sustain electrode group and second sustain electrode group, applies sustain pulses in the sustain period, and includes the following devices: a sustain pulse generating circuit that generates sustain pulses; a specific voltage application circuit that applies a specific voltage to a first electrode path to the first sustain electrode group, and a second electrode path to the second sustain electrode group, at respective specific times; and a separation switch circuit that is connected between the sustain pulse generating circuit and the first electrode path and second electrode path, and electrically isolates the sustain pulse generating circuit from either the first electrode path or the second electrode path. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084958 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display is capable of reducing power consumption. The organic light emitting display includes a scan driver for sequentially supplying scan signals to scan lines, a data driver for supplying data signals to data lines in synchronization with the scan signals, pixels located at crossing regions of the scan lines and the data lines, a timing controller for determining a normal driving mode for displaying a normal image and a standby driving mode displaying less information than the normal image, and a power source for supplying a first power and a second power to the pixels, wherein a voltage difference between the first power and the second power in the normal driving mode is a first voltage, and a voltage difference between the first power and the second power is a second voltage different from the first voltage. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084959 | PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A pixel of an organic light emitting display includes an OLED having a cathode electrode coupled to a second power source, a second transistor having a second electrode coupled to an anode electrode of the OLED, the second transistor being for supplying current to the OLED, a first transistor coupled between a data line and a gate electrode of the second transistor, the first transistor configured to turn on when a scan signal is supplied to a scan line, a third transistor coupled between a first electrode of the second transistor and a first power source, the third transistor configured to turn off when an emission control signal is supplied to an emission control line, and a storage capacitor coupled between the gate electrode and first electrode of the second transistor. The voltage of the data signal is equal to or lower than a threshold voltage of the OLED. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084960 | SHIFT REGISTER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The shift register includes first to fourth flip-flops. A first clock signal which is in a first voltage state in a first period and in a second voltage state in second to fourth periods is input to the first flip-flop. A second clock signal which is in the first voltage state in the second period and in the second voltage state in the third period and the fourth period is input to the second flip-flop. A third clock signal which is in the second voltage state in the first, second, and fourth periods and in the first voltage state in the third period is input to the third flip-flop. A fourth clock signal which is in the second voltage state in the first and second periods and in the first voltage state in the fourth period is input to the fourth flip-flop. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084961 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereoscopic image display device comprises a display panel, and a lens panel disposed on one surface of the display panel, wherein the lens panel includes, a lower substrate, a lower electrode layer having electrodes divided in plurality on one surface of the lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed on the lower electrode layer and tilted in a lens form, an upper substrate combined to the lower substrate, and an upper electrode layer disposed on one surface of the upper substrate and having pattern omissions where a part of electrodes is omitted in areas corresponding to a surface of discontinuity of the lens form. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084962 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREIN - A mobile terminal and image processing method therein are disclosed, by which a screen effect can be given to a specific object in a currently displayed image. The present invention includes displaying a first image on a screen, receiving an input of a selection action for a specific object included in the displayed first image, performing a screen effect processing on the specific object selected by the selection action, and displaying the first image including the specific object having the screen effect processing performed thereon. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084963 | ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - An electrically-driven liquid crystal lens, which can achieve not only a gentle parabolic lens plane when being realized via alignment of liquid crystals based on a changed electrode configuration, but also a reduced cell gap of a liquid crystal layer and a stable profile even in a large-area display device, and a stereoscopic display device using the same are disclosed. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084964 | Automatic Real-Time Shader Modification for Texture Fetch Instrumentation - A method and system are disclosed for automatic instrumentation that modifies a video game's shaders at run-time to collect detailed statistics about texture fetches such as MIP usage. The tracking may be transparent to the game application and therefore not require modifications to the application. In an embodiment, the method may be implemented in a software development kit used to record and provide texture usage data and optionally generate a report. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084965 | Automatic Run-Time Identification of Textures - In one embodiment, a texture identification method and system are disclosed that uniquely identifies textures as they are used by the application and associates collected, inferred, or user-specified data with objects not owned by the library. In various embodiments, textures may be identified in various scenarios such as when textures are loaded, deleted, relocated, reloaded, and the like. In a further embodiment, APIs are provided that the application can call to provide useful information to the system that can improve the quality of the data in some situations | 2011-04-14 |
20110084966 | METHOD FOR FORMING THREE-DIMENSION IMAGES AND RELATED DISPLAY MODULE - An image-forming method includes inputting a color image, transforming the color image into a first grayscale image, reducing a first brightness range of the first grayscale image to a second brightness range, generating a grayscale gradient image corresponding to spatial distribution of the first grayscale image according to the first brightness range and the second brightness range, overlapping the first grayscale image having the second brightness range and the grayscale gradient image to generate a second grayscale image, generating a translation image according to the second grayscale image and the color image, and forming a three-dimension image according to the color image and the translation image. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084967 | Visualization of Datasets - Methods and apparatus for visualizing a dataset are presented. For example, a method for visualizing a dataset includes identifying a first portion and at least a second portion of the dataset, forming a summary of the second portion of the dataset, and visualizing, on a display device, the first portion of the dataset and the summary of the second portion of the dataset. The summary is represented by one or more spatial shapes different from a spatial shape representative of the second portion before the formation of the summary. The identification of the first portion and the second portion, the formation of the summary, and the visualization of the first portion and the summary are implemented in accordance with a processor device associated with the display device. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084968 | IMAGE DRAWING APPARATUS, IMAGE DRAWING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A division number that defines the number of divided straight lines representing a circular graphic pattern is registered beforehand in a division number table in relation to a radius r of the circular graphic pattern. Further, data usable to calculate X-coordinate and Y-coordinate values of endpoints of respective divided straight lines are registered beforehand in an endpoint table in relation to a straight line division number N. Accordingly, if a graphic pattern to be drawn is a circular graphic pattern, it is unnecessary to approximate an outline (curve) with Bezier curves and each division point (endpoint) of divided straight lines can be directly and quickly obtained using the trigonometric function. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084969 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING MINIMUM COST VECTOR FOR MAKING SKYLINE OBJECT IN MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - Provided are a method and apparatus for obtaining a minimum cost vector for making a skyline object in a multi-dimensional space. The method includes calculating respective vector values having a query point and respective moving points to which the query point is moved as both end points in a multi-dimensional space having a plurality of coordinate axes, and selecting a vector value whose moving point is included in a skyline and has the minimum distance value from the query point as the minimum vector value from among the vector values. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084970 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING PINCHES AND TANGLES IN ANIMATED CLOTH - Systems and methods are disclosed for altering character body animations to improve subsequent cloth animations. In particular, based on a character body animation, an extra level of processing is performed, prior to the actual cloth simulation. The extra level of processing removes potential areas of pinching or tangling in input character body simulation data, ensuring that the output of the cloth simulation will be have reduced pinches and tangles. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084971 | ADAPTIVE FRAME RATE MODULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An adaptive frame rate modulation system and method thereof are described. A frame processing unit is employed to receive a first frame and a second frame for dividing the second frame into a plurality of second block frames. A frame change detection unit compares the first block frames with the second block frames correspondingly for detecting the change status between the first and second frames. A timing generator classifies the second block frames of the second frame to construct a plurality of frame rates based on the compared results of the first and second block frames. The timing generator further modulates the frame rates of the second frames. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084972 | SOFTWARE METHODS IN A GPU - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for executing a software method within a graphics processing unit (GPU) that minimizes the number of clock cycles during which the graphics engine is idled. The function of the software method is performed by a firmware method that is executed by a processor within the GPU. The firmware method is executed to access and optionally update the state stored in the GPU. Unlike execution of a conventional software method, execution of the firmware method does not require an exchange of information between a CPU and the GPU. Therefore, the CPU is not interrupted and throughput of the CPU is not reduced. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084973 | Saving, Transferring and Recreating GPU Context Information Across Heterogeneous GPUs During Hot Migration of a Virtual Machine - A system and method are disclosed for recreating graphics processing unit (GPU) state information associated with a migrated virtual machine (VM). A VM running on a first VM host coupled to a first graphics device, comprising a first GPU, is migrated to a second VM host coupled to a second graphics device, in turn comprising a second GPU. A context module coupled to the first GPU reads its GPU state information in its native GPU state representation format and then converts the GPU state information into an intermediary GPU state representation format. The GPU state information is conveyed in the intermediary GPU state representation format to the second VM host, where it is received by a context module coupled to the second GPU. The context module converts the GPU state information related to the first GPU from the intermediary GPU state representation format to the native GPU state representation format of the second GPU. Once converted, the GPU state information of the first GPU is restored to the second GPU in its native GPU state representation format. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084974 | IMAGE PROVIDING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROVIDING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROVIDING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An image providing method, and an image providing apparatus, a display apparatus, and an image providing system using the same are provided. The image providing method includes receiving, decompressing, and demultiplexing a compressed and multiplexed image, and outputting a restored image. Therefore, the cost for manufacturing a display apparatus lowered, and the display apparatus is lightened and miniaturized. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084975 | Draw Commands With Built-In Begin/End - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for reducing the overhead for transmitting explicit begin and explicit end commands that are needed in primitive draw command sequences. A draw method includes a header to specify an implicit begin command, an implicit end command, and instancing information for a primitive draw command sequence. The header is followed by a packet including one or more data words (dwords) that each specify a primitive topology, starting offset into a vertex or index buffer, and vertex or index count. Only a single clock cycle is consumed to transmit and process the header. The performance of graphics application programs that have many small batches of geometry (as is typical of many workstation applications) may be improved since the overhead of transmitting and processing the explicit begin and explicit end draw commands is reduced. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084976 | Shader Program Headers - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for configuring a graphics processing pipeline (GPP) to process data according to one or more shader programs. The method includes receiving a plurality of pointers, where each pointer references a different shader program header (SPH) included in a plurality of SPHs, and each SPH is associated with a different shader program that executes within the GPP. For each SPH included in the plurality of SPHs, one or more GPP configuration parameters included in the SPH are identified, and the GPP is adjusted based on the one or more GPP configuration parameters. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084977 | STATE SHADOWING TO SUPPORT A MULTI-THREADED DRIVER ENVIRONMENT - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for tracking and filtering state change methods provided to a graphics pipeline. State shadow circuitry at the start of the graphics pipeline may be configured in different modes. A track mode is used to capture the current state by storing state change methods that are transmitted to the graphics pipeline. A passthrough mode is used to provide different state data to the graphics pipeline without updating the current state stored in the state shadow circuitry. A replay mode is used to restore the current state to the graphics pipeline using the state shadow circuitry. Additionally, the state shadow circuitry may also be configured to filter the state change methods that are transmitted to graphics pipeline by removing redundant state change methods. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084978 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHOD UTILIZING GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT WITH ECC AND NON-ECC MEMORY SWITCHING CAPABILITY - Computer systems and methods that utilize a GPU whose operation is able to switch between ECC and non-ECC memory operations on demand. The computer system includes a graphics processing unit and a memory controller and local memory that are functionally integrated with the graphics processing unit. The memory controller has at least two operating modes comprising a first memory access mode that uses error checking and correction when accessing the local memory, and a second memory access mode that does not use error checking and correction when accessing the local memory. The memory controller is further operable to switch the operation of the memory controller between the first and second memory access modes without rebooting the computer system. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084979 | INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY CONTROLLER - A system for and method of controlling an electronic display, such as an electrophoretic display, using an integrated electronic paper display controller are disclosed. The system and method provide for transparent translation of standard image data into signals sufficient to drive such displays and implement the corresponding image. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084980 | Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same - A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel; a temperature sensing means configured to measure a real-time temperature of the liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit configured to supply a light to the liquid crystal panel; a control unit configured to convert an image signal into an RGB signal and to convert a first dimming signal to a second dimming signal according to the real-time temperature; and an inverter unit configured to adjust the backlight unit using the second dimming signal. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084981 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A signal processing apparatus ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110084982 | Apparatus and Method for Displaying Image Data With Memory Reduction - An apparatus and method are provided for displaying image data with memory reduction. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first image by the device, displaying the first image on a display of the device and scaling image data of the first image. The device may scale image data to generate scaled image data having reduced pixel data with respect to the first image. The method may also include receiving a second image by the device, generating composite image data based on the scaled image data of the first image and image data of the second image, and displaying the composite image data on the display of the device. The second image may then be displayed an the display of the device. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084983 | Systems and Methods for Interaction With a Virtual Environment - Systems and methods for interaction with a virtual environment are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises generating a virtual representation of a user's non-virtual environment, determining a viewpoint of a user in a non-virtual environment relative to a display, and displaying, with the display, the virtual representation in a spatial relationship with the user's non-virtual environment based on the viewpoint of the user. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084984 | SELF-ORIENTING DISPLAY - A self-orienting display senses the characteristics of an object and automatically rotates and reformats a display image in accordance with those characteristics. In one embodiment, the object is the display device, such as a hand held device, that provides the display image. As the display device is rotated, the display image is automatically oriented to either a landscape orientation or a portrait orientation. Characteristics may be sensed by mechanical sensors, electrical sensors, optical sensors, acoustic sensors, gyroscopic sensors, or a combination thereof. Sensors may be positioned on the display device, a person, or a combination thereof. The display images may include graphic display images, textual display images, videos display images, and functional control buttons (e.g., functional displayed representations of control buttons such as play, rewind, stop, scroll). The self-orienting display may also include an authenticator that authenticates a user. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084985 | INPUT APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING AN INPUT FUNCTION, INPUT METHOD, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING AN INPUT FUNCTION - An input apparatus having an input surface touched by an object body at input time, the input apparatus includes: when a contact area of the object body on the input surface increases, an increase-direction detection section generating increase-direction information corresponding to the increase direction of the contact area; and when the contact area of the object body on the input surface is moved, a movement-direction detection section generating movement-direction information corresponding to the movement direction of the contact area. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084986 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING BACKGROUND SCREEN IN MOBILE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a method for displaying a background screen in a mobile terminal, the method including the steps of resizing other background screens, except for a current background screen currently being displayed, among a plurality of background screens to a predefined display size when a predefined key is input, and displaying the resized background screens in predefined regions, respectively, within a display area in which the current background screen is displayed. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084987 | Liquid crystal display and scanning back light driving method thereof - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and method of the driving the same is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an LCD device includes a liquid crystal display panel; a plurality of backlight sources configured to provide light to the liquid crystal display panel; a scanning backlight controller configured to generate a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal for controlling a turn-on time and a turn-off time of the light sources and a current control signal for controlling a driving current of the backlight light sources; and a plurality of light source drivers configured to turn on and off the backlight sources in response to the PWM signal and control the driving current of the backlight sources in response to the current control signal. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084988 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel, a gray scale correction circuit, a control circuit, and a data driver. The gray scale correction circuit provides a corrected red, green, blue (RGB) data set corresponding to a white image element. The control circuit receives an original RGB data set, and selectively outputs one of the original RGB data set and a corrected RGB data set according to a gray scale value of the of the original data set. The data driver provides a gray scale voltage to the liquid crystal panel according to the output RGB data set of the control circuit. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084989 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISPLAY INFORMATION FOR COLOR CALIBRATION OF DISPLAY DEVICE - An apparatus for providing display information for color calibration of a display device includes an input unit for inputting user input information; and a preprocessing unit for preprocessing the user input information input by the input unit to generate a color patch for brightness adjustment and a color patch for contrast adjustment. Further, the apparatus for providing the display information for the color calibration of the display device includes a color patch display unit for displaying and outputting the color patch for brightness adjustment and the color patch for contrast adjustment that are generated by the preprocessing unit. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084990 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel including a pixel having red, green, blue and white sub-pixels; a mode selector selecting one from an RGB mode and an RGBW mode as a driving mode; an RGBW mode signal generating part performing a color correction on RGB input data corresponding to the pixel and converting the RGB input data into RGBW data in the RGBW mode; and an output controlling part outputting RGBW output data by performing a gamma conversion on the RGBW data in the RGBW mode and outputting the RGB input data and a W data for turning off the W sub-pixel as the RGBW output data in the RGB mode. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084991 | BACK-LIGHT CONTROL CIRCUIT OF MULTI-LAMPS LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A multi-lamps LCD panel back-light control circuit is provided, and which includes a control unit, a full bridge switch, a resonance network circuit, a voltage transformer, and a feedback network. The control unit operates in coordinating with the full bridge switch, the resonance network circuit, the voltage transformer and the feedback network so as to use a constant operating frequency and a PWM feedback to control a current of CCFLs. The back-light control circuit is characterized in that different integrated-circuits (ICs) are respectively formed from the control unit including a PWM controller, a triangular wave/clock generator, a ½ frequency divider, and a logic circuit. The different ICs have either a plurality of respective frequency synchronous signal control terminals or a plurality of phase synchronous signal control terminals that are connected to one another so that the different ICs operate respectively either with a same operating frequency or a same phase. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084992 | ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus comprises an average luminance calculating unit that calculates average luminance of a display screen based on a video signal; and a drive voltage adjuster that adjusts a drive voltage of drive transistors each driving a light-emitting element provided in a pixel unit according to the calculated average luminance. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084993 | OLED DISPLAY PANEL WITH PWM CONTROL - A display panel which applies a PWM drive to a drive transistor ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110084994 | PRINTING UP TO EDGES OF PRINTING PAPER WITHOUT PLATEN SOILING - This invention allows images to be printed up to the edges of printing paper while preventing ink droplets from depositing on the platen. Ink droplets Ip are ejected from a print head | 2011-04-14 |
20110084995 | INKJET PRINTING SYSTEM WITH MOVABLE PRINT HEADS AND METHODS THEREOF - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a deposition printing system which includes two or more print units capable of moving with respect to each other during printing and a controller to control movement of the print units to dynamically change the print arrangement during the printing. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084996 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND ABNORMAL NOZZLE DETECTION METHOD - The inkjet recording apparatus includes: an abnormal nozzle detective waveform signal generating device which generates a drive signal having an abnormal nozzle detective waveform including a waveform that is different from a recording waveform and applied to pressure generating elements when performing ejection for abnormality detection to detect an abnormal nozzle among nozzles; an abnormal nozzle detective device which identifies the abnormal nozzle showing an ejection abnormality from results of the ejection for abnormality detection; a correction control device which corrects image data in such a manner that ejection is stopped from the identified abnormal nozzle and a desired image is recorded by the nozzles other than the abnormal nozzle; and a recording ejection control device which performs image recording by controlling ejection from the nozzles other than the abnormal nozzle in accordance with the image data that has been corrected by the correction control device. | 2011-04-14 |
20110084997 | DETERMINING A HEALTHY FLUID EJECTION NOZZLE - A method of determining a healthy fluid ejection nozzle includes measuring changes in impedance across the nozzle as fluid passes through it. A printhead includes a metal probe that intersects an ink nozzle and an integrated circuit to sense a change in impedance across the nozzle through the metal probe. | 2011-04-14 |