17th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100103097 | INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, MOBILE INFORMATION UNIT, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - An information display apparatus including a contact detecting panel unit that detects at least contact with the approximately transparent panel surface thereof made by an external object; a display panel unit installed on the panel back surface of the contact detecting panel unit; an analyzing unit that analyzes a contact position of the panel surface with which the external object makes contact and a direction indicated by a specific portion of the external object on the basis of output values from the contact detecting panel unit; and a pointer control unit that controls a display position and a pointing direction of a predefined pointer image displayed on the display panel unit on the basis of the contact position and the direction indicated by the specific portion, in which both the contact position and the direction are obtained from the analyzing unit. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103098 | User Interface Elements Positioned For Display - User interface elements positioned for display is described. In various embodiment(s), sensor input can be received from one or more sensors that are integrated with a portable device. A device hold position that corresponds to where the portable device is grasped by a user can be determined based at least in part on the sensor input. A display of user interface element(s) can then be initiated for display on an integrated display of the portable device based on the device hold position that corresponds to where the portable device is grasped. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103099 | POINTING DEVICE USING CAMERA AND OUTPUTTING MARK - Pointing device like mouse or joystick comprises camera for capturing the display screen and image processing means for recognizing and tracking the pointing cursor icon or mark from the captured image and producing the pointing signal. The pointing device of present invention can be used with any type of display without and additional tracking means like ultra sonic sensor, infrared sensor or touch sensor. The pointing device of present invention includes mark outputting portion, camera portion for capturing the said mark outputting portion and image processing portion for recognizing the said mark outputting portion from the captured image and producing the pointing signal. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103100 | INPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND HANDHELD APPARATUS - An input apparatus, a control apparatus, a control system, and a control method that are capable of correcting an output signal when a hand movement is input to the input apparatus and with which a user does not feel a phase delay are provided. An input apparatus includes a velocity calculation section, a filter, a control section, and a memory. The velocity calculation section calculates velocity values of a casing in X′- and Y′-axis directions based on physical amounts output from a sensor unit like acceleration values in the X′- and Y′-axis directions output from an acceleration sensor unit. The filter attenuates, by predetermined scale factors, velocity values of signals of the predetermined frequency range out of the velocity values calculated by the velocity calculation section. Since the filter dynamically attenuates the velocity values of a shake frequency range in accordance with the velocity values, a precise pointing operation with a pointer becomes possible. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103101 | SPATIALLY-AWARE PROJECTION PEN INTERFACE - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing an end user with a digital pen embedded with a spatially-aware miniature projector for use in a design environment. Paper documents are augmented to allow a user to access additional information and computational tools through projected interfaces. Virtual ink may be managed in single and multi-user environments to enhance collaboration and data management. The spatially-aware projector pen provides end-users with dynamic visual feedback and improved interaction capabilities. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103102 | DISPLAYING METHOD AND DISPLAY CONTROL MODULE - A displaying method for a portable device under a standby condition is provided. The portable device includes a display unit displaying a first standby frame. The method includes steps of sensing a physical motion of the portable device. Then, the physical motion is identified as an operation command. Finally, according to the operation command, a corresponding operation is executed to change the first standby frame displayed on the display unit. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103103 | Method And Device for Input Of Information Using Visible Touch Sensors - A device and method for manual input of information into computing device using a camera and visible touch sensors. An image of a virtual input device is displayed on a screen, and the positions of the visible touch sensors, recorded by the video camera, are overlaid on the image of the virtual input device, thus allowing the user to see the placement of the touch sensors relative to the keys or buttons on the virtual input device. The touch sensors change their appearance upon contact with a surface, and the camera records their position at the moment of change. This way information about the position of intended touch is recorded. Touch sensors can be binary (ON-OFF) or may have a graded response reflecting the extent of displacement or pressure of the touch sensor relative to the surface of contact. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103104 | APPARATUS FOR USER INTERFACE BASED ON WEARABLE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an apparatus for user interface based on wearable computing environment includes: a signal measurement unit including a plurality of image measurement units that includes image sensors each of which receives optical signals generated from a position indicator that is worn on user's fingers or near a user's wrist to generate optical signals and measures images of the user foreground; and a signal processor that analyzes each image measured by the signal measurement unit to measure three-dimensional coordinates, recognizes a motion pattern of the user's hand on the three-dimensional coordinates from the optical signals received by the signal measurement unit, and outputs the corresponding instructions. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103105 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING A MENU IN A WIRELESS TERMINAL - A menu execution apparatus and method for conveniently providing a menu in a wireless terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a pointer unit for indicating a specific object in a menu execution recognition mode. A camera photographs the object indicated by the pointer unit in the menu execution recognition mode. A controller controls an operation for recognizing the object indicated by the pointer unit and photographed by the camera and displaying a menu for controlling the recognized object. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103106 | Intelligent robotic interface input device - Universal Video Computer Vision Input Virtual Space Mouse-Keyboard Control Panel Robot has computer system use video vision camera sensors, logical vision sensor programming as trainable computer vision seeing objects movements X, Y, Z dimensions' definitions to recognize users commands by their Hands gestures and/or enhance symbols, colors objects combination actions to virtually input data, and commands to operate computer, and machines. The robot has automatically calibrated working space into Space Mouse Zone, Space Keyboard zone, and Hand-Sign Languages Zone between user and itself. The robot automatically translate the receiving coordination users' hand gesture actions combinations on the customizable puzzle-cell positions of working space and mapping to its software mapping lists for each of the puzzle-cell position definition and calibrate these user hand and/or body gestures' virtual space actions into entering data and commands to computer meaningful computer, machine, home appliances operations. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103107 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD OF OPTICAL NAVIGATOR AND OPTICAL NAVIGATOR USING THE SAME - An image processing method of a optical navigator includes the steps of: capturing a first image and calculating an average brightness of the first image; determining whether the average brightness is between a first threshold value and a second threshold value; when the average brightness is between the first and second threshold values, determining whether the first image is attenuated by an attenuation value; when the first image is not attenuated by the attenuation value, updating the attenuation value and a gain; attenuating the first image with the updated attenuation value and amplifying the attenuated first image with the gain; and comparing the attenuated and amplified first image with a reference image to obtain a displacement. The present invention further provides an optical navigator. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103108 | HYBRID LOW POWER COMPUTER MOUSE - Operating a pointing device in a low power manner by receiving first tracking information from a first tracking device, de-activating the first tracking device when the accuracy of the first tracking information is determined to be inadequate, activating a second tracking device in order to acquire second tracking information when the first tracking device is deactivated, wherein the first tracking device is substantially lower power device that the second tracking device. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103109 | Handheld Device having Movable Keyboard - A handheld device having a movable keyboard is described. The handheld device comprises: a body, wherein a surface of the body includes a first region and a second region; a display module disposed in the body, and comprising a display screen exposed in the first region of the body; a handwriting input module disposed in the body, and comprising a handwriting screen located in the second region of the surface of the body; and a movable keyboard module slidably disposed over the surface of the body. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103110 | INPUT APPARATUS WITH PROGRAMMABLE DISPLAY - The invention discloses an input apparatus with a programmable display. The input apparatus includes a body, at least one keyswitch, a plural of light-emitting units, and a control unit. The at least one keyswitch is disposed on the body and has a respective translucent keycap. The light-emitting units are disposed inside the body and for illuminating the respective keycap. The control unit is disposed inside the body and coupled to the at least one keyswitch and the light-emitting units. According to an application program, the control unit is for controlling the light-emitting units to display a displayed information on the respective keycap of the at least one keyswitch. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103111 | KEYPAD ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A keypad assembly includes a keypad cover, a printed circuit board and a sensing module. The sensing module is arranged between the keypad cover and the printed circuit board. The sensing module is used to sense touches of a user's finger on the keypad cover. A portable electronic device equipped with the keypad assembly is also described. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103112 | FABRIC TYPE INPUT DEVICE - There is a fabric type input device. The fabric type input device comprise a fabric type electrode unit comprising first and second fabric type electrodes formed opposite to each other, the first and second fabric type electrodes each comprising a fabric and a lead pattern formed by patterning a conductive material on the fabric, a fabric type substrate unit interposed between the first and second fabric type electrodes so that the first and second fabric type electrodes are spaced apart from each other, the fabric type substrate unit having a connection hole formed so that the first and second fabric type electrodes are in contact with each other and a control unit supplying an input signal to the fabric type electrode unit, the control unit sensing the supplied input signal. The fabric type input device is formed using a fabric patterned with a conductive material, thereby minimizing foreign-body feeling. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103113 | TWO PART MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus includes a keyboard, a receptacle for insertion of a least a part of a communication part, wherein the communication part includes a touch sensitive display providing the only user input mechanism on a top surface of the communication part, and wherein in a first mode of operation, when the communication part is not inserted into the receptacle of the apparatus, the communication part is configured to operate independently of the apparatus and wherein, in a second mode of operation, when the communication part is inserted into the apparatus such that at least a portion of the display of the communication part is exposed, the communication part is configured to use the keyboard of the apparatus for user input and the display for user output. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103114 | METHOD OF USING VISUAL SEPARATORS TO INDICATE ADDITIONAL CHARACTER COMBINATION CHOICES ON A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - A method and associated apparatus for using visual separators to indicate additional character combination choices from a disambiguation function on a handheld electronic device. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103115 | DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display arrangement for portable electronic devices is disclosed. The arrangement comprises a display element comprising one or more layers arranged to provide electro-optical modulation of light or provision of patterned light for providing graphical content to a viewer, and a rigid protective layer; and a force sensitive layer arranged on, from a viewer, a distal side of the display element. An electronic apparatus comprising such an arrangement is also disclosed. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103116 | Disappearing Button or Slider - An input device is disclosed. The input is a deflection based capacitive sensing input. Deflection of a metal fame of the input device causes a change in capacitance that is used to control a function of an electrical device. The input appears invisible because it is made of the same material as the housing it is contained in. Invisible backlit holes may make the input selectively visible or invisible to the user. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103117 | MULTI-TOUCH MANIPULATION OF APPLICATION OBJECTS - The manipulation system described herein provides a common platform and application-programming interface (API) for applications to communicate with various multi-touch hardware devices, and facilitates the interpretation of multi-touch input as one or more manipulations. Manipulations map more directly to user intentions than do individual touch inputs and add support for basic transformation of objects using multiple touch contacts. An application can use manipulations to support rotating, resizing, and translating multiple objects at the same time. The manipulation system outputs two-dimensional (2D) affine transforms that contain rotation, scale, and translation information. Thus, using the manipulation system the application author can focus more on building touch-capable applications and let the manipulation system handle the underlying transformations and communication with the multi-touch hardware. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103118 | MULTI-TOUCH OBJECT INERTIA SIMULATION - The inertia system provides a common platform and application-programming interface (API) for applications to extend the input received from various multi-touch hardware devices to simulate real-world behavior of application objects. To move naturally, application objects should exhibit physical characteristics such as elasticity and deceleration. When a user lifts all contacts from an object, the inertia system provides additional manipulation events to the application so that the application can handle the events as if the user was still moving the object with touch. The inertia system generates the events based on a simulation of the behavior of the objects. If the user moves an object into another object, the inertia system simulates the boundary characteristics of the objects. Thus, the inertia system provides more realistic movement for application objects manipulated using multi-touch hardware and the API provides a consistent feel to manipulations across applications. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103119 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - A touch display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a third substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the second and the third substrates, a pixel array disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the third substrate, an opposite electrode, color filter patterns, a first sensing electrode, and a second sensing electrode. The first, the second, and the third substrates are disposed in parallel. The color filter patterns and the opposite electrode that are disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the second substrate. Some color filter patterns are piled to form touch points. The first sensing electrode on the first substrate faces the second substrate. The second sensing electrode covers the touch points and some color filter patterns. A height of the touch points is less than a gap between the first and the second substrates. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103120 | SIGNAL CONVERSION CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD THEREOF - A signal conversion control circuit comprises an analog-to-digital converter, a first sample-and-hold circuit, a second sample-and-hold circuit, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, and a fourth switch. The analog-to-digital converter has an input end for receiving an output signal of a touch screen. The first sample-and-hold circuit is configured to provide the analog-to-digital converter with a high-level reference voltage. The second sample-and-hold circuit is configured to provide the analog-to-digital converter with a low-level reference voltage. The first switch connects a supplied voltage to the touch screen. The second switch connects the touch screen to a ground potential. The third switch connects the supplied voltage to the first sample-and-hold circuit through the first switch. The fourth switch connects the ground potential to the second sample-and-hold circuit through the second switch. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103121 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL INTEGRATED INTO LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND TOUCH SENSING METHOD - A touch screen panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate, which face each other with respect to a liquid crystal interposed therebetween; and a touch sensor interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The touch sensor includes: a plurality of first touch signal lines disposed on the first substrate and extending in a first direction; a protective layer disposed on the first substrate, the protective layer including a dielectric material and substantially the plurality of first touch signal lines; a plurality of contact pads disposed on the protective layer; a plurality of second touch signal lines disposed on the second substrate and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a plurality of touch sensor spacers electrically connected to the plurality of second touch signal lines. A gap between the touch sensor spacers and the plurality of contact pads is defined, and the spacers are disposed to face the plurality of contact pads. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103122 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE LOCATION COORDINATES OF A PRESSURE POINT WITHIN A SENSOR FIELD - An apparatus is described for detecting the location coordinates of a pressure point ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100103123 | Bendable electronic device status information system and method - A system includes, but is not limited to: obtaining and one or more physical status sending modules configured to direct sending one or more bendable electronic device physical status related information portions to the bendable electronic device based upon the obtaining of the first information. In addition to the foregoing, other related system/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103124 | Column Organization of Content - Column organization of content is described. In an implementation, a mobile communications device configures a user interface to include a plurality of representations of content arranged according to a plurality of columns that permits navigation between first and second said columns upon detection of a gesture input via a touchscreen of the mobile communications device. The user interface is displayed on a display device of the mobile communications device. The first column is configured for vertical navigation through each of the plurality of representations and the second column includes a filtered subset of the plurality of representations such that at least one of the representations is included in the first column and not the second column. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103125 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OTHER DEVICES USING THE SAME - Provided is a method of controlling an electronic device by using a remote control device comprising a touch screen, the method including selecting one of a plurality of functions supported by the electronic device via the touch screen, sequentially displaying a plurality of user interfaces, usable for controlling the function selected with an input detected by the touch screen, one-by-one, and controlling the electronic device by using one of the plurality of user interfaces that are sequentially displayed. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103126 | PROTECTIVE PANEL WITH TOUCH INPUT FUNCTION FOR ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT DISPLAY WINDOW - A protection panel with a touch input function for an electronic instrument display window, which is excellent in reliability in an FPC connection. The panel is constituted such that the outer side face can be fitted into a panel fitting part of a casing having an aperture and kept without a gap to form a leveled plane and is configured to protect a display device provided under it externally visibly through a transparent window. A pin-equipped FPC ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100103127 | Virtual Keyboard Input System Using Pointing Apparatus In Digital Device - A virtual keyboard input system using a pointing device in a digital device. The virtual keyboard input system includes: a sensor unit sensing a contact and a two-dimensional contact position; a switch unit; and a control unit dividing a contact sensitive region of the sensor unit into multiple division regions according to XY coordinates, assigning virtual keys of a virtual keyboard to the division regions, and when the switch unit is turned on, controlling an input of information for a virtual key assigned to a division region which is contacted among the division regions. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103128 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TOUCH CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and a touch control method thereof are provided. The electronic device has a touch unit, a press unit and a processing module. The press unit is disposed under the touch unit, and is used for generating a pressing signal. The processing module is electrically connected with the touch unit and press unit. When the processing module receives the pressing signal, an area of the touch unit is transformed into a pressing area. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103129 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING TOUCH MODULE - An electronic device includes a housing, a touch module and a switch module. The housing has an opening and a supporting plate, wherein one side of the supporting plate is connected to the housing. The touch module is disposed over the supporting plate and one side connected to the housing. The switch module is disposed under the supporting plate and corresponding to a side of the touch module, wherein the side of the touch module is bent to turn on the switch module when a force is applied to the side of the touch module. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103130 | Liquid Crystal Display with Touch Screen Function and Method for Detecting External Illuminance Using the Same - An Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) with a touch screen function includes an array substrate having a display region and a photosensitive region divided by data lines, scan lines, and common lines, wherein the photosensitive region includes a switching element having a first terminal connected to an (n−1) | 2010-04-29 |
20100103131 | Interactive and 3-D multi-senor touch selection interface for an automated retail store, vending machine, digital sign, or retail display - Vending machines, automated retail stores, and retail displays with a computer controlled, activation system that senses either the gesture of a customer proximate product display tubes or a touch-screen selection on a computer screen. Item-based lighting produces variable visual effects in conjunction with actual or potential vends to provide an enhanced vending experience. Offered products are stored within display tubes that are arranged in orderly geometric arrays. RGB lighting through a plurality of LED banks associated with each display tube are controlled by the activation system Combinations of differently colored LED's are computer controlled on a per product basis to artistically illuminate available products and assist customers. Pre-programmed lighting sequences can switch LEDs off and on, vary their intensity, and alter resultant colors. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103132 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a display panel on which a plurality of objects of moving picture contents are displayed along a predetermined direction; an input position detecting unit that detects a position of an operator positioned on the display panel; a selected object detecting unit that detects an object selected by the operator; a block division unit that divides content data corresponding to the object detected by the selected object detecting unit into a plurality of blocks and generates an object corresponding to a block top image which is an image positioned at the top of each block; and a display controlling unit that arranges a plurality of block top images in a time order and hierarchically displaying them with the selected object as a reference. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103133 | INPUT DEVICE FOR FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND INPUT METHOD THEREOF - An input apparatus including an electronic pen and a terminal having a foldable display unit is provided. An electronic pen generates an ultrasonic signal and an infrared signal. A terminal detects the ultrasonic signal and the infrared signal and calculates coordinate information of the electronic pen based on the received ultrasonic signal and the infrared signal. The terminal determines coordinate information of the electronic pen with respect to the foldable display unit by measuring a folding angle of the foldable display unit. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103134 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MULTI-TOUCH INPUT OF TOUCH-SCREEN - The present invention relates to a multi-touch input processing method and apparatus of a touch screen. The present invention preferably provides a method including: storing a first coordinate inputted by a multi-touch which becomes a second touch input in a state where a first touch input is maintained; cancelling the first touch input in a state where the second touch input is maintained; storing a second coordinate set by the cancel of the first touch input; storing a third coordinate set by a third touch input in a state where the second touch input is maintained; and checking a sameness of a first vector from the first coordinate to the second coordinate and a second vector from the second coordinate to the third coordinate, and determining a touch of the second coordinate as being effective in case the first vector and the second vector are not identical. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103135 | Mobile Apparatus - A mobile apparatus which includes a casing, an input mechanism, a force-sense generating mechanism provided in the casing and giving the user a force-sense of a translational force toward a first direction, and a controller which controls the force-sense generating mechanism based on the input operation information from the input mechanism and which gives the user translational forces toward one side and the other side of the first direction alternately to thereby present one of positive response information and negative response information with respect to the input operation information to the user through the force-sense. Accordingly, when presenting information from a device side to the user, the user can understand the information intuitively. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103136 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image display device includes a display unit (DU) and an operation screen, a first operation unit on the DU generating an operation signal, a second operation unit on a rear of the DU generating an operation signal, a hold state (HS) detection unit detecting a HS of the image display device, an image display mode decision unit determining an image display mode for displaying the image on the DU according to the HS, an image processor determining a content of the image to be displayed according to the HS, and an operation control unit controlling the first and second operation units according to the HS. A user interface of the DU is changed to a user interface corresponding to the HS by changing, according to the HS, one or more of the image display mode/content of the image, and a method for controlling the first and second operation units. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103137 | USER INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD - The user interface system of the preferred embodiments includes a sheet that defines a surface on one side and at least partially defines a cavity on an opposite side; a volume of a fluid contained within the cavity; a displacement device that modifies the volume of the fluid to expand the cavity, thereby outwardly deforming a particular region of the surface; and a sensor that detects a force applied by a user that inwardly deforms the particular region of the surface. The user interface system has been specifically designed to be used as the user interface for an electronic device, more preferably in an electronic device that benefits from an adaptive user interface, but may alternatively be used in any suitable application. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103138 | CURVED CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF - A manufacture method and structure of a curved capacitive touch panel is disclosed. A flat flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) with capacitive touch sensing/detecting capability is provided, followed by subjecting the flat FPCB to compressing molding to form a curved FPCB. Subsequently, a curved substrate is provided, wherein an outer curved surface of the curved FPCB is bonded to an inner curved surface of the substrate, thereby forming the curved capacitive touch panel. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103139 | TRACKING APPROACHING OR HOVERING OBJECTS FOR USER-INTERFACES - The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can utilize photo-sensors embedded in a substantially transparent layer of a UI display for tracking objects that approach or hover over the UI display. The photo-sensors can be configured to detect light of certain wavelengths (e.g., visible light, infrared light) that are propagated toward the UI display, while ignoring light emanating from the UI display when displaying content. Accordingly, by examining various characteristics of the incoming light such as intensity, the architecture can identify a location of a shadow incident upon the display caused by an approaching or hovering selector object blocking portions of incoming light. Additionally or alternatively, the architecture can identify a location of higher intensity for light emanating from the selector object. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103140 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE USING OPTICAL GRATINGS - A touch sensitive device includes a deformable material embedded with optical gratings and a light source to send light into the deformable material to reflect off of, or transmit through, one or more of the optical gratings. The touch sensitive device further includes a processing unit to determine if a touch has occurred on the deformable material based on the reflection of the light off of the one or more of the optical gratings or based on the transmission of light through the one or more of the optical gratings. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103141 | Techniques for Controlling Operation of a Device with a Virtual Touchscreen - A technique for controlling operation of a device with a virtual touchscreen includes defining an area of a surface, associated with the device, as the virtual touchscreen. An operation within the device is then initiated based on activity within the virtual touchscreen. An overlay may be provided, on a display screen of the device, to indicate a location of the virtual touchscreen with respect to, for example, a keyboard of the device. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103142 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH INFRARED TOUCH INPUT FUNCTION - An electronic device with infrared touch input function is provided. The electronic device includes a display unit defining an information display area; an infrared input device comprising a circuit board having two pairs of oppositely disposed sides defining an open area corresponding in size and shape to the information display area, at least one light emitting device positioned on one corner of the circuit board; a linear array of light detecting devices positioned on one side or two adjacent sides of the circuit board and faced to light emitting devices; and a micro-processing unit configured for determining whether the light detecting device receives the infrared light emitted by the light emitting device; and a central processing unit(CPU) configured for controlling the display unit displaying a plurality of menu options, determining whether the menu option is touched; and performing functions corresponding to the menu option when the menu option is touched. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103143 | TOUCH SCREEN SIGNAL PROCESSING - A touch screen which uses light sources at one or more edges of the screen which directs light across the surface of the screen and at least two cameras having electronic outputs located at the periphery of the screen to receive light from said light sources. A processor receives the outputs of said cameras and employs triangulation techniques to determine the location of an object proximate to said screen. Detecting the presence of an object includes detecting at the cameras the presence or absence of direct light due to the object, using a screen surface as a mirror and detecting at the cameras the presence or absence of reflected light due to an object. The light sources may be modulated to provide a frequency band in the output of the cameras. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103144 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED COMPUTER MONITORING PAD POINTING DEVICE - A monitoring pad assembly is provided for use with a graphical user interface including a monitoring pad and a signal assembly, at least one of which may be adapted to be worn on at least one of a user's digits, wherein movement of the signal assembly relative to the touch pad housing indicates a desired movement of the pointing device. Further embodiments of the invention provide a method for tracking an on-screen pointer, including the steps of: emitting a signal from a device adapted to be worn on at least one of a user's digits, and monitoring the movement and direction of the emitted signal. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103145 | PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL, HOLD STATUS SWITCH METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A portable information terminal is provided which includes detecting means for detecting an operation on a display screen, a button for an operation related to a content reproduction, a changeover switch, and a control unit which switches hold statuses of the detecting means and the button according to an operation to the changeover switch. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103146 | CYCLING THROUGH DISPLAY INPUT PORTS - A system comprises first ports that receive input signals and one or more second ports that do not receive input signals. The system also comprises storage comprising a data structure in which the first and second ports are ordered by priority. The system further comprises processing logic that, when selecting an input signal to provide to a display, cycles through the first and second ports in the order. When cycling through the ports, the processing logic provides input signals from the first ports to the display and skips over the second ports. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103147 | GRAPHICS CONTROLLERS WITH INCREASED THERMAL MANAGEMENT GRANULARITY - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that may provide graphics controllers with increased thermal granularity. The graphics controller may comprise a display memory, at least one display engine coupled to the display memory, and at least one execution unit coupled to the display memory, where the at least one execution unit may begin an idle period that varies based upon a thermal event. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103148 | VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL DEVICE AND DISPLAY PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - There are provided a viewing angle control device that can provide a pure black display without coloring and have a significantly improved shielding ability in the narrow viewing angle state, and a display using the viewing angle control device. To adjust the VT (voltage-transmittance) characteristics of a viewing angle control liquid crystal panel ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100103149 | Driving System of Liquid Crystal Display - A driving system of a liquid crystal display includes a pixel data line, a timing controller, a source driver and a gate driver. The pixel data line provides pixel data to the source driver directly. The timing controller is operative to receive a clock signal and a synchronization signal, so as to output a source control signal and a gate control signal. The source driver receives the clock signal, the source control signal and the pixel data, so as to output an image data signal. Upon receiving the gate control signal, the gate driver is operative to output an on/off signal. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103150 | DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display system includes a display device, a driving circuit, a flexible printed circuit (FPC), and a charge pump circuit. The driving circuit is disposed on the display device for driving the display device. The FPC is externally coupled to the display device. The charge pump circuit is disposed on the FPC for generating at least an output voltage to the driving circuit according to an input voltage. The charge pump circuit has at least one control line coupled to the driving circuit for receiving a control signal generated from the driving circuit, and the charge pump circuit sets a pumping factor according to the control signal. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103151 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - The present invention includes a display device for displaying an image and receiving light simultaneously or alternately. The display device includes: a plurality of display elements for displaying the image on a display surface of the display device by emitting light; a plurality of light receiving elements for receiving light incident on the display surface formed by the display elements; a storing unit for storing, as an initial value, a difference between two amounts of light received by the light receiving elements; and a detecting unit for detecting a state of contact with or proximity to the display surface and subtracting the initial value stored by the storing unit from a difference between the two detected amounts of received light. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103152 | SOURCE DRIVING CIRCUIT WITH OUTPUT BUFFER - A source driving circuit adapted to drive a display panel is provided herein. The source driving circuit includes a first output buffer and a second output buffer responsible for enhancing signals with different polarities respectively. As for the first output buffer, the first output buffer includes a first differential input stage, a first output stage and a second output stage. The first output stage includes a first level adjustment circuit and a first self-bias providing circuit. The first level adjustment circuit provides a first level voltage according to input signals received by the first differential input stage, such that the second output stage thereby provides a first charge current and a second charge current to output a first output signal based on the first level voltage. The first self-bias providing circuit provides a first biased voltage associated with one input signal to control the first level adjustment circuit to operate. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103153 | Image display apparatus - A plurality of scanning signal lines GLn divided into groups, and each group is made up of three scanning signal lines GLnR, GLnG and GLnB, and a plurality of pixels are divided into pixel blocks, and each pixel block is made up of three pixels PR (n, m), PG (n, m) and PB (n, m) respectively connected to the scanning signal lines GLnR, GLnG and GLnB. These pixels PR (n, m), PG (n, m) and PB (n, m) are connected to a common data signal line SLm. To the scanning signal lines GLnR, GLnG, GLnB, scanning pulses are sequentially outputted to the scanning signal lines GLnR, GLnG and GLnB from shift registers SRnR, SRnG and SRnB, and video signals for R, G and B are outputted to the data signal line SLm from a driver IC by time division. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103154 | DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING PASSIVE MATRIX DISPLAY ELEMENT - A display apparatus includes a passive matrix display element and can support full-color display. The apparatus includes a passive matrix display element | 2010-04-29 |
20100103155 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND SOURCE DRIVER HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a multi-functional integrated circuit and a source driver having the same. The integrated circuit (IC) chip includes: a first high-voltage transistor configured to precharge a storage node in response to a first control signal; a decoding unit configured to decode a plurality of input signals to output the decoded signal to the storage node; and a second high-voltage transistor configured to transfer an output of the decoding unit to the storage node in response to a second control signal. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103156 | Image display apparatus and method of driving the image display apparatus - The present invention sets a scanning line to which a driving signal for power supply is output to a floating state in an entire period of pauses of threshold voltage correction processing or a partial period thereof. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103157 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DRIVE CIRCUIT - A liquid crystal display drive circuit that suppresses a pulse noise in a liquid crystal display panel without increasing a mounting area is offered. A common signal COMi is varied in a staircase waveform with an increment of 1/3 VLCD in such a way that a high electric potential VLCD→a first intermediate electric potential VLCD | 2010-04-29 |
20100103158 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an LCD and driving method thereof. The present invention comprises a data gray signal modifier for receiving gray signals from a data gray signal source, and outputting modification gray signals by consideration of gray signals of present and previous frames; a data driver for changing the modification gray signals into corresponding data voltages and outputting image signals; a gate driver for sequentially supplying scanning signals; and an LCD panel comprising a plurality of gate lines for transmitting the scanning signals; a plurality of data lines, being insulated from the gate lines and crossing them, for transmitting the image signals; and a plurality of pixels, formed by an area surrounded by the gate lines and data lines and arranged as a matrix pattern, having switching elements connected to the gate lines and data lines. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103159 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY WITH EFFICIENCY COMPENSATION - An electroluminescent (EL) subpixel having a readout transistor is driven by a current source when the drive transistor is non-conducting. This produces an emitter-voltage signal from which an aging signal representing the efficiency of the EL emitter can be computed. The aging signal is used to adjust an input signal to produce a compensated drive signal to compensate for changes in efficiency of the EL emitter. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103160 | Organic light emitting diode display - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is provided. The OLED display includes a display panel including pixels formed at each of crossings of a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, a monitoring signal line formed along an outer area of the display panel, a first signal supply unit that supplies a monitoring signal to the monitoring signal line and generates a first power control signal, a power supply unit that supplies a high potential driving voltage and a low potential driving voltage to the pixels, and a second signal supply unit that monitors the monitoring signal and generates a second power control signal. If the monitoring signal is not monitored, the second signal supply unit controls the power supply unit through the second power control signal and allows the power supply unit to stop supplying one of the high and low potential driving voltages to the pixels. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103161 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A voltage of sustain electrodes (SU | 2010-04-29 |
20100103162 | Image display apparatus and method of driving the image display apparatus - The present invention retains a scanning line for power supply in a floating state in a pause provided halfway through a period of emission. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103163 | DRIVER APPARATUS - A driver apparatus applied on a display is disclosed. The driver apparatus includes a voltage converter, an input level shift circuit, at least one input logic circuit, and at least one output level shifter. The voltage converter receives a first voltage, a ground voltage, and a second voltage, and generates an internal voltage according to the first voltage, the ground voltage, and the second voltage. The input level shift circuit receives an input signal, and generates a level shift input signal transiting between the first voltage and the second voltage according to the input signal. The input logic circuit receives the internal voltage, and generates an internal output signal transiting between the internal voltage and the second voltage according to the level shift input signal. The output level shifter generates a driving signal transiting between a third voltage and the second voltage according to the internal output signal. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103164 | Apparatus and method of processing three dimensional graphic data using texture factor - A method and apparatus of processing three-dimensional (3D) graphic data using a texture factor. The method of processing 3D graphic data includes configuring a polygon including a plurality of vertexes, calculating a texture factor of an object texture corresponding to the polygon, the texture factor being associated with a degree by which the object texture is identified on an actual screen, and determining a texture filtering mode with respect to the object texture based on the calculated texture factor. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103165 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE OUTPUTTING METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING AND OUTPUTTING APPARATUSES - An image decoding method, an image outputting method, an image decoding apparatus and an outputting apparatus, the image outputting method including inputting an image; and if determined that the input image is a video image that is overlaid with a graphic image, outputting an area of the input image, which is overlaid with the graphic image, as a 2-dimensional (2-D) image and outputting the other area of the input image, which is not overlaid with the graphic image, as a 3-dimensional (3-D) image; and if determined that the input image is a video image that is not overlaid with a graphic image, outputting the input image as a 3-D image. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103166 | Method of Visualizing MR Images - In a method and a device MR images having various contrasts are scanned and then values for some or all of the parameters T | 2010-04-29 |
20100103167 | SPATIALLY-AWARE PROJECTION PEN DISPLAY - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing an end user with a digital pen embedded with a spatially-aware miniature projector for use in a design environment. Paper documents are augmented to allow a user to access additional information and computational tools through projected interfaces. Virtual ink may be managed in single and multi-user environments to enhance collaboration and data management. The spatially-aware projector pen provides end-users with dynamic visual feedback and improved interaction capabilities. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103168 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROCESSING AND DISPLAYING IMAGE - A method of processing images, the method including determining whether metadata for generating a depth map corresponding to a predetermined title exists for each of a plurality of titles recorded in a disk by using metadata for disk management, and including converting two-dimensional (2D) images in the predetermined title to three-dimensional (3D) images by using the metadata for generating the depth map if metadata for generating the depth map corresponding to the predetermined title exists. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103169 | METHOD OF REBUILDING 3D SURFACE MODEL - A method of rebuilding a 3D surface model is provided herein. The method includes the following steps: obtaining a 3D position and the reflectance parameters corresponding to an object according to the structured light system; building a synthesized image according to the 3D position and the reflectance parameters; then, optimizing the reflectance parameters for the synthesized image until the cost functions are smaller than a predetermined value. The invention presents an optimization algorithm to simultaneously estimate both a 3D shape and the parameters of a surface reflectance model from real objects. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103170 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF ANATOMICAL FEATURES ON 3D EAR IMPRESSIONS - A method for detecting anatomical features in 3D ear impressions includes receiving a 3D digital image of a 3D ear impression, obtaining a surface of the ear impression from the 3D image, analyzing the surface with one or more feature detectors, the detectors adapted to detecting generic features, including peak features, concavity features, elbow features, ridge features, and bump features, and derived features that depend on generic features or other derived features, and forming a canonical ear signature from results of the detectors, where the canonical ear signature characterizes the 3D ear impression. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103171 | Material Data Processing Pipeline - A method for generating a shader that is used by a rendering engine to render a visual representation of a computer model. A shader generation engine receives a set of surface data that describes a surface in view of various lighting conditions. The shader generation engine compresses the set of surface data to generate a compressed representation of the set of surface data based on a selected compression algorithm. The shader generation engine generates a shader based on the compressed representation that is configured to be implemented with a rendering engine, and generates a set of shader data based on the compressed representation that includes a set of material characteristics for coloring pixels of the visual representation. Advantageously, the shader generation process is simplified because different compression algorithm-rendering engine shader combinations can be generated without manually programming the shaders. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103172 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING AMBIENT LIGHT AFFECTED APPEARING IMAGERY BASED ON SENSED AMBIENT LIGHTING - A method for rendering ambient light affected appearing imagery on a two-dimensional display screen in dependence on sensed ambient lighting conditions about the display screen is disclosed. The method includes processing, on a microprocessor in control communication with the display screen, data defining sensed ambient lighting conditions about the display screen, and based on said data, determining at least one light source's location relative to the display screen and an intensity of light from that at least one light source at the display screen. The method then includes rendering an image of a constructed scene on the display screen based on the determined location of the at least one light source relative to the display screen and the intensity of light from that at least one light source at the display screen and thereby presenting an ambient light affected image of the constructed scene on the display screen. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103173 | REAL TIME OBJECT TAGGING FOR INTERACTIVE IMAGE DISPLAY APPLICATIONS - Apparatus and methods that track the location of an object within a video image at the time of capture of the video image are described. The location of the object within each frame can be recorded as meta-data for the video image so that when the video image is played back, a viewer can select the object using suitable interaction means and be linked through to a source of additional information about the object, such as a product website or the like. A device emitting radio frequency (RF) signals is attached to an object that is to be identified and tracked within a video image. Using an RF receiver with multiple antennas and applying trilateration techniques, the object's location within the video image is determined in real time and recorded as the video image is recorded. Where multiple objects are to be tracked, each object is provided with a radio device having a unique ID and the location of each device within the video image is recorded. The described solution automates an otherwise manual, error-prone and time-consuming process. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103174 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR PROJECTING TWO-DIMENSIONAL PATTERNS ONTO COMPLEX SURFACES OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - A method and device optimizing projection of a two-dimensional pattern onto a three-dimensional object surface. After defining an original curve on the two-dimensional pattern and a projection curve on the three-dimensional object surface, a point of the pattern is selected. The abscissa and ordinate of the projection of the selected point are determined according to the abscissa and ordinate of the selected point and first and second projection ratios, respectively. A projection plane, including the point of the projection curve determined by the abscissa of the projection of the selected point, is then determined. The projection of the selected point onto the three-dimensional object surface is determined according to the ordinate of the projection of the selected point, the intersection of the surface of the three-dimensional object with the plane of projection, and the projection curve. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103175 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A HIGH-RESOLUTION VIRTUAL-FOCAL-PLANE IMAGE - The present invention provides a method for generating a high-resolution virtual-focal-plane image which is capable of generating a virtual-focal-plane image with an arbitrary desired resolution simply and rapidly by using multi-view images. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103176 | Non-overlapping visualization of data records of a scatter plot - Non-overlapping visualization of data records of a scatter plot is provided by providing rows and columns in a visualization screen containing cells representing respective data records. The rows correspond to value ranges of a first attribute, and the columns correspond to value ranges of a second attribute. The value ranges are automatically generated for the rows and columns from data values of the data records. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103177 | GRAPH DISPLAY SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - Graphs drawn by using economic statistics data are easily and quickly displayed on a display in the form enabling easy recognition and appropriate mutual comparison. Index data | 2010-04-29 |
20100103178 | SPATIALLY-AWARE PROJECTION PEN - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing an end user with a digital pen embedded with a spatially-aware miniature projector for use in a design environment. Paper documents are augmented to allow a user to access additional information and computational tools through projected interfaces. Virtual ink may be managed in single and multi-user environments to enhance collaboration and data management. The spatially-aware projector pen provides end-users with dynamic visual feedback and improved interaction capabilities. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103179 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Electronic devices with more than one video output terminals and capable of providing distinct videos at different video output terminals. The electronic device comprises first and second display processors driving first and second video output terminals, respectively. The first display processor comprises a blender and a multiplexer. The blender blends a video with image signals, provides a fully-blended video for the first video output terminal, outputs the video, the partly-blended videos and the fully-blended video to the multiplexer. The second display processor is coupled between the output terminal of the multiplexer and the second video output terminal. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103180 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARTUS AND METHOD FOR PIXEL DATA CONVERSION - An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a scaling unit, a coefficient texture processing unit, and a pixel data converter. A first array is passed to the scaling unit. In the first array, a plurality of pieces of pixel data is arranged in a matrix pattern. The scaling unit copies the pixel data included in the first array a predetermined number of times in the horizontal direction of the first array to configure a second array. The coefficient texture processing unit repetitively performs a computation using a predetermined coefficient texture for every predetermined number of pieces of pixel data included in the second array. The pixel data converter converts the components of the predetermined number of pieces of pixel data obtained by the computation using the coefficient texture into a predetermined pattern for every piece of pixel data. Particularly, the pixel data converter adds the components located at specific positions among the predetermined number of pieces of pixel data for every piece of pixel data to convert the components into one component. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103181 | ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE - The application aims at reducing the power consumption of pixels not emitting light in an active matrix organic EL panel having a static memory cell in each pixel. Each pixel circuit comprises a selection transistor ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100103182 | ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE - An active matrix display device ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100103183 | REMOTE MULTIPLE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A remote multiple image processing apparatus comprises a graphic processing unit, a memory unit, an image compression unit, a transmission unit and a transmission medium. The graphic processing unit receives at least an image frame including a plurality of image blocks, and determines the degree of the difference between the current input image block and the previous input image block. The memory unit, coupling to the graphic processing unit, stores the image blocks. The image compression unit, coupling to the memory unit, compresses the image blocks and generates at least a compressed datum. The transmission unit, coupling to the image compression unit, transforms the compressed datum into at least a data packet. The transmission medium outputs the data packet. The remote multiple image processing apparatus uses the compression technique to allow a client sharing the resources of graphic processing unit so as to get multiple use benefits. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103184 | Driving Circuit for Detecting Line Short defects - For detecting line short defects in a display panel, a driving circuit has a plurality of shift registers, a plurality of diode modules, and at least one power supply. Each shift register has an output port for outputting a driving signal sequentially. The diode modules are coupled to the output ports of the shift registers accordingly. The power supply is coupled to the diode modules and forward biases the diode modules to bypass the shift registers during at least a part of a period of detecting line short defects. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103185 | SWITCH PIN MULTIPLEXING - An integrated circuit (IC) within an IC package, where the IC includes a memory control module and a timing module. The memory control module is configured to control read/write operations of a memory IC via N pins of the IC package, where N is an integer greater than 1. The memory IC is external to the IC package. The timing module is configured to control on/off timing of (N*M) light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged in N columns and M rows connected to the N pins and M pins of the IC, respectively, where M is an integer greater than 1. The read/write operations utilize the N pins during a first period. The N*M LEDs receive data from the M pins and refresh signals from the N pins during a second period that is different than the first period. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103186 | Enhanced User Interface Elements in Ambient Light - Enhanced user interface elements in ambient light is described. In embodiment(s), a sensor input can be received from light sensor(s) that detect ambient light proximate an integrated display of a portable device. A determination can be made that the ambient light detracts from the visibility of user interface elements displayed in a user interface on the integrated display, and graphic components of a user interface element can be modified to enhance the visibility of the user interface element for display in the ambient light. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103187 | METHOD OF COLOR GAMUT MAPPING OF COLOR INPUT VALUES OF INPUT IMAGE PIXELS OF AN INPUT IMAGE TO RGBW OUTPUT VALUES FOR AN RGBW DISPLAY, DISPLAY MODULE, AND APPARATUS USING SUCH METHOD - Method, display module and apparatus arranged for color gamut mapping of color input values of input image pixels of an input image to RGBW output values for an RGBW display, the RGBW display comprising red pixels (R), green pixels (G), blue pixels (B) and brightness enhancing pixels (W). The method includes a) analyzing the color input values of the input image pixels of the input image for determining a degree of saturation (S) of the input image; b) determining a brightness-enhancing-pixel utilization factor (WPUR) for the input image in dependence on at least the degree of saturation (S); and c) color mapping of the color input values to the RGBW output values using at least the brightness-enhancing-pixel utilization factor (WPUR). | 2010-04-29 |
20100103188 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COLOR PROCESSING METHOD - An appropriate color matching can be realized, even if a viewing environment is changed, by acquiring a viewing condition under which a user views a color image, generating output data for outputting a color chart including color patches corresponding to acquired viewing condition, acquiring colorimetric values of the color patches contained in the color chart obtained by outputting the generated output data using an output device, and generating a profile concerning color processing condition according to the viewing condition based on acquired colorimetric values. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103189 | Displaying continually-incoming time series that uses overwriting of one portion of the time series data while another portion of the time series data remains unshifted - Continually-incoming time series data is displayed in a visualization screen. In response to detecting that the visualization screen has become full with time series data, a first portion of the time series data is overwritten with additional incoming data such that the additional incoming data replaces the first portion of the time series data in the visualization screen. A second portion of the time series data is maintained unshifted even though the additional incoming data has been added to the visualization screen. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103190 | Method for producing a representation of a pixel graphic on a display apparatus - Pixel graphics resulting from a computer program running under an operating system are to be tailored to the environment. According to an embodiment of the invention, it is assumed that a user sets settings for graphic interfaces, which the operating system itself produces, so that the graphic interfaces are tailored to the environment and makes the determination of the pixel graphic a function of data stored during such setting of the graphic interfaces. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103191 | LOCUS SMOOTHING METHOD AND NAVIGATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A locus smoothing method processes a current estimated displacement according to a predetermined number of previous output smoothed displacements. The locus smoothing method includes the steps of: accumulating a predetermined number of previous output smoothed displacements to produce an accumulated displacement and recording a last output smoothed displacement; estimating a current estimated displacement; forming a digital filter according to the accumulated displacement, the last output smoothed displacement and the current estimated displacement; processing the current estimated displacement with the digital filter to produce a current smoothed displacement; and transmitting the current smoothed displacement to an image display. The present invention further provides a navigation device having smooth locus. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103192 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing method And Electronic Apparatus - A clipping processing portion is provided with: a subject detection portion that detects a main subject and a sub-subject from an input image; a degree-of-relationship calculation portion that calculates the degree of relationship between the main subject and the sub-subject; a clip region setting portion that sets a clip region based on the positions of the main subject and the sub-subject in the input image and the degree of relationship; a clipping portion that clips the clip region from the input image. The clip region setting portion sets the clip region so as to include the main subject and the sub-subject having the high degree of relationship thereof. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103193 | IMAGE MONITOR APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE MONITOR PROGRAM - An image monitor apparatus includes a recognition process section that recognizes a process area in an original image which is inputted, a display image process section that generates and outputs an image for display by subjecting a process for display according to a user to the process area recognized by the recognition process section in the original image, a cut image record section that records an image of a partial area of the original image, the image cut from the original image, and further includes a record image process section that cuts the process area recognized by the recognition process section from the original image and causes the cut image record section to record an image in the process area of the original image, and generates and outputs an image for record by subjecting a process for record to the process area recognized by the recognition process section. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103194 | Method and system for fusing images - A method and a system for fusing images in an image processing field are described. The method includes: capturing at least two frames of images having different intensity under different exposure time in the same scene; fusing the images having different intensity values according to an intensity mapping relation between every two frames of images in the images having different intensity values, and obtaining a fused image is, in which the intensity mapping relation represents a corresponding relation between an intensity value of a pixel location in a bright image and that at the corresponding location in a dark image. Through the method and the system for fusing the images according to the present invention, the dynamic range of the image is enhanced, and the fusing process has a desired result and is easy to implement. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103195 | VIDEO, AUDIO AND GRAPHICS DECODE, COMPOSITE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A video, audio and graphics system uses multiple transport processors to receive in-band and out-of-band MPEG Transport streams, to perform PID and section filtering as well as DVB and DES decryption and to de-multiplex them. The system processes the PES into digital audio, MPEG video and message data. The system is capable of decoding multiple MPEG SLICEs concurrently. Graphics windows are blended in parallel, and blended with video using alpha blending. During graphics processing, a single-port SRAM is used equivalently as a dual-port SRAM. The video may include both analog video, e.g., NTSC/PAL/SECAM/S-video, and digital video, e.g., MPEG-2 video in SDTV or HDTV format. The system has a reduced memory mode in which video images are reduced in half in horizontal direction only during decoding. The system is capable of receiving and processing digital audio signals such as MPEG Layer 1 and Layer 2 audio and Dolby AC-3 audio, as well as PCM audio signals. The system includes a memory controller. The system includes a system bridge controller to interface a CPU with devices internal to the system as well as peripheral devices including PCI devices and I/O devices such as RAM, ROM and flash memory devices. The system is capable of displaying video and graphics in both the high definition (HD) mode and the standard definition (SD) mode. The system may output an HDTV video while converting the HDTV video and providing as another output having an SDTV format or another HDTV format. | 2010-04-29 |
20100103196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A MIXED REALITY ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for generating a mixed-reality environment is provided. The system and method provides a user-worn sub-system communicatively connected to a synthetic object computer module. The user-worn sub-system may utilize a plurality of user-worn sensors to capture and process data regarding a user's pose and location. The synthetic object computer module may generate and provide to the user-worn sub-system synthetic objects based information defining a user's real world life scene or environment indicating a user's pose and location. The synthetic objects may then be rendered on a user-worn display, thereby inserting the synthetic objects into a user's field of view. Rendering the synthetic objects on the user-worn display creates the virtual effect for the user that the synthetic objects are present in the real world. | 2010-04-29 |