19th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120113016 | TOUCH SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING SAME - The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a touch sensing device. In one embodiment, the touch sensing device includes a plurality of touch modules spatially arranged in a form of a matrix having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and a plurality of GOAs configured to receive a clock signal. Each GOA has an input for receiving a driving signal and an output for responsively outputting a delayed driving signal by a time interval to a respective touch module. The plurality of GOAs is spatially arranged in a form of a matrix such that each GOA is disposed adjacent to and associated with a corresponding touch module. The plurality of GOAs is electrically coupled to each other in series as a chain such that the output of any one but the last GOA in the chain is connected to the input of its immediate next GOA in the chain, so that, in response to a start signal applied to the first GOA in the chain, sensing signals from successive corresponding touch modules are sequentially detected by a plurality of sensing devices. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113017 | RESOLVING MERGED TOUCH CONTACTS - A method for resolving merged contacts detected by a multi-touch sensor includes resolving a first touch contact to a first centroid(N) for a frame(N) and resolving a second touch contact, distinct from the first touch contact, to a second centroid(N) for the frame(N). Responsive to the first touch contact and the second touch contact merging into a merged touch contact in a frame(N+1), the merged touch contact is resolved to a first centroid(N+1) and a second centroid(N+1). | 2012-05-10 |
20120113018 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USER INPUT FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAYED INFORMATION - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method for proximity based input is provided, comprising: receiving information on presence of an object in close proximity to a touch screen surface, detecting a display element currently associated with the object, the display element being visualized to be displaced from the screen surface level in the z-direction substantially perpendicular to the screen surface, and adapting the display element on the basis of distance between object and the screen, wherein the display element is visualized to locate substantially at the touch screen surface level in response to detecting the object to touch the touch screen surface. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113019 | PORTABLE E-READER AND METHOD OF USE - A dual screen portable e-reader with a touch pad may provide the ability for users to control the e-reader through voice commands or other advantageous user interface features. The portable e-reader may provide information to a user that is context sensitive. The e-reader may provide the text of an e-book in one language on one screen and another language on another screen. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113020 | TIME-REVERSAL-BASED IMPACT-LOCALIZATION AND HAPTIC-FEEDBACK METHOD FOR TOUCH PANELS - The present invention provides a time-reversal-based impact-localization and haptic-feedback method for touch panels. Firstly, a plate model for an elastic plate and the impulse responses thereof are constructed according a plate theory. Next, a mathematical model is established according to the impulse responses and a time-reversal approach. When an impact force hits the elastic plate, the touched point on the elastic plate generates a touch signal, and the touch signal is received by at least a sensor at the corner of the elastic plate. The touch signal is converted into a time-reversal signal according to the mathematical model by a simulator. The time-reversal signal is reversed to the touched point for simulating reversal vibration waves of the time-reversal signal on the elastic plate, and locating the touched point. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113021 | TOUCH PANEL DEVICE - A touch panel stackup comprises a substrate, a first conductive element having a first refractive index and forming a plurality of patterns with on or more gaps on the substrate having an address for sensing tactile signals in a first direction and a second direction, a second conductive element having a second refractive index coupled with said plurality of patterns an insulator disposed among said one or more gaps, the second refractive index being substantially the same as said first refractive index. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113022 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING INPUT SIGNAL - An electronic apparatus and a method for processing an input signal are provided. In the present invention, a signal conversion module is provided, and the signal conversion module registers into an operating system. A raw data corresponding to an input signal is obtained from the operating system through the signal conversion module, when the input signal is received from a human interface device. And a reference value is obtained from a driver of the human interface device through the signal conversion module. The raw data is converted into a coordinate data according to the reference value through the signal conversion module, and the coordinate data is sent to an application program through the signal conversion module. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113023 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Manipulating Soft Keyboards - A method includes, at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface: concurrently displaying a first text entry area and an unsplit keyboard on the display; detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and, in response to detecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replacing the unsplit keyboard with an integrated input area. The integrated input area includes a left portion with a left side of a split keyboard, a right portion with a right side of the split keyboard, and a center portion in between the left portion and the right portion. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113024 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Manipulating Soft Keyboards - A method includes, at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface: concurrently displaying a first text entry area and an unsplit keyboard on the display; detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and, in response to detecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replacing the unsplit keyboard with an integrated input area. The integrated input area includes a left portion with a left side of a split keyboard, a right portion with a right side of the split keyboard, and a center portion in between the left portion and the right portion. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113025 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Manipulating Soft Keyboards - A method includes, at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface: concurrently displaying a first text entry area and an unsplit keyboard on the display; detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and, in response to detecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replacing the unsplit keyboard with an integrated input area. The integrated input area includes a left portion with a left side of a split keyboard, a right portion with a right side of the split keyboard, and a center portion in between the left portion and the right portion. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113026 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Manipulating Soft Keyboards - A method includes, at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface: concurrently displaying a first text entry area and an unsplit keyboard on the display; detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and, in response to detecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replacing the unsplit keyboard with an integrated input area. The integrated input area includes a left portion with a left side of a split keyboard, a right portion with a right side of the split keyboard, and a center portion in between the left portion and the right portion. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113027 | Liquid crystal display integrated touch screen panel - A display device includes a liquid crystal display with an integrated touch screen panel including a first substrate having a plurality of gate wires and a plurality of data wires and having a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode. The display device also includes a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, an insulating layer on the pixel electrode, a plurality of transparent electrodes arranged in a first direction on the insulating layer, a plurality of metal electrodes forming coupling parts attached to predetermined sides of the transparent electrodes and forming driving wires that receive driving signals, a plurality of sensing electrodes arranged on the second substrate in a second direction that intersects the first direction, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113028 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND LOCATING KEYPRESS-EVENTS ON TOUCH- AND VIBRATION-SENSITIVE FLAT SURFACES - Systems and methods for enabling use of vibration sensors attached to the touch-sensitive surface to both detect and locate finger contact events on the surface. The invention specifically discriminates between intentional typing events and casual or unwanted contacts resulting from normal typing actions, thus allowing the user to rest their fingers on the keys and allowing them to type as they would on a regular keyboard. Signals from both touch and vibration sensors are translated into a series of input events. Input events are then temporally correlated to determine the location of the finger contact and activation of the corresponding key. Correlated events are then filtered to remove unwanted events and resolve ambiguous or contradictory results. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113029 | Method and apparatus for controlling multimedia contents in realtime fashion - The present invention discloses a method for controlling in realtime fashion multimedia contents on a second screen at a TX side from a first screen at a RX side. The method comprising: detecting at least one touch signal via the first screen, and converting the at least one touch signal into touch data associated with a first position information defining a virtual operation on the first screen corresponding to an actual operation on the second screen, the first position information being with respect to a first coordinate system of the first screen; transmitting the touch data of the RX side to the TX side via the network communication, and calculating at the TX side a second position information with respect to a second coordinate system of the second screen based on the first position information; and performing the actual operation at the second screen based on the second position information. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113030 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for controlling a terminal is provided. A terminal control apparatus may set a virtual display space in an outer circumferential portion of the terminal and map at least one file to the virtual display space. Through this, a display region of the terminal may be expanded to an outer circumferential region of the terminal. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113031 | ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY HAVING TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE TOUCH SCREEN - An electrophoresis display having a touch screen and a method for driving the touch screen are disclosed. The electrophoresis display includes an electrophoresis panel, an electrophoresis driving circuit, which is drives the electrophoresis panel and write an image to the electrophoresis panel, a touch screen panel mounted on the electrophoresis panel, a touch screen driving circuit which outputs coordinate data of a touch position on the touch screen panel based on a signal received from the touch screen panel, and a host system configured which recognize the coordinate data during a non-operation period of the electrophoresis panel as available data and recognize the coordinate data during an operation period of the electrophoresis panel as unavailable data. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113032 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A touch screen panel includes: a thin film that includes an active area and a non-active area around the active area; sensing patterns in the active area on a first side of the thin film; sensing lines coupled to the sensing patterns, in the non-active area on the first side; a decoration layer on a second side of the thin film, corresponding to the non-active area; and a functional coating layer on the second side of the thin film with the decoration layer. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113033 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display device includes a display section displaying instruction information to be instructed to users in an instruction information display region provided corresponding to the instruction information, a touch panel capturing an instruction represented by the instruction information displayed in the instruction information display region, in response to a users' touch operation to a touch detection region provided corresponding to the instruction information display region, and a control section performing a predetermined operation control based on the instruction information inputted through the touch panel. The instruction information display region is provided in an upward zone within the touch detection region. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113034 | Tablet Computer Input Device - A method and apparatus are provided for user input to a tablet computer. The apparatus consists of movable grips with touch sensitive regions attached to the sides of a tablet computer. Both the positions of the grips and the location of touches are used to determine the input codes sent to the computer. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113035 | DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION DEVICE FOR DETECTING MULTIPLE CONTACTS ON TOUCH PANEL ACCORDING PRELIMINARY SENSING DATA - A detection method for detecting a plurality of contacts on a touch panel including a plurality of first sensing axes on a first dimension and a plurality of second sensing axes on a second dimension, includes: generating a preliminary sensing data according to the contacts on the touch panel; determining a plurality of first specific sensing axes included in the plurality of first sensing axes and a plurality of f second specific sensing axes included in the plurality of second sensing axes according to the preliminary sensing data; driving the plurality first specific sensing axes one-by-one; obtaining a first sensing data by respectively receiving a sensing data corresponding to each of the plurality first specific sensing axes from the plurality of second sensing axes of the touch panel; and determining the plurality of contacts according to at least the first sensing data. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113036 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF SELECTING MENU AND ITEM - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal, a touch screen display configured to display a plurality of independent first objects and a controller configured to receive a selection signal indicating a touching of one of the first objects, control the touch screen display to distinctly display a second independent object indicating a drop point where the touched first object can be dropped and receive a dragging signal indicating the touched first object is being touched, dragged and dropped toward the second object. The mobile terminal stops displaying other non-selected first objects and executes a function indicated by the touched and dragged first object when the first object is dropped at the drop point. Further, the second object is displayed separately and independently from the first objects. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113037 | METHOD OF PROVIDING MENU USING TOUCHSCREEN AND MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - A method of providing a menu, and a multimedia device incorporating the same. In the multimedia device, the touchscreen is controlled to be activated and a menu that is selectable through a user touch is displayed on the touchscreen, when a user manipulation is input through a manipulating unit while the touchscreen is in an inactivated state. As a result, efficient arrangement of menus in the touchscreen is achieved. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113038 | ACTIVE TOUCH SYSTEM - An active touch system is provided, in which sensing electroding units in an array and two groups of intersecting control electrodes and detecting lines are disposed on a touch substrate, and the detecting lines are connected to sensing electrodings through active devices. The control electrodes are used to control on and off of the active devices, and the detecting lines are used to apply touch excitation signals to the sensing electrodings, and detect a leakage current of a sensing electroding to a finger or other touch object. A position of the finger or other touch object on the touch substrate is found by determining a sensing electroding unit generating the leakage current. The method of obtaining touch signals is improved in the hardware sensing stage, so that the judgment procedure after detection is greatly simplified, and the judgment of multi-point touch becomes easy and natural. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113039 | MULTILAYER AND MULTIPLEXING TOUCH SENSING DEVICE - A multiple layer touch sensing device for the multiplexing of signal lines. The input device includes an electrode layer for providing a plurality of touch keys having one or more electrodes associated with each touch key. A first signal layer is connected to the electrode layer and has a plurality of signal traces connected to certain of the electrodes. A second signal layer is connected to the first signal layer and has a plurality of signal traces connected to different electrodes. When a user touches a touch key, signals are passed along the signal traces connected to the electrodes of that touch key. The number of output signals may thus be fewer than the total number of touch keys. Any number of signal layers may be utilized and/or any number of signal traces may be disposed upon each layer to achieve a desired number of touch keys and/or output signals. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113040 | REMOTE CONTROLLER - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote controller including: a first touch pad having a first input face at a surface; a second touch pad having a second input face at the surface and being physically separated by a boundary area from the first touch pad; a first switch configured to be switched in conjunction with a pressing operation applied onto the first touch pad; a second switch configured to be switched in conjunction with a pressing operation applied onto the second touch pad; and a sliding operation detector configured to detect a sliding operation entering into the boundary area so that the sliding operation is interpreted as a continuous operation over the first touch pad and the second touch pad. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113041 | MULTI-TOUCH INPUT DISCRIMINATION - Techniques for identifying and discriminating between different types of contacts to a multi-touch touch-screen device are described. Illustrative contact types include fingertips, thumbs, palms and cheeks. By way of example, thumb contacts may be distinguished from fingertip contacts using a patch eccentricity parameter. In addition, by non-linearly deemphasizing pixels in a touch-surface image, a reliable means of distinguishing between large objects (e.g., palms) from smaller objects (e.g., fingertips, thumbs and a stylus) is described. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113042 | Capacitive Touch Panel And Method for Producing The Same - The present invention is directed to a capacitive touch panel, which primarily includes a singular substrate, a mask layer formed on a border region of the singular substrate, a capacitive sensing layer comprising a plurality of first-axis conductor assemblies and a plurality of second-axis conductor assemblies, wherein the singular substrate, the mask layer and the capacitive sensing layer are integrally formed, and insulated auxiliary medium filled in gaps between the first-axis conductor assemblies and the second-axis conductor assemblies, wherein the refractive index of the auxiliary medium matches the refractive index of the capacitive sensing layer. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113043 | TOUCH PANEL STACKUP - A touch panel stackup comprises a substrate having a substantially transparent first region and a substantially opaque second region, a sensing electrode detecting a tactile signal, a conductive circuit electrically coupled with the sensing electrode, and a masking element configured on the second region of the substrate, wherein the sensing electrode, the conductive circuit, and the masking element are integrally formed on the substrate. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113044 | Multi-Sensor Device - A multi-sensor device includes an optical sensor portion and a capacitive sensor portion where the capacitive sensor portion borders the optical sensor portion. Various other devices, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113045 | TOUCH CONTROLLER FOR TOUCH-SENSING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A driving method adapted to a touch-sensing display apparatus is provided. The touch-sensing display apparatus includes a display panel and a touch panel. The driving method includes following steps. I scan signals are sequentially sent to drive the display panel to receive a plurality of data signals. M driving signals are sequentially sent to drive the touch panel to generate a plurality of sensing signals during a sensing period. The m | 2012-05-10 |
20120113046 | Capacitive touch panel - A capacitive touch panel according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a transparent substrate; sensor electrode patterns including a plurality of touch sensors in the same layer, on the transparent substrate, and a plurality of sensor connectors, on the same layer as the plurality of touch sensors, the plurality of sensor connectors connecting the plurality of touch sensors in a column direction or a row direction; a first signal unit that supplies signals to the sensor electrode patterns in the column direction; and a second signal unit that supplies signals to the sensor electrode patterns in the row direction. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113047 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SYSTEM USING BOTH SELF AND MUTUAL CAPACITANCE - Systems and methods for determining multiple touch events in a multi-touch sensor system are provided. The system may have a touch sensor including nodes defined by a plurality of electrodes, which may comprise a first and second set. The method may include measuring self capacitance for at least two electrodes, detecting a touched electrode, and measuring the mutual capacitance for only a subset of the nodes (e.g., fewer than all of the nodes and including at least the nodes corresponding to the touched electrodes) resulting in the detection of two or more touched nodes. The self capacitance measurements may be performed on each of the electrodes, and the touched electrodes may comprise electrodes from both the first and second sets. Alternatively, the self capacitance measurements may be performed only on electrodes in the first set, and the touched electrodes may comprise electrodes from only the first set. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113048 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL IN RESISTIVE TYPE - A resistive touch screen panel includes: a first substrate having a first side; a second substrate opposing the first substrate, the second substrate having a first side facing the first side of the first substrate; a plurality of detecting electrodes arranged in a first direction on the first side of the first substrate; a plurality of power electrodes arranged in a second direction that crosses the first direction on the first side of the second substrate; a power supply unit for supplying power to the power electrodes and the detecting electrodes; and a plurality of resistors between the power supply unit and the power electrodes, in which the resistors have resistances determined by 2 | 2012-05-10 |
20120113049 | SAMPLE AND HOLD ANALOG FRONT END FOR A CAPACITIVE TOUCHPAD - A massively parallel capacitive touchpad architecture that enables the taking of simultaneous measurements that can be used to mathematically divide out and cancel the effect of the noise in one axis by isolating the noise to only the electrodes under or near the fingers being detected by using a sample and hold circuit that provides advantages over existing measurement circuits. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113050 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - A touch display panel is disclosed, which includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a touch sensing structure disposed on the first substrate, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) pixel array, and a sealant sealing the OLED pixel array between the first substrate and the second substrate. The OLED pixel array includes a plurality of OLED pixel units and an isolation structure isolating the adjacent OLED pixel units from each other. Each of the OLED pixel units includes a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer, a second electrode, an active device, and a conductive component electrically connecting the active device to the first electrode. The first electrodes, the organic light emitting layers, and the second electrodes are sequentially disposed on the first substrate, and the active devices are disposed on the second substrate. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113051 | TOUCH- OR PROXIMITY -SENSITIVE INTERFACE - The invention relates to a device, comprising a touch- or proximity-sensitive interface, the interface comprising a sensor electrode arrangement configured to receive one or more body-coupled communication signals via a user part touching or approaching the interface, and a detector configured to detect a position of the user part based on the one or more body-coupled communication signals. Embodiments provide an interactive surface which comprises a sensor electrode arrangement for detecting a position of a finger or other part touching, or approaching, the interactive surface. Body-coupled communication signals received by means of the sense electrode arrangement are evaluated for increasing the sensitivity of position detection. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113052 | RESISTIVE TOUCH PANEL CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN MULTI-TOUCH CONTROL MODE AND SENSING-DRAG CONTROL MODE SYNCHRONOUSLY - A resistive touch panel comprises a touch layer, a spacer layer, a sensing layer and a controller. The touch layer and sensing layer are separated by the spacer layer and respectively have a plurality of strip-like touch loops and a plurality of strip-like sensing loops arranged staggeredly up and down. The controller connects two terminals of the touch loops and sensing loops and controls voltages supplied thereto to enable a digital-mode driving and an analog-mode driving respectively corresponding to digital time series and analog time series that are alternately and consecutively provided. Thus the controller can perform multi touch and drag path, and select the digital-mode driving or analog-mode driving through a switch. Therefore is realized a resistive touch panel that is capable of operating in a multi-touch control mode and a sensing-drag control mode synchronously. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113053 | Accelerometer Module for Use With A Touch Sensitive Device - An accelerometer module for use with a touch sensor on a device, a method of detecting acceleration using a touch sensor, and a computer program product for receiving the touch sensor data and producing output representative of acceleration. The accelerometer module provides a device with a touch sensor, such as a mobile phone, with the ability to sense acceleration, orientation, or both. The accelerometer module may sense acceleration along a single axis or multiple axis. Sensing acceleration along three axis may be useful for producing a handheld game controller or for providing input to many other applications. The accelerometer module applies a force against a deformable member to change the contact area between the deformable member and the touch sensor, wherein the contact area is a function of the amount of applied acceleration. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113054 | RESISTIVE FILM TYPE TOUCH PANEL WITH PRESSING DETECTION FUNCTION - There is provided a resistive film type touch panel with a pressing detection function capable of detecting not only a pressed position (X, Y coordinates) of a screen, but also a Z direction (pressure) at the same time, superior in visibility, and low in cost. According to a resistive film type transparent touch panel, a first member and a second member are bonded with a transparent bonding layer having many uniformly dispersed through holes between the first and second transparent conductive films, and a conductive pressure sensitive ink member is arranged in each of the through holes, formed on at least one surface of opposed surfaces of the first member and the second member, and has electric characteristics to be changed by an applied pressed force. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113055 | SENSING DEVICE HAVING PHOTO SENSING ELEMENT ALTERNATELY OPERATED IN DIFFERENT BIASED STATES AND RELATED TOUCH-CONTROLLED DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a sensing device and a display device utilizing the sensing device. A photo sensing element of the sensing device is alternatively operated in a biased state and a reverse-biased state to prevent the stress issue. Furthermore, the sensing device improves the S/N ratio by generating an output signal through an active component. The display device including the sensing device prevents the stress issue and improves the S/N ratio by using specific driving signals. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113056 | INPUT DEVICE, INPUT METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE DEVICE - An input device, method and computer program storage device cooperate to assist in controlling an input device. In the device, a detector detects a presence of an object that is within a first predetermined distance of a detection surface. The detector also detects when the object is within a second predetermined distance of the detection surface. A controller executes a first processing operation when the detector detects the object being within the first predetermined distance, and subsequently executes a related second processing operation when the detector detects the object being within the second predetermined distance. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113057 | COORDINATE INPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND PROGRAM - A coordinate input apparatus includes retroreflecting units at two opposite sides of a rectangular-shaped coordinate input effective region, and a plurality of sensor units provided at the two sides. Each of the sensor units includes a light receiving unit for receiving light that reaches the light receiving unit, a light projecting unit for projecting light toward a retroreflecting unit provided at one of the two sides, which opposes the light projecting unit, and a surface light emitting unit for emitting even diffused light from a band-shaped surface. Each of the sensor units simultaneously detects, by the light receiving unit, light that has been projected by the light projecting unit and reflected back by the retroreflecting unit at the side opposing the light projecting unit, and light that has been emitted by surface light emitting units of a plurality of sensor units at the side opposing the light projecting unit. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113058 | INFORMATION DEVICE - Problems exist in areas such as image visibility, endurance of the device, precision, miniaturization, and electric power consumption in an information device having a conventional resistive film method or optical method pen input function. Both EL elements and photoelectric conversion elements are arranged in each pixel of a display device in an information device of the present invention having a pen input function. Information input is performed by the input of light to the photoelectric conversion elements in accordance with a pen that reflects light by a pen tip. An information device with a pen input function, capable of displaying a clear image without loss of brightness in the displayed image, having superior endurance, capable of being miniaturized, and having good precision can thus be obtained. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113059 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A signal processing device that can reduce the number of signal lines for outputting sensor signals includes a sensor interface unit that acquires, from a photosensor having multiple pixels, data of the pixels; a coordinate processing unit that generates position data indicating a detected position of a detection target from the data of the pixels; a video processing unit that generates image data in a predetermined format from the data of the pixels; a test mode control unit or switching control unit that switches which of the coordinate processing unit and the video processing unit is to perform processing on the data of the pixels; and a user interface unit that converts the position data generated by the coordinate processing unit and the image data generated by the video processing unit into a serial signal and outputs the serial signal to a serial bus. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113060 | SENSOR CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A sensor circuit or a display apparatus from which a highly accurate sensor output can be obtained includes a photodiode (photodetecting element); a capacitor connected to the photodiode via an accumulation node; a reset signal line to which a reset signal is supplied; a readout signal line to which a readout signal is supplied; a thin-film transistor (sensor switching element) that makes the accumulation node and an output line conductive with respect to each other and outputs an output signal according to the potential of the accumulation node; a microswitch that is capable of switching connection and disconnection between the accumulation node and an input electrode and provides connection when a pressure is applied by a touching operation; and a thin-film (control switching element) for switching conduction and non-conduction between the microswitch and the accumulation node. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113061 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a position detection unit for detecting positions of a plurality of operating tools pressing a screen, a pressure intensity detection unit for detecting pressure intensity of each of the operating tools, a storage unit having recorded thereon predetermined relative information indicating a relative position and a pressure intensity ratio between operating tools, a relative information detection unit for detecting the predetermined relative information that is approximate to the relative position between operating tools obtained from information on the positions detected by the position detection unit and the pressure intensity ratio between operating tools obtained from information on the pressure intensity detected by the pressure intensity detection unit, and a function providing unit for providing a predetermined function corresponding to the predetermined relative information detected by the relative information detection unit. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113062 | DISPLAY WITH AN OPTICAL SENSOR - A display system can include a panel | 2012-05-10 |
20120113063 | TOUCH PANEL AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a touch panel and a method of manufacturing the same. The touch panel | 2012-05-10 |
20120113064 | DOWNSAMPLING DATA FOR CROSSTALK COMPENSATION - A touch sensitive device having circuitry to compensate for crosstalk from the device display to the device touch sensor panel is disclosed. The crosstalk compensation circuitry can include a downsampler and a crosstalk compensator. The downsampler can downsample a display image to a manageable size for transmission and processing and can then send the downsampled image to the crosstalk compensator so as to provide information about the display operation that can be used to estimate the expected amount of crosstalk caused by the display. The crosstalk compensator can estimate the amount of crosstalk based on the downsampled image and can then compensate a touch image captured by the touch sensor panel for the estimated amount, the touch image being indicative of a touch or hover event at the panel. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113065 | STYLUS INPUT DEVICE - A stylus input device includes a grip, a surface-contacting member, a pivot joint, and first and second sensor modules. The pivot joint is disposed to connect the grip to the surface-contacting member and permit tilting of the grip relative to a working surface when the surface-contacting member is in intimate contact with the working surface, and is configured to permit and guide axial displacement of the grip relative to the surface-contacting member. The first and second sensor modules are disposed respectively in the surface-contacting member and the grip for sensing two-dimensional movement of the surface-contacting member on the working surface and axial displacement of the grip so as to respectively generate a two-dimensional movement signal and an axial displacement signal that are to be converted into a positioning signal by a processing unit for subsequent transceiving by a transmitting module. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113066 | OPTICAL PEN - The optical pen includes a transparent head, an optical source, an optical sensor, a first optical fiber module, a second bundled optical fiber, and a microcontroller. The first optical fiber module includes at least two first bundled optical fibers. Opposite ends of each first bundled optical fiber are respectively adjacent to the transparent head and the optical source. The first bundled optical fibers guide the light from the optical source to a reflective surface. The second bundled optical fiber is arranged between the first bundled optical fibers. The second bundled optical fiber guides the light reflected from the reflective surface to the optical sensor. The optical sensor converts the reflected light to electrical signals. The microcontroller processes the electrical signals to generate corresponding control signals and transmits the control signals to an external electronic device. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113067 | LCD PANEL AND A DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display panel includes at least one pixel units. Each pixel unit includes a first storage capacitor electrically connected to a first transistor, a second storage capacitor electrically connected to a second transistor, and a charge-sharing capacitor having two ends electrically connected to the second storage capacitor and to an inverter. The electric potential of the charge-sharing capacitor changes because of an inverted scanning signal output by the inverter and further alters the stored voltage applied on the second storage capacitor after the scan line finishes transmitting the scanning signal, so that the first storage capacitor and the second storage capacitor have different voltages. Therefore, the color washout phenomenon is improved. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113068 | LCD DRIVING CIRCUIT AND RELATED DRIVING METHOD - An LCD device is configured to drive a plurality of shift register units using two clock signals having different driving abilities. Each shift register unit may thus generate a stronger signal for triggering a next-stage shift register unit, thereby improving cold-start. When the LCD device has been activated over a predetermined period of time, the driving ability of the clock signal having higher driving ability is gradually lowered, thereby reducing power consumption. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113069 | Display device and method of driving the same - A display device and method of driving the same. In present embodiments, dummy pixel columns are included in a panel in stripe pixel arrangement, and stripe driving or delta driving is selectively performed to display data according to the type of data to be displayed. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113070 | GATE DRIVER CIRCUIT AND ARRANGEMENT METHOD OF THE SAME - An arrangement method, applied to a plurality of gate driver modules coupled in series and arranged on two sides of a panel, includes steps of: placing a first gate driver module on a first side of the panel; placing a gate driver set on a second side of the panel; and placing a fourth gate driver module on the first side of the panel. The gate driver set includes a second gate driver module and a third gate driver module serially connected. The output terminal of the first gate driver module is electrically coupled to the second gate driver module and the output terminal of the third gate driver module is electrically coupled to the fourth gate driver module. A gate driver circuit and an arrangement method applied to a plurality of shift register sets coupled in series and arranged on two sides of a panel are also disclosed. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113071 | INPUT DEVICE, COORDINATES DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An input device includes an input operation surface which includes a display region, a display element which displays an operation screen, where an operation region is included in at least a portion thereof, in the display region, a sensor section which has a plurality of electrodes which are individually driven using scanning of electric signals and electrostatically detects an input position in the input operation surface, and a driving section which has a first driving mode where all out of the plurality of electrodes are driven and a second driving mode where a portion of the electrodes out of the plurality of electrodes are driven. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113072 | Display Device - A display device having a display element is configured such that the extending directions of electrodes are made different from each other among upper, lower, left and right pixels. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113073 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus is disclosed. The display includes a display panel, a signal transmitter, and a driving chip. The signal transmitter is electrically connected with the display panel at a first bonding region of the display panel and receives an input signal from the outside. Further, the driving chip is electrically connected with the display panel at a second bonding region of the display panel and outputs a driving signal in response to the input signal. Further, the signal transmitter includes a base layer, a first conductive layer that is electrically connected with the display panel, and a second conductive layer that covers the first bonding region and the second bonding region. The second conductive layer can block electro static discharge and electro magnetic interference, such that it is possible to prevent display quality of the display apparatus from being deteriorated. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113074 | ILLUMINANCE SENSOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed are an illuminance sensor which has a spectral-response characteristic approximate to the spectral luminous efficacy and which has a low circuit complexity, and a display device including the illuminance sensor. The illuminance sensor includes (i) a current output circuit which, with use of a bitstream signal of a first analog-digital conversion circuit for carrying out an analog-digital conversion with respect to a first current flowing through a first light receiving element, outputs a current corresponding to the first current and (ii) a second analog-digital conversion circuit which receives a third current obtained by subtracting a current from a second current flowing through a second light receiving element and which thus carries out an analog-digital conversion with respect to the third current. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113075 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE - An embodiment of the present invention provides a display device which prevents effective voltages applied to liquid crystal from differing between positive and negative polarities, even when a generation timing of a timing signal is shifted. In at least one example embodiment, a driving signal has an electric potential waveform where one frame period is made up of first period, second period, third period, and fourth period. In first frame, each of a Low level in the first period and a Low level in the third period is lower in electric potential than a Low level in the second period. In second frame, each of a High level in the first period and a High level in the third period is higher in electric potential than a High level in the second period. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113076 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONICS DEVICE - Pairs of a TFT and a pixel electrode, the number of which is (m×n), are provided. The TFT has a gate electrode connected to a scanning line, a source electrode connected to a data line, and a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode. The pixel electrodes are arrayed in a matrix of m rows and n columns. Each of the pixel electrodes on any column is alternately electrically connected to either of two adjacent data lines via the TFT. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113077 | Pixel and organic light emitting display using the same - A pixel may include an organic light emitting diode (OLED) with a cathode electrode coupled to a second power source, a first transistor with a first electrode coupled to a data line, with a second electrode coupled to a first node, the first transistor being turned on when a scan signal is supplied to a scan line, a first capacitor coupled between the first node and a third power source to charge a first capacitor voltage corresponding to a data signal supplied from the data line, and a pixel circuit charged by the first capacitor voltage to supply current corresponding to a charged first power source voltage from a first power source to the second power source via the OLED. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113078 | Methods Of Driving Active Display Device - A method of driving an active display device. The method including recovering a threshold voltage of a switching transistor connected to a pixel. The recovering including applying a negative bias voltage to the switching transistor prior to charging each pixel during a charging period. The negative bias voltage is applied to a drain of the switching transistor. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113079 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a display apparatus including an image processing module and a display main body, wherein the image processing module includes: an image signal processor processing an image signal; a module terminal transmitting the processed image signal in a wired manner; and a module wireless communication unit transmitting wirelessly the processed image signal, and wherein the display main body includes: a main body terminal receiving the image signal from the module terminal which is detachably connected to the main body terminal; a main body wireless communication unit receiving the image signal from the module wireless communication unit; and a display unit displaying an image corresponding to the image signal; and a controller controlling the image signal to be transmitted selectively from the module terminal to the main body terminal or from the module wireless communication unit to the main body wireless communication unit. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113080 | Thin-Film Transistor Liquid-Crystal Display with Variable Frame Frequency - An active matrix includes an array of pixels individually addressable over a first frame-frequency range and over a second, higher frame-frequency range. The active matrix also includes, for each pixel of the array, a charging circuit through which that pixel is addressed. Each charging circuit includes an adjustable storage capacitance and is configured such that the storage capacitance is maintained at a first level over the first frame-frequency range, and at a second, lower level over the second frame-frequency range. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113081 | DRIVING METHOD FOR BISTABLE DISPLAY - A driving method for a bistable display device includes setting a first duration and a second duration according to a frame period; applying a first voltage to a light valve layer in the first duration according to display data, so as to transform the light valve layer from a first state to a second state; and applying a second voltage in the second duration to the light valve layer in the second duration for the light valve layer to transform to the first state. Since the light valve layer of the bistable display device is already at the first state prior to displaying the next image, the light valve layer is not required to reset when switching displayed images, hence reducing the total number of frames required to display each image. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113082 | ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY APPPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electrophoresis display apparatus is provided comprising a display panel comprising data lines and gate lines crossing the data lines, a data driving circuit generating data voltages selected among a positive voltage, a negative voltage, and a ground voltage during an image update period and supplying the data voltages to the data lines, a gate driving circuit supplying gate pulses to the gate lines in synchronization with the data voltages during the image update period, and a control logic circuit blocking an output of the data driving circuit based on a variation in one of the positive voltage and a logic power voltage immediately after the image update period, wherein the logic power voltage is lower than the positive voltage and higher than the ground voltage and wherein the ground voltage is lower than the logic power voltage and higher than the negative voltage. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113083 | Method of Driving Display Device - A method of driving a display device by using a pixel voltage corresponding to a difference between a common voltage and a data voltage comprises: operations of charging the pixel voltage by the common voltage and the data voltage having opposite polarities; and discharging the pixel voltage in a period where the polarity of the common voltage is reversed. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113084 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME - A liquid crystal display (LCD) and a driving method thereof are disclosed. According to some aspects the liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a display unit including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, a gate line respectively connected to the plurality of pixel rows, and a data line respectively connected to a plurality of pixel columns. The LCD further includes a gate driver configured to generate and sequentially transmit a plurality of gate signals to a plurality of pixel rows through the gate line by row to turn on a switch included in the pixel. The LCD further includes a data driver configured to apply a data voltage according to an image data signal to the pixel during a period in which the switch is turned on; and a common voltage generator configured to generate and apply a common voltage having a polarity that is opposite to the polarity of the data voltage to the pixel. According to some aspects, the period in which the switch is turned on includes a first period and a second period that are separated from each other by a period in which the data voltage is transmitted to at least one pixel row, and during the first period, as a voltage according to a difference between the data voltage transmitted to the pixel and the common voltage applied to the pixel, a voltage for displaying a black image according to a liquid crystal mode of the display unit is stored to the pixel. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113085 | DISPLAY DEVICE USING CAPACITOR COUPLED LIGHT EMISSION CONTROL TRANSISTORS - In order to efficiently execute threshold value compensation for a driving transistor, a coupling capacitor ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120113086 | METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for driving a display device in which characteristics of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor can approximately be recovered to characteristics before deterioration is provided. In the method for driving the display device, by which images are displayed with the use of a plurality of frame periods, the display device is driven so that a voltage of 20 V or higher can be applied to a gate of a transistor, which is a driving element, for 1 millisecond or longer in a period, in which any one of scan lines is selected, in each frame period. For a plurality of frame periods, the rows are selected so that a voltage of 20 V or higher is applied to gates of all of the transistors which are driving elements for 1 millisecond or longer, whereby characteristics of the transistor can approximately be recovered to characteristics before deterioration. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113087 | CURRENT-DRIVEN-PIXEL CIRCUITS AND RELATED METHODS - Pixel circuits ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120113088 | SHIFT REGISTER, GATE DRIVING DEVICE AND DATA LINE DRIVING DEVICE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A shift register increases a number of thin film transistors for lowering drive and a manner of alternatively applying clock signals every other frame, lowers duty cycle of the thin film transistors for lowering drive, and effectively prevents a biasing effect by the thin film transistors for lowering drive, thereby reliability of the shift register unit is guaranteed. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113089 | Liquid Crystal Display Device and Driving Method Thereof - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of pixels; a data driver applying a data voltage to a plurality of data lines connected to the plurality of pixels; a scan driver applying a scan voltage to a plurality of scan lines connected to the plurality of pixels in synchronization with a scan clock signal controlling an output of the scan signal for the data voltage to be applied to the plurality of pixels; and a boost driver applying a primary boost voltage and a secondary boost voltage to a plurality of boost lines connected to the plurality of pixels in synchronization with a boost clock signal controlling the output of the boost voltage, wherein the boost clock signal has different synchronization from the scan clock signal controlling the output of the scan signal. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113090 | MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - In a plurality of source drivers, a unit start pulse inputted/outputted to/from the source drivers is cascaded between an ante-stage source driver and a post-stage source driver, a horizontal start pulse outputted from a timing controller is inputted to a first-stage source driver, and the duty ratio of a vertical clock is controlled by one of the plurality of cascaded unit start pulses. In a matrix display device, it is thereby possible to provide a timing controller having a simple circuit configuration which needs no counter circuit for generating a vertical clock to be outputted to a gate driver. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113091 | Remote Graphics - A system that allows graphics to be displayed on a local device via a communication channel connected to a remote computing device. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113092 | AUTOMATIC VARIABLE VIRTUAL FOCUS FOR AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAYS - The technology provides an augmented reality display system for displaying a virtual object to be in focus when viewed by a user. In one embodiment, the focal region of the user is tracked, and a virtual object within the user focal region is displayed to appear in the focal region. As the user changes focus between virtual objects, they appear to naturally move in and out of focus as real objects in a physical environment would. The change of focus for the virtual object images is caused by changing a focal region of light processing elements in an optical path of a microdisplay assembly of the augmented reality display system. In some embodiments, a range of focal regions are swept through at a sweep rate by adjusting the elements in the optical path of the microdisplay assembly. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113093 | MODIFICATION OF PERCEIVED DEPTH BY STEREO IMAGE SYNTHESIS - A method for modifying a pair of stereoscopic images for presentation on a display includes receiving the pair of stereoscopic images. Modifying different regions of at least one image of the pair of stereoscopic images in a manner such that the disparity of the different regions is changed. The modifying is selectable by a viewer among at least three different amounts of the disparity. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113094 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREOF - According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus creates a depth map representing distribution of depths of pixels in an image. The apparatus includes an area detecting unit configured to detect an area of a vertical object included in an image; a base depth adding unit configured to add a base depth to the image, the base depth being a basic distribution of depths of pixels in the image; and, a depth map creating unit configured to acquire at least one depth of a vicinity of a ground contact position of the vertical object from the base depth added to the image, and create the depth map by setting the acquired depth onto the base depth as a depth of the area of the vertical object. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113095 | MOBILE TERMINAL, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE TERMINAL, AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a display unit configured to display at least a 2D (two-dimensional) object and a 3D (three-dimensional) object; and a controller configured to control the display unit to display the 2D object and the 3D object in an overlapping manner, and to change a display characteristic of at least one of the overlapping 2D object and the 3D object. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113096 | MEDICAL 3D VISUALIZATION - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for use in displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image representation of one or more three dimensional surface structures. More specifically, the present invention provides a method and apparatus by which data corresponding to one or more three dimensional object surfaces may be rendered to create a 3D display. In particular, this invention involves a method for rendering 3D object data into a plurality of 2D image segments or “image tiles” for use in displaying an auto-stereoscopic 3D image. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113097 | Display apparatus and method - A display apparatus that may generate a high density light field image is provided. The display apparatus may identify an eye position of a user and set a virtual viewing window around the eye of the user. The display apparatus may generate a directional light corresponding to the viewing window and generate a high density light field image. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113098 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAPIDLY VECTORIZING IMAGE BY GRADIENT MESHES BASED ON PARAMETERIZATION - The present invention discloses a method for rapidly vectorizing an image by gradient meshes based on parameterization, which comprises the following steps: determining an image region to be vectorized (S | 2012-05-10 |
20120113099 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The method for operating an image display apparatus includes receiving a three-dimensional (3D) image, calculating an Average Picture Level (APL) of the 3D image, and changing of a depth of the 3D image according to the calculated APL. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113100 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - In the display panel ( | 2012-05-10 |
20120113101 | Three-Dimensional Image Display Apparatus, Method and Program - According to one embodiment, a three-dimensional image display apparatus includes a display unit and a generating unit. The display unit includes a two-dimensional image display device includes a display surface with a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and a plurality of light ray control elements provided on the display surface of the two-dimensional image display device corresponding to the pixels. The generating unit generates an optimal elemental image by determining a value of at least one pixel from a weighted sum of values of at least two pixels of a generated image or an input image, and weights calculated based on light ray distributions indicating directions and scattering degrees of light rays from the light ray control elements. The display unit displays the optimal elemental image. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113102 | 3D-IMAGE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to an aspect of the present invention, an apparatus which enables viewing of a 3D image, by controlling an impulse-type image to alternately display a left-eye image and a right-eye image in a time-division manner, and by alternately opening/closing a left shutter and a right shutter of shutter eyeglasses in synchronism with switch between the left-eye image and the right-eye image, and the apparatus includes an input unit configured to input an image signal for displaying an image as a 3D-image, and an image processing unit configured to generate a luminance signal for displaying the right-eye image and the left-eye image from the image signal, and outputs the signal to the image display, and the apparatus further includes a control unit configured to control the image processing unit to display a same image in the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113103 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING 3D APPLICATION PROGRAM USING REMOTE RENDERING - An apparatus for executing a three-dimensional (3D) application program using remote rendering, the apparatus includes: a client apparatus for requesting execution of software and receiving rendering information generated from the execution of software to process the same; and a server apparatus for executing the software by the request from the client apparatus to transmit the rendering information generated from the executed software to the client apparatus. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113104 | TABLE TYPE INTERACTIVE 3D SYSTEM - A table type 3D video display device and a table type interactive user interface are disclosed. More particularly, a method for providing services such as games, education, shopping, virtual experience, or the like, of a 3D type is disclosed. The interactive 3D system of the present invention includes a table type 3D display module | 2012-05-10 |
20120113105 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING 3D IMAGE THEREIN - A mobile terminal includes a memory configured to store at least one 2-dimensional (2D) image and at least one 3-dimensional (3D) image. A display unit is configured to display the images. A controller is configured to control the display unit to display a list including the at least one 2D image and the at least one 3D image when a command for displaying the list is input, and to control at least one image being one of the 2D image or the 3D image distinguishably displayed from another of the 2D image or the 3D image. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113106 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING FACE AVATAR - A face avatar generating apparatus includes: a face feature information extraction unit for receiving a face photo and extracting face feature information from the face photo and a two-dimensional (2D) avatar generation unit for selecting at least one region from the face photo based on the face feature information, and exaggerating or beautifying the selected region to create a 2D avatar image. The apparatus further includes a 3D avatar generation unit for modifying a standard 3D face model through a comparison with the standard 3D model based on the face feature information and pre-stored standard information to create a 3D avatar image. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113107 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD FOR THEREOF - Disclosed are an image display device and a driving method thereof. The image display device separates left-eye image data and right-eye image data from an input image signal, analyzes the left-eye image data and right-eye image data to acquire brightness of a left-eye image and brightness of a right-eye image, acquires a viewing distance between a viewer and a screen which displays the left-eye image and right-eye image, adjusts a moved distance of a pixel in the left-eye image and right-eye image on the basis of at least one of the brightness of the left-eye image and right-eye image and the viewing distance, and divides and displays a left-eye image and right-eye image with respective adjusted depths thereof, in time or space. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113108 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING TO RENDER THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES FROM TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - Methods for processing two-dimensional ultrasound images from an intracardiac ultrasound imaging catheter provide improved image quality and enable generating three-dimensional composite images of the heart. Two-dimensional ultrasound images are obtained and stored in conjunction with correlating information, such as time or an electrocardiogram. Images related to particular conditions or configurations of the heart can be processed in combination to reduce image noise and increase resolution. Images may be processed to recognize structure edges, and the location of structure edges used to generate cartoon rendered images of the structure. Structure locations may be averaged over several images to remove noise, distortions and blurring from movement. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113109 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING FOR IMAGE DATA - A method and apparatus are provided for searching for image data by generating a search query including depth information of an image in order to search for the image data; and searching for image data by comparing the depth information included in the search query with depth information of the image data to be searched. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113111 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND IMAGE DATA DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - An ultrasonic diagnosis system that generates virtual endoscopic image data on a lumen of an organ of an object based on volume data acquired by three-dimensional scanning of the object, includes: a unit that sets a three-dimensional region of interest for the volume data; a unit that sets a center line of the lumen of the organ in the volume data based on the acquired volume data; a unit that detects a reference point at which a reference plane of the three-dimensional region of interest and the center line intersect with each other; a unit that sets a viewpoint and a view direction based on the reference point; a virtual endoscopic image data generating unit that processes the volume data based on the viewpoint and the view direction to generate the virtual endoscopic image data; and a display unit that displays the generated virtual endoscopic image data. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113112 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTI-DIRECTIONAL VISUAL BROWSING - Systems and methods for multi-directional visual browsing on an electronic device are described. In example embodiments, a primary result and a peripheral result are determined. A display layout based on attributes associated with the primary result and the peripheral result is generated. The display layout is then formatted into instructions, which will cause a device to render the display layout. The instructions are transmitted to the client device. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113113 | METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA FOR 3D IMAGES AND AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM - A method of processing 3-dimensional (3D) images and an audio/video (A/V) system are disclosed herein. The A/V system includes a source device providing one of a 2D image signal and a 3D image signal through a digital interface, and a sink device processing and displaying one of the 2D image signal and the 3D image signal provided through the digital interface. Herein, the sink device transmits identification information indicating whether or not the sink device supports 3D images from to the source device. And, when the sink device is verified to be 3D-supportable based upon the identification information, the source device transmits the 3D image signal to the sink device. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113114 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING PERSPECTIVE IMAGE - A method and device for generating a perspective image are provided, which are related to multimedia technology. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring the length, height and vanishing point of a required perspective image and the length and height of an original image; for each pixel point (x′, y′) in the perspective image, determining the coordinate (x, y) of a pixel point in the original image corresponding to said pixel point; copying the pixel point at the coordinate (x, y) in the original image to the position corresponding to the coordinate (x′, y′) in said perspective image. The invention utilizes a principle that perspective image is smaller than original image, and employs a form of inverse transform, thereby the calculated pixel points are reduced, and compared with forward calculation, the calculation is greatly reduced, which improves the speed of perspective image generating and saves central processing unit (CPU) resources. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113115 | IDENTIFICATION OF 3D FORMAT AND GRAPHICS RENDERING ON 3D DISPLAYS - In one embodiment, a 3D display has an image processor including an overlay detector connected to a display controller. The image processor receives a 3D-compatible image stream from a 2D legacy device that may superimpose overlays, e.g., a 2D captions, over 3D-compatible images. The overlay detector automatically determines whether a received image comprises a caption overlay and, if so, provides the location and dimensions of the overlay to the display controller. The display controller processes the overlaid 3D-compatible image to isolate the caption characters of the caption overlay and generates, for a viewer of the 3D display, different left-eye and right-eye images, each including overlaid caption characters that substantially match the characters of the caption overlay. The result is the appearance, to the viewer, of a substantially flat and coherent caption overlay over a 3D image. | 2012-05-10 |
20120113116 | Method and apparatus for preparing image representative data - A method for processing a digital mesh representing a three-dimensional subject is described. The method comprises utilizing smoothed splines to identify inflection points on the mesh for further processing. | 2012-05-10 |