28th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100176762 | Vertical Charging Apparatus - An apparatus for storing and charging a plurality of devices. The apparatus includes a plurality of holders and a power source. The holders may be vertically aligned. The power source can be connected to a standard outlet or, for portability, a battery pack or solar panel. The apparatus also includes a support member coupled to the power source to support the holders. For each holder within the plurality of holders, a universal outlet capable of charging an electronic device may be provided. Each universal outlet can be coupled with a connector providing the appropriate power to the electrical device placed on the holder. Otherwise, the apparatus may maintain connectors within the power source and routed through wire molded slots to each holder to provide the appropriate power to the electrical device placed on the holder. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176763 | Battery balancing apparatus and operating method thereof - The invention provides a battery balancing apparatus. The battery balancing apparatus is applied to a battery module of a laptop computer. The battery module comprises a plurality of batteries and a plurality of switch units coupled in series. The battery balancing apparatus comprises a first multiplexer, a second multiplexer, a switch module and a controlling module. The first multiplexer is coupled to the anode of each of the batteries; the second multiplexer is coupled to the cathode of each of the batteries. The switch module is coupled to the switch units. When a cycle counting parameter meets a default condition, the controlling module controls the first multiplexer, the second multiplexer and the switch module to be in a specific mode to form a specific current path among the batteries. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176764 | BATTERY PACK AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A battery pack for an electrically powered tool includes: one or plural secondary batteries connected in series and/or in parallel; a current detection resistor in a current path through which a charge/discharge current flows into each secondary battery; an N-channel charge control FET and an N-channel discharge control FET in the current path so as to control the charge/discharge current; and a controller detecting the charge/discharge current flowing in the current detection resistor and controlling the charge and discharge control FETs based on the detection result. A threshold value indicating an overcurrent detection current with respect to the charge/discharge current is set in advance, and the controller compares the charge/discharge current detected by the current detection resistor with the threshold value, and when the detected charge/discharge current is the threshold value or more, determines that an overcurrent state is detected and turns off the charge and discharge control FETs. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176765 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE AND HYBRID DISTRIBUTED POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - It is an object to effectively output electrical energy of a storage battery to an electrical power system serving as a whole distributed power supply system by effectively utilizing the electrical energy within a charging ratio range that does not cause overcharging or overdischarging of the storage battery. In a hybrid distributed power supply system, the target supply electrical power is set based on the electrical power generation output of the electrical power generator and the charging state of the storage battery, and the target supply electrical power is restricted within a predetermined permissible supply electrical power range when the target supply electrical power deviates from the predetermined permissible supply electrical power range. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176766 | CONTROL METHOD FOR AN ACCUMULATOR BATTERY AND A HAND POWER TOOL - A control method for a system of a hand power tool and an accumulator battery is disclosed. The hand power tool is connectable to the accumulator battery via a current interface for supplying the hand power tool. The hand power tool features a data interface for communicating with the accumulator battery. Characterizing data of the hand power tool and/or data about an operating process of the hand power tool is transmitted to the accumulator battery via the interface. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176767 | Composite Electrode Structure - A method of forming a composite involving the steps of providing a porous carbon electrode structure having a surface and pores wherein the pores have an average diameter that ranges from about 2 nm to about 1 μm, depositing a coating comprising FeO | 2010-07-15 |
20100176768 | CHARGING CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND CHARGING CONTROLLER USING SAME - A charging control circuit for a secondary battery includes a temperature detection terminal for detecting the temperature of a secondary battery from an input detected voltage; a temperature comparison part having four threshold voltages corresponding to four reference temperatures, the temperature comparison part being configured to compare the four threshold voltages with the detected voltage input to the temperature detection terminal and to output a temperature range signal indicating the temperature range of the detected voltage; and a control part configured to control a charging current and/or a charging voltage based on the temperature range signal output from the temperature comparison part. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176769 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING OF A TCSC IN AN ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION NETWORK, USING IN PARTICULAR AN APPROACH OF THE LYAPUNOV TYPE - A system and method of controlling a TCSC disposed on a high voltage line of an electrical transmission network. The system comprises: (a) a voltage measuring module; (b) a current measuring module; (c) a regulator, working in accordance with a non-linear control law to receive on its input the output signals from the two modules for measuring voltage and current, and a reference voltage corresponding to the fundamental of the voltage which is to obtained across the TCSC; (d) a module for extracting the control angle in accordance with an extraction algorithm; and (e) a module for controlling the thyristors (T | 2010-07-15 |
20100176770 | Method and electricity generating installation for stabilizing an electricity distribution network - An electricity generating installation is connected to an electricity distribution network and feeds electrical power into the network via a converter. After detecting a network fault, a stabilization regulator in the installation is activated. The stabilization regulator regulates the voltage of the electrical power as a function of a fed-back voltage signal and has a step-function response that rises over time. After a predetermined time period has elapsed since the activation of the stabilization regulator, the reactive current feed is increased beyond a limit which is provided for normal operation if the network has not stabilized. Accordingly, a converter-fed electricity generating installation, such as a wind energy installation, can help stabilize an electricity distribution network after a network fault. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176771 | Perturb voltage as a decreasing non-linear function of converter power - Methods, apparatus and media for controlling a switching circuit controlling an amount of power drawn from an energy converter, to optimize the amount of power drawn from the energy converter. An output voltage and an output current of the energy converter are measured to produce signals representing converter output voltage and current. Converter power is calculated from the product of the converter output voltage and current. A perturb voltage is calculated as a decreasing nonlinear function of the converter power. A new reference voltage signal representing a desired converter output voltage is produced in response to a previous reference voltage signal and the perturb voltage. The reference voltage signal is used by the switching circuit to adjust the power drawn from the converter to achieve the desired converter output voltage. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176772 | MULTIPHSE DC/DC CONVERTER - A multiphase DC/DC converter has multiple converter cells that are arranged in parallel to one another and clocked in a time-staggered manner. Equipped on the input side and/or output side of the converter cells is a voltage sensor or a current sensor. The latter is connected via an analog-digital converter to a separator, which is provided for separating the output signal of the analog-digital converter into voltage or current values associated with the individual phases of the converter. The separator is connected to a control system, which on the output side provides control signals influencing the clock signals of the converter cells. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176773 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE POINT OF MAXIMUM POWER FOR SOLAR ENERGY SOURCE AND SOLAR GENERATOR INCORPORATING SAID CIRCUIT - The invention is designed for continuous, rapid and effective monitoring of a solar or equivalent source in order successfully to arrange for it to operate at its point of maximum power (PMP) without interrupting the supply of electricity to users, with a conventional power-regulating structure of series or parallel type, governed by an independent module capable of calculating the voltage and current coordinates of said PMP (VPMP, IPMP) by applying an iterative algorithm and/or graphic methods. This module ideally requires only one measurement point, relating to the electrical characteristic, with the ambient conditions of said source, and as a result it delivers a reference signal, a continuous, stable voltage constantly representative of the evolution of the PMP, for the power regulator. In the event of the use of a power-regulating structure of S3R or ASR type, information about the PMP is immediate and requires no intermediate measurement point. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176774 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING SUPPLIED POWER IN COMPUTER SYSTEM BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION - A method for adjusting supplied power is used at a computer system and a multi-phase power supply. The multi-phase power supply includes a plurality of power converting units. The method includes the following steps. First, a load state of the computer system is detected. Second, the number of the actuated multi-phase power supply in the power converting units is adjusted according to the load state. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176775 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR - A voltage regulator includes a comparator, a first voltage output unit, a second voltage output unit, a third voltage output unit, a first switch and a second switch. The voltage regulator receives an operating voltage and a reference voltage generated by a reference voltage generator, and then outputs a corresponding output voltage. The voltage regulator of the present invention can provide an operation mode, a suspend mode and a standby mode and can be switched among these modes to provide corresponding current driving capacity for respective operation states. When in the operation mode, the voltage regulator can supply a great current. When in the suspend mode, the voltage regulator consumes less power. When in the standby mode, the voltage regulator consumes even less power. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176776 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power supply device is provided with an output transistor for outputting a switch voltage having a rectangular waveform, based on an input signal by being switching-controlled by a pulse width modulation signal; a reference voltage generating circuit for generating a prescribed reference voltage; an error amplifier wherein a feedback voltage depending on the switch voltage and the reference voltage are inputted, an error voltage is generated by amplifying a difference between the voltages, and changes a gain of itself, in accordance with a current signal generated inside based on the feedback voltage and the reference voltage; an oscillator for generating an oscillation signal; and a comparator wherein the oscillation signal and the error voltages are inputted and the pulse width modulation signal is outputted by comparing the voltages. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176777 | Constant Gm Circuit and Methods - Structures and methods for providing a temperature independent constant current reference are provided. A constant Gm circuit is disclosed with embodiments including a voltage controlled resistor providing a current into a current mirror, the current mirror sinking a reference current at its output. By providing a feedback loop that controls the voltage controlled resistor, a temperature compensated circuit may be obtained. The temperature dependence of the voltage controlled resistor is positive and the feedback circuitry maintains this resistor at a value that compensates for the negative temperature dependence of the current mirror circuit. The reference current is thus obtained at a predetermined level independent of temperature. A method for providing a reference current is disclosed wherein a voltage dependent resistor is provided supply current to a current mirror, the voltage dependent resistor receiving a feedback voltage from the current mirror and the feedback controlling the resistor so that a temperature independent reference current is obtained. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176778 | AUTOMATIC VOLTAGE-IDENTIFYING POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - An automatic voltage-identifying power supply device has a control module, a voltage regulation circuit, a current load measuring circuit electrically connected with an external post-stage power-receiving device, a power supply circuit and a pre-stage power supply device. After the post-stage power-receiving device is electrically connected with the current load measuring circuit, the control module can control the voltage regulation circuit to output a test voltage signal to the post-stage power-receiving device so that the test voltage signal is altered according to a preset sequence (e.g. progressively increasing) and the current load measuring circuit measures a response current signal of the post-stage power-receiving device corresponding to the test voltage signal. When a variation of the response current signal or a power variation is stable, the control module sets up the stable test voltage signal as an input voltage to the post-stage power-receiving device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176779 | Power supply device and electronic apparatus - A power supply device includes: a power supply plane to which a processing circuit is electrically connected to supply electrical power to the processing circuit and in which the processing circuits are connected to each supply place; plural OBP's each of which applies a voltage to the power supply plane to supply electrical power to the processing circuits via the power supply plane; and a power supply control section which controls an application voltage in individual one of the OBP's by reflecting a status of power supplying in other OBP's other than the individual one out of the plural OBP's to uniform a dispersion of voltages between the supply places. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176780 | Power supply device and electronic apparatus - A power supply device includes: a power supply connector which receives supply of power and supplies the power to the outside thereof; plural OBPs which apply voltages to supply power, to each of processing devices to perform processing and to include different types of application voltages planned to be applied, and each of the plural OBPs is supplied with power directly or indirectly from the power supply connector; and a power supply control section that increases and decreases supplying power which each of the OBPs supplies to one processing device out of the plural processing devices according to an extent of a processing load in the one processing device as well as according to an extent of a processing load in another processing device whose application voltage is different from that of the one processing device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176781 | Power supply device and electronic apparatus - A power supply device includes: a first supply section that supplies power in accordance with an extent of a load in processing in a processing device by applying a voltage to the processing device which processes data; and a second supply section that supplies, to the processing device, power smaller than the supplying power by the first supply section, in accordance with an extent of a load in processing in the processing device to increase and decrease a voltage with respect to the application voltage by the first supply section. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176782 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT AND SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - To provide a power supply apparatus which realizes a high-speed response, a stable operation, and a low output ripple with low power consumption. The first stage switching regulator receives an input voltage and forms a first voltage. The second stage switching regulator receives the first voltage and forms a second voltage. The second stage switching regulator includes an N-phase (N is two or more) switching regulator, and the first voltage is set to be N times a target value of the second voltage. The input voltage is set to be higher than the first voltage. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176783 | SWITCHING DEVICE DRIVE CIRCUIT - A gate voltage detecting circuit | 2010-07-15 |
20100176784 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR USE THEREIN - A power supply circuit has: a DC/DC converter (M | 2010-07-15 |
20100176785 | Clamp unit, and power supply having the same cross-reference to related application - A clamp unit is adapted for controlling a clamp switch of a power supply such that the power supply outputs an output voltage in an ON mode when the clamp switch is in an ON-state and that the power supply does not output the output voltage in an OFF mode when the clamp switch is in an OFF-state. The clamp unit includes: a coupling circuit for outputting a coupling voltage in response to first and second reference voltages, and a control signal outputted by a control signal generating circuit in response to an input voltage; and a detecting circuit for outputting a clamp signal to the clamp switch in response to a first signal indicating whether the power is in the ON mode or the OFF mode, and a second signal indicating whether the power supply is to output the output voltage. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176786 | CONSTANT CURRENT CIRCUIT - A constant current circuit in which the gradient of the temperature characteristic of a constant current which is output by the circuit includes a current source ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176787 | POWER CONVERTER - A power converter is provided. The power converter comprises an output pin having an address setting function, for flexibly setting a system management bus (SMBus) slave address. As such, the present invention is adapted for saving the amount of the strapping pins employed in the power converter, and thus saving the IC packaging cost. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176788 | CURRENT DETECTING APPARATUS - A current detecting apparatus for detecting a current provided by a driver for a motor includes a resistor, a signal isolation module, and a processor. A first end of the resistor is connected to the driver, and a second end of the resistor is connected to the motor. A current provided by the driver passes through the resistor to drive the motor. The signal isolation module is connected between the first end and the second end of the resistor, to receive a voltage signal produced by the current passing through the resistor and isolate the voltage signal to output an isolated signal. The processor is connected to the signal isolation module, to receive the isolated signal and process the isolated signal to detect the current provided by the driver for the motor. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176789 | HIGH FREQUENCY ANALYSIS OF A DEVICE UNDER TEST - Analyzing a device under test (“DUT”) at higher frequencies. A phase shifter varies the phase of a standing wave on a transmission line coupled to the DUT. The standing wave magnitude is sampled at each of the phase shifts and one or more DUT characteristics are determined as a function of the sampled magnitudes and phase shifts. Further aspects include a related phase shifter comprising a waveguide having a plurality of sub-resonant slots formed therein and having active elements for loading the slots to control the phase shift applied to the signal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176790 | Testing Method and Device for a Wireless Receiver - A testing method for a wireless receiver includes processing a test signal to generate an in-phase and a quadrature signal, performing a Fourier transform process to the in-phase signal and the quadrature signal to generate a first transformation result and a second transformation result, and displaying the first transformation result and the second transformation result by means of graphic, to generate a test result corresponding to the test signal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176791 | Method For Correcting The Phase of Electromagnetic Data - Method for identifying, determining and correcting source-related phase errors in data from a controlled source electromagnetic survey by using data from ordinary survey receivers, i.e. without benefit of source monitoring data. Abrupt anomalies indicating source malfunctions are identified ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176792 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ZEROING A TEST INSTRUMENT - An apparatus and method for shorting together a plurality of electrical leads. The apparatus includes an electrical conductor that extends between first and second ends and a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The electrical conductor includes a central bight that is disposed between the first and second ends and has a concave contour that defines a portion of the first surface. The electrical conductor also includes first and second bights that have convex contours that define portions of the first surface. The first bight is disposed between the central bight and the first end and the second bight is disposed between the central bight and the second end. The electrical conductor also includes a first and second contact segments that are respectively disposed between the first and second bights and the first and second ends. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176793 | Current Sensing Mechanism - A current sensing mechanism for use in an integrated circuit is described. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit comprises a voltage supply rail and a current sensor coupled to that voltage supply rail such that the current sensor determines the current passing through the voltage supply rail. Leads attached to the current sensor can be monitored to obtain measurements that permit determination of the current. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176794 | Signal Detector And Signal Detection Method - A signal detector and a signal detection method adapted for detecting a voltage signal are provided. According to a digital signal converted from a low voltage full wave or half wave signal and/or a mains AC signal inputted thereto, the signal detector and the signal detection method is capable of detecting a voltage level, and/or a frequency, and/or a zero point, and/or a phase of the low voltage full wave or half wave signal and/or the mains AC signal inputted thereto, and determining whether the detected factor is abnormal, and is further capable of outputting interrupt signal for subsequent processing. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176795 | OSCILLOSCOPE PROBE - Disclosed is a probe for an oscilloscope comprising a multi-stage transistor amplifier that acts as an impedance transformer. Said amplifier is a d.c.-coupled emitter follower circuit that is composed of bipolar transistors or a d.c.-coupled source follower circuit which is composed of field effect transistors and the successive amplifier elements of which are dimensioned and tuned to each other in such a way that the resulting offset direct voltage between the input and the output is minimal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176796 | Apparatus for testing electrical characteristics - An apparatus for testing electrical characteristics includes a probe configured to contact a test object, a DC signal transmission line configured to transmit a DC signal to the probe, a frequency signal transmission line configured to transmit a frequency signal to the probe, and a line selection unit configured to selectively connect only one of the frequency signal transmission line and the DC signal transmission line to the probe at a time in accordance with a selected test. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176797 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE ROTATIONAL SPEED OF A TRANSMISSION SHAFT - The present invention concerns a device for determining the rotational speed of a transmission shaft ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176798 | MAGNET SYSTEM FOR BIOSENSORS - The invention relates to a magnet system for biosensors. To achieve a magnetic system, which can switch between attraction force and repulsion force, near the sensor surface, the magnetic system has at least one coil ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176799 | SENSOR INCLUDING TWO CODE RINGS AND A MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR BETWEEN THE CODE RINGS - An apparatus includes a shaft and a first code ring including a first number of pole pairs. The first code ring is attached to the shaft. The apparatus includes a second code ring including a second number of pole pairs different from the first number. The second code ring is attached to the shaft and spaced apart from the first code ring. The apparatus includes a first magnetic field sensor between the first code ring and the second code ring for sensing a first superposition of magnetic fields provided by the first code ring and the second code ring. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176800 | COIL POSITION DETECTION - A simple position determination is enabled by a device and a method to determine the position of a local coil in a magnetic resonance apparatus, wherein at least one signal emitted by at least one transmission coil is received by the local coil and is evaluated with a position determination device in order to determine the position of the local coil. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176801 | MAGNETIC ENCODER - In a magnetic encoder ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176802 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A ROTARY UNIT - The present invention relates to a portable electronic device comprising: —a housing; —a rotary unit, which can be rotated relative to the housing, and —detection means for detecting a rotational position of the rotary unit. Said detection means comprises: —a magnetic transmitter ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176803 | ANGLE SENSOR WITH FLUX GUIDES, ROTATABLE MAGNET AND MAGNETIC SENSOR - An angle sensor includes first and second flux guides situated in a spaced relationship to define first and second flux guide air gaps therebetween. The first and second flux guides define a central opening, with a magnet situated in the central opening. The magnet is diametrically magnetized and is rotatable relative to the flux guides. A magnetic sensor situated in one of the flux guide air gaps, and is configured to output signals in response to received magnetic flux density. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176804 | ANGLE SENSOR - An angle sensor includes a ring magnet adapted to be attached to a rotatable shaft. The ring magnet has an axis of rotation and an inner radius and an outer radius extending from the axis of rotation to define an annulus. A first magnetic sensor is situated proximate the ring magnet to measure magnetic field lines within the annulus, and a second magnetic sensor is situated proximate the ring magnet to measure magnetic field lines outside the annulus. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176805 | SENSOR HOLDING DEVICE - This device ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176806 | Absolute Position Sensing - To determine the relative position of movable portions of an assembly, a first magnetic device is coupled to a first portion of the assembly. The first magnetic device has a sensing surface with a number of magnetic poles that provide a magnetization state transition location. An absolute position sensor with a two-state output is coupled to the assembly adjacent the first magnetic device. The output state changes when a magnetization state transition of the first magnetic device moves past the absolute position sensor. A second magnetic device is coupled to the assembly. The second magnetic device creates a cyclically-varying magnetic field proximate its sensing surface. An incremental position sensor is coupled to the assembly adjacent the second magnetic device, and has an output that varies continuously relative to magnetic field angle over at least a portion of one cycle of the cyclically-varying magnetic field of the second magnetic device. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176807 | MAGNETIC SENSOR DEVICE - The present invention provides a magnetic sensor device ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176808 | DETECTION OF STRONG STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS AND MRI EXAMINATION SAFEKEEPING FOR AN IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC PROSTHESIS - An implantable medical device detects a strong static magnetic field associated with an MRI imaging instrument and operates in a safekeeping operating mode. The device ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100176809 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE WITH LOCALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD TO LOCALIZE A LOCAL COIL - A magnetic resonance tomography device has a magnet system that generates a gradient field; with a local coil that receives a magnetic resonance signal; and with a localization system that is fashioned to locate the local coil. The localization system has a number of magnetic field sensors that are integrated with the local coil and fashioned to detect the gradient field. Such a device is used in a corresponding method for localization of a local coil in a magnetic resonance tomography device, and a local coil is fashioned so as to be suitable for this purpose. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176810 | System for Use in MR Imaging Using Tissue Mechanical Resonance - A system for use in MR imaging using tissue mechanical resonance includes an external wave generator for generating mechanical waves for transmission through patient anatomy. An RF pulse generator generates an RF pulse for exciting nuclei magnetic moments at specific spin frequencies in a particular selected anatomical region of interest. A motion encoding gradient generator generates a motion encoding gradient magnetic field within a time duration of a read-out gradient and synchronized with generation of the mechanical waves. A data processor processes data derived from radio frequency signals resulting from nuclei spin frequencies responsive to the motion encoding gradient magnetic field to detect the mechanical waves propagating through the patient anatomy. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176811 | OPEN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - In an MRI apparatus having an open structure, vibration caused by eddy current is reduced with keeping the magnetic field shielding capability of a high frequency shield disposed between a gradient magnetic field coil and a high frequency coil. The high frequency shield comprises two conductive sheets | 2010-07-15 |
20100176814 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A PHASE LINE OF A SECTION OF AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINE - An appliance and a method are intended to monitor a phase line of a section of an electrical energy grid line. The appliance comprises a device for monitoring a parameter of a phase line. The parameter is representative of routine operating conditions of the phase line and has a known propagation speed. The appliance also comprises a device for generating an event detection signal each time the parameter has a value that exceeds a threshold, and for storing a reception time when the detection signal is generated. The appliance also has a device for sending a signal representative of a geographic location of the end of the section and a device for performing a geographic location of the event once two consecutive detection signals are generated from the signal representative of the geographic location, and reception times associated with the two detection signals. | 2010-07-15 |
20100176815 | Apparatus, Method, and Computer Program for Obtaining a Time-Domain-Reflection Response-Information - An apparatus for obtaining a time-domain-reflection response-information has a signal driver adapted to apply two pulses of different pulse lengths to a TDR port in order to excite a first TDR response signal corresponding to a first pulse and a second TDR response signal corresponding to a second pulse. The apparatus has a timing determinator adapted to provide a timing information on the basis of a first instance in time when the first TDR response signal crosses a threshold value and on the basis of a second instance in time when the second TDR response signal crosses the threshold value. The apparatus has a TDR response information calculator adapted to calculate an information about a TDR response on the basis of the timing information. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177062 | Light compensation method - The invention discloses a light compensation method applied in an optical touch system. The optical touch system includes a light emitting diode, an optical detector, and a reflector. The light emitting diode is used to illuminate toward the reflector. The reflector has a pattern. The optical detector is used to sense the illuminated reflector. The light compensation method of the invention provides a light compensation solution for overly brightness or light decay of the light emitting diode due to usage over a long period in the optical touch system. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177063 | PAGE CHANGE INDICATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL PENS - A digital pen input system for allowing a user to write or draw by interacting with sheets of paper and allowing electronic tracing of pen movements for digital storage or display, the input device comprising a holder for sheets of paper, and a unit for detecting exchange of a current sheet, the system comprising: an autonomous page changing detector for autonomously detecting an action being a direct part of the exchange of a current sheet; and a data-stream insertion unit for inserting a new page indicator into a data stream emerging from the pen movements, at a location in the stream indicated by a time of the detecting, the new page indicator being a display instruction to separately display pen movements located before and after the new page indicator as separate pages. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177064 | Haptic Motion Feedback Device - Embodiments of the present invention include a device and a method for providing a haptic motion feedback to user interacting with a simulated three-dimensional (“3D”) environment. In one embodiment, the device includes a base and a belt assembly, coupled to the base. The belt assembly includes a housing having an opening and a belt adapted to rotate within the housing for conveying a motion of an object moving in the simulated 3D environment. To indicate a horizontal component of object's motion, in one embodiment, the base is rotated, thus causing the belt assembly to rotate around its central axis. To indicate a vertical component of the object's motion, in one embodiment, the belt assembly is tilted. Optionally, the belt may include a plurality of protrusions and/or indentations on its surface for indicating to the user distances covered by the object within the simulated 3D environment. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177065 | Haptic Motion Feedback Mechanism - In one embodiment, the invention is a haptic motion feedback mechanism. One embodiment of an apparatus for communicating motion in a virtual space includes a base and a feedback mechanism coupled to the base, the feedback mechanism using forced air to convey motion in the virtual space. In another embodiment, a method for communicating motion in a virtual space using a feedback mechanism includes receiving a signal indicative of user motion from a computing device on which the virtual space is running and forcing air through the feedback mechanism in order to convey the user motion. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177068 | HIGH-RELIABILITY GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT - A high-reliability gate driving circuit is disclosed for providing a plurality of gate signals to plural gate lines respectively. The gate driving circuit includes a plurality of shift register stages. Each shift register stage includes a pull-up unit, an energy-store unit, a buffer unit, a discharging unit, a first pull-down unit, a second pull-down unit and a control unit. The pull-up unit pulls up a gate signal according to a driving control voltage and a first clock. The buffer unit receives an input signal. The energy-store unit provides the driving control voltage through performing a charging process based on the input signal. The first pull-down unit pulls down the gate signal according to a control signal. The second pull-down unit pulls down the gate signal according to a second clock having a phase opposite to the first clock. The control unit generates the control signal based on the gate signal. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177069 | DATA DRIVER AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display device includes a display unit for displaying images in response to data signals and scan signals; a data driver including a first data driving circuit and a second data driving circuit for receiving image signals and for respectively outputting the data signals according to the images signals to corresponding areas of the display unit; a scan driver for outputting the scan signals; and a controller for driving the first data driving circuit and the second data driving circuit independently from one another. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177072 | ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE - An active matrix display device, including a pixel array with unit pixel provided with at least one memory pixel, having a 1-bit memory, arranged in a matrix formation, including at least one of a gate selection decoder for selecting gate lines of the pixel array, and a data selection decoder for selecting a data line. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177073 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided which includes a common electrode drive circuit having the single channel constitution which can miniaturize a circuit scale without increasing elements compared to a conventional display device. A display device includes a plurality of pixels and a common electrode drive circuit. The common electrode drive circuit includes a plurality of basic circuits, wherein the basic circuit includes a first circuit which latches a first input signal at a point of time that a clock signal is changed to a first voltage level from a second voltage level; a second circuit which latches a second input signal at the point of time that the clock signal is changed to the first voltage level from the second voltage level; a first switching circuit which is turned on based on the first circuit and a second switching circuit which is turned on based on the second circuit. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177074 | DRIVE METHOD OF INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL - A drive method of an information display panel, in which display media is sealed in a space between the substrates, at least one of which is transparent, and an electric field is applied to display media by application of a pulse voltage between electrodes provided each of the substrates opposed one another so as to display information such as an image, is to lower the pulse voltage by setting a circuit between the electrodes, to which the pulse voltage is applied, a high impedance state. Thereby, it can provide the drive method of the information display panel capable of achieving high contrast. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177075 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICES - An active matrix LED display device uses optical feedback for controlling the pixel drive transistors ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177076 | Edge-lit electronic-ink display device for use in indoor and outdoor environments - A wireless electronic-ink based display device for use in indoor and outdoor environments characterized by low and/or dynamic ambient lighting conditions. The wireless electronic-ink based display device has an ambient light level sensor for sensing ambient lighting conditions about the wireless electronic-ink based display device, and generating a drive control signal in response to sensed ambient lighting conditions. The wireless electronic-ink based display device also has an edge-lit LED-based illumination module, responsive to the drive control signal generated by the ambient light level sensor, for illuminating the display surface of its addressable electronic-ink display module during low-illumination ambient lighting conditions detected by the ambient light level sensor, under the control of a processor. In the illustrative embodiment, the processor runs a firmware routine which analyzes detected ambient light conditions made by the ambient light level sensor, and automatically generates the drive control signal provided to the edge-lit LED illumination module. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177077 | HIGH-LUMINANCE FRONTLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND RELATED DISPLAY SYSTEMS - Systems and apparatus are provided for viewing a display element configured to reflect light rays incident on a surface of the display element. A microdisplay system comprises a display element having a reflective surface and a polarizer configured to absorb light rays of a first polarization and transmit light rays of a second polarization orthogonal to the first polarization. A light deflection element is disposed between the reflective surface of the display element and the polarizer, and a light source is disposed adjacent to the light deflection element. The light source is configured to produce light rays, wherein the light deflection element deflects light rays from the light source having the first polarization toward the reflective surface of display element and transmits light rays reflected from the display element having the second polarization. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177078 | Dual-Function Light Guide for LCD Backlight - A light emitter/sensor includes a lamp, a light sensor, a light guide, and a light controller. The light guide has a pair of opposite ends and is optically-coupled to the lamp and the light sensor at one of the ends. The light guide is configured to convey light emitted from the lamp to the other end of the light guide, and from that other end to the light sensor. The light controller is coupled to the lamp and the light sensor and is configured to flash the lamp and to determine the intensity of light at that other end of the light guide, via the light guide and the light sensor, during an interval between the flashes. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177079 | Active Device Array Substrates and Liquid Crystal Display Panels and Liquid Crystal Displays Thereof - Active device array substrates and liquid crystal display (LCD) panels and LCDs thereof are provided. In a representative device, a set of bias lines used for providing bias signals to storage capacitor of pixel units with a bright zone and a dark zone is provided on the active device array substrate. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177080 | Electronic-ink signage device employing thermal packaging for outdoor weather applications - A wireless electronic-ink based display device employing thermal packaging for cold outdoor-weather applications, comprising a power source module, a processor, a RF transceiver, and a power management module mounted on the first side of a printed circuit board (PCB) structure, while an addressable electronic-ink based display module is mounted on the second side of the PCB structure, and a thermal-insulation weather-sealed packaging is provided about the addressable electronic-ink based display structure and the PCB structure. To accommodate hot outdoor weather environments, a heat-dissipative thermal radiator is mounted to the first side of the PCB, and in thermal communication with the addressable electronic-ink based display structure and the PCB structure. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177081 | Display Having Rush Current Reduction During Power-on - A display that has rush current reduction during power-on is provided. A display panel that displays an image includes a gate line and a data line. A voltage generator receives a supply voltage and outputs a gate-on voltage and a gate-off voltage to first and second output nodes, respectively. The voltage generator includes a pull-up capacitor that is charged for a first time period of a power-off period and is discharged for a second time period of the power-off period to increase a voltage level of the second output node, the first and second time periods being consecutive periods of the power-off period. A gate driver selectively applies a gate-on voltage or a gate-off voltage to the gate lines, and a data driver applies a data voltage to the data line. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177082 | GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A gate driving circuit includes a shift register in which the stages are connected to each other one after another. An m-th stage includes a pull-up section outputting a high voltage of a first clock signal as a gate signal in response to a voltage of a first node, a pull-down section pulling down the gate signal to an off voltage in response to the first clock signal or the second clock signal, a driving section turning on and turning off the pull-up section and a holding section maintaining a voltage of the first node at the off voltage in response to the first clock signal, and a voltage maintenance section blocking a leakage current through the pull-up driving section and the holding section during an output interval of the gate signal to delay a voltage drop of the first node. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177083 | ACTIVE-MATRIX TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display device whose pixels being embedded with a memory is disclosed. These pixels each includes: a capacitor; a switching unit between the display unit and the capacitor, being turning on during the sampling period; and a voltage detecting circuit for detecting the voltage between the capacitor and the switching unit. Besides, the display unit also includes: a first capacitor voltage source connected to a terminal of the capacitor which is not connected to the voltage detecting circuit, and applying a predetermined voltage within the variation range of the voltage state of the display unit on the capacitor in the sampling period; and/or a second capacitor voltage source, being connected to a terminal of the display unit which is not connected to the switching unit, and applying a predetermined voltage within the variation range of the voltage state of the display unit on the display unit in the sampling period. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177084 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A plasma display device has a crystal particle made of MgO single crystal where the cathode luminescence emission spectrum exhibits a desired characteristic, and displays an image by a driving method in the initializing period. The initializing period has the first half for applying the voltage, which gradually increases from a first voltage and to a second voltage, to a second electrode, and the latter half for applying the voltage, which gradually decreases from a third voltage and to a fourth voltage. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177085 | DISPLAY DEVICE - In a driver circuit which controls the supply of charge to cells each of which can store a charge, the EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference) which occurs at the time of performing the charge sharing driving can be reduced. A preceding conduction means (SW | 2010-07-15 |
20100177086 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device for displaying an image by causing a light emitting element contained in each of a plurality of pixels that are arranged in a display area (SA) to emit light includes: power supply paths for supplying electric power to each of a plurality of partial areas, which are created by dividing the display area (SA), independently of other partial areas to make the light emitting element of each pixel that belongs to the partial area emit light; and a power control unit for controlling electric power to be supplied from each of the power supply paths to the associated partial area, and at least some of the partial areas have an area that overlaps with other adjacent partial areas. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177087 | SHIFT REGISTER AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A shift register is disclosed. The shift register has a plurality of stages dependently coupled to an input line of a start pulse and is driven by first, second and third clock signals respectively input to first, second and third input lines. The shift register includes a voltage controller to prevent leakage currents. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177088 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A voltage of sustain electrodes (SU | 2010-07-15 |
20100177089 | GATE DRIVER AND DISPLAY DRIVER USING THEREOF - A gate driver for driving k pixel rows of a liquid crystal display panel, wherein k is a natural number greater than 1. The gate driver includes a shift register circuit and an output logic circuit. The shift register circuit outputs an i | 2010-07-15 |
20100177090 | Display device - A display device includes a plurality of scan lines that extend in a first direction and transfer a plurality of scan signals, a plurality of data lines that extend in a second direction intersecting the first direction and transfer data signals corresponding to input video signals, a plurality of sub-pixels formed in an area defined by the plurality of scan lines and the plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixels defined by the plurality of sub-pixels, and a barrier structure corresponding to the plurality of pixels, the barrier structure including a transmitting area and a non-transmitting area, wherein at least two adjacent sub-pixels arranged in the second direction form one pixel. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177091 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes a plurality of light sources which emit light beams, a plurality of optical waveguides which guide the light beams, a plurality of scanning lines which are arranged so as to intersect with the optical waveguides, a plurality of light output elements which, at intersections of the optical waveguides and the scanning lines, output the light beams guided in the optical waveguides by electric signals from the scanning lines, and a scanning line driving unit which drives the scanning lines in a direction opposite to a direction in which the light beams are guided. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177092 | Transit View for a Traffic Report - A method and system for visually displaying views of current transit conditions are disclosed. A user selects a transit system (e.g., bus, train, ferry) and a rundown of views of the transit system to show in a traffic report. To more easily identify the transit system in the traffic report, graphics representing the buildings and other landmarks in the geographic area of the transit system are displayed in x-ray mode, while the transit system graphics are highlighted using colors. Graphic objects are added to the views to provide additional information regarding the transit system, including information regarding incidents on the transit system. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177093 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, DISPLAY PANEL AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD USING THE SAME - A three-dimensional image/two-dimensional image display device includes a plurality of display pixels, and a lenticular lens for three-dimensional display. Each display pixel is consisted of M×N number of sub-pixels to be viewed from N view points. A pitch | 2010-07-15 |
20100177094 | REPRESENTATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a depiction arrangement for security papers, value documents, electronic display devices or other data carriers, having a raster image arrangement for depicting a specified three-dimensional solid ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177095 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM FOR REDUCING SHADOWS AND OTHER OBSCURATION ARTIFACTS AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database having stored therein an initial three-dimensional (3D) model of a geographical area, and an initial image for the geographical area. The initial image may have actual shadow portions. The geospatial modeling system may also include a processor cooperating with the geospatial model database and configured to generate estimated shadow portions for the initial 3D model, generate a shadow difference between the estimated shadow portions and the actual shadow portions, and reduce the actual shadow portions of the initial image based upon the shadow difference to generate a corrected image. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177096 | INSTRUCTION FOLDING MECHANISM, METHOD FOR PERFORMING THE SAME AND PIXEL PROCESSING SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME - An instruction folding mechanism, a method for performing the instruction folding mechanism and a pixel processing system employing the instruction folding mechanism are described. The pixel processing system comprises an instruction folding mechanism and a pixel shader. The instruction folding mechanism folds a plurality of first instructions in a first program to generate a second program having at least one second instruction which is a combination of the first instructions. The pixel shader connected to the instruction folding mechanism fetches the second program to decode at least the second instruction having the combination of the first instructions to execute the second program. The instruction folding mechanism comprises an instruction scheduler, a folding rule checker, and an instruction combiner. The instruction scheduler connected to the folding rule checker is used to scan the first instructions according to static positions in order to schedule the first instructions in the first program. The folding rule checker checks the first instructions according to a folding rule whether the first instructions has data independency. The instruction combiner connected to the folding rule checker can combine the first instructions having the data independency to generate at least the second instruction. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177097 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an image processor that displays a shadow caused by an eyelid or the like on an eye of a character object without causing an unnatural feeling to a user while suppressing an increase of processing load. In the present invention, a shadow polygon ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177098 | IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image generation system includes a communication section that receives drawn image data from each of a plurality of area processing units. Each of the plurality of area processing units performs a control process that controls an object positioned in a corresponding area among a plurality of areas formed by dividing a virtual three-dimensional space, performs a drawing process that draws an image of the corresponding area viewed from a virtual camera, and transmits drawn image data obtained by the drawing process. The image generation system includes an image synthesis section that performs an image synthesis process based on the drawn image data received by the communication section to generate a display image viewed from the virtual camera. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177099 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF INTERACTION OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH A USER - Method of interaction of a computer system with a user, including: a representation, in a display area ( | 2010-07-15 |
20100177100 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZED DISPLAY OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS - A system includes a data repository on a bedside device, a networked device, or both, configured to receive at least one physiological parameter from each of a plurality of sources in a machine-dependent format and convert each physiological parameter received from the machine-dependent format into a machine-independent format. The bedside device is configured to display a graphical representation of at least one of the physiological parameters. The bedside device includes a graphical user interface configured to receive inputs from a user and customize the display of the physiological parameter based upon the inputs received from the user. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177101 | CONSTELLATION GRAPH RECORD DISPLAY DEVICE AND ITS METHOD - Septuplicate concentric semi circles are defined (S | 2010-07-15 |
20100177102 | INCREMENTAL POLYGON TRIANGULATION FOR DIGITAL DISPLAY - A conforming triangulation method, for a digital display on a terminal screen, comprising
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20100177103 | Constructing Computer Aided Design Models From Procedurally Defined Curve and Surface Lofts - The advantageous embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for constructing a computer aided design model. User input is received that contains a callback function and a required accuracy. The callback function prescribes a procedurally defined geometry and the required accuracy specifies the degree of accuracy needed for the computer aided design model. The callback function is sampled at a number of points to form sampled points and a candidate curve is constructed that approaches the sampled points. A determination is made as to whether the candidate curve meets the required accuracy. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177104 | OPTIMISED METHODS OF CREATING AND RENDERING OF A MULTIMEDIA SCENE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ACTIVE OBJECT, WITHOUT PRIOR MODIFICATION OF THE SEMANTICS AND/OR THE FORMAT DESCRIBING THE SCENE - A method is provided for creating at least one multimedia scene intended to be restored on a mobile radio communication terminal. The multimedia scene includes a plurality of multimedia objects organized in the form of at least one scene description tree. Such a method includes the following steps: associating with the scene description tree(s) a sub-tree of the objects to be restored, including objects intended to be restored at a given instant, and a standby sub-tree, including objects intended not to be restored at the given instance; identifying at least one object, termed the transferable object, that can be transferred from a first of the sub-trees to the second of the sub-trees as a function of at least one predetermined transfer condition. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177105 | METHODS OF AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING GRAPHICS - In a tile-based graphics processor, primitive lists (bins) are prepared for 2×2 blocks of tiles | 2010-07-15 |
20100177106 | ARBITRATION CIRCUIT TO ARBITRATE CONFLICT BETWEEN READ/WRITE COMMAND AND SCAN COMMAND AND DISPLAY DRIVER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING THE SAME - An arbitration circuit to arbitrate an issue between a read/write command and a scan command and a display driver integrated circuit including the arbitration circuit. The arbitration circuit includes a latch unit having a first latch circuit that latches and outputs a first signal related to a scan command and a second latch circuit that latches and outputs a second signal related to a read/write command, wherein the latch unit resets outputs of the first latch circuit and/or the second latch circuit in response to a ready signal related to a memory operation, and a maintaining unit to receive outputs of the first latch circuit and the second latch circuit, to generate a first internal signal to activate a scanning operation and a second internal signal to activate a reading/writing operation, maintain the first internal signal and the second internal signal, and to selectively activate the first internal signal or the second internal signal by changing the state of at least one of the first internal signal and second internal signal in response to the reset operation. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177107 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA, DRIVING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARTUS HAVING THE DRIVING APPARATUS - A method for processing data includes; storing image data of a p-th frame, wherein p is a natural number, determining a display mode of the image data of the p-th frame based on the number of pulses of a data enable signal corresponding to the image data of the p-th frame, and processing the image data of the p-th frame according to the determined display mode. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177108 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: an image division section which divides input image data configuring one screen into N (N is an integer of 2 or more) image blocks; and N image processing sections which carry out image processings in parallel on every N image blocks, an ith (i is an integer of 1 to N) image processing section including: a first image block memory; K (K is an integer of 2 or more) image quality adjustment sections; (K−1) buffer memories; a second image block memory; and a pixel data acquisition section, wherein each image quality adjustment section selects processing subject pixels, in order from pixels positioned outside toward pixels positioned inside the ith image block, and carries out the image quality adjustment, and at least one of the second to Kth image quality adjustment sections is a filtering section which carries out a filtering process. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177109 | System and method for monochromatic tinting using saturation maps - There are provided systems and methods for tinting an image by monochromatic tinting using saturation maps for use by an application providing a user interface supporting customizable tinted images. By using saturation map and a monochromatic value map derived from the image and configuring the saturation map to specify areas for tinting, a tint color can be applied to the image by a series of quickly processed arithmetic calculations. This provides a lightweight and high quality method for tinting images within an application without wasting unnecessary network bandwidth or processor resources. Furthermore, the method can be adapted to apply multiple tint colors for multiple tints or use an alpha channel to restore color information lost due to the monochromatic value map. The resulting tinted image can also be used as a texture for a three-dimensional rendering engine. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177110 | METHOD OF FAST COLORING A POLYGON - A method of fast coloring a polygon for calculating areas of figures, the method comprising steps of resetting record values of all coordinate points to zero in the memory space; inputting the coordinate value of the ordered nodes defining the polygon into the memory space; connecting the nodes according to a predetermined order to determine connection points between the nodes; assigning a record value of each of the nodes as a flag value or a line value; assigning a record value of each of the connection points as a flag value or a line value; and calculating the area of the polygon by processing record values of the coordinate points in the memory space according to the record values of the nodes and the record values of the connection points. The method of fast coloring a polygon of the present invention is implemented with ordinary instead of complicated hardware configurations. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177111 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS - An electronic device having a display unit, an indicator, an illuminance sensor and a controller is provided. The indicator is configured to be turned on for emitting light and to be turned off. The illuminance sensor is configured to sense ambient illuminance. The controller is connected to the display unit, the indicator and the illuminance sensor. The controller is configured to turn on and off the indicator. The controller is configured to set brightness of the display unit depending on a value of the ambient illuminance sensed by the illuminance sensor while the indicator continues to be off. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177112 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ITS METHOD AND PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An image processing apparatus sequentially provides a display device with a plurality of image output including a first image, a second image set to become at least a part of an image that is not correlated with the first image when luminance values of pixels of the first image are added to it, and a third image set to become an image, which is obtained by adding luminance values of pixels of all pluralities of images, higher spatial-frequency components than those of the first image. The image processing apparatus has an optical shutter control unit for controlling an optical shutter provided between the display device and a viewer to make the shutter be in a light transmission state while a part of or all the first image is displayed, and in a light interception state while other images are displayed. | 2010-07-15 |
20100177113 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND DISPLAY - An optical system is provided, for example for use with a display device ( | 2010-07-15 |