29th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100182259 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A touch screen panel provided in an image display device. The touch screen panel includes a transparent substrate; a plurality of first sensing patterns on the transparent substrate and coupled to each other along a first direction; a first insulating film on the first sensing patterns; and a plurality of second sensing patterns on the first insulating film and coupled to each other along a second direction crossing the first direction, the second sensing patterns being alternately arranged with the first sensing patterns to not overlap with the first sensing patterns. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182260 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING CALIBRATION PROGRAM, COORDINATE DETECTION APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION METHOD - The present invention is a calibration program executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus which is capable of utilizing designation detection means for detecting a position designation by a user. The calibration program causes the computer to function as designation image display means and calibration means. The designation image display means displays a predetermined designation image indicating a designation reference position which is a predetermined position on display means. The calibration means receives, while the designation image is displayed, a designation by the user using the designation detection means, sets a designated position at which continuous designation by the user has ended as a fixed position, and executes calibration processing in accordance with the fixed position and the designation reference position. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182261 | Controller driver, display device, and control method therefor - A controller driver according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a display memory that stores image data to be displayed on a display panel; a touch panel control circuit that detects a touch panel signal from the touch panel; a cursor memory that stores cursor image data; and a composition processing circuit that combines the cursor image data stored in the cursor memory with the image data stored in the display memory based on the touch panel signal, to generate composite image data. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182262 | Monitoring and control device - In a monitoring and control device for use in a remote monitoring and control system, a device housing has a socket located behind a display panel and an external storage medium including a rewritable memory is removably mounted in the socket. The device housing is attached in an attachment hole formed in a wall in a state that the external storage medium is mounted in the socket. A control unit performs a setting operation for a graphic image displayed on the display panel and for the load control in accordance with setting information stored in the external storage medium. The external storage medium is inserted in the socket through an insertion slot formed in a side portion of the device housing, at least a portion of the insertion slot being received in the attachment hole in a state that the device housing is attached to the wall. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182263 | TOUCHPAD ASSEMBLY WITH TACTILE FEEDBACK - An assembly for a terminal device, the assembly comprises a frame; a panel operable to receive a haptic user input; a member pivotally connected to the frame to define two or more pivot axes and supporting the panel at locations distinct from the pivot axes, the member being arranged in such a way that the length of a part of the member connecting points on the two pivot axes varies in response to the haptic user input, and such that the panel is displaced relative to the frame as said length varies, and a force sensor operable to detect a haptic input applied to the panel. It also includes a transducer, for instance a piezo actuator, operable to provide a tactile feedback to the user through the panel. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182264 | Mobile Device Equipped With Touch Screen - The present invention relates to the touch-screen mobile device provides a better user experience by enabling a true one-hand operation, as the user can hold the mobile device with one hand and operate the device with the thumb of the same hand. The present invention is comprising: a touch screen; an arc-shaped user interface, displayed on the touch screen, which takes one corner of the touch screen as its center; and a control part that detects user' touch actions such as tap, multiple-taps, swipe, drag, or hold & drag, and processes the user' feedback accordingly. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182265 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING FOLDABLE DISPLAY AND OPERATION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A mobile terminal having a foldable display and an operation method for the same are disclosed. The foldable display unit includes a plurality of display zones, wherein the application of program depends on the degree of folding angle of the display unit, and the display unit displays on its screen according to the folding angle. Further, variations of closing and opening motion of the foldable display unit triggers different modes of operation and displays | 2010-07-22 |
20100182266 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF DETECTING PRESS OPERATION POSITION THEREON - In a touch panel, one of conductive layers on a bottom of an upper substrate and on a top of a lower substrate is formed of belt-shaped conductive layers. The other is a single conductive layer facing the belt-shaped conductive layers. The single conductive layer is provided with a pair of electrodes in positions corresponding to both ends in a direction where the belt-shaped conductive layers extend. When the upper substrate is pressed while a voltage is applied between the pair of electrodes, the top and lower conductive layers contact with each other. Then, a voltage value corresponding to the pressed position in the direction where the belt-shaped conductive layers extend is generated from any of the belt-shaped conductive layers. From the voltage value and the position of the belt-shaped conductive layer from which the voltage value is generated, a pressed position on the upper substrate can be detected. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182267 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL WITH A WINDOW - A touch screen panel is provided. The touch screen panel includes a plurality of sensing patterns formed in a display region of a transparent substrate, metal patterns arranged in a column or row in a region outside the display region and at one end of the sensing patterns, and auxiliary metal pattern arranged in a column or a row in a region outside the display region and at another end of the sensing patterns. The transparent substrate comprises a surface over which the sensing patterns are formed and disposed in a direction facing a display panel, and another surface on which a window is formed over said metal patterns and auxiliary metal patterns, said another surface disposed in a direction facing a contact object. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182268 | HANDHELD DISPLAY DEVICE FOR INTERACTING WITH PRINTED SUBSTRATE - A handheld display device for displaying and interacting with information corresponding to a printed substrate. The device comprises: a transceiver for sending and receiving digital information; an optical sensor for imaging an area of the printed substrate and for generating image data; a processor for determining interaction data using the image data, the interaction data identifying a substrate identity; and a touch-sensitive screen for displaying display information based on retrieved display data. The touch-sensitive screen enables user interaction with the display information. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182269 | METHOD OF PLAYING VIDEO USING HANDHELD DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of playing video using a handheld display device having a touch-sensitive screen and a transceiver for sending and receiving digital information. The method comprises the steps of: imaging an area of a printed substrate and generating image data using an optical sensor, the printed substrate containing printed content associated with a video; determining interaction data using the image data, the interaction data identifying a substrate identity; retrieving video data associated with the printed content; and playing, on the touch-sensitive screen, the video based on the retrieved video data. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182270 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH INPUT ASSEMBLY - An electronic device includes a display and a touch input assembly disposed over the display. The touch input assembly includes a first touch sensor configured to function as a general purpose user input for data entry and for controlling functions of the electronic device in coordination with content displayed on the display. The touch input assembly also includes a second touch sensor configured to receive user touch input to wake up the first touch sensor from a stand-by state of the first touch sensor. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182271 | METHOD FOR ACHIEVING A DECORATIVE BACKLIT SENSING PANEL WITH COMPLEX CURVATURE - A conductive panel includes a film layer formed to a pre-determined shape having a complex curvature, a conductive array having a plurality of electrical traces insulated from one another by a dielectric material, the conductive array disposed adjacent the film layer, and a substrate disposed adjacent at least one of the film layer and the conductive array for supporting the conductive panel. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182272 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A touch screen panel for an image display device and a method of fabricating the same. The touch screen panel includes: a transparent substrate; a plurality of first and second sensing patterns on one side of the transparent substrate, the first sensing patterns coupled to one another along a first direction, and the second sensing patterns positioned between the first sensing patterns including patterns separated from one another; a first insulating layer on the first and second sensing patterns, the first insulating layer having a plurality of contact holes, and the contact holes exposing portions of the second sensing patterns; and connecting patterns on the first insulating layer, the connecting patterns coupling the second sensing patterns to one another along the second direction through the contact holes. In the touch screen panel, the first insulating layer is formed of a transparent photoresist. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182273 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH SENSOR - A common electrode | 2010-07-22 |
20100182274 | Touch Screen Panel and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A method of manufacturing touch screen panels includes forming a photoresist film on a first surface of a substrate having high transmittance, removing the photoresist film in regions between unit cells by utilizing exposing and developing processes, etching the substrate in the regions where the photoresist film has been removed, removing the photoresist film from the substrate after the etching, performing a tempering process on the substrate including the etched regions, forming touch screen panels at the unit cells defined by the etched regions on the first surface of the substrate, and cutting the substrate at the etched regions to separate the touch screen panels. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182275 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device with a touch panel includes a display panel, and an electrostatic-capacitance-coupling touch panel which is arranged on a viewer-side surface of the display panel. The touch panel includes a substrate; a first shield conductor which is formed on the viewer-side surface of the substrate; an insulation film which is formed on the first shield conductor; a plurality of first electrodes which are formed on the insulation film, extend in the first direction and are arranged parallel to each other in the second direction which intersects with the first direction; and a plurality of second electrodes which are formed on the insulation film, extend in the second direction and are arranged parallel to each other in the first direction which intersects with the second direction. A predetermined signal is inputted to the first shield conductor. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182276 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF DETECTING PRESS OPERATION POSITION THEREON - In a touch panel, upper conductive layers on a bottom surface of an upper substrate and lower conductive layers on a top surface of a lower substrate are formed in belt shapes and extend in directions intersecting each other. End portions of the upper conductive layers are connected by an upper resistive layer, and end portions of the lower conductive layers are connected by a lower resistive layer. Then, a voltage is applied between ends of the lower resistive layer and the upper resistive layer sequentially, and voltages at the end portions of the upper resistive layer and the lower resistive layer are detected. Pressed positions can be detected with such a simple configuration. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182277 | TOUCH PANEL AND COORDINATES DETECTING METHOD USING TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a lower conductive film, four electrodes disposed in edge portions of four sides of the lower conductive film, and an upper conductive film disposed over the lower conductive film so that the upper and lower conductive films are opposed to each other, to detect an electric potential in the lower conductive film when the upper conductive film is in contact with the lower conductive film. The upper conductive film includes split portions containing no transparent conductive material and split conductive portions divided by the split portions. The touch panel is arranged to detect an electric potential of each of contact points in the split conductive portions when the upper and lower conductive films are brought in contact with each other at the contact points, and detect respective coordinates of the contact points based on the electrical potentials. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182278 | RESISTIVE TOUCH CONTROL DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD AND DRIVING CONTROLLER THEREOF - A resistive touch control device and driving methods and a driving controller thereof are provided to switch operation modes of a touch panel. Depending on the user's requirement, the touch panel can be operated in multi-touch mode or only in an analog mode with high resolution. In other words, the touch control device can be operated in a digital mode, the analog mode, or a hybrid mode including both of the digital and the analog modes. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182279 | DISPLAY SYSTEM HAVING OPTICAL COORDINATE INPUT DEVICE - In a display device having a coordinate input device in a display system, light beams emitted from all the plurality of light emitting devices are arranged in an X-Y matrix inside a rectangular coordinate input area. When light shielding signals are detected through a light receiving device in X direction and also through a light receiving device in Y direction, the optical coordinate input device obtains the position coordinate of an intersection of a line from the light receiving device in X direction and a line from the light receiving device in Y direction, and displays position information on the display screen in accordance with thus-obtained position coordinate. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182280 | OPTICAL COORDINATE INPUT APPARATUS - In an optical coordinate input apparatus, beams emitted from one light emitting element are simultaneously guided through a plurality of cores provided at a waveguide to edges on Y-side and X-side of light emitting sides of an operational area, a light receiving element group includes light receiving elements corresponding respectively to cores aligned on Y-side of light receiving sides and light receiving elements corresponding respectively to cores aligned on X-side of the light receiving sides of the operational area, a scan is performed on each of the light receiving elements sequentially so as to detect presence or absence of a light shielding signal, and a scan time for the scan of all the light receiving elements included in the light receiving element group is set to be not more than 1 ms. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182281 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL DEVICE - The touch screen panel device according to the embodiment of the present embodiments includes: a touch screen panel; and an adhesive member that is formed on at least any one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the touch screen panel and includes an adhesive layer and re-releasing coating layers formed on both surfaces of the adhesive layer, wherein the re-releasing coating layer is formed by adding fluorine (F) or silicon (Si) into UV curing resin. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182282 | TOUCH PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To provide a touch panel with reduced disturbance of display and with improved mechanical strength by suppressing variation in the space between a pair of substrates which form the touch panel even when in contact with an object to be detected. A pixel portion including a plurality of pixels is provided between a pair of substrates. Each pixel includes a photosensor portion which detects that the object to be detected is in contact with one of the pair of substrates, and a MEMS portion which generates a mechanical displacement in a direction perpendicular to the pair of substrates when a signal based on a detection result of the photosensor portion is input. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182283 | SECURITY PROTECTION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SAME - The present disclosure provides a security protection system for an electronic device. The security protection system includes a magnetic stylus, at least one coil, a processor, and a memory. The coil is received in the electronic device and configured for inducing an induced current when the magnetic stylus moves relative to the coil. The processor is electronically connected to the at least one coil and includes a status module, a lock module, and an unlock module. The status module is configured for setting the security protection system in a lock or an unlock state. The lock module is configured for storing parameters of the induced current as a password in the lock state. The unlock module is configured for comparing parameters of the induced current with the password stored, and detecting whether an unlock operating being successful. The present invention also provides an electronic device having a security protection system. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182284 | VIRTUAL FACETED HARD MEDIA IMAGING - A tilt sensitive virtual marking implement is used to render an impression on an electronic presentation device. Further, a bearing measurement and/or a barrel rotation measurement of the virtual marking implement may be made with respect to the surface. The barrel rotation, tilt, and/or bearing are then used to vary geometry of an impression profile associated with a faceted physical marking implement as well as an intensity of the rendering. A user may actively vary the impression profile while he or she produces strokes of the virtual marking implement across the surface without changing the faceted physical marking implement selection or switching to a different virtual marking implement so that a corresponding impression profile mimics an impression of a facet on the faceted physical marking implement. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182285 | TEMPORAL HARD MEDIA IMAGING - A method of determining a tilt, bearing, and/or barrel rotation of a virtual marking implement with respect to a surface is disclosed herein. The tilt, bearing, and/or barrel rotation are used to vary geometry of an impression profile associated with a selected physical marking implement as well as the intensity of a rendering on an electronic presentation device. Further, the impression profile associated with the selected physical marking implement may change over time as marks are rendered on the electronic presentation device. More specifically, a quantity of use of the physical marking implement defines in part the size, orientation, and/or shape of one or more facets on the physical marking implement. Existing facets on the physical marking implement may be modified and/or new facets may be added to the physical marking implement as marks are rendered on the electronic presentation device. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182286 | Integrated circuit protection layer used in a capacitive capacity - In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes: at least one functional circuit; and an electrically-conductive protective layer on a protected surface of the apparatus, where the protective layer is arranged to be substantially opaque to incident light, where at least one portion of the protective layer is electrically isolated from a remainder of the protective layer, where the at least one portion is a plate of a capacitor for coupling at least one signal to said at least one functional circuit. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182287 | Driving Apparatus, Display Apparatus Having the Driving Apparatus with Non-Conductive Adhesive Film and Method of Manufacturing the Display Apparatus - A display apparatus includes a display panel on which a pad part is formed, a driving chip including bumps making contact with the pad part, and a non-conductive adhesive film disposed between the display panel and the driving chip attaching the driving chip to the pad part. Each of the bumps includes a step-difference portion including a non-conductive elastic polymer and a bump line formed on the step-difference portion. The bump line is provided with a fine pattern through which a portion of the step-difference portion is exposed, and the bump line makes contact with the pad part. Accordingly, the reliability of the electrical connection between the driving chip and the display panel may be increased. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182288 | DISPLAY ELEMENT, PORTABLE EQUIPMENT AND IMAGING DEVICE - A portable equipment includes a flexible display element capable of being rolled up and unfurled, the display element including a back plate on a back side of the display element, which comes into contact with the display element when the display element is rolled up, and is bent such that at least a central portion of the back plate is separated from the display element due to a bend when the display element is unfurled, flatness of the display element being kept by a structure made up of the display element and the back plate when the display element is unfurled, and a pull-out slot for the display element on a main body of the portable equipment. The pull-out slot is flattened by a predetermined amount from a cross-sectional shape of the unrolled back plate, and has a clearance formed on a portion facing a surface of the display element. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182289 | LCD DEVICE WITH AN IMPROVEMENT OF MURA IN PIXEL MATRIX AND DRIVING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A liquid crystal display and method for driving the same are proposed. The liquid crystal display includes a pixel matrix. The pixel matrix includes two first pixel groups each having a first pixel and a second pixel are at one side of the data line, and two second pixel groups each having a third pixel and a fourth pixel are at the other side of the data line. The driving method includes steps of: driving one of the two second pixel groups to transmit a first signal to a fourth pixel of the driven second pixel group, driving one of the two first pixel groups to transmit a second signal to a first pixel of the driven first pixel group, driving the other second pixel group to transmit a third signal to a fourth pixel of the other second pixel group, and driving the second pixel group to transmit a fourth signal to a third pixel of the driven second pixel group. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182290 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A display device ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100182291 | Electronic display device - An electronic display device includes a display unit that displays images and a barrier unit between the display unit and a user, and provides images to the user as two-dimensional images or stereoscopic images. The barrier unit includes first electrodes on a first surface, the first electrodes being spaced apart from each other, second electrodes on the first surface, at a first gap from the first electrodes and between the first electrodes, auxiliary electrodes on a second surface, corresponding to the first gap, the auxiliary electrodes configured to be driven in synchronization with any one of the two-dimensional images and the stereoscopic images, a common electrode on a third surface, and a liquid crystal layer between the common electrode and first, second, and auxiliary electrode. A barrier driver controls the barrier unit in accordance with whether two-dimensional images or stereoscopic images are to be displayed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182292 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DRIVING METHOD AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT USED IN SAME - A liquid crystal display device is provided which is capable of realizing high-quality display screen with low power consumption. A charge equilibration control signal VCST is outputted by a control unit (for example, driving timing generating section) for charge equilibration time in accordance with a video signal. At time of change in polarities of common voltages vCOM1 and vCOM2, a charge equilibration unit causes a shorting of a circuit between common electrodes COM | 2010-07-22 |
20100182293 | DISPLAY MODULE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY MODULE - A liquid crystal display module ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100182294 | SOLID STATE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An illumination system comprises at least two light sources ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100182295 | LCD DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A LCD driving circuit is provided herein. The LCD driving circuit includes a data processor for processing a plurality of data signals to generate a plurality of processed data signals to respectively drive a line of subpixels arranged on a LCD panel, a driving control module having a data sequence unit for receiving and arranging the processed data signal, and a switching control unit to generate a control signal and a plurality of driving signals corresponding with the control signal to drive a plurality of transistors, a source line driving circuit having a plurality of latching units to respectively store the processed data signal. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182296 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, LIQUID CRYSTAL DRIVING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A power supply apparatus of the present invention comprises: a constant voltage generation section (first DAC ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100182297 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS CAPABLE OF INCREASING CHARGE TIME AND METHODS OF DRIVING THE SAME - An LCD device includes a plurality of first data lines, a plurality of second data lines, a plurality of display units, a source driver and a gate driver. Each of the second data lines is disposed between two corresponding first data lines, while each display unit is coupled to a corresponding first data line and a corresponding gate line or to a corresponding second data line and a corresponding gate line. The source driver is coupled to the plurality of first data lines and the plurality of second data lines for providing a plurality of data signals. Each of the data signals is outputted to a corresponding first data line during a first period in a write period, and outputted to a corresponding second data line during a second period in the write period. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182298 | DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD OF DRIVING THE DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - In a method of driving a display panel which includes a unit pixel including a first liquid crystal capacitor and a second liquid crystal capacitor, the first liquid crystal capacitor and the second liquid crystal capacitor are respectively charged with a high voltage and a low voltage which is less than the high voltage, during a first interval of a frame. The first liquid crystal capacitor and the second liquid crystal capacitor are both charged with a voltage between the high voltage and the low voltage, during a second interval of the frame after the first interval of the frame. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182299 | Semiconductor integrated circuit, liquid crystal driver circuit, and liquid crystal display apparatus - A semiconductor integrated circuit is disclosed which includes: a first D/A converter; a second D/A converter; an amplifier configured to amplify an output of the first D/A converter; an operational amplifier configured to input an output of the second D/A converter; and a selector configured to effect switchover between a normal mode and a test mode, the normal mode being a mode in which the operational amplifier is caused to function as an amplifier for amplifying the output of the second D/A converter, the test mode being a mode in which the operational amplifier is caused to function as a comparator for comparing the output of the second D/A converter with the output of the first D/A converter. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182300 | Driver circuit of display device - A driver circuit of a display device includes a gray-scale voltage circuit that generates a plurality of different reference voltages, a first selector circuit that selects one of the reference voltages as a first selected voltage and selects one of the reference voltages different from the first selected voltage as a second selected voltage, an amplifier that outputs an output voltage based on the first selected voltage, and an output voltage regulator circuit that regulates a potential of the output voltage by using a regulated voltage generated based on the first and second selected voltages. The output voltage regulator circuit regulates a potential of the output voltage from the amplifier. This allows reduction of the number of reference voltages generated in the gray-scale voltage circuit and the number of lines connecting the gray-scale voltage circuit and the first selector circuit, enabling reduction of the chip area of the driver circuit. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182301 | Operational amplifier, semiconductor device, and display device - An operational amplifier according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes: a differential stage including a first differential transistor and a second differential transistor that serve as paired transistors; polarity switching units; and an offset adding unit that is connected to one or both of the paired transistors to change a size balance between the first differential transistor and the second differential transistor. The offset adding unit includes a first additional transistor that is connected in parallel with one or both of the paired transistors and receives the same input as one or both of the paired transistors connected, and a second additional transistor connected in series with the first additional transistor, turning on/off of the second additional transistor being controlled by a test signal. The operational amplifier according to an exemplary aspect of the invention enables determination of an offset cancel operation with higher accuracy. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182302 | Display panel driver, display device, and method of operating the same - A display panel driver is provided with an output terminal to be connected to a data line of a display panel; a recovery capacitor connection terminal to be connected to a recovery capacitor; and a recovery switch connected between the output terminal and the recovery capacitor connection terminal. The recovery switch includes first and second MOS transistors of the same conductivity type. The drain of the first MOS transistor is connected to the recovery capacitor connection terminal, and the drain of the second MOS transistor is connected to the output terminal. The sources of the first and second MOS transistors are connected to each other. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182303 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an image display device includes: a plurality of pixels including a light-emitting element, a driver element that controls light emission of the light-emitting element, and a capacitive element electrically connected to the driver element; and an image signal line that is commonly connected to the pixels for sequentially supplying, to the pixels, an image signal corresponding to luminous brightness of the light-emitting element. The pixel includes a shield electrode that shields an electric field from the image signal line to the capacitive element. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182304 | MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE - A matrix display device has first and second discharge sustaining electrode drive circuits that perform power recovery for the capacitance load through an LC resonance circuit using an inductor. During a luminescence emission period, a discharge is effected for display by applying an alternating voltage between each of plural first discharge sustaining electrodes and each of plural second discharge sustaining electrodes with a capacitance load corresponding to each display pixel. In the address scanning operation, the scan drive circuit selects the first discharge sustaining electrode per line, and in the discharge sustaining operation, the scan drive circuit provides a function for recovering power on the first discharge sustaining electrode. This is intended to decrease loss in the power recovery operation. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182305 | LCD with the function of eliminating the power-off residual images - An LCD includes a PWB, a FPC, and a display panel. The PWB includes a level shift circuit and a power-off discharge circuit. The display panel includes a gate driving circuit and a TFT array. The power-off discharge circuit can electrically connects a gate high voltage end to a gate low voltage end so as to drive the gate driving circuit to turn on all TFTs of the TFT array. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182306 | METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE - To suppress degradation of a transistor. A method for driving a liquid crystal display device has a first period and a second period. In the first period, a first transistor and a second transistor are alternately turned on and off repeatedly, and a third transistor and a fourth transistor are turned off. In the second period, the first transistor and the second transistor are turned off, and the third transistor and the fourth transistor are alternately turned on and off repeatedly. Accordingly, the time during which the transistor is on can be reduced, so that degradation of characteristics of the transistor can be suppressed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182307 | OUTPUT BUFFERING CIRCUIT, AMPLIFIER DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION - An output buffering circuit of a driver device for a display includes a first amplifier circuit having a first input stage, coupled between an upper power supply and a lower power supply, and a first output stage, coupled between the upper power supply and a first intermediate power supply that is greater than the lower power supply, and a second amplifier circuit having a second input stage coupled between the upper power supply and the lower power supply, and a second output stage coupled between a second intermediate power supply that is lower than the upper power supply and the lower power supply. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182308 | LIGHT BAR INCLUDING TURNING MICROSTRUCTURES AND CONTOURED BACK REFLECTOR - An illumination apparatus includes a light bar, a plurality of indentations in the light bar on a first side of the light bar, and a contoured reflective surface including a plurality of protruding surface portions, such that the surface portions reflect light transmitted through sloping sidewalls of the indentations. The light bar has a first end for receiving light from a light source. The light bar includes material that supports propagation of the light along the length of the light bar. The turning microstructure is configured to turn at least a substantial portion of the light incident on the first side and to direct the portion of light out the second opposite side of the light bar. The protrusions on the contoured reflective surface and the indentations on the light bar can have complimentary shapes and/or aligned in certain embodiments. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182309 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel is formed of a front panel including display electrodes, a dielectric layer, and a protective layer which are formed on a glass substrate, and a rear panel including electrodes, barrier ribs, and phosphor layers all of which are formed on a substrate. The front panel and the rear panel confront each other, and peripheries thereof are sealed to form a discharge space therebetween. The dielectric layer of the front panel contains Bi | 2010-07-22 |
20100182310 | Display-driver data line driving device - A display-driver data line driving device includes a multichannel shift resistor and divided data lines to accommodate a display panel with various levels of resolution and reduce power consumption. The data line driving device includes a first display latch portion (L | 2010-07-22 |
20100182311 | Mobile terminal for generating 3-dimensional image - A mobile terminal can generate a 3-dimensional image by using a space code. The mobile terminal includes a light source unit that projects pattern lights to an object; a camera unit that picks-up images of the object exposed to the pattern lights; and a control unit that generates a space code from at least one of images picked up the camera, generates a space code image based on the space code, converts 2-dimensional coordinates of the space code image to 3-dimensional coordinates using a 3-dimensional coordinate equation, and generates a depth image using the 3-dimensional coordinates. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182312 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processor that calculates information concerning a three-dimensional shape comprises: a three-dimensional-shape input unit that inputs drawing data of a three-dimensional shape used for displaying a three-dimensional shape; a display unit that displays a three-dimensional shape of drawing data input to the three-dimensional-shape input unit; and a shape-value-information calculating unit that sets a shape element of a three-dimensional shape displayed on the display unit to data used for calculating a three-dimensional shape, based on an instruction input from outside, calculates a value of a shape concerning the three-dimensional shape not clearly shown within the drawing data as shape value information by using the set shape element, and displays a calculation result on the display unit. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182313 | IMAGE GENERATION OF A WELLBORE - The present invention is a method of creating an image in a wellbore that includes receiving input data from a wellbore at one or more measured depths. The input data including geometry of wellbore, tool setting, survey data, trajectory of wellbore (button angle) etc. One dimensional arrays are constructed for a measured depth in one direction by a) calculating maximum positive amplitudes from input data and b) obtaining a sinusoidal line at a measured depth from the maximum positive amplitudes and assigning the sinusoidal line physical property. The calculations of a) and b) are repeated to obtain multiple arrays. A synthetic image is constructing from the multiple arrays and a synthetic image is outputted. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182314 | METHOD, DISPLAY ADAPTER AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPROVED GRAPHICS PERFORMANCE BY USING A REPLACEABLE CULLING PROGRAM - It is presented a method for improving performance of generation of digitally represented graphics. Said method comprises the steps of: selecting ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100182315 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - A storage unit ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100182316 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM FOR 3D CLUTTER DATA AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database having stored therein an initial three-dimensional (3D) digital surface model of a geographical area, and two-dimensional (2D) clutter data files for respective different types of possible non-building clutter. The geospatial modeling system may also include a processor cooperating with the geospatial model database to generate an updated digital surface model including 3D clutter data within and being based upon the initial digital surface model and the 2D clutter data files. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182317 | Map display method used to enhance the display of a building by showing several levels of this building - This method is used to enhance the display of a building (SC) showing several levels (T, F | 2010-07-22 |
20100182318 | VIDEO AND GRAPHICS SYSTEM WITH SQUARE GRAPHICS PIXELS - A video and graphics system provides square graphics pixels to blend images having 640×480 pixels, such as graphics images provided by some set top boxes and intended to be displayed at a 12.27 MHz display sample rate, with images having 704×480 pixels, such as ITU-R 601 compliant images such as NTSC SDTV images, having oblong pixels and displayed at a 13.5 MHz display sample rate. A sample rate converter including a multi-phase-multi-tap filter is used to generate square pixels. The multi-phase-multi-tap filter provides a good balance of sharpness, smoothness, anti-aliasing and reduced ringing. The multi-phase-multi-tap filter can also be used to convert images having 320×480 pixels to images having 704×480 pixels. The multi-tap filter can be used for scan rate conversion of graphics or video images for HDTV or SDTV applications. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182319 | METHOD FOR SHOWING ARRAY MICROPHONE EFFECT - A method for showing an array microphone effect includes the steps of obtaining an original acoustic signal from array microphones, and visualizing the original acoustic signal to obtain a figure. The original acoustic signal includes a crystal voice, out-beam noises, background noise, and/or an echo. The figure includes a plurality of graphic components representing the crystal voice, out-beam noise, background noise, and/or echo, respectively. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182320 | Method and Systems for Displaying Graphical Markers in a Discrete Box Chart - This disclosure describes, generally, methods and systems for plotting a graphically displayed box chart. The method includes receiving a data set including data points, where each of the plurality of data points consists of an ordered pair with a first axis and a second axis. The method further includes determining that the first axis and the second axis are discrete, and generating a table of graphically represented configurations of data points, where each configuration in the table includes a distinct number of data points within the configuration, and where the graphically represented configurations position the data points such that each of the data points is equally positioned within the graphically represented configuration. Further, the method includes, based on the graphically represented configurations of data points, plotting the data points and graphically displaying the plotted data points in a box chart format. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182321 | Methods and Systems for Displaying Graphical Markers in a Mixed Box Chart - This disclosure describes, generally, methods and systems for plotting a graphically displayed box chart. The method includes receiving a data set. The data set includes a first axis and a second axis and the data set consists of ordered pairs. The method further includes determining that the first axis is discrete and that the second axis is continuous and rounding values of the second axis' portion of the ordered pairs of the data set, based on a first level of granularity. The method includes based on the rounded values, creating data point groupings, and based on the data point groupings, determining a total number of data point locations for the first axis. The method further includes jittering values of the first axis' portion of the ordered pairs of the data set at each determined data point location, wherein the jittering alters the values based on a second level of granularity. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182322 | System and Method for Generating Circular Layout Graphs - A system and method for identifying a plurality of nodes for a circular layout, each of the plurality of nodes to be connected via an edge to at least one other of the plurality of nodes, fixing all of the plurality of nodes on a unit circle, except for one of the nodes, moving the unfixed node to a barycenter of the fixed plurality of nodes, projecting the unfixed node to the unit circle of the circular layout and displaying the circular layout. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182323 | METHOD FOR UNIFIED VISUALISATION OF HETEROGENEOUS DATASETS - The present invention relates to a computer-readable data storage medium comprising a graphic dataset in the form of a tiled mipmap | 2010-07-22 |
20100182324 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR PERFORMING ANIMATION OPERATIONS - A display apparatus and a displaying method of the same are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display unit; a detector which detects a user's motion; a signal processor; and a controller which controls the signal processor to display on the display unit an animation operation related to a still image if the still image is being displayed on the display unit and the user's motion is detected by the detector. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182325 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT ANIMATION OF BELIEVABLE SPEAKING 3D CHARACTERS IN REAL TIME - An apparatus for animating a moving and speaking enhanced-believability, character in real time, comprising a plurality of behavior generators, each for defining a respective aspect of facial behavior, a unifying scripter, associated with the behavior generators, the scripter operable to combine the behaviors into a unified animation script, and a renderer, associated with the unifying scripter, the renderer operable to render the character in accordance with the script, thereby to enhance believability of the character. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182326 | RIGGING FOR AN ANIMATED CHARACTER MOVING ALONG A PATH - In computer enabled key frame animation, a method and associated system for rigging a character so as to provide a large range of motion with great fluidity of motion. The rigging uses a character body that moves along a path or freely as needed. The nodes in the body and path are not physically connected but are linked for performing a particular task. This task driven behavior of the nodes which may allow them to re-organize themselves in different re-configurations in order to perform a common duty, implies a variable geometry to the entire dynamic structure. To some regard the nodes can be said to be intelligent. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182327 | Method and System for Processing Picture - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for processing the pictures, including: decomposing a dynamic picture frame into multiple static picture frames; bonding each of the static picture frames with a static original picture to generate multiple static pictures; and forming a dynamic picture with the multiple static pictures. Embodiments of the present invention further provide a system for processing the pictures, including a decomposing unit, a bonding unit and a composing unit. The decomposing unit is configured to decompose a dynamic picture frame into multiple static picture frames; the bonding unit is configured to bond each of the static picture frames with a static original picture to generate multiple static pictures; and the composing unit is configured to form a dynamic picture with the multiple static pictures. By processing the pictures with the technical solution provided by embodiments of the present invention, pictures may possess a sense of action and good expressive force, and may better display the personality of the user. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182328 | METHOD TO ANIMATE ON A COMPUTER SCREEN A VIRTUAL PEN WHICH WRITES AND DRAWS - A method to animate on a computer screen a virtual pen which writes and draws on a virtual blackboard in order to simulate a real pen writing on a real blackboard. Graphemes and drawings ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100182329 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, SKELETON MOTION CONTROL DEVICE, AND SKELETON MOTION CONTROL METHOD - A skeleton motion control device that control a motion of a skeleton model in which a parent bone and a child bone are linked via a joint. A movable range setting section sets a movable range of the joint on a projection plane, the projection plane being a plane that is orthogonal to an axis that connects a center point of a sphere and a focus that is a given point on the sphere surface, the center point of the sphere being the joint. A coordinate transformation section projects a point on the sphere surface onto the projection plane based on the focus, the point indicates a direction of the child bone. A skeleton motion calculation section calculates the direction of the child bone with respect to the parent bone within the movable range set by the movable range setting section based on a position of the point projected onto the projection plane. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182330 | Small, Adaptable, Real-Time, Scalable Image Processing Chip - An imaging solution that uses a small, adaptable, real-time, scalable, image-processing (SMARTS IP) chip configured to function like any one of a wide range of specialized FPA imaging devices, and a method for configuring and implementing same is provided. Configuration for a wide range of applications and implementations, including ones with or without IDCA assemblies or other types of dewar/cooler structures, is disclosed. A wide range of output data formats, including all SDI-compatible image data formats, may be accomplished. Frame stacking and variable effective resolution and charge well depth levels may be accomplished in output image data based on on-chip image processing techniques. On-chip image processing algorithms may include XR™, DRC, NUC, and other similar or related techniques. Image data output compression through on-chip processing is also disclosed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182331 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRAWING IMAGE - An image drawing method and apparatus using an off-screen buffer are disclosed. The method includes: creating an off-screen buffer including a first region and a second region; drawing a fixed image of images to be displayed on the first region; copying the first region on which the fixed image is drawn to the second region; drawing a moving image of the images to be displayed on the second region; and copying the second region on which the moving image is drawn to a frame buffer. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182332 | By-Region Display Image Quality Controlling Device, Self-Luminous Display Device, and Computer Program - When an arbitrary position and an arbitrary size on a display screen are specified as an emphasized display region so as to be interlocked with a display content of an application program, only for another region part excluding the emphasized display region, power consumed by the region part is aggressively reduced and simultaneously image quality is aggressively lowered as compared with the emphasized display region. Thereby, visibility and reduction in power consumption can be surely made compatible with each other. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182333 | Color Deviation Compensating Method and Driving Device for an LCD Panel and Related LCD Device - A color deviation compensating method for a LCD panel is disclosed. The LCD panel includes a plurality of pixel units arranged as a matrix, and each of the pixel units includes a plurality of sub-pixel units corresponding to a plurality of colors. The color deviation compensating method includes dividing the plurality of pixel units into a plurality of groups by columns, wherein each group is corresponding to a column of the LCD panel, and driving pixel units of the groups according to a plurality of triggering orders, wherein each of the triggering orders is corresponding to a charging sequence of sub-pixel units of pixel units corresponding to a group when displaying an image. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182334 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED DISPLAY OF SAMPLED DATA DIFFERENCES - A method of comparing a first raster to a second raster includes determining, for pairs of corresponding regions (for example, individual pixels) of the first raster and second raster, a comparison value between the corresponding regions of the first and second raster. For each comparison value, a color code is assigned based on a value of the comparison value. A comparison raster is generated from the color-coded comparison values. The comparison raster is presented to a reviewer. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182335 | Methods and apparatus for calibrating a color display - Improved methods are provided for calibrating color on a color display coupled to a computer, which are useful for obtaining calibrated data in a virtual proof network for enabling different color devices to render consistent color. Methods involve user interactions with screens on the display to set color display parameters. An apparatus is also provided for calibrating a sensor which may be used for measuring color of a display in one or more of these methods. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182336 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires viewing direction information indicating a direction in which a user views a displayed image; a compensation unit that adaptively compensates a chromaticity point in a video signal using the viewing direction information acquired by the acquisition unit together with color shift amount information that uses a color difference to associate the viewing direction with a color shift amount of display light; and a liquid crystal display unit that performs video display based on the video signal compensated by the compensation unit. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182337 | Imaging apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium storing image processing program - An imaging apparatus includes an electronic viewfinder including a display device for displaying an image and an ocular optical system, a storage unit for storing information, an input unit for receiving an input operation relating to color conversion processing, a color conversion processing unit for performing color conversion processing corresponding to the input operation on the image, and a control unit for controlling the electronic viewfinder, the input unit, and the color conversion processing unit. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182338 | DIFFRACTIVE TECHNOLOGY BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC CONTRAST MANIPULATION IN DISPLAY SYSTEMS - A method and system providing dynamic contrast control in scanning line color display systems, and particularly a method and system comprising at least two modulator units is disclosed. One modulator unit is for modulating pixel information in a line to be displayed while the other one provides illumination intensity control over different pixel areas or clusters of pixels of said same line to be displayed by using a tunable diffractive grating element (TDG) in the illumination path to provide image source dependent active brightness level control, i.e. ‘dynamic contrast’, as well as a shutter function for pixels off transition periods. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182339 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A stream processing section ( | 2010-07-22 |
20100182340 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINING VIRTUAL AND REAL-TIME PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS - Systems, methods and structures for combining virtual reality and real-time environment by combining captured real-time video data and real-time 3D environment renderings to create a fused, that is, combined environment, including capturing video imagery in RGB or HSV/HSV color coordinate systems and processing it to determine which areas should be made transparent, or have other color modifications made, based on sensed cultural features, electromagnetic spectrum values, and/or sensor line-of-sight, wherein the sensed features can also include electromagnetic radiation characteristics such as color, infra-red, ultra-violet light values, cultural features can include patterns of these characteristics, such as object recognition using edge detection, and whereby the processed image is then overlaid on, and fused into a 3D environment to combine the two data sources into a single scene to thereby create an effect whereby a user can look through predesignated areas or “windows” in the video image to see into a 3D simulated world, and/or see other enhanced or reprocessed features of the captured image. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182341 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING LOCATION INFORMATION AND RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME - A method and a system for sharing location information and a recording medium using the same are provided. The present method obtains graphic location information by a first display software, and insert the document to a document corresponding to a second display software. The document is then transmitted to a remote device. Accordingly, through reading the document, the remote device can directly activate the applicable display software to display the graphic location information originally shared by the user of the mobile device. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182342 | Map display method - The method is used to enlarge the display of a first portion of a map, without hiding a first peripheral portion of this map. This method includes detecting an event which appears in the first peripheral portion and defining a second portion to be enlarged, centered on the position of this event. A second peripheral zone associated with this second portion to be enlarged is defined and the second portion to be enlarged is displayed by applying respective enlargement ratios greater than 100% to at least some elements of that portion, so as to make the event more legible. The second peripheral portion is also displayed by applying at least to some elements of this portion respective enlargement ratios lower than 100% so as to save surface area to avoid hiding a portion of the map. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182343 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE - The display control device disclosed herein includes an acquisition section, a display method determination section, and an image display controller. The acquisition section is configured to acquire from a recording part an image and movement information related to at least one of the movement of a housing and the movement of a subject within the image. The display method determination section is configured to determine the display method of the image on the display unit on the basis of the movement information. The image display controller is configured to display the image on the display unit so that the image moves on the screen of the display unit, on the basis of the determination result of the display method determination section. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182344 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING A TRANSLATION VECTOR - A method for determining a minimal translation vector (MTV) between a first object and a second object represented in a CAD system, and a CAD system and computer readable medium for performing a similar method. The method includes retrieving the first object and the second object and tessellating the first object and second object into respective facets. The method includes creating a bounding volume tree of facets corresponding to each of the first object and the second object. The method includes performing a greedy process on the bounding volume to produce an initial MTV, and performing a successive clipping process according to the bounding volume trees and the initial MTV, to produce a final MTV. The method includes storing the final MTV in a computer readable medium. The greedy process can be a 2-step process as described. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182345 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - Each picture element includes first and second sub-picture elements, each of which includes a liquid crystal capacitor and at least one storage capacitor. After a display voltage representing a certain grayscale level has been applied to the respective sub-picture element electrodes of the first and second sub-picture elements, a voltage difference ΔVα is produced between voltages to be applied to the respective liquid crystal capacitors of the first and second sub-picture elements by way of their associated storage capacitor(s). By setting the voltage difference ΔVα value of the blue and/or cyan picture element(s) to be smaller than that of the other color picture elements, shift toward the yellow range at an oblique viewing angle can be minimized. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182346 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device | 2010-07-22 |
20100182347 | DUAL-LAMP DRIVING CIRCUIT - A dual-lamp driving circuit includes a first frequency switch control circuit, a second frequency switch control circuit, a pulse-width modulation (PWM) control circuit, a first power stage circuit, a second power stage circuit, a conversion circuit, and a feedback circuit. The first frequency switch control circuit receives a first enable signal, and outputs a first frequency switch signal according to the first enable signal. The second frequency switch control circuit receives a second enable signal, and outputs a second frequency switch signal according to the second enable signal. The PWM control circuit outputs various PWM control signals according to the first frequency switch signal and the second frequency switch signal. The feedback circuit feeds back a first current signal from the first lamp to the frequency switch control circuit, and a second current signal from the second lamp to the frequency switch control circuit. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182348 | Signal voltage generation circuit, display panel driving device, and display apparatus - A voltage selection unit selects, based on a grayscale value represented by e.g. 10-bit grayscale data D<9:0>, two voltages Vb | 2010-07-22 |
20100182349 | Display apparatus and driver - A display apparatus includes a display section; latching sections configured to receive and hold display data to be displayed on the display section; input switches respectively connected with outputs of the latching sections, D/A converters respectively connected with the input switch groups; amplifiers configured to amplify and output the output gradation voltages from the D/A converters, respectively; output switches provided between outputs of the amplifiers and an output node, respectively; data line switches provided onto data lines, respectively; and a control section configured to sequentially supply input switching control signals to the input switches, sequentially supply output switching control signals to the output switches, and sequentially supplies data line switching control signals to the data line switches in synchronization with a Y | 2010-07-22 |
20100182350 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPATAUS - In general, when a user views an image displayed on a display apparatus, visual environments, such as ambient brightness, a distance from the user to the display apparatus and so on, may disadvantageously cause the image displayed on the display apparatus to become difficult to view. Moreover, it is complicated and troublesome for the user to enter information of ambient light amount and others when setting a picture quality. An image display apparatus holds both question constituent information related to visual environments and choice information serving as answers to questions constituted by the question constituent information, and further holds a plurality of picture quality control rules suitable for visual environments assumed in accordance with the choice information serving as the answers. When sensing a power-up, the image display apparatus outputs the questions; acquires result information that is choices serving as answers from the user to those questions and that is used to acquire the picture quality control rules; and controls the picture quality in accordance with the picture quality control rules acquired in accordance with the result information. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182351 | LUMINANCE ENHANCEMENT STRUCTURE WITH VARYING PITCHES - The present invention is directed to luminance enhancement structure for reflective display devices. The luminance enhancement structure comprises columns and grooves, wherein said grooves have a triangular cross-section and the pitches of the structure vary. The structure not only can enhance the brightness of a display device, but also can reduce the Moiré effect of the display device. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182352 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus is provided which optimally restores decreased luminance and extends a life of a light emitting element. The display apparatus includes a memory that stores a plurality of trap levels in association with a plurality of use durations of the light emitting element. An obtainer determines one of the plurality of use durations of the light emitting element. A controller reads, from the memory, one of the plurality of trap levels associated with the one of the plurality of use durations, and removes a charge from the light emitting element by application of a reverse bias voltage having a level associated with the one of the plurality of trap levels. The controller changes the level of the reverse bias voltage which is applied to the light emitting element so that as the one of the plurality of use durations increases, the level of the reverse bias voltage increases. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182353 | SPOKE RECOVERY IN A COLOR DISPLAY - Embodiments of the invention include a method, device and/or system for spoke recovery, including by receiving input pixel data comprising a plurality of input sub-pixel data components representing respective sub-pixel colors, adjusting input sub-pixel data components based on a value of the sub-pixel data component and at least a value of a second input sub-pixel data component in the input pixel data, thereby to produce modified pixel data, and controlling a spatial light modulator based on the modified pixel data, thereby producing a color image based on said modified pixel data. A system and device are disclosed to perform the method. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182354 | DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display system that includes a liquid crystal element, a backlight, an adjustment unit, a light source control unit, and a liquid crystal control unit. The light source control unit operates the backlight to change a light source luminance level of light. The liquid crystal control unit operates a first plurality of pixels of the liquid crystal element to display normal information with a normal tone level. The liquid crystal control unit operates a second plurality of pixels of the liquid crystal element to display emphasis information with an emphasis tone level. When an adjustment value changes within a predetermined changeable range, the luminance level gradually changes with a change of the adjustment value, the normal tone level gradually changes with the change of the adjustment value, and simultaneously the emphasis tone level is maintained to correspond to brightness equal to or greater than brightness of the normal tone level. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182355 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An inkjet recording device includes: an electrostatic inkjet recording unit having at least one nozzle for ejecting ink with an electrostatic force, the electrostatic inkjet recording unit printing a plurality of disparity images by ejecting the ink onto a surface of a lenticular sheet, the lenticular sheet including an array of lenticular lenses, each lenticular lens having a predetermined width and a convex cross-sectional shape, and the disparity images being printed correspondingly to the predetermined width on the surface of the lenticular sheet opposite from a surface of the lenticular sheet having the convex shapes of the lenticular lenses; a scanning unit for two-dimensionally moving the electrostatic inkjet recording unit relative to the lenticular sheet; and a controlling unit for controlling driving of the electrostatic inkjet recording unit and the scanning unit. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182356 | Mobile robot printer for large image reproduction - A system for automatically reproducing an image on a large surface, such as the surface of an outdoor or indoor athletic field or athletic court. The system includes a computer, a microcontroller, a mobile robotic platform, a plurality of distance sensors, a plurality of boundary markers, and image reproduction machinery. The computer takes the image input by the user and translates for use by the microcontroller. The distance sensors use the boundary markers to provide positioning information to the microcontroller. The microcontroller is used to control motors and sensors on the mobile robotic platform and image reproduction machinery. The mobile robotic platform propels and steers the system along the surface. The image production machinery comprises a guide rail, a carriage, and a paint head assembly which reproduce the image onto a large surface. The movement of the image production machinery is decoupled from the movement of the mobile robotic platform. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182357 | Ink Stick Jam Detection and Recovery System and Method - An ink jam detection and recovery system for use in a phase change ink imaging device includes an ink stick conveyance configured move ink sticks in a forward direction toward a melt plate at a melt end of an ink stick feed path and a reverse direction away from the melt plate. A sensor system is configured to generate a first signal indicative of whether an ink stick is present at the melt plate. A controller is configured to receive the signal and to actuate the ink stick conveyance to move in at least one of the forward direction and the reverse direction in response to the first signal indicating that no ink stick is present at the melt plate. | 2010-07-22 |
20100182358 | Dual Ink Systems In A Printer - An ink jet printing system includes a first print system having a first ink system to print received print jobs, a second print system having a second ink system independent of the first ink system to print the print jobs and a control unit to receive the print jobs and determine which of the first and second print systems is to print each received print job. | 2010-07-22 |