| 31st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
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| 20110187663 | OBJECT SENSING APPARATUS, TOUCH SENSING SYSTEM, AND TOUCH SENSING METHOD - An object sensing apparatus including an object sensing unit, a signal selecting unit, at least one signal sensing unit, and a control unit is provided. The object sensing unit outputs a plurality of sensing signals. The signal selecting unit selects at least one of the sensing signals as a signal under test and selects at least one of the unselected sensing signals as a reference signal. The signal sensing unit outputs a difference signal according to the signal under test and the reference signal. The control unit determines an object position relative to the object sensing unit according to the difference signal. Additionally, a touch sensing apparatus and a method thereof are also provided. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187664 | TABLE COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A table includes: a substantially horizontal table top to be supported at a level suitable for standing or at a level above seats adjacent the table top. The table top includes a substantially horizontally extending touch-sensitive display. The table also includes a computing device in communication with the display to receive touch signals. The computing device defines multiple user areas on the display are oriented to users located/seated at the table top. The table top receives multiple touches on the display essentially or substantially concurrently. The multiple touches provide distinct control signals to the computing device to control operation of the computing device. The table can store instructions for military deployment or military employment. The table can be used for health care environments. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187665 | MOBILE TERMINAL, DATA CONTROL PROGRAM, AND DATA CONTROL METHOD - A mobile terminal | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187666 | TOUCH-SENSING PANEL INCLUDING ELECTRODE-INTEGRATED WINDOW, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a touch-sensing panel including an electrode-integrated window, and a manufacturing method thereof. The disclosed touch-sensing panel includes a transparent window and a wiring unit. A sensing electrode is formed in a certain pattern on one surface of the transparent window, and the transparent window allows touching on the opposite surface to the plane where the sensing electrode is formed. The wiring unit is connected to the sensing electrode, and the sensing electrode is integrated with the transparent window. According to the invention, it is used the transparent window in which the sensing electrode is integrated with the one surface so that the manufacturing processes may be simplified and the yield may be increased. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187667 | INPUT UNIT, METHOD FOR CONTROLING FOR THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH INPUT UNIT - An input device comprises display means that displays information, an input panel that is arranged at a display surface side of the display means, and has an input surface and outputs a contact information by detecting a contact at the input surface, detection means that outputs a detection signal which shows that a pressing force is applied when the pressing force is applied on the input surface of the input panel, and control means that detects a contact position of the input panel based on the contact information which the input panel outputted, sets display information at a position corresponding to the contact position of the display means as a selecting status, and executes a process in relation to the display information based on the detection signal when the detection means outputs the detection signal under a state that the input panel continues detecting the contact. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187668 | OLED DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - An OLED device comprised of: an OLED means for generating light, two or more conductive elements adapted for conducting current, a first substrate for mounting the OLED means and the two or more conductive elements, wherein the substrate has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the OLED means is in contact with the first surface and the two or more conductive elements are mounted to the second surface. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187669 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTING METHOD THEREOF - A protrusion for a touch sensor protruding toward the first substrate, an opposite electrode covering the protrusion for a touch sensor and the color filter layer, and a spacer defining the thickness of the liquid crystal layer are formed on a second substrate, and a touch electrode is formed on the first substrate and placed opposite the protrusion for a touch sensor through the opposite electrode therebetween. Furthermore, the spacer and the protrusion for a touch sensor are respectively formed in a single unit with the same material and with the same color as respective ones of the color layers of the color filter layer. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187670 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel having a touch sensing layer comprises a first transparent electrically conductive film and a second transparent electrically conductive film, each being provided with a plurality of first sensing electrodes and a plurality of second sensing electrodes, moreover, first circuits, second circuits, first inserting ends, second inserting ends and first connecting ends being provided on the first transparent electrically conductive film, and second connecting ends being provided on any sides of the second sensing electrodes on the second transparent electrically conductive film. When the first transparent electrically conductive film and the second transparent electrically conductive film are adhered to each other, the first connecting ends can exactly contact the corresponding second connecting ends. After adhesion, the first inserting ends and the second inserting ends can be exposed outside. Thus, testing procedure can be facilitated. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187671 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE AND INTEGRATED TOUCH-SENSITIVE SUBSTRATE THEREOF - An integrated touch-sensitive substrate including a transparent substrate, an active component array, and a sensing array is provided. The sensing array is disposed between the active component array and the transparent substrate, and includes a plurality of sensing pads, a plurality of wires, an insulation layer, and a plurality of conductive connecting pieces. The insulation layer is located between the wires and the sensing pads. The sensing pads are all located between the insulation layer and the transparent substrate. The conductive connecting pieces are all located in the insulation layer and connected between some of the sensing pads and the wires. In addition, a touch-sensitive liquid crystal module including the integrated touch-sensitive substrate is also provided. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187672 | Touch Display Panel and Associated Method - A conductive layer of a touch sensor and a pixel electrode conductive layer of a display panel are integrated to a touch display panel during the same fabrication. The touch sensor defines a plurality of sensor groups that are insulated from each other in a same conductive layer, and each of the sense groups is divided into a plurality of mutually-coupled first electrodes, a plurality of mutually-coupled second electrodes and a plurality of mutually-coupled third electrodes. The first electrodes and the third electrodes are insulated from each other and are horizontally interlaced. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are insulated from each other and are located on opposite sides of a horizontal symmetry axis. A gain for compensating a vertical coordinate of a touch position is introduced according to capacitance variances of the first electrodes and the second electrodes. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187673 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF AND CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive touch sensor includes multiple first-axis traces, multiple second-axis traces, an insulation layer and multiple metal traces. Each first-axis trace includes multiple first touch-sensing pads and first connecting lines connected therebetween. Each second-axis trace includes multiple second touch-sensing pads and second connecting lines connected therebetween. At least one of the first connecting line and the second connecting line is a metal printing line. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187674 | SENSOR SYSTEM - A sensor system includes a touch screen and a force sensor. The touch screen has a first and second surface and detects a first surface touch and converts it to data indicative of an X, Y coordinate position upon the touch screen first surface. The force sensor contacts the touch screen second surface and substantially extends around the perimeter of the touch screen second surface. The force sensor measures the force exerted by the first surface touch in the form of force data. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187675 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes an image display unit, a capacitance type touch panel that is disposed on the surface of the image display unit, and a signal processing unit that outputs to a control unit a position signal corresponding to a pressed position on the touch panel or a signal corresponding to the distance between the touch panel and a finger based on the capacitance between the touch panel and the finger. When the approach of the finger to the touch panel is detected, sensitivity is lowered and a menu button is displayed. When the finger moves while pressing the menu button, a menu area and a menu icon are displayed. Accordingly, it is easy to operate the touch panel which is applied to a vehicle-mounted apparatus and it is easy to see a display screen. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187676 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR, TOUCH DETECTION DEVICE AND TOUCH TERMINAL - The present invention relates to touch detection technology and provides a capacitive touch sensor which comprises a driving electrode layer and a sensing electrode layer. An insulating isolation layer is disposed between the sensing electrode layer and the driving electrode layer. A touch panel is disposed over the sensing electrode layer, and the sensing electrode layer has hollowed-out sensing electrodes. The present invention provides a new sensor structure in which the sensing electrode layer (such diamond, rectangular, round etc.) is hollowed-out to improve sensitivity of touch detection and the signal to noise ratio (SNR). | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187677 | SEGMENTED VCOM - Disclosed herein are liquid-crystal display (LCD) touch screens that integrate the touch sensing elements with the display circuitry. The integration may take a variety of forms. Touch sensing elements can be completely implemented within the LCD stackup but outside the not between the color filter plate and the array plate. Alternatively, some touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates with other touch sensing elements not between the plates. In another alternative, all touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates. The latter alternative can include both conventional and in-plane-switching (IPS) LCDs. In some forms, one or more display structures can also have a touch sensing function. Techniques for manufacturing and operating such displays, as well as various devices embodying such displays are also disclosed. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187678 | TOUCH SYSTEM USING OPTICAL COMPONENTS TO IMAGE MULTIPLE FIELDS OF VIEW ON AN IMAGE SENSOR - A touch system includes a touch sensing plane and a camera assembly that is positioned proximate the touch sensing plane. The camera assembly includes an image sensor and at least one virtual camera that has at least two fields of view associated with the touch sensing plane. The at least one virtual camera includes optical components that direct light that is proximate the touch sensing plane along at least one light path. The optical components direct and focus the light onto different areas of the image sensor. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187679 | OPTICAL TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - An optical touch display device includes a display screen, at least one image acquisition module, and a processing module. The display screen includes a display panel and a light emitting module for emitting an invisible light. The image acquisition module acquires an invisible light image reflected by an object located in front of the display panel and irradiated by the invisible light emitted from the light emitting module. The processing module is connected to the display screen and the image acquisition module for receiving the invisible light image acquired by the image acquisition module, performing an image feature analysis on the received invisible light image, and regulating brightness of the invisible light according to a result of the performed image feature analysis. An optical touch display method is also disclosed. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187680 | Device to aid in texting on a cell phone - The invention represents a device which is used on one or more fingers when texting on a cell phone having small or tiny keys. The device consists of a U-shaped rings having its ends back bent to act as pressure points when the U-shaped ring is placed on a finger. The device at its apex and on the outside has a protrusion or a knob thereon which is instrumental to touch the small keys. When the device is placed on a finger the knob is located against the flesh of the finger under the finger nail. The knob or protrusion can represent an ornamental design to enhance the appearance of a hand when the device is placed on a finger with the nob pointing outwardly when the device is not in use. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187681 | APPARATUS FOR SCREEN LOCATION CONTROL OF FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - The apparatus to control an image output position of a flexible display moves a position of an image output area in a screen area when the flexible display is rotated. The apparatus may include: a bending measurement unit to measure a bending degree of the flexible display; a rotation measurement unit to measure a rotation degree and a rotation direction of the flexible display; and a controller to output an image at an image output area, and move a position of the image output area. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187682 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) device includes a display panel, a data driving part, and at least one first light-blocking part and at least one second light-blocking part. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels and a plurality of data lines. The pixels are arranged in a column direction and a row direction. At least one of the data lines extends in a zigzag shape along the column direction to be discontinuously disposed between two adjacent columns of the pixels. The at least one data line is electrically connected to two of the pixels that are adjacent in the row direction. The second light-blocking part is thinner than the first light-blocking part. The first light-blocking part and the second light-blocking are repeatedly disposed on an area between two adjacent columns of the pixels. The data driving part applies a data signal to the data lines. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187683 | ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS WITH SINGLE EDGE ADDRESSING AND REMOVABLE DRIVER CIRCUITRY - An edge-addressable electronic display is provided including a row electrode in electric communication with a first termination and a column electrode in electric communication with a second termination. The row and column electrodes intersect at a pixel. Both the first and second terminations are disposed proximate to a first edge of the display, and as a result, the pixel may be addressed along the first edge of the display. The display may further include a removable driver circuitry for addressing the pixel in electric communication with at least one of the first and second terminations. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187684 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS - Waveforms for driving electro-optic displays, especially bistable electro-optic displays, are modified by one or more of insertion of at least one balanced pulse pair into a base waveform; excision of at least one balanced pulse pair from the base waveform; and insertion of at least one period of zero voltage into the base waveform. Such modifications permit fine control of gray levels. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187685 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE DISPLAY SUBSTRATE - A display substrate includes a first storage line, a second storage line, a first data line, a second data line, a storage electrode, a first sub-storage electrode and a second sub-storage electrode. The first storage line is extended in a first direction. The second storage line is spaced apart from and parallel to the first storage line. The first data line is extended in a second direction. The second data line is spaced apart from and parallel to the first data line. The storage electrode is connected to the first and second storage lines, and extended in the second direction. The storage electrode is disposed on an interval area between the first and second data lines. The first sub-storage electrode is overlapped with a first area of the storage electrode. The second sub-storage electrode is overlapped with a second area of the storage electrode. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187686 | ADHESIVE, DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE ADHESIVE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND BONDING APPARATUS USING THE ADHESIVE - An adhesive includes a base resin and a mixture. The base resin maintains a shape of the adhesive. The mixture is mixed in the base resin and a monomer reacts with the base resin and an ultraviolet (UV) initiator to initiate a polymerization reaction of the monomer as it is irradiated with UV light. The output pad electrode of the driving part and the input pad electrode of the display panel are electrically and physically connected to each other by using the adhesive cured as the UV light is irradiated, thereby simplifying a manufacturing process of a display apparatus and preventing a short that may be generated between pad electrodes. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187687 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A display apparatus ( | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187688 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A semiconductor device capable of inputting signals and power without the use of an FPC is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. A receiver antenna is provided on a surface side of the first substrate. The second substrate is provided with a transmitter antenna and an integrated circuit. The second substrate is attached on a back side of the first substrate. The receiver antenna and the transmitter antenna overlap with each other with the first substrate provided therebetween. Thus, the distance between the antennas can be kept constant, so that signals and power can be received highly efficiently. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187689 | METHOD FOR DRIVING ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS - A large area display comprises multiple sub-units arranged in rows and columns. Each sub-unit has associated row and column drivers, with the column driver driving the column electrodes of all the sub-units a column. A chip select means provides a separate chip select signal to each row of sub-units, so that only one row of sub-units are scanned at a time, and all the sub-units in the selected row are scanned simultaneously. Column data are supplied to the column drivers as a linear series of column data values; and delayed Gate Start Pulse signals are fed to the column drivers in each column of sub-units after the first so that these column drivers receive the delayed Gate Start Pulse signals and apply the appropriate column data values to their associated column electrodes. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187690 | Liquid Crystal Display and Gate Modulation Method Thereof - A gate modulation circuit is provided. A comparator compares a triangular wave voltage of a capacitor with a second reference voltage. If the triangular wave voltage of the capacitor exceeds the second reference voltage, a conduction path is turned off. A comparator controls desired discharge to a capacitor through a discharge resistor. Based on the discharge, power voltage (high level power voltage of the scanning driver) provided to the scanning driver is modulated, and outputted from the gate modulation circuit to the scanning driver as high level power voltage of the scanning driver. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187691 | SCAN DRIVER AND FLAT PANEL DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A scan driver and a flat panel display apparatus including the scan driver. The scan driver includes a plurality of scan stages, wherein two transistors are coupled between each scan stage such that the scan driver is capable of performing progressive scanning or interlaced scanning. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187692 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY AND MOBILE DEVICE USING THE SAME - A flat panel display for reducing damage to a panel assembly from a falling impact is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display includes: 1) a liquid crystal panel assembly configured to display an image and 2) a backlight assembly including i) a light source configured to provide light to the liquid crystal panel assembly, ii) a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) configured to provide power for the light source to generate the light, and iii) a light guide panel configured to guide the light received from the light source. The display may further include 1) a mold frame surrounding the flexible printed circuit board, 2) a chassis accommodating the mold frame and 3) a weight unit formed in at least one of the chassis and mold frame, wherein the weight unit is formed at a place that is eccentric with respect to the center of the liquid crystal panel assembly. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187693 | Display apparatus and method of operating the same - Provided are a display apparatus and a method of operating the display apparatus that generate data signals that compensate for a deviation of a first power supply voltage output from a direct current (DC)-DC converter. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187694 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor are provided. In the first transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to a first wiring; a second terminal is electrically connected to a gate terminal of the second transistor; a gate terminal is electrically connected to a fifth wiring. In the second transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to a third wiring; a second terminal is electrically connected to a sixth wiring. In the third transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to a second wiring; a second terminal is electrically connected to the gate terminal of the second transistor; a gate terminal is electrically connected to a fourth wiring. In the fourth transistor, a first terminal is electrically connected to the second wiring; a second terminal is electrically connected to the sixth wiring; a gate terminal is connected to the fourth wiring. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187695 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates disposed facing each other via a liquid crystal layer, each substrate having a plurality of pixels arranged thereon in matrix form; a first electrode formed for each pixel on the first substrate side; a second electrode formed for each pixel on the first or second substrate side; and the liquid crystal layer being driven by a liquid crystal drive voltage applied between the first and second electrodes; wherein an inequation of VLmin≦VLmax| 2011-08-04 | |
| 20110187696 | ELECTROWETTING SYSTEM - An electrowetting system including a display device having a plurality of electrowetting elements, including a first electrowetting element and a second electrowetting element, each being configurable in a plurality of different display states; and a display controller for electrical addressing of the plurality of electrowetting elements in order to switch the plurality of electrowetting elements between different display states. The display controller is arranged to address the first electrowetting element twice subsequently, separated by a first addressing interval, and to address the second electrowetting element twice subsequently, separated by a second addressing interval, the second addressing interval being longer than the first addressing interval. The present invention further relates to a display controller, a driver stage and a method of controlling a display device. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187697 | DC-DC CONVERTER AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display device includes a DC-DC converter that is capable of reducing power consumption by increasing efficiency. The DC-DC converter includes: a variable resistor; an oscillator configured to output a frequency control signal having a frequency corresponding to a resistance value of the variable resistor; a booster configured to receive the control signal and to output a first power by switching an input voltage in accordance with the control signal; and an inverter configured to receive the control signal and to generate a second power by switching and inverting the input voltage in accordance with the control signal. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187698 | POWER CONTROLLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - If a power-on signal is inputted to a television set in a standby state, a power control unit switches on a first power switch to supply power to the entire modules of the TV, A control unit then displays a menu window so that a user may select a specific function to be set from the menu window. The control unit determines the block that performs the corresponding functions in the memory and switches on a second power switch to supply power to the block performing the corresponding functions. Once the user inputs a power-off signal to the television, the power control unit switches off the first power switch to cut off the power controlled by the control unit. The second power switch maintains the on-state and supplies standby power to the control unit for the functions set by the user to be performed. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187699 | Pixel circuit, display and driving method thereof - The invention provides a pixel circuit that can cancel the influence of the mobility of a drive transistor. A drive transistor supplies a light-emitting element with an output current dependent upon an input voltage. The light-emitting element emits light with a luminance dependent upon a video signal in response to the output current supplied from the drive transistor. The pixel circuit includes a correction unit that corrects the input voltage held by a capacitive part in order to cancel the dependence of the output current on the carrier mobility. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187700 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus including: a detection unit configured to detect a start of a reproducing of a motion picture to be displayed on a display unit; a change unit configured to change a refresh rate of the display unit when the start of the reproducing of the motion picture is detected, the refresh rate being changed not by changing an operating frequency of the display unit, the refresh rate being changed by changing a blanking period, the blanking period being a period during which a drawing operation of a screen on the display unit is not performed; and a control unit configured to control the display unit to display the motion picture based on the changed refresh rate. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187701 | 3D Projection System with Non-Integer Flash Rate - A method of displaying a 3D image having the steps of providing a first left eye image ( | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187702 | DRIVE-BY TOMOGRAPHY - A method for constructing a tomographic image includes: (a) using at least one transmitter to transmit a signal through at least a portion of an area of interest; (b) using at least one receiver to receive the signal after the signal has passed through the area of interest; (c) extracting tomographic data from the signal; (d) repeating steps (a), (b) and (c) with the transmitter and/or receiver at different locations; (e) converting the tomographic data samples from irregularly spaced samples to a set of samples that are regularly spaced; and (f) constructing an image of the area of interest from the converted tomographic data samples. An apparatus that performs the method is also provided. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187703 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBJECT TRACKING USING APPEARANCE MODEL - A method and system are provided for tracking an object, such as a person, within in a scene. The system/method receives input to track an object of interest in a scene with one or more image capture devices, captures a 2D image of the object, creates via an image processing system a 4D model of the object, and then uses the model to provide enhanced tracking of the object. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187704 | GENERATING AND DISPLAYING TOP-DOWN MAPS OF RECONSTRUCTED 3-D SCENES - Technologies are described herein for generating and displaying top-down maps of reconstructed structures to improve navigation of photographs within a 3-D scene. A 3-D point cloud is computed from a collection of photographs of the scene. A top-down map is generated from the 3-D point cloud by projecting the points in the point cloud into a two-dimensional plane. The points in the projection may be filtered and/or enhanced to enhance the display of the top-down map. Finally, the top-down map is displayed to the user in conjunction with or as an alternative to the photographs from the reconstructed structure or scene. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187705 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - A stereoscopic image displaying method provides a data driving signal related to a right-eye image and a left-eye image. During a plurality of frame periods, the data driving signal switches polarities every m frame periods, wherein m is an integer larger than 1. The right-eye image is outputted during the odd-numbered frame periods among the plurality of frame periods, while the left-eye image is outputted during the even-numbered frame periods among the plurality of frame periods. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187706 | Presenting a View within a Three Dimensional Scene - Presenting a view based on a virtual viewpoint in a three dimensional (3D) scene. The 3D scene may be presented by at least one display, which includes displaying at least one stereoscopic image of the 3D scene by the display(s). The 3D scene may be presented according to a first viewpoint. A virtual viewpoint may be determined within the 3D scene that is different than the first viewpoint. The view of the 3D scene may be presented on the display(s) according to the virtual viewpoint and/or the first view point. The presentation of the view of the 3D scene is performed concurrently with presenting the 3D scene. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187707 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUALLY AUGMENTED ENDOSCOPY - Virtually augmented endoscopy includes overlaying optical endoscopy image data with a virtual endoscopy model. Image distortion in the optical endoscopy image data can be substantially reduced. Features in the virtual endoscopy model can be correlated with features in the optical endoscopy image data to improve examination performance. A correlation path through the virtual endoscopy model can be determined that reasonably follows the physical path of an endoscope. A 2D or 3D correlation model can be generated from the image data and correlated to the virtual endoscopy model. Correlation between the scan data domain and the image data domain can use either the correlation path, correlation model or a combination thereof. CAD tools and other features of virtual endoscopy can then be applied to enhance the performance of optical endoscopy. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187708 | IMAGE PROCESSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processor includes a 3D image output section for outputting a 3D image; an average parallax calculator for calculating a parallax level of each predetermined pixel based on a lefty-eye image and a right-eye image, and calculating an average screen parallax level based on the parallax level; a data acquisition section for detecting the type of 3D image or a characteristic of synthesized image; a correcting and synthesizing section for correcting the average screen parallax level depending on the type of 3D image or the characteristic of synthesized image, setting a corrected average parallax level as parallax to be added to the caption or OSD, adding the parallax to the caption or OSD, and synthesizing a caption or OSD with parallax; and an image synthesizer for superimposing the caption or OSD synthesized image with parallax on the 3D image. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187709 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION - A mobile terminal to display information includes a memory unit to store menu information and application information corresponding to a menu; a display unit that includes a touch panel and displays a first item contained in the menu information or the application information corresponding to the menu; and a control unit that rotates a touched display area of the first item and displays a second item contained in the menu information or the application information corresponding to the menu. The menu may include a main menu, one or more sub-menus, and one or more items, which may be executable applications. The first item may be an entry in a contact list, a status item representing recent call or message activity, or a multimedia item. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187710 | PRESENTING FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL LANDSCAPE - Systems, methods, and software for efficiently presenting financial information in a three-dimensional landscape are described. In some aspects, observed market values for multiple sets of future financial payoffs are received. For example, the future financial payoffs can be based on derivatives contracts, bonds, or other types of financial instruments. A three-dimensional landscape of the observed market values is generated. The three-dimensional landscape includes groups of discrete graphical elements representing the sets of future financial payoffs. Each of the discrete graphical elements has a visual attribute that represents the observed market value for one of the future financial payoffs. The discrete graphical elements in each group are positioned in proximity to each other in the three-dimensional landscape to allow visual comparison of the observed market values for the set of future financial payoffs represented by the group. The three-dimensional landscape can be updated in real time based on updated market values. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187711 | Presenting Series Information in a Three-Dimensional Landscape - Systems, methods, and software for efficiently presenting information in a three-dimensional landscape are described. In some aspects, values for multiple series of data points are received. The data points may relate to financial instruments or business intelligence metrics. A three-dimensional landscape of the values is generated. The three-dimensional landscape includes arrays of discrete graphical elements, where each array corresponds to one of the series. Each discrete graphical element has a visual attribute that represents one of the observed market values. The elements in each array are distributed along a first dimension of the three-dimensional landscape and positioned adjacent to one another to allow visual identification of trends within each series. The arrays are spaced apart from each other in a second dimension of the three-dimensional landscape to allow visual comparison of the trends across different series. The three-dimensional landscape can be updated in real time based on updated market values. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187712 | Parallel operation processing apparatus and method - Provided is a parallel operation processing apparatus and method. The parallel operation processing apparatus and method may generate an interpolated matrix with respect to a character included in each of a current frame and a next frame using a matrix corresponding to each of the current frame and the next frame generated, based on joint information corresponding to a plurality of joints included in the character. Also, the parallel operation processing apparatus and method may display an interpolated frame using the interpolated matrix. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187713 | GEOMETRIC CORRECTION OF ROUGH WIREFRAME MODELS DERIVED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS - Geometric correction of rough wireframe models derived from photographs may include rectification of either a 2D or 3D original wireframe model of a roof structure, derivation of metadata from the original wireframe, in-plane normalization of the wireframe, extrusion into a “rough” 3D wireframe based on the normalized wireframe, and correction of the “rough” 3D wireframe. The correction and normalization may be an iterative process based on initial pitch values, metadata derived from the original or corrected wireframe models and defined constraints regarding relationships between roof portions or segments. The iterative process may repeat adjusting the wireframe model until the adjusting converges to a stable state according to the various defined constraints. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187714 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF RENDERING USING A RAY TRACING SCHEME - Provided is an image processing apparatus. Ray tracing may be performed using a general scheme with respect to a plurality of reference pixels among pixels of an image to be rendered. With respect to a pixel excluding the reference pixels, geometry information may be interpolated based on a ray tracing result of adjacent reference pixels. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187715 | Improved Illumination and Light Recycling in Projection Systems - A light modulator configured to modulate at least two channels of an image to be projected and a lighting system configured to illuminate portions of the modulator corresponding to each channel with light having properties consistent with the channel. The channels comprise, for example, left and right channels of a 3D projection (e.g., a digital cinema projection). In one embodiment, the channels are provided by a multi-sectored filter wheel having at least one filter section for a first channel and at least one filter section for a second channel, where boundaries between the sectors are different in each section. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187716 | USER INTERFACES FOR INTERACTING WITH TOP-DOWN MAPS OF RECONSTRUCTED 3-D SCENES - Technologies are described herein for providing user interfaces through which a user may interact with a top-down map of a reconstructed structure within a 3-D scene. An application provides one or more user interfaces allowing a user to select a camera pose, a reconstruction element, a point, or a group of points on the top-down map. The application then determines at least one representative photograph from the visual reconstruction based on the selection of the user, and the displays a preview of the representative photograph on the top-down map as a thumbnail image. The provided user interfaces may further allow the user to navigate to the representative photograph in the local-navigation display of the visual reconstruction. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187717 | Producing Optimization Graphs in Online Advertising Systems - A computer implemented system produces an optimization graph in an online advertising system. The system presents at a computer, a supply of advertising inventory and advertising demand contracts, where each advertising inventory is presented as a supply node and each advertising demand contract is presented as a demand node. The system processes the supply of advertising inventory and the advertising demand contracts. For example, the system partitions the supply nodes into supply partitions and determines whether each supply node is eligible for each demand node. In addition, the system determines the number of eligible supply nodes to be drawn from each supply partition for each demand node. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187718 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING SOUNDS CHARACTERIZED BY FIVE PARAMETERS IN TRIDIMENSIONAL MOVING IMAGES - A method for sound analysis, in particular music pieces, and for converting them to images provides the detection of several peculiar parameters of the sounds, such as intensity, main frequency and frequency spectrums, the determination of the sound sources which emitted those sounds, and the representation of the sounds in a three-dimensional reference system in which one axis represents the sound sources and another axis represents the evolution with time of the sounds. The method makes it possible to represent the sounds and their evolution with time because, due to the conversion in images of the harmonic and anharmonic frequencies, it also possible to have a representation of the timbre of the sounds. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187719 | MAP DATA, MAP DATA PRODUCTION METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM AND NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A map data production method is disclosed. The method includes: dividing a record target map area into meshes; creating mesh-unit data elements as groups of mesh-unit data elements so that the groups respectively correspond to the meshes, and each group of mesh-unit data elements describes information on map components of a corresponding one of the meshes in such manner that mesh-unit data elements in the each group respectively describes the information on the map components; creating data files, through (i) organizing, according to map component type, the mesh-unit data elements into sets of mesh-unit data elements and (ii) respectively storing the sets of mesh-unit data elements, each set having a same map component type, in the data files; and creating map data from the plurality of data files. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187720 | Interactive Labyrinth Curve Generation and Applications Thereof - Complex labyrinth curves are interactively generated by an iterative process that spatially modulates curve evolution by an image or other function defined on the evolution space. After curves and evolution parameters are initialized [ | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187721 | LINE DRAWING PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A COMPUTER-READABLE PROGRAM, AND LINE DRAWING PROCESSING METHOD - Multi-level gradation representation data D | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187722 | INPUT DEVICE FOR INPUTTING AND EDITING TEXT, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHODS THEREOF - A method and apparatus for displaying are provided. The apparatus includes an interface unit that receives key event signals from a plurality of devices, and a display unit that displays a window. The apparatus also includes a control unit that performs an operation of inputting and editing text corresponding to the key event signals of the plurality of devices on at least one window matching each of the plurality of devices. Accordingly, a text operation may be performed through a plurality of devices simultaneously. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187723 | TRANSITIONING BETWEEN TOP-DOWN MAPS AND LOCAL NAVIGATION OF RECONSTRUCTED 3-D SCENES - Technologies are described herein for transitioning between a top-down map of a reconstructed structure within a 3-D scene and an associated local-navigation display. An application transitions between the top-down map and the local-navigation display by animating a view in a display window over a period of time while interpolating camera parameters from values representing a starting camera view to values representing an ending camera view. In one embodiment, the starting camera view is the top-down map view and the ending camera view is the camera view associated with a target photograph. In another embodiment, the starting camera view is the camera view associated with a currently-viewed photograph in the local-navigation display and the ending camera view is the top-down map. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187724 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - A mobile terminal includes a display unit to display information processed by the mobile terminal, the display unit comprising a touch panel; and a control unit to control the display to display first information in a first direction if a first drag is detected and to display second information in a second direction different from the first direction while the first information is displayed if a second drag is detected. An information display method for a mobile terminal includes displaying first information in a first direction in response to a first drag; and displaying second information in a second direction different from the first direction in response to a second drag while the first information is displayed. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187725 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a communication control device including: a data storage unit storing feature data representing features of appearances of one or more communication devices; an environment map building unit for building an environment map representing positions of communication devices present in a real space based on an input image obtained by imaging the real space and the feature data stored in the data storage unit; a detecting unit for detecting a user input toward a first communication device designating any data provided in the first communication device and a direction; a selecting unit for selecting a second communication device serving as a transmission destination of the designated data from the environment map based on the direction designated by the user input; and a communication control unit for transmitting the data provided in the first communication device from the first communication device to the second communication device. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187726 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing device including: a data storage unit having feature data stored therein, the feature data indicating a feature of appearance of one or more physical objects; an environment map building unit for building an environment map based on an input image obtained by imaging a real space using an imaging device and the feature data stored in the data storage unit, the environment map representing a position of a physical object present in the real space; an information generating unit for generating animation data for displaying a status of communication via a communication interface on a screen, using the environment map built by the environment map building unit; and an image superimposing unit for generating an output image by superimposing an animation according to the animation data generated by the information generating unit on the input image. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187727 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A LOCK SCREEN OF A TERMINAL EQUIPPED WITH A TOUCH SCREEN - An apparatus and method for displaying a lock screen including a character object having a motion effect in a terminal equipped with a touch screen. The method includes locking the touch screen and displaying the lock screen including the character object having the motion effect on a preset background image. Upon generation of a touch input, determining whether the touch input is for unlocking the touch screen, and if the touch input is for unlocking the touch screen, unlocking the touch screen and controlling the character object to perform a preset action indicating the unlocking of the touch screen. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187728 | OPTO-MECHANICAL CAPTURE SYSTEM FOR INDIRECTLY MEASURING THE MOVEMENT OF FLEXIBLE BODIES AND/OR OBJECTS - Opto-mechanical motion capture system for indirectly measuring the movement of bodies and objects, mainly focused on joints of flexible materials, or which have deformations, which makes difficult the instrumentation with rigid sensors such as potentiometers. This invention consists of an image acquisition device or camera and a visualization bed in which there is a series of transmission cables which convey to the visualization bed the movements generated in the flexible parts to be sensed. The camera is set in such a way that it is possible to capture the image of the transmission cables, enabling the determination of its displacement and thus of the sensed objects. The main object of this invention is to enable the measurement of the movements of the flexible parts of the human body in a simple, cheap and comfortable way for the user of the device. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187729 | MEMORY ACCESS METHOD AND ACCESS CONTROLLER FOR A MEMORY - An access method and an access controller for a memory are described. The method includes the following steps: monitoring an actual value of a relevant parameter of a display bandwidth of data to be output by the memory; comparing the actual value of the relevant parameter with a threshold to determine whether the actual display bandwidth meets requirements; and selecting an access arbitration mode for the memory according to whether the requirements are met. The access controller includes: a monitoring and comparing unit, adapted to monitor an actual value of a relevant parameter of a display bandwidth of data to be output by the memory and compare the actual value of the relevant parameter with a threshold to determine whether the actual display bandwidth meets requirements; and an arbitration adjusting unit, adapted to select an access arbitration mode for the memory according to whether the requirements are met. Thus, it is ensured that the display image misalignment does not exist in a display system, and memory access power consumption of the display system is reduced. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187730 | METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a display panel, a plurality of gate lines driving circuit parts, a plurality of data lines driving circuit parts and a timing control part. The display panel includes a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines. The gate lines driving circuit parts output gate signals to the gate lines. The data lines driving circuit parts output data signals to the data lines. The timing control part applies a dummy gate signal to at least one dummy gate line, controls a latch sequence of image data and an output sequence of the gate lines driving circuit parts in a reverse sequence, in response to an inverted-mounting mode selection signal for displaying an inverted mount image to the display panel. Because signal lines can be shortened, heat generated by the display apparatus may be decreased and image quality of the display apparatus may be improved. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187731 | MARKER DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND MARKER DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - Aims to be provided is a marker display control device which facilitates detection of markers, while reducing the loss of viewability of a screen picture, which is the display contents to be primarily presented on a display apparatus. The marker display control device includes a marker detecting unit for detecting a marker from an image obtained by shooting the display apparatus and a marker-display-mode changing unit for instructing the display apparatus to change the display mode of the detected marker, based on the marker detection. For example, the marker display control device reduces the display area occupied by the marker to reduce the loss of viewability of what is displayed on the display apparatus, while ensuring that the marker remains in a detectable size. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187732 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A painterly conversion unit of an image processing device, for example, converts a main-object image piece and a background image piece into respective painterly images with a fine touch and a rough touch, respectively, when, for example, the ratio of a region representing the main-object image piece relative to a whole image represented by image data is less than a predetermined threshold. Moreover, the painterly conversion unit converts the whole image into a painterly image with a touch of predetermined roughness when the ratio of the region representing the main-object image piece relative to the whole image represented by the image data is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187733 | ENHANCEMENT OF IMAGES FOR DISPLAY ON LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - The enhancement of images to be displayed on a liquid crystal display (LCD) comprises remapping initial pixel values to remapped pixel values in accordance with an equation that raises an initial pixel value to an exponent of a modified gamma value ratio. The modified gamma value ratio is based on a backlight level, an ambient light level and/or other light levels associated with the LCD. The enhancement can selectively increase image brightness in response to a reduction in the backlight level or an increase in the ambient light level, or selectively reduce image brightness in response to a reduction in the ambient light level. The image or a portion of the image can be enhanced. An image portion to be enhanced can be a user-specified bounding box or one or more windows selected by a user or associated with one or more applications running on a computing device. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187734 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes: a display panel; a first storage unit that stores correction data; a second storage unit; a transfer unit that transfers the correction data from the first storage unit to the second storage unit; a correction unit that implements the correction processing on an input video signal while referencing the second storage unit; and a control unit, wherein the control unit performs control such that when a part of the correction data has been stored in the second storage unit, interim correction processing using the part of the correction data is started and video display is begun, and after a remainder of the correction data has been stored in the second storage unit, the correction processing performed is switched to correction processing using all of the correction data. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187735 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - In order to simply and easily implement an elimination of a color deviation and a color adjustment for a color correction to a favorable color in an arbitrary portion of a color region in a color reproduction range, a video processing circuit | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187736 | System and Method for Processing Graphics Operations with Graphics Processing Unit - Disclosed is a system and method for processing graphic operations on a plurality of data structures of an image with a graphics processing unit and memory. The disclosed techniques of the system and method create an accumulation buffer of the data structures for accumulating changes to the data structures. A separate buffer is then created from at least a portion of the data structures of the accumulation buffer. The disclosed techniques read the data structures from the separate buffer with the graphics processing unit. The graphics processing unit operates on the data structures read from the separate buffer with the operation. Then, the disclosed techniques write the results of the operation onto the portion of the accumulation buffer corresponding to the separate buffer. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187737 | PROCESS OF INHERITING COLORS IN A CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) APPLICATION FROM WINDOWS VISTA COLORS - A method to adjust colors of CRM application's GUI skin, based on operating system's Color scheme Color code of the operating system's color scheme is fetched from registry entry of the operating system and is saved as base color This color code is converted from ARGB format to RGB format and further converted from RGB format to HSL format Different Luminance values are set for various elements of the CRM application such as header, menu bar, dialog box, selected item, work area etc, to provide different brightness and legibility to different elements of GUI Modified color code is again converted back to RGB format and assigned to various pixels of GUI skin whereby CRM application is rendered with new color scheme similar to the operating system's. If the CRM user subsequently switches to a different color scheme, application automatically adapts the color scheme matching with the operating system | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187738 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY DATA SERVER, AND DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM - A display control device ( | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187739 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - When changing a plurality of displayed items to a plurality of other items that are at least partially different, at least one selected item of the plurality of displayed items is identifiably displayed, and its display position is stored. After the plurality of displayed items have been changed to the plurality of other items, an item displayed at the same position as the stored display position of the selected item before the change is identifiably displayed. This improves the operability when simultaneously displaying a plurality of items. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187740 | DIGITAL IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING DIFFERENT IMAGES RESPECTIVELY ON DISPLAY UNITS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital image signal processing apparatus includes a digital signal processing unit, a plurality of display units, and a display driving unit. The digital signal processing unit provides a plurality of pieces of image data that respectively form a plurality of images. The plurality of display units display images corresponding respectively to the plurality of pieces of the image data. The display driving unit includes a display memory that records the plurality of pieces of image data, a recording address unit that controls the plurality of pieces of image data to be recorded in the display memory, and a plurality of display address units that respectively read the recorded pieces of image data and provide the recorded pieces of image data respectively to the display units. Accordingly, a photographer may directly display a desired image to a photographed person as a high-quality filtered image without a separate selection operation. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187741 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs an image as an input image, the image being recorded in correlation with information related to ground point of photography; an image selection unit that selects, as selected images, a plurality of images from among the input images input by the input section; a region extraction unit that extracts a map region on the basis of a number of the selected images included in a predetermined region upon the map, the predetermined region including the ground points of the selected images selected by the image selection unit; and a display unit that displays the map region extracted by the region extraction unit with photographic ground point signs, the photographic ground point manifesting the ground point of the selected image. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187742 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF SWITCHING IMAGES - A method of switching images on an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes displaying a first image on a top layer of display. A to-be-displayed second image is decoded and loaded to a virtual position behind the first image. The first image is moved a predetermined distance on the display at set time period. The second image shows on the display little by little until the entire first image has moved to a position outside the area defined by the display. The second image is displayed on the display. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187743 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY - A first terminal shares a digital marker edited in a digital marker editing mode and an object corresponding to the edited digital marker with a second terminal using a wireless communication technology. If a digital marker is displayed on an image display unit of the first terminal, the second terminal photographs the digital marker using a camera, and synthesizes an object corresponding to the photographed digital marker with a real-time video image obtained through the camera to display a merged image as augmented reality. Then, the second terminal receives input information for changing the digital marker from a user, and transmits the received input information to the first terminal. The first terminal changes a digital marker using the input information received from the second terminal. The second terminal photographs the changed digital marker, and displays an object corresponding to the changed digital marker. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187744 | SYSTEM, TERMINAL, SERVER, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY - A system, a terminal, a server, and a method for providing an augmented reality are capable of providing environment information data in a direction viewed by a user from a current position. The server for providing an augmented reality manages information data to be provided to the terminal in a database according to a section. If the server receives current position information and direction information of the terminal from the terminal connected according to an execution of an augmented reality mode, the server searches information data in a direction in which the terminal faces in a section in which the terminal is currently located from the database, and transmits the searched information data to the terminal. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187745 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY INFORMATION - A system and method for providing augmented reality (AR) information to a mobile communication terminal in a mobile communication system is provided. If the mobile communication terminal is determined to have entered a service cell providing AR information, the mobile communication terminal transmits an AR information request including position information to a server. Upon receiving the AR information request signal, the server determines AR information including at least one tag pattern provided in the service cell and information associated with the tag pattern and transmits the AR information to the mobile communication terminal. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187746 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, and Program - There is provided an image processing device including: a data storage unit storing feature data indicating a feature of appearance of one or more physical objects; an environment map building unit for building an environment map based on an input image obtained by imaging a real space and the feature data, the environment map representing a position of a physical object present in the real space; a control unit for acquiring procedure data for a set of procedures of operation to be performed in the real space, the procedure data defining a correspondence between a direction for each procedure and position information designating a position at which the direction is to be displayed; and a superimposing unit for generating an output image by superimposing the direction for each procedure at a position in the input image determined based on the environment map and the position information, using the procedure data. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187747 | METHOD OF DECODING ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hidden image method comprising: obtaining a first image and a second image, the first and second images providing between them a hidden image and a decoder such that a hidden image is decoded by the decoder when the first image and the second image are superposed at least one decoding position; printing the first image onto a light transmissive substrate to produce a printed substrate; displaying the second image on an electronic display; and superposing the printed substrate relative to the display at a decoding position to decode the hidden image. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187748 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROTATING OUTPUT IMAGE IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for displaying an image in a mobile terminal are provided. More particularly, an apparatus and a method for rotating a displayed image in a direction and by an angle desired by a user through a simple touch input in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes an image rotator. The image rotator detects a user's touch input while an image is displayed to determine a rotation direction and a rotation angle for the image, and rotating the displayed image in the determined rotation direction by the determined rotation angle. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187749 | Method for Displaying a Two-Sided Two-Dimensional Object on a Display in a Motor Vehicle and Display Device for a Motor Vehicle - In a method for displaying information in a motor vehicle, at least one two-dimensional object is displayed graphically in a first representation which shows one side of the object, and in a second representation which shows the other side of the object, with the aid of a display mounted in the motor vehicle, different information being shown on the respective sides of the two-dimensional graphical object, and the graphical object extending substantially over the entire size of the display in at least one direction in the first and/or second representation. The representation of the graphical object is altered as a function of a control signal such that the graphical object rotates from one side to the other side in a perspective representation on the display, the two-dimensional graphical object always being fully displayed, at least perspectively, during the rotation. A corresponding display device for a motor vehicle is provided for performing the method. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187750 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN IMAGE AND METHOD - A method for controlling an image may include activating a selected area of the image based on a touch point, setting the selected area according to a maintained touch input or according to a second input, increasing a zoom of the image, and outputting the zoomed selected area if a touch release is sensed. An apparatus to control an image displayed on a screen may include a touch sensing unit, a display unit, and a screen processing unit of which the screen processing unit activates a selected area and zooms the selected area based on a touch. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187751 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of images while a screen is scrolled, including a processing unit configured to process an image to be displayed on a display unit, a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of images processed by the processing unit, a scroll control unit configured to set another plurality of images as display targets to be displayed on the display unit by scrolling the displayed plurality of images, and a control unit configured to control the processing unit to process the plurality of images as the display targets such as to prioritize the processing for an image disposed on an upstream side over an image disposed on a downstream side in a moving direction of scrolled images. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187752 | BACKLIGHT CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A backlight control apparatus is for controlling the luminance of a backlight panel. The backlight control apparatus includes an image analyzer and a mode switch, wherein the image analyzer receives a present frame information and a previous frame information, and compares the received frame information with each other and obtains a variation between the present frame information and the previous frame information. The mode switch receives the variation and sets a displaying mode for adjusting the luminance of the backlight panel according to the variation. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187753 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING OF BATTERY - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first battery, a second battery whose capacity is smaller than capacity of the first battery, a solar battery, a charging circuit, an illumination sensor and a controller. The charging circuit is configured to charge the second battery with power output from the solar battery. The controller is configured to control the charging circuit in accordance with a sensing result of the illumination sensor. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187754 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THREREOF - An organic light emitting display and a method of driving the display are disclosed. The display uses an automatic current limit driving method. The method includes comparing current and previous frames of data to select a peak brightness ratio for displaying the current frame. If the difference between the frames is greater than a threshold, the peak brightness ratio of the previous frame is used for the current frame. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187755 | Single-Chip Display-Driving Circuit, Display Device and Display System Having the Same - Display devices include a display driving circuit, which is configured to generate a source driving signal and a gate driving signal in response to image data and horizontal and vertical sync signals. This display driving circuit includes a resolution-type generator, a timing controller, a source driving circuit and a gate driving circuit. The resolution-type generator is configured to generate a resolution-type signal in response to a resolution selecting code and the timing controller is configured to generate first image data, a source driver control signal and a gate driver control signal in response to the resolution-type signal, the image data and the horizontal and vertical sync signals. The source driving circuit is configured to generate the source driving signal in response to grayscale voltages, the first image data and the source driver control signal. The gate driving circuit is configured to generate the gate driving signal in response to the gate driver control signal. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187756 | DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS AND DRIVE CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY UNIT, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a drive control apparatus for an electrophoretic display unit which performs drive control on the electrophoretic display unit. If a writing request of a new display image to be displayed on the electrophoretic display unit is detected, before a voltage of a pixel electrode for each pixel, and a common electrode is controlled to have a voltage corresponding to the new display image, a display change preprocessing portion controls the pixel electrode and the common electrode for the pixel displaying the black color to have an equal potential. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187757 | SOURCE DRIVING APPARATUS FOR DISPLAY - A source driving apparatus of a display is disclosed. The source driving apparatus includes a digital-to-analog converter, a selecting signal generator and a voltage selector. The digital-to-analog converter receives a first part display signal of a display signal and a plurality of gamma voltages and selects a first selecting gamma voltage and a second selecting gamma voltage within the gamma voltages according to the first part display signal. The selecting signal generator receives a second part display signal of the display signal expect the first part display signal and a plurality of pulse-width-modulation (PWM) signals. The selecting signal generator selects one of the PWM signals to generate a selecting signal according to the second part display signal. The voltage selector outputs the first selecting gamma voltage or the second selecting gamma voltage according to a pulse width of the selecting signal. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187758 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device capable of displaying a moving image and a still image, a reduction in contrast due to light scattering in a reflective pixel portion or the like is suppressed and consumed power is reduced. As a driving method of a transflective liquid crystal display device including a plurality of pixels each including a plurality of light-transmitting pixel portions and a reflective pixel portion, an image signal for color display is supplied to the plurality of light-transmitting pixel portions and a signal for black display is supplied to the reflective pixel portion in a moving-image display period, and an image signal of black-and-white grayscale is supplied to the plurality of light-transmitting pixel portions and the reflective pixel portion in a still-image display period. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187759 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes: a scanning line selecting circuit that selects a plurality of scanning lines in a predetermined order in each of a positive-polarity field and a negative-polarity field; a data line driving circuit that supplies a voltage corresponding to a gray scale of a pixel positioned on a one scanning line to the data line corresponding to the pixel as the data signal; a detection circuit that detects brightness of the pixel positioned on the one scanning line; and a control circuit that controls period lengths of the positive-polarity and negative-polarity fields based on a detection result of the detection circuit such that a difference between brightness of the pixel when the pixel maintains a voltage of the positive polarity and brightness of the pixel when the pixel maintains a voltage of the negative polarity is gradually changed in a predetermined range. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187760 | BACKLIGHT CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A backlight control apparatus for controlling luminance of a backlight panel includes an image information memory and a detection and automatic switching circuit. The image information memory is for storing the image information. The detection and automatic switching circuit is for detecting the updated frequency of the updated image information and then sets a displaying mode for adjusting the luminance of the backlight panel according to the updated frequency. | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187761 | Display Device - To compensate for a change of light emission intensity caused by deterioration of alight emitting element, provided is a display device including a drive element (T | 2011-08-04 |
| 20110187762 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A semiconductor device of the invention includes a data line, a power source line, a first scan line, a second scan line, a first transistor, a second transistor, a memory circuit, a third transistor, and a light-emitting element. A gate of the first transistor is connected to the data line, and a first terminal thereof is connected to the power source line; a gate of the second transistor is connected to the first scan line, and a first terminal thereof is connected to a second terminal of the first transistor; the memory circuit is connected to a second terminal of the second transistor and the second scan line; a first terminal of the third transistor is connected to the light-emitting element; and the memory circuit holds a first potential inputted from the power source line or a second potential inputted from the second scan line, and applies the potential to a gate of the third transistor to control emission/non-emission of the light-emitting element. | 2011-08-04 |
