46th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080278343 | EXTENSIBLE INFOTAINMENT/TELEMATICS SYSTEM WITH PROCESS CONTROL SHIFTING - A system includes a fixed base unit adapted to execute a first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions and a portable communication device adapted to execute a second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions. The first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions may overlap with one or more of the second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions. The fixed base unit and the portable communication device are connectable with one another for intelligent communication to shift at least one of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions from the portable communication device or the fixed base unit to the other of the portable communication device or the fixed base unit. Shifting of the overlapping infotainment/telematics functions may be based on the relative processing power of the portable communication device and the fixed base unit. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278344 | Method and arrangement for registering and evaluating energy consumption - Registering energy consumption in part of a building, an item of state information of at least one energy load being acquired, the state information being transmitted to a control center, and the state information, a state duration and a specific statement of the consumption of the energy load being used to determine and evaluate the energy consumption in the control center. It is possible to dispense with separate energy consumption measuring units as a result of the energy consumption being registered by multiplying the switched-on duration by a specific statement of the energy consumption (that is to say power) of the energy load. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278345 | Telematics System and Method Having Combined Cellular and Satellite Functionality - A vehicle Telematics unit includes a cellular transceiver and a satellite receiver. At least one controller controls the transceiver and the receiver and determines which one to use to communicate with a source of Telematics service. If the transceiver is to be used, the controller receives messages in cellular communications from the source with a cellular network. If the receiver is to be used, the controller receives messages in satellite communications from the source with a satellite network. The controller can programmably control power from a battery to the transceiver and receiver when the vehicle is turned off using discontinuous reception parameters, designated on/off times, a controlled duration, and programmable timers. The transceiver is used to return acknowledgments of messages received. If a message is received with the receiver, the acknowledgment is stored so it can be sent at another time when the transceiver is to be used. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278346 | Single-Pin Multi-Bit Digital Circuit Configuration - According to some embodiments, a single-pin method of configuring a multi-bit state of a state machine of a circuit comprises: connecting a configuration resistor load having a configuration resistance to a single input pin of the integrated circuit; injecting a configuration current through the input pin and configuration resistor load; in response to injecting the current, generating a sequence of configuration signals indicative of a plurality of results of a plurality of comparisons of the configuration resistance to a plurality of predetermined thresholds, each result corresponding to a threshold; and configuring the multi-bit state of the state machine according to the sequence of configuration signals. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278347 | ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM WITH MULTI-BEAM ANTENNAS - An ETC system that uses lane-based phased array antennas to create both wide zone coverage areas upstream of the toll location and narrow zone coverage areas to complete transaction processing and vehicle location functions at the toll location. The phased array antennas are partly directed upstream with respect to the direction of travel in the roadway and they are each positioned to create a series of coverage areas generally parallel to the direction of travel and generally centered within a laneway. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278348 | Determining Asset Location Via Local Triangulation - The present invention is a method for locating an asset in a facility. An example of an asset is a vehicle and an example of a facility is a parking facility. When the user enters the facility with the asset, the user receives a base and code from a base/code booth. The code may be stored on a removable card. The user secures the asset by entering the code. While the user is away from the facility, the present invention monitors the base for movement detected by the motion sensor. When the user returns to the facility, a locator panel displays the location of the asset. The present invention determines the location of the asset by triangulation using the locators. The user then returns to the asset, deactivates the motion sensor, returns the base and code to a base/code booth, pays for the storage services, and exits the facility. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278349 | Vehicle Deviation Preventing Control Device - A vehicle speed V is compared with a threshold Vth; when V is less than Vth, TLC is set to an initial value t | 2008-11-13 |
20080278350 | LIGHT MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A method for monitoring the operating health of a lighting system having a plurality of operating components, in one example includes acquiring test data from a plurality of operating components at a plurality of different operating states of the lighting system, and a data set is acquired for each operating state of the lighting system, and a plurality of data sets are acquired. A model of the lighting system may be constructed using the plurality of data sets. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278351 | Primary flight display (PFD) including weather information and terrain awareness - The present invention provides a method and system for displaying critical navigational data on a primary flight display to a pilot of an aircraft. The method includes providing an image representative of weather information on a primary fight display and superimposing an image representative of a terrain warning indicator over at least part of the image representative of weather information. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278352 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHANGING CHARACTERS ASSOCIATED WITH KEYS - A mobile communication device may include logic configured to provide a first keypad layout via a programmable keypad using a first illumination source, receive a keypad selection and provide a second keypad layout via the programmable keypad using a second illumination source in response to the selection. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278353 | TAMPER RESISTANT ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION ASSEMBLY - A tamper resistant user interface device includes a substantially planar sensor. The sensor includes a plurality of user activated membrane switches. At least one multilayer structure is folded around and overlays the planar sensor. The structure includes at least one layer to detect tampering with the sensor. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278354 | System and Apparatus for Dynamically Assigning Functions for Keys of a Computerized Keyboard Based on the Analysis of Keystrokes - A computer data entry includes a key frame including at least a top plate and a bottom plate, a key motion mechanism for enabling a range of vertical movement of the key, a permanent magnet producing a magnetic field affixed to the key frame, and an electromagnet affixed to the key motion mechanism. The permanent magnetic field repels the electromagnetic field when current is introduced into the electromagnet such that upon key depression, a disturbance in the electromagnetic field occurs as a result of like polarity of the magnetic fields, the disturbance analyzed to dynamically select a specific input function for the key. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278355 | INTRUSION DETECTION USING A CAPACITANCE SENSITIVE TOUCHPAD - A capacitance sensitive proximity and touch-sensitive detection device having an XY electrode grid sensor, wherein a compensation matrix is created when the capacitance sensitive touchpad is installed within a PIN Entry Device (PED), wherein the compensation matrix enables the capacitance sensitive touchpad to compensate and be balanced for the operating environment of the PED, and wherein physical keys of a keypad can be also be individually identified as an actuated key by using a unique “key profile” for each key, and wherein the insertion of a foreign conductive and/or dielectric material such as an intruding sensor in proximity of the XY electrode grid sensor of the touchpad will cause an imbalance in the electrodes on the capacitance sensitive proximity and touch-sensitive detection device, thereby alerting detection circuitry that tampering has occurred with the PED. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278356 | Method and apparatus for channel coding - For controlling the DC-content of a Run Length Limited RLL modulated channel bit stream organized in data blocks, control bits are periodically inserted into control blocks which are dynamically placed and sized near the data block boundaries in such a way as to enable independent dk-encoding of the data blocks body and the control blocks. Running digital sum differences are calculated. Control bit insertion is done in such a way that the d,k constraints of the RLL code are not violated, that the encoded dk sequence of the data block body is not altered, and that the running digital sum is minimized by eventually inverting the contribution of the data block body thereto. Compared to the number of data bits per data block, few control bits are sufficient to keep the digital sum variation DSV of the Running Digital Sum RDS small. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278357 | Data Conversion Diagnostic Bit In A Data Converter - A data converter ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080278358 | REFERENCE CIRCUITS FOR SAMPLED-DATA CIRCUITS - A switched capacitor circuit includes a first level-crossing detector to generate a level-crossing detection signal when an input signal crosses a first predetermined level. A first waveform generator generates a first predetermined waveform and a second waveform generator generates a second predetermined waveform. A second level-crossing detector generates a second level-crossing detection signal when said second predetermined waveform crosses a voltage reference level a second time. A second switch is coupled to the second level-crossing detector, and a third switch is coupled to the first level-crossing detector. The second switch turns OFF when the second level-crossing detection signal indicates the second predetermined waveform crossed the voltage reference level a second time. The third switch turns OFF when the first level-crossing detection signal indicates the input signal crossed the first predetermined level. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278359 | Analog-to-Digital Converter Offset and Gain Calibration Using Internal Voltage References - A mixed signal device having an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with offset and gain calibration using internal voltage references whereby the digital processor calibrates out offset and gain errors in the analog-to-digital converter by adjusting the analog input amplifier gain and offset or with software compensating the digital representations of the voltages measured. Two different known voltage values are used in determining the offset and gain adjustments needed to calibrate the ADC against the two know voltage values. The mixed signal device may further comprise a Bandgap voltage reference having an accurate known voltage value. Wherein the Bandgap voltage reference may be used for further offset and gain calibration of the ADC to produce substantially absolute voltage values. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278360 | Performance of A/D converter and receiver - A delta-sigma A/D converter includes a D/A converter realized with a mixed-mode comb filter connected in a feedback loop from the output of the A/D converter to the input of the A/D converter. The D/A converter is configured to predistort a feedback signal. The converter further includes an analogue filter at the input of the A/D converter. The analogue filter is configured to cancel the predistortion of the feedback signal. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278361 | Asymmetric PWM signal generator, method thereof, and data processing apparatus including the same - A pulse width modulation (PWM) signal generator includes a quantizer for generating a quantized signal by quantizing an input signal, an asymmetric pulse width modulator, and an error correction unit. The asymmetric pulse width modulator generates an asymmetric PWM signal by comparing the quantized signal with a reference signal, with the asymmetric PWM signal being asymmetric with respect to a center of a period of the reference signal. The error correction unit is coupled between the quantizer and the asymmetric pulse width modulator to correct an error generated from the asymmetry of the asymmetric PWM signal. The quantizer is part of a delta sigma modulator having an operating frequency that is twice that of the reference signal. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278362 | SEQUENCE GENERATION FOR MISMATCH-SHAPING CIRCUITS - An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to design a DAC. A double-summed-to-zero (DSTZ) graph is created having a plurality of nodes linked by a plurality of directed branches. The DSTZ graph represents a finite state machine (FSM) that generates a sequence for a switching block used in a mismatch-shaping digital-to-analog converter (DAC). Each of the plurality of nodes represents a state in the FSM. The DSTZ graph has a total work function and a total potential energy summing to zero for a cycle traversal. A switching sequence is generated starting from a reference node in the plurality of nodes in response to an input sequence. The reference node has a zero potential energy. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278363 | Data processing method, data processing apparatus, solid-state image pickup apparatus, image pickup apparatus and electronic apparatus - Disclosed herein is a data processing method wherein an analog processing object signal is compared with a reference signal and used to convert the processing object signal into digital data and a counting process is carried out and then a count value at a point of time at which the counting process is completed is retailed to acquire digital data of N bits of the processing object signal, including the steps of: carrying out counting operations using the first and second count clocks, whose frequencies are different by an amount corresponding to a weight of the bits from each other, independently of each other; and compensating for an excess or deficiency of data of the higher order N-M bits counted using the second count clock with respect to the count value counted using the first count clock within the counting operation enabled period. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278364 | System for communication and control and method thereof - A system for communication and control is provided. The system for communication and control includes a remote controller and a first controlled device. The remote controller is for outputting a broadcast signal, a lock signal and a control signal. The first controlled device is for receiving the broadcast signal and outputting a first magnitude signal to the remote controller according to the magnitude of the received broadcast signal. The remote controller, in response to the first magnitude signal, outputs the lock signal to lock the first controlled device and outputs the control signal to control the first controlled device. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278365 | Method of Verifiably Detecting the Speed of a Vehicle - A method of measuring the speed of a vehicle wherein the speed and the distance of the vehicle from a radar system and/or the measuring angle of the vehicle relative to the radar axis is determined by means of a radar measurement so as to characterize or determine the vehicle lane of the vehicle by means of the distance and/or the measuring angle. Knowledge of the vehicle lane makes it possible to unequivocally identify the detected vehicle in a group of vehicles unequivocally. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278366 | Method and Device for Determining the Vehicle Class of Vehicles - The invention relates to a method and device with which a vehicle traveling through a radar cone is classified by means of length criteria. The length criteria are formed by the difference of the driven distance that the vehicle covers, during which it reflects the radar beam, and the passage distance of the vehicle through the radar cone, which gives a more or less precise measurement for the vehicle length according to the accuracy of the determined passage distance. For determining the passage distance, range values are derived from the radar signals. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278367 | INTEGRATED ATTITUDE ALTIMETER - An aircraft electronics system is provided that includes a radar system, a display, an embedded global positioning/inertial navigation system (EGI) and a processor. The radar system is configured to generate aircraft operational data. The display is configured to display the aircraft operational data. The EGI is configured to generate aircraft behavior components and the processor configured to override the aircraft operation data displayed on the display when at least one of the aircraft behavior components is beyond a defined limit, wherein potentially incorrect aircraft operational data affected by at least one of the aircraft behavior component is not displayed. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278368 | FREQUENCY MODULATION RADAR DEVICE - The frequency modulation radar device includes a transmitting unit ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080278369 | Apparatus and Methods For Radar Imaging Based on Injected Push-Push Oscillators - The present invention relates to radar imaging and to phased array antennas. The invention also relates to transmitter/receiver modules, push-push oscillators and Injection locked push-push oscillators for phased array antennas. The invention reduces the production cost and improves the performance of conventional phased array antennas. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278370 | RF-FRONTEND FOR A RADAR SYSTEM - An RF front-end includes an input configured to receive an oscillator signal, and an antenna port configured to transmit a transmission signal and receive a reception signal from an antenna. The RF front-end further includes a mixer having an RF-input configured to receive the reception signal, an oscillator input configured to receive a modified oscillator signal, and an output. The mixer is configured to mix the received signal into an intermediate frequency band or a base band using the oscillator signal. Also included is a directional coupler connected to the antenna port, the input for the oscillator signal, and the mixer. The coupler is configured to couple the oscillator signal as a transmission signal to the antenna via the antenna port, and couple the reception signal from the antenna to the RF-input of the mixer. Also included is a first phase shifter or a second phase shifter. The first phase shifter is configured to regulate a phase of the transmission signal, and the second phase shifter is configured to regulate a phase of the oscillator signal to form the modified oscillator signal supplied to the oscillator input of the mixer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278371 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING ACQUISITION TIME IN AIRBORNE WEATHER RADAR - An airborne weather radar system and method. The method includes serially generating and transmitting first and second radar pulses having non-overlapping frequency ranges, receiving reflected echoes from the transmitted radar pulses in parallel, and processing the received echoes into a usable form. In an alternative embodiment, the method also includes serially transmitting at least one additional radar pulse having an additional frequency range that does not overlap with the frequency ranges of previously transmitted radar pulses in the serial transmission. The system includes a radar processor configured to serially generate a first control signal for a first radar pulse having a first frequency range and a second control signal for a second radar pulse having a second frequency range that does not overlap with the first frequency range. The radar processor also includes a second component configured to process received echoes in parallel into a usable form. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278372 | Two-Stage Location System - Systems and methods are provided for two-stage location. In one implementation, there is provided a method for receiving a first location of a first radio, the first radio providing the first location of the first radio; using the received first location to determine when to transmit an activation command from a portable locator to a second radio, the second radio coupled to the first radio; and receiving at the portable locator a beacon transmitted to enable the portable locator to precisely locate the second radio and the coupled first radio. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278373 | Method of Updating the Clock Bias Between a Gsm Network Bts and Gps Satellites - The present invention relates to a method of updating the clock bias between the common clock of the satellites of a radio navigation satellite system and the clock of a radio station of an asynchronous cellular radiotelephone system including a mobile device including a radio navigation satellite system receiver for receiving satellite data supplied by at least four satellites and an assistance server for improving the acquisition of satellite data by the mobile device. The method includes the steps of the mobile device receiving the satellite data, the mobile device calculating pseudodistances between itself and the satellites, encapsulating the pseudodistances with the time at which the pseudodistances are calculated, transmitting the pseudodistances and the time at which the pseudodistances are calculated in the form of a radio signal from the mobile device to the assistance server via the radio station, and the assistance server determining the position of the mobile device and estimating the clock bias between the common clock of the satellites and the clock of the radio station using the pseudodistances and the time at which the pseudodistances are calculated. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278374 | Method For Dynamically Selecting Antenna Array Architecture - The present invention discloses a method for dynamically selecting antenna array architecture, deciding a basic antenna array, determining a number of required array elements, selecting determined number of array elements from all the array elements in the basic antenna array to form an antenna array architecture and receiving and detecting signals with the current antenna array architecture, the method further including: determining whether transmission time intervals and/or slot positions of received signals change, if so, re-selecting the determined number of array elements from all the array elements in the basic antenna array to form a new antenna array architecture and receiving and detecting signals with the new antenna array architecture, otherwise, continuing to determine. According to this method, not only the realization is simple but also that each array elements in the antenna array can receive arriving signals more reasonably so that the reliability of the antenna array to receive signals is improved. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278375 | Embedded Planar Antenna With Pertaining Tuning Method - A patch antenna comprising an electrically conductive ground plane; a first dielectric substrate layer arranged on said ground plane and having a first relative permittivity; at least one electrically conductive effective area arranged on the first dielectric substrate layer and electrically connected to one end of an electrically conductive feed line; at least one second dielectric substrate layer arranged on the effective area and having a second relative permittivity; whereby the second relative permittivity is larger or equal the first relative permittivity. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278376 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM STEERING ARRAY ANTENNA WITH MODIFIED RADIATING PATCHES - An antenna provides a first radiating element in an array of radiating elements. The first radiating element is configured to receive a first standing wave power from a first feed line and to receive a second standing wave power from a second feed line. The first feed line is approximately orthogonal to the second feed line. The radiating element is further configured to reject at least one polarization. A phase shifter is coupled to the first radiating element. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278377 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA - A monopole antenna having multiple resonances includes a feed point; a meander element; and an electrically conductive element that couples the feed point to the meander element, the electrically conductive element including at least a portion with a width that is greater than the width of the meander element. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278378 | Wideband dielectric resonator antenna - An antenna comprises a substrate, a feed conductor, a ground layer, a resonator and a short-circuited element. The substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface. The feed conductor is formed on the first surface. The ground layer is formed on the second surface, comprising an aperture. The resonator is disposed on the ground layer, comprising a body and a notch, the notch is formed on a first side of the body, wherein the first side is perpendicular to the ground layer. The short-circuited element is disposed on the first side connecting the ground layer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278379 | Antenna - An antenna having a first resonant mode and a second resonant mode and including an antenna element, the antenna element including a first portion; a second portion; and at least one bend between the first portion and the second portion, wherein a first part of the first portion opposes a second part of the second portion across a narrow gap and, in use, a maximum of current density for the second resonant mode is at or adjacent each of the first part of the first portion and the second part of the second portion. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278380 | ANTENNA UNIT COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND ANTENNA PATTERNS - An antenna unit includes a board having first and second surfaces opposite to each other, a first antenna pattern, formed on the first surface of the board, for transmitting and receiving a first radio wave having a first frequency band, and a second antenna pattern, formed on the second surface of the board, for transmitting and receiving a second radio wave having a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. The first antenna pattern and the second antenna pattern are disposed so as to be opposed to each other through the board with they electrically disconnected. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278381 | Antenna - An antenna includes a base plate, a grounding component, a feed-in conductor, a first controlling unit and a second controlling unit. The base plate includes a first surface and a second surface. The grounding component is provided on the first surface and includes a first part, a second part and a notch formed between the first part and the second part. The feed-in conductor is provided on the second surface and includes a first conducting part. The first conducting part extends across the notch, and is coupled to the first part. The first controlling unit is provided on the second surface and includes a first wire. The first wire extends across the notch, and is coupled to the first part. The second controlling unit is provided on the second surface and includes a second wire. The second wire extends across the notch, and is coupled to the first part. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278382 | Multi-band antenna - Provided herewith a multi-band antenna comprising a grounding element lying in a first plane and comprising two longitudinal sides, a radiating element spaced apart from the grounding element and comprising a first radiating arm having a first length and a second radiating arm having a second length being about equal to the first length, a connecting element lying in a second plane and electrically connecting the grounding element and the radiating element; a feeding line comprising an inner conductor for feeding signal and an outer conductor electrically connecting to the grounding element; and a coupling radiating element extending vertically from the grounding element and comprising a first radiating portion lying in a third plane and a second radiating portion being perpendicular to the third plane. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278383 | CABLE TENSION MECHANISM FOR AN ANTENNA - A system comprises a hinged antenna adapted to reside within a slot, an electrical cable connected to the antenna, and a cable tension mechanism. The cable tension mechanism receives the electrical cable from the antenna and pulls on the cable when the hinged antenna is in the slot and also when the hinged antenna is rotated to a deployed position at least partially outside the slot. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278384 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH ANTENNAS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing in which an electrically conductive layer is formed on an inner surface of the housing, a flat-panel display which is accommodated in the housing, a first antenna which is disposed on the conductive layer, a part of the first antenna being located more on an outer peripheral side than a side of the conductive layer, and a second antenna which is disposed on the conductive layer, a part of the second antenna being located more on the outer peripheral side than the side of the conductive layer. The conductive layer includes a notch which is formed in a predetermined position of a side of the conductive layer, which is located between the first antenna and the second antenna, the notch having a length of ¼ of a wavelength corresponding to a resonance frequency of the first antenna. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278385 | BROADBAND ANTENNAS AND RELATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS - The present invention provides antennas and related methods of use, devices, and systems. In particular, the present invention provides broadband antennas and related interfaces to sources and detectors. In some embodiments, the devices of the present invention are used for radiation emission, radiation detection, and/or radiation reflection. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278386 | Radar apparatus and alignment sensor - A radar apparatus including: a radar antenna array; and, a sensor for detecting a relative distortion of at least one portion of the radar antenna relative to at least one other portion of the radar antenna array. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278387 | System of Transmit Antennas Adapted to Propagation Conditions for Radio Broadcasting - To broadcast synchronized radio waves in at least one frequency band in a predetermined territory, antennas (AS, ATI, AE) emit waves to respective coverage areas in which receivers (RQ, RB) measure characteristics of the emitted waves and transmit to a central server (SC) . The server analyzes the characteristics (CO) as a function of prediction models for broadcasting waves in the territory in order to determine adjustment parameters for the antennas. The server transmits the adjustment parameters to the antennas to control them in order to offer a greater diversity of radio broadcasting services and to optimize coverage areas according to different wave propagation modes. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278388 | Broadband Blade Antenna Assembly - A lightweight broadband blade antenna assembly is incorporated into the surface of an airfoil, such as a structure component of an aircraft, or a separate airfoil (blade antenna) attached thereto. A first metallized area is formed on the airfoil adjacent a leading edge of the airfoil. A second metallized area is formed on trailing edge of the airfoil and is spaced from the first metallized area by a first gap which is configured to provide a capacitive coupling between the first and second metallized areas. A third metallized area is formed on the cap portion of the airfoil and is spaced from the first metallized area by a second gap and is electrically connected in series with the first and second metallized areas. RLC circuits are electrically connected across tuning gaps formed in the third metallized area to provide a broadband response. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278389 | Multi-band antenna - A multi-band antenna is arranged on a housing with a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a third surface connecting the first and second surfaces, which has a first radiating conductor and a parasitic element formed as an elongated shape and arranged on the first surface. A trap circuit connects the first radiating conductor and the parasitic element. A ground portion is arranged on the second surface. A second radiating conductor is arranged on the third surface and spaced from the first radiating conductor and the ground portion, which is formed as an elongated shape. A feeding conductor with a feeding point connects the first and second radiating conductors. The multi-band antenna obtains a low frequency band through the cooperation of the first radiating, the parasitic element and the trap circuit, and a high frequency band through the second radiating conductor and the parasitic element. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278390 | Ultra Wide Band Notch Antenna Assembly for Rf Communication Equipment - Abstract: A planar antenna assembly (AA) for an RF communication module, comprises i) a conductive plate having a first linear side of a first length and in which is defined a first notch (N | 2008-11-13 |
20080278391 | DUAL-BAND ANTENNA - Dual-band antenna including a shorted loop slot antenna and a spiral antenna. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278392 | EXTREMELY MINIATURIZED DIGITAL ANTENNA HAVING SWITCHABLE MULTIPLE BANDWIDTHS - An extremely miniaturized digital TV signal reception antenna built in a mobile device includes a substrate, an antenna unit and a switch unit. The substrate is provided with a plate having a grounding metallic surface and a first clearance surface. A second clearance surface is provided on the same side of the grounding metallic surface with a metallic microstrip line for electrically connecting to an output end of the switch unit. Input ends of the switch unit are electrically connected with a plurality of leads of the first clearance surface. The other ends of the plurality of leads are electrically connected with the antenna unit. Finally, when a tuner of a portable digital television switches the channels, signals of the switched channel are simultaneously output to the switch unit. According to the frequency of that channel, the switch unit automatically switches to a suitable range of bandwidth for receiving the digital TV signals, thereby performing the reception of the digital TV signals. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278393 | Antenna System - In an antenna system, lens elements are provided in or on the radome for beam formation and/or for influencing the gain of the antenna system. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278394 | Low profile quasi-optic phased array antenna - A phased array antenna device is described. The phased array antenna device includes at least one one-dimensional phased array of radiating elements arranged along an array direction, a lens, and a phase control element. The lens is arranged such that divergent beams from the radiating elements are collimated by the lens in a direction orthogonal to the array direction to produce a beam. The phase control element is configured to apply a linear phase gradient to the radiating elements thereby providing one-dimensional electronic beam steering for the antenna device. The antenna device may additionally include one or two mechanical positioners to mechanically move the at least one one-dimensional phased array in directions orthogonal to the array direction, where the phased array enables scanning along the array direction. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278395 | BELOW HORIZON ANTENNA AIMING - According to the invention, a system for aiming an antenna in a direction below-horizon is disclosed. The system may include a support member, a spherical structure, and at least one arm. The support member may be coupled with a surface. The spherical structure may be coupled with the support member and the spherical structure may be at least partially spherical in shape about a central point. The at least one arm may be rotatably coupled with the spherical structure. The at least one arm may be coupled with the antenna. The at least one arm may at least partially defines a void. And the support member may be at least partially disposed within the void when the antenna is aimed in the direction below-horizon. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278396 | Worm Gear Azimuth Adjustment of a Parabolic Antenna - According to the invention, a system for changing the azimuth direction of a parabolic antenna is disclosed. The system may include a support member, a first gear set, and a rotational motion source. The support member may be coupled with a surface and the first gear set may include a worm gear and a first worm. The first worm may engage the worm gear, which may have a substantially vertical axis. The support member and the parabolic antenna may be operably coupled with the first gear set. The first rotational motion source may be operably coupled with the first worm, and the parabolic antenna may rotate about the substantially vertical axis when the first rotational motion source is active. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278397 | MULTI-BEAM AND MULTI-BAND ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION SATELLITES - An antenna system includes a reflector having a modified-paraboloid shape; and a multi-beam, multi-band feed array located at a focal point of the reflector so that the antenna system forms a multiple congruent beams that are contiguous. The system has a single reflector with non-frequency selective surface. The reflector is sized to produce a required beam size at K-band frequencies and is oversized at EHF-band frequencies. The synthesized reflector surface is moderately shaped and disproportionately broadens EHF-band and Ka-band beams compared to K-band beams. The synthesized reflector surface forms multiple beams each having a 0.5-degree diameter at K-band, Ka-band, and EHF band. The multi-beam, multi-band feed array includes a number of high-efficiency, multi-mode circular horns that operate in focused mode at K-band and defocused mode at Ka-band and EHF-band by employing “frequency-dependent” design for the horns. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278398 | Antenna Device with a Parasitic Coupler - An antenna device includes an antenna, a parasitic coupler, and a conductive strip. The antenna is operable within a first frequency bandwidth. The parasitic coupler is spaced apart from said antenna, and is electromagnetically coupled to the antenna so as to be operable within a second frequency bandwidth. The conductive strip is connected to the grounding elements of the antenna and the parasitic coupler. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278399 | Smart antenna and antenna fixing mechanism - A holding part | 2008-11-13 |
20080278400 | PACKAGED ANTENNA AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Electronic apparatus having an antenna chip with a substrate and an antenna structure, and a method of producing the same. The antenna chip is integrated or packaged in a package having a clip mounting surface for mounting the antenna chip, and an encapsulating material. The encapsulating material typically is a plastic mold used in the industrial packaging of integrated circuits. Between the antenna structure and the chip mounting surface, a first void is disposed in the substrate. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278401 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE FOR A NOTEBOOK - An antenna structure for a notebook with four radiation members, the antenna structure has an elongate supporting rack having thereon a first radiation member, a second radiation member, a third radiation member and a fourth radiation member; each radiation member is planar, and is integrally connected with the supporting rack. Thereby, when the notebook uses a plurality of antennas, the costs of mold developing and time for processing can be reduced, and in designing, the space of the antenna will not waste by having the structure, and a better effect in function can be obtained. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278402 | Adjustable fast set antenna frame - This invention pertains to antenna sector frame that can be more easily installed. The frame is comprised of a support frame having a first vertical end, a second vertical end, an upper horizontal end, and a lower horizontal end. The first vertical end of the support frame may be connected to at least one mounting bracket and the second vertical end of said support frame may be connected to at least one curved T-housing, wherein the lower horizontal end of the support frame is connected to at least one storage base. The face frames comprises of a first vertical end and a second vertical end, wherein the first vertical end may be attached to the curved T-housing. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278403 | INTERNAL ANTENNA WITH ROTATABLE MOUNTING BRACKET ASSEMBLY - A internal antenna with rotatable mounting bracket assembly is mounted on an edge of a flat panel television and has a mounting bracket, a clamp and a rotatable antenna seat. The mounting bracket is mounted on the edge of a flat panel television and has a mounting disk, a front jaw and a clamp socket. The clamp attaches to and holds the mounting bracket on the edge of a flat panel television and has an arm assembly and a rear jaw. The arm assembly is mounted slidably in the clamp socket and has a resilient element. The resilient element holds the clamp in the clamp socket. The rear jaw is formed on and protrudes down from the arm assembly. The rotatable antenna seat is mounted rotatably on the mounting bracket and has an antenna bracket. The antenna bracket clips the antenna and is formed on the disk. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278404 | Worm Gear Elevation Adjustment of a Parabolic Dish - According to the invention, a system for changing the elevation angle of a parabolic antenna is disclosed. The system may include a support member, a first gear set, and a first rotational motion source. The first gear set may include a worm gear and a first worm. The first worm may engage the worm gear which may have a substantially horizontal axis. The support member and the parabolic antenna may be operably coupled with the first gear set. The first rotational motion source may be operably coupled with the first worm, and the parabolic antenna may rotate about the substantially horizontal axis when the first rotational motion source is active. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278405 | MULTIMODE ANTENNA STRUCTURE - One or more embodiments are directed to a multimode antenna structure for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals in a communications device. The communications device includes circuitry for processing signals communicated to and from the antenna structure. The antenna structure is configured for optimal operation in a given frequency range. The antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna ports operatively coupled to the circuitry, and a plurality of antenna elements, each operatively coupled to a different one of the antenna ports. Each of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to have an electrical length selected to provide optimal operation within the given frequency range. The antenna structure also includes one or more connecting elements electrically connecting the antenna elements such that electrical currents on one antenna element flow to a connected neighboring antenna element and generally bypass the antenna port coupled to the neighboring antenna element. The electrical currents flowing through the one antenna element and the neighboring antenna element are generally equal in magnitude, such that an antenna mode excited by one antenna port is generally electrically isolated from a mode excited by another antenna port at a given desired signal frequency range without the use of a decoupling network connected to the antenna ports, and the antenna structure generates diverse antenna patterns. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278406 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR IMPROVED IMAGING - The present invention provides devices, systems and methods for imaging and transmitting images. In particular, the present invention provides, systems, methods and devices for free-space polarization modulation. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278407 | Wideband Multifunction Antenna Operating in the Hf Range, Particularly for Naval Installations - A linear antenna for operation in the HF frequency range, particularly for naval communications is disclosed, comprising a radiating arrangement (H | 2008-11-13 |
20080278408 | FLOOR DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND ADDITIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS, AND METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR USING FLOOR DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND ADDITIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEM - Improved display systems, methods, and computer program products for advertising and other content delivery using one or more floor display systems are provided. A floor display system and an elevated horizontal display system, which may be configured on a countertop, may be used and able to communicate with one another. The display systems may be able to send and receive signals between each other and with a network server or configuring device to operate in cooperation with one another and as instructed. Display systems may be configured to interface with customers to obtain information and configured to detect information about customers proximate the display systems and to use the information to provide improved content delivery to the customer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278409 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing system for simultaneously displaying one or more images includes an obtaining unit, a playback unit, and a display control unit. The obtaining unit obtains an information presentation level specified by a viewer. The playback unit plays, at a predetermined playback speed, the one or more images recorded on a predetermined recording medium. The display control unit changes, in according with the information presentation level, an amount of information of the one or more images to be displayed on a predetermined display unit. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278410 | Display and electronic apparatus - A display is disclosed, having an interconnect layout that allows easy repairing of a short-circuit defect even at the intersection of row and column interconnects. The display includes: row interconnects configured to be disposed along rows; column interconnects configured to be disposed along columns; and pixels configured to be disposed corresponding to intersections of the row and column interconnects arranged in a lattice manner. Each of the pixels includes at least a sampling transistor, a drive transistor, a holding capacitor, and a light-emitting element. The sampling transistor is turned on in response to a control signal supplied from one of the interconnects to thereby sample a video signal supplied from another of the interconnects and write the video signal to the holding capacitor. The drive transistor supplies the light-emitting element with a drive current dependent upon the video signal written to the holding capacitor. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278411 | Method of Driving Information Display Device - When information of one frame such as an image is displayed by performing a scanning operation with respect to line electrodes consisting of a plurality of electrodes extending in a line direction on one substrate and column electrodes consisting of a plurality electrodes extending in a column direction on the other substrate in such a manner that a voltage is applied to the line electrodes from one end to the other end, a voltage for generating a cross-talk in the first color and a voltage for generating a cross-talk in the second color are applied to all the cells of a display portion once or more times respectively after one frame is displayed. Specifically, two or more lines are added at the end of the scanning operation, and a drive, in which a display of the first color and a display of the second color are performed one or more times respectively, is performed after one scanning operation is finished (first aspect). Moreover, as a driving voltage applied to the electrodes for generating an electrostatic field, use is made of a pulse voltage which is composed of a plurality of voltages consisting of a driving voltage generating an ON state and a voltage of not larger than a threshold value, at which the display media start to move, generating an OFF state (second aspect). Further, when a pixel rewriting operation is performed once, a plurality of pulses are applied, and, during the one pixel rewriting operation, a driving waveform is adjusted in such a manner that a polarity of a cross-talk voltage applied to a non-rewriting pixel is not changed (third aspect). | 2008-11-13 |
20080278412 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING GRAY SCALE OF PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A method for adjusting gray scale of a plasma display panel (PDP) including receiving a frame and detecting a maximum-displaying gray scale of the gray scale distribution of the frame. As a result, the present invention extends the range of the gray scale distribution of the frame to a maximum range, which the PDP can display, according to the ratio between a maximum predetermined gray scale of the gray scale distribution that the PDP can display and the maximum-displaying gray scale. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278413 | Plasma display apparatus - A plasma display apparatus includes a plurality of electrodes and a driver circuit configured to drive the plurality of electrodes, wherein the driver circuit includes a plurality of driver ICs coupled in common to an electrode with respect to each of the plurality of electrodes, and the plurality of driver ICs supply electric currents to said electrode in a temporally staggered manner so as to drive each of the plurality of electrodes. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278414 | Plasma display device and driving method thereof - A device and method for driving a plasma display including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode crossing the first and second electrodes, and a gap between the first and second electrodes is wider than a gap between the first and third electrodes. In this method, a first voltage is applied to the first electrode during a first period of a sustain period, and a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage is applied to the second electrode and a third voltage that is lower than the second voltage is subsequently applied to the second electrode during at least a part of the first period. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278415 | METHOD FOR DRIVING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A method for driving a plasma display panel which is capable of improving contrast is provided. A plasma display apparatus which is capable of improving dark contrast and suppressing a degradation in image quality immediately after power-on is also provided. In the PDP, the peak potentials of drive pulses to be applied in order to drive display cells which have a phosphor layer containing a phosphor material and a secondary electron emitting material, are set as follows. The peak potential of a reset pulse, to be applied to each of the row electrodes in the first subfield within each unit display period, is set to be lower than the peak potential of a sustain pulse, to be applied to each of the row electrodes in every subfield to produce sustain discharge only in display cells that are in the lighting mode. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278416 | Multiple grayscale display method and apparatus - In a PDP apparatus (multiple grayscale display apparatus), an technique for reducing the unevenness of the electric charge states between cells and the background emission by the reset discharge, and also reducing the false outline, therefore, the image quality can be improved, and the drive can be stabilized is provided. In a multiple grayscale display method by sub field method, a structure in which as a sub field lighting pattern, in only specified sub fields (example: SF | 2008-11-13 |
20080278417 | PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS - A AC type plasma display apparatus has been disclosed, which satisfies various requirements such as the number of gradations that can be displayed, the display luminance, and the upper limit of power and, further, the efficiency of light emission and the luminance can be increased as much as possible and the display quality of which is not deteriorated. In the plasma display apparatus, a frame is composed of plural subfields, an image is displayed by causing a sustain discharge to occur in each subfield, the sustain discharge can be caused to occur by at least a first sustain waveform and a second sustain waveform different from the first sustain waveform, and the ratio of the first sustain waveform to the second sustain waveform changes, both waveforms being used to cause the sustain discharge to occur in each subfield. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278418 | PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF DRIVING THE PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method of driving a PDP apparatus to sufficiently suppress the background light emission and improve the dark room contrast, in which first electrodes and second electrodes are arranged adjacently, a first display line is formed between one side of the second electrode and the first electrode adjacent thereto, a second display line is formed between the other side of the second electrode and the first electrode adjacent thereto, and the interlaced display that displays the first display line and the second display line alternately in different fields is performed, has been disclosed, wherein the reset voltage that directly relates to the intensity of the background light emission is varied according to the number of times of sustain discharges, the display conditions, and so on, in each subfield and the reset discharge is caused to occur with the minimum voltage in each subfield. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278419 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL, AND SUBSTRATE ASSEMBLY OF PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel includes a discharge space between two substrate assemblies opposed to each other, wherein a priming particle-emitting layer containing magnesium oxide crystals to which a halogen element is added in an amount of 1 to 10000 ppm is placed in such a way that the priming particle-emitting layer is exposed to the discharge space. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278420 | SOURCE DRIVER AND GAMMA CORRECTION METHOD THEREOF - A source driver and a Gamma correction method thereof with lower layout area and preferred Gamma correction performance are provided. The source driver includes a Gamma correction unit, a latch unit, and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The Gamma correction unit receives an original image data, and converts the original image data to a corresponding corrected image data. The latch unit is coupled to the Gamma correction unit. The DAC is coupled to the latch unit, so as to convert the corrected image data to a corresponding analog drive signal. In the Gamma correction method, first, a correction unit to correct an original image data to a corresponding corrected image data is provided, and the corrected image data is converted into a corresponding analog drive signal. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278421 | METHOD FOR UNEVEN LIGHT EMISSION CORRECTION OF ORGANIC EL PANEL AND DISPLAY CORRECTION CIRCUIT OF ORGANIC EL PANEL - A correction method for correcting uneven light emission of an organic EL panel, the correction method includes the steps of: supplying a predetermined signal to the organic EL panel to detect the brightness of the panel at horizontal and vertical scan positions; forming, based on a detection output thereof, correction data adapted to correct uneven brightness of the organic EL panel at a horizontal or vertical display position of the panel; storing the correction data in a memory; and reading the correction data from the memory during viewing to correct the level of a video signal supplied to the organic EL panel. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278422 | Field method of PWM for LED display, and LED display implementing the same - Systems and/or methods for displaying content on an LED display device comprising a plurality of LED modules are provided. A plurality of frames to be sequentially displayed on the LED display device across the plurality of LED modules may be defined based at least in part on the content to be displayed. A fieldcount corresponding to a number of scans appropriate for each said frame may be defined. For each said frame, the fieldcount for the frame may be initialized. The frame may be divided into a plurality of sequentially ordered rows and columns. For each said row, in sequence, a signal may be outputted to the LED display device in dependence on the frame, the fieldcount, the row, and the column. The fieldcount may be increased and the dividing step may be repeated until all scans of the frame have been completed. The content may be displayable substantially continuously and substantially free from flickers. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278423 | Driving method to improve response time of twistred nematic and super twisted nematic LCDs without increasing GRAM - A driving method to improve response time of twisted nematic (TN) and super twisted nematic (STN) passive matrix LCDs without increasing graphic memory (GRAM) adopts an over-driving operation principle to convert data of three primary colors to YCbCr data and over-driving YCbCr data. Then compressing, sampling and combining are performed through a video compression standard to further reduce a portion of storage bits of the YCbCr data and over-driving YCbCr data. Through an output frequency doubling circuit an over-driving compensation potential higher or lower than the original output potential is flexibly given N times according to the over-driving Y′Cb′Cr′ data within the update time period of each data bus. Thereby the response time of the LCDs improves without increasing the GRAM and dynamic picture blurring phenomenon also improves. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278424 | DISPLAY PANEL - In a display panel including a plurality of pixels, each pixel includes a first thin film transistor, first and second liquid crystal capacitors, a coupling capacitor, and a discharge circuit. The first liquid crystal capacitor is connected to a data line through the first thin film transistor. The second liquid crystal capacitor is connected in parallel to the first liquid crystal capacitor through the coupling capacitor. The discharge circuit is connected between the coupling capacitor and the second liquid crystal capacitor, and it discharges charges stored in the second liquid crystal capacitor. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278425 | Light-Emitting Device and Electronic Equipment Using the Same - A pixel suitable for constant current operation of an active matrix type EL display device. The pixel comprises a first switch of which one terminal is connected to a source signal line whereas another terminal is connected to a current-voltage conversion element, a second switch of which one terminal is connected to the current-voltage conversion element whereas another terminal is connected to a voltage storage means and a voltage-current conversion element, a pixel electrode which is connected to the current-voltage conversion element and the voltage-current conversion element, and a third switch of which one terminal is connected to the pixel electrode whereas another terminal is connected to the power source line. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278426 | Method and Apparatus for Driving LCD Panel for Displaying Image Data - A method for driving an LCD panel for displaying image data includes generating a random code sequence including a plurality of random codes with values equal to a first value or a second value, generating a plurality of driving voltages corresponding to a plurality of pixels in the LCD panel according to the image data, adjusting polarities of the plurality of driving voltages according to the random code sequence, and driving the plurality of pixels with the plurality of driving voltages after polarity adjustment. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278427 | Liquid crystal display device - An LCD with reduced power consumption is described. The LCD includes a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of gate lines and data lines, a data driver supplying a data voltage to the plurality of data lines, a controller generating a current control signal to control an output terminal of the data driver so that the output terminal operates during a first period in which data is outputted from the data driver, and the output terminal does not operate during a second period in which data is not outputted from the data driver, and a gate driver that supplies a scan signal to the plurality of the gate lines. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278428 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device having a simplified printed circuit board (PCB) is disclosed. The LCD device includes a first integrated circuit (IC) group operating in accordance with timing control signals to convert digital video data into data voltage and to supply the data voltage to a first data line group, and a second IC group receiving the timing control signals and the digital video data via a first source PCB and LOG wirings and operating in accordance with the timing control signals to convert the digital video data into the data voltage and to supply the data voltage to a second data line group Each IC of the first and second IC groups includes a polarity control signal (POL) generator for generating a polarity control signal to control a polarity of the data voltage, using a part of the timing control signals. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278429 | Liquid crystal display device having controlling circuit for adjusting common voltage - An exemplary liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel configured for displaying images according to external image data. The liquid crystal panel comprising a plurality of sub-pixel regions and a controlling circuit. The sub-pixel regions are arranged regularly, each of the sub-pixel regions having either a positive polarity or a negative polarity when displaying images. The controlling circuit is configured to adjust a common voltage applied to the liquid crystal panel according to a relationship between variations of the common voltage and polarity information of at least a plurality of the sub-pixel regions during operation of the liquid crystal display device. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278430 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY FOR IMPROVING DYNAMIC CONTRAST AND A METHOD FOR GENERATING GAMMA VOLTAGES FOR THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An LCD for improving dynamic contrast by adjusting gamma voltages according to the brightness of an image is provided. The LCD includes: a liquid crystal display panel assembly having a plurality of pixels provided on crossing areas of a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines; a gate driver applying voltage signals for sequentially scanning the gate lines; a source driver applying voltage signals for image display to the data lines; a timing controller providing image data and a control signal for the source driver, providing a gate line on/off control signal for the gate driver, and outputting digital gamma data to a digital/analogue (D/A) converter; and the D/A converter connected to the timing controller for converting the digital gamma data from the timing controller into analog signals to generate a plurality of gamma voltages and outputting the gamma voltages to the source driver. The LCD generates the gamma voltages by the D/A converter in place of using serially-connected resistors, and thus, the gamma voltages may vary depending on the brightness of the image. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278431 | Liquid crystal display with low flicker and driving method thereof - An exemplary liquid crystal display ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080278432 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A backlight device is divided into multiple regions, and has a configuration in which light emitted from a light source of each of the regions is allowed to leak to other regions. A maximum gradation detector detects a maximum gradation of a regional image signal displayed on each of the regions of the liquid crystal panel. An image gain calculator obtains a gain to be multiplied to each regional image signal. An emission luminance calculator obtains an emission luminance of light to be emitted by each light source, by using an operation expression according to the emission luminance of light to be emitted by the backlight device. At this time, if the emission luminance takes a negative value as a result of calculation, the emission luminance calculator makes a correction so that the emission luminance can take a value equal to or greater than 0. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278433 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY AND METHOD THEREOF - An electrophoretic display (“EPD”) includes a display panel displaying an image and a gray-scale generator generating a gray-scale and providing a gray-scale voltage to the display panel. The gray-scale generator generates a gray-scale value of a white color using gray-scale values of red, green and blue colors and a brightness ratio between the red, green and blue colors. When a pure color is displayed, the EPD prevents the gray-scale of the white color from being fixed to 0. Thus, the EPD may enhance a chroma of the pure color and color brightness, thereby improving a display quality thereof. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278434 | Driving Means for Electrowetting Displays - The present invention relates to driving mean for an electrowetting display device having a picture element. The driving means is arranged to apply, prior to a data write signal (DT), a voltage signal (DS) to said picture element. Further, the voltage signal (DS) is arranged to have a duration and voltage level that allow said picture element to maintain their optical states. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278435 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a display device to prevent light from being incident to a thin film transistor, and a method of manufacturing the same. An electrophoretic device includes a first substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a first thin film transistor connected to a gate line and a data line disposed in the display area, a driving circuit including a second thin film transistor disposed in the non-display area, a plurality of microcapsules disposed on the first substrate and including charged pigment particles, and a first light shielding layer overlapping a channel region of the second thin film transistor and disposed between the second thin film transistor and the microcapsules. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278436 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE THAT EXECUTES REFRESH OPERATION AT APPROPRIATE TIMING - A dispersion medium is filled in a display section and is dispersed with charged particles that migrates in accordance with a direction of an electric field. An image forming section applies, upon receiving an image forming request, an electric voltage between a first electrode and a second electrode to generate the electric field in the dispersion medium, thereby performing an image forming operation. A refresh controlling section switches, before the image forming section performs the image forming operation, the direction of the electric field alternately at predetermined timing to uniformly disperse the charged particles in the dispersion medium, thereby performing a refresh operation. An image-formation-elapsed-time measuring section measures a first elapsed time from a previous image forming operation performed by the image forming section until the image forming request. A refresh determining section determines whether the refresh controlling section performs the refresh operation based on the first elapsed time. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278437 | COPYING DOCUMENTS FROM ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS - A system including a Multi Function Printer/Product/Peripheral (MFP) and a portable computing device adapted to allow automatic copying of documents by the MFP from the portable computing device. The portable computing device includes a display, a plurality of sensors for detecting light, a light detection module and a page changing module. The sensors are positioned to detect light from the MFP and trigger a page change automatically. The MFP in accordance with the present invention includes a scanner with a platen, a page change detection module, an image processing module, a device identification module, and a document matching & retrieval module. The page change detection module is adapted to receive the images presented by the portable computing device on the platen of the scanner for copying. The page change detection module detects changes and causes the MFP to scan and output a copy. The MFP may also use image processing techniques to locate an original version of the document on a server and print that higher quality document, instead of the scan from the portable computing device. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278438 | USER INTERFACE FOR SELECTING A PHOTO TAG - There is disclosed a user interface for selecting a photo tag. In an embodiment, the user interface embodies a method of selecting a photo tag for a tagged photo, comprising: providing a tag entry field for entering a photo tag; in dependence upon a string entered by a user, displaying in a matching tag list any tags from one or more selected tag sources matching the entered string. The method may further comprise displaying a tag type for each tag appearing in the matching tag list. The method may further comprise allowing user selection of a tag in the matching tag list to complete the tag entry field. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278439 | Dual function operation input keys for portable device and operating method therefor - A dual function operation input key module which applies to portable devices and an operating method therefor provide a using status induction switch which is selectively activated actively or passively, and perform a corresponding operation according to the first using status induction or the second using status induction based on the using status induction switch. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278440 | Limb image interactive apparatus for information products - A limb image interactive apparatus for information products aims to directly maneuver varying image interfaces on a display interface of the information products through movements of user's hands and feet such as dancing, exercises or data entry without relying on conventional input interfaces such as joysticks, stepping pads and screen keyboards. Image interactions on the screen can be directly and interactively maneuvered easily through the movements of user's limbs such as hands and feet to provide a more humanized operation and control interface. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278441 | USER CONTROL IN A PLAYBACK MODE - A system comprises a display and logic coupled to the display. The logic causes a user control to automatically be displayed on the display upon a user activating an input device in both a full screen playback mode and a preview playback mode. | 2008-11-13 |
20080278442 | Control apparatus and method for input screens - A control apparatus for input screens includes a display unit, a switch portion and a control unit including a microcomputer. If one of a menu switch of the switch portion and a plurality of dummy switches included in a screen displayed by the display unit is operated, the microcomputer causes the display unit to display a new screen including a plurality of dummy switches. The microcomputer estimates a time period required for the operator to watch a screen to operate the dummy switch, depending on the displayed screen (the number of dummy switches). If the sum of estimated time periods exceeds a reference time period, the microcomputer nullifies operation of the dummy switch to prevent the screen from being switched. After the lapse of a predetermined time period, the microcomputer cancels the nullification of the operation of the dummy switch. | 2008-11-13 |