| 46th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
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| 20110279401 | ONE-LAYER CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a one-layer capacitive touch screen and a method of manufacturing the same. The one-layer capacitive touch screen includes: a base substrate; a first electrode pattern that is formed on an upper surface of the base substrate and includes a plurality of first sensing units and first connection units connecting the adjacent first sensing units; a second electrode pattern that is formed on the upper surface of the base substrate and includes a plurality of second sensing units and second connection units connecting the adjacent second sensing units, the second connection units being formed to intersect with each other on the upper side of the first connection unit, having an air gap therebetween; and an electrode wiring that is connected to the first electrode pattern and the second electrode. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279402 | TOUCH SCREEN - Disclosed herein is a touch screen. The touch screen includes a transparent electrode that is formed on one surface of a first transparent substrate to sense change in capacitance at the time of a touch input; an electrode that is formed on a second transparent substrate formed on the other surface of the first transparent substrate to apply voltage to the transparent electrode; and a via that penetrates through the first transparent substrate to electrically connect the transparent electrode to the electrode. The transparent electrode and the electrode are formed on the transparent substrates at different layers, thereby reducing an inactive region. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279403 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL AND A METHOD OF REDUCING THE VISIBILITY OF METAL CONDUCTORS IN CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - The present invention discloses a capacitive touch panel, comprises a substantially transparent substrate and a transparent sensing pattern. The transparent sensing pattern, which detects touch signals, is formed on the substantially transparent substrate. The transparent sensing pattern comprises a plurality of conductor cells and at least one metal conductor disposed on the substantially transparent substrate. The at least one metal conductor connects two adjacent conductor cells. At least one low-reflection layer is formed on the at least one metal conductor. The low-reflection layer can reduce the reflected light therefore reducing the visibility of the metal conductors. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279404 | CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD FOR TOUCH PANEL - A coordinate generating unit provisionally determines the X-coordinate of a point touched by the user based upon a first panel current and at least one of first and second panel voltages in a first state, and provisionally determines the Y-coordinate of the point touched by the user based upon at least a third panel voltage and a second panel current. When the user touches the two points, i.e., the first and second points, at the same time, the coordinate generating unit determines the coordinates of the first and second points by combining the two provisionally determined X-coordinates and the two provisionally determined Y-coordinates, based upon the magnitude relation between the first and second panel voltages. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279405 | CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The disclosure relates to a touch panel, a method for manufacturing the same, and a touch display device using the same. The touch panel includes a substrate, a lower conductive layer disposed on the substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the lower conductive layer, at least one first conductive wire disposed on the insulating layer, a light shielding layer disposed on the first conductive wire, and an upper conductive layer disposed on the light shielding layer. The light shielding layer and the at least one first conductive wire are located in an edge region of the touch panel in a planar view. The light shielding layer includes at least one first through hole. The upper conductive layer is electrically connected to the at least one first conductive wire via the at least one first through hole. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279406 | CAPACITANCE SENSOR AND INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS - A capacitance sensor is provided and includes at least one electrode group positioned within a sensor area. The electrode group including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode. The capacitance sensor also includes a drive section configured to measure capacitances of the first, second and third electrodes, and configured to determine position information of at least one object based on the measured capacitances. At least one of the electrodes includes a portion that both increases and decreases in height along a width direction of the sensor area. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279407 | CIRCUIT FOR PROCESSING TOUCH LINE SIGNAL OF TOUCH SCREEN - A circuit for processing a touch line signal of a touch screen includes a plurality of sensing read circuits and a switch unit. The plurality of sensing read circuits include sensing read-out units and integrators, respectively. The sensing read-out units are configured to precharge a first sensor capacitor and a second sensor capacitor formed on a touch screen panel with a ground voltage and a supply voltage, allow charges charged in the first sensor capacitor and the second sensor capacitor to be shared, and read-out a charge sharing result obtained by allowing the charges of the first sensor capacitor and the second sensor capacitor to be shared. The integrators are configured to integrate output voltages of the sensing read-out units. The switch unit is configured to sequentially connect output terminals of the plurality of sensing read circuits to an input terminal of an analog-to-digital converter. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279408 | TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - The size of a pointing object is determined based on a detection result of a touch operation with a pointing object, and the number of electrodes in a group is switched according to the size of the pointing object. In particular, the size of the pointing object is categorized into three groups based on the size of an adult's finger, a child's finger, and a stylus, and the number of electrodes in a group is set to three levels. The number of electrodes in a group varies according to powers of two, such as two, four, and eight. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279409 | System and Method for Detecting Locations of Touches on a Touch Sensor - A projected capacitive touch sensor system includes a substrate that defines a plurality of non-overlapping areas. Each non-overlapping area includes a plurality of detection electrodes arranged in non-overlapping columns. The columns include a horizontal detection electrode that extends along substantially an entire height of a first column, and at least a second column of at least two vertical detection electrodes that are electrically isolated from one another. The system further includes a measuring circuit configured to measure a mutual capacitance between the horizontal detection electrode and each of the at least two vertical detection electrodes in a given area. A processing logic circuit of the system is configured to determine horizontal detection electrode and vertical detection electrode combinations that have a changed mutual capacitance. The processing logic is also configured to determine the touch location based on a location of the determined horizontal detection electrode and vertical electrode combinations. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279410 | TOUCH SCREEN INPUT APPARATUS - A touch screen input apparatus includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a controller. The first electrode layer is configured to perform sensing in a first direction, and provided with first electrode patterns which are formed on the top surface of a substrate. The second electrode layer is configured to perform sensing in a second direction, provided under the first electrode layer, and provided with second electrode patterns which are formed on the top surface of a substrate such that the second electrode patterns overlap the first electrode patterns through a surface on which the first electrode patterns are not formed, and which are spaced apart from each other by predetermined intervals. The control unit is configured to control the electrode patterns other than electrodes which are used to measure capacitance in a ground state. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279411 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND OPTICAL TOUCH PANEL - In an optical touch panel | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279412 | SCANNING METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TOUCH POSITION OF A TOUCH INPUT APPARATUS - A scanning method for determining the touch position of a touch input apparatus is disclosed. First of all, a first exposure process on light sensors of the touch input apparatus by light emitting device of the touch input apparatus is performed. Then the light sensors are scanned. A light sensor generating a signal with a maximum value is located. A region of partial scan of the light sensors is determined according to the position of the light sensor generating the signal with the maximum value. A second exposure process is performed on the light sensors. Then the light sensors within the region of partial scan are scanned. A light sensor generating a signal with a maximum value within the region of partial scan is located and a next region of partial scan is determined. The maximum value of the signal is calculated and the maximum value of the signal is compared to a predetermined value to determine whether the maximum value is higher than the predetermined value. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279413 | OPTICAL TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS AND OPTICAL OPERATION APPARATUS - An optical touch display apparatus includes a light-transmitting display panel, a backlight module, a visible light source, an invisible light source, an image sensing apparatus and a processing circuit. The light-transmitting display panel has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first surface has a display area. The backlight module is disposed on the second surface. The image sensing apparatus is configured to sense an image above the display area. When a pointer is located in the display area and reflects invisible light which passes through the display area so that the image sensing apparatus senses the invisible light reflected by the pointer, the processing circuit calculates the position of the pointer related to the display area according to the image sensed by the image sensing apparatus. In addition, an optical operation apparatus is also provided. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279414 | AREA SENSOR AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH AREA SENSOR - A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a liquid crystal panel ( | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279415 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A USER INTERFACE FOR A DEVICE EMPLOYING WRITTEN GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS - A method and system for implementing a user interface for a device through user created graphical elements. The method includes recognizing a graphical element icon created by a user. Once recognized, a function related to the graphical element icon is accessed and an output in accordance with the function is provided. The function is persistently associated with the graphical element icon. Menu selection and navigation is implemented through interaction with the graphic element icon. A listing of options associated with the graphical element icon is audibly rendered. In response to a selection of one of the options, the selected option is invoked. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279416 | ELECTROMAGNETIC STYLUS WITH AUTO-SWITCHING - An electromagnetic stylus includes a body, a core and an induction coil. The body includes a first shell and a second shell telescopically sleeved on the first shell. The core is received in and has a nib end extending out of the first shell. The induction coil is sleeved on one end of the core and is received in the first shell. The first shell is made of material without electromagnetic wave shielding capability. The second shell is made of material with electromagnetic wave shielding capability. The second shell is configured to slide along the first shell between two positions, to shield or not to shield part of the induction coil. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279417 | DISPLAY PANEL OF A SOLID DISPLAY APPARATUS, FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY APPARATUSES - A display panel of a solid display apparatus including: a pixel unit having pixels formed on surfaces constituting a polyhedron; scan drive units generating scan signals and supplying the scan signals to the pixels; and data drive units generating data signals according to input images and supplying the data signals to the pixels, wherein the pixel unit is formed on a flexible substrate. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279418 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel having an active area in which sub-pixels formed at crossing regions of data lines extending in a first direction and gate lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction are arranged, and a non-active area outside of the active area. A driver supplies a drive signal to the gate and data lines in the display panel. Data links are extended in the first direction from the driver to supply a data signal to the data lines. Gate links are extended out from the driver and extended up to the active area in the first direction from the non-active area between the driver and the active area so as to supply a gate signal to the gate lines extending in the second direction. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce or minimize the area of the non-active area and/or to improve an aperture ratio. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279419 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A method of reducing power consumption of an electro-optical display device which can display a still image with the use of analog signals. A circuit in which low leakage current flows between a source and a drain of a selection transistor when the selection transistor is off; the source of the selection transistor is connected to a gate of a first driving transistor, a gate of a second driving transistor, and one electrode of a display element; and a source of the second driving transistor is connected to the other electrode of the display element is provided in each pixel. A gate and the drain of the selection transistor are connected to a scan line and a signal line, respectively. A drain of the first driving transistor is connected to a first power supply line. A drain of the second driving transistor is connected to a second power supply line. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279420 | DISPLAY - A display is disclosed. The display comprises a panel, a data driver and a scan driver. The panel comprises pixels, data lines and scan lines. The data lines transmit data signals to the pixels, and the scan lines transmit scan signals to the pixels. The data driver provides the data signals, and the scan driver provides the scan signals. The scan driver comprises a shift register circuit. The shift register circuit comprises an i+1 | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279421 | Overdrive Apparatus and Associated Method for Display System - An overdrive apparatus applied to a display system is provided. The overdrive apparatus includes an indication unit, an access circuit and a plurality of memories. The indication unit provides an indication signal corresponding to a scan line of an image frame. The access unit reads a first overdrive table from a first memory among the memories, and loads a second overdrive table to a second memory among the memories according to the indication signal. The first overdrive table and the second overdrive table respectively correspond to a first region and a second region of the image frame. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279422 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An organic electroluminescent display device includes: a plurality of sub-pixels in a matrix form along a plurality of row and column lines and each including a light emitting diode; first and second driving transistors in the sub-pixel, connected in parallel with each other, and connected to the organic light emitting diode; first and second switching transistors in the sub-pixel, and connected to the first and second driving transistors, respectively; first and second gate lines along the row line and connected to the first and second switching transistors, respectively; and a data selecting portion selecting a refresh data or an image data, wherein the data selecting portion selects one of the refresh data and the image data when the first switching transistor is turned on, and selects the other one of the refresh data and the image data when the second switching transistor is turned on, and wherein the plurality of sub-pixels include sub-pixels an input sequence of the refresh data and the image data to which is reversed for a frame. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279423 | INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL - Provided is an information display panel, which includes: a transparent first substrate having transparent pixel electrodes formed in an information display screen region, first connecting electrodes formed as line electrodes drawn from the pixel electrodes to a region outside the information display screen region, and third connecting electrode formed as different line electrodes that are not connected to the first connecting electrodes; and a film-like second substrate having pixel electrodes formed in the information display screen region, and second connecting electrodes formed as line electrodes drawn from the pixel electrodes to a region outside the information display screen region, in which the transparent pixel electrodes on the transparent first substrate and the pixel electrodes on the second substrate are opposed to each other so as to form a space between the first substrate and the second substrate opposing to each other, the space having a display media sealed therein in the information display screen region; in which the second connecting electrodes and one of electrode terminals of each of the third connecting electrodes are connected to each other via an anisotropic conductive connecting member; and in which another one of the electrode terminals of each of the third connecting electrodes and an electrode terminal of the first connecting electrodes are electrically connected, via a connecting wiring substrate, to a connecting electrode terminal provided to a driver circuit board on a drive unit side, which is disposed on a rear side of the second substrate, the connecting wiring substrate being mounted without being folded back while allowing a connecting end to the driver circuit side to face inward to be electrically connected to the drive unit, to thereby drive the display media via the opposing pixel electrodes in order to cause information to be displayed. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279424 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING CIRCUIT THEREOF - A display device including a display panel and a driving circuit is provided, wherein the driving circuit includes a synchronizer and a driver. The synchronizer synchronizes a plurality of external control signals according to an internal clock and accordingly generates a plurality of internal control signals. The driver reads the internal control signals according to the internal clock and accordingly generates a plurality of driving signals to drive the display panel. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279425 | Vacuum fluorescent display with driver IC - The distance between filamentary cathodes and a phosphor on an anode substrate can be reduced by shortening the distance between the filamentary cathodes and a grid. To obtain high luminance without loss of display quality, the present invention provides a vacuum fluorescent display ( | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279426 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - Provided is a display device for carrying out seamless display so that a sense of strangeness is not given to a viewer or the sense of strangeness is reduced. In at least one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel on which a plurality of display elements are disposed in a matrix, the display panel having a frame area which is located at an end of the display panel and in which no display element is provided; a light guide element provided on the display panel, the light guide element changing a light path of part of light emitted from the plurality of display elements so that the part of light is guided to the frame area; a photosensor provided on the display panel, the photosensor detecting environment illuminance; an image signal correcting section which (i) corrects, in accordance with the environment illuminance detected by the photosensor, an image signal to be supplied to a display element included in an area where the light guide element is provided so that a reduction in luminance or coloring of display light of the image caused by the light guide element is reduced, and (ii) outputs a corrected image signal; and a driving section which drives the display element in accordance with the corrected image signal. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279427 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device using the common inversion driving that allows the amplitude voltage of a scan signal on a scan line to be low. The device including a first transistor having a gate, a first terminal, and a second terminal electrically connected to a scan line, a signal line, and a first electrode of a liquid crystal element, respectively; and a second transistor having a gate, a first terminal, and a second terminal electrically connected to the scan line, a common potential line, and a second electrode of the element, respectively. An image signal is supplied from the signal line to the first electrode to subject the element to inversion driving. A common potential is supplied from the common potential line to the second electrode in synchronization with supply of the image signal. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279428 | SWITCH DEVICE FOR SOURCE DRIVER OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A switch device for source drivers of liquid crystal displays includes a first switch module; a first switch; a second switch; a second switch module; a third switch module; a fourth switch module; a third switch; and a fourth switch; wherein when a first driving signal with a voltage level between a first voltage level and a second voltage level through the second switch module is sent to a second output terminal and a second driving signal with a voltage level between a third voltage level and a fourth voltage level through the third switch module is sent to a first output terminal, the first switch is turned on such that a first node is connected to a first voltage source with the first voltage level and the fourth switch is turned on such that a second node is connected to a fourth voltage source with the fourth voltage level. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279429 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a driver circuit monolithically integrated in a display panel. The display panel has a plurality of pixel units and signal lines; and a driver circuit including a first circuit element and a second circuit element integrally formed on the display panel and electrically connected to each other, wherein patterning density of the first circuit element and patterning density of the second circuit element would be substantially different from each other if the first and second circuit elements were laid out as concentrated individual circuit elements, but where the driver layout includes at least two spaced apart first circuit element regions over which the first circuit element is distributively formed and the driver layout includes an interposed second circuit element region in which at least part of the second circuit element is formed. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279430 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting display device includes: a scan driver for supplying scan signals to scan lines and an emission control signal to an emission control line during a scan period; a data driver for supplying data signals to data lines; a second power supply supplying a second power at a high voltage level during the scan period and at a low voltage level during an emission period; and a plurality of pixels located at crossing regions of the scan lines and the data lines, the pixels controlling the amount of current supplied through organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), each of the pixels located in an i-th horizontal line including: a second transistor having a second electrode coupled with an OLED; and a first transistor coupled between the second transistor and a data line and turned on when a scan signal is supplied to the i-th scan line. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279431 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display apparatus and a method of driving the liquid crystal display apparatus, which commonly boosts pixels of a first group and commonly boosts pixels of a second group. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first group of pixels for displaying an image and a second group of pixels for displaying an image. Each pixel of the first and second groups includes a storage capacitor for storing a data voltage. The liquid crystal display apparatus further includes a first storage common voltage line connected to storage capacitors of the pixels of the first group of pixels, a second storage common voltage line connected to storage capacitors of the pixels of the second group of pixels. A first storage common voltage is supplied to the pixels of the first group through the first storage common voltage line, and a second storage common voltage is supplied to the pixels of the second group through the second storage common voltage line. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279432 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a method of controlling a display device in which a write operation for changing a display state of one pixel is performed by performing a plurality of operations of applying a driving voltage. The method includes determining whether a previous write operation is currently performed for the one pixel in a case where a new write operation is determined to be required and starting the new write operation for the one pixel in a case where the write operation for the one pixel is determined not to be currently performed in the determining of whether a previous write operation is currently performed, and continuing the write operation that is currently performed and starting the new write operation for the one pixel after completion of the previous write operation in a case where the write operation is determined to be currently performed for the one pixel. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279433 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An organic light emitting diode display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels; a data driver applying data voltage to the pixels; and a power supplier including a first power source providing high-level voltage to the anode electrode of organic light emitting diodes and a second power source providing low-level voltage to the cathode electrode of the organic light emitting diodes included in the pixels, in which the power supplier provides the second power source in a sink method at positive voltage, when the threshold voltage of a driving transistor for driving the organic light emitting diodes shifts to a negative. When gate-source voltage of a driving transistor shifts to negative threshold voltage, it is possible to apply the data voltage at positive voltage and to simplify a driving IC, thereby ensuring wide use, by applying voltage of a second power source ELVSS at positive voltage. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279434 | IMAGE DISPLAY - An image display is provided with a display area including pixels, each including illuminating means. A control circuit turns the illuminating means of the pixels on and off. A capacitance is provided having a first node connected to an input terminal of the control circuit. A display signal voltage generation circuit generates display signal voltages for the pixels, while a pixel drive voltage generation circuit generates pixel drive voltages for the pixels. In addition, a connecter is provided for connecting either one of the display signal voltages or the pixel drive voltages to a second node of the capacitance. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279435 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF, AND DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR CURRENT-DRIVEN DEVICE - The present invention provides a display device, a displaying method thereof and a driving circuit for current-driven device. Each pixel of the display device includes a current-driven device and a driving circuit. A first terminal of the current-driven device is electrically coupled to a first preset voltage. The driving circuit includes a switch module and a capacitor. The switch module is electrically coupled to a data signal, a second terminal of the current-driven device and a second preset voltage. The switch module is for determining whether a current is allowed to flow through the current-driven device and setting a value of the current according to the data signal. The capacitor is electrically coupled between a periodically changed resetting signal and the switch module, to couple the resetting signal into the switch module to reset a voltage at a connection node between the capacitor and the switch module. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279436 | Display device and driving method thereof - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of data lines, a data driver transmitting a plurality of data signals to the plurality of data lines, a scan driver transmitting a plurality of scan signals to the plurality of scan lines, a compensation controller supplying a predetermined first current to each organic light emitting diode in each of the plurality of pixels during a sensing period for measuring a driving voltage of the organic light emitting diode for each of a plurality of pixels, receiving the driving voltage of the organic light emitting diode supplied with the first current, and outputting measuring data for the transmitted driving voltage; and a signal controller compensating an input video signal according to the measuring data to generate image data. The compensation controller is separate from and external to the data driver. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279437 | Organic light emitting display and driving method thereof - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display and a driving method thereof include an OLED, a driving transistor supplying a driving current to the OLED, a data line transmitting a data signal to the driving transistor, a first switch including a first electrode connected to one electrode of the OLED and a second electrode connected to the data line, and a second switch including a first electrode connected to the data line and a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor. The first switch is turned on such that a predetermined first current is transmitted to the OLED, the voltage of one electrode of the OLED is received through the data line, the deterioration degree of the OLED is detected according to the transmitted voltage, and the data signal transmitted to the data line is compensated according to the detected deterioration. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279438 | BUFFER CIRCUIT - A buffer circuit having high slew rate is provided. The buffer circuit is provided, which includes a plurality of transistors having the same conductivity type and a capacitor and whose gain is determined depending on the gain of all the plurality of transistors. A buffer circuit having high driving capability and high gain of a high-frequency component can be provided. Such a buffer circuit has also high slew rate. The plurality of transistors having the same conductivity type in the buffer circuit may be either p-channel transistors or n-channel transistors. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279439 | Display apparatus, method of driving a display, and electronic device - In a display apparatus including a switching transistor, a correction voltage for eliminating an effect of a variation in a characteristic of a driving transistor is stored in a storage capacitor. The switching transistor is disposed between one current terminal of the driving transistor and a light emitting element. The switching transistor turns off during the non-light emission period thereby to electrically disconnect the light emitting element from the one current terminal of the driving transistor thereby preventing a leakage current from flowing through the light emitting element during the period in which the correction unit operates, and thus preventing the correction voltage from having an error due to the leakage current. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279440 | CIRCUIT FOR AMPLIFYING A DISPLAY SIGNAL TO BE TRANSMITTED TO A REPAIR LINE BY USING A NON-INVERTING AMPLIFIER AND LCD DEVICE USING THE SAME - A circuit for amplifying a display signal transmitted to a repair line by using a non-inverting amplifier is disclosed, which comprises a voltage follower, a non-inverting amplifier, a repair line, a thin film transistor (TFT) and a liquid crystal (LC) capacitor. The voltage follower is electrically connected to a data driver chip to thereby provide a display signal to the non-inverting amplifier. The non-inverting amplifier amplifies the display signal to thus obtain an amplified display signal, and transmits the amplified display signal to the TFT and the LC capacitor through the repair line. The amplified display signal is kept at a desired voltage level when the LC capacitor receives the amplified display signal. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279441 | Display Device and Driving Method of the Same, and Electronic Apparatus - The brightness of a light emitting element varies when changes in ambient temperature or changes with time occur. In view of this, the invention provides a display device where the influence of variations in the current value of the light emitting element due to changes in ambient temperature and changes with time can be suppressed. The display device of the invention includes a monitoring element that is driven with a constant current, and a voltage applied to the monitoring element is detected and inputted to a light emitting element. In other words, the monitoring element is driven with a low current, and a voltage applied to the monitoring element is inputted to the light emitting element such that the light emitting element is driven with a constant current. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279442 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY UNIT AND METHOD FOR DRIVING AN ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY PANEL - An electrophoretic display unit is presented that comprises an electrophoretic display panel ( | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279443 | Driving Module and Driving Method - The present invention discloses a driving module for a liquid crystal display device. The driving module includes a data line signal processing unit, for generating a plurality of data driving signals, a scan line signal processing unit, for generating a plurality of gate driving signals, and a control unit, for controlling the data line signal processing unit and the gate line signal processing unit, such that a plurality of sub-pixels corresponding to a data line are with different charging orders in different frames, or are charged with different charging periods in a same frame. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279444 | DISPLAY DEVICE TO COMPENSATE CHARACTERISTIC DEVIATION OF DRVING TRANSISTOR AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a display having a plurality of pixels, a compensator that for each of a plurality of pixels, calculates an image data compensation amount that compensates a characteristic deviation of a driving transistor of each pixel by measuring the first pixel current generated by the first data voltage and the second pixel current generated by the second data voltage obtained by amending the first data voltage, and initializes a panel capacitor that is parasitic on a plurality of data lines connected to the plurality of pixels in the measurement of the first pixel current and the measurement of the second pixel current; and a signal controller that generates an image data signal by reflecting the compensation amount of the image data. It is possible to shorten a compensation period for compensating a characteristic deviation between driving transistors, and since a data writing period in which a data signal is written in each pixel and a light emitting period in which, after the writing of the data signal corresponding to each pixel is completed, the entire pixel emits light at once, making it possible to more efficiently display the image. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279445 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING LOCATION-BASED CONTENT - An approach is provided for rendering content associated with a location-based service. Content is retrieved that is associated with a point on an object identified in the location-based service. The object can be represented by, but is not limited to, a three-dimensional or two-dimensional model or models or by an augmented reality view. A model of the object is retrieved. Rendering of the content is caused, at least in part, on one or more surfaces of the object model in a user interface of the location-based service. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279446 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING A PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF OBJECTS AND CONTENT RELATED THERETO FOR LOCATION-BASED SERVICES ON MOBILE DEVICE - A method including causing, at least in part, rendering of a perspective view showing one or more objects in a field of view. The method further including retrieving content associated with an object of the one or more objects in the field of view, and causing, at least in part, rendering of a graphic representation relating to the content on a surface of the object visible in the perspective view in a user interface for a location-based service of a mobile device. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279447 | Rendering Transparent Geometry - Methods and systems for rendering 3D scenes, including rendering a portion of the 3D scene to a corresponding pixel to determine a pixel value, determining a designated-next multisample of the corresponding pixel, and storing the pixel value at the designated-next multisample in response to determining that a depth value of the portion of the 3D scene is less than a depth value stored at the designated-next multisample. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279448 | Rendering Transparent Geometry - Methods and systems for rendering 3D scenes, including rendering a portion of the 3D scene to a corresponding pixel to determine a pixel value, determining a designated-next multisample of the corresponding pixel, and storing the pixel value at the designated-next multisample in response to determining that a depth value of the portion of the 3D scene is less than a depth value stored at the designated-next multisample. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279449 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING OCULAR DISTANCE - A method for calculating an ocular distance is presented. The method includes the following steps. A three-dimensional (3D) image display device generates one or more second display points and displays one or more virtual reference points. One or more calibration points are obtained, and these calibration points are generated through interaction by a user using an interaction component with the reference points. An ocular distance of the user is calculated according to a relative position between the display points, the calibration points, and the user. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279450 | THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A three dimensional (3D) image display apparatus is provided. The 3D image display apparatus includes an image input unit which receives a 3D image, an image processing unit which divides the input 3D image into a left-eye image and a right-eye image and processes the left and right-eye images, an image output unit which comprises one sheet of polarization film which is capable of switching a direction of polarization, to provide a different direction of polarization with respect to the left and right-eye images being displayed, by switching the direction of polarization of the polarization film, and a control unit which controls the image output unit so that the left and right-eye images processed at the image processing unit are time-divided and displayed alternately. As a result, 3D images are represented conveniently. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279451 | 3D IMAGE CONTROL APPARATUS AND 3D IMAGE CONTROL METHOD - A crosstalk image signal is generated by multiplying an image signal in a subsequent display period of a correction target image signal by a coefficient which is set corresponding to a vertical position on a display screen of a display apparatus in a descending order from the top, or multiplying an image signal in a previous display period of the correction target image signal by a coefficient which is set corresponding to the vertical position on the display screen in a descending order from the bottom. Then the crosstalk image signal is subtracted from the correction target image signal. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279452 | MAP DISPLAY APPARATUS - A map display apparatus is disclosed, which includes a display for display of a 3D map on a map display screen and a controller for displaying the 3D map in first or second 3D state, and switches a display state of the 3D map from the first 3D state to the second 3D state in response to satisfaction of a predetermined switching condition in the first 3D state. In the first 3D state, a road is drawn in an upper/lower direction of the map display screen and front view object images, each being is an image of an object facing onto the road and viewed from the road, are arranged facing onto the road. In the second 3D state, at least some of the front view object images are rotated more toward position of being perpendicular to a line of sight e than in the first 3D state. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279453 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING A LOCATION-BASED USER INTERFACE - An approach is provided for enabling a pleasing lightweight transition between two more complete renderings of content associated with a location based service. A device is caused to present the first rendering of a graphical user interface based on location information of a three-dimensional model or models, panoramic image data, etc. corresponding to the starting location information. A change in rendering location is caused, leading to a series of transition renderings based in part on models and possibly image data associated with the intermediate locations, before finally the device presents the destination rendering similar to the starting rendering. The transition renderings provide a pleasing transition, which also allows the device time to fetch and process the heavier data associated with the final rendering. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279454 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEM - A three-dimensional display includes a first display module, a second display module, a light-combining module and a view-scanning layer. The first display module provides a first display image. The second display module provides a second display image. The light-combining module is disposed in a first transmission path of the first display image and a second transmission path of the second display image. The first transmission path and the second transmission path after the first light-combining module have the same direction. The view-scanning layer receives the first display image transmitted along the first transmission path and the second display image transmitted along the second transmission path and respectively projects a part of the first display image and a part of the second display image onto a first view direction and a second view direction. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279455 | SKETCHED OVERDRAWN LINES FOR EDITING SPLINE-BASED THREE-DIMENSIONAL CURVES - An overdraw method for editing a three-dimensional geometry includes receiving a three-dimensional geometry including a plurality of individual curves whose positions are defined by a plurality of control points, receiving a polyline overdrawn on the three-dimensional geometry, matching the polyline to the three-dimensional geometry to determine a portion of the three-dimensional geometry being modified, recognizing a shape feature of the polyline to determine a shape modification to apply to the three-dimensional geometry, shifting the three-dimensional geometry to determine a modified geometry by changing a position of at least one of the control points towards the polyline, and matching the modified geometry with at least one symmetry operator to determine whether the changed position satisfies a constraint and applying the constraint to the modified geometry to further modify the modified geometry. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279456 | PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A projection display apparatus is provided with a main body unit comprised of a light source and a projection element for projecting light emitted from the light source to a projection plane. The projection element is provided in the main body unit. The main body unit is further comprised of an adjusting member exclusively used for the operation of an image adjustment function to adjust an image on the projection plane, wherein the image is composed of the light emitted from the projection element. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279457 | PLATE CHECK SUPPORTING METHOD, PLATE CHECK SUPPORTING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Sizes for blocks are determined depending on a resolution of a first image or a second image, at a time when the first image or the second image is printed. Image data areas of first image data and second image data are divided into a grid pattern of blocks. The first image data and the second image data are judged for agreement, and a check image is displayed, which includes at least one of a first check image produced by coloring the first image and a second check image produced by coloring the second image, for each of the blocks in which the first image data and the second image data are judged as not being in agreement with each other. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279458 | Method for identification, categorization and search of graphical, auditory and computational pattern ensembles - This disclosure provides a system and method to use context graphs for targeting communications to a user of an image rendering device. According to one exemplary embodiment, the method provides targeted communications generated as a function of one or more attributes associated with a user requested printed document. The attributes are provided by accessing a context graph including a plurality of links between a plurality of entities. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279459 | System and Method for Graphically Enriching Promotional Messages Delivered to Handheld Communication Devices - Graphically enriching a promotional message delivered to a mobile communication device is described. For example, a mobile content server may receive the promotional message to be delivered to the mobile communication device. The mobile content server may determine content included in the received promotional message and identify at least one graphic associated with the determined content. The identified graphic may convey the relevance of the promotional message. The mobile content server may generate a graphically-enriched promotional message that includes the determined content and the identified graphic and communicate the graphically-enriched promotional message to the mobile communication device. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279460 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE AND CHARACTER INPUT METHOD - A character input device includes: a terminal control unit that accepts information on a character candidate being a candidate of an input confirmed character, and performs a displaying process of the character candidate, and generates a guide image whose image varies in accordance with a remaining time until an input confirmation of the character candidate; and a display unit that displays the character candidate and the guide image. By displaying the guide image that varies in accordance with the remaining time before the input character is confirmed, how long it takes until the character is confirmed, or whether the character has already been confirmed is reported to the user, so as to avoid an unintended manipulation of the user. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279461 | SPAWNING PROJECTED AVATARS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - The present invention provides a computer implemented method and apparatus to project a projected avatar associated with an avatar in a virtual universe. A computer receives a command to project the avatar, the command having a projection point. The computer transmits a request to place a projected avatar at the projection point to a virtual universe host. The computer renders a tab associated with the projected avatar. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279462 | METHOD OF AND SUBSYSTEM FOR GRAPHICS PROCESSING IN A PC-LEVEL COMPUTING SYSTEM - A graphics processing subsystem for use in a computing system, including a plurality of GPUs operating according to time division mode of graphics parallelization. At least one of the GPUs is a display-designated GPU that is connectable to a screen for displaying images produced by the graphics processing subsystem, and at least one of the GPUs is a non-display-designated GPU. The subsystem includes a hardware hub having a router, and being located between a CPU of the computing system and the plurality of GPUs. For images to be generated and displayed on the screen, the router directs to the plurality of GPUs successively a stream of geometric data and graphics commands. The geometric data and graphics commands directed to a non-display-designated GPU are processed by the GPU into image pixel data associated with a frame, the image pixel data is then redirected to the router, the image pixel data is then redirected to the display-designated GPU, and the image pixel data is then displayed on the screen. Geometric data and graphics commands directed to the display-designated GPU are processed by the GPU into image pixel data associated with a frame, and the image pixel data is then displayed on the screen. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279463 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING METHOD APPLIED TO A PLURALITY OF BUFFERS AND GRAPHICS PROCESSING APPARATUS THEREOF - A graphics processing method, which is applied to a plurality of buffers at least including a first buffer served as an on-screen buffer and a second buffer served as an on-drawing buffer, includes the steps of: sending a drawing command related to the second buffer to a drawing engine; when the drawing command related to the second buffer are received, drawing graphic data stored in the second buffer; sending an asynchronous flush command related to the second buffer to the drawing engine in order to confirm whether the drawing command related to the second buffer is completed; flushing the second buffer; and after the second buffer is flushed, sending a first notice signal to notify a display engine that the second buffer is capable of being flipped. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279464 | Auto Double Buffer in Display Controller - In a double buffering technique, a display controller refreshes a display from a first frame buffer by default and a processor draws into a second frame buffer. When the processor finishes drawing the second frame buffer, the processor signals the display controller that a new frame is ready in the second frame buffer. In response, the display controller refreshes the display from the second frame buffer and concurrently copies each line into the first frame buffer. After the display controller refreshes one entire frame, a complete copy of the frame is available in the first frame buffer so the display controller returns to refreshing the display from the first frame buffer and the processor is able to draw to the second frame buffer. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279465 | MEMORY SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE ADDRESS ALLOCATION FORMATS AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF - A memory system having multiple address allocation methods for graphics data in a computer graphics processing system. The memory system includes a plurality of memory arrays, and a format register having a programmable format flag. The status of the format flag indicates the memory address allocation format in which the memory addresses for each of the memory arrays are allocated. An address decoder is coupled to the format register to obtain the status of the format flag in order to determine the address allocation method for an array being accessed. The address decoder is further coupled to receive a requested address for a memory location in one of the memory arrays and then provide a requested memory address to the memory arrays to access. The requested address is translated by the address decoder to the requested memory address according to the memory address allocation format indicated by the format flag status for the memory array. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279466 | METHOD OF COMPENSATING IMAGE DATA AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of compensating image data, the method includes generating a compensation data of an image data in accordance with a temperature value by using a compensation data of a previous frame and a compensation data generated through a look-up table which is mapped with corresponding to a compensation data of a previous frame and a set temperature value which is smaller than and closest to the temperature value or which is greater than and closest to the temperature value among set temperature values. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279467 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECREASING MOTION BLUR THEREOF - A display apparatus includes a backlight part comprising a light source group; a motion analyzer for dividing a screen of the liquid crystal display panel into a plurality of regions and analyzing a motion level in each region; and a backlight controller for controlling driving of the light source group during a unit of time until image characteristics reach a maximum response point, in at least one region selected from the plurality of the regions based on the analyzed motion level. Hence, the motion blur can be decreased. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279468 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided are an image processing apparatus and an image display apparatus, in which the occurrence of motion blur and dynamic false contour can be more reliably prevented. The image processing apparatus has: a sub-field conversion unit ( | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279469 | Performing time slice-based visual prediction - To perform time slice-based visual prediction, a weighted moving aggregate of data values in a data set is calculated over previous time slices to predict data values based on interactive user input. A visual accuracy indicator is generated for display to indicate a quality of prediction of data values at different times. A visualization presents data values from the data set and the predicted data values, where the data values from the data set and the predicted data values are represented as corresponding cells. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279470 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE REAL-TIME AND REALISTIC SIMULATION OF NATURAL ATMOSPHERIC LIGHTING PHENOMENON - Systems and methods are provided for visually realistic simulation and real-time rendering of natural atmospheric lighting and related phenomena in an outdoor scene represented by an image provided by a simulation environment. The systems and methods of the present invention provide techniques to approximate the visual effects of natural atmospheric lighting and related phenomena that are visually realistic and that can be computed in real-time to render frames of a scene at real-time frame rates per second. The techniques consider the light scattering effects due to sunlight and ambient light in relation to objects, atmospheric particles and other scene elements represented by the image. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279471 | Visual Cryptography and Voting Technology - In some embodiments, techniques for voting and visual cryptography may include various enhancements. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279472 | DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a method and a display device comprising a surface for displaying information. The information has at least one of a color hue or contrast for a content and at least one of a color hue or contrast for a background of the content. The display device is configured to relate said at least one of a background color hue or contrast and said at least one of a content color hue or contrast in such a way that said content has limited visibility observed from an angle deviating from a frontal view angle. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279473 | TRANSLATION OF REGISTER-COMBINER STATE INTO SHADER MICROCODE - An apparatus and method for translating fixed function state into a shader program. Fixed function state is received and stored and when a new shader program is detected the fixed function state is translated into shader program instructions. Registers specified by the program instructions are allocated for processing in the shader program. The registers may be remapped for more efficient use of the register storage space. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279474 | Method, System and Software Product for Color Image Encoding - The present invention relates to the compression of color image data. A combination of hard decision pixel mapping and soft decision pixel mapping is used to jointly address both quantization distortion and compression rate while maintaining low computational complexity and compatibility with standard decoders, such as, for example, the GIF/PNG decoder. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279475 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An edge image of the image frame is created after it is determined to start tracking. Meanwhile, a particle is distributed in a space of a coefficient set for each control point sequence when the control point sequence of a B-spline curve representing the shape of the target object is represented in a linear combination of control point sequence of a B-spline curve representing a plurality of reference shapes that are made available in advance. A particle is also distributed in the space of a shape-space vector, the likelihood of each particle is observed, and the probability density distribution is acquired. A curve obtained by weighting parameters by the probability density distribution and then averaging the weighted parameters is created as a tracking result. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279476 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING IMAGE-PROCESSED SEARCHABLE ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE AND/OR MARKING OPERATIONS - Managing and displaying information relating to a locate operation and/or a marking operation to detect and/or mark a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility. First information relating to the locate operation and/or the marking operation is electronically received, wherein the first information includes image information. The image information is processed to improve at least one aspect of an image represented by the image information and thereby provide improved image information. Based at least in part on the improved image information, at least one electronic manifest is generated that documents a performance of the locate operation and/or the marking operation. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279477 | Medical Image Processing and Handling System - An image processing and handling system is provided for the efficient combination of image data from multiple sources and of different types. The system includes an image processing device having an electronic control unit (ECU) that receives a first set of image data from an image data provider such as a PACS server over a telecommunications network. The first set of image data includes image pixel data from a first image of a physical structure in a living being and may be obtained from a DICOM compatible file. The ECU is further configured to combine the first set of image data with a second set of image data to form a combined set of image data. The second and combined sets of image data may each include pixel data for second and combined images, respectively of the physical structure. The ECU is further configured to transmit the combined set of image data to a remote computing device over a second telecommunications network | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279478 | Virtual Tagging Method and System - A method for associating a virtual tag with a geographical location, comprising the steps of displaying ( | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279479 | Narrowcasting From Public Displays, and Related Methods - A user with a cell phone interacts, in a personalized session, with an electronic sign system. In some embodiments, the user's location relative to the sign is discerned from camera imagery—either imagery captured by the cell phone (i.e., of the sign), or captured by the sign system (i.e., of the user). Demographic information about the user can be estimated from imagery captured acquired by the sign system, or can be accessed from stored profile data associated with the user. The sign system can transmit payoffs (e.g., digital coupons or other response data) to viewers—customized per user demographics. In some arrangements, the payoff data is represented by digital watermark data encoded in the signage content. The encoding can take into account the user's location relative to the sign—allowing geometrical targeting of different payoffs to differently-located viewers. Other embodiments allow a user to engage an electronic sign system for interactive game play, using the cell phone as a controller. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279480 | PROJECTOR AND CONTROL METHOD - A projector includes: an image-taking section; an updating section; a storing section storing taken-image information, position data and image data; a projecting section projecting a whole image including an individual image and having a function of adjusting the size of the whole image; and a control section performing control so as to make the projecting section adjust the size of the whole image according to the movement of the individual image in a state in which the whole image includes the whole of the individual image. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279481 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING A MOBILE DEVICE USER INTERFACE WITH A DIRECTIONAL SENSING DEVICE - An electronic mobile device includes a display for displaying a graphical element. A tilt sensor is configured to sense first and second tilt angles of the mobile device. A processor is coupled to the display and the tilt sensor and configured to move the graphical element relative to the display in a first direction based on the first tilt angle, and to move the graphical element relative to the display in a second direction based on the second tilt angle. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279482 | System and Method for Controlling a Display Backlight - In one embodiment, a backlight controller for a zoned backlight display includes a processor having a brightness value output. The processor is configured to provide a brightness value for at least one brightness zone of the display based on a target brightness value for the at least one zone, a past brightness value of the at least one zone, and a brightness time response. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279483 | CONTROLLING SINGLE-PICTURE ELEMENT (PIXEL) DISPLAYS - A method may include scanning, by a portable device, information from a storage unit of the portable device to change a color gradient on a surface of a single-pixel display attached to a housing of the portable device. In addition, the method may include detecting, by the portable device, a change in state of the portable device and sending a square wave signal or sine wave signal to the single-pixel display when the information provides for sending the slow-changing square wave or sine wave in response to the detected change in state of the portable device. Further, the method may include changing the illumination, color, or color gradient in accordance with the square wave signal or the sine wave signal. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279484 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An organic light emitting display device operating in a concurrent (e.g., simultaneous) emission method, which includes a first power driver configured to apply first power, which changes between a first low level and a first high level, to pixels of the display unit, and a second power driver configured to apply second power, which changes between a second low level and a second high level, to the pixels, wherein each of the pixels includes an organic light emitting diode, a driving transistor configured to control an amount of current supplied to the organic light emitting diode, and an initializing transistor coupled to an anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode and configured to be turned on during a reset period in one frame to supply a reset voltage, which is lower than the first high level of the first power, to the anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279485 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a backlight unit which emits a light, and a display panel which receives the light to display an image. The backlight unit includes a driving circuit which outputs a driving voltage and a reference voltage; and p light source blocks connected to the driving circuit, p being a natural number greater than or equal to 2, where each light source block of the p light source blocks receives the driving voltage through a first terminal thereof and the reference voltage through a second terminal thereof to generate the light, and the p light source blocks are divided into a plurality of groups, each group including at least two light source blocks. The driving circuit includes a first switching section which applies the driving voltage to first terminals of the p light source blocks, and a second switching section which applies the reference voltage to the second terminal of at least one of the p light source blocks. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279486 | BACKLIGHT UNIT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING BACKLIGHT UNIT - A backlight unit capable of preventing deterioration in image quality of a display image by controlling driving timing of a backlight in consideration of an operation speed of liquid crystal, a liquid crystal display device using the same, and a method for driving the backlight unit are disclosed. The backlight unit includes a backlight including a plurality of light sources to generate light, and a backlight control unit configured to control an on/off time of the backlight in units of at least one frame using an off time setting value set by a user and an external dimming control signal and to control the amount of light emitted from the backlight. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279487 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - Provided is a display device for carrying out seamless display so that a sense of strangeness is not given to a viewer or the sense of strangeness is reduced. In at least one example embodiment, a display device that displays an image based on image signals DAT, includes: a display panel having (i) a display area in which a plurality of display elements for displaying the image are disposed in a matrix and (ii) a frame area which is located at an end of the display panel and in which no display element is provided; a backlight device which emits light, in a form of plane emission, towards a surface opposite to a display surface of the display area; and a light guide element which is provided on the display panel and which changes a light path of part of light emitted from the plurality of display elements so that the part of light is guided to the frame area, and luminance per unit area in a light-emitting surface of the backlight device is larger in a display area end portion where the light guide element is provided than in a normal display area where the light guide element is not provided out of the display area. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279488 | OLED LUMINANCE DEGRADATION COMPENSATION - A system and method are disclosed for determining a pixel capacitance. The pixel capacitance is correlated to a pixel age to determine a current correction factor used for compensating the pixel drive current to account for luminance degradation of the pixel that results from the pixel aging. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279489 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes a light source, a color separation unit configured to separate light from the light source into colored light beams, liquid crystal display devices each configured to modulate a corresponding one of the colored light beams in accordance with an image signal, light-shielding members each configured to block light that enters an area outside an effective display area of a corresponding one of the liquid crystal display devices, a color combination unit configured to combine the colored light beams that have been modulated by the liquid crystal display devices, and a projection unit configured to project light produced by combining the colored light beams with the color combination unit, wherein the liquid crystal display devices are fixed to a heatsink, and wherein the light-shielding members each include a base member fixed to the heatsink and a mask member detachably mounted on the base member. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279490 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device comprises a liquid crystal display panel, panel driving circuits, a backlight configured to include a plurality of light source blocks, and a controller configured to modulate input data to generate image data synchronized with N multiple frame frequency, control the panel driving circuits such that same image data are displayed every two consecutive frame periods, control the light source blocks to be sequentially turned on during a light source scanning period, and control the light source blocks to be simultaneously turned off during a light source blinking period between neighboring light source scanning periods. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279491 | DRIVING METHOD OF BISTABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - An exemplary driving method is adapted for a bistable display device including a pixel array. The pixel array includes a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels arranged in a predetermined manner. The driving method includes the following steps of: during a first time period, providing the first pixels with a first pixel voltage for black insertion and providing the second pixels with a second pixel voltage different from the first pixel voltage; during a second time period following the first time period, providing the first pixels with the second pixel voltage for white insertion and maintaining the second pixels provided with the second pixel voltage for white insertion; and during a third time period following the second time period, initiating the first pixels to display a gray scale image and providing the second pixels with the first pixel voltage for black insertion. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279492 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND CONTROL SIGNAL GENERATING CIRCUIT OF ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY - A signal generating circuit generating an output signal corresponding to a controlling input, the signal generating circuit including a rising path increasing the output signal during a rising period in synchronization with a time that the controlling input is increased, and a falling path decreasing the output signal during a falling period in synchronization with a time that the controlling input is decreased, wherein the rising period and the falling period are different from each other. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279493 | DISPLAY AND WEIGHTED DOT RENDERING METHOD - The invention relates to a display and a weighted dot rendering method. The display comprises a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group comprising a plurality of dots arranged in a predetermined identical matrix form, each pixel group having at least one first color dot, at least one second color dot and at least one third color dot, the pixel groups arranged in a matrix manner so as to form the display, wherein each color dot has a plurality of sides adjacent to the other dots with different color, and each color dot represents a luminance and a chrominance of a corresponding full color pixel data by grouping with neighboring dots to form a plurality of overlapping full color dynamics pixel groups. In contrast with conventional RGB stripe arrangement which has high spatial frequency in X axe but 0 spatial frequency in Y axe, the arrangements of the invention have good spatial frequency in both axes, thus giving a higher visual perception of high resolution after performing weighted dot rendering methods of the invention where each dot in the displays represent the luminance and chrominance of each corresponding RGB pixel by forming with neighboring dots overlapping dynamic pixels. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279494 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE COLOR POINT OF A LIGHTING UNIT - A method for adjusting the color point of a lighting unit including semiconductor-based lasers for generating an RGB signal. The method may include supplying at least one component of the RGB signal to a sensor via a filter; and actuating at least one of the semiconductor-based lasers by means of a signal detected by the sensor. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279495 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an ink jet recording apparatus includes an ink jet head, a first tank arranged above the ink jet head and configured to store ink to be supplied to the ink jet head, a first tank valve that opens and closes in order to switch the inside of the first tank to be opened to or shut off from the atmosphere, a second tank arranged below the ink jet head and configured to store the ink collected from the ink jet head, a second tank valve that opens and closes in order to switch the inside of the second tank to be opened to or shut off from the atmosphere, a pipe configured to connect the ink jet head, the first tank, and the second tank and form a part of a circulation shape, a pump provided in the pipe between the first tank and the second tank, a passive pressure adjusting device connected to the second tank, arranged below the first tank, and configured to generate negative pressure using the gravity, and a third tank valve provided between the second tank and the passive pressure adjusting device. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279496 | METHOD OF PRIMING PRINTHEAD - A method of priming a media width printhead, the method having controlling operation of the printhead, with a controller of a printing system having the printhead, to draw fluid in a first direction around a closed fluid flow loop from a fluid container to the printhead and controlling operation of a pump on the closed loop, with the controller, to draw fluid from the container in an opposite, second direction around the closed loop. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279497 | METHOD OF PRIMING AND DE-PRIMING PRINTHEAD - A method of priming and de-priming a media width printhead the method having controlling operation, with a controller of a printing system having the printhead, of a pump on a closed fluid flow loop interconnecting a fluid container to the printhead to draw fluid from the container in a first direction around the closed loop to prime the printhead with fluid from the container and controlling operation of a valve on the closed loop, with the controller, to allow gas to enter the closed loop via a gas inlet to cause fluid in the closed loop and the printhead to de-prime to the container in a second direction around the closed loop. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279498 | SYSTEM FOR SENSING CAPACITY STATE OF LIQUID CONTAINER - A system for sensing a predetermined pressure change at a port of a liquid container for supplying liquid to a printer, the system having a liquid delivery apparatus connected to a liquid container via a fluid line and a sensing arrangement connected to the fluid line, wherein the liquid container has an internal fluid pressure changing member configured so that contact with liquid being delivered by the liquid delivery apparatus causes the predetermined pressure change in the fluid line, and the sensing arrangement is configured to sense the predetermined pressure change in the fluid line. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279499 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING DROPLET-EJECTION RECORDING HEAD - An image forming apparatus includes a carriage reciprocally movable in a main scanning direction in the image forming apparatus; a recording head mounted on the carriage to eject droplets; a carriage circuit board mounted on the carriage and equipped with a circuit; a control circuit board provided in the image forming apparatus and equipped with a control circuit; a board mount provided in the carriage on which the carriage circuit board is horizontally disposed; and a flexible flat cable connecting the control circuit board and the carriage circuit board and movable in the main scanning direction below the board mount. The flexible flat cable is extended below the carriage circuit board, bent back toward the carriage circuit board, and connected to the carriage circuit board from the main scanning direction. | 2011-11-17 |
| 20110279500 | INKJET PRINTER AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - In a head part of inkjet printer, a leading droplet and a following droplet are ejected from an outlet by inputting one driving signal, and the leading droplet and the following droplet land onto a recording paper. At this time, a waveform of the driving signal is set such that an average of distance from the center of a main dot element formed by the leading droplet to the farthest point in a group of dot elements formed by the leading droplet and the following droplet is equal to or more than 1.1 times an average of radius of the main dot element and equal to or less than 3.0 times the average. Therefore, the dot shape can be made noncircular, and as the result, it is possible to suppress jaggies on edges of an image on the recording paper and lowering of density in a solid area. | 2011-11-17 |
