34th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130215065 | Apparatus Comprising An Optically Transparent Sheet And Related Methods - An apparatus includes an optically transparent sheet having an electrically conductive layer, an electrode element, and electro-vibration circuitry configured to provide a time-varying voltage signal across the electrically conductive layer and the electrode element so as to cause a user to experience electro-vibration in a first body part of the user when the first body part is moved across an exterior surface of the optically transparent sheet while a second body part of the user is in contact with the electrode element. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215066 | APPLIANCE COMPRISING A DISPLAY AND OPERATING UNIT - An appliance has four actuating elements are arranged around an edge of a display. One actuating element is arranged above the display, one below the display, one to the right of the display and one to the left of the display. In this way, the appliance is operated. A corresponding menu structure or list of applications on the display is coupled to the actuation of the actuating elements. A corresponding list in a hierarchy plane of the menu structure is run through or changed between applications running on the appliance by actuating the upper and lower actuating elements. The right and left actuating elements enable change from one hierarchy plane to another hierarchy plane of the menu structure or the display of detail information about applications. The appliance can especially be a portable appliance, e.g. an appliance that can be worn on the wrist or a mobile telephone. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215067 | TOUCH PANEL COMPRISING AN ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE PATTERN AND A PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a touch panel comprising a structure body comprising: a substrate; a conducting pattern that is provided on at least one surface of the substrate; and a light absorption pattern provided on at least one surface of the conducting pattern and provided on at least a portion of regions corresponding to the conducting pattern, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215068 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE FILM STRUCTURE AND TOUCH SCREEN - Disclosed is a transparent electrode film structure and a touch screen, the structure including a retarder film, first and second hard coating layers coated on both surfaces of the retarder film, an optical layer formed on the second hard coating layer, and a transparent electrode film formed on the optical layer. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215069 | APPARATUS FOR NETWORK BASED MODULAR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS - A modular electronic system includes network modules and network processors connected in a network topology. At least one embodiment is object-oriented, and one embodiment is a modular television. Each network module has a respective function module. Each network processor communicates with one or more network modules via respective serial or parallel interfaces. Each network processor has a data switch, a local memory and an object indexing engine. Data is moved among the network modules, the data switch, the local memory and the network processors. The network modules and network processors include electronic circuits, which may be integrated circuits. At least one of the network modules or network processors is individually removable from the modular electronic system for replacement or upgrading. Further network modules or further network processors can be added to the modular electronic system. The television embodiment includes display, memory, interface, communication, CPU and power modules. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215070 | ELECTRONIC ACOUSTIC SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC ACOUSTIC SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD - A device includes a touch panel, a display circuit that displays a manipulator on the touch panel, an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration when a touching action is performed on the manipulator on the touch panel, a storage section that acquires acceleration data that shows the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor, and saves n number of items of the acceleration data in sequence of newest first; a processing circuit that saves k (wherein k2013-08-22 | |
20130215071 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method of controlling an electronic device that includes a touch-sensitive display and a plurality of hardware components. The method includes detecting a touch at at least one of the hardware components of the electronic device, identifying a function associated with the at least one of the hardware components, and performing the function at the electronic device. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215072 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TOUCH PANEL - A method of manufacturing touch panel includes the steps of providing a backlight module having at least one extended wall portion formed therewith, so that a receiving space is enclosed in the extended wall portion; providing a liquid crystal display (LCD) layer and a capacitive sensing layer; providing a bonding layer to bond the LCD layer and the capacitive sensing layer to each other; and positioning the bonded LCD layer and capacitive sensing layer in the receiving space of the backlight module. Any extra amount of the bonding layer flowing out from between the bonded LCD layer and capacitive sensing layer forms an overflowed portion that is stopped by the extended wall portion from entering into the receiving space, so that time and labor costs for removing the overflowed portion in assembling the touch panel are saved and the production yield is increased. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215073 | TOUCH PANEL STRUCTURE - A touch panel structure includes a backlight module, a liquid crystal display (LCD) layer, a capacitive sensing layer, a bonding layer, and an electromagnetic sensing layer. The backlight module has at least one extended wall portion to enclose a receiving space therein. The LCD layer and the capacitive sensing layer are bonded together via the bonding layer, and are positioned in the receiving space. The electromagnetic sensing layer is attached to one side of the backlight module opposite to the LCD layer. With these arrangements, the touch panel structure provides more than one touch manner and is therefore more convenient for use. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215074 | TOUCH DEVICE - A touch device includes a transparent capacitive substrate having a first side and an opposite second side, a transparent electromagnetic substrate having a third side and an opposite fourth side, and a bonding layer applied to between the second side of the transparent capacitive substrate and the third side of the transparent electromagnetic substrate, so that the transparent capacitive substrate and the transparent electromagnetic substrate are bonded together via the bonding layer. With the transparent capacitive substrate and the transparent electromagnetic substrate electrically integrated into the touch device, the touch device can provide more than one touch manner and is therefore more convenient for use. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215075 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - Discussed are a display device with an integrated touch screen and a method of operating the same. The display device according to an embodiment includes a display panel including a plurality of pixel electrodes; a touch screen including m number of electrodes which are formed to overlap with the plurality of pixel electrodes, wherein m is a multiple of n, and n is an integer equal to or greater than two, and wherein the m electrodes are divided into n number of electrode groups; a touch driver configured to generate a touch scan signal and to supply the generated touch scan signal to a display driver; and the display driver configured to apply a common voltage or the touch scan signal to one or more of the m electrodes depending on a driving mode of the display device. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215076 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display panel that displays a second image in a 3D mode, a barrier panel that forms a barrier pattern that separates the second image into a left-eye image and a right-eye image, a touch sensing part that includes third electrodes capacitively coupled to a portion of the electrodes included in the barrier panel, and a coordinate calculator. The coordinate calculator measures a variation of capacitance between the portion of the electrodes included in the barrier panel and the third electrodes. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215077 | TOUCH CONTROL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A touch control display apparatus according to the disclosure comprises a display panel and a touch panel. The display panel has a display surface. The touch panel is disposed on the display surface side and comprises a first film, a second film, and a plurality of sensing electrodes. The second film is disposed parallel with the first film. The sensing electrodes are disposed on at least one of the first film and the second film. The first film and the second film each are at least made of a birefringence material and have a fast-axis direction, and the fast-axis directions of the first and second films have an included angle substantially between 70 degrees and 110 degrees. A manufacturing method of the touch control display apparatus is also disclosed. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215078 | APPARATUS FOR REMOTE APPLICATION OF MANUAL SIGNATURES TO ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A remote data capture system includes a host computing device and a client computing device communicatively coupled to the host computing device. A capture device is coupled to the client computing device. The capture device is configured to receive an electrical input signal from a sensor and convert the input signal to corresponding input data having a predetermined electronic data format. The client computing device selectably transmits the input data to the host computing device. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215079 | USER INTERFACE WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK - The invention relates to a user interface ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130215080 | TOUCH PANEL APPARATUS - A touch panel apparatus includes a touch panel ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130215081 | METHOD OF ILLUMINATING SEMI TRANSPARENT AND TRANSPARENT INPUT DEVICE AND A DEVICE HAVING A BACK ILLUMINATED MAN MACHINE INTERFACE - A handheld input device that comprises a touchpad having at least partly transparent panel with front and back sides which respectively face a front space and a back space, front and back touch sensing surfaces formed respectively at the front and back sides to detect a plurality of front touch events and a plurality of back touch events respectively on the front and back sides, and at least one back illumination source, mounted in the handheld device to illuminate fingertips facing the back touch sensing surface at the back space. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215082 | Projected capacitive touch panel and method of manufacturing the same - A projected capacitive touch panel has a glass cover, a touch sensing circuit layer, an insulating ink Layer, a conductive wire layer, an insulator layer, a conductive glue layer and a flexible printed circuit (ITC) board. The touch sensing circuit layer, the insulating ink layer the conductive wire layer, the insulator layer and the conductive glue layer are mounted on a circuit surface of the glass cover in sequence. The insulating ink layer cover the touch sensing circuit layer and has multiple through slots. Each through slot is filled with an electric conductor. The FPC is fastened on the conductive wire layer by a conductive glue layer | 2013-08-22 |
20130215083 | SEPARATING AND SECURING OBJECTS SELECTED BY EACH OF MULTIPLE USERS IN A SURFACE DISPLAY COMPUTER SYSTEM - Separating and securing the input of any user to a multiuser surface display computer by storing a fingerprint of each of a plurality of users and sensing the fingerprint of a finger of a user touching, or adjacent to, the surface display. The sensed fingerprint is compared to stored fingerprints for a match and the identified (id) finger of a matched fingerprint is enabled to access the surface display and moved to draw an enclosure on the surface display and moved further to drag and drop a plurality of objects on the display into the enclosure. The enclosure and plurality of objects are then stored and subsequent access is limited to the fingerprint of said (id) finger touching said display. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215084 | OPTICAL TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTION OF TOUCH - The present invention relates to a method and a device for detecting touch, e.g. by a finger touching a touch-surface of the device. In particular the invention relates to detection of touch by means of influencing, by means of the touch, propagation of light within the touch-sensitive device and detecting resulting change of light arriving to at least one detector device of the touch-sensitive device. Three paths for light intersect (or at least substantially intersect) at a primary zone of intersection. Thus, three coordinates for a touch at the touch-surface may be provided and a redundancy of coordinates may be provided for a touch. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215085 | Controlling Method Applied to A Sensing System - A controlling method applied to a sensing system includes the following step. Whether a specific function is started is determined according to the amount of pixels of a first total pattern acquired by sensing a first object. In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of determining whether the specific function is started according to the amount of pixels of the total pattern is the step of determining whether the specific function is started according to the amount of pixels of the total pattern and the length of time to successively acquire the total pattern. Accordingly, it is more convenient for a user to use the sensing system having the said controlling method. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215086 | INFRARED SENSOR INTEGRATED IN A TOUCH PANEL - An infrared source is configured to illuminate the underside of one or more objects on or above a touchable surface of a touch panel. Infrared light reflected from the underside of the object(s) is detected by an infrared sensor integrated in the touch panel below the touchable surface. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215087 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING TOUCH MISRECOGNITION, MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method for preventing a touch misrecognition includes counting a total number of touch detection values of a touch panel which is greater than or equal to a first threshold value; comparing the total number of touch detection values with a second threshold value; and when the total number of the touch detection values is greater than or equal to the second threshold value, determining that bending of the touch panel has occurred. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215088 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - An electronic device includes a flexible display, a sensing unit configured to obtain bending information including at least one of a bending degree, the number of times of bending, a bending maintaining duration, and a bending speed of the display, and a controller configured to additionally display a second image on the display when the display is bent in a state in which a first image is displayed, and complementarily change transparency of the first image and that of the second image to reflect the bending information obtained by the sensing unit. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215089 | Gate Driving Circuit, Driving Method, and LCD System - The invention discloses a gate driving circuit, a driving method thereof, and an LCD system. The gate driving circuit includes gate ICs and scan lines; each fanout of the gate ICs is at least connected with three controllable switches for controlling more than three scan lines; each controllable switch is connected with one scan line. In the invention, the number of the gate ICs is decreased; the cost is reduced; the realization of the design of the narrow frame of the LCD panel is facilitated. Meanwhile, the number of the scan lines corresponding to one fanout can be flexibly controlled by adjusting the number of the controllable switches. Thus, various different configurations are realized in a simple embodiment, and the development cost is reduced. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215090 | TIMING CONTROLLER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed are a timing controller and an LCD device including the same. The timing controller sequentially drives a plurality of sub-pixels, which are arranged in parallel on the same horizontal line, during a plurality of horizontal period. The timing controller includes a timing signal generation unit generating a first data enable signal on the basis of an active period of a data enable input signal supplied from the reception unit, generating a second data enable signal on the basis of an abnormal period generated during the active period, and generating a data enable output signal on the basis of the first and second data enable signals, and a data processing unit selecting display data corresponding to sequential driving of the horizontal periods among from the temporarily stored data according to the data enable output signal, and outputting the selected display data. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215091 | TFT-LCD ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a TFT-LCD array substrate and a driving method thereof. The TFT-LCD array substrate comprises a substrate, on which pixel regions arranged in matrix are formed, a first pixel electrode and a first thin film transistor located in an odd column and a second pixel electrode and a second thin film transistor located in an even column are formed in each pixel region; a first gate line and a second gate line are formed in each pixel region, the first gate line is connected to gate of the first thin film transistor, and the second gate line is connected to gate of the second thin film transistor; one data line is formed in each pixel region, and the data line is connected to source of the first thin film transistor and source of the second thin film transistor, respectively. The present invention reduces the number of data lines and the number of data driving chips or the pins thereof, or, reduces the number of the gate lines and the number of scan driving chips or the pins thereof, and reduces the production cost of the TFT-LCD. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215092 | OLED PANEL AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - The present invention discloses an OLED panel for improving the hysteresis effect of TFT without increasing the area of the pixel circuit and at the same time ensuring the opening ratio. Said OLED panel includes a substrate and a pixel unit array formed thereon, the pixel unit array comprises a plurality of pixel units defined by the intersections of scanning lines and data lines, and each unit includes a driving TFT and an OLED, and the driving TFT has a source connected to a high voltage signal terminal in a backboard, a drain connected to an anode of the OLED; a plurality of resetting TFTs is arranged in the peripheral area of the pixel unit array on the substrate, and the resetting TFT has a gate connected a pre-controlling signal terminal, a source connected to a resetting signal terminal, and each resetting TFT corresponds to a data line one-to-one. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215093 | Power-Optimized Image Improvement In Transflective Displays - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for improving quality (e.g., eliminating parallax and/or increasing contrast) of an observed image in displays (e.g., transflective displays) in a reflective mode by creating at least one complimentary image based on measurements of ambient light luminance and/or diffusivity as well as minimizing the power necessary to achieve readability in low ambient light. In one embodiment the parallax (shadow) image may be inverted and displayed on the emissive display to cancel the parallax image. In another embodiment an improvement of readability (e.g., thus improving contrast) of a positive polarity text/graphic image on the LCD may be accomplished by using an inverted blurred version of the same image multiplied with the original image. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215094 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD - A display device includes a display panel that includes a first pixel and a second pixel, the first pixel being associated with a positive pixel voltage relative to a data voltage and being associated with a first leakage current, the second pixel being associated with a negative pixel voltage relative to the data voltage and being associated with a second leakage current. The display device further includes a gate driver for providing a first gate-off voltage having a first value to at least one of the first pixel and the second pixel, the first value being in a range determined based on an equality-enabling value, wherein a value of the first leakage current is equal to a value of the second leakage current if the first gate-off voltage having the equality-enabling value is provided to the at least one of the first pixel and the second pixel. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215095 | ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a lyophobic layer, a first liquid, and a second liquid, where the lyophobic layer is lyophobic to the second liquid. A method of driving the display device includes: providing a first potential difference between the first electrode and the third electrode to thereby cause the first liquid to begin moving toward the second electrode; providing a second potential difference between the second electrode and the third electrode while reducing the first potential difference to thereby cause the first liquid to move toward the first electrode; and removing the second potential difference to thereby cause the first liquid to slow down in its movement toward the first electrode or to stop in its movement toward the first electrode. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215096 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A method of driving a display apparatus including a plurality of pixels that respectively store a voltage level corresponding to a data signal and respectively include a storage capacitor connected between a pixel electrode and a second common voltage electrode, the method including operations of determining whether image data of a current frame is changed, compared to image data of a previous frame, when the image data of the current frame is changed, storing a voltage level corresponding to the image data of the current frame in the storage capacitor of each of the plurality of pixels, and when the image data of the current frame is not changed, changing a level of a second common voltage applied to the second common voltage electrode of each of the plurality of pixels. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215097 | DISPLAY DRIVING DEVICE AND METHOD AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal panel assembly having a first group of pixels and a second group of pixels, gate lines having a first group of gate lines and a second group of gate lines that are connected with the first group of pixels and the second group of pixels, respectively, and data lines each of which is connected with one of the first group of pixels and one of the second group of pixels in every row. Further including a signal controller that receives input image signals and generates two groups of image data, a data driver that receives the two groups of image data, and a gate driving unit including a first gate driver that provides first gate-on signals to the first group of gate lines and a second gate driver that provides second gate-on signals to the second group of gate lines. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215098 | SCANNING DRIVE CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a display device, including display elements two-dimensionally disposed in a matrix; scanning lines, initialization control lines, and display control lines extending in a first direction; data lines extending in a second direction different from the first direction; and a scanning drive circuit. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215099 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display device including a display unit including first and second lines, light emitting elements and pixel circuits; a first drive unit sequentially applying a selection pulse to the first lines; and a second drive unit applying a signal pulse including first to third voltages to each of the second lines. Each of the pixel circuits includes a first transistor sampling the signal pulse, and a second transistor driving one of the light emitting elements. The first drive unit applies the selection pulse when the first voltage is being applied by the second drive unit, before a correction of a threshold voltage of the second transistor is initiated and within a period that the one of the light emitting elements is being turned out, and the first drive unit applies the selection pulse when the second voltage is being applied by the second drive unit. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215100 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING DIMENSIONS OF AN APARTMENT AND DISPLAYING THE DIMENSIONS IN 3D FORMATS ALLOWING NAVIGATIONS BY USERS OF THE SYSTEM SIMULTANEOUSLY - This invention is provided to measure dimensions of an apartment and displaying the dimensions in 3D formats allowing navigations by users of the system simultaneously. In one embodiment, a system is provided to include a device for measuring the dimensions of the unit, at least one pair of infrared red emitter and receiver, camera, location detection device, and a set of schematic diagrams. The system is adapted to display the measured dimensions in 2D and 3D images, allowing users to navigate freely. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215101 | ANAMORPHIC DISPLAY - An anamorphic display device is provided herein. The display device produces anamorphically-displayed elements via a visual three-dimensional illusion for two-dimensional content element of a viewing surface. Context-aware circuitry may determine a viewpoint, and the viewpoint can be used to determine an angle where viewing ray intersects the viewing surface. A geometric algorithm is used to reconstruct the two-dimensional content element appropriately on the viewing surface. The observer can observe the three-dimensional illusion of the two-dimensional content element out of the plane viewing surface in the observer's perspective at the viewpoint, as if the original two-dimensional content element were placed in the three-dimensional space. This allows easier viewing of material at off angles. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215102 | DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES AND METHOD THEREOF - A device for displaying three-dimensional images includes a processor, and a display panel. The processor is used for receiving a three-dimensional image signal, decoding the three-dimensional image signal to image data with a predetermined format, dividing the image data with the predetermined format into a plurality of parallel processing data groups, and executing image processing on the plurality of parallel processing data groups simultaneously. The display panel is used for displaying a three-dimensional image corresponding to the three-dimensional image signal according to image processing results of the plurality of parallel processing data groups. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215103 | DOUBLE-LAYER SWITCHABLE STEREO LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A double-layer switchable stereo liquid crystal display includes a timing controller, a microprocessor, a backlight module, a first liquid crystal panel, a controller, and a second liquid crystal panel. The timing controller receives an image signal and generates a left/right eye signal and a two-dimensional/three-dimensional control signal. The microprocessor outputs the image signal, and generates a control signal and a backlight control signal according to output timing of the image signal. The first liquid crystal panel receives and displays the image signal. The controller outputs a voltage control signal according to the control signal. The second liquid crystal panel rotates liquid crystal within the second liquid crystal panel according to the voltage control signal. A period for the second liquid crystal panel rotating the liquid crystal to a second angle is longer than a period for the second liquid crystal panel rotating the liquid crystal to a first angle. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215104 | DISPLAY FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - A display includes a gravity sensor, a timing controller, a backlight module, a first liquid crystal panel, a liquid crystal driver, and a second liquid crystal panel. The gravity sensor generates a direction signal. The timing controller receives a three-dimensional image, outputs a left eye image and a right eye image of the three-dimensional image in turn, outputs a control signal, and outputs a backlight control signal. The backlight module turns on a backlight. The first liquid crystal panel receives and displays the left eye image and the right eye image of the three-dimensional image. The liquid crystal driver receives the control signal and the direction signal, and outputs a voltage control signal. The second liquid crystal panel rotates liquid crystals within the second liquid crystal panel according to the voltage control signal. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215105 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A parallax with which a virtual world is stereoscopically displayed is set, and in accordance with the parallax, a level of blurring with which the virtual world is stereoscopically displayed is set. Then, a stereoscopic image in which the virtual world is stereoscopically displayed is generated on the basis of the parallax by blurring at least part of the virtual world in accordance with the level of blurring. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215106 | CURSOR MERGING DEVICE AND CURSOR MERGING METHOD - With a cursor merging device, an image parallax detector detects subject-use parallax information about a subject-use stereoscopic image indicated by cursor position information. A proper parallax range determination component sets a proper parallax range, which is the range of proper parallax. A cursor parallax production component sets cursor parallax information so that the parallax of a cursor is included in a proper parallax range. A cursor stereoscopic image production component produces a cursor-use stereoscopic image on the basis of cursor parallax information. A cursor stereoscopic image merging component | 2013-08-22 |
20130215107 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including a depth map information estimation unit configured to estimate a depth in region units of a two-dimensional image and generate depth map information in which a depth estimation value in region units of a two-dimensional image is set, a reliability information generation unit configured to generate a depth map information reliability by determining a reliability of the depth value set in the depth map information, a depth map information correction unit configured to generate corrected depth map information by correcting the depth map information based on the depth map information reliability, and a 3D image generation unit configured to generate from the two-dimensional image an image for a left eye (L image) and an image for a right eye (R image) to be applied in a three-dimensional image display by applying the corrected depth map information. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215108 | Systems and Methods for the Manipulation of Captured Light Field Image Data - Systems and methods for the manipulation of captured light fields and captured light field image data in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a system for manipulating captured light field image data includes a processor, a display, a user input device, and a memory, wherein a depth map includes depth information for one or more pixels in the image data, and wherein an image manipulation application configures the processor to display a first synthesized image, receive user input data identifying a region within the first synthesized image, determine boundary data for the identified region using the depth map, receive user input data identifying at least one action, and perform the received action using the boundary data and the captured light field image data. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215109 | Designating Real World Locations for Virtual World Control - A system and a method are disclosed for a user interface for an augmented reality system to provide directions and control to virtual content. The position of the system is determined and a ray is determined from the graphical information inlaid on the user interface. The intersection of the ray with a 3D model representing real world content is made. The intersection indicates a location to direct movement of virtual content. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215110 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOTING THREE DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICS - Methods and systems for providing three dimensional graphics to remote computing machines and appliances that include an agent executing on a local computing machine to intercept a plurality of graphics commands generated by a three dimensional application executing on a local computing machine. A first portion of the plurality of graphics commands are encoded by the agent using a first codec, while a second portion of the plurality of graphics commands are encoded by the agent using a second codec. The agent creates a frame comprising the first portion and the second portion of the plurality of graphics commands, compresses the frame, and transmits the frame to a remote computing machine. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215111 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a display device | 2013-08-22 |
20130215112 | Stereoscopic Image Processor, Stereoscopic Image Interaction System, and Stereoscopic Image Displaying Method thereof - A 3D face model is generated by calculating depths on a left image and a right image. An eye-distance of a user is determined according to the 3D face model. A precise stereoscopic digital image of the user is generated by integrating the 3D face model, the eye-distance, and a user digital image processed by human-body rendering and face morphing. The stereoscopic digital image generated by following the user's appearance can be utilized by the user to serve as an avatar, for enhancing entertainments of the user when the user plays an interactive game using the avatar with other players on the Internet. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215113 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANIMATING THE FACES OF 3D CHARACTERS USING IMAGES OF HUMAN FACES - Techniques for animating a 3D facial model using images of a human face are described. An embodiment of the method of the invention involves matching an image of a human face to a point in a space of human faces and facial expressions based upon a description of a space of human faces and facial expressions obtained using a training data set containing multiple images of human faces registered to a template and multiple images of human facial expressions registered to the same template. The point in the space of human faces and facial expressions matching the human face can then be used in combination with a set of mappings from the space of human faces and facial expressions to a plurality of facial expressions for a 3D character model to deform a mesh of the 3D character model to achieve a corresponding facial expression. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215114 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROENTGENOGRAPHY-BASED MODELING - Modeling an object in 3-D space may be accomplished various embodiments disclosed herein. An exemplary method of creating a 3-D model includes receiving roentgenograms of an object and at least one reference marker. In some embodiments, the roentgenograms may each include an image of at least one object marker. The exemplary method may further include determining 3-D positions of the x-ray source using the images of the at least one reference marker. The location of the 3-D positions of the x-ray source may allow a 3-D model of the imaged object to be created. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215115 | DELIVERING AND CONTROLLING STREAMING INTERACTIVE MEDIA COMPRISING RENDERED GEOMETRIC, TEXTURE AND LIGHTING DATA - In an exemplary embodiment, a method, conducted on a server, sends renderable graphics information to a client device, said graphics information including at least one set of graphics information visible from a second view region and not visible from a first view region. The method includes determining a likelihood that a viewpoint undergoes movement from said first view region to said second view region. The method further includes sending said at least one set of graphics information upon determination that the likelihood that the viewpoint undergoes movement from said first view region to said second view region is greater than a predetermined threshold, said movement determined according to a predetermined motion path. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215116 | System and Method for Collaborative Shopping, Business and Entertainment - The methods and systems described herein relate to online methods of collaboration in community environments. The methods and systems are related to an online apparel modeling system that allows users to have three-dimensional models of their physical profile created. Users may purchase various goods and/or services and collaborate with other users in the online environment. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215117 | RASTERIZATION OF COMPUTE SHADERS - Described are compiler algorithms that partition a compute shader program into maximal-size regions, called thread-loops. The algorithms may remove original barrier-based synchronization yet the thus-transformed shader program remains semantically equivalent to the original shader program (i.e., the transformed shader program is correct). Moreover, the transformed shader program is amenable to optimization via existing compiler technology, and can be executed efficiently by CPU thread(s). A Dispatch call can be load-balanced on a CPU by assigning single or multiple CPU threads to execute thread blocks. In addition, the number of concurrently executing thread blocks do not overload the CPU. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215118 | OPERATION STATUS VISUALIZATION SYSTEM, OPERATION STATUS VISUALIZATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An operation status visualization system visualizes the operation stability of work related to an information system and the status of an operational efficiency at one time. The operation status visualization system includes a graphing means for graphing a safety value and an efficiency value of work related to the information system. One axis on the graph indicates the safety value showing an index of whether the work related to the information system is stably operated. The other axis on the graph indicates the efficiency value showing the operational efficiency of the work related to the information system. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215119 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE EVOLUTION OF A PHYSICAL QUANTITY - A method monitors an evolution of a physical quantity. The method includes measuring the evolution of the value of the physical quantity, and displaying in a first graphical zone a bar graph representing the evolution of the value received from the sensor until this value reaches a first threshold, the graphical zone has a first displaying scale. When the monitored value reaches the first threshold, the bar graph is displayed and represents the evolution of the value received from the sensor in a second graphical zone. The second graphical zone is a zoom of a part of the first graphical zone and has at least a second displaying scale. At least one magnified portion of the second graphical zone is further displayed, the magnified portion having at least a third displaying scale. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215120 | RENDERING A TEXT IMAGE FOLLOWING A LINE - A graphics or image rendering system, such as a map image rendering system, receives image data from an image database in the form of vector data that defines various image objects, such as roads, geographical boundaries, etc., and textures defining text strings to be displayed on the image to provide, for example, labels for the image objects. The imaging rendering system renders the images such that the individual characters of the text strings are placed on the image following a multi-segmented or curved line. This rendering system enables text strings to be placed on a map image so that the text follows the center line of a curved or angled road or other image feature without knowing the specifics of the curvature of the line along which the text will be placed when creating the texture that stores the text string information. This feature provides enhanced visual properties within a map image as it allows, for example, road names to be placed anywhere inside a road following the curvature of the road, thus providing a pleasing visual effect within the map image. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215121 | HEAT SPREADING SUBSTRATE - Heat spreading substrate. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus includes a thermally conductive, electrically insulating regular solid, a first electrically conductive coating mechanically coupled to a first edge of the regular solid and a second electrically conductive coating mechanically coupled to a second edge of the regular solid. The first and the second electrically conductive coatings are electrically isolated from one another and the faces of the first electrically conductive coating, the second electrically conductive coating and the regular solid are substantially co-planar. The primary and secondary surfaces of the regular solid may be free of electrically conductive materials. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215122 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH LIGHT GUIDE BASED SOLAR CONCENTRATOR - A display apparatus includes a display, a primary light concentrator, a concentrator light guide, and a solar cell. The primary light concentrator is arranged in tandem with the display, and the primary light concentrator is configured to concentrate incident light into an array of output regions. The concentrator light guide receives light from the primary light concentrator. The concentrator light guide includes light redirecting elements aligned with the output regions of the primary light concentrator to redirect light from the primary light concentrator along the concentrator light guide toward an edge thereof. The solar cell is located adjacent the edge of the concentrator light guide. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215123 | Media Action Script Acceleration Apparatus, System and Method - Exemplary apparatus, method, and system embodiments provide for processing an action script for a graphical image for visual display. An exemplary apparatus comprises: a first memory; first circuitry configured to convert a plurality of descriptive elements of the action script into a plurality of operational codes; and second circuitry configured to execute the plurality of operational codes using corresponding data stored in the first memory to generate pixel data for the graphical image. Exemplary embodiments may further include third circuitry configured to parse the action script into the plurality of descriptive elements and the corresponding data, and fourth circuitry configured to extract data from the action script and to store the extracted data in the first memory as a plurality of control words having the corresponding data in predetermined fields. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215124 | Media Action Script Acceleration Apparatus - Exemplary apparatus, method, and system embodiments provide for accelerated hardware processing of an action script for a graphical image for visual display. An exemplary apparatus comprises: a first memory; and a plurality of processors to separate the action script from other data, to convert a plurality of descriptive elements of the action script into a plurality of hardware-level operational or control codes, and to perform one or more operations corresponding to an operational code of the plurality of operational codes using corresponding data to generate pixel data for the graphical image. In an exemplary embodiment, at least one processor further is to parse the action script into the plurality of descriptive elements and the corresponding data, and to extract data from the action script and to store the extracted data in the first memory as a plurality of control words having the corresponding data in predetermined fields. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215125 | SURFACING BUSINESS APPLICATIONS BASED ON CALLING ACTIVITIES - Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing methods are provided for discovering applications using phone-number information. Initially, an application uploaded to an application marketplace is targeted. Phone numbers associated with the targeted application are discovered by identifying attributes of the targeted application from metadata associated therewith in the application marketplace, and identifying the phone numbers that reach at least one business affiliated with the targeted application or are relevant to the identified attributes of the targeted application. The associated phone numbers are mapped to the targeted application and maintained within an application manifest. Upon detecting user-initiated call-based operation(s) at a client device, the phone number(s) involved in the call-based operation(s) are compared against the application manifest to determine relevant applications. The relevant applications are distributed to the client device for presentation within a phone-number context, such as placing an outgoing call, receiving an incoming call, or reviewing a call-history log. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215126 | Managing Font Distribution - A system includes a first computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The first computing device also includes a processor to execute the instructions to perform a method that includes receiving, at a font service provider, a request from a second computing device for one or more fonts. The method also includes authenticating the user of the second computing device from the received request, and, providing access to data representative of the one or more fonts identified in the received request for use by the second computing device. The data representative of the one or more fonts resides in a predefined portion of memory assigned to the user of the second computing device. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215127 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGING RENDERING OF CONTENT - In accordance with an example embodiment, a method, apparatus, and computer program product is provided. The method comprises determining a state of a rendering component, determining a status of hardware rendering resources, and facilitating a hardware rendering or a software rendering of content associated with the rendering component based on the state of the rendering component and the status of the hardware rendering resources. The apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory comprising computer program code, configured to, cause the apparatus at least to perform: determining a state of a rendering component; determining a status of hardware rendering resources; and facilitating a hardware rendering or a software rendering of content associated with the rendering component based on the state of the rendering component and the status of the hardware rendering resources. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215128 | MULTI-THREAD GRAPHICS PROCESSING SYSTEM - A graphics processing system comprises at least one memory device storing a plurality of pixel command threads and a plurality of vertex command threads. An arbiter coupled to the at least one memory device is provided that selects a pixel command thread from the plurality of pixel command threads and a vertex command thread from the plurality of vertex command threads. The arbiter further selects a command thread from the previously selected pixel command thread and the vertex command thread, which command thread is provided to a command processing engine capable of processing pixel command threads and vertex command threads. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215129 | System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Remote Graphics Processing - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for remote rendering of computer graphics. The system includes a graphics application program resident at a remote server. The graphics application is invoked by a user or process located at a client. The invoked graphics application proceeds to issue graphics instructions. The graphics instructions are received by a remote rendering control system. Given that the client and server differ with respect to graphics context and image processing capability, the remote rendering control system modifies the graphics instructions in order to accommodate these differences. The modified graphics instructions are sent to graphics rendering resources, which produce one or more rendered images. Data representing the rendered images is written to one or more frame buffers. The remote rendering control system then reads this image data from the frame buffers. The image data is transmitted to the client for display or processing. In an embodiment of the system, the image data is compressed before being transmitted to the client. In such an embodiment, the steps of rendering, compression, and transmission can be performed asynchronously in a pipelined manner. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215130 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A rendering control unit determines movie and graphic display modes with reference to a rendering processing command, and acquires maximum speed information indicating the maximum value of a read/write speed allowed for a memory. The rendering control unit decides a speed to be distributed to a read/write speed of the movie data and a speed to be distributed to a read/write speed of the graphic data with respect to the memory, of a maximum speed indicated by the maximum speed information, based on the determination result. The rendering control unit controls a read/write access of an image with respect to the memory based on the rendering processing command, in accordance with the decided speeds. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215131 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image generating apparatus comprises an image data storage unit configured to store an original image data therein, and an image data buffering unit that allows data to be read out therefrom at a higher speed than the image data storage unit. A display times counting unit divides a whole of the original image data into a plurality of blocks and counts the number of times each of the blocks has been referenced or utilized for the generation of the image data to be displayed, as the number of display times. A priority order setting unit sets a priority order on a block-by-block basis based on the number of display times thus counted. A buffering control unit performs a control such that image data in a block which is given a higher priority order is stored in the image data buffering unit more preferentially. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215132 | SYSTEM FOR REPRODUCING VIRTUAL OBJECTS - A system for reproducing virtual objects includes a detector device that carries a known tracking pattern or tracking feature; and a host device configured for virtually projecting a template pattern to a surface and producing an image combining the tracking pattern and the template pattern. The template pattern corresponds to a virtual object. The host device is configured to process the image and thereby transmit information regarding the geometrical relationship between the tracking pattern and the template pattern to a user so that the user can reproduce the virtual object on the surface based on the information. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215133 | Adjusting Content Rendering for Environmental Conditions - A system includes a computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The computing device also includes a processor to execute the instructions to perform a method that includes receiving information representative of one or more environmental conditions. The method also includes determining one or more adjustments for rendering content on one or more electronic displays based upon the received information representative of the one or more environmental conditions, and, adjusting the rendering of the content for being presented on at least one display based upon the received information representing the one or more environmental conditions. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215134 | Alpha Channel Power Savings in Graphics Unit - A graphics processing circuit and method for power savings in the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, a graphics processing circuit includes a number of channels. The number of channels includes a number of color component channels that are each configured to process color components of pixel values of an incoming frame of graphics information. The number of channels also includes an alpha scaling channel configured to process alpha values (indicative of a level of transparency) for the incoming and/or outgoing frames. The graphics processing circuit also includes a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to place the alpha scaling channel into a low-power state responsive to determining that at least one of the incoming or outgoing frames does not include alpha values. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215135 | Image Display Device and Projector - An image display device for adjusting an image based on a parameter set including a plurality of parameters and displaying the adjusted image, includes a storage section that stores a plurality of the parameter sets, a selection section that prompts to select desired one of the plurality of parameter sets stored in the storage section, and an image adjustment section that obtains the parameter set selected by the selection section and adjusts a display condition of the image based on the obtained parameter set, wherein the selection section displays the parameters included in each of the parameter sets stored in the storage section when prompting to select the desired one of the plurality of parameter sets. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215136 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH LARGE COLOR GAMUT - The present disclosure relates generally to a liquid crystal display (LCD) that has a large color gamut. In certain embodiments, the large color gamut in the LCD may be obtained by adding a spectrum-filter into different layers of the LCD. The spectrum-filter may be designed to filter a portion of a color band from a light emitted from one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) in the LED thereby increasing the color gamut on the LCD. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215137 | GENERATING A CALENDAR GRAPHICAL VISUALIZATION INCLUDING PIXELS REPRESENTING DATA RECORDS CONTAINING USER FEEDBACK - A calendar graphical visualization is generated that includes an arrangement of blocks including pixels representing data records containing user feedback, wherein plural groups of the blocks represent different attributes of the data records, and wherein the blocks correspond to respective time intervals. A size of the blocks is determined based on identifying a union of time positions corresponding to data records received for the different attributes in a particular time interval of the time intervals. Pixels in a first of the blocks corresponding to a first of the attributes are aligned with pixels in a second of the blocks corresponding to a second of the attributes by placing gaps in the first and second blocks at respective time positions that are missing values for corresponding ones of the attributes. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215138 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display system for displaying one image on a display surface by combining a first image displayed by a first display apparatus and a second image displayed by a second display apparatus, wherein: the first display apparatus displays a first index image at a position which is close to the image displayed by the second display apparatus and which is included in a display range of the first display apparatus, the first index image having a predetermined color and the image having luminances which are changed in a direction parallel to a side adjacent to the image displayed by the second display apparatus; and the first display apparatus corrects the image displayed by the first display apparatus on the basis of a designated position of the first index image. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215139 | ISHAIR: IMPORTANCE SAMPLING FOR HAIR SCATTERING - A technique for rendering an image of hair in a computer-generated scene is described. The scene includes a virtual light source and a hair virtual object comprising a material model. A hair shading function partly defining the material model is accessed. A set of random values is generated. The hair shading function is importance sampled by converting the set of random values into a set of light direction samples based on a Cauchy distribution. The probability density function of each converted light direction sample uses a Cauchy distribution. A light color value and a hair color value are computed for each light direction sample of the set of light direction samples. The light color values and the hair color values are weighted to determine a set of weighted values. A characteristic of a pixel representing part of the virtual object is determined based on the set of weighted values. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215140 | PHOTO FRAMES FOR DISPLAYING PICTURES THAT ARE RELATED TO TIME ZONE MANAGEMENT - Photo frames are provided for displaying pictures that are related to time zone management. In one embodiment, a photo frame is provided for switching on the photo frame based on time zone information, displaying the pictures based on the time zone information, displaying the pictures together with time zone information, and searching the pictures based on the time zone information. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215141 | Using Render-Graph Characteristics to Optimize the Rendering of an Adjusted Image - A technique for optimizing the rendering of such complex render-graphs caches intermediate buffers of nodes that are expected to be re-used after they've been rendered. The render-graph is examined to determine the number of re-uses of each node's output buffer, and the buffer is cached in memory until all the re-uses of the buffer have occurred. Once all the re-uses of the buffer have occurred, the buffer is removed from the cache. This technique guarantees that for a given render-graph, no nodes will be re-rendered, resulting in improved render performance. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215142 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE ON A SINK DEVICE - A source device includes a local display device to display a first image provided by an application program, a virtual display device driving unit to receive display information of a sink device, and to transmit frame data to display on the sink device a second image provided by the application program, and a virtual file generating unit to register the sink device as a virtual display device, and to generate a virtual device file for the sink device. A method for displaying an image on a sink device includes generating, at a source device, a first image and a second image; registering, at the source device, the sink device as a virtual display device; transmitting, from the source device, frame data for displaying the second image to the sink device; and displaying the second image on the sink device. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215143 | DEFINING A BORDER FOR AN IMAGE - Some embodiments provide a method that provides a display area for displaying an image that includes several of edges. The method provides a border drawing tool that in response to cursor movement across the image displays a search window about the cursor. The search window specifies a region to be searched to identify edges for use in defining a border for the image. In some embodiments, the size of the search window varies based on the speed of the cursor. The search window is a square box in some embodiments and a circle in other embodiments. The search window is centered at the cursor in some embodiments. In some embodiments, the display area is also for displaying the defined border over the image. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215144 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - There is provided a display control device including a display control unit that causes a reproduction image of content that includes a first section and a second section and a reproduction state display that indicates a reproduction state of the content to be displayed on a display unit, wherein the reproduction state display includes a first bar that indicates the first section, a second bar that is displayed in a continuation of the first bar and indicates the second section, or a first icon that is displayed on the first bar instead of the second bar so as to indicate that the second section is not reproduced. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215145 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes: a display unit which is configured to display a manual information image of the display apparatus; a storage unit which stores pieces of manual information in correspondence to information of user levels of the display apparatus; and a controller which determines a user level based on the stored user level information upon occurrence of an event for displaying the manual information image, and displays the manual information image formed by at least one of the pieces of the manual information stored in the storage unit. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215146 | IMAGE-DRAWING-DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE DRAWING DATA, AND PROGRAM - An image-drawing-data generation apparatus includes an image input unit, a layout storing unit, a display layout determination unit, and an image-drawing-data generation unit. The image input unit receives information about an image obtained by photographing a sample containing a cell. The layout storing unit stores a plurality of layouts. The display layout determination unit determines a display layout, from among the plurality of layouts, that is displayed when the image is to be displayed. The image-drawing-data generation unit generates image drawing data to be displayed based on the information about the image and the display layout. The plurality of layouts include a first layout for observing the image obtained by photographing the sample that holds a tissue structure, and a second layout for observing the image obtained by photographing the sample that does not hold a tissue structure. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215147 | Apparatus and Method for Enhancing Human Visual Performance in a Head Worn Video System - Visual impairment, or vision impairment, refers to the vision loss of an individual to such a degree as to require additional support for one or more aspects of their life. Such a significant limitation of visual capability may result from disease, trauma, congenital, and/or degenerative conditions that cannot be corrected by conventional means, such as refractive correction, such as eyeglasses or contact lenses, medication, or surgery. According to embodiments of the invention a method of augmenting a user's sight is provided comprising obtaining an image of a scene using a camera carried by the individual, transmitting the obtained image to a processor, selecting an algorithm of a plurality of spectral, spatial, and temporal image modification algorithms to be applied to the image by the processor, modifying the using the algorithm substantially in real time, and displaying the modified image on a display device worn by the individual. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215148 | INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM HAVING A 3D INPUT SPACE - An interactive input system comprises computing structure; and an input device detecting at least one physical object carrying a recognizable pattern within a three-dimensional (3D) input space and providing output to the computing structure, wherein the computing structure processes the output of the input device to: recognize the pattern carried by the at least one physical object in the 3D input space; and modify an image presented on a display surface by applying a transition to digital content associated with the at least one physical object based on a detected state of the at least one physical object. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215149 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE, DIGITAL CAMERA, HEAD MOUNT DISPLAY, PROJECTOR, INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A digital camera functioning as an information presentation device is provided with a CG superimposition unit | 2013-08-22 |
20130215150 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFLATING RASTER AND VECTOR DATA - Embodiments of the present invention provide for accurate relative location information to be preserved between vector and raster data sources during non-linear transformation. In a method according to an embodiment of the present invention, raster and vector data are received that corresponds to maps and conflated in a multi-step process. Objects of at least one of vector data are identified and conflated. For example, in an embodiment of the present invention, vertices of vector objects are identified. In a subsequent step, raster data is conflated by applying a non-linear transformation to the raster data using identified vertices of vector data from before and after conflation as control points. The resulting hybrid map is output that is advantageously accurate in general but is further advantageously accurate at critical points. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215151 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE FILES - An apparatus and method for encoding an image file is provided. The method includes generating an animation object according to a user input; generating animation data including the animation object; generating image data that is reproducible independently from the animation data; generating an integrated image file, which includes the image data and the animation data; and storing the generated integrated image file in a memory. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215152 | PATTERN SUPERIMPOSITION FOR PROVIDING VISUAL HARMONICS - A system and method for superimposing tiling patterns in response to a user input or other stimuli is described. Such superimpositions provide aesthetically pleasing patterns that can be used in a variety of decorative ways. Also described is a system and method for generating superimposed patterns in response to a stimuli, such as a spoken word or sound, music, or other stimulus to automatically generate superimposed patterns, or to select superimposed patterns from a database to display and in such a manner as to provide a visual display representing the stimuli. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215153 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING A MULTIFACETED GRAPHICAL OBJECT AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A DISPLAY SWITCHING OPERATION - A mobile terminal includes a display unit to display a first surface of a multifaceted graphical object, a motion detecting unit to detect a motion of the mobile terminal, and a control unit to switch the displayed first surface to a second surface of the multifaceted graphical object based on the detected motion. A method for switching a display surface of a multifaceted graphical object includes displaying a first surface of the multifaceted graphical object on a mobile terminal, detecting a motion of the mobile terminal, and switching the displayed first surface to a second surface of the multifaceted graphical object based on the detected motion. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215154 | Visual Representation of Chart Scaling - Techniques for visual representation of chart scaling are described. In implementations, a chart is employed to display data associated with a resource. Examples of such a resource include a computer hardware resource, a network resource, a financial resource, a commodity (e.g., a manufactured commodity), and so on. In implementations, a chart is associated with a scale that corresponds to a set of data values represented in the chart. Further, a chart can be rescaled to display data values in a variety of different scales, e.g., that correspond to different sets of data values. In at least some embodiments, a scale mark is provided which provides a visual indication of a scale represented in a chart. When the chart is rescaled, the scale mark is repositioned to indicate a change in scale. Thus, a scale mark can be dynamically repositioned to visually indicate different chart scales. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215155 | VISUALIZATION INFORMATION BAR - Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for maintaining an information bar associated with a visualization. The visualization may correspond to an interface configured to display one or more entities (e.g., a map interface may display location entities, such as coffee shops, and/or direction entities, such as portions of a route, within a map). Responsive to the visualization being populated, the information bar may be populated with one or more information panels corresponding to the one or more entities. For example, a first information panel may comprise coffee specials and hours of operation for a first coffee shop entity populated within the visualization. Responsive to a selection of an entity within the visualization, a corresponding information panel may (automatically) be scrolled to and/or highlighted within the information bar. In this way, the information bar may display information panels corresponding to entities of the visualization. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215156 | PORTABLE PROJECTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PROLONGING BATTERY LIFE OF A BATTERY OF THE SAME AND OPTIMIZING QUALITY OF AN IMAGE PROJECTED BY THE SAME - A portable projector device includes an image processing unit, an optical mechanical system, a light source controller, and a power supply management unit. The power supply management unit is to be coupled to a battery, which powers up the portable projector, is for detecting a residual capacity of the battery, and is operable according to the residual capacity of the battery to enable the light source controller to adjust illumination of a light source of the optical mechanical system and to enable the image processing unit to process an input image signal according to a display parameter so as to optimize the image projected by the image projecting unit. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215157 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE AND A DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of displaying a three-dimensional (ā3Dā) stereoscopic image includes providing a first 3D data signal to a first display area portion of a display panel; and selectively providing a second 3D data signal or a black data signal to a second display area portion of the display panel when the first 3D data signal is being provided to the first display area. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215158 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes a display portion, a data line driving circuit, a first retention capacitor that retains the potential of the data line, a driving control circuit, and a display control circuit that supplies brightness information to the driving control circuit and also supplies an image signal to the data line driving circuit. The data line driving circuit includes a potential control line to which a potential control signal is supplied, a third retention capacitor one end of which is connected with the data line and the other one of which is supplied with a potential based on the image signal, and a first transistor that is electrically connected between the other end of the third retention capacitor and the potential control line. The driving control circuit controls the potential of the potential control signal based on the brightness information. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215159 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes a processing device that performs a color reduction processing of converting data of a-levels of gray indicative of an image to be displayed in a display area including a plurality of pixels arranged along a first direction and a second direction into data of b-levels of gray (b | 2013-08-22 |
20130215160 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes pixels connected to gate lines and data lines crossing the gate lines, a data driver which drives the data lines, a gate driver which drives the gate lines, a timing controller which controls the data driver and the gate driver in response to an image signal and a control signal and outputs a first kickback signal and a second kickback signal, and a voltage generator which outputs a first gate-on voltage and a second gate-on voltage in response to the first and second kickback signals to drive the gate lines. The gate driver drives a first group of gate lines in response to the first gate-on voltage and drives a second group of the gate lines in response to the second gate-on voltage. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215161 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND LOCAL DIMMING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight unit including a plurality of light sources, the backlight unit providing light to a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel, a backlight driving circuit that individually drives a plurality of previously determined blocks each including the light sources based on a dimming value of each of the blocks, and a local dimming control circuit that calculates a pixel gain value compensating for a luminance reduction resulting from the dimming value of each block and corrects the pixel gain value based on a grayscale saturation level of each block. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215162 | FRONT/BACK DISCRIMINATION DEVICE FOR TIME CARD, TIME RECORDER PROVIDED WITH SAME, FRONT/BACK DISCRIMINATION METHOD FOR THE TIME CARD, AND PROGRAM - A time recorder includes a first sensor that detects the side edge of a time card having a cut-out formed at at least one corner of the bottom, a second sensor that detects the bottom of the time card, and a card feeding unit that feeds the time card. When the time card is fed by this card feeding unit, a pulse counter of the card feeding unit counts the number of pulses of predetermined pulse signals after the first sensor detects the time card and until the second sensor detects the time card. Next, the front and back faces of the time card are determined based on the number of pulses that is a counting result. Hence, the front and back faces can be determined by the first sensor and the second sensor only. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215163 | AC VOLTAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT, HEATER CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - When a partial pressure exceeding a Zener voltage of a Zener diode is applied to a first limiting circuit by a positive voltage applied to input terminals by an AC power supply, the first limiting circuit allows a current such that a photo transistor of the first detection circuit is turned on. When a partial pressure exceeding a total value of Zener voltages of Zener diodes is applied to a second limiting circuit by a negative voltage applied to the input terminals, the second limiting circuit allows a current such that a photo transistor of a second detection circuit is turned on. Therefore, it is possible to detect a voltage input from the AC power supply by turning on and off the photo transistors and to detect a voltage input from the AC power supply using a simpler circuit configuration. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215164 | IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD - An image forming device including: a conveyance unit; plural detecting sensors; a lens tilt calculating unit; a head; a storage unit; and a tilt correction controller, wherein the plural detecting sensors includes a third detecting sensor allowed to deviate from the base line between the first detecting sensor and the second detecting sensor, the storage unit stores position aberration of the third detecting sensor from the base line, and the lens tilt calculating unit calculates the tilt angle of each of the lenticular lenses based on the detecting signals of the plural detecting sensors and the position aberration of the third detecting sensor stored on the storage unit. | 2013-08-22 |