36th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120223890 | Mode Switching - Based on one or more characteristics of a received translation input, a computing device is switched between two or more states. The translation input may be a touch input, for example a drag operation. The states may relate to locked and unlocked states, idle screens, or other suitable examples. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223891 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION GESTURES FOR TOUCHSCREENS - Methods, computer program products, and systems for receiving gestures and producing percussion instrument signals are disclosed. An exemplary method includes receiving a gesture on an area of a touchscreen representing a percussion instrument and generating a signal based on the gesture and area. The gesture can be a single point initiation touch on an area, and a drag into another area. The gesture can be a two-touch point initiation touch on a first area, and a change in distance between the points to change a first parameter such as repeat rate. Such gestures can further include translation of the touch points as a group along an axis to change a second parameter such as volume, pitch, or reverb. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223892 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR SUSPENDING AUTOMATIC ROTATION AND METHOD TO SUSPEND AUTOMATIC SCREEN ROTATION - A display device for displaying information thereon, comprising a display unit adapted to display information in a plurality of display orientations, an orientation determination unit adapted to determine a physical orientation of the display device, a touch sensor adapted to sense a touch input from a user, and a display controller adapted to rotate the information displayed by the display unit from a first display orientation to a second display orientation when the orientation determination unit determines a change in the physical orientation, wherein the display controller suspends rotation of the information displayed by the display unit in the first orientation when the touch sensor senses a touch input substantially contemporaneously with when the orientation determination unit determines the change in the physical orientation. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223893 | TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH PAD - A touch panel and a plurality of touch pads thereof are disclosed. Each touch pad includes a plurality of the same edges. Each edge includes two edge ends, an edge center, at least one convex, and at least one concave. A line between the two edge ends is defined as a reference line. The edge center is located at the center of the reference line. A first region is surrounded by the at least one convex and the reference line. A second region is surrounded by the at least one concave and the reference line. The at least one convex and the at least one concave are symmetrical to the edge center. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223894 | MULTI-PASS TOUCH CONTACT TRACKING - In embodiments of multi-pass touch contact tracking, touch input sensor data is recognized as a series of components of a contact on a touch-screen display. The components can be determined to correlate to the contact based on multi-pass nearest-neighbor contact mapping that includes forward nearest-neighbor contact mapping of the components and reverse nearest-neighbor contact mapping of the components. The components can then be associated to represent a tracking of the contact. Subsequent components of the contact can also be determined and associated with the previous components of the contact to further represent the tracking of the contact. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223895 | Single-Finger and Multi-Touch Gesture Determination Method, Touch Control Chip, Touch Control System and Computer System - A single-finger and multi-touch gesture determination method is disclosed. The single touch and multi-touch gesture determination method includes steps of: for each of one or more touch points, judging a respective category under a first group to which the touch point belongs, according to an initial position of the touch point; for each of the one or more touch points, judging a respective category under a second group to which the touch point belongs, according to a moving pattern of the touch point, wherein the moving pattern is respectively defined in the judged category under the first group to which the touch point belongs; and determining a gesture represented by the one or more touch points according to the judged categories under the second group respectively to which the one or more touch points belong. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223896 | TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING COVER LENS STRUCTURE - A touch display apparatus having a cover lens structure is described. The touch display apparatus includes a touch sensing layer, a display panel adjacent to the touch sensing layer, a backlight module adjacent o the display panel and a cover lens structure. The cover lens structure includes a substrate, a first segment height and a side-wall portion. The first segment height protrudes from the substrate wherein the first segment height and the substrate forms a first receiving space to allow the first segment height to retain the touch sensing layer. The side-wall portion extends and bends from a side edge of the substrate wherein the side-wall portion has a locking portion for buckling the backlight module. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223897 | OPERATION INSTRUCTING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME AND OPERATION INSTRUCTING METHOD - An operation instructing device includes a display unit that displays an image and a detecting unit that detects a touched position and thereby specifies a corresponding position of an image displayed on the display unit. While an image is displayed on the display unit, if the detecting unit detects that at least two points A and B are touched in a portion of the detecting unit corresponding to the image, assuming that the image is formed on a sheet of recording paper, a distance between two points of the image formed on the sheet of recording paper corresponding to the two touched points is calculated and displayed on a display panel. Thus, an error in operation instruction such as enlargement and reduction can be reduced, and hence, wasteful consumption of ink and recording paper can be reduced. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223898 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a display control device including an operation display unit for detecting operation positions, on a display screen, in accordance with a user operation on the display screen, a state determination unit for determining, based on a detection result of the operation positions, a first operation state where two operation positions are detected, a process determination unit for determining, based on a change in the operation positions in the first operation state, a process related to display that is to be performed, and a display control unit for performing, based on a determination result of a process, a process which has been determined to be performed, and causing the display screen to perform display corresponding to the process. The display control unit continues the display corresponding to the process which has been determined to be performed, according to a duration of determination for the process which has been determined. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223899 | COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS - A computerized information system useful for providing directions and other information to a user. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a processor and network interface and computer readable medium having at least one computer program disposed thereon, the at least one program being configured to receive inputs from the user regarding locations or entities, and provide directions and/or advertising related content. At least a portion of the information is obtained via the network interface from a remote server. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223900 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device according to an embodiment includes a touch panel, a plurality of detecting units, a blocking unit, and a calculating unit. The display device is incorporated in a vehicle, and the touch panel receives a pressing operation. The plurality of detecting units detect a pressure value on the touch panel. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223901 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE FOR TOUCH SCREEN - Provided is a method of manufacturing a transparent circuit substrate for a touch screen. The method may involve forming an electrode layer on a transparent substrate, stacking a light shielding layer on the transparent substrate such that the light shielding layer is located on an outside of the electrode layer, stacking a mask on the light shielding layer and the electrode layer, forming a conductive layer on the mask, forming connecting lines for connecting the electrode layer and connecting terminals by removing the mask and a portion of the conductive layer, and forming the connecting terminals on the light shielding layer such that the connecting terminals contact the connecting lines. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223902 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A measurement device that comprises a display control part that displays a measurement result obtained from a probe that measures a pH or the like, the display control part displays in a switchable manner at least two displaying screens among a numerical value displaying screen that displays the measurement result as a numeric value, an analog displaying screen that displays the measurement result like an analog meter and a graph displaying screen that displays the measurement result as a time series graph, and the display control part switches each of the displaying screens continuously in conjunction with a touch slide operation on the display by moving the displaying screen displayed prior to the touch slide operation to the outside of a displaying area on the display and by moving the other displaying screen to the inside of the displaying area in accordance with the above-mentioned movement. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223903 | HIGH PARAMETER-COUNT TOUCH-PAD CONTROLLER - An apparatus including a touch user interface device including a sensor array configured to sense spatial information associated with one or more contiguous regions of contact and a processing device in communication with the touch user interface device configured to discern a first contiguous region of contact corresponding to a first finger from the one or more contiguous regions of contact, determine a first spatial distribution profile of the first contiguous region at a first time, determine a second spatial distribution profile of the first contiguous region at a second time, analyze a shape variation of the second spatial distribution profile in comparison to the first spatial distribution profile to determine a rotational movement of the first finger, generate a control signal in response to the detected rotational movement. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223904 | Self-Healing and Diagnostic Screen - A method, system, and computer program product for determining a level of cleanliness of a multi-touch screen display, characterizing objects that make contact with the screen, and initiating a specific maintenance action on the screen, based on screen cleanliness and the object(s) characterization(s). A screen diagnostic and maintenance (SDM) utility initiates a number of procedures to determine the type of object(s) and a set of characteristics of object(s) that make contact with the touch screen. Based on the results of the procedures, the SDM utility characterizes/identifies the object(s). In addition, the SDM utility initiates maintenance screen check(s) based on information stored in maintenance configuration file(s). Based on the results of the maintenance check(s), configuration file(s) data and type and characterization of the object(s) that have made contact with the screen, the SDM utility determines the type of maintenance that is performed and the timing/schedule of the maintenance action(s). | 2012-09-06 |
20120223905 | TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a display device having a touch panel, and more particularly, to a touch panel display device which can improve visibility. The display device of the present invention includes: a display panel; a first film layer that is disposed on the display panel, and includes a first material, a first transparent layer having a first pattern disposed on the first material, and an index matching layer disposed between the first material and the first transparent layer; a second film layer that is disposed on the first film layer, and includes a second material, a second transparent layer having a second pattern disposed on the second material, and an index matching layer disposed between the second material and the second transparent layer; and a touch window disposed on the second film layer. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223906 | PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL, INPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A portable information terminal includes display ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120223907 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TOUCH INFORMATION OF 3D-OBJECT TO USER - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for providing the touch information of a 3-D object. The method includes creating a hexahedral bounding box around the 3-D object, acquiring a depth information image for each side of the hexahedral bounding box, creating six touch attribute images corresponding to six depth information images, and providing a touch attribute of at least one of the six touch attribute images to a user. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223908 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120223909 | 3D INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A three-dimensional (3D) interactive input system comprises a holographic image generator defining an enclosed space to accommodate a 3D object and configured to generate a holographic image of the 3D object that appears adjacent an input region of the holographic image generator. A projection unit is configured to project image data onto the 3D object, the image data projected onto the 3D object appearing on the holographic image. A sensing unit is configured to detect user proximity to the input region. Processing structure is configured to process sensing unit output and in response, update image data projected by the projection unit. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223910 | MECHANICAL MEANS FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK IN CONNECTION WITH CAPACITIVE SENSING MECHANISMS - Method and apparatus for providing haptic feedback in connection with a capacitive sensing mechanism are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a convex, non-metallic structure arranged so as to maintain physical separation between an activation means and the capacitive sensing mechanism until sufficient force is applied by with the activation means. The structure does not form a part of an electrical circuit comprising the capacitive sensing mechanism. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223911 | Reduction of Noise in Touch Sensors - Techniques are described for providing a cleaned signal in a capacitive touch sensor. A phase of periodic noise on an input of the capacitive touch sensor is determined, and a periodic excitation signal having a phase that is locked to the determined phase of the periodic noise is generated. The periodic excitation signal is applied to an excited conductor in a first array of the touch sensor. While the excitation signal is applied, a response signal on a responding conductor in a second array of the touch sensor is detected, and, based on the detected response signal, a value indicative of a measured capacitance between the excited conductor and the responding conductor is generated. A threshold value is accessed, and a determination is made whether the response signal corresponds to a touch based on a difference between the value and the threshold value. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223912 | CAPACITIVE TYPE TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A Capacitive type (C-type) Touch Screen Panel (TSP) is provided. The C-type TSP includes a window for protecting the TSP, an upper transparent adhesive layer bonded under the window, an upper transparent conductive layer bonded under the upper transparent adhesive layer and for detecting a touch point on the window, an upper transparent insulating substrate disposed under the upper transparent conductive layer and formed with polymer of an isotropic material, a lower transparent adhesive layer bonded under the upper transparent insulating substrate, a lower transparent conductive layer bonded under the lower transparent adhesive layer and for detecting a touch point on the window, and a lower transparent insulating substrate disposed under the lower transparent conductive layer and formed with polymer of an isotropic material. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223913 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL DISPLAY - A touch screen panel display device is provided. The touch screen panel display device includes a Y-touch sensor bonding pattern having a bonding portion bonded to a touch screen Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPCB), an X-touch sensor bonding pattern positioned toward the touch screen FPCB further than the bonding portion of the Y-touch sensor bonding pattern and having a bonding portion bonded to the touch screen FPCB, and a touch screen FPCB having an X-contact point portion contacting the bonding portion of the X-touch sensor bonding pattern and a Y-contact point portion contacting the bonding portion of the Y-touch sensor bonding pattern. Thereby, an Anisotropic Conducting Film (ACF) swelling failure occurring as a heat is again applied to a location at which bonding is already complete can be prevented. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223914 | User Interface System - The user interface system of the preferred embodiment includes: a layer defining a surface, a substrate supporting the layer and at least partially defining a cavity, a displacement device coupled to the cavity and adapted to expand the cavity thereby deforming a particular region of the surface, a touch sensor coupled to the substrate and adapted to sense a user touch proximate the particular region of the surface, and a display coupled to the substrate and adapted to output images to the user. The user interface system of the preferred embodiments has been specifically designed to be incorporated into an electronic device, such as the display of a mobile phone, but may be incorporated in any suitable device that interfaces with a user in both a visual and tactile manner. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223915 | TOUCH MODULE AND TOUCH DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A touch module disposed on a display panel of a touch display is provided. The touch module includes a glass substrate, a polymer layer, a lateral-side light sensor and a vertical-side light sensor. The polymer layer is transparent and flexible. The lateral-side and the vertical-side light sensors are sandwiched between the glass substrate and the polymer layer, and disposed on a lateral edge and a vertical edge of the substrate. A transparent transmission layer is formed between the glass substrate and the polymer layer. When a touch event is triggered on the polymer layer, the backlight corresponding to the touch point is transformed into a side-oriented backlight, which is transmitted in the transparent transmission layer and captured by the lateral-side and the vertical-side light sensor. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223916 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING A TOUCH INPUT - Infrared-style touch screens are described having light emission means and light detection means along only two opposing sides of a touch input area, which are nevertheless able to detect and locate a touch object in two dimensions. Certain embodiments use an edge-blurring algorithm to determine the second coordinate, while other embodiments use a form of stereo-scopic vision to determine both coordinates by triangulation. These touch screens have minimal bezel width along two opposing sides of the touch input area, and also offer cost reductions associated with components and product assembly and manufacturing. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223917 | Position Indicator - A position indicator is for use with a wireless platform operable to wirelessly transmit an excitation signal and to determine position of the position indicator relative to the wireless platform according to an oscillation signal received by the wireless platform. The position indicator includes: a working unit disposed in a casing unit, and operable to receive the excitation signal via a receiver coil, to generate the oscillation signal from the excitation signal, and to wirelessly transmit the oscillation signal via a transmitter coil; and a trigger unit disposed in the receiving space, and including a core part having first and second sections that correspond respectively in position to the transmitter and receiver coils, the first section of the core part having a varying permeability value, the second section of the core part having a substantially non-varying permeability value. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223918 | LATCHING DEVICE AND STYLUS USING SAME - A stylus with several parts includes a first housing, a second housing and a latching device. The latching device includes a hook and a latching element engaging the hook. One of the hook and the latching element protrudes from the first housing, the other one protrudes from the second housing. The latching element defines a guiding receiving space at a distal end thereof and a latching receiving space near a proximal end thereof, the guiding receiving space communicates with the latching receiving space and guides the hook to the latching receiving space so that the hook is latched in the latching receiving space. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223919 | TOUCH PEN - A touch pen includes a power supply circuit, a signal-receiving electrode, an inverted amplifying circuit and a signal-emitting electrode. The power supply circuit provides the touch pen with a working voltage, and the signal-receiving electrode receives at least one surface signal of a touch-sensing structure of a capacitive touch-sensitive device. The inverted amplifying circuit reversely amplifies the surface signal to generate a reversely amplified signal, and the signal-emitting electrode emits the reversely amplified signal to attenuate a detection signal of the capacitive touch-sensitive device in a position coinciding with a touch point of the touch pen. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223920 | System, computer program product, and method for capturing and processing form data - A system for communicating packaged data includes a pen-enabled computing device and a second computing device. The pen-enabled computing device includes a handwriting capture interface, a user interface and a processing element. The handwriting capture interface is capable of receiving and capturing an electronic handwriting input within at least one input field of an electronic form based upon a position of a writing stylus. To facilitate proper operation of the pen-enabled computing device, the user interface is adapted to provide feedback, such as aural, visual and/or vibration feedback, based upon the electronic handwriting input. The pen-enabled computing device is capable of transmitting packaged data including at least one form identifier and processed electronic handwriting input. Thereafter, the second computing device is capable of receiving the packaged data and then verifying the processed electronic handwriting input. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223921 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120223922 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided an electronic paper display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The electronic paper display device includes first and second substrates disposed to be opposite to each other with a predetermined interval therebetween; barrier ribs formed between the first and second substrates and providing a plurality of cell spaces; first display units disposed in the cell spaces; and second display units inserted into at least one region of the first substrate, the second substrate, and the barrier ribs. Whereby, the image precision of the electronic paper display device may be improved and the contrast and brightness thereof may be improved. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223923 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display apparatus causes a stable address discharge while suppressing unnecessary radiation, e.g. line radiation and housing radiation. For this purpose, the plasma display apparatus includes an image signal processing circuit, a data electrode driver circuit, and a timing generation circuit. The data electrode driver circuit generates an address pulse based on the image data at the timing in synchronization with an address timing signal from the timing generation circuit. The data electrode driver circuit has a delay part for delaying the address timing signal, calculates the load capacitance of each data electrode based on the image data. Further, based on the load capacitance calculated for each data electrode, the data electrode driver circuit generates an address pulse at the timing in synchronization with either the address timing signal before the delay in the delay part or an address timing signal delayed by the delay part. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223924 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus corrects an input image based on a correction amount determined based on an illuminance, and adjusts a specifying value for specifying brightness of a backlight of a display based on the correction amount. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223925 | PHOTODETECTION CIRCUIT, PHOTODETECTION METHOD, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY - There is provided a photodetection circuit and a photodetection method capable of obtaining high detection accuracy while reducing burn-in, and a display panel and a display including the above-described photodetection circuit. A photodetection circuit detecting incident light includes: a transistor provided between a fixed power supply line and a photodetection line; a photodiode provided between a gate of the transistor and a control line, and having a cathode directed toward the control line; a first capacitor connected, between the gate of the transistor and the control line, in parallel with the photodiode; and a second capacitor provided between the gate of the transistor and the fixed power supply line. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223926 | POWER-SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED THEREWITH - An object is to provide at low cost a Power-supply circuit that can generate positive and negative analog power source voltages of which absolute values of voltage values are equal. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223927 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel and a driving circuit. The driving circuit includes a timing controller, a detection unit, a level shift circuit, a gate driver unit, and at least one source driver unit. The timing controller receives a frame rate and provides at least one gate turn-on signal and a source data writing signal for each of at least two different frame rates. The detecting unit detects the frame rate. The timing controller adjusts a duty cycle of the source data writing signal, so that the charge time is maintained to be substantially constant for any one of the different frame rates. Accordingly, a problem of flickering phenomenon can be avoided. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223928 | METHOD FOR DRIVING ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for driving an electrophoresis display device includes applying a reset voltage having a first polarity to electrophoresis material of the display device for at least one frame period to display a reset image, applying a first gradation voltage having a second polarity opposite to the first polarity to the electrophoresis material for one frame period to display a first grey image after the reset image is displayed, applying a second gradation voltage having the second polarity to the electrophoresis material corresponding to at least one pixel region of the display device for at least two frame periods to display a second grey image, after the first grey image is displayed; and applying a third gradation voltage having the first polarity to the electrophoresis material corresponding to at least one pixel region for one frame period to display a third grey image, after the second grey image is displayed. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223929 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The electrophoretic display device includes: an electrophoretic layer which is disposed between first and second substrates disposed to face each other and has a plurality of first electrically-charged particles colored into a first color, a plurality of second electrically-charged particles colored into a second color, and a dispersion medium which retains the first and second electrically-charged particles; first and second pixel electrodes provided on the first substrate; an opposite electrode provided on the second substrate; and a reflective electrode provided at a position on the first substrate side rather than on the electrophoretic layer, wherein the first electrically-charged particle has permeability in a first wavelength region and absorbability in the other wavelength regions, and the second electrically-charged particle has reflectivity in a second wavelength region and absorbability in the other wavelength regions. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223930 | INVERTER CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY UNIT - An inverter circuit includes: a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, and a fifth transistor; an input terminal and an output terminal; and a capacitor. The capacitor is inserted between a gate of the second transistor and one of a source and a drain of the second transistor in which the one is located on an output terminal side. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223931 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device which has a high luminance and excellent display quality. In a liquid crystal display device of the present invention, a common electrode ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120223932 | LCD MODULE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING RESPONSE TIME PERIOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a LCD module and a method thereof. The LCD module includes a gate driver, a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of pixel units, a temperature sensor for generating a temperature sensing signal based on a temperature of the liquid crystal display panel, and a voltage regulator for adjusting scan voltage according to the temperature sensing signal. The gate driver outputs a scan signal with the adjusted scan voltage to the plurality of pixel units. The LCD module can adjust the scan voltage based on a variety of the temperature of the LCD panel to further change current charging the pixel units, shortening a response time period of the LCD module. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223933 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY PANEL - The electrophoretic display panel ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120223934 | CONTENT DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTENT DISPLAY METHOD, CONTENT DISPLAY PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, SERVER APPARATUS, CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD AND CONTENT PROVIDING PROGRAM - A content display device effectively displays content utilizing a visible area which is not hidden in a display area which is partially hidden, without changing the state of the display area. The content display device has: a determining means that determines whether or not one of display areas is partially hidden when the display areas arranged on a screen overlap each other; a specifying means that, when it is decided that one of the display areas is partially hidden, specifies a visible area included in the display area which is partially hidden; an acquiring means that acquires content comprising a feature portion of content positioned in the visible area at the time of display of the content in the display area which is partially hidden; and a display means that displays the acquired content in the display area which is partially hidden. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223935 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING INTERACTION WITH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL USER INTERFACE - Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating interaction with a three-dimensional user interface. A method may include receiving an indication of a hovering gesture input to a touch display. The method may further include determining, based at least in part on the received indication, a position of the hovering gesture input. The method may additionally include determining a relation of the determined position to a three-dimensional user interface displayed by the touch display. The method may also include causing, based at least in part on the determined relation, a modification of a displayed element of the three-dimensional user interface. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223936 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING A 3-D ENVIRONMENT USING A MULTI-INPUT INTERFACE - A system and method for 3-D environment manipulation is disclosed. A vector extrapolator is configured to extrapolate an input into a 3-D space to establish a 3-D vector extrapolation. A perspective locator is configured to relocate a viewing perspective based on the 3-D vector extrapolation. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223937 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIEW OF THE SURFACE OF A VIEWED OBJECT - A method and device for displaying a three-dimensional view of the surface of a viewed object is disclosed, wherein a subset of the three-dimensional data from the entire image of the viewed object in a region of interest is determined and displayed to provide enhanced detail in the region of interest. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223938 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USER CONTROL OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DEPTH WITHIN THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SPACE - A system and method for providing user control of the projection of two-dimensional (2D) image information within the three-dimensional (3D) display space of a 3D-capable display device. Advantageously, the system and method disclosed herein allow a user to view 3D video even when the source video includes 2D content, by allowing the user to adjust the z-axis position of the 2D content, thereby causing the 2D content to be projected at a user-specified image depth within 3D space. The user can adjust the z-axis position of the 2D content in real time while contemporaneously viewing the imagery, e.g., via a remote control, and such adjustment can be stored for later use when similar or other 2D content is being viewed. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223939 | RENDERING STRATEGY FOR MONOSCOPIC, STEREOSCOPIC AND MULTI-VIEW COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGERY, SYSTEM USING THE SAME AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - Provided are a rendering method for monoscopic, stereoscopic, and multi-view computer generated imagery, a rendering system, and a recording medium thereof. When rendering an image sequence having a plurality of consecutive frames, standard frames are initially selected and rendered, and then normal frames between the selected standard frames are rendered by receiving rendering information of a preceding frame in time in a channel and rendering information of a subsequent frame as transfer functions, thereby reducing rendering time and rendering error. If the image sequence is a multi-channel image sequence for stereoscopic and multi-view imagery, rendering information of a simultaneous frame in a neighboring channel can be additionally received as a transfer function, thus allowing more efficient rendering. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223940 | SPRITE STRIP RENDERER - Techniques are disclosed for generating 2D images of a 3D avatar in a virtual world. In one embodiment, a request is received specifying customizations to the 3D avatar. The 2D images are generated based on the request, each 2D image representing the 3D avatar from a different viewing angle in the virtual world. Advantageously, the 2D images may be sent to a client for display, without requiring the client to render the 3D avatar. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223941 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an image display apparatus includes a display including a light ray controller and a light-emitting panel, an image acquisition unit, an interpolation process unit, and a sub-pixel rearrangement process unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a first image. The interpolation process unit performs an interpolation process for the first image to generate a second image. The interpolation process calculates a color of a first phase which is determined from a display specification including at least one of a size, tilt, and arrangement interval of the light ray controller, a pitch of sub pixels of the light emitting panel, and an arrangement of color filters. The sub-pixel rearrangement process unit generates a third image by rearranging colors in the second image for each sub-pixel. The light-emitting panel illuminates the third image. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223942 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - An image display system and method. A pixel of the system has a latch circuit and a display circuit. According to a scan line signal, the latch circuit receives and temporarily stores a data line signal. The display circuit works according to a reset signal and a set signal. According to the reset signal, the display circuit resets a voltage level of a control terminal of liquid crystal materials of the pixel. According to the set signal, the display circuit receives the data line signal stored in the latch circuit, to adjust the control terminal of the liquid crystal materials and thereby the liquid crystal materials are rotated and the expected image of the pixel is displayed accordingly. The active interval of the reset signal is arranged after a last scan line signal is disabled and prior to the enabling of the set signal. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223943 | DISPLAYING DATA FOR A PHYSICAL RETAIL ENVIRONMENT ON A VIRTUAL ILLUSTRATION OF THE PHYSICAL RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - Three dimensional models representing retail store elements (gondolas, kiosks, etc.) are identified and tracked for location and orientation on a surface representing a retail store space. Each retail store element is associated with particular retail products or retail product groups. A point of view with respect to the models may be identified and an image of the retail store space and elements displayed on a human-scale display from the identified point of view. As the store elements and/or point of view are changed, the displayed image is updated to provide an immersive experience. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223944 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is a stereoscopic image processing apparatus allowing a manufacturer of image data to grasp parallax of a subject in display data easily and accurately. The stereoscopic image processing apparatus includes units: acquiring two pieces of image data having horizontal parallax; composing the two pieces of image data to generate display data; deriving parallax of a predetermined object in the two pieces of image data and generates parallax information representing the parallax; holding the generated parallax information in relation to time information assigned to each piece of the image data; generating parallax time image data representing the parallax represented by the parallax information and time represented by the time information as a two-dimensional image; causing the generated parallax time image data and the display data to overlap each other; and displaying the display data overlapping the parallax time image data on a display unit. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223945 | CALIBRATED NATURAL SIZE VIEWS FOR VISUALIZATIONS OF VOLUMETRIC DATA SETS - Systems, methods, computer programs, and circuits that can provide 3-D perspective natural size views calibrated to ROIs. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223946 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING - A graphics processor includes a vertex shader | 2012-09-06 |
20120223947 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING - A graphics processor includes a vertex shader | 2012-09-06 |
20120223948 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DENSE GRAPH SIMPLIFICATION, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - Provided are a method, an apparatus and a system for dense graph simplification, and a recording medium for the same. The method includes receiving an original graph and extracting a plurality of salient points, which minimize a cost representing a greatest vertical distance between the original graph and each of a plurality of lines connecting two data points in a designated region on the original graph; and outputting a simplified graph in which the extracted salient points are connected. Thus, optimal results are ensured in dense graph simplification, and interactive control is allowed for a user. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223949 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE VECTORIZATION - Embodiments facilitate the production of a B-spline curve that approximates a set of N-dimensional (position, pressures, tilt, etc.) discrete input samples recorded by a digital input device. Iterative noise filtering and B-spline subdivision processes are performed within a dynamic window of recent samples. A vector representation is produced at interactive rates after each new sample is captured, thus producing results that are comparable to what the same artist would expect if drawing on paper. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223950 | CONVERSION BETWEEN Z-SCANNING INDICES, RASTER-SCANNING INDICES AND 2-D COORDINATES USING SIMPLE BIT-OPERATIONS IN HEVC - Conversion between z-scanning indices, raster-scanning indices and two-dimensional coordinates uses simple bit-operations in high efficiency video coding. Depending on the conversion, certain bits are extracted from one representation to obtain positions of another representation, or bits are interleaved to generate another representation. Conversion is able to be between any of z-scanning indices, raster-scanning indices and (x,y) representations. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223951 | CHATTER CONTEXTS - Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for selecting updates to associated records to publish on an information feed in an on-demand database service environment. In one implementation, a selection input is received. The selection input may indicate a first one of a plurality of user account contexts associated with a user account in a feed system. The first one of the plurality of user account contexts may be associated with a set of feed items stored in the feed system. Based on the selection input indicating the first one of a plurality of user account contexts, one or more candidate feed items for presentation in an information feed may be determined. The information feed may be capable of being displayed on a display device. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223952 | Information Processing Device Capable of Displaying A Character Representing A User, and Information Processing Method Thereof. - The basic image specifying unit specifies the basic image of a character representing a user of the information processing device. The facial expression parameter generating unit converts the degree of the facial expression of the user to a numerical value. The model control unit determines an output model of the character for respective points of time. The moving image parameter generating unit generates a moving image parameter for generating animated moving image frames of the character for respective points of time. The command specifying unit specifies a command corresponding to the pattern of the facial expression of the user. The playback unit outputs an image based on the moving image parameter and the voice data received from the information processing device of the other user. The command executing unit executes a command based on the identification information of the command. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223953 | Kinematic Engine for Adaptive Locomotive Control in Computer Simulations - An adaptive locomotion control system is used within the physics processing of a computer simulation engine. The control system is applied to one or more ragdoll models which represent entities in a computer simulation. The control system applies state-detection, equation-of-motion, and applied-force functions to maintain the model's balance while standing still and while executing simple or complex movements. In one embodiment, the functions manipulate the model in a manner similar to the muscles of the modeled organism, particularly a human. In another embodiment, the functions apply spot forces to keep the model upright and to perform movements. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223954 | PERFORMANCE ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - In accordance with some embodiments, a graphics process frame generation frame rate may be monitored in combination with a utilization or work load metric for the graphics process in order to allocate performance resources to the graphics process and in some cases, between the graphics process and a central processing unit. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223955 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR SKIN DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION - An image processing system provides faster than real-time skin detection and localization. The system uses the highly optimized architecture of a graphics processing unit to quickly and efficiently detect and locate skin in an image. By performing skin detection and localization on the graphics processing unit, the image processing system frees the main system processor to perform other important tasks, including running general purpose applications. The speed with which the image processing system detects and localizes skin also facilitates subsequent processing steps such as face detection and motion tracking. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223956 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A method is provided for generating output image data. The method comprises receiving image data representing an input image, the input image containing at least one facial image. The method further comprises recognizing the facial image in the image data, and recognizing facial features of the facial image. The method further comprises generating data representing a makeup image based on the recognized facial features, the makeup image providing information assisting in the application of makeup. The method also comprises generating output image data representing the makeup image superimposed on the facial image. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223957 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a first judging section, a second judging section, a halo adding section, and a painting converting section. The first judging section judges whether or not an area whose brightness is equal to or higher than a first threshold value is included in an inputted image. When the first judging section judges that an area whose brightness is equal to or higher the first threshold value is included, the second judging section judges whether or not the area has a size equal to or larger than a second threshold value. When the second judging section judges that the area has a size equal to or larger than the second threshold value, the halo adding section performs emphasis processing on the area. The painting converting section processes the image including the area on which the emphasis processing has been performed by the halo adding section. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223958 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a display device which is arranged so that when an image is scrolled, a noise pattern does not easily overlap the image. The display device includes a display region that includes a region in which an arrangement pattern (U | 2012-09-06 |
20120223959 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TOUCHSCREEN SLIDER WITH TOGGLE CONTROL - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for controlling a slider on a touch-screen. A system practicing the method displays, on a touch-sensitive display, the slider as part of an audio application, wherein the slider toggles between a first position in which audio playback is not sustained and a second position in which audio playback is sustained. The system toggles and locks the slider in response to a first user gesture associated with the slider, such as a swipe or a tap. The system toggles the slider temporarily in response to a second continuous gesture associated with the slider, such as a tap and hold gesture, for a duration of the second continuous gesture. The first gesture can be a tap and the second gesture can be a tap-and-hold with a single or multiple points of contact. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223960 | IMAGE CONTROL METHOD AND IMAGE CONTROL SYSTEM - An exemplary image control method is adapted for an image control system including a document camera and a first user device. In the image control method, the document camera generates a first image and provides the first image to the first user device for display. The first user device then produces a control information in response to an operation performed on the first image displayed on the first user device. After that, the first image is transformed into a second image. Finally, the first user device displays the second image. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223961 | PREVIEWING A GRAPHIC IN AN ENVIRONMENT - A method includes defining a surface within a first captured image of an environment. The defined surface is identified in a second captured image of the environment. A graphic is overlaid on the surface identified in the second captured image. The second captured image is caused to be displayed to preview the graphic in the environment. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223962 | CONTROLLED INTERACTION WITH HETEROGENEOUS DATA - A two-dimensional canvas onto which heterogenic objects of various types may be arranged side-by-side. Each type of object has an associated set of control(s), the control(s) at least partially differing from one type to the next. The two-dimensional canvas is fixed in one dimension, but extensible in a second dimension. The canvas may be displayed in miniaturized for with a view box superimposed upon the canvas. As the view box is moved over the miniaturized canvas, the enlarged editable portion of the corresponding canvas is displayed in an edit view. The canvas may also display clusters of objects that are arranged in dashboards. In that case, the display might include a dashboard review area that allows a user to select the appropriate dashboard to display. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223963 | DATA VISUALISATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A data visualisation system is disclosed that includes a data value memory, a display, and contour generator. The data value memory maintains a finite set of data values. The display is arranged to display a representation of each data value centered on respective data points. The contour generator is arranged to generate and display a representation having a cross-sectional shape of a bell-shaped curve in which each data point is displayed as an apex of the bell-shaped curve. Also disclosed is a method of data visualisation and a data visualisation computer program. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223964 | DISPLAY DEVICE - [Problem] To provide a display device able to visibly and clearly display a relationship between a moving condition of an indicating member and an indexes. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223965 | CONCURRENT DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AERIAL ROOF ESTIMATION - User interface systems and methods for roof estimation are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system that provides a user interface configured to facilitate roof model generation based on one or more aerial images of a building roof. In one embodiment, roof model generation includes image registration, image lean correction, roof section pitch determination, wire frame model construction, and/or roof model review. The described user interface provides user interface controls that may be manipulated by an operator to perform at least some of the functions of roof model generation. The user interface is further configured to concurrently display roof features onto multiple images of a roof. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223966 | TERMINAL TO PROVIDE AUGMENTED REALITY - A terminal that displays augmented reality, allows tag information of various recognized objects to be chosen and displayed in a more efficient manner. The terminal that displays augmented reality allows the terminal to enter into an augmented reality mode is executed, and provides location information about the terminal and the recognized objects, a category selection ability to select categories of tag information, and a tag information control layout for displaying the selected tag information and different stages on a display in a more efficient manner. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223967 | Dynamic Perspective Video Window - Systems and methods are disclosed for generating an image for a user based on an image captured by a scene-facing camera or detector. The user's position relative to a component of the system is determined, and the image captured by the scene-facing detector is modified based on the user's position. The resulting image represents the scene as seen from the perspective of the user. The resulting image may be further modified by augmenting the image with additional images, graphics, or other data. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223968 | DISPLAY PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display processing device extracts a marker image from an image (captured image) of a page in a book. Afterward, a curved plane is created according to the extracted marker image to represent the degree of curvature of the page. Then, a virtual object is distorted to match the curved plane and overlaid on the captured image for display on an HMD. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223969 | DEVICE FOR CAPTURING AND DISPLAYING IMAGES OF OBJECTS, IN PARTICULAR DIGITAL BINOCULARS, DIGITAL CAMERA OR DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA - The invention relates to a device for capturing and displaying images of objects, in particular digital binoculars (1), a digital camera (14) or a digital video camera, the device comprising: a digital storage medium (24, 27) including a database, which includes elements including meta information (10, 20) for objects, in particular geographic data and/or names of a landscape, a mountain range or a building or names of plants or animals; a comparison device (33); and a superposition device (34) for superimposing meta information (10, 20) selected by the comparison device ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120223970 | System and Method for Generating Profile Morphing Using Cephalometric Tracing Data - A method for generating an animated morph between a first image and a second image is provided. The method may include: (i) reading a first set of cephalometric landmark points associated with the first image; (ii) reading a second set of cephalometric landmark points associated with the second image; (iii) defining a first set of line segments by defining a line segment between each of the first set of cephalometric landmarks; (iv)defining a second set of line segments by defining a line segment between each of the second set of cephalometric landmarks such that each line segment of the second set of line segments corresponds to a corresponding line segment of the first set of line segments; and (v) generating an animation progressively warping the first image to the second image based at least on the first set of line segments and the second set of line segments. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223971 | BOUNDING BOX GESTURE RECOGNITION ON A TOUCH DETECTING INTERACTIVE DISPLAY - A method and apparatus for identifying user gestures to control an interactive display identifies gestures based on a bounding box enclosing points at which a user contacts a touch sensor corresponding with the display surface and permits use of inexpensive and highly reliable grid-based touch sensors that provide a bounding box to describe contact information. In identifying gestures, position, motion, shape, and deformation of the bounding box may be considered. Center, width, height, aspect ratio, length and orientation of the bounding box diagonal may be determined. A stretch factor, defined as the maximum of the ratio of the height of the bounding box to the width of the bounding box and the ratio of the width of the bounding box to the height of the bounding box, may also be computed. Gestures may be identified based on the changes in time of these characteristics and quantities. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223972 | PROJECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A projecting method is provided. The method is implemented by a projecting system. The system includes a projector and an electronic device. The projector includes a first wireless communication unit and a projecting unit. The electronic device includes a second wireless communication unit and a storage unit. First transmits the orientation information indicating the orientation of the projector and the distance through the first wireless communication unit to the second wireless communication unit. Then, compares a currently received orientation of the projector with a previously received orientation of the projector to calculate a rotation angle of the projector. Next, determines a movement distance and a movement direction of a projected area projected with a portion of the to-be-projected image. Then, obtains the portion of the to-be-projected image according to the movement distance, movement direction, and magnification ratio. Last, controls the projecting unit to project the portion of the to-be-projected image. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223973 | Display device - A plurality of display areas are provided in a liquid crystal panel (display portion) and a plurality of illumination areas respectively allowing light from light-emitting diodes (light sources) to be incident upon the plurality of display areas are set in a backlight device (backlight portion). Further, light-emitting diodes of RGB (a plurality of colors) are provided per illumination area. In the light-emitting diodes of RGB, a reference point of start of lighting of the light-emitting diode to be switched on lastly in a frame period is set so as to coincide with a beginning point of a lighting period of the light-emitting diode, and a reference point of start of lighting of the light-emitting diode to be switched on firstly in the frame period is set so as to coincide with an end point of the lighting period of the light-emitting diode. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223974 | DIGITAL HYBRID COCKPIT CONTROL PANEL SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED PANEL MODULES AND COORDINATED DIGITAL CHROMATICITY CONTROL - The system includes a digital system architecture including digital chromaticity control. Such control may include color balance, luminance, and color compensation and/or harmonization of multiple integrated modules of display or illuminated panels. Embodiments include a system topology with an integrated modular design for multiple display or illuminated control panels, which can reduce the system weight, wiring complexity, and development expense. In embodiments, a digital chromaticity control includes in-module and cross-module control for balance and harmonization of multiple panels and modules, incorporating integrated digital signal processors and digital communications for internal and external networking. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223975 | Method and Apparatus for Driving a Display Device - The present invention discloses a driving device of a display device. The driving device comprises a gamma voltage generator, for generating a gamma voltage according to a control signal to a source driver of the display device, and a logic unit, for generating the control signal to the gamma voltage generator according to a difference among image properties of a plurality of frames to be displayed, to adjust the gamma voltage. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223976 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus and a driving method are provided. The LCD apparatus includes a LCD panel, an over-driving voltage provider and a backlight module. The LCD panel has a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array. The over-driving voltage provider is arranged for providing a plurality of over-driving voltages to drive the pixel units separately, such that times for liquid crystal of the pixel units rotating to a steady state are the same. A turn-on time of the backlight module is determined according to a number of the pixel units with the liquid crystals rotated to the steady state under the received over-driving voltages. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223977 | DISPLAY CONTROLLING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROLLING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a display controlling apparatus, including a light source controlling section adapted to generate a light emitting signal which defines a luminance of a light source based on an input image signal representative of an image and transmit the generated light emission signal to the light source; a gradation conversion section adapted to convert a gradation of the input image signal; and a transmission factor controlling section adapted to generate, based on the light emission signal and a conversion image signal which is an image signal having a gradation converted from that of the input image signal, a transmission controlling signal which defines a transmission factor of light emitted from the light source through a display panel and transmit the generated transmission controlling signal to the display panel. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223978 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC UNIT - There is provided a pixel circuit capable of obtaining high-luminance while suppressing power consumption. Further, there are provided a display panel having the pixel circuit, and a display device including the display panel. Still further, there is provided an electronic unit including the display device. The pixel circuit includes a first transistor driving a light-emitting element, a plurality of holding capacitors connected in series between a gate and a source of the first transistor, a second transistor provided between a first signal line and the gate of the first transistor, and a third transistor provided between a second signal line and one of junctions of the holding capacitors. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223979 | OPTICAL DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - A structure with which luminance of light extracted outside is improved in the case where a color filter is used is disclosed below. In an optical device including an optical element and a color conversion unit which light radiated from the optical element (light emitted from the optical element or light passing through the optical element) enters, the color conversion unit has a color filter region in which a color filter layer is provided and a transmissive region having higher transmittance per unit area than the color filter region. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223980 | POWER SUPPLYING SYSTEM - A power converter system ( | 2012-09-06 |
20120223981 | LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When filling a printing head with ink, ink in a sub-tank is circulated through a forward path port, a forward path, the printing head, a return path, a return path port, and the sub-tank by pumping ink from the forward path port side to the printing head side by a circulation pump in a state where a plurality of nozzles is sealed by bringing a contact member of a capping device into contact with a nozzle formation surface. Thereafter, sealing of the plurality of nozzles by the capping device is released while pressurizing the sub-tank by a pressure adjusting device. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223982 | PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINTING METHOD - To reduce the tendency of glossiness to vary according to the ink ejection quantity, a printing device includes a color ink head for ejecting color ink to a medium, a clear ink head for ejecting transparent clear ink to the medium, and a controller for controlling ejection of the clear ink so that the clear ink is ejected to a region in which an ejection quantity of the color ink per unit area of the medium is less than a predetermined quantity, and the clear ink is not ejected to a region in which the ejection quantity of the color ink per unit area of the medium is greater than the predetermined quantity. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223983 | LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE, INSPECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A liquid ejection device comprising a plurality of ejection parts for ejecting liquid in cavities, an inspection part for inspecting the ejection parts. The ejection parts are classified into a plurality of ranks according to the characteristics of individual ejection parts. The inspection part performs inspection in accordance with a determination reference corresponding to the ranks. The inspection is performed consecutively on those among the plurality of ejection parts that are classified in the same rank. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223984 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a head unit that ejects ink and a control unit that forms a metallic image by causing metallic ink that includes metallic particles to be ejected onto a medium from the head unit are provided, wherein the control unit changes the amount of the metallic ink that is ejected per unit area of the medium based on the gradation values of the pixels that configure the metallic image while causing the metallic image to have a predetermined width or greater. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223985 | INK-JET DEVICE - Disclosed is an ink-jet device applicable to various ink-jet equipments. The device includes an ink reservoir, an ink chamber, pressure generating units and an ink-jet head. The ink-jet head has dielectric layers coated on an inner surface and an outer surface thereof. By applying a voltage to the dielectric layers, the dielectric layers are changed to be hydrophobic or hydrophilic, so as to reduce residual ink accumulated in the ink-jet head during the ink-jetting process, hence improving ink-jetting accuracy. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223986 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A platen includes a main body, a plurality of support protrusions protruding on the surface of the side opposite a nozzle formation surface when ejection is performed, in the main body, in which a voltage that is applied to the platen is set such that the intensity of an electric field generated between nozzles and an individual driving electrode of a recording head when ink is ejected from the nozzles is in between the intensity of an electric field generated between the nozzle formation surface and the support protrusions and the intensity of an electric field generated between the nozzle formation surface and the main body. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223987 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A liquid ejection apparatus including a first-recording executing section configured to execute a two-way processing based on first data included in recording data corresponding to a predetermined maximum number of lines recordable during a single movement of a carriage, the first data being data based on which liquid ejection is performed on a downstream side of a unit area in which a ratio of the number of dots each required for multi-color ejection to the number of all dots is not less than a first value. The first-recording executing section executes a one-way processing based on data corresponding to the unit area in which the ratio is not less than the first value and data based on which liquid ejection is performed on an upstream side of the unit area, which two data are included in the recording data corresponding to the predetermined maximum number. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223988 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE USED THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In the manufacturing process of a printer, a check (check associated with the liquid ejecting performance of ejection outlets) on the heads is performed, and the heads are ranked based on the result of the check. The heads that are high in liquid ejecting performance are classified as a first rank; the heads that are low in liquid ejecting performance, as a second rank; and the heads that are lower in ejecting performance than the heads of the second rank, as a third rank. The heads of the third rank are dealt with as not applied to the printer. The heads of the second rank are distributed to a color inkjet head that ejects a color ink or to a pretreatment liquid ejecting head that ejects a colorless liquid. The heads of the first rank are distributed to a black inkjet head that ejects black ink. | 2012-09-06 |
20120223989 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE CORRECTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head including a plurality of nozzles for ejecting recording liquid to perform image formation on a recording medium; and a correcting unit. The correcting unit is configured to divide the recording head by different division patterns each indicating that the recording head is divided into a plurality of segments by at least one different dividing point, correct input and output characteristics for each of the segments in each division pattern to calculate correction effect of the each division pattern, and determine one of the division patterns based on the calculated correction effects of the division patterns as a specified division pattern to correct input and output characteristics of the recording head. | 2012-09-06 |