38th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 82 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140267365 | SPECTRAL COLOR REPRODUCTION USING A HIGH-DIMENSION REFLECTIVE DISPLAY - A method for color reproduction in a display device includes receiving spectral color input to be displayed on the display device. The method additionally includes selecting a primary from a plurality of available primaries that is a closest match of a spectral reflectance of the spectral color input, wherein each of the plurality of available primaries is assigned an association with an associated spectral reflectance. The method also includes displaying the selected primary in a temporal frame of a set of temporal frames for a pixel and passing remaining spectral errors to a next temporal frame of the set of temporal frames. The method further includes passing remaining spectral errors to neighbor pixels for spatial error diffusion at each spectral band after all temporal frames of the set of temporal frames are used. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267366 | TARGET INDEPENDENT RASTERIZATION WITH MULTIPLE COLOR SAMPLES - A graphics processing pipeline within a parallel processing unit (PPU) is configured to perform path rendering by generating a collection of graphics primitives that represent each path to be rendered. The graphics processing pipeline determines the coverage of each primitive at a number of stencil sample locations within each different pixel. Then, the graphics processing pipeline reduces the number of stencil samples down to a smaller number of color samples, for each pixel. The graphics processing pipeline is configured to modulate a given color sample associated with a given pixel based on the color values of any graphics primitives that cover the stencil samples from which the color sample was reduced. The final color of the pixel is determined by downsampling the color samples associated with the pixel. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267367 | Expert Color System for Color Selection with Color Harmony and Color Emotion Intelligence - An expert color selection system that assists the user in selecting color combinations is disclosed. The expert system suggests combinations of colors that are harmonious with each other. The user may tune the level of harmony in the combination. The user may also select a color emotion for the color combination and set the emotion threshold. The suggested color combination can be used as interior or exterior paints and for color merchandise. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267368 | DATA STORAGE AND EXCHANGE DEVICE FOR COLOR SPACE ENCODED IMAGES - Embodiments of the present disclosure can include devices for storing and exchanging color space encoded images. The encoded images can store input data into high capacity multi-colored composite two-dimensional pictures having different symbols organized in specific order using sets in a color space. The encoding can include performing two-level error correction and generating frames based on the color space for formatting and calibrating the encoded images during decoding. The decoding can use the frames to perform color restoration and distortion correction. The decoding can be based on a pseudo-Euclidean distance between a distorted color and a color in a color calibration cells. In some embodiments, an encoded image can be further divided into sub-images during encoding for simplified distortion correction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267369 | IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING USING COLOR SPACE - Embodiments of the present disclosure can include devices for storing and exchanging color space encoded images. The encoded images can store input data into high capacity multi-colored composite two-dimensional pictures having different symbols organized in specific order using sets in a color space. The encoding can include performing two-level error correction and generating frames based on the color space for formatting and calibrating the encoded images during decoding. The decoding can use the frames to perform color restoration and distortion correction. The decoding can be based on a pseudo-Euclidean distance between a distorted color and a color in a color calibration cells. In some embodiments, an encoded image can be further divided into sub-images during encoding for simplified distortion correction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267370 | Compensation Methods for Display Brightness Change Associated with Reduced Refresh Rate - A method is provided for compensating for brightness change in a display. The method includes storing a plurality of look-up tables (LUTs), where each table has a plurality of pixel levels at a variable refresh rate (VRR) and a plurality of brightness signals that provide compensation for the brightness change when refresh rate is changed during a panel self-refresh (PSR). The method also includes receiving an input signal from a graphics processing unit (GPU) and determining the VRR of the input signal from the GPU. The method further includes obtaining the LUT at the determined VRR of the input signal and adjusting the input signal to produce an output signal that compensates for the brightness change for each pixel or sub-pixel in a timing controller based upon the LUT at the determined VRR. The method further includes transmitting the output signal to the display. A system is also provided. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267371 | GPU-ACCELERATED, TWO-PASS COLORSPACE CONVERSION USING MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS RENDER TARGETS - Disclosed is a method including converting, during a first pass, video data from a first multi-component format to an intermediate multi-component format, the intermediate multi-component format including a first video component, the intermediate multi-component format including a second video component interleaved with a third video component, and converting, during a second pass, the video data from the intermediate multi-component format to a second multi-component format by de-interleaving the second component and third component. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267372 | RE-INTERPOLATION WITH EDGE DETECTION FOR EXTRACTING AN AGING PATTERN FOR AMOLED DISPLAYS - A method that includes an initial uniform pixel measurement and interpolation followed by an edge detection algorithm to recognize the areas that contribute mostly to the estimation error due to the interpolation. The pixels on the detected edges and around their vicinity are also measured, and an aging pattern of the entire display is obtained by re-interpolating the entire measured set of data for the initially measured pixels as well as the pixels around the detected edges. The estimation error is reduced particularly in the presence of aging patterns having highly spatially correlated areas with distinctive edges. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267373 | STENCIL THEN COVER PATH RENDERING WITH SHARED EDGES - One embodiment of the present invention includes techniques for rasterizing primitives that include edges shared between paths. For each edge, a rasterizer unit selects and applies a sample rule from multiple sample rules. If the edge is shared, then the selected sample rule causes each group of coverage samples associated with a single color sample to be considered as either fully inside or fully outside the edge. Consequently, conflation artifacts caused when the number of coverage samples per pixel exceeds the number of color samples per pixel may be reduced. In prior-art techniques, reducing such conflation artifacts typically involves increasing the number of color samples per pixel to equal the number of coverage samples per pixel. Advantageously, the disclosed techniques enable rendering using algorithms that reduce the ratio of color to coverage samples, thereby decreasing memory consumption and memory bandwidth use, without causing conflation artifacts associated with shared edges. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267374 | STENCIL THEN COVER PATH RENDERING WITH SHARED EDGES - One embodiment of the present invention includes techniques for rasterizing primitives that include edges shared between paths. For each edge, a rasterizer unit selects and applies a sample rule from multiple sample rules. If the edge is shared, then the selected sample rule causes each group of coverage samples associated with a single color sample to be considered as either fully inside or fully outside the edge. Consequently, conflation artifacts caused when the number of coverage samples per pixel exceeds the number of color samples per pixel may be reduced. In prior-art techniques, reducing such conflation artifacts typically involves increasing the number of color samples per pixel to equal the number of coverage samples per pixel. Advantageously, the disclosed techniques enable rendering using algorithms that reduce the ratio of color to coverage samples, thereby decreasing memory consumption and memory bandwidth use, without causing conflation artifacts associated with shared edges. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267375 | STENCIL THEN COVER PATH RENDERING WITH SHARED EDGES - One embodiment of the present invention includes techniques for rasterizing primitives that include edges shared between paths. For each edge, a rasterizer unit selects and applies a sample rule from multiple sample rules. If the edge is shared, then the selected sample rule causes each group of coverage samples associated with a single color sample to be considered as either fully inside or fully outside the edge. Consequently, conflation artifacts caused when the number of coverage samples per pixel exceeds the number of color samples per pixel may be reduced. In prior-art techniques, reducing such conflation artifacts typically involves increasing the number of color samples per pixel to equal the number of coverage samples per pixel. Advantageously, the disclosed techniques enable rendering using algorithms that reduce the ratio of color to coverage samples, thereby decreasing memory consumption and memory bandwidth use, without causing conflation artifacts associated with shared edges. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267376 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ACCESSING MULTI-SAMPLE SURFACES - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for accessing multi-sample surfaces. A multi-sample store instruction that specifies data for a single sample of a multi-sample pixel and a sample mask is received and the data for the single sample is stored to each sample of the multi-sample pixel that is enabled according to the sample mask. A multi-sample load instruction that specifies a multi-sample pixel is received, and, in response to executing the multi-sample load instruction, data for one sample of the multi-sample pixel is received. A determination is made that the data for the one sample of the multi-sample pixel represents multi-sample pixel data for at least one additional sample of the multi-sample pixel. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267377 | METHODS OF AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING COMPUTER GRAPHICS - A graphics processing pipeline determines whether respective graphics processing operations, such as respective blends, respective depth tests, etc., to be performed at a stage of the graphics processing pipeline would produce the same result for each sampling point of a set of plural sampling points represented by a fragment being processed by the graphics processing pipeline. If it is determined that respective graphics processing operations would produce the same result for each of the sampling points, then only a single instance of the graphics processing operation is performed and the result of that graphics processing operation is associated with each of the sampling points. The number of instances of the graphics processing operations needed to process the set of plural sampling points which the fragment represents is reduced in comparison to conventional multisampling graphics processing techniques which perform graphics processing operations for fragments on a “per sample” basis. The determination of whether or not the same result would be produced for each sampling point of the set of plural sampling points is facilitated by providing metadata which indicates whether or not fragment data and/or stored sample data for use when processing the sampling points is the same. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267378 | GLOBAL CONTRAST CORRECTION - Systems and methods may apply global contrast correction to a plurality of thermal images. For example, a vehicle may capture a plurality of aerial thermal images for use in generating a composite image. Each individual thermal image may be individually contrasted based on the temperature range of pixels in that image, so the contrast range of the thermal images may vary. The plurality of thermal images may be analyzed to determine a global contrast range. Extreme temperatures may be excluded from the global contrast range. Based on the global contrast range, a contrast level of each of the plurality of thermal images may be adjusted. For example, the individual temperature range of each thermal image may be scaled to a global temperature range. A composite image having consistent contrasting may be generated from the plurality of thermal images. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267379 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REPLACE COMPS WITH ASSETS - A method includes the steps of: providing a computer readable non-transitory storage medium including computer readable code configured to run on a computer and to perform a process to replace a comp with a corresponding asset; running the computer readable code on the computer; selecting the comp to replace with the corresponding asset; retrieving by computer an asset file of the corresponding asset from an asset server based on an identification code of the comp; replacing by computer the comp with the asset; and redrawing by computer the drawing including the corresponding asset in place of the comp. A system to perform the method is also described. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267380 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY VIEWING A STYLE - A method includes the steps of: providing a computer readable non-transitory storage medium including a computer readable code configured to run on a computer and to perform a process to view an assignment of a style to an object of a computer drawing; selecting the style for view; choosing by computer a sample object, the sample object configured to visually demonstrate one or more visual properties of the style; applying by computer the style to the sample object; rendering by computer the sample object to a bit mapped image suitable for display on a computer display; and displaying by computer the pixelated image on the computer display. A system to perform the method is also described. A method to assign a child style to an object, where the child style includes one or more properties inherited from a parent style is also described. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267381 | VIDEO INTERPRETABILITY AND QUALITY ESTIMATION - According to embodiment, an interpretability and quality estimation method includes generating an interpretability or quality estimate for an image or frame using one or more feature characteristics of a reference image when a reference image associated with an image is available or partially available, and generating an interpretability or quality estimate for the image or frame using one or more feature characteristics of the image when a reference image associated with the image is not available. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267382 | EFFICIENT ROUND POINT RASTERIZATION - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for improved rasterization of round points mapped into a tile space within a graphics processing pipeline. A set of candidate tiles are selected based on proximity to a round point. A tile within the set of candidate tiles may be rejected based on a rejection boundary. A tile may be rejected if no vertex associated with the tile is within the coverage area. Performance is improved by rejecting certain unneeded tiles that would otherwise be included in conventional rasterization. One embodiment advantageously enlists line drawing circuitry to determine whether a given tile intersects the coverage area. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267383 | Systems and Methods for Obtaining a Digital Wallpaper - Systems and methods are provided for controlling functions associated with a back housing ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140267384 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus for displaying at least one image and a control method thereof are provided. The control method includes storing the at least one image; determining an image arrangement condition for arranging the at least one image; arranging the at least one image and displaying the at least one arranged image under the image arrangement condition; and displaying an arrangement condition list including at least one index in the image arrangement condition. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267385 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD - In a computerized method for displaying images of an electronic device having a display, operations to an image displayed on the display are detected. Data of the operations to the first image is acquired and recorded in a storage of the electronic device. When the first image is operated to display again, the first image is processed according to the recorded data of the operations to the first image, and the processed first image is then displayed via the display. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267386 | RENDERING COVER GEOMETRY WITHOUT INTERNAL EDGES - One embodiment of the present invention includes techniques for rasterizing geometries. First, a processing unit defines a bounding primitive that covers the geometry and does not include any internal edges. If the bounding primitive intersects any enabled clip plane, then the processing unit generates fragments to fill a current viewport. Alternatively, the processing unit generates fragments to fill the bounding primitive. Because the rasterized region includes no internal edges, conflation artifacts caused when the number of coverage samples per pixel exceeds the number of color samples per pixel may be reduced. In prior-art techniques, reducing such conflation artifacts typically involves increasing the number of color samples per pixel to equal the number of coverage samples per pixel. Consequently, the disclosed techniques enable rendering using algorithms that reduce the ratio of color to coverage samples, thereby decreasing memory consumption and memory bandwidth use, without causing conflation artifacts associated with cover geometries. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267387 | AREA SELECTION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEDIA EDITING AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An area selection processing apparatus for displaying a selected area and an unselected area of an image are provided. The apparatus includes a first image buffer that temporarily stores a target image currently being displayed, an image convertor that converts the target image through an image conversion method, a second image buffer that temporarily stores the target image converted through the image convertor, an area selection determining unit that determines whether an area is selected for the target image, and an area selection processor that processes the target images such that the corresponding selected area of the target image stored in the first image buffer is displayed for the selected area, and the corresponding unselected area of the converted image stored in the second image buffer is displayed for the unselected area, when the area selection determining unit determines that the specific area is selected. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267388 | CREW SHARED VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A dual-image display provided for use in a manned vehicle crew station and a display operating system for crewmembers who may interact independently with the display using touch screen buttons, switches, or hand controllers. The display enables the simultaneous display of different information and content depending on the viewing angle or direction. In one embodiment, a video display system may include: a computer processor; a display monitor comprising a common display driver configured to provide separate virtual displays to at least two crewmember users, the virtual displays being visible to a respective user based on the an angle of view of the respective user; and one or more activators operatively associated with the users, wherein said display monitor is configured to be activated by said one or more activators of said users according to a user priority determination algorithm executed by said processor. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267389 | Night Vision Display Overlaid with Sensor Data - Sensor data indicative of a user's environment is received from a sensor. A video signal is generated which comprises a visual representation of the sensor data. The video signal is combined with a night vision view of the user's environment to overlay the visual representation of the sensor data over the nigh vision view of the user's environment. The overlaid night vision view of the user's environment is displayed to the user. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267390 | AUTOMATED GEOSPATIAL IMAGE MOSAIC GENERATION WITH AUTOMATIC CUTLINE GENERATION - Automatic generation of a mosaic comprising a plurality of geospatial images. An embodiment of the automatic mosaic generation may include automated source image selection that includes comparison of source images to base layer image to determine radiometric similar source images. Additionally, an embodiment of an automatic cutline generator may be provided to automatically determine a cutline when merging two images such that radiometric differences between the images along the cutline are reduced. In this regard, less perceivable outlines may be provided. Further still, an embodiment of a radiometric normalization module may be provided that may determine radiometric adjustments to source images to match certain properties of the base layer image. In some embodiments, when processing source images, the source images may be downsampled during a portion of the processing to reduce computational overhead. Additionally, some highly parallel computations may be performed by a GPU to further enhance performance. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267391 | IMAGERY-BASED CONTROL AND INDICATION OVERLAY FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATIONS - A control and monitoring system for solar panels includes visual overlays of information and control functions over a static image of the solar panels. Custom indicators and control mechanisms allow an operator to continuously monitor a plurality of solar panels and pin point with ease any individual solar panels that may be malfunctioning due to one or many reasons. In addition, the control system provides ability to remotely control certain operations of each individual solar panel. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267392 | VISUALIZATION GUIDED ACL LOCALIZATION SYSTEM - A computerized system provides assistance for placement of localization markers for medical operations such as ACL repair procedures. The system displays, on a graphical user interface, an image of an anatomical structure and allows identification, via an input device on the graphical user interface, of a set of landmark locations identifying respective anatomical positions within the displayed image of the anatomical structure. The system displays a graphical overlay over the image of the anatomical structure. Placement of the graphical overlay is based on the set of landmark locations. The system displays at least one localization marker within the graphical overlay. The localization marker(s) identify a location for performing a surgical operation associated with the anatomical structure, such as ACL repair surgical operations. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267393 | VIRTUAL SCENE GENERATION BASED ON IMAGERY - Techniques are disclosed for virtual scene generation. An image depicting a scene and annotated by a sparse set of labels is received. A dense set of labels annotating the image and a density map associated with the image are generated based on the sparse set of labels. A virtual scene is generated based on the dense set of labels and the density map, and the virtual scene is output. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267394 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTER AND INTRA AGENCY COMMUNICATION, TRACKING AND COORDINATION - A method of tracking at least one emergency service provider is disclosed. An electronic history is compiled that includes at least one identifier of a service provider, at least one identifier of an event to which the service provider responded, and GPS data identifying the geographic location of the service provider at each time interval within the duration of the event. A user interface within which is displayed a first identifier of a first event is generated to a display device. A selection of the event identifier is received from a user. In response to the selection of the identifier, an aerial view of a geographic region within which the first event took place is generated. At least one icon is displayed in the aerial view representing the service provider at the geographic location corresponding to at least one time interval during the event. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267395 | LOW-LATENCY INTERACTIVE MULTIVIEWER INTERFACES AND METHODS FOR VIDEO BROADCAST EQUIPMENT - Low-latency interactive multiviewer interfaces and methods for video broadcast equipment are disclosed. A video switcher includes an integrated multiviewer to generate a multiviewer interface. Video signals are received from video sources and a user interface graphic is received from an external source such as an external computer. The received video signals are routed in a video path of the video switcher to be presented in a multiviewer interface on a display, and the received interface graphic is overlaid on the received video signals for presentation in the multiviewer interface. Realtime elements associated with frames of the video signals may also be generated within the video switcher and combined with the video signals and the externally generated interface graphic in the multiviewer interface. The video signals could include video signals from external video sources, outputs of internal processing elements within the video switcher, and/or intermediary video signals within the video switcher. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267396 | AUGMENTING IMAGES WITH HIGHER RESOLUTION DATA - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to augmenting a lower resolution image with higher resolution image data. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method comprising imaging a scene with a first, lower resolution imaging device to form a first set of image data. The scene may also be imaged with a second, higher resolution imaging device to form a second set of image data. The method further comprises augmenting at least a portion of the first set of image data with at least a portion of the second set of image data to form an augmented image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267397 | IN SITU CREATION OF PLANAR NATURAL FEATURE TARGETS - Disclosed are a system, apparatus, and method for in-situ creation of planar natural feature targets. In one embodiment, a planar target is initialized from a single first reference image one or more subsequent images are processed. In one embodiment, the planar target is tracked in six degrees of freedom upon the processing of the one or more subsequent images and a second reference image is selected from the processed one or more subsequent images. In one embodiment, upon selecting the second reference image the planar target is refined to a more accurate planar target. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267398 | AUGMENTED REALITY HEADS UP DISPLAY (HUD) FOR YIELD TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CUES - An augmented reality driver system, device, and method safely guide a vehicle driver to yield to pedestrians. A vehicle navigator determines a turn lane based upon proximity to a vehicle. A target sensor detects a pedestrian entering the turn lane and to determine a crosswalk path across the turn lane. An augmented reality controller three dimensionally maps a forward view including the pedestrian, and spatially overlays an augmented reality display on the volumetric heads up display for a driver of the vehicle by projecting a yielding indication adjacent to the crosswalk path. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267399 | Using Augmented Reality to Determine Information - Methods and systems according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure are provided for using augmented reality to determine information. In an embodiment, an augmented reality (AR) system comprises one or more processors, and one or more memories in communication with the one or more processors and adapted to store a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors cause the system to: capture an image view via a viewer; deconstruct the image view into one or more objects; identify at least one object of interest based on specific relevancy information; determine real time information about the object(s) of interest; and present the real time information on a user interface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267400 | User Interface for a Head Mounted Display - A user interface (UI) of a head mounted display (HMD) is provided that allows a user to access one or more persistent data elements that are otherwise outside the user's initial field of view by using a head movement, such as a head tilt (i.e., movement about a horizontal axis) and/or rotation (i.e., movement about a vertical axis). Embodiments also can provide for further movement and/or other manipulation of data of persistent data elements with further detected movement of the user's head. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267401 | Visual Cortex Thought Detector Interface - A wearable computing device comprises one or more eye pieces each of which further comprises a flexible frame surrounding a display screen and tactile elements arranged on the perimeter of the display screen. The tactile elements provide tactile feedback to the user that is synchronous with the display on the display screen. A detection system is also included in the flexible frame to monitor the movements of a wearer's eyes and the eye sockets and to execute various tasks in response to the detected movements. A visual cortex thought detector also coupled to the wearable computing device obtains information regarding the wearer's thoughts and manipulates a display on the display screen based on the obtained information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267402 | VOLUMETRIC HEADS-UP DISPLAY WITH DYNAMIC FOCAL PLANE - A heads-up display device for displaying graphic elements in view of a user while the user views an environment through a display screen. The heads-up display device includes at least one projector that projects a graphic element on a frontal focal plane in view of the user while the user views the environment through the display screen, and at least one projector that projects a graphic element on a ground-parallel focal plane in view of the user while the user views the environment through the display screen. The projector that projects the graphic element on the frontal focal plane is mounted on an actuator that linearly moves the projector so as to cause the frontal focal plane to move in a direction of a line-of-sight of the user. The projector that projects the ground-parallel focal plane is fixedly arranged such that the ground-parallel focal plane is static. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267403 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUGMENTED REALITY TARGET DETECTION - Systems and methods are disclosed for target-based AR devices to perform low-power front-end passive scanning of targets to alert users to AR content linked to any image targets the users may be viewing. Passive scanning by AR devices relieves users of the need to manually activate a camera for AR image target identification, and helps to identify image targets the users may be unknowingly viewing. To conserver power, AR devices may autonomously activate a camera to perform an exploratory scan when the AR devices detect from users' movement patterns that users may be interested in certain targets or is in a state of attentiveness. AR devices may identify one or more image targets from the exploratory scans. If users elect to interact with the AR content, AR devices may activate the camera to perform a full capture or real-time tracking of the image targets to augment the AR content. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267404 | AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE WITH PREDEFINED OBJECT DATA - Techniques for displaying an augmented reality toy. Embodiments capture a visual scene for display. The visual scene includes a first physical object and is captured using one or more camera devices. The first physical object is identified as a first predetermined object type, based on one or more object identifiers associated with the first physical object. Embodiments retrieve predefined geometric information corresponding to the first predetermined object type and render a sequence of frames for display in which the captured visual scene is augmented, based on the predefined geometric information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267405 | CAMPAIGN OPTIMIZATION FOR EXPERIENCE CONTENT DATASET - A server for campaign optimization is described. An experience content dataset is generated for an augmented reality application of a device based on analytics results. The analytics results are generated based on analytics data received from the device. The experience content dataset is provided to the device. The device recognizes a content identifier of the experience content dataset and generates an interactive experience with a presentation of virtual object content that is associated with the content identifier. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267406 | CONTENT CREATION TOOL - A server for content creation is described. A content creation tool of the server generates an experience content dataset using a template to process a content identifier and virtual object content. An experience generator of the server provides the experience content dataset to a device that recognizes the content identifier, to generate an interactive experience with the virtual object content at the device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267407 | SEGMENTATION OF CONTENT DELIVERY - A system and method for segmentation of content delivery is described. A virtual object model is divided into a plurality of segments. An order of the plurality of segments is arranged in a delivery queue. Each segment of the virtual object model is delivered in the order of the delivery queue to a device that is configured to recognize a physical object that is associated with the virtual object model. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267408 | REAL WORLD ANALYTICS VISUALIZATION - A server receives and analyzes analytics data from an application of one or more devices. The application corresponds to a content generator. The server generates, using the content generator, a visualization content dataset based on the analysis of the analytics data. The visualization content dataset comprises a set of images, along with corresponding analytics virtual object models to be engaged with an image of a physical object captured with the one or more devices and recognized in the set of images. The analytics data and the visualization content dataset may be stored in a storage device of the server. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267409 | DYNAMICALLY PRESERVING SCENE ELEMENTS IN AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting a user request associated with at least one of an item, an aspect, or an element of a field of view of an augmented reality device; determining that a first presentation of the at least one item, aspect, or element has a limited period of viability for user interaction relative to the field of view of the augmented reality device; and at least one of maintaining the first presentation or providing a substantially similar second presentation in response to determining that a first presentation of the at least one item, aspect, or element has a limited period of viability for interaction relative to the field of view of the augmented reality device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267410 | TEMPORAL ELEMENT RESTORATION IN AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting a request associated with at least one of an item, an aspect, or an element that is not present in a field of view of a user's augmented reality device; presenting in a display of the augmented reality device at least one augmented reality representation related to the at least one item, aspect, or element in response to accepting a request associated with at least one item, aspect, or element that is not present in a field of view of an augmented reality device; and processing the request and any related interaction of the user via the at least one augmented reality representation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267411 | INDICATING OBSERVATION OR VISIBILITY PATTERNS IN AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out presenting a location history query to a data source, wherein the data source includes data relating to at least one of a fixed recording device within a defined radius of a component of the location history query, a mobile recording device within a defined radius of a component of the location history query, or an individual present within a defined radius of a component of the location history query;
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20140267412 | OPTICAL ILLUMINATION MAPPING - Techniques for augmenting an appearance of a first object. Embodiments include capturing a visual scene for display. Here, the visual scene includes a physical object and wherein the visual scene is captured using one or more camera devices. The physical object is identified as a first predetermined object type, based on one or more object identifiers associated with the physical object. Embodiments also retrieve visual characteristics information corresponding to the first predetermined object type. A sequence of frames that includes the first object is then rendered for display, where the appearance the first object in the rendered sequence of frames is augmented based on the retrieved visual characteristics information and an appearance of the physical object in the captured visual scene. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267413 | ADAPTIVE FACIAL EXPRESSION CALIBRATION - Technologies for generating an avatar with a facial expression corresponding to a facial expression of a user include capturing a reference user image of the user on a computing device when the user is expressing a reference facial expression for registration. The computing device generates reference facial measurement data based on the captured reference user image and compares the reference facial measurement data with facial measurement data of a corresponding reference expression of the avatar to generate facial comparison data. After a user has been registered, the computing device captures a real-time facial expression of the user and generates real-time facial measurement data based on the captured real-time image. The computing device applies the facial comparison data to the real-time facial measurement data to generate modified expression data, which is used to generate an avatar with a facial expression corresponding with the facial expression of the user. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267414 | VIRTUAL BOOKSHELVES FOR DISPLAYING AND SHARING DIGITAL CONTENT - A virtual bookshelf for displaying digital content items is generated. In operation, a virtual space that is to contain a virtual bookshelf is defined and the virtual bookshelf is generated based on dimensions of the virtual space. The virtual bookshelf is populated with digital content items. The virtual bookshelf and the digital content items are displayed using a display device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267415 | ROAD MARKING ILLUMINATTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A controller is configured to enhance driving awareness and safety by recognizing road marking objects and automatically generating laser or light beams to illuminate the road marking objects. The road marking objects are recognized from vehicle surrounding sensing system where cameras are frequently used. The road marking objects are also inferred from navigation information system based on the vehicle's position and knowledge about surrounding environment. Road markings for future vehicle positions are predicted based on present vehicle states and motions. The relative positions of the road marking objects are determined with respect to a vehicle coordinate system. When illuminated from a projector on the vehicle, the projected images of the road markings sufficiently overlap and highlight their target road marking objects on road surface. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267416 | VIRTUAL BILLBOARDS - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for implementing a reality overlay device. A reality overlay device captures information that is pertinent to physical surroundings with respect to a device, the information including at least one of visual information or audio information. The reality overlay device may transmit at least a portion of the captured information to a second device. For instance, the reality overlay device may transmit at least a portion of the captured information to a server via the Internet, where the server is capable of identifying an appropriate virtual billboard. The reality overlay device may then receive overlay information for use in generating a transparent overlay via the reality overlay device. The transparent overlay is then superimposed via the device using the overlay information, wherein the transparent overlay provides one or more transparent images that are pertinent to the physical surroundings. Specifically, one or more of the transparent images may operate as “virtual billboards.” Similarly, a portable device such as a cell phone may automatically receive a virtual billboard when the portable device enters an area within a specified distance from an associated establishment. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267417 | Method and System for Disambiguation of Augmented Reality Tracking Databases - A method and system for reducing the amount of processing that an augmented reality platform needs to perform in order to provide an augmented reality experience to a user. The present invention enhances the efficiency of augmented reality processing by reducing the amount of tracking cues and images that need to be processed to determine the narrow pose of a mobile device that outputs the augmented reality experience. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267418 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING NATURAL PERCEPTION IN VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY SCENES - A preferred method for dynamically displaying virtual and augmented reality scenes can include determining input parameters, calculating virtual photometric parameters, and rendering a VAR scene with a set of simulated photometric parameters. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267419 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPRESENTING AND INTERACTING WITH AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT - Systems and methods for displaying augmented reality (AR) content are disclosed. The AR device may include a display configured to display real-world content overlaid with AR content and at least one sensor configured to provide an output indicative of an orientation, location, or motion of the AR device. The system may also include a processor device configured to: cause the AR content to be shown on the display at an initial location on the display; determine a change in orientation of the AR device based on the output of the at least one sensor; and change a position of the AR content on the display to a second location on the display, wherein the change in position of the AR content from the initial location to the second location is related to the determined change in orientation of the AR device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267420 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - One embodiment is directed to a user display device comprising a housing frame mountable on the head of the user, a lens mountable on the housing frame and a projection sub system coupled to the housing frame to determine a location of appearance of a display object in a field of view of the user based at least in part on at least one of a detection of a head movement of the user and a prediction of a head movement of the user, and to project the display object to the user based on the determined location of appearance of the display object. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267421 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY - A method for providing augmented reality includes acquiring a real-world image including an object; transmitting terminal information, in which the terminal information includes a location information of a terminal and an original retrieval distance; receiving object information corresponding to the object, in which the object information is based on the transmitted terminal information; and overlapping the received object information over the corresponding object in the real-world image. A terminal to perform the methods described herein includes a location information providing unit, an information transmitting/receiving unit, an image processing unit, and a user view analyzing unit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267422 | AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DECK DISPLAYS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED DISPLAY OF OBSTACLES IN A COMBINED VISION DISPLAY - Systems and methods for enhanced display of obstacles in a combined vision display are provided. The system comprises a display unit and an enhanced vision system configured to generate first signals representative of enhanced vision images. Data storage device contains obstacle data representative of obstacles. Synthetic vision system is configured to selectively retrieve obstacle data from data storage device and generate second signals representative of synthetic vision images of one or more obstacles. Processor is in operable communication with display unit and coupled to receive first and second signals and configured, in response thereto, to: overlay the synthetic vision images of the one or more obstacles over the enhanced vision images and command display unit to display the synthetic vision images of the one or more obstacles overlaid over the enhanced vision images. The overlaid synthetic vision images of the one or more obstacles may be visually highlighted. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267423 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system includes: a terminal device; and an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: a holding unit that holds a plurality of pieces of workflow information each including information that specifies a process constituting a service; a receiving unit that receives service identification information, device identification information, and an image transmitted from a terminal device; a selecting unit that selects a piece of the workflow information corresponding to the service identification information and the device identification information from the pieces of the workflow information; and an executing unit that executes a service in which the image is processed into an image including a movie in accordance with the workflow information selected by the selecting unit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267424 | PROPORTIONAL HIGHLIGHTING OF DATA - A method of proportional highlighting of data is provided. A graph presented on a display includes a first axis, a second axis, and a first value marker that indicates a value determined from data selected for presentation. The first axis includes a minimum value and a maximum value. The second axis includes a plurality of category values. An indicator identifying a subset of the data is received. A proportional value is determined for the first value marker based on the received indicator. A second value marker indicating the proportional value is presented on the graph overlaid on the first value marker when the determined proportional value is between the minimum value and the maximum value. A scale adjustment marker is presented on the graph without adjusting the first axis when the determined proportional value is not between the minimum value and the maximum value. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267425 | Personalized Digital Animation Kit - An embodiment of a personal animation kit is described. Embodiments of the personal animation kit include a digital stylus, a digital stamper, a carrying case, and an application for execution by a computing device. A user can animate a photo using the personal animation kit based on identifying features on a personal image that are then animated and/or enhanced. In other embodiments, the personal animation kit application is used to assign an armature to a personal image, assign a corresponding silhouette to the armature, and extract the portion of the personal image enclosed by the silhouette for animation. In some embodiments, the cut-out portion of the personal image is animated in a particular animation environment, such as a particular simulated, animated background. In further embodiments, the selected portion of the personal image may be automatically animated in response to selection and assignment of an armature and silhouette. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267426 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDING A LASSO REGION IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE EDITORS - A system, method, and computer program product for automatically extending a lasso region in two-dimensional image editors is disclosed. The method includes the steps of selecting a lasso region of an image based on a path defined by a user using a lasso selection tool, comparing at least a portion of the lasso region to one or more other regions of the image to find a second region that is similar to the lasso region, and extending the selection of the lasso region to include the second region. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267427 | PROJECTOR, METHOD OF CONTROLLING PROJECTOR, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A projector captures an image of a projection target, on which a projection image is projected, and corrects the projection image by using the captured image. The projector includes a projection unit that projects the projection image onto the projection target; a capture unit that captures an image of a projected region including the projection target; a calculation unit that calculates three-dimensional data regarding the projected region, and calculates a correction parameter, including a distortion parameter and a motion parameter, using the calculated three-dimensional data; and a correction unit that corrects the projection image using the correction parameter. The correction unit performs a first correction corresponding to a shape of the projection target using the distortion parameter, and performs a second correction corresponding to at least one of a movement of the projection unit and a movement of the projection target. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267428 | PROJECTOR AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PROJECTOR - In one embodiment, a control method for a projector comprises picking up an image of an area including a screen and an image light and generating a picked-up image; calculating each side of an outer peripheral line of the image light, based on the picked-up image; calculating each side of an outer peripheral line of the screen, based on the picked-up image; and calculating a correction image light modulation area that is an area in a part of a light modulation area so as to fit inside a second imaginary screen outer peripheral line. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267429 | CLIENT SIDE PROCESSING OF PLAYER MOVEMENT IN A REMOTE GAMING ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of the present invention provide client-side scene movement using imagery generated by a game server. Embodiments of the present invention predictively render additional imagery surrounding the present field of view. The predictive scene imagery may be on all sides of the current field of view. Embodiments of the present invention determine the amount of predictive scene imagery generated according to a likelihood of use. In addition to client-adjusted rotation, embodiments of the present invention may predictively translate the field of view. Translation is moving the point of view forward, backward or side-to-side. Predictive translation imagery may be communicated to the game server for use in local translation functions. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267430 | PORTABLE DISPLAY UNIT FOR MEDICAL IMAGE - In an image viewing system, a medical image is displayed on a display panel having a predetermined aspect ratio. One of a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation in which the display panel is positioned is detected. A longitudinal direction of the display panel is vertical in case of the vertical orientation, and is horizontal in case of the horizontal orientation. The medical image is processed in rotation processing relative to the display panel by maintaining a size of the medical image in compliance with one of the horizontal and vertical orientations of the display panel, to orient the medical image in a proper orientation relative to a viewing direction to the display panel. Assuming that a blank area is created outside a display area of the medical image on the display panel after the rotation processing, relevant information relevant to the medical image is displayed in the blank area. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267431 | INTELLIGENT DISPLAY IMAGE ORIENTATION BASED ON RELATIVE MOTION DETECTION - Techniques for display rotation are disclosed. In one aspect, raw angular motion sensor (AMS) data can be accessed. A motion state of the mobile device can be determined based at least in part on processing the raw AMS data. AMS data can be further processed to determine whether to perform a rotation of the display image based at least in part on applying at least one pre-defined criterion to the AMS data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267432 | METHOD TO SELECT APPROPRIATE WINDOW SIZE FOR LOCAL IMAGE PROCESSING - A method to select an appropriate window size for local image processing uses two window sizes: a very large but impractical size and a small and practical size. Two images are generated for the desired image processing under both window sizes. The difference of these two images eliminates common non-linear nature of the local image processing and only contains low-frequency artifacts generated under a smaller window size. By taking the Fourier transform of the difference image, an approximated noise spectrum of low-frequency artifacts introduced by the small and practical window size is able to be observed. Alternatively, a frequency analysis of the smaller window size is able to be conducted by calculating the difference of cross-correlation functions and noise spectra under the same two window sizes. An appropriate window size is able to be selected based on such frequency analysis. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267433 | Visualizing regions charcaterized by labeled measurements cross-reference to related applications - Briefly, the disclosure describes embodiments of methods or apparatuses for visualizing regions characterized by a set of labeled measurements at a variety of scale levels. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267434 | DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH EXTENDED DISPLAY MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a display system includes: a display interface configured to display an image; a control unit, coupled to the display interface, configured to: determine location parameters around the display interface; and provide an extended image based on the location parameters. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267435 | IMAGE EDITING METHOD, MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND TERMINAL - An image editing method includes recognizing a subject in an input image and extracting information related to the recognized subject; identifying composition information corresponding to the extracted subject-related information in a composition database; configuring a composition area in the input image according to the identified composition information; and displaying an image corresponding to the composition area on a screen. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267436 | COLLAGE DISPLAY OF IMAGE PROJECTS - Techniques are described for displaying projects of images as “collages”. Collages differ from conventional thumbnail displays of projects in that collages display an entire project as if the project were a single image. Consequently, collages better convey the characteristics of projects as a whole, while de-emphasizing the distinctiveness of individual images within the projects. When displayed as collages, side-by-side comparisons may be readily performed between projects as a whole. For example, a single display may include collages for multiple projects, thereby allowing viewers to quickly tell how the projects differ in a variety of ways, including but not limited to size of shoot or density of shoot, dominant color, mood, time of day, bracketed shots or bursts, location and subject matter. The content of the collage for a project is based on the individual images that belong to the project. However, details of the individual images on which the project image is based may not be readily discernible from the collage. In addition, not all individual images that belong to a project may be used in a collage. Techniques for selecting which individual images of a project to include in the project are also described. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267437 | Lens Touch Graphic Effect For Mobile Devices - A method for content displaying implemented by a mobile device that comprises a display, the method comprising detecting a user touch on the display via a graphical user interface, generating a lens animation effect in a region of content based on the user touch, wherein the lens animation effect at least magnifies the region of content shown on the display, and displaying the lens animation effect on the display adjacent to a location of the user touch. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267438 | SCALING AN IMAGE HAVING TEXT - Methods of scaling an image having text are provided. An image having text may be obtained. A size of the text in the image may be obtained. In some examples, optical character recognition (OCR) and/or related techniques may be used to determine a font size or an average character height. A proper scaling factor may be determined based on the size of the text, and the image can be displayed scaled such that the text may be large enough to be legible. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267439 | Image Delivery Architecture - A system includes cloud-based resources having backend storage for maintaining single copies of display content items, such as images, and a frontend content delivery network (CDN) to dynamically format and deliver the content items in response to client requests. In the case of digital images, for example, a single copy of full resolution version of the image is stored in the backend storage, rather than dozens of versions with different resolutions. The frontend CDN is configured with multiple graphic processing units (GPUs) configured to rescale the full resolution image in real-time at the time of delivery to the client device. By resealing images on the fly at the edge of the cloud-based resources, the system reduces storage costs while minimizing any negative impact on latency. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267440 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A display control apparatus includes a storage unit that stores a stored output image that is already displayed by a display unit and a drawn image that is drawn on the display unit by a user when the stored output image is displayed by the display unit, a determination unit that determines whether the output image output by the information processing apparatus corresponds to the stored output image stored in the storage unit, a storage control unit that prompts the storage unit to store the output image output by the information processing apparatus when the determination unit determines that the output image output by the information processing apparatus does not correspond to the stored output image stored in the storage unit, and a display control unit that prompts the display unit to display the output image that is output by the information processing apparatus and stored in the storage unit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267441 | TILTING TO SCROLL - In one embodiment, a method includes sending information to display an image on a screen. A scroll range for the image may be determined based on dimensions of the image. An origin position and an initial tilt of a gyroscope may also be determined for the image. Tilt measurements associated with the presentation of the image may be received as the gyroscope detects changes in tilt. A progress parameter may be determined based on at least the scroll range, the origin position, and the initial tilt. A scrolling presentation of the image may then be rendered based on the progress parameter. The scrolling presentation of the image may be smoothed by applying an RK4 solver to the tilt measurements to eliminate jitter due to hand tremors. A virtual spring effect may also be applied to give the scrolling presentation a bouncy effect as the edge of the image is reached. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267442 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING RGB DATA SIGNALS TO RGBW DATA SIGNALS IN AN OLED DISPLAY - A method for converting input RGB data signals to output RGBW data signals for use in an OLED display is disclosed. In the OLED display, each pixel has three color sub-pixels in RGB and one W sub-pixel. Input RGB data signals in signal space are normalized and converted into input data in luminance space. A baseline adjustment level is determined from the input data and is used to compute baseline adjusted data in luminance space. After being converted from luminance space into signal space, baseline adjusted data in RGBW are represented by N binary bits presented to the four sub-pixels. To suit the color characteristics of the display, color-temperature correction to the output signals is also carried out. In luminance space, the maximum color-temperature corrected output data fall within the range of 0.4/k and 0.5/k, with k being the ratio of W sub-pixel area to the color sub-pixel area. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267443 | ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS DEVICE WITH SEGMENTED ELECTRODES - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for increasing a range of stable travel positions of a movable layer within electromechanical systems (EMS) devices. In one aspect, an electrically isolated floating electrode can be disposed between a driving electrode within a movable layer and a fixed electrode in order to increase a stable travel range of the movable layer. By segmenting the electrically isolated floating electrode into multiple isolated electrode segments, unbalanced charge accumulation in response to tilting of the movable layer can be constrained to further increase the stable travel range of the movable layer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267444 | AMOLED Display Device and Method for Precisely Compensating Aging Thereof - The present invention relates to an AMOLED display device, which includes a display panel; a data processor, which processes image data from a video source and compensation data from a compensation unit and outputs compensated image data, the image data having a first color depth, the compensation data and the compensated image data having a second color depth that is greater than the first color depth; a frame rate control module, which adjusts the compensated image data to the first color depth; a timing controller, which generates a timing control signal; a driver, which drives the display panel; a display measurement module, which measures homogeneity of displaying of the display panel; and a compensation unit, which generates compensation data of second color depth. The present invention also provides a method for precisely compensating an AMOLED display device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267445 | Display Apparatus Configured For Selective Illumination of Image Subframes - Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed herein for displaying images. One such apparatus includes an input, subfield derivation logic, subframe generation logic, dark subframe detection logic, and output logic. The input is configured to receive image data associated with an image frame. The subfield derivation logic is configured to derive at least one color subfield for the received image frame. The subframe generation logic is configured to generate a plurality of subframes for each of the at least one derived color subfields. The dark subframe detection logic is configured to identify dark subframes. The output logic is configured to, in response to identification of a dark subframe, suppress the outputting of the dark subframe and to modify a display parameter associated with at least one other subframe based on a timing value associated with the identified dark subframe. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267446 | Controlling color and white temperature in an LCD display modulating supply current frequency - A display system, having an emissive body, emitting light in a way that is color temperature controllable. The light emission can be from zones. The emissive body can be a FIPEL type device with a first transparent conductive coating over a light emitting substrate. The zones are each separately controllable for color temperature. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267447 | BACKLIGHT DRIVING CIRCUIT, LCD DEVICE, AND DRIVING METHOD - The present disclosure provides a backlight driving circuit, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, and a driving method. The backlight driving circuit includes a monitoring device and a conversion device, the conversion device includes a microcontroller (MCU) and a switch module. A control end of the switch module is coupled to the monitoring device, and the monitoring device outputs a monitoring signal to turn on or turn off the switch module. An input end of a power source of the MCU is coupled to a power end of the backlight driving circuit through the switch module. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267448 | Compensation Methods for Display Brightness Change Associated with Reduced Refresh Rate - A method and system are provided for compensating for brightness changes in a display having an array of display pixels. The method includes storing a plurality of look-up tables, where each table has a plurality of brightness signals that provide compensation for a brightness change when the refresh rate is changed during a panel self-refresh. The method also includes using display control circuitry to determine the refresh rate associated with an input signal and to determine a compensation based on the refresh rate. The display control circuitry may, for example, use non-linear interpolation to generate a look-up table for the refresh rate. The display control circuitry may adjust the input signal based on the look-up table to produce an output signal that compensates for a brightness change at the refresh rate. The output signal may be transmitted to the array of display pixels. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267449 | DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display panel includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of date lines and a plurality of pixel portions. The gate lines transfer gate signals. The data lines transfer intersect with the gate lines and transfer data signals. The pixel portions and the data lines, include pixel electrodes, and charge a pixel voltage by using a first gamma signal and a second gamma signal. The first gamma signal is changed from a first level lower than a common voltage to a second level higher than the common voltage as a grayscale is increased. The second gamma signal is changed from a third level higher than the common voltage to a fourth level lower than the common voltage as the grayscale is increased. A display quality of the display apparatus may thus be improved. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267450 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY CAPABLE OF REDUCING PASSIVE MATRIX COUPLING EFFECT AND METHOD THEREOF - An electrophoretic display capable of reducing passive matrix coupling effect includes an electrophoretic panel, a plurality of first scan lines, and a plurality of second scan lines. The electrophoretic panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels corresponds to a storage capacitor, and the storage capacitor is coupled to a first scan line and a second scan line. When the pixel is used for displaying a first color, the first scan line receives a first driving voltage, the second scan line is coupled to ground, and other first scan lines and other second scan lines receive a first voltage. A voltage difference between the first driving voltage and the first voltage and a voltage difference between the ground and the first voltage are smaller than a first threshold value corresponding to the first color. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267451 | PROJECTOR AND CONTROL METHOD - A projector includes a light source, a light source control section adapted to control a luminance of light emitted from the light source, an acquisition section adapted to obtain an image signal, a projection section adapted to project image light obtained by modulating the light emitted from the light source based on the image signal obtained by the acquisition section, and the correction section adapted to correct the image signal, when the luminance of the light emitted from the light source changes under control of the light source control section, so that a variation in an output luminance of the image light projected by the projection section is increased to a level greater than the variation in the luminance of the light emitted by the light source. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267452 | DISPLAY CONTROL CIRCUIT, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A signal generation circuit of an electro-optical device includes a generation unit that generates correction data corresponding to each pixel circuit based on input image data, a specification unit that, when a value which denotes a difference of two pieces of correction data corresponding to two pixel circuits adjacent to each other is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, specifies the two pixel circuits as boundary pixel circuits, an updating unit that generates updated correction data by modifying each value of a predetermined number of pieces of correction data corresponding to a predetermined number of pixel circuits including at least one of the boundary pixel circuits so as to be a value between two values indicated by the two pieces of correction data corresponding to the boundary pixel circuits. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267453 | System and Method for Pulse Width Modulating a Scrolling Color Display - A method of organizing and ordering pulse width modulation image data is disclosed, so that it may be displayed on the pixels of a scrolling color display. The method includes a method of formatting received image data into a different form suitable for driving a pulse width modulated display and a method of distributing image data across a series of different image modulation segments to minimize flicker and gray scale errors. The method includes means for reducing lateral field effects between adjacent pixels in different data states. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267454 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - There is provided an image processing method for applying color conversion to an input image and outputting the image, this method including: acquiring profile information concerning display characteristics of a display apparatus including a backlight unit, a control unit configured to control a light emission amount of the backlight unit, and a display panel configured to modulate light from the backlight unit, the display characteristics being changed according to the light emission amount of the backlight unit; color converting the input image into an image in a color space of the display apparatus in use of the acquired profile information in the acquiring; and outputting the image being subjected to the color conversion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267455 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes image signal lines, a plurality of pixel circuits that is connected to the image signal lines, an image signal line driving circuit that is connected to the image signal lines, and sequentially outputs an image signal, a gate line driving circuit that supplies a scanning signal. A period in which the gate line driving circuit supplies a scanning signal to any pixel circuit is a first period in which the image signal is output to the pixel circuit when a polarity of the image signal in a previous frame is different from the polarity in the present frame, and the first period and a second period in which the image signal of a different polarity is supplied before the first period when the polarity in the previous frame is identical with the polarity in the present frame. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267456 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image display device includes: a light transmitting unit having transmission wavelength characteristics corresponding to each of a plurality of colors; an illuminating unit configured to emit light corresponding to each of the plurality of colors, the illuminating unit being configured to emit, with respect to at least one predetermined color, light including first light and second light whose emission peak wavelengths are both within a range of the transmission wavelength characteristics corresponding to the predetermined color and whose emission peak wavelengths differ from one another; and a control unit configured to control an intensity of each of the light of the plurality of emission spectra corresponding to the predetermined color in accordance with a color distribution of the image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267457 | DISPLAY DEVICES - A display device includes a base structure, a plurality of modules coupled to the base structure, where each of the modules include a plurality of actuator assemblies. Each of the actuator assemblies is individually controllable to move the actuator assemblies between a retracted state and a plurality of extended states. A controller is coupled to each of the modules and is programmed to control the actuator assemblies to move the actuator assemblies between the retracted state and the plurality of extended states. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267458 | VEHICLE WHEEL-BASED POWER GENERATION AND DISPLAY SYSTEMS - A power generation system is provided configured for installation within a wheel of a vehicle. The system includes a stator having a plurality of face-mounted permanent magnets; and a rotor having a plurality of windings configured to rotate, with rotation of the wheel, in proximity to the permanent magnets thereby generating a current. The stator is mounted to a brake caliper of the vehicle. Also provided is a wheel-based vehicle display system including a light emitting diode (LED) array arranged on or within a wheel of a vehicle; a power source connected thereto; and a controller connected to the LED array. The display system is configured to display at least one of: textual information, visual images or full-motion video. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267459 | LIGHT MEASURING DEVICE, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light measuring device can measure, in one place, a plurality of lights guided from different places. The light measuring device includes a spectroscope configured to selectively transmit light having a desired wavelength, a plurality of light guiding units configured to guide measurement target light to the spectroscope, and a light receiving unit configured to receive the light emitted from the spectroscope. The light guiding units are provided in positions where different lights are respectively made incident on incident ends of the light guiding units as the measurement target light and positions where emission ends of the light guiding units respectively emit lights to different positions of the spectroscope. The spectroscope emits the lights, which are made incident from the light guiding units, respectively from different positions. The light receiving unit separately receives the lights emitted from the different positions of the spectroscope. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267460 | CONTROL OF AMBIENT AND STRAY LIGHTING IN A HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY - A head mounted display (HMD) for viewing a virtual environment generally include a flat display (FD), lenses for focusing on the FD, and a housing to enclose the FD and lenses. The housing is generally opaque to block out all external light, so the viewer only sees light from the FD. By making a portion or all of the housing translucent or transparent, ambient light and other external light can be seen by the viewer, providing additional visual cues and a larger perceived field of view. Additionally, other people can see light from the FD. The lenses are configured to view the FD and parts of the translucent housing. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267461 | LED-BASED LIGHT ENGINE - An LED-based light engine has a circuit board upon which at least one LED circuit is mounted. A power driver is also mounted on the circuit board. The power driver accepts an AC input power and outputs a DC output power that powers the LED circuit. The circuit board is divided into an LED zone and a driver zone, which are thermally insulated relative to one another so that heat does not flow between the LED and driver zones. Slots are formed through the circuit board between the LED zone and driver zone to further block heat flow between the LED and driver zones. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267462 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A first sample holding unit ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140267463 | DISPLAY CONTROL CIRCUIT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An object of the present invention is to suppress a reduction in image quality caused by crosstalk in a liquid crystal display device capable of performing 3D display. A predetermined number of pixels (e.g., pixels of two rows×two columns) having the same gray scale value are divided into pixels (first pixel group) whose post-correction gray scale values are the same between a left-eye image and a right-eye image, and pixels (second pixel group) whose post-correction gray scale values are different between the left-eye image and the right-eye image. For example, an average value between a pre-correction gray scale value of the left-eye image and a pre-correction gray scale value of the right-eye image is a post-correction gray scale value of the first pixel group. The post-correction gray scale values of the second pixel group are determined such that, for both of the left-eye image and the right-eye image, an average gray scale value of each group including the predetermined number of pixels is not changed between before and after the correction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267464 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - In a display control circuit ( | 2014-09-18 |