40th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 73 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150279192 | Tire Inflation Device Capable of Detecting and Recording Tire Pressure in Real Time - A tire inflation device capable of detecting and recording a tire pressure in real time is formed of a gas supply unit, a sensing unit, a control unit, and a communication unit. The gas supply unit is to inflate a tire with a gas. The sensing unit is mounted to the gas supply unit for detecting the tire pressures of the tires and then outputting sensing signals. The control unit is connected with the sensing unit for receiving the sensing signals and converting them into tire-pressure data. The communication unit is connected with the control unit for transmitting the tire-pressure data to a signal recording device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279193 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT USING SMART ALARMS - The present invention is directed to methods and apparatuses for environmental management using a smart alarm comprising, receiving one or more readings from one or more sensors, wherein the sensors are of at least one or more distinct logical types, generating one or more derived points representing the one or more readings from the sensors and alerting one or more alarm units when the derived points satisfy an alarm condition | 2015-10-01 |
20150279194 | VEHICLE LIGHT ANOMALY STATE WARNING - A vehicle system includes a communication interface in communication with a processing device. The communication interface is configured to receive ambient light information from a remote server over a communication network. The processing device is configured to selectively enable a vehicle lighting system in accordance with the ambient light information. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279195 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING CHILDREN BEING LEFT IN CAR BY USING OBD2 SOCKET AND SMARTPHONE - A method for preventing children from being left in a car. The method comprises find an OBD2 socket in a car; insert an OBD2 adapter with bluetooth in the OBD2 socket; equip a driver with a smartphone having a reminder program; use the Bluetooth to establish communication between the OBD2 adapter and the smartphone; when the OBD2 adapter obtains car moving information from the OBD2 socket, the moving information is sent to the smartphone by the Bluetooth; AND the reminder program issues order to operate the smartphone to make a reminder to the driver, let the driver take necessary response to prevent children being let in car. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279196 | ELECTRONIC CASSETTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD OF OPERATING ELECTRONIC CASSETTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC CASSETTE MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A first data taking section takes first detection results from a first wireless tag reader which detects the come and go of an electronic cassette into and out of a first service zone, and also takes second detection results from a second wireless tag reader which detects the come and go of an electronic cassette into and out of a second service zone. A first alert controller drives a first speaker to start an alert when the first alert controller determines on the basis of the first detection results that the electronic cassette has gone out the first service zone. After the start of alerting, the first alert controller stops driving the first speaker to interrupt the alert when first alert controller determines that the electronic cassette has come in either the first service zone or the second service zone. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279197 | Method for Contacting Help Services - A method for contacting help services through a self-contained multi-platform software program run on an electronic device. An emergency alert request is received from a user input through the electronic device, a transmitter of a secondary device communicably coupled to the electronic device, or a sensor of the electronic device. The user input can be either a tactile input or audible input depending on the capabilities of the electronic device or the secondary device. Location data is then retrieved from a user account or a positioning receiver of the electronic device. The positioning receiver can retrieve subsequent location data if the electronic device is relocated. The emergency alert request and the location data are then used to generate an emergency alert message. The emergency alert message is then sent to a help service account as either a textual or audible message, wherein the contacted help service can then respond accordingly. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279198 | SECURITY SYSTEM ACCESS DETECTION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for access and control of networked devices. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request for access to a security system device; determining whether the device is set to a first mode or a second mode; and in response to determining that the device is in the second mode, generating one or more notifications to authorized users identifying the access to the security device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279199 | PERSONAL SECURITY DEVICES AND METHODS - According to some aspects of the present invention there is provided a device for initiating a distress signal to a mobile communication device. The device may comprise a first and second mechanical element. The mechanical elements receive a pulling force when a distress event occurs, producing a motion of one mechanical element relative to the other mechanical element to irrevocably connect a persistent electrical connection loop between a power source and a wireless communication unit. The wireless communication unit may comprise a processing unit, a non-volatile memory value of a device identification code, and a communication interface. When the wireless communication unit is connected to the power source, a distress signal may be sent to a mobile communication device using the communication interface, and the distress signal may comprise the device identification code. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279200 | Systems and Methods for Pursuit Governance in a Monitoring System - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and method for supporting enhanced target pursuit. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279201 | INTERFACE CIRCUIT FOR DISTRIBUTED FIRE ALARM IN LOOP CONFIGURATION - An interface circuit of a sub-system of a distributed fire detection system having a plurality of sub-systems, wherein the plurality of sub-systems are in communication with each other in a loop configuration to allow data signals to be routed between said sub-systems. The interface circuit connects the internal components of a sub-system to the external bus line connecting all components via at least three input/output ports. It comprises hardware logic components, namely switches and switch controllers listening for incoming data and opening or closing said switches to cause disconnection and connection between said input/output ports accordingly, thereby allowing the routing of data signals to one or more of the other input/output ports. The simpler configurations replaces a routing processor. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279202 | Universal Remote Control - A movable barrier operator remote control is provided having a receiver configured to receive a signal from another remote control, a user input of a control interface, a memory, a transmitter, and a controller. The controller automatically both senses for the receiver receiving a signal and senses for a status of at least a portion of the control interface, and associates with the user input one or more movable barrier operator signal characteristics from the received signal or the status of the at least a portion of the control interface. A remote control is also provided having a controller configured to detect the configuration of a switch input, sense for a receiver receiving a signal in response to the switch input having a first configuration, and sense for a status of at least a portion of a control interface in response to the switch input having a second configuration. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279203 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL SIGNAL OF MULTI-DEVICE SYSTEM - Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method an device for transmitting a control signal in a multi-device system, where a first device determines a second device to be controlled by a remote controller of the first device to be connected with the first device; determines from a received signal a first value of the button for controlling the first device; determines a second value of the button, corresponding to the first value of the button, for controlling the second device; and transmits the second value of the button to the second device, so that the second device operates according to the received second value of the button, and with this technical solution, a multi-device system can be controlled by the remote controller of the single device without infrared learning by the first device to thereby simplify operations of the first device to control the other device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279204 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING UP A UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL - A system and method for using an RFID tag to automatically setup and configure a universal remote control to command appliances of various types and various manufacturers. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279205 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLIANCE CONTROL VIA A NETWORK - A first remote control application is configured to cause a smart device to transmit at least one command for controlling at least one functional operation of a controllable appliance in response to a user interface element of the smart device being activated while a second remote control application of a bridge device is configured to cause the bridge device to transmit at least one command for controlling at least one functional operation of the controllable appliance in response to receiving at the bridge device the at least one command transmitted from the smart device. The at least one command is transmitted from the smart device using a first transmission protocol and the at least one command is transmitted from the bridge device using a transmission protocol recognized by the controllable appliance. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279206 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING THE REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY OF A PORTABLE DEVICE - A server device receives identity data retrieved from an appliance through use of a physical and logical interconnection referenced to a standard. The identity data is used at the server device to identify within a database having a plurality of appliance records, each of which is cross-referenced to an appliance, an appliance record having data in one or more record fields which matches the identity data retrieved from the appliance. A codeset identifier associated with the identified appliance record is then used to select from a plurality of codesets a codeset for use in configuring the portable device to command functional operations of the appliance. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279207 | COMMUNICATION INTERFACE DEVICE FOR A SOLID-STATE LUMINAIRE - A device is disclosed for providing a communication interface for a solid-state luminaire. The disclosed device may be configured, for example, as a dongle to be electrically coupled with power lines between a driver and solid-state light source. The device may draw power from the power lines, while also adjusting and, if desired, monitoring current going to the light source. In some embodiments, the device splits current received from the driver into a first portion that is returned to the driver or consumed within the device and a second portion that is time-modulated and delivered to the light source. In some other embodiments, the device provides a time-varying impedance in series with the driver, reducing current received by the light source in a time-modulated manner. In either case, the device optionally may be configured to cause the light source to output a pulsing light signal encoded with data. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279208 | METHOD AND REMOTE CONTROLLER FOR TRANSMITTING INFRARED SIGNAL - The present disclosure relates to a method and a remote controller for transmitting an infrared signal. The method includes: generating a binary sequence corresponding to a key of a remote controller in response to a press on the key; encoding and modulating the binary sequence to obtain a pulse string signal; and transmitting the pulse string signal in form of infrared signal at least twice before the press on the key is released. Through the present disclosure, the problem of the technical solution in the background that the remote controller has weak anti-interference capability and low success rate of remote control can be solved. Thus, the possibility of complete reception of the infrared signals is improved, i.e., the anti-interference capability and success rate of remote control of the remote controller are improved. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279209 | VEHICLE WHEEL AND AXLE SENSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - Methods and systems for counting vehicle wheels and axles. A strip material can be embedded in a roadway to produce a slightly raised surface. The strip can be angled at a relatively large angle, (e.g., 78 degrees) with respect to the direction of travel. The number of wheels per axle and the number of axles per vehicle can be counted as the vehicle rolls over the strip and the wheels contact the strip at different times. A signal emitted from a detection mechanism(s) associated with the strip material can be transmitted to a signal processing unit to determine the number of wheels and axle with respect to the vehicle. The vehicle wheel and axle counts can be determined by the number and grouping of signals from the detection mechanism. Such an approach provides a reliable, direct measure of the wheel and axle counts for toll charge or classification purposes. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279210 | ORCHESTRATING AUTONOMOUS MOVEMENTS OF PARKED VEHICLES TO OPTIMIZE PARKING EFFICIENCY - Technologies for optimized vehicle parking include a parking management computing device and a number of advanced vehicles, each having an in-vehicle computing system. The parking management computing device establishes a secure control channel with each of the in-vehicle computing systems. Each of the in-vehicle computing systems may send a parking request to park or access the vehicle to the parking management computing device. The parking management computing device queries a number of the advanced vehicles that are already parked for positional or sensor data and determines an optimized parking configuration based on the parking request. The parking management computing device transmits movement requests to the in-vehicle computing systems to implement the optimized parking configuration. Each in-vehicle computing system may perform the movement request by using an autonomous driving capability, by using a remote control capability, or by notifying an operator. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279211 | METERLESS REMOTE PARKING MONITORING SYSTEM - A meterless remote parking monitoring system, incorporating a plurality of vehicle detector and Radio Frequency Identification Reader (RFID) units deployed in individual parking spaces; a plurality of Cellular Gateway Radios, each Cellular Gateway Radio being connected to one of said plurality of vehicle detector and Radio Frequency Identification Units; a Command and Control Server; the plurality of Cellular Gateway Radios being connected to said Command and Control Server via the internet | 2015-10-01 |
20150279212 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A driving assistance system includes a center configured to: obtain and integrate travel information of a plurality of vehicles by communicating with the vehicles; estimate a target stop position being a position at which the vehicle should stop based on the travel information; transmit the target stop position to the vehicle, and the center is configured to; obtain an index indicating a convergence property of driving behavior of a driver of each of the vehicles from the travel information; and eliminate stop position information based on the travel information of the vehicle driven by the driver with a low convergence property from an aggregate on the center based on the index. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279213 | Parking Spot Coordination System - An embodiment of the invention relates to a parking spot identification system and method for providing parking-related information to a user seeking parking, hereinafter referred to as a “seeker.” The system enables a seeker to reduce time and energy spent looking for a parking spot and generally reduces distance between seeker's destination and the parking spot. In an embodiment the method comprises receiving a request from a seeker to park in an area, the request having a parking constraint; receiving an indication of a possibility of a parking spot being vacated by an occupier whose vehicle is parked in a parking spot meeting the parking constraint, and providing information to the seeker regarding the occupier once the probability of an occupier spot being vacated has exceeded a predetermined level. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279214 | RADIO APPARATUS, PROCESSING APPARATUS and PROCESSING SYSTEM - A first determination unit provisionally determines collision or non-collision between a vehicle and another vehicle on the basis of positional information of the vehicle and positional information of the other vehicle. A second determination unit changes a determination result to collision when the provisional determination result has been collision N times in succession and when the determination result was previously non-collision, and changes the determination result to non-collision when the provisional determination result has been non-collision M times in succession and when the determination result was previously collision. Here, N is smaller than M. N and M are positive integral numbers. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279215 | RADIO DEVICE - A modulating and demodulating section receives, from another radio device, a packet signal including at least position information of another vehicle in which the other radio device is mounted. A position information acquiring section acquires position information of the vehicle in which the radio device is mounted. An estimating section estimates a time taken for the vehicle and the other vehicle to encounter each other on the basis of these two pieces of position information. A deriving section derives a distance between the vehicle and the other vehicle on the basis of these two pieces of position information. A determining section provides notification of an encounter with the other vehicle in a case where the estimated time is equal to or less than a first threshold value or in a case where the derived distance is equal to or less than a second threshold value. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279216 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A CAB DRIVER TO LOCATE A PERSON - A computer-implemented method for locating a person is disclosed. The method comprises (a) receiving a request for a cab from a user via a mobile device of the user; (b) assigning pick up of the user to a cab driver; (c) tracking the distance and bearing of the user and the cab driver relative to each other; (d) transmitting the distance and bearing of the cab driver relative to the user to the mobile device of the user; wherein said transmitting is via a network; (e) transmitting the distance and bearing of the user relative to the cab driver to the mobile device of the cab driver; wherein said transmitting is via a network. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279217 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AIRCRAFT PAYLOADS TO ENHANCE PROFITABILITY - A method for managing aircraft operations includes determining, via a trajectory predictor, an expected fuel usage for a flight along a desired route, and determining, via at least one processor, an available cargo capacity for the flight along the desired route based at least in part on the expected fuel usage. In addition, the method includes determining, via the at least one processor and the trajectory predictor, a passenger ticket price, a cargo price, and a fuel quantity based at least in part on an available seating capacity, an expected passenger demand, the available cargo capacity, and an expected cargo demand to enhance profitability of a flight network. The method also includes outputting the passenger ticket price, the cargo price, and the fuel quantity to a user interface, to a storage device, and/or to a network. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279218 | AIRCRAFT FUEL OPTIMIZATION ANALYTICS - Method and system for providing optimal, achievable flight plans for a flight of an aircraft and for providing accurate fuel load calculations. The method and system can check for and correct inaccurate assumptions in a flight plan. The method and system can also perform statistical analysis to recognize and account for real-world limitations on flight plans. The method and system can also perform statistical analysis to determine actual aircraft wear that can affect aircraft performance and account for such wear when calculating fuel load. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279219 | PROCEDURE FOR THE DETECTION AND DISPLAY OF ARTIFICIAL OBSTACLES FOR A ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT - A procedure for the detection and display of the ground and of obstacles through the use of detection means installed onboard a vehicle, which detection means send measurement signals toward the ground and receive a plurality of elementary plots (Pe). The procedure makes it possible to create a grid of the ground along a horizontal plane, with each ground cell (Ms(i,j)) consisting of an elementary plot (Pe) having a minimum altitude Zmin(i,j)), and with each other elementary plot (Pe) corresponding to the ground cell (Ms(i,j)) and having a different altitude (Z | 2015-10-01 |
20150279220 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING EXAM-TAKING BEHAVIOR AND IMPROVING EXAM-TAKING SKILLS - A method, a computer program product, and a system for analyzing exam-taking behavior and improving exam-taking skills are disclosed, the method includes obtaining a student answering sequence and timing to an examination having a series of questions; comparing the student answering sequence and timing with results from a statistic analysis of the examination obtained from a plurality of students; and identifying an abnormality in the student answering sequence and timing according to the comparison. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279221 | METHOD FOR HANDLING ASSIGNMENT OF PEER-REVIEW REQUESTS IN A MOOCS SYSTEM BASED ON CUMULATIVE STUDENT COURSEWORK DATA PROCESSING - A method implemented in a MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) system for handling requests for peer-review of student's homework assignments. When a peer-review request is received, the system first selects as candidate reviewers a number of students who are about to become active on the MOOCs system, then calculates a peer-review matching score for each candidate reviewer. The score is based on language, academic ability on the subject of the homework, peer-review history, etc. of the students. The peer-review request is assigned to a relatively small number of candidate reviewers with top matching scores. After a number of completed reviews (grades) are received, the system determines whether a sufficient number of completed reviews having grades within one standard deviation are received. If so, a final grade is calculated from the grades within one standard deviation; and if not, the assignment process is repeated. This method promotes efficient and effective peer-review. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279222 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS - A method, computer program product, and a system for enhancing an interaction between a teacher and a student are disclosed, the method includes receiving video images of a region of interest from a plurality of multi-functional devices; comparing the video images of the region of interest received from the plurality of multi-functional devices; detecting differences in the region of interest of at least one multi-functional device in comparison to the region of interest of the plurality of multi-functional devices; and providing a signal to the at least one multi-functional device based on the detected difference in the region of interest. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279223 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING EMOTIONALLY POSITIVE CONTENT TO MOTIVATE COMPLIANCE WITH MEDICAL TREATMENT REGIMENS - Emotionally positive content may be provided to motivate compliance with medical treatment regimens. A user may be provided with a schedule including (1) tasks associated with a medical treatment regimen of the user and (2) indications of when individual ones of the tasks are to be performed by the user. A concealed (or hidden) rendering of a unit of content (e.g., still image or video) may be provided for presentation to the user. The unit may be progressively revealed by removing portions of an overlay. The removal of individual ones of the portions may be associated with performance of corresponding tasks. The portions may be removed until the unit of content is completely revealed responsive to a set of the tasks being performed by the user. The unit may be designed to stimulate a dopamine response in the brain of the user when the unit is observed by the user | 2015-10-01 |
20150279224 | METHOD FOR USING VIRTUAL FACIAL AND BODILY EXPRESSIONS - The method is for using a virtual face or body. The virtual face or body is provided on a screen associated with a computer system having a cursor. A user manipulates the virtual face or body with the cursor to show a facial expression. The communication device determines coordinates of the facial expression and frequency ranges of vocal cords or glottis. The communication device searches for facial expression coordinates in a database to match the coordinates and frequency ranges. A word or phrase is identified that is associated with the identified facial expression coordinates. The screen displays the word to the user. The user may also feed a word to the computer system that displays the facial expression associated with the word. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279225 | METHOD FOR INDIVIDUALLY CUSTOMIZING PRESENTATION OF FORUM POSTINGS IN A MOOCS SYSTEM BASED ON CUMULATIVE STUDENT COURSEWORK DATA PROCESSING - A method for managing a forum of a MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) system customizes the presentation of forum questions to each individual viewing student in a way that optimizes the likelihood of questions posted on the forum being answered by competent students. The system rates the students' academic abilities using information gathered from their activities on the MOOCs system. When a student browses the forum, the forum questions are sorted and presented to the viewing student in an order that takes into account the subjects of the questions and the student's academic ability in various subjects, so that questions on subjects in which the student excels are displayed near the top of the list of postings. The sorting may consider other factors including language, locale, past forum activities, and proximity of the questions posting time and the time period when the viewing student frequently accesses the forum. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279226 | ADAPTIVE COGNITIVE SKILLS ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING - A method for cognitive assessment and adaptive cognitive skills training is disclosed. The method involves obtaining a plurality of test performance results associated with a user based on a plurality of tests, generating a training recipe based on the test performance results and at least one of a plurality of test weights and a plurality of baseline distributions, each corresponding to the plurality of tests, wherein the plurality of test weights comprises a weight assigned to a plurality of cognitive domains tested by the plurality of tests, identifying one of the plurality of cognitive domains of the user requiring improvement based on the test performance results, obtaining, via an online video game played by the user, activity performance results associated with the user based on a training round completed by the user, wherein the training round comprises a plurality of video game activities in the online video game selected using the training recipe and specifically targeted to the cognitive domain of the user requiring improvement. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279227 | Psychometric Classification - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for monitoring content presented by a computing device to a user. Obtaining information density templates based on the presented content, and obtaining input response data related to inputs received by the computing device from the user. Determining scores for one or more psychometric traits based on the input response data and the information density templates, and storing the scores for the one or more psychometric traits in a psychometric profile of the user. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279228 | REAL MOTORBIKE-RIDING SIMULATOR - Device to simulate the piloting of a two-wheeled vehicle that restitutes the true sensations of driving | 2015-10-01 |
20150279229 | FINGER PLACEMENT TRAINING DEVICE - A finger placement training device is a tool for assisting a child in learning to use handheld implements such as pencils, crayons, pens, forks, spoons and the like that require proper finger placement. The tool may also be of aid to the elderly, individuals who may be recovering from an injury to the hand, or medically-impaired individuals recovering from arthritis, partial paralysis, etc. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279230 | METHOD FOR YOGA INSTRUCTION WITH MEDIA - A method for teaching yoga to a plurality of students comprises mounting a video display connected to a video source, where yoga sequences stored on the video source are played on the video display. Simultaneously, an instructor demonstrates the poses and assists individual students while the video is playing, providing instruction and alternate poses to the students depending upon their skill level. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279231 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING CONSISTENCY OF PERFORMANCE OF BIOMECHANICAL ACTIVITY - Sensors can be used to monitor repeated performances of a biomechanical activity. Data from the sensors are used to determine, for each performance of the biomechanical activity, values or measurements of parameters that quantify various aspects of the biomechanical activity. A consistency metric, which represents biomechanical similarity of the multiple performances of the biomechanical activity, is obtained from the parameter values that were derived from the sensor data. The consistency metric may be used to provide a quantitative assessment of consistency of performance of the biomechanical activity. This can be useful in athletic training as well as in physical therapy and rehabilitation. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279232 | GARMENTS FOR EVALUATING ATHLETIC POSTURE - Disclosed is a garment for facilitating bodily posture including a base fabric and at least one reference line disposed on at least a portion of the base fabric that is configured to indicate proper bodily posture in at least one position. The at least one position can include a plurality of yoga positions. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279233 | System and Method for Gamefied Rapid Application Development Environment - A gamification application development system. The system has specialized game development toolbars and a suite of tools. The tools are used to create gamification of continuing education training and are adapted to be used by individuals who are not game designers. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279234 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING A MEAL PLAN - Disclosed is a method of coordinating a meal plan for a subject, the meal plan comprising a schedule of meals for predetermined meal times over a period of time, the method comprising: receiving an availability schedule comprising an indication of availability to prepare meals during the predetermined meal times over the period of time; receiving one or more food restrictions; and, generating the meal plan for the period of time based on the availability schedule and the one or more food restrictions. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279235 | NUTRITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND NUTRITION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A nutrition management system includes a user information calculation processing unit that performs a process of calculating a required nutrient amount of a user based on user information and calculating nutrient excess or deficiency information of the user based on the required nutrient amount and nutrient analysis result information of the user, a dish information search processing unit that searches for the dish information based on an instruction from the user, and a dish information calculation processing unit that calculates a nutrient amount acquirable from a dish of the dish information and supplies the dish information based on the nutrient amount and the nutrient excess or deficiency information of the user. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279236 | Method And Apparatus For Providing A Presentation Model - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to provide a presentation model. An example method may include receiving a selection of an exercise backdrop, displaying a representation of the exercise backdrop, receiving user input performed against an interface displaying the representation of the exercise backdrop, mapping the user input to an action, and generating an exercise comprising the exercise backdrop and a plurality of actions comprising the action. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279237 | CARDIAC MASSAGE PRACTICE DEVICE AND CARDIAC MASSAGE PRACTICE METHOD - A cardiac massage practice device including a simulated heart, a simulated vein, a simulated artery, and a mannequin of an upper half of a human body, wherein the simulated heart contracts from a stationary state to be deformable to a contracted state, and dilates from the stationary state to be deformable to a dilated state, wherein the simulated vein is coupled to the simulated heart, and when the simulated heart dilates from the contracted state, transfers virtual blood to an inside of the simulated heart, wherein the simulated artery is coupled to the simulated heart, and when the simulated heart contracts from the dilated state, transfers the virtual blood transferred to the inside of the simulated heart from the inside of the simulated heart to an outside of the simulated heart, and wherein the mannequin of the upper half of the human body houses the simulated heart therein. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279238 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR TRAINING FOR OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATIONS - The present invention is a medical training apparatus and system is provided for training of medical professionals in ophthalmic examinations based on manipulation of a medical tool. The apparatus may comprise a physical model of an eye having an opening through which an image display is visible that simulates the appearance of an eye during ophthalmoscopy. A modified ophthalmoscope includes movement sensors and captures movement information, which is processed by the system to selectively display corresponding sections of images of an eye. The training apparatus is operable for one or more simulations for training a trainee in a medical examination or procedure for a body part in accordance with a training method. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279239 | DEVICE FOR OCULAR SURGERY TRAINING - The present invention relates to an ocular surgery training device, which includes an eye model having a hole at one side, and a catheter inserted into the hole, wherein a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure applied to the hole by the catheter is provided at one end of the catheter. The present invention may provide the ocular surgery training device which may enhance the skill of users in performing ocular surgery, thereby preventing complications. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279240 | COMBINATION GREETING CARD AND GIFT CARD PRESENTER - The present invention relates to a combination greeting card and gift card presenter. In one aspect, the presenter comprises a cover panel and a gift card panel, the gift card panel including a magnetic strip for storing machine readable information, the cover panel and the gift card panel coupled together along a fold line. In another aspect, multiple intermediary panels are coupled between the cover panel and the gift card panel to allow for one sided custom printing. The cover panel may also be coupled to a gift card holder that comprises a first fold panel and a second fold panel folded together to form a pocket for receiving at least a portion of a gift card. The cover panel and the first or second fold panel may be coupled along an edge, and the fold panels may include tabs for securing the first and second fold panels together. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279241 | GIFT CARD PRESENTER FOR GREETING CARDS - A gift card presenter for holding a gift card within a greeting card is provided. The presenter comprises a body for holding the gift card, and a coupling element for coupling the body to the greeting card. In one embodiment, the presenter may comprise a paper mechanic coupled to first and second interior faces of the greeting card, the paper mechanic configured to hold the greeting card and display it when the greeting card is opened. In another embodiment, the presenter comprises a body for holding the gift card, the body having a first half and a second half that each include interior and exterior faces. The presenter may be opened to display or partially display the greeting card. The presenter may be coupled to the inside and/or the outside of the greeting card, to provide a pleasing presentation of the gift card given with the greeting card. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279242 | CONTINUOUS FEED MEDIA WITH ATTACHED LAMINATION LAYER - Continuous feed media including an attached laminating layer for printing labels and laminating them. The continuous feed media includes a substrate, an adhesive, and a lining. The substrate has a first face and a second face opposite the substrate from the first face. The first face is divided into a printing portion and a protecting portion laterally adjacent to the printing portion. The adhesive is disposed on the protecting portion and the lining is disposed on the adhesive. The adhesive is configured to selectively release the lining. The protecting portion is configured to adhere to and protect the printing portion when the lining is removed and the protecting portion is positioned to overlie the printing portion. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279243 | Paint Identification Label - A paint identification label apparatus having a rectangular shaped structure with a first side and a second side, wherein the second side thereof provides an adhesive having a peel back cover or film thereover. The first side provides a material that is adapted to be written upon via a writing implement, wherein the user can dispose the name of a paint color thereon for indication to users of the paint color in a specific room. The device can have several embodiments, wherein one embodiment can be placed over a light switch and another embodiment can be placed over a wall outlet plug. Thereafter, the user can place a light switch cover or wall outlet plate over the paint identification label for concealment until removed by the user. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279244 | SLING LABEL AND METHOD FOR MAKING - A sling label comprises a single layer label portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, a cut in the label portion forming a sling, and adhesive on the lower surface of the label portion. The adhesive is inactivated on the lower surface of the label corresponding to the position of the sling. Further, a method for making a sling label comprises placing a single layer label portion over a backing layer so that the label portion adheres to the backing layer by means of the adhesive, and inactivating a portion of the adhesive on the lower surface of the label portion. A diecut is made in the label portion where the adhesive on the lower surface of the label portion has been inactivated, and the label portion is re-fastened to the backing layer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279245 | PART OF A PACKAGE - The invention relates to a label and to a facestock of a label comprising a plastic facestock, at least one inorganic coating layer, and a printing layer. The inorganic coating layer is configured to provide a barrier layer for migration of at least one substance from the printing layer. The invention also relates to a use of a label, to a method for producing a label, and to a combination of an item and a label. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279246 | Printable Adhesive and Label Assembly - Radiation curable adhesives compositions and label assemblies are described which can be used in various labeling systems and methods. The adhesive compositions may be curable by exposure to UV radiation and are incorporated in the label assemblies. In certain versions, the label assemblies are free of liners otherwise covering the adhesive. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279247 | Removable Adhesive Label Containing Inherently Shrinkable Polymeric Film - An adhesive label includes a polymeric first film layer that is nonoriented and has a significant inherent shrinkage when heated above ambient temperature. The label is useful in various labeling applications and especially adhesive labeling of reusable and recyclable containers which require removal of the label during a washing process in a warm or hot washing fluid. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279248 | ELECTRONIC INFORMATION LABEL TAG AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION LABEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - An electronic information label tag and an electronic information label management system including the same are provided. The electronic information label tag includes a display unit, a case, a light emitting unit, and a driving unit. The display unit displays merchandise information. The case accommodates the display unit while exposing a screen of the display unit to an outside. The light emitting unit emits light from a side portion of the case to the outside. The driving unit is accommodated within the case and drives the display unit and the light emitting unit. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279249 | Color Fan Deck With Removable Blades - A fan blade and color display fan deck provide a changeable color display product because the fan deck blades can be added to and removed from the fan deck without opening the fastener to which the fan blades are pivotally attached. Despite being removable from the fan deck, the blades can withstand the normal wear and tear associated with use in a color fan deck such as supporting the weight of the whole fan deck when a user holds an individual fan blade. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279250 | Photoluminescent Retroreflector - Common approaches to retroreflectors rely on absorptive materials that waste light energy that could be utilized for visibility. Disclosed photoluminescent retroreflectors filter reflected light, like traditional colored retroreflectors, but down-convert photons of the wrong color into a glow visible from more directions. The glow enables visibility for more observers or observers whose light source is far from their line of sight. The color of the glow can be adjusted by choice of luminescent material as a design feature or safety purpose. Certain embodiments utilize photoluminescent additives within a retroreflector while other embodiments utilize a photoluminescent coating on top of a pre-made retroreflector. An exemplary photoluminescent material for these optical devices is CuInZnS | 2015-10-01 |
20150279251 | ILLUMINATION PANEL - An illumination panel includes a transparent structural core having two opposing surfaces, a matrix of light releasing dots substantially covering both the opposing surfaces, and a protective panel in abutting contact with each of the opposing surfaces whereby the dots are an adhesive for bonding the core to the protective panels and wherein the density or size of the dots increases across the illumination panel in a direction away from an illumination panel edge adjacent a light emitting element. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279252 | AUTOMATON CAPABLE OF WRITING A SIGNATURE - Automaton capable of writing a signature formed of a series of characters or of stylised signature, wherein the automaton is housed in a volume of a case and operates by means of a system of three cams, wherein two cams encode the movements of a hinged arm carrying a writing instrument in the two dimensions of a writing plane, and wherein a third cam is used to raise or lower the hinged arm perpendicularly to the writing plane, wherein the hinged arm is movable between a first folded position and a second extended position in which the arm transmits to the writing instrument the movements imparted thereto by the system of three cams. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279253 | SELF ILLUMINATED SHAPED AND TWO-SIDED SIGNAGE FOR PRINTED GRAPHICS - Self illuminated back and front lit shaped and two-sided signage. The signage includes a turning film having a structured surface for redirecting light and a diffuser providing for diffusion. The shape of the signage from a viewer's perspective provides the content, such as letters, to be conveyed to the viewer. Two-sided signage includes two signs arranged back-to-back, each including a turning film having a structured surface for redirecting light, a diffuser providing for diffusion, and a printed graphic. In the two-sided signage, the turning films receive light from an ambient light source and direct the light via the structured surfaces toward viewers of the two graphics in order to passively illuminate the signage. The two-sided signage can be shaped to provide content via the shape and graphics. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279254 | Display Device and Electronic Apparatus - A display device and an electronic apparatus using the display device include a display component configured to output initial light corresponding to a first image; and a light path converting component configured to receive the initial light corresponding to the first image from the display component, and perform light path conversion on the initial light corresponding to the first image to form a virtual image corresponding to the first image, wherein the virtual image corresponding to the first image is capable of being perceived at a particular position and a size of the virtual image perceived is greater than a display size of the display component. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279255 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF - A display device is provided and includes a display panel and a lens board. The lens board is stacked with the display panel. A thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate of the display panel includes a first scan line and a second scan line. A first strip bar electrode in a first pixel portion and a second strip bar electrode in a second pixel portion are arranged in an array along a direction parallel to the first scan line. The first straight line of the first strip bar electrode is intersected with the second straight line of the second strip bar electrode. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279256 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVE METHOD THEREFOR - The image display device includes a front CF-less liquid crystal panel, a first light guide plate, a PDLC panel, and a rear CF-less liquid crystal panel that are arranged sequentially, and a light-guide plate light source unit. At an image displaying time, the PDLC panel becomes in a spreading state. At this time, light source light emitted by the light-guide plate light source unit is guided to the first light guide plate, and is applied to the PDLC panel. The light source light spread by the PDLC panel is applied to the front CF-less liquid crystal panel and the rear CF-less liquid crystal panel. At an image non-displaying time, the PDLC panel becomes in a transmittance state, and transmits background light. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279257 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring the Electrical Property of TFT - The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for measuring the electrical property of TFT. The method for measuring the electrical property of TFT comprises: providing two source-drain test units respectively connected with source drain metals, and a gate test unit connected with a gate metal; applying a first voltage on the gate test unit, applying a second voltage on the two ends of the two source-drain test units, so that a doped amorphous silicon semiconductor contacting with the source-drain test units is turned on; and measuring the current between the two source-drain test units. In the embodiment of the present invention, it can not only quickly and easily obtain the ohmic contact resistance between the source drain metals and the doped amorphous silicon semiconductor, but also understand the changes of the ohmic contact resistance by measuring the current variation, which facilitates to monitor the electrical property of TFT. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279258 | DRIVE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a drive integrated circuit package including: bumps configured to be coupled to test pads on a display panel to form coupling portions; a drive integrated circuit including a constant current source configured to provide a constant current to each of the coupling portions; and a voltage measurer configured to measure a voltage difference between terminals of each of the coupling portions. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279259 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to some embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a liquid crystal display device including a display panel configured to receive a plurality of gate signals and a plurality of data voltages and to display an image based on a plurality of frames, a timing controller configured to generate a data control signal and a plurality of vertical start signals corresponding to the frames, a gate driving unit configured to output a plurality of gate signals in response to a vertical start signal according to each frame, and a data driving unit configured to generate the data voltages in response to the data control signal, wherein the timing controller is configured to set activation times of the vertical start signals corresponding to the frames differently to allow the frames to have different frequencies. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279260 | VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE - Adjustment of display brightness is performed without adjusting brightness of a backlight. An RGB value adjuster adjusts values of RGB components every information stored in each of layers of an information displayer. A display information generator superimposes information in which the values of the RGB components are adjusted and stored in each of the layers and displays the superimposed information on the information displayer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279261 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, COLOR FILTER, AND IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided an image display apparatus including a pixel array which includes a first pixel of a red luminous color, a second pixel of a green luminous color, a third pixel of a blue luminous color, and a fourth pixel of a luminous color of pigment of hemoglobin. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279262 | DISPLAY - A display includes a first substrate; gate lines and data lines defining a first color, second color, and third color pixel area; a first color, second color, and third color pixel transistor located in the first color, second color, and third color pixel area respectively; a second substrate; and a black matrix, wherein the black matrix has a first portion and a second portion, and the first portion extends from an edge of a first color pixel active layer for a first shading distance, the second portion extends from an edge of a third pixel active layer for a second shading distance larger than the first shading distance. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279263 | DATA DRIVER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A data driver includes a data driving chip, a first data transmitting line, a second data transmitting line, a first shielding line and a second shielding line. The first data transmitting line and the second data transmitting line are configured to transmit a data signal to the data driving chip. The first shielding line is disposed at a first side with respect to the first data transmitting line. A ground voltage is applied to the first shielding line. The second shielding line is disposed at a second side with respect to the second transmitting line. The second side is opposite to the first side. The ground voltage is applied to the second shielding line. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279264 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH IMPROVED POWER MANAGEMENT AND USER EXPERIENCE - Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer, laptop, or tablet that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which may include any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular example implementation of an electronic device may include a display portion partitioned into a plurality of display regions, and a plurality of sensors. Each of the plurality of sensors is associated with a particular display region of the plurality of display regions and is configured to determine whether a portion of an electronic device cover is within proximity to the sensor. The electronic device further includes logic to determine a display state of the particular display region associated with the sensor based upon whether the portion of the electronic device cover is determined to be within proximity of the sensor. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279265 | STORAGE AND CARRIAGE OF GREEN METADATA FOR DISPLAY ADAPTATION - A method for providing display adaptation metadata (DAM) to a user equipment (UE) at a system level is provided. The method includes configuring DAM for storage in an ISO Base Media File Format (ISOBMFF). The method also includes transmitting the DAM to a UE to control an energy consumption of a presentation on a display of the UE. A method for providing display adaptation metadata (DAM) to a user equipment (UE) at a system level is provided. The method includes configuring DAM for carriage in an MPEG-2 transport system (M2TS). The method also includes transmitting the DAM to a UE to control an energy consumption of a presentation on a display of the UE. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279266 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is a display device including: a pixel array unit in which pixels including a light-emitting unit are arranged in a matrix shape; two drive units which are disposed on the same substrate as the pixel array unit with the pixel array unit interposed therebetween, which have output stages in a number that is half of the number of pixel rows of the pixel array unit, and in which the output stages are in charge of driving of pixels on an odd row side and on an even row side; and a control unit which performs control of driving the pixels on the odd row side by using the output stages of one drive unit between the two drive units, of driving the pixels on the even row side by using the output stages of the other drive unit, and of inverting the driving for each field. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279267 | PHASE LOCK LOOP BASED DISPLAY DRIVER FOR DRIVING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND RELATED DISPLAY APPARATUS GENERATING INTERNAL CLOCK BASED ON EXTERNAL CLOCK - Described in example embodiments herein are techniques for reducing requirements of a driver for external high frequency clock signals. In accordance with one example embodiment, a driver for driving a light emitting device includes: a data register and a phase lock loop. The data register is utilized for storing driving data for driving the light emitting device. The phase lock loop is utilized for generating a second signal according to an input first signal. The operation of the data register is controlled according to one of the input signal and the second signal, while the driving of the light emitting device is controlled according to the other of the input signal and the second signal. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279268 | MOBILE MEDIA DISPLAY CIRCUIT - In one embodiment, a display panel includes a cellular modem configured to receive an image, a control circuit in communication with the cellular modem, an LED display in communication with the control circuit and configured to display the image through a rear window of a vehicle, a first voltage regulator; and a second voltage regulator. The LED display comprises a first set of LED modules and a second set of LED modules. The first voltage regulator is coupled to the first set of LED modules, and the second voltage regulator is coupled to the second set of LED modules. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279269 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a scan line driver and a data line driver. The data line driver supplies data signals to turn on or off pixel circuits connected to selected scan lines. The pixel circuits are turned on or off in sub frames. For each scan line, the sub frames are assigned in the display period based on a reference point. During a preliminary period, the scan line driver selects a scan line and the data line driving circuit supplies a data signal to the pixel circuit based on the reference point. During the display period, the scan line driver selects scan line connected to the pixel circuit in synchronization with an initiation timing of each sub frame of the display period. The data line driver supplies the data signal to the pixel circuit based on the state of the sub frame corresponding to initiation timing. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279270 | WEARABLE BAND INCLUDING DUAL FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS - According to a first aspect, there is provided herein a dual-display video device. In an embodiment, a bracelet, will be configured with two video displays—one that is oriented to be viewable when worn and a second oriented to be next to the wearer's skin when worn or displayable as a second video display when not worn. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279271 | PIXEL UNIT OF ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY - A pixel unit of an organic electroluminescent display having a light emitting area and a transparent area is provided. The pixel unit includes a scan line, a data line, a control element electrically connected to the scan line and the data line, a power line electrically connected to the control element and an organic light-emitting diode disposed inside the light emitting area and electrically connected to the power line and the control element. The power line includes a main portion and a plurality of branch portions connected to the main portion. The branch portions are disposed inside the transparent area and electrically independent from the data line. A width of each of the branch portions is identical to a minimum line width of the data line. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279272 | GATE DRIVER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image display apparatus includes a display screen on which pixel circuits are disposed in a matrix, each of which includes an EL element, a transistor connected to a first gate signal line, a transistor connected to a second gate signal line, and a driving transistor. A second gate signal line driving unit and a first gate signal line driving unit of a first gate driving circuit apply a control voltage to the first gate signal line and the second gate signal line, respectively. The second gate signal line driving unit of a second gate driving circuit applies a control voltage to the first gate signal line. An ON voltage, a first OFF voltage, and a second OFF voltage are sequentially applied to the first gate signal line. The ON voltage and the first OFF voltage are sequentially applied to the second gate signal line. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279273 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a pixel circuit, a display substrate and a display device. The pixel circuit comprises a control section, a light emitting diode, a high-level input terminal, a low-level input terminal and a reference terminal, in which the control section comprises a driving thin film transistor, at least one capacitors and a plurality of switching thin film transistors. The reference terminal is connected with the low-level input terminal so as to discharge a capacitor which is connected with a gate of the driving thin film transistor in a pixel resetting stage of the pixel circuit. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279274 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING AN ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting diode display device including: a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a scan driving unit configured to supply a scan signal to the pixels via a plurality of scan lines, a data driving unit configured to supply a data signal to the pixels via a plurality of data lines, an emission driving unit configured to supply an emission control signal to the pixels via a plurality of emission control lines, and a timing control unit configured to control the scan driving unit, the data driving unit, and the emission driving unit, and to control the emission driving unit to gradually change an off-period of the emission control signal each time a number of image frames are displayed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279275 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OUTPUT BUFFER CIRCUIT FOR DRIVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a display device including: a plurality of pixel circuits; a power source line connected to corresponding ones of the plurality of pixel circuits; and an output buffer circuit for supplying currents to corresponding ones of the plurality of pixel circuits by alternately applying a first potential applied to a first power source supply terminal, and a second potential applied to a second power source supply terminal to the power source line. The output buffer includes a variable resistance circuit connected to a path between the first power source supply terminal and the power source line, the variable resistance circuit serving to change a resistance value thereof in accordance with a magnitude of a total sum of the currents. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279276 | Pixel Driving Circuit and Array Substrate of OLED Display and the Corresponding Display - The present invention discloses a pixel driving circuit of OLED display, which comprises: a scanning transistor TFT | 2015-10-01 |
20150279277 | Pixel Driving Circuit of OLED Display and the Driving Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a pixel driving circuit of OLED display, which utilizes a 6T2C structure, at least comprising: a scanning transistor TFT | 2015-10-01 |
20150279278 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, wherein the first sub-pixel includes: a first light emitting diode coupled between a first node and a second node; a first transistor configured to turn off the first light emitting diode by lowering a voltage of the first node below a voltage of the second node by providing a first initialization voltage to the first node; and a second transistor configured to turn on the first light emitting diode by increasing the voltage of the first node above the voltage of the second node by providing a first driving current to the first node, wherein the second sub-pixel includes a second light emitting diode, wherein a capacitance of the first light emitting diode is higher than a capacitance of the second light emitting diode. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279279 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVE METHOD OF DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a display apparatus including: a pixel array unit configured such that a pixel circuit including a light emitting unit, a writing transistor, and a drive transistor is arranged in a matrix form; a signal output unit configured to output video signals to signal lines during a plurality of horizontal periods corresponding to the number of rows in a unit; a writing and scanning unit configured to output scanning signals; and a selector circuit unit configured to select, in turn, the plurality of scanning signals and allocate the selected scanning signal to each of scanning lines of a unit of pixel rows, wherein a selection assigned period in a display frame period of the selection transistor is divided into a plurality of periods, and a desired voltage is applied to a gate electrode of the selection transistor during a specific period other than the selection assigned period. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279280 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A signal processing method includes inputting image signals containing gradations of respective pixels of an image to be displayed. Corresponding gradations, which are the gradations contained in the input image signals and corresponding to respective common pixel circuits included in a plurality of common pixel circuits, are selected. The plurality of common pixel circuits is a plurality of predetermined pixel circuits among a plurality of pixel circuits each having a light-emitting element, the plurality of predetermined pixel circuits being commonly connected to a signal line, a plurality of signal voltages being output to the signal line sequentially and continuously, each signal voltage setting a light-emission luminance of the light-emitting element. On the basis of a plurality of corresponding gradations selected corresponding to the plurality of common pixel circuits, sizes of the respective signal voltages being output to the signal line sequentially and continuously are corrected. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279281 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A signal processing method includes inputting a first gradation signal and a second gradation signal, the first gradation signal representing a gradation of a predetermined pixel in a first frame, the second gradation signal representing a gradation of the predetermined pixel in a second frame that follows the first frame; determining whether or not the gradation of the predetermined pixel in the first frame is a low gradation based on the input first gradation signal; and adjusting one of a first signal voltage and a second signal voltage in a case where the determination result is positive, the first signal voltage defining a light-emitting brightness of a light-emitting pixel corresponding to the predetermined pixel in the first frame, the second signal voltage defining a light-emitting brightness of the light-emitting pixel in the second frame. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279282 | DISTRIBUTED ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATOR FOR MEMS DEVICES - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for shutter-based EMS light modulators controlled by electrode actuators that include a compliant inner beam electrode positioned between a movable beam electrode and a fixed beam electrode. A first voltage is applied to the movable beam electrode, and a sufficiently different voltage is applied to one of the compliant beam electrode and the fixed outer beam electrode. During actuation, the movable beam electrode is drawn towards the compliant inner beam electrode, while the combination of the movable beam electrode and the compliant inner beam electrode are further drawn to the fixed beam electrode. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279283 | SPATIAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A spatial image display apparatus includes a display element including a plurality of pixels which are two-dimensionally arranged, and an imaging device that has a substrate including a plurality of dihedral corner reflectors arranged, the display element is disposed in a first space on one main surface of the substrate, and the imaging device forms a real image of a display image by the display element, in a second space on the other main surface of the substrate. The plurality of pixels are arranged in a period corresponding to a frequency that is equal to or less than a minimum spatial frequency at which an MTF value relative to a spatial frequency of the imaging device is minimized. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279284 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Provided is an image processing device including a luminance information generating unit that generates fourth luminance information, which becomes the basis of luminance of a fourth pixel, on the basis of variation characteristics with the passage of time regarding light-emission luminance in the fourth pixel of a display unit including a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel which emit three basic color light beams, and the fourth pixel that emits a non-basic color light beam, and first luminance information, second luminance information, and third luminance information which correspond to the first pixel, the second pixel, and the third pixel, respectively. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279285 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVE METHOD - A display device includes an image display panel on which pixels are arranged, a backlight which lights the image display panel from a rear of the image display panel, a first device which controls the backlight, and a second device which controls the image display panel. The first device generates an image signal, outputs the image signal to the second device, determines a light source lighting amount of the backlight on the basis of the image signal by blocks obtained by dividing a display surface of the image display panel and luminance distribution information on the backlight stored in advance, and controls the backlight by the light source lighting amount. The second device acquires the image signal, converts the image signal to a display signal for controlling display of the image display panel, and controls the image display panel. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279286 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVE METHOD - In a display device, pixels each including first to fourth subpixels that respectively display first to third primary colors and fourth color are arranged on an image display panel. A lighting unit emits light to the panel from the rear thereof. A control unit calculates a required luminance value for each block of the display surface of the panel based on an input image signal, determines a light source lighting amount of the lighting unit based on luminance distribution information on the lighting unit so as to satisfy the required luminance value, generates luminance information on each pixel based on the luminance distribution information and light source lighting amount, generates an output image signal that drives the subpixels based on the luminance information and input image signal, controls the lighting unit by the light source lighting amount, and controls the panel by the output image signal. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279287 | PIXEL STRUCTURE, DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE PIXEL STRUCTURE - A pixel structure is disclosed. The pixel structure includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of data lines crossing the scan lines to form pixel unit areas, where the data lines are insulated from the scan lines. The pixel structure also includes a plurality of first electrodes formed in the pixel unit areas, a plurality of second electrodes insulated from the first electrodes and located closer to the substrate than the first electrodes, and a plurality of signal lines located in a same layer as topmost electrodes farthest from the substrate, where the signal lines are arranged to be insulated from the topmost electrodes. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279288 | GATE-DRIVER-ON-ARRAY (GOA) CIRCUIT - The present invention provides a GOA (Gate-Driver-on-Array) circuit, which includes multiple GOA units connected in cascade. An nth stage GOA unit of the GOA circuit includes a first (n−1)th stage signal input terminal ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150279289 | GOA CIRCUIT FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYING AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a GOA circuit for liquid crystal displaying and a display device. The GOA circuit includes a plurality of cascaded GOA units and the nth-stage GOA unit includes a pull-up part ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150279290 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A signal processing method includes: inputting a first image signal and a second image signal, the first image signal containing gradation levels of respective pixels of a first frame, the second image signal containing gradation levels of respective pixels of a second frame that is continuous from the first frame; storing at least one predetermined gradation level as a correction-free gradation level that needs no correction; determining whether or not the gradation level of the first frame for every pixel is the stored correction-free gradation level, based on the input first image signal; and outputting a gradation level in the input second image signal by using, as a correction-free pixel that needs no correction, a pixel for which the gradation level of the first frame is determined as the correction-free gradation level. | 2015-10-01 |
20150279291 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes, on a substrate, three sub-pixels, three sampling switches, three data lines, three image signal lines, and three lead wiring lines. The three sub-pixels correspond to red, green and blue, respectively. The three sub-pixels are included in a unit pixel. The three sampling switches correspond to the three sub-pixels, respectively. The three data lines electrically connect the three sub-pixels and the three sampling switches with each other, respectively. The three image signal lines, which are provided on a side opposite to the three sub-pixels with respect to the three sampling switches, correspond to the three sampling switches, respectively. The three lead wiring lines electrically connect the three sampling switches and the three image signal lines with each other, respectively. Among the three sampling switches, a sampling switch corresponding to green is disposed close to the three image signal lines compared to other two sampling switches. | 2015-10-01 |