49th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100309099 | Display device and driving method thereof - A display device includes an image processing unit and a display unit. The image processing unit applies image processing algorithms to an input video signal to generate a corrected input video signal and includes an input for a regional information signal, the regional information signal including information regarding coordinates representing location and boundaries of at least one active region in the display unit per frame and resolution of the at least one active region. The display unit displays images in accordance with the corrected input video signal. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309100 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH PARALLEL DATA DISTRIBUTION - A display device responsive to a controller, including a substrate having a display area; a two-dimensional array of pixels formed on the substrate in the display area, each pixel comprising an optical element and a driving circuit for controlling the optical element in response to selected pixel information; a two-dimensional array of selection circuits located in the display area, each associated with one or more pixels, for selecting pixel information provided by the controller, wherein each selection circuit receives the provided pixel information, selects pixel information corresponding to its associated pixel(s) in response to the provided pixel information, and provides the selected pixel information to the corresponding driving circuit(s); and a parallel signal conductor electrically connecting the selection circuits in common for transmitting pixel information provided by the controller to each of the selection circuits. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309101 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A display device includes: a substrate; a pair of partition walls above the substrate; a light-emitting portion above the substrate that includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, the second electrode and the light-emitting layer located between the pair of partition walls; and a pixel circuit for applying a voltage to the first electrode. Each of the pair of partition walls includes a conductive portion and an insulating portion that covers side surfaces of the conductive portion for insulating the first electrode and the light-emitting layer from the conductive portion. The second electrode covers an upper surface of the conductive portion of each of the pair of partition walls and is electrically connected to the pixel circuit via the conductive portion. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309102 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus including a light emitting body to improve external appearance thereof. The light emitting body is disposed inside a bezel to emit light. The bezel has a reflective surface to reflect light emitted from the light emitting body in front of the display apparatus. The bezel also has a light interruption groove to prevent light emitted from the light emitting body from affecting an image formed on the display module. The light emitting body is operatively connected to a user interface unit. A user manipulates a manipulation panel or a remote control to set an operation mode of the light emitting body from a menu item on an on screen display, and the light emitting body emits light in various forms based on the set mode. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309103 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR LIGHTING DISPLAYS - Various devices and methods of lighting a display are disclosed. In one embodiment, for example, a display device includes a transmissive display configured to be illuminated through a back surface and a reflective display configured to be illuminated through a front surface. A light source is disposed with respect to the back of the transmissive display to illuminate the transmissive display through the back surface. A light pipe is disposed with respect to the light source to receive light from the light source and is configured to propagate the light such that this light provides front illumination of the reflective display. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309104 | PRESENTATION ASSEMBLY AND ASYNCHRONOUS PRESENTATION METHOD THEREOF - A presentation assembly for displaying data from a data source includes a liquid crystal display, a projection lens, and a projecting unit. The liquid crystal display includes a panel configured for displaying a graphical user interface, and a frame fitted to the liquid crystal display. The projection lens is mounted to the rear surface of the frame, and extends out of the frame. The projecting unit is installed within the liquid crystal display and includes a storage sub-unit and a signal processing sub-unit. The storage sub-unit is configured for storing a data stream needed to be projected. The signal processing sub-unit is configured for transforming the data stream needed to be projected into a projectable signal input to be projected by the projection lens. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309105 | DISPLAYING USEFUL INFORMATION ON A DISPLAY ELEMENT - For displaying useful information ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100309106 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER APPARATUS - In a display device | 2010-12-09 |
20100309107 | DISPLAY DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid crystal display device with high color reproduction ability even when an area active backlight is driven. A liquid crystal display device ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100309108 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: a drive circuit; and a plurality of divided display sections which are arranged parallel to each other in a predetermined direction. Each divided display section includes: a plurality of scanning lines which are arranged parallel to each other in the predetermined direction; a plurality of data signal lines, and a plurality of pixel circuits which are provided correspondingly to intersections of the scanning lines and the data signal lines . The drive circuit supplies a signal potential to the data signal line based on a data signal before selecting the scanning line which is included in one or more of the divided display sections, is arranged adjacent to the scanning line included in another divided display section, and is firstly selected and within a blanking period. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309109 | LOCAL DIMMING METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A local dimming method and a display apparatus applying the local dimming method are provided. The display apparatus includes light source groups arranged in an edge thereof, and adjusts light output of the light source groups which irradiate light based on a luminance of an area of a video to be displayed. Therefore, the local dimming method may be applied to an edge-type display apparatus, and accordingly it may be possible to reduce power consumption in the edge-type display apparatus and increase the contrast ratio, thereby providing a user with a high quality video. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309110 | PLANE-LIKE LIGHTING UNITS AND DISPLAY EQUIPMENT PROVIDED THEREWITH - A light unit which includes a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) light sources arranged in parallel, a light-guiding member arranged on said LED light sources, a light reflecting part for reflecting light from said LED light sources forward, a light diffusion part for outgoing light from the surface of said light-guiding member to outside, and an optical path changing part arranged above said light-diffusion part, wherein a side of said light-guiding member that faces said light diffusion part is flat. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309111 | Electrophoretic Display Panel - An electrophoretic display panel includes a first substrate and an electrophoretic layer disposed on the first substrate. The first substrate includes a plurality of pixel areas. Each of the pixel areas has a first electrode and a second electrode formed therein. The first electrode is electrically insulated with the second electrode. The electrophoretic display panel has better light utility efficiency. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309112 | COLOR DISPLAY MATERIALS AND RELATED METHODS AND DEVICES - Pixel devices, comprising ink particles differing in electrical charge, mass and/or shape contained within a fluidic structure, and related arrays methods and systems. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309113 | MOBILE VIRTUAL DESKTOP - A device includes a display screen a processor to render a display of a portion of a logical image on the screen. The logical image is larger than that which can be displayed on the display screen of the device. As the device is maneuvered through space, different portions of the logical image are displayed, and the user may interact with these portions as desired. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309114 | Data input device - A finger worn device is provided. The device includes individual ergonomic box elements, shaped to fit the individual fingers of the hand, and interactive surfaces on the sides of the box elements for tactile data input by the thumb. The unique locations of the interactive surfaces upon the box elements place these surfaces within the natural placement of the fingers and thumb. Thumb contacts made upon these surfaces are easy and without repeated visual confirmation of finger and thumb placement. The box elements move with their respective fingers and follow natural finger articulation. The device is well suited the operation of hand held devices and can be used as a remote control, cell phone, calculator or personal date assistant. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309115 | DRAWING ASSIST DEVICE, DRAWING ASSIST PROGRAM, AND DRAWING ASSIST METHOD - Provided is a drawing assist device and the like which assists a drawing operation while improving efficiency thereof. According to the drawing assist device of the present invention, whether or not a first factor of an element defined according to a positional trajectory of a pointer moved by an agent is adequate in design for a subject represented by the element is determined. The agent is notified if the determination result thereof is negative. According thereto, the agent can progress the drawing operation while confirming whether or not the subject drawn personally is adequate in design. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309116 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a character input device. The character input device includes a base. An input unit is provided on the base and independently performs first directional input in which the input unit moves from a reference location to one of first direction indication locations arranged radially around the reference location and spaced apart from one another, and second directional input in which one of second direction indication locations arranged radially on the input unit and spaced apart from one another is selected. A first detection unit detects movement of the input unit. A second detection unit detects second directional input. A control unit extracts a first character assigned to a first direction indication location at which movement of the input unit is detected, or a second character assigned to a second direction indication location at which second directional input is detected. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309117 | INCLINATION CALCULATION APPARATUS AND INCLINATION CALCULATION PROGRAM, AND GAME APPARATUS AND GAME PROGRAM - An inclination calculation apparatus sequentially calculates an inclination of an input device operable in terms of a posture thereof. The input device includes acceleration detection means and imaging means. The inclination calculation apparatus sequentially calculates first inclination information representing an inclination of the input device from positions of two imaging targets in a taken image obtained by the imaging means. The inclination calculation apparatus also sequentially calculates second inclination information representing an inclination of the input device from an acceleration detected by the acceleration detection means. The inclination calculation apparatus calculates an inclination of the input device using the first inclination information and the second inclination information. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309118 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL WIRELESS CONTROL DEVICE - A multi-functional wireless control device includes an operating body and a receiving unit electrically connecting with a digital port of a digital processing device. The operating body includes a shell, a control module, an infrared module, a switch and a transmit module. The shell has remote operating keys and mouse keys disposed thereon configured for inputting the corresponding controlling signals. The control module is assembled within the shell to process the inputting controlling signals and transmit the processed controlling signals to the receiving unit for establishing communication therebetween by the infrared module and/or the transmit module. The switch is configured to select between the remote controlling mode and wireless mouse mode. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309119 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An image display device and an operation method thereof are provided that include receiving signals corresponding to spatial coordinates of the pointing device, recognizing at least one character based on the received signals, and displaying a channel list including at least one of a channel number or characters based on the at least one recognized character. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309120 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A display apparatus includes a display panel which include a plurality of areas; a communication unit which receive information about brightness sensed by a pointing device; a backlight unit which includes a plurality of light sources; and a controller which controls the backlight unit to change the brightness of the plural areas by a predetermined unit, and determines a pointing position of the pointing device on the basis of relative variation in the information about the brightness. With this, it is possible to detect a pointing position of a pointing device in a display apparatus having a hold-type display panel. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309121 | ELECTONIC APPARATUS WITH DEVIATION CORRECTION OF CURSOR POSITION - An electronic apparatus with deviation correction of cursor position is disclosed. The electronic apparatus with deviation correction of cursor position is configured between a wireless pointing device and a host for controlling the screen cursor by means of receiving a movement data from an inertial sensor and a display data from a display controlled by the host so as to calculate a distance deviation value of the cursor position with respect to the screen coordination, thereby effectively controlling the cursor movement. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309122 | POINTER CONTROLLING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an apparatus, a controlling method, and a controlling program for appropriately moving a pointer to a selection position regardless of alignment and size of function selection area, and improving operability and certainty of function selection in a GUI. The apparatus includes (1) means for determining whether or not the pointer has crossed over a boundary of a predetermined area from outside to inside based on position information of the pointer; (2) means for determining a speed of the pointer or whether or not an event has occurred, and setting two types of operating modes; (3) means for moving the pointer to a predetermined position within the area when the pointer has crossed over the boundary from outside to inside; and (4) means for changing a moving distance of the pointer, if the pointer moves at a speed less than a predetermined moving speed or the event has not occurred and when it is determined that the pointer exists within the area, based on the speed determined when the pointer existed outside the area. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309123 | CONTROL DEVICE, INPUT DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, HANDHELD DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - A control device includes: a receiver for receiving first information regarding the movement of a casing, and second information regarding whether to reflect the first information on the movement of coordinate values; a storage unit for storing a whole-screen region including a real-screen region, and a virtual-screen region set around the real-screen region; a generator for generating the coordinate values within the whole-screen region based on the first information; a switcher for switching a first state in which the coordinate values are movable, and a second state in which the coordinate values are immovable, based on the second information; a determining unit for determining which of the real-screen region or the virtual-screen region the coordinate values belong to; and a coordinate-value control unit for controlling the coordinate values so as to move the coordinate values within the virtual-screen region to the position of predetermined coordinate values within the real-screen region. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309124 | METHOD OF CALIBRATING POSITION OFFSET OF CURSOR - The present invention provides a method of calibrating a position offset of a cursor on a screen such that, when a pointing device has already been moved to a position beyond the screen boundary, virtual coordinates of the pointing device are calculated and recorded to track the physical positions of the pointing device efficiently, and then the position offset between the pointing device and the cursor on the screen is compensated and corrected, so as for the user to greatly reduce the hassle of manually operating the pointing device for controlling cursor movement and thereby operate the cursor on the screen at will. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309125 | Button To Change Modes of a Pointing Device - A system includes a pointing device with a first and a second mode. The system also includes a pointing device button to generate a primary action and to generate a change mode action. The change mode action is to change the pointing device to a second mode if the pointing device is in the first mode for moving a pointer. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309126 | COMPUTER MOUSE - A computer mouse includes a left key assembly, a right key assembly, a signal processing unit, and a casing. The casing includes a top casing and a bottom casing. The bottom casing includes a bottom convex surface, the contour of the bottom convex surface is an ellipse, the bottom casing defines two first openings in the bottom convex surface, and the two key assemblies are positioned in the corresponding first openings. Each of the left key assembly and the right key assembly includes a hollow receiving column, a movable shaft, an elastic member and a pressure sensor. The movable shaft is received in the receiving columns. The movable shaft and the pressure sensor are spaced from each other via the elastic element. The pressure sensor will generate a corresponding pulse when pressed by the movable shaft. The signal processing unit receives the pulse, and sends a controlling signal. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309127 | MARKETING METHODS USING BRANDED, CONTENT-PRELOADED, PERIPHERAL, MEMORY-STICK PC-POINTING DEVICES - A memory stick is configured to interface with a host computer by way of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface and to control by radio frequency (RF) a wireless mouse. The wireless mouse may take on a shape such as that of, for example, a car. An RF communication device, such as a memory stick, is provided for interfacing with the computer by the USB interface and interfacing with the wireless mouse by a wireless protocol. Both USB memory sticks are combined into one to generate a memory stick that will facilitate the running of the wireless mouse and add content as soon as the user plugs it in to the USB port of the computer. The system can be used to advertise and run applications such as games, movies and music. The memory stick can be in shape of a key for the car, with a trademarked emblem and with colors to match the color of the mouse. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309128 | COMPUTER MOUSE - A wireless computer mouse includes a first operating portion, a second operating portion, a circuit board, and a switch. A pair of LEDs is mounted on the circuit board. One of the LEDs corresponds to the first operating portion, and another LED corresponds to the second operating portion. An optic member is mounted on the circuit board. The optic member includes two opposite reflecting portions. Each of the reflecting portions corresponds to one LED, and each of the reflecting portions is configured to reflect the light of the corresponding LED to highlight a surface underneath the mouse. The switch is configured for selectively enabling the first operating portion and the second operating portion. When the first operating portion is enabled, the LED corresponding to the first operating portion lights. When the second operating portion is enabled, the LED corresponding to the second operating portion lights. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309129 | DIRECTIONAL CLICKABLE TRACKBALL - A multi-function navigation device in the form of a trackball that is both rotationally actuable and multi-directionally clickable. The multi-function navigation device can receive user commands by rotational movement and various directional clicking of the trackball. Directional depression of the multi-function navigation device activates switches corresponding to predetermined directions to effectuate directional selections or directional movements of a cursor for navigating the display of an electronic device. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309130 | CAPACITIVE DATA INPUT DEVICE WITH MECHANICAL TOUCH FEELING - A capacitive data input device with mechanical touch feeling includes a mechanical part and a capacitive sensing part, wherein the mechanical part lies above the capacitive sensing part, the keys in the mechanical part have a one-to-one corresponding relationship with the keypads in the capacitive sensing part, so that the respective keypads in the capacitive sensing part can be triggered by mechanically operating the keys in the mechanical part. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309131 | Electronically Capturing Handwritten Data - A method and apparatus are provided for electronically capturing handwritten data using a computing device having a handwriting capture interface. The method includes detecting a position associated with an actuation of the handwriting capture interface to define a handwritten input, and defining a bounding box encompassing at least a portion of individual strokes of the handwritten input. In addition, the method includes storing the handwritten input and the bounding box. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309132 | METHOD OF FAST TYPING TWIN SPECIAL CHARACTERS - A method for inputting characters pairs in an electronic device having a user input device, a display for displaying characters input through the user input device, and a memory for storing characters input through the user input device, including storing a character input through the user input device in the memory and displaying the input character on the display; and determining if the input character is an opening character of a predefined character pair, and if so, automatically and without further user input, causing a corresponding closing character of the predefined character pair to be inserted in the memory and on the display, and locating an input pointer so that subsequently input characters will be inserted between the opening and closing characters in the memory and on the display. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309133 | ADAPTIVE KEYBOARD - A method for displaying a graphical user interface element to a user on a first display portion of a first display device and a second display portion of a second device. The method comprises displaying said graphical user interface element on said first display portion, receiving user input indicating movement of said graphical user interface element from said first display portion to said second display portion, said user input comprising selection of said graphical user interface element on said first display portion and movement of said graphical user interface element to said second display portion, and displaying said graphical user interface element on said second display portion; wherein said second device is an input device comprising a plurality of independently physically actuable members, each of said plurality of independently physically actuable members comprising a respective display surface, and said second display portion is formed by said plurality of display surfaces. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309134 | COMPUTER HAVING INTERLOCKING L-SHAPE COMPONENTS - A computer has a display, keyboard and two main component parts. The components each have an L-shape and are linked together to enable sliding movement in substantially one plane in a first direction. The linkage also enables movement orthogonally with respect to the first direction in another plane, such that the components transition from a closed position of the computer in which the components interfit together to form a first right rectangular prism and in which the display is exposed, to an open position having a second right rectangular prism shape in which the keyboard is exposed adjacent to and in the same plane as the display. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309135 | SLIDING HINGE AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding hinge for a portable electronic device has a stationary leaf, a link assembly, a main sliding leaf and a side sliding leaf. The linking assembly is mounted pivotally on the stationary leaf via a pivoting middle. The main and side sliding leaves are connected respectively to two ends of the linking assembly. With the linking assembly, the main and side sliding leaves are moved simultaneously. Therefore, when the portable electronic device is not used, the main and side sliding leaves fully overlap with the stationary leaf to achieve a smallest footprint. When the portable electronic device performs multiple functions, the main and side sliding leaves are slid out to reveal control buttons. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309136 | Wireless Operating Device and Electronic Apparatus having the same - A wireless operating device includes a display panel, a touch panel and a control module. The display panel has a display area. The touch panel corresponds to the display area. The control module includes a substrate, a processing unit and a wireless transmission unit. The substrate is electrically connected to the display panel and the touch panel. The processing unit and the wireless transmission unit are disposed on and electrically connected to the substrate. The processing unit is configured for controlling the display panel to display an operating image in the display area, and controlling the wireless transmission unit to send an operating signal according to an operation applied on the operating image. The wireless operating device utilizes the display area to display various operating images to control various electronic devices, thereby improving the compatibility of the wireless operating device. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309137 | ALL-IN-ONE CHINESE CHARACTER INPUT METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention describe systems and methods for using a combined (or All-In-One) Chinese input method to enter Chinese characters in documents and forms on computers or on web sites. The combined Chinese input method includes a number of Chinese input methods that are frequently used by users. Chinese characters that match the strings of symbols typed by users are displayed under each of the Chinese input methods for users to select the correct characters under the desired Chinese input methods. The combined Chinese input method allows users to enter (or input) Chinese characters without specifying the Chinese input methods being used, which reduces the time used in switching input methods. Further, the combined Chinese input method can also be personalized to include Chinese input methods frequently used by or specified by users. The display of the Chinese characters matching the strings of symbols entered to form Chinese characters can also be personalized to enhance usability and to increase the speed of identifying matched Chinese characters. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309138 | Position detection apparatus and method thereof - A position detection apparatus is provided, which includes a frame, a plurality of image capturing units, and a processing unit. The frame surrounds an area. The image capturing units are individually set within the frame, and each image capturing unit captures a positional image of the area. The processing unit is coupled with the image capturing units. If there is an object situated at a particular position within the area, the processing unit will determine the particular position of the object according to each of the positional image. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309139 | TOUCH TRACKING ON A TOUCH SENSITIVE INTERFACE - A method tracks a plurality of touch points across successive frames of a touch sensitive input device to determine a trajectory. Each touch point on a frame of a touch sensitive input device is correlated with another distinct touch point on a subsequent frame of the same touch sensitive input device. The correlation is based on examining in the subsequent frame an area surrounding each touch point on the previous frame. Touch points identified within this search area are prioritized based on a projected trajectory through the prior touch point based on historical data. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309140 | CONTROLLING TOUCH INPUT MODES - Embodiments related gesture-based inputs made via multi-touch display are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises a computing device configured to detect a modal touch input on a multi-touch display, the modal touch input having a geometrically defined posture. In response, the computing device is configured to set a selected touch input mode based on the posture of the first modal touch input, the touch input mode representing a relational correspondence between a first set of functional touch inputs and a first set of functions. The computing device is further configured to detect a functional touch input on the multi-touch display, to determine the relational correspondence between the functional touch input and an associated function included in the set of functions based on the touch input mode, and to modify the multi-touch display based on the associated function. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309141 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HAPTIC EFFECTS USING ACTUATORS - A method and apparatus of actuator control mechanisms for haptic effects are disclosed. The apparatus can include an actuator and a controller for controlling a haptic cell. Depending on the type of haptic effect desired, as well as the damping characteristics of the system, the controller can generate a kick-in pulse followed by a main pulse to create an increased acceleration response, and/or a braking pulse to provide a damping effect for a short mechanical type of haptic effect. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309142 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HAPTIC EFFECTS USING ACTUATORS - A method and apparatus of actuator control mechanisms for haptic effects are disclosed. The apparatus can include an actuator and a controller for controlling a haptic cell. Depending on the type of haptic effect desired, as well as the damping characteristics of the system, the controller can generate a kick-in pulse followed by a main pulse to create an increased acceleration response, and/or a breaking pulse to provide a damping effect for a short mechanical type of haptic effect. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309143 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WHOSE KEYBOARD AND DISPLAY ARE SWITCHABLE - A portable electronic apparatus whose keyboard and display are switchable is provided. The apparatus comprises a main part and a detachable part that can be assembled to the main part. The main part includes a first display, a keyboard interface, and a display interface. One face of the detachable part is a keyboard, and an opposite face of the detachable part is a second display. The detachable part includes a display plug and a keyboard plug. When the keyboard plug of the detachable part is plugged into the keyboard interface of the main part the keyboard is enable to use. When the display plug of the detachable part is plugged into the display interface of the main part, the second display is enabled to use. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309144 | OPTICAL TOUCH MODULE - An optical touch panel includes a frame, a first and a second image capture units, a first and second light sources, a first reflective element and a block element. The first and second image capture units are disposed on the frame and respectively disposed adjacent to the first and second light sources. The line between the first and second light sources defines a first connecting line. The reflective element disposed on a first side of the frame has a top point. The line between the top point and the second image capture unit defines a second connecting line. The block element blocks the first connecting line, but does not block the second connecting line. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309145 | 3-DIMENSION NON-BIAS ELECTRETS MULTI-TOUCH DEVICE - Disclosed is a 3-dimension non-bias electrets multi-touch device, comprising a first electrets thin film providing a first bias electric charge to form an electrostatic field, a first electrode, a second electrode and a controller. The first electrode is attached to the first electrets thin film and outputs a first signal when the electrostatic field is changed by a deformation of the first electrets thin film due to contact pressures of external forces. The second electrode outputs a second signal when the electrostatic field is changed. The first and second electrodes transmit the first and second signals to the controller. The controller is capable to detect and analyze positions where the contact pressures of the external forces are applied and normal vector shifts of the first electrets thin film at the positions. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309146 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch panel includes at least a warning sensor. When an external force applied onto the touch panel reaches a predetermined strength so as to contact a top warning electrode to a bottom warning electrode, the warning sensor will be turned on in order to warn the user to reduce the external force so as to prevent the touch panel from being damaged by the external force. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309147 | Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Accessibility Using a Touch-Sensitive Surface - An accessibility method is performed by an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes: displaying a plurality of user interface elements on the display; in response to detecting a first user interface navigation gesture by a finger on the touch-sensitive surface, navigating in the plurality of user interface elements in accordance with a current navigable unit type; in response to detecting a first user interface navigation setting gesture on the touch-sensitive surface: changing the current navigable unit type from the first navigable unit type to a second navigable unit type; and outputting accessibility information about the second navigable unit type; after changing the current navigable unit type, in response to detecting a second user interface navigation gesture by the finger on the touch-sensitive surface, navigating in the plurality of user interface elements in accordance with the current navigable unit type. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309148 | Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Accessibility Using a Touch-Sensitive Surface - An accessibility method is performed by an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes: mapping at least a first portion of the display to the touch-sensitive surface; concurrently displaying a plurality of user interface containers on the display; detecting a user interface container selection event that selects a first user interface container in the plurality of user interface containers; and, in response to detecting the user interface container selection event: ceasing to map the first portion of the display to the touch-sensitive surface, and proportionally mapping the first user interface container to be substantially coextensive with the touch-sensitive surface. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309149 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Providing Maps, Directions, and Location-Based Information - In accordance with some embodiments, a portable electronic device with a touch screen display displays a map in an untracked mode of a mapping application. The device receives location information for the device, and detects a first activation of a mapping mode user interface element. In response, the device enters a tracked mode of the mapping application. While in the tracked mode of the mapping application, the device detects a second activation of the mapping mode user interface element and, in response, enters a heading mode of the mapping application. While in the heading mode of the mapping application, the device detects a finger scrolling gesture and, in response, the device enters the tracked mode when the finger scrolling gesture moves the map less than a predefined amount or the device enters the untracked mode when the finger scrolling gesture moves the map greater than the predefined amount. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309150 | Organic light emitting diode display - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. The OLED display includes a plurality of subpixels on one surface of a first substrate, a second substrate attached to the first substrate, a shield electrode on one surface of the second substrate that is not opposite to the subpixels, the shield electrode being connected to a low potential voltage source, a touch screen panel on the shield electrode, a first printed circuit board (PCB) attached to the one surface of the first substrate, the first PCB receiving a driving signal driving the subpixels from a driving device, and a second PCB attached to the one surface of the second substrate, the second PCB transmitting a sensing signal generated by the touch screen panel to an external device. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309151 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch panel and methods for manufacturing the same is provided. The method for manufacturing a touch panel includes providing a substrate and forming a photospacer layer on the substrate. Subsequently, a single lithography process is performed to the photospacer layer to define a main spacer and a sensor spacer. After forming a conductive layer on the main spacers and sensor spacers, a part of the conductive layer is removed to expose a top part and a part of a upper side of the main spacer. Accordingly, the conductive layer on the top part of the main spacer can be completely removed. In addition, the aperture ratio loss due to over-etching the conductive layer on the color filter can be prevented by the conductive layer remained on a lower side of the main spacer. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309152 | PROTECTION PANEL WITH TOUCH INPUT FUNCTION FOR DISPLAY WINDOW OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There are included a protection panel main body configured by a transparent plate, a lower electrode sheet laminated onto an upper surface of the protection panel main body, an upper electrode sheet bonded to the lower electrode sheet at peripheral edges thereof with a gap being formed between electrodes, a decorative sheet laminated onto an upper surface of the upper electrode sheet, and an FPC that has an end inserted between the lower electrode sheet and the upper electrode sheet and is connected by thermal compression bonding to output ends of an upper circuit and a lower circuit. Further, the protection panel main body is provided with a thermal compression head inserting space at a portion corresponding to a portion bonded with the FPC by thermal compression so that a thermal compression heater is allowed to be brought closer to the lower electrode sheet. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309153 | AUDIO MIXING APPARATUS - Each of level meter block images | 2010-12-09 |
20100309154 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL INPUT DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE AND INTERACTIVE GAME SYSTEM - A two-dimensional input device, a control device and an interactive game system are provided. The control device is suitable for communicating with a game console which performing a game program. The control device includes a two-dimensional input device and a remote controller. The two-dimensional input device includes a touch panel which showing a pattern corresponding to the game program. The two-dimensional input device outputs a two-dimensional coordinate data when the pattern was touched. The remote control receives the two-dimensional coordinate data by a first communication method and outputs the two-dimensional coordinate data by a second communication method. Wherein, the game console receives the two-dimensional coordinate data and performs it with the game program. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309155 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL INPUT DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE AND INTERACTIVE GAME SYSTEM - A two-dimensional input device, control device and interactive game system are provided. The control device is suitable for communicating with a game console which performs a game program. The control device includes a two-dimensional input device and a remote controller. The two-dimensional input device outputs a two-dimensional coordinate data when being touched. The remote controller receives the two-dimensional coordinate data by a first communication method and outputs the two-dimensional coordinate data by a second communication method. Wherein, the game console receives the two-dimensional coordinate data and performs it with the game program. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309156 | SENSING DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSES USING THE SAME - A sensing device is provided to sense light and generates a sensing output signal indicating intensity of the light. The sensing device includes a photo element, a comparison circuit, and a logic circuit. The photo element senses the light and generates a current signal at a first node. The comparison circuit is coupled to the first node and receives the current signal. The comparison circuit includes a filter for filtering a high-frequency component on the current signal, and the comparison circuit generates a result signal according to the filtered current signal. The logic circuit receives the result signal and performs a logic operation to the result signal to generate the sensing output signal. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309157 | LIGHT SOURCE FOR A TOUCH SCREEN - The present invention discloses a light source for a touch screen. The light source is disposed on the frame of the touch screen, and comprises at least one light-emitting body and at least one light-transmission body, wherein the at least one light-transmission body has light scattering medium evenly distributed therein. This kind of light source is a new type of low cost light source for a touch screen, thus reducing production cost of the touch screen and expanding its application field. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309158 | INPUT APPARATUS, INPUT DETERMINING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INPUT PROGRAM - An input apparatus includes, a display unit that causes a plurality of display screens on which images are to be displayed to display the images, a input detecting unit that detects a first input on a first display screen, a second input on the first display screen, and a third input on a second display screen, a position acquiring unit that acquires a first position, a second position and a third position, a start-position estimating unit that estimates a start position of an associated operation on the second display screen, and a continuity determining unit that determines whether the third input is the associated operation based upon the third position and the start position. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309159 | RESTROOM MIRROR - The invention relates to a restroom mirror with a housing comprising a mirror area ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100309160 | CAPACITIVE SENSING ASSEMBLY OF TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive sensing assembly of a touch panel comprises a plurality of transparent X axis traces having a plurality of X axis sensing units; a plurality of transparent Y axis traces having a plurality of connected Y axis sensing units. The Y axis traces are alternatively arranged with the X axis traces so that the X axis sensing units and Y axis sensing units are arranged as a matrix at a working area of a touch panel. Gaps between the X axis traces and Y axis traces are arranged with dummy patterns. Furthermore, a capacitive sensing assembly of a touch panel is provided, which includes a lower substrate; an upper panel; a capacitive sensing layer installed connected the lower substrate and the upper panel. In a working area of a touch panel, the capacitive sensing layer having a plurality of sensing units which are arranged alternatively and gaps between the sensing units are filled with dummy patterns. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309161 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TOUCH PANEL THEREOF - The present invention provides an image display system including a display device. The display device further includes a capacitive touch panel and a power supply. In operation, the display device has a common electrode. The touch panel includes a sensing capacitor module and a sampling capacitor. The sensing capacitor module is connected to the common electrode, and has a variable capacitance. The sampling capacitor is selectively electrically connected to the sensing capacitor and the common electrode. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309162 | TOUCH PANEL, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY UNIT - A touch panel, a display panel, and a display unit achieving prevention of erroneous detection caused by external noise, are provided. The touch panel includes: a plurality of detection scan electrodes extending in a first direction; and a plurality of detection electrodes facing the plurality of detection scan electrodes and extending in a second direction which intersects the first direction. A ratio of fringe capacitance to total capacitance between one or more selected detection scan electrodes and a first detection electrode is different from a ratio of fringe capacitance to total capacitance between the one or more selected detection scan electrodes and a second detection electrode. The one or more selected detection scan electrodes are selected, in a desired unit, from the plurality of detection scan electrodes, to be supplied with a selection pulse, and each of the first and the second detection electrodes is selected from the plurality of detection electrodes. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309163 | TOUCH PANEL WITH THE MATRIX-TYPE PARALLEL ELECTRODE SERIES - The disclosure is related to a touch panel with the matrix-type parallel electrode series. It adopts the symmetrical parallel electrode series to form the M pairs of parallel electrode in x-axis and N pairs of pairs of parallel electrode in y-axis. Each of the parallel electrode series is formed by a parallel electrode, resistance, corner electrodes, and chain of series electrode. Therefore, the internal contact area of the conductive layer can be divided into MxN blocks. Using the voltage supply to the parallel electrode, the detection of different blocks on the conductive layer can be formed and further meet the purpose of detection of multiple touch points. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309164 | MICRO-ELECTRODE MATRIX AND A TOUCH PANEL WITH A MICRO-ELECTRODE MATRIX - The disclosure is related to a touch panel with a micro-electrode matrix. It is formed by a plurality of x-axis scanning line, a plurality of y-axis scanning line and a micro-electrode matrix defined by each of the scanning lines, wherein the micro-electrode matrix is formed by the plurality of micro-electrode series in x-axis connected to the scanning line in x-axis and the plurality of micro-electrode series in y-axis connected to the scanning line in y-axis. Each of the micro-electrode chains is composed by the plurality of micro-electrode and series resistances. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309165 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT OF ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITY TYPE TOUCH PANEL - There is offered a signal processing circuit of the electrostatic capacity type touch panel which can eliminate duplication of components to reduce a cost of the components. A touch panel | 2010-12-09 |
20100309166 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A capacitive touch panel ( | 2010-12-09 |
20100309167 | TOUCH SENSOR PANEL HAVING A SPLIT-ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND A TOUCH SENSOR DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A touch sensor panel comprises a plurality of sensing electrodes arranged on one surface of a substrate and a conductive wire connected to one side of each of the plurality of sensing electrodes. Each sensing electrode includes at least one convex portion protruded in the opposite direction of the one side, and at least one concave portion indented towards the one side. For arrangement, the convex portion of each of the said sensing electrodes is inserted into the concave portion of at least one adjacent sensing electrode. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309168 | OPTICAL TOUCH SYSTEM - An optical touch system includes an infrared touch pen, a display panel, an image sensor, a time recorder, and a processor. The infrared touch pen is used for touching the display panel and can emit an infrared beam. The image sensor is configured to receive the infrared beam emitted by the infrared touch pen. The time recorder is configured for reordering a first time at which the infrared touch pen emits the infrared beam and a second time at which the image sensor receives the infrared emission. The processor connects with the image sensor and the time recorder and is configured for computing a distance between the touch of the infrared touch pen and the image sensor and the coordinates of the infrared touch pen. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309169 | Optical Touch Screen with Reflectors - A touch panel including a generally planar surface, at least two illuminators, for illuminating a sensing plane generally parallel to the generally planar surface, at least one selectably actuable reflector operative, when actuated, to reflect light from at least one of the at least two illuminators, at least one sensor for generating an output based on sensing light in the sensing plane and a processor which receives the output from the at least one sensor, and provides a touch location output indication. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309170 | Touch panel with injection-molded substrate - A touch panel with injection-molded substrate includes a first transparent substrate formed through injection molding; a first electrically conductive film and a conductive-film-free zone provided on a first surface of the first transparent substrate; a first electrically conducting circuit provided on the conductive-film-free zone on the first surface of the first transparent substrate; a second electrically conductive film and a conductive-film-free zone provided on an opposing second surface of the first transparent substrate; and a second electrically conducting circuit provided on the conductive-film-free zone on the second surface of the first transparent substrate. With the injection-molded substrate, the touch panel can be differently shaped with accurate dimensions to meet customers' requirements. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309171 | METHOD OF SCANNING TOUCH PANEL - A method of scanning a touch panel is provided. The present method includes following steps. First, a scan area is defined according to the coordinates of a detected touch signal. Next, the scan area is scanned during a predetermined period to detect a next touch panel. After the predetermined period, a sensing range of the touch panel is scanned to re-define the scan area. Because the scan area is smaller than the sensing range of the touch panel, the time and power consumed by the scanning operation can be both reduced by detecting the touch signals within the scan area. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309172 | Organic electroluminescent display device and method of fabricating the same - A top emission type organic electroluminescent display device includes a first substrate including a pixel region, a switching thin film transistor and a driving thin film transistor in the pixel region on the first substrate, a passivation layer covering the switching thin film transistor and the driving thin film transistor and exposing a drain electrode of the driving thin film transistor, a first electrode on the passivation layer and connected to the drain electrode of the driving thin film transistor, a buffer pattern in a border of the pixel region and overlapping an edge of the first electrode, a first spacer on the buffer pattern along a first direction, the first spacer having a first thickness and a dam shape, a second spacer on the buffer pattern along a second direction, the second spacer having a second thickness and a dam shape, a third spacer on the buffer pattern at a crossing portion of the first and second spacers, the third spacer having a third thickness and a columnar shape, wherein the third thickness is thicker than the first thickness or the second thickness, an organic emission layer on the first electrode between adjacent buffer patterns, a second electrode on the organic emission layer and the first, second and third spacers, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a seal pattern between peripheries of the first and second substrates. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309173 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A display device of at least one embodiment of the present invention is a display device of an active matrix type, and includes a display driver supplied with image data included in serial data by serial transmission. The serial data is provided with a first flag for specifying a polarity of voltage of a common electrode. The display driver extracts the first flag from the serial data in accordance with a timing of a serial clock, and performs display in accordance with the image data, while generating the voltage of the common electrode which voltage has the polarity specified by the first flag extracted. This realizes a display device capable of generating a timing signal for AC common voltage, while having a small circuit. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309174 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PERFORMING DUTY CONTROL OF A PIXEL - A display device capable of controlling the emission period of pixels of a display screen individually pixel by pixel. In some embodiments, there is provided an apparatus comprising a display screen and at least one driving circuit. The display screen comprises a plurality of pixels. Each pixel comprises a light-emitting element and a control circuit to receive an input having a value that sets a time period for which the light-emitting element is to emit light and to control the light-emitting element to emit light for the time period. The at least one driving circuit is adapted to control the plurality of pixels to emit light by providing to each pixel a signal having a value that sets a length of time for which the pixel is to emit light. The signal value for a first pixel is different from the signal value for a second pixel. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309175 | METHOD OF DRIVING A LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - Provided is a method of driving a liquid crystal panel by providing a gate delay compensation period to a timing at which gate selection signal waveforms supplied to horizontal scanning interconnections change so that a switching element changes from a conduction state to a non-conduction state with respect to a timing at which image data signal waveforms supplied to data interconnections change so that image data corresponding to display contents of a pixel electrode connected to the horizontal scanning interconnections changes to next image data, wherein an ambivalent temperature is detected to make the gate delay compensation period variable in accordance with the ambivalent temperature. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309176 | WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD IN AN ILLUMINATION NETWORK - The present invention proposes a wireless control system and method which may be mainly used in illumination networks. The wireless control system and method of the invention distributes data signals to be transmitted at a control terminal in different time slots of different frequencies for transmission, while each node in the system will only receive its corresponding data signal in a predetermined time slot of a predetermined frequency. Thus a high operating rate can be obtained at the control terminal while maintaining the operating rate of the node unchanged. This helps to greatly reduce the cost of the wireless transceiver of each node, thereby correspondingly reducing the cost of the whole system and realizing a high expansibility. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309177 | Semiconductor Device, and Display Device and Electronic Device Utilizing the Same - A semiconductor device having a normal function means is provided, in which the amplitude of an output signal is prevented from being decreased even when a digital circuit using transistors having one conductivity is employed. By turning OFF a diode-connected transistor | 2010-12-09 |
20100309178 | PIXEL SELECTION CONTROL METHOD, DRIVING CIRCUIT, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT - A pixel selection control method, driving circuit, display apparatus and electronic instrument are disclosed. A driving circuit includes a logic circuit configured to receive a reference signal associated with a line of pixels. The reference signal has a first logic level or a second logic level. The driving circuit also includes a switch circuit configured to receive the reference signal and an enable signal, and to provide the enable signal to the logic circuit when the reference signal is at the first logic level. A display apparatus may be provided that includes the driving circuit. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309179 | Device for Controlling Pixels and Electronic Display Unit - In a pixel matrix subdivided into clusters, the clusters are connected to a control circuit outside the pixel matrix by way of a point-to-point connection. Each cluster is an active matrix structure made of row and column lines and pixel TFTs. Chains of analog and digital shift registers are provided for the local row and column lines. Further, clusters can be used that have a hierarchical set-up in which N local shift registers branch off of global shift registers. Data values are conveyed within the local shift register at a lower cycle time than the global shift register until the data values arrive at the outputs of the shift register for controlling the pixels. This control mechanism can be integrated into the pixel matrix of a display and avoids non-transparent areas. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309180 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CIRCUITRY FOR AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - In a multi layer display device, at least two display material layers are concurrently driven while cross talk prevention and/or image quality adjustment is achievable by adjusting at least one of voltage, pulse width or repetition rate of the driving waveforms. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309181 | Integrated and Simplified Source Driver System for Displays - An integrated and simplified source driver system includes a scan driver and a data driver. The data driver has a signal controller and a plurality of data driver units each of which has a converter. The converter can convert a first control signal into display data, a driver-unit control signal and a second control signal. The data driver unit can correspondingly send a data drive signal to one of thin film transistors according to the display data and the driver-unit control signal. The second control signal is sent to the scan driver for generating a scan drive signal which is correspondingly sent to one of the thin film transistors. In a preferred embodiment, the first control signal includes an integrated drive-unit control command. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309182 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a display part, a signal control part, data driving parts, and first and second wiring pairs. The display part includes pixels. The signal control part includes a transmission part that converts an image signal into a multi-level signal. The data driving parts receive the multi-level signal from the transmission part, convert the multi-level signal into a reproduced image signal and provide the pixels with the reproduced image signal. The first and second wiring pairs connect the transmission part and at least one data driving part of the data driving parts. The multi-level signal includes serial data of the image signal and an embedding clock embedded in the serial data. A voltage level of the serial data in the multi-level signal is different from a voltage level of the embedding clock in the multi-level signal. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309183 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A liquid crystal display includes liquid crystal elements in which a liquid crystal layer is sandwiched by a first electrode and a second electrode, a driving circuit configured to alternately apply higher and lower voltages than a predetermined voltage to the first electrode, and, at the same time, to apply the predetermined voltage to the second electrode, and a control circuit configured to compare a first current with a second current, the first current being obtained by excluding an instantaneous current due to a related higher voltage from currents flowing through the second electrode after the higher voltage is applied to the first electrode, and the second current being obtained by excluding an instantaneous current due to a related lower voltage from currents flowing through the second electrode after the lower voltage is applied to the first electrode, and to control the predetermined voltage based on the comparison result. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309184 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A circuit which is constituted by a plurality of n-channel transistors includes, in at least one embodiment, a transistor (T | 2010-12-09 |
20100309185 | LOW-POWER AND LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH-RESOLUTION DISPLAY - A low-power and lightweight display mountable on a support structure, such as an airship, includes a plurality of display modules configured in a M-row×N-column array. Each display module includes a control panel and a pair of associated display panels that are flexibly interconnected. Each of the control and display panels carries a plurality of LED pixels, which are configured to communicate with a video processing system. The processing system captures an image from an input source and processes it to form a scrambled bit stream that matches the configuration of the pixels carried by the display modules to render a complete video image. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309186 | Drive method of display device - A drive method of a display device includes the steps of: performing threshold voltage cancel processing at least once, which changes a potential of a second node of a display device toward a potential obtained by subtracting a threshold voltage of a drive transistor from a potential of a first node by applying a given drive voltage to one source/drain region of the drive transistor from a feeding line while maintaining the potential of the first node; and then, performing writing processing which applies a video signal to the first node from a data line through a write transistor, wherein the sum of lengths of periods in which the threshold voltage cancel processing is performed is so set as to be shorter as a frame frequency becomes higher. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309187 | PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED) having a cathode electrode coupled to a second power source, a first transistor for controlling an amount of current that flows from a first power source to the second power source via the OLED corresponding to a data signal, a second transistor coupled between a data line and a gate electrode of the first transistor, a third transistor coupled between the gate electrode of the first transistor and a reference power source, a fourth transistor coupled between the third transistor and the reference power source, a fifth transistor coupled between an anode electrode of the OLED and an initial power source, a first capacitor coupled between the anode electrode of the OLED and a node between the third transistor and the fourth transistor, and a second capacitor coupled between the node and the gate electrode of the first transistor. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309188 | Driver for a projection system - A driver for a plurality of semiconductor light sources is provided. The driver may include a plurality of means configured to provide current for in each case at least one semiconductor light source, wherein the driver includes a unit, composed of a power factor corrector and at least one DC/DC converter or is coupled to such a unit, an output of the DC-DC converter being directly connected to the means configured to provide current. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309189 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A liquid crystal display, applying to the first electrode, a voltage higher and a voltage lower at different timings, detecting a current flowing through the second electrode, designating, as a reference value, the current flowing through the second electrode when the voltage maintained in the liquid crystal element is reset, specifying a first current which is obtained by excluding a charging current due to application of a related higher voltage from currents flowing through the second electrode after the higher voltage is applied to the first electrode, and a second current which is obtained by excluding a charging current due to application of a related lower voltage from currents flowing through the second electrode after the lower voltage is applied to the first electrode, and comparing the first current with the second current, and controlling the first current and the second current based on the comparison result. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309190 | VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVING CIRCUIT - A voltage adjustment circuit for adjusting a voltage to be supplied to scanning lines of a display device includes a slope adjustment circuit configured to adjust a slope of a decrease in the voltage based on data that is externally input, and a clamp voltage adjustment circuit configured to adjust a voltage value at which the voltage is clamped based on the data. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309191 | SHIFT REGISTER AND A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A shift register of an LCD device operates based on two clock signals and maintains the gate voltage of an output transistor switch using two pull-down transistor switches. The gate voltages of the pull-down transistor switches are switched periodically between the high and low level of the clock signals. During the output period, the transistor switches have negative gate-source voltages so as to reduce leakage. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309192 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD) DRIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An LCD driving apparatus and an LCD driving method are provided in the application. The LCD driving apparatus includes a difference value circuit which determines whether to enable an overdriving circuit and a memory controller according to a gray level variation between two adjacent frames. When the gray level variation between two adjacent frames is less than a predetermined threshold, the overdriving circuit and the memory controller are disabled so as to reduce power consumption. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309193 | Method for Updating Display Image of Electrophoretic Display Panel and Electrophoretic Display Apparatus using the same - A method for updating display image of an electrophoretic display panel and an electrophoretic display apparatus using the same are provided. In the aforementioned method, the gate lines of the electrophoretic display panel are divided into a first group and a second group. The display data related to pixels coupled to the gate lines of the fist group need not to be updated. Furthermore, the display data related to at least one of the pixels coupled to the gate lines of the second group need to be updated. The first type gate pulses are provided to the gate lines of the first group respectively, and second type gate pulses are provided to the gate lines of the second group respectively. The second type gate pulse has a predetermined pulse width. The pulse width of the first type gate pulse is shorter than the predetermined pulse width. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309194 | METHOD OF DIMMING A LIGHT SOURCE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of dimming a light source module including a light guide plate, a first light emitting module including first to k-th light source blocks, wherein the first light emitting module is disposed on a first edge of the light guide plate, and a second light emitting module including first to m-th light source blocks, the second light emitting module being disposed on a second edge of the light guide plate, the second edge disposed opposite the first , the method including; generating a first group of driving signals and a second group of driving signals based on an image signal and driving the first to k-th light source blocks using the first group of the driving signals during a first period in a reference period and driving the first to m-th light source blocks using the second group of driving signals during a second period in the reference period. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309195 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE INTERACTION USING A PARTITIONED DISPLAY - In some embodiments, a processor-readable medium includes code representing instructions to cause a processor to perform a process. The code stored by the processor-readable medium includes code to cause the processor to allocate a portion of a display screen of a first device to be uniquely associated with a second device and to send to the second device a directive representing a symbol appearing on the display screen when a user-selected indicator is received. The user-selected indicator is associated with the portion of the display screen of the first device. The first device is mutually exclusive from the second device. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309196 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING RELATED IMAGES OF AN OBJECT BASED ON DIRECTIVES - In one embodiment, a processor-readable medium can store code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to receive a set of directives from a host device. The set of directives can define an aspect of a media resource. A set of target locations can be defined within a canvas displayed at a communication device based on the set of directives. An image can be selected from a set of images for display at a target location from the set of target locations based on the set of directives. Each image from the set of images can represent a perspective view of an object. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309197 | INTERACTION OF STEREOSCOPIC OBJECTS WITH PHYSICAL OBJECTS IN VIEWING AREA - Changing the path of a virtual object displayed in a stereographic form when a physical object is encountered in the path of the virtual object. Sensors may be used to identify the location of physical objects present in an area of interest (in the viewing area), and the determined location information may be used to determine whether a physical object is present in the path of a virtual object. In an embodiment, a gaming system receives the location information and determines whether a “collision” would occur. In an alternative embodiment, the sensor receives information of the original path of the virtual object, determines the new path based on location information and sends back the new path information to the gaming system. | 2010-12-09 |
20100309198 | METHOD FOR TRACKING 3D ANATOMICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN TUBULAR-SHAPED ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES - A method for visualizing the anatomy of a region of interest of a tubular-shaped organ based on acquired three-dimensional image slices of the region of interest. Prior to segmentation, reference markers are positioned interactively in the image slices, a minimum curvature path connecting the reference markers is automatically extracted and cross-sectional images are interpolated along a plane normal to a tangent vector of the minimum curvature path. A segmented area corresponding to the region of interest is then delimited in each cross-sectional image and, using this segmented area, a three-dimensional surface representation of the region of interest is computed to readily quantify attributes, such as a maximal diameter and a volume, of the region of interest. When the image sets are acquired in different imaging geometries, the image sets may further be co-registered prior to segmentation, resulting in image sets superimposed in the same geometrical reference frame. | 2010-12-09 |