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20080198172 | COLOR INFORMATION ENCODING IN MONOCHROME PRINTING - An image processing system including a processor configured to analyze a color image to determine a set of target colors and a database including factor profiles associated with a set of stored colors. The image processing system further includes a printer controller that assigns the factor profiles to the target colors according to a color space proximity of the target colors with the stored colors. The factor profiles represent a combination of factors including a gray level and a screen angle. | 08-21-2008 |
20080204470 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus according to the invention includes a display unit, an index-data storing unit, and a palette-table storing unit. The index-data storing unit stores data for different uses in different planes. The indexes, which can be divided into the data, indirectly indicate display colors that should be colored on pixels of the display unit. The palette-table storing unit stores a palette table. The palette table gives color data associated with the indexes. The color data directly indicating the display colors that should be colored on the pixels. And the palette table configured to be capable of selecting the color data according to the uses. | 08-28-2008 |
20080252654 | DISPLAY CONTROL CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display control circuit has a memory configured to store three-colors pixel data, a first selector configured to select one color pixel data for m pixels in order among the three-colors pixel data for the m pixels read out from the memory when performing vertically long display in a display panel, where m is an integer of 1 or more, and to select one color pixel data for n pixels in order among the three-colors pixel data for the n pixels read out from the memory when performing horizontally long display in a display panel, where n is an integer of 1 or more, and different from m, a second selector configured to select pixel data for one pixel in order among the pixel data for m pixels selected by the first selector when performing the vertically long display, and to select pixel data for one pixel in order among the pixel data for n pixels selected by the first selector when performing the horizontally long display, a D/A converter configured to convert the pixel data selected by the second selector into an analog pixel voltage, and a write controller configured to perform control for storing three-colors pixel data having the number of bits different between the vertically long display and the horizontally long display into the memory. | 10-16-2008 |
20080259090 | System and Method for Smooth Pointing of Objects During a Presentation - A system and method are provided that allows a speaker to provide real-time annotations to one or more displayed images during a presentation. The speaker inputs the annotations my manually identify a portion of the displayed image using an input mechanism such as a touch screen that is in communication with a presentation monitor and a control system that is controlling the presentation. The identified portions are annotated onto the displayed images using a adaptive color that is selected to provide optimum contrast with the existing colors in the displayed image. In addition to providing adaptive, contrasting colors for the annotations, imperfection such as waviness are removed from the identified portions to created corrected portions that are then annotated onto the presentation image. Annotation is accomplished through computer generated graphics or through the use of a motorized, controllable laser pointer. | 10-23-2008 |
20080278515 | System and method for generating terrain representation - A method and system for generating a representation of a terrain. The method of generating a representation of a terrain comprises the steps of selecting a set of colors, the colors comprise at least a plurality of colors, determining a minimum terrain elevation, and determining a maximum terrain elevation. A plurality of terrain bands is computed based in part on the set of colors, the minimum terrain elevation, and the maximum terrain elevation. At least one of the limited set of colors is assigned to each of the plurality of the plurality of terrain bands. The representation of the terrain is generated one of the limited set of colors. | 11-13-2008 |
20090002390 | IMAGE PROCESSOR - An image processor includes a first data acquiring unit, a second data acquiring unit, a third data acquiring unit, a convergence point setting unit, and a converting unit. The first data acquiring unit acquires first color data that is included in a first color gamut. The second data acquiring unit acquires second color data having a highest chroma of a second color gamut. The second color gamut has a middle point on an achromatic axis. The third data acquiring unit acquires third color data that is located on the achromatic axis and that is closer to the middle point than a point on the achromatic axis having the same lightness of the second color data. The convergence point setting unit sets a convergence point for the first color data on a first line segment defined between the second color data and the third color data. The converting unit converts the first data into fourth data that is included in the second color gamut by moving the first data in a direction toward the convergence point. | 01-01-2009 |
20090021524 | Color Selection System and Method - A system and method for sorting and selecting colors from a palette of colors are provided. A color identification standard representing the color spectrum is selected. The color identification standard comprises color groups from which color harmonies can be created. The colors are sorted by a first attribute of the color. For each first attribute level, the colors are further sorted to correspond to the color groups in the selected color identification standard. Each color is further sorted within its color group into a gradient of colors based on the amount of color from adjacent color groups that is present in each color and the number of colors in the color group. In a color palette so sorted, for each color corresponding available harmonious colors are generally sorted to about the same relative location within their respective color groups. The colors are further sorted by a second attribute of the color. | 01-22-2009 |
20090021525 | Display apparatus, display system and method for setting color scheme - A display apparatus, a display system and a method for setting color scheme are provided. The display system comprises a host and a display apparatus. The host comprises a first storage unit and a processing unit. The display apparatus used for displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) comprises a second storage unit and a display control unit. An application program and a color scheme service program are stored in the first storage unit. The processing unit executes the application program for generating a GUI, and executes the color scheme service program for outputting a coordinate parameter according to the GUI. A color scheme selector program is stored in the second storage unit. The display control unit executes the color scheme selector program for setting a color scheme of the GUI according to the coordinate parameter and a color scheme parameter. | 01-22-2009 |
20090058878 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ADJUSTMENT IMAGES IN MULTI-VIEW IMAGING SYSTEM, AND MULTI-VIEW IMAGING SYSTEM - A multi-view imaging system which allows efficient and accurate adjustment of optical axes, and the like, of imaging units is disclosed. More than one images acquired with more than one cameras by imaging a subject are subjected to live view image processing to generate more than one live view images. The generated live view images are displayed in a superimposed manner on a display unit, and a vertical guideline extending in a vertical direction of the display unit and a horizontal guideline extending in a horizontal direction of the display unit are displayed on the display unit. | 03-05-2009 |
20090096807 | Systems and methods for image colorization - Systems and methods for colorizing an image. In one embodiment, a method for colorizing an image comprises assigning a first color from a first color map to a data point to define a first graphical element, assigning a second color from a perceptual color map to the data point to define a second graphical element, calculating a first luminance for the first graphical element, calculating a second luminance for the second graphical element, adjusting a brightness associated with the first graphical element until the first luminance and the second luminance match within a first predetermined range, and adjusting a saturation associated with the first graphical element until the first luminance and the second luminance match within a second predetermined range. | 04-16-2009 |
20090251485 | COLOR SELECTION - The invention relates to a method of forming a color selection including selected color points, the method comprising:
| 10-08-2009 |
20090267960 | Color Modification of Objects in a Virtual Universe - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for modifying an object. In one embodiment, the process obtains avatar tracking data that identifies a location of an avatar in relation to a range of an object. The range includes a viewable field. The process then calculates modified pixel color values to form a modified color in response to detecting a condition for triggering modification of the object. Thereafter, the process modifies a color of the object to form the modified color when the location of the set of avatars is within the range of the object. | 10-29-2009 |
20090267961 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - An image display apparatus for displaying an image on the basis of image data includes a detector for detecting a size of a color region of a predetermined color on the basis of the image data, and a converter for converting the image data of the color region in accordance with the size of the color region. | 10-29-2009 |
20090273609 | Color conversion apparatus, imaging apparatus, storage medium storing color conversion program, and storage medium storing imaging program - A predetermined display image is displayed on a display device, and a hue of the display image corresponding to an input position obtained from a pointing device is obtained. A predetermined range having the obtained hue at a center thereof is set as a conversion target range, and at least one of saturation, brightness, and hue is changed with respect to a pixel of the display image which has a hue within the conversion target range to display a resultant image on the display device. | 11-05-2009 |
20090295823 | DIGITAL COLOR CHIP - A computer-implemented method of color matching a repair paint formula is disclosed. The method includes steps of inputting a color code for a vehicle paint; searching a computer database for formulations associated with the color code; selecting a plurality of the formulations for display; displaying digital images of the selected formulations at a plurality of viewing angles; determining one of the displayed formulations as a best match to the vehicle paint; and identifying the formulation for the best match. | 12-03-2009 |
20090315911 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON COLOR CONVERSION PROGRAM, AND COLOR CONVERSION APPARATUS - Display control means displays, on display means, an image based on first conversion target image data in which color information is set for each of a plurality of image elements. Coordinate determination means determines a first coordinate in accordance with an instruction performed by using the pointing device. Conversion target condition setting means obtains color information of an image element, in the first conversion target image data, which corresponds to the first coordinate, and sets a first conversion target condition in accordance with the obtained color information. Color conversion means performs color conversion processing of changing color information of an image element, in the first conversion target image data, which satisfies the first conversion target condition, and displays an after-conversion image on the display means. | 12-24-2009 |
20100039444 | Color Notation System - According to one example embodiment described herein is a method of notating a color that includes determining, using predetermined mathematical equations and in dependence on numerical color attributes that identify a color, a plurality of numerical color emotion values each representative of a different human emotional response to the color; and assigning an identifying notation to the color, the identifying notation comprising a color emotion notation that includes the color emotion values. | 02-18-2010 |
20100053197 | System and Method for Enhancing Gray Scale Output on a Color Display - There is disclosed a system and method for enhancing gray scale output on a color display. Various gray intensities are mapped based on an image made of various shades of gray so that a viewer perceives a depth of gray levels beyond those available in gray scale from the color display. Pseudo shades of gray are displayed between the levels of true gray that typically are displayed in order to provide a smoother transition between the levels of true gray that are displayed. | 03-04-2010 |
20100066756 | IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF LESIONS IN MEDICAL IMAGING - A method for automated classification of curve patterns associated with dynamic image data of a lesion in a subject in order to determine characteristics of the lesion. The method comprising the steps of loading the image data into an electronic memory means, producing a plot of signal intensity profile, converting the signal intensity profile into a contrast enhancement profile, detecting a reference enhancement profile having a highly positive slope over an initial enhancement period followed by a decreasing profile portion, deriving signature curve types based on the reference enhancement profile, classifying an enhancement curve for each pixel in a selected ROI into one of the derived signature curve types using all available time points and displaying a grid-plot of the classified enhancement curves for all pixels in the selected ROI, wherein the overall display of curves and heterogeneity provides visual indication of the characteristics of the lesion. | 03-18-2010 |
20100097392 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM - An image display device includes an image extracting unit that extracts one or more representative images satisfying a predetermined condition from a series of images captured in time-series; and a display unit that displays the one or more representative images extracted by the image extracting unit in a list and displays information of an image not extracted by the image extracting unit. | 04-22-2010 |
20100103189 | Displaying continually-incoming time series that uses overwriting of one portion of the time series data while another portion of the time series data remains unshifted - Continually-incoming time series data is displayed in a visualization screen. In response to detecting that the visualization screen has become full with time series data, a first portion of the time series data is overwritten with additional incoming data such that the additional incoming data replaces the first portion of the time series data in the visualization screen. A second portion of the time series data is maintained unshifted even though the additional incoming data has been added to the visualization screen. | 04-29-2010 |
20100110100 | Method and System For Extracting and Applying Colour Schemes Across Domains - A method and system for applying a colour scheme from a source domain to an application domain, wherein the source domain is graphically different from the application domain. The method comprises mapping colours present in the source domain onto a reference colour space; mapping colours present in an object displayable in the application domain onto the reference colour space; defining two or more discontinuous source regions in the reference colour space, the discontinuous source regions approximating a distribution of colours present in the source domain in the reference colour space; defining two or more discontinuous application regions in the reference colour space, the discontinuous application regions approximating a distribution of colours present in the object in the reference colour space; selecting one or more colours from the reference colour space which represent the respective discontinuous source and application regions; varying the colours representing the discontinuous application regions based on the colours representing the discontinuous source regions; and displaying the first object in the application domain utilising the varied colours representing the discontinuous application regions. | 05-06-2010 |
20100128057 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLOR CORRECTION BETWEEN DISPLAYS WITH AND WITHOUT AVERAGE PICTURE DEPENDENCY - A system and method for compensating for average brightness dependency (ABD) differences between displays with and without average brightness dependency (ABD) includes color correcting source picture content on a reference display to output color corrected picture content. In addition, an ABD simulation process uses the color corrected picture content to simulate the display of content on the reference display. Subsequently, a compensation process receives the color corrected picture content and information from the simulation process and applies an ABD compensation characteristic to the color corrected picture content for correctly displaying the source picture content on a display with different ABD characteristics than the reference display. | 05-27-2010 |
20100128058 | IMAGE VIEWING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Image browsing device and method for displaying a list so that the viewers can efficiently grasp the contents of a lot of images. The image browsing device includes an image classifying unit, a representative color extracting unit, and a representative color layout unit, and further includes a shooting date/time obtaining unit, an ordinary/extraordinary setting unit, a display mode managing unit, a representative color switching unit and the like. The image browsing device, with this structure, extracts a representative color for each image group which has been obtained by classifying images in accordance with a predetermined criterion, so that the representative color represents the image group. This enables viewers to grasp efficiently and panoramically the contents of a large number of images which are displayed in a display area of a limited size. | 05-27-2010 |
20100171753 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and apparatus for controlling display of an electronic device are provided. The method includes selecting a specific area of a screen by a user, and switching a display on/off status of the selected specific area of a screen. Wherein, the switching of the display on/off status comprises determining whether display of the specific area is on or off, and, if it is determined that the display of the specific area is on, supplying current to a pixel corresponding to the specific area, and, if it is determined that the display of the specific area is off, discontinuing the supply of the current to the pixel in the specific area. | 07-08-2010 |
20100182336 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires viewing direction information indicating a direction in which a user views a displayed image; a compensation unit that adaptively compensates a chromaticity point in a video signal using the viewing direction information acquired by the acquisition unit together with color shift amount information that uses a color difference to associate the viewing direction with a color shift amount of display light; and a liquid crystal display unit that performs video display based on the video signal compensated by the compensation unit. | 07-22-2010 |
20100188417 | INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD FOR QUALITY CONTROL OF COMPONENT-MOUNTED SUBSTRATE - This invention facilitates monitoring operation for checking whether or not quality of a substrate deteriorates as well as operation for identifying a cause of deterioration in quality. Identification information of constituent elements related to measurement target sections (pads) on a component-mounted substrate is arranged into hierarchal structure data. A first axis is arranged with the measurement target sections associated with this arrangement. A second axis is arranged with information (identification information of lots and squeegees) representing production conditions of the substrates according to an order of the substrates being processed. A two-dimensional area defined by the first axis and the second axis is set. A color map is generated, in which measured data of the measurement target sections on the substrates are arranged in colors at corresponding positions within the two-dimensional area. Specifically, in the respective measured data, values in a preferable range is displayed in white, values larger than the preferable range is displayed in red-like color, and values smaller than the preferable range is displayed in blue-like color. | 07-29-2010 |
20100194774 | Automatic Color Adjustment of Template Design - The present invention generates a color template design to format a presentation. According to one aspect, a plurality of template designs are provided on a visual display. A selection of one of the plurality of template designs is received from a user. A plurality of source images that are separate from the plurality of template designs are provided on the visual display. A selection of one of the plurality of source images is received from the user. A processor automatically adjusts colors of the selected template design based on the selected source image. The selected template design may include a framing portion and a mat portion, at least one of which is adjusted. The colors may be adjusted to match, contrast with, or be a predetermined variation of a color of the source image at a cursor placed on a source image. | 08-05-2010 |
20100214312 | Method and system of geometric deformation - A method of deforming a geometric object. The method comprises providing a data segment representing a geometric object, defining a contour enclosing the geometric object in the data segment, calculating a plurality of barycentric coordinates having a plurality of complex coefficients according to the enclosing contour, receiving user input to manipulate the enclosing contour to a target contour, and using the plurality of barycentric coordinates according to the target contour for mapping the geometric object to a target geometric object. | 08-26-2010 |
20100214313 | Techniques and Workflows for Computer Graphics Animation System - The disclosed implementations describe techniques and workflows for a computer graphics (CG) animation system. In some implementations, systems and methods are disclosed for representing scene composition and performing underlying computations within a unified generalized expression graph with cycles. Disclosed are natural mechanisms for level-of-detail control, adaptive caching, minimal re-compute, lazy evaluation, predictive computation and progressive refinement. The disclosed implementations provide real-time guarantees for minimum graphics frame rates and support automatic tradeoffs between rendering quality, accuracy and speed. The disclosed implementations also support new workflow paradigms, including layered animation and motion-path manipulation of articulated bodies. | 08-26-2010 |
20100214314 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY, AND PROGRAM - In an area selected as a highlighted display target, an area to be displayed in a highlighted manner or an area to be displayed in a character-invisible manner can be designated based on a color for highlighting. A display control unit for collectively controlling, for each area for which the same color has been designated, whether to display each selected area in at least text of a headword in a manner highlighted with a color designated for each area or to display the area in a character-invisible manner using the designated color and a first accepting unit for accepting designation of a color through a second input portion are provided. When there is an area displayed in a manner highlighted with the designated color at the time of acceptance of designation of the color, the display control unit causes the area displayed in the highlighted manner to be in turn displayed in a character-invisible manner using the designated color. On the other hand, when there is an area displayed in a character-invisible manner using the designated color at the time of acceptance of designation of the color, the display control unit causes the area displayed in the character-invisible manner to be in turn displayed in a manner highlighted with the designated color. | 08-26-2010 |
20100220110 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a display, a display color set module and an image quality adjustment module are provided. The display color set module is configured to set a color limited display state according to an operation signal for selecting, the color limited display state being an off-state of at least one of color components of red, green and blue for a displaying full-color image signal. The image quality adjustment module is configured to uniquely adjust a color limited image signal in the state of the color limited display state according to an operation signal for adjustment. | 09-02-2010 |
20100238192 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION TREND DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A biological information trend display device and method which allow the trend and an abnormal value of biological information to be checked with ease are provided. When a curve ( | 09-23-2010 |
20100245381 | COLOR GAMUT MAPPING - For each of multiple image pixels, input color component values of the pixel in an input device-dependent color space are transformed to output color component values in an output device-dependent color space characterized by an output color gamut defined by a respective gamut range for each of the output color components. In this process, the input color component values of the pixel are multiplied with corresponding elements of a device-dependent characterization matrix to produce a set of product values. The output color component values are derived from the product values. The values of a particular one of the output color components are ascertained based on a continuous nonlinear companding function that maps a function input value derived from one or more of the product values to a function output value that increases monotonically with increasing function input values over the respective gamut range of the particular output color component. | 09-30-2010 |
20100245382 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PRODUCING VIDEO CARTOON WITH SUPERIMPOSED FACES FROM CARTOON TEMPLATE - A method for automatically producing video cartoons with user-provided faces superimposed on cartoon characters is presented. A cartoon template stores the original video cartoon with unanimously-coloured backgrounds and original cartoon characters' faces drawn following the guidelines of the invention. A background detection algorithm is used to detect the unanimously-coloured backgrounds, while a face detection algorithm is used to detect the facial colours, facial expressions, sizes, rotations, positions and clippings of the original cartoon characters' faces. The detected unanimously-coloured backgrounds may be replaced by optional user-provided backgrounds. User-provided faces with the best matching user-specified facial colours and expressions are superimposed over and on top of the corresponding original faces of the cartoon characters at the detected sizes, rotations, positions and clippings to produce the final video cartoon. The cartoon template can be distributed to many different users. Different users can add different user-provided faces, background images and audio to the same cartoon template to produce many different final video cartoons. | 09-30-2010 |
20100265265 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING ELECTRONIC IMAGES DEPENDING ON AN INPUT - The invention relates to the automatic selecting of images, which are displayed on a screen, depending on an input. An embodiment of the invention provides a system ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100302273 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING DISPLAY INPUT VALUES - Systems and methods of providing user-selected color characteristics for an LCD device to a host system are disclosed. An exemplary method includes receiving user input at the LCD device, the user input specifying color information for each of a plurality of color presets selected by the user. The method also includes each time the user changes color information for each of the plurality of color presets selected by the user, merging the color information with static information for the LCD device. The method also includes communicating the merged color information and static information to the host system in a standardized format. | 12-02-2010 |
20100328341 | METHOD OF CREATING A GAMUT BOUNDARY DESCRIPTOR PRESERVING THE DISCONTINUITIES OF AN ACTUAL GAMUT SURFACE - In order to preserve the discontinuities of an actual gamut surface and/or the discontinuities of its curvature, notably through a smoothing operation, in this method, when at least a vertex of any elementary polygon, the network of which represents an actual gamut boundary, belongs either to a line or a point of discontinuity of this actual gamut boundary, either to a line or a point of discontinuity of curvature of said actual gamut boundary, or both, metadata related to this belongings are added to the definition of the elementary polygons. | 12-30-2010 |
20110007089 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROCESSING IMAGES FOR IMPROVED DISPLAY - Image processing may be performed to generate a color image for display on a color display screen and a monochrome image for display on a monochrome display screen, where an overlap of the images may produce a resultant color image at one or more depths. The one or more depths may be determined by an amount of blur applied to one image and an amount of sharpness applied to other. The one or more depths may be determined by a gamma value of the monochrome image. Since the monochrome display screen may have fewer or no color filters and/or a lower resolution, the monochrome display screen may pass more light than conventional color display screens. As such, less light can be used to illuminate color images displayed at different depths using a color display screen and a monochrome display screen, thereby reducing energy consumption of the display device. | 01-13-2011 |
20110012916 | System and method for component discrimination enhancement based on multispectral addition imaging - A system and method for performing multispectral color addition imaging. An optical image is obtained for a sample scene comprising one or more target materials. Spectroscopic data is obtained for one or more target materials. A first and second waveband of interest are obtained for one or more target materials. A ratio of the first and second wavebands of interest is obtained and compared to one or more ranges of threshold values. Based on this comparison, a result is displayed wherein this result comprises a pseudo color overlay on said optical image. The pseudo color image may comprise one or more pseudo colors assigned to one or more target materials so as to differentiate and identify the target materials present in the sample scene. | 01-20-2011 |
20110012917 | DYNAMIC GENERATION OF IMAGES TO FACILITATE INFORMATION VISUALIZATION - Approaches for generating a digital image that facilitates data analysis. An application may arrange values of one or more data sets into a table based on a selected set of columns. The application may apply one or more formulas to each cell to generate a second table that has a single value in each cell. The application maps, for each cell of the second table, the value stored therein to an attribute (such as a color). The application may generate a digital image by determining a color for each pixel of the digital image based on how the cells are mapped to colors. The digital image enables data analysis, such as the identification of trends, patterns, and/or anomalies, on any number of data sets in an expeditious and intuitive manner. The digital image may be dynamically updated to reflect further analysis or incremental updates to the data sets. | 01-20-2011 |
20110025704 | Customizing Accessories - A system and method for customizing accessories is provided. The accessories include a display for showing customized content. Users can display customized designs or promotional information on a free or fee basis. The system also allows users to use a detection device to detect the colors or patterns of other objects and then display substantially the same color or pattern in at least some pixels of the display. | 02-03-2011 |
20110050720 | System and method for panning and selecting on large displays using mobile devices without client software - System and method that utilizes light sources, for example projectors embedded in mobile camera phones, to allow users to interact with documents on large displays without requiring users to install any third-party software. With this approach, multiple users can select interactors on the large display by displaying different images via their projector. | 03-03-2011 |
20110057948 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ALIGNMENT - A method of aligning a first image captured by a first camera with at least a segment of an image captured with a second camera, the images captured by the first and second camera having an overlapping field of view, the method comprising:
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20110069081 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING IMAGE-QUALITY AND DISPLAY UNIT ENABLING THE SAME - A method of displaying images, which includes displaying a first image in a first display portion, receiving a first image-quality condition for setting a first image quality of the first image displayed in the first display portion, generating, via a first display controller of the first display portion, a first image-quality setting image by applying the first image-quality condition to the first image displayed in the first display portion, transmitting the generated first image-quality setting image from the first display controller to a second display controller of a second display portion, and displaying the transmitted first image-quality setting image on the second display portion. | 03-24-2011 |
20110069082 | IMAGE CONTROL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image control apparatus including a color information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a memory, color information expressing a power saving color, a display image acquisition unit configured to acquire a display image displayed on a display device, a compensation unit configured to compensate the display image acquired by the display image acquisition unit, based on the acquired color information, and a display unit configured to cause the display device to display the compensated display image. | 03-24-2011 |
20110069083 | AUTOMATIC COLOR ADJUSTMENT OF A TEMPLATE DESIGN - The present invention generates a color template design to format a presentation. According to one aspect, a plurality of template designs are provided on a visual display. A selection of one of the plurality of template designs is received from a user. A plurality of source images that are separate from the plurality of template designs are provided on the visual display. A selection of one of the plurality of source images is received from the user. A processor generates a histogram for the selected source image and analyzes the histogram. The processor automatically adjusts colors of the selected template design based on the analysis of the histogram. The selected template design may include framing, mat, background, and foreground portions, at least one of which is adjusted. After automatically adjusting the colors, the selected template design may be displayed and/or stored for use as a template. | 03-24-2011 |
20110080423 | Temporal color liquid crystal display - A temporal based system for reducing the color artifacts of a field sequential color based liquid crystal display. | 04-07-2011 |
20110115812 | METHOD FOR COLORIZATION OF POINT CLOUD DATA BASED ON RADIOMETRIC IMAGERY - Systems and methods for improving visualization and interpretation of spatial data of a location are provided. In the method, a first radiometric image and three-dimensional (3-D) point cloud data registered ( | 05-19-2011 |
20110157215 | IMAGE OUTPUT DEVICE, IMAGE OUTPUT SYSTEM AND IMAGE OUTPUT METHOD - An image output method, which can be executed an information processing device, includes the steps of: storing in a storage medium layout definition information defining a layout of output information suitable to a display capability for each mobile information terminal to which identification information is assigned; receiving designation of desired output information through the mobile information terminal; receiving the identification information of the mobile information terminal from the mobile information terminal; selecting from the storage medium layout definition information corresponding to the received identification information of the mobile information terminal; and creating an image in which the output information, the designation of which has been received, is arranged according to a layout defined by the selected layout definition information. | 06-30-2011 |
20110187737 | PROCESS OF INHERITING COLORS IN A CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) APPLICATION FROM WINDOWS VISTA COLORS - A method to adjust colors of CRM application's GUI skin, based on operating system's Color scheme Color code of the operating system's color scheme is fetched from registry entry of the operating system and is saved as base color This color code is converted from ARGB format to RGB format and further converted from RGB format to HSL format Different Luminance values are set for various elements of the CRM application such as header, menu bar, dialog box, selected item, work area etc, to provide different brightness and legibility to different elements of GUI Modified color code is again converted back to RGB format and assigned to various pixels of GUI skin whereby CRM application is rendered with new color scheme similar to the operating system's. If the CRM user subsequently switches to a different color scheme, application automatically adapts the color scheme matching with the operating system | 08-04-2011 |
20110234624 | GRAPH DISPLAY APPARATUS AND GRAPH DISPLAY METHOD - There is provided a graph display apparatus including a list input unit configured to input list data including a plurality of numerical data items, a color designation unit configured to designate arbitrary colors for the numerical data items of the list data input by the list input unit, a list storage unit configured to store the list data input by the list input unit and information of the colors designated for the numerical data items by the color designation unit in a state where the list data and the information are associated with each other, and a graph display unit configured to color-display graph data, based on the list data and the information of the colors designated for the numerical data items, which are stored in the list storage unit. | 09-29-2011 |
20110249019 | PROJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A projection system includes first and second cameras, a projector, and a processing unit. The first camera captures an object to obtain a first image of the object. The projector projects the first image to a projection region. The second camera captures the projection region to obtain a second image of the projection region. The second image is detected to determine whether a gesture is in the projection region. If a gesture is in the projection region, a number of symbols are transmitted to the projector. The symbols are projected in the projection region to form a number of controlling symbols. The second image is further detected to determine whether one controlling symbol is selected. If one controlling symbol is selected, the processing unit controls the first camera, the second camera, or the projector. | 10-13-2011 |
20110273468 | Color Management Method for Color Representation with Self-Luminous Color Primaries - The present invention relates to a unique color management method for calibrating and characterizing a light mixing system comprising a set of primary light modules emitting self-luminous color primaries, which may be intimately mixed to produce a batch color that matches a standard color. The radiant output of each self-luminous color primary, or channel, is modulated by a setting a light controller to a Digital-to-Analog-Conversion (“DAC”) value. In the event that the radiant output of the color primary channels is non-linearly proportioned to the DAC input values, it is useful to employ an innovative “iterative best-fit” method of simultaneously calculating admixtures of light from all color primaries that match a standard color. Otherwise, a matrix method based on matrix algebra may also be used to create a batch color that matches a standard color. A best fit tristimulus value method or best fit minimum RMSD can be used in conjunction with these spectral color matching methods. In addition, an optical feedback method may be used to correct systematic drift of the individual color primary channels. | 11-10-2011 |
20110285745 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TOUCH SCREEN ASSISTED WHITE BALANCE - A method and apparatus for performing automatic white balance utilizing a touch screen. The method includes determining an area on a touch screen for performing automatic white balance, extracting portion of a frame relating to the determined area, determining red, green and blue values of the extracted portion of the frame, and performing automatic white balance based on the determined red, green and blue values. | 11-24-2011 |
20120013637 | AUTOMATIC COLOR ADJUSTMENT OF A TEMPLATE DESIGN - The present invention generates a color template design to format a presentation. According to one aspect, a plurality of template designs are provided on a visual display. A selection of one of the plurality of template designs is received from a user. A plurality of source images that are separate from the plurality of template designs are provided on the visual display. A selection of a color from one of the plurality of source images is received from the user. Colors of the selected template design are automatically adjusted to contrast with the selected the color from the source image. The selected template design may include framing, mat, background, and foreground portions, at least one of which is adjusted. After automatically adjusting the colors, the selected template design may be displayed and/or stored for use as a template. | 01-19-2012 |
20120026186 | ASSIGNING A COLOR TO A GRAPHICAL ELEMENT IN A MES SYSTEM - A method and a system assign a color to a graphical element displayed in a screen of a GUI application of a MES system. The graphical element represents manufacturing related information. The method includes providing a list of colors with a given number of colors; assigning to the graphic element to be displayed a graphic identifying key; providing a color association table for assigning to each graphic identifying key a color selected from the color list; and checking if, in the color association table, there is an association between the graphic identifying key of the graphical element to be displayed and its assigned color. Otherwise, if the association is not found, assigning to the graphic identifying key a color selected from the color list and adding the newly created association to the color association table. The graphical element with the color assigned is displayed to its graphic identifying key. | 02-02-2012 |
20120032973 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one aspect of the invention, an image processing apparatus includes: a lowpass filter generation unit configured to generate a lowpass filter corresponding to gonio-spectral reflection characteristics; a map generation unit configured to perform filter processing on intensity distribution of observation illumination in order to generate a map indicating a capture intensity distribution of observation illumination for a representative color; an intensity calculation unit configured to interpolate a capture intensity at a position corresponding to a pixel in the map in order to calculate a capture intensity of the observation illumination for the pixel; and a proofing color calculation unit configured to multiply the difference between a glossy component and a diffuse component by the capture intensity to calculate a proofing glossy component, and to add the diffuse component to the proofing glossy component in order to calculate a proofing color of the pixel. | 02-09-2012 |
20120038662 | COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR OVERLYING INFORMATION BEARING HEXAGONS ON A MAP DISPLAY - The disclosure relates to a computer implemented method and component defining a plurality of data structures, each data structure having a plurality of data elements. The method and component associate the plurality of data structures with a geographic area wherein each data structure of the plurality corresponds to its own unique sub-part of the geographic area. Each data structure of the plurality is rendered as a corresponding one of a plurality of adjacent, non-overlapping, mathematically regular hexagonal shapes. Each data structure is configured for programmatic loading of the plurality of data elements and display characteristics of each hexagon are specified based on data stored in the data elements of the data structure corresponding to each hexagon. | 02-16-2012 |
20120075329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE COLOR TRANSFER BASED ON TARGET CONCEPTS - A system and method for color transfer are provided. The method includes retrieving a concept color palette from computer memory corresponding to a concept selected by a user. The concept color palette includes a first set of colors, which may be statistically representative of colors of a set of predefined color palettes which have been associated with the concept. The method further includes computing an image color palette for an input image. The image color palette includes a second set of colors that are representative of pixels of the input image. Colors of the image color palette are mapped to colors of the concept color palette to identify, for colors of the image color palette, a corresponding color in the concept color palette. A transformation is computed based on the mapping. For pixels of the input image, modified color values are computed, based on the computed transformation, to generate a modified image. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075330 | DYNAMIC THEME COLOR PALETTE GENERATION - There is provided a method of changing a theme for a user interface of a computer system comprising receiving an identification of an image with which to define a color palette of a theme for rendering elements of a user interface on a color display of the computer system; analysing the image to determine at least one predominant color; and defining the color palette in response to the analysis. The image may comprise a background image selected by a user for display by the computer system. Dynamic generation of the color palette matches the user interface to colors to provide flexible and appealing themes. A computer readable memory having recorded thereon instructions to carry out this method is also provided, as well as a device comprising such memory. | 03-29-2012 |
20120098853 | PROJECTOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PROJECTOR - A projector including: a light source; a light modulation device modulating a light emitted from the light source in accordance with an image signal for each of colored lights for color display; a projection optical system projecting each of the colored lights modulated by the light modulation device; an operation accepting section; a registration adjustment section performing correction of the image signal corresponding to each of the colored lights based on an operation accepted by the operation accepting section so that a displacement occurring in at least one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction in a projection screen between the colored lights is reduced, and supply the light modulation device with the image signal corrected if the displacement occurs; and a correction direction display control section displaying a correction direction, in which the correction of the image signal is performed, as an icon indicating a direction. | 04-26-2012 |
20120120094 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN RECEPTION STATUS DISPLAY PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND RECEPTION STATUS DISPLAY METHOD - An exemplary reception status display apparatus receives a series of data transmitted thereto, and displays, in a stepwise manner, a corresponding image, which is an image corresponding to the series of data, in a predetermined region in a screen, in accordance with a progression of reception of the series of data. Furthermore, during the reception of the series of data, the exemplary reception status display apparatus continuously generates, outside the predetermined region, movement objects each having a color selected from component colors of the corresponding image and moves each movement object toward the predetermined region. | 05-17-2012 |
20120120095 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL PROGRAM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH CONTROL PROGRAM IS RECORDED - The present invention provides an image processing device capable of realizing appropriate color expression without requiring a large increase in data amount of image data for displaying a composite screen. A television broadcast receiver ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120133669 | GRAPHIC RENDERING SYSTEM AND PIXEL UPDATE METHOD THEREOF - A graphic rendering system and a pixel update method thereof are provided. The graphic rendering method comprises a processing unit and a storage unit. The storage unit is stored with a piece of information. The piece of information defines a virtual area on a display. A pixel of the display overlaps a part of the virtual area, and the part corresponds to a color. The pixel defines a first boundary, a second boundary, a third boundary, and a fourth boundary. The processing unit decides a first coverage rate, a second coverage rate, a third coverage rate, and a fourth coverage rate of the virtual area on the first boundary, the second boundary, the third boundary, and the fourth boundary, respectively. The processing unit decides a display color of the pixel with reference to the color and the first coverage rate, the second coverage rate, the third coverage rate, and the fourth coverage rate. | 05-31-2012 |
20120133670 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An image display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels and displaying an image; a color converting portion generating a converted image signal regarding red, green and blue colors and an auxiliary primary color from an original image signal regarding red, green and blue colors using one of a plurality of gains corresponding to the plurality of pixels, respectively; and a data signal generating portion generating a data signal from the converted image signal and supplying the data signal to the display panel. | 05-31-2012 |
20120133671 | Method and System for Processing Mass Analysis Data - In an imaging mass analysis, image information of a sample allows users to grasp specific information about the sample, such as distribution of a portion with a particular function or effect. The mass spectrum intensity data are normalized for each pixel so that the sum of the intensities over the entire mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) is one. Entropy is calculated by totaling the product of the intensity normalizing at each m/z and the logarithm of that intensity over the entire m/z range. After the entropy is calculated for each pixel, the pixels are colored according to their entropy values to display a two-dimensional color image of entropy distribution. The entropy of a cancerous portion is relatively small because of a high content of a specific kind of substance and the simplified composition of the substances. Thus, the cancerous part and the normal part of the entropy image can be distinguished. | 05-31-2012 |
20120154427 | DIGITAL SIGNAGE APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING DISPLAY FORMAT - A digital signage apparatus capable of enhancing an advertising effectiveness by improving the attractiveness and the attention value is provided. A digital signage apparatus ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120169758 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERFACE - An apparatus to provide a three-dimensional (3D) interface and a method for providing a 3D interface are provided. The apparatus may output an interface space in a specific color using additive color mixtures of light, may sense a change in location of an object in the interface space, may sense the location change of the object as a motion, and may process an input corresponding to the sensed motion if the input corresponding to the sensed motion exists. The interface space may be a space in which the recognition areas of sensors overlap. | 07-05-2012 |
20120188268 | DISPLAY COLOR CORRECTING SYSTEM - A display color-correcting system is provided. Color response values are measured that go into the vertices of polyhedra in a cubic color output space of the display. A set of corresponding values for the display is built from intermediate values determined between the measured color response values. The intermediate values are determined by decomposition and interpolation of interpolation volumes in the cubic color output space. Each of the interpolation volumes is the combined volume of a selected polyhedron within the cubic color output space and a predetermined volume of space between the selected polyhedron and the next polyhedron within the cubic color output space. The set of corresponding values is converted into decoupled RGB adjustment values that specify the RGB signals independently for the display to produce corrected colors. The RGB adjustment values are saved into one or more look-up tables. | 07-26-2012 |
20120212501 | AUTOMATED METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING THEME COLORS IN A STYLING SYSTEM - A theme editor system, including: a new color selector to receive a new base color value for a theme; a base color selector to select a current base color value; a color value modifier to calculate a new color value as a function of the current base color value, the new base color value, and a current color value from the theme; and an updater to write a new color value to a style rule, wherein the style rule is stored on a memory device. | 08-23-2012 |
20120212502 | ELECTRONIC BOOK READER AND DISPLAYING METHOD - An electronic book reader includes a display, a back panel, and a touch panel. The display displays an electronic book. The touch panel is connected between the display and the back panel. An obtuse angle is defined between the display and a touch panel. The touch panel receives finger sliding signals from a user for controlling the display of the electronic book. | 08-23-2012 |
20120212503 | Method and Mobile Terminal for Enabling Animation during Screen-switching - The present invention discloses a method and mobile terminal for enabling a screen-switching animation. The method comprises the following steps of: setting color values for all the pixel points in a first and a second training image, wherein the colors values are different from one another; generating a training sequence with the color values of all the pixel points in the first and the second training image according to the conversion rule of each frame in a screen-switching animation; and playing a screen-switching animation between the current screen and the next screen according to the training sequence. The present invention increases the smoothness of a screen-switching animation and improves user experience. | 08-23-2012 |
20120229496 | METHOD FOR GRAPHICAL DISPLAY AND MANIPULATION OF PROGRAM PARAMETERS ON A CLINICAL PROGRAMMER FOR IMPLANTED DEVICES AND CLINICAL PROGRAMMER APPARATUS - Accepts inputs via an input device and displays resulting power consumption for example in a color-coded format that enables a doctor or other programmer to observe how changes in one programming parameter affects power consumption. This enables the apparatus to accept input values and display the resulting power consumption that would occur if the input values were programmed into an implantable device in an intuitive graphical manner. In one or more embodiments programming parameters associated with power consumption may be set for electrical stimulation pulses, namely the voltage amplitude, the frequency of pulses per unit time and the pulse width of the pulses in units of time. | 09-13-2012 |
20120274653 | PERIPHERAL TREATMENT FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for projecting a source image in a head-mounted display apparatus for a user. A first display projects an image viewable by a first eye of the user. A first peripheral light element is positioned to emit light of one or more colors in close proximity to the periphery of the first display. A receives data representing a source image, processes the data representing the source image to generate a first image for the first display and to generate a first set of peripheral conditioning signals for the first peripheral light element, directs the first image to the first display, and directs the first set of peripheral conditioning signals to the first peripheral light element. As a result, an enhanced viewing experience is created for the user. | 11-01-2012 |
20120274654 | COLOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A color liquid crystal display device capable of displaying color images comprises an input pen for use in determining the individual position for color display on the screen of a liquid crystal display panel, a coordinate detector for recognizing the position as designated by the input pen to output the position as the corresponding coordinate data, a color designator circuit for designating a color as presently selected for color display to output the color as a color data, a memory device for storing the color data representative of the color designated, a memory controller responsive to receipt of an address issued from the selected coordinate data for controlling the color data to be written into and read out of the memory, and an output controller which allows the color data read from the memory to be supplied to the liquid crystal display panel as video data. | 11-01-2012 |
20120287147 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLENDING DISPLAY MODES - A method of blending image data that includes displaying a first portion of an image from a first set of pixels according to a first mode in which color values of sub-pixels of the first set of the pixels are determined according to time-averaged colors of the corresponding backlight emitters. The method also includes displaying a second portion of the image from a second set of the pixels according to a second mode in which color values of sub-pixels of a second set of the pixels are determined independently for each of the colors of the corresponding backlight emitters. At an interface between the first portion and the second portion, the first portion and the second portion are generally linearly blended so as to form a blended portion of the image, and the blended portion is displayed. | 11-15-2012 |
20120287148 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED SUBPIXEL RENDERING - A display system with a subpixel renderer configured to subpixel render input image data having a first set of primary colors, the subpixel rendering performed according to an area resample filter, a color sharpening filter, and a metamer sharpening filter, so as to generate subpixel rendered output image data having a second set of primary colors. | 11-15-2012 |
20120293539 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING PHOTOREALISM OF COMPUTER GRAPHIC IMAGE - An apparatus and method for enhancing photorealism of a computer graphic (CG) image. Since color distribution maps of the CG image and a realistic image are extractable, a color distribution map of an input CG image may be adjusted, thereby enhancing photorealism of the CG image. | 11-22-2012 |
20120313962 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE THEREOF - An electronic device and a method for generating a graphical user interface thereof are provided. In the method, a color of a background image with a predetermined size for an application program is determined according to a dynamic styling rule. Then, the color is applied to the background image, and the background image is combined with an icon of the application program, so as to generate a rimmed icon of the application program. Finally, the rimmed icon is displayed in the GUI of the electronic device. The rimmed icons generated by the present method are uniform in shape and size, and the color of each background image is also meaningful. Hence, the user may find the needed icon from the GUI rapidly and conveniently. | 12-13-2012 |
20120313963 | Enhanced Asset Management and Planning System - An embodiment of the invention provides a method for displaying information on a portable device, wherein the portable device includes an interface, a camera, and a screen. The interface identifies an object to be installed; and, the camera captures at least one image, wherein the image includes locations for installing objects. The screen displays an augmented image of locations for installing objects, wherein the augmented image identifies at least one optimal location for installing the object. | 12-13-2012 |
20120320079 | CLOCK-WISE REPRESENTATION OF INFORMATION - A system intuitively displays medical data of a patient. The system includes a display and one or more processors. The processors are programmed to receive medical data for the patient. The medical data includes one or more medical values for one or more parameters affecting the health or wellbeing of the patient. The processors are further programmed to display a clock-like face on the display and display the medical values on the display overlaid on the clock-like face. Time for a medical value is represented as a position around a center of the clock-like face, and magnitude for a medical value is represented as deviation from the center of the clock-like face. | 12-20-2012 |
20120327103 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE USING THE SAME - In a method for processing images using an electronic device, a plurality of images captured at a specific time is obtained from a storage device of the electronic device. The method obtains red, green, and blue (RGB) values of a first pixel of each obtained images, selects a specific quantity of red values, green values, and blue values of the first pixel from the obtained RGB values. The method further obtains optimized RGB values for the first pixel by calculating average values of the selected red values, green values, and blue values respectively, calculates optimized RGB values for remaining pixels of the obtained images, creates an optimized image based on all of the optimized RGB values, and displays the optimized image on a display device of the electronic device. | 12-27-2012 |
20130002702 | IMAGE-BASED BACKGROUNDS FOR IMAGES - In accordance with one or more aspects of the image-based backgrounds for images, an image is analyzed in order to identify a color that represents the image. An enhanced background is generated based at least in part on the identified color, and both the image and the enhanced background are output on a screen. In addition, or alternatively, the identified color can be saved as being associated with the image in order to be used to generate an enhanced background for the image when the image is displayed. | 01-03-2013 |
20130009979 | Automatic 3D Modeling - An automatic 3D modeling system and method are described in which a 3D model may be generated from a picture or another image. For example, a 3D model for a face of a person may be automatically generated. The system and method also permits gestures/behaviors associated with a 3D model to automatically generated so that the gestures/behaviors may be applied to any 3D models. | 01-10-2013 |
20130033517 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A display apparatus, which adjusts a luminance value of an image, and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The display apparatus includes a first image conversion unit that converts first image data into a plurality of second image data each including a luminance value, a luminance analysis unit that determines quantities of luminance values of the second image data, and determines a distribution of the luminance values, and a luminance adjustment unit that adjusts the respective luminance values of the second image data based on the quantities. | 02-07-2013 |
20130050246 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR COMPUTING RESOURCES - Methods and apparatus to monitor computing resources are disclosed. An example method to monitor computing resources includes a determination of a first color indicative of a usage of a first computing resource managed by a first virtual machine and a determination of a second color indicative of a usage of a second computing resource managed by the first virtual machine. The example method also includes the first color and the second color being combined to determine a third color and the third color being displayed to indicate an allocation of computing resources managed by the first virtual machine. | 02-28-2013 |
20130050247 | Reduction of Pattern Glare - Techniques are provided for reducing pattern glare. A font size that reduces pattern glare may be determined through a series of tests. A density that reduces pattern glare may be determined through a series of tests. A color that reduces pattern glare may be determined through a series of tests. The determined parameters may be used to create a profile that is usable in different environments. | 02-28-2013 |
20130069972 | CIRCUITRY FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A method of increasing the color saturation of the RGB values of at least one pixel of an image, the method involving: calculating a luminance value based on RGB values of a first pixel; calculating a first maximum increase of said color saturation based on the highest of said RGB values and on said luminance value; calculating a second maximum increase of said color saturation based on the lowest of said RGB values and on said luminance value; and increasing the color saturation of said first pixel based on said first and second maximum increases. | 03-21-2013 |
20130069973 | Color Perception Tester, Control Program and Method of Controlling Color Perception Tester - A color perception test has a color matching processor that executes a color matching processing on a color monitor, and an image display controller that displays two or more images for color perception test in order on the color monitor on which the color matching processing was done. When displaying each image for color perception test, a color perception test is done in a state that one of its hue, brightness, saturation and display time is changed and the other elements are fixed. Since the color perception tester has the color matching processor, colors of the image are not changed with passage of time different from color printed one, and correct test can be done thereby. If the test is periodically done on some examinee, a degree of decreasing color perception function by aging can be exactly known. | 03-21-2013 |
20130088508 | AUTOMATIC COLOR ADJUSTMENT OF A TEMPLATE DESIGN - The present invention generates a color template design to format a presentation. According to one aspect, a plurality of template designs are provided on a visual display. A selection of one of the plurality of template designs is received from a user. A plurality of source images that are separate from the plurality of template designs are provided on the visual display. A selection of a color from one of the plurality of source images is received from the user. Colors of the selected template design are automatically adjusted to match the selected the color from the source image. The selected template design may include framing, mat, background, and foreground portions, at least one of which is adjusted. After automatically adjusting the colors, the selected template design may be displayed and/or stored for use as a template. | 04-11-2013 |
20130106899 | On-Screen Image Adjustments | 05-02-2013 |
20130106900 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AVATAR | 05-02-2013 |
20130113821 | ASSIGNING COLOR VALUES TO PIXELS BASED ON OBJECT STRUCTURE - Systems and methods are provided for assigning color values to pixels based on object structure. For example, when rendering a writing system symbol on an electronic display, a non-color characteristic of the symbol can be measured and the measurement can be used to select a color value for a pixel associated with the symbol. Legibility of open and closed line-based graphical objects can be increased by inferring spatial depth and distance through application of a color assignment model. | 05-09-2013 |
20130120433 | System and Method for Simulation of Brush-Based Painting In a Color Space That Includes a Fill Channel - Systems and methods for performing brush behavior simulation in an image editing application may facilitate realistic paint simulation by the addition of a fill channel to a color space representation that includes a set of color channels and an alpha channel representing opacity of the paint. The fill channel value for each pixel of a brush model or canvas may represent the amount of paint stored at the pixel. The system may include logic to support paint compositing, mixing, and depletion operations that calculate a consequent color of a destination pixel resulting from the operations dependent on the fill channel values for the source and/or destination pixels. The resulting color channel, opacity channel, and fill channel values may be converted to a color space that does not include a fill channel or opacity channel for display. A source pixel may be a pixel of an atomic element of a texture. | 05-16-2013 |
20130127897 | DUAL GRAPHIC DISPLAY - A dual graphic display unit and a method of assembling such a display unit are provided. The display unit relates to a motor vehicle and includes a display area with two display graphics. The dual graphics may be overlapping and are selectable such that the graphics may be suppressed or displayed to a user of the display unit separately or together. The display unit may include a polarizing filter assembly, a source of polarized illumination for backlighting the assembly to generate the images, and means for activating the source to selectively provide a first polarization to generate the first graphic image and a second polarization to generate the second graphic image. | 05-23-2013 |
20130135337 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND IMAGE TRANSMISSION PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - A server apparatus renders a process result of software on an image memory that stores a display image to be displayed on a client terminal, detects an update area in which an update occurs between frames of an image. The server apparatus selectively switches and performs a first generation process and a second generation process according to the number of detected update areas. The first generation process is a process that generates a color map for each update area based on colors used in the update area. The second generation process is a process that generates a color map commonly used between the update areas based on colors used in images of the update areas. The server apparatus reduces the number of colors in an update area using the generated color map and transmits a compressed image of the update area to the client terminal. | 05-30-2013 |
20130176329 | SURROUNDING IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND SURROUNDING IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A surrounding image display system ( | 07-11-2013 |
20130207993 | Software, system, and method of changing colors in a video - A method of changing colors in a video comprises providing a paint map image video comprising multidimensional location information of spatial points of an animated object, providing a rendered replacement image video comprising visual colors, each visual color comprising a transparency and shades of multiple linearly independent colors, identifying a first replacement image location on the animated object in a frame of the replacement image video, the first replacement image location having a first visual color, identifying a first paint map image location corresponding to the first replacement image location in a corresponding frame of the paint map image video, the first paint map image location represented by a first spatial color, creating a color mapping function that maps the first spatial color to a different visual color, and providing an altered rendered replacement image video that has been rendered according to the color mapping function. | 08-15-2013 |
20130215137 | GENERATING A CALENDAR GRAPHICAL VISUALIZATION INCLUDING PIXELS REPRESENTING DATA RECORDS CONTAINING USER FEEDBACK - A calendar graphical visualization is generated that includes an arrangement of blocks including pixels representing data records containing user feedback, wherein plural groups of the blocks represent different attributes of the data records, and wherein the blocks correspond to respective time intervals. A size of the blocks is determined based on identifying a union of time positions corresponding to data records received for the different attributes in a particular time interval of the time intervals. Pixels in a first of the blocks corresponding to a first of the attributes are aligned with pixels in a second of the blocks corresponding to a second of the attributes by placing gaps in the first and second blocks at respective time positions that are missing values for corresponding ones of the attributes. | 08-22-2013 |
20130215138 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display system for displaying one image on a display surface by combining a first image displayed by a first display apparatus and a second image displayed by a second display apparatus, wherein: the first display apparatus displays a first index image at a position which is close to the image displayed by the second display apparatus and which is included in a display range of the first display apparatus, the first index image having a predetermined color and the image having luminances which are changed in a direction parallel to a side adjacent to the image displayed by the second display apparatus; and the first display apparatus corrects the image displayed by the first display apparatus on the basis of a designated position of the first index image. | 08-22-2013 |
20130222412 | Individualized Visual Color Matching System and Methods - Methods and systems for individualized color matching are described. The described methods and systems are particularly applied by selecting a point or a parameter on a color matching function (CMF) graph and setting a new value for this point or parameter in order to obtain a desired color preference in a displayed image. | 08-29-2013 |
20130229429 | Deterministic Visual Indication of User Data Context - A VCI (visual context indicator) color is assigned deterministically and proactively at runtime to user data contexts, and is not stored in the database, spreadsheet, or other context. VCI colors can be high contrast friendly colors. The same color is assigned to a given context each time the application runs unless the context's identifying property has changed. Color assignments are not made by users or by the application's designer, but are done instead by hashing from a context's identifying property into a VCI color palette containing, e.g., eight to sixteen colors. Unlike text-selection coloring, VCI coloring is based on the user data context's identifying property. The color assignment visually indicates context by displaying the context's name in the VCI color, or by displaying a graphical element in the VCI color near the context name. VCI color assignment also shows the occurrence and result of changes in user data context. | 09-05-2013 |
20130235066 | Analyzing Large Data Sets Using Digital Images - Approaches for analyzing large data sets using a digital image. A hardware or software component may arrange values of one or more data sets into a table. Each cell of the table may comprise a set of values from the one or more data sets. After mapping each cell of the table to a particular color, a digital image is generated based on the mapping of values in each of the cells of the table to color. The digital image may identify the minimum value and the maximum value of the one or more data sets. An analytical operation on the digital image may be performed by deriving values represented by the colors associated with the pixels of the digital image using the minimum value and the maximum value. The digital image enables data analysis on the data represented by the digital image in an expeditious and intuitive manner. | 09-12-2013 |
20130257895 | IMAGE ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE ADJUSTING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image adjusting apparatus includes the following elements. A set color temperature obtaining unit obtains a set color temperature which is set when a white image is displayed, in an image display apparatus. A maximum tone value calculator calculates a maximum tone value of a reference color when the displayed white image is changed into a white image corresponding to the set color temperature. A tone characteristic setting unit sets a tone characteristic of the reference color on the basis of the calculated maximum tone value. If the calculated maximum tone value is decreased from a maximum tone value before the set color temperature is set, the tone characteristic setting unit corrects, in a region in which a tone value of an input image signal is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value, the tone characteristic so that a tone value of an output image signal is increased. | 10-03-2013 |
20130257896 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device has a first color mode in which an image is output in monochrome except for a designated color and a second color mode in which colors in an image are output in non monochrome. The display device includes a display unit operable to output a display, and a display controller operable to control the display output on the display unit. While a selecting operation by a user on an image is urged, the display controller displays an image on the display unit in the second color mode, and after completion of the selecting operation by the user, the display controller changes a color mode from the second color mode to the first color mode and then displays an image on the display unit in the first color mode. | 10-03-2013 |
20130271484 | IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - An image-processing device for performing processing of coloring a skin of an image of a person with a pattern in a certain color, comprising a color-correction unit that corrects the color of the pattern to determine a color for each region such that the color of the pattern applied to each region varies in a plurality of regions colored with the pattern in the image of the person; and a coloring unit that colors the image of the person with the pattern by superimposing the color for each region on a color of each region of the image of the person. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271485 | IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - An image-processing device for performing processing of coloring a skin of an image of a person with a pattern in a certain color, comprising a skin-identification unit that specifies a spot that is of a skin in the image of the person, and a coloring unit that colors the spot, which is of the specified skin, with the pattern. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271486 | Automatic 3D Modeling - An automatic 3D modeling system and method are described in which a 3D model may be generated from a picture or another image. For example, a 3D model for a face of a person may be automatically generated. The system and method also permits gestures/behaviors associated with a 3D model to automatically generated so that the gestures/behaviors may be applied to any 3D models. | 10-17-2013 |
20130286039 | SMOOTHED VISUALIZATION HAVING RINGS CONTAINING PIXELS REPRESENTING UNEVENLY SPACED DATA - Unevenly spaced data records are received over time. A smoothed graphical visualization has a plurality of discrete rings to allow for detection of periodical patterns in the data records, where the discrete rings correspond to plural time periods and contain pixels representing values of an attribute of the data records. Visual indicators are assigned to the corresponding pixels, where a first of a visual indicators for a first time interval that is missing a data record is based on aggregating values of the attribute of neighboring data records, and where a second of the visual indicators for a second time interval having multiple data records is based on aggregating values of the attribute of the multiple data records. | 10-31-2013 |
20130314434 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE COLLAGE EDITING - A system and method for a system and method for implementing an image collage editing software tool implemented in a networked computing environment. Collage is a feature area within an online image editing service that allows users to create a composite image from multiple images. This composite image, generally known as a ‘collage’, can be created with a variety of predefined designs/patterns, as well as user specified number of columns and/or user specified number of rows. Users are allowed a wide array of flexibility on the design of their collage, as a result of the unique user-interface design of the collage feature. The collage area is an in-browser, web-based solution for creating any composite image from multiple images. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314435 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COLOR IMAGE AND IMAGING DEVICE EMPLOYING SAME - A method of producing a color image comprising providing input image data from an image source such as a camera; generating an at least three-dimensional look-up table of values of input colors and output colors, wherein the values in the lookup table convert the input image color data to output image color data in an image rendering unit; loading the at least three-dimensional look-up table into an image color rendering controller; loading the input image data into the imaging color rendering controller; processing the input image data through the at least three-dimensional look-up table to produce output color values stored at the addresses in the at least three-dimensional look-up table; and outputting the output color values to the image rendering unit to produce an output image that is perceived to have at least one of enhanced brightness, enhanced contrast, or enhanced colorfulness compared to the input image. | 11-28-2013 |
20130342562 | Visual Accessibility for Vision Impaired - A method involves presenting a viewer of images on an electronic display with a plurality of images each of which displays an ordered range of intensities of colors for each of a plurality of color families; providing the viewer with control over selection of a gamma correction factor for each of the plurality of color families so as to allow the viewer to select a gamma factor that presents an appearance of most equal steps in intensity change in each of the plurality of color families in order to compensate for a color vision impairment of the viewer; and displaying images on the electronic display, where the displayed images are compensated using the user selected gamma correction factors for each of the plurality of color families. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 12-26-2013 |
20140002482 | FASTER RECOGNITION OF RCORDS TYPE IN TOUCH SCREEN | 01-02-2014 |
20140015848 | METHOD OF GRAPHICALLY INDICATING ON A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE THAT MAP DATA IS STILL BEING DOWNLOADED - Displaying a map on a wireless communications device includes downloading map data from which the map is to be rendered, rendering portions of the map for which the map data has been fully downloaded, and then graphically overlaying on a portion of the map for which the map data has not yet been fully downloaded a graphical indication, such as hatching, crosshatching or shading, to indicate that further map data is being downloaded. This hatching, crosshatching, shading, or writing informs the user that further map data is being downloaded and that not all of the map features have been rendered yet. | 01-16-2014 |
20140015849 | VEHICULAR APPARATUS AND EXTERNAL DEVICE SCREEN IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A vehicular apparatus connected to an external device having a display unit and obtaining picture cell information of each picture cell of the display unit includes: a vehicular display unit for displaying a screen image, which is displayed on the display unit, according to the picture cell information; a control content memory device for storing a control content in connection with picture cell related screen image information, which is determined by the picture cell information; a picture cell related screen image information determination device for determining the picture cell related screen image information based on the picture cell information; and a control device for determining the control content based on the picture cell related screen image information determined by the picture cell related screen image information determination device and a stored content in the control content memory device, and for executing a determined control. | 01-16-2014 |
20140035943 | MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION USING MULTIPLE IMAGES - A computer-implemented method of image processing for materials analysis is provided. At least three image datasets are obtained, these representing intensity values of image pixels and being in common spatial registration. The image datasets are processed so as to assign a comparison measure to each pair of image datasets, the comparison measure for a given pair of image datasets being representative of the difference between the spatial intensity information within the pair. A number of image datasets are then selected using the comparison measures. A colour difference measure is defined which represents the difference between pairs of colours of a colour set. Colours are assigned to the selected image datasets such that pairs of the selected image datasets which have substantially different spatial intensity information are assigned respective colours which have a substantially different colour difference measure. A number of the selected image datasets are then combined together to form an output colour image dataset for the formation of a colour image. The combination is such that each pixel of the colour image takes on a colour according to the relative intensities and colours of the selected image datasets so that if the pixel intensity of one dataset is substantially greater than the sum of the pixel intensities for all the other selected datasets, then the output colour in the respective part of the image will substantially match the colour assigned to that image dataset. | 02-06-2014 |
20140043356 | AUTOMATIC COLOR ADJUSTMENT OF A TEMPLATE DESIGN - The present invention generates a color template design to format a presentation. According to one aspect, a plurality of template designs are provided on a visual display. A selection of one of the plurality of template designs is received from a user. A plurality of source images that are separate from the plurality of template designs are provided on the visual display. A selection of a color from one of the plurality of source images is received from the user. Colors of the selected template design are automatically adjusted to match the selected the color from the source image. The selected template design may include framing, mat, background, and foreground portions, at least one of which is adjusted. After automatically adjusting the colors, the selected template design may be displayed and/or stored for use as a template. | 02-13-2014 |
20140055484 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISPLAYING AN IMAGE BY USING IMAGE INCLUDED IN CONTENT AND A METHOD OF DISPLAYING THE IMAGE ON THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of displaying an image by using an image included in a content, and an electronic device using the same are provided. The method includes acquiring an image included in a content, dividing the acquired image into a plurality of regions, acquiring color information related to the plurality of divided regions, and generating a color palette based on the acquired color information. The electronic device provides an image acquirer that is configured to acquire an image included in content; a regions setter configured to divide into a plurality of regions the image acquired by the image acquirer; a color extractor configured to extract color information related to the plurality of divided regions; and a color palette generator configured to generate a color palette based on the color information acquired by the color extractor, wherein the color palette is used to determine a color of the image displayed on the electronic device. | 02-27-2014 |
20140118388 | DISPLAY APPARATUS EMPLOYING FRAME SPECIFIC COMPOSITE CONTRIBUTING COLORS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for displaying images using a frame-specific contributing color (FSCC). In one aspect, an input is configured to receive image data corresponding to a current image frame. Contributing color selection logic is configured, based on received image data, to obtain a FSCC for use in conjunction with a set of frame-independent contributing colors (FICCs) to generate the current image frame on a display. In addition, subframe generation logic is configured to process the received image data for the current image frame to generate at least two subframes for each of the FICCs and the obtained FSCC such that an output by the display of the generated subframes results in the display of the current image frame. | 05-01-2014 |
20140132623 | DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A data analysis system ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140168253 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A color processing apparatus comprises a storage which stores color information of a reference sample and the color characteristic of a monitor, a patch control unit which generates a plurality of color patch data having different colors based on the color information of the reference sample, and changes at least some of the plurality of color patch data based on a user instruction, and a patch output unit which corrects the plurality of color patch data based on the color characteristic of the monitor to output the plurality of corrected color patch data to the monitor. The patch control unit determines whether to acquire a color matching relation in a combination of the reference sample and the color patch data. When it is determined to acquire the color matching relation, the color matching relation in the combination is stored in the storage. | 06-19-2014 |
20140198125 | Data-Driven Color Coordinator - A color selection and coordination system including a database of predetermined color relationships implementing a data-driven color model. A starting color is associated with a first color in the color database. One or more predefined color palettes associated with the first color may be retrieved, each palette including one or more coordinating colors, the coordinating colors being predetermined based on the first color and a color coordination algorithm. | 07-17-2014 |
20140204112 | COLOR SELECTION AND/OR MATCHING IN A COLOR IMAGE - A method or computer program product for color selection in a color image, including operations or instructions for selecting a base color in a base color portion of a color image; computing a perceptual color difference between the base color and a respective second color in the color image; comparing the perceptual color difference to a tolerance; and, identifying whether the color difference satisfies the tolerance. | 07-24-2014 |
20140210848 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a memory, and a preparation unit. The acquisition unit acquires, from a display device that displays an image on a display screen, device information peculiar to the display device. The memory stores reference data used to prepare a reference image to be displayed by the display device. The preparation unit prepares output image data including the reference image using the device information acquired by the acquisition unit and the reference data read from the memory to output the output image data to the display device. | 07-31-2014 |
20140218389 | Enterprise Information Security Management Software For Prediction Modeling With Interactive Graphs - Various baseline security measurements of assets are collected and calculated by the system. A user creates a what-if scenario by changing one or more baseline security measurements. The system generates interactive, animated graphs that compare the baseline security measurements against the what-if scenario. | 08-07-2014 |
20140247274 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a signal receiving section which is configured to receive a biological signal; a displaying section which is configured to display at least one index corresponding to the biological signal; and a display controlling section which is configured to change a color of the index in accordance with the biological signal, the color corresponding to a color in a triage tag. | 09-04-2014 |
20140267364 | Color-matching tool for virtual painting - A method for virtually painting an image, the method comprising providing an image having a plurality of image pixel units, generating luminosity values based on color data (e.g., RGB triplets and LAB triplets) from the image pixel units, receiving a selection of one of the image pixel units, and setting a reference luminosity value based at least in part on a luminosity value of the selected image pixel unit (corresponding to a desired midpoint brightness). The method also comprises receiving a selection of a new color for virtually painting the image, calculating luminosity differences between the reference luminosity value and the luminosity values of the image pixel units, and generating and displaying overlay pixel units as an overlay with the image based on the calculated luminosity differences and the selected new color. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267365 | SPECTRAL COLOR REPRODUCTION USING A HIGH-DIMENSION REFLECTIVE DISPLAY - A method for color reproduction in a display device includes receiving spectral color input to be displayed on the display device. The method additionally includes selecting a primary from a plurality of available primaries that is a closest match of a spectral reflectance of the spectral color input, wherein each of the plurality of available primaries is assigned an association with an associated spectral reflectance. The method also includes displaying the selected primary in a temporal frame of a set of temporal frames for a pixel and passing remaining spectral errors to a next temporal frame of the set of temporal frames. The method further includes passing remaining spectral errors to neighbor pixels for spatial error diffusion at each spectral band after all temporal frames of the set of temporal frames are used. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267366 | TARGET INDEPENDENT RASTERIZATION WITH MULTIPLE COLOR SAMPLES - A graphics processing pipeline within a parallel processing unit (PPU) is configured to perform path rendering by generating a collection of graphics primitives that represent each path to be rendered. The graphics processing pipeline determines the coverage of each primitive at a number of stencil sample locations within each different pixel. Then, the graphics processing pipeline reduces the number of stencil samples down to a smaller number of color samples, for each pixel. The graphics processing pipeline is configured to modulate a given color sample associated with a given pixel based on the color values of any graphics primitives that cover the stencil samples from which the color sample was reduced. The final color of the pixel is determined by downsampling the color samples associated with the pixel. | 09-18-2014 |
20140300623 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PHOTOMAP ON NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A method for displaying a photomap performed by a navigation system, the method comprising: loading a photomap and a numerical map from a map data storage; matching reference points between the photomap and the numerical map; matching a scale of the numerical map in line with a scale of the photomap; and extracting object information from the numerical map; and composing the object information and the photomap. | 10-09-2014 |
20140327692 | SELECTIVE MONITOR CONTROL - Reducing energy usage by a monitor includes a map manager between a monitor interface and a processor that divides a display area of a monitor into areas and stores display information in a staging area. The map manager distinguishes an active window selected by a user from the remainder inactive, unselected areas of a display, and further determines a used subset of areas within the active window distinguished from the remainder unused areas as a function of a user preference. Accordingly, the map manager drives the monitor at each of the used area active window areas with the processor display information stored in the staging area at a normal luminance specified by the processor display information, and at each of the remainder unused, inactive and unselected areas of the total display area at a reduced luminance lower than the specified normal luminance. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327693 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ON-SCREEN DISPLAY AND SYSTEM FOR REPROGRAMMING CAMERA MODULE HAVING THE SAME - There is provided an apparatus for processing an on-screen display (OSD), the apparatus including: a buffer unit receiving first dynamic guideline image information, a color determining unit determining colors for previously divided sections included in the first dynamic guideline image information from the buffering unit, and an image synthesizing unit synthesizing second dynamic guideline image information having the colors for each of the sections, determined by the color determining unit with an image from a camera. With the apparatus for processing an OSD, a user freely sets colors of a warning message, a static guideline, and a dynamic guideline, whereby the warning message, the static guideline, and the dynamic guideline can be displayed on a screen without obscuring a rearview image. In addition, a dynamic guideline can be set as different colors according to sections divided into distances from the rear of a vehicle and an image can be continuously displayed. Further, the camera module can be reprogrammed. | 11-06-2014 |
20140333659 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store respective profiles representing visual characteristics of each of a plurality of persons; and a correction unit configured to perform color correction processing on image data on the basis of the plurality of profiles corresponding to the plurality of persons stored in the storage unit. | 11-13-2014 |
20140333660 | MAPPING FOR DISPLAY EMULATION BASED ON IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS - An emulator yields modified image data that predicts the appearance of image content on a target display. The emulator generates modified image data based in part on the image content. The emulator may perform a transformation in which one or more parameters representative of features such as black level and/or white level of the target display are functions of image statistics for the image content. | 11-13-2014 |
20140362104 | LAYERED Z-ORDER AND HINTED COLOR FONTS WITH DYNAMIC PALETTES - Technologies are generally provided for a set of data structures and font design techniques residing in a font file that enables the rich use of color that can be scaled for many devices with many resolutions and displayed on many types of colored backgrounds. Glyphs in a font may be ordered to provide z-ordering of layered color data. Multiple palettes may be provided within a font to handle multiple scenarios, including varying backgrounds. Furthermore, operating system text color choice may be integrated with the font designer's choice of colors, and the colored elements in a glyph may be hinted to improve the display of color on many different devices. A fall back to a non-colored glyph may also be provided when color is not supported on a platform or application. | 12-11-2014 |
20140368530 | Illumination Synchronizer - Methods and systems are provided for providing a selection of light conditions under which to view digitally depicted objects on a client device. For example, where website provides a digital color picture of an object, the invention provides selections on a display device to view the object in different simulated lighting conditions thereby enabling an object's color to be viewed as it will appear when illuminated under various light conditions. In accordance with embodiments of the invention disclosed herein, methods and systems are provided for an application on a user device that changes the color settings and/or white point settings of the user device's display, or portions of the user device's display, so that photographs of items may be presented on the user device's display as if the photographs were taken under various lighting conditions, such as sunlight, incandescent light, fluorescent light, candle light, and/or other light sources. | 12-18-2014 |
20140375674 | Data-Driven Color Coordinator - A color selection and coordination system including a database of predetermined color relationships implementing a data-driven color model. A starting color is associated with a first color in the color database. One or more predefined color palettes associated with the first color may be retrieved, each palette including one or more coordinating colors, the coordinating colors being predetermined based on the first color and a color coordination algorithm. | 12-25-2014 |
20150009226 | COLOR CHART DETECTION APPARATUS, COLOR CHART DETECTION METHOD, AND COLOR CHART DETECTION COMPUTER PROGRAM - A color chart detection apparatus that detects a color chart from an image representing the color chart having a plurality of palettes arranged in a predefined order is provided. The color chart detection apparatus: extracts any pixel having a color component corresponding to each designated one of a predetermined number of palettes; selects at least three palettes to form a first group and, when a combination of pixels selected on a palette-by-palette basis from among the pixels extracted for the respective palettes included in the first group is arranged in the predefined order, detects each of the pixels included in the combination as being a candidate pixel; and based on the candidate pixel, computes color information representing color of the palette corresponding to the candidate pixel on the image and position information representing position of the corresponding palette on the image. | 01-08-2015 |
20150035850 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD DISPLAYING PROCESSED IMAGE REPRESENTING RESULT OF COLOR MODIFICATION PROCESS - An image processing method includes: (a) displaying a plurality of candidate image processes to be performed on image data, the plurality of candidate image processes including a color modification process; (b) receiving an instruction indicating the color modification process selected from among the plurality of candidate image processes; (c) displaying a display image corresponding to the image data on the display; (d) designating a display image; and (e) displaying a processed display image that represents a result of the selected color modification process performed on the image data corresponding to the designated display image before the selected color modification process on the image data corresponding to the designated display image is performed. | 02-05-2015 |
20150049108 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SIGNAL REPRESENTATION FOR NDT/NDI DEVICES - Disclosed is a method and system to provide an improved signal representation of non-destructive test/inspection instruments by proper color display, in order to emulate as closely as possible, the visual rendering effect of those seen in the traditional non-electronic testing, including penetrant testing and magnetic particle testing. The foregoing object of the invention is preferably realized by providing an eddy current or phased array instrument with a color palette module that allows the deployment of an array of color representation system typically used in traditional non-electronic testing methods. | 02-19-2015 |
20150062148 | ASSIGNING DISPLAY COLORS TO ACHIEVE APPARENT DESIRED COLORS - A system in accordance with an example is to assign a display color to a pixel to be displayed, to achieve an apparent desired color at a local neighborhood node of pixels having an apparent color bit depth greater than an addressable color palette for the display color that the pixel is capable of producing. The display color is assigned to the pixel based on a convex combination of colors of the local neighborhood node of pixels, to provide the desired color for the node based on local optical averaging. | 03-05-2015 |
20150070378 | User Interface with Color Themes based on Input Image Data - An application determines a colorization strategy for its graphical user interface according to colors of an input image. In particular, given one or more colors from the input image, and a plurality of elements of the graphical user interface, the colors for the elements of the graphical user interface are selected. | 03-12-2015 |
20150084979 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING DISPLAY PERFORMANCE OF A REMOTE APPLICATION - This disclosure describes a performance-monitoring system that computes a display performance metric of a remote application. During operation, the system performs a sequence of input events, and receives information which updates a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI displays a sequence of frames rendered by a remote application in response to the input events. The system then samples colors at a number of pivot points on the GUI, and matches the a respective frame to a previously performed input event based on the sampled colors. The system subsequently computes a display performance metric for the remote application based on the frames and the corresponding input events. | 03-26-2015 |
20150091937 | Method, System and Program for Selecting Colors Using a Biorhythm - A method, system and program product comprises obtaining a birth date for a user. A number of days from the birth date to a selected date is determined. A number of days into a first cycle is determined and a pair of colors is selected when the number is into a portion of the cycle. A number of days into a second cycle is determined and a pair of colors is selected when the number is into a portion of the cycle. A number of days into a third cycle is determined and a pair of colors is selected when the number is into a portion of the cycle. A number of days into a fourth cycle is determined and a pair of colors is selected when the number is into a portion of the cycle. The selected colors are displayed to the user. | 04-02-2015 |
20150097855 | SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING SELECTION OF COLOR CHANGING EYEWEAR LENSES AND WINDOWS - A system for facilitating a consumer's selection of customized color-changing lenses for eyewear, or windows, captures a digital color image of at least the face of the consumer and displays that color image to the consumer on a video display while superimposing a pair of lenses over the eyes. The display simulates the color of the superimposed lenses when made of a selected photochromic or thermochromic material. The color of the superimposed lenses is changeable, in response to consumer-controlled inputs, over a range between (a) an initial color for the lenses when subjected to at least one of (i) a first predetermined temperature and (ii) a first predetermined light condition, and (b) a final color for said lenses when subjected to at least one of (i) a second predetermined temperature higher than said first predetermined temperature and (ii) a second predetermined light condition brighter than said first predetermined light condition. | 04-09-2015 |
20150103092 | Continuous Image Optimization for Responsive Pages - In one embodiment, a digital image viewer | 04-16-2015 |
20150109321 | Tone Mapping - A tone mapping unit applies tone mapping to a block of pixel values. In each of a plurality of iterations, one or more lines of pixel values are processed based on information relating to pixel values of at least one previous line of the block which have been processed in at least one previous iteration. The information is used to determine one or more tone mapping relationships which is/are used to map the pixel values of the current line to tone-mapped pixel values. Furthermore, the information is updated based on the pixel values of the current line and stored for use in processing pixel values of a subsequent line of pixel values of the block in a subsequent iteration. | 04-23-2015 |
20150109322 | Augmented Reality Design System - An augmented reality design system is disclosed. The augmented reality design system allows a user to create a design for an article in real time using a proxy. The system can be configured using a head mounted display for displaying at least one virtual design element over a proxy located in a real-world environment. The system can also be configured using a projector that projects at least one virtual design element onto a proxy located in the real world. | 04-23-2015 |
20150123987 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING DATA USING IMAGE CODE, OUTPUTTING IMAGE CODE ON DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DECODING IMAGE CODE - Provided are a system for transferring data using an image code, a method of outputting an image code on a display device, and a method of decoding an image code. The system includes a code generation device configured to generate an image code including a series of brightness values corresponding to a binary code representing source data or a part of the binary code, a display device configured to output at least one color having the series of brightness values in a code area on a display panel in order of the series of brightness values, and a code decoding device configured to acquire the series of brightness values of the at least one color output in the code area through a sensor and to decode the image code. | 05-07-2015 |
20150138225 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AREA EXTRACTION RESULT AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A method for displaying a result of area extraction processing of dividing a target image into a foreground area and a background area includes a result acquisition step of acquiring a result of the area extraction processing on the target image, an extraction result image generation step of acquiring an extraction result image representing an estimated foreground area or an estimated background area estimated by the area extraction processing or a boundary between the estimated foreground area and the estimated background area, based on the acquired result, and a display step of generating a composite image by combining the extraction result image with the target image, and displaying the composite image on a display device. The extraction result image generation step includes a color extraction step and a color determination step. | 05-21-2015 |
20150310636 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PATH RENDERING - A method of performing path rendering, includes acquiring information of vertexes in an object to be rendered in a frame, and calculating a winding number of a pixel in the frame, based on a relationship between a position of the pixel and a proceeding direction of a path connecting the vertexes. The method further includes determining whether to assign a color to the pixel, based on the winding number. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317928 | MOBILE DEVICE BASED COLOR MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL DISPLAYS - Systems and methods for using a mobile device to manage the color of a digital display on the mobile device are disclosed. The mobile device has a display architecture which it can self-manage. The mobile device can display test patterns that are then sensed by a color sensor, which may be with the mobile device or separate from the mobile device. The mobile device then analyzes the color attributes of the test patterns and generates color management data that includes adjustments to be made to the display architecture. The mobile device may then receive the color management data and adjust its display architecture accordingly. | 11-05-2015 |
20150332605 | METHOD FOR HARMONIZING COLORS, CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DEVICE - A method for harmonizing colors of an original image is disclosed. The method comprises:
| 11-19-2015 |
20150364094 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVE METHOD - A display device includes an image display panel section which displays an image on the basis of an image signal, a light source section which emits light to the image display panel section by dimming control according to a control signal based on the image signal, and a control section which determines on the basis of the image signal from a mode of change in light emission luminance of the light source section whether the image displayed by the image display panel section is a dynamic image or a static image and which performs switching according to a determination result between a static image control speed and a dynamic image control speed of the dimming control. The display device suppresses image quality degradation caused at the time of displaying a dynamic image or a static image. | 12-17-2015 |
20150364097 | MEDIA SYSTEM CONTROLLERS - A controller may include a programmable user interface controls configured to receive user input. The controller may also include multi-color backlights configured to backlight the programmable user interface controls. The controller may receive configuration information specifying an assignment of controllable parameters of the media system and associated backlighting colors to the at least one programmable user interface control, and may direct the multi-color backlights to backlight the programmable user interface controls in colors accordance with backlighting color information specified by the configuration information. The controller may further control a display screen to display the graphics or text descriptive of the assignable buttons in accordance with control descriptions included in the configuration information. | 12-17-2015 |
20150371419 | INSPECTION DATA DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Providing an inspection data obtaining unit that obtains inspection data of a plurality of inspection items obtained in time series and a display control unit that graph-displays the inspection data of each inspection item obtained by the inspection data obtaining unit, in which the display control unit attaches a data label only to a change point in a graph of each inspection item and displays. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371581 | VIDEO ANALYSIS DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, VIDEO CORRECTION METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are a frame unit having a substantially rectangular shape, wherein a rear side of the frame unit is detachable attached to an outer edge of a display device; light shielding plates arranged on an upper side and right and left sides of the frame unit; and a measurement unit provided at a front side of each light shielding plate, where the measurement unit measures a display state of the display device and outputs a measurement result to the display device. | 12-24-2015 |
20150379743 | IMAGE-BASED COLOR PALETTE GENERATION - Systems and methods are provided for generating an image-based color palette based on a color image. A color palette can be a collection of representative colors each associated with a weight or other metadata. A color palette may be generated based on palette generation criteria, which may facilitate or control a palette generation process. Illustratively, the palette generation process may include image pre-processing, color distribution generation, representative color identification, palette candidate generation and palette determination. Representative colors with associated weight can be identified from a distribution of colors depicted by the color image, multiple palette candidates corresponding to the same color image can be generated based on various palette generation criteria, and a color palette can be identified therefrom. | 12-31-2015 |
20160012617 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK ON INPUT DATA | 01-14-2016 |
20160012796 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPLACING THEME OF A MOBILE TERMINAL ON THE BASIS OF A USER'S CLOTHES COLOR | 01-14-2016 |
20160034019 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display an image; an image sensor configured to photograph a front view area of the display apparatus; and a controller having a plurality of image processing modes, each image processing mode having a power consumption level that is different than a power consumption level of other image processing modes of the plurality of image processing modes, and configured to process the photographed image in an image processing mode which consumes less power than a normal mode, and control the display to display the image in the normal mode if it is determined based on results of the processing of the photographed image that a user is present in the front view area of the display apparatus. | 02-04-2016 |
20160035111 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING MAPPING, DATA MANAGEMENT, AND ANALYSIS - A method for providing mapping, data management and analysis. Creation of a map is initiated with a desired Gaussian aggregation and desired color map parameters. Data is loaded to be utilized in the map. The data is rasterized, then converted to a certain scale. A convolution operation is performed on the data. The convolution results are applied to a color ramp, and the map is created based on the color ramp and the convolution results. | 02-04-2016 |
20160035263 | DISPLAY METHOD OF DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a display method of a display panel. The display panel in the present invention includes a plurality of repeat units each comprising a first, a second and a third color sub-pixels sequentially arranged in a row. The display method includes steps: determining a first, a second and a third color components of each repeat unit; obtaining a first and a second distribution ratios of the one repeat unit respectively according to each ratio of the first color component to the second color component and of the second color component to the third color component in their respective common units; and determining respective display components of the first to the third color sub-pixels of the one repeat unit according to a total value of the first to the third color components of the one repeat unit as well as the first and the second distribution ratios. | 02-04-2016 |
20160042697 | LCD DISPLAY WITH ROW ADDRESSING USING SAMPLING AND CONVERSION, AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display has a graphics processor that extracts from image memory just rows that have non-zero luminance information items for the colour under consideration. For each row to be written, the processor sends to a set of N sampling and conversion circuits, at high frequency, a pattern representing the rows to be written, in the form of a succession of N bits. The N samplers successively sample these bits during the succession, to sample and block the bit of rank i in the sampling circuit of rank i, and produce a pattern of N control voltages VGon or VGoff on the rows as a function of the pattern of the received succession, while the graphics processor applies to the columns the luminance data to be written. The operation is repeated solely for the rows that have a luminance information item to be written in the colour under consideration. | 02-11-2016 |
20160042717 | LIST SEARCHING METHOD AND PORTABLE DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method and a portable device controls output of a display unit to display information accurately and clearly regardless of a background image. Disclosed is an arrangement for calculating a difference between an arbitrary expression value of an arbitrary screen configuration element to be displayed on a given area of the background image and an actual expression value of the given area of the background image. Each expression value includes at least one of a color and lightness. The arrangement automatically selects the expression value of the screen configuration element based on the calculation result. The screen configuration element is displayed at the given area of the background image based on the selected arbitrary expression value. | 02-11-2016 |
20160048985 | DENSITY GRADIENT ANALYSIS TOOL - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with density gradient analysis tool for heat mapping systems. According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving data points. The method further includes calculating a data distribution of the data points. The data distribution has bins, and the bins represent an intervals. The method further includes rendering a heat map based, at least in part, on the data distribution. The heat map includes regions corresponding to the bins. | 02-18-2016 |
20160055661 | NAVIGATING USING AN INDOOR MAP REPRESENTATION - A method and system for providing an indoor map representation are provided herein. Aspects of this disclosure provide a representation of an indoor map environment whereby navigable areas are represented by a series of convex polygons in adjacency relationships with one another. Image analysis may be performed on a floor plan image to identify navigable areas and to determine the boundaries of the polygons, such as by assigning one or more colors to navigable space and one or more colors to non-navigable space. Route-finding operations may be performed using the adjacency relationships to find a path from a source area to a destination area. | 02-25-2016 |
20160071242 | ENHANCED ANTI-ALIASING BY VARYING SAMPLE PATTERNS SPATIALLY AND/OR TEMPORALLY - A raster unit is configured to generate different sample patterns for adjacent pixels within a given frame. In addition, the raster unit may adjust the sample patterns between frames. The raster unit includes an index unit that selects a sample pattern table for use with a current frame. For a given pixel, the index unit extracts a sample pattern from the selected sample pattern table. The extracted sample pattern is used to generate coverage information for the pixel. The coverage information for all pixels is then used to generate an image. The resultant image may then be filtered to reduce or remove artifacts induced by the changing of sample locations. | 03-10-2016 |
20160086571 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, TEST DEVICE USING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - To provide an image display device and an image display method capable of causing an image displayed on a display device to be visually recognized without degrading the operability of the user. A scroll amount of an image displayed in an image display area is specified according to an operation of scrolling the image displayed in the image display area, the scroll amount is regulated so that the image displayed in the image display area is not out of the image display area if the image displayed in the image display area is scrolled to be out of the image display area when the image displayed in the image display area is scrolled according to the specified scroll amount, and a display mode of at least a portion of a peripheral area of the image display area is changed. | 03-24-2016 |
20160098847 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL HALO-BASED VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and machine readable media for visualizing complex data, including real-time data streams from wearable device sensors, using a halo-based representation. Halos are comprised of multiple rings that can be used to efficiently convey, for example, information about the status of a subject, such as a subject's heart rate, activity level, and calories burned at particular times throughout a day. | 04-07-2016 |
20160098972 | COLOR MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of techniques or systems for color management are provided herein. A graphic input may be received which includes pixels associated with color codes. Respective pixels or portions of the graphic input may be binned or indexed into color code bins. Each color code bin may be indicative or be associated with a color or color code. Sample color gradients may be assigned color codes based on counts for respective color code bins. A background or layers may be generated based on the sample color gradients. Additionally, patterns or aspects may be generated for the background or layers. In this manner, color management may be provided in the form of a dynamic, changing, or moving background which may be unique to the graphic input due to the patterns (e.g., movement patterns, shape patterns, movement speed, etc.) and sample color gradients determined based on the graphic input. | 04-07-2016 |
20160117849 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR DETERMINING COLOR OF INTERFACE CONTROL - Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for determining a color of an interface control, which can enhance visual attraction of a user interface and improve user experience. The method includes: acquiring at least one pixel from a desktop wallpaper; acquiring a color value of the at least one pixel; and determining a color value of each pixel in the interface control according to the color value of the at least one pixel. At least one pixel is determined from a desktop wallpaper, and a color of an interface control is determined according to a color value of the at least one pixel, so that color and style matching between the desktop wallpaper and the interface control can be implemented, thereby enhancing visual attraction of a user interface and improving user experience. | 04-28-2016 |
20160125624 | AN APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: based on an indication of captured colour, the colour captured from a real-world object, provide for application of the captured colour to an identified body feature in a computer generated image of a body. | 05-05-2016 |
20160132999 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXPANDING A DYNAMIC RANGE OF DISPLAY DEVICE - An apparatus generates pixel data in a display. RGB pixel data is received corresponding to a target pixel of an image. A local adaption level is determined for the RGB pixel data representing perceived brightness of the RGB pixel data. The local adaption level is modified to generate a modified local adaption level. A transfer curve is generated based on the modified local adaption level and the transfer curve is applied to the input RGB pixel data. A local dimming value is generated to drive a light source driver of the display based on RGB pixel data for each of the pixels in the local dimming block and RGBW pixel data for each of the pixels in the local dimming block. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133029 | Compression Using Index Bits in MSAA - A palette compressed representation may be stored in the index bits, when that is possible. The savings are considerable in some embodiments. In uncompressed mode, the data uses 2304 (2048+256) bits, and in compressed mode, the data uses 1280 bits. However, with this technique, the data only uses the index bits, (e.g. 256 bits) with a 5:1 compression improvement over the already compressed representation, and with respect to the uncompressed representation it is a 9:1 compression ratio. | 05-12-2016 |
20160133227 | METHOD FOR CONTENT ADAPTATION BASED ON AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic device and method for adapting content based on an ambient environment in the electronic device are provided. The device includes a display interface functionally connecting a content processing module to a display; and the content processing module, wherein the content processing module is configured to receive, from at least one external device external of the electronic device or the at least one external device, ambient color information corresponding for the electronic device or the at least one external device, modify color information for at least a part of first content to be output through the display based on the received ambient color information, and output, based on the modified color information, second content having the modified color information, through the display. | 05-12-2016 |
20160148396 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Display of Mobile Communication Device - A method and computing device are provided for improving readability of a graphical user interface as provided on the display of a computing device. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148553 | Display Apparatus - A display apparatus displays any one of a first color image in which a first image processing using first image processing data is executed, and a second color image in which a second image processing using second image processing data is executed thereon. When the second color image is being displayed, an intensity of one color light emitted by the display apparatus is more decreased than the case of displaying the first color image. The reason is that, according to the second image processing, a gradation value of the one color is smaller than that in the case of using the first image processing. Furthermore, the image quality of the second color image is not deteriorated to a greater extent than the image quality of the first color image. The reason is that, according to the second image processing, the one color light is weakened by adjusting the gradation value of the one color, while deterioration in the image quality is also suppressed by adjusting the gradation values of the other colors. | 05-26-2016 |
20160155246 | AUTOMATIC METHOD OF SETTING A DESKTOP BACKGROUND COLOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR USING THE SAME | 06-02-2016 |
20160189592 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY METHOD - An information processing device includes: an image signal processing unit that processes an image signal representing an image, the image including the region, the image signal processing unit sequentially changing a color to be displayed in the region; an image signal output unit that outputs the image signal to a display device; and a receiver unit that receives, from an input device, a signal that instructs to stop the change of the color. The image signal processing unit stops the change of the color in response to the receiver unit receiving the signal. | 06-30-2016 |
20160196668 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VIRTUAL FITTING MODEL IMAGE | 07-07-2016 |
20220137416 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPTICAL UNIT - A display device includes an image element, a prism mirror that receives image light emitted from the image element through a light incident surface, reflects the image light with an inner reflection surface, and emits the image light from a light emission surface, and a see-through mirror that reflects the image light emitted from the prism mirror toward a pupil position, wherein the prism mirror emits the image light incident from a front to be bent in a direction inclined with respect to the front, and a light emission side of an image source that includes the image element and the prism mirror is covered with a light transmission window that blocks dust. | 05-05-2022 |