04th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100020031 | MOBILE DEVICE HAVING TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR SETTING VIRTUAL KEYPAD THEREOF - A mobile device and a method for setting a virtual keypad on a touch screen of the mobile device are provided. The mobile device includes a memory for storing virtual keypads with different sizes, a touch screen for detecting a touch thereon and displaying a least one of the virtual keypads, and a control unit for determining a size of a touch detected region, for selecting the virtual keypad composed of keys including sizes corresponding to the determined size of the touch detected region, for controlling the touch screen to display the selected virtual keypad and for storing the displayed virtual keypad in the memory unit. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020032 | Display Device - A display device having an electrostatic capacity touch panel includes: X electrodes XP and Y electrodes YP which intersect each other via a first insulating layer; and a plurality of Z electrodes disposed in a floating state via a second insulating layer. For the second insulating layer, a material such as an elastic insulating material which changes in thickness by pressing of touch is used. The Z electrode is disposed so as to overlap both one of the X electrodes and one of the Y electrodes. A pad part of the X electrode has a largest area in the vicinity of a thin line part of the X electrode, and a smallest area in the vicinity of the thin line part of the adjacent X electrode. An area of the pad part is reduced as the pad part departs from the thin line part of the X electrode. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020033 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR A VIRTUAL KEYBOARD - A method and a system for a virtual keyboard utilizing a computer input device includes defining at least first, second and third bounded areas associated with the input device. A set of nine characters is assigned to each of the bounded areas. Contacts and movements associated with the input device within the bounded areas are detected. A one of eight of the nine characters assigned to a bounded area is selected upon detection of a continuous contact during a movement from a beginning position to an end position associated with the bounded area. The selecting is determined by a linear direction from the beginning position to the end position. A ninth character of the nine characters assigned to the bounded area is selected upon detection of a momentary contact associated with the bounded area. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020034 | MOBILE DEVICE HAVING BACKPANEL TOUCHPAD - The present invention relates to a mobile device having a backpanel touchpad, and more particularly, to a technique for enabling cursor movements and execution instructions on a frontpanel display screen to be inputted through a touchpad positioned at a backpanel of a mobile device. Accordingly, a touchpad is disposed on a back side of a mobile device, so that the mobile device can be controlled through a contact point at which a user's finger is naturally positioned when a user holds the mobile device with a user's hand. Further, a backpanel touchpad is operated, so that a display screen is not covered with the user's finger. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020035 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND EVENT CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an event control method of a mobile terminal, in which when a touch input is detected, a shape and size of a lock screen is changed according to the detected touch input value (e.g., touch time, the number of touch times or touch area) and simultaneously a threshold value necessary for unlocking the lock screen | 2010-01-28 |
20100020036 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes displaying an image of a key on a touch-sensitive display and detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive display at a first location. When the first location is located in a predetermined area related the key, tactile feedback is provided that simulates a characteristic of a physical key. The touch-sensitive display may be part of a portable electronic device. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020037 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus enables the operation such that the relation between the image displayed on the display unit and the operation of the user is close to the actual operation and an information processing method. The information processing apparatus includes a display control unit which displays an image at a display unit, a closeness value acquisition unit which acquires a closeness value regarding contact or closeness between an operation entity and a surface of the display unit, an area detection unit which performs a ternary process to the closeness value and detects a first area and a second area being different from the first area in accordance with the ternary-processed closeness value, and a centroid position calculation unit which calculates respective centroid positions of the first area and the second area. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020038 | FLEXIBLE-USE DISPLAY AND CONTROL ELEMENT PANEL FOR CONTROLLING CABIN FUNCTIONS - A display- and control element panel for controlling cabin functions in an aircraft, comprising a bi-stable display element and a control elements wherein the bi-stable display element and the control element are arranged so as to be essentially congruent, wherein the bi-stable display element is adapted to reproduce information at least in one sub-region, and wherein an event is triggerable by activating the control element. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020039 | TOUCH INPUT DEVICE WITH DISPLAY FRONT - An electrically updatable device having a touch sensor and a flexible display is disclosed, wherein the display is between the touch sensor and a viewer. The display comprises a pressure-insensitive imaging layer of polymer-dispersed imaging material, wherein the thickness of the imaging layer is defined by the polymer. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020040 | MULTI-TOUCH SENSING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - Apparatus and method for both displaying graphical output and for sensing, e.g., multi-touch input are provided. A light-emitting diode (“LED”) matrix-array may be configured to both emit and sense light. The array may be driven in such a way so as to enable the array itself to act as the illumination source preferable for either reflective or scattering optical touch sensing. The need for additional opto-electronic components, or an external illumination source, is thus eliminated or at least reduced, and sensing accuracy is likely improved. Additionally, the method is practical for large dimensions. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020041 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - A flat panel display device that can easily determine whether it has been touched or not by sensing a variation in capacitance by using a cushion member. The flat panel display device includes a first face; a frame having a conductive face and supporting the first face and having a conductive face; a cushion member interposed between the first face and the conductive face and formed of a dielectric material, wherein a thickness of the cushion member varies depending on an externally applied pressure, a conductive film interposed between the first face and the cushion member; and a sensor unit electrically connected to the conductive face and the conductive film respectively, which calculates and senses a variation in capacitance of a capacitor comprising the conductive face, the cushion member, and the conductive film. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020042 | Touch-Sensitive Display Device With An Integrated Mechanical Operating Part For Motor Vehicles - The invention relates to a touch-sensitive display device with an integrated mechanical operating part for motor vehicles, in which a mechanical operating part ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100020043 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CURSOR THEREOF - A portable terminal including a touch screen and method for displaying a cursor thereof are provided. The method includes determining whether a capacitance is equal to or greater than a first critical value and is less than a second critical value, if the change of the capacitance is sensed in the touch screen, displaying a cursor in an area where the change of the capacitance is sensed, if the capacitance is equal to or greater than the first critical value and is less than the second critical value, and performing a function corresponding to the area where the cursor is displayed, if the capacitance sensed in the area where the cursor is displayed is equal to or greater than the second critical value. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020044 | LIGHT SENSITIVE DISPLAY WITH SWITCHABLE DETECTION MODES - A display device including a surface for viewing an image comprising a stack of layers configured to display the image. A processor is configured to include switchable detection modes. Each mode is preconfigured to detect an object on or near the surface based on a given sensitivity to light, and has a different sensitivity than other of the modes. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020045 | Optically enhanced flat panel display system having integral touch screen - An optically enhanced flat panel display system, including apparatuses and methods for assembling same, for displaying images generated by a computer or electronic device with increased luminance and reduced reflectance, and for receiving user input for a computer or electronic device via a touch screen portion thereof. The flat panel display system comprises a touch screen portion integrally incorporated with and forward of a display portion. The display system has only one front polarizer such that the touch screen and display portions are generally positioned rearward thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the touch screen portion employs resistive touch screen technology and the display portion employs liquid crystal display technology. By including only one front polarizer, attenuation of display image light is minimized and an increase in net luminance is achieved over other flat panel display systems. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020046 | METHOD OF DRIVING INFORMATION DISPLAY PANEL - A method of driving an information display panel: in which at least one group of display media constituted by at least one group of particles, at least one substrate being transparent; in which the display media, to which an electrostatic field generated between the substrates is applied, are made to move so as to display information such as an image; and in which an electrostatic field is applied more than once for moving the display media in respective pixels; is disclosed. In the method of driving an information display panel, during a time interval at which an electrostatic field is not applied in the course of said multiple electrostatic field application, an electrostatic field application for the other multiple electrostatic field application is performed. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020047 | Method of driving a plasma display panel and driver therefor - A method of driving a plasma display panel having a capacitive load formed by a plurality of scan electrodes and a plurality of address electrodes crossing the scan electrodes, using a driver including an address energy recovery circuit (AERC) that applies an address voltage to the address electrodes by an inductor electrically coupled to the address electrodes and resonance of the capacitive load, wherein, during an address period in which one of a scan signal and a non-scan signal is applied to each of the scan electrodes, the method includes applying the scan signal to a current scan electrode, and applying the scan signal to a subsequent scan electrode adjacent the current scan electrode after application of an address signal is complete, the address signal varying from a base state for a period longer than application of the address voltage. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020048 | Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of elements at a display unit by being superimposed and selecting an arbitrary element rapidly and easily among the plurality of elements by the user and an information processing method. The information processing apparatus includes an input reception unit to which signals are input from a first operation unit and a second operation unit, and a display control unit by which a plurality of first elements and a plurality of second elements are displayed by being superimposed. The first elements are arranged to be selectable or movable in accordance with the input of the first operation unit on a virtual first layer and the second elements are arranged to be selectable or movable in accordance with the input of the second operation unit on a virtual second layer which differs from the first layer. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020049 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel with improved driving timings and reduced number of scan lines. The plasma display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; red (R), green (G) and blue (B) discharge cells between the first substrate and the second substrate at crossing regions of sustain electrodes and address electrodes between the first substrate and the second substrate. A G discharge cell form a pixel with an adjacent one B discharge cell or an adjacent R discharge cell in the first direction, and the G discharge cell and an adjacent G discharge cell in the second direction are offset from each other in the first direction by ½ of a discharge cell pitch of the plasma display panel. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020050 | DISPLAY UNIT FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE BASED ON A VIDEO SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM A PERSONAL COMPUTER WHICH IS CONNECTED TO AN INPUT DEVICE - An image display apparatus capable of adjusting a display picture by an input unit through a computer body is disclosed. When the user inputs a control instruction for adjusting the display picture of the display unit by the input unit connected to the computer body, a control signal addition circuit prepares a control signal Sc corresponding to the control instruction and adds the control signal to a video signal R, G or B or a synchronizing signal Hs or Vs produced by a display control circuit during a vertical retrace period. A control signal separation circuit separates the added control signal Sc from the video signal R, G or B or the synchronizing signal Hs or Vs produced by the control signal addition circuit. A display control circuit produces adjustment signals Sa and Sb on the basis of the control signal from the control signal separation circuit to adjust a video circuit and a deflection circuit. Thus, the user can adjust the display picture by the input unit near at hand without extending the hands to adjustment switches of the display unit. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020051 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A method of driving an organic light emitting display device including a plurality of pixels during a frame including subframes includes: representing gray levels by utilizing some of the subframes of the frame prior to degradation of an organic light emitting diode of each of the plurality of pixels; and compensating for the degradation of the organic light emitting diodes by changing the utilized subframes to increase a portion of the frame utilized by the plurality of pixels to represent the gray levels. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020052 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY CHARACTERISTIC AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A display characteristic control method provides an on-screen display (OSD) of display characteristics values automatically controlled according to ambient illuminance levels, to enable user recognition and confirmation of current values. A display apparatus adopting the method includes a display module for displaying a video signal; an illuminance sensor for detecting a level of ambient illuminance; a system controller for adjusting, based on the detected ambient illuminance, at least one display characteristic of the display module and for generating a set of control values corresponding to the adjusted at least one display characteristic; a display characteristic controller for controlling the display module using the adjusted at least one display characteristic; and an OSD generator for generating OSD data for display on a display screen together with the video signal, the displayed OSD data corresponding to the display characteristic control values of the adjusted at least one display characteristic. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020053 | DISPLAY MODULE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display module includes a scan line, a data line, a driving circuit and a level converting circuit. The driving circuit has at least one first driving unit and at least one second driving unit electrically connected to the first driving unit. A non-DC signal is transmitted between the first driving unit and the second driving unit for controlling the first driving unit and/or the second driving unit. The first driving unit outputs a first driving signal to the scan line. The second driving unit outputs a second driving signal to the level converting circuit. The level converting circuit is electrically connected with the driving circuit and the data line, and outputs a display signal to the data line according to the second driving signal. A driving method of the display module is also disclosed. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020054 | TRIPLE MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - In an embodiment, a system comprises an LCD comprising a plurality of pixels each comprising a transmissive part; a reflective part; and a latched driving circuit. The driving circuit comprises a transmissive section comprising a transmissive data input coupled to the transmissive part of the pixel, and is configured to drive a transmissive data value from the transmissive data input and to set the transmissive part to a transmissive display state based on the transmissive data value; a reflective section comprising a reflective data input (independent of the transmissive data input) coupled to the reflective part of the pixel, and is configured to drive a reflective data value from the reflective data input and to set the reflective part to a reflective display state based on the reflective data value. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020055 | DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVING METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first and second substrates with scanning electrodes and data electrodes and a liquid crystal layer; a scanning electrode driving circuit applying to the scanning electrodes scan pulse; a data electrode driving circuit applying to the data electrodes data pulses having combinations of different voltage levels according to write data; and a driving control circuit supplying to the scanning and data electrode driving circuits a pulse control signal controlling the phase of the scan pulses and data pulses. The scanning and data electrode driving circuits control the scan pulses and data pulses at voltage levels according to the pulse control signal, and the driving control circuit inverts or does not invert the phase of the pulse control signal, at each application interval of the scan pulses, according to the number of changed values and unchanged values of the write data. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020056 | Display Panel and Control Method Using Transient Capacitive Coupling - Panel comprising display drivers which, each 1′″, comprise a select switch and a clamping switch which are controlled by the same select electrode, and a coupling capacitor for transiently coupling the control terminal of this circuit C to an address electrode. A control method comprising emission periods and depolarization periods, where all the address signals have the same polarity. The invention makes it possible in particular to use conventional and inexpensive means of controlling the address electrodes. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020057 | POWER CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A power circuit for a liquid crystal display includes a voltage divider which generates a voltage-divided voltage between a first power source and a second power source, an operational amplifier which receives the voltage-divided voltage to output a driving voltage, a first switch connected between the first power source and a common node, and a second switch connected between the second power source and the common node. The first switch provides a first current path between the first power source and the common node in response to the driving voltage, and the second switch provides a second current path between the second power source and the common node in response to the driving voltage. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020058 | Plasma display and driving method thereof - A plasma display including a first electrode and a second electrode formed in parallel is disclosed. The plasma display gradually decreases a voltage at the second electrode from a second voltage to a third voltage while a first voltage is applied to the first electrode during a reset period. The plasma display changes the first voltage according to a change in the discharge firing voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode. The change in the discharge firing voltage may be determined in accordance with an accumulated driving time or a discharge time during the reset period. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020059 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting display device capable of ensuring the drive stability. The organic light emitting display includes a plurality of pixels; first signal supply lines respectively coupled to the pixels disposed in at least two horizontal lines; and second signal supply lines being lower in number than the first signal supply lines and respectively coupled to the pixels disposed in the horizontal lines includes a scan driver driving the first and second signal supply lines; a data driver driving data lines disposed in a direction that is crossed to the first and second signal supply lines; and a dummy pattern block providing dummy patterns so that loads of the second signal supply lines are identical to loads of the first signal supply lines. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020060 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A conventional setting voltage was a value with an estimated margin of a characteristic change of a light emitting element. Therefore, a voltage between the source and drain of a driver transistor V | 2010-01-28 |
20100020061 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel | 2010-01-28 |
20100020062 | STEREO DISPLAY AND DISPLAY - A stereo display including a display panel unit, a shutter glasses unit, and a backlight unit is provided. The display panel unit sequentially displays a right eye image and a left eye image according to a right eye synchronizing vertical signal and a left eye synchronizing vertical signal. The shutter glasses unit has a right eye glass and a left eye glass, wherein the right eye glass is synchronously opened according to the right eye synchronizing vertical signal, and the left eye glass is synchronously opened according to the left eye synchronizing vertical signal. The backlight unit provides a light source to the display panel unit, wherein the backlight unit is synchronously turned on and off according to the right eye synchronizing vertical signal, and the backlight unit is also synchronously turned on and off according to the left eye synchronizing vertical signal. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020063 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A method for driving a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus, wherein the LCD apparatus comprises a plurality of scan rows, a plurality of data columns, and a data driving circuit, includes: driving a plurality of specific scan rows of the plurality of scan rows at a same time; extracting a plurality of pixel data, arranged into a first order, corresponding to the plurality of specific scan rows; arranging the plurality of pixel data into a second order different from the first order according to a connecting relationship between the data driving circuit and a plurality of pixels of the plurality of specific scan rows; and utilizing the data driving circuit to drive a plurality of pixels according to the plurality of pixel data corresponding to the second order. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020064 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICES - An electrophoretic display device is driven by carrying out a first display addressing cycle (FIG. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020065 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An object is to improve image quality. In order to achieve this object, a method of driving an image display device comprises the following steps (a) to (c). The image display device includes: a plurality of pixel circuits having respective light emitting elements (OLED), and which are arranged in a plane in a first direction and in a second direction different from the first direction; and a plurality of power source lines each connected in common to the plurality of pixel circuits for each column of pixel circuits formed by arranging a plurality of pixel circuits in the first direction. In the step (a), a voltage drop expected to be generated in one power source line of the plurality of power source lines is derived based on the wiring resistance of the one power source line, and first image data supplied to a plurality of pixel circuits connected in common to the one power source line, and arranged in the first direction. In the step (b), second image data is derived by correcting the first image data based on the voltage drop derived in the step (a). The step (c) is a light emission step of causing the light emitting elements to emit light based on the second image data derived in the step (b). | 2010-01-28 |
20100020066 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Three-dimensional imaging techniques are used for a visualization method and apparatus. In a preferred embodiment, terrain data is displayed as a series of pixels—areas of terrain elevation data. Individual pixels are analyzed to determine whether they are locally smooth or “warpable” relative to their surrounding neighbor pixels. Those pixels that are locally relatively “smooth,” i.e., those satisfying a given set of criteria, are joined with adjacent neighbor pixels by a process referred to herein as “warping” to create “smooth,” gap-free surfaces. A preferred embodiment includes drawing or generating lines between the centers of two pairs of adjacent pixels to determine a slopes m | 2010-01-28 |
20100020067 | Information processing apparatus - An information processing apparatus displays a shape of an object on a display device by using numerical values on a coordinate axis. The apparatus includes a calculating unit that calculates a minimum rectangular parallelepiped including the component by using numerical values indicative of a shape of the component; an outer-shape calculating unit that replaces every component constituting the object and calculates numerical values indicative of an outer shape of an object formed by collecting every replaced component into one; a determining unit that determines whether the component makes contact with the outer shape by using the numerical values indicative of the outer shape and the numerical values indicative of the shape of the component; and a displaying unit that displays on the display device an object composed of only components as making contact. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020068 | View Point Representation for 3-D Scenes - Techniques are described for deriving information, including graphical representations, based on perspectives of a 3D scene by utilizing sensor model representations of location points in the 3D scene. A 2D view point representation of a location point is derived based on the sensor model representation. From this information, a data representation can be determined. The 2D view point representation can be used to determine a second 2D view point representation. Other techniques include using sensor model representations of location points associated with dynamic objects in a 3D scene. These sensor model representations are generated using sensor systems having perspectives external to the location points and are used to determine a 3D model associated with a dynamic object. Data or graphical representations may be determined based on the 3D model. A system for obtaining information based on perspectives of a 3D scene includes a data manager and a renderer. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020069 | PARTITIONING-BASED PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS FOR GRAPHICS IMAGING - In general, this disclosure relates to techniques for providing a visual representation of a graphical scene that includes a number of different graphical partitions, which may allow a user to identify portions of the graphics scene that exhibit reduced performance due to costs associated with screen partitioning. One example device includes a display device and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to display one or more graphics images in a graphical scene on the display device, display a graphical representation of partitions that overlay the one or more graphics images and that graphically divide the scene on the display device, and analyze graphics data for the one or more graphics images to determine which portions of the graphics data are associated with multiple ones of the partitions. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020070 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING USING A LUMINESCENT SURFACE - The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020071 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING GRAPHICS OBJECTS IN A GRAPHICS DISPLAY SYSTEM - A method and system for controlling the algorithmic elements in 3D graphics systems via an improved 3D graphics API is provided. In one aspect, in a 3D graphics system having privatized formats with privatized drivers used to increase the efficiency of display, existing problems are eliminated that are associated with multiple redundant copies of the publicly formatted graphics data made in host system memory pursuant to various graphics operations e.g., lock and unlock operations. The ability to make a system copy of publicly formatted data is exposed to the developer, eliminating the creation of unnecessary, and redundant copies. Efficient switching between the privatized and public format remains hidden from the developers so that applications execute efficiently while removing consideration thereof from the developers. Thus, developers are free to consider other tasks. In the event that a developer wishes to make a copy of the data, the data is copied pursuant to an operation that the developer calls and over which the developer has control, ensuring that multiple redundant copies of the graphics data are not made in host system memory. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020072 | METHOD OF CREATION OF A VIRTUAL THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE TO ENABLE ITS REPRODUCTION ON PLANAR SUBSTRATES - A method of creation of a virtual three dimensional image to enable its reproduction on at least one planar substrate includes creating a virtual three dimensional space that includes a ground plane. A virtual model of an object is merged into the virtual three dimensional space and located at a desired position on the ground plane. A first virtual camera is placed at a first position in the virtual three dimensional space. Virtual lighting is added to the virtual three dimensional space to create shadows of the virtual model on at least the ground plane. The first virtual camera is used for rendering of the virtual model and the shadows to obtain a rendered image. The virtual model is removed and the rendered image is projected onto the ground plane. A second virtual camera is placed vertically above the projection of the rendered image on the ground plane and is used to capture the virtual three dimensional image of the projection of the rendered image on the ground plane to enable reproduction of the virtual three dimensional image on the at least one planar substrate. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020073 | Automatic generation of human models for motion capture, biomechanics and animation - An automated method for the generation of (i) human models comprehensive of shape and joint centers information and/or (ii) subject specific models from multiple video streams is provided. To achieve these objectives, a kinematic model is learnt space from a training data set. The training data set includes kinematic models associated with corresponding morphological models. A shape model is identified as well as one or more poses of the subject. The learnt kinematic model space and the identified shape model are combined to generate a full body model of the subject starting from as few as one-static pose. Further, to generate a full body model of an arbitrary human subject, the learnt kinematic model space and the identified shape model are combined using a parameter set. The invention is applicable for fully automatic markerless motion capture and generation of complete human models. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020074 | Method and apparatus for detecting objects from terrestrial based mobile mapping data - A method of detecting objects from terrestrial based mobile mapping data is disclosed, wherein the terrestrial based mobile mapping data has been captured by way of a terrestrial based mobile mapping vehicle driving on a road having a driving direction, the mobile mapping data including laser scanner data, source images obtained by at least one camera and position and orientation data of the vehicle, wherein the laser scanner data includes laser points, each laser point having associated position and orientation data, and each source image comprises associated position and orientation data. In at least one embodiment, the method includes: retrieving a position and orientation of the vehicle; filtering the laser scanner data in dependence of the position and orientation of the vehicle to obtain laser points corresponding to regions of interest; retrieving a source image associated with the position and orientation of the vehicle; mapping the laser points corresponding to regions of interest to image coordinates of the source image to generate a recognition mask; combining the recognition mask and the source image to obtain candidate 3D images representative of possible objects within the regions of interest; and, detecting a group of objects from the candidate 3D images. By combining image recognition and laser scanner recognition the detection rate can be increased to a very high percentage, thereby substantially reducing human effort. Furthermore, the generating of regions of interest in the laser data, enables a significant reduction of the processing power and/or the processing time needed to detect the objects in the images. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020075 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING A VIRTUAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT, AND METHOD OF GENERATING REVENUE THEREFROM - An apparatus and method for creating and using a virtual three-dimensional environment, and methods for generating revenue based on the virtual three-dimensional environment. The virtual three-dimensional environment includes a virtual three-dimensional city model which is a realistically accurate city environment including all the details of an actual city. Defined elements within the virtual city model serve to promote corresponding third-party businesses and related entities in the real world. Users interface with the virtual city model to explore the city and learn about or become more familiar with the defined elements within the virtual city model. The virtual three-dimensional city model which is realistically accurate of an environment also facilitates multiple other uses. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020076 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL DATA - A three-dimensional model data generation apparatus generates and stores a three-dimensional model expressing a three-dimensional object that includes a first element having a first surface region and a second element having a second surface region. The apparatus includes a generation unit generating surface shape data on the first and second elements; a detection unit detecting a contact region on which the first surface region and the second surface region are in contact with each other; a storage unit storing, in a storage device, the surface shape data generated by the generation unit; and a discard unit discarding the surface shape data on the contact region in the second surface region. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020077 | PROGRAM, IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - A program causing a computer to select a first color range from a plurality of color ranges based on input information, and to determine a color within the first color range to be a color of one of part objects corresponding to categories that form main parts of a model object under a predetermined condition. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020078 | DEPTH MAPPING USING MULTI-BEAM ILLUMINATION - A method for mapping an object ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100020079 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide an image processing device capable of attaining shade expression on a surface of an object while reducing image processing load, and of reducing a sense of discomfort which the user may feel. A shading process execution unit ( | 2010-01-28 |
20100020080 | IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - An image generation system includes a virtual camera control section that controls a virtual camera, a distance calculation section that calculates a distance between the virtual camera and a model object, and a drawing section that draws a plurality of objects including the model object. The drawing section decreases a density of a shadow image that shows a self-shadow or a shadow of another object cast on the model object as the distance between the virtual camera and the model object decreases. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020081 | LIGHT REFLECTION INTENSITY CALCULATION CIRCUIT - A circuit for calculating a light reflected component with high accuracy. The circuit for calculating a reflected component of light reflected from an object having a rough surface comprises a means for storing the reflectance of an object in relation to the value φ or the value of cos φ, letting a surface normal vector be denoted by a vector N, a light source incidence unit vector be denoted by a vector L, a line-of-sight unit vector be denoted by V, a half vector of the light source incidence vector L and the line-of-sight vector V be denoted by H and defining the inner products as N·L=cos θ, N·V=cos γ, V·H=cos φ, N·H=cos β; a means for storing a luminance distribution in relation to the value of β or the value of cos β; a means for acquiring information on the reflectance term (F | 2010-01-28 |
20100020082 | PROGRAM, IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - A program performing processing so that a computer does not set a selected part object together with a part object that has been already set as an element of a model object as elements of a model object when the category of the selected part object is designated by designation information of the part object that has been already set as an element of the model object and the category of the part object that has been already set as an element of the model object is designated by designation information of the selected part object. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020083 | PROGRAM, IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - A program causing a computer to store a plurality of items of attribute information respectively associated with a plurality of part objects that form a model object in a storage section, and performing a hit effect process based on the attribute information of a part object among the plurality of part objects that corresponds to a hit position of the model object. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020084 | Generating Designs For Product Adornment - Ordered pattern are generated based on an existing image by providing an isosceles right triangle-shaped first image, and creating a second image based thereon. The second image at least includes a first portion entirely formed from a plurality of mirrored or unmirrored, rotated or unrotated, and non-overlapping instances of the first image arranged in the shape of a complete rectangle. The legs of the complete rectangle are at least as long as either the legs or the hypotenuse of the isosceles right triangle. The first portion of the second image encompasses an area at least twice that of the first image. The plurality of instances of the first image are joined at their respective isosceles right triangle hypotenuses, legs, and corners. A computer system for performing various embodiments of such method is provided, as are a wide variety of products adorned with attractive examples of such ordered images. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020085 | METHOD FOR AVATAR WANDERING IN A COMPUTER BASED INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT - A method for avatar wandering in a computer based interactive environment including for each avatar within a range of a current avatar, obtaining profiles of a user represented by the avatar, for each profile of the user represented by the avatar that has a same profile type as a profile of a user represented by the current avatar, comparing the profiles for matching data, computing a match score for the avatar based on the matching data, and moving the current avatar toward the avatar that has a greatest match score. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020086 | SHARING DISPLAY PROCESSING SYSTEM, DISPLAY PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - In a sharing display processing system having a plurality of display processing systems each including one or a plurality of display apparatuses, each display processing system arranges display regions corresponding to the respective display apparatuses on a first memory region shared with another display processing system, arranges contents on a second memory region managed by the self system, extracts a part of the second memory region on which the contents are arranged as an extracted region, and arranges the extracted region on the first memory region. Each display apparatus displays the extracted region arranged within the range of the display region corresponding to itself on the first memory region. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020087 | PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS DURING VISUAL CREATION OF GRAPHICS IMAGES - In general, this disclosure relates to techniques for using graphics instructions and state information received from a graphics device to visually create a graphics image. Performance analysis may also be conducted to identify potential bottlenecks during instruction execution on the graphics device. One example device includes a display device and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to receive a plurality of graphics instructions from an external graphics device, wherein the graphics instructions are executed by the external graphics device to display a graphics image, and to receive state information from the external graphics device, wherein the state information is associated with execution of the graphics instructions on the external graphics device. The one or more processors are further configured to display, on the display device, a representation of the graphics image according to the graphics instructions and the state information. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020088 | GRAPHICS RENDERING DEVICE AND GRAPHICS RENDERING METHOD - When moving images such as three-dimensional graphics, or the like are displayed, high-quality images can be displayed by keeping a display frame rate, suppressing a breakdown of display contents, and making a drawing engine exhibit processing abilities to maximum. A graphics rendering device includes a frame buffer | 2010-01-28 |
20100020089 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING IMAGES ASYNCHRONOUSLY AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for displaying images asynchronously is provided. The method includes: providing at least one display mode, the display mode defines a total display area count displayable showed on a display, an interval to display images on the display, and a predetermined displaying manner; obtaining images and the display mode; generating one or more display areas according to the display mode; and displaying the images on the generated display areas according to the interval and displaying manner. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020090 | Monitoring graphics processing - A graphics processing apparatus 6 is provided with rendering circuitry | 2010-01-28 |
20100020091 | GENERATING AND SERVING TILES IN A DIGITAL MAPPING SYSTEM - Digital tile-based mapping techniques are disclosed that enable efficient online serving of aesthetically pleasing maps. In one particular embodiment, an image tile-based digital mapping system is configured for generating map tiles during an offline session, and serving selected sets of those tiles to a client when requested. Also provided are solutions for handling map labels and other such features in a tile-based mapping system, such as when a map label crosses map tile boundaries. Various processing environments (e.g., servers or other computing devices) can be employed in the system. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020092 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY MONITOR ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION - A method and system for controlling electrical power consumption of a display monitor screen, is provided. One implementation involves grouping screen pixels into different resolution cells, detecting display of one or more windows on the screen, and selectively controlling the cells by providing power only to the pixels in cells corresponding to one or more windows of interest to the user, and reducing power to pixels in remaining cells. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020093 | OPEN AREA MAPS BASED ON VECTOR GRAPHICS FORMAT IMAGES - Systems and methods corresponding to an open area map are disclosed. For example, one method includes receiving an image of a layout corresponding to a real-world area in which a person moves about. The image is in a vector graphics format. A reference region is determined using the image of the layout. A grid is combined with the reference region to generate a routable map. The routable map is configured to provide point-to-point routing within the layout. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020094 | METHOD OF BOOSTING A DISPLAY IMAGE, CONTROLLER UNIT FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE CONTROLLER UNIT - Controller unit includes local dimming logic board and controller board. Local dimming logic board generates local dimming signals in response to image data received from external device. When boost-worthy portion of image data is found to satisfy predefined boosting conditions, local dimming logic board increases luminance value of backlight dimming signal supplied for corresponding boost-worthy area portion of image data. Controller board receives image data from local dimming logic board, and gamma converts peripheral area data corresponding to peripheral area of image data into converted image data using compensating gamma conversion different than that used for image data of backlight boosted area so that luminance of peripheral area adjacent to boosting area is decreased by use of compensating gamma conversion in place of normal or reference gamma conversion. Decreased luminance substantially counter compensates for increased luminance due to light from spreading into peripheral area from adjacent boosted area. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020095 | 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. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020096 | ANTIALIASING APPARATUS - Antialiasing selection condition data | 2010-01-28 |
20100020097 | System and method for mosaicing digital ortho-images - The present invention provides a system and method for mosaicing multiple input images, captured by one or more remote sensors, into a seamless mosaic of an area of interest. Each set of input images captured by the remote sensors within a capture interval are ortho-rectified and mosaiced together into a composite image. Successive composite images, along a given flight path, are then mosaiced together to form a strip. Adjacent strips are then mosaiced together to form a final image of the area of interest. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020098 | MAPPING GRAPHICS INSTRUCTIONS TO ASSOCIATED GRAPHICS DATA DURING PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS - In general, this disclosure relates to techniques for optimizing a graphics scene, such as a three-dimensional (3D) scene, by allowing application developers and/or graphics artists to identify which graphics instructions and associated graphics data (e.g., polygonal data, texture data) may be associated with identified performance issues. One example method comprises receiving mapping information from the external device, wherein the mapping information includes information to map the graphics instructions to primitive graphics data that is used to render one or more graphics images during execution of the graphics instructions, and identifying a performance issue associated with execution of at least one graphics instruction within the graphics instructions. The method further comprises using the mapping information to identify a portion of the primitive graphics data that is associated with the performance issue based upon execution of the at least one graphics instruction. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020099 | Mapping electrical crosstalk in pixelated sensor arrays - The effects of inter pixel capacitance in a pixilated array may be measured by first resetting all pixels in the array to a first voltage, where a first image is read out, followed by resetting only a subset of pixels in the array to a second voltage, where a second image is read out, where the difference in the first and second images provide information about the inter pixel capacitance. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020100 | METHOD FOR EXTENDING A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH REGISTRATION - A method for providing virtual world functionality to a user of a base virtual world having base virtual world functionality and a base world list of base virtual world users, includes providing a virtual world layer, communicating to the base virtual world that the virtual world layer will overlay the base virtual world and adding the virtual world layer to the base world list in order to register the virtual world layer with the base virtual world. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020101 | PRESENTING DYNAMIC GRIDS - Grids are commonly used to provide an environment for users to orient objects within a drawing program. The properties of a grid are usually defined and set at the time the grid is created and do not change. An effective way to provide a useful grid that can adapt to objects a user has drawn is provided herein by presenting a dynamic grid on a display. The dynamic grid may adjust grid properties, such as the position of the origin, the angle of the grid, the size of gridline spacing, the coordinate mode, etc. The new grid properties are adjusted to accommodate what the user may draw next, based upon what the user previously drew. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020102 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BROWSING INFORMATION ON A DISPLAY - In one embodiment, a method for browsing information on a hand-held device having a display is provided. The method includes (1) setting the orientation of the display surface in relation to the virtual surface, said orientation being in a spatial initial state, so that a reference line perpendicular to and extending from a first reference point on the display surface hits the page containing information at a predefined point, (2) generating a mirror line by mirroring the reference line in relation to a line that is perpendicular to the display surface and travels via the reference point in response to tilting of the hand-held device in relation to the spatial initial state, (3) defining a hit point (xn,yn) where the mirror line hits the virtual surface and the page containing said information; and (4) showing on the display a portion of the page around the hit point | 2010-01-28 |
20100020103 | Interface with and communication between mobile electronic devices - An input device and mobile electronic devices having improved user interface capabilities are described. In one embodiment, a “triple-threat” device is provided in the form of a mobile electronic device of a slider construction. A two-way slider mechanism is provided. In one embodiment, a screen of the mobile electronic device is touch-sensitive (touch input); in a first slider position, tactile-response keys are exposed (key input); in another slider position, a writing pad is exposed (stylus input). | 2010-01-28 |
20100020104 | DISPLAY PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD, AND DISPLAY PROCESSING PROGRAM - The height and width of a GUI component are defined in advance using a reference height and a reference width. The height of a character inserted in the GUI component is defined in advance using the reference height. When the GUI component is displayed on a display unit, the reference height and the reference width of a reference font size are set to values corresponding to resolution of the display unit. When a panel with resolution of 1024×768 is used as the display unit, for example, the reference height is set to 25 and the reference width is set to 19. When a panel with resolution of 640×480 is used as the display unit, each of the reference height and the reference width is set to 16. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020105 | MULTI-FORMAT IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image display apparatus and method are disclosed. In the present invention, image frames of various data information sizes are displayed with a selected output data information size. If the selected output data information size is below a limit of a storage medium for buffering image frames to be displayed, the data information size of an input image frame is adjusted to the output data information, and the image frame is displayed in the output data information size. If the output data information exceeds the limit of the storage medium, the input image is over-compressed to have a lower data information size. Then an image processing is performed to the image frame, so that the processed image frame is decompressed to have the output data information size before being displayed. Therefore, the decompressed image frame can be displayed in the selected output data information size. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020106 | MERIT BASED GAMUT MAPPING IN A COLOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - What is disclosed is a system and method for merit-based gamut mapping. In one embodiment, color points are clustered in regions of interest within a color space. Each cluster is associated with a gamut mapping function and a merit function. Mapping parameters of each gamut mapping function are iteratively varied to optimize the values based on the merit function value. An optimized gamut mapping function results. Optimized gamut mapping functions of adjacent clusters are blended together by blending the value of the gamut mapping function for a point of a cluster with a value produced by the gamut mapping function of an adjacent cluster for that color point. The composite gamut mapping function contains the optimized gamut mapping functions of all clusters is then output for use in mapping points within those clusters to points within the target gamut. The composite gamut mapping function exploits local advantages of each cluster. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020107 | Calibrating pixel elements - A composite display is disclosed. In some embodiments, a composite display includes a paddle configured to sweep out an area, a plurality of pixel elements mounted on the paddle, and one or more optical sensors mounted on the paddle and configured to measure luminance values of the plurality of pixel elements. Selectively activating one or more of the plurality of pixel elements while the paddle sweeps the area causes at least a portion of an image to be rendered. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020108 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING A BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY - Provided are a backlight assembly, a display apparatus comprising the same, and a driving method of the liquid crystal display. The backlight assembly includes a pulse width modulation signal output unit receiving a dimming signal and outputting a pulse width modulation signal having a duty ratio corresponding to the dimming signal and having various periods, and a light source emitting light based on the pulse width modulation signal. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020109 | DYNAMIC GAMUT CONTROL - A method of dynamic gamut control comprises the step of controlling (LD) intensities of at least a subset (PR, PG, PB) of a set of color primaries (PR, PG, PB, PW) associated with corresponding sub-pixels (RP, GP, BP, WP) of a display device. The method further comprises the step of searching (PC) for a minimal intensity value (Ra; Ga; Ba) of one of the color primaries of the subset (PR; PG; PB) being adjusted, to obtain together with the other color primaries (WP) of the set of color primaries (PR, PG, PB, PW) an adjusted color gamut (GG | 2010-01-28 |
20100020110 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A high speed moving image processing section of a liquid crystal display device includes: a calculation section having a plurality of LUTs in accordance with which an output for performing overshoot drive is obtained with reference to current frame data and previous frame data; and a frame memory in which a video data signal of a previous frame is stored. During each writing period in a single frame period, the calculation section carries out data conversion for performing the overshoot drive by using a video data signal, transmitted from the host device, as current frame data, and by using a video data signal, read out from the frame memory, as pervious frame data. Further, an LUT for performing the overshoot drive is switched in every writing period. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020111 | Display device and method for driving the same - Disclosed is a display device including a first storage unit having driving data for driving a display panel and a first check SUM data on the driving data stored therein, a second storage unit for retrieving the driving data and the first check SUM data from the first storage unit and storing the driving data and the check SUM data in response to the instruction of a ROM interface, and a data error detection/correction unit generating a second check SUM data with reference to the driving data stored in the second storage unit. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020112 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Provided are a display device, which can improve display quality by correcting an original image signal whose frame frequency is a first frequency or a second frequency different from the first frequency, and a method | 2010-01-28 |
20100020113 | ELECTRONIC DISPLAY MODULE AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an electronic display module and displaying method thereof. The electronic display module includes a light source, a filter and a light valve. The electronic display module further has a display panel with a plurality of display regions for displaying an image. The electronic display module is provided to adjust the light intensity by space and time varying luminance of the light source, so as to enable the electronic display module to present the image in dynamic display according to the space and time varying approach. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020114 | DISPLAY DRIVER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING PRE-DECODER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A display driver integrated circuit (IC) includes a grayscale voltage generator, a main decoder unit, a pre-decoder unit, and an output buffer unit. The grayscale voltage generator is configured to receive at least one gamma reference voltage and generate a plurality of grayscale voltages. The main decoder unit is configured to receive the grayscale voltages and data, decode the data, and selectively output a grayscale voltage based on the decoded result. The pre-decoder unit is configured to decode part of the data and output a precharge voltage. The output buffer unit is configured to sequentially receive an output of the pre-decoder unit and an output of the main-decoder unit, and output grayscale data used for driving a display device. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020115 | IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An image display control device for controlling display of an image to a display device having a plurality of unit display elements in which three unit display elements corresponding to signals of three primary colors, respectively, are arranged in a delta form, includes an image data input unit which inputs image data, and an image drawing unit which draws an image on the basis of the input image data such that two of the three unit display elements are in a pair and constitute one pixel of the image and the remaining one unit display element constitutes one pixel of the image. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020116 | Display Device - In a display device which displays a black image by periodically inserting a black image, after the display of the black image, a first period in which a video signal different from a video signal for the black image is outputted to video signal lines is made different from a succeeding period in length. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020117 | COLOR ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND PRINTED MATERIAL - A color adjustment system for a display device includes a computer device, and a display device for displaying an image. The display device selectably displays a plurality of color temperature color presets. The computer device makes a white point adjustment to the display device, based on a color temperature color preset selected from among the plurality of color temperature color presets by a selecting operation from the computer device. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020118 | INKJET PRINTHEAD AND METHOD OF PRINTING WITH MULTIPLE DROP VOLUMES - A printhead and a method of ejecting liquid droplets are provided. The method includes providing a printhead operable to eject liquid drops having a plurality of drop volumes V | 2010-01-28 |
20100020119 | DUPLEX PRINTING WITH INTEGRATED IMAGE MARKING ENGINES - The present disclosure provides a method for controlling printing in a solid ink jet printing system. The method comprises forming a first ink image and a second ink image on a transfer surface; passing a receiving substrate through a first nip simplex path of a first ink jet printer at a first print speed; exerting a first pressure on the receiving substrate in the first nip to transfer the first ink image from the transfer surface to a first side of the receiving substrate; moving the receiving substrate through an inverter path; passing the receiving substrate through a second nip simplex path of a second ink jet printer at a second print speed; and, exerting a second pressure on the receiving substrate in the second nip to transfer the second ink image from the transfer surface to a second side of the receiving substrate. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020120 | PRINTHEAD IC WITH TEMPERATURE BASED DE-CLOG EJECTION - A printhead IC is provided having an ejection nozzle, drive circuitry for generating drive signals for driving the ejection nozzle, and a temperature sensor connected to the drive circuitry. The drive circuitry adjusts the drive signals in response to output of the temperature sensor so as to generate the drive signals as print signals and de-clog signals. The de-clog signals have a longer duration than the print signals. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020121 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING JETS WITH FULL WIDTH ARRAY LINEAR SENSORS - Systems and methods are provided for monitoring jets of an image device. The detection is implemented using a data processor that monitors information sent to a jet and using an image sensor that monitors an image being printed or an image after being printed. A detector detects the difference between the image being printed and/or the image after printing to the information sent to the jet, and identifies a faulty jet based on the difference detected. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020122 | INKJET PRINTING SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - An inkjet printing system includes; a stage configured for mounting a substrate thereon, an inkjet head which drips an ink droplet on the substrate, a conveying device which moves the inkjet head, and a measuring device which measures a height of the ink droplet on the substrate. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020123 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a full-line inkjet head that includes ejection nozzles arrayed in the width direction of a recording medium, and that ejects a liquid functional material on the recording medium; a conveying unit that conveys the recording medium at a position opposite to the full-line inkjet head; a test image formation sheet-feeding unit that contact-feeds a test image formation sheet on the recording medium in the upstream of the ejection position on the conveying unit; and a test image formation sheet-separating unit that separates the test image formation sheet from the recording medium in the downstream of the ejection position on the conveying unit. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020124 | Liquid Droplet Jetting Apparatus - A liquid droplet jetting apparatus includes a jetting head unit which jets liquid droplet from nozzles, and which is displaced in a jetting direction in which the liquid droplets are jetted and in an opposite direction opposite to the jetting direction, a capping mechanism including a cap covering a nozzle opening surface in which the nozzles of the jetting head unit open, and performing a capping operation in which the cap is moved in the opposite direction from a stand-by position, which is away from the nozzle opening surface, to a capping position at which the cap covers the nozzle opening surface, a stopper which is arranged with a spacing distance from the jetting head unit, and which regulates a displacement of the jetting head unit in the opposite direction, and a first buffer which is arranged between the jetting head unit and the stopper. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020125 | FLUID EJECTION APPARATUS - A fluid ejection apparatus that ejects fluid from an ejection nozzle in an ejection head includes a fluid receiver that has a concave portion for accommodating the ejected fluid and defines a closed space around the ejection nozzle when the concave portion contacts the ejection head. Suction pumps suck the fluid in the concave portion through suction ports in the concave portion. A fluid suction unit sucks the fluid in the ejection head through the ejection nozzle by operating the suction pumps such that the concave portion contacts the ejection head. An air suction unit sucks the air and the fluid in the concave portion of the fluid receiver after completion of suction of the fluid in the ejection head, by allowing at least one suction pump to reverse the air flow in collaboration with the operation of at least one other suction pump. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020126 | LIQUID SUPPLY DEVICE AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid supply device is provided in a liquid ejecting apparatus which includes a liquid ejecting head and a cleaning section. The liquid supply device includes a liquid supply section that has a pump in the path of a liquid supply flow channel for interconnecting a liquid supply source and the liquid ejecting head and a pair of unidirectional valves on upstream and downstream sides of the pump. The liquid supply section supplies the liquid to the downstream side with a suction drive that suctions the liquid from the liquid supply source and a discharge drive that discharges the suctioned liquid. A valve section in the path of the liquid supply flow channel on the downstream side is maintained in a valve-closed state by the suction force applied to an ejection port, and is opened by a liquid supply pressure generated by the discharge drive in the valve-closed state. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020127 | OVERPRINT TROUGH FOR AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a reference surface that is partitioned into an array of chambers; an image forming head for forming an image on a media; and a source of negative pressure. The array of chambers is in fluid communication with the source of negative pressure. An overprint trough is positioned neighboring the array of chambers. The overprint trough includes a side wall with a plurality of vent holes to direct airborne ink mist produced by the image forming head away from a back side of the media. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020128 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head configured to jet droplets of recording liquid; a maintenance device configured to maintain/restore a condition of the recording head, whereby the maintenance device is detachably attached to a body of the image forming apparatus; and a waste liquid tank configured to hold waste liquid collected by the maintenance device, whereby the waste liquid tank is disposed adjacent to the maintenance device. The maintenance device has a jetting tube configured to discharge the waste liquid into the waste liquid tank. The waste liquid tank includes an induction opening surrounding the jetting tube, whereby the induction opening has a notch through which the jetting tube passes when the maintenance device is detached from the body. The image forming apparatus further includes a wall member configured to block at least part of the notch when the maintenance device is attached in the body. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020129 | PRINTER WITH A FIRST DRIVE SUB-ASSEMBLY AND A DETACHABLE SECOND DRIVE SUB-ASSEMBLY AND PRINTER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE FIRST AND SECOND SUB-ASSEMBLIES - A printer includes a first drive sub-assembly and a second drive sub-assembly detachably provided on the first drive sub-assembly. The first drive sub-assembly includes a bed configured to support a material to be printed, a first engaging member, and a front-rear direction moving mechanism provided on one side of the bed and configured to move the first engaging member along a front-rear direction. The second drive sub-assembly includes a guide bar having a longitudinal direction substantially perpendicular to the front-rear direction, a right-left direction moving mechanism configured to move a printer head along the longitudinal direction of the guide bar, and a second engaging member engaging with the first engaging member to move the guide bar along the front-rear direction. | 2010-01-28 |
20100020130 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - A liquid ejecting head includes multiple nozzles to eject liquid droplet, a vibration unit including a vibration plate, the vibration plate forming at least one wall face of multiple liquid paths that communicate with the respective nozzles, a driving member to move the vibration plate, and the vibration unit formed of laminated multi-layered member that includes a resin layer to form the vibration plate, a first metal layer located on one side of the resin layer, and a second metal layer located on the other side of the resin layer, and wherein the first and second metal layers are formed of different metals, that is, the first metal layer has an ionization tendency higher than that of hydrogen, the second metal layer has an ionization tendency lower than that of hydrogen. | 2010-01-28 |