06th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120032956 | APPLICATIONS WITH INTEGRATED CAPTURE - Embodiments include a system for integrating capture software functionality into other software applications including computer aided design (CAD) application, search application, database management application, email applications, network publishing applications, collaboration applications, copying and facsimile applications, manufacturing applications and similar programs. A user may utilize any of these applications to initiate a capture of an image or model. The applications may include an integrated capture functionality or message system to communicate with a capture application to initiate a capture. A separate or integrated conversion application may automatically be invoked to convert and return the image or model to the requesting application. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032957 | DATA PROCESSING UNIT WITH MULTI-GRAPHIC CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA USING THE SAME - A data processing apparatus including a first graphic controller configured to process a first image, the first image being one of a first still, moving and three dimensional (3D) image; a second graphic controller configured to process a second image, the second image being one of a second still, moving and three dimensional (3D) image, the first and second graphic controllers being integrated into one chip; and a controller operatively connected to the first and second graphic controllers and configured to determine whether to enable the second graphic controller, and change the second graphic controller from an inactive state to an enabled state. Further, though the second graphic controller is changed from the inactive state to the enabled state, the first graphic controller is maintained in an enabled state. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032958 | 3-D Model View Manipulation Apparatus - A 3-D view manipulation apparatus surrounds a 3-D model displayed on a display device, and allows a user to manipulate the view of the model by manipulating the apparatus, without having to divert the user's view from the model. The apparatus is transparent or semi-transparent, such that all of its surfaces are simultaneously visible. The apparatus may include control features on its surface, edges, or corners to facilitate changing the view of the model to a vantage point from or through that control feature. The apparatus may include a set of orthogonal axes at its center, about which the model may be made to rotate. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032959 | RESECTION SIMULATION APPARATUS - This resection simulation apparatus comprises a tomographic image information acquisition section ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120032960 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: an image obtaining section obtaining an input image; a first image processing section generating a predetermined quality image resulting from rendering the input image in high image quality using a predetermined image processing parameter; a display section displaying the predetermined quality image; a characteristic region identifying section identifying a plurality of characteristic regions in the input image; a parameter determining section determining, respectively for the plurality of characteristic regions, image processing parameters for rendering images of the plurality of characteristic regions, in higher image quality; a second image processing section generating a plurality of high quality characteristic-region images respectively of the plurality of characteristic regions, using the image processing parameters determined by the parameter determining section; and a display control section replacing the plurality of characteristic regions in the predetermined quality image under display, with the plurality of high quality characteristic-region images. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032961 | RATING TOOL - A table having a plurality of records is displayed, each of the records including at least an identifier for an entity, and at least two fields that each include a mechanism for indicating a score of a component in a rating for the entity. Input is received relating to more than one of the entities, via the mechanisms, indicating values for the scores. A rating is generated for each of the entities according to the scores for each of the entities. In the display of a computing device, a graph is provided including a substantially horizontal x-axis and a substantially vertical y-axis, axis. The ratings are plotted on the graph. The graph includes a plurality of curves, areas on the graph between the curves represent categories for the ratings, and each of the x-axis and the y-axis represent a range of values of scores of one of the rating components. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032962 | POLYLINE VERTEX REDUCTION - Data is received that describes a polyline having a first endpoint, a second endpoint, and a plurality of intermediate vertices, each of the intermediate vertices lying between the first endpoint and the second endpoint. An estimation line segment is drawn between the first endpoint and the second endpoint. An intermediate vertex is identifies as a pivot vertex from the plurality of intermediate vertices that is a greatest distance from the estimation line segment. A flatness ratio is calculated by dividing a distance of the pivot vertex from the estimation line segment by a length of the estimation line segment In a computer, the flatness ratio is compared to a predetermined threshold value. If the flatness ratio does not exceed the predetermined threshold value, the intermediate vertices are discarded, thereby modifying the polyline. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032963 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND FRAME TO ACCOMMODATE DISPLAY PANEL - A display apparatus including: a frame to accommodate a display panel, is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel which displays an image based on an image signal; a main frame which includes a first frame supporting a front side of the display panel and a second frame supporting a rear side of the display panel. A sub-frame is coupled to the main frame, and a light source module is disposed behind the display panel and provides light to the display panel. At least one of the first frame, the second frame and the sub-frame, where the light source module is supported, has smaller thermal expansivity than the others of the first frame, the second frame and the sub-frame, where the light source module is not supported. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032964 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTABLE HARDWARE ACCELERATORS - A method and apparatus employing selectable hardware accelerators in a data driven architecture are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a plurality of processing elements (PEs). A plurality of hardware accelerators are coupled to a selection unit. A register is coupled to the selection unit and the plurality of processing elements. In one embodiment, the register includes a plurality of general purpose registers (GPR), which are accessible by the plurality of processing elements, as well as the plurality of hardware accelerators. In one embodiment, at least one of the GPRs includes a bit to enable a processing element to enable access a selected hardware accelerator via the selection unit. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032965 | Intermediate language accelerator chip - An accelerator chip can be positioned between a processor chip and a memory: The accelerator chip enhances the operation of a Java program by running portions of the Java program for the processor chip. In a preferred embodiment, the accelerator chip includes a hardware translator unit and a dedicated execution engine. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032966 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention intends to realize a narrow frame of a system on panel. In addition to this, a system mounted on a panel is intended to make higher and more versatile in the functionality. In the invention, on a panel on which a pixel portion (including a liquid crystal element, a light-emitting element) and a driving circuit are formed, integrated circuits that have so far constituted an external circuit are laminated and formed. Specifically, of the pixel portion and the driving circuit on the panel, on a position that overlaps with the driving circuit, any one kind or a plurality of kinds of the integrated circuits is formed by laminating according to a transcription technique. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032967 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DATA STRUCTURES FOR GENERATING A RASTERIZER - Methods, systems and data structures produce a rasterizer. A graphical state is detected on a machine architecture. The graphical state is used for assembling a shell rasterizer. The machine architecture is used for selecting replacement logic that replaces portions of shell logic in the shell rasterizer. The machine architecture is used for selectively inserting memory management logic into portions of the shell logic to produce. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032968 | COMPONENT SPECIFIC IMAGE MODIFICATION USING NATURAL LANGUAGE COLOR - Embodiments described herein include a component specific natural language color unit for modifying colors of image components in an image using component specific natural language commands. The CSNLC unit can receive a component specific natural language color command for a color modification of an input image. The component specific natural language color command can include a component identifier and a color modifier. The natural language command can be parsed to attribute the component identifier to an image component in the input image and to attribute the color modifier to a predefined color space associated with the image component. The color modifier can indicate the color modification to be performed. The color modification can be applied to the image component to adjust the color of the image component. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032969 | MULTI-DISPLAY SYSTEM - A multi-display system includes a test pattern display controller that causes a test pattern to be displayed in a predetermined display region on a periphery of an LCD module of each image display device, an optical transmitting unit that constitutes a plurality of transmission channels each capable of transmitting an emitted light from each of the display regions, a spectral radiance sensor that detects spectral characteristics of the emitted light transmitted by each of the transmission channels, and an adjustment unit that adjusts, based on the spectral characteristics detected by the spectral radiance sensor, luminance and chromaticity of the image display device having the LCD module that has outputted the emitted light having the spectral characteristics so that the difference from luminance and chromaticity of the adjacent image display devices decreases. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032970 | SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE OF A VIDEO FRAME - Disclosed is a method for setting the white balance of a video frame. The frame is first divided into sub-regions. Those sub-regions determined to be possibly dominantly monochromatic are eliminated from consideration, and the white balance is set by adjusting the color gain of the frame, the adjusting based on the other sub-regions in the frame. A sub-region is determined to be possibly dominantly monochromatic if the difference between its averaged color and each of a set of neutral reference colors is greater than a threshold. If the difference between the averaged color and at least one of the neutral reference colors is less than or equal to the threshold, then the sub-region is still determined to be possibly dominantly monochromatic if that neutral reference color, along with an illuminant type of a previous frame in the video, match closely enough to an element in an ambiguous reference color list. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032971 | Electronic Color and Luminance Modification - Systems and methods for transforming and displaying a video signal on a display are provided with any number of features. In some embodiments, system is configured to receive a first set of input signals in a controller. The system can determine in the controller a first set of luminances and colors that would be produced on a first display with the first set of input signals. The system can then determine in the controller a second set of luminances that would produce the first set of colors on a second display. The system can then generate in the controller a second set of input signals that would produce the second set of luminances on the second display, and can output the second set of input signals to the second display. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032972 | MOBILE TERMINAL PROVIDING LIGHTING AND HIGHLIGHTING FUNCTIONS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal of an embodiment including a first display unit having a light-transmissive light emitting element and a second display unit overlaid on the first display unit, and a corresponding control method, the method including: displaying contents on the second display unit; and controlling display characteristics of a first area of the first display unit. In controlling the display characteristics, the display characteristics of a light emitting element included in the first area are changed for the contents displayed on the second display unit. | 2012-02-09 |
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. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032974 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAP PANNING RECALL - Example embodiments of the present invention relate to computer-based map pan recall. A computer-based map panning with recall apparatus includes a display, a panning module, and a pan recall module. The display displays a first location of a moving object on a map. The panning module transitions display of the map from the first location to a second location remote from the first location. The pan recall module recalls display of the second location from the first location and can continue to toggle back and forth between displaying at the first location and displaying at the second location. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032975 | LOCATION STAMPING AND LOGGING OF ELECTRONIC EVENTS AND HABITAT GENERATION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for the detection, location stamping, and logging of electronic events and subsequent generation of habitat information. According to implementations, electronic events are detected and location stamped. Associated descriptions and other data corresponding to the electronic events is retrieved and stored along with the geographic locations of the electronic events in an activity log. The information in the activity log is used to generate visual representations of one or more geographic areas in which electronic events that meet user-defined or default criteria occurred within a predetermined frequency. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032976 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display device refers to a database, in which at least one image frame to be displayed on a display unit and configuration information representing at least one drawn image to be superimposedly drawn on the at least one image frame are registered to be associated with each other, to judge whether or not an image frame identical to one of the at least one image frame received from an image frame provision device is present in the database, and causes the display unit to display at least one of the at least one drawn image represented by a part of the configuration information associated with an image frame judged as being identical to a received one of the at least one image frame. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032977 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY - Disclosed is a method for augmented reality. A real world image including a marker is generated, the marker is detected from the real world image, an object image corresponding to the detected marker is combined with the real world image, and the combined image is displayed. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032978 | PROJECTOR ARRAY FOR MULTIPLE IMAGES - A centralization point in a projection area is designated. The projection area is on a projection surface onto which images are projected by a projector array, which includes a plurality of projectors. A first image is projected in a first maximum area rectangle at a first aspect ratio of the first image, and the first image is projected into the projection area centered at the centralization point. A second image is projected in a second maximum area rectangle at a second aspect ratio of the second image, and the second image is projected into the projection area centered at the centralization point. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032979 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING DISPLAY CONTENT - Methods and systems are provided for detecting a grip event on a touchscreen display and adjusting the displayed content based on the location of the grip event. The content that is covered by a grip event is identified and moved out from under the grip event by adjusting the displayed content layout. The area of the grip event may be determined to allow for adjusting the layout of the displayed. Alerts may be implemented to alert a user when there is a change in a content that is covered by a grip event. The grip event outline may be estimated and menu icons or icons may be positioned and displayed in close contour profile to estimated outline of the grip event. A grip event location may be suggested based on a user's touch habits or display content layout. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032980 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, PORTABLE DEVICE WITH PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTION, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image display device including a display that displays an image according to a piece of photography image data on a display screen based on plural pieces of photography image data stored in a storage unit, so as to display another image that includes photography attitude angle information that represents an attitude angle with an angle altered according to the attitude angle alteration amount with respect to an attitude angle which is represented by the photography attitude angle information of the image which is displayed. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032981 | Electronic Book With Configurable Display Panels - An electronic book capable of being configured of multiple display panels. Display panels having two-sided hinging capabilities—right and left sides of housing, wherein a user can add multiple display panels and hinge them together in various configurations. The display panels can be of various sizes and shapes, and are foldable upon each other when hinged together and being able to be rotated from 0° to 360°. Both images within the displays and the display panels themselves can be viewed and configured in a portrait orientation, or a landscape orientation, or an “Alarm Clock” orientation. Images can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise depending upon signal input. Images can be also be “stretched” across multiple display panels. The electronic book is capable but not limited to the storing and presenting of electronic media such as, ebooks, ejournals, enewspapers, emagazines, video, and sound. Electronic book display panels can communicate over a network. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032982 | Manipulation of Graphical Objects - Methods of manipulating graphical objects are described. One or more graphical objects are displayed in a fixed orientation with reference to a sensed reference direction. Manipulation is achieved by fixing the orientation or position of a displayed graphical object with reference to an apparatus, such as the display itself or a proxy device, detecting a change in orientation of that apparatus and editing the orientation of the graphical object based on the detected change. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032983 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus and method provide logic for formatting electronic content. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate a signal for displaying content to a user on a display screen, and a receiving unit configured to receive information associated with a selection by the user of the displayed content. An identification unit is configured to identify a content element corresponding to the displayed content selection, based on at least the received information, and a formatting unit configured to format the identified content element by applying a formatting structure to the identified content element. The generation unit generates a signal for displaying the formatted content element on the display screen. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032984 | DATA BROWSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH AT LEAST ONE SENSOR, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS THEREOF - The present invention provides an embodiment of a data browsing system with at least one sensor, which is applied to an electronic device and includes a storage unit, a display unit, at least one sensor and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of data contents. The display unit displays a first data content of the plurality of data contents. The at least one sensor is arranged for detecting a first motion of the electronic device. The processing unit is arranged for displaying determining a second data content of the plurality of data contents according to the first motion of the electronic device and displaying the second data content on the display unit. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032985 | SUPERVISORY CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - A supervisory control system includes a display unit for displaying an overview picture including at least one object. The supervisory control system further includes a display view displaying in an integrated manner the overview picture including overview information and a detailed information view including detailed information. A corresponding method and computer program products are also included. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032986 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESIZING IMAGES PRIOR TO UPLOAD - A system and method of resizing an image on a mobile communication device prior to transmitting to an online image repository is disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, the method comprises: determining a size of an original image; determining whether there are any default file sizes to which the original image may be resized; when a default file size does not exist, receiving a custom image size, resizing the original image in accordance with the received custom image size to create a resized image, and transmitting the resized image to the online image repository. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032987 | DISTINGUISHING SUPERIMPOSED LINKS TO A NODE BY SPREADING CONNECTION POINTS OF LINKS TO NODE ACCORDING TO COORDINATES OF BEND POINT OR OPPOSITE END POINT OF LINKS - A method, system and computer program product for distinguishing superimposed links to a node in a drawing area. Links connected to a side of a node involved in an editing interaction are identified. The order of the identified links to be connected to the side of the node is determined by sorting the identified links based on the coordinates of the links' bend point and/or opposite end point. The connection points of these identified links are repositioned based on this determined order. By only repositioning the connection points to the node involved in the editing interaction instead of rerouting all of the links in the diagram area, the processing time is improved. Furthermore, by repositioning the connection points that were superimposed so that they are spaced apart based on the coordinates of the links' bend point and/or opposite end point, it is easier to distinguish between the different links. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032988 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS THAT DISPLAYS LIST OF IMAGES ONTO DISPLAY UNIT, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - A display control apparatus that is capable of searching for a desired image from massive images listed by scrolling on a display unit. The display control apparatus controls a display unit to display a list of images. A display control unit controls so that the images are displayed in a predetermined order on the display unit. A scrolling control unit controls so as to scroll the images displayed on the display unit. A control unit configured to control the display control unit to decrease the number of images displayed in a screen and to increase a size of the displayed images when the scrolling control unit changes scrolling speed from low speed to high speed. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032989 | DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A display controlling method is provided. The display controlling method includes following steps. A plurality of display data of a frame is received. The display data is analyzed to obtain a plurality of grayscale distributions corresponding to the display regions. According to the grayscale distributions, a backlight controlling signal for adjusting a brightness of each of the light emitting groups is generated. According to the backlight controlling signal, a plurality of interferences corresponding to the display data is obtained. According to the interferences, grayscales of the display data are correspondingly adjusted. Therefore, the optical interference of each of the pixels from the light emitting groups not corresponding to the pixels can be eliminated. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032990 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTORL MODULE - A display device and a display controlling module are provided. The display controlling module includes a data analyzing unit, an interference data storage unit and a data adjustment unit. The data analyzing unit receives a plurality of display data of a corresponding frame, analyzes the display data to obtain a plurality of grayscale distributions of the corresponding display regions of a display panel and generates a backlight signal for adjusting a brightness of each of a plurality of light emitting groups of a backlight module according to the grayscale distributions. The interference data storage unit outputs a plurality of interferences of the corresponding display data according to the backlight controlling signal. The data adjustment unit receives the display data and the interferences and correspondingly adjusts grayscales of the display data according to the interferences. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032991 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVER - There is provided an organic light emitting diode driver being capable of compensating for pixel deterioration in real time during the driving of pixels by selectively compensating pixels, requiring compensation, for the deterioration thereof. The organic light emitting diode driver includes a converting unit converting input data into compensation data used to selectively compensate for pixel deterioration depending on whether the input data has been calibrated or not; a driving unit driving pixels of a pixel unit based on the compensation data from the converting unit; and a compensating unit providing the converting unit with a deterioration compensation signal based on deterioration information obtained from a pixel driven by the driving unit. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032992 | Electro phoretic display and driving method thereof - An exemplary embodiment provides an electro phoretic display that includes a lower substrate, a first pixel electrode on the lower substrate, an electronic ink layer on the first pixel electrode. The electro phoretic display further includes a common electrode on the electronic ink layer, a liquid crystal layer implementing a color on the common electrode, a second pixel electrode on the liquid crystal layer, and an upper substrate on the second pixel electrode. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032993 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY APPLYING THE SAME - A display apparatus and a method for driving display thereof are provided. The display apparatus drives an upper backlight unit and a lower backlight unit so that a first time period during which both the upper backlight unit and the lower backlight unit are simultaneously turned on exceeds half of a second time period during which the upper backlight unit is turned on. Accordingly, the display apparatus may increase a time period during which both the upper backlight unit and the lower backlight unit are simultaneously turned on. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032994 | WIDE TEMPERATURE-RANGE SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIALS - A method of making a wide temperature-range smectic liquid crystal material comprises taking a wide temperature-range nematic mixture and doping this with a mesogenic silicon-containing material. Aspects of the invention provide wide temperature-range smectic materials and devices using the smectic materials. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032995 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING GRAY-SCALE VOLTAGE, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE - An apparatus and method for performing natural luminance adjustment by adjusting voltage levels of gray-scale voltages of a display device through a plurality of steps and determining gray-scale voltage levels of intermediate luminance levels using predetermined data when a luminance level of the display device is adjusted. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032996 | DRIVING METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In the first range of a screen, an image signal is input to a plurality of pixels arranged in the first region, and next an image signal is input to a plurality of pixels arranged in the second region that is adjacent to one side of the first region, and light of the first color is delivered every time the input of the image signal is finished. Further, in the second range, an image signal is input to a plurality of pixels arranged in a fourth region; next, an image signal is input to a plurality of pixels arranged in a third region adjacent to the other side of the fourth region, and light of a second color is delivered every time the input of the image signal is finished. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032997 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND 2D AND 3D IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A backlight unit and a two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) image display system including the same. The backlight unit includes a first light guide plate and a second light guide plate, wherein the first light guide plate includes a plurality of first diffusion units that are aligned to be spaced apart from each other, and the second light guide plate includes a plurality of second diffusion units that are aligned alternately with the first diffusion units. Thus, an emission direction of light is controlled, so that a 3D image may be displayed in a plurality of viewing zones. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032998 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - The present invention relates a display device and a method for driving the same which can improve a picture quality. The display device can include a histogram generation/analysis unit for analyzing image data, generating a histogram of the image data to each of the frames, and analyzing the histograms, a gamma reference voltage generating unit for generating gamma reference voltages and adjusting magnitude of the gamma reference voltages according to a result of analysis and forwarding the gamma reference voltages adjusted, a timing controller for re-arranging the image data, controlling output timings of the image data re-arranged and forwarding the image data re-arranged, and a data driver for generating gamma gradient voltages by using the gamma reference voltages, converting the image data into analog image signals by using the gamma gradient voltages and supplying the analog image signals to a display panel. | 2012-02-09 |
20120032999 | Thin Displays Having Spatially Variable Backlights - A display has a light source layer having control inputs for controlling the light source layer to emit light such that the light output varies smoothly with position in a manner determined by the control inputs. An LCD panel or other spatial light modulator modulates light from the light source layer. The light source layer may be thin. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033000 | DISPLAYING APPARATUS - To achieve both suppression of a flicker and high moving image performance, there is provided a displaying apparatus which comprises plural pixels each including a light-emitting element and a driving transistor for supplying a current to the light-emitting element according to gradation display data, a data line, and a light emission period control line, in which the gradation display data according to a video signal is supplied from the data line to each pixel for one frame, and a light emission period control signal is supplied from the light emission period control line, and which controls light emission of the light-emitting element based on the light emission period control signal. Here, a light emission period of one frame is a period during which the light-emitting element intermittently emits light and is a period in which luminance of the light emission period is gradually decreased. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033001 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first display panel facing a second display panel with a liquid crystal layer between them. The first display panel has a first gate line, a second gate line spaced apart from the first gate line, a first and second storage lines both spaced apart from the first gate line, first and second switching elements controlled by a first gate signal applied through the first gate line, a first sub-pixel electrode connected to the first switching element, a second sub-pixel electrode connected to the second switching element, a third switching element controlled by a second gate signal applied through the second gate line, and a coupling electrode connected to the third switching element and having a portion overlapping the second storage line. Different voltages are applied to the first storage line and the second storage line. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033002 | PRINTING METHOD FOR PRODUCING THERMOMAGNETIC FORM BODIES FOR HEAT EXCHANGERS - In a method for producing form bodies for heat exchangers, comprising a thermomagnetic material, said form bodies having channels for passage of a fluid heat exchange medium, a powder of the thermomagnetic material is introduced into a binder, the resulting molding material is applied to a carrier by printing methods, and the binder and if appropriate a carrier are removed subsequently and the resulting green body is sintered. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033003 | FLOW RATE CONTROL DEVICE, LIQUID-DROPLET EJECTING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A flow rate control device includes a pressure generating unit that delivers a liquid to a liquid reservoir unit including an ejecting port; a flow rate control unit that controls a flow rate of the pressure generating unit by performing a first flow rate control and a second flow rate control, the first flow rate control being to raise a pressure inside the liquid reservoir unit up to a target pressure at a first pressure change rate which is sufficiently high to float air bubbles adhering to a wall surface inside the liquid reservoir unit, the second flow rate control being to maintain the target pressure or to lower the pressure inside the liquid reservoir unit from the target pressure at a second pressure change rate lower than the first pressure change rate in order to eject air bubbles floating inside the liquid reservoir unit from the ejecting port | 2012-02-09 |
20120033004 | LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE - The liquid droplet discharge device according to this invention has a storage portion which stores liquid, a first supply pipe which is connected to the storage portion and to which the liquid is supplied from the storage portion, a container which is connected to the first supply pipe and to which the liquid is supplied from the first supply pipe, a head which discharges the liquid supplied from the container, and a stirring member which stirs the liquid in the container, in which the capacity of the container is equal to or larger than the capacity of the first supply pipe. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033005 | METHOD FOR SETTING UP DRIVE SIGNAL - A method for setting up a condition for a drive signal in a liquid ejection head that includes a plurality of linearly-arranged nozzles and driving elements provided for each of the nozzles, includes: calculating an average value or a median value of ejection rates for each nozzle relating to a supply of the drive signal under a plurality of conditions; classifying the plurality of nozzles into a plurality of groups based on the average value or the median value of the ejection rates; calculating a proper condition for the drive signal corresponding to each group based on a statistical value of the ejection rate relating to the group; and selecting one proper condition among proper conditions corresponding to the groups so as to set the selected proper condition for each nozzle. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033006 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - A printing apparatus includes a full-line printhead in which a plurality of chips, on each of which a plurality of nozzle arrays are juxtaposed, are arranged in the nozzle arrayed direction, and which prints by the entire width of a printing medium using a plurality of nozzles arranged on the plurality of chips. The printing apparatus discharges ink from a predetermined number of successive nozzles on each nozzle array of each chip toward a printing medium during conveyance, thereby forming a plurality of first patterns corresponding to at least one nozzle array of each chip on the printing medium in the nozzle arrayed direction, reads the plurality of first patterns from the printing medium during conveyance using a sensor, calculates the shift amount of an ink attached position based on the plurality of read first patterns and corrects the attached position of ink based on the shift amount. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033007 | PRINTING POSITION ALIGNMENT METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS - Multiple alignment patterns, each composed of first and second alignment pattern elements printed by forward and backward movements of a print head, respectively, are formed while the relative printing positions of the two elements are shifted. From optical characteristics data thereof, whether the data is influenced by a disturbance is determined. When the data is determined to be less influenced by the disturbance and therefore to be reliable, an adjusting value for aligning positions in printing in reciprocal movements is calculated by use of: data with the smallest relative printing position misalignment between the first and second alignment pattern elements; and data of optical characteristics close to the data. When the data is largely influence by the disturbance, a range of shifting of relative position is widened than that of the data less influenced by the disturbance so that more data pieces are used to obtain the adjusting value. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033008 | ACIDIC GROUP-CONTAINING SOLID INKS - A microfluidic device includes a first substrate, and a phase change ink deposited on a surface of the first substrate. The phase change ink includes an ink vehicle including a polymeric material having one or more acidic groups, and an optional colorant, wherein the phase change ink is solid at room temperature but is liquid at a jetting temperature of from about 60 to about 150° C., and an acidic group mass percentage, measured as a total mass of acid groups to an entire weight of the ink, is from about 1% to about 35%. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033009 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - Disclosed herein are an ink containing a self-dispersible pigment and a salt, wherein the self-dispersible pigment is a pigment to the surface of a particle of which a functional group containing at least a group having a hydrogen bonding property and two phosphonic acid groups is bonded, counter ions of the two phosphonic acid groups containing one of K | 2012-02-09 |
20120033010 | AQUEOUS INKJET INK - According to one embodiment, an aqueous inkjet ink includes a color material in an amount of 2 to 20% by mass of the total amount of ink, water in an amount of 41 to 70% by mass of the total amount, and a water-soluble organic solvent in an amount of 20 to 53% by mass of the total amount. The solvent contains a compound represented by the following general formula 1 which accounts for 20 to 50% by mass of the total amount of ink. When the amount of compound is equal to the amount of solvent, the total amount of solvent is the compound, and the sum of the amounts of the color material, the water, and the solvent is 100% by mass or less of the ink. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033011 | INKJET INK AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - Provided is an inkjet ink comprising at least water, a pigment, a resin, a water-soluble organic solvent, and a surfactant, wherein the resin comprises a copolymer resin synthesized from a monomer that includes a (meth)acrylic monomer, and the copolymer resin has an acid value of not less than 50 mgKOH/g and not more than 200 mgKOH/g, a glass transition temperature (Tg) not less than 20 and not more than 100° C., and a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) not less than 20,000 and not more than 100,000, and as a result, a high-quality image is formed in that abrasion resistance and adhesiveness on a non-absorptive recording medium are high, glossiness is high, and there is no ink mixing, and ejection performance is good and recovery through maintenance is excellent. Also provided is an inkjet recording method that uses the same. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033012 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet ink including a self-dispersible pigment, a salt, a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether and a water-soluble organic solvent. The self-dispersible pigment is a pigment to a surface of a particle of which a functional group containing at least a phosphonic acid group is bonded, the introduced amount of the functional group bonded to the self-dispersible pigment is 0.10 to 0.33 mmol/g. The salt is constituted by combining a specific cation with a specific anion. The value (Concentration of anion)×(Valence number of anion) of the salt in the ink is 0.005 to 0.06 mol/L. The water-soluble organic solvent includes glycerol, the content of which in the ink is 35% to 78% by mass based on the total content of the water-soluble organic solvent in the ink. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033013 | SCALABLE INKJET PRINTHEAD ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A method of manufacturing a printhead includes connecting an ink supply and driving electronics to a predetermined number of inkjet ejector sites. Each ejector site includes a fluid inlet and an electrical connector. The predetermined number of ejector sites connected to the ink supply and driving electronics is less than the total number of ejector sites available for use in the printhead. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033014 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A control section is included which performs a background image pre-printing which enables each ink to be ejected from the upstream side background color nozzle row and the downstream side color nozzle row and can land the color ink after landing the background color ink on the medium in a region concerning the transport direction, and a background image post-printing which enables each ink to be ejected from the upstream side color nozzle row and the downstream side background color nozzle row and can land the background color ink after landing the color ink on the medium in a region concerning the transport direction, the control section performing the printing so as to switch over the background image pre-printing and the background image post-printing on one medium. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033015 | CONTINUOUS TYPE LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE - An inkjet print head is provided which can perform a good cleaning operation on its surface formed with ejection openings and improve a precision at which ink droplets land on a print medium. To this end, a conductive layer made of a conductive material is formed on a support board and subjected to a planarization process. A liquid ejection board is mounted on the support board at a predetermined position with high precision in such a manner that a sealing agent to protect electrical connections on the liquid ejection board does not protrude from the ejection opening surface. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033016 | METHOD TO REFRESH THE INK IN NOZZLES OF AN INKJET PRINT HEAD IN AN INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - In a method to regenerate during operation ink in nozzles of at least one inkjet print head operating according to drop on demand in an inkjet print apparatus, nozzles of the print head that generate print dots on a printing substrate are activated such that the nozzles output first ink droplets of a predetermined volume in a direction towards the printing substrate. Nozzles that are not being currently used to generate print dots on the printing substrate are activated such that they output at least one second ink droplet of a smaller volume in comparison to the first ink droplets volume. During at least the outputting of the second ink droplet, a suction flow is generated between the inkjet print head and the printing substrate of such strength that the second ink droplet is deflected so it does not arrive at the printing substrate. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033017 | LIQUID DISCHARGE RECORDING HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid discharge recording head includes: a recording element substrate, an electric wiring board, and a supporting plate that supports the recording element substrate and the electric wiring board, wherein a gap is formed between the recording element substrate and the electric wiring board; the liquid discharge recording head further including: a connecting member that electrically connects, across the gap, an electrode provided in the recording element substrate and an electrode terminal provided in the electric wiring board; and a first resin agent that is filled in the gap, a second resin agent that seals the electrode, the electrode terminal, and the connecting member, and a third resin agent that is provided between the first resin agent and the supporting plate and has a lower modulus of elasticity than the first resin agent and the second resin agent. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033018 | INKJET HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INKJET HEAD - According to one embodiment, an inkjet head includes a substrate, a nozzle plate which includes nozzle lines, each of which includes nozzles, the nozzles which are included in one of the nozzle lines and the nozzles which are included in another of the nozzle lines alternating with each other, and forming one imaginary nozzle line, piezoelectric members which are opposed to the respective nozzle lines, and groove parts which are provided in each of the piezoelectric members, the groove parts corresponding to the nozzles to eject ink from the nozzles and being processed by cutting edges, one of the groove parts which corresponds to one of the nozzles in the imaginary nozzle line and another of the groove parts which corresponds to another nozzle adjacent to the nozzle in the imaginary nozzle line being processed by the cutting edges which are independent of each other. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033019 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - According to embodiments, an inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink tank which contains ink, a printing head which is connected to the ink tank through an ink channel and ejects the ink from a nozzle surface, and a channel member which is provided in the ink channel and has a clearance gap that connects the ink channel to the outside. The channel member is provided in a part of the ink channel, which has a positive pressure with respect to the atmospheric pressure at least during a period in which the printing head is capable of printing. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033020 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING RECORDING HEAD FOR EJECTING LIQUID DROPLETS - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a liquid tank, a head tank, a liquid supply passage, a liquid supply passage, a liquid intake port, a valve member, and a lock unit. The lock unit is disposed in the head tank to lock and unlock the valve member in response to a change in pressure within the head tank. In a locked state, the valve member closes the liquid intake port in immovable state to constantly stop flow of the liquid into the head tank. In an unlocked state, the valve member is movable to open and close the liquid intake port in response to a change in pressure within the head tank to regulate the flow of the liquid into the head tank. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033021 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR INK SUPPLY TUBES AND INK SUPPLY TUBE - Provided is a resin composition which is a material for ink supply tubes and which has excellent moisture barrier performance, air barrier performance, and kink resistance. The resin composition contains a thermoplastic elastomer (A) containing a (b)-(a)-(b)-type isobutylene triblock copolymer containing polymer blocks (a) having isobutylene units and polymer blocks (b) having styrene units and also contains a lubricant (B). The content of the thermoplastic elastomer (A) in the resin composition is 70% to 95% by mass. The content of the lubricant (B) in the resin composition is 5% to 15% by mass. The content of the (b)-(a)-(b)-type isobutylene triblock copolymer in the resin composition is 50% to 95% by mass. The content of the polymer blocks (a) in the (b)-(a)-(b)-type isobutylene triblock copolymer is 80% to 90% by mass. The content of the polymer blocks (b) in the (b)-(a)-(b)-type isobutylene triblock copolymer is 10% to 20% by mass. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033022 | LIQUID DELIVERY SYSTEM - A liquid storage container ( | 2012-02-09 |
20120033023 | LIQUID CONTAINER, LIQUID SUPPLYING SYSTEM AND CIRCUIT BOARD FOR LIQUID CONTAINER - A liquid container detachably mountable to a recording apparatus to which a plurality of liquid containers are detachably mountable, wherein the recording apparatus includes an apparatus antenna and photoreceptor means, the liquid container includes a container antenna communicatable with the apparatus antenna without physical contact therebetween; an information storing portion capable of storing at least individual information of the liquid container; a light emitting portion; and a controller for controlling light emission of the light emitting portion in response to a correspondence between a signal indicative individual information supplied through the container antenna and the information stored in the information storing portion. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033024 | HYDROXL GROUP-CONTAINING SOLID INKS - A microfluidic device includes a first substrate, and a phase change ink deposited on a surface of the first substrate. The phase change ink includes an ink vehicle including a polymeric material having one or more hydroxyl groups, and an optional colorant, wherein the phase change ink is solid at room temperature but is liquid at a jetting temperature of from about 60 to about 150° C., and a hydroxyl group mass percentage, measured as a total mass of hydroxyl groups to an entire weight of the ink, is from about 1% to about 35%. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033025 | LIGHT SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light scanning apparatus including: a light source to emit a laser beam; a light source driving unit to turn on and off the light source according to image data and a pixel clock; a rotary polygon mirror to deflect the light beam; a motor to rotationally drive the rotary polygon mirror; and a control unit to control a rotary speed of the motor to generate an acceleration control signal for accelerating the rotary speed and a deceleration control signal for decelerating the rotary speed, wherein for the acceleration control signal, the driving unit corrects the frequency of the pixel clock to be higher than the frequency, which is before the acceleration control, and for the deceleration control signal, the driving unit corrects the frequency of the pixel clock to be lower than the frequency, which is before the deceleration control. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033026 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING VIDEO CALLS - A method comprise associating a first user system with a first user and associating a second user system with a second user. The first user system is in communication with the second user system via a communication network, and the second user system comprising an electronic sensor having a known sensing area. A request transmitted from the first user system via the communication network is received at the second user system. The request is for initiating a communication session between the first user and the second user. When the second user other than provides a response to the request within a predetermined period of time, data is sensed within the known sensing area using the electronic sensor of the second user system. The sensed data is analyzed. When a result of the analyzing is indicative of the second user being available, a notification signal is transmitted from the second user system to the first user system, via the communication network. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033027 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATION VIA A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method of communicating between a first user and a second user comprises using a first system to transmit, from the first user, a first signal for delivery to the second user. In particular, the first signal is transmitted via a first communication application. At least one of video, audio, and image analytics of electronically sensed data is performed to determine a presence of the second user at a third system. When the second user is determined to be present at the third system, the second user is provided with a first indication indicative of the first signal, the first indication being provided via a pervasive communication application in execution on the third system and other than the first communication application. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033028 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING VIDEO CALLS - A method comprises using a cellular telephone associated with a first party to transmit, during a first period of time, voice data from the first party to a second party via a cellular wireless telephone network. During the first period of time, a first video camera other than an integrated video camera of the cellular telephone is used to capture video data relating to the first party. The captured video data is transmitted to the second party via a communication network other than the cellular wireless telephone network. Audio content that is based on the voice data and video content that is based on the video data is provided to the second party, the audio content being synchronized with the video content. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033029 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH ROTATABLE AXIAL FLIP UNIT AND DUAL LENS ARRANGEMENT - This portable terminal comprises a main unit having a microphone, a key operation unit, and a radio sending/receiving function of image and sound, a
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20120033030 | REMOTE PRESENTING SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD - A remote presenting system, includes: a plurality of displays, configured to display a remote image; an audio output apparatus, configured to output remote audio information; a multimedia communication terminal, configured to process and control audio/video information obtained by a local end and audio/video information sent by a remote end; a plurality of video cameras, configured to shoot a local video image and send the shot video image to the multimedia communication terminal to be processed; an audio collection apparatus, configured to collect local audio information, and send the collected audio information to the multimedia communication terminal; and a plurality of user locations, corresponding to the plurality of video cameras respectively, and respectively being in an approximately perpendicular relationship with optic axes of camera lenses of the plurality of video cameras. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033031 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING AN INDIVIDUAL - A method of locating a first user comprises receiving at a server, via a communication network, video data from a sensor at a predetermined location that is remote from the server. Using a process in execution on a processor of the server, at least one of video analytics, image analytics and audio analytics is performed for determining a presence of the first user at the predetermined location. When a result of the video analytics is indicative of the first user being present at the predetermined location, an indication that the first user is at the predetermined location is retrievably stored within a memory element of the server. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033032 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRELATING AND NAVIGATING BETWEEN A LIVE IMAGE AND A PRERECORDED PANORAMIC IMAGE - An approach is provided for correlating and navigating between a live camera image and a prerecorded panoramic image. A mapping and augmented reality application correlates at least one live image with a prerecorded panoramic image, when a first location of a device used to capture the at least one live image substantially matches or falls within a predetermined proximity of a second location of a device used to capture the panoramic prerecorded image. The mapping and augmented reality application causes, at least in part, alternating of the at least one live image and the prerecorded panoramic image in a presentation on a screen of the device capturing the at least one live image. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033033 | Vehicle Video Control System - A vehicle video control system is provided comprising a video camera unit having a wide angle (preferably a fisheye) lens mounted atop a column, wherein the column is attached to a manned or robotic vehicle, and an operator control unit in communication with the video camera unit. A continuous video image produced by the video camera unit is transmitted to the operator control unit. Such vehicle video control system provides a vehicle operator with an approximately hemispherical view from above the vehicle, providing the human operator with a continuous view of most of the area surrounding the vehicle. This video control system eliminates the burden of video camera control during simultaneous operation of the vehicle using the present system. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033034 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND RECEIVING METHOD - A receiving apparatus, for receiving a digital broadcast signal, which is broadcasted by combining 3D video program content and 2D video program content, for displaying the most suitable picture to a user, at a changing point between 2D video and 3D video, comprises: a receiver unit, which is configured to receive a digital broadcast signal, including program content and a first identification information for identifying the program content to be a 3D picture program or a 2D picture program; and a controller unit, which is configured to determine the program content received to be a 3D video program content or a 2D video program content, upon basis of the first identification information about the program content received by the receiver unit, and further determine a 3D view preparation condition, being a condition for preparing view of 3D video by a user, wherein a video signal is outputted, being exchanged between 2D display and 3D display, determined from the 3D view preparation condition of the user and the information of whether the program content identified from the first identification information is the 3D video program content or the 2D video program content. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033035 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING 3-DIMENSIONAL BROADCASTING SERVICE - Provided is a method and system of transmitting and receiving a three-dimensional (3D) broadcasting service, and more particularly, to a method and system for transmitting and receiving a reference image and a 3D auxiliary image for the 3D broadcasting service through a digital broadcasting network in real-time or in non-real time. According to the present invention, a smooth broadcasting service may be provided to terminals receiving a two-dimensional (2D) or 3D broadcast. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO - A system and method for displaying three-dimensional video are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving three-dimensional video comprising first video comprising a plurality of first frames and second video comprising a plurality of second frames, receiving a synchronization signal, and displaying interleaved first and second frames based on the synchronization signal. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033037 | Signaling Attributes for Network-Streamed Video Data - In one example, an apparatus includes a processor configured to receive video data for two or more views of a scene, determine horizontal locations of camera perspectives for each of the two or more views, assign view identifiers to the two or more views such that the view identifiers correspond to the relative horizontal locations of the camera perspectives, form a representation comprising a subset of the two or more views, and, in response to a request from a client device, send information indicative of a maximum view identifier and a minimum view identifier for the representation to the client device. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033038 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING EXTRAPOLATED VIEW - A view extrapolation apparatus and a view extrapolation method to generate images at a plurality of virtual points uses a relatively small number of input images. The view extrapolation apparatus and the view extrapolation method output a view at a reference point, the view at the reference point being formed of frames generated chronologically, integrate a plurality of successive frames of the view at the reference point to generate an integrated frame, and generate an extrapolated view at a virtual point using the integrated frame. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033039 | ENCODING METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DECODING METHOD - The encoding method obtains a video stream including pictures and display information, the pictures being L-R containing images each having a display area split into two sub-areas, one storing a left-view image and the other storing a right-view image. The display information includes 2D display information and 3D display information, each of which including cropping information specifying an area in the display area as an area to be cropped, the area in the display area specified by the cropping information of the 3D display information is for 3D display, and the area in the display area specified by the cropping information of the 2D display information is for 2D display, and is one of the left-view image and the right-view image. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033040 | Filter Selection for Video Pre-Processing in Video Applications - Filter selection methods and filter selectors for video pre-processing in video applications are described. A region of an input image is pre-processed by multiple pre-processing filters and the selection of the pre-processing filter for subsequent coding is based on the evaluated metric of the region. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033041 | BROADCAST RECEIVER AND 3D VIDEO DATA PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A broadcast receiver and a 3D video data processing method thereof are disclosed herein, a 3D video data processing method of a broadcast receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving, by a receiving unit, a broadcast signal including 3D video data and 3D complementary video information, wherein the 3D video data include half-resolution base video data and complementary video data for configuring a full-resolution image; parsing, by 3D video information processing unit, a 3D complementary video information; decoding, by a base video decoder, the half-resolution base video data; decoding, by a complementary video decoder, the complementary video data for configuring a full-resolution image; and combining and formatting, by an output formatter, the base video data and the complementary video data using the 3D complementary video information, thereby outputting a full-resolution 3D image. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033042 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY OBSERVING SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image display device including a high frame rate signal generating unit that increases a frame rate of an input video signal, a frame rate adjusting unit that adjusts a frame rate by synthesizing a black image at intervals of a predetermined frame on a high frame rate signal output from the high frame rate signal generating unit, and a display panel that displays a video based on a video signal output from the frame rate adjusting unit. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033043 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN IMAGE - A method and apparatus for processing an image are provided. The method includes obtaining an image, generating 3-dimensional (3D) disparity information that represents a degree of stereoscopic effects of the image, and outputting the 3D disparity information. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033044 | VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY DEVICE AND SOURCE DEVICE - A video display system includes a source device for reproducing and outputting contents; and a display device for displaying contents which is output from the source device. Upon receiving a message for requesting display of a 3D video from the source device in a state of unreadiness to display the 3D video, the display device transmits a message for stopping reproduction of 3D contents to the source device. Upon receiving the message for stopping reproduction of 3D contents, the source device stops reproduction of the 3D contents. Upon completing preparations for displaying the 3D video, the display device transmits a message for reproducing the 3D contents to the source device. Upon receiving the message for reproducing the 3D contents, the source device reproduces and outputs the 3D contents. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033045 | Multi-Path Compensation Using Multiple Modulation Frequencies in Time of Flight Sensor - A method to compensate for multi-path in time-of-flight (TOF) three dimensional (3D) cameras applies different modulation frequencies in order to calculate/estimate the error vector. Multi-path in 3D TOF cameras might be caused by one of the two following sources: stray light artifacts in the TOF camera systems and multiple reflections in the scene. The proposed method compensates for the errors caused by both sources by implementing multiple modulation frequencies. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033046 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit which acquires stereoscopic image information used for displaying a stereoscopic image on a display unit; a controller which performs one of a first control of allowing the stereoscopic image to be displayed as a planar image on the display unit and a second control of performing an image process on the stereoscopic image so that a parallax direction of the stereoscopic image and a parallax direction of the display unit are coincident with each other and allowing the stereoscopic image, which is subject to the image process, to be displayed on the display unit in the case where a parallax direction of the stereoscopic image displayed on the display unit and a parallax direction of the display unit are not coincident with each other based on the stereoscopic image information. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033047 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device is provided that comprises a movement detection component configured to detect movement of the imaging device based on a force imparted to the imaging device, an imaging component configured to produce image data by capturing a subject image, a movement vector detection component configured to detect a movement vector based on a plurality of sets of image data produced by the imaging component, and a three-dimensional NR component configured to reduce a noise included in first image data produced by the imaging component, based on second image data produced earlier than the first image data, wherein the three-dimensional NR component is configured to decide whether to correct the second image data in response to the detection result of the movement vector detection component, based on both the detection result of the movement detection component and the detection result of the movement vector detection component. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033048 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, 3D IMAGE PLAYBACK APPARATUS, AND 3D IMAGE VIEWING SYSTEM - A 3D image display apparatus comprises a transmission-reception device and a control signal output device. The transmission-reception device receives a video data including a plurality of image informations which is base data of 3D images from a 3D image playback apparatus through a transmission cable and thereby generates an image signal. The control signal output device transmits a control signal for controlling light penetration states of penetration units for right and left eyes to shutter glasses. The transmission-reception device receives the video data from the 3D image playback apparatus through the transmission cable and thereby generates the image signal and a synchronizing signal. The synchronizing signal indicates which of the plurality of image informations is included in the image signal currently outputted. The control signal output device generates the control signal based on the synchronizing signal. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033049 | Apparatus and method of aligning three dimensional camera systems - Camera alignment apparatus having a test target with precision framing information along with patterns useful in aligning grayscale, colorimetry, resolution, interocular distance and angle of convergence in a 3-D camera rig. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033050 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device configure to generate image data from a subject image, a connecting unit configured to connect a 3D conversion lens for enabling a left-eye image and a right-eye image to be simultaneously formed on the imaging device, a measuring unit configured to obtain brightness of an image formed on the imaging device and generate measuring information representing the brightness of the image formed on the imaging device based on the obtained brightness of the image, an exposure adjusting unit configured to control exposure on the imaging device based on the measuring information, and a light amount correcting unit configured to reduce an influence of light falloff occurring in the image formed on the imaging device to the measuring information, when the 3D conversion lens is connected to the connecting unit. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033051 | AUTOFOCUS FOR STEREO IMAGES - Present embodiments contemplate systems, apparatus, and methods to determine an appropriate focal depth for a sensor based upon a pair of stereoscopic images. Particularly, certain of the embodiments contemplate determining keypoints for each image, identifying correlations between the keypoints, and deriving object distances from the correlations. These distances may then be used to select a proper focal depth for one or more sensors. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033052 | ESTABLISHING Z-AXIS LOCATION OF GRAPHICS PLANE IN 3D VIDEO DISPLAY - A television for presenting video content in 3D has a video display controlled by a processor to present video content in a video plane and a user interface (UI) in a graphics plane. The processor receives input indicating a viewer desire to virtually move the UI up or back along a z-axis that is perpendicular to the video plane and responsive to the input change the location of the UI on the z-axis. This may done by altering image disparity produced to create a 3D effect. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033053 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A stereoscopic image display device comprises a display panel; a panel driving unit configured to address left eye image data in all pixels of the display panel during a data addressing period set in an N-th (where N is a natural number) frame period and adjust voltages of all the pixels of the display panel to a black grayscale voltage during a black grayscale inserting period set in the N-th frame period, address right eye image data in all the pixels of the display panel during a data addressing period set in a (N+1)-th frame period and adjust voltages of all the pixel of the display panel to the black grayscale voltage during a black grayscale inserting period set in the (N+1)-th frame period; and a controller configured to supply the left eye image data, and the right eye image data to the panel driving unit and control operation timings of the panel driving unit. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033054 | Stereoscopic Video Display Apparatus and Display Method - In one embodiment, a stereoscopic video display apparatus includes: a plane display unit including a display screen in which first to third subpixels having respectively different color components are arranged in a matrix form; and an optical plate. The plane display unit includes a configuration obtained by arranging a first subpixels and the second subpixels alternately on a first subpixel row, arranging the third subpixels on a second subpixel row adjacent to the first subpixel row, arranging the first subpixels and the second subpixels alternately on a third subpixel row adjacent to the second subpixel row to have a sequence opposite to that on the first subpixel row, arranging the third subpixels on a fourth subpixel row adjacent to the third subpixel row, and arranging a set of the first to fourth subpixel rows in the column direction of subpixels on the display screen repeatedly. | 2012-02-09 |
20120033055 | Stereoscopic Video Display Apparatus and Display Method - In one embodiment, a stereoscopic video display apparatus is configured to assign one subpixel column to each of a plurality of parallax images, and select three subpixels, which are the first to third subpixels, arranged consecutively in the column direction of subpixels with the third subpixel located in the center, as a pixel displaying each parallax image; cause pixels adjacent in the column direction of subpixels in each parallax image to share the first subpixel or the second subpixel; divide each of frames displaying a stereoscopic video into two subframes; assign one pixel from among the plurality of parallax images to each row in each subframe; display odd-numbered rows when displaying one of the first and second subframes; and display even-numbered rows when displaying the other of the first and second subframes. | 2012-02-09 |