07th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090040147 | Plasma display and driving method thereof - The plasma display includes a controller and a driver. The controller divides one frame into a plurality of subfields, and establishes address and sustain periods in the respective subfields according to a subfield load ratio indicating a ratio of light emitting cells in the respective subfields. The driver selects a light emitting cell among the plurality of discharge cells during the established address period and sustain-discharges the light emitting cell during the established sustain period. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040148 | White balance correction circuit and correction method for display apparatus that displays color image by controlling number of emissions or intensity thereof in accordance with plurality of primary color video signals - A display apparatus, which displays a color image by controlling the number of emissions or the intensity thereof in accordance with primary color video signals input thereto, has a detection portion and a white balance correction portion. The detection portion is used to detect the number of emissions or the intensity, and the white balance correction portion is used to correct white balance by adjusting the amplitudes of the primary color video signals in accordance with the detected number of emissions or the detected intensity. Therefore, correct white balance can be maintained regardless of the number of emissions or the intensity of emission. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040149 | MATRIX ARRAY DRIVE DEVICE, DISPLAY AND IMAGE SENSOR - A matrix array drive device according to the present invention includes: a horizontal scanning circuit controlling signal electrodes in a matrix array such that data signals corresponding to N rows of the matrix array are latched one row after another every horizontal scanning period of a predetermined length and a latch output for each row is continued to be produced for every horizontal scanning periods of N rows; and a vertical scanning circuit controlling scanning electrodes in the matrix array such that the matrix array is simultaneously driven N rows at a time and rows to be driven is shifted one row every horizontal scanning period. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040150 | ELECTRIC CURRENT DRIVING TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - In a pixel circuit | 2009-02-12 |
20090040151 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A controller to reduced power consumption and/or improve outdoor visibility of an organic light emitting display device, and an organic light emitting display device includes the same. The organic light emitting display device including: a light sensor to generate light sensing signals corresponding to an external light intensity; an image judging unit to generate image judging signals, by judging whether images generated by the data signals are moving images or still images; a signal processor to compare the light sensing signals with preset reference values, to generate selection signals, and to modify image data accordingly; a frame memory to store the image data from the signal processor; and a reset signal driver to reset the frame memory according to the image judging signals and the selection signals. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040152 | GRAPHICAL DISPLAY COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF MODULES EACH CONTROLLING A GROUP OF PIXELS CORRESPONDING TO A PORTION OF THE GRAPHICAL DISPLAY - A graphical display includes multiple networked modules for controlling different group of pixels in the graphical display. In one embodiment, each module includes a network interface for receiving data and control signals, LED drivers for the pixels in the portion of the graphical display, and a control circuit that controls the currents in the LEDs in accordance with the control and data signals received. Memory modules may be provided to store data and programs for the control circuit. The network interfaces of the modules may comply with an industry standard computer network protocol. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040153 | METHOD FOR FAULT-HEALING IN A LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) BASED DISPLAY - A method to be used in a light emitting diode (LED) display provides a fault-healing capability. The method is applicable to a display having pixels made up of LEDs of four or more primary colors. For each pixel, the method receives a signal specifying a light intensity and a color to be displayed and detects if a fault exists in an LED of one or more of the primary colors. When no fault is detected, the LEDs of the pixel are driven with currents to achieve the specified light intensity and color. Otherwise, the LEDs of the pixel are driven in the primary colors that are without fault, using a combination of currents to achieve the specified light intensity and color. The combination of currents is derived by finding a position of the specified color in a chromaticity diagram and, using that position, deriving the currents to drive the LEDs in the primary colors without fault. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040154 | METHOD FOR COMPUTING DRIVE CURRENTS FOR A PLURALITY OF LEDS IN A PIXEL OF A SIGNBOARD TO ACHIEVE A DESIRED COLOR AT A DESIRED LUMINOUS INTENSITY - A method computes drive currents for LEDs in a pixel of a signboard to achieve a desired color at a desired luminous intensity. This method is particular applicable to a signboard having pixels made up of four (4) or more primary colors. The method selects a number of colors within a color gamut, and for each selected color, the method computes drive currents for the LEDs of each basis color, such that the resulting luminous intensity of the selected color is maximum. Using the computed drive currents, the method then scales the drive currents to achieve the desired luminous intensity in the desired color. The drive currents may be computed, for example, using a constrained maximization technique, such as linear programming. In one embodiment, the drive currents for each selected color are computed subject to the constraint that none of the drive currents is negative, and that their total is less than a predetermined value. In one embodiment, the selected color is expressed in the units of a linear color space. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040155 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device of the present invention includes: an illumination device that emits light; first and second substrates provided opposite each other; and the first substrate being disposed closer to the backlight device than the second substrate is; and a plurality of microlenses ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040156 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A display device and a method for driving the same, in which the display device includes a storage unit for storing a plurality of reference gradation code data corresponding to a plurality of gradations, and some of variable gradation code data corresponding to some of the gradation points of the plurality of gradations; a signal controller for converting gradations of original pixel data into gradation code signals of different levels using the plurality of reference gradation code data or both the plurality of reference gradation code data and the some variable gradation code data according to an operation mode; a data driver for converting the gradation code signal into an analog pixel data signal; and an image display unit for displaying an image according to the pixel data signal. The original pixel data are converted into gradation code signals of different levels according to an image display mode, thereby preventing luminance degradation and flicker generation due to the image display mode. Only the reference gradation code data and some of the variable gradation code data are stored in the memory to thereby reduce the amount of data stored in the memory, so that manufacturing costs of display devices caused by additional memories can be reduced. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040157 | Liquid Crystal Display Device For Displaying Video Data - A liquid crystal display device for displaying video data having a detection circuit for detecting a luminance distribution based on video data which is inputted, the luminance distribution being indicative of generation frequency of gradations in each of divided region which includes a plurality of gradations. The display device includes a determination circuit for determining at least one of a plurality of divided regions of higher generation frequency of gradation than that of other divided regions based on the luminance distribution, a correction circuit for correcting the video data so as to make a luminance characteristic of the at least one of the plurality of divided regions of higher generation frequency of gradation more abrupt than a luminance characteristic of the other divided regions, and a liquid crystal display panel for displaying the corrected video data. A width of the divided region is changeable. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040158 | GAMMA REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATING DEVICE, METHOD FOR GENERATING GAMMA REFERENCE VOTLAGE, AND GRAY LEVEL VOLTAGE GENERATING DEVICE - A gamma reference voltage generating device, a method for generating gamma reference voltages, and a gray level voltage generating device are provided. The gray level voltage generating device includes a selection unit and a gray level voltage generator. The selection unit is adapted for receiving M first gamma reference voltages, and selecting N second gamma reference voltages from the M first gamma reference voltages and outputting the N second gamma reference voltages, wherein M and N are positive integers, and M>N. The gray level voltage generator is coupled to the selection unit, for generating a plurality of gray level voltages according to the N second gamma reference voltages. The gamma curve can be adaptively adjusted by using the present invention so as to improve the display quality. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040159 | Display driver, display device, and drive method - A display driver including: a data line driver circuit which drives an output line based on a drive voltage corresponding to display data; a first switching element connected between a first power supply line and the output line; a second switching element connected between a second power supply line and the output line; and a switch control circuit which controls the first and second switching elements. The lengths of first and second periods are determined based on at least part of the display data in a horizontal scanning period which is immediately before a current horizontal scanning period. The first and second switching elements are respectively turned ON and OFF in the first period, and are respectively turned OFF and ON in the second period. After the second period, the first and second switching elements are turned OFF, and the output line is driven by the data line driver circuit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040160 | Flat display and method for modulating a clock signal for driving the same - A flat display and a method for modulating a clock signal for driving a flat display are provided. The flat display includes a clock generator and a clock modulator. The clock generator provides a clock signal that includes at least a first cycle waveform and a second cycle waveform following said first cycle waveform. The first cycle waveform is modulated by the clock modulator as a first modulated cycle waveform divided by a first positive modulated cycle waveform and a first negative modulated cycle waveform, and the second cycle waveform is modulated as a second modulated cycle waveform divided by a second positive modulated cycle waveform and a second negative modulated cycle waveform. The first positive modulated cycle waveform and the first negative modulated cycle waveform have a first duration difference, and the second positive modulated cycle waveform and the second negative modulated cycle waveform have a second duration difference different from the first duration difference. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040161 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes a panel part having a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixels, a data driver and a gate driver part. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel is connected to a first gate line of the plurality of gate lines and the second sub-pixel is connected to a second gate line of the plurality of gate lines. The first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are each commonly connected to one data line of the plurality of data lines. The gate driver part is disposed on the panel part and applies a plurality of gate signals to the plurality of gate lines. A current gate signal of the plurality of gate signals is temporally overlapped with a previous gate signal for a predetermined time interval. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040162 | METHOD FOR DRIVING AN ACTIVE MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for driving an active matrix liquid crystal display device of the invention is provided to drive a common voltage applied on a common electrode facing a pixel electrode by inversion for displaying a part of the display area, wherein the common voltage is controlled by synchronizing the polarity inversion timing of the common electrode with the scan timing of the pixel electrode in an initial position of the displayed area. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040163 | PROGRAMMABLE NONVOLATILE MEMORY EMBEDDED IN A GAMMA VOLTAGE SETTING IC FOR STORING LOOKUP TABLES - A gamma voltage setting IC in an LCD with an OTP memory—a one time programmable nonvolatile memory or an MTP or flash memory—a multiple time programmable nonvolatile memory embedded in for storing lookup tables of the voltages of gamma curves and the common voltage values is capable of outputting a corresponding voltage mode according to the sensed result of a temperature sensor or an ambient luminance sensor. The logic process of the OTP memory and the logic process of the gamma voltage setting IC are completely compatible, and the logic process of the MTP or flash memory only needs two or three photomask processes more than the logic process of the gamma voltage setting IC. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040164 | DIGITAL-ANALOG CONVERTER CIRCUIT - This invention provides a digital-analog converter circuit capable of appropriately correcting the optical characteristics of the liquid crystals according to the change in design or the preference of the user, and achieving goals of miniaturization, cost-lowering, as well as wide design suitability. The digital-analog converter circuit includes a storage device for storing a voltage characteristic curve, a modulating device for generating a frequency signal in accordance with a data from the voltage characteristic curve stored in the storage device in response to a selected data, a variable resistance device connected between a first power source and a second power source, in which the resistance value of the variable resistance device is changed in accordance with the frequency signal from the modulating device, a holding device for holding a voltage generated at the variable resistance device, and an output device for outputting the voltage to a desired output end. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040165 | Amplifying circuit and display unit - Provided is an amplifying circuit and display unit (for example, a liquid crystal display) which achieves reductions in an area and power consumption without needing to build up complicated logic, while maintaining properties, as compared with the existing amplifying circuit and display unit. In the amplifying circuit, a voltage follower is divided into components including an input stage amplifying part for high voltage, an input stage amplifying part for low voltage and multiple output stage amplifying parts. Without changing an input relationship between the input stage amplifying parts for high voltage and for low voltage, an output relationship between the multiple output stage amplifying parts is changed depending on a control signal. Additionally, when the input stage amplifying part and the output stage amplifying part form one amplifying part, the amplifying part is switched to form the voltage follower in response to switching operation. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040166 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device includes a display panel including a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area, a plurality of gate lines and data lines arranged on the display area to intersect each other, so as to define a plurality of pixel regions, a plurality of thin-film transistors formed at respective intersections of the gate lines and the data lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on the respective pixel regions and connected to the thin film transistors, and at least one first common line provided between the data lines and arranged parallel to the data lines. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040167 | PROGRAMMABLE NONVOLATILE MEMORY EMBEDDED IN A TIMING CONTROLLER FOR STORING LOOKUP TABLES - A timing controller in an LCD has an OTP memory—a one time programmable nonvolatile memory or a MTP memory—a multiple time programmable nonvolatile memory embedded in for storing lookup tables of overdrive functions, dynamic contrast adjustments, independent RGB Gamma curve corrections, and data conversion of cyclic DAC functions. The logic process of the OTP memory and the logic process of the timing controller are completely compatible, and the logic process of the MTP memory only needs two or three photomask processes more than the logic process of the timing controller. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040168 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH BLOCKING CIRCUITS - A gate driver of a liquid crystal display includes a plurality of cascaded gate-driving circuits for outputting a plurality of scanning signals. Each of the gate-driving circuits includes a shift register for outputting scanning signals according to the clock pulses and the scanning signal outputted by the former gate-driving circuit, and a blocking circuit for blocking the scanning signals a predetermined time period. Thus the scanning signals generated by adjacent gate-driving circuits do not overlap, and the image quality of the liquid crystal display can be improved. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040169 | DRIVING MODULE FOR DRIVING LCD PANEL AND METHOD OF FORMING LCD DEVICE - The present invention discloses a driving module for driving an LCD panel and a method of forming an LCD device. The driving module includes: a source driving circuit, for driving the LCD panel; and a heat sink module, coupled to the source driving circuit and integrated with the LCD panel, for dissipating heat generated from the source driving circuit. The method of forming an LCD device including: utilizing a specific semiconductor process to form a LCD panel; and forming a heat sink module integrated with the LCD panel during the specific semiconductor process. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040170 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING A DISPLAY WITH ADJUSTABLE BRIGHTNESS, CHROMATICITY OR BOTH - An electronic device, a method and a computer program product for controlling the operation of a display. The electronic device comprises a display for displaying an RGB (Red/Green/Blue) image, a lighting device coupled to the display for supplying light to the display for enabling display operation thereof, and a color temperature detecting device configured to detect a color temperature of ambient light. A controller is coupled to the lighting device and the color temperature detecting device. The controller then controls the lighting of the lighting device in dependence of the detected color temperature of the ambient light in order to correct brightness or chromaticity or both of an RGB image displayed on the display. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040171 | Display Device - In one embodiment of the present invention, a display device is disclosed which performs a divided-screen active driving, and which allows (i) its emitting region to be divided into smaller units, irrespective of the smallest module unit of a light source; and (ii) minimizing increase in costs for a driving system and manufacturing of an area light source, a display device of the present invention includes: a display panel having unit display pixels; an area light source arranged on a back surface of the display panel, the area light source having an emitting region which is divided into divided emitting regions; and a controlling section for controlling luminance of each of the divided emitting regions of the area light source, based on luminance information of video signals input, wherein the area light source includes: unit emitting pixels which controls light emission of the divided emitting regions through a matrix driving; the unit emitting pixels each having an electron emitting element for emitting an electron, and a fluorescent substance which emits light by being excited by the electron emitted from the electron emitting element, the unit emitting pixels each occupying an area which is equivalent to an area of plural pixels out of the unit display pixels. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040172 | Liquid crystal display and the backlight indicating apparatus and method thereof - A liquid crystal display has a backlight module and an indicator. The indicator is used to detect the light brightness of the backlight module, and announces a warning when the light brightness is lower than a predetermined value. The indicator has at least one color light detection unit that includes a detector, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a controller and a warning display. The detector detects the brightness of a color light from the backlight module to generate a light brightness voltage. The ADC converts the light brightness voltage into a digital signal. The controller determines whether the brightness of the color light is lower than the predetermined value or not according to the digital signal. When the brightness of the color light is lower than the predetermined value, the controller makes the warning display announce the warning. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040173 | LED DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - An LED driver | 2009-02-12 |
20090040174 | DISPLAY DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Display devices with image sensors are provided. Display pixel portions are disposed at intersections of gate lines and source lines and arranged as a matrix. Each display pixel portion includes a liquid crystal element, a photo detector detecting an incident light, a hold device sustaining an analog first data corresponding to a light flux of the incident light detected by the photo detector, and a data determination device generating a second data according to the first data sustained by the hold device. A gate driver selectively activates the gate lines. A source driver provides display data to the source lines. An output device retrieves the analyzed output data. The analyzed output data is the second data output by the data determination device through the source lines. A sensitivity control device changes a determination base of the analyzed output data corresponding to the intensity of the incident light. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040175 | INPUT INTERFACE DEVICE WITH TRANSFORMABLE FORM FACTOR - Various implementations of an interface device, along with associated methods and systems, are described in which the interface device has a housing with a transformable form factor, and a transformation assembly that can change the form factor of the housing. At least one of the form factors of the housing has a shape that corresponds to data associated with the interface device. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040176 | METHOD AND MACHINE-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE PROCESSING UNITS WITH A SINGLE INPUT DEVICE - A method and a machine-accessible medium transfer control of an input device from one processor to another processor in a distributed computing system when a pointer is located within a transition area of a display. Movement of the input device triggers the transfer of input signals generated by the input device to the other processor. In an embodiment, the input device includes a keyboard and mouse. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040177 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION DISPLAY OUTPUT AND INPUT DEVICE - A method and device for controlling information display output and an input device. wherein the method and device control the display output of pages or files based on the pressure parameter information, the electromagnetic parameter information, the energy parameter information and/or the time parameter information input by the user. Therefore, the method and device can quickly locate the position needed to be displayed in a plurality of displayed pages, and can multi-dimensionally arbitrarily move or select the displayed position, pages or files, etc., at one time. Furthermore, the method and device can also quickly, flexibly, accurately change the currently displayed position. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040178 | Position detecting device - An object of the present invention is to provide a position detecting device that allows simultaneous use by a plurality of users by recognizing positional information about a plurality of pointers and associating the pointers and the users. A position detecting device of the invention includes a rear projector ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040179 | GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING GRAPHIC OBJECTS - A graphic user interface, an input/output computing apparatus for intuitive interfacing, and a method of interfacing are disclosed. The input/output computing apparatus for intuitive interfacing with a user, includes an input unit to detect one of a plurality of predetermined motions of the user and generate a signal corresponding to the detected predetermined motion, and a controller to carry out an operation corresponding to the signal and generate a control signal to display the result corresponding to the operation. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040180 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A VARIABLE SPEED INPUT APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An improved handheld electronic device and method provide an input apparatus having a number of input members, at least a portion of the input members being movable among an unactuated position, a first actuated position, and a second actuated position in order to provide input. The improved method of enabling input into the handheld electronic device includes detecting a first input from a first input member, responsive to the first input, performing a first navigational function, such as a scrolling operation, at a first speed, detecting a second input form the first input member and, responsive to the second input, performing the first navigational function at a second speed, the second speed being different (e.g., greater) than the first speed. The input apparatus may include a substantially sealable, resilient membrane with the input members being disposed on the resilient membrane in order to provide an improved, ruggedized input apparatus. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040181 | System and Method For Magnetic Hand Controller - Embodiments provide a system and method for magnetic hand controllers. An embodiment of a magnetic hand controller can include a base portion comprising a base magnet, a hand control portion spaced from and movable relative to the base portion, the hand control portion comprising a hand control and a hand control magnet coupled to the hand control and oriented so that the hand control magnet is attracted to the base magnet. The hand control portion may be coupled to a device such that a user may control the device by moving the hand control. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040182 | System, Method and Computer Program for Controlling a Cursor - A cursor control device is shown for enabling a user to input directional commands; a display for displaying a plurality of discrete areas and a cursor; a cursor controller for controlling the movement of the cursor in the display in response to the directional input commands, having: a first operational state in which a cursor is moved, in response to input directional commands from the cursor control device, within a first discrete area in a free-roaming manner and a second operational state in which a cursor is moved, in response to input directional commands from the cursor control device, in a discrete-roaming manner from discrete area to discrete area; and a user operable switching means for controlling the operational state of the cursor controller. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040183 | RESPONSE SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH DYNAMIC PERSONALITY ASSIGNMENT - A response system and method of receiving remotely entered user input selections at a central location includes providing at least one base unit and a plurality of response units. A user input selection is received with each of the response units. The user input selection is communicated to the at least one base unit utilizing wireless communication. Personality data is received at each of the response units. The at least one base unit communicates with each of the response units according to the personality data of the particular one of the response units to receive a user input selection. The personality data is received by an individual one of the response units communicating with the at least one base unit at close proximity to provide personality data to that response unit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040184 | Information entry mechanism - Techniques for efficiently entering data with a progressively reduced key set are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, an emulated key set is used for entering data within some criteria or confined measures. A key set is generated dynamically each time in accordance with preceding entries. An example of one of the confined measure is a geographic area. Only a set of keys corresponding entries of which are likely to follow the already received entries is provided. Because each time the key set presents fewer and fewer choices, it is therefore easier and more efficient for a user to select and enter data. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040185 | ANTENNA MODULE FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE THAT INCORPORATES AN ELECTROMAGNETIC DIGITIZING TABLET FUNCTION - An antenna module includes a dielectric substrate, x-axis and y-axis antennas, a plurality of contact units, and an interconnecting unit. The dielectric substrate has opposite first and second surfaces. Each of the x-axis and y-axis antennas is formed an a respective one of the first and second surfaces of the dielectric substrate. Each of the contact units is formed on the first surface of the dielectric substrate. The interconnecting unit interconnects the contact units. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040186 | Method and System for Displaying Multiple Synchronized Images - A primary image is displayed a touch sensitive surface while touches at a first location and a second location on the touch sensitive surface are sensed. A baseline between the first location and the second location is determined. The baseline has a length and orientation. A secondary image comparable to the primary image is displayed. The secondary image has a size and a point of view corresponding respectively to the length and orientation of the baseline. Multiple users can also interact with the primary image simultaneously. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040187 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RAPIDLY POSITIONING CURSOR - A portable device has a first and a second area. The portable device includes a flat display module disposed at the first area and having a display area with a plurality of first coordinate positions, a touch pad module disposed at the second area and having a touch pad with a plurality of second coordinate positions corresponding to the first coordinate positions respectively, and a coordinate transformation module. The flat display module displays a cursor at the first coordinate position of the display area according to a cursor position signal. The touch pad module senses the second coordinate position that an object presses at the touch pad and then generates a touch position signal. The coordinate transformation module transforms the touch position signal to the cursor position signal. According to the cursor position signal, the cursor is displayed at the first coordinate position corresponding to the second coordinate position. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040188 | TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF PERFORMING FUNCTION THEREOF - A terminal having a touch screen and a method of performing functions in accordance with the touch screen. The method of performing a function of a terminal having a touch screen includes: detecting movement of a focus for performing the function; and performing, if a detected touch is generated on the touch screen, a function corresponding to a position to which the focus is moved. A touch for performing a function can be generated in a greater area of a terminal having a touch screen, so that generation of erroneous operations due to a small size of the touch screen can be avoided. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040189 | DISPLAY DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH TOUCH PANEL, METHOD OF CORRECTING ERRORS OF THE SAME, AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display device associated with a touch panel, a method of correcting errors of the same, and a display system in which the display device includes a pixel unit having pixels for displaying an image, a touch-sensing unit having touch-sensing elements for outputting a touch-sensing signal when the touch-sensing elements are touched and a correcting unit correcting the touch-sensing signal outputted from a first touch-sensing element that has been detected to have failed, a storing unit for storing the coordinate corresponding to the first touch-sensing element, a signal-processing unit for determining whether the first touch-sensing element has been touched by detecting whether a second touch-sensing element corresponding to the coordinate adjacent the coordinate of the first touch-sensing element has been touched. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040190 | INFORMATION EQUIPMENT - In an information equipment including: a display device having display memory properties, which displays information by a passive drive or an active drive, in which scan electrodes are sequentially addressed; and a position detector for detecting a position of an input means; wherein a display information is updated in accordance with an input of the position detector, a plurality of scan electrodes are selected simultaneously, when the display information is to be changed. Hereby, even in the case of using a display device, which displays information by a passive drive or an active drive, in which scan electrodes are sequentially addressed, the information equipment, in which display speed is not slow, can be provided. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040191 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR WITH CONDUCTIVE TRACE LINES IN BONDING REGION - Methods and apparatus are provided for a capacitive touch sensor including a circuit substrate (which may be a flexible substrate) having a touch sensor controller coupled to a plurality of contacts through a plurality of conductive traces. The contacts are formed on a first (bottom) side of the circuit substrate while the conductive traces are formed on a second (top) side of the circuit substrate, but are ohmically (electrically) coupled to the contacts through the use of conductive vias. This arrangement of conductive traces, vias and contacts allows the conductive traces to reside over the contacts and within the bonding region resulting in an improvement of over fifty percent in wasted space as compared to conventional touch sensors. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040192 | FLAT- PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A combination flat-panel touch sensor/display device includes a display device substrate on which signal lines, scanning lines and storage capacitance lines for applying electrical signals to liquid crystal are formed. A surface of the flat-panel display device corresponding to a display area has a transparent conductive film serving as an impedance surface. The device further includes current detecting circuits for detecting currents that flow through the impedance surface. In an interval over which the current detecting circuits detect current, at least one of the signal lines, scanning lines and storage capacitance lines is placed at a high impedance. The device reduces thickness without decline in display characteristics. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040193 | TOUCH SCREEN WITH SELECTIVE TOUCH SOURCES - A data processor for an occupant identification system. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040194 | System and method of projecting an image on a physical substrate using a virtual image and a virtual plane - A method of projecting an image on a physical substrate using a virtual image and a virtual plane includes generating a virtual two dimensional plane and locating a position and orientation of a wand with respect to the virtual plane. The method further includes creating a virtual image on the virtual plane with the wand. An image can be projected on the physical substrate. The projected image corresponds to the virtual image created on the virtual plane. An associated image projection system includes a virtual two dimensional plane. A wand is configured to create a virtual image on the virtual two dimensional plane. The image projection system also has a physical substrate configured to receive a projected image. The projected image corresponds to the virtual image generated using the wand and the virtual two dimensional plane. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040195 | Visual System - Method and apparatus ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040196 | Method of controlling the display of various data in a vehicle and Opto-acoustic data unit - A method and apparatus for controlling the display of various data on a dual view screen in a vehicle in which the line of view of a driver is continually monitored and which in response to the driver directing his line of view to the screen, renders visible to him data relevant to the operation of the vehicle while optionally rendering invisible data not relevant to the operation of the vehicle otherwise viewable only by a passenger. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040197 | APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY CIRCUMVENTING FAULTS IN THE LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (LEDS) OF A PIXEL IN A GRAPHICAL DISPLAY - An apparatus dynamically circumvents faults in the light emitting diodes (LEDs) of a pixel in a graphical display. The LEDs are organized into groups of one or more LEDs. The apparatus includes drivers for generating a current to an associated group of LEDs of the pixel and fault detectors associated with each group of LEDs. The drivers may be driven, for example, by pulse-modulated signals specifying average currents for the groups of LEDs. The fault detectors each detect fault in an associated group of LEDs and asserts a fault signal when a fault is detected. In addition, an encoder is provided to receive the fault signals from the fault detectors and to provide signals encoding the faults detected and identifying the associated groups of LEDs. A controller that receives the encoded signals may adjust the driver signals for the groups of LEDs for which no fault is detected, in order to compensate for the detected faults. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040198 | METHOD FOR DETECTING PIXEL STATUS OF FLAT PANEL DISPLAY AND DISPLAY DRIVER THEREOF - The present invention discloses methods and display drivers for pixel status detection of flat panel displays. The method includes the following steps of: providing scan data to the register; using the scan data to drive the pixel; detecting the pixel status to obtain status data; refreshing the register with the status data; and, comparing the scan data with the status data to determine whether the pixel is in abnormal status or not. Based on the aforementioned method, the pixel status could be real-time monitored. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040199 | APPARATUS FOR TESTING DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR DISPLAY - An apparatus for testing a driving circuit for a display is disclosed. The apparatus includes a selecting circuit, a reference voltage generator and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The selecting circuit includes many input terminals and an output terminal. The input terminals are respectively coupled to many output pins of the driving circuit, while the selecting circuit is used for selecting one of the output pins to electrically connect the output terminal of the selecting circuit. The reference voltage generator is coupled to at least one of the output pins for generating a reference voltage. The ADC is coupled to the output terminal of the selecting circuit for outputting a digital value based on a difference between an output voltage outputted from the output terminal of the selecting circuit and the reference voltage produced by the reference voltage generator. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040200 | Method for driving display and a display driver thereof - The present invention relates to a method for driving a display adapted for solving afterimage in moving picture and a display driver thereof. The method includes the steps of: dividing a frame of the display into a plurality of areas; dividing a frame period into a first display period and a second display period; displaying a specific color at a specific area of the areas and displaying an image corresponding to a display data in the areas neighbored to the specific area in the first display period; and displaying the specific color at the areas neighbored to the specific area and displaying the image corresponding to the display data at the specific area in the first display period. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040201 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY TO DESIRED OPTICAL STATE - A drive controller for an electrophoretic display includes a data driver for applying image-altering drive signals to selected ones of a plurality of pixels where the driver includes: a memory unit for storing an alteration progress indicator and a target state indicator. In each of predetermined time spans such as successive display frames, image-altering drive signals are applied and the corresponding progress indicators are updated to reflect the application of the image-altering drive signals in the predetermined time spans. When the progress indicators indicate that the image-altering jobs are finished, the driver stops applying the image-altering drive signals to the respective pixels and instead applies a compensating signal to recover their original optical states. Different pixels can be updated in time-overlapping manner so that the electrophoretic display responds to new image commands in real-time. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040202 | DRIVE CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A drive circuit for a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is provided, where the LCD panel includes a plurality of pixels located at intersection regions of a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines. The drive circuit includes a gate line drive unit and a data line drive unit. The gate line drive unit is configured to simultaneously enable two of the plurality of gate lines during each of successive horizontal scanning periods, where the two gate lines enabled during a horizontal scanning period are interleaved with the two gate lines enabled during a next horizontal scanning period. The data line drive unit configured to apply gray-scale voltages corresponding to image data to the plurality of data lines. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040203 | Gate driving circuit and display device having the same - A gate driving circuit and a display device having the same, a pull-up unit pulls up a current gate signal by using a first clock signal during a first period of one frame. A pull-up driver coupled to the pull-up unit receives a carry signal from one of the previous stages to turn on the pull-up unit. A pull-up unit receives a gate signal from one of the next stages, discharges the current gate signal to an off voltage level, and turns off the pull-up unit. A holder holds the current gate signal at the voltage level. An inverter turns on/off the holder in response to a first clock signal. A ripple preventer has a source and a gate coupled in common to an output terminal of the pull-up unit and a drain coupled to an input terminal of the inverter, and includes a ripple preventing diode for preventing a ripple from being applied to the inverter. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040204 | Drive circuit for display apparatus and display apparatus - A drive circuit that is an example of the present invention is a drive circuit of a display device for outputting in parallel the analog picture signals generated based on the digital picture signals inputted in serial. This circuit comprises a level shift circuit for converting the voltage level of the digital picture signals that were inputted in serial, a D/A conversion circuit for generating analog picture signals based on the digital picture signals that were subjected to level conversion with the level shift circuit, and an expansion circuit connected to the output side of the D/A conversion circuit or between the level shift circuit and the D/A conversion circuit and serving to expand and hold the inputted serial picture signals in parallel and output the picture signals in parallel. The level shift circuit is thus formed in the front stage of the picture signal register circuit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040205 | METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR A CHROMATICITY SHIFT DUE TO AMBIENT LIGHT IN AN ELECTRONIC SIGNBOARD - A method for use with an electronic signboard (e.g., an LED signboard) compensates psychovisual chromaticity shift due to ambient light. The method first measures a color of light reflected from the signboard. Based on the measurement a set of calorimetric equations defining the desired light to be perceived as being displayed by each pixel of the signboard are solved. The calorimetric equations are the additive color mixture of the ambient light and the light to be actually displayed by the pixel in the absence of ambient light. The calorimetric equations may be expressed in units of uniform color space. The solutions of the colorimetric equations are then used to control the light actually displayed by the pixel. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040206 | Plasma Display Device - A driving method of a plasma display panel which performs image display using a plurality of sub-fields. In a sustain discharge period, a first sustain discharge waveform and a second sustain discharge waveform are applied, the second sustain discharge waveform having a timing of voltage clamping at a rising edge of a pulse which is earlier than that of the first sustain discharge waveform. In a predetermined sub-field in one frame, the first sustain discharge waveform is repeatedly applied without applying the second sustain discharge waveform, and in other sub-fields, the first sustain discharge waveform and the second sustain discharge waveform are repeatedly applied. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040207 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes: a plurality of pixels that represent a first color, a second color, a third color, and white; a signal processor that converts input image signals respective to the colors into output image signals respective to the colors plus an output image signal for the white color, calculates a current consumption amount consumed in the pixels based on the output image signals, and compensates the output image signals in accordance with the current consumption amount; and a data driver that converts the output image signals into data voltages and supplies the data voltages to the pixels. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040208 | Plasma display and driving method thereof - In a plasma display, a drain of a first transistor is connected to a scan electrode, and a source of the first transistor is connected to a power source supplying a first voltage. First and the second resistors are connected in series with the scan electrode and the power source. A scan electrode driver turns on the first transistor during a reset period to decrease a voltage of the scan electrode. A scan electrode driver senses the voltage of the electrode from a voltage divided by first and second resistors connected in series between the electrode and the power source. Upon the voltage of the scan electrode becoming a second voltage which is higher than the first voltage, the scan electrode driver turns off the first transistor to maintain the voltage of the scan electrode at the second voltage. In an address period, a scan electrode driver supplies the first voltage to the scan electrode of a light emitting cell. At least one resistor of the first and second resistors is a variable resistor in which resistance varies as the temperature of the Plasma Display Panel (PDP) varies, such that the plasma display can perform steady operation. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040209 | PLASMA DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - In a driver for driving an address electrode in a plasma display, a power recovery switch is coupled between a power recovery capacitor and the address electrode, and a driving switch is coupled between a power source for supplying an address voltage and the address electrode. A grounding switch is coupled between a ground terminal and the address electrode. The power recovery switch, the driving switch, and the grounding switch are formed in one integrated circuit. The address electrode driver turns on the power recovery switch during a first period within a period for varying a voltage at the address electrode from a 0V voltage to a Va voltage and turns on the power recovery switch during a second period within a period for varying the voltage at the address electrode from the Va voltage to the 0V voltage. The power recovery switch is turned on for about 62 ns. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040210 | Scan electrode driver for a plasma display - A scan electrode driver for driving a scan electrode, the scan electrode driver including a scan IC coupled between a first node and a second node, and adapted to selectively apply a first voltage and a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage to the scan electrode during an address period, a voltage regulator including a first terminal coupled to the first node, and a capacitor coupled between a second terminal of the voltage regulator and the second node, wherein the voltage regulator is adapted to charge the capacitor with a third voltage that is lower than a voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage before the second voltage is applied to the scan electrode. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040211 | Method for driving plasma display panel - A method for driving an AC type plasma display panel includes the steps of performing initialization at least once for each frame so as to clear binary setting of wall charge quantity in a screen by discharge except for micro discharge in which electrodes covered with a plurality of fluorescent materials become cathodes, and performing special initialization at frequency of once for M frames, where M=two or more, so as to erase unnecessary wall charge in the screen by discharge in which electrodes become cathodes and that is stronger than the discharge in the initialization. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040212 | DRIVER AND DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR PIXEL CIRCUIT - The driver includes a digital-to-analog converter receiving a pixel value and outputting one of gamma voltages corresponding to the pixel value, and an output stage providing a driving voltage and a driving current corresponding to the gamma voltage outputted from the digital-to-analog converter, in which the driving voltage is provided during a first part of the programming period and the driving current is provided during a second part of the programming period. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040213 | Liquid Crystal Driving Apparatus - A liquid crystal driving apparatus comprising: a latch circuit including latch-areas each in n-bit unit, configured to sequentially latch into a designated latch-area, pieces of n-bit display-data obtained by dividing m-bit display-data for driving column-electrodes corresponding to each row-electrode of a liquid crystal display panel including row and column-electrodes; a data-register configured to sequentially hold the pieces of n-bit display-data; and a latch-pulse generating circuit configured to generate a latch-pulse for latching the n-bit display-data into the designated latch-area every time the data-register holds the n-bit display-data, including: a counter whose count-value changes every time the data-register holds the n-bit display-data; a decoder configured to decode the count-value to generate the latch-pulse; and a masking circuit configured to mask generation of the latch-pulse from the decoder in a period of time during which the count-value is changed, the column-electrodes being driven based on the m-bit display-data from the latch circuit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040214 | SIGNAL PROCESSOR, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a signal processor using an (n−1)-th conversion signal corresponding to an (n−1)-th raw image signal of an (n−1)-th frame to correct an n-th raw image signal of an n-th frame, and outputting an n-th corrected image signal, the (n−1)-th raw image signal. The n-th raw image signal, and the n-th corrected image signal each have ‘a’ bits and the (n−1)-th conversion signal has ‘b’ bits. The ‘b’ bits is smaller than the ‘a’ bits (a>b). A liquid crystal panel displays an image corresponding to the n-th corrected image signal. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040215 | Interpreting Sign Language Gestures - Embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatuses relating to identifying hand gestures. In one embodiment, a hand gesture is identified by capturing an image including an image object of the hand gesture, generating a numerical signature based on the image object, and identifying the hand gesture from reference numerical signatures associated with reference hand gestures. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040216 | Data Compression Method and Apparatus, Data Restoration Method and Apparatus, and Program Therefor - Three-dimensional data ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040217 | METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR GENERATING BOUNDARY SURFACE INFORMATION - A method includes: an input step of inputting boundary surface information | 2009-02-12 |
20090040218 | FITTING CURVES FROM ONE MODEL TO ANOTHER - A method and system for variational and iterative fitting of complex curves (such as Super Helix curves) to arbitrary regular parametric curves is described, called a curve fitting system. The curve fitting system uses data reduction and error-analysis often found in mesh decimation schemes as well as non-linear minimization. The curve fitting system takes full advantage of the large body of existing work on parametric curve modeling, while utilizing new and beneficial curve models for simulation. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040219 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SURFACING OF PARTICLE SYSTEMS - A method and system for surfacing of particle systems is proposed to achieve high surface resolutions and low execution times, comprising partitioning particles into sub-blocks, each sub-block associated linear data arrays, sequentially accessing each array to composite the particles into a respective sub-volume using estimates of grid stencils derived from particle kernels, performing random-access into the sub-volumes, processing each linear array, and lexicographically pushing the corresponding sub-volume into a DT-Grid to convert the sub-volume to a narrow band level set. Further steps to improve the temporal coherence of resulting surface, to reduce artifacts from sparsely sampled regions of space, to enhance artistic expression, and for flexible post processing can be performed. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040220 | Hybrid volume rendering in computer implemented animation - In the field of computer graphics and more specifically computer implemented animation, two known alternative methods for rendering objects which have volume (fire, smoke, clouds, etc.) are ray marching and splatting (i.e. particle-based rendering). These methods have contrasting strengths and weaknesses. The present volume rendering method and associated apparatus combine these methods, drawing on the strengths of each. The ray marches a volume but, rather than merely accumulating the samples along the ray, a distinct particle is generated for each sample. Each particle captures the volume's local attributes. The particles are then rendered through splatting. Thus the method has the strengths of splatting e.g., fast 3D motion blur and hardware rendering, and the strengths of ray marching e.g., volume sampling density corresponds with camera proximity since rays disperse, thereby focusing computer processing time on important volume detail and minimizing noise. The present method is useful in production of animated feature films, providing fast high-quality volume rendering with true 3D motion blur. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040221 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAST AUTOMATIC CENTERLINE EXTRACTION FOR VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPY - A method for automatic centerline extraction for a virtual endoscopy image of an organ having a boundary surface includes centering on selected points of an initial path through the image, which is derived from an endoscopy dataset, respective spheres exhibiting respective maximal diameters short of contacting the boundary surface; and forming a centered path consecutively joining centers of the spheres. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040222 | Multi-pass shading - An application binary interface includes a descriptor specifying a binary shader for each pass of a multi-pass shader. The application binary interface also includes a graphics state of a graphics object for each pass of the multi-pass shader. The graphics state for the first pass is an initial graphics state of the graphics object. The graphics state for each subsequent pass specifies a change from the graphics state of a previous pass. The application binary interface further includes parameters for the binary shaders. The application binary interface links the binary shaders together based on the parameters. Further, the parameters of the binary shaders may be modified at run time to configure the multi-pass shader. The binary shader of each pass is then executed based on the graphics state and parameters of the pass to render the graphics object. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040223 | METHOD FOR GENERATING THREE DIMENSIONAL RIBBON CABLE OBJECTS IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN DRAWINGS - A method for generating a three-dimensional representation of a ribbon cable in a computer-aided design drawing is disclosed. In one embodiment, a user may create a three-dimensional ribbon cable object with an arbitrary shape and an arbitrary number of fold or twists. A user creates or specifies a ribbon cable template incorporating several attributes and a computer aided design application may be configured to generate a three-dimensional ribbon cable object from the template and displays the representation of the three-dimensional ribbon cable object in the computer-aided design drawing. Further, once generated, the ribbon cable object may be flattened to a two-dimensional surface, identifying the overall length of the ribbon cable and the location of any folds. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040224 | Three-dimensional shape conversion system, three-dimensional shape conversion method, and program for conversion of three-dimensional shape - In a computer | 2009-02-12 |
20090040225 | Apparatus and method for three-dimensional model retrieval - The present invention relates to three-dimensional model retrieval apparatus and method. The three-dimensional model retrieval apparatus according to the present invention comprises a model normalizing unit for rotating and/or translating a three-dimensional model so that main axis directions of the three-dimensional model are consistent with coordinate axes of a system coordinate system, and barycenter of the three-dimensional model is consistent with origin of the system coordinate system; a two-dimensional image generating unit for projecting said three-dimensional model respectively in a positive direction and a negative direction of each coordinate axis of said system coordinate system to generate a plurality of two-dimensional images; a model describing unit for generating a model descriptor of the three-dimensional model from said two-dimensional images; and a retrieving unit for retrieving, based on said model descriptor, a three-dimensional model which most matches an input query from a model database. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040226 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL INFORMATION AND INPUT APPARATUS - A method for controlling display output of the multidimensional information comprises: setting a corresponding relation of the moving distance and moving direction information of the multidimensional parameter information and the display information in multidimensional directions in advance, so that the moving distance and moving direction information of the current display information in multidimensional directions can be determined according to the collected multidimensional parameter information; and moving the current display information according to the moving distance and moving direction information in multidimensional directions, and display outputting the relative position relation information between the current display information and the whole display information in which the current display information is located. According to the method, when the display information is larger than the displayable space, it is possible to move to the corresponding display information position conveniently, and to conveniently inform the user of the relative position information displayed currently. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040227 | Indicators for Interactive Analysis of Virtual Three-Dimensional Machine Data - Methods for displaying machine data are described including a method for displaying machine data as an image showing a three-dimensional graph having three axes and one or more cursor images representing substantially planar cursors on the display for analyzing data. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040228 | CONTENT INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS - Provided are a content information display method and apparatus. The method includes: extracting a content file list; extracting additional information having a same property from among additional information on each of content files included in the content file list; generating a graph representing a degree of the property by comparing the extracted additional information on each content file with additional information on another content file; and displaying the graph and the content file list. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040229 | Generalization of Features in a Digital Map Using Round Number Coordinates - A system and processes for generalizing a collection of objects using points not necessarily part of the original objects are provided. Generalization of features in a digital map includes moving points to round number coordinates, while keeping topology correct and not moving points outside an allowed distance range, thus substantially reducing the size of the data so generalized. However, doing so requires moving points from the original polyline to new points. Generalization of polylines to points preferentially chosen from a relatively sparse set is described. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040230 | Vector image drawing device, method for vector image drawing, and computer readable recording medium - Where each of m and n are any natural number: a drawing region subdivider | 2009-02-12 |
20090040231 | Information processing apparatus, system, and method thereof - An information processing apparatus includes a bio-information obtaining unit configured to obtain bio-information of a subject; a kinetic-information obtaining unit configured to obtain kinetic information of the subject; and a control unit configured to determine an expression or movement of an avatar on the basis of the bio-information obtained by the bio-information obtaining unit and the kinetic information obtained by the kinetic-information obtaining unit and to perform a control operation so that the avatar with the determined expression or movement is displayed. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040232 | METHOD TO RECORD BUS DATA IN A GRAPHICS SUBSYSTEM THAT USES DMA TRANSFERS - In a graphics based subsystem based on direct memory access transfer, a user queue library is used by the application program interface to send graphic command data to the graphics adapter. The user queue library transfers data stored within the user queue to the graphics adapter using direct memory access transfers. The user queue library determines whether the data should be saved. The application program interface calls a user queue routine from a user queue library. The user queue routine saves the control data to a trace file in memory. The user queue routine then transfers the graphics command data to the graphics adapter using a direct memory access transfer. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040233 | Wearable Type Information Presentation Device - An object of the present invention is to provide a wearable type information presentation device that allows a user to perform both an activity and information viewing/hearing while taking into consideration the safety of the user. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040234 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processing device includes a first conversion unit including a color conversion matrix circuit that inputs first image data and outputs second image data. The color conversion matrix circuit is able to arbitrarily set a conversion coefficient. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040235 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image information storage unit stores a series of images. A display-time-information storage unit stores display-time information which defines display time of each image. An image display control unit displays an image on an image display unit, based on the image stored in the image information storage unit and the display-time information stored in the display-time-information storage unit. Here, a display-time-information display control unit displays on a display-time-information display unit, the display-time information at least of images to be displayed in time series after an image currently displayed on the image display unit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040236 | Method of and System for Preventing Viewing by Bystanders of Information - A method of and system for preventing viewing by bystanders of information displayed on a display screen displays simultaneously an active image and a second image. The display screen has a first viewing angle and a second viewing angle. The first image is visible from the first viewing angle and invisible from said second viewing angle. The obfuscating image is invisible from the first viewing and visible from the second viewing angle. The system simultaneously manipulates the first and obfuscating images in response to input by a user. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040237 | METHOD FOR TRACKING MOVING ENTITIES - Method for tracking entities ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090040238 | IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM CONTAINING SAME - A program is to be executed by a computer having an image display apparatus. The program, when executed, causes the computer to perform the functions of displaying an initial image on the display apparatus; receiving a zoom-in boundary designated on the displayed initial image, the part of the displayed initial image surrounded by the zoom-in boundary being a target image to be enlarged; detecting a size of the zoom-in boundary; comparing the detected size of the zoom-in boundary with a reference size; if the detected size of the zoom-in boundary is smaller than the reference size, setting a middle boundary that defines a redefined image on the initial image, and enlarging the redefined image to display the enlarged redefined image on the display apparatus. The redefined image includes the entire part of the target image and a part of the initial image outside of the zoom-in boundary. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040239 | Graphic object translation system - A graphic object translation system is described. The graphic object translation system has an automatically retracting arcuate control component that has a rest position to which it returns after being moved and released. The graphic object translation system also has a graphic control component that is responsive to a movement of the arcuate control component and causes a graphic object to be graphically translated from its existing position. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040240 | Hovering table headers - A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for displaying header information in a table. One or more cells of a table are selected and their associated header information is determined and replicated. Display attributes are then applied to the replicated header information resulting in the generation of a table header that overlays adjacent table cells. In one embodiment, the resulting table header is dynamically invoked through a user gesture. In another embodiment, the resulting table header is persistently displayed and comprises a viewing window that displays information contained in the selected table cells. The persistent table header moves with the cursor as it is positioned over other table cells and displays the information they contain. Display attributes such as ghosting are applied to other table cells to generate a visually distinguished table header that facilitates visual correlation between selected table cells and their corresponding header information. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040241 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LIGHT-EMITTING PANEL - The method for driving a light-emitting panel provides a method for driving a light-emitting panel such that, even if there is a defect at a certain place of the light-emitting surface, the whole surface is not turned off and the function as a lighting apparatus or a backlight of or the electronic information device can be maintained by means that only one area including the defect is turned off and the other areas are turned on. The method for driving a light-emitting panel is characterized in that the light-emitting surface is divided into a plurality of areas and each of the areas emits light by time sharing. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040242 | Display apparatus, display method, display monitor, and television receiver - In one embodiment of the present invention, the image display period of the first sub frame of an N-th frame is arranged to partly overlap the image display period of the second sub frame of the N-th frame and the image display period of the second sub frame of the (N−1)-th frame. Also, in each sub frame, a period in which grayscale display voltages are written into all horizontal lines of the display screen is arranged to be identical with the image signal input period of one frame of an input image signal. In addition, the grayscale display voltages with which pixels that are horizontally or vertically neighbored are charged are arranged to have inverse polarities, and the polarity of the grayscale display voltage charging each pixel is reversed in each frame. Furthermore, a short circuit period is provided and in this period neighboring data signal lines are short-circuited each time the polarity of the grayscale display voltage output to each data signal line is reversed. With this, in a display apparatus performing sub frame display, a time lag between the input of an image signal and image display is reduced, the cost of the frame memory is reduced, and the power consumption for AC driving is reduced. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040243 | Display Device and Method for Driving Display Member - In one embodiment of the present invention, in an even-numbered signal line group, the arrangement sequence of the first and second signal lines is reversed between in a display area and in a non-display area, and the same goes for the arrangement sequence of the third and fourth signal lines. The ends of the first to sixteenth signal lines in the non-display area are connected to the first to sixteenth individual drivers, respectively. An odd-numbered individual driver and an even-numbered individual driver each output a corresponding one of drive signals of opposite polarity. Thus, the polarities of subpixels of the same color arranged in a first direction D | 2009-02-12 |
20090040244 | DRIVING DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - In a driving device, a liquid crystal display having the driving device, and a method of driving the liquid crystal display, the driving device includes a signal controller, a voltage selector, a gray-scale voltage generator, and a data driver. The signal controller outputs a power-down signal indicating an imminent power-off. The voltage selector outputs a common voltage in response to the signal. The gray-scale voltage generator receives the common voltage to generate common gray-scale voltages having a same voltage level as that of the common voltage. The data driver generates common data voltages based on the common gray-scale voltages. The driving device controls a display panel so that the display panel displays a white image in response to the signal. Thus, an after-image after the power-off is removed, therefore improving the display quality of the display panel. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040245 | Drive circuit for display apparatus and display apparatus - A drive circuit that is an example of the present invention is a drive circuit of a display device for outputting in parallel the analog picture signals generated based on the digital picture signals inputted in serial. This circuit comprises a level shift circuit for converting the voltage level of the digital picture signals that were inputted in serial, a D/A conversion circuit for generating analog picture signals based on the digital picture signals that were subjected to level conversion with the level shift circuit, and an expansion circuit connected to the output side of the D/A conversion circuit or between the level shift circuit and the D/A conversion circuit and serving to expand and hold the inputted serial picture signals in parallel and output the picture signals in parallel. The level shift circuit is thus formed in the front stage of the picture signal register circuit. | 2009-02-12 |
20090040246 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes a detector for detecting a linear-interpolation-applicable area and an expansion corrector for performing a gradation expanding process on the linear-interpolation-applicable area detected by the detector. When a detector | 2009-02-12 |