| 10th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
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| 20150062046 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SETTING GESTURE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method of setting a gesture in an electronic device. The method includes: when a specific gesture is selected among a plurality of gestures, displaying a gesture setting region for receiving an input of the specific gesture; generating and storing gesture information about the specific gesture when the specific gesture is input through the gesture setting region; and setting a recognition reference of the specific gesture based on the gesture information. Further, a technology for setting a gesture in an electronic device may be variously implemented through the various example embodiments of the present disclosure. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062047 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - An information processor includes a display section for displaying a result of information. processing, a contact detecting section for detecting a contact position in the display section, a first area display section for displaying a first area in the display section, a second area display section for displaying second areas, while contact with the first area is being detected by the contact detecting section, in a periphery of the first area in the display section, the second areas being obtained by dividing the periphery into a predetermined number of areas, a processing execution section for executing processing when the contact detecting section detects contact with the first area and contact with the second area in succession and detects breaking of contact with the second area, the processing corresponding to coordinates of a position in the second area at which the breaking of contact with the second area is detected. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062048 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING CONTENT - An electronic apparatus and a method of outputting content of the electronic apparatus outputs a synchronized content to a display apparatus and a projection-type display apparatus and a method of outputting a content of the electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes an input/output unit connected with a display apparatus and a projection-type display apparatus, and a control unit configured to control the input/output unit, wherein the control unit outputs a synchronized content to the display apparatus and the projection-type display apparatus through the input/output unit. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062049 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a control section which, if it is determined that a first object is selected by an operating body, causes a second object, which is obtained by duplicating a part or all of the first object, to be displayed at a predetermined position on a second display surface, and if it is determined that the second object is selected by the operating body, hides the first object displayed at the position indicated by object coordinate information and also updates the object coordinate information with in-second display surface destination coordinate information. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062050 | ACTUATING USER INTERFACE - An actuating user interface for a media player or other electronic device is disclosed. According to one aspect, the user interface is a display device that can both display visual information and serve as a mechanical actuator to generate input signals is disclosed. By way of example, the display device, which displays visual information such as text, characters and graphics, may also act like a push or clickable button(s), a sliding toggle button or switch, a rotating dial or knob, a motion controlling device such as a joystick or navigation pad, and/or the like. According to another aspect, the user interface is an input device that includes a movable touch pad control signal capable of detecting the movements of the movable touch pad so as to generate one or more distinct second control signals. The control signals being used to perform actions in an electronic device operatively coupled to the input device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062051 | File Selection Method and Terminal - A file selection method and a terminal are disclosed. The file selection method, applied to a terminal with a touchscreen, includes obtaining, by the terminal, a touch track of a user on the terminal, determining, by the terminal, that an area bounded by the track is a selection area when a distance between a starting point of the track and an ending point of the track is less than or equal to a set distance, and selecting, by the terminal according to the determined selection area, a file within the selection area. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062052 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Transitioning Between Display States in Response to a Gesture - An electronic device displays a user interface in a first display state. The device detects a first portion of a gesture on a touch-sensitive surface, including detecting intensity of a respective contact of the gesture. In response to detecting the first portion of the gesture, the device displays an intermediate display state between the first display state and a second display state. In response to detecting the end of the gesture: if intensity of the respective contact had reached a predefined intensity threshold prior to the end of the gesture, the device displays the second display state; otherwise, the device redisplays the first display state. After displaying an animated transition between a first display state and a second state, the device, optionally, detects an increase of the contact intensity. In response, the device displays a continuation of the animation in accordance with the increasing intensity of the respective contact. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062053 | GESTURE DETECTION ZONES - A system and method for utilizing a gesture-based user interface. A system includes an operator input device and a processor. The operator input device detects gestures and multiple simultaneous touch points. An input area of the operator input device includes a plurality of gesture detection zones. The processor is coupled to the operator input device. The processor executes a gesture recognition software program that processes inputs from the input device. The gesture recognition program causes the processor to recognize a primary gesture and a simultaneous secondary gesture, and to perform a processing function based, at least in part, on the primary gesture and a gesture detection zone in which the secondary gesture is detected. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062054 | TOUCH ELECTRODE PATTERN, TOUCH PANEL, AND TOUCH INPUT DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A touch panel is disclosed. The touch panel comprises a driving electrode including a plurality of driving electrode-cells and a sensing electrode including a plurality of sensing electrode-cells. The driving electrode and the sensing electrode are formed in the same layer of the touch panel. Each of the sensing electrode-cells is configured to envelop up-down-left-right side of a driving electrode-cell which is electrically coupled to the each of the sensing electrode-cells. And a slit is formed at each of the sensing electrode-cells for connecting a driving trace to the driving electrode-cell. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062055 | NON-SCREEN CAPACITIVE TOUCH SURFACE FOR BOOKMARKING AN ELECTRONIC PERSONAL DISPLAY - A method and system for utilizing a non-screen capacitive touch surface for bookmarking an electronic personal display is disclosed. One example provides a capacitive touch sensing surface on at least two non-planar portions of a housing of the electronic personal display. The capacitive touch sensing surface is monitored for a pinch and slide type contact from at least two non-planar points. In so doing, when the pinch and slide type contact is detected a bookmarking operation on the electronic personal display is performed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062056 | 3D GESTURE RECOGNITION FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC PERSONAL DISPLAY - A method and system for utilizing 3D gesture recognition for operating an electronic personal display is disclosed. One example receives a contact from a capacitive touch sensing surface on at least a portion of the electronic personal display. In addition, airspace in range of the 3D motion sensor coupled with the electronic personal display is monitored for a motion associated with the contact. The contact and motion are correlated with a predefined gesture denoting a digital reading operation to be performed on a digital content item rendered on the electronic personal display and the digital reading operation is performed on the electronic personal display. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062057 | Method and Apparatus for Apparatus Input - A method comprising receiving an indication of a first touch input that is associated with a region of a grip surface of an apparatus, the first touch input comprising a contact input, determining that the first touch input is a setting designation input that designates a setting for adjustment, receiving an indication of a second touch input that is associated with a different region of a grip surface of the apparatus, the second touch input being separate from the first touch input, performing adjustment of a value of the setting based, at least in part, on the second touch input, and receiving an indication of a release input of the first touch input is disclosed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062058 | TOUCH PANEL CAPABLE OF DETECTING A STYLUS AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A touch panel capable of detecting a stylus is disclosed. At least one self scan cycle and at least one mutual scan cycle are performed in each scan frame, and touch identification of the stylus is affirmed when both touch identifications via the self scan cycle and the mutual scan cycle are detected. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062059 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DETECTING TOUCHES - An electronic device includes a display controller, first drive electrodes operably coupled to the display controller to drive the first drive electrodes to detect touches on a display while the electronic device is operating in a normal power condition, a touch controller operably coupled to the display controller, second drive electrodes operably coupled to the touch controller to drive the second drive electrodes to detect touches on the display while the electronic device is operating in a reduced power condition, and sense electrodes operably coupled to the touch controller. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062060 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY - Provided are a touch panel and a display, the touch panel, including: a substrate; a connection part formed on the substrate; an insulating part thrilled on the connection part; a first electrode part electrically connected to the connection part; and a second electrode part insulated with the connection part. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062061 | DRIVING METHOD OF TOUCH SYSTEM - A driving method of a touch system includes a liquid crystal panel driving circuit driving each block of a plurality of blocks of a liquid crystal panel to display an image in turn according to a first control signal during a frame time; a touch sensing circuit capturing a current panel noise base line of a touch block of a touch panel non-corresponding to the block according to a second control signal during the block displaying the image; the touch sensing circuit updating a previous panel noise base line of the touch block during a previous frame time according to the current panel noise base line; the touch sensing circuit executing touch sensing on the touch block to generate touch raw data according to a third control signal; and the touch sensing circuit generating touch data according to the touch raw data and the current panel noise base line. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062062 | Touch Integrated Circuit And Display Device Integrated With Touch Screen Using The Same - Disclosed is a display device integrated with a touch screen. The display device includes a panel configured to include a plurality of first electrodes arranged in parallel in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes arranged in parallel in a second direction, a switching unit configured to apply a common voltage to the plurality of first and second electrodes when the panel operates in a display driving mode, and when the panel operates in a touch driving mode, apply a first touch scan pulse to the plurality of first electrodes during a first period, and apply a second touch scan pulse to the plurality of first and second electrodes during a second period, a first touch sensing unit configured to apply the first touch scan pulse to the switching unit, and a second touch sensing unit configured to apply the second touch scan pulse to the switching unit. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062063 | METHOD OF RECOGNIZING TOUCH - A method for recognizing touch on a touch panel is provided. A value T | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062064 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a touch sensitive device. The touch sensitive device includes a touch module, a display module. The touch module and the display module are stacked together. The touch module includes a first transparent conductive layer and the display module includes a second transparent conductive layer. A distance between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer is changeable under a pressure. The first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer function as a touch pressure sensing unit together. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062065 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a touch sensitive device. The touch sensitive device includes a touch module, a display module, and a second conductive layer. The touch module, the display module and second transparent conductive layer are stacked together. The display modules a first conductive layer. The second transparent conductive layer is spaced from the first conductive layer and located on a side of the display module away from the touch module. A distance between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is changeable under a pressure. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer function as a touch pressure sensing unit together. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062066 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a touch sensitive device. The touch sensitive device includes a touch module, a display module, and a second conductive layer. The touch module is a super-thin touch panel including a first transparent conductive layer, a protection layer, and a plurality of electrodes. The second transparent conductive layer is located between the display module and the touch module. The second transparent conductive layer is spaced from the first transparent conductive layer. A distance between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer is changeable under a pressure. The first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer function as a touch pressure sensing unit together. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062067 | TOUCH SENSOR OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RESONANCE TYPE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH SENSOR - A touch sensor of an electromagnetic resonance type includes a plurality of touch electrodes configured to generate an electromagnetic wave according to an input signal or to transmit an output signal according to a response electromagnetic wave from an approached object, wherein corresponding ones of the plurality of touch electrodes are at a same layer. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062068 | SENSING METHOD BASED ON CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A sensing method based on a capacitive touch panel is provided. The capacitive touch panel includes a touch sensor, a pressure sensor, and a deformable insulating layer disposed between the touch sensor and the pressure sensor to form a gap between the touch sensor and the pressure sensor. In the sensing method, at least one touch position is located using the touch sensor. Pressure information is sensed based on a number of self-capacitance variation values detected from the pressure sensor. The self-capacitance variation values are generated by a deformation of the deformable insulating layer under an external force. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062069 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a water mode can be automatically entered in a manner of periodically monitoring a capacitance value of a touchscreen. The present invention includes an electrostatic touchscreen and a controller, if at least one of a size of a capacitance value detected through the touchscreen and a variation of a per-region capacitance value detected through the touchscreen meets a first condition, entering a water mode for disabling a touch control function of the touchscreen. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062070 | ACTIVE-TYPE STYLUS PEN - An active-type stylus pen for manipulating a capacitive type touch screen, comprises a main housing of a sleeve shape, a printed circuit board, a front-end means, and an ON/OFF switch device, in which, a pen-tip receives electric signals from the printed circuit board and provides the electric signals to the touch screen when touching the touch screen. The ON/OFF switch device is disposed in an end portion of the active-type stylus pen and connected to the main housing. A switch mechanism is accommodated within an axial inner space of the ON/OFF switch device for selectively allowing the active-type stylus pen to be electrically-on or electrically-off. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062071 | METHOD FOR DETECTING TOUCH POINTS OF TOUCH PANEL - A method for detecting a touch point of a touch panel is disclosed. A first driving signal is applied to a first conductive layer or a second conductive layer to obtain a capacitance variety ΔC | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062072 | METHOD FOR DETECTING TOUCH POINTS OF TOUCH PANEL - A method for detecting a touch point of a touch panel is disclosed. A first driving signal is applied to a first conductive layer or a second conductive layer to obtain a capacitance variety ΔC | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062073 | System and Method for Interactive Distribution of Digital Content - A system for distribution of digital content includes at least one interactive terminal with a display, at least one battery, electronics for enabling digital image creation on the display, a communication module, and means for controlling an interactive touchless user interface in order to display selected content on the interactive terminal. In addition, a method for digital distribution of digital content with content pages c=1, 2, . . . , h to be displayed with at least one interactive terminal at at least one location j=1, 2, . . . , m, includes locating at least one i=1, 2, . . . , n interactive terminals at a defined location j=1, 2, . . . , m for displaying the digital content, providing means for interaction with a user via the touchless user interface, based on user input, and communicating with a server infrastructure to display selected content on the interactive terminal. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062074 | SENSING DEVICE - A sensing device includes a comparator, a first and a second variable capacitor unit. A first comparator input of the comparator is electrically coupled to a touch pad. The first variable capacitor unit is configured to charge the first comparator input such that the first comparator input has a first potential. The second variable capacitor unit is configured to charge a second comparator input of the comparator such that the second comparator input has a second potential. The comparator is configured for comparing the first potential and the second potential to generate a comparator output signal. In a condition of the touch pad being operated, the first variable capacitor unit is adjusted according to the comparator output signal to perform potential compensation for the first comparator input, or the second variable capacitor unit is adjusted according to the comparator output signal to perform potential compensation for the second comparator input. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062075 | CAPACITIVE INPUT DEVICE - All electrodes, which are arranged on the surface of a substrate, are independent electrodes that are electrically insulated from each other. The electrodes are selected in order so as to be set to a drive electrode, and drive power having a rectangular wave is applied to the drive electrode. The electrodes, which are adjacent to the drive electrode, are set to detection electrodes. Since drive power is applied to a single drive electrode, an electric field generated from the drive electrode uniformly spreads out in each direction. Accordingly, even though an operation of a space gesture is performed, it is possible to detect the operation with high resolution. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062076 | SUBSTRATE WITH TOUCH FUNCTION AND DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A substrate with touch function includes a plurality of scan lines and at least a touch device disposed thereon. The touch device includes at least a power line, at least a readout line, a light sensing circuit and a voltage divider circuit. The power line and the readout line are disposed on the substrate. The light sensing circuit is electrically coupled to a (N+1)th of the power lines, an Nth of the scan lines and an Nth of the readout lines, wherein N is an integer. The voltage divider circuit has an output terminal and is configured to output a first voltage to the light sensing circuit through the output terminal thereof according to a degree of illumination thereon or a degree of capacitance change. A display using the aforementioned substrate is also provided. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062077 | LOCATION DETECTION DEVICE - In a location detection device, a capacitive touch panel is disposed on a surface of a display screen of a display device. The location detection device includes a touch panel that includes a plurality of transparent electrodes arranged in mutually intersecting directions; a location detection unit that detects a touch location of an instruction body by selecting parts of the plurality of transparent electrodes and measuring a change in capacitance between the parts; and, a low impedance setting unit that, at a point in time when the location detection unit selects the parts of the transparent electrodes, puts remaining transparent electrodes into a low impedance state. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062078 | DETECTING PRESSURE EXERTED ON A TOUCH SURFACE AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK - A system includes a sensor device configured to detect a touch pressure dependent characteristic of a body part of a user while the user touches a touch surface with the body part. The system also includes an image capture device configured to capture an image of the body part of the user while the user touches the touch surface. The system further includes a processor configured to associate the image with an amount of pressure exerted on the touch surface by the user. The processor is also configured to compare the amount of pressure exerted on the touch surface to a desired amount of pressure associated with the user for the sensor device, and initiate compensation for the touch pressure dependent characteristic based upon the comparison. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062079 | METHOD OF LOCATING A TOUCH POINT AND SENSING A TOUCH PRESSURE ON A TOUCH DEVICE - A method of locating a touch point and touch pressure on a touch device includes following steps. A number of first values C | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062080 | TOUCH SCREEN DRIVING DEVICE - A touch screen driving device includes a touch screen including adjacent first and second Tx channels, an Rx channel crossing the first and second Tx channels, a first sensor capacitor formed at a crossing of the first Tx channel and the Rx channel, and a second sensor capacitor formed at a crossing of the second Tx channel and the Rx channel, a Tx driving circuit which supplies a Tx driving signal of a first phase to the first Tx channel and supplies a Tx driving signal of a second phase, which is in antiphase of the first phase, to the second Tx channel, and an integrator which receives a voltage difference between a first voltage of the first sensor capacitor and a second voltage of the second sensor capacitor through the Rx channel and accumulate the received voltage difference several times. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062081 | TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A touch screen device includes a touch screen panel including Tx lines, Rx lines, and touch sensors formed at crossings of the Tx lines and Rx lines; a Tx driving circuit for supplying a driving pulse to the Tx lines; and an Rx driving circuit for sampling charge variations of the touch sensors, which are received through the Rx lines, and converting the received charge variations into touch raw data, wherein the Rx driving circuit includes: a noise filter that removes noise of signals received from the Rx line; an integrator that accumulates the charge variations passing through the noise filter; a sampling circuit that samples the accumulated charge variation of the integrator; and an analog to digital converter that converts the charge variation sampled by the sampling circuit into the touch raw data, the noise filter being a biquad bandpass filter including variable resistors and variable capacitors. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062082 | TOUCH INPUT DEVICE - A touch input device including a body having an open end at an open end portion of the body, a mesh-shaped guide member at the open end portion, a conductor bundle, and a driving unit. The mesh-shaped guide member may have a plurality of openings. The conductor bundle may include a plurality of conductive touch pins vertically drivable through the plurality of openings. The driving unit may vertically drive the conductor bundle. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062083 | TOUCH PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a touch panel. The touch panel includes a first sensor panel including at least one receiving electrode; a second sensor panel including at least one transmission electrode, and overlaid on the first sensor panel; and a third sensor panel including a predetermined electrode at least a part of which overlaps the one transmission electrode, and overlaid on the second sensor panel. When a predetermined condition is detected in a state that a transmission signal identical to that for the one transmission electrode is applied on the predetermined electrode, application of the transmission signal identical to that for the one transmission electrode onto the predetermined electrode is stopped. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062084 | TOUCH PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a display device; a touch panel overlaid on the display device and including at least a predetermined side; a conductive member provided along the predetermined side; and a variable resistor having one end which is electrically connected to the conductive member and another end which is electrically connected to a predetermined potential. A resistance of the variable resistor is switchable. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062085 | OPTICAL-TOUCH CALIBRATION METHOD AND OPTICAL-TOUCH PANEL - An optical-touch calibration method and an optical-touch panel are disclosed herein. The optical-touch calibration method is suitable for the optical-touch panel including a projective light source and a line optical sensor. The optical-touch calibration method includes steps of: generating a projective beam by the projective light source, and the projective beam being reflected to the line optical sensor; utilizing the line optical sensor to measure the reflected projective beam for obtaining a reflected intensity curve relative to a linear coordinate axis; calculating an intensity difference between the reflected intensity curve and a reference intensity curve; and, adjusting an emitting power of the projective light source if the intensity difference exceeds a threshold value. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062086 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF A WEARABLE RING DEVICE FOR MANAGEMENT OF ANOTHER COMPUTING DEVICE - In one exemplary aspect, a method of a wearable ring device senses a touch event with a touch sensor in a wearable ring device. An optical sensor in the wearable ring device is activated. A digital image of a user hand region is obtained with the optical sensor. A list of end device functions is obtained. Each element of the list of end device functions is associated with a separate user hand region. The digital image of the user hand region obtained with the optical sensor is matched with an end device function. The end device function matched with the digital image of the user hand region obtained with the optical sensor is trigger. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062087 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING PROXIMITY TOUCH FUNCTION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device having a proximity touch function is disclosed. The device includes a display unit; a bezel frame that surrounds the display unit; a plurality of light emitters located on the bezel frame and spaced apart from each other; a plurality of light receivers located on the bezel frame and spaced apart from each other; a noise remover located on the bezel frame and including a plurality of first holes spaced apart from each other and a plurality of second holes spaced apart from each other; and a cover located on the noise remover. Respective light emitters are located in respective first holes. Respective light receivers are located in respective second holes. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062088 | OPTICAL TOUCH DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING PHOTO SENSOR - A method of forming a photo sensor includes the following steps. A substrate is provided, and a first electrode is formed on the substrate. A first silicon-rich dielectric layer is formed on the first electrode for sensing an infrared ray, wherein the first silicon-rich dielectric layer comprises a silicon-rich oxide layer, a silicon-rich nitride layer, or a silicon-rich oxynitride layer. A second silicon-rich dielectric layer is formed on the first silicon-rich dielectric layer for sensing visible light beams, wherein the second silicon-rich dielectric layer comprises a silicon-rich oxide layer, a silicon-rich nitride layer, or a silicon-rich oxynitride layer. A second electrode is formed on the second silicon-rich dielectric layer. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062089 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION DETECTION AND INTERPRETATION - A motion detection and interpretation system comprising a camera plus an infrared transmitter/receiver paired with a single reflective surface that records image data from two vantage points. The camera is connected to a computer and a display screen. The system creates a virtual touch screen for interaction with the display screen. The components of the system can be protected behind a transparent barrier while the virtual touch screen is provided for user interaction thus preventing user interference with, deterring vandalism and theft of, and prolonging the usable life of the equipment. In addition to finite hand movements detected by the virtual touch screen, the system can also simultaneously perform facial recognition and body movement recognition. The system is capable of interpreting multi-touch inputs. All recognitions are defined in the computer to carry out preprogrammed responses. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062090 | FUNCTION SELECTION BY DETECTING RESONANT FREQUENCIES - A function of an electronic device is selected by detecting a resonant frequency generated by a tapping on a selection region of a device housing. The function of the device is selected based on the detected resonant frequency. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062091 | ACOUSTIC POSITION TRACKING SYSTEM - An acoustic tracking system is provided that includes a mobile device including a plurality of receivers that receives an acoustic signal from each of three transmitters disposed in a fixed, non-planar relationship with respect to each other, where the three transmitters are coupled to a transmitting device. The system also includes a processing component that determines based on the acoustic signals received at the plurality of receivers a position of the transmitting device in a multidimensional space. The system also includes an application controller that affects operation of an application based on a determined position of one or more transmitters of the three transmitters. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062092 | BASELINE CALIBRATION METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF FOR TOUCH PANEL - An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure illustrates a baseline calibration method for touch panel. Firstly, the baseline calibration method calculates each first differential value associated with each respective transmission electrode through a first-axis calculation procedure. Next, the baseline calibration method calculates each second differential value associated with each respective sensing electrode through a second-axis calculation procedure. Finally, the baseline calibration method calculates a baseline calibration value based on each of the first differential values and each of the respective second differential values calculated. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062093 | Tail Effect Correction for SLIM Pattern Touch Panels - Techniques for correcting tail effect are described herein. In an example embodiment, a device comprises a sensor coupled with a processing logic. The sensor is configured to measure a plurality of measurements from a sensor array, where the measurements are representative of a conductive object that is in contact with or proximate to the sensor array. The sensor array comprises RX electrodes and TX electrodes that are interleaved without intersecting each other in a single layer on a substrate of the sensor array. The processing logic is configured to determine a set of adjustment values that correspond to a tail effect associated with the measurements, and to generate adjusted measurements based on the set of adjustment values, where the adjusted measurements correct a parasitic signal change of the tail effect. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062094 | Active Stylus to Host Data Transmitting Method - Apparatus and methods of active stylus to host device data transmitting are described. One method receives, at a stylus, an indication that a host device is performing a first coordinate measurement operation to determine a coordinate of the stylus proximate to a capacitive sense array of the host device. The set of coordinate measurement operations includes a first measurement operation of a first set of electrodes of the capacitive sense array and a second measurement operation of a second set of electrodes of the capacitive sense array. While the host device is performing the set of coordinate measurement operations, the stylus transmits a data packet of stylus data to the host device. In particular, the stylus transmits a first bit of the data packet during the first measurement operation and transmits a second bit of the data packet during the second measurement operation. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062095 | METHOD OF DETECTING POINT OF CONTACT BETWEEN A TIP OF A UTENSIL AND WRITING SUPPORT - A method of detecting a point of contact between a tip of an instrument and a writing support, the instrument being one of a pen and an eraser, and the method comprising determining, with the aid of a magnetic object fixed without any degree of freedom on the instrument, the height of a point of the instrument with respect to a bearing face of a tablet. The bearing face constituting the writing support or supporting the writing support. The method further includes: comparing the height determined with a preconfigured contact threshold, and detecting a point of contact between the tip of the instrument and the writing support if the height determined is less than the contact threshold and, in the converse case, detecting no point of contact between the tip of the instrument and the writing support. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062096 | METHOD FOR DISPLAY CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - Method for display control and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes turning on a display of the electronic device, detecting state information of an electronic pen in the electronic device, and changing a state of the display based on the state information of the electronic pen. The change of the state of the display may include turning off at least one of the display, a backlight of the display, or a touch panel included in the display. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062097 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A method of operating an electronic device having an openable cover is provided. The method includes activating an application, detecting an opening/closing state of the cover, and transitioning between a plurality of display modes of the activated application in response to the opening/closing state of the cover. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062098 | ILLUMINATION DISPLAY SWITCHING DEVICE - An illumination display switching device includes a switch knob slidable with respect to a push button-type switch. The switch knob includes a display operation part including a display design and a non-display design, a lock arm that is vertically hung from a central portion of the display operation part and connected to the push button-type switch, a light guide member that is vertically hung from the display operation part positioned near the light source, and an interconnection light guide member that interconnects the light guide member, a base of the lock arm and the display design. The display design is illuminated from a backside by emission light of the light source through the light guide member and the interconnection light guide member. The lock arm, the light guide member and the interconnection light guide member are integrally molded with the display design by the light-transmitting resin. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062099 | DISPLAY DRIVER, METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DRIVER, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display driver includes a memory, a receiver, an image output unit, a controller, and an image mode selection unit. The memory stores a video signal. The receiver receives the video signal and a first control signal from a host processor, where the first control signal corresponds to the video signal. The image output unit processes the video signal stored in the memory and outputs the processed video signal to a display unit. The controller controls the image output unit based on an image mode to display an image corresponding to the video signal. The image mode selection unit detects the first control signal and a second control signal from the controller, and changes the image mode based on the first control signal and second control signal. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062100 | DISPLAY DEVICE - When normal driving is switched to intermittent driving simultaneously with switching from a video image to a still image, a flicker may occur due to a response delay caused by dielectric anisotropy of liquid crystal. A display device has a first mode (video image driving) in which driving is performed at a first frame frequency and a second mode (still image driving) in which the driving is performed at a second frame frequency lower than the first frame frequency. When the first mode is switched to the second mode, the display device first performs the driving at a frame frequency higher than the second frame frequency for at least one frame and then, the driving is switched to be performed at the second frame frequency. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062101 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING TOUCH SCREEN - A display device comprises: a pixel array substrate comprising first pads; a touch screen substrate comprising second pads; an adhesive film that attaches the pixel array substrate and the touch screen substrate; and a conductive sealant that electrically connects the first pads and the second pads between the pixel array substrate and the touch screen substrate. The adhesive film comprises: an opening with the conductive sealant applied thereto; and an extension portion that surrounds the opening. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062102 | DRIVING METHOD OF IMAGING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF IMAGING SYSTEM - A driving method of an imaging device, and a driving method of an imaging system set the number of unit cells based on signals output from a plurality of unit cells in a phase difference detection area within an imaging area to a number larger than the number of unit cells based on signals output from a plurality of unit cells in a range other than the phase difference detection area within the imaging area. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062103 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF DISPLAY APPARATUS - To reduce the occurrence of flicker in an image with almost no movement and reduce the occurrence motion blur in an image with movement, an image processing apparatus detects movement information from acquired image data. The image processing apparatus causes a display unit to perform first light emission to display a first frame, and also causes the display unit to perform second light emission to display a second frame, the first frame and the second frame corresponding to one frame of the acquired image data. The image processing apparatus controls at least either light emission time periods of the first light emission and the second light emission or light emission luminances of the first light emission and the second light emission based on the movement information. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062104 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for determining the screen brightness in the electronic device includes determining whether a flip cover opens or closes a screen when the screen display event occurs, determining a first brightness value for a full screen display mode when the flip cover is opened, and determining a second brightens value for a flip covered window display. Other embodiments including an apparatus for determining the screen brightness are also disclosed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062105 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a timing controller configured to generate an image signal including a pre-emphasis voltage, a data driver configured to generate a plurality of data signals based on the image signal, and provide information about whether the image signal is normally received or not to the timing controller, and a display panel configured to receive the plurality of data signals and display images corresponding to the received data signals, where when the data driver fails to normally receive the image signal, the timing controller increases a level of the pre-emphasis voltage. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062106 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a display panel including a gate line, a data line and a pixel connected to the gate line and the data line; a data driver connected to the data line; a gate driver connected to the gate line; a direct current-to-direct current (“DC-DC”) unit which transfers a gate-on voltage or a gate-off voltage to the gate driver; a signal controller which controls the data driver, the gate driver and the DC-DC unit; and a sensing unit, in which the DC-DC unit generates a power voltage based on a control signal of the signal controller, and the sensing unit includes a measuring unit which senses a sensing signal based on a power voltage signal applied to the data driver, and a reset signal generator which generates a reset signal based on the sensing signal. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062107 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND SOURCE DRIVER IC - Disclosed are a flat panel display apparatus and a source driver integrated circuit. The flat panel display apparatus and the source driver integrated circuit supply power to each position in the source driver integrated circuit at a uniform level, so that the output characteristics of a plurality of units using the power are uniform. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062108 | ADJUSTING A CURRENT THRESHOLD OF A POWER SUPPLY SUCH THAT AN OUTPUT RIPPLE VOLTAGE IS WITHIN A SET RANGE - In an embodiment, a power-supply controller includes switching circuitry and an adjuster circuit. The switching circuitry is configured to cause a charging current to flow until the charging current has a predetermined relationship to a threshold, and to cause a discharging current to flow to an output node that carries an output voltage after the charging current. And the adjuster circuit is configured to adjust the threshold such that a ripple voltage superimposed on the output voltage has an approximately constant magnitude. For example, a power supply may include such a power-supply controller to maintain the magnitude of the output ripple voltage within a particular range during a pulse-frequency-modulation (PFM) mode despite variations in one or more parameters such as input voltage, output voltage, filter capacitance, phase inductance, and charging-current-sense impedance, from their respective nominal values. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062109 | Display Panel and 3D Display Device - The present invention provides a display panel and a 3D display device. The display panel comprising: a first substrate comprising multiple data lines, multiple scan lines, and multiple pixel units, wherein the pixel unit comprising three sub-pixel units, and each of the sub-pixel units electrically connects to the same data line sequentially, and each of the sub-pixel units electrically connects to the corresponding scan line, and the scan line corresponding to at least one of the sub-pixel unit and the scan line corresponding to the first sub-pixel unit of the adjacent next pixel unit are disposed side by side; and a second substrate disposed correspondingly to the first substrate and comprising a first black matrix disposed correspondingly to the scan lines. In the present invention, the scan lines corresponding to the multiple sub-pixels are disposed side by side such that increasing the width of the first black matrix between adjacent pixel units and vertical viewing angle and do not reduce the aperture ratio. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062110 | SOURCE DRIVER LESS SENSITIVE TO ELECTRICAL NOISES FOR DISPLAY - The present invention relates to a source driver of a display apparatus, and relates to a source driver for display apparatus insensitive to power noise, which forcibly decides an internal operation state as normality in a specific period including a power noise generation period and operates insensitively to the power noise. Accordingly, the display apparatus can normally output an image voltage even though power noise occurs. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062111 | SYSTEMS, SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - In one embodiment, the converter is configured to receive a first sync signal from a display driver and to convert the first sync signal into a second sync signal. The second sync signal is for controlling image sensing. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062112 | Electronic Circuit, Display Device, Electronic Device, And Method For Driving Electronic Circuit - To control the state of an input signal and output signal of a sequential circuit in order to prevent a malfunction of an electronic circuit. An electronic circuit includes a sequential circuit and a control circuit. A first signal, a second signal, and a third signal are input to the sequential circuit as a start signal, a clock signal, and a reset signal, respectively. The sequential circuit outputs, as an output signal, a fourth signal whose state is set in accordance with the state of the inputted first signal, second signal, and third signal. The control circuit controls the state of the third signal input to the sequential circuit. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062113 | ACTIVITY TRIGGERED PHOTOGRAPHY IN METAVERSE APPLICATIONS - A system, method and program product for collecting image data from within a metaverse. A system is provided that includes: a graphical user interface (GUI) for allowing a user to install and administer a camera within the metaverse; a system for collecting image data from the camera based on an occurrence of a triggering event associated with the camera; and a system for storing or delivering the image data for the user. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062114 | DISPLAYING TEXTUAL INFORMATION RELATED TO GEOLOCATED IMAGES - To provide information about geographic locations, an interactive 3D display of geolocated imagery is provided via a user interface of a computing device. A view of the geolocated imagery is generated from a perspective of a notational camera having a particular camera pose, where the camera pose is associated with at least position and orientation. A selection of a location within the interactive display is received via the user interface, and a symbolic location corresponding to the selected location is automatically identified, where at least textual information is available for the symbolic location. Automatically and without further input via the user interface, (i) the notational camera is moved toward the selected location, and (ii) overlaid textual description of the symbolic location that includes a link to additional information related to the symbolic location is provided. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062115 | CONTOUR GRADIENTS USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS - A method and systems of applying a contour gradient to a two-dimensional path are provided. A three-dimensional polygonal shell may be constructed from the two-dimensional path. Then the three-dimensional polygonal shell may be projected into two dimensions, resulting in a two-dimensional projected model, while saving values for a third dimension for each point in the two-dimensional projected model. Then a range of all values for the third dimension in the two-dimensional projected model is determined from the saved values. The range can then be mapped to a visual attribute. The two-dimensional projected model may be displayed using the mapped visual attribute. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062116 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAPIDLY GENERATING A 3-D MODEL OF A USER - A computer-implemented method for generating a three-dimensional (3-D) model of a user. A first set of images are captured. Prior to capturing a second set of images the first set of images are processed using a 3-D modeling process, resulting in 3-D data and scaled data derived from the first set of images. The second set of images are captured after processing the first set of images. A second 3-D model of the user is generated using the second set of images of the user and the 3-D data derived from processing the first set of images. A feature of the user is tracked in real time based at least in part on the 3-D data derived from processing the first set of images. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062117 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE EXTENT OF A PLANE IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for constructing a representation of a planar object are presented. In some embodiments, techniques for constructing a representation of a planar object are disclosed. According to some embodiments, a method for constructing a representation of a planar object may include obtaining a depth image of a physical scene as captured from a viewing position. The depth image may comprise a plurality of depth values and corresponding to a plurality of points in the physical scene. The method may further include identifying a planar surface along which the planar object is estimated to be positioned. Furthermore, the method may include constructing a support map. Moreover, the method may include constructing an occlusion map, the occlusion map indicating portions of the planar surface where the planar object is missing. Subsequently, the method may include constructing a representation of at least one boundary of the planar object, using the occlusion map. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062118 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A 3D REPRESENTATION OF A USER INTERFACE IN A VEHICLE - A method for generating a 3D representation of a user interface in a vehicle, in which a scene, in particular a moving scene, containing at least one 3D object is rendered by a computing device inside the vehicle in order to determine the 3D representation. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062119 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, 3D-IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING AND PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREOF - A 3D-image display device according to embodiments can display a 3D-image. The device may comprise a display panel, an optical aperture, a divider, a generator, and a data processor. The display panel may include a plurality of sub-pixels. The optical aperture may be placed opposite the display panel. The divider may divide a region on the display panel into division numbers differing from each other to generate small regions. The generator may generate 3D-images based on the small regions by using a model data in which a shape of a 3D object is represented, each 3D-image corresponding to one of the division numbers. The data processor may select a 3D-image to be displayed on the display panel by evaluating the 3D-image corresponding to each division number. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062120 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRESENTING A PHYSICAL SCENE - Systems, methods, and devices are described for constructing a digital representation of a physical scene by obtaining information about the physical scene. Based on the information, an initial portion of a planar surface within the physical scene may be identified. In one aspect of the disclosure, constructing a digital representation of a physical scene may include obtaining information about the physical scene, identifying a planar surface within the physical scene, selecting a physical object within the physical scene, placed above the planar surface, detecting properties associated with the physical object, generating a three-dimensional (3D) reconstructed object using the properties associated with the physical object, and representing the planar surface as an augmented reality (AR) plane in an augmented reality environment, wherein the AR plane in the AR environment is capable of supporting 3D reconstructed objects on top of it. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062121 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERFACE FOR CONTENT LOCATION - Instances of content, such as search results or browse items, can be displayed using a plurality of three-dimensional elements, with selected pieces of information for each instance placed upon faces, sides, or other portions of those elements. A user can view similar information for each of the instances of content by rotating the elements, such as by interacting with an input element or rotating a portable computing device rendering the elements. The user can apply various filtering criteria or value ranges, whereby the relative position of the elements in three-dimensional space can be adjusted based at least in part upon the applied values. By rotating the elements, applying criteria, and changing the camera view of the elements, a user can quickly compare a large number of instances of context according to a number of different criteria, and can quickly locate items of interest from a large selection of items. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062122 | SPATIALLY-CORRELATED MULTI-DISPLAY HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE - A human-machine interface involves plural spatially-coherent visual presentation surfaces at least some of which are movable by a person. Plural windows or portholes into a virtual space, at least some of which are handheld and movable, are provided by using handheld and other display devices. Aspects of multi-dimensional spatiality of the moveable window (e.g., relative to another window) are determined and used to generate images. As one example, the moveable window can present a first person perspective “porthole” view into the virtual space, this porthole view changing based on aspects of the moveable window's spatiality in multi-dimensional space relative to a stationary window. A display can present an image of a virtual space, and an additional, moveable display can present an additional image of the same virtual space. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062123 | AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) ANNOTATION COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AN ANNOTATED 3D GRAPHICS MODEL - A system, computer-readable medium, and method for creating an annotated 3D model are provided. First, 3D coordinates of at least two real alignment points for/on a real object are acquired. Second, 3D virtual space, in which a 3D model exists, is merged with 3D real space, in which the real object exists, to thereby align the 3D model with the real object, by matching at least two virtual alignment points of the 3D model with the at least two real alignment points of the real object. Third, an annotated 2D image/video of the real object is prepared and projected to surfaces of the 3D model by translating a 3D coordinate and orientation of the visual sensor in the 3D real space used to acquire the annotated 2D image/video to a 3D coordinate and orientation of the visual sensor in the 3D virtual space, to thereby create an annotated 3D model. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062124 | TARGET INDEPENDENT STENCILING IN GRAPHICS PROCESSING - In an example rendering graphics data includes determining a stencil parameter that indicates a sampling rate for determining a coverage value for each antialiased pixel of a path of an image, determining, separately from the stencil parameter, a render target parameter that indicates a memory allocation for each antialiased pixel of the path, and rendering the path using the stencil parameter and the render target parameter. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062125 | GENERATING A 3D INTERACTIVE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE FROM A 2D STATIC IMAGE - A two-dimensional (2D) static image may be used to generate a three-dimensional (3D) interactive immersive experience. An image type of the 2D image may first be identified. The image type may be selected from a set of types such as interior, exterior, people, corridor, landscape, and other. Each image type may have an associated main feature type. The main feature of the 2D image may be identified using the corresponding main feature type. Then, unless the 2D image is of the “other” image type, a 3D object with two or more planes may be generated. The planes may intersect on the identified main feature. A virtual camera may be positioned proximate the 3D object, and a 3D view of the 3D object may be generated and displayed for the user. The user may optionally move the virtual camera, within limits, to view the 3D object from other locations. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062126 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device including a cover having a display protection function and a method thereof are provided. The method includes acquiring at least one of context information and attribute information of an application according to whether the cover is closed and displaying an object related to the acquired information on a region which is included or is not included in a region corresponding to the cover window of a display of the electronic device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062127 | RENDERING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A rendering method includes determining, at a geometry processor, if a previous draw command from among previous draw commands is identical to a current draw command; in response to the previous draw command being identical to the current draw command, selecting a primitive list indicating a result of geometry processing performed on the previous draw command; and performing pixel processing using the primitive list. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062128 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Provided is an image processing method. The image processing method includes obtaining at least one stencil mask region for a current frame, obtaining a first velocity field corresponding to a radial spreading from a central point of the at least one stencil mask region, obtaining a final velocity field for the at least one stencil mask region based on the first velocity field, determining a pixel value included in the at least one stencil mask region based on the obtained final velocity field, and displaying the current frame according to the determined pixel value. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062129 | Fitting a Parametric Curve using Maximum Curvature - Parametric curve fitting using maximum curvature techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a parametric curve is fit to a segment of a plurality of data points that includes a first data point disposed between second and third data points by setting a point of maximum curvature for the segment of the curve at the first data point. A result of the fitting is output by the computing device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062130 | LOW POWER DESIGN FOR AUTONOMOUS ANIMATION - Devices, methods, and non-transitory media for controlling a microdisplay are described. A device includes a microdisplay; and a display controller for the microdisplay. The display controller includes at least one frame buffer configured to store a multi-frame animation; and control logic configured to control operation of the microdisplay in response to signals generated by a host controller of the mobile electronic device, the control logic comprising executable instructions to display the animation on the microdisplay by: commencing display of the animation when signals representing a start command generated by the host controller are detected, and repeatedly displaying the animation in the absence of detecting further signals representing commands generated by the host controller. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062131 | RUN-TIME TECHNIQUES FOR PLAYING LARGE-SCALE CLOUD-BASED ANIMATIONS - Various of the disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for providing animated multimedia, e.g. animated shows, to an audience over a network. Particularly, some embodiments provide systems and methods for generating and providing audio, animation, and other experience-related information so that user's may readily experience the content in a seamless manner (e.g., as an audience member watching a show, playing a video game, etc.). Various embodiments animate “to the audience” based, e.g., on what content the audience is consuming. The animations may be generated in real-time from constituent components and assets in response to user behavior. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062132 | MULTI-CHARACTER AUTHORING INTERFACE FOR LARGE SCALE ANIMATIONS - Various of the disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for providing animated multimedia, e.g. animated shows, to an audience over a network. Particularly, some embodiments provide systems and methods for generating and providing audio, animation, and other experience-related information so that user's may readily experience the content in a seamless manner (e.g., as an audience member watching a show, playing a video game, etc.). Various embodiments animate “to the audience” based, e.g., on what content the audience is consuming. The animations may be generated in real-time from constituent components and assets in response to user behavior. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062133 | Using GPU for Network Packetization - Information to be sent over a network, such as the Ethernet, is packetized by using a graphics processing unit (GPU). The GPU performs packetization of data with much higher throughput than a typical central processing unit (CPU). The packetized data may be output through an Ethernet port, video port, or other port of an electronic system. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062134 | PARAMETER FIFO FOR CONFIGURING VIDEO RELATED SETTINGS - A graphics system may include one or more processing units for processing a current display frame, each processing unit including a plurality of parameter registers for storing parameter settings used in processing the current display frame. A parameter buffer in the graphics system may store frame packets, with each frame packet containing information corresponding to parameter settings to be used for at least one display frame. A control circuit coupled to the buffer and to the one or more processing units may retrieve a top frame packet from the parameter buffer and determine if the frame packet is an internal type, i.e., intended for internal registers in a respective processing unit or if it is an external type, i.e., intended for an external register elsewhere in the graphics system. Based on the type of frame packet, the control circuit may update one or more register values accordingly. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062135 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - According to one embodiment, a display apparatus includes a receiver, a display controller, a camera, a processor, and a generator. The receiver receives data corresponding to a plurality of images. The display controller displays different images to a plurality of viewpoints, respectively. The processor assigns a number of viewpoints to each of the plurality of display images based on an image captured by the camera. The generator generates a signal for displaying the plurality of images according to the number of viewpoints assigned to each of the images. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062136 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing method includes acquiring a drawing instruction for a graphic to be drawn and area information indicating a partitioned area in which at least a part of the graphic is drawn; classifying each partitioned area indicated by the area information such that partitioned areas in which the graphic at least a part of which is drawn is the same, are classified into a same group; correlating and storing to a first storage unit and for each classified group, the area information that indicates the partitioned areas classified into the group and the drawing instruction acquired for the graphic at least partially drawn in the partitioned areas classified into the group; and generating for each indicated partitioned area, image data indicating pixels within the partitioned area, based on the drawing instruction correlated with the area information indicating the partitioned area and stored in the first storage unit. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062137 | IMAGE QUALITY COMPENSATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY - An image quality compensation device for an organic light emitting display includes: a memory having first and second update blocks selectively storing first and second period compensation values, which are sequentially updated at regular intervals; and a timing controller that configures the first update block as either the current memory page for data loading or the next memory page for data writing and the second update block as the other one of the two, based on a preset check code, and updates the memory by calculating the second period compensation value with the passage of driving time based on the first period compensation value loaded from the update block configured as the current memory page, writing the second period compensation value to the update block configured as the next memory page, and then erasing the first period compensation value from the update block configured as the current memory page. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062138 | TIMING CONTROLLER FOR IMAGE DISPLAY AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL METHOD - A timing controller for a panel display system includes: an image signal receiver that receives an image signal; an overdrive circuit that receives and converts the image signal from the image signal receiver according to successive first frame data and second frame data in the image signal; an image signal transmitter that receives the converted image signal from the overdrive circuit and transmits the same to a display panel; a memory; and a memory interface unit. In a normal read/write period, the memory interface unit receives the first frame data from the overdrive circuit and stores the same in the memory, and fetches the first frame data from the memory when the overdrive circuit receives the second frame data in the image signal and transmits the same to the overdrive circuit. The memory interface unit further obtains sampling results to generate a preferred delay phase. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062139 | LOSSY COLOR COMPRESSION USING ADAPTIVE QUANTIZATION - Techniques related to graphics rendering including techniques for color compression and/or decompression using adaptive quantization are described. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062140 | Dynamically Adjustable Distance Fields for Adaptive Rendering - A system includes a computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The computing device also includes a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations that include receiving data representing a portion of a graphical object, and receiving data representative of one or more environmental conditions. For the portion of the graphical object, operations include defining a field of scalar values for presenting the graphical object on a display. Each scalar value is based on a distance between the portion of the graphical object and a corresponding point. Operations also include calculating one or more visual property values based on the scalar values and the one or more environmental conditions, and presenting the graphical object using the calculated visual property values of the field. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062141 | ALERT DISPLAY DEVICE AND ALERT DISPLAY METHOD - Disclosed is an alert display device which highlights an object to be alerted in an actual view in front of a driver of a vehicle or around the vehicle. In alert display which highlights the object to be alerted in the actual view in front of the driver of the vehicle or around the vehicle, the object to be alerted in front of the vehicle or around the vehicle is detected, and display in which the edge of a display image to be displayed to highlight the object to be alerted in the actual view in front of the driver of the vehicle or around the vehicle is clear and display in which the edge is blurred are switched. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062142 | PREFIXED SUMMED LENGTH IN GRAPHICS PROCESSING - In an example, rendering graphics data includes determining, with a graphics processing unit (GPU), a texture offset for a current segment of a plurality of ordered segments of a dashed line, where the texture offset for the current segment of the plurality of ordered segments is based on an accumulation of lengths of segments that precede the current segment in the order, and pixel shading the current segment including applying the texture offset to determine a location of the current segment. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062143 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TRANSFORMING IMAGES - A method and an apparatus of processing an image are provided. The method of processing an image using an electronic apparatus includes obtaining at least one image; determining at least one piece of information from among property information of the at least one image, status information of the electronic apparatus, environment information related to the electronic apparatus, or user information; and determining whether the at least one image is to be transformed based on the at least one piece of information. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062144 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLOR DISPLAY - A color Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) device for displaying a color image using at least four different primary colors, the device including an array of Liquid Crystal (LC) elements, driving circuitry adapted to receive an input corresponding to the color image and to selectively activate the LC elements of the LC array to produce an attenuation pattern corresponding to a gray-level representation of the color image, and an array of color sub-pixel filter elements juxtaposed and in registry with the array of LC elements such that each color sub-pixel filter element is in registry with one of the LC elements, wherein the array of color sub-pixel filter elements comprises at least four types of color sub-pixel filter elements, which transmit light of the at least four primary colors, respectively. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150062145 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND GAMUT MAPPING METHOD - A data processing device includes a first reference value generator which generates a first reference value corresponding to a ratio of a chromatic color using image signals or first image signals obtained by gamma-compensating the image signals, a white generator which generates a white image signal and second image signals using the first image signals and a second reference value corresponding to an amount of a white data in use, a third reference value generator which generates a third reference value using a first color coordinate corresponding to a color coordinate of the second image signals, a second color coordinate corresponding to a color coordinate of the white image signal, the first reference value, and the second reference value, and a gamut mapper which maps the second image signals to a color coordinate corresponding to the third reference value to generate third image signals. | 2015-03-05 |
