17th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160117893 | HEURISTICS FOR MEDIA DISPENSING IN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES (ATMS) - According to embodiments described in the specification, a method of dispensing media from an ATM is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: at an electronic device including a processor, a memory, and a touch-sensitive display, displaying a first mix of media items for dispensing by the ATM; receiving input from the touch-sensitive display including a first mix adjustment parameter; applying a heuristic based on the received first mix adjustment parameter, and, at the ATM, dispensing a second mix of media items, the second mix responsive to the application of the heuristic. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117894 | DUAL VALIDATOR SELF-SERVICE KIOSK - Apparatus and methods are provided for a dual validator self-service kiosk (“SSK”). The SSK may include a first validator. The first validator may examine a deposit inserted into the SSK. The SSK may include a second validator. The second validator may examine a tangible item before the SSK dispenses the tangible item. The SSK may retract the tangible item if the tangible item in not collected by a customer. The second validator may examine the tangible item after being retracted by the SSK. The first validator may apply a first examination routine to the deposit. The second validator may apply a second examination routine before the SSK dispenses the tangible item. The second validator may apply a third examination routine to a tangible item retracted by the SSK. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117895 | RECEIPT PROCESSING AND ACCESS SERVICE - A method including receiving a query request for a registration status of a payment account number (PAN) with an electronic receipt service; determining, in reply to the query request, whether the PAN is registered with the electronic receipt service; determining an electronic receipt handling option associated with the PAN; and sending a response including at least an electronic receipt destination address, the electronic receipt destination address being an address to which an electronic receipt associated with the PAN of the query request is to be sent. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117896 | METHOD AND EVALUATION DEVICE FOR EVALUATION OF SIGNALS FROM A LED STATUS INDICATOR - The invention relates to a method for evaluation of signals from a LED status indicator of a device, in particular a safety device, comprising the steps
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20160117897 | MERCHANDISE DISPLAY HOOK ALARM - Display hook alarms for securing items of merchandise from theft are provided. For example, the display hook alarm includes a housing configured to at least partially receive at least one rod and to be releasably secured to the at least one rod. The display hook alarm also includes an alarm mechanism configured to generate at least one alarming signal when the housing is removed from the at least one rod in an unauthorized manner. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117898 | MULTI-THREAT DETECTION SYSTEM - The present invention is a multi-modal security checkpoint. The security checkpoint can simultaneously scan for and identify hidden metallic (weapon and shrapnel), non-metallic (explosives and IED), and radioactive/nuclear threats. The security checkpoint can also perform long range facial recognition and detect suspected terrorists. The security checkpoint combines many threat detection technologies into one checkpoint that allows it to be robust and detect a large variety of threats including hidden weapons, explosives, dirty bombs, and other threats. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117899 | Container with a Detection System - A portable container for one or more articles each tagged with a respective Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) transponder, the container comprising a detector device for detecting removal and/or placement of RFID-tagged articles in the container; a power supply for supplying electrical power to the detector device; an activation means operable to cause the detector device to detect a reference list of RFID-tagged articles located in the container; a verification means operable by movement of the container to cause the detector device to detect RFID-tagged articles located in the container and to signal deviation from the reference list; and a signal means for transmitting signals from the detector device to a user. The detector device may transmit an article absent signal and/or an unknown article signal. The detector device may comprise an external antenna configured to detect RFID-tagged articles outside the container. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117900 | METHODS FOR DETECTING FIRES IN BIOMASS STORAGE SYSTEMS - A method for detecting a fire event in a biomass storage system containing biomass is performed by continuously measuring the humidity in the biomass storage system; comparing the measured humidity to a pre-defined humidity and if the difference between the measured humidity and the pre-defined humidity exceeds a pre-determined amount, providing an alert to an operator. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117901 | MANAGING THE DELIVERY OF ALERT MESSAGES BY AN INTELLIGENT EVENT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A healthcare system includes an event notification system (ENS) and a real-time location (RTL) system. The ENS operates to receive event messages from an event generation device that includes the identity of a clinical event instance, the location of the clinical event source and timestamp information associated with the event, and it operates to receive tag message information that includes the identity of a caregiver associated with the tag, the current location of the tag and timestamp information. Alert message logic operates on the clinical event information and the tag information to determine whether an alert message should be sent to a caregiver currently attending to a patient. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117902 | WARNING AND MESSAGE DELIVERY AND LOGGING SYSTEM UTILIZABLE IN THE MONITORING OF FALL ARRESTING AND PREVENTION DEVICES AND METHOD OF SAME - An active interface monitoring and warning system for fall arresting/prevention devices delivering specific fault condition messages to individuals who are subject to accidental falls or other safety hazards when performing construction or the like or when operating elevating construction machinery such as aerial lift work platforms and the like. The invention further provides a data logging system to record and transmit operational conditions, fault conditions and safety infractions. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117903 | System and Method to Detect the Presence of a Child in a Car Seat | 2016-04-28 |
20160117904 | SERVER, SYSTEM, METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SEARCHING FOR MISSING CHILDREN USING MOBILE CROWDSOURCING - Disclosed herein are a server, system, method, and recording medium for searching for missing children, using mobile crowdsourcing. According to an embodiment, a server for searching for missing children, using mobile crowdsourcing, comprises a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit receives a missing-child incident signal from a guardian terminal (held by a parent or guardian) and receives a first location information as to movements of a missing child from a child terminal (carried by the missing child) and sends the first location information received to at least one assistance terminal and receives landmark information from the assistance terminal(s) when a (degree of) similarity between the first location information sent to the assistance terminal(s) and a second location information detected by the assistance terminal(s) is higher than a preset value. The control unit generates a movement or moving path of the missing child, using the landmark information received. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117905 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ALERTS IN RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL SOUNDS - Various arrangements are presented for alerting a user to household environmental sounds. Data representative of a sound may be captured using a microphone. A sound profile may be received, the sound profile may include a definition associated with the sound and an acoustic signature. A match may be identified between the data indicative of the sound recorded by the microphone and the sound profile. A message may be output to a television for visual presentation based on the definition from the sound profile identified as the match. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117906 | METHODS FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF A BATTERY IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - An internal temperature of a battery is determined at defined intervals at different moments in time and is transmitted to an evaluation unit, which continuously determines a temperature gradient at least from the temperature values by dividing the temperature change in an interval by the time change in this interval. At least one limit value for the temperature gradient is stored in the evaluation unit, and the evaluation unit generates an alarm signal when the temperature gradient determined by the evaluation unit reaches this limit value. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117907 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING BLOCKAGE OF AIR FILTER MESH - A device for detecting blockage of an air filter mesh, including: an air inlet, an air outlet, an air duct, a fan or a wind wheel, a blower motor, an air filter mesh, and a controller. The controller includes a main control board including: a microprocessor, an inverter circuit, and a motor operation parameter detecting circuit. The air filter mesh is disposed in the air duct. The motor operation parameter detecting circuit inputs a real time operation parameter into the microprocessor, and the output terminal of the microprocessor controls the inverter circuit. A function module of the microprocessor calculates a detected air volume according to the real time operation parameter. When the detected air volume is smaller than a preset air volume, the microprocessor determines that the air filter mesh is obstructed and outputs a signal to an alarm circuit to trigger an alarm. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117908 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING DATA VIA LIGHT PULSES - A method for communicating data from a device to an object external to the device includes encoding one or more operating parameters of the device into a data sequence, and activating a light source of the device to generate a series of light pulses to represent the data sequence to communicate the encoded one or more operating parameters to an object external to the device. Another method includes capturing with a camera a series of light pulses from a light source of a device, and decoding the series of light pulses into data representing one or more operating parameters of the device. Example devices and systems employing the methods are also disclosed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117909 | OFFENDER MONITOR WITH ORIENTATION-BASED MONITORING - A portable device, for example an offender monitor, can incorporate a location detector and an orientation detector. The orientation detector, for example an accelerometer, can provide orientation information. The location detector, for example a GPS receiver, can acquire location readings that the device transmits over a cellular network. The portable device can control the location detector based on the orientation information. For example, the device can acquire more location readings when the orientation information indicates that a person wearing the portable device is reclined than when the person is upright. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117910 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING GEOFENCES FOR MANAGING OFFENDER MOVEMENT - A computer-based system can generate geofences that are useful for managing offenders who are wearing devices that track their locations, such as offender monitors. In one mode, the computer-based system can track an offender's movement patterns and associated times and utilize the resulting data to generate proposed geofences. In another mode, the computer-based system can propose geofences based on offender category. Establishment categories can be determined based on offender category, and establishments can be identified based on establishment category. Proposed geofences can be created for the identified establishments. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117911 | HUMAN PRESENCE DETECTION - Methods and a computing device are disclosed. A computing device may aggregate a number of inputs indicative of a presence or an absence of a human being within a proximity of the computing device. A source of at least one of the inputs may be a human presence sensor. A source of other inputs may provide an indication of the presence of a human being with corresponding estimated probabilities or corresponding estimated reliabilities which may provide an estimate of an accuracy of respective indications. In some embodiments, if any of the number of inputs indicate the presence of a human being, the computing device may determine that a human being is present. In other embodiments, if a corresponding estimated probability or reliability of an input is less than a predetermined value, then the input may be discarded when determining whether a human being is present. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HOSPITAL WORKFLOW COMPLIANCE WITH A HAND HYGIENE NETWORK - A system and method for monitoring compliance with a plurality of workflow procedures in a hospital or other health care facility using a hand hygiene compliance system (HHC). A control unit of a HHC gathers data based upon the presence, identification, and movement of a plurality of assets, including persons, equipment, or supplies, each having wearable detectable tags, such as RFID tags, and communicates that data to a local or remote server. The server is programmed to monitor or cause compliance with hospital workflow procedures relevant to the communicated data, such as rounding requirements and proper use of equipment, or may generate alarms or notifications where a workflow procedure has not been followed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117913 | Method and Apparatus for Automatically Disarming a Security System - A security system comprises a system control panel for arming and disarming the security system. A door sensing unit comprises a first radio frequency (RF) transceiver interconnected with the system control panel over a network. The first RF transceiver is mounted proximate to a door that defines at least a portion of a perimeter around an area to be monitored by the security system. The first RF transceiver has an RF detection field proximate to the door. A disarm device comprises a second RF transceiver that automatically transmits a disarm device packet. The first RF transceiver receives the disarm device packet when the second RF transceiver is within the RF detection field. The first RF transceiver sends a disarm message to the system control panel over the network to disarm the security system based on at least the disarm device packet. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117914 | SECURITY SYSTEM, SECURITY ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD THERFORE - The present invention relates to a security system for personal protection, having a first unit and a second unit separate from the first unit, wherein the first unit has a camera device, a microphone device, a siren device, a safety device, an attachment device, and a communication device for communication wirelessly with the second unit. The second unit has a microphone device and a communication device for communication wirelessly with the first unit. The second unit further has a communication device for wirelessly sending an alarm message to a network of one or more recipients. The security system is configured to, when triggered to send an alarm message, activate the microphone device of the first unit and the microphone device of the second unit, such that the alarm message contains an audio recording from an environment of a user of the security system. A method and a security arrangement therefore are also presented. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117915 | Need Specific Call Bell System and Method - The present invention generally relates to healthcare call bells. Specifically, this invention relates to a call bell system and method for providing a need specific service identifiers and requests based on one or more criteria identified by the system. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117916 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ALARM SYSTEM TAMPERING - An alarm system monitors a home, business, or other property for fire, burglary, break-in, or other event that may warrant raising an alarm. The alarm system is configured to detect tampering, whereby someone intentionally impedes the ability of the system to raise an alarm or otherwise interferes the system's operation. An alarm panel of the alarm system communicates with a server. At certain times, the alarm system transmits a series of packets to the server using a unidirectional protocol. Upon receipt of one of the packets, the server alternates between monitoring for an incoming packet and ignoring any incoming packets. Detection of an incoming packet during a monitoring time period causes the server to transition to ignoring packets for a sleep period of time. Completion of the sleep period of time causes the server to return to monitoring for the monitoring period of time. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117917 | Physical and Logical Threat Analysis in Access Control Systems Using BIM - An apparatus including a building information model (BIM) of a secured area having a plurality of different portions, the BIM embodied in a memory, a processor that identifies portions of the secured area having different levels of security and a processor that alerts a user of a security weakness based upon an interaction between the security levels and physical characteristics of the secured area defined by the BIM. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117918 | INTRUSION SENSOR FOR MONITORING AN ENTRANCE TO A BUILDING TO BE MONITORED, AND METHOD - An intrusion sensor for monitoring an entrance to a building to be monitored, the intrusion sensor being situated at the entrance on the inside of the building, includes an acceleration sensor which is configured to detect motions of the intrusion sensor in at least one spatial axis, and in the case of a motion in the at least one axis, to output an acceleration signal, including a surroundings sensor which is configured to detect at least one value of at least one physical variable in the surroundings of the intrusion sensor, and including a plausibility check device, which is configured to carry out a plausibility check of the acceleration signal using the detected value of the physical variable, and to output an intrusion signal if the result of the plausibility check is negative. Also described is a corresponding method and an alarm system including an intrusion sensor. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117919 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD - An objective of the present invention is to provide an easy to use terminal device and remote control method. Provided is a terminal device having electric equipment remote control function, comprising a location information detection means for acquiring the present location of the terminal device, a near field communication means, and an information storage means. Upon acquiring identification information of electric equipment by the near field communication means, the location information is detected by the location information detection means, linked with the identification information of the electric equipment, and stored in the storage means. To carry out the remote control of the electric equipment, the location information is detected by the location information detection means, the distance between the location information and the location information stored in the storage means is computed, and the control is switched according to the distance. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117920 | METHOD FOR RETRANSMISSION OF INFARED REMOTE CONTROL SIGNALS, AND REMOTE CONTROL SIGNAL TRANSPONDER - A method for retransmission of infrared remote control signals is disclosed, including acquiring key code values of a remote control of a second electrical appliance to be simulated and retransmitted by a first electrical appliance; creating a key code value table of remote control pulse signals of the second electrical appliance according to the key code values, and storing the key code value table in a server; downloading, by the first electrical appliance, the key code value table corresponding to the remote control of the second electrical appliance, from the server via a network; and receiving, by the first electrical appliance, key codes that input from the remote control for remotely controlling the second electrical appliance, converting the received key codes into corresponding remote control pulse signals according to the key code value table, and retransmitting the remote control pulse signals to a signal receiver of the second electrical appliance. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117921 | PERSONALIZED ROUTE INDICES VIA CROWD-SOURCED DATA - Traffic incident information may be clustered to determine geographical locations in which a statistically-increased level of traffic incidents occur. Indices indicative of vehicle operating conditions within the locations may be generated according to crowd-sourced event information factors and an index function including coefficients defining contributions of the factors to the indices. The coefficients may be optimized to minimize error between the index-predicted statistically-increased level areas and the clustered traffic incident information. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117922 | DISPLAY SYSTEM OF VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A vehicle includes a control unit configured to control a first display unit not to display a first speed limit and to control a second display unit to display a second speed limit when speed limit display function of the first display unit is deactivated and a traffic information detection function of a traffic information detection unit is performed, and to control the second display unit to display the first speed limit instead of the second speed limit when the first speed limit differs from the second speed limit. It is possible to provide up-to-date accurate traffic information by allowing a traffic information detection function and navigation of the vehicle to interwork with each other. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117923 | Negative Image for Sign Placement Detection - Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for a negative image or false positive profile for sign locations. Image data or another type of optical data is collected along a path by a collection device such as a camera. The data is analyzed to identify one or more false positive locations along the path at which signs for other paths may be detected. The false positive locations may be described in the negative image or false positive profile. Additional or subsequent optical data may be analyzed based on the negative image or false positive profile may be analyzed to identify at least one confirmed sign position. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117924 | SECURITY DASHBOARD - A security alert system for providing real time security alerts comprises a device storing and sending data. A tracking platform server receives data from the device and sends data to a messaging service. A tracking server is provided for receiving data from the messaging service. The tracking server has business logic for processing data received from the tracking platform server. The tracking server monitors data and raise alert if the required condition is satisfied. A client side component is included for interacting with a customer through a browser. The client side component polls to the tracking server to get a new alert or status of the existing alert. The client side has a configuration part wherein the user can configure an alert condition. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117925 | Intelligent Parking Space Identification and Notification - An approach is provided in which an intelligent parking system receives a request from a driver of a vehicle for a parking space. The intelligent parking system identifies available parking spaces and selects a preferred parking space from the available parking spaces based upon comparing dynamic parking space properties corresponding to the available parking spaces to factors such as driver skill data corresponding to the driver or vehicle properties corresponding to the vehicle. In turn, the intelligent parking system notifies the driver of the preferred parking space. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117926 | Intelligent Parking Space Identification and Notification - An approach is provided in which an intelligent parking system receives a request from a driver of a vehicle for a parking space. The intelligent parking system identifies available parking spaces and selects a preferred parking space from the available parking spaces based upon comparing dynamic parking space properties corresponding to the available parking spaces to factors such as driver skill data corresponding to the driver or vehicle properties corresponding to the vehicle. In turn, the intelligent parking system notifies the driver of the preferred parking space. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117927 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING A VEHICLE PARKING PROCESS - A method of operating a parking assistance system involves operating a first sensor onboard a parking vehicle to obtain a first distance measurement to a parked vehicle, and transmitting a first wireless signal which activates a second sensor onboard the parked vehicle. The second sensor obtains a second distance measurement to the parking vehicle and transmits the result via a second wireless signal. The second wireless signal is received by the parking vehicle which then determines an inter-vehicle distance based on the first and second distance measurements, and uses the inter-vehicle distance to perform a parking maneuver. The transmission of the second distance measurement by the parked vehicle may be contingent upon existence of a condition (such as a sufficient state-or-charge of a vehicle battery or prior consent of an operator) of the parked vehicle when the parked vehicle receives the first wireless signal. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117928 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING DRIVER AND VEHICLE ANALYSIS AND ALERTING - Systems and methods are disclosed for collecting vehicle data from a vehicle engine computer of a vehicle and a plurality of sensors disposed about the vehicle and generating feedbacks for a driver of the vehicle using at least the vehicle data. The systems and methods additionally provide for receiving user inputs from the driver responding to the feedbacks so that the user inputs are associated with corresponding rule violations that triggered the feedbacks. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117929 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT WITHIN A MANAGED AIRSPACE OR FLYWAY - A system and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The system and method comprises administration of the airspace including designation of flyways and zones with reference to features in the region. The system and method comprises administration of aircraft including registration of aircraft and mission. A monitoring system tracks conditions and aircraft traffic in the airspace. Aircraft may be configured to transact with the management system including to obtain rights/priority by license and to operate in the airspace under direction of the system. The system and aircraft may be configured for dynamic transactions (e.g. licensing/routing). The system will set rates for licenses and use/access to the airspace and aircraft will be billed/pay for use/access of the airspace at rates using data from data sources. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117930 | Method of Generating and Displaying A Flare Drift Vector Symbol - The present disclosure is generally directed to a method of generating and displaying a parachute flare drift vector symbol on a navigation display of the aircraft capable of deploying a flare relative to a real-time navigation map. The flare drift vector symbol includes a flare ignition forward/aft distance relative to the aircraft deploying the flare, a flare ignition left/right distance relative to the aircraft deploying the flare, a flare burn vector distance, and a flare burn vector direction. The flare drift vector symbol is generating based on the flare parameters, the wind parameters, the flare drift distance, the flare drift direction and the aircraft parameters. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117931 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF AIRSPACE FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT - A system and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The system and method comprises administration of the airspace including designation of flyways and zones with reference to features in the region. The system and method comprises administration of aircraft including registration of aircraft and mission. A monitoring system tracks conditions and aircraft traffic in the airspace. Aircraft may be configured to transact with the management system including to obtain rights/priority by license and to operate in the airspace under direction of the system. The system and aircraft may be configured for dynamic transactions (e.g. licensing/routing). The system will set rates for licenses and use/access to the airspace and aircraft will be billed/pay for use/access of the airspace at rates using data from data sources. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117932 | Method and Apparatus For Locating A Target Using An Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Described herein is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system that incorporates sensor data to statistically minimize the time to autonomously locate a target on the ground. The system uses a two-stage approach to finding the RF target: 1) randomized flight, such as Lévy fight, to search the ground space and, 2) a geo-localization process, such as a simplex minimization process, to home in on the target. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117933 | UNMANNED AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED FOR OPERATION IN A MANAGED AIRSPACE - A system and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The system and method comprises administration of the airspace including designation of flyways and zones with reference to features in the region. The system and method comprises administration of aircraft including registration of aircraft and mission. A monitoring system tracks conditions and aircraft traffic in the airspace. Aircraft may be configured to transact with the management system including to obtain rights/priority by license and to operate in the airspace under direction of the system. The system and aircraft may be configured for dynamic transactions (e.g. licensing/routing). The system will set rates for licenses and use/access to the airspace and aircraft will be billed/pay for use/access of the airspace at rates using data from data sources. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117934 | AUTOMATED PACKAGE DELIVERY TO A DELIVERY RECEPTACLE - Improving automated package delivery to mobile delivery receptacles to allow accurate and reliable package deliveries comprises a delivery receptacle for an automated package delivery via an unmanned aerial delivery device. The delivery receptacle is notified of a pending delivery and travels to a receiving location. The delivery receptacle emits infrared (“IR”) beacons from one or more IR beacon transmitters. An aerial delivery device detects the IR beacon and uses the beacons to navigate to the delivery receptacle. The delivery receptacle receives IR beacon responses from the aerial delivery device and continually or periodically directs the IR beacons in the direction of the aerial delivery device. The aerial delivery device deposits the package in the delivery receptacle. After receiving the package, the delivery receptacle transports the package to a secure location, such as into a garage. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117935 | ELECTRIC TAXI MOTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AN AIRCRAFT - An electric taxi motive control system of a first aircraft comprises a first aircraft position determining system configured to generate a first aircraft position signal, a first aircraft receiver, configured to receive transmissions of a second aircraft position signal, a first aircraft pilot interface configured to accept an input indicative of a first aircraft desired speed, and a first aircraft electronic controller configured to; determine a aircraft separation distance indicative of the distance between the first aircraft and the second aircraft, compare the aircraft separation distance with a safe distance value; and generate a modified first aircraft commanded speed signal when the aircraft separation distance is less than the safe distance value. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117936 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING THE PATHS OF MULTIPLE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code causes a processor at a first vehicle (e.g., a first autonomous vehicle) to generate a first planned path based on a current position of the first vehicle and a mission requirement assigned to the first vehicle. A first planned path associated with a second vehicle (e.g., a second autonomous vehicle), which is based on a current position of the second vehicle and a mission requirement assigned to the second vehicle, is received at the first vehicle. After the first planned path associated with the second vehicle is received, a second planned path is generated based on the first planned path associated with the second vehicle and at least one of the mission requirement assigned to the first vehicle or the first planned path of the first vehicle. The second planned path of the first vehicle is transmitted to the second vehicle. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117937 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BIOMETRIC AND CONTEXT BASED MESSAGING - A system suitable for generating messages based on biometric and contextual data and methods for making and using the same. One or more sensors can be used to measure biometric and/or contextual data. The measured data are analyzed using behavior analytics to capture behavior of a selected user. The behavior is analyzed with messaging analytics to generate personalized messages related to the behavior. The message preferably is personalized at at least one level, such as time, place and format of message delivery, content of the message, and tone of the message. The message personalization can further adapt to changes in the user's behavior and/or preferences. Thereby, the method and system advantageously can provide biometric and context based messaging for motivating healthy behavior. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117938 | TASK ASSISTANCE BASED ON COGNITIVE STATE - Embodiments relate to providing task assistance. One aspect includes collecting sensor data from a sensor that is communicatively coupled to a computer device, and receiving inputs from a user of the device. The inputs are directed to implementation of tasks via applications operated on the device. Another aspect includes determining a cognitive state of the user from the sensor data and the inputs for each of the tasks performed and calculating a normative cognitive state of the user that is represented as a value within a range of values. A further aspect includes selecting a task assist function responsive to initiation of a task by the user at the device. The task assist function is selected based on a deviation of a value representing a current determined cognitive state from the normative cognitive state value. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117939 | TIME ACTIVATED AUDIO TEACHING SYSTEM - A time activated audio teaching system is disclosed. The time activated audio teaching system is configured to output audio lessons at user specified times. Lessons are preferably audio recordings of native or foreign language words or phrases. The time activated audio teaching system includes a user control interface where a user can control the time activation schedule and what lesson subject to use. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117940 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A COMMUNICATION DISORDER - A system, method, and apparatus for treating a communication disorder includes a user input assembly, a central processing unit configured to analyze data entered into the input assembly, and a user output assembly configured to generate a report reflecting the analysis of the data. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117941 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING EMERGENT LEARNING IN RELATION TO KNOWLEDGE CONTENT - A content navigation/discovery system is provided. A computer is linked to a library of information objects, and includes a content navigation/discovery utility that includes both a global content discovery utility that is made available to a plurality of users to navigate/discover a plurality of information objects using one or more content filters presented in a content navigation/discovery interface, and a private or semi-private content discovery utility that is made available to one or more selected users for a selected group of users. The global content discovery utility and the private or semi-private content discovery tool are integrated so as to support user workflows that allow one or more users to selectively interact with content through the global content discovery utility and/or the primate or semi-private content discovery utility, and configured to promote emergent and collaborative learning. Related computer implemented methods are also provided. The computer system may be implemented as an e-learning platform or a part thereof. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117942 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAREER PREFERENCES ASSESSMENT - The subject matter describes systems, software, networks, platforms and methods to create one or more applications to assess an aptitude or a preference of a user, to interact dynamically with the user in a setting of a virtual task, to record and evaluate the interactions, to provide a learning platform to let the user acquire skills, and to allow teachers, parents, counselors and guardians to review the status and progress of the user. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117943 | MOBILE BASED EDUCATION AND TESTING SYSTEM - A mobile based learning and testing system comprising a mobile device for mobile based learning and testing, wherein the mobile device is communicatively coupled to a server that supports retrieving educational and instructional material and testing. The mobile device comprises a downloadable educational mobile app capable of presenting educational and instructional material retrieved from the server, facilitating group interactions, providing a mock test, conducting an actual test and arranging automatic registration of a user of the mobile device based on a test result from the actual test. The downloadable educational mobile app presents the educational and instructional material (retrieved from the server, or locally) to the user of the mobile device based at least on the user's membership in a group of users, the user's membership information being maintained by the server. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117944 | System and Method for Evaluating Experiment Teaching Achievement - Provided are a performance evaluation system and method for laboratory leaning, relating to the field of education management and evaluation, in particular a performance evaluation system and method for laboratory learning for students using glass equipment as laboratory equipment. The present invention takes into consideration the shortcomings of the current performance evaluation method for laboratory learning and provides a performance evaluation system and method for laboratory learning that include an attendance statistics module, a monitoring module, an equipment management module, a laboratory data image recognition module, a laboratory data input interface module, a laboratory sample testing module, a laboratory data processing and analysis module, a laboratory knowledge computer written exam module, a student interface module, a teacher interface module, and a central processing module. The current broad observation-based student evaluation is replaced with precise evaluation based on measured student data, thereby substantially enhancing the precision of the student evaluation, and effectively lowering the working intensity of the laboratory teachers. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117945 | USE OF FORCE TRAINING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING EYE MOVEMENT TRACKING - A use of force training system is described. Embodiments of the use of force training system can include a weapon, a simulator system, and an eye tracking device. Typically, a trainee can be outfitted with the weapon and the eye tracking device. The eye tracking device can be implemented to track where the trainee is focusing while interacting with a training scenario. Typically, an instructor can provide feedback to the trainee based on information provided by the eye tracking device in a use of force simulation setting. In some embodiments, the simulator system can be adapted to alter a training scenario based on data received from the eye tracking device. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117946 | INTEGRATED LIVE AND SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A method and apparatus comprising an aircraft, a network interface, a display system, a sensor system, and a computer system. The network interface, the display system, the sensor system, and the computer system are associated with the aircraft. The network interface is configured to exchange data using a wireless communications link. The computer system is configured to run a number of processes to receive simulation data received through the network interface over the wireless communications link. The computer system is configured to generate simulation sensor data using the simulation data. The computer system is configured to receive live sensor data from the sensor system associated with the aircraft. The computer system is also configured to present the simulation sensor data with the live sensor data on the display system. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117947 | SALIENCY BASED AWARENESS MODELING - In one or more embodiments, driver awareness may be calculated, inferred, or estimated utilizing a saliency model, a predictive model, or an operating environment model. An awareness model including one or more awareness scores for one or more objects may be constructed based on the saliency model or one or more saliency parameters associated therewith. A variety of sensors or components may detect one or more object attributes, saliency, operator attributes, operator behavior, operator responses, etc. and construct one or more models accordingly. Examples of object attributes associated with saliency or saliency parameters may include visual characteristics, visual stimuli, optical flow, velocity, movement, color, color differences, contrast, contrast differences, color saturation, brightness, edge strength, luminance, a quick transient (e.g., a flashing light, an abrupt onset of a change in intensity, brightness, etc.). | 2016-04-28 |
20160117948 | TASK ASSISTANCE BASED ON COGNITIVE STATE - Embodiments relate to providing task assistance. One aspect includes collecting sensor data from a sensor that is communicatively coupled to a computer device, and receiving inputs from a user of the device. The inputs are directed to implementation of tasks via applications operated on the device. Another aspect includes determining a cognitive state of the user from the sensor data and the inputs for each of the tasks performed and calculating a normative cognitive state of the user that is represented as a value within a range of values. A further aspect includes selecting a task assist function responsive to initiation of a task by the user at the device. The task assist function is selected based on a deviation of a value representing a current determined cognitive state from the normative cognitive state value. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117949 | FUNCTIONAL LEARNING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A device, system, and method that supplement learning and cognitive skills in individuals, such as children or adults, with neurodevelopmental learning disorders or age-related cognitive decline. More specifically, the disclosed invention relates to a whole body fitness program and Bluetooth-enabled glasses to integrate motion, motor-sensory learning, and vision to change the brain's neuronal pathways and make learning and cognitive skills easier. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117950 | INCREMENTALLY-SIZED STANDARD-SIZED EATING-WARE SYSTEM FOR WEIGHT MANAGEMENT - An incrementally-sized Standard-Sized eating-ware system and process comprise a plurality of formulas to establish and assign Standard Sizes to eating-ware. The Standard Sizes are based on a series of incrementally-sized flat surfaces, and the flat surfaces establish the basis for total volumetric capacity equivalents. The total volumetric capacity equivalents comprise volume inside the eating-ware and directly above the eating-ware. The Standard Sizes are used as a guide to control amount and rate of food consumed. The incrementally-sized Standard-sized eating-ware system and process provide a plurality of incrementally-sized Standard-Sized eating-ware components having successively decreasing Standard Sizes appointed to be utilized in a graduated manner over a period of time and deployed during intervals to provide gradual and unnoticeable food adjustment. The system and process enable the user to modify his/her eating habits for effective weight management while minimizing the perception of change and thereby the emotional impact and/or feelings of deprivation. Numerical and letter representations of Standard Size and Calorie Density Mark are used to guide the user in selecting eating-ware components in order to maintain, prevent, increase and/or decrease weight. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117951 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTIVE GUIDANCE OF EATING BEHAVIOR AFTER WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY - Apparatuses and methods for corrective guidance of eating behavior of a patient equipped with a gastric restriction device. The apparatus provides continuous monitoring or one or more parameters related to food passing through the gastric restriction device. Each monitored parameter is processed to provide a visual indication of the current eating behavior. The visual indication is used as input to the patient or a caregiver to modify the eating behavior. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an emergency relief mechanism that automatically relieves excess pressure developing in the gastric restriction device. In some embodiments, the apparatus is enabled to deliver an appetite suppressant to modify the eating behavior. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117952 | MODIFYING A PERSON'S EATING AND ACTIVITY HABITS - A system for managing the food intake of a person comprises means for collecting information about food consumed by the subject, and means for providing feedback to the subject regarding the food consumed. It further comprises a sensor | 2016-04-28 |
20160117953 | System and Method for Remote Collaborative Learning - A system and method are provided for using networked computer devices to access remote collaborative learning resources. The method uses a student computing device to establish a network-connection with an education program, accesses a problem set screen, and selects a problem. If an incorrect answer is submitted to the problem, the student application has the option of accessing a remote education program collaborative learning resource associated with the selected problem. Subsequent to accessing the collaborative learning resource, the student application submits a problem answer to the education program. In response to the resource flag and the submission of a correct problem answer, the education program grants partial credit to the student application or a user identity associated with the student application. Optionally, the problem answers may be submitted with a problem work area screen. The problem work area screen is frozen once the student application accesses a collaborative learning resource. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117954 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED TEACHING OF LANGUAGES BASED ON FREQUENCY OF SYNTACTIC MODELS - Disclosed are systems, methods and computer program products for automated teaching of languages. In one example, a method includes receiving a text content in a natural language; parsing the received text content into one or more sentences; determining a syntactic model of the each sentence; determining a frequency of occurrence for each syntactic model based on a number of sentences associated with each syntactic model in the text content; sorting the one or more syntactic models based on each respective frequency; and generating one or more language teaching exercises, wherein an exercise includes one or more sentences selected based on the frequency of associated syntactic model. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117955 | ARTICLE FOR TEACHING CHILD TO RIDE BICYCLE - An article for use in teaching a child to ride a bicycle includes a substantially rigid backboard and a harness affixed to the backboard and configured for securing the article to the child. A handhold is affixed to the front face of the backboard and a cushion is affixed to the back face. The harness is arranged to secure the article to the child such that the cushion is pressed firmly between the backboard and a generally central region of the child's upper back while the handhold is outwardly presented for grasping by an instructor. The handhold includes a strap, which is affixed to the backboard through a first anchor assembly having a D-ring, and a second anchor assembly having a D-ring, through which the loose end of the handhold strap loops. The harness includes chest, abdominal and shoulder straps as well as fasteners and size adjusters. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117956 | A USER INTERFACE FOR A SURGICAL SIMULATION SYSTEM - A user interface device ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160117957 | Peel Back Fragrance Label for Scent Sampling - A scent/fragrance delivery system in the form of a peel back label in which a fragrance/oil of a scented nature is encapsulated in a carrier, such as a plastic cell wall, the plastic encapsulation protecting microscopic beads or oil containing the scent/fragrance and in cooperation with opposing outer substrate layers, deters the scent/fragrance from escaping or migrating until its intended use, the scent/fragrance activated by separating the two opposing substrates by the peel back method which ruptures or breaks open the encapsulation of the beads of oil containing the scent/fragrance, the delivery system capable of use as a single use system or a reusable system. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117958 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITONS - Disclosed are removable pressure sensitive adhesive compositions (PSAs) useful with facestocks and/or packaging labels designed to be removed in the recycling of polymeric packaging. The PSAs of the invention include (a) at least one monomer which may undergo free radical polymerization and whose homopolymer has a glass transition temperature of less than or equal to 10° C., (b) at least one mono-olefinically unsaturated monomer having aldehyde or ketone functionality, and (c) an effective amount of at least one polyhydrazide crosslinker having hydrazine functionality. The PSA composition of the invention exhibits a peel adhesion value of between about 0.4 lbs/in (70 N/m) and about 4 lbs/in (700 N/m), and the percent film remaining on the polymeric packaging after a sink-float testing is 0% to about 8%. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117959 | Bollard Advertising Assembly - An advertising bollard assembly, comprising: a main body defining an interior and an outer surface; one or more compressible inserts positioned in the interior of the main body, the compressible inserts being configured to be positioned on a bollard to couple the advertising bollard assembly to the bollard; and an attachment mechanism coupled to the outer surface of the main body, the attachment mechanism being configured to receive one or more advertisements. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117960 | SWINGING SIGN APPARATUS - Apparatuses are disclosed, including apparatuses providing a rotatable sign configured with a base, a display panel, and a support, where a portion of the support defines a horizontal axis and is secured to the panel. The base may be configured to hold the support to allow rotation about the horizontal axis, the height of the horizontal axis of the support may be equal to or lower than a midpoint of the panel height. In addition, apparatuses are disclosed that include a counterweight attached to a support, where some or all of the counterweight may be below the horizontal axis of the support when the support is in an initial rotational position, such that it is disposed to return a sign back to its vertical orientation when in use. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117961 | LIQUID ORNAMENT ASSEMBLY - A liquid ornament is revealed. The liquid ornament includes a closed container and a film sheet. A liquid ornament is received in the closed container and is displayed. The liquid ornament consists of combinations of at least two of a first liquid, a second liquid and at least one ornament. The film sheet is formed by a first end surface and a second surface opposite to the first end surface. The first end surface is attached to a connection part of the closed container while the second end surface is attached to a surface of a solid object. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117962 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a bendable display, and a controller configured to control the display to be bent to a preset angle based on a number of users of the display apparatus. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117963 | SCAN SENSE DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A scan sense driver includes a scan driver and a sense driver. The scan line driver provides a scan line enable signal based on a plurality of clock signals, a global clock signal, and a scan input signal during a scan time interval. The sense driver provides a sense enable signal based on the clock signals and a sense input signal during a sense time interval. The sense driver provides the sense enable signal during a period when an organic light-emitting diode of a pixel is to be tested for a malfunction. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117964 | TESTING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A testing apparatus to establish a fault by a process of elimination includes an input unit, a signal converting unit, a switch unit, and a display unit. The input unit receives an input signal and outputs a switch signal. The signal converting unit receives the switch signal and outputs a control signal. The switch unit receives the control signal and outputs a test signal. The display unit receives the test signal and runs a built in self test (BIST) program to test the proper functioning of the display unit. The signal converting unit outputs a data signal and a clock signal to the display unit when the display unit works normally. The signal converting unit not output the data signal and the clock signal to the display unit when the input signal and resulting control signal are repeated. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117965 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel including sub-pixels, a first driver adjacent to a first side of the display panel to generate first signals, and a second driver adjacent to the first side to generate second signals. The display panel includes vertical lines including one ends disposed at the first side to apply the first signals to the sub-pixels, diagonal lines crossing the vertical lines to apply the second signals to the sub-pixels, and crossing lines crossing the vertical and diagonal lines. The diagonal lines include first diagonal lines including one ends at the first side and second diagonal lines including one ends at a second side adjacent to the first side. The crossing lines include one ends at the first side and the other ends at the second side. The crossing lines receive the second signals and apply the second signals to the second diagonal lines. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117966 | Semiconductor Device, Display Device And Electronic Device - To provide a semiconductor device which operates stably with few malfunctions due to noise, with low power consumption, and little variation in characteristics; a display device including the semiconductor device; and an electronic device including the display device. An output terminal is connected to a power supply line, thereby reducing variation in electric potential of the output terminal. In addition, a gate electrode potential which turns ON a transistor is maintained due to the capacitance of the transistor. Further, change in characteristics of the transistor is reduced by a signal line for reverse bias. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117967 | DISPLAY INCORPORATING LOSSY DYNAMIC SATURATION COMPENSATING GAMUT MAPPING - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for generating images on a multi-primary display. A multi-primary display can include control logic that converts input image data into the multi-primary color space employed by the display by mapping the input pixel values into an intermediate color space according to a gamut mapping function and then decomposing the mapped pixel values into color subfields associated with the display's primary colors. The control logic can be configured to identify a lossy gamut mapping saturation parameter value to use in the gamut mapping process which results in a power-saving desaturated image that is perceived by the Human Visual System (HVS) as substantially maintaining its color fidelity. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117968 | DISPLAY INCORPORATING DYNAMIC SATURATION COMPENSATING GAMUT MAPPING - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for generating images on a display. A multi-primary display can include control logic that converts input image data into the multi-primary color space employed by the display by mapping the input pixel values into the XYZ color space according to a gamut mapping function and then decomposing the XYZ tristimulus values into color subfields associated with the display's primary colors. For example, such a process can be used to covert image frames encoded in an RGB color space into a RGBW color space. In some implementations, the control logic can adapt the gamut mapping and/or the decomposition processes based on a saturation level of the image being processed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117969 | PIXEL STRUCTURE, DISPLAY PANEL AND PIXEL COMPENSATION METHOD THEREFOR - A pixel structure including a pixel array is disclosed. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels, each including a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel. The pixel array also includes a plurality of pixel dots, each including a plurality of sub-pixels from two adjacent rows of sub-pixels in the pixel array, wherein any two of the adjacent rows of sub-pixels in the pixel array are shared by each other. A first pixel dot includes a first sub-pixel and a plurality of surrounding sub-pixels adjacent to the first sub-pixel, wherein at least one or more of the surrounding sub-pixels and the first sub-pixel are shared by each other. In addition, the first pixel dot includes at least four sub-pixels including at least one first sub-pixel, one second sub-pixel, and one third sub-pixel. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117970 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, VIDEO OUTPUT DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - A display device includes: a generating unit that generates display chromaticity based on a degradation value, a set chromaticity and device chromaticity, the display chromaticity being chromaticity of a white point to be displayed on the display device, the degradation value indicating a degree of degradation of a backlight, the set chromaticity being chromaticity of a white point based on user setting, the device chromaticity being chromaticity of a white point at which brightness becomes highest in the display device. The generating unit makes the display chromaticity approach the device chromaticity from the set chromaticity, as the degree of degradation indicated by the degradation value increases. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117971 | INVERSION BALANCING COMPENSATION - System and method for improving displayed image quality of an electronic display that displays a first image frame by applying a first voltage to a display pixel and a second image frame directly before the first image frame by applying a second voltage to the display pixel. A display pipeline is communicatively coupled to the electronic display and receives first image data corresponding with the first image frame, where the image data includes a first grayscale value corresponding with the display pixel. Additionally the display pipeline determines an inversion balancing grayscale offset based at least in part on the first grayscale value when polarity of the first voltage and polarity of the second voltage are the same and determines magnitude of the first voltage by applying the inversion balancing grayscale offset to the first grayscale value to reduce likelihood of a perceivable luminance spike when displaying the first image frame. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117972 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image processing device includes a light detection unit and an image conversion unit. The light detection unit is configured to detect a first grayscale value of a background image. The background image is an image seen by a user through an at least partially transparent display panel. The image conversion unit is configured to generate a correction image having a second grayscale value obtained by subtracting a third grayscale value pertaining to the first grayscale value from a fourth grayscale value of an input image inputted to the at least partially transparent display panel. The input image is an image intended to be displayed on the at least partially transparent display panel. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117973 | DRIVING UNIT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING A DISPLAY PANEL - A driver for a display panel includes a driving time accumulator, a ditherer, and a data signal generator. The driving time accumulator determines an accumulated driving time of the display panel. The ditherer determines an amount of dither based at least in part on the accumulated driving time, and performs a dithering operation on input image data with the determined amount of dither. The data signal generator generates a data signal for the display panel based at least in part on the input image data on which the dithering operation is to be performed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117974 | Display Device and Control Device - The present invention provides a display device comprising: a display panel including data lines, gate lines, a sub-pixel formed in every point where the gate lines and the data lines cross, and a sensing line formed in every sub-pixel row or every two or more sub-pixel rows, the sensing line being connected to a circuit in the sub-pixel row; a data driving unit that provides a data voltage to the data lines; an Analog Digital Converter (ADC) that converts a sensing voltage measured through a sensing channel corresponding to each sensing line into sensing data of a digital type; and a timing controller that controls the data driving unit, and performs a pixel compensation which changes data provided to a corresponding sub-pixel based on the sensing data, and when the sensing data is abnormal, changes the data provided to the corresponding sub-pixel based on previous sensing data. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117975 | DATA CONVERSION UNIT AND METHOD - A data conversion unit is disclosed which includes: a transformation portion configured to transform R (red), G (green) and B (blue) sub-pixel data signals of input image data into R, G, B and W (white) sub-pixel data signals; and a brightness reinforcement portion configured to adjust brightness of a transformed W sub-pixel data signal included in the transformed R, G, B, and W sub-pixel data signals based on brightness distribution of the input image data. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117976 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electrophoretic display apparatus includes a data line charging circuit; an adjustment resistance; a first switching portion that cause a first data line end portion of the data line to be electrically connected to any one of a data line driving circuit and the adjustment resistance; a second switching portion that cause a second data line end portion of the data line to be electrically connected to or disconnected from the data line charging circuit; and a control portion that perform control such that the first switching portion causes the first data line end portion of the data line to be electrically connected to the adjustment resistance, and subsequently allow starting of a precharge operation by performing control such that the second switching portion causes the second data line end portion of the data line to be electrically connected to the data line charging circuit. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117977 | CONVERGENT MONOTONIC MATRIX FACTORIZATION BASED ENTIRE FRAME IMAGE PROCESSING - Technologies are generally described for the display of images by employing monotonic matrix factorization and sub-frame approximation image integration. In some examples, drive signals for a display device may be generated by iteratively applying a monotonic non-negative matrix factorization (NNMF) process to source image data. A given iteration of the monotonic NNMF process may result in approximation image data, partial sum image data, and residue image data, some or all of which may be further processed via subsequent iterations of the monotonic NNMF process. A generated approximation image data may then be displayed during a sub-frame time interval by selective activation of multiple row and column drivers. A series of such displayed approximation image data may effectively correspond to the original source image. In particular, the monotonic NNMF process may allow the generation of non-negative residue image data without the use of element reduction. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117978 | DISPLAY DRIVE CIRCUIT - A circuit apparatus is provided for driving source electrodes of a display panel based on image data and to control a backlight of the display panel. For example, the circuit apparatus includes a display drive (DD) circuit having a parameter generation (PG) part and an image data conversion (IDC) part. The PG part is operable to generate an image data-conversion parameter and a backlight control parameter based on a brightness distribution of the image data of one frame. The IDC part is operable to convert the image data based on the image data-conversion parameter. The DD circuit is operable to output source signals generated based on the converted image data and output, control the backlight based on the backlight control parameter, and stop an action of the parameter generation part in response to no change in the image data of one frame from image data of a preceding frame being detected. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117979 | DISPLAY DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES HAVING THE SAME - A display device includes a display panel driver and a DC-DC converter. The display panel driver divides one frame into a plurality of periods and outputs a control signal to generate an analog supply voltage, a first power voltage, and a second power voltage for driving pixels. The DC-DC converter receives the control signal from the display panel driver through a single wire. The DC-DC converter includes an analog supply voltage generator, a first power voltage generator, and a second power voltage generator. The analog supply voltage generator generates the analog supply voltage during a first pulse period. The first power voltage generator generates the first power voltage during a second pulse period. The second power voltage generator generates the second power voltage during the third pulse period. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117980 | EXTERNAL COMPENSATION SENSING CIRCUIT AND SENSING METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY DEVICE - An external-compensation sensing circuit, sensing method, and display device. The circuit includes fully-differential operational amplifier, first capacitor, second capacitor and outputting circuit for amplifying induced current; negative input of the amplifier is connected to display screen, positive input thereof is connected to reference voltage, negative output thereof is connected to first control terminal of the outputting circuit, positive output thereof is connected to second control terminal of the outputting circuit; two terminals of the first capacitor are connected to the negative input of the amplifier and an input of the outputting circuit respectively; one terminal of the second capacitor is connected to the output of the outputting circuit and the other terminal is grounded. The invention enables the output voltage to respond rapidly by amplifying induced current with dual outputting stages in the sensing circuit to raise the speed of the external-compensation. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117981 | VOLTAGE COMPENSATION TYPE PIXEL CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A voltage compensation pixel circuit includes a driving transistor coupled to the light emitting element between a high potential power line and a low potential power line to drive the light emitting element in response to a predetermined voltage applied to a gate, switching transistor including a first switching transistor being switched in response to a voltage of a first gate signal, a second switching transistor and a third switching transistor being switched in response to a voltage of a third gate signal, and a fourth switching transistor being switched in response to a voltage of a second gate signal, a storage capacitor coupled between a first node and a second node, and a setup transistor coupled between the light emitting element and the driving transistor and operated by the driving transistor. The first node is coupled to the driving transistor. The second node is coupled between the second switching transistor and the fourth switching transistor. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117982 | DATA COMPENSATION CIRCUIT AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - A data compensation circuit and OLED display including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the circuit compensates a voltage drop of a power voltage applied to a display panel of the display. The circuit includes an average current calculator configured to calculate an average current value of each of M×N pixel blocks. The circuit also includes a voltage drop calculator configured to calculate one or more pixel block voltage drops of the power voltage of each of the selected target pixel blocks based at least in part on an X-axis voltage drop and a Y-axis voltage drop of each of target pixel block. The circuit further includes an interpolator configured to interpolate the pixel block voltage drops of adjacent target pixel blocks so as to calculate a pixel voltage drop of a target pixel selected among one of the target pixel blocks. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117983 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY PANEL - A circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes a first transistor, to respond to a first scanning signal and to transmit a first voltage, a first capacitor, to store the first voltage, and an organic light emitting diode. The circuit also includes a second transistor, to provide a current to the organic light emitting diode, a third transistor, to respond to a second scanning signal and to transmit a first potential signal to the second transistor, and a fourth transistor, to respond to the first scanning signal and to form a diode connection of the second transistor. The circuit also includes a fifth transistor, to respond to a third scanning signal and to transmit a second signal voltage to the second transistor, and a sixth transistor, to respond to a light emitting scanning signal, and to output the current to the organic light emitting diode. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117984 | ACTIVE-MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ACTIVE-MATRIX ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE - An active-matrix display device employs current-programmed-type pixel circuits and performs the writing data to each of pixels on a line-by-line basis. The active-matrix display device having a matrix of current-programmed-type pixel circuits includes a data line driving circuit | 2016-04-28 |
20160117985 | Driving Circuit and Driving Method for Amoled Pixel Circuit - A control unit, driving circuit for a display panel and a driving method thereof, a display panel and a display apparatus are disclosed. The control unit comprises a first module and a second module, and input terminals of the first module and the second module are connected with a first control voltage and the pulses. The first module converts the received pulses into a first group of pulses and outputs them under the control of a first group of control signal lines, and the second module converts the received pulses into a second group of pulses and outputs them under the control of a second group of control signal lines. The number of driving chips to be used can be reduced by one third. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117986 | Compensation Circuit Design of Active Organic Light Emitting Diode Display System - A compensation circuit of IR drop of a display system, the display system having m pixel circuits, the compensation circuit comprising: m current comparators composed of TFT devices, wherein each current comparator is configured to compare the input current signal with a reference current signal and output a voltage signal according to the comparison result; m encoders composed of TFT devices, wherein each encoder is configured to encode the voltage signal into a digital voltage signal to output; a controller which is configured to calculate a difference value between the digital voltage signal and an ideal digital voltage signal and generate a digital difference signal; m compensation voltage generators each of which is configured to convert the digital difference signal into a compensation voltage signal, and write the compensation voltage signal into a corresponding pixel circuit according to control of a timing control signal; and a driver IC. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117987 | DISPLAY DEVICE COMPENSATING IR-DROP OF SUPPLY VOLTAGE - A gate driver circuit includes a gate driver coupled to a gate line. The gate driver generates a gate signal for input to a plurality of pixels and controls a current of the gate signal based on an IR-drop of a supply voltage supplied to the pixels through a supply voltage distribution line. The gate driver decreases the current of the gate signal when the IR-drop increases, and increases the current of the first gate signal when the IR-drop decreases. A pulse width of an activation period of the gate signal decreases and luminance of the pixels increases when the current of the first row pixels decreases. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117988 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND THE METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a display device and a method for driving the same, which reduce or prevent a common voltage distortion phenomenon caused by a coupling phenomenon and thereby improve image quality. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117989 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, PIXEL CIRCUIT, AND CONTROL METHOD OF DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display unit including a plurality of pixel circuits, each of the pixel circuits includes: a light emitting device; a driving transistor; a display data updating circuit including a display data capacitor; a threshold voltage compensation circuit including a threshold voltage capacitor; and a switch transistor connected to the display data capacitor and the threshold voltage capacitor. The display data capacitor is electrically disconnected from the threshold voltage capacitor when updating of display data and compensation of a threshold voltage of the driving transistor are performed, and the display data capacitor is electrically connected to the threshold voltage capacitor when the light emitting device emits light. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117990 | PIXEL CIRCUIT FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY - A pixel circuit for an organic light emitting display includes first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth MOS transistors, a first capacitor, and an organic light emitting diode. The gate electrode of the first MOS transistor receives a first scanning signal. A first electrode of the first MOS transistor receives a data signal. The gate electrode of the third MOS transistor receives a third control signal. The gate electrode of the fourth MOS transistor receives the first scanning signal. The gate electrode of the fifth MOS transistor receives a first control signal. A first electrode of the fifth MOS transistor receives a reference voltage. The gate electrode of the sixth MOS transistor receives a second scanning signal. The first electrode of the sixth MOS transistor receives the reference voltage. | 2016-04-28 |
20160117991 | Data Driver and Organic Light Emitting Diode Display Device Using The Same - A data driver and a display device using the same are disclosed. The data driver includes a digital to analog conversion unit for converting a digital signal into either a positive polarity analog signal or a negative polarity analog signal, and an output circuit unit for outputting either the positive polarity analog signal or the negative polarity analog signal, as an output signal, to a transistor that supplies a current to an organic light emitting diode (OLED). | 2016-04-28 |
20160117992 | GAMMA VOLTAGE GENERATOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A gamma voltage generator includes a resistor string, a gamma voltage provider, and a power supply string point. The resistor string provides a plurality of string voltages through a plurality of resistor string points. The resistor string is connected between a first gamma power supply voltage and a second gamma power supply voltage. The gamma voltage provider provides a plurality of gamma voltages based on the plurality of string voltages. A power supply string point to which the second gamma power supply voltage is applied is determined as the first gamma power supply voltage is changed. The power supply string point corresponds one of the resistor string points. | 2016-04-28 |