| 18th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
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| 20140118249 | ENHANCED CAMERA-BASED INPUT - Enhanced camera-based input, in which a detection region surrounding a user is defined in an image of the user within a scene, and a position of an object (such as a hand) within the detection region is detected. Additionally, a control (such as a key of a virtual keyboard) in a user interface is interacted with based on the detected position of the object. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118250 | POINTING POSITION DETERMINATION - A glasses may include a glasses frame configured to detect a touch input to the glasses frame, and a processor configured to determine a pointing position within an image displayed by a display based, at least in part, on the touch input. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118251 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OBJECT MOVEMENT ON SCREEN - The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for controlling an object movement on a screen. The method senses a first change in a position of a pointing device in a coordinate system to obtain a first displacement, and controls the object movement by a first displacement output ratio according to the first displacement. The method senses a second change in a position of the pointing device in a coordinate system to obtain a second displacement, and controls the object movement by a second displacement output ratio when a difference between a direction of the first displacement and a direction of the second displacement exceeds a first angle threshold, wherein the second displacement output ratio is lower than the first displacement output ratio. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118252 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING CURSOR AND SYSTEM PERFORMING CURSOR DISPLAY METHOD - A cursor displaying method that re-sizes a cursor displayed in a display field while repositioning the cursor in response to a detected user gesture. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118253 | INPUT APPARATUS AND INPUT CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - An input apparatus for controlling a display apparatus includes a communication unit; a sensing unit which senses movement of the input apparatus; a first input unit which receives a user input for defining a virtual input region which is to be used as an input region of the input apparatus; and a control unit which controls the communication unit to transmit location information corresponding to a location of the input apparatus to the display apparatus when the virtual input region that is defined according to the user input is mapped to a screen region of the display apparatus and the input apparatus is located in the mapped virtual input region. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118254 | INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS - The handheld controller controls a graphic cursor on a display. A motion sensor responds to user movement of a first type producing motion data. A touchpad responds to user movement of a second type more precise than the first type producing second sensor data. A processor calculates a hybrid cursor movement signal having a large scale movement component corresponding to movement of the first type and a fine scale movement component corresponding to movement of the second type, the hybrid cursor movement signal being for moving the graphic cursor. A processor calculates the large scale movement component based on a first sensitivity parameter representing sensitivity of the motion sensor determined by associating the touchpad data with the motion data, and the fine scale movement component based on a second sensitivity parameter representing sensitivity of the touchpad determined by associating the motion data with the touchpad data. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118255 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ADJUSTING TO A CHANGE OF USER'S DISPOSITION - A user interface apparatus and a method for adjusting the apparatus are disclosed. A position and/or a viewing angle of the user is tracked, and graphical interface objects are adjusted to keep them visible at different user's distances and viewing angles. For example, as the user steps away from the display, the objects on the display can be proportionally enlarged to make them appear of the same size to the user. The sensitivity of a gesture recognition system to the user's movements and gestures can be also adjusted to facilitate manipulation of the objects by the user at different distances from the display of the graphical user interface. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118256 | DISPLAY DIRECTIONAL SENSING - An electronic device includes a display with an image display area configured to change orientation based on a change of position of the device. Upon detection of the position change, a camera may capture an image adjacent the device. The orientation of the image display area may be moved relative to a reference feature captured in the image. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118257 | GESTURE DETECTION SYSTEMS - The amount of power and processing needed to enable gesture input for a computing device can be reduced by utilizing one or more gesture sensors. A gesture sensor can have a lower resolution but larger pixel pitch than conventional cameras. The lower resolution can be achieved in part through skipping or binning pixels in some embodiments. The low resolution enables a global shutter to be used with the gesture sensor. The gesture sensor can be connected to an illumination controller for synchronizing illumination from a device emitter with the global shutter. In some devices, the gesture sensor can be used as a motion detector, enabling the gesture sensor to run in a low power state unless there is likely gesture input to process. At least some processing and circuitry is included with the gesture sensor such that functionality can be performed without accessing a central processor or system bus. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118258 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates a mobile terminal capable of controlling contents displayed on a display unit, and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to one exemplary embodiment includes a terminal body, a transparent display unit having first and second transparent substrates both configured to sense touch inputs, a sensing unit to sense at least one of motion and rotation of the terminal body, and a controller to determine whether or not the sensed at least one of the motion and the rotation of the terminal body meets a preset condition information when an event is generated while a content is output on the first transparent substrate, and decide whether or not to display information relating to the generated event on the second transparent substrate based on the determination result. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118259 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE THEREOF - A method for providing a user interface based on a light sensor includes recognizing a motion of an object with respect to a portable device based on a light signal received by at least one light sensor of the portable device and, according to the motion of the object, controlling an application of the portable device. A portable device to provide a user interface based on a light sensor includes at least one light sensor to recognize a motion of an object with respect to the portable device based on a light signal received by at least one light sensor and a control unit to control an application of the portable device according to the motion of the object. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118260 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR MOVING CURSOR THEREOF - The disclosure discloses a mobile terminal and method for implementing movement of a cursor thereof. The method includes: acquiring accelerated velocities a | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118261 | INPUT DEVICE COMPRISING GEOMAGNETIC SENSOR AND ACCELERATION SENSOR, DISPLAY DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING CURSOR CORRESPONDING TO MOTION OF INPUT DEVICE, AND CURSOR DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A display device for displaying a cursor according to motion of an input device is provided. The input device comprises an input part which receives pitch angle information and yaw angle information corresponding to motion of an external input device; a computation part which computes a first relative angle corresponding to the information of the pitch angle and a second relative angle corresponding to the information of the yaw angle; a coordinate calculator which calculates a cursor coordinate value which gradually varies according to the changes of the first and second relative angles; and a display which displays a cursor on a position corresponding to the calculated cursor coordinate value. Thus, it is possible to avoid trembling of the cursor caused by noise. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118262 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a base, a frame and a display module. The base includes an input module. The frame is pivotally disposed on the base. The display module is disposed on the frame. The display module is unfolded or folded relative to the base through the frame. The display module includes a first display and a second display. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118263 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a state change controller and a display processor. When a first key of a keyboard is pressed, the state change controller changes a state of a first operational environment. The display processor displays a first message indicative of a current state of the first operational environment in an informing area of a display screen for a first duration of time. When a second message indicative of a past state of the first operational environment is displayed by the display processor for the first duration of time in the informing area, the display processor display the first message in the informing area together with the second message. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118264 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL KEYBOARD ASSEMBLIES - Multi-functional keyboard assemblies include an array of keys formed from stacked component layers. A top portion of the key may be capable of travelling vertically with respect to a base of the key. The top portion can include a keycap and a circuitry module coupled to the keycap. The keys may be capable of receive at least two distinct types of inputs and/or receiving at least one type of input and providing at least one type of output. Such output may include use of one or more light sources, displays, and/or haptic feedback devices. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118265 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH PROXIMITY SENSING CAPABILITY AND PROXIMITY SENSING CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a sensing unit and a processing unit. The processing unit includes a display module, a detecting module, a direction sensing and an activation module. The display module drives the display unit to display a processing bar and a present status indicator. The processing bar represents a range of possible statuses for a parameter of the electronic apparatus and the present status indicator represents a present status of the parameter. The detecting module utilizes the sensing unit determine if the detected object moves in a first direction more than a distance threshold in a pre-determined area. If so, the activation module readies the electronic apparatus for control of the parameter and for adjusting of the present status indicator. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118266 | DISPLAY POSITION OFFSET - A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining a user option selected at a touchscreen. The method includes the steps of determining an observation position of a user of a touchscreen, determining an offset responsive to a difference between the observation position and an expected observation position and determining a user option selected at the touchscreen responsive to the offset. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118267 | Code Entry System - One or more targets on a touch screen may be provided. The amount of time that the user hovers over a given target may also be an entry. For example, each target may have a preprogrammed time duration. One target may require that the user spend a duration X hovering over the target; another target may require that the user spend duration 2X, and another target may still have another duration. Only if the user touches the right targets in the right order and for the right duration is the code properly entered in some embodiments. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118268 | TOUCH SCREEN OPERATION USING ADDITIONAL INPUTS - Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for operating a touch-sensitive device using additional inputs. A system can be configured to detect a touch interaction at a location on a touch-sensitive device associated with a display, receive additional sensor input for the touch-sensitive device, the additional sensor input corresponding to the touch interaction, determine vision characteristics of a user of the touch-sensitive device based on the additional sensor input, and process the touch interaction based on location of the touch interaction and the vision characteristics of the user. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118269 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel that displays an image thereon, a window on the display panel, and an adhesive member between the display panel and the window. The adhesive member is made of an elastic body. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118270 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFRARED GESTURE INTERACTION ON A DISPLAY - Systems, methods, and apparatus for a touch sensitive display device providing infrared gesture capture and recognition are described. A display device with a detachable front panel is capable of interactive touch sensing and infrared gesture capture and processing. An infrared light source and infrared camera can be configured to capture images of complex multi-touch gestures made on the detachable front panel of the device. The detachable front panel may be removed from the display device for cleaning and ease of use. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118271 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY IMAGE - A flexible display device and a method for controlling a display image are disclosed. In one aspect, the flexible display device includes a first display which has a flat shape and a second display which is disposed on either side of the first display and has a curved surface bent at a boundary between the first and second displays. The display further includes a controller which controls a screen of at least one of the first and second displays according to a user touch and/or a battery capacity. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118272 | Electronic Device with Enhanced Method of Displaying Notifications - There is disclosed an electronic device comprising a receiver, a display, an application processor and a sensor hub. The receiver is configured to receive notifications from a remote device. The display is configured to provide information including notifications. The application processor and the sensor hub are in communication with the display. The application processor is configured to provide instructions for displaying full screen information at the display during a non-sleep mode of the electronic device. The full screen information includes a first notification associated with information received by the electronic device during the non-sleep mode. The sensor hub is configured to provide instructions for displaying partial screen information at the display during a sleep mode of the electronic device. The partial screen information includes a second notification associated with information received by the electronic device during the sleep mode. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118273 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL SCREEN - A method and an apparatus for controlling a virtual screen in a touch screen device are provided. The method includes detecting a touch screen input on a screen view, the screen view displaying a partial area of the virtual screen on a display unit of the electronic device, determining whether the touch screen input is a stylus input or a touch input, the stylus input being executed by a user controlling a stylus and the touch input being executed by the user using a body part of the user, processing the stylus input as a manipulation input corresponding to the virtual screen when the touch screen input is the stylus input, and moving the screen view on the virtual screen in response to a touch movement of the touch input when the touch screen input is the touch input. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118274 | MASKING AN OUTER PERIMETER OF A TOUCH SCREEN - A touch screen device and a method for constricting the touch screen device are provided. In some aspects, the touch screen device includes a transparent substrate. The touch screen device includes a first masking layer applied to an outer perimeter of an inner surface of the transparent substrate. The touch screen device includes a transparent conductor for a touch sensor applied to at least a portion of the first masking layer and a portion of the inner surface of the transparent substrate. The touch screen device includes a second masking layer applied to at least a portion of the transparent conductor on an inner surface of the first masking layer. The portion of the transparent conductor is arranged between the first masking layer and the second masking layer. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118275 | TOUCH TYPE INPUT DEVICE - A touch type input device includes a display capable of showing a plurality of icons. A detector detects touching of an operation surface. A controller moves operational coordinates on the display based on the detection of the detector. The controller selects one of the icons in accordance with a region in which the operational coordinates are located. Further, the controller moves the operational coordinates to a specified position in the region where the operational coordinates are located when a touch-release operation is performed indicating that the touching of the operation surface has been cancelled. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118276 | TOUCH SYSTEM ADAPTED TO TOUCH CONTROL AND HOVER CONTROL, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a touch system adapted to touch control and hover control including a touch sensing device, a hover sensing device and a processing unit. The touch sensing device is configured to sense touch control information. The hover sensing device is configured to sense hover control information. The processing unit is coupled to the touch sensing device and the hover sensing device and configured to activate the hover sensing device when the touch control information indicates a predetermined multi-finger gesture. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118277 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED TOUCH SCREEN - Disclosed is a display device with integrated touch screen. The display device includes a plurality of receiving electrodes formed in a block type and in parallel with a plurality of data lines, a driving electrode group configured to include a plurality of driving electrodes that are respectively disposed between the plurality of receiving electrodes, a plurality of receiving electrode lines respectively connected to the plurality of receiving electrodes, a plurality of driving electrode lines configured to extend from the respective driving electrodes to the first non-display area, a driving IC configured to apply a common voltage or a driving pulse to the plurality of receiving electrode lines and the plurality of driving electrode lines, and a plurality of driving dummy lines formed at a plurality of pixels, covered by a corresponding driving electrode, in a direction parallel to the plurality of driving electrode lines. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118278 | Information Management Apparatus and Storage Medium Storing Information Management Program - An information management apparatus includes a processor, and a memory configured to store computer-readable instructions. The instructions instruct the information management apparatus to execute steps including acquiring stroke data of a trajectory of an approaching writing device detected by a detection portion capable of detecting the trajectory and including data of the trajectory of the writing device corresponding to schedule information written on a paper medium, generating image data of the trajectory based on the acquired stroke data, generating text data based on the acquired stroke data, and registering and managing the schedule information identified from the text data and the image data. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118279 | TOUCH DISPLAY SCREEN AND TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS - A touch display screen and a touch display apparatus are disclosed. The touch display screen comprises: an array substrate and a color film substrate disposed box to box; a group of first electrode lines disposed on the array substrate or the color film substrate; a group of second electrode lines disposed on the array substrate or the color film substrate and arranged as crossing the group of first electrode lines; a conductive shielding layer with high-resistance transparency, disposed on the color film substrate and located above the group of first electrode lines and the group of second electrode lines. Because the resistance value of the conductive shielding layer with high resistance and transparency is high, a projected field signal between the first electrode lines and the second electrode lines may pass through the conductive shielding layer to ensure a realizability of touch operations. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118280 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel having at least one non-right angle corner region on a corner of the touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode crosses the second electrode, and the first electrode is electrically isolated from the second electrode. The first electrode includes a plurality of first stripe electrodes extending along a first direction. The second electrode includes a plurality of second stripe electrodes and at least one auxiliary electrode. The second stripe electrodes extend along a second direction. The auxiliary electrode is disposed on the non-right angle corner region. An included angle between the auxiliary electrode and the second direction is less than 90 degrees. The auxiliary electrode is electrically connected to at least one of the second stripe electrodes adjacent to the auxiliary electrode. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118281 | DETERMINING WHAT INPUT TO ACCEPT BY A TOUCH SENSOR AFTER INTENTIONAL AND ACCIDENTAL LIFT-OFF and SLIDE-OFF WHEN GESTURING OR PERFORMING A FUNCTION - A method for determining what input should be accepted by a touch sensor after intentional and accidental lift-offs and slide-offs occur when gesturing or performing a function on the touch sensor by a finger or multiple fingers. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118282 | METHOD AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR COORDINATE CORRECTION OF TOUCH CONTROL - A method for coordinate correction of touch control is provided. An original x-coordinate and an original y-coordinate are corrected according to a total sensing value, the original x-coordinate and the original y-coordinate provided by touch sensing of a touch panel. The method includes providing an estimated x-axis correction value according to the original x-coordinate and the total sensing value, generating a corrected x-coordinate according to the estimated x-axis correction value and the original x-coordinate, and providing a corrected y-coordinate according to the original x-coordinate, the corrected x-coordinate and the total sensing value. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118283 | COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH FUNCTION AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments of the invention disclose a color filter substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, a display device with touch function and a driving method thereof. The color filter substrate comprises: a base substrate, a sense layer and a color filter layer disposed on the base substrate. The color filter layer includes a black matrix and a plurality of color filter patterns separated from each other by the black matrix. The sense layer and the color filter layer are disposed on a same side of the base substrate. The sense layer includes a plurality of sense regions, and a drive line and a sense line are provided side by side in a same layer in each of the sense regions. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118284 | INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method for determining the location of a touch input in an application window on an interactive surface of a display device is described. The application window comprises a canvas configured to display at least a portion of a user interface. The method comprises the following steps. A first location of the touch input associated with a first coordinate space is determined. The first coordinate space is associated with the interactive surface. The touch input is used to emulate a mouse event. A second location of the touch input associated with a second coordinate space is determined in response to the emulated mouse event. The second coordinate space is associated with the user interface. At least one offset parameter is calculated, correlating the first coordinate space with the second coordinate space. While the first coordinate space does not change with respect the second coordinate space, the at least one offset parameter is used to determine the location of subsequent touch inputs based on corresponding locations associated with the first coordinate space. A computer readable medium and an interactive input system for implementing the method are also described. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118285 | MULTI-USE SEGMENTS OF TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL - A display category icon displayed on the display screen is provided in a first segment location, the category icon including one of time, day, temperature, humidity or setpoint category; and each category icon having at least dual functionality including a first function and a second function and the second function programmed to display in sequence following the first function. Control logic allows a user to select a first category icon, then at the next step, the microprocessor can initiate a first function paired to a first category icon. At the next step, the user selects the first category icon again and in response the microprocessor will initiate a second function paired to a first category icon to finish the process. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118286 | INTERACTIVE DEVICES - An interactive assembly including at least one interactive surface element, at least a first region of the at least one interactive surface element having first user sensible functionality and at least a second region of the at least one interactive surface element having second functionality, different from the first user sensible functionality, input sensor functionality, including at least one input sensor located in propinquity to at least one of the at least one interactive surface element, operative to sense impingement of an electromagnetic radiation spot on at least one of the at least one first region and the at least one second region of the at least one interactive surface element and utilization functionality for employing outputs of the input sensor functionality in respect of impingement on either or both of the at least one first region and the at least one second region. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118287 | LINEAR DEVICE VALUE ESTIMATING METHOD, CAPACITANCE DETECTING METHOD, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a linear device column value estimating method for use in a touch sensor panel, the touch sensor panel including: a plurality of vertical electrodes ( | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118288 | MECHANICAL STRUCTURE FOR SYSTEM USING FLUSH SURFACE DISPLAY DESIGN - A display device may provide a seamless appearance adjacent the edges of a display. The display device may include a protective transparent layer and a polarizer coupled to an interior side of the transparent layer. The polarizer layer may include edges that extend as far as edges of the transparent protective layer. In some embodiments, the transparent protective layer may extend to the edges of a supporting housing. An electronic display unit may be disposed on a side of the polarizer layer that is opposite the transparent protective layer. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118289 | Charge Compensation for Capacitive Touch Sensor Nodes - In one embodiment, a method comprises generating a first charge at a capacitor system having a magnitude based on the magnitude of a second charge present at a capacitive node of a touch sensor in the absence of a touch with respect to the capacitive node. The method further includes generating a third charge at the capacitive node of the touch sensor in the presence of a touch with respect to the capacitive node. The first charge and the third charge are summed to cancel out at least a portion of the third charge. The method further includes integrating, by an integrator, the sum of the first charge and the third charge to generate an output voltage. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118290 | CHIRP SIGNAL TOUCH SENSOR - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a drive electrode, a sense electrode, a detector, and a controller. The drive electrode is stimulated by an electric signal that has a frequency that varies in time. The sense electrode is capacitatively coupled to the drive electrode. The detector performs a measurement associated with the sense electrode. The controller determines whether a touch on the touch sensor occurred by determining whether the measurement deviates from an expected value by more than an amount. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118291 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DRAWING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a display detects a position of a first contact in which an area of contact with an object is equal to or smaller than a first threshold value, and a position of a second contact in which an area of contact with an object is equal to or larger than a second threshold value, a corrector corrects the position in which the first contact is sensed, and a drawing module draws at least one of a locus of a position corrected by the correction module, and a locus of the position of the first contact. The corrector corrects the position in which the first contact is sensed, by using at least one of whether the second contact is sensed, and a positional relationship between the first contact and the second contact. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118292 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In one aspect, a touch screen panel and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. In some embodiments, the touch screen panel includes a substrate including a sensing region and a peripheral region, a plurality of first sensing patterns, a plurality of second sensing patterns, and an insulating layer, where the insulating layer is patterned so that both sides of the second sensing patterns are exposed. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118293 | TOUCH SENSING PANEL - A touch sensing panel includes first electrodes and second electrodes. The first electrodes are connected with each other. The second electrodes and the first electrodes are formed on a same surface of a substrate. The first electrodes are formed on the substrate in a first direction, and the second electrodes are formed on the substrate in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction. Furthermore, the second electrodes are electrically connected with each other through conductive lines, and adjacent two of the first electrodes surround one of the second electrodes. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118294 | DISPLAY PROCESSOR AND DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a display processor includes: a receiver configured to receive from a mobile terminal an acceleration detection signal indicating acceleration generated in the mobile terminal; a display including a display area; a detector configured to detect a touch on the display area of the display; and a controller configured to perform processing corresponding to the display area when a difference between a time when the detector detects the touch and a time when the receiver receives the acceleration detection signal is within a predetermined threshold. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118295 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, HANDWRITING DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a touchscreen display and a display controller. The display controller is configured to display, on the touchscreen display, a locus of first contact input detected on the touchscreen display. The display controller is configured to draw a first line corresponding to the locus of the first contact input, and to draw a second line, based on a prediction based on a first position of the first contact input. The display controller is configured to display the second line in addition to the first line on the touchscreen display for a first duration of time. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118296 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARALLEL SCANNING AND DATA PROCESSING FOR TOUCH SENSE ARRAYS - A parallel pipelining method of operation of a touch sense controller for processing data into a touch map is disclosed. A current full scan of response signals to at least one excitation of a touch sense array is received using a first thread of a processing device. The current full scan of response signals is processed using a second thread of the processing device to render a touch map corresponding to the touch sense array. A next full scan of response signals is received using the first thread. Receiving the next full scan and processing the current full scan are performed substantially simultaneously. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118297 | Method for improving linearity of touch system coordinates - A method for improving linearity of touch system coordinates first reads two-dimensional raw data of a capacitive touch panel. Next, it reads a pixel and adjacent pixels of the pixel from the two-dimension raw data. Then, it determines whether the value of the pixel is great than a pre-determined threshold. If the value of the pixel is not greater than the pre-determined threshold, it then determines whether there is a value of the adjacent pixels is greater than the pre-determined threshold. If there is no value of the adjacent pixels greater than the pre-determined threshold, it sets the value of the pixel to a pre-determined value. Otherwise, it reserves the value of the pixel in order to increase the linearity of two-dimensional raw data so as to avoid the interference of noise to the two-dimensional raw data. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118298 | TOUCH SENSING PANEL - Provided is a touch sensing panel including a substrate that includes a touch electrode formation area and an active area formed within the touch electrode formation area; a plurality of first conductive electrode serials that are arranged on the touch electrode formation area of the substrate in such a manner that the first conductive electrode serials are separated from one another along a first direction; a plurality of second conductive electrode serials that are arranged on the touch electrode formation area of the substrate in such a manner that the second conductive electrode serials are separated from one another along a second direction intersecting the first direction and that are electrically insulated from the first conductive electrode serials; and a plurality of sensing nodes that are positioned at crossings of the first conductive electrode serials and the second conductive electrode serials. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118299 | CAPACATIVE INCELL TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a capacitive in-cell touch panel and a display apparatus, wherein touch sensing electrodes are set on a color filter substrate, a common electrode layer connected as a whole plane on a TFT array substrate is divided into strips to be used as touch driving electrodes, and metal driving electrodes directly electrically connected to the corresponding touch driving electrodes are set on the TFT array substrate so as to reduce resistance of the touch driving electrodes. The embodiments of the disclosure can save the production cost and improve the production efficiency. Moreover, the touch function and the display function are driven in a time division manner, and thus the production cost can be further reduced, and the picture quality and touch accuracy can be enhanced. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118300 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided is a display control device capable of coping with high-resolution display readily in terms of conducting data write and read on a frame buffer memory in time for the timing of display. The display control device has a plurality of line buffers, and is arranged so that a writing process for writing, into part of the line buffers, display lines of display data from outside, and a reading process for reading out written display lines of display data from other line buffers can be conducted in parallel. In the display control device, display-line data read out from the line buffers are compressed and stored in the frame buffer memory. The compression-display data read out from the frame buffer memory are read out for each line, and decompressed into display lines of display data. The decompressed display data are used to drive signal electrodes of a display device. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118301 | TOUCH SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REDUCING LATENCY THEREOF - A touch sensing system and a method of reducing latency thereof are discussed. The touch sensing system includes a touch sensing circuit configured to apply a driving signal to touch sensors, sense voltages of the touch sensors, and output a digital touch raw data; a coordinate calculator configured to analyze the digital touch raw data, and calculate a coordinate information about each of positions of a touch input; and an idle mode controller configured to compare an analog signal received from the touch sensors with a predetermined threshold value, decide whether or not the touch input is generated based on the analog signal, and generate an interrupt signal when the touch input is input. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118302 | TOUCH SENSING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A touch sensing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a window having an uneven thickness, and a capacitive touch panel disposed under the window and having alternating electrode lines comprising a plurality of electrodes in parallel. At least one of an electrode size and an electrode gap of the electrode lines is formed according to the thickness of the window. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118303 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE BLACKBOARD - A light emitting diode blackboard includes a lighting pen, a driving device, and a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix. Each of the pixels includes first, second and third light sources and a light detecting device. The light detecting device detects light from the lighting pen and generates a control signal to the driving device. The driving device turns on at least one of the first, second and third light sources according to the control signal. When the lighting pen is moving on the matrix of the pixels, the driving device sequentially turns on the at least one of the first, second and third light sources of each of the pixels on the track of the lighting pen to show the track of the lighting pen on the light emitting diode blackboard. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118304 | TOUCH MODULE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a touch module and an operation method thereof. The operation method of touch module includes following steps: detecting a touch point; judging whether the touch point is normal touching according to a detected result of the touch point; when the touch point is abnormal touching, reducing the intensity of an infrared laser of the touch module; and when the touch point is normal touching, judging out the position of the touch point. By using the operation method of touch module, it can reduce or avoid the injury of the infrared laser on the vulnerable portions of human body as abnormal touching. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118305 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHT SENSOR MODULE RECOVERY METHOD THEREOF - A touch display device and a light sensor module recovery method thereof are discussed. The touch display device includes i light sensor modules, where i is a natural number greater than 1, for sensing a touch applied to a touch display panel, and a malfunction recovery unit for determining whether each of the i light sensor modules malfunctions and restarting at least one of the i light sensor modules when the at least one light sensor module is determined to malfunction. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118306 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING EDITABLE HANDWRITING ON A DISPLAY - Systems, methods, and apparatus for a touch sensitive display device providing editable handwriting capture are described. A display device with a detachable front panel is capable of interactive touch sensing and editable handwriting capture. An ultraviolet or near ultraviolet light source and camera can be configured to capture images of textual input made on the detachable front panel of the device with a pen having water soluble fluorescent ink that is transparent or nontransparent such that the notes are visible under ultraviolet or near ultraviolet light and transparent when little or no ultraviolet or near ultraviolet light is present. The detachable front panel may be removed from the display device for cleaning and ease of use. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118307 | ACOUSTIC TOUCH APPARATUS WITH ADDRESSABLE MULTI-TOUCH CAPABILITY - An acoustic touch apparatus ( | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118308 | TOUCH PEN USING DELAY DEVICE AND TOUCH INPUT METHOD THEREOF AND TOUCH INPUT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A touch pen using a delay device and a touch input method thereof and a touch input system and a method thereof are provided. The touch pen includes a body, an antenna embedded on the body configured to receive a wireless signal from a mobile terminal, and a delay device configured to receive the wireless signal from the antenna and to output a reflection signal, corresponding to the received wireless signal, to the antenna after a predetermined time elapses, wherein the antenna transmits the reflection signal to the mobile terminal. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118309 | Piezo-Based Acoustic and Capacitive Detection - One particular implementation conforming to aspects of the present disclosure takes the form of an input device for a computing system. The input device includes a input surface on which one or more input characters are shown and one or more sensors to detect which input character is pressed or selected by the user. In one example, the input device may include one or more piezo-electric sensors that detect an acoustic pulse created when the user taps on the input surface to indicate a selected input. Each character of the input surface of the input device creates a different acoustic pulse signature when tapped such that, upon detection and receiving of the acoustic pulse at the piezo-electric sensors, the input device or computer system may compare the received pulse to a database of stored pulse signatures to determine which character on the surface of the input device was tapped by the user. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118310 | Digital Cursor Display Linked to a Smart Pen - A system and a method are disclosed for calibrating writing on a writing surface to a digital document. One or more calibration parameters associated with a writing surface and a digital document of a display device are determined. The calibration parameters indicate a spatial offset between a reference position on the writing surface and a reference position in the digital document. A gesture captured by a smart pen is received. The gesture includes a sequence of spatial positions representing movement of the smart pen with respect to the writing surface. The sequence of spatial positions is mapped to a sequence of spatial positions in the digital document based on the calibration parameters. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118311 | ELECTROMAGNETIC PEN WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC AND INK WRITING FUNCTIONS - An electromagnetic pen with electromagnetic and ink writing functions is disclosed. The electromagnetic pen includes at least one pen tube assembly, a core mechanism, a pen tip, a ferrite core, a core holder, an elastic conductor and a circuit board. The pen tip and the core are configured in the pen tube assembly and are controlled by the core mechanism. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118312 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DRAWING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first obtaining module, a second obtaining module, a correction module, and a drawing processor. The first obtaining module detects a position of a stylus on a writing surface of a sensor. The second obtaining module obtains writing pressure by the stylus. The correction module corrects the writing pressure obtained by the second obtaining module based on a selected first line width. The drawing processor draws a locus of the obtained position of the stylus on a display screen. The drawing processor has a first mode. The locus has a line width based on the writing pressure corrected by the correction module in the first mode. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118313 | PEN-SHAPED INPUT DEVICE HAVING VARIABLE STIFFNESS OF WRITING TIP - The present invention relates to a pen-shaped input device having variable stiffness of writing tip, which at least includes a support, a printed circuit board, a hollow barrel, a first rubber member, a hollow ferrite core, a linear shaft, a writing tip and a pen head, and characterized in that: a second rubber member, a switch unit and a stagger unit are installed, the switch unit is formed with at least a stop piece, wherein one of the stop pieces is formed with a hollow convex column, the hollow convex column is formed with a switch pin, when the switch pin is at a first position, the first rubber member is served to provide a first stiffness to the writing tip, when the switch pin is transversally moved to a second position, the second rubber member is served to provide a second stiffness to the writing tip. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118314 | Multiple-User Collaboration with a Smart Pen System - A central device concurrently receives handwriting gestures from a plurality of smart pen devices. Each set of handwriting gestures includes a sequence of spatial positions of the corresponding smart pen device with respect to a writing surface. Representations of the handwriting gestures are displayed on a display screen, and the representations show relative timing between the different sets of handwriting gestures. In one embodiment, a portion of the received handwriting gestures is outputted for display. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118315 | Interactive Digital Workbook Using Smart Pens - A system and method are disclosed for interacting with digital workbooks. An identifier, identifying a physical workbook, is received. The physical workbook is associated with a digital book and can be displayed on a display screen of a computing system. Captured interactions between the smart pen and the writing surface of the workbook are received. One or more completed areas of the workbook are identified based on the one or more captured interactions. Based on the one or more completed areas of the workbook, a portion of the digital book is selected and displayed. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118316 | DISPLAY - Image signal line driving circuits each include a timing controller that generates a control signal to control the image signal line driving circuit itself and a different image signal line driving circuit. A master belonging to the image signal line driving circuits has a function of applying the control signal to a slave belonging to the image signal line driving circuits. The image signal line driving circuits each include an abnormality detecting circuit that detects an operation abnormality in the image signal line driving circuit itself, and a master/slave switching circuit that sets the image signal line driving circuit itself as the master or slave image signal line driving circuit. When detecting an abnormality, the abnormality detecting circuit outputs a master/slave switching signal, thereby switching the slave image signal line driving circuit to the master and switching the master image signal line driving circuit to the slave. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118317 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING OUTPUT OF SCREEN OF FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND PORTABLE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A terminal supporting control of an output of a screen of a flexible display is provided. The terminal includes a flexible display configured such that at least a portion of the flexible display is deflected or folded, a sensor unit for collecting a sensor signal for detecting a location where the flexible display is deflected or folded, and a controller for controlling to determine a specific area of a functional screen or at least one functional screen from among a plurality of functional screens which are output before the flexible display is deflected or folded as a content viewing area when an input event is received, and for outputting the determined content viewing area in a specific display area of the folded flexible display. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118318 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC 3D DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for automatically adjusting an autostereoscopic three-dimensional (3D) display device is provided. The method includes steps of: displaying an autostereoscopic 3D frame by the autostereoscopic 3D display device; capturing a left-eye frame and a right-eye frame of the autostereoscopic 3D frame by two image capturing devices located at a left-eye position and a right-eye position, respectively; selecting multiple sampling points from the left-eye and right-eye frames; and analyzing the number of the sampling points satisfying a predetermined condition to determine a display angle. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118319 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF COMPENSATING FOR LUMINANCE OF THE FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A flexible display device and a method of compensating for luminance of the flexible display device, the flexible display device including: a flexible display panel including a first display region and second display regions at opposite sides of the first display region and having a shape of a curved surface that is bent from a central axis of the flexible display panel at a angle; optical sensors disposed in each of the first display region and the second display regions and measuring amounts of light in the first display region and the second display regions; and a luminance compensation unit compensating luminance of the first display region and luminance of the second display regions based on the measured amounts of light. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118320 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A method for driving a liquid crystal display panel ( | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118321 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device according to an embodiment includes a display panel including data lines and gate lines; a gate drive IC to supply gate pulses to the gate lines; and a data drive IC supplying data voltages to the data lines, wherein the gate drive IC is connected to the gate lines through gate link lines, and resistance values of the gate link lines connected from one side edge to another side edge of the gate drive IC are distributed to a curve defined by a fourth order function. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118322 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An organic light emitting display device is capable of improving uniformity between panels while improving an operation speed. The organic light emitting display device includes: a scan driver for supplying scan signals to scan lines; a data driver for supplying data signals to data lines; pixels located at crossing regions between the scan lines and the data lines, wherein the pixels are configured to control an amount of current supplied to an organic light emitting diode, according to a bias voltage; and a bias voltage supplier for supplying the bias voltage to the pixels, wherein a voltage value of the bias voltage is set to generate light having a desired luminance when the pixels emit light. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118323 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY - An organic light emitting display includes: a plurality of pixels coupled to scan lines and data lines; a scan driver that supplies a scan signal to the pixels through the scan lines according to a predetermined scan frequency; a data driver that supplies a data signal to the pixels through the data lines; and a first switching regulator that supplies a first voltage to the pixels and has a changeable switching frequency. In the organic light emitting display, the switching frequency of the first switching regulator is changed while avoiding the scan frequency of the scan driver. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an organic light emitting display which can improve power conversion efficiency and reduce a flicker phenomenon. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118324 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DRIVING MODULE THEREOF, VOLTAGE CONTROL CIRCUIT AND VOLTAGE CONTROL METHOD - A voltage control circuit used to control a first clock signal received by a gate driver array of a display apparatus is provided. The voltage control circuit includes a gate trigger pulse generator unit and a controller. The gate trigger pulse generator unit receives a reference voltage and a driving signal outputted from the gate driver array, and accordingly generate a gate trigger pulse; wherein a pulse width of the gate trigger pulse is controlled according to a level relationship between the driving signal and the reference voltage. The controller, coupled to the gate trigger pulse generator unit, receives the gate trigger pulse and control a potential difference of a pulse level of the first clock signal according to the pulse width of the gate trigger pulse. A voltage control method, a driving module of a display apparatus and a display apparatus are also provided. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118325 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - There are provided a liquid crystal display device and a driving method thereof, which can reduce power consumption and improve image quality. A liquid crystal display device includes pixels, a data driver and at least one gate driver. The pixels are positioned at intersection portions of gate lines and data lines. The data driver supplies a data signal having a first or second polarity to the data lines. The at least one gate driver supplies, to the gate lines, a first gate signal corresponding to the first polarity and a second gate signal corresponding to the second polarity. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118326 | IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image output apparatus is disclosed that is capable of switching between a normal status and a low power status in which consumption power is lower than that in the normal status. The image output apparatus includes an interface for acquiring an image signal; a signal detector configured to detect a signal at the interface; and a switching controller configured to switch a status from the low power status to the normal status based on a detection result of the signal in the low power status. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118327 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - An LCD panel being driven in an overlapping drive mode by applying a gate high voltage during n horizontal synchronous intervals is disclosed. The LCD panel includes: a plurality of gate lines; and a gate driver configured to include a plurality of stages connected to the plurality of gate lines. The plurality of stages are grouped in a plurality of stage groups each including n stages. Odd-numbered stage groups each allows the n stages to be arranged in a Z shape with having a display area therebetween. Even-number stage groups each allows the n states to be arranged in an inverse-Z shape with having the display area therebetween. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118328 | PIXEL DRIVING CIRCUIT OF AN ACTIVE-MATRIX ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE AND A METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - This invention is related to a pixel driving circuit and a method of driving an active matrix OLED (AMOLED) that is driven by N-type transistors. The pixel driving circuit is configured with five thin film transistors and two capacitors for solving the shifted threshold voltage induced by attenuation of the N-type transistors, the rising cross voltage induced by a long working period of the OLED, and the IR-drop issue. The invention further improves the display quality of the OLED display unit by modifying the display uniformity. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118329 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING RESET CONTROLLING UNIT AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device includes: an interfacing unit for converting one of a plurality of image signals inputted according to a switch among a plurality of input modes into an image data; a first reset controlling unit for resetting the interfacing unit according to the switch among the plurality of input modes; a driving unit for converting the image data into a data signal; a display panel for displaying an image using the data signal; and a panel power unit for supplying a panel power to the driving unit and the display panel. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118330 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A display device and a method for driving the same are discussed. The display device includes an image processing unit, a timing controller which receives various signals through a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI) connected to the image processing unit, and a display module displaying an image under the control of the timing controller. The timing controller includes a logic block for controlling the display module, and a self-recovery block which outputs a self-command signal for escaping an abnormal state when the logic block is faced with the abnormal state due to an external environment factor. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118331 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel including gate lines, data lines, and pixels each connected to a corresponding gate line and a corresponding data line, a gate driver configured to drive the gate lines, a data driver configured to drive the data lines, and a timing controller configured to generate control signals to control the data driver and to apply a vertical synchronization start signal including a first pulse, a second pulse, a first gate pulse signal, and a second gate pulse signal to the gate driver. The gate driver applies gate driving signals to the gate lines to pre-charge the pixels in response to the first pulse of the vertical synchronization start signal and the first gate pulse signal, and to main-charge the pixels in response to the second pulse of the vertical synchronization start signal and the second gate pulse signal. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118332 | METHOD OF DRIVING ACTIVE BARRIER PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of driving an active barrier panel, the active barrier panel comprising an electrode unit which has n barrier electrodes operating as an opening part transmitting light and n barrier electrodes operating as a barrier part blocking the light, the method includes calculating a crosstalk distribution of each of observer's left-eye and right-eye corresponding to each of 2n barrier-shift modes, according to an observer's position, dividing an active area of the active barrier panel into at least one barrier block based on a flat portion of the crosstalk distribution, in which a minimum crosstalk is maintained, determining the barrier-shift mode for each barrier block to maintain the minimum crosstalk, and operating the electrode unit in a corresponding barrier block in the determined barrier-shift mode. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118333 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes imaging units and a display control unit. The imaging units are arranged, on a surface almost parallel to a display surface of a display unit, in a direction almost orthogonal to a long side of the display unit. The display control unit controls, in a state in which the long side of the display unit is almost parallel to a direction of gravitational force, the display unit to display a plurality of areas of a horizontally long image, which is obtained by connecting images generated by the imaging units, in rows in a longitudinal direction of the display unit. The display control unit controls the display unit to display, as those areas, first and second images including areas of both end portions in a longitudinal direction of the horizontally long image, and a third image including an area present between the both end portions. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118334 | 3D VISUALIZATION OF BOREHOLE DATA - A visualization system enables visualization of data obtained over a range of time values at a range of depth values in a borehole. The visualization system includes a processor configured to process the pressure data based on user input and instructions and provide output for display on a display device, and a computer-readable medium configured to store the instructions, the instructions including commands to output a first output of a three-dimensional arrangement of the pressure data. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118335 | Depth mapping with enhanced resolution - A method for depth mapping includes receiving an image of a pattern of spots that has been projected onto a scene, which includes a feature having a set of elongate appendages, which have respective transverse dimensions that are less than twice an average distance between the spots in the pattern that is projected onto the feature. The image is processed in order to segment and find a three-dimensional (3D) location of the feature. The spots appearing on the feature in the 3D location are connected in order to extract separate, respective contours of the appendages. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118336 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY WITH DYNAMIC MASK - A transparent display with a dynamic mask for generating three dimensional (3D) imagery. The display or apparatus includes a display element that is transmissive and that is selectively operable to display an image on the display element. The apparatus includes a dynamic mask element that is transmissive to light and that is positioned adjacent to the display element. The dynamic mask element is selectively operable to provide a mask with a shape and a size corresponding to the displayed image. The mask is positioned on the dynamic mask element so as to be adjacent to the first location, e.g., to be behind the displayed image, and, typically, the mask includes portions that are semi-transparent or opaque to block light from passing from the background through the displayed image and from passing through the display element at the location of the displayed image into the background to avoid double imaging. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118337 | DATA ELEMENTS VISUALISATION AND USER INTERACTION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method of generating and populating a three-dimensional wireframe body is provided. The method comprises the steps of retrieving data elements to be displayed to a user, the data elements being stored on a remote server, generating a three-dimensional wireframe body having a plurality of sides, with at least one side being divided into a plurality of receiving slots, arranging and displaying the data elements in the plurality of receiving slots of the wireframe body, and allowing the user, through a user input means, to rotate the filled three-dimensional wireframe body along at least one axis. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118338 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A TRAIL - A system and method for managing a trail. The trail is generated in response to receiving user input provided by a user. The trail includes multiple nodes that are interconnected. Characteristics for the multiple nodes including at least shape and color are established. The trail is modified in response to receive additional user input. The trail is displayed according to user preferences established by the user. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118339 | AUTOMATED FRAME OF REFERENCE CALIBRATION FOR AUGMENTED REALITY - One or more systems, methods, routines and/or techniques for automated frame of reference calibration for augmented reality are described. One or more systems, methods, routines and/or techniques may allow for calibration of an Augmented Reality (AR) system, for example, by automatically calibrating the frames of reference of virtual objects and/or a camera. One example calibration routine and/or technique may determine and/or calculate a mapping or transform from a frame of reference of a virtual object (e.g., a CAD model) to a coordinate frame associated with the tracking system. Another example calibration routine and/or technique may determine and/or calculate a mapping or transform from a camera lens frame of reference to a frame of reference of the whole camera as determined by a tracking system. These routines and/or techniques may calibrate an AR system to provide rapid, precise alignment between virtual content and a live camera view of a real scene. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118340 | 2D/3D POLARIZED DISPLAY METHOD AND DEVICE - The invention proposes a novel 2D/3D polarized display method, polarized display device and a 2D/3D television, applied to the polarization 3D technology; through compensation calculation on the original left-eye and right-eye image signals and alternate time domain display of the images, and through the addition of information on the compensation images in time and space, and in cooperation with control of the opening and closing of the polarization 3D glasses, while viewers wearing the polarization 3D glasses can experience good 3D effect, other viewers with naked eyes can view clear 2D images, so that the 3D viewers and the 2D viewers do not affect each other. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118341 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus synthesize a synthesized image by taking pixel values of pixels in a synthesized image corresponding to each point on the three dimensional projection plane as viewed from a specific viewpoint position, as pixel values of corresponding pixels of the first image based on the first correspondence relationship, and taking pixel values of each pixel in the synthesized image corresponding to pixels identified in the first image as being pixels representing a solid object, as pixel values of corresponding pixels of the second image based on the second correspondence relationship. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118342 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DRAWING METHOD - A memory stores information on a plurality of operations that change information on the object location. Upon sequentially performing a first operation through a second operation of the plurality of operations, a computation unit generates information on the object outline after the second operation, without generating information on the object outline for each of the first operation through an operation immediately before the second operation. The computation unit draws an object using the generated information on the object outline after the second operation. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118343 | INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, INFORMATION PROVIDING PROCESSING PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROVIDING PROCESSING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - An information providing device can efficiently search for image data which includes an image of an object matching a user's preference, or can efficiently recommend information related to an image-capturing spot matching the user's preference. The information providing device receives three-dimensional arrangement information which indicates an arrangement of an object in three-dimensional space, and line-of-sight information for specifying a point-of-view position and a line-of-sight direction in the three-dimensional space, from a terminal device, generates two-dimensional arrangement information which indicates, in a two-dimensional plane, an arrangement of the object projected on the two-dimensional plane based on the received three-dimensional arrangement information and line-of-sight information, and compares arrangement information stored in a memory means that stores image data and the arrangement information which indicates, in an image, an arrangement of the object included in the image indicated by the image data, and the generated two-dimensional arrangement information, and searches for the image data based on a result of the comparison. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118344 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - A method for processing an image, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the following steps: receiving three-dimensional image data from an application; setting a left eye perspective, which corresponds to the left eye of a user, and setting a right eye perspective, which corresponds to the right eye of the user; and generating a binocular disparity image comprising a left eye perspective image and a right eye perspective image, according to the left eye perspective and the right eye perspective. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118345 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF TRAP INTEGRITY - A method for quantitatively ranking a plurality of prospects in a subsurface region, includes generating a subsurface digital elevatiomodel of each prospect and identifying a region of subsurface imaging uncertainty within the model. The method further includes generating, for the region of imaging uncertainty, multiple realizations of the model, and determining geometrical and physical characteristics of the prospect for each realization. The characteristics, chosen to be related to a likelihood that the prospect is lower risk, are summed and the prospects are ranked in accordance therewith. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118346 | Generating a Three-Dimensional Model Using a Portable Electronic Device Recording - Systems and methods are provided for navigating a three-dimensional model using deterministic movement of an electronic device. An electronic device can load and provide an initial display of a three dimensional model (e.g., of an environment or of an object). As the user moves the electronic device, motion sensing components can detect the device movement and adjust the displayed portion of the three-dimensional model to reflect the movement of the device. By walking with the device in the user's real environment, a user can virtually navigate a representation of a three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, a user can record an object or environment using an electronic device, and tag the recorded images or video with movement information describing the movement of the device during the recording. The recorded information can then be processed with the movement information to generate a three-dimensional model of the recorded environment or object. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118347 | TWO-PASS CACHE TILE PROCESSING FOR VISIBILITY TESTING IN A TILE-BASED ARCHITECTURE - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a graphics processing system. The graphics processing system includes a screen-space pipeline and a tiling unit. The screen-space pipeline is configured to perform visibility testing and fragment shading. The tiling unit is configured to determine that a first set of primitives overlaps a first cache tile. The tiling unit is also configured to first transmit the first set of primitives to the screen-space pipeline with a command configured to cause the screen-space pipeline to process the first set of primitives in a z-only mode, and then transmit the first set of primitives to the screen-space pipeline with a command configured to cause the screen-space pipeline to process the first set of primitives in a normal mode. In the z-only mode, at least some fragment shading operations are disabled in the screen-space pipeline. In the normal mode, fragment shading operations are enabled. | 2014-05-01 |
| 20140118348 | HIGHER ACCURACY Z-CULLING IN A TILE-BASED ARCHITECTURE - A graphics processing pipeline configured for z-cull operations. The graphics processing pipeline comprising a screen-space pipeline and a tiling unit. The screen-space pipeline includes a z-cull unit configured to perform z-culling operations. The tiling unit is configured to determine that a first set of primitives overlaps a first cache tile. The tiling unit is also configured to transmit the first set of primitives to the screen-space pipeline for processing. The tiling unit is further configured to select between processing the first set of primitives in a full-surface z-cull mode or processing the first set of primitives in a partial-surface z-cull mode. The tiling unit is also configured to cause the z-cull unit to process the first set of primitives in the full-surface z-cull mode or to process the first set of primitives in the partial-surface z-cull mode. | 2014-05-01 |
