26th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130162577 | Text Entry For Electronic Devices - A method of inputting a series of characters into an electronic device ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130162578 | METHOD OF INTERFACING WITH MULTI-POINT DISPLAY DEVICE | 2013-06-27 |
20130162579 | HAPTIC FEEDBACK USING COMPOSITE PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - An input/output device includes a touch sensitive layer configured to sense if an object touches the touch sensitive layer and to sense where the touch sensitive layer is contacted, a first electrode layer and second electrode layer, at least a portion of one of the first electrode layer and second electrode layer connected to at least a portion of the touch sensitive layer, and a composite piezoelectric layer connected between the first electrode layer and second electrode layer. The composite piezoelectric layer has a plurality of piezoelectric rods arranged in a polymer matrix. The polymer matrix provides the composite piezoelectric layer with a predetermined property. A drive circuit is configured to apply an alternating voltage to the first electrode layer and second electrode layer in response to the sensed object. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162580 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, AND SCREEN CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is an information processing terminal having two screens, which can accurately measure ambient brightness. The information processing terminal includes two rectangular plate-like display devices respectively having screens connected to each other at connection sides. The information processing terminal is used with the two screens arranged horizontally or vertically. Near the side that is opposite to the connection side of one of the display devices, an illuminance sensor is disposed in a position near the top from the center of the opposite side when the two screens are arranged to be used horizontally. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162581 | UNIT FRAME FOR TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH PANEL UNIT - A unit frame | 2013-06-27 |
20130162582 | INPUT DEVICE - Provided is an input device whereby a user may easily carry out a contact operation. An input device ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130162583 | Enhanced Touch Detection Methods - In one embodiment, a method includes sending a first set of signals to a first set of lines of a touch sensor. The method also includes receiving a second set of signals on a second set of lines of the touch sensor in response to sending the first set of signals. The second set of lines are capacitively coupled to the first set of lines. The method includes sending a third set of signals and receiving a fourth set of signals. The fourth set of signals is capacitively generated based on the third set of signals. The method also includes determining a fifth set of signals by compensating the second set of signals based on the fourth set of signals and determining whether a touch occurred based on the fifth set of signals. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162584 | User Interface Responsiveness in an Electronic Device Having a Touch Screen Display - An electronic device with a touch screen display that includes capacitive sensing to determine the point of contact between the display and an input device. The device also includes a graphics circuit for rendering images on the touch screen display. The graphics circuit may be inactivated when not in use. The inactive mode provides a variety of advantages, such as a lower power drain on the power source. The device is further configured to sense the approach of an input device in proximity to the display. The device is configured to start activating the graphics circuit upon sensing the approach of the input device prior to contact with the display. The timing of the activation improves responsiveness of the electronic device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162585 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING USER INPUT USING SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMISSION FROM MULTIPLE ELECTRODES - The embodiments described herein provide improved sensor devices. In one embodiment, an input device comprises a processing system, transmitter sensor electrodes, and a receiver sensor electrode. The processing system is configured to simultaneously transmit a first transmitter signal with a first transmitter electrode and a second transmitter signal with a second transmitter electrode. In one embodiment the first transmitter signal corresponds to an upper sideband and the second transmitter signal corresponds to a lower sideband. In another embodiment the first transmitter signal is in quadrature with the second transmitter signal. The processing system is further configured to receive a resulting signal with a receiver electrode, the resulting signal comprising effects corresponding to both the first transmitter signal and the second transmitter signal. The determination module is configured to demodulate the resulting signal to produce a first output signal and a second output signal and to determine positional information. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162586 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSE ARCHITECTURE - An analog front end circuit utilizes coherent detection within a capacitance measurement application. The analog front end circuit uses coherent detection to measure capacitance of a touch screen display. An analog excitation signal is modulated by a capacitor to be measured. The modulated signal is synchronously demodulated using a correlator, which includes a discrete mixer and a discrete integrator. The excitation signal is also input to the mixer such that the modulated signal is multiplied by the excitation signal. The excitation signal is an analog signal having a sine wave function or other waveform. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162587 | SENSING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A sensing apparatus including a first scan line, a second scan line, a readout line, a first sensing device and a second sensing device is provided. The first sensing device is coupled to the first scan line and the readout line, and senses a first energy, and outputs a first readout signal corresponding to the first energy to the readout line in response to a first scan signal on the first scan line. The first sensing device is reset in response to the first scan signal and a reference signal on the readout line. The first sensing device includes a first reset unit configured for resetting the first sensing device, where a first terminal of the first reset unit is coupled to the first scan line, and a control terminal of the first reset unit is coupled to the readout line. A driving method thereof is also provided. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162588 | Signal Processing Method for Touch Panel and Touch Panel System - A signal processing method for a touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes several capacitor electrodes. The method includes the following steps. Detection values are provided according to self-capacitance changes of the capacitor electrodes. The detection values are then low-pass filtered by a filter structure to generate several filtered values. A position where a touch event occurs on the touch panel is determined according to the filtered values. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162589 | HANDWRITING DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC RECHARGING SITE - A handwriting device with a magnetic recharging site is disclosed. The handwriting device comprises a tablet with a magnetic recharging site and an electromagnetic pen with a magnet. The electromagnetic pen includes a coil for transmitting electromagnetic signals, a magnetic permeable material inside the coil, charging electrodes, a super capacitor or a battery and a first magnet. The tablet has a handwriting area, a pen's recharging socket, charging electrodes, a charging circuit and a second magnet. The recharging site is located adjacent the handwriting area for accommodating the electromagnetic pen, and the charging electrodes connect to the charging circuit of the tablet which can provide electrical power to the magnetic electromagnetic pen. The first and second magnets are used to mount the electromagnetic pen on the pen recharging socket through the magnetic force along a correct direction. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162590 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH PANEL FUNCTION - A display device having a touch panel function includes a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in a matrix shape and sensing circuits arranged in a region between the adjacent pixel circuits for reading out a magnitude of coupling capacitance. A display driver writes a display signal in the pixel circuit every row line by driving the scanning lines and signal lines in a display operation period. A sensing driver senses a signal showing magnitude of the coupling capacitance from the sensing circuit every row line by driving the plurality of scanning lines and signal lines in a sensing operation period. The display operation period and the sensing operation period are repeated in turns. A voltage in a range used for the displaying operation is written into the signal line in a preliminary writing operation period between after the sensing operation period and before the display operation period. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162591 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - A portable terminal device includes an operation panel that displays an input region and detects a contact position, an actuator fixed to the operation panel to vibrate the operation panel when the contact position detected by the operation panel is included in the input region, a housing accommodating the operation panel and having an opening through which the operation panel is exposed, and a member provided in the box to support the operation panel with the operation panel pressed toward the housing so as to bring the operation panel into contact with and away from the housing, the member having a vibration absorbing property higher than a vibration absorbing property of the housing. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162592 | Handwriting Systems and Operation Methods Thereof - A handwriting system includes a light source module, an image sensing apparatus and a processing circuit. The light source module is configured to provide a light source to illuminate an object on a plane. The image sensing apparatus is disposed on the plane and configured to capture an image of the object reflecting the light source. The processing circuit is electrically connected to the image sensing apparatus and configured to receive the image captured by the image sensing apparatus, analyze the shape of each of light spot(s) in the captured image and filter out the light spot(s) not qualified to the shape of the object. Another handwriting system and two handwriting system operation methods are also provided. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162593 | PROJECTED CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL AND COORDINATE DETECTING METHOD THEREOF - A projected capacitive touch panel includes a touch sensor unit in which X electrodes and Y electrodes are arranged to intersect each other and a controller. The controller has: X electrode and Y electrode storage units which respectively store capacitance variations of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes detected by scanning the X electrodes and the Y electrodes N times; X electrode and Y electrode capacitance variation adding units which respectively add the capacitance variations of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes; and a center coordinates calculating unit which calculates center coordinates of a position where a conductor touches the touch sensor unit by using the added capacitance variations. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162594 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING INTERFERENCE OF CONTACTLESS CARD READER AND TOUCH FUNCTIONS WHEN THEY ARE PHYSICALLY AND LOGICALLY BOUND TOGETHER FOR IMPROVED AUTHENTICATION SECURITY - A system for physically and logically integrating near field communication technology, touch sensor technology and display technology by using a more powerful near field communication antenna disposed under the touch sensor and display screen for transmitting, and a smaller near field communication antenna on top of the touch sensor for receiving near field communication signals. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162595 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD USING LEVEL SHIFT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is a touch detecting device that detects occurrence of a level shift phenomenon of a voltage variation to thus acquire a touch signal, when a touch capacitance due to a touch input is added to a common electrode capacitance formed between a common electrode and a sensor pattern. Accordingly, the touch signal may be stably obtained in spite of external noise, and an influence due to a parasitic capacitance may be minimized. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162596 | TOUCH SWITCH - The object of the present invention is to provide a touch switch that enables reduction in the low-sensitivity region where the contact by fingers cannot be detected. The touch switch of the present invention comprises an insulating layer; sensor electrodes as a plurality of first electrodes provided on one surface of the insulating layer; a plurality of wire portions provided on one surface of the insulating layer, individually connected to the sensor electrodes; and auxiliary electrodes as a plurality of second electrodes provided on the other surface of the insulating layer, each auxiliary electrode being provided in a portion opposite each sensor electrode, wherein a boundary of adjacent auxiliary electrodes is provided in a region between adjacent sensor electrodes. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162597 | OPTICAL TOUCH CONTROL MODULE - An optical touch control module for providing at least one sensing area includes: a light-reflecting unit, a first light-sensing unit and a second light-sensing unit. The light-reflecting unit includes a light-reflecting element for partially surrounding the at least one sensing area. The first light-sensing unit is disposed beside one edge of the at least one sensing area and adjacent to one end of the light-reflecting element. The first light-sensing unit includes at least one first light-emitting element, at least one first light-detecting element, and at least one first oscillating reflecting element oscillating depending on time. The second light-sensing unit is disposed beside another edge of the at least one sensing area and adjacent to another end of the light-reflecting element. The second light-sensing unit includes at least one second light-emitting element, at least one second light-detecting element, and at least one lens element. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162598 | VIRTUAL PROJECTING INPUT SYSTEM AND INPUT DETECTING METHOD THEREOF - An input detecting method used for a virtual projecting input system includes: emitting an image light beam through a reflecting mirror, and the image light beam forming a projecting point on a projecting plane; enabling the reflecting mirror to swing, so as to enable the image light beam to swing, and the projecting point scanning back and forth on the projecting plane, and generating an input image; detecting a swing frequency of the reflecting mirror, and generating a frequency signal; judging whether an input action occurs, and if yes, generating a detecting signal; and analyzing a phase difference between the frequency signal and the detecting signal, and calculating an input position of the input action according to the phase difference. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162599 | TOUCHSCREEN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A touchscreen for an electronic device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, and photosensors disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. When a first light at a first wavelength enters the second substrate via the second surface, the second substrate emits the first light at the first wavelength from the first surface. The second substrate further totally reflects the first light at a second wavelength. The plurality of photosensors detect the first light at the first wavelength penetrating through the second substrate, and output corresponding detecting signals. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162600 | TOUCH METHOD AND TOUCH SYSTEM - A touch method and a touch system using the same are disclosed. The touch system comprises a display panel and an image sensing module. The touch method comprises the following steps: detecting and acquiring a coordinate position of a touch object entering a sensing region of the display panel; determining whether the touch object is moving or situated at a fixed point according to the coordinate position; sensing a first reflective luminance generated by the touch object at a point via the image sensing module; sensing a second reflective luminance generated by the touch object at the point via the image sensing module after a time period; comparing the first and the second reflective luminance; if the first reflective luminance is different from the second reflective luminance, then determining that the touch object is performing a fixed point rotation; executing a corresponding instruction according to the fixed point rotation. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162601 | OPTICAL TOUCH SYSTEM - There is provided an optical touch system including at least one lighting unit, at least one image sensing module and a processing unit. The image sensing module is configured to capture light of a pointer and the lighting unit to generate a two-dimensional image and to convert entire of the two-dimensional image to a one-dimensional feature. The processing unit positions the pointer according to the one-dimensional feature. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162602 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH OPTICAL SENSOR - A plurality of sensor circuits each including an optical sensor and a charge retention transistor each provided between a reset line and an accumulation node are arranged in a pixel region of a display device. In a sensing period, a LOW-level voltage is applied as a reset cancellation voltage to the reset line RSTa, and a HIGH-level voltage is applied to a control line CLKa to control the charge retention transistor to be in an ON state. In a period other than the sensing period, the LOW-level voltage is applied to the control line CLKa to control the charge retention transistor to be in an OFF state, and the HIGH-level voltage is applied as a retention voltage to the reset line RSTa. Thus, a drain-source voltage Vds of the charge retention transistor is lowered, a leakage current through the charge retention transistor is reduced, and a light detection accuracy is enhanced. A substantially middle voltage between a reset voltage and a voltage at an accumulation node at the sensing of a maximum amount of light may be used as the retention voltage. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162603 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TOUCH INPUT CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A touch input control method comprising steps is provided: displaying an interface comprising at least one object; gathering signals as to actual touches for calibration purposes. In use, calculating coordinates of the touch; determining whether the coordinates of the actual touch match the predetermined touch coordinates of the object; creating an adjustment signal if the coordinates of the touch is not the same as the predetermined touch coordinates of any object; determining which finger used for touch input, and retrieving a touch offset direction and a touch offset distance of the determined finger of the user from a calibration database; and applying compensation to the coordinates of the touch, so as to determine the touched object. An electronic device using the touch input control method is also provided. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162604 | ELECTROMAGNETIC PEN - An electromagnetic pen includes a pen core body, an outer cladding surrounding the pen core body, an oscillator circuit and a battery. The outer cladding is made of insulative material. A number of elongated first conductors and a number of elongated second conductors are alternately arranged on a circumferential surface of the outer cladding, and each first conductor is electrically insulated from the corresponding neighboring second conductors. Each first conductor is electrically coupled to the battery, and each second conductor is electrically coupled to the oscillator circuit. When the electromagnetic pen is held by a user, the first conductor is electrically connected to the second conductor via the user's hand, causing the battery to provide voltage to the oscillator circuit, and the oscillator circuit therefore emits electromagnetic signals. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162605 | ELECTRONIC PEN - An electronic pen includes a housing that is provided with an opening and a guide groove guiding a penholder inserted from the opening side, a holding portion that is fixed to the housing and holds the penholder fitted into the guide groove, and a first circuit board that is fixed to the housing at a position opposite the housing with the guide groove interposed therebetween, and has an imaging device mounted on one board surface thereof to image reflected light from a medium onto which light is irradiated by an irradiation unit irradiating light from the opening onto the medium outside the housing, wherein, in the housing, the portion of the guide groove, a portion where the holding portion is fixed, and a portion where the first circuit board is fixed are formed by a single member. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162606 | HANDWRITTEN CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE, REMOTE DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TERMINAL - A handwritten character input device includes a correction amount computation unit which performs, when a characteristic value of handwritten characters input to a designated character writing area of a template image by a handwriting input operation of a user does not meet predetermined character writing requirements, a computation process that computes a correction amount of the characteristic value required to meet the character writing requirements; and a corrected handwritten character information output unit which outputs information of after-correction handwritten characters generated based on the correction amount computed by the correction amount computation unit, the characteristic value of the after-correction handwritten characters meeting the character writing requirements. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162607 | PROJECTOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PROJECTOR - A projector can control a function in accordance with an operation of indicating a position if the operation is performed in a state in which an image is displayed. The projector projects an image on a screen based on a supply image supplied by an image source. The projector detects a position indicated on the screen using a position detection unit, and if the indication position detected is located within the operation area set previously, the projector controls the projection configuration of the image using a control section. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162608 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, UPGRADING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display apparatus includes a display unit, an image processor which processes an image signal that is input from an external source in at least one preset external input mode according to a preset image processing operation and displays an image on the display unit based on the processed image signal; a connector to which an upgrading apparatus which upgrades the preset image processing operation is connected, and a controller which, upon receiving packed data which combine a plurality of types of image data, and packing information of the packed data from the upgrading apparatus through the connector, controls the image processor to display an image on the display unit based on the plurality of types of image data which are unpacked based on the packing information. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162609 | DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a display device with high image quality and fewer terminals. The present invention is made with a focus on the positional relation between a serial-parallel conversion circuit and an external connection terminal for supplying a serial signal to the serial-parallel conversion circuit. The structure conceived is such that a serial-parallel conversion circuit and an external connection terminal for supplying a serial signal to the serial-parallel conversion circuit are provided close to each other so that an RC load between the serial-parallel conversion circuit and the external connection terminal is reduced | 2013-06-27 |
20130162610 | PARALLAX BARRIER PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A parallax barrier panel includes a first and second substrate and a fluidic layer disposed therebetween. The first substrate includes first electrode parts, a water-repellent layer and a partition wall. Each of the first electrode parts includes a main electrode and a first notch electrode and a second notch electrode. The main electrode extends in a first direction on a first base substrate. The first and second notch electrodes are adjacent to respective ends of the main electrode. The first and second notch electrodes extend along the main electrode in the first direction. The second substrate includes a second electrode part and a second base substrate, the second electrode part being disposed on the second base substrate. The second base substrate is disposed opposite to the first base substrate. The fluidic layer controls a light transmittance according to a voltage difference between the first and second electrode parts. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162611 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN BRIGHTNESS IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for controlling screen brightness in a mobile terminal are provided. Particularly, an apparatus and a method for providing information regarding a currently set screen brightness degree and simplifying a process for changing a brightness control mode in a mobile terminal are provided. A sensing unit of the terminal determines an amount of ambient light during an automatic brightness control mode that controls the screen brightness, and a screen manager controls the screen brightness according to either a user mode or an automatic mode where the transition from the automatic mode to the user mode is simplified. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162612 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN FIRST DISPLAY UNIT AND SECOND DISPLAY UNIT - An electronic device includes a first display unit for displaying static images, a second display unit for displaying dynamic images, a gate driver connected to the first display unit and the second display unit; a source driver connected to the first display unit and the second display unit; a storage unit for storing visual content; and a processor. The processor is operative to determine at least one feature of the visual content; and control the gate driver and the source driver to selectively enable at least one of the first display unit and the second display unit, based on the at least one determined feature, to display the visual content. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162613 | Signal Converter Circuit, Display Device, and Electronic Device - To suppress an adverse effect of change in held data in a sample-and-hold circuit as a result of increase in operation speed on a generated parallel data signal. A signal converter circuit includes a first sample-and-hold circuit and a second sample-and-hold circuit each of which has a function of extracting and holding part of a serial data signal as a data in accordance with a sampling control signal and has a function of generating a data signal which is one of data signals of a parallel data signal by using the held data and outputting the data signal. The second sample-and-hold circuit includes a switch which has a function of selecting whether the potential of the data of the second sample-and-hold circuit is set to a reference potential or not in accordance with the sampling control signal of the first sample-and-hold circuit. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162614 | Universal 3D Shutter Glasses - A method of operating 3D glasses having left and right shutters including receiving a synchronization signal from a display device, determining a protocol of the display device based upon the received synchronization signal, and operating the left and right shutters of the 3D glasses using the determined protocol. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162615 | ADAPTER - A display adapter includes first and second conversion circuits, a switch unit, and a video graphics array (VGA) interface. The first conversion circuit includes a digital to analog (D/A) converter and a coupler. The second conversion circuit includes an analog to digital (A/D) converter and a decoupler. When the switch unit connects the first conversion circuit to the VGA interface, the D/A converter converts a digital signals representing VGA data into a first analog form data for coupling with a first alternating current (AC) voltage. When the switch unit connects the second conversion circuit to the VGA interface, the decoupler decouples and separates a second analog form data into the second analog form data. The A/D converter converts the second analog form data into digital signals representing VGA data, and outputs the digital signals representing VGA data to the VGA interface for use by another VGA display device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162616 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY APPARATUS - A transparent display apparatus includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines including first and second data lines, a gate driver, and a data driver. Each of the pixels comprises sub-pixels arranged in a row direction, each gate line is operatively coupled to sub-pixels arranged in a corresponding row, and each first and second data line is operatively coupled to sub-pixels arranged in a corresponding column. The gate driver sequentially applies a gate signal to the pixels through the gate lines. The data driver applies sub-data signals to the sub-pixels through the first data lines, and applies down data signals to the sub-pixels through the second data lines. Each of the down data signals has a voltage level lower than a voltage level of a corresponding sub-data signal. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162617 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SENSING CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETERS OF PIXEL DRIVING CIRCUITS - Disclosed are an OLED display device and method for sensing characteristic parameters of pixel driving circuits. The display device includes a display panel including pixels each having a light emitting element and a pixel driving circuit for independently driving the light emitting element, and a characteristic parameter detecting unit for driving the pixel driving circuit of one of the plural pixels, which is a sensing pixel, sensing a voltage discharged in accordance with characteristics of a driving TFT in the pixel driving circuit of the sensing pixel, on a data line connected to the pixel driving circuit of the sensing pixel, among data lines connected to respective pixel driving circuits of the pixels, and detecting a threshold voltage (Vth) of the driving TFT and a deviation of a process characteristic parameter (k-parameter) of the driving TFT, using the measured voltage. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162618 | OUTPUT VOLTAGE STABILIZATION CIRCUIT OF DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVING CIRCUIT - The present invention relates to an output voltage stabilization circuit. Specifically, the present invention relates to an output voltage stabilization circuit of a display device driving circuit, which generates a reference current dependent on a high source voltage using a current source independent of a magnitude of the high source voltage, generates a reference current dependent on a low source voltage using a current source independent of a magnitude of the low source voltage, and then generates a control signal by comparing the magnitudes to each other, whereby the output voltage stabilization circuit may stabilize an output voltage regardless of an order in which the low source voltage and the high source voltage are turned off in a circuit using both the low source voltage and the high source voltage. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162619 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF REPAIRING THE SAME - A display apparatus and a method of repairing a display apparatus are disclosed. According to one aspect, the display includes a plurality of unit pixels each including a plurality of sub pixels, scan lines branching off a scan wire in a first direction for each of the plurality of unit pixels and connecting the plurality of sub pixels emitting the same color as that of a neighboring unit pixel, data lines extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and connected to the plurality of sub pixels, a first power supply line extending in the second direction and connected to the plurality of sub pixels, and second power supply lines extending in the first direction and connected to the first power supply line. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162620 | LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a light emitting display device capable of minimizing a current driving capability deviation among driving switching elements. The light emitting display device includes pixels each including a first TFT for supplying data voltage to a first node in response to a scan signal, a second TFT for forming a current path between first and second nodes in response to an emission control signal, a driving TFT for forming a current path between a first driving voltage supply line and a third node in accordance with a voltage level of the second node, a third TFT for supplying a reference voltage to a fourth node in response to a sensing signal, a fourth TFT for supplying an initialization voltage to the third node in response to an initialization signal, and a fifth TFT for supplying the reference voltage to the second node in response to the initialization signal. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162621 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a plurality of pixels each including a mechanical shutter. The display device electrically controls the position of the mechanical shutter to provide image display. Each of the pixels includes a pixel circuit for electrically controlling the position of the mechanical shutter. The pixel circuit includes a first control electrode and a second control electrode provided as a pair with respect to the mechanical shutter; a first mean for applying a prescribed control voltage to the first control electrode and the second control electrode to put the mechanical shutter and the first control electrode or the second control electrode into contact with each other; and a second mean for, in a state where the mechanical shutter is at a stop, decreasing a potential difference between the mechanical shutter and the first control electrode or the second control electrode which is in contact with the mechanical shutter. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162622 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a power supplying unit which outputs at least one of a high-side output potential and a low-side output potential; a display unit in which pixels are arranged in a matrix and which receives power supply from the power supplying unit; a monitor wire arranged along a column direction of the pixels in the matrix, which has one end connected to at least one pixel inside the display unit, and is for transmitting the high-side potential to be applied to the pixel; and a voltage regulating unit connected to the other end of the monitor wire, which regulates at least one of the high-side output potential and the low-side output potential to be outputted by the power supplying unit, to set a potential difference between the high-side potential and the low-side potential to a predetermined potential difference. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162623 | ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE - A driving circuit for driving a display panel includes a dynamic ratioless shift register which is operated in a stable manner and can expand the degree of freedom of design. In the dynamic ratioless shift register which is provided with thin film transistors having semiconductor layers made of p-Si on a substrate surface, a node which becomes the floating state is connected to a fixed potential through a capacitance element. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162624 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PERTAINING TO MODIFICATION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRESENTATION OF A USER-INTERACTION OPPORTUNITY - A control circuit provides a three-dimensional presentation of one or more user-interaction opportunities and then detects a user's likely interaction with that user-interaction opportunity. Upon detecting this likely interaction the control circuit automatically flattens the user-interaction opportunity to facilitate the user's interaction with the user-interaction opportunity. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162625 | Displayed Image Improvement - A image processing system for displaying a source image includes a memory for storing a source image having a high resolution digital format, a display screen having a low resolution digital format, and a media acceleration hardware unit adapted to increase color depth values from the source image and generate a plurality of temporally shifted images from the source image by sequentially shifting an origin point for a frame applied to the source image and scaling source image pixel values from each frame, thereby generating the plurality of shifted images having the second, relatively low resolution for display at the display screen. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162626 | Method and Apparatus of a Marking Objects in Images Displayed on a Portable Unit - Location markers are placed on objects presented on a display screen. The location markers can be letters, numbers, or shapes placed near the desired objects to be viewed. After magnification, those earlier determined location markers of the display screen are located off-screen. However, arrows are labeled and point to the off-screen markers. The user moves the background image in the direction of the arrow to find that object. This innovative technique allows the user to mark locations, magnify the image of the map, and find all marked locations (without reverting to a lower magnification) by following pointers that direct the user to locations that are currently out of view of the screen. Furthermore, the user can find all marked locations without getting lost. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162627 | Method and Apparatus for Identifying a 3-D Object from a 2-D Display of a Portable Unit - A background map remains stationary relative to a portable unit while the portable unit moves within a plane parallel to the screen of the portable unit allowing the user to assess the relative distance between a source location and a destination. In addition, the orientation or movement at an angle that provides further information about the content of the image. A stationary three dimensional (3-D) background image can be viewed by moving the handheld unit within the 3-D space. The map would be three dimensional and would correspond in scale to the two axes displayed on the screen of the portable unit while the third dimensional or axis can be viewed by moving the device perpendicular to the plane of the screen of the portable device forming a rectangular cuboid. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162628 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID FILM PRE-VISUALIZATION - A system, method and apparatus for rapid film pre-visualization are provided, including a motion capture component interfacing with wearable motion capture sensors; a virtual digital rendering component configured to receive the captured motion and re-create such motion in a three dimensional virtual space; a display component configured to display an output of the virtual digital rendering component; and a controller component, configured to interface with the virtual digital rendering component and allow a user to navigate within the three dimensional virtual space to control the visual aspects of one or more shots within the three dimensional virtual space. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162629 | METHOD FOR GENERATING DEPTH MAPS FROM MONOCULAR IMAGES AND SYSTEMS USING THE SAME - Methods for generating depth maps from monocular still image or monocular video and systems using the same are provided. First, an initial depth map is estimated or arbitrary defined. For video inputs, motion information can be used, for still image the initial background can be arbitrary set by default, chosen by the user or can be estimated. Estimation of the initial depth map can be based on a contrast map or a blur map. The initial depth map defines initial depth values for the respective pixels of the monocular image or monocular motion picture frames. The respective pixels of the original image or video frame data are mapped to the initial depth map according to positions of the pixels, in order to obtain corresponding initial depth values. An image data space of the image is subdivided into a plurality of sub-image spaces, and the initial depth value of each of the pixels of the image is filtered according to the initial depth values of the pixels located in the same sub-image space, in order to obtain depth information for the pixels. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162630 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE CONTENTS USING PIXEL MAPPING - A method and apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic image using pixel mapping are provided. The method for displaying the stereoscopic image generates pixel mapping data obtained by mapping a viewpoint position of an observer with pixel information on a screen corresponding to the viewpoint position of the observer using barrier information and panel information, and displays stereoscopic image contents in a pixel area on the screen corresponding to the discerned viewpoint position of the observer based on the generated pixel mapping data. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent distortion of the stereoscopic image by preventing mutually different viewpoints from being mixed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162631 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DETERMINING PERSPECTIVE MODEL FOR DEPTH MAP GENERATION BY UTILIZING REGION-BASED ANALYSIS AND/OR TEMPORAL SMOOTHING - A method for generating a target perspective model referenced for depth map generation includes at least following steps: receiving a first input image; utilizing a region-based analysis unit for analyzing a plurality of regions in the first input image to extract image characteristics of the regions; and determining the target perspective model according to at least the image characteristics. Another method for generating a target perspective model referenced for depth map generation includes: receiving a first input image; determining a first perspective model in response to the first input image; and utilizing a perspective model generation unit for generating the target perspective model by a weighted sum of the first perspective model and at least one second perspective model. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162632 | Computer-Aided System for 360 Heads Up Display of Safety/Mission Critical Data - A safety critical, time sensitive data system for projecting safety/mission critical data onto a display pair of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) light weight projection glasses or monocular creating an immersive omnidirectional HUD (Heads Up Display) system with 6 degrees of freedom movement with user immersion and user inputs & outputs. The system includes the display, haptic glove, haptic suit, vestibular interface, temperature emulation, smell emulation, and omnidirectional sound, the workstation, the application software, and inputs containing the safety/mission critical information (Current User Position, Total Collision Avoidance System—TCAS, Global Positioning System—GPS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging—MRI Images, CAT scan images. Weather data. Military troop data, real-time space type markings etc.). The workstation software processes the incoming safety/mission critical data and converts it into a three dimensional space for the user to immerse into the environment. Selecting any of the images may display available information about the selected item or may enhance the image, or moving hand or body will generate enhanced environmental perception & awareness, as well as inputs and outputs. Predicted position vectors may be displayed as well as 3D terrain. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162633 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING A TEXTURE WRAPPING ONTO THE SURFACE OF A VIRTUAL OBJECT - The invention provides techniques for wrapping a two-dimensional texture conformally onto a surface of a three dimensional virtual object within an arbitrarily-shaped, user-defined region. The techniques provide minimum distortion and allow interactive manipulation of the mapped texture. The techniques feature an energy minimization scheme in which distances between points on the surface of the three-dimensional virtual object serve as set lengths for springs connecting points of a planar mesh. The planar mesh is adjusted to minimize spring energy, and then used to define a patch upon which a two-dimensional texture is superimposed. Points on the surface of the virtual object are then mapped to corresponding points of the texture. The invention also features a haptic/graphical user interface element that allows a user to interactively and intuitively adjust texture mapped within the arbitrary, user-defined region. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162634 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING MULTI-LAYER REPRESENTATION - A method and apparatus for processing an image using a multi-layer representation is provided. A multi-layer representation for a reference view including information about a scene may be generated based on at least one input view. The multi-layer representation may be expanded to obtain information about a portion occluded by the at least one common input view. Output views viewed at different viewpoints may be generated using the expanded multi-layer representation. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162635 | Image Codec Engine - A method implemented in a graphics engine for decoding image blocks to derive an original image is provided. The method comprises receiving at least one encoded image data block at a block decoder, the at least one encoded image data block comprising a plurality of codewords and a bitmap. The method further comprises determining a block type based on the plurality of codewords and selecting a decoder unit among a plurality of decoder units in accordance with the block type. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162636 | DEPTH ESTIMATION DATA GENERATING APPARATUS, DEPTH ESTIMATION DATA GENERATING METHOD, AND DEPTH ESTIMATION DATA GENERATING PROGRAM, AND PSEUDO THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, PSEUDO THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, AND PSEUDO THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE GENERATING PROGRAM - An average value, minimum value, and maximum value data detecting unit detects an average value, a minimum value, and a maximum value in one frame of a red (R) signal. A difference value calculating unit calculates a difference value by subtracting the average value from the R signal. A processing unit estimates the average value to be a level of a background image occupying a large area of a screen, and generates a signal indicating a minimum value (concavity) at the average value and a maximum value (convexity) at the maximum or minimum value as a compensated object signal. An adding unit adds the compensated object signal to a composed image of basic depth models to generate depth estimation data for generating an image in a different viewpoint from a non-3D image, the image in the different viewpoint and the non-3D image constituting the pseudo 3D image. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162637 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHIC CONTENT - Disclosed is a system for producing a digital holographic (DH) content, which includes: a 3D image information acquiring unit configured to acquire 3D information on real and virtual objects; a computer-generated hologram (CGH) processing unit configured to generate the digital holographic content by mathematical modeling from the 3D information acquired from the 3D image information acquiring unit; a DH content editing unit configured to edit the generated digital holographic content; a DH image restoring unit configured to visualize the generated digital holographic content in a 3D image; and a digital holographic content process managing unit configured to manage a parameter and a processing time of each functioning unit so as to process each processing process of each of the 3D image information acquiring unit, the computer-generated hologram processing unit, the digital holographic content editing unit, and the digital hologram image restoring unit. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162638 | TIME CODE DISPLAY DEVICE AND TIME CODE DISPLAY METHOD - A time code display device includes a time code extraction unit that extracts a left image time code from a left image signal that constitutes a stereoscopic image and a right image time code from a right image signal that constitutes the stereoscopic image; a time code comparison unit that compares the left image time code with the right image time code and outputs a comparison result including information on agreement or disagreement between the left and right image time codes; and a display determination unit that determines to display the left and right image time codes in the same manner when the comparison result indicates agreement therebetween, determines to display the left and right image time codes in different manners when the comparison result indicates disagreement therebetween, and displays the left and right image time codes on a display unit. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162639 | Method And System For Generating Augmented Reality With A Display Of A Motor Vehicle - A method and system for generating augmented reality with a display of a vehicle is provided. The method comprises recording an image of an environment of the vehicle in the form of image data, determining a virtual space in three dimensions from the image data, and detecting a real object in the image data. The method further comprises determining a first coordinate range of the real object in the three dimensional virtual space, adding a virtual element to the three dimensional virtual space, and controlling the virtual element in the three dimensional virtual space based on a user input. The method further comprises outputting the environment and the controlled virtual element in combined form in an output image, modifying the output image when the first coordinate range of the real object and a second coordinate range of the controlled virtual element form an intersection area, and displaying the output image. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162640 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes an image processor processing a three-dimensional (3D) image including a left-eye image and a right-eye image; a display unit alternately displaying the left-eye image and the right-eye image of the 3D image processed by the image processor; and a controller determining representative values of images in reference regions of the left-eye image and the right-eye image, the reference regions referring to corresponding positions of the left-eye and right-eye images, and displaying the determined representative values of the reference regions on at least one of the left-eye image and the right-eye image. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162641 | METHOD OF PRESENTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT WITH DISPARITY ADJUSTMENTS - Visual discomfort from depth jumps in 3D video content is reduced or avoided by detecting the occurrence of a depth jump and by Input video changing the disparity of a group of received image frames including the frames at the depth jump in order to adjust the perceived depth in a smooth transition across the group of image frames from a first disparity value to a second disparity value. Depth jumps may be detected, for instance, when content is switched from one 3D shot to another 3D shot. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162642 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING THREE DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE SYSTEM USING GRAPHICS - In a method for establishing a three-dimensional coordinate system, the method establishes an original coordinate system in a design drawing of a product, and draws a hollow cube. Faces of the hollow cube are marked with different directions. Using the hollow cube, the method calculates a first matrix for correcting the original coordinate system according to a selected plane from the design drawing. The method also calculates a second matrix for correcting the original coordinate system according to a selected line, and calculates a third matrix for correcting the original coordinate system according to a selected point or a center of a selected circle. By multiplying the three matrixes, a new matrix is generated to establish a new coordinate system, which is displayed on a display screen. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162643 | Physical Three-Dimensional Model Generation Apparatus - A modeling apparatus is described comprising an input buffer ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130162644 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PERSPECTIVE-BASED CONTENT PLACEMENT - An approach is provided for providing perspective-based content placement. A content placement platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more models of one or more objects associated with a geographical area to cause, at least in part, a decomposition of the one or more models into one or more simplified surfaces. The content placement platform further causes, at least in part, a selection of one or more portions of the one or more simplified surfaces as one or more content placement layers based, at least in part, on one or more viewpoints, with the one or more content placement layers supporting a perspective-based rendering of one or more content items associated with the one or more objects. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162645 | METHOD FOR CREATING AN IMAGE FROM A 3D DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for creating a virtual dental image from a 3D volume ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130162646 | Texture Repository for Image Processing Applications - A texture repository is provided for use with an image manipulation application. The texture repository provides a canvas to the image manipulation application for use with an image filter. The texture repository may provide an existing canvas matching the request from the image filter, or the texture repository may generate a new canvas for the request. The generated canvas may be procedurally generated to match the request, or the generated canvas may be resized from an existing canvas stored in a non-volatile storage or a cache. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162647 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - According to the present invention, there is provided an image display device for displaying acquired image information including: an information acquisition section for acquiring image information and information associated with the image information by communication from an external device; an adjustment section for executing image quality adjustment processing in relation to display of the image information; and a setting section for setting details of the image quality adjustment processing, based on the information. Therefore, details of the image quality adjustment processing may easily be set automatically in an appropriate manner. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162648 | CONSOLIDATION AND VISUALIZATION OF A SET OF RAW DATA CORRESPONDING TO A COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A PERSON OF INTEREST AND A CORRESPONDENT ACROSS A PLURALITY OF MEDIUMS OF COMMUNICATION - Systems and methods of consolidation and visualization of a set of communication and transaction data associated with a person of interest (POI) and a set of correspondents of the POI are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method may include consolidating the set of communication and transaction data associated with communications between the POI and the correspondent of the POI across a plurality of mediums of communication in an organized reconstruction folder. The method may also include a graphical representation of the communication between the POI and the correspondent of the POI A when the organized reconstruction folder has been created. The method also includes embedding the organized reconstruction folder under the communication link such that the organized reconstruction folder is immediately viewable when an analyst selects the communication link between the POI and the correspondent of the POI A. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162649 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A control section analyzes sound data to acquire data indicative of a plurality of attributes, such as pitch and volume, and displays, on a display screen, graphics indicative of the acquired pitch and volume. At that time, the control section displays, on the display screen, a pitch curve where a value of pitch is represented by the vertical axis while the passage of time is represented by the horizontal axis. Also, at a position on the display screen based on a displayed position of the pitch curve, the control section displays a volume graphic where a level of volume is represented by a length or distance or width, in the vertical-axis direction, of the volume graphic. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162650 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING POWER - A method of controlling power to a device which consumes energy from an energy network. The network has a renewable energy generator and a mains supply connected thereto to supply energy to the network. The method includes determining energy requirements of the device, and determining a renewable energy component of the supplied energy generated by the renewable energy generator. The method compares the energy requirements of the device with the renewable energy component of the supplied energy, and controls the energy to the device in accordance with the comparison between the energy requirements of the device with the renewable energy component of the supplied energy. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162651 | Tessellation Patterns - Methods, systems, and computer readable media embodiments are disclosed for generating primitives in a grid. Embodiments include generating a set of vertices in a section of the grid, selecting one or more vertices in the set of vertices in an order based on a proximity of the vertices to a boundary edge of the grid, and generating primitives based on the order of the selected vertices. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162652 | Method and System for Improved Glyph Cache Efficiency - A method, system and computer program product encoded on a computer-readable medium for obtaining a glyph rendering are described. A request is received for a rendered first glyph for display on a display device. The request includes rendering information including a first origin. Each device pixel of the display device includes n sub-pixels, where n is an integer greater than 1. A rendered second glyph matching the first glyph is found in a cache of rendered glyphs. A matching rendered second glyph includes a rendered glyph having a second origin offset from the first origin by x/n of a device pixel, where x is an integer ranging between 1 and (n−1). If the second origin is offset from the first origin by x/n, then the density values associated with each sub-pixel of the matching rendered second glyph are shifted by x/n of a device pixel. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162653 | Creating Animations - Animation creation is described, for example, to enable children to create, record and play back stories. In an embodiment, one or more children are able to create animation components such as characters and backgrounds using a multi-touch panel display together with an image capture device. For example, a graphical user interface is provided at the multi-touch panel display to enable the animation components to be edited. In an example, children narrate a story whilst manipulating animation components using the multi-touch display panel and the sound and visual display is recorded. In embodiments image analysis is carried out automatically and used to autonomously modify story components during a narration. In examples, various types of handheld view-finding frames are provided for use with the image capture device. In embodiments saved stories can be restored from memory and retold from any point with different manipulations and narration. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162654 | System and method for hiding latency in computer software - A system and method hides latency in the display of a subsequent user interface by animating the exit of the current user interface and animating the entrance of the subsequent user interface, causing continuity in the display of the two user interfaces. During either or both animations, information used to produce the user interface, animation of the entrance of the subsequent user interface, or both may be retrieved or processed or other actions may be performed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162655 | Systems and Methods for Creating, Displaying, and Using Hierarchical Objects with Nested Components - Methods involving the creation and use of nested components with hierarchical objects are disclosed. One exemplary method comprises displaying a container symbol and defining a movement for the container symbol. The method further comprises defining a nested object within the container symbol, i.e. on a coordinate space associated with the container symbol rather than the general canvas area, and defining a movement for the nested object. Either or both of the movements may involve an inverse kinematics procedure based movement of a hierarchical object, e.g., movement of a bone that causes a shape or rigid body to move. For example, a container symbol could display a car and include a nested hierarchical object that is used to define a person within the car. The movement of the car and the movement of the person can be defined separately by a developer. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162656 | ANGLED FACETS FOR DISPLAY DEVICES - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for provided masked structures on an embossed substrate. In one aspect, these masked structures may be reflected facets for use as part of a frontlight film. In another aspect, these masked structures may be masked wiring for use as part of a capacitive touchscreen array. In one aspect, the structures may have a discrete mask formed thereon, while in other aspects, these structures may have self-masking attributes, and may include an interferometric black mask. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162657 | VERTICALLY ETCHED FACETS FOR DISPLAY DEVICES - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for masked reflective structures which can be integrated into display devices. In one aspect, masks and etch leading layers can be used to control the etching of a stack of layers to form masked reflective structures having a desired profile. In particular, tapered edges at a particular angle can be formed, and the resulting structures used in a roll-to-roll process to fabricate a device component. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162658 | SYNCHRONIZATION WITH SEMAPHORES IN A MULTI-ENGINE GPU - A method for performing an operation using more than one resource may include several steps: requesting an operation performed by a resource; populating a ring frame with an indirect buffer command packet corresponding to the operation using a method that may include for the resource requested to perform the operation, creating a semaphore object with a resource identifier and timestamp, in the event that the resource is found to be unavailable; inserting a command packet (wait) into the ring frame, wherein the command packet (wait) corresponds to the semaphore object; and submitting the ring frame to the graphics engine. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162659 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - A display apparatus includes a USB connector used to connect an external device so as to be able to communicate with that device. The display apparatus also includes a CPU which controls to make a display based on data received from the external device with which a communication connection is established via the USB connector. The CPU acquires class information indicating a class of the external device, the communication connection of which is established. When the communication connection with the external device is disconnected, if the acquired class information indicates a predetermined class, the CPU controls to continue the display based on the received data, and if the class information does not indicate the predetermined class, the CPU controls to end the display. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162660 | MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING STELLAR BODY WATCHING HOOKUP COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTION - A mobile terminal includes a detecting unit that detects a direction of the mobile terminal turned toward a stellar body existence direction; a display processing unit that acquires an image of a specific stellar body corresponding to the detected direction of the mobile terminal and image identification information thereon from a stellar body watching engine and, when any one of a plurality of kinds of information transfer is selected, that controls to display a rendered effect screen corresponding to the selected information transfer and including the image of the specific stellar body; and a transmitting unit that transmits, when the selected information transfer is carried out in a state in which the rendered effect screen is displayed, at least the image identification information or a URL associated with the image identification information along with a content of the selected information transfer. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162661 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LONG RUNNING COMPUTE USING BUFFERS AS TIMESLICES - A system and method for using command buffers as timeslices or periods of execution for a long running compute task on a graphics processor. Embodiments of the present invention allow execution of long running compute applications with operating systems that manage and schedule graphics processing unit (GPU) resources and that may have a predetermined execution time limit for each command buffer. The method includes receiving a request from an application and determining a plurality of command buffers required to execute the request. Each of the plurality of command buffers may correspond to some portion of execution time or timeslice. The method further includes sending the plurality of command buffers to an operating system operable for scheduling the plurality of command buffers for execution on a graphics processor. The command buffers from a different request are time multiplexed within the execution of the plurality of command buffers on the graphics processor. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162662 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A display apparatus, including: a display switching unit which, when at least one image is being displayed, cyclically switches the image to be displayed in an ascending order or a descending order; a command receiving unit which receives a predefined-image display command which causes a predefined image to be displayed; an image-number obtaining unit which, when the predefined-image display command is received, obtains the number of images within a range from the image being displayed to the predefined image for each of the ascending order and/or the descending order; and a switching-order determining unit which determines, as a switching order, the ascending order or the descending order with a fewer number of images being present in the range. When the predefined-image display command is received, the display switching unit displays the predefined image by switching the image to be displayed in the determined switching order. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162663 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE OUTPUT CONTROL PROGRAM - An apparatus, system, and method of outputting an image, and image output control program stored in a recording medium are described. The image output apparatus that displays data through a display obtains first element identification information for identifying a first element included in a specified folder, determines whether the first element is a folder based on the first element identification information, obtains second element identification information for identifying a second element included in the first element when the first element is determined to be the folder, analyzes whether the second element is a data file having a data format compatible with the display to generate an analysis result, determines a display format of the first element that is determined to be the folder based on the analysis result of the second element, and causes the display to display an image that reflects the first element in the determined display format. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162664 | RECONSTRUCTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE CACHE - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for caching during media content rendering. In one aspect, a method performed by data processing apparatus includes receiving a request to load a digital image object for rendering; generating a first object from the digital image object; and managing the first object in a cache memory using a management object that is added to and removed from the cache memory along with the first object. In another aspect, a system includes a display device; a computer storage medium containing a cache memory; and a processor programmed to manage caching of data objects to be rendered using management objects that are cached along with the data objects, where at least one of the management objects includes a reference to a corresponding data object and an interface through which release and restoration of the corresponding data object is effected. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162665 | IMAGE VIEW IN MAPPING - Mapping or navigation incorporates a real-world view. A map representing a region as a first computer generated graphic is displayed. The map may alternatively be a satellite view. A route is indicated on the map. The route is a computer generated graphic. A real-world image of a view from a location or sequence of image from locations along the route is overlaid on the map, such as being in a small box on the map. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162666 | Data Transmission Using Out-Of-Gamut Color Coordinates - Methods for transmitting additional information together with image data involve replacing pixel values to take in-gamut points to out-of-gamut points. The additional information may constitute metadata describing the image data and/or useful for controlling display and/or processing of the image data; watermark information; or other information. In some embodiments the image data is restored to its original form after extraction of the additional information. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162667 | USER INTERFACES AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - One example apparatus is provided that includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code with the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least detect one or more particular user inputs from respective one or more positions, each position associated with a respective edge region of a display. The at least one memory and computer program code may also be configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to, upon detection of the one or more particular user inputs, modify at least a portion of a foreground view on the display to create a peep-hole within the foreground view in the portion, the foreground view comprising first content data associated with a foreground application and the peep-hole comprising second content data. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162668 | TABLET DEVICE WITH PEEK MODE OPERATION - A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162669 | TABLET DEVICE HAVING A DISPLAY OPERABLE IN PEEK MODE - A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162670 | DYNAMIC CARD VIEW - A computer system includes at least one processor and a computer-readable storage medium that includes instructions executable by the at least one processor. The instructions implement a table having a linear collection of multiple primary objects, where each of the primary objects occupies a single row in the table and a table control module to create virtual intermediate row-level objects from the linear collection of multiple primary objects. The virtual intermediate row-level objects include a first subset of the primary objects linked to one or more other subsets of the primary objects in a virtual hierarchy using a binding mechanism. The instructions are configured to implement a card view module configured to generate a card view from the virtual intermediate row-level objects and to render a display of the card view having multiple cards in a single row, where each of the cards represents one of the multiple primary objects. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162671 | IMAGE COMBINING APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND IMAGE COMBINING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE IMAGE COMBINING APPARATUS AND TERMINAL DEVICE - In an embodiment, provided is an image combining apparatus coupled to a first terminal device through a network. The image combining apparatus includes: a delivery section that delivers screen data that is image data for a screen to the first terminal device; a receiving section that receives first handwriting position information indicating a position of first handwriting information input to a screen based on the screen data on the first terminal device; a generation section that produces first handwriting image data that is the image data of the first handwriting information using the first handwriting position information; and a combining section that produces combined screen data by combining the screen data with the first handwriting image data. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162672 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes a composite processing unit that generates a composite image for display by including a through image generated based on a captured image signal obtained by performing photoelectric conversion for light incident from a subject in an image for a compositing process and composites a captured image of a recording time point in the image for a compositing process in accordance with a compositing arrangement state of the through image in the composite image for display, and a display control unit that performs display control for the composite image for display. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162673 | PIXEL OPACITY FOR AUGMENTED REALITY - In embodiments of pixel opacity for augmented reality, a display lens system includes a first display panel that displays a virtual image generated to appear as part of an environment viewed through optical lenses. A second display panel displays an environment image of the environment as viewed through the optical lenses, and the environment image includes opaque pixels that form a black silhouette of the virtual image. The display lens system also includes a beam-splitter panel to transmit light of the environment image and reflect light of the virtual image to form a composite image that appears as the virtual image displayed over the opaque pixels of the environment image. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162674 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing terminal includes a recognition unit that recognizes an identifier projected over an image, an acquisition unit that acquires data of an object corresponding to the identifier, a processing unit that changes the orientation of the object according to the positional relationship between the information processing terminal itself and the identifier specified based on the image and, when it is no longer able to recognize the identifier, changes the orientation of the object according to the positional relationship between the information processing terminal itself and the identifier specified based on sensor data, and a display control unit that causes the object of which the orientation is changed according to the positional relationship between the information processing terminal itself and the identifier to be displayed over the image in a superimposed manner. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162675 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus comprising first and second display units for respectively displaying first and a second composite images for the two eyes of a user, comprising: a moving unit configured to move positions of the first and second display units; a detecting unit configured to detect moving amounts of the first and second display units; first and second image capturing units configured to respectively obtain first and second captured images; an extracting unit configured to generate first and second extracted images by respectively extracting portions of the first and second captured images in extraction ranges associated with the moving amounts; and a composite image generating unit configured to generate the first and second composite images by respectively compositing first and second CG images with the first and second extracted images. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162676 | CONTENT IDENTIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION - The invention provides an identifier system for computing identity information from image data. At least part of the image data is representative of an identifier. The identifier comprises a location element and encoded data associated with the location element. The identifier system comprises computer interpretable reference data corresponding to the identifier. The reference data is suitable for use in feature matching to determine a location and an orientation of the location element in the image data—thereby to locate the encoded data in the image data for subsequent decoding into the identity information The invention also provides a computer implemented method of presenting an augmented reality view of a physical article using the identifier system. | 2013-06-27 |