| 27th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
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| 20130169682 | TOUCH AND SOCIAL CUES AS INPUTS INTO A COMPUTER - A system for automatically displaying virtual objects within a mixed reality environment is described. In some embodiments, a see-through head-mounted display device (HMD) identifies a real object (e.g., a person or book) within a field of view of the HMD, detects one or more interactions associated with real object, and automatically displays virtual objects associated with the real object if the one or more interactions involve touching or satisfy one or more social rules stored in a social rules database. The one or more social rules may be used to infer a particular social relationship by considering the distance to another person, the type of environment (e.g., at home or work), and particular physical interactions (e.g., handshakes or hugs). The virtual objects displayed on the HMD may depend on the particular social relationship inferred (e.g., a friend or acquaintance). | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169683 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY WITH IRIS SCAN PROFILING - A see-through head mounted-display and method for operating the display to optimize performance of the display by referencing a user profile automatically. The identity of the user is determined by performing an iris scan and recognition of a user enabling user profile information to be retrieved and used to enhance the user's experience with the see through head mounted display. The user profile may contain user preferences regarding services providing augmented reality images to the see-through head-mounted display, as well as display adjustment information optimizing the position of display elements in the see-though head-mounted display. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169684 | POSITIONAL CONTEXT DETERMINATION WITH MULTI MARKER CONFIDENCE RANKING - A computer implemented method for augmenting a display image includes receiving image data, the image data including data representing one or more objects, and at least a first marker and a second marker. The method includes receiving a first confidence level for the first marker and a second confidence level for the second marker. The method includes determining a selected marker from the first marker and the second marker. The selected marker is determined according to a highest confidence level of the first confidence level and the second confidence level. The method includes determining a transformation and a positional offset for the selected marker. The method includes generating overlaid display data for the one or more objects in the image data, the one or more objects determined in accordance with the transformation and the positional offset. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169685 | PATH SIDE IMAGE ON MAP OVERLAY - One or more systems, devices, and/or methods for generating a map including path side data include storing path side data referenced to three-dimensional geographic coordinates. The path side data may be optical data or optical data modified based on one or more panoramic images. The path side data is combined with map data received from a map database. The map data includes nodes and segments. A processor rotates the path side data based on one of the segments. The rotation may be about the segment or about a featured identified in the optical data. The path side data overlaid on the map data is outputted to a display, a file, or another device. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169686 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DISPLAYING AN OVERLAY ON A DEVICE DISPLAY SCREEN - Disclosed herein is a camera unit configured to capture an image, and a microprocessor configured to control a display to display the image and an overlay substantially simultaneously. In one broad aspect, at least one of the level of transparency, the brightness level, or the color value of the overlay is determined based on at least one of a representative brightness level or a representative color value associated with the image being displayed. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169687 | Manipulation of Graphical Objects - One or more graphical objects are displayed in a fixed orientation with reference to a sensed reference direction. Manipulation is achieved by fixing the orientation or position of a displayed graphical object with reference to an apparatus, such as the display itself or a proxy device, detecting a change in orientation of that apparatus and editing the orientation of the graphical object based on the detected change. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169688 | SYSTEM FOR ENLARGING BUTTONS ON THE TOUCH SCREEN - A system includes a detecting module, a button determining module, and a button enlarging module. The button determining module controls an object detector to detect an object approaches the touch screen and generates a position signal associated with a position on the touch screen where the detected object approaches. The button determining module determines the position on the touch screen where the object approaches according to the position signal and determines one or more buttons designated at the determined position. The button enlarging module enlarges display size of the one or more buttons displayed at the determined position. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169689 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING DIGITAL MAP IN CLIENT - A method and apparatus for displaying a digital map in a client is provided. The method includes determining a part to be magnified and displayed on the digital map, displaying a magnified map image corresponding to the determined part, receiving information about the magnified map image from a server, and displaying the information received from the server on the magnified map image. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169690 | DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR WORKING MACHINE - A display system for a working machine displays warning information while also displaying a high-quality camera image. The display redisplays a reduced camera image at a reduction scale of 60% according to an abnormality information signal. An open area | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169691 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MOVEMENT OF IMAGE OBJECT - Provided is a method for the movement of an image object. In the method: A. determining the direction of movement of an image object to be moved, and a module X corresponding to same; B. moving the module X along the direction of movement by one unit; determining whether or not an overlap exists between the module X and another module; if not, terminating the process; otherwise, determining the module having the overlap with the module X as a blocking module; restoring the module X to the original position before swapping locations with the blocking module; determining whether or not all other modules apart from the module X and the blocking module can be properly placed; if yes, terminating the process; otherwise, executing step C; C. determining whether or not the module X can continue to move along the direction of movement; if not, terminating the process; otherwise, moving the module X by one unit; determining whether or not all other modules apart from the module X can be properly placed; if yes, terminating the process; otherwise, repeat step C. Employment of the solution provided in the present invention allows for an improved success rate for the movement of the image object. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169692 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND BRIGHTNESS CONTROL METHOD CAPABLE OF REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel, a backlight module, a driving circuit and a control unit. The driving circuit is electrically connected to the backlight module and used for providing a driving voltage for the backlight module. The control unit is electrically connected to the display panel and the driving circuit. The control unit controls the driving voltage to vary within a predetermined ratio range periodically so as to make a backlight brightness of the backlight module vary periodically in response to the driving voltage within the predetermined ratio range and controls a display parameter of the display panel to vary periodically according to the backlight brightness of the backlight module so as to compensate the backlight brightness of the backlight module. Accordingly, the invention can reduce power consumption of the backlight module effectively so as to reduce power consumption of the display device. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169693 | METHOD OF COMPENSATING GAMMA REFERENCE VOLTAGES, AND GAMMA REFERENCE VOLTAGE COMPENSATION CIRCUIT - In a method of compensating gamma reference voltages includes setting a plurality of emission signal on-duty ratios that have different values in a range from 0% to 100%, setting a plurality of data offsets for the emission signal on-duty ratios and each of the data offsets being set based on a color shift, the color shift being caused according to the emission signal on-duty ratios, generating a plurality of compensation gamma reference voltages by multiplying a gamma reference voltage by the data offsets, and applying the compensation gamma reference voltages to an organic light emitting display panel in dimming ranges that include the emission signal on-duty ratios, respectively. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169694 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus including a backlight module and a transmissive display panel is provided. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, a patterned light scattering structure, and a light emitting device. The light guide plate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a light incident surface connecting the first surface and the second surface. The patterned light scattering structure is disposed on the light guide plate or inside the light guide plate. The patterned light scattering structure includes a plurality of light scattering strips. The light emitting device is configured to emit an illumination light and the light incident surface is disposed on the path of the illumination light. The light scattering strips are configured to scatter the illumination light. The transmissive display panel is disposed beside the backlight module. The first surface faces the transmissive display panel. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169695 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD - A display apparatus includes an OLED panel receiving an input of a video signal and a plurality of driving power levels for RGB colors and displaying an image, a video signal providing unit providing the video signal to the OLED panel, and a power supply supplying the plurality of driving power levels to the OLED panel unit and performing individual feedback control for each of the plurality of driving power levels. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169696 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY PANEL SYSTEM - A display panel comprises an array of light elements arranged in n rows by m columns. At least one driver is configured to drive one of said columns and rows, wherein the or each driver is configured to drive each of said columns or said rows. A plurality of the display panels may be used together to form a display panel system. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169697 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING POWER, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF CONTENTS - A device and a method for displaying an image, a device and a method for supplying power, and a method for adjusting brightness of contents are provided. The device for displaying the image includes: a pixel value converter which, if a plurality of color pixel values of the image is received, converts the received color pixel values; a display panel which includes a plurality of color light-emitting devices and which drives each of the plurality of color light-emitting devices based on the converted color pixel values; a light-emission controller which provides the display panel with a control signal which variably controls respective driving times of each of the color light-emitting devices based on colors; and a global controller which controls the light-emission controller to variably adjust a duty ratio of the control signal based on colors and the converted color pixel values. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169698 | BACKLIGHT PROVIDING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A backlight providing apparatus is provided. The backlight providing apparatus includes image analyzers which detect brightness property information of an image frame for each of content views; a light source which provides a backlight to a display panel; a backlight driver which drives the light source; and a controller which controls the backlight driver to provide a backlight corresponding to the detected brightness property information for each of the plurality of content views. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169699 | LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a light emitting display device capable of minimizing deviation of current driving capability between driving switching devices of respective pixels, thereby achieving enhanced screen quality. A method of driving the light emitting display device includes sensing the threshold voltage and mobility of driving Thin Film Transistor (TFT) of each pixel through each data line or each power line using a first sensing voltage; correcting an error of the mobility between the driving TFTs by again sensing the mobility of the driving TFT of each pixel through each data line or each power line using a second voltage; and compensating for video data to be displayed on a display panel using the threshold voltage and the corrected mobility. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169700 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CALIBRATING COLOR - A display device and a method of calibrating color are provided. The display device includes an image acquisition device, a display which displays a reference color standard and displays a color standard acquired by photographing on a screen the reference color standard through the image acquisition device, a color measurer which measures color of the acquired color standard displayed on the screen of the display, and a color calibrator which calibrates colors of an image acquired through photographing by the image acquisition device using color information measured by the color measurer. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169701 | DISPLAY WITH RED, GREEN, AND BLUE LIGHT SOURCES - A display has a screen which incorporates a light modulator. The screen may be a front projection screen or a rear-projection screen. The screen is illuminated with light from a light source comprising an array of controllable light-emitters. The controllable-emitters and elements of the light modulator may be controlled to adjust the intensity of light emanating from corresponding areas on the screen. The display may provide a high dynamic range. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169702 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device including pixels has formed therein at least two drive blocks each made up of pixel rows. Each of the pixels includes: a drive transistor; a first electrostatic capacitor and a second electrostatic capacitor; an organic EL element; a first switching transistor provided between the source and the drain of the drive transistor; and a second switching transistor that supplies a signal current to the organic EL element. Each of the pixels in a kth drive block includes a third switching transistor provided between a first signal line and the first electrostatic storing capacitor, and each of the pixels in a k-th drive block includes a fourth switching transistor provided between a second signal line and the first electrostatic storing capacitor. A second control line for controlling conduction of the first switching transistor is connected to each of the pixels in a same one of the drive blocks. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169703 | DRIVER UNIT FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device is configured so that one frame is divided into two fields and a pixel of a liquid crystal panel is driven. The liquid crystal display device performs overdrive when a gray-scale level to be supplied to the pixel is different between a previous frame and a current frame. The liquid crystal display writes a voltage corresponding to the gray-scale level of the pixel with a positive voltage in a first field, and writes a voltage corresponding to the gray-scale level to be supplied to the pixel with a negative voltage in a second field. When performing overdrive, the liquid crystal display device performs overdrive in both of the first field and the second field. Also, when performing overdrive, the liquid crystal display device corrects the gray-scale level to be supplied to the pixel. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169704 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: an image display panel; a backlight device; a first optical element located between the image display panel and the backlight device and configured to deflect a light incident thereon; a second optical element located between the first optical element and the image display panel and configured to change a deflection angle of emitted light according to a voltage applied thereto; a plurality of first lenses located between the first optical element and the backlight device; a plurality of second lenses located between the second optical element and the image display panel; a position detection section configured to detect a viewing position of a viewer; and a control section configured to control the voltage applied to the second optical element, according to the detected viewing position. The first lenses and the second lenses constitute an afocal optical system. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169705 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present application discloses a liquid crystal display device for displaying a video on a display surface with pixels arranged in a matrix. Each of the pixels has three sub-pixels formed with different color filter portions in hue. The display surface includes pixel sets. Each of the pixel sets is defined to include two or three of the pixels next to each other in at least one of the vertical and horizontal directions. An opening is formed on one of the color filter portions every hue in each of the pixel sets. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169706 | Methods for Measurement of Microdisplay Panel Optical Performance Parameters - A testing system and method are described for use in testing a sequential display having a liquid crystal microdisplay panel. A channel is used for displaying a test image while a parameter of the panel is measured and another channel is used for compensating for DC errors introduced by the test image into the microdisplay panel. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169707 | Advanced Ultra-Compact High Performance Projector System and Imaging Lens Arrangement for Use Therein - An imaging lens arrangement and method have been described for use with an imaging projector system including a display. A plurality of no more than four lenses can be arranged to receive an object image that emits from the display to propagate through the plurality of lenses to produce a high-resolution projected image from the object image. The imaging projector system has compact configuration, low height profile and provides high performance. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169708 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE METHOD THEREOF - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes heating portions for heating liquid, a liquid ejecting head for ejecting the liquid heated by the heating portions, and a maintenance device for performing maintenance of the liquid ejecting head by causing the liquid to be discharged from the liquid ejecting head through sucking operation. The maintenance device performs a first suction for cleaning the liquid ejecting head by causing the head to discharge the liquid, waits until liquid is heated by the heating portions, and then performs a second suction with a suction force weaker than that of the first suction. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169709 | INKJET IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169710 | DUAL REGULATOR PRINT MODULE - A print module includes a printhead die, an input regulator to regulate input fluid pressure to the die, and an output regulator to regulate output fluid pressure from the die. A method includes receiving fluid at an input regulator to a print module, creating a fluid pressure differential within the print module between the input regulator and an output regulator, flowing fluid from the input regulator through a printhead die and to an output regulator using the pressure differential, and drawing fluid from the output regulator. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169711 | Modular Web Roller Assembly - A modular roll bar assembly for use in a continuous web imaging device includes a plurality of roll bars, a support frame configured to operatively support the plurality of roll bars such that the plurality of roll bars define a web path having a non-linear shape with an entrance end and an exit end, the entrance end being configured to receive a substantially continuous web of substrate material, the plurality of roll bars being configured to guide the continuous web past the exit end, and a temperature control system having a source of thermally controlled air that is configured to supply air at a predetermined temperature and velocity, and a plenum positioned in the support frame that is configured to guide the thermally controlled air from the source to the plurality of roll bars to heat or cool the plurality of roll bars to a predetermined temperature. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169712 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes an ejecting head that ejects fluid onto a recording medium, and a head moving portion that makes the ejecting head reciprocate in a first direction. In the recording apparatus, the head moving portion includes a guide shaft which is arranged along the first direction, a first carriage which is supported on the guide shaft, and moves in the first direction along the guide shaft, and a second carriage which is provided integrally with the ejecting head, is provided so as to be movable in a second direction in which a distance between the ejecting head and the recording medium is changed between the first carriage and the second carriage, and is positioned in a state where a part of the second carriage is abutted against the guide shaft such that inclination of the ejecting head with respect to the first direction is restricted. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169713 | METHOD OF MAKING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS HAVING LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD - A method of making a liquid discharge head which includes a nozzle to discharge liquid, a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle, a pressure chamber substrate to form surfaces of the pressure chamber, and a piezoelectric actuator to apply pressure to liquid in the pressure chamber having a lower electrode, a ferroelectric film, and an upper electrode, includes a silicon wafer supplying process, a position adjustment process, a surface treatment process to reform a surface of the lower electrode, a liquid applying process to apply ferroelectric precursor on the lower electrode by an inkjet method, a heating process to heat the ferroelectric precursor film, and a cooling process. A series of processes from the position adjustment process to the cooling process is iterated to form a ferroelectric film having a predetermined thickness. The series of processes is performed with certain waiting times inserted between key processes. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169714 | PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY HAVING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR TRANSMITTING POWER AND DATA - A cartridge for a printer is provided having a body defining a number of fluid reservoirs, a lid covering the body to seal fluid inside the reservoirs, and a printhead operatively fed with fluid from the reservoirs. A base of each reservoir is provided with a raised portion which surrounds a fluid outlet through which fluid flows for supply to the printhead. Each raised portion being moulded in the body to separate the outlet from the base of each reservoir to ensure a sufficient flow rate of fluid from the reservoir. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169715 | INKJET PRINT HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An inkjet print head configured to smoothly discharge high viscosity ink includes a nozzle part configured to discharge ink, a supply flow path part configured to define a flow path to supply ink to be discharged from the nozzle part, and a micro pattern part formed at least one portion of the supply flow path part that is configured to reduce of a flow resistance of the ink flowing through the supply flow path part. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169716 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a piezoelectric layer is made of a complex oxide having a perovskite structure and containing bismuth, iron, barium and titanium. Further, the driving waveform includes: a polarization stage in which a first voltage larger than a coercive voltage of the piezoelectric layer is applied so as to polarize the piezoelectric layer; a relaxation stage in which the voltage being applied is changed from the first voltage to a reverse-polarity voltage of the first voltage so as to relax the polarization of the piezoelectric layer; and a discharge stage in which the voltage being applied is changed from the reverse-polarity voltage to a voltage larger than the first voltage so as to discharge a liquid. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169717 | LIQUID JET HEAD AND LIQUID JET APPARATUS - To prevent deterioration of an ejection characteristic, which is caused by adhesion of an air bubble mixed in liquid to channels ( | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169718 | ATTACHMENT AND ATTACHMENT SYSTEM - An attachment is mountable on a carriage in place of a liquid container that contains liquid and that is mounted on the carriage having a liquid jet head for jetting liquid, so that the attachment can supply liquid introduced from outside to the liquid jet head. The attachment has a pressure control means provided in a flow passage which is formed in an attachment body and through which the liquid introduced from the outside is supplied to the liquid jet head. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169719 | INK CARTRIDGES AND OUTPUTTING INK FROM INK CARTRIDGES - An ink cartridge has a container to contain ink and a valve member. The container has an outlet to output ink contained in the container. The valve member is moveable transverse to the outlet to open and close the outlet and carries a seal to seal the outlet when closed by the valve member. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169720 | LIQUID CONTAINER, LIQUID CONTAINER UNIT, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid container capable of communicating to a liquid ejection head of a liquid ejecting apparatus via a liquid supply member is provided with an injection port for a liquid, a liquid containing portion capable of containing the liquid injected from the injection port, and a supply port capable of connecting to the liquid supply member. A first portion of the liquid container including the injection port is displaceable in a relative manner with respect to a second portion of the liquid container which is different than the first portion and includes the liquid containing portion. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169721 | Universal Inkjet Cartridge - A universal inkjet cartridge usable in an inkjet printer the inkjet cartridge having an inkjet tank, the inkjet tank storing ink and having an upper surface and a lower surface is disclosed. Mounted on the lower surface are configurable color identification tabs and mounted on the upper surface are printer identification fins, the configurable color identification tabs are configured to allow the universal inkjet cartridge to be used in multiple inkjet cartridge locations within the inkjet printer identified by the printer identification fins. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169722 | EXTRACTING LIQUID FROM A CARTRIDGE - A drive assembly has a moveable drive head, which is able to engage a plunger in a cartridge containing a liquid. The cartridge has a plunger moveable by the drive head to extract the liquid from the cartridge. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169723 | INKJET PRINT HEAD - There is provided an inkjet print head including: an ink discharge unit including nozzles, pressure chambers, restrictors, manifolds, and actuators; an ink supply unit including an ink tank supplying ink to the manifolds and circuit boards delivering control signals to the actuators; and a connection unit electrically connecting the circuit boards and the actuators, wherein the ink supply unit is formed integrally with the ink discharge unit. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169724 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMED MATTER - An image forming method including: applying a pre-treatment liquid to a recording medium; and applying a stimulus to an inkjet ink to jet the inkjet ink onto the recording medium, onto which the pre-treatment liquid has been applied, so as to form an image on the recording medium, wherein the pre-treatment liquid contains a water-soluble aliphatic organic acid, a water-soluble organic monoamine compound, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water, and the inkjet ink contains an aqueous pigment dispersion in which a pigment is dispersed with an anionic dispersant or nonionic dispersant, a water-soluble organic solvent, an anionic ionomer-based aqueous urethane resin, a surfactant, a penetrating agent, and water, and wherein the pre-treatment liquid contains 1 molar equivalent or higher of the water-soluble organic monoamine compound relative to an acid group contained in the water-soluble aliphatic organic acid. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169725 | MEDIA CONVEYANCE DEVICE AND PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device has a guide roller that guides a print medium in a conveyance direction; an intersect roller pair that holds the print medium guided by the guide roller between a first roller that rotates on an axis of rotation in the conveyance direction of the print medium and a second roller that rotates on an axis of rotation that intersects the axis of rotation of the first roller; a conveyance roller pair that conveys the print medium held by the intersect roller pair in the conveyance direction by a conveyance drive roller driven by a drive means and a conveyance follower roller that rotates with the conveyance drive roller; and a print unit that prints on the print medium conveyed by the conveyance roller pair. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169726 | PRINTER HAVING FIXED VACUUM PLATEN AND MOVING BELT ASSEMBLY - A printer includes: a fixed printhead assembly defining a print zone; a drive roller for feeding media along a media path and into the print zone, the drive roller being positioned upstream of the print zone; a fixed vacuum platen for receiving the media from the drive roller, the fixed vacuum platen being positioned in the print zone opposite the fixed printhead assembly; and a moving belt assembly positioned downstream of the print zone for receiving the media from the fixed vacuum platen. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169727 | APPARATUS SUPPLYING A SIGNAL FOR GENERATING A MULTITONE IMAGE - The printer ( | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169728 | PRINTER - This disclosure discloses a printer comprising a feeder, a thermal head, an energizing device configured to selectively energize heating elements of the thermal head, a driving device configured to control a driving of the feeder, a battery storage part, a voltage detecting device configured to detect an output voltage value of the battery, a display device, and a control device. The control device executes a dot count identification process where a dot count is identified at a first timing and a second timing, a dot voltage fluctuation value calculation process where a voltage fluctuation value per dot is calculated, a maximum load voltage estimation process where a voltage value of the battery is estimated at a time equivalent to maximum load, a consumption level determination process where a consumption level of the battery is determined, and a display process where a predetermined display is executed on the display device. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169729 | THERMAL HEAD, PRINTER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THERMAL HEAD - A thermal head including: a laminated substrate including a support substrate and an upper substrate at least one of which has a recess formed in a surface thereof; a heat generating resistor formed on a surface of the upper substrate in the laminated substrate at a position opposed to the recess; and a pair of electrode portions connected to each of both ends of a heat generating resistor, wherein the laminated substrate further includes: an intermediate metal layer sandwiched between the support substrate and the upper substrate and bonded thereto in a laminated state; and a surrounding metal layer formed of a metal material, the surrounding metal layer provided in contact with the intermediate metal layer and formed from a surface of the support substrate extending in a thickness direction thereof to a surface thereof opposite to a portion bonded to the upper substrate. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169730 | PEN-BARREL HEAT TRANSFERRING DEVICE - A heat transferring device for a workpiece such as a pen barrel includes a pneumatic mechanism, a roller mechanism, a heating mechanism, and a rolling mechanism. The pneumatic mechanism is connected with the roller mechanism. The rolling mechanism rotates the pen barrel, and the roller mechanism includes an elastic force applying mechanism that applies an elastic force on the pen barrel during rotation. As the rolling mechanism rotates the pen barrel, the elastic force applying mechanism applies an elastic force to the pen barrel that keeps a roller wheel in contact with respective faces of the pen barrel during rotation. Thus, the force that the elastic force applying mechanism applies to the pen barrel is uniform and the respective faces of the pen barrel receive a uniform force. Therefore, the device can heat transfer designs on pen barrels having non-circular as well as circular shapes. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169731 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The detector that detects a light beam emitted from a light source of a second image forming device and reflected by a polygon mirror, and an adjustment device that performs adjustment processing of adjusting the velocity of the polygon mirror based on an output of the detector are provided. Before a first image forming device performs the image forming processing, the adjustment device performs the adjustment processing while causing the light source of the second image forming device to emit the light beam during a time period including at least a time period in which a photosensitive member of the second image forming device is emitted with the light beam. Before the adjustment processing is finished, the first image forming device starts to move a developing member to a developing position. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169732 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MARKING GLASS - In a method and apparatus for marking glass or a glass-like material a writing laser beam and the glass or the material are moved relative to each other in order to form an array of marks on the glass surface or material surface consisting of a plurality of discrete marks which are formed in discrete marking steps and are distributed along at least one direction. Marks directly adjacent to each other in a predetermined direction are formed in two marking steps, which are not carried out directly in succession one after the other. Thus, at least two series of marks are produced in the predetermined direction, wherein said marks are spaced at regular intervals from each other and are interleaved in the predetermined direction. As a result, and because of the temperature regime according to the invention during encoding, a particularly low-stress, crack-free marking of glass can be accomplished. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169733 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING API FOR SHARING CONTENTS - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for providing an API for sharing contents which provides the API including a function capable of sharing contents during a video call or video conference in a platform including an open web service gateway by using functions provided from the open web service gateway. The apparatus for providing an API for sharing contents during video communication in a platform including an open web service gateway includes: a video communication control unit configured to acquire connection state information of terminals receiving a video communication request; and a contents sharing control unit configured to receive the connection state information of the terminals from the video communication control unit and process a contents sharing request. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169734 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus including a main body, a display panel installed in the main body, a video call unit installed to the main body, a circuit board for control of the video call unit, and a cable to connect the video call unit and the circuit board to each other, is provided. Installing the video call unit to the main body enables a video call via the display apparatus. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169735 | ROAM FREE CHILD SECURITY - The invention describes a child monitoring and early warning system, which monitors the child's position in the home. The system provides monitoring of a sleeping baby and in addition is able to detect/monitor a child's position and relay two way voice and video communication to warn the adult of the child's position. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169736 | Making Calls Using an Additional Terminal - A first terminal is coupled to a wide-area packet-based network and installed with first client application. One or more second terminals are coupled to the first terminal via a local wireless link, and each installed with an instance of a lightweight sub-client having reduced functionality relative to the first client. The first client establishes a call with a remote, third terminal over the network, based on a user credential identifying the first client. Each second terminal generates an audio or video stream, and each sub-client transmits the respective stream to the first client over the local wireless link for use in the call. The first client switches between a second state in which the call uses the streams from the sub-clients and a first state in which the call uses a stream generated by the first terminal without the streams from the sub-clients. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169737 | PATIENT MONITORING UTILIZING ONE OR MORE ACCELEROMETERS - A communications and monitoring system includes a wireless device configured to communicate audio and video data, a plurality of peripheral devices, each peripheral device being associated with a respective user, and a computer system configured for communication with the wireless device and configured for communication with each of the peripheral devices. The computer system includes executable software, in accordance with which, the association of each of the peripheral devices with a respective user is maintained, audio and video data from the wireless device is received by the computer, and audio and video data from the wireless device is accessible by each respective user using one of the peripheral devices. The wireless device is configured for automatic activation or communication of an alert, or both, triggered by accelerometer data from one or more accelerometers. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169738 | DIGITAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A digital imaging apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The digital imaging apparatus includes a body including a display unit configured to output an image signal as an image, and an image encoder; a user input unit comprising an image input unit configured to generate and output an outside image signal that corresponds to an outside image and is not encoded or compressed; and a data interface configured to transmit the outside image signal output by the image input unit to the body, wherein the image encoder is configured to encode the outside image signal, which is received by the body from the data interface, in a predetermined format. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169739 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are an imaging apparatus and a control method thereof. The apparatus enables a user to simultaneously conduct a video call while watching a broadcasting program. When transmitting an acoustic signal to an opposite user, the apparatus cancels the speech of the opposite user and the background sound from the broadcasting program, and thus, superior communication quality may be maintained. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169740 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus including a remote controller signal receiver which receives a remote controller signal, a remote controller operation display light emitting diode (LED) which indicates an operation control according to the remote controller signal, a human interface module which performs a human interface function, a human interface operation display light emitting diode (LED) which indicates an operation control according to the human interface function, and a controller which controls the remote controller operation display LED and the human interface operation display LED by use of signals being transmitted from the remote controller signal receiver and the human interface module, thereby providing user convenience. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169741 | Interactive Video Collaboration Framework - A system for providing interactive collaboration between a plurality of users. The system includes a profile respository for storing a priority level for each of said plurality of users and providing addresses for accessing each of said plurality of users. A media content server indexes audio and video data within the system. A data server stores the audio and video data at locations identified by indexing data located at the media content server. An acquisition processor provides audio and video data streams to requesting ones of the plurality of users. Audio and video data streams are located based on indexing data within the media content server and accessed according to a priority level for each requesting user. A communication processor controls bidirectional communication between requesting users according to the priority level for each requesting user. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169742 | VIDEO CONFERENCING WITH UNLIMITED DYNAMIC ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS - In general, this disclosure describes techniques for providing dynamic active participants in a real-time visual communication session between two or more participants. When there are more participants in the real-time visual communication session than computing devices connected to the communication session can support visual data from, a subset of the participants are chosen to be active participants. Visual data of the active participants are displayed by one or more of the computing devices. The active participants are chosen based on participation properties. Active participants may become passive and passive participants may become active based on the participation properties. The quality of visual data associated with active participants (e.g., compression rate, output display size, etc.) may be iteratively reduced as one or more of the passive participants become active. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169743 | TELECONFERENCING METHOD AND DEVICE - A teleconferencing method for a teleconferencing device ( | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169744 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INTRA-REFRESHING IN A VIDEO TELEPHONY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for requesting intra-refreshing in a video telephone communication system is provided. The method includes checking, by a reception apparatus, a sequence number and a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) for received video packet data to detect presence of a packet loss; decoding the received video packet data to check frame type information; generating a control signal for requesting intra-refreshing in accordance with the checked frame type information and the sequence number; and transmitting the generated control signal for requesting intra-refreshing to a transmission apparatus. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169745 | Panoramic Camera With Multiple Image Sensors Using Timed Shutters - The present invention relates to the field of panoramic still and motion photography. In a first embodiment, a camera apparatus for panoramic photography includes a first image sensor positioned to capture a first image. The first image sensor has a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation. The camera apparatus also includes second image sensor positioned to capture a second image. The second image sensor has a rolling-shutter readout arranged in portrait orientation. Finally, the camera apparatus includes a controller configured to signal the second image sensor to start capturing the second image before the first image sensor finishes capturing the first image. At least a portion of the first image is in front of the second image relative to a forward direction of the camera apparatus. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169746 | Conference Recording Device and the Method Thereof - A conference recording device includes a panoramic camera device. The panoramic camera device is disposed on a table surface. The panoramic camera device has a first view plane formed at one side of the table surface, wherein the first view plane intersects with the horizontal plane of the panoramic camera at an acute angle. A conference recording method includes: retrieving image information of the panoramic camera, analyzing the image information to produce a comparison result, adjusting the image information to produce a corrected image, and receiving the comparison result and the corrected image by a display module. When the comparison result shows that a speaker is changed, the display module outputs the corrected image of the speaker. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169747 | Anti-Flicker Filter - An anti-flicker filter is described, including determining a video sequence based on designated portion of a video, selecting a plurality of video elements from the video sequence, calculating an individualized filter for each video element of the plurality of video elements based on motion in each video element, and applying the individualized filter to each video element of the plurality of video elements. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169748 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PERCEIVED DEPTH OF STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - A system and method for adjusting the perceived depth of stereoscopic images are provided. The system includes a disparity estimator, a disparity processor and a warping engine. The disparity estimator is configured to receive a stereoscopic image, to estimate disparities in the stereoscopic image, and to generate an estimator signal comprising the estimated disparities. The disparity processor is configured to receive the estimator signal from the disparity estimator and a depth control signal that is generated based on a user input. The disparity processor is also configured to generate a processor signal based on the estimator signal and the depth control signal. The warping engine is configured to receive the processor signal and to generate an adjusted stereoscopic image by warping the processor signal based on a model. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169749 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVERTING 2D MOTION PICTURES FOR STEREOSCOPIC 3D EXHIBITION - The present invention discloses methods of digitally converting 2D motion pictures or any other 2D image sequences to stereoscopic 3D image data for 3D exhibition. In one embodiment, various types of Image data cues can be collected from 2D source images by various methods and then used for producing two distinct stereoscopic 3D views. Embodiments of the disclosed methods can be implemented within a highly efficient system comprising both software and computing hardware. The architectural model of some embodiments of the system is equally applicable to a wide range of conversion, re-mastering and visual enhancement applications for motion pictures and other image sequences, including converting a 2D motion picture or a 2D image sequence to 3D, re-mastering a motion picture or a video sequence to a different frame rate, enhancing the quality of a motion picture or other image sequences, or other conversions which facilitate further improvement in visual image quality within a projector to produce the enhanced images. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169750 | Method, Device, and System for Controlling Graphics Text Display in Three-Dimensional Television - A method, device, and system are disclosed for controlling graphics text display in a three-dimensional television to control a depth position of displaying a graphics text in the three-dimensional television. The method includes: receiving a message that carries depth indication information and is sent by a server, where the depth indication information is used to indicate a depth position of displaying a graphics text in a three-dimensional view; obtaining the depth indication information from the message carrying the depth indication information; and controlling the depth position of displaying a graphics text according to the depth indication information. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the depth position of displaying a graphics text in a three-dimensional television can be controlled, a graphics text can be displayed in front of a video without deterioration of display quality. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169751 | ENCODING DEVICE, ENCODING METHOD, DECODING DEVICE, AND DECODING METHOD - The present invention relates to an encoding device, an encoding method, a decoding device, and a decoding method capable of encoding and decoding multi-viewpoint images in accordance with a mode that is compatible with an existing mode. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169752 | Transmitting Apparatus, Transmitting Method, And Receiving Apparatus - Transmission of a PES packet including disparity information is effectively performed. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169753 | BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING 3D VIDEO DATA - According to one embodiment of the present invention a method for processing 3D video data comprises the steps of: receiving a broadcast signal including 3D video data and service information; identifying whether or not a corresponding virtual channel provides 3D service from a first signaling table in the service information; extracting a service identifier and a stereo format descriptor including first component information on the 3D service from the first signaling table; reading second component information corresponding to the first component information from a second signaling table having a program number mapped in the service identifier for the virtual channel, and extracting basic PID information on the basis of the read second component information; extracting stereo format information on a stereo video element from the stereo format descriptor; and decoding the stereo video element on the basis of the extracted stereo format information and outputting the decoded stereo video element. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169754 | AUTOMATIC INTELLIGENT FOCUS CONTROL OF VIDEO - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing focus control for an image-capturing device. An exemplary method includes capturing an image frame using an image-capturing device and recording video tracking data and gaze tracking data for one or more image frames following the captured image frame and/or for one or more images frames prior to the captured image frame. The exemplary method additionally includes calculating a focus distance and a depth of field based at least partially on the recorded video tracking data and recorded gaze tracking data. The exemplary method additionally includes displaying the captured image frame based on the calculated focus distance and the calculated depth of field. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169755 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PLURALITY OF 3D CONTENT, DISPLAY DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING THE CONTENT, AND METHODS THEREOF - A display device includes a plurality of reception units receiving a plurality of content, a storage unit, a plurality of scaler units reducing data sizes of the plurality of content, storing the respective content with the reduced data sizes in the storage unit, and reading the respective content stored in the storage unit according to an output timing, a plurality of frame rate conversion units converting frame rates of the respective read content, and a video output unit combining and displaying the respective content output from the plurality of frame rate conversion units. Accordingly, the resources can be minimized. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169756 | DEPTH SENSOR, METHOD OF CALCULATING DEPTH IN THE SAME - A depth calculation method of a depth sensor includes outputting a modulated light to a target object, detecting four pixel signals from a depth pixel based on a reflected light reflected by the target object, determining whether each of the four pixel signals is saturated based on results of comparing a magnitude of each of the four pixel signals with a threshold value, and calculating depth to the target object based on the determination result. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169757 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT DETERMINES SHOOTING COMPOSITION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus capable of generating image signals for viewing images shot in a composition (vertical or horizontal) intended by a photographer as a three-dimensional image. The apparatus has an image pickup device for converting an optical image to a picked-up image signal as an electric signal. The device includes a plurality of unit pixels, each of which has a plurality of photo diodes for converting the optical image to the picked-up image signal. When an image pickup operation is performed, a posture of the image pickup apparatus is determined, and the plurality of photo diodes in each unit pixel are grouped into a plurality of photo diode groups according to a result of the determination. A plurality of image signals are generated from picked-up image signals output from the photo diode groups, respectively. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169758 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE - A three-dimensional (3D) image generating device including a first memory unit, a first (master) processor, and a second (slave) processor is provided. The first processor and the second processor respectively include a first image processing unit and a second image processing unit. The first processor further includes a data access unit. The first image processing unit and the second image processing unit respectively receive images representing a first human eye and a second human eye and generate a first image and a second image through image processing. The data access unit receives the first image from the first image processing unit and writes it into the first memory unit according to a predetermined 3D image format. The second image processed by the second image processing unit is transmitted to the data access unit and written into the first memory unit according to the predetermined 3D image format. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169759 | Second Generation Hand Held Optical Imager - A method, apparatus, and system acquire data to create a 3D mesh representing a 3D object. The method, apparatus, and system acquire image data of the 3D object using two probes of an imaging system. The flexible probes conform to the shape of the 3D object, illuminate the object at a face of each probe head via optical fibers coupled to an illumination system, and receive at the surface of the 3D object, via optical fibers coupled to a detection system, light reflected from and/or transmitted through the 3D object. The reflectance and transillumination image data collected by the detection system are co-registered with the previously acquired 3D mesh using data from a tracking system monitoring the position of each probe, displayed in real-time, and optionally saved. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169760 | Image Enhancement Methods And Systems - Provided are computer-implemented systems and methods for image enhancement using one or more image processing techniques, such as stereo disparity, facial recognition, and other like features. An image may be captured using one or two cameras provided on the same device. The image is then processed to detect at least one of a foreground portion or a background portion of the image. These portions are then processed independently from each other, for example, to enhance the foreground and/or blur the background. For example, a circular blur or a Gaussian blur technique may be applied to the background. The processing may be performed on still images and/or video images, such as live teleconferences. The processing may be performed on an image capturing device, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or a laptop computer, or performed on a back-end system. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169761 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An imaging apparatus can be connected to a 3D adapter having an optical system capable of condensing light for forming an image for a left-eye and light for forming an image for a right-eye and can be set into an adjusting mode for adjusting the optical system. The imaging apparatus includes an image pickup unit operable to capture an image formed based on the lights condensed by the 3D adapter, and a display unit operable to display the image captured by the image pickup unit. When the imaging apparatus is set to the adjusting mode, the display unit overlaps and displays the image for a left-eye and the right-eye image captured by the image pickup unit. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169762 | RECEIVING APPARATUS, RECEIVING METHOD AND TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - Transmitting apparatus transmits a 3D video content, including video data, caption data, and information of depth display position or parallax information relating to the caption data, while a receiving apparatus conducts video processing on the video data and the caption data, so as to display it/them in 3D or 2D, wherein the video processing comprises a first video process for displaying the video data of the 3D video content received, and for displaying the caption data received with using the information of depth display position or the parallax information, and a second video process for displaying the video data of the 3D video content received in 2D, and for displaying the caption information received without based on the information of depth display position or the parallax information, when an operation input signal to change 3D display into 2D display is inputted, enabling a user to view/listen to 3D content. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169763 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND INPUT APPARATUS USED IN THE SAME - A display apparatus and a method of controlling the same are provided. The display apparatus includes a plurality of reception units configured to receive a plurality of different contents, a signal processing unit configured to process each of the plurality of contents, an output unit configured to output contents processed in the signal processing unit, a remote controller signal reception unit configured to receive a selection signal from a remote controller, and, if the selection signal is received, a control unit configured to perform different control operations according to a current operation state of the display apparatus. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169764 | LED STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY, DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF AND SIGNAL RECEIVER - The disclosure discloses an LED stereoscopic display, a display method thereof and a signal receiver. Wherein, the LED stereoscopic display method comprises: a video signal controller, which is configured for receiving image data, and controlling the signal receiver to a single-frame mode or a double-frame mode according to the image data; a signal receiver, which is configured for receiving the image data from the video signal controller, and when in the double-frame mode, dividing the image data into left-eye image frames and right-eye image frames with a time difference there-between, and storing the left-eye image frames and the right-eye image frames; and an LED display panel, which is configured for displaying the left-eye image frames and the right-eye image frames. The disclosure can improve the resolution of the LED stereoscopic display. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169765 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD AND IMAGING PROCESSING THEREOF - An image processing apparatus, an image processing system, and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes: a signal processor which receives a plurality of contents and constructs image frames of the respective contents; an outputter which operates in a first mode to output image frames of only one content, and in a second mode to combine and output the image frames of the plurality of contents; a video telephony processor including an image capturer to capture an image external to the apparatus, the video telephony processor connecting video telephony, if a request for video telephony is received via an external network; and a controller which controls the outputter to determine a combination of the image frames of the plurality of contents outputted through the signal processor, according to an operational status of the video telephony processor. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169766 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME AND CONTROLLING METHODS THEREOF - A display apparatus, a control method thereof, a remote control apparatus, and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display unit which outputs a plurality of content views using a plurality of image frames; a remote control signal receiver which receives a control command from a remote control apparatus; and a controller which, if a control command to control one content view from among the plurality of content views is received, selectively performs an operation from among control operation corresponding to the control command and an outputting operation to output a message notifying an input of the control command in accordance with a type of the received control command. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169767 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF - A display apparatus and a method for controlling thereof are provided. A display apparatus having a multi-view mode to concurrently provide different contents to different viewers includes a plurality of receivers operable in the multi-view mode to receive a plurality of different contents selected by multiple viewers, a video processor operable in the multi-view mode to process video data of the plurality of different contents received by the plurality of receivers; a video output which receives the video data processed by the video processor to display the plurality of different contents, an audio processor operable in the multi-view mode to process audio data corresponding to the selected contents, received by the receivers, and an audio output which outputs the processed audio data to a plurality of eyeglasses apparatuses for viewing the plurality of different contents, wherein a number of channels associated with the processed audio data output to the eyeglasses apparatus is different from a number of channels associated with the audio data received by the receivers. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169768 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided, which may includes an image receiver which receives an image, an image processor which separates the received image into a left-eye image and a right-eye image and process the left-eye and right-eye images, an image output unit including a display panel which displays the left-eye and right-eye images alternately, a storage which stores a response speed of the display panel, and a controller which calculates a pixel value difference between the left-eye and right-eye images based on a unit of pixels that constitute the left-eye and right-eye images, detects a crosstalk generating area of the left-eye and right-eye images using the calculated pixel value difference and the response speed of the display panel stored in the storage, and controls so that the detected crosstalk generating area is indicated distinguishably from other areas of the left-eye and right-eye images. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169769 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO - A device for displaying a video includes: a content processor which, if a content is received, determines a type of the content according to additional information of the content; a controller which, if the content is a 3D content, operates in a 3D display mode and, if the content is a multi-view content, operates in a multi-view mode; and a display which performs a 3D display or multi-view display according to an operation mode of the controller. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169770 | SECURITY DISPLAY APPARATUS - A security display apparatus is provided including an image processor which reverses a normal image to create a reverse image which is a negative of the normal image, and a display unit which displays the normal image and the reverse image. The display apparatus further includes glasses which filter the reverse image such that the reverse image is blocked from a user by the glasses and the normal image is transmitted to the user through the glasses. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169771 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A PLURALITY OF CONTENT VIEWS, GLASSES APPARATUS, DISPLAY SYSTEM COMPRISING THEM, AND DISPLAY METHODS THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes plurality of receivers which receive a plurality of content; a signal processor which generates image frames by processing each of the content; an output which displays a plurality of content views by combining the image frames of each content; a synchronization signal generator which generates a synchronization signal to synchronize the plurality of the content views and a plurality of glasses apparatus; an interface which transmits the synchronization signal to the plurality of the glasses apparatus; a storage which stores glass characteristic information; and a controller which controls the signal processor to process the plurality of the content according to the glass characteristic information. Thus, image quality adequate for the glass apparatus can be provided. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169772 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHODS THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit which outputs a plurality of content views using a plurality of image frames; an interface unit which is connected with a glasses apparatus according to a predetermined communication standard; a synchronization signal generator which generates a synchronization signal that synchronizes one of the plurality of content views with the glasses apparatus; and a controller which, when a glasses apparatus is connected, controls the display apparatus to synchronize the one of the plurality of content views with the glasses. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169773 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An endoscope apparatus has a transmission device of an endoscope and a reception device of a processor. The transmission device calculates a DC balance value of input data, compares the DC balance value and a cumulative value thereof, and compares the sign of the DC balance value and the sign of the cumulative value. When the signs are the same sign, the transmission device generates intermediate data by exchanging a first value and a second value with each other for all the bits of the input data, and generates predetermined information indicating that all the bits have been inverted. When the signs are different signs, the transmission device performs a process of setting the input data as the intermediate data and transmits the intermediate data by a serial signal. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169774 | PROCESSOR FOR ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE AND ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - A processor for an electronic endoscope includes first and second image storing units; a motion detector obtains a difference of image data; and a controller executes control in one of a first mode where the image data is sequentially converted into the video signal, and the image data and the difference are sequentially stored in the first and second image storing units; a second mode where the image data stored in the first image storing unit is outputted, and the generated image data and the difference are sequentially stored in the second image storing unit; and a third mode where the image data stored in the second image storing unit is outputted, and the generated image data and the difference are sequentially stored in the first image storing unit, and in the second and the third modes, based on the difference. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169775 | Imaging apparatus - An endoscope system according to the present invention includes: a CMOS imaging element; a timing generator and an AFE unit that are provided on a board connected to a light receiving unit and reads pixel information by causing the pixel information to be output from a pixel designated as a target to be read in the CMOS imaging element; a control circuit that is provided on the board and controls a pixel information output process by a light receiving unit and a pixel information reading process by the timing generator and the AFE unit; and an abnormality determining unit that determines whether there is an abnormality in the pixel information read by the timing generator and the AFE unit and outputs, to the control circuit, a notification signal for causing the control circuit to execute control on an occurrence of the abnormality. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169776 | CONTROL CIRCUIT APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - In a control circuit apparatus and an endoscope apparatus circuit disposition in which the outer edge of the first overheating region and the outer edge of the second overheating region approach the outer edge of the first overheating region and the outer edge of the second overheating region to an extreme in a state in which the outer edge of the first overheating region and the outer edge of the second overheating region do not overlap the outer edge of the first overheating region and the outer edge of the second overheating region serves as circuit disposition having a minimum mounting area on a substrate. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169777 | IMAGING MECHANISM AND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An imaging mechanism and an endoscope apparatus include: an image sensor including a sensor face and a plurality of input/output leads, a holding member having a sensor contact face, a circuit board that is secured to an outer face of an opposite side of the holding member to the sensor contact face, and a contact-point part disposed on a side face of the circuit board intersecting with a mount face, and in a region where the outline of the circuit board is inside the outline of the holding member. At least one of the holding member and the circuit board includes a relay wiring part which the contact-point part and at least one of the input/output leads are electrically connected to. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169778 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED ALERTS - A method, system and apparatus for automated alerts are provided. Communication, via a processor and communication interface of a communication device, occurs with one or more remote communication devices in a communication session. Data is received at the processor, from a camera device. In response, to the data, an alert is transmitted, via the communication interface, to the one or more remote communication devices in the communication session. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169779 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING HEAD RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTIONS - A method for determining HRTF includes obtaining a plurality of reference images of different respective ears, one or more of the reference images associated with a corresponding pre-determined HRTF information, obtaining information regarding an input image that includes an image of an ear of a subject, comparing the information regarding the input image with information regarding the reference images using a processor, and selecting one of the pre-determined HRTF information based at least in part on a result of the act of comparing. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169780 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DUAL LENS FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION - A dual lens fingerprint identification method comprises following steps. A first fingerprint image and a second fingerprint image of a finger in contact with a touch panel are captured by a first lens and a second lens respectively. The first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image are partially overlapped with each other. An image processing procedure is performed to merge the first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image into a third fingerprint image, and a calculation procedure is performed to compare a plurality of fingerprint characteristic points captured from the third fingerprint image with a plurality of preset characteristic points captured from a preset fingerprint image. | 2013-07-04 |
| 20130169781 | Method and Apparatus for Identification - A method and system for de-identifying a video sequence are provided. The method may include the steps of capturing a video sequence, comprising a number of individual frames, including one or more users performing one or more actions, and using activity recognition to recognize one of the one or more actions. One or more of the plurality of frames may be defined as comprising the recognized one or more actions, and a portion of the one or more of the plurality of frames may be identified to remain visible. The non-identified portions of the one or more of the plurality of frames and the non-defined frames may be de-identified. This method may be applied to the determine of whether a user has ingested a medication pill. | 2013-07-04 |
