38th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100238061 | Remote Control Method and Related Apparatus for a Computer System - A remote control method for a computer system includes receiving a remote control signal including a control command, checking validity of the remote control signal to generate a check result when the control command is utilized for switching the computer system from a first operating mode to a second operating mode, and switching the computer system from the first operating mode to the second operating mode when the check result indicates that the remote control is valid. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238062 | REMOTE CONTROLLER - A remote controller is provided with: at least one first input unit that macro-controls predetermined remotely controlled devices including signal source devices; a plurality of second input units that select the signal source devices; a memory unit that stores a plurality of remote control codes for remotely controlling the remotely controlled devices; a transmitting unit that externally transmits the remote control codes; and a control unit that, when the first input unit is operated, outputs the remote control codes for remotely controlling the plurality of remotely controlled devices to the transmitting unit, and causes the transmitting unit to externally transmit the codes, wherein when the first input unit and one of the second input units are operated in a predetermined manner, a signal source device to be remotely controlled by the first input unit is changed to a signal source device that has been selected by the operated one of the second input units. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238063 | Magnetic crystal for radio wave absorbing material and radio wave absorbent - Disclosed is a magnetic crystal for electromagnetic wave absorbing materials, having a structure of ε-M | 2010-09-23 |
20100238064 | LOCATION BASED ALERT DEVICE WITH IMPROVED DISPLAY - A GPS-enabled radar detector capable of storing a database of points of interest is provided. The radar detector comprises a display capable of indicating not only the presence of a point of interest, but also an indication of the direction between the unit and a specified point of interest. In an alternate embodiment, the device comprises a display capable of displaying multiple, simultaneous alerts. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238065 | Cellular augmented radar/laser detector - A radar/laser emission detector is augmented with a cellular communications capability to provide the capability to share emission detection information amongst drivers to give other drivers even more advanced warning. A network of a plurality of cellular augmented radar/laser emission detector devices may be formed, each having the capability to source the location of radar or laser emission detections to others requesting access to such information, and each being warned when within a proximity of a recent radar or laser emission detection reported by at least one of the plurality of hybrid radar/laser detector devices. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238066 | Method and system for generating a target alert - A method of generating a target alert includes combining one or more object detection range values, an object relative velocity value, and a host vehicle velocity value to identify an alert. A system for generating a target alert includes a detection processor to provide one or more detection range values, a transceiver to receive a host vehicle velocity value, a relative velocity calculation processor to calculate a relative velocity value and an alert identification processor to combine the one or more detection range values, the relative velocity value, and the host vehicle velocity value to identify the alert. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238067 | Array antenna and radar apparatus - The array antenna includes a feed line, and a plurality of radiating element sections arranged at a predetermined arranging interval in a first direction, each of the radiating element sections including at least one radiating element fed a traveling wave through the feed line. The inter-element line length as a length of the feed line between each succeeding two of the radiating element sections is longer than the arranging interval in the first direction. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238068 | RADAR DEVICE - A radar device, particularly for measuring a speed above ground, includes a high-frequency circuit and an antenna. It is provided that the high-frequency circuit is arranged as a high-frequency chip, which has a plurality of antenna outputs, which are connected to the horn antennas via the antenna lines. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238069 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING SATELLITE TRAJECTORY DATA AT A SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVER - Method and apparatus for locating position of a mobile receiver is described. In one embodiment, satellite measurements are obtained at the mobile receiver for a plurality of satellites in a satellite positioning system constellation. Satellite trajectory data is obtained at the mobile receiver from a server. Ephemeris data is obtained at the mobile receiver from at least one satellite of the plurality of satellites. Position is computed for the mobile receiver using the satellite measurements, the satellite trajectory data, and the ephemeris data. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238070 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCURRENTLY DETERMINING LOCATIONS OF MOBILE DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for a mobile location center (MLC) to determine a location of a mobile device in a wireless communication network includes receiving a request to determine the location of the mobile device; concurrently requesting global navigation satellite system (GNSS) measurements from the mobile device and terrestrial measurements from transceivers in the wireless communication network, and receiving the GNSS measurements and at least one of the terrestrial measurements. A GNSS location of the mobile device is calculated as a function of the GNSS measurements, and the calculated GNSS location is determined to be the location of the mobile device when the calculated GNSS location meets a predetermined accuracy threshold. A terrestrial location of the mobile device is calculated as a function of the terrestrial measurements, and the calculated terrestrial location is determined to be the location of the mobile device when the calculated terrestrial location meets the predetermined accuracy threshold. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238071 | PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA - This invention relates to utilising a larger number of lower power transmit/receive modules in a phased antenna array in order to utilise cheaper and simpler transmit/receive modules whilst retaining comparable power per unit area as can be achieved through using conventional high powered transmit/receive modules. The advantage of this arrangement is that cheaper antenna arrays can be constructed without limiting the capability and/or performance of a system incorporating such an array when compared to a conventional solution. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238072 | WIDEBAND, HIGH ISOLATION TWO PORT ANTENNA ARRAY FOR MULTIPLE INPUT, MULTIPLE OUTPUT HANDHELD DEVICES - A multiple input-multiple output antenna assembly with high isolation between the antennas is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a substrate with a ground layer at its surface. Two antennas are disposed opposing each other on the substrate. An isolation element in a form of a patterned slot is interposed between the first and second antennas on the ground plane. A first signal port is provided for applying a first signal to excite the first antenna and a second signal port is provided for applying a second signal to excite the second antenna. The isolation element provides isolation that inhibits electromagnetic propagation between the two antennas. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238073 | Electromagnetic Input LCD Monitor - An electromagnetic input LCD monitor is disclosed in this invention. The electromagnetic input LCD monitor includes a back frame and a film antenna module. The back frame has at least one opening. The film antenna module includes a film antenna plate and a signal receiving module. The film antenna plate is disposed on a surface of the back frame; the signal receiving module is disposed on the other surface of the back frame. The film antenna plate has a wiring portion which is connected with the signal receiving module through the opening. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238074 | Electronic device - An electronic device includes: a circuit substrate; and an antenna element installed on the circuit substrate, wherein the antenna element is installed at a position apart from an end of the circuit substrate by a given offset so that distribution variation of irradiation characteristics of the antenna element within a horizontal surface is reduced both in cases where the electronic device in which the antenna element is installed is set in portrait orientation and in landscape orientation. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238075 | MULTIPLE ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - The invention provides an antenna system for wireless communications and in particular to a multiple antenna system for operation in conjunction with a radio frequency (RF) front end for wireless communication. The antenna system comprises one or more antennas configurable for transmission and reception in a first set of configurations and configured for transmission in a second set of configurations. The antenna system further comprises two or more antennas configurable for MIMO-diversity reception for the second set of configurations. The antennas that are configured for MIMO-diversity reception may be tuneable, and may have similar characteristics to enhance MIMO reception. Mobile communications terminals utilizing the antenna system, and radio-frequency (RF) front ends for operation in conjunction with the antenna system are also provided. The antenna system may support communications in multiple frequency bands and/or multiple communication standards of operation. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238076 | PRINTED ANTENNA WITH IMPROVED MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An electronic apparatus includes a main circuit board and a printed antenna secured to the main circuit board. The main circuit board has a grounding trace and a feed trace. The printed antenna includes an insulative base having a number of conductive traces deposited thereon in order to form a grounding portion and a radiating portion separated from each other. The grounding and the radiating portions have first and second conductive pads electrically and mechanically connecting the grounding trace and the feed trace, respectively. As a result, traditional coaxial cables used for connecting the printed antenna and the main circuit board are omitted. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238077 | System and Method for Receiving Antenna Measuring Signal and System for Measuring Antenna - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for receiving an antenna measuring signal, and a system of measuring an antenna. In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for receiving an antenna measuring signal that can remove a measurement error caused by motion of an antenna cable, and a system for measuring an antenna. According to the apparatus and method for receiving an antenna measuring signal and the system and method for measuring an antenna according to the present invention, it is possible to remove a coupling effect of an RF cable of a receiving antenna side while measuring antenna characteristics, thereby minimizing a measurement error of the antenna. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238078 | Transmission of underwater electromagnetic radiation through the seabed - An underwater communication method is provided. EM signals are transmitted via a seabed using an underwater electrically insulated magnetically coupled antenna. By making use of the low loss properties of the seabed, EM signal attenuation can be reduced and consequently the transmission range can be increased. The underwater electrically insulated magnetically coupled antenna may be located within a body of water or may be buried in the seabed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238079 | HIGH ISOLATION MULTIPLE PORT ANTENNA ARRAY HANDHELD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A multiple input-multiple output antenna assembly with high isolation between the antennas is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a substrate with a ground layer at its surface. Two antennas are disposed opposing each other on the substrate. A meandering slot is interposed between the first and second antennas on the ground plane. A first signal port is provided for applying a first signal to excite the first antenna and a second signal port is provided for applying a second signal to excite the second antenna. The meandering slot provides isolation that inhibits electromagnetic propagation between the first and second antennas. A third signal port is provided for applying a third signal to excite the meandering slot to act as another antenna for multiple input, multiple output operation. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238080 | Antenna Device and Portable Radio Communication Device Comprising Such Antenna Device - The present invention relates to an antenna device for a portable radio communication device adapted for receiving radio signals in at least a first operating frequency band. The antenna device comprises a radiating element comprising a feeding portion and a tuning capacitor connected to the feeding portion of the radiating element. The antenna device further comprises a low pass filter connected to the feeding portion and to a high impedance low noise amplifier for the at least a first operating frequency band, between the tuning capacitor and the high impedance low noise amplifier. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238081 | Antennas Based on Metamaterial Structures - Techniques, apparatus and systems that use one or more composite left and right handed (CRLH) metamaterial structures in processing and handling electromagnetic wave signals. Antennas and antenna arrays based on enhanced CRLH metamaterial structures are configured to provide broadband resonances for various multi-band wireless communications. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238082 | Multi-Band Antenna System for Satellite Communications - The present invention provides an improved antenna system on moving platform that is in communication with multiple satellites for simultaneous reception and transmission of RF energy at multiple frequencies. The antenna is implemented as a multi-beam, multi-band antenna having a main reflector with multiple feed horns and a sub-reflector having a reflective surface defining an image focus for a Ka band frequency signal and a prime focus for a Ku band frequency signal. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238083 | LONG-DISTANCE WIRELESS-LAN DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA ALIGNMENT - A unitized device and method to optimize directional antenna alignment for long-distance communications using the low-cost IEEE 802.11 (and related) compatible RF-chipsets (originally designed for short range Wireless-LAN and Wireless-PAN networks). The device combines these chipsets, along with a microprocessor, software, electronics to drive a directional antenna, and the motors and gearing necessary to physically move a directional antenna, into a unitized low weight, and low cost assembly designed to enable reliable digital radio links of many miles or more to be established with minimal costs, time, and installer skill. In one embodiment, the software methods incorporated into the software of this unitized device can include methods necessary to automatically or semi-automatically configure and align the directional antenna to one or more distant target sources. Various mechanical designs, as well as various software and electronics methods, are also disclosed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238084 | Dual-band Planar Micro-Strip Antenna - To meet the requirements including dual-band, a high gain, and a broadside radiation formation, a dual band planar micro-strip antenna utilizing antenna array is provided. One array element includes a rectangle-shaped micro-strip antenna and an arrow-shaped micro-strip antenna. A first resonant frequency is determined by a length of the rectangle-shaped micro-strip antenna. Slots are dug for satisfying a second resonance frequency. Curved surfaces of the arrow-shaped micro-strip antenna designed according to an ellipse equation so that a frequency resonance is reached under both the first resonant frequency and a second resonant frequency, and a broadside radiation formation is thus generated. A T-shaped jointer distributes power between antenna elements according to the output impedances of the antenna elements. An L-shaped band-stop filter located on the T-shaped jointer is utilized to suppress frequency resonance resulted from multiples of the first resonant frequency. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238085 | PLASTIC WAVEGUIDE SLOT ARRAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The present invention discloses a waveguide antenna structure and a method of manufacture. The waveguide antenna structure can include a non-metallic substrate having a waveguide channel extending along a first direction and an inlet channel extending along a second direction. The inlet channel intersects with the waveguide channel and both channels are at least partially coated with a metallic material. The waveguide channel can have a generally U-shaped cross-section with an open side that is at partially enclosed by a slot plate that is attached to the non-metallic substrate. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238086 | DOUBLE-RIDGED HORN ANTENNA HAVING HIGHER-ORDER MODE SUPPRESSOR - A double-ridged horn antenna having a higher-order mode suppressor includes a pair of upper and lower ridges arranged opposite to each other, each of the upper and lower ridges having an inner surface to guide electromagnetic waves and an outer surface arranged opposite to the inner surface; upper and lower flares fixedly attached to respective outer surfaces of the upper and lower ridges; left and right flares coupled to the upper and lower flares to form a rectangular cone structure; and metal conductors symmetrically positioned between the upper and lower ridges and the left and right flares. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238087 | ANTENNA FOR CONTROLLING A DIRECTION OF A RADIATION PATTERN - An antenna for compensating a phase of a current passing to a dipole member so as to prevent a shift phenomenon of a radiation pattern is disclosed. The antenna includes dipole members, and a feeding section connected to the dipole members, and configured to have at least two feeding points for providing current inputted from an outside device to the dipole members. Here, a first feeding point of the feeding points is connected to a second feeding point of the feeding points, the current is provided to the second feeding point through the first feeding point, and at least one of a slit and a projection member is formed to one or more of the dipole members. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238088 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes: a shielded cable having a first connection portion on one end side and a second connection portion on the other end side; and an antenna element which is connected to the second connection portion of the shielded cable, wherein the shielded cable includes an inner conductor, a first insulator, a first outer conductor, a second insulator, and a second outer conductor, which are coaxially disposed in this order from an inner side, and is covered at its outer circumference by an insulation sheath, the first connection portion of the shielded cable is formed such that the inner conductor is supplied with power and the first outer conductor is connected to a ground, and in the second connection portion of the shielded cable, the first outer conductor is connected to the antenna element, and the inner conductor is connected to the second outer conductor. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238089 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE AUTO-DETECTION AND PRESENTATION OF PRE-SET CONFIGURATIONS FOR MULTIPLE MONITOR LAYOUT DISPLAY - A system, method and computer program product for configuration of multiple monitor layout displays, including detecting a presence of multiple monitors installed in a computer system; configuring layouts for the multiple monitors, including, configuring at least one of size, shape and location of corresponding displays of the multiple monitors, and configuring at least one of size, shape and location of content for display on the multiple monitors; and displaying the configured layouts on the multiple monitors. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238090 | SCREEN SEAMING DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention teaches a method for eliminating the visible gaps between screens in a multi screen video wall. This is done by placing optical bridges over the edges of the individual displays, which direct graphical information from the periphery of the individual displays to fill the gaps between said displays. Preferably, commercially available screens are thus combined to form a seamless video wall. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238091 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - It is decided whether an information processing apparatus is connected to an external device. When the information processing apparatus is connected to the external device, external display data is received from the external device. The external display data is a part of display data that forms a screen to be displayed on a display unit and includes a display element that does not hinder cooperation with the external device. A display control unit forms the screen by using the external display data and causes the display unit to display the screen. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238092 | SCANNER, ELECTRO-OPTICAL PANEL, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A scanner includes a plurality of unit circuits configured with transistors of a same conductivity type. In the scanner, the unit circuit constituting the scanner includes an output transistor that selectively outputs, to an output terminal of the unit circuit, a signal given from an outside. A gate electrode of the output transistor is connected to one end of a voltage limiting transistor, and a gate electrode of the voltage limiting transistor is supplied with a first power supply potential. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238093 | Method for Driving Electrophoretic Display Device - An EPD device includes a plurality of pixels, wherein a first pixel is written by a first grey level, a second pixel is written by a second grey level. When the EPD device refreshes the displayed frame, the first pixel and the second pixel are erased individually. After the erasing of first pixel is completed, a third grey level is written to the first pixel immediately. After erasing of the second pixel is completed, a fourth grey level is written to the second pixel immediately. Thus, each pixel is written by their next grey levels immediately after the erasing step so the writing time is reduced and the motion blur of the EPD device when refreshing the displayed frame can be improved. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238094 | ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An organic light emitting display device having an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit. The organic light emitting display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel; a plurality of signal input lines for transferring driving power and driving signals received from a pad unit at one side of the display panel to the inside of the display panel; and an ESD protection circuit coupled to one or more of the signal input lines. The ESD protection circuit includes at least one transistor having a gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode, the gate electrode being diode-coupled to the first electrode. A distance from the gate electrode to the first electrode of the transistor and a distance from the gate electrode to the second electrode are different from each other. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238095 | PIXEL STRUCTURE OF ACTIVE MATRIX ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING THEREOF - An embodiment of the invention provides a pixel structure of an active matrix organic light emitting display comprising a gate line, a common electrode line, a signal line, a power line, a first thin film transistor which is used as an addressing element, and a second thin film transistor which controls the organic light emitting display. A short-circuit-ring structure is connected between the common electrode line and the signal line and the short-circuit-ring structure communicates the signal line and the common electrode line in the case where a large current flows. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238096 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode display includes a pixel having a plurality of sub-pixels. Each of the plurality of sub-pixels includes a first sub-pixel having a first anode and a first organic emission layer, a second sub-pixel having a second anode and a second organic emission layer, and a third sub-pixel having a third anode and a third organic emission layer. The first, second, and third anodes satisfy the following condition: | 2010-09-23 |
20100238097 | 2-D and 3-D switchalbe and multi-full size image dispaly system - An image display system includes a display device including a (2N−1)th pixel row and a (2N)th pixel row and producing a first image on the (2N−1)th pixel row and a second image on the (2N)th pixel row, wherein N is positive integer; a patterned retarder at an outer side of the display device and including a first pattern corresponding to the (2N−1)th pixel row and a second pattern corresponding to the (2N) pixel row, wherein a light of the first image is polarized as a first polarized light by the first pattern and a light of the second image is polarized as a second polarized light by the second pattern; a first polarization film on one of lenses of a glasses and transmitting one of the first and second polarized lights; and a second polarization film on the other one of the lenses of the glasses and transmitting the other one of the first and second polarized lights. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238098 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display medium layer positioned between a flexible first substrate and a flexible second substrate, and a sealing member arranged to surround the display medium layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The sealing member includes a curved portion that is curved so as to protrude outward toward a side opposite to the display medium layer as viewed from a direction normal to a surface of the first substrate in a flat state. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238099 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes: a light source unit which emits axially symmetric polarized light having polarization distribution symmetric with respect to the center axis of light; and a scanning unit which applies the axially symmetric polarized light to a projection surface for scanning to form an image. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238100 | LCD Panel - A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is provided. The LCD panel includes a plurality of pixel units each having a storage capacitor, a plurality of scan lines coupled to the pixel units, and a plurality of storage capacitor charge transistors each respectively coupled to the storage capacitors of the corresponding pixel units and further coupled to two of the scan lines. The storage capacitor charge transistors are used for charging the storage capacitors of the pixel units. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238101 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD CAPABLE OF REDUCING COLOR SHIFT - An image-processing method adjusts the gamma characteristic of an LCD device based on the difference between color coordinates of an image when viewed directly in front of the LCD device and at an angle. Therefore, color characteristics of the image are substantially the same when viewed directly in front of the LCD device and at an angle. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238102 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE - A display device includes a pixel defined by a plurality of subpixels. The plurality of subpixels include: first and second red subpixels for displaying red; a green subpixel for displaying green; a blue subpixel for displaying blue; and a yellow subpixel for displaying yellow. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238103 | Method to Obtain Uniform Grayscale to Grayscale Response Times in LCDs and a System Thereof - Despite rapid advances in science and technology of liquid crystal display (LCD); elimination of motion related artifacts and preservation of color purity in moving images have remained elusive because gray-scale to gray-scale response time, i.e., time taken to switch pixels from one gray-scale to another depends on the initial and final gray shades. A technique wherein gray scale to gray scale response times are less dependent on the initial and final gray shades as compared to other addressing techniques for driving matrix LCD is reported. We also found that the response times are about the same as that of a pixel driven with simple square waveforms and therefore the effect of duty cycle due to matrix addressing is minimal with distributed waveforms of this technique. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238104 | PIXEL DATA PREPROCESSING CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A pixel data preprocessing method includes the steps of: inputting a first frame data into a timing controller; performing a differential operation on the first frame data to generate a first frame differential data; writing the first frame differential data into a frame memory with the timing controller; reading a second frame differential data from the frame memory with the timing controller; performing an inverse differential operation on the second frame differential data to generate a second frame data; comparing the first frame data and the second frame data; and outputting a driving data with the timing controller according to a comparison result of comparing the first frame data and the second frame data. The present invention further provides a pixel data preprocessing circuit. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238105 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME, AND CONTROLLER FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device provided herein can be switched between a display mode and a mirror mode, and can ensure a high image quality in the display mode. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238106 | Driving Method for Electrophoretic Display Panel and Electrophoretic Display Apparatus using the same - A driving method for an electrophoretic display panel and an electrophoretic display apparatus using the same are provided. The electrophoretic display apparatus comprises the electrophoretic display panel and a gate driver. The driving method comprises the following steps: employing a gate driver to output gate-driving signals to the electrophoretic display panel for enabling the electrophoretic display panel to perform an image-updating operation; enabling the gate driver to stop outputting the gate-driving signals to the electrophoretic display panel in a period after performing the image-updating operation and before performing a next image-updating operation. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238107 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Program - There is provided an information processing apparatus, including: a display panel for displaying at least one object in a selected state or in unselected state; a detection area setting unit for setting, per object on the display panel, a first detection area covering a display area of the object and a second detection area covering the first detection area and being larger than the first detection area; an operating tool detecting unit for detecting an operating tool which is in proximity to the display panel; and a state managing unit for changing the object into the selected state when the operating tool is detected within the first detection area of the object in the unselected state, and for changing the object into the unselected state when the operating tool is not detected within the second detection area of the object in the selected state. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238108 | LIGHT-TACTILITY CONVERSION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TACTILE FEEDBACK - A light-tactility conversion system is provided which includes a light emitting device including an illumination unit capable of emitting light at a same time to a plurality of illumination areas in different illumination patterns, and an illumination control unit for controlling the illumination unit and making the illumination unit project an image, and also for controlling the illumination patterns in units of pixels of the projected image and making the illumination unit emit light to specific illumination areas in specific illumination patterns, and a vibration device including an illumination pattern detection unit for detecting an illumination pattern of light received from the light emitting device, and a vibration control unit for generating a vibration pattern corresponding to the illumination pattern detected by the illumination pattern detection unit and vibrating an oscillator in the vibration pattern. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238109 | USER INTERFACE FOR SET TOP BOX - A method for control comprises a set top box receiving coordinates from a touch sensing screen. The coordinates are interpreted for controlling the set top box, and in accordance with the interpreted coordinates an action is performed. A further method for control comprises a set top box receiving a signal representative of displacement. A control function is determined from the displacement representative signal and the control function is activated. In accordance with the control function a signal is formed for communication. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238110 | LOCOMOTION INTERFACE DEVICE FOR INVOLVING BIPEDAL MOVEMENT IN CONTROL OVER COMPUTER OR VIDEO MEDIA - A locomotion interface includes a first section for a user contact with lower extremities and a second section proximate to the first section. The second section includes a first action region for the user to contact and move a lower extremity over. The locomotion interface also includes a first plurality of sensors for detecting this motion in the vicinity of the first action region. The locomotion interface typically includes a second action region and a second plurality of sensors. During operation the user contacts and moves a lower extremity over the second action region. The second plurality of sensors is positioned to detect this motion in the vicinity of the second action region. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238111 | Human Interface Input Acceleration System - A method and system for transmitting data to and from a hand-held host device are disclosed. An accessory device for interfacing with a host device includes a communication channel designed to establish a bidirectional data link between the accessory device and the host device. The accessory device also includes a storage unit communicatively coupled to the communication channel. The storage unit is designed to store various data. In addition, at least a first data is selectively transmitted from the stored data of the accessory device to the host device through the established bidirectional data link. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238112 | INPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - An input apparatus includes: a casing; a first acceleration detection section to detect a first acceleration value of the casing in a first direction; a first angle-related value detection section to detect a first angle-related value of the casing about an axis in a second direction; a radius gyration calculation section to calculate, based on the first acceleration value and first angle-related value, a first radius gyration of the casing about the axis in the second direction, the first radius gyration being a distance from a rotational center axis to the first acceleration detection section; and a pseudo velocity calculation section to generate a first pseudo radius related to a magnitude of the first radius gyration and calculate a first pseudo velocity value of the casing in the first direction by multiplying the first pseudo radius by a first angular velocity value obtained from the first angle-related value. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238113 | WHEEL MOUSE - A wheel mouse includes a base, a circuit board, a scroll wheel, a wheel swing member, two tilt switches, and a mode-switching element. The wheel swing member has an extension arm. The mode-switching element has an engaging part. The mode-switching element is penetrated through the base and the circuit board and partially protruded outside the surface of the base. By moving the mode-switching element to a first position or a second position, the engaging part is engaged with or separated from the extension arm, so that the wheel mouse is selectively operated in a third-axial wheel operating mode or a tilt wheel operating mode. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238114 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ELEVATED, INDENTED, OR TEXTURIZED DISPLAY DEVICE - An apparatus and method for providing and configuring an elevated, indented, or texturized display device is disclosed. Processes are also given involving elevated, indented, or texturized portions of a display device. By providing an elevated, indented, or texturized display device enhanced input/output functions are provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238115 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an operation input device having an input part that receives operator input by being pressed by an operator, a function setting part that allocates predetermined operation functions to a second domain in the input part based upon a position pressed when the operator presses a first domain in the input part, a display control part that displays display objects corresponding to the operation functions in a domain of the display part corresponding to the second domain, an operation judgment part that judges whether the operator has pressed the second domain; and a vibration control part that vibrates the input part according to the operation function when the operation judgment part judges that the operator has pressed the second domain. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238116 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROVIDING HAPTIC EFFECT USING A PLURALITY OF VIBRATORS IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for providing a haptic effect using a plurality of vibrators in a portable terminal. The method of providing a haptic effect using a plurality of vibrators in a portable terminal includes detecting whether user's input information is generated, determining a vibration strength level of each of the vibrators using the user's input information, and generating vibration according to the determined vibration strength via each of the vibrators. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238117 | Movable Barrier Operator System Display Method and Apparatus - A movable barrier operator system operational component includes an integral display comprising at least one of a numeric display, an alphanumeric display, and a graphics display. The display can comprise an active display or an active interactive display and can further operate in conjunction with adjacent user-input interface opportunities. So configured, numerous user interface events can be highly leveraged to contribute to ease of installation and ease and reliability of use. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238118 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TEXT INPUT TO A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for generating symbols in a mobile communication device is provided. The system may be provided with a chart provided with symbols, such as Hindi characters, and a device for retrieving information related to the presented symbols, the read retrieved information may then be processed and used for identifying the selected symbol in a symbol database and the symbol may then be presented on a display within the mobile communication device. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238119 | Touchscreen Keyboard Overlay - An external cover for a tablet smartphone with a flat touchscreen includes a rear clamshell formed of deformable plastic material that receives and surrounds the tablet, and a rim that resiliently clips the rear clamshell to the tablet. A hinge blister and intervening web forms a two degree of freedom hinge with a form-fitting front clamshell that can be freely lifted and dropped on the touchscreen but indexes to it, can be locked in place with a clip that readily engages and disengages from a docking port at the bottom of the tablet, and that is strengthened by an arch shaped rim. A planar sheet, formed of dielectric plastic, that covers the entirety of the flat touchscreen, is slightly suspended above to create an air gap, and is formed in a shape and thickness that substantially transmits the shape of a capacitive finger contact patch through the planar sheet to the touchscreen when the sheet is pushed down to the touchscreen. A keyboard may be formed in, on, or with the planar sheet in a location corresponding to the location of a virtual keyboard appearing on the touchscreen. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238120 | CONTROL METHOD FOR GENERATING VARYING COLORED LIGHTS IN KEYBOARD AND SELF-LUMINOUS KEYBOARD FOR REALIZING THE SAME METHOD - The present invention discloses a control method for generating varying colored lights in a keyboard and a self-luminous keyboard for realizing the same method. The control method comprises steps: establishing a driving signal table storing a plurality of backlight driving signals; setting the conditions for outputting the backlight driving signals respectively; detecting a keying signal generated by pressing a key; outputting the backlight driving signal corresponding to the keying signal to drive a backlight unit, or sequentially outputting the backlight driving signals according to the keying signal to drive a backlight unit. The self-luminous keyboard for realizing the same method comprises a memory unit storing the driving signal table and a microcontroller unit detecting the keying signals. The microcontroller unit sequentially outputs the backlight driving signals to drive the backlight unit, or outputs the backlight driving signal corresponding to the keying signal to drive the backlight unit. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238121 | TRANSDUCER - A transducer for a position sensor is described. The transducer comprises a single laminate sensor board carrying a plurality of windings formed by conductors on one or more layers of the sensor board, the windings being arrayed over a first area of the sensor board; and detection circuitry mounted on another layer of the sensor board over a second area of the circuit board and electrically coupled to said windings, said detection circuitry having a first mode of operation in which signals inductively coupled to or from said windings are detected and a second mode of operation in which signals capacitively coupled to or from said windings are detected. The windings and detection circuitry are arranged on the sensor board so that said first and second areas oppose each other. A position sensor incorporating the transducer is also described. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238122 | Integrated touch panel and method for making same - An integrated touch panel has a display pixels arranged in a two-dimensional array of rows and columns connected to a plurality of gate lines and data lines. Each gate line receives a gate line signal for controlling the pixels in a row, and each data lines provides display data to the pixels in a column. The touch panel is connected to a sensing module having a plurality of shift registers connected in series. The touch panel has a plurality of sensor units arranged in sensor rows and sensor columns. Each sensor row receives gate line signals from a gate line, and each sensor column is connected to a sensor signal line for providing a touch signal to a shift register in the sensing module such that the shift registers connected to two adjacent sensor signal lines are separated by a different shift register is the series. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238123 | Input Device Gesture To Generate Full Screen Change - A gesture based method for generating a screen presentation content change. The gesture based method for generating a screen presentation content change used a gesture (such as e.g., a full palm or multi-finger gesture) on a touchpad or a touch sensitive display screen that generates a screen presentation content change. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238124 | NON-LINGUISTIC INTERACTION WITH COMPUTER SYSTEMS VIA SURFACE STIMULATION - Tools and techniques for non-linguistic interaction with computer systems via surface stimulation are provided. These tools may receive indications of stimulation levels calculated for cells defined by a non-linguistic user interface. The cells may be associated with respective physical regions of a hardware substrate. The stimulation levels may be calculated based on non-linguistic actions directed by users to the hardware substrate. Visible characteristics of the non-linguistic user interface may be updated in response to the calculated stimulation levels. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238125 | Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product For Discontinuous Shapewriting - Various methods for discontinuous shapewriting are provided. One method may include receiving an indication of a first touch event via a touch screen implemented keyboard and receiving an indication of at least a second touch event via the keyboard. In this regard, the first touch event may be discontinuous from the second touch event. The method may also include generating, via a processor, a continuous shape based at least in part on the indication of the first touch event and the indication of the second touch event, and identifying a word based at least in part on the shape. Similar apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238126 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE CONTEXT MENUS - Tools and techniques for pressure-sensitive context menus are provided. These tools receive indications of physical user activities directed to computing systems, and compute pressure parameters associated with the user activities. In turn, the tools may determine display characteristics of context menus that are presented in response to the user activity, based on the computed pressure parameters. The tools may also present the context menus on the computing systems. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238127 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A LIGHTING CONTROL CONSOLE AND A SIMULATION COMPUTER - The invention relates to a system ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100238128 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device including a main frame, a display module, a first frame, a second frame, and a touch device is provided. The main frame has a vertical sidewall part and a horizontal extension part defining a display module holding space. The display module having a display panel and a backlight module is within the display module holding space. The first frame having a side-fixing portion contacting with the backlight module and having a panel disposing portion on which the display panel is disposed is within the display module holding space. The second frame having a bottom portion on a surface of the display panel, a top portion contacting the horizontal extension part of the metal frame, and a touch device disposing portion on which the touch device within the display module holding space is disposed is within the display module holding space. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238129 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE - Provided is an operation input device having a first substrate, a first conductive film provided on the first substrate, a second substrate that is provided opposing the side of the first conductive film on the first substrate and have flexibility to be deformed according to pressing strength applied to the film, a second conductive film that is provided on the second substrate at a side opposing the first substrate, and a spacer provided on the first conductive film at the side opposing the second conductive film. The resistance value between the first conductive film and the second conductive film varies according to a contact area between the films. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238130 | ELECTRONIC BOOK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An electronic book device and a method for operating the electronic book device are disclosed, wherein the electronic book device includes a memory module, an electronic paper, a touch display and a first touch control module. The touch display is separate from the electronic paper and has a touch panel. The memory module can store an electronic book. The electronic paper can display a first frame according to the electronic book. The first touch control module can control the first frame when the touch panel is touched. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238131 | PORTABLE GAME MACHINE WITH TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY - A portable game machine with a display which also serves as a touch panel type input portion is comprised of means for detecting a contact between a finger of a player and a screen, means for computing a coordinate position of the finger on the screen, means for computing and determining the coordinate position where the object to be displayed on the display is displayed so as to separate a predetermined distance from the coordinate position of the finger and to create a gap between the object displayed on the display and a periphery of the finger contacted with the screen, and object display means for displaying the object at the computed and determined coordinate position on the display. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238132 | TOUCH PANEL ASSEMBLY WITH HAPTIC EFFECTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURUING THEREOF - An assembly for providing haptic effects includes a panel adapted to be mated to another structure, a frame placed around and spaced apart from the panel, at least one flexible coupling to connect the panel to the frame, a display connected to the panel so as to be stationary with respect to the panel, and a touch screen assembly connected to the frame. The touch screen assembly is placed over the display. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238133 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive touch panel including a first substrate and the elements disposed on the first substrate such as a plurality of first sensing series, a plurality of second sensing series, and a plurality of compensating patterns. Each of the first sensing series is formed by first electrodes serially connected through first connecting lines in a first direction, and each of the second series is formed by second electrodes serially connected through second connecting lines in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are electrically insulated from one another. Each of the first electrodes is separated from one of the second electrodes by a gap in a horizontal direction parallel to the first substrate. The compensating patterns are located inside the gaps. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238134 | CAPACITIVE SENSING USING A SEGMENTED COMMON VOLTAGE ELECTRODE OF A DISPLAY - An integrated display and touch sensor device comprises a plurality of display pixels and a processing system communicatively coupled with a plurality of common voltage electrode segments and with a plurality of receiver sensor electrodes. The plurality of display pixels is configured for displaying information on the display. The processing system is configured for driving a voltage transition onto a common voltage electrode segment of the plurality of common voltage electrode segments. The voltage transition provides a common voltage for refreshing at least one display pixel of the plurality of display pixels, and generates a first electrical signal on at least one receiver sensor electrode of the plurality of receiver sensor electrodes. The processing system is also configured for acquiring a first measurement of a capacitive coupling between the driven common voltage electrode segment and the at least one receiver sensor electrode by measuring the first electrical signal. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238135 | IMAGE SENSOR AND DISPLAY - An image sensor, for example for incorporation within an active matrix display, comprises an array of sensor elements | 2010-09-23 |
20100238136 | TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY WITH INFRARED LIGHT SOURCE - An exemplary touch panel display includes a display panel, a backlight module, two infrared cameras, and a processor. The display panel has a touch surface. The backlight module includes a light guide plate and a light source module. The light source module includes a first visible light source and a second infrared light source. The light guide plate is capable of transmitting the visible light and the infrared light through to the display panel. The infrared cameras are disposed in the light guide plate. The infrared cameras are to detect infrared light that is reflected from an object in contact with or adjacent the touch surface of the display panel and form images based on the detected infrared light. The processor is to receive the images outputted from the infrared cameras, and process the images to obtain a position of the object at the touch surface. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238137 | Multi-telepointer, virtual object display device, and virtual object control method - A virtual object control method is provided. The virtual object control method includes selecting a gesture to control a virtual object on the basis of motion information of a virtual object control unit. The gesture is related to a user's action to operate the virtual object control unit, and appropriately selected so that a user can intuitively and remotely control the virtual object. Selection criteria may be varied depending on the motion information including at least one of a pointing position, the number of pointed to points, a moving type for the virtual object control unit, and a moving position for the virtual object control unit acquired based on the position information. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238138 | OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN SYSTEMS USING REFLECTED LIGHT - A touch screen system, including a near-infrared transparent screen including a plurality of reflective elements embedded therein, a circuit board including circuitry for controlled selective activation of electronic components connected thereto, at least one light source connected to the circuit board, for emitting light, and at least one light detector connected to the circuit board, for detecting light emitted by the at least one light source and reflected by the reflective elements. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238139 | OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN SYSTEMS USING WIDE LIGHT BEAMS - A touch screen system, including a screen, a plurality of light sources coupled with the screen, for emitting light, a plurality of photo diodes coupled with the screen, for detecting the light emitted by the light sources, and for identifying the location of a touch on the screen when an absence of the emitted light is detected, and a plurality of lenses coupled respectively with the plurality of light sources to generate wide beams of light over a portion of the screen wherein substantially connected areas of the screen are covered by neighboring wide beams. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238140 | Photo Element and Driving Method Thereof and Liquid Crystal Display - A photo element includes a photo thin film transistor (TFT), a switch thin film transistor, and a compensation thin film transistor. A bias line provides a bias voltage to the photo TFT. The photo TFT generates a photo-induced current under an illuminated environment. A first switch line provides a voltage to open the switch TFT, and thus the photo-induced current is read out through a readout line. A second switch line provides compensation current to open the compensation TFT. The compensation current applies a reverse-biased stress to the photo TFT; therefore the threshold voltage and sensitivity of the photo TFT can be maintained. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238141 | PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS, WRITING/DRAWING BOARD, AND PROJECTION SYSTEM - A projection system includes a screen, a projection display apparatus for projecting a video image on the screen, and a mount base provided below a projection surface of the screen, for carrying a subject on its upper surface. The projection display apparatus is mechanically coupled to the screen such that video image light from the projection display apparatus is displayed on the screen. Projection display apparatus includes a light source, an imaging portion including the upper surface of the mount base at least in an imaging area, a light modulation portion for modulating light from the light source to generate the video image light based on an input video image or a video image picked up by the imaging portion, and a projection portion for projecting the video image light generated by the light modulation portion. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238142 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An active matrix drive organic EL display panel comprising an organic TFT with a configuration that prevents the occurrence of current leak, and a manufacturing method thereof are proposed. The organic EL display panel comprises: a substrate; an organic EL element comprising in order from the substrate, a first display electrode, an organic functional layer and a second display electrode; and an organic TFT for driving and controlling the organic EL element comprising in order from the substrate a gate electrode, a gate insulation film, source/drain electrodes, and an organic semiconductor layer. The organic EL display panel further comprises: a first bank having a first window section for demarcating a light emitting region on which the organic functional layer is provided on the first display electrode and a second window section demarcating a transistor region on which the organic semiconductor layer is provided between the source/drain electrodes; and a second bank located in the perimeter of the second window section and protruding in a direction that intersects with the main surface of the substrate. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238143 | HIGH-RELIABILITY GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT - A high-reliability gate driving circuit includes a plurality of odd shift register stages and a plurality of even shift register stages. Each odd shift register stage generates a corresponding gate signal furnished to a corresponding odd gate line according to a first clock and a second clock having a phase opposite to the first clock, and further functions to pull down a gate signal of at least one even gate line or at least one odd gate line different from the corresponding odd gate line. Each even shift register stage generates a corresponding gate signal furnished to a corresponding even gate line according to a third clock and a fourth clock having a phase opposite to the third clock, and further functions to pull down a gate signal of at least one odd gate line or at least one even gate line different from the corresponding even gate line. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238144 | Flexible Display Panel - A flexible display panel includes a flexible panel body and at least one integrated circuit driver (IC driver). The flexible panel body has a first end surface, a second end surface, a plurality of side surfaces and at least one convex cambered surface. The first end surface has a display area. The second end surface is opposite to the first end surface. Each of the side surfaces connects the first end surface and the second end surface. Each adjacent two of the side surfaces connect each other. The convex cambered surface connects adjacent two of the side surfaces and connects the first end surface and the second end surface. The IC driver is disposed at the flexible panel body, located outside the display area, and adjacent to the convex cambered surface. In addition, another flexible display panel having a gravity-changing device is also provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238145 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electro-optical apparatus includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels, a plurality of pixel electrodes, each of the plurality of pixel electrodes being provided for the pixel, a common electrode facing the plurality of pixel electrodes, an electro-optical layer disposed between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode, a plurality of holding capacitors, each of the plurality of holding capacitors being provided for the pixel, a capacitance line connected to the electrode of the holding capacitor, and a control unit that controls the potentials of the plurality of pixel electrodes, the common electrode, and the capacitance line. The control unit executes, during an image display period in which an image is displayed in a display unit in which the pixels are arranged, a capacitance line potential change operation that changes the potential of the capacitance line in tandem with the potential of the common electrode so that the potential difference between the potential of the capacitance line and the potential of the common electrode decreases. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238146 | Display - In one embodiment of the present invention, a display for receiving m-bit display data includes a display driver including a switched capacitor digital/analogue converter including an n-bit input, where m is not greater than n. The upper plates of the capacitors of the switched capacitor digital/analogue converter may be connected, in the zeroing phase, to one of a plurality of reference voltages. The choice of which reference voltage is connected to the upper plates of the capacitors of the switched capacitor digital/analogue converter in the zeroing phase is independent of the input n-bit digital code, and is determined by a signal internal to the display. The output voltage range from the converter in a decoding phase may be a first range in which output voltages are above and below one reference voltage or it may be a second range in which output voltages are above and below another reference voltage, depending on which reference voltage was selected in the preceding zeroing phase. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238147 | METHOD OF DRIVING A TRANSISTOR, A DRIVING ELEMENT USING THE SAME, AND A DISPLAY PANEL AND A DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE DRIVING ELEMENT - A method of driving a transistor, a driving element using the same, and a display panel and a display apparatus having the driving element are provided. The method for driving a transistor comprises: receiving a bias voltage at a first electrode of a driving transistor; outputting a first signal having a first polarity from a first electrode of a switching transistor to a capacitor and a control electrode of the driving transistor when a select line is activated for driving an organic display element; and outputting a second signal having a second polarity from the first electrode of the switching transistor to the capacitor and the control electrode of the driving transistor when the select line is activated for dissipating a charge in the driving transistor and for deactivating the organic display element. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238148 | NON-VOLATILE DISPLAY MODULE AND NON-VOLATILE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A non-volatile display module has a display panel and a driving circuit. The display panel has a substrate at which at least one scan line, at least one data line and at least one thin film transistor (TFT) are disposed. The TFT is located at an intersection area of the scan line and data line. The driving circuit has a driving unit, a power converting unit and a multiplexing unit. The driving unit receives at least one image controlling signal according to a clock signal. The power converting unit generates a plurality of power signals. The multiplexing unit is electrically connected with the scan line, the data line, the driving unit and the power converting unit, and outputs one of the power signals to the scan line or the data line according to the image controlling signal. A non-volatile display apparatus is also disclosed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238149 | DISPLAY DEVICE ADN METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A pixel circuit (Aij) has a capacitor (Cs) having one of ends connected with a gate terminal of a DTFT (driving TFT) and the other end connected with a capacitance feedback line (CSi), a current-voltage conversion circuit ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100238150 | DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A display capable of performing ambient light detection with a high accuracy is provided. The display device is a display device having a backlight and a photo sensor for detecting ambient light and outputting a photocurrent according to an intensity of the ambient light, and further including a light-shielding member disposed below the photo-sensor for shielding light from the backlight; and a pseudo photo sensor disposed above the light-shielding member around the photo sensor. The pseudo photo sensor is made of the same material as the photo sensor, and formed in the same process as the photo sensor. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238151 | Displaying device, its driving circuit and its driving method - The present invention relates to display devices. The present invention aims to provide a display device capable of eliminating display irregularities due to the difference in the charging rate between lines, while preventing increase in heat generation and power consumption by the device, and also to provide a circuit and method for driving the same. In a liquid crystal display device employing both a 2-line dot-inversion drive method and a charge-sharing method, a second charge-sharing period (TB), which is a charge-sharing period within a horizontal scanning period (2H period) in which the polarity of each data signal is the same as that in one horizontal scanning period previous thereto, is set to be longer than a first charge-sharing period (TA), which is a charge-sharing period within a horizontal scanning period (1H period) in which the polarity of each data signal is different from that in one horizontal scanning period previous thereto. Thus, a charge period within the 2H period can be shorter than that within the 1H period. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238152 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of driving a plasma display panel (PDP) and a plasma display device using the same are provided. In the plasma display device, a plurality of scan electrodes formed on the PDP are divided into first and second groups to supply scan signals. When a scan bias voltage is higher in a first subfield in first and second subfields, lowermost voltages of reset signals are higher in the second subfield. According to the plasma display device, when the plurality of scan electrodes are divided into at least two groups to be driven, the lowermost voltages of the reset signals are controlled in accordance with a scan bias voltage so that it is possible to reduce address erroneous discharge in accordance with the loss of wall charges, to prevent the generation of brilliant points, and to improve the picture quality of a displayed image. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238153 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A circuit that obtains a more accurate, output voltage from a plurality of input voltages is provided. A two-input single-output circuit includes a current source transistor allowing a predetermined current to flow, a cascode transistor section including two MOS transistors that are cascode-connected to the drain side of the current source transistor and have the same characteristics, a differential pair section having a first differential pair formed of a first input-side transistor and a first output-side transistor whose source lines are shared and a second differential pair formed of a second input-side transistor and a second output-side transistor whose source lines are shared, and a current mirror circuit section. Drain lines of the transistors of the cascade transistor section are respectively connected to the source lines of the first and second differential pairs. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238154 | DRIVING METHOD AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device and a driving method thereof capable of reducing flicker are provided. During a predetermined time period, two continuous inversion operations to pixel voltages and common voltages are repeatedly performed with a timing interval in which the liquid crystal component does not react to changes. After the predetermined time period, the pixel voltages and common voltages are performed by a single inversion operation such that they are phase inverted. Then, the pixel voltages and common voltages are repeatedly performed during the predetermined period by two continuous inversion operations with the timing interval in which the liquid crystal component does not react to changes. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238155 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A plasma display device is provided. In the plasma display device, a plurality of scan electrodes are divided into one or more scan electrode groups, and different driving signals are applied to the scan electrode groups. More specifically, different scan bias voltages are applied to the scan electrodes during a scan period, and different signals are applied to the scan electrodes during a set-down period of a reset period. Therefore, it is possible to stabilize an address discharge in scan electrodes to which scan signals are applied late. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238156 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device, in at least one embodiment, includes: a gate driver including a plurality of shift register stages each provided so as to correspond to each row, the gate driver outputting a gate signal for turning on switching elements in the each row; and a source driver outputting a data signal in accordance with an image to be displayed. For a row (first row) located at an outermost position from which scanning by use of the gate signal starts, a dummy line is provided. The dummy line is driven by a gate start pulse inputted into a shift register in the first row. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238157 | METHOD OF MODULATING/DEMODULATING A SIGNAL, APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE APPARATUS - A method of modulating and demodulating a signal includes modulating data information included in an input data signal provided from an external source and clock information included in an input clock signal provided from the external source into a transmission signal, using (n+1) delay clock signals generated based on the input clock signal, where n is a natural number. The transmission signal is demodulated into an output clock signal including restored clock information and an output data signal including restored data information, using (m+1) delay clock signals generated based on the clock information, where m is a natural number less than n. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238158 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE DRIVING METHOD, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a method of driving an electrophoretic display device including a display unit in which an electrophoretic element containing electrophoretic particles is interposed between first and second substrates and in which a plurality of pixels are arranged. The method includes lowering a contrast of the display unit, when a predetermined non-operation period elapses after the display unit displays an image. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238159 | DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE - A differential signal generating device includes a control circuit and a differential signal driver receiving a single-ended signal. The control circuit receives a source signal and generates a control signal corresponding to a first mode when the source signal conforms with a first pre-defined state, and corresponding to a second mode when the source signal conforms with a second pre-defined state. Variations of the source signal are related to signal content of the single-ended signal. The differential signal driver is coupled to the control unit for receiving the control signal therefrom. The differential signal driver outputs a differential signal output according to the single-ended signal when the control signal corresponds to the first mode. The differential signal driver outputs a non-differential signal output when the control signal corresponds to the second mode. | 2010-09-23 |
20100238160 | Method for Virtual Image Synthesis - A method synthesizes virtual images from a sequence of texture images and a sequence of corresponding depth images, wherein each depth images stores depths d at pixel locations I(x, y). Each depth image, is preprocessed to produce a corresponding preprocessed depth image. A first reference image and a second reference image are from the sequence of texture images. Then, depth-based 3D warping, depth-based histogram matching, base plus assistant image blending, and depth-based in-painting are applied in order to synthesize a virtual image. | 2010-09-23 |