42nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080252542 | FULL BAND SLEEVE MONOPOLE ANTENNA WITH EQUIVALENT ELECTRICAL LENGTH - An inductance is coupled to the radiator and a set of inductances is coupled to the sleeve for increasing the resonant electrical lengths of the radiator and the sleeve. A set of impedances is coupled to the sleeve to absorb the reflective power of the radiator for increasing the bandwidth of the antenna. The winding layout of radiator and sleeve and the disposition of passive elements (such as inductance and resistance) allow the sleeve monopole antenna with full band FM radiation to have small size. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252543 | Full-wave di-patch antenna - A full-wave di-patch antenna having two half-wave patch antennas located such that the feed points are facing one another and are brought out to a balanced transmission line having two conductors of microstrip feed lines. The phase of the current and the voltage is inverted 180 degrees between the two patches relative to the mechanical structure. The physical spacing of the two patches from center-to-center is one guide wavelength long. The two patches are disposed on a dielectric substrate which is in turn disposed over a ground plane. The two patches can take any of a number of shapes including a rectangle. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252544 | Low Profile Antenna - In one embodiment, a low profile antenna according to the present invention comprises a balanced transmission line, electronic circuitry, and a parasitic element. The electronic circuitry is coupled to an interconnecting end of the transmission line and operable to direct electromagnetic energy through the transmission line to a terminating end. The parasitic element has a surface that is disposed at a predetermined distance from the terminating end and normal to the central axis such that the surface of the parasitic element covers an opening formed by the terminating end. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252545 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS SUCH AS FOR RECEIVING MULTIPLE SIGNALS - The antenna assembly is circularly polarized and may be able to receive multiple independent signals. The antenna assembly includes a plurality of electrically conductive layers arranged about an axis to define a series of adjacent corner reflectors (e.g. four to eight corner reflectors), and a plurality of spiral antenna elements. Each spiral antenna element extends across a respective open end of a corresponding corner reflector. Each corner reflector may have an equal corner angle, and each spiral antenna element may be a bifilar spiral antenna element and/or a log spiral antenna element. A housing may contain the corner reflectors and the spiral antenna elements. Electronic circuitry may be coupled to the plurality of spiral antenna elements and contained within the housing. The antenna is preferential for television reception on multiple channels and directions without consumer adjustment, as the antenna provides spatial, angular and frequency diversity through simultaneous overlapping beams. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252546 | Ultra Wideband Impulse Radar - In one embodiment, a wafer scale radar antenna module (WSAM) is provided that includes: a substrate; a plurality of antennas adjacent the substrate; an RF feed network adjacent the substrate, the RF feed network coupling to a distributed plurality of amplifiers integrated with the substrate, wherein the RF feed network and the distributed plurality of amplifiers are configured to form a resonant network such that if a timing signal is injected into an input port of the RF feed network, the resonant network oscillates to provide a globally synchronized RF signal to a plurality of integrated antenna circuits, wherein each integrated antenna circuits includes a corresponding subset of antennas from the plurality of antennas, and wherein each integrated antenna circuit includes a pulse shaping circuit having a plurality of selectable delay paths, each pulse shaping circuit being configured to rectify and level shift a version of the globally synchronized signal through selected ones of the selectable delay paths to provide an pulse train output signal; and a controller operable to control each integrated antenna circuit such that only selected pulses from the pulse train output signal are transmitted through the integrated antenna circuit's subset of antennas to form transmitted pulses. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252547 | Mechanically Integrated Cable Mesh Antenna System - Embodiments of the invention generally provide a mechanically integrated cable mesh antenna system. One embodiment of a wireless access device for a network includes a housing having at least one rib, beam forming electronics supported by the housing, and at least one antenna for providing subscribers of the network with a connection to the network, where the antenna is formed on the rib. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252548 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE FOR A NOTEBOOK - An antenna structure for a notebook comprising a main body of an antenna and a printed circuit board which is provided on the main body of the antenna and is electrically connected; and the printed circuit board is laid out thereon at least with a radio frequency matched line, the radio frequency matched line can be adjusted to get a desired bandwidth. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252549 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device for television broadcast reception includes an antenna element including a base member and a radiating conductor, and a matching circuit. A feed signal is supplied to the antenna element via the matching circuit. The matching circuit includes a variable capacitance element (varactor diode), a first inductance element connected in parallel to the variable capacitance element, and a second inductance element connected in series with the variable capacitance element. A capacitance value of the variable capacitance element is changed to change a resonant frequency of the antenna element. The variable capacitance element and the first inductance element form a parallel circuit, and a resonance point of the parallel circuit is set to a frequency lower than the resonant frequency of the antenna element. As the resonant frequency increases, the resonance point is shifted to a high-frequency side. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252550 | DUAL-POLARIZED, MULTIPLE STRIP-LOOP ANTENNA, AND ASSOCIATED METHODOLOGY, FOR RADIO DEVICE - A dual-polarized antenna, and an associated methodology, is provided for a radio device, such as a mobile station. The antenna is formed of a plurality of loop strips disposed upon a substrate. The loop strips are configured into a pair of L-cornered loops, with the loops sharing a shared set of loop strips. A loop strip of the shared set provides a single feed connection, positioned to permit symmetrical excitation of the antenna. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252551 | COIL ANTENNA AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Coil units including windings are disposed on opposite sides across a virtual center line that is substantially perpendicular to a direction of positional displacement of a portable electronic apparatus that is to be disposed close to a reader/writer. The windings are connected in series through a conductor such that winding directions of the windings are the same. A difference in the communication performance between a case where the portable electronic apparatus is brought closer to a central portion of the reader/writer and a case where the portable electronic apparatus is brought closer to a position that is deviated from the central portion of the reader/writer can be reduced. In particular, even in a case where the portable electronic apparatus is brought closer to a peripheral portion of the reader/writer, a predetermined maximum possible communication range can be ensured. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252552 | Antenna Housing and Antennas with Such Antenna Housings | 2008-10-16 |
20080252553 | Antenna Mounting Foot and Method of Manufacture - An antenna mounting foot, formed from a unitary blank with a central portion having a mounting surface and a support surface. The mounting surface and the support surface are angled with respect to each other forming a triangular protrusion away from a planar base surface of complementary peripheral portions of the unitary blank having a pair of ends on each side that overlap one another. The mounting surface provided with a coupling hole and the support surface having an access hole. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252554 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - The present invention provides an antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a main board, at least having a signal feeding portion; a bearing component, connected to the main board and at least having a protrusive portion; and an antenna, connected to the bearing component and at least having a pin portion, wherein the pin portion is disposed on the protrusive portion, and the signal feeding portion and the pin portion contact with each other. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252555 | MULTIMEDIA NOTEBOOK HAVING SLIDING AUXILIARY DUAL MONITOR AND DESKTOP LCD MONITOR HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a multimedia notebook having a sliding auxiliary dual monitor and a desktop LCD monitor. The multimedia notebook includes a main monitor including a receptible recess, an auxiliary monitor including second guide portion, and a main body. A first guide portion is formed at an inner surface of the receptible recess. The second guide portion contacts the first guide portion such that the auxiliary monitor is inserted into and ascends from the receptible recess. The main body is coupled to the main monitor with a hinge to control the main monitor and the auxiliary monitor. According to the multimedia notebook having a sliding auxiliary dual monitor and the desktop LCD monitor having the same, the auxiliary monitor that has ascended from the main monitor can rotate 360° to provide data and image to a user at the rear side of the auxiliary monitor. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252556 | 3D IMAGING SYSTEM EMPLOYING ELECTRONICALLY TUNABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS - A system for photographing an object and generating a three-dimensional display of the object without the need for the observer to wear special glasses employs a camera having an electronically tunable liquid crystal lens in which the focal plane of the lens may be adjusted by controlling the voltage on the lens. An operator of the camera focuses the camera on the scene to be imaged and the camera records a series of images at closely spaced focal lengths by varying the voltage applied to the lens between the images. The digitally recorded images are then used to generate a display on a multilayer transparent display substrate with pixel addressing capabilities. Each of the recorded images at the differing focal lengths are displayed on one of the layers of the display screen, with the closest focal length recorded being displayed on the top screen, the one most proximate to the observer, and with successive images on other screens. A three-dimensional image is produced. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252557 | Plasma display and its method of manufacture - A plasma display includes: a Plasma Display Panel (PDP), a chassis base having a first surface attached to the PDP; and a printed circuit board assembly arranged on a second surface of the chassis base and electrically connected to the PDP; the chassis base includes a plate portion attached to the PDP, and a boss integrally formed with the plate portion; and the boss includes a pillar portion protruding from the plate portion, and a supporting portion arranged on an upper end of the pillar portion. A method of manufacturing a PDP includes: forming a boss forming portion on a plate portion of a chassis base attached to a Plasma Display Panel (PDP); forming a pillar portion by causing the boss forming portion to protrude away from the PDP through a drawing process; and forming a supporting portion on an end of the pillar portion through a burring process. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252558 | COLOR DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a color display apparatus which has a pixel pattern including a plurality of repeating units of a pixel array, wherein each of the plurality of repeating units of the pixel array is composed of at least five sub-pixels while including at least one sub-pixel from a first to fourth sub-pixel, respectively, the first sub-pixel representing a red color (R), the second sub-pixel representing a green color (G), the third sub-pixel representing a blue color (B), and the fourth sub-pixel representing a mixed color of at least two colors from among the R, G, and B, and each of the plurality of repeating units of the pixel array corresponds to at least two image pixels. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252559 | Plasma display and a driving method for the display - A method for driving a plasma display in which a light emitting state of a plurality of discharge cells of a row electrode is determined in an n | 2008-10-16 |
20080252560 | PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS - A plasma display apparatus is disclosed. The plasma display apparatus includes a scan electrode and a sustain electrode positioned parallel to each other, and an address electrode positioned to intersect the scan electrode and the sustain electrode. A sustain signal is supplied to at least one of the scan electrode and the sustain electrode. A length of a voltage maintenance period of the sustain signal satisfies the following Equation: 3.5 g≦W≦25 g, where W is the length of the voltage maintenance period of the sustain signal in unit of nanosecond, and g is an interval between the scan electrode and the sustain electrode in unit of μm. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252561 | PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS - A plasma display apparatus is disclosed. The plasma display apparatus includes a scan electrode and a sustain electrode positioned parallel to each other, and an address electrode positioned to intersect the scan electrode and the sustain electrode. A reset signal is supplied to the scan electrode, and a first bias signal is supplied to the address electrode to overlap the reset signal. A voltage magnitude of the first bias signal satisfies the following Equation: 0.15 g≦ΔV≦0.6 g, where ΔV is a magnitude of a highest voltage of the first bias signal in unit of volt, and g is an interval between the scan electrode and the sustain electrode in unit of μm. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252562 | Plasma Display Panel Driving Method and Plasma Display Device - A method for driving a plasma display panel including discharge cells at the intersections of data electrodes D | 2008-10-16 |
20080252563 | METHOD OF DRIVING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A method of driving a plasma display panel, which includes secondary electron emission material in a fluorescent layer in discharge cells, has a resetting process in which a first reset discharge is generated between one of a pair of row electrodes of the plasma display panel as an anode and a column electrode as a cathode by applying a voltage between the one row electrode and the column electrode. A second reset discharge is generated by applying a first base pulse having a positive peak potential to the other of the row electrodes while applying a negative potential to the one row electrode. A second base pulse having a positive peak potential different from the positive peak potential of the first base pulse is applied to the other row electrode while a negative potential is applied to the one row electrode throughout the execution period of an addressing process. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252564 | Plasma display panel and method of driving the same - Provided is a method of driving a plasma display panel (PDP) that comprises X electrodes, Y electrodes, and address electrodes, wherein a frame, which is a display cycle, comprises a plurality of subfields for time-divisional gray scale display. Each of the subfields includes a reset period, an address period, and a sustain period. The reset period is one of a main reset period during which both a rising pulse and a falling pulse are applied to the Y electrodes and an auxiliary reset period during which one of the rising pulse and the falling pulse is applied to the Y electrodes, and the main reset period comprises a first pulse time during which a pulse rising to a level of a first voltage and then falling to a level of a second voltage is applied to the Y electrodes and a second pulse time during which a pulse rising to a level of a third voltage and then falling to a level of a fourth voltage is applied to the Y electrodes. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252565 | Electron emission display device and driving method thereof - An electron emission display device may include a pixel unit configured to emit electrons from first electrodes in accordance with voltages applied to the first electrodes and second electrodes, a clock generator including first and second lookup tables storing pulse widths of clocks, the clock generator configured to select one of the first and second lookup tables in accordance with polarity signals and to output the clocks, a data driver configured to generate data signals from image signals and the clocks generated from the clock generator, and to transfer the data signals and the clocks to the first electrode, and a scan driver configured to generate scan signals and to transfer the scan signals to the second electrode. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252566 | Display, Display Method, and Electronic Device - A display, comprising: a planar display section; a pixel space provided next to a side adjacent to one surface of the display section and encapsulating a plurality of kinds of colorants, each kind having a different color; an accumulation section provided in the pixel space and accumulating the colorants; a separation system that separates a specific kind of colorant from the accumulated colorants in the accumulation section; a transfer system that selects at least one kind of colorant from the separated colorants and transfers this colorant to the side adjacent to the display section of the pixel space. The separation system performs separation utilizing the magnitude of a dielectrophoretic force generated in each colorant upon receipt of an alternating electric field of a specific frequency applied by this system, the magnitude varying depending on the kind of the colorant. A color of at least the one kind of colorant transferred by the transfer system is displayed at the display section. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252567 | Active Matrix Display Device - An active matrix display device has a display section including a plurality of pixel sections each controlling the light intensity of an electro-optical element, a data driver supplying a data value to a data line, a gate driver supplying a selection signal to a gate line, and a controller. The controller includes a video data processing section that outputs video data to each pixel section, a correction data processing section that calculates and outputs correction data based on the video data supplied to each pixel section or its output history, and a multiplexer that selectively outputs the data. The video data is displayed during a predetermined video period, and the correction data is displayed during a predetermined correction period. The sum of the video period and the correction period is equal to the display period of one frame in the display section. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252568 | Organic light emitting display and driving method thereof - An organic light emitting display capable of displaying an image with uniform luminance regardless of deterioration of an organic light emitting diode and threshold voltage and/or mobility of a drive transistor is disclosed. The organic light emitting display senses deterioration of the organic light emitting diode and threshold voltage and/or mobility of a drive transistor and modifies the data supplied to the pixel according to the sensed parameters. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252569 | Organic light emitting display and driving method thereof - An organic light emitting display capable of displaying an image with uniform luminance regardless of deterioration of an organic light emitting diode and threshold voltage and/or mobility of a drive transistor is disclosed. The organic light emitting display senses deterioration of the organic light emitting diode and threshold voltage and/or mobility of a drive transistor and modifies the data supplied to the pixel according to the sensed parameters. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252570 | Organic light emitting display and driving method thereof - An organic light emitting display capable of displaying an image with uniform luminance regardless of deterioration of an organic light emitting diode and threshold voltage/mobility of a drive transistor is disclosed. The organic light emitting display senses deterioration of the organic light emitting diode and the threshold voltage and/or mobility of a drive transistor and modifies the data supplied to the pixel according to the sensed parameters. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252571 | Method of Compensating an Aging Process of an Illumination Device - The present invention relates to a method of compensating an aging process of an illumination device comprising at least one organic light emitting diode ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252572 | Organic electroluminescent display and image correction method thereof - An organic electroluminescent display includes an image signal processor configured to receive an analog image signal from an external source and to convert the analog image signal to a digital image signal, a brightness sensor configured to measure brightness of an external light and to convert the measured brightness into a brightness signal, a wavelength sensor configured to measure wavelength of the external light and to convert the measured wavelength into a wavelength signal, a data controller configured to receive the digital image signal, the brightness signal, and the wavelength signal, and to generate a corrected image signal, a data driver coupled electrically to the data controller, and a display panel configured to receive the corrected image signal from the data controller via the data driver and to display an image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252573 | Transistor Control Circuits and Control Methods, and Active Matrix Display Devices Using the Same - A transistor control circuit ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252574 | LED display apparatus - An LED display apparatus | 2008-10-16 |
20080252575 | Photo-luminescent backlight support for power saving - Backlight support is provided for flat panel displays through use of phospho-luminescent materials. Photo-luminescent materials are integrated into a flat panel display such as an LCD display as a back panel substrate or by embedding in display pixels. When ambient light levels exceed a predetermined threshold the material is activated allowing a reduction in active backlight power. The active backlight may be provided by an electrically supported system such as an ELP, a light pipe, an LED, etc. By reducing the power of the active backlight in an analog manner or through decreasing the duty cycle, an overall power savings is accomplished for the display. By embedding different photo-luminescent materials that operate at different wavelengths, color display may be enhanced while reducing power consumption. Display properties, such as transparency, contrast, etc., may be adjusted to affect phospho-luminescent backlight support. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252576 | PANEL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND SOURCE DRIVER THEREOF - A panel display apparatus and a source driver including a set of first input terminals, a set of second input terminals, a set of first output terminals, a set of second output terminals, an interface module and a driving module are disclosed. The sets of the first and the second input terminals are coupled to a previous source driver and a timing controller, respectively. The sets of the first and the second output terminals are coupled to a following source driver and a display panel, respectively. The interface module selects the set of the first or the second input terminals upon a pre-setting, and connects the selected input terminals to the set of the first output terminals. The driving module generates at least a driving signal upon a signal of the selected input terminals. The driving signal is outputted to the display panel through the second output terminals. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252577 | Liquid crystal display device having drive circuit - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can be used in a miniaturized portable equipment, wherein the liquid crystal display device integrally incorporates a drive circuit therein so that a circuit scale can be miniaturized. A liquid crystal drive circuit includes a first drive circuit and a second drive circuit which is mounted on one side of the liquid crystal display panel. One output of the first drive circuit is connected to a plurality of signal lines and the second drive circuit supplies signals to the first drive circuit. The liquid crystal display panel includes holding capacitive elements and signals are supplied to the holding capacitive elements from the second drive circuit. The second drive circuit includes a booster circuit for supplying signals to the first drive circuit and the holding capacitive elements. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252578 | 2D/3D LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A 2D/3D image display device including a display unit with a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels, the plurality of gate lines crossing the plurality of data lines, and the plurality of pixels being coupled to the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines; and a controller for receiving an input signal and setting a first driving frequency or a second driving frequency according to the input signal. An image of one frame operating according to the second driving frequency receives and displays the same image data for each of a first period and a second period, a video signal transmitted to one of the plurality of pixels for the first period has first polarity, and a video signal transmitted to one of the plurality of pixels for the second period has second polarity. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252579 | VEHICLE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus for use in a vehicle has a liquid crystal display panel, and the panel includes a first pixel area for displaying a meter image that represents vehicle condition values, and a second pixel area for displaying an outside image that calls attention of occupants as a warning image. Further, an input unit of the apparatus receives inputs of adjustment value from occupants of the vehicle for adjusting brightness of the meter image and the outside image. A main control unit and a drawing unit of the apparatus cooperatively serve as a controller of the apparatus by changing gradation ratio of the first and second pixel areas so that the gradation ratio of the second pixel area becomes greater than the gradation ratio of the first pixel area according to the input of the adjustment value. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252580 | RGV display system - A color display system includes a sensor assembly having a plurality of sensor pixels for sensing incident light. Each of the sensor pixels generates a photocurrent in response to sensing the incident light. An image processor being in communication with the sensor assembly receives each of the photocurrents and computes a plurality of photocurrent values with each of the photocurrent values corresponding to one of the photocurrents. A display processor receives each of the photocurrent values and calculates a plurality of power values based on the photocurrent values. The color display system further includes a display driver that receives each of the power values and that generates a plurality of power signals having a power corresponding to one of the power values. A display device includes a plurality of light emitting devices being powered by the power signals for emitting light. The light emitting devices include at least one deep-violet light emitting device for emitting deep-violet light. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252581 | Liquid Crystal Display Backplane Layouts and Addressing for Non-Standard Subpixel Arrangements - Liquid crystal display backplane layouts and addressing for non-standard subpixel arrangements are disclosed. A liquid crystal display comprises a panel and a plurality of transistors. The panel substantially comprises a subpixel repeating group having an even number of subpixels in a first direction. Each thin film transistor connects one subpixel to a row and a column line at an intersection in one of a group of quadrants. The group comprises a first quadrant, a second quadrant, a third quadrant and a fourth quadrant, wherein the thin film transistors are formed in a backplane structure adjacent to intersections of the row and column lines. The thin film transistors are also substantially formed in more than one quadrant in the backplane structure. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252582 | LUMINANCE COMPENSATION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF FOR BACKLIGHT MODULE - A luminance compensation device for a backlight module and a method thereof are provided herein. In the present invention, a light sensor unit is utilized to sense a light intensity of the backlight module. A difference parameter based on the sensed light intensity and a preset luminance is calculated. Then, a gamma curve, a video data, or light intensity of the backlight module is adjusted according to the difference parameter. As a result, the level of display quality affected by the temperature or the aging of the backlight module can be reduced. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252583 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A liquid-crystal display apparatus comprising, a liquid-crystal display device driven by an AC voltage, an image divider configured to temporally divide input image data into N (N≧2) for each frame, a correction unit configured to correct a driving voltage for driving the liquid-crystal display device based on a difference between adjacent divided image data obtained by the N division, a polarity inverter configured to invert a polarity to make drive polarities of adjacent divided image data different, out of the divided image data obtained by the N division including the divided image data for which driving voltage is corrected by the correction unit, a driver configured to drive the liquid-crystal display device using the polarity-inverted divided image data, and an inversion order alteration unit which alters an inversion order for the drive polarities. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252584 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display panel including a plurality of scanning lines, a scanning line drive circuit which supplies a scanning voltage to the plurality of scanning lines, and a counter voltage supply circuit which supplies a counter voltage to a counter electrode of each pixel, the counter voltage supply circuit supplies a voltage which is obtained by multiplying a voltage detected from the counter electrode by correction coefficients corresponding to the plurality of respective scanning lines to the counter electrodes. The present invention provides a liquid crystal panel which can perform favorable display by preventing crosstalk attributed to coupling noises to the counter electrodes generated by AC driving of a video voltage. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252585 | Outputting Apparatus - Disclosed is an outputting apparatus connected to a plurality of external apparatus, the outputting apparatus including: a specifying section to specify the one external apparatus among the plurality of external apparatus; a storage controlling section to make a first storing section store switching information; an updating section to update switching information stored in a second storing section by making the second storing section store the switching information stored in the first storing section in a lump; a switching section to perform switching to the one external apparatus on the basis of the switching information stored in the second storing section; an output controlling section; and an inputting section, wherein the outputting controlling section performs predetermined muting processing based on the muting signal while the muting signal is being input by the inputting section to be prohibiting the outputting of the output information by the outputting section. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252586 | Method for driving liquid crystal display with inserting gray image - An exemplary method for driving a liquid crystal display includes: dividing a frame into a first sub-frame period and a second sub-frame period; displaying a normal image in the first sub-frame period; and displaying a gray image in the second sub-frame period. The gray image includes a plurality of pixels, and some of the pixels are black, and each of the pixels is black at least one time in a predefined minimum period, the minimum period being at least two consecutive frames. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252587 | DRIVING METHOD - A driving method for driving a display panel is provided. The display panel includes a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixel units electrically connected to the scan lines and the data lines. The driving method comprises enabling the pixel units controlled by the scan lines through different scanning sequences and inputs image data to the pixel units via the data lines in several consecutive frame times, wherein capacitance coupling effects between the pixel units are varied depending on the scanning sequences. Accordingly, the line mura caused by the capacitance coupling effect is restrained. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252588 | Column Electrode Driving Circuit and Display Device Using It - An object of the invention is to mitigate effect of variations of electrical characteristics or other performances of amplifiers used in a driving circuit system and combat the so-called artifact such as stripe patterns in displayed images even in a case of the same gray-scale of display. A column electrode driving circuit | 2008-10-16 |
20080252589 | System and Method for Information Handling System LCD White Balance Alignment - LCD panel white balance adjustment provides a desired brightness with minimal impact on optical performance by maximizing Red, Green and Blue gains of the LCD panel for a predetermined color temperature and then adjusting brightness with backlight current. For example, Red, Green and Blue gain settings are set at substantially their maximum value to achieve a color temperature of 6500 degrees and then brightness for the LCD panel is adjusted to substantially 200 nits with the gains remaining at maximized values. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252590 | Liquid crystal display and display control method for the same - In the case where a screen divided display is performed on a liquid crystal panel, a change in brightness or chromaticity between sub regions divided may be reduced. A display includes: a display panel; a backlight arranged corresponding to each of sub regions, and selectively illuminating the corresponding sub region, the sub regions being defined by dividing a display region of the display panel into a plurality of parts; a monitoring means for monitoring the light emission state of the backlight corresponding to each of the sub regions; and a display control means for determining a sub region on which an image is to be displayed, on the basis of the monitoring result of the monitoring means, to fit the image into the determined sub region, and controlling a backlight corresponding to the determined sub region to emit light. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252591 | Distributing and Driving Light Sources of Backlights - The present invention relates to a backlight for a display device comprising at least a first light source arrangement ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252592 | Electrophoretic Display Panel - The electrophoretic display panel ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252593 | Information Processing Apparatus, Method and Program - The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, method and program for controlling highlighting on a screen on the basis of an operation on a touch panel overlaid on a display. A touch-panel operation determining unit | 2008-10-16 |
20080252594 | Vibration Actuator with a Unidirectional Drive - A haptic feedback generation system includes a linear resonant actuator and a drive circuit. The drive circuit is adapted to output a unidirectional signal that is applied to the linear resonant actuator. In response, the linear resonant actuator generates haptic vibrations. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252595 | Method and Device for Virtual Navigation and Voice Processing - An apparatus for virtual navigation and voice processing is provided. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer readable storage medium having computer instructions for processing voice signals captured from a microphone array, detecting a location of an object in a touchless sensory field of the microphone array, and receiving information from a user interface in accordance with the location and voice signals. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252596 | Display Using a Three-Dimensional vision System - An interactive video display system allows a physical object to interact with a virtual object. A light source delivers a pattern of invisible light to a three-dimensional space occupied by the physical object. A camera detects invisible light scattered by the physical object. A computer system analyzes information generated by the camera, maps the position of the physical object in the three-dimensional space, and generates a responsive image that includes the virtual object. A display presents the responsive image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252597 | Modifying a value based on a user's directional motions independent of cursor position - A method for changing a value displayed on a screen is provided. In response to receiving a user input indicating motion in a particular direction, changing the value independent of where the position of a cursor is on the screen. The value being changed may comprise of a series of segments, and each segment value can be changed individually. In addition, a different user input device that does not indicate motion in a particular direction may be used to change segment values and to select other segment values. Methods for automatically formatting a segmented values and calculating a base time rate based on two different frame rates are also provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252598 | REMOTE CONTROLLER AND MULTIMEDIA EDUCATION SYSTEM USING SAME - A remote controller includes a sensor, a first processor, and a transmitter. The sensor is used for sensing movements of the remote controller, and generating corresponding sensed signals. The first processor is for processing the sensed signals and generating movement signals. The transmitter is used for transmitting the movement signals to help a computer to control movements of a cursor thereof. A multimedia education system using the remote controller is also provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252599 | VIDEO PRODUCTION SWITCHER PANEL AND RELATED METHODS - Various improvements for video production switchers are disclosed. In a user input module, a Link button is operable to link key functions with a user controllable input device. A multicolor lighting arrangement may be provided, and possibly calibrated, for illuminating each button of a switcher with a controllable color and/or intensity. In an improved Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) scheme, a PWM output is dependent on a pseudo-random number and a threshold. A display on a keyer module may be used to provide indications of a key source and type currently associated with the keyer module. A switcher menu system may be enhanced by providing a first display for accessing a full menu system, and a second display for accessing at least a portion of the full menu system. In a modular switcher panel, a panel structure carries button modules, at least one of which is interchangeable without displacing other button modules. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252600 | ADAPTABLE CONTROL DEVICE - The invention relates to a control device for controlling vehicle functional units. There is a need for a control device which can be used for controlling a variety of different functional units without there being uncertainty with respect to what function is being controlled. The control device is adapted to control a selected one of a variety of different vehicle functional units. At least one display element is associated with the control device. The display element displays an image associated with the functional unit which is being controlled by the control device. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252601 | Computer Peripheral with Touch Screen Capability - A computing system for calculating has a host computing appliance able to communicate with a computer peripheral, a computer peripheral having there on a touch screen user interface and an activation control for activating and deactivating the touch screen interface. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252602 | DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURABLE PIXEL ARRAY FOR OPTICAL NAVIGATION - Embodiments of an apparatus are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus is an optical navigation circuit. In particular, the optical navigation circuit may be part of an optical navigation device. The optical navigation circuit includes an image sensor, dynamic reconfiguration logic, and a digital signal processor. The image sensor includes a pixel array to generate a plurality of electrical signals corresponding to incident light at the pixel array. The dynamic reconfiguration logic is coupled to the image sensor. The dynamic reconfiguration logic is configured to receive the plurality of electrical signals from the pixel array and to generate a plurality of reconfigured electrical signals based on the plurality of electrical signals from the pixel array. The digital signal processor is coupled to the dynamic reconfiguration logic. The digital signal processor is configured to receive the plurality of reconfigured electrical signals from the dynamic reconfiguration logic. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252603 | Condensed Keyboard for Electronic Devices - Apparatuses and systems for generating characters for electronic devices using condensed keyboards are disclosed. One embodiment comprises a keyboard that monitors two sets, of keys, one for each hand, for manipulation and desired character generation. The keyboard generally has four or more keys for each hand, and the keyboard may be located on the back and/or sides of a portable electronic device. One or several of the keys may generate multiple characters, depending on how the user manipulates the key while depressing it. A further embodiment may display cues of help information on a display screen of the system, assisting users in typing with the keys since the users may be unable to easily observe their fingers. That is to say, some embodiments may provide support for people with no touch-typing skills and accommodate key configurations on the back of devices with an embodiment keyboard. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252604 | OSD controlling system and operation method thereof - An exemplary on-screen display (OSD) controlling system ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252605 | KEYBOARD WITH CHANGEABLE KEY DISPLAY - A keyboard system comprises a first plurality of keys. The first plurality of keys have top surfaces with fixed indicia disposed thereon. The keyboard system further comprises a recessed section. The keyboard system further comprises a programmable display key module disposed in the recessed section. The programmable display key module comprises a dynamically programmable flat panel display having a plurality of display areas. The programmable display key module further comprises a second plurality of keys. Each of the second plurality of keys has at least a first transparent surface and a switch engagement structure. At least a portion of each key overlays a corresponding display area of the dynamically programmable flat panel display. The programmable display key module further comprises a plurality of switches. Each switch is positioned adjacent to a corresponding switch engagement structure of a corresponding key. At least a first of the switches is activated by the corresponding switch engagement structure when the corresponding key is depressed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252606 | Display Device - A matrix display device ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252607 | Image Display That Moves Physical Objects and Causes Tactile Sensation - An image display including a touch-sensitive display, that creates tactile sensation and movement of an object ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252608 | TOUCH SENSOR WITH ELECTRODE ARRAY - A touch sensor is provided that includes an array of discrete electrodes disposed over a touch sensitive area, the electrodes being elongated in a first direction and having a variable width measured in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. A touch location can be determined by simultaneously applying an electrical signal to a plurality of positions on the touch sensor, the touch location along the first direction being determined by comparing a capacitive coupling between the touch implement and the plurality of positions in the touch sensor, and the touch location along the second direction being determined by comparing a resistive coupling between the touch implement and the plurality of positions in the touch sensor. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252609 | Image display and touch input integration module - An image display and touch input integration module includes a keyboard microcontroller connected to an image memory, a touch module, and a display module, and selectively operable in a touch mode or a display mode. The image memory has at least one image data stored thereon. The touch module defines a touch area therein. The display module is integrated with the touch module and defines a display area therein for displaying image data read by the keyboard microcontroller from the image memory. When the keyboard microcontroller operates in the touch mode, the touch module functions as an input device of a computer apparatus; and when the keyboard microcontroller operates in the display mode, image data read by it from the image memory is displayed in the display area of the display module. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252610 | Variably positionable touchpad interface - An electronic device comprises a touchpad module having at least one touchpad pick button rotatably coupled to a housing of the electronic device to enable movement of the at least one touchpad pick button between a non-extended position and an extended position relative to the housing. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252611 | OBJECT SEARCH METHOD AND TERMINAL HAVING OBJECT SEARCH FUNCTION - An object search method, computer program product, and a terminal having an object search function are disclosed. The object search method includes: displaying a list of a plurality of objects including a first object and a second object in a first screen area, and displaying a touch input window for touch input in a second screen area; touching a first position on the touch input window with a pointer and then dragging the pointer to a second position on the touch input window; and moving an object indicator from the first object to the second object on the list as the pointer is dragged from the first position to the second position. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently search for an object. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252612 | Touch panel display device with signal transmission channel - An exemplary touch panel display device ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252613 | METHOD FOR REGULATING SENSITIVITY OF AN ELECTRICAL TOUCH PAD AND THE ELECTRICAL TOUCH PAD USING THE SAME - An electrical touch pad includes a touch sensor for detecting operational inputs, and generating analog signals according to the operational inputs; a touch detection unit for receiving analog signals, amplifying the analog signals by a controllable gain to generate amplified analog signals, converting the amplified analog signals to generate digital signals, and sending the digital signals to a processor to determine a touched location; a humidity detection unit for detecting ambient humidity and determining a humidity level; and a humidity compensation unit for receiving the humidity level, generating a gain regulation signal to control the touch detection unit to regulate the controllable gain according to the humidity level. Thereby, in erratic behavior of the electrical touch pad can be prevented and stability of the touch pad is enhanced. A related method for regulating sensitivity of the electrical touch pad is also provided. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252614 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel has a lower substrate, an upper substrate, and a polarizing plate. The upper substrate is stacked on the upper surface of the lower substrate, and the polarizing plate is stacked on the upper surface of the upper substrate. Lower conductive layers that are insulated from each other and arranged in a first direction are formed on the upper surface of the lower substrate. Upper conductive layers that are insulated from each other and arranged in the second direction perpendicular to the first direction are formed on the upper surface of the upper substrate. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252615 | SENSING DEVICE HAVING CAPACITIVE FORCE SENSOR WITH SATURATED OUTPUT AT MINIMUM CAPACITANCE - A sensing device is provided for interacting with a substrate. The sensing device has a force sensor for detecting whether the sensing device is interacting with the substrate and an image sensor for sensing coded data disposed on the substrate. The force sensor has a capacitive sensor circuit incorporating a sensor capacitor having a variable capacitance C | 2008-10-16 |
20080252616 | Visual simulation of touch pressure - The simulation of touch pressure on a touch-sensitive display is disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, a touch pressure is simulated on a touch-sensitive display by detecting inputs corresponding to each of an untouched display and two or more measures of touch pressure, and displaying images on the display corresponding to the untouched display and each measure of touch pressure. In this manner, a user may be provided with a richer visual response to a touch-sensitive display input. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252617 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH OPTICAL INPUT FUNCTION - In making a contact determination between an object and a display screen, a display apparatus of the present invention is capable of adjusting a region on which to make a contact determination in response to the displayed image in a liquid crystal panel, so that the influence by the displayed image can be suppressed. Moreover, for simplifying the contact determination process, the display apparatus sets solid a region in the picked-up image that is not a target of the contact determination, with a predetermined gradation value. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252618 | Display having infrared edge illumination and multi-touch sensing function - A touch-sensing display screen includes an upper transparent substrate, a lower substrate opposite the upper substrate and an infrared light source configured to illuminate a portion of the upper transparent substrate. A light converting layer is disposed between the upper and lower substrate and is configured to convert the infrared light received by the upper transparent substrate to visible light. A pixel thin-film transistor on the lower substrate is configured to activate a pixel electrode, and a light-sensing thin-film transistor is configured to sense the visible light provided by the light converting layer. A light-sense signal is output in response to activation of the light-sensing thin-film transistor. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252619 | System for Providing a Frustrated Total Internal Reflection Touch Interface - A system for providing a touch interface on a display are described. The system include providing an emitter on a first side of the display and providing a detector on a second side of the display. The emitter provides an electromagnetic signal to the display. The electromagnetic signal has a path from the emitter to the detector through the display in the absence of a user's touch such that the electromagnetic signal is detected by the detector in the absence of the user's touch. The path includes at least one total internal reflection in the display. The emitter and the detector are configured such that the user's touch at any of the at least one total internal reflection alters the path such that a portion of the electromagnetic signal does not reach the detector. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252620 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FOR TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH PANEL USING THE SAME - A band-shaped touch panel optical waveguide includes a planar base; an over-cladding layer; and a plurality of cores arranged in juxtaposed relation between the base and the over-cladding layer, and respectively having end portions arranged parallel to each other in a longitudinal edge portion of the band-shaped optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is foldable along a longitudinal axis of the optical waveguide in the longitudinal edge portion. A touch panel includes a display and the band-shaped optical waveguide wrapped around a periphery of the display, and the optical waveguide is folded in the longitudinal edge portion along a longitudinal axis of the optical waveguide in abutment with a peripheral edge portion of a display screen of the display. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252621 | SENSING DEVICE HAVING CAPACITIVE FORCE SENSOR - A sensing device is provided for interacting with a substrate. The sensing device has a force sensor for detecting whether the sensing device is interacting with the substrate and an image sensor for sensing coded data disposed on the substrate. The force sensor has a capacitive sensor circuit incorporating a sensor capacitor having variable capacitance C | 2008-10-16 |
20080252622 | SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - Systems for displaying images. The system comprises a signal driving circuit with X+1 shift registers connected in series, generating X+1 output pulses in sequence according to a start pulse and a clock signal, and a logic unit coupled to the X+1 shift registers, generating Z driving signals in sequence according to the X+1 output pulses and Y enabling signals, wherein Y, X and Z are integers, Y>1, X>0 and Z>X. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252623 | Method for improving the EMI performance of an LCD device - A method for improving the EMI performance of an LCD device is disclosed, adapting for a point-to-point transistor transistor logic interface of the LCD device. The disclosed method comprises the following steps: receiving a plurality of image data based on a fifth CLK signal; providing a first CLK signal and a second CLK signal to a plurality of source drivers by a timing controller, wherein the frequencies of the first CLK signal and the second CLK signal are smaller than the frequency of the fifth CLK signal, the phase of the first CLK signal is different from the phase of the second CLK signal; and the timing controller transmitting a plurality of first image data to the plurality of source drivers based on the first CLK signal, and the timing controller transmitting a plurality of second image data to the plurality of source drivers based on the second CLK signal. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252624 | Liquid crystal display device - Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device which is capable of reducing the number of data drive integrated circuits (ICs) to curtail a production cost. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixel cells formed respectively in areas defined by a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, a first unit pixel including at least three of the pixel cells, the at least three pixel cells being connected to different ones of the data lines, and a second unit pixel including at least three of the pixel cells other than the at least three pixel cells of the first unit pixel, the at least three pixel cells of the second unit pixel being connected respectively to the different data lines to which the at least three pixel cells of the first unit pixel are connected, wherein the first and second unit pixels are arranged in a direction of the data lines and connected to different ones of the gate lines. A plurality of adjacent pixel cells expressing the same colors or different colors on horizontal lines, among the pixel cells, are connected in common to the same data lines. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252625 | DISPLAY METHOD WITH INTERLACING REVERSAL SCAN AND DEVICE THEREOF - A display method with interlacing reversal scan and a device thereof are provided. The scan mode is interlacing reversal scan. Thus, in time and space, each color frame with poor luminance response can be alternately distributed on up-side and the down-side region of the frame instead on low-side region of the frame. Then, during the period of continuous frame displaying, the present invention may balance color distribution between the up-side and the down-side region, and effectively reduce the flicker phenomenon of the frame. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252626 | Self-luminous display panel driving method, self-luminous display panel and electronic apparatus - A self-luminous display panel driving method for driving a self-luminous display panel of the active matrix driving type, includes the step of executing threshold value correction operation for a driving transistor divisionally in a plurality of periods within at least one of which, after a point of time of an end of a preceding correction period till a point of time of a start of a succeeding correction period, a potential to be applied to the drain electrode of the driving transistor is controlled to an intermediate potential between a first potential for lighting driving of the driving transistor and a second potential for initialization applied within a preparation period of the first one of the correction periods. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252627 | DISPLAY ARRAY DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display array driving circuit is provided. The circuit includes a first memory block, a second memory block, and a main circuit. The first memory block stores the most significant bit (MSB) of the data of one pixel. The second memory block is utilized to store non-MSB bits of the data of the pixel. The main circuit retrieves the MSB of the data of the pixel from the first memory block when the display array is in a predetermined mode, for displaying the pixel data on the display array. In the predetermined mode, the main circuit does not retrieve the non-MSB bits of the data of the pixel, and power consumption is subsequently reduced. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252628 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF SELF-LUMINOUS DISPLAY - An image processing apparatus and a method to reduce power consumption of a self-luminous display. The image processing apparatus includes a parameter selection unit to select a parameter to adjust a degree to which power consumption is reduced; a scale factor setting unit to extract a high-frequency component of a current pixel in an input image and to set a scale factor according to the selected parameter and a size of the extracted high-frequency component; and a multiplier to multiply the current pixel by the set scale factor and to output a result of the multiplication. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252629 | Display apparatus and brightness correction method thereof - A display apparatus and a brightness correction method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a body and a light sensing device. The body includes a screen and a control module and the control module is coupled to the screen for controlling brightness of the screen. The light sensing device, coupled to the body through a cable, is used for sensing brightness so as to generate a detected brightness value accordingly, wherein the control module receives the detected brightness value through the cable. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252630 | Display device and method for driving the same - Provided are a display device and a method for driving the same. The display device includes: a plurality of display modules; a plurality of display module drivers for respectively driving the display modules; a data divider receiving data signals for displaying an image on the display device and separating the received data signals into output data signals corresponding to each respective display module driver; and a timing control signal generator for generating a timing control signal to be supplied commonly to the display module drivers. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252631 | Driver of display unit - According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a driver of a display unit including a latch circuit holding gradation information, a D/A converter outputting analog signal based on the gradation information held by the latch circuit, a test circuit provided between the latch circuit and the D/A converter, the test circuit inputting or outputting test signal regarding the latch circuit, a switch connecting voltage output of the D/A converter and a driver output terminal in normal operation, and a test switch connecting the test circuit and the driver output terminal in test operation and disconnecting the test circuit and the driver output terminal in normal operation. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252632 | GAMMA VOLTAGE GENERATING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A gamma voltage generating circuit includes a resistor string part including a plurality of resistors electrically connected in series between a first power terminal and a second power terminal, the first power terminal receives a first power voltage and the second power terminal receives a second power voltage. The resistor string part outputs a plurality of gamma voltages. A first resistor part includes a first electronic device electrically connected in parallel with a first resistor. The first resistor part is electrically connected in series between the first power terminal and a first terminal of the resistor string part and a second resistor part includes a second electronic device electrically connected in parallel with a second resistor. The second resistor part is electrically connected in series between the second power terminal and a second terminal of the resistor string part. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252633 | ANALOG OUTPUT BUFFER CIRCUIT AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY USING THE SAME - An analog output buffer circuit is provided. A first transistor has a source, drain, and gate coupled to a first node, a second node, and a third node, respectively. A second transistor is coupled between the second node and the third node. The second transistor has a gate coupled to a first control line. A third transistor has a source coupled to a data line, a drain coupled to the first node, and a gate coupled to the first control line. A fourth transistor has a source coupled to the second node, a drain coupled to an output terminal, and a gate coupled to a second control line. A fifth transistor has a source coupled to the first node, a drain coupled to a first power supply, and a gate coupled to the second control line. A capacitor is coupled between the third node and the first power supply. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252634 | Integrated circuit device and electronic instrument - An integrated circuit device includes a first circuit block that includes low-voltage transistors (LVTr) and operates using a first high-potential power supply voltage and a first low-potential power supply voltage, a second circuit block that includes low-voltage transistors (LVTr) and operates using a second high-potential power supply voltage and a second low-potential power supply voltage that differ in power supply system from the first circuit block, and an interface circuit (I/O buffer) provided between the first circuit block and the second circuit block. The interface circuit (I/O buffer) includes medium-voltage transistors (MVTr: transistors of which the thickness of the gate insulating film is larger than that of the low-voltage transistors (LVTr)). An electrostatic discharge protection circuit formed of bidirectional diodes is provided between a first and second low-potential power supply nodes. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252635 | Interface system and flat panel display using the same - An interface system capable of minimizing an electro magnetic interference. The interface system may be constructed with a serializer for receiving a first data and second data having a plurality of bits from an external device and sequentially outputting bits of the received first data and second data; a transmission circuit including a decoder for converting two bits supplied from the serializer into three bits, a driver for controlling a flow of electric currents to correspond to the three bits and a transmission resistor to which a voltage is applied to correspond to the flow of the electric currents; a reception circuit including a reception resistor for receiving a voltage supplied the transmission resistor, amplifiers for amplifying a voltage applied to both ends of the reception resistor, comparators for recovering the three bits and an encoder for recovering the two bits using the three bit by comparing the voltage supplied to the amplifiers; a deserializer for recovering the first data and the second data while sequentially storing the two bits supplied from the reception circuit; and stabilization circuits for controlling the transmission circuit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252636 | Synthesis Method for Intervisibility Images - The field of the invention is that of synthesis methods for a map image which is composed of pixels and represents the distribution of the intervisibility regions on a terrain overflown by an aircraft. The image synthesis method according to the invention provides both a two-dimensional cartographic representation in plan view of a terrain (T) overflown by an aircraft. The terrain has at least one potential threat (M), the intervisibility region, set of locations from where the aircraft is likely to be visible to said threat, being represented by at least one plain color. A second representation represents a view in vertical cross section of the terrain overflown. The second representation has a cross-sectional view of the intervisibility region. Various configurations of the first and of the second representations are proposed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252637 | VIRTUAL REALITY-BASED TELECONFERENCING - A virtual reality environment is applied to teleconferencing such that the environment is used to enter into a teleconference. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252638 | Cost Effective Rendering for 3D Displays - A method and apparatus for rendering image data on a 3D display is disclosed. A first image signal is received and then at least one colour component of the first image signal is rendered in reduced spatial resolution to produce a second image signal. The second image signal is spatial filtered wherein spatial errors and view errors are balanced when reconstructing a full resolution signal for the display. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252639 | Switchable Display Device - A switchable display device ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080252640 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE REAL ESTATE VIEWING - In one embodiment, the system and method provides the user with the ability to interact with a piece of real estate using a 360 degree full range of motion. The software further enables a user to change textures/features at will. A 3D virtual environment is used so developers can classify and group objects and textures so that these objects and textures can be modified and/or moved. The system provides an end user with the ability to modify and/or move the groups of objects and/or textures so they can see in a virtual environment what the property will look like. The data selections of the user choices can then be saved and uploaded in one embodiment. | 2008-10-16 |
20080252641 | PROJECTION IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - When a projection direction or position has been changed by the operation from the outside, the resolution of a projection image in a region of interest on a projection plane is set higher than that of the projection image other than the region of interest. Then, a projection image is generated by dividing, based on the set resolutions, the projection plane into small areas that have different sizes depending on whether an area to be divided is in the region of interest and by calculating the pixel value of each of the small areas from the voxel values of three-dimensional volume data projected onto the respective small areas. After all the pixel values of the small areas are calculated, projection images are generated in such a manner that the resolution of at least the projection image other than the region of interest is reset gradually to a higher value. | 2008-10-16 |