50th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100315323 | BACKLIGHT SYSTEM - An adaptively controllable backlight system ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100315324 | Display device and method - Disclosed is an image display device and an image display method thereof that may generate a plurality of directional lights based on a number of views of an input image by using a variable scattering feature of a variable scattering layer included in a backlight unit, and may output a multi-view image by using the generated plurality of directional lights. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315325 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A light source unit includes a light source which generates light and a light source driver which drives the light source and includes a driving integrated circuit and a resistance device. The driving integrated circuit includes an input terminal which receives an input voltage from an external source, converts the input voltage into a driving voltage which drives the light source. The resistance device is connected between an input terminal of the driving integrated circuit and a ground terminal and supplies the input voltage to the ground terminal by changing a resistance value thereof according to the input voltage when a level of the input voltage exceeds a preset level. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315326 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY WHITESPACE UTILIZATION - A system for and method for electronic paper display device content formatting is presented. The system and method may include receiving an electronic request to format electronic paper display device content at an a network accessible device, determining remaining available display space on a page view of a electronic paper display associated with an electronic paper display device, identifying additional electronic content for inclusion in the page view based at least in part on a comparison of one or more attributes of the additional electronic content with the determined remaining available display space, and adding the identified additional electronic content to the page view. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315327 | Apparatus, methods and computer readable storage mediums for providing a user interface - Apparatus including a support configured to support a portable device; and a display coupled to the support and configured to receive and display a projected image, the projected image being generated by the portable device. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315328 | INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE MEDIA SOURCES AND CORRESPONDING DISPLAYS - Mechanisms are provided for efficiently manipulating devices such as computer systems, cameras, recorders, sensors, etc., referred to herein as media sources. The media sources are connected to a control computer over a network. Output such as video and other data output from the media sources are provided on a display system having multiple displays where each display corresponds to a particular media source. Input devices such as keyboards, mice, and touchpads may be used to operate the control computer and control media sources based on cursor position. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315329 | WEARABLE WORKSPACE - The present disclosure relates to a wearable workspace system which may include an input device and a head worn display coupled to a wearable computer. The input device may be configured to detect user input data wherein the user input data is provided by a user hands-free. The computer may be configured to: store an electronic technical manual, receive the detected user input data and generate an output based on the recognized user input data. The head worn display may be configured to display at least a portion of the electronic technical manual to the user while allowing the user to simultaneously maintain a view of a work piece. The display may be further configured to receive the output from the computer and to adjust the at least a portion of the electronic technical manual displayed to the user based on the output. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315330 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR COMPLEX INPUT INTERFACE - The present disclosure relates to a user input apparatus for integrated processing of user inputs via various types of switches. In one aspect, the apparatus includes: an input port connected to either an electrical switch or a mechanical switch to receive a user input signal via the electrical switch or the mechanical switch; a switch selection unit configured to store an electrical input unit activating information in case the input port is connected to the electrical switch, and to store a mechanical input unit activating information in case the input port is connected to the mechanical switch; an electrical input unit coupled to receive an electrical input signal inputted via the electrical switch, in case the electrical input unit activating information is stored in the switch selection unit; and a mechanical input unit coupled to receive a mechanical input signal inputted via the mechanical switch, in case the mechanical input unit activating information is stored in the switch selection unit. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315331 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - This present disclosure provides a display device and display control method thereof. The display method used in an interactive display system which is made up of several display devices, the method includes: establishing an interactive display system; performing interactive display in the interactive display system; deletion the interactive display system when the interactive display is ended. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315332 | POINTING DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND POINTING SYSTEM, AND LOCATION DATA GENERATION METHOD AND DISPLAY METHOD USING THE SAME - A pointing device, a display apparatus and a pointing system, and a location data generation method and a display method using the same are provided. The pointing device includes a sensor that detects signals, a storage unit which stores a signal pattern and a controller which generates location data corresponding to a time at which a signal is detected. Using the detected signals, it is possible to more precisely determine a location of the pointing device on a display apparatus, and to minimize errors caused by delays that may occur when the pointing device is wirelessly connected to the display apparatus. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315333 | Integrated Wired/Wireless Virtual Unit Control Apparatus - The present invention discloses an integrated wired/wireless virtual unit control apparatus comprising a MCU; a wired transmission module, to connect to the appliances and to receive the energies under wired conditions; a battery set, to receive and to store the energies from the interface; a finger control signal module, to provide the button signal instead of the motion of the virtual unit control apparatus; a wireless transmission module, to transmit the signal to the appliances under wireless conditions; and an appliance switching module, to switch the different appliances and their operating systems to be controlled. The integrated wire/wireless virtual unit control apparatus can be charged via wire, operated under wired/wireless conditions, and integrated with multiple operating modes. The integrated wired/wireless virtual unit control apparatus can be held and used by one hand and it can copy the codes of function keys from a television remote controller. In some embodiments, the integrated wired/wireless virtual unit control apparatus comprises a display for displaying the information. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315334 | FILTERING APPARATUS AND FILTERING METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY ADJUSTING FILTERING COEFFICIENT ACCORDING TO MOTION DATA AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MOTION DATA USING THE SAME - An apparatus which adaptively adjusts a filtering coefficient according to motion data and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus sets a filtering coefficient according to motion data, and performs low pass filtering on the motion data according to the set filtering coefficient. Accordingly, a cutoff frequency may be adaptively changed according to moving velocity of a user and thus optimum motion data which are filtered irrespective of movement may be generated. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315335 | Pointing Device with Independently Movable Portions - A pointing device with independently movable portions is described. In an embodiment, a pointing device comprises a base unit and a satellite portion. The base unit is arranged to be located under a palm of a user's hand and be movable over a supporting surface. The satellite portion is arranged to be located under a digit of the user's hand and be independently movable over the supporting surface relative to the base unit. In embodiments, data from at least one sensing device is read, and movement of both the base unit and the independently movable satellite portion of the pointing device is calculated from the data. The movement of the base unit and the satellite portion is analyzed to detect a user gesture. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315336 | Pointing Device Using Proximity Sensing - A pointing device using proximity sensing is described. In an embodiment, a pointing device comprises a movement sensor and a proximity sensor. The movement sensor generates a first data sequence relating to sensed movement of the pointing device relative to a surface. The proximity sensor generates a second data sequence relating to sensed movement relative to the pointing device of one or more objects in proximity to the pointing device. In embodiments, data from the movement sensor of the pointing device is read and the movement of the pointing device relative to the surface is determined. Data from the proximity sensor is also read, and a sequence of sensor images of one or more objects in proximity to the pointing device are generated. The sensor images are analyzed to determine the movement of the one or more objects relative to the pointing device. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315337 | OPTICAL CAPACITIVE THUMB CONTROL WITH PRESSURE SENSOR - A small sensor surface designed to control a smart phone or Mobile Internet Device (MID). The sensor surface may be mounted on the side of the proposed device in a position where a user's thumb or finger naturally falls when holding the device in his/her hand. The sensor surface is simultaneously convex and concave, providing both visual and physical cues for the use of the sensor surface. The sensor may include capacitive sensing, optical sensing and pressure sensing capabilities to interpret thumb gestures into device control. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315338 | DUPLICATE OBJECTS - There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315339 | INPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND HANDHELD APPARATUS - An input apparatus, a control apparatus, a control system including those apparatuses, and a control method therefor with which a user can feel a linearity between a movement of the input apparatus and that of a pointer and an accurate pointing operation is possible are provided. An MPU of an input apparatus variably controls a gain value in a range from first threshold value to a second threshold value or first range, in which the input apparatus is within a low-velocity range, and controls the gain value to be constant in a range exceeding the second threshold value second range. The gain value is a value multiplied to a velocity value of the input apparatus that is obtained by an operation, the velocity value being obtained through detection of a movement of the input apparatus. Accordingly, in a relatively-low-velocity range, a pointer velocity value becomes smaller by a multi-degree function as movements of the input apparatus and a pointer on a screen become slower. As a result, accurate pointing becomes possible. Moreover, since a linearity is obtained when the input apparatus is in a relatively-high-velocity range, a user can obtain a linear operational feeling. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315340 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer mouse having a tracking device to navigate in a graphical user interface presented by a software application or control aspects thereof, a plurality of buttons, a scroll wheel, a display, a memory, and a controller coupled to the tracking device, the plurality of buttons, the display, and the memory. The controller can be operable to present by way of the display a plurality of scrollable options to program a corresponding plurality of operational parameters of the computer mouse, detect from a tactile contact of at least one of one or more of the plurality of buttons and the scroll wheel a selection from the plurality of options, store in the memory the selection, and operate at least one of the plurality of operational parameters of the computer mouse according to the stored selection. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315341 | PORTABLE MOUSE - A portable mouse includes a base, a casing, an attractable element and a control module. The control module includes a keycap, a triggering element, a positioning element and a retractable mechanism. The keycap is exposed outside a surface of the casing. By depressing the keycap, the attractable element is protruded out of the base, so that the attractable element could be attached on a surface of the object. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315342 | MOUSE APPARATUS - A mouse apparatus includes a mouse body, at least one operation portion, a slide cover, and a switch portion. The mouse body includes a built-in battery. The operation portion is provided on the mouse body. The slide cover is movable with respect to the mouse body between a first position that disables an operation by blocking the operation portion and a second position that enables an operation to be made by exposing the operation portion. The switch portion turns off power supply from the battery when the slide cover is at the first position and turns on the power supply from the battery when the slide cover is at least at the second position. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315343 | KEYBOARD - A keyboard includes a base and a cover. The base receives a main circuit board therein, and the cover receives a flexible circuit board therein. The flexible circuit board is electrically coupled to the main circuit board and comprises of a plurality of touch areas located thereon. Each touch area is capable of generating electrical signals in the flexible circuit board when touched. The electrical signals are capable of being transmitted to the main circuit board. A plurality of key areas is integrated on the cover respectively corresponding to the touch areas. Each of the key areas is resiliently deformable and capable of touching the corresponding touch area. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315344 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO FACILITATE NAVIGATION AND THE ENTRY OF INFORMATION, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A method of facilitating the input of information in a handheld electronic device having a plurality of input elements such as, without limitation, keys. The method includes receiving a signal indicating that a particular one of the input elements is being touched in a first manner, providing a feedback signal, such as a sound or graphic, that identifies the particular input element after the signal is received, and performing a function associated with the particular input element when it is being touched in a second manner. Also, a handheld electronic device that includes an input apparatus having a plurality of input elements, a processor, and a memory in electronic communication with the processor. The memory stores one or more routines executable by the processor for implementing the method described above. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315345 | Tactile Touch Screen - A touchscreen including a touch sensitive layer wherein the user perceived surface roughness or friction coefficient is variable and dynamically controlled. The level of user perceived surface roughness or friction coefficient is related to the information that is displayed at the position at which an object touches the touch sensitive layer. The surface roughness is not locally changed but rather for a complete portion of the touchscreen or for the whole touchscreen simultaneously. Because the modulation of user experience surface roughness or friction coefficient is faster than the user interaction, the user will experience that the surface roughness of certain areas of the display is different from other areas, depending on the information that is being shown, although in fact the surface roughness or friction coefficient is uniform over the whole portion or the whole display at any given point of time. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315346 | Apparatus, method, computer program and user interface - An apparatus, method, computer program and user interface wherein the apparatus includes a touch sensitive display; and a controller; wherein the apparatus has a restricted mode of operation in which user access to at least some functions of the apparatus is prevented and the touch sensitive display is configured to detect a user input while the apparatus is in the restricted mode of operation wherein the user input comprises actuation of a plurality of points of the touch sensitive display; and the controller is configured, in response to the detection of the user input including actuation of a plurality of points of the touch sensitive display, to control the apparatus to present information without exiting the restricted mode of operation of the apparatus. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315347 | TOUCH INPUT DEVICE - A touch input device includes a substrate, plural sensible conductive layers and plural first switch units. The substrate is provided with an upper surface, the sensible conductive layers are all configured on the upper surface and are arranged in columns and rows. The first switch units are configured on the substrate and are electrically connected with the sensible conductive layers. By the first switch units, same columns of the sensible conductive layers can conduct electrically with one another and same rows of the sensible conductive layers can conduct electrically with one another. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315348 | DATA ENTRY-ENHANCING TOUCH SCREEN SURFACE - Touch screen data entry accuracy can be improved utilizing a touch screen interface coupled with a computing device and a data entry-enhancing touch screen surface. The touch screen interface can include a sensory system that can be configured to detect input sensations predefined input areas displayed within a graphical user interface (GUI). The data entry-enhancing touch screen surface can include one or more focused entry depressions that can be configured to centrally direct an activation device into a user-desired input area. Each focused entry depression can be spatially aligned with a predefined input area of the GUI. The activation of additional predefined input areas of the GUI that are within close proximity to the user-desired input area can be reduced. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315349 | VEHICLE COMMANDER CONTROL SWITCH, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle commander control switch, system and method includes a touch pad having a touch surface for receiving touch input thereon. The touch surface has a first inner zone and a second outer zone disposed outwardly relative to the first inner zone. A touch pad signal generator detects the location of the touch input on the touch surface and generates signals corresponding thereto. The control unit is operatively connected to the touch signal generator. The control unit receives signals from the touch signal generator and controls display content on a display device. The control unit scrolls the display content on the display when the touch pad signal generator detects the touch input in the second zone and sends the signals to the control unit corresponding to the touch input in the second zone. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315350 | MOUSE PAD HAVING DISPLAY - Systems for displaying an image on a mouse pad are disclosed. A system for displaying an image on a mouse pad may include a processor and a mouse pad. The mouse pad may include a top surface and an electric writeable medium. The top surface is a surface configured to enhance the usability of a computer mouse that is disposed above the electric writeable medium. The electric writeable medium is in operable communication with the processor and is configured to display an image. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315351 | User Interface - The present invention relates to a user interface ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100315352 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A computer readable storage medium storing an information processing program causes a computer to function as display control means, coordinate detecting means, and object selecting means. The display control means displays on a display device at least a portion of a virtual world in which a plurality of objects are provided. The coordinate detecting means detects input coordinates input by the pointing device. The object selecting means, when the input coordinates indicate any of the plurality of objects, selects the indicated object as a target to be operated, and when the input coordinates indicate none of the plurality of objects, selects at least one object satisfying a predetermined condition of the plurality of objects as a target to be operated. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315353 | Flexible Touch Display Apparatus - A flexible touch display apparatus includes a flexible substrate, a display unit, a flexible insulation layer and a touch sensor layer. The display unit is disposed on the flexible substrate, the flexible insulation layer is disposed on the display unit, and the touch sensor layer is formed on the flexible insulation layer. The flexible touch display apparatus is light in weight, thin in thickness, flexible and unbreakable. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315354 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE OF TOUCH INPUT TYPE - A touch input-type electronic device is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the touch input-type electronic device includes a touchscreen panel, a base coupled to the touchscreen panel, and an actuator, in which the other end of the actuator is coupled to the base such that vibration of one end of the actuator is transferred to the touchscreen panel. Thus, the touch input-type electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can provide a more profound sensory feel by vibrating to a position at which the user directly touches. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315355 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE OF TOUCH INPUT TYPE - A touch input-type electronic device is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the touch input-type electronic device includes a touchscreen panel, an actuator, which vibrates the touchscreen panel, a guide unit, which supports both ends of the actuator, such that vibration of the actuator can be transferred to the touchscreen panel, and supports the touchscreen panel, and a case, which supports the guide unit. Thus, the touch input-type electronic device in accordance with the present embodiment can provide an appealing sensory feel corresponding to a position that is pressed directly by the user, by vibrating the pressed position. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315356 | CONTOURED THUMB TOUCH SENSOR APPARATUS - Embodiments of an apparatus, system and method are described for implementing a contoured thumb touch sensor. An apparatus may comprise, for example, an input device configured on a side of an apparatus, the input device having a concave shape in a direction from a top of the apparatus to a bottom of the apparatus, the input device comprising a touch-sensitive surface operative to detect movement input. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315357 | ELECTRONIC PEN FOR DETECTING TOUCH LOCATION AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING TOUCH LOCATION - An electronic pen for detecting a touch location on a display panel by detecting infrared rays generated by the display panel, the electronic pen including an infrared sensor that detects the infrared rays and generates a detection signal; an amplifying unit that amplifies the detection signal; a low pass filter that filters high-frequency elements from the amplified detection signal; and a location detecting unit that detects the location on the display panel touched by the electronic pen based on the filtered detection signal. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315358 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method including displaying, via a controller, at least one first function icon on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, assigning, via the controller, a first input gesture to the displayed first function icon such that a first function corresponding to the first function icon is executed when the first input gesture is performed on the mobile terminal, and removing, via the controller, the first function icon from the touchscreen of the mobile terminal after the first gesture has been assigned to the first function icon. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315359 | TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal includes a display unit for displaying an electronic book, a user interface for selecting a specific portion to be extracted from the electronic book, a controller for extracting the selected specific portion and copyright information related to the extracted specific portion, and a memory for storing the extracted specific portion and the copyright information. The controller applies the extracted specific portion to an application such that the specific portion is displayed within the application and the copyright information is displayed on the display unit when the specific portion is applied to the application. When the extracted specific portion is applied to the application, the copyright information is automatically included in the applied specific portion. The display unit of the mobile terminal includes an electronic paper display and a liquid crystal display (LCD) and the electronic book is displayed on the electronic paper display. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315360 | MULTI-TOUCH INPUT DEVICE - An exemplary multi-touch input device includes a stress sensing plate, a first polarizer, a infrared light module, a second polarizer, an infrared camera module, and a processor. The stress sensing plate has a touching surface, an internal stress is generated when an object touches the tress sensing plate. The infrared light source module is configured for emitting infrared light to the first polarizer. The first polarizer is disposed between the stress sensing plate and the infrared light source. The infrared camera module is configured for capturing the image corresponding to the infrared light outputting from the stress sensing plate through the second polarizer. The processor is to receive the infrared image from the infrared camera module and obtain the position or a trace the stress sensing plate be touched accordingly. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315361 | TOUCH-POINT COORDINATE DETECTING METHOD - A method for detecting touch-point coordinates includes: scanning a plurality of signal points in sequence to generate a plurality of original data including a plurality of original touch point data; performing a grouping algorithm for the original touch point data to group the original touch point data into a plurality of group sets; and calculating a barycentric coordinate of each of the group sets and outputting the barycentric coordinate as a touch-point coordinate of each of the group sets. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315362 | TOUCH-SENSING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A touch-sensing liquid crystal display (LCD) panel including an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween is provided. The active device array substrate includes a first substrate, a pixel array, a plurality of touch-sensing pads, and an electric field shielding layer. The pixel array is disposed on the first substrate and includes a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of data lines. The touch-sensing pads are disposed on the first substrate. The electric field shielding layer is disposed on the pixel array and arranged between sub-pixels adjacent to each other, and the electric field shielding layer includes a pattern. The opposite substrate includes a common electrode and a plurality of touch-sensing protrusions disposed above the touch-sensing pads. Therefore, when the touch-sensing LCD panel is pressed, press mura is substantially eliminated. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315363 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT FOR ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITY TYPE TOUCH SENSOR - There is offered a signal processing circuit for an electrostatic capacity type touch sensor which can improve the noise tolerance and adjust an offset in the output voltage. The signal processing circuit for the touch sensor is structured to include an alternating current power supply providing an excitation pad with an alternating voltage, an electric charge amplifier generating an output voltage Vout corresponding to a difference between a capacitance of a first capacitor formed between a first touch pad and the excitation pad and a capacitance of a second capacitor formed between a second touch pad and the excitation pad, and an offset adjustment circuit to adjust an offset in the output voltage Vout of the electric charge amplifier. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315364 | Portable Terminal - This portable terminal includes a control portion for transmitting a position of a touch panel portion directly or indirectly operated by one of the hands of the user to the other hand of the user by vibrating a portion, corresponding to the operated position of the touch panel portion, of a vibrating portion grasped by the other hand of the user when the user has directly or indirectly operated the touch panel portion with one of his/her hands. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315365 | Storage medium storing pointing device input adjustment program, input adjustment apparatus and input adjustment method - A computer as an input adjustment apparatus includes a memory. This memory stores an input adjustment program. The computer is connected with a touch pad. When a user touches the touch pad with his/her finger, the computer is provided with touch coordinate data on a touched portion and a value according to an area of the touched portion. Based on the coordinate data and the value according to the touch area, the computer calculates a scale factor of a range in which the user can actually perform an operation in such a manner as to conform to a whole operating range of the touch pad. Then, the computer multiplies by the scale factor a difference of coordinates indicated by the coordinate data (current touch coordinates) from a reference position, and input the resulting value as input data into an electronic device. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315366 | METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING TOUCH INPUT IN TOUCH SCREEN BASED DEVICE - A method for recognizing touch input in a touch screen based device is provided. The method for recognizing touch includes: checking a location of the touch input when a touch is inputted; checking a changed location of the touch when a location of the touch is changed; and recognizing that the touch is released in the location of the touch input when touch release occurs in the changed location. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315367 | Necktie with Electronic Display - Embodiments of the invention generally provide a wearable necktie to which is attached a video display | 2010-12-16 |
20100315368 | Controller, System and Method for Identifying a Number of Interactions with a Computer Input Area - Disclosed is a method for identifying a number of interactions with a computer input area defined by at least first and second intersecting sets of detection paths. First, indications of which of the detection paths are affected by the interactions are received. Then, for each of the detection path sets, the set's indications of affected detection paths are parsed to identify up to N extents of adjacent, affected detection paths (N≧2). A controller having logic to implement the method, and a system incorporating a control system that implements the method, are also disclosed. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315369 | Method and User Interface for Entering Characters - A direction of movement indicated by an input device is detected when a start of a character entering function has been detected. The entered character is shown on the character area on a display, towards which character area the direction of movement indicated by the input device is proceeding. The termination of the character entering function is detected, and the character towards whose character area the direction of movement was last detected to proceed as the character to be entered next is detected. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315370 | Piezoelectric User Interface - An apparatus includes a touchscreen keypad and one or more devices that generate a tactile response to a user of the apparatus when a key in the keypad is pressed. In order accomplish a simple construction requiring a minimum of space, the one or more devices that generate that tactile response may include at least one piezoelectric element configured to generate vibration which is forwarded to the user in response to a key of the touchscreen keypad being pressed. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315371 | Terminal Device With Display Function - A terminal device with a display function enables only an operation of a desired operation key valid, and easily perform the invalidation operation. In response to switching to a predetermined function mode by manipulating a jog dial, an image in the switched function mode is displayed in a display surface, based on an image signal from a display control section. A bar is located on a borderline between a contents area and an operation area in an initial state of displaying an image. When the jog dial is manipulated by the user to thereby move the bar from the borderline to a predetermined position within the operation area, a CPU determines that the position of the bar has been moved. Then, the CPU detects a new position of the bar, and makes an operation with respect to the operation key located between the bar and the borderline invalid. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315372 | TOUCH COORDINATE CALCULATION FOR A TOUCH-SENSITIVE INTERFACE - A touch sensitive interface includes a plurality of touch pads that can each register an impedance change indicating a contact. For each contact a plurality of touch pads is identified and within that plurality of associated touch pads one or more seed points is located. Each seed point possesses an input value greater than the input value at each neighboring touch pad. From each seed point within the plurality of touch pads associated with a contact, a region of touch pads is identified. A centroid of each formed region can then be determined to ascertain a touch coordinate. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315373 | SINGLE OR MULTITOUCH-CAPABLE TOUCHSCREENS OR TOUCHPADS COMPRISING AN ARRAY OF PRESSURE SENSORS AND THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH SENSORS - A multitouch-capable touchscreen is realized in that a large number of pressure sensors are attached under a flexible surface and thus both the pressure distribution and also the deformation of the surface is measured. Local pressure maxima occur due to the flexibility of the surface material with associated deformation on contact. As several local pressure maxima can exist, it is thus also possible to identify a plurality of contacts simultaneously. It is possible from the strength of pressure and pressure distribution to determine the force that is used for pressing such that this information can also be used in the user interface. Such sensors can be produced very efficiently and inexpensively by printing an ink that changes its resistance under pressure onto PCB tracks designed as sensor surfaces. The PCB tracks and the sensor surfaces can also be printed out using an ink with as low a resistance as possible. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315374 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF APPLYING THE SAME - A display device and a method of applying the same are introduced herein. A shielding layer is utilized to interpose between a transparent conductive layer of a touch element and a common electrode layer of a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. With controlling variances of a first and a second control signals, a coupling current between the transparent conductive layer and common electrode layer can approach none, whereby influences of capacitive coupling effect between the common electrode layer or shielding layer and the transparent conductive layer of the touch element can be reduced. Thus, high touch accuracy of the touch element can be achieved and the noise can be eliminated simultaneously. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315375 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INPUT POSITION THEREON - The present invention provides an image display system including a capacitive touch panel. The touch panel includes a plurality of groups of capacitor, and each group includes a number of capacitor modules. The touch panel also includes a processing circuit, a first scanning circuit, and a second scanning circuit. The first scanning circuit scans in turn each group. The second scanning circuit scans in turn each capacitor module of a particular group of capacitor. Then the processing circuit generates an input signal associated with a position on the touch panel. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315376 | CONTROL INTERFACE ASSEMBLIES AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME - A control interface assembly includes a touch sensor panel, a laser assembly, first and second laser detectors, and a controller. The touch sensor panel includes a touch surface extending within a touch plane. The laser assembly emits first and second portions of laser light. At least one of the first and second portions of laser light is directed within a laser plane which is spaced from the touch plane. The first and second laser detectors are positioned to receive the respective first and second portions of laser light. The controller is coupled with each of the touch sensor panel and the first and second laser detectors. The controller is configured to detect engagement of the touch surface by an operator's finger and is further configured to detect passage of an operator's finger through the laser plane. Vehicles including a control interface assembly are also provided. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315377 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel includes M*N sub-pixels, at least m sub-pixels each include at least one photo sensitive area and at least one effective display area, the other n sub-pixels each include only at least one effective display area, and M≧2, N≧1, m≦M, m+n=M and m≧0. A first color filter film is disposed over a photo sensor of the photo sensitive area and a second color filter film is disposed over the effective display area, wherein the color of the first and the second color filter films are different at the at least m sub-pixels. The photo sensors at the same column are electrically connected by a signal readout line, wherein only one signal readout line is disposed at every M column of the sub-pixels. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315378 | PLASMA DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A plasma display device with touch sensing function includes a display panel having a plurality of first and second electrodes, and third electrodes crossing the first and second electrodes, and first, second and third drivers adapted to drive the first, second and third electrodes in a plurality of subfields including a sensing subfield having a first period and a second period. During the first period, the first driver is adapted to apply a first voltage higher than a reference voltage to the first electrodes, the second driver is adapted to time sequentially apply a second voltage lower than the first voltage to the second electrodes. During the second period, the first driver is adapted to apply a fourth voltage lower than the first voltage to the first electrodes, and the third driver is adapted to time sequentially apply a third voltage higher than the reference voltage to the third electrodes. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315379 | Display Devices With Integrated Optical Components For Use in Position Detection - Displays, such as LCD displays, can include integrated optical components such as energy emitters, detectors, reflective material, etc. for position detection based on energy traveling over a touch surface. A display device comprising a panel can accommodate at least one optical component to direct light over the touch surface and/or to receive light directed over the touch surface. The touch surface may be part of the display or a layer atop the display. The device with integrated component(s) can be included in a display, which includes a display bezel. Embodiments may use a frame structure to position an optical component close to the top surface of the display and may be mounted to a flat panel atop the panel bezel and beneath the display bezel and/or a transparent member can interface with a support member which supports optical component(s) that direct and/or receive light traveling over the transparent member. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315380 | OPTICAL TOUCH APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An optical touch apparatus is disclosed. The optical touch apparatus comprises a light emitting module, a noise suppressing module, a light sensing module, and a processing module. The light emitting module emits at least one sensing beam, and the at least one sensing beam comprises a plurality of sensing rays. If an emitting angle of a specific sensing ray among the plurality of sensing rays toward a light sensor of the light sensing module is larger than a default value, the noise suppressing module will block the specific sensing ray from emitting into the light sensor. After the light sensing module generates a sensing result according to the condition of the light sensing module receiving the at least one sensing beam, the processing module will determine the position of a touch point according to the sensing result. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315381 | MULTI-TOUCH SENSING APPARATUS USING REAR VIEW CAMERA OF ARRAY TYPE - A multi-touch sensing apparatus using a rear view camera of an array type is provided. The multi-touch sensing apparatus may include a display panel to display an image, a sensing light source to emit light to sense a touch image which is generated by an object and displayed on a back side of the display panel, and a camera to divide and sense the touch image. The camera may be arranged in an edge of a lower side of the multi-touch sensing apparatus, or a mirror to reflect the touch image may be included in the multi-touch sensing apparatus. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315382 | TOUCH-SENSOR-PROVIDED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE ( amended - The present invention relates to a touch-sensor-provided liquid crystal display device ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100315383 | TOUCH SCREEN ADOPTING AN OPTICAL MODULE SYSTEM USING LINEAR INFRARED EMITTERS - Disclosed is an optical modular touch screen using a linear infrared emitter, in which the linear infrared emitter is disposed at each of three or four sides of a rectangular frame defining the touch screen, and infrared rays emitted from the linear infrared emitter is detected through two or three optical modules, thereby recognizing a shadow generated by finger touch and grasping a position thereof. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315384 | UNTETHERED ACTIVE PEN AND A METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A CAPACITIVE SENSING DEVICE USING THE UNTETHERED ACTIVE PEN - A method for communicating with a capacitive sensing device using an untethered active pen. The method includes capacitively receiving a capacitive sensing signal at a capacitive receiving unit of the untethered active pen. The capacitive sensing signal is output from the capacitive sensing device. In addition, the method includes determining a first frequency and a first phase associated with the capacitive sensing signal. Moreover, the method includes transmitting at a second frequency and a second phase an amplified active pen signal at the capacitive sensing device from the untethered active pen. The amplified active pen signal has a second frequency and a second phase that correspond to the first frequency and the first phase. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315385 | WRITING DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A writing device includes: a voltage application unit that applies a voltage to a display medium including a first display layer, second display layer and a photoconductive layer; a first obtaining unit that obtains image data showing an original image; a controller that controls the voltage application unit and the irradiating unit to cause the display medium to show an overlapped image including the obtained original image and an overwritten image overwritten on the original image, the overwritten image including a point corresponding to the location shown by the location information stored in the storage unit. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315386 | METHOD FOR COMPENSATING POSITION OF POINTING DEVICE AND POINTING DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A pointing device calculates a current position of the pointing device based on a point of time at which an incident signal is sensed, and compensates the current position based on a deviation of position of the pointing device which is calculated using the current position of the pointing device. Accordingly, a problem on the GUI caused by position distortion of the pointing device is minimized. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315387 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A plasma display device has a panel having a plurality of scan electrodes, and a drive circuit having a circuit board including a scan IC for applying scan pulses to the scan electrodes. The drive circuit divides a group of odd-numbered scan electrodes and a group of even-numbered scan electrodes individually. In the circuit board having the scan IC, a surface or layer to be mounted with a scan IC for applying scan pulses to the group of odd-numbered scan electrodes is different from a surface or layer to be mounted with a scan IC for applying scan pulses to the group of even-numbered scan electrodes. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315388 | SOURCE DRIVER AND SERIAL-TO-PARALLEL DATA CONVERTING METHOD ADAPTED IN THE SOURCE DRIVER - A source driver receiving data from an external bus is provided. The source driver comprises: a plurality of internal buses; a serial-to-parallel unit, a shift register and a plurality of channels. The serial-to-parallel unit is for receiving the data from the external bus and converting the data into plural display data for transmitting respectively on the internal buses in parallel; the shift register is for outputting shift control signals; and the plurality of channels are for latching data from the internal buses according to the shift control signals; wherein each shift control signal controls at least two channels that correspond respectively to the internal buses. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315389 | DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO A DISPLAY ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN ANTENNA - Exemplary embodiments are directed to a display assembly. A display assembly may comprise a display unit and at least one antenna at least partially surrounding at least a portion of the display unit. The at least one antenna may be configured for at least one of receiving wireless power, transmitting data, and receiving data. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315390 | APPARATUS FOR OBJECT PRESENTATIONS CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SYSTEM - The invention relates to an apparatus for object presentations by means of an electronic display system, such as a shelf with an integrated lighting system for illuminating objects positioned on a surface of the shelf in order to create appealing object presentations for example in shops, museums or homes. A basic idea of this invention is to integrate a display system such as a lighting system into a presentation device for quickly and easily creating a decoration effect such as a light effect for attracting people. The invention provides in an embodiment an apparatus ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100315391 | METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY ELEMENT - Provided is a method of driving a display element in which color tone variation of white during repeated drive has been reduced. Also disclosed is a method of driving a display element in which an electrolyte comprising silver or a compound containing silver in a chemical structure thereof is contained between facing electrodes, comprising the step of applying a driving operation to the facing electrodes so as to induce dissolution and deposition of silver, wherein an impression necessary for displaying black color is the impression of a pulse applied to the facing electrodes, satisfying the following Expression (1). Expression (1) 1/100≦TBP/TW≦ | 2010-12-16 |
20100315392 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device capable of reducing the number of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and the number of signal transmitters, and thus reducing manufacturing costs, is disclosed. The LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel having a display to display an image, a plurality of data drive integrated circuits (ICs) connected between one-side portion of the liquid crystal panel and a source PCB, to drive data lines arranged on the display of the liquid crystal panel, a light source unit to provide light to the liquid crystal panel, and a unified board formed with a light source driver to drive the light source unit, and a drive circuit to drive the data drive ICs. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315393 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A plasma display device with improved heat dissipation performance of a driver integrated circuit is disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display device includes i) plasma display panel configured to display an image, iii) a printed circuit board assembly, iii) a flexible printed circuit configured to electrically connect the printed circuit board assembly to the plasma display panel, wherein the flexible printed circuit comprises a metal layer and iv) a driver integrated circuit mounted in the flexible printed circuit and configured to control an electrode formed in the plasma display panel. The driver integrated circuit comprises: i) a base, ii) a plurality of output terminals connected to the base, and iii) a heat-conducting layer contacting 1) at least one of the plurality of output terminals and 2) the metal layer of the flexible printed circuit, wherein the heat-conducting layer and the metal layer are at least partially embedded in the flexible printed circuit. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315394 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides a display apparatus with image capturing function including optical sensors in its pixels, particularly a display apparatus capable of capturing an image while suppressing the power consumption. The display apparatus includes: optical sensors and sensor wirings provided in a pixel region of an active matrix substrate; a sensor row driver for selecting the optical sensors row by row; a sensor pixel readout circuit for reading out signal charges from the optical sensors in the selected row; a sensor column amplifier including the number of amplifiers corresponding to the rows of the optical sensors for generating a sensor output voltage; a sensor column scanning circuit for selecting the signal charges readout by the sensor pixel readout circuit column by column so that the selected signal charges being outputted to the sensor column amplifier; and a buffer amplifier ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100315395 | IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image display method in an image processing apparatus, the method including the steps of: sequentially generating frame images according to each color in rotation in such a manner as to generate one frame image by extracting pixel data corresponding to one color among red (R), green (G), and blue (B) colors from an entire pixel array of an image sensor, the pixel data matching a predetermined resolution; and consecutively displaying the frame images according to each color. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315396 | TIMING CONTROLLER, DISPLAY AND CHARGE SHARING FUNCTION CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A display, which includes a display panel, a timing controller, and a source driver is provided. The timing controller analyzes gray level distribution of a video data to obtain an analysis result. The source driver is coupled between the display panel and the timing controller for driving the display panel to display a corresponding frame according to a video signal provided by the timing controller, and further the timing controller enables or disables a charge sharing function of the source driver in the display according to the analysis result. As a result, the charge sharing function is enabled optionally during different charge sharing periods, and thus the power consumption and the operation temperature of the source driver could be reduced as compared with the prior art. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315397 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A display apparatus includes: a video processor which performs calibration; a signal generator which generates a signal; and a controller which controls the signal generator to generate an analog signal corresponding to a predetermined direct current voltage when performing the calibration, and controls the video processor to convert the analog signal into the digital signal and to adjust the digital signal to have a same value as a reference value. The signal input for calibration is achieved in a board controllable by a microcomputer, so that the board itself can automatically perform the calibration with regard to various kinds of signals without connection of an external device. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315398 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WRITING DATA TO ELECTROMECHANICAL DISPLAY ELEMENTS - Methods and devices for applying bias potentials of opposite polarities to columns of electromechanical display elements are described herein. The bias potentials may be applied such that a column and an adjacent column receive bias potentials of opposite polarity. The bias potentials may be applied such that a polarity of bias voltages received by columns of a first set of the display elements is opposite a polarity of bias voltages received by columns of a second set of the display elements. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315399 | Flexible Electronic Device and Method of Manufacture - A flexible electronic device and method of manufacture are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a flexible electronic device includes a front; a back; and a plurality of layers disposed between the front and the back. A plurality of components, including processor, a memory, a display, a display driver, a battery, and a data interface, may be disposed on the layers. The flexible electronic device may also include a plurality of flex points so that the flexible electronic device can be flexed relative to each flex point. According to another embodiment of the invention, the method of manufacturing a flexible electronic device by lamination includes (1) providing a first source of front layers for the flexible electronic device; (2) providing a second source of back layers for the flexible electronic device; (3) providing a source for each interior layer of the flexible electronic device, at least one interior layer having at least one flexible electronic component disposed thereon; (4) pressing the front, interior, and back layers together, resulting in a laminate; and (5) curing the laminate. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315400 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An LCD device is disclosed. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315401 | Driver Circuit Structure and Method for Repairing the Same - Disclosed is a driver circuit structure integrated in a display panel. The driver circuit structure includes a plurality of transistors and a backup transistor. After completing the driver circuit structure, the disclosure inspects it to find an inactive transistor. The inspection process first, isolates the electrical connection between the inactive transistor and the first electrode line and/or the electrical connection between the inactive transistor and the second electrode line. Next, the source electrode of the backup transistor and the first electrode line and/or electrically connecting the drain electrode of the backup transistor and the second electrode line are electrical connected. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315402 | Display panel driving method, gate driver, and display apparatus - A method of driving a display panel in which a voltage polarity reverse cycle of a data signal is three or more scan periods, and multiple scan lines are driven by switching between a first and a second scan orders by a predetermined period. The method includes setting a display pattern as a first maximum current pattern, the display pattern in which the multiple scan lines are driven in the first scan order and a number of charge and discharge of the data signal becomes a maximum number, and specifying that the number of charge and discharge of the data signal when displaying the first maximum current pattern in the second scan order is to be ½ of that of the data signal when displaying the first maximum current pattern in the first scan order. Further, the voltage polarity reverse cycle for specifying the first and the second scan orders is one frame period. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315403 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SCAN SIGNAL LINE DRIVING CIRCUIT - A scan signal line driving circuit of at least one embodiment includes a plurality of stages which are aligned in a scanning direction, the scan signal line driving circuit receiving a first clock signal, a second clock signal, and a third clock signal, the first clock signal, the second clock signal, and the third clock signal being such that (i) a clock pulse of the third clock signal is followed by a clock pulse of the first clock signal, (ii) the clock pulse of the first clock signal is followed by a clock pulse of the second clock signal, and (iii) the clock pulse of the second clock signal is followed by the clock pulse of the third clock signal, the scan signal line driving circuit receiving a shift pulse at one endmost stage thereof and shifting the shift pulse from the one endmost stage thereof to the other endmost stage thereof stage by stage in accordance with each of clock pulses of the first clock signal, the second clock signal, and the third clock signal, sequentially received by the scan signal line driving circuit, each of the plurality of stages supplying a scan pulse to a corresponding one of a plurality of scan signal lines in accordance with the shift pulse inputted to that stage by the shifting. This realizes a display device which can pre-charge a target pixel with an electric potential which is close to that of a data signal for charging the target pixel, in a panel in which a plurality of first color pixels, a plurality of second color pixels, a plurality of third color pixels are arranged so as to alternate with one another along a direction in which a plurality of data signal lines extend. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315404 | METHOD FOR DRIVING PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - In the method for driving a plasma display device, the plasma display panel are applied with voltage through the following process. In the first address period where an address discharge is generated on the scan electrodes that belong to the first scan electrode group, the third switching element is turned OFF so as to give a different value of reference voltage between the first and the second scan electrode driving sections. In the second address period where an address discharge is generated on the scan electrodes that belong to the second scan electrode group, the third switching element is turned ON so as to give a same value of reference voltage between the first and the second scan electrode driving sections. In the sustain period where sustain pulses are applied to a plurality of scan electrodes to generate a sustain discharge in the discharge cells, the third switching element is turned ON. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315405 | DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A driving circuit for a liquid crystal display device of at least one embodiment of the present invention includes: a scanning signal line driving circuit turning on switching elements in each horizontal scanning period; a video signal line driving circuit outputting a video signal whose polarity is reversed in synchronization with the each horizontal scanning period, the polarity being reversed in a subsequent horizontal scanning period assigned to one row from the polarity in a preceding horizontal scanning period assigned to the one row, the subsequent horizontal scanning period and the preceding horizontal scanning period being two successive horizontal scanning periods; a reference voltage generating section connected to the video signal line driving circuit; and a storage capacitance electrode driving circuit outputting, to each of storage capacitance voltage supply lines, a voltage of the each storage capacitance voltage supply line, the voltage having a polarity reversed every frame, the reference voltage generating section being capable of supplying, as a reference supply voltage for each video signal line, any voltage in accordance with a polarity of each of pixel electrodes connected to each scanning signal line, the reference supply voltage being supplied to the video signal line driving circuit, for example, at a start of display. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315406 | Image data transfer to cascade-connected display panel drivers - A display device is provided with a display panel; first to n-th cascade-connected drivers (n being an integer of two or more); a controller transmitting compressed image data to the first driver. The i-th driver of the first to n-th drivers includes a drive circuitry driving the display panel; a first bus adapted to data transfer to the (i+1)-th driver of the first to n-th drivers; a second bus adapted to data transfer to the driver circuitry; and a decompression section receiving the compressed image data from the (i−1)-th driver of the first to n-th drivers or the controller. The decompression section of the i-th driver transfers the received compressed image data to the (i+1)-th driver through the first bus thereof, when the received compressed image data are not associated with the i-th driver. When the received compressed image data are associated with the i-th driver, the decompression section of the i-th driver decompresses the received compressed image data to generate decompressed image data and feeds the decompressed image data to the drive circuitry through the second bus. The drive circuitry drives the display panel in response to the decompressed image data. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315407 | Display control circuit - A display control circuit for a display includes a plurality of amplifiers connected to data lines of a display panel, the plurality of amplifiers being configured to apply a gray-scale voltage to the data lines when a bias current is supplied, and a control circuit that supplies a bias current to the amplifiers, wherein the control circuit detects an operating state of at least one amplifier among the plurality of amplifiers that operates by the bias current in a first time region, and causes the plurality of amplifiers to operate by supplying the bias current for a predetermined period according to the detection result in a second time region after the first time region. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315408 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel which displays an image in response to a gate signal and a data signal, a panel driving circuit which provides the gate signal and the data signal to the liquid crystal display panel in response to a control signal, a backlight unit including n light generating blocks which provide light to the liquid crystal display panel, and a backlight control unit which turns each of the n light generating blocks on and off i times during one frame period. Each of the n light generating blocks has a different duty ratio for each of i turn-on periods when the n light generating blocks are turned on in the one frame period, and ‘n’ and ‘i’ are integers greater than or equal to two (2). | 2010-12-16 |
20100315409 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A driving method of a plasma display device according to an exemplary embodiment groups a plurality of address electrodes extending in a first direction into a plurality of groups, and logically divides each of the groups into a plurality of sub-groups. During a first period, a first pulse is sequentially applied to the plurality of groups, and a second pulse is sequentially applied to the plurality of sub-groups included in at least one of the plurality of groups during a second period following the first period. The first and second periods are address periods for sensing in a second direction crossing the first direction. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315410 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PARTICLE SYSTEMS FROM TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - A system and method for recovering three-dimensional (3D) particle systems from two-dimensional (2D) images are provided. The system and method of the present invention provide for identifying a fuzzy object in a two-dimensional (2D) image; selecting a particle system from a plurality of predetermined particle systems, the selected particle system relating to a predefined fuzzy object; generating at least one particle of the selected particle system; simulating the at least one particle to update states of the at least one particle; rendering the selected particle system; comparing the rendered particle system to the identified fuzzy object in the 2D image; and storing the selected particle system if the comparison result is within an acceptable threshold, wherein the stored particle system represents the recovered geometry of the fuzzy object. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315411 | COMPUTING TRANSITIONS BETWEEN CAPTURED DRIVING RUNS - Various embodiments provide a global approach for computing transitions between captured runs through an intersection. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a transition algorithm receives as input various runs that have been captured through an intersection and an input path through the intersection. The transition algorithm processes its inputs and provides, as an output, a set of points and data such as a direction associated with each of the points. The set of points includes points from different captured runs. The output set of points and associated data indicate which images to obtain from a database and which field of view to create a simulated turn for the user. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315412 | PIECEWISE PLANAR RECONSTRUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCENES - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for reconstruction a three-dimensional scene from a collection of two-dimensional images are provided. A computerized reconstruction system executes computer vision algorithms on the collection of two-dimensional images to identify candidate planes that are used to model visual characteristics of the environment depicted in the two-dimensional images. The computer vision algorithms may minimize an energy function that represents the relationships and similarities among features of the two-dimensional images to assign pixels of the two dimensional images to planes in the three dimensional scene. The three-dimensional scene is navigable and depicts viewpoint transitions between multiple two-dimensional images. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315413 | Surface Computer User Interaction - Surface computer user interaction is described. In an embodiment, an image of a user's hand interacting with a user interface displayed on a surface layer of a surface computing device is captured. The image is used to render a corresponding representation of the hand. The representation is displayed in the user interface such that the representation is geometrically aligned with the user's hand. In embodiments, the representation is a representation of a shadow or a reflection. The process is performed in real-time, such that movement of the hand causes the representation to correspondingly move. In some embodiments, a separation distance between the hand and the surface is determined and used to control the display of an object rendered in a 3D environment on the surface layer. In some embodiments, at least one parameter relating to the appearance of the object is modified in dependence on the separation distance. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315414 | DISPLAY OF 3-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - A system for displaying 3-dimensional images is provided. The system comprises a monitor, a rendering module arranged to provide image data for display by the monitor, a point-of-view module for determining the position of a viewer relative to the monitor, wherein the output of said rendering module is dependent on the determined position of the viewer relative to the monitor and a polar correction module arranged to adjust the brightness of one or more pixels of the monitor dependent on the position of the viewer relative to the monitor. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315415 | Image Processing Device, Method for Processing Image, Information Recording Medium, and Program - A storage unit ( | 2010-12-16 |
20100315416 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE INSPECTION OF AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS - A computer implemented method for remote inspection of infrastructure of an industrial process in an installation for extraction, processing and/or production of materials. The process is supervised by a control system including one or more computers, and one or more computer display apparatus. At least one computer includes a graphic computer model and a 3D model of the process infrastructure, where a position in the process infrastructure in the 3D model is arranged selectable, wherein the selected position is identified from a viewpoint in the model. The viewpoint information from the model is used to position one or more cameras in the real installation. Images from the real installation are combined with the 3D model in different ways. A remote inspection system and a computer program are also described. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315417 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND DISPLAY CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and display controlling method thereof are provided. The present invention includes determining a polyhedral shape to correspond to a number of display target objects, designating the number of display target objects to facets of a polyhedron having the determined polyhedral shape, displaying the polyhedron having the determined polyhedral shape in a three-dimensional rotational position, and displaying the number of display target objects on the designated facets of the polyhedron. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315418 | TABLETOP, MOBILE AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM FOR PERSONALIZATION AND COOPERATION, AND INTERACTION METHOD USING AUGMENTED REALITY - The present invention relates to a tabletop, mobile augmented reality system for personalization and cooperation and an interaction method using augmented reality. More particularly, the tabletop, mobile augmented reality system for personalization and cooperation according to the present invention adds a mobile interface for providing a personal user space to a table interface for providing a cooperative space for users such that information on a table can be brought to a personal mobile device and controlled directly or manipulated personally by a user, allows for fairness in the right to control the table, and permits users to share the result of personalization. The tabletop, mobile augmented reality system for personalization and cooperation according to the present invention includes a table interface for providing a cooperative space, which allows for interaction among users by enabling users to touch a specific piece of content of the image projected onto a table or via an object disposed on the specific piece of content. The invention further relates to a mobile interface for providing a personal space, which recognizes and traces said object to augment the image projected onto the table with three-dimensional content. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315419 | Systems and Methods for Estimating a Parameter for a 3D model - The present invention estimates parameters for 3D models. Parameters may include, without limitation, surface topology, edge geometry, luminous or reflective characteristics, visual properties, characterization of noise in the signal, or other. A metric is estimated by quantifying a relationship between a received signal and a reference signal. The metric is then utilized to determine a parameter for a 3D model. The metric may include a measurement such as the cross-correlation of the received signal and the reference signal, or standard deviation of the difference of the received signal and the reference signal, for example. The parameter obtained may then be used to create a reference signal for determination of another parameter. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315420 | OBJECT LOADING AND UNLOADING SYSTEM - An object loading and unloading system for loading and unloading objects in a graphically simulated virtual environment, or virtual world, is described. A world object manager manages multiple object loaders to load and unload objects as geographic cells move within and out of a loading radius of each loader based on a position of a camera or view within the virtual world. Each object loader has an associated priority level, and the world object manager notifies a loader to load its corresponding objects in a cell only after all loaders having higher priority levels, which also have that cell in their respective loading radii, have already loaded their corresponding objects in that cell. The world object manager may expose various programming interfaces to provide an extensible object loading system whereby third parties can define new loaders to be incorporated into the hierarchical spatial object loading system. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315421 | Generating fog effects in a simulated environment - A system and method for generating fog effects in a simulated environment. A fog color is selected using a the orientation of a virtual camera with respect to a three dimensional fog color map. Fog effects are generated based in part on the selected fog color. | 2010-12-16 |
20100315422 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SURFACE CONTOUR MAPPING - The three dimensional surface shape of a specular reflective object can be determined by examining a captured image reflected from the object. Flat specular reflective surfaces, e.g. a mirror, provide an undistorted reflected image, while curved surfaces reflect a distorted image altered by the surface shape. By analyzing one or more captured images of the distorted reflection, one can estimate the shape of the surface that caused the distortion. A captured distorted image can be compared to a reference undistorted image for which one knows some geometric properties. A system to capture and process such images can be assembled from a few components including a computer to generate and process the images, a display to project the image onto the reflective object, a digital camera to capture the reflected image and a positioning device on which to orient the components with respect to each other. | 2010-12-16 |