Controller Automatically Senses Monitor Resolution Patents (Class 345/3.4)
  • Patent number: 11670258
    Abstract: A method of luminance compensation includes; generating luminance compensation data based on test image data, each of the test image data corresponding to one gray level, and each of the luminance compensation data including compensation values corresponding to the one gray level, generating intra-plane data based on the luminance compensation data, one of the intra-plane data being generated based on one of the luminance compensation data, generating inter-plane stream data based on the intra-plane data, one of the inter-plane stream data being generated based on data blocks included in the intra-plane data and disposed at a same location within the intra-plane data, and sequentially storing the inter-plane stream data in a memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongki Kwon, Taewoo Kim, Jinyong Park, Hyunwook Lim, Woohyuk Jang, Hojun Chung
  • Patent number: 10430917
    Abstract: A touch input mode may be entered and exited automatically and/or manually. When the touch input mode is entered, user interface (UI) elements are optimized for touch input. When the touch input mode is exited, the user interface (UI) elements are optimized for hardware based input. A user may enter the touch input mode by manually selecting a user interface element and/or by entering touch input. Settings may be configured that specify conditions upon which the touch input mode is entered/exited. For example, the touch input mode may be configured to be automatically entered upon undocking a computing device, receiving touch input when in the hardware based input mode, and the like. Similarly, the touch input mode may be configured to be automatically exited upon docking a computing device, receiving hardware based input when in the touch input mode, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Chow Radakovitz, Clinton Dee Covington
  • Patent number: 10235641
    Abstract: A reservation system is disclosed. The system comprises a communication means for receiving, from a remote device, an availability request for a product or service; sending, to the device, a first ordered list element data representing a distribution of a plurality of different products or services within a map in response to receiving the request; and for receiving, from the remote device, a reservation request for one of the plurality of different products or services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SITA INFORMATION NETWORKING COMPUTING IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventor: Daniel Tomos Godber
  • Patent number: 9424815
    Abstract: Art stream commands comprising gestures, drawing state, and attribution information are received from one or more clients participating in a collaboration session. The art stream commands enable the rendering of and provide source control for a visual document. Attribution for visual differences may be provided. Each of the one or more clients may rewind and play back the art stream commands to provide a detailed understanding of what was contributed by whom. All changes and image variations are non-destructive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Lee Bryan Thomason, Jason Rodney Williams
  • Patent number: 9002947
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display-side communication section adapted to receive image configuration alteration request information related to a configuration of a first image and image information of at least one second image constituting the first image from at least one terminal device; a display-side image generation section adapted to generate the first image based on the image configuration alteration request information and the image information; and a display-side display section adapted to display the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeaki Arizumi, Mitsuhiro Yoshida, Issei Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 8970535
    Abstract: Electronic apparatus (100) includes a display device (1), a detecting device (20) which detects an input, a state change detecting section (31), and a control section. The control section controls the detecting device (20) so that the detecting device (20) carries out the detection more times during a non-scanning period in a case where a state change causing an improvement in detection accuracy is detected and so that the detecting device (20) carries out the detection fewer times during the non-scanning period in a case where the state change causing a deterioration in detection accuracy is detected. With the configuration, it is possible to improve detection accuracy of the detecting device while reducing electric power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohji Saitoh, Akizumi Fujioka, Masami Ozaki, Toshihiro Yanagi
  • Patent number: 8957927
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes an interface board, a display panel and a connecting interface. The interface board includes a system control module and a system storage module for storing a plurality groups of panel driving data. The display panel includes a pixel array, a signal receiver and a panel data storage module for storing panel data. The connecting interface connects the interface board and the display panel and generates an intimating signal and transmits the same when these elements are electrically connected. The system control module retrieves panel data from the panel data storage module through the connecting interface to further retrieve one of the groups of panel driving data to output the same. The signal receiver drives the pixel array according to the one of the groups of panel driving data. A display device drive method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Wistron Corp.
    Inventor: Jun-Xin Qiu
  • Patent number: 8866754
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: touch operation sections provided to be spaced from each other by a specified distance and detect a position touched by an operating part; a drag detection section to detect a drag moved in a state where the operating part touches the touch operation sections; a vibration detection section to detect a vibration amount of the touch operation sections; a vibration acquisition section to acquire the vibration amount in a period after the drag detection section detects that an arbitrary touch operation section is dragged among the touch operation sections and before the drag detection section detects that another touch operation section adjacent to the arbitrary touch operation section is dragged; and a drag determination section to determine, based on the vibration amount, whether the drag on the arbitrary touch operation section is continuous with the drag on the another touch operation section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 8830259
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device that includes a communication portion, a detection portion and a display control portion. The communication portion communicates with an external device. The detection portion detects a posture of the information processing device. The display control portion controls display on a display screen based on one of a display format that is determined based on posture information indicating the posture of the information processing device detected by the detection portion and external posture information indicating a posture of the external device that is received by the communication portion, and a display format based on display switch information indicating a display format that is received by the communication portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Fuminori Homma, Tatsushi Nashida
  • Patent number: 8786775
    Abstract: Provided are a display system and a method of outputting an image signal corresponding to a display panel. The display system includes an image processor converting original video data input from a video signal converting unit into converted video data corresponding to a recognized output standard and outputting the converted video data; and a display unit including a memory storing characteristic information and serving to display the converted video data as visual information. Here, the image processor reads out the characteristic information from the memory to recognize the output standard. Accordingly, it is possible to adaptively cope with the case where only the display panel is replaced for the purpose of improvement in resolution, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Humax Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Jun Chung
  • Patent number: 8743019
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a host computer system implemented method comprising receiving an indication of total requested display size of a remotely coupled client computer system. The method further includes automatically determining a number of display screens and a predetermined average display screen size. The method further includes an operating system of the host computer system allocating therein a display area to accommodate the total requested display size and dividing the display area into a number of separate portions equal to the number of display screens usable by the client computer system. The method further includes allocating each separate portion of the display area of the host computer system to a respective display screen of the client computer wherein each separate portion so allocated functions as a separate and independent display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventor: David Eng
  • Patent number: 8610654
    Abstract: A display that includes at least one gray level being provided to a plurality of pixels that illuminates each of the pixels with the gray level. The display applies interpolated corrective data for the pixels so as to reduce the mura effects of said display and modifies the backlight of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Yasuo Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8531350
    Abstract: When a first display device displays image data, a display control apparatus reserves a memory space having the first horizontal pixel number in the storage unit, and sets the frequency of a clock signal supplied to the display control unit to a first frequency. When a second display device displays image data, a display control apparatus reserves a space of the second horizontal pixel number, which is higher than the first horizontal pixel number, and sets the frequency of a clock signal supplied to the display control unit to a second frequency which is higher than the first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Zenya Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 8519907
    Abstract: An interface adjustment support system that adjusts a display environment of a first display device (standard device)'s user interface used by a user to adapt to a second display device (device used), via a network, inputs setting information of a customized user interface of the standard device, stores the display information thereof, and adapts setting values, optimized based on the stored setting information of the standard device, to the device used when using the device used, thereby providing interfaces that have the same operational feel to the user, regardless of the device and location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Kazuyoshi Toya
  • Patent number: 8471860
    Abstract: Graphics display adapters for driving multiple display monitors have become very popular. Graphics display adapters that drive multiple monitors can be used to provide terminal services to multiple independent terminals or be used to provide multiple displays to a single user. Generating video signals for multiple display systems puts a heavy burden on the video memory system since multiple different video signal generators may read from associated frame buffers in a shared video memory system. In one disclosed embodiment, a plurality of video memory read triggers are provided wherein at least two of which are staggered to reduce the load on the video memory system. In response to each read trigger, display data is read from a frame buffer to an associated video signal generation circuit. Each video signal generation circuit then provides a display signal to an associated display screen in a multi-screen environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: nComputing Inc.
    Inventor: Subir Ghosh
  • Patent number: 8453063
    Abstract: A display manager determines if a change to one configuration parameter of the display system will affect any of the other configuration parameters of the display system, i.e., whether there is a dependency. If such a dependency exists, the display manager evaluates each of the modes of operation of the display component whose settings will be affected, to identify whether it has any modes that are compatible with the changed configuration of the display system. If so, the display manager selects the configuration mode that is closest to the current mode of the affected component and provides compatibility with the changed configuration. By means of such an approach, the user continues to have access to all components, rather than having to reconfigure and/or restart the computer system due to a change which occurs in the display configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Hendry, Eric Anderson
  • Patent number: 8436749
    Abstract: A display system comprises first and second LED panels for displaying first and second priority aviation data, a power supply, a modulator, a processor and a logic gate. The modulator generates a modulated voltage for the second LED panel, where the second priority data are displayed at a modulated brightness. The processor controls the modulator, and generates a status signal indicating a failure condition of the modulated voltage. The logic gate switches the first LED panel from the modulated voltage to the unmodulated voltage based on the status signal, where the first priority data default from the modulated brightness level to full brightness based on the failure condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Lillis, Edward J. Kysar, III
  • Patent number: 8427511
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided including a projector module, a camera, and a controller. The projector module is configured to project an image for display on an external screen. The camera is configured to receive an input image of the image displayed on the external screen. The input image includes a pointer located over the image and a shadow of the pointer. The controller is configured to obtain a distance between the pointer and the shadow of the pointer from the input image, to recognize a touch by the pointer to a touch point in the displayed image according to the obtained distance, to project through the projector module a pointer cursor at the touch point, and to perform an operation corresponding to the recognized touch point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Duck Moon Shin, Jong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8368616
    Abstract: Control of multiple display screens associated with a computer, wherein the auxiliary screen display content that depends on conditions of the computer. During some times the auxiliary screen displays content associated with the presently executing program, and during other times the auxiliary screen displays history information. The rules can be automatically changed or manually changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Inventor: Scott C. Harris
  • Patent number: 8345029
    Abstract: An image display device includes an input unit having a common terminal for receiving a component signal and an analog RGB signal and a display control unit for controlling display conforming to predetermined standards when the signal inputted from the input unit is a component signal. Thus, when the inputted signal is a component signal, display control conforming to predetermined standards (desirably, the EIA standards) is performed, thereby realizing appropriate image display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomonori Yoshida, Jiaqiang Sun
  • Patent number: 8319805
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a video signal is displayed on a display screen in two or more resolutions. The video signal may be of a first resolution and the display screen may be set to a second resolution. In one embodiment, the video signal resolution is of a size that is greater than the size of the display screen resolution. The method includes displaying a first portion of the video signal in a first resolution in a first region of the display. A second portion of the video signal is then displayed in a second resolution in a second region of the display. The second resolution is a resolution that displays at least a portion of the video signal that would be off screen if the video signal is displayed in the first resolution. Accordingly, more of the signal can be displayed on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Vance Chin, Brandon Sneed, Joe Betts LaCroix, Alok Gupta, Richard Pocklington
  • Patent number: 8279139
    Abstract: When a first display device displays image data, a display control apparatus reserves a memory space having the first horizontal pixel number in the storage unit, and sets the frequency of a clock signal supplied to the display control unit to a first frequency. When a second display device displays image data, a display control apparatus reserves a space of the second horizontal pixel number, which is higher than the first horizontal pixel number, and sets the frequency of a clock signal supplied to the display control unit to a second frequency which is higher than the first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabuashiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Zenya Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 8260364
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile communication terminal, and which includes projecting display information via a projector module onto an external surface; detecting, via a sensor included in the terminal, a motion of the mobile communication terminal; calculating, via a controller, an amount of the detected motion of the mobile communication terminal; and moving, via the controller controlling the projector module, the display information projected onto the external surface based on the calculated amount of the detected motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8248425
    Abstract: Graphics display adapters for driving multiple display monitors have become very popular. Graphics display adapters that drive multiple monitors can be used to provide terminal services to multiple independent terminals or be used to provide multiple displays to a single user. Generating video signals for multiple display systems puts a heavy burden on the video memory system since multiple different video signal generators may read from associated frame buffers in a shared video memory system. In one disclosed embodiment, a plurality of video memory read triggers are provided wherein at least two of which are staggered to reduce the load on the video memory system. In response to each read trigger, display data is read from a frame buffer to an associated video signal generation circuit. Each video signal generation circuit then provides a display signal to an associated display screen in a multi-screen environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: nComputing Inc.
    Inventor: Subir Ghosh
  • Patent number: 8243109
    Abstract: A two-dimensional panel, particularly a liquid crystal display device, has a maximum display area with a width of (T×M) addressable channels. The addressable channels are addressed through a plurality of T source channel integrated circuits (ICs), with each source channel IC having M source channels. The number of addressable channels exceeds the number of channels of data in an image display data array having a width of W pixels, each pixel comprising P subpixels in the width dimension. The excess addressable channels are distributed symmetrically across the width dimension of the displayed image. In other embodiments the number of addressable channels is less than the number of channels of data and excess channels of data are excluded symmetrically across the width dimension of the displayed image. Further embodiments distribute excess addressable channels symmetrically across the height dimension or exclude excess channels of data symmetrically across the height dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: American Panel Corporation
    Inventors: Hanwook Baek, William Dunn
  • Patent number: 8233863
    Abstract: A mobile terminal having electronic paper and a method for controlling the same are provided, wherein the mobile terminal comprises: a first display unit configured to implement a role of electronic paper; a second display unit configured to be mounted at one side of the first display unit for implementing a role of a light emitting display unit; a memory configured to store a program for implementing a predetermined menu; and a controller configured to display the menu on the first display unit or the second display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8184137
    Abstract: Various aspects of processing video information in a display controller may comprise calculating a decision value for a current field based on a video format of the current field and an output video format. The decision value may be compared to a threshold value. In instances where the decision value is greater than said threshold value, scaling may be performed prior to performing capturing. In instances where the decision value is less than said threshold value, capturing may be performed before performing scaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Darren Neuman
  • Patent number: 8159415
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a driving method thereof, which is miniaturized thereby reducing manufacturing costs. The display device includes an interface which receives image information from at least one host device according to a specified or an unspecified transmission scheme to communicate with the host device, a memory which stores first recognition information corresponding to the specified transmission scheme and if the image information is applied according to the specified transmission scheme, which outputs the first recognition information through the interface to the host device, and a control unit which stores second recognition information corresponding to the unspecified transmission scheme and if the image information is applied according to the unspecified transmission scheme, which reads the second recognition information and outputs the read information through the interface to the host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-ik Choi, Young-chan Kim
  • Patent number: 8149254
    Abstract: The invention relates to a displaying apparatus having a display unit on which an image corresponding to an image signal inputted is displayed, comprising: an image signal processing unit processing the image signal so that the image is displayed on the display unit; and a control unit controlling the image signal processing unit to output a predetermined image on a blank area where the image is not displayed when the blank area is displayed for a predetermined time and to change the predetermined image. Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention to provide a displaying apparatus capable of preventing an image sticking phenomenon by sensing a blank area, outputting a predetermined pattern on the blank area and changing the predetermined pattern periodically when the blank area is continued for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang-sun Kim
  • Patent number: 8144191
    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus comprises: a scope comprising a solid imaging device; a processor unit which forms an observation image from signals emitted from the solid imaging device, the processor being connected to the scope; and a plurality of monitors each of which is connected to the processor unit, wherein a whole image of the observation image is displayed on at least one of said plurality of monitors, and a partial image of the observation image is enlarged and displayed on the other one(s) of said plurality of monitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Fujinon Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kawanishi, Kazunori Abe
  • Patent number: 8096665
    Abstract: A high-resolution image is generated using multiple spatially offset lower-resolution digital micro-mirror device (DMD) panels. Multiple lower-resolution subframe signals for controlling the spatial light modulators are generated from a high-resolution image signal using a resolution reduction and interpolation algorithm. The spatial light modulators under control of the subframe signals are illuminated by a light source and light beams reflected from the spatial light modulators are combined and directed onto a screen for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Miradia, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew William Bellis, Dongmin Chen, Gregory Allen Miller
  • Patent number: 8089423
    Abstract: Control of multiple display screens associated with a computer, wherein the auxiliary screen display content that depends on conditions of the computer. During some times the auxiliary screen displays content associated with the presently executing program, and during other times the auxiliary screen displays history information. The rules can be automatically changed or manually changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Inventor: Scott C. Harris
  • Patent number: 8054322
    Abstract: A method of controlling a computer system having a computer to generate and to transmit a video signal, a display to display the video signal transmitted from the computer, and an interface through which the computer communicates with the display, the method including transmitting a control command to check a blank edge line from the computer to the display; receiving the control command and determining whether an edge line of an image display area of the display is blank according to the control command; transmitting blank checking data from the display to the computer; and adjusting resolution of the image signal and transmitting the image signal from the computer to the display based on the transmitted blank checking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Moon-seok Lee
  • Patent number: 8009182
    Abstract: There is provided a display device that enables to present an image on its screen at a desired resolution, in response to an operation by a user and on the basis of an image signal, even when the image signal is obtained from image data from which a resolution is not directly determinable. When image data from which the resolution is undeterminable is inputted, the display device presents thereon data input window that prompts the user to input desired values of the resolution and pixel clock at which the image is to be presented. The user then inputs his/her desired values of the resolution and pixel clock through the image-data input screen. Using the inputted values of the resolution and pixel clock, the display device presents the image on its screen based on the image data that is not normally supported by the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Shibahara
  • Patent number: 7990338
    Abstract: Electronic devices having complementary dual displays are presented, the electronic devices including: a first display, wherein the first display is a refresh-based, high frame rate display; a first display controller for outputting an internal video signal to the first display; a second display, wherein the second display is a bistable, low frame rate display; and a second display controller for outputting the internal video signal to the second display. In some embodiments, the devices further include: a number of user input interfaces for receiving a user input, wherein the number of user input interfaces are configured to control the second display; and a user input controller for generating a control signal based on the user input, the user input controller in electronic communication with the number of user input interfaces and a processing unit of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Spring Design Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Albert Teng, Jack Yuan
  • Patent number: 7990404
    Abstract: A method for automatically detecting and switching video signals on a monitor has steps of storing multiple menu groups in the monitor and executing a resolution identifying mode. Each menu group has multiple similarly public resolutions. The resolution identifying mode has acts of determining whether the video resolution of the video signal matches one of the resolutions in one of the menu groups and creating a launch menu to show all the resolutions in the menu group having the resolution matched to the video resolution of the video signal when the video resolution of the video signal matches one of the resolutions in one of the menu groups. Therefore, the method solves the problem of misapplying resolutions on the conventional monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Hannspree, Inc.
    Inventor: Shih-Sheng Shen
  • Patent number: 7973738
    Abstract: Methods for controlling complementary dual displays for use with an electronic device are presented including: sending a video signal to a first display, wherein the first display is a refresh-based, high frame rate display; displaying the video signal on the first display; and printing a frame of the video signal to a second display, wherein the second display is a bistable, low frame rate display, the printing including, loading a portion of a current frame of the video signal into a frame buffer, and displaying the current frame of the video signal to a second display, such that a bistable static image is displayed on the second display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Spring Design Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Albert Teng, Jack Yuan
  • Patent number: 7884836
    Abstract: When a physical change (e.g. a change in screen orientation) is detected at a display device that is attached to a graphics subsystem of a host device and on which images are currently being displayed, a hot plug detect signal may be provided to the graphics subsystem. In response, the graphics subsystem may adjust its processing of images to account for the physical change (e.g. the image may be rotated). The display device may communicate data representative of the physical change to the graphics subsystem. The graphics subsystem may use this data to determine how its processing of images should be adjusted. The data may be communicated over an I2C bus regardless of whether a hot plug detect signal is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventor: Syed Athar Hussain
  • Patent number: 7876288
    Abstract: A device with a touchscreen with a light modulator is disclosed herein. The device transitions from a netbook mode to a touchscreen mode. The device comprises a main unit and a touchscreen unit with a transparent display. The touchscreen unit is preferably separated from the main unit when in a netbook mode, and the touchscreen unit communicates wirelessly with the main unit. The touchscreen unit preferably has an outer screen display surface and an inner screen display surface on each side of a light modulating unit. The main unit preferably has a main unit display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Chumby Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Shane Huang
  • Patent number: 7835595
    Abstract: An image processing method for scaling an image from an original resolution to a target resolution is provided. A pixel value PT of a target pixel point NT in the target resolution is theoretically composed of original pixel values P1-PK of original pixel points N1-NK in the original resolution, wherein K is a positive integer larger than 1. First, theoretical combination ratios R1-RK corresponding to the original pixel points N1-NK are found. Then, the theoretical combination ratios R1-RK are converted to corresponding weights W1-WK, wherein each of the corresponding weights W1-WK is an integer between 1 and 2n, n is an integer, and the sum of the corresponding weights W1-WK is 2n. The original pixel values P1-PK are calculated with the corresponding weights W1-WK using a scaler, to generate the pixel value PT of the target pixel point NT and complete the image processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Princton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Hui-Fen Chia, Ying-Yuan Tang
  • Patent number: 7755568
    Abstract: A video muting device for a digital video signal, and a video muting method thereof. The video muting device includes a scaler which determines according to a clock (CLK) signal of an inputted digital video signal whether a mode has changed, and generates an interrupt signal if the mode has changed, and a control part which generates a mute signal upon being input with the interrupt signal from the scaler. Accordingly, even when a digital signal, as well as an analog signal, is input, transient phenomena and noise generated during mode change can be effectively removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chul-ho You
  • Patent number: 7675480
    Abstract: An image display device comprises a first clock generator for generating and outputting a first clock based on input horizontal synchronizing signals corresponding to horizontal lines making up input image signals, a second clock generator for generating and outputting a second clock, storage configured so as to accumulate image data sampled from the input image signals based on the first clock using the first clock output from the first clock generator and read out the accumulated image data using the second clock output from the second clock generator, a controller for outputting control signals for controlling the cycle of output horizontal synchronizing signals at the time of reading out and displaying the accumulated image data from the storage, according to image size information of the input image signals, cycle information of the input horizontal synchronizing signals, display panel size information, and cycle information of the second clock, and a synchronizing signal generator for outputting the out
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Okuno, Jun Someya
  • Patent number: 7633499
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for synchronizing an analog video signal to an LCD monitor is described. For each of a succession of associated video frames are surveyed for a number of displayed features based upon a pseudo-random selection of regions into which the displayed video frame is divided. During successive associated video frames, a minimum number of features each is which is generated by an associated pixel clock is determined based upon a pre-selected number of scans. Subsequent to the determination of the minimum number of features, a transition region for each of plurality of horizontal resolution values is determined by scanning through a selected number of pixel clock phases. Based upon a minimum transition zone corresponding to a maximum change in the number of features for a particular pixel clock phase, an associated horizontal resolution is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Genesis Microchip Inc.
    Inventor: Greg Neal
  • Patent number: 7596645
    Abstract: A method for automatically adapting to the capabilities of a data transmitting terminal a device supplying data to said terminal requesting the data. The method is characterized in that the data supplying device receives information concerning the capabilities of the device requesting data to send to the latter the data to be transmitted in accordance with the specified capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Rainer Hillebrand
  • Patent number: 7594853
    Abstract: There is provided a control apparatus for a game or the like, that is capable of automatically carrying out a game or simulation starting/terminating process according to operations performed necessarily in executing the game or simulation. Controllers are mounted on or gripped by a player for operation. Position sensors detect the positional relationship of the controllers with respect to a space for executing the game. A control circuit controls the start/termination of the game, and the, turning-on/off of power sources of the controllers, according to the results of the detection by the position sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideo Noro, Yasuhiro Okuno
  • Patent number: 7593026
    Abstract: A system displays video to a user and has a display device with a field of pixels. It displays video to the user in the form of a series of discrete sequential frame images each made up of a first predetermined number of bit planes in which the pixels of the display are either off or have a color and intensity that is uniform over the field of pixels. The apparatus detects when a movement condition is present, such as rapid head movement or an object in the video crossing the display rapidly, in which condition the user's eye may tend to track across the display device at a rate at which perception of the video displayed may be reduced in quality, and it generates a condition-present signal when such a movement condition is detected. Responsive to generation of said condition-present signal, the apparatus causes the display device to display the frame images using fewer bit planes for each frame image than when said movement condition is not detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Corporation
    Inventor: James A. Turner
  • Patent number: 7522126
    Abstract: Disclosed is a video display appliance from which a video signal processing unit and a PC signal processing unit are separated and to which the separated signal processing units are detachably connected or connected by a communication cable. The video display appliance includes an interface receiving a digital video signal to be displayed on the panel and a detection signal indicating a connection state of the signal processing apparatus from the signal processing apparatus, a microcomputer for controlling operation of the video display appliance according to the detection signal transmitted from the interface, a scaler for converting a video signal transmitted from the interface to match a resolution of the panel under the control of the microcomputer, and a driving circuit for driving the panel by using the video signal inputted from the scaler. The signal processing apparatus can be detachably connected to the video display appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Kwang Min Lee
  • Patent number: 7518605
    Abstract: Mode support systems and methods. The system comprises a storage device and an editing unit. The storage device comprises a first mode list comprising a plurality of display modes. The editing unit edits at least one supported display mode from the display modes in the first mode list, and stores a second mode list comprising the supported display mode to the storage device. The supported display mode in the second mode list is retrieved by a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mo-Hsuan Lin, Te-Wei Fu, Ping-Huei Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7511726
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method of determining a display mode from a plurality of display modes for a display device that displays an image, each display mode relates to an inputted signal from a signal source that includes an analog signal and an H/V synchronization signal, the method including determining at least one display mode corresponding to the inputted H/V synchronization signal; converting the inputted analog signal to a digital signal according to a sampling signal corresponding to each of the at least one determined display mode; and displaying the image using a display mode from the at least one determined display mode that most closely relates to the signal source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-chan Kim, Yong hyun Kim
  • Patent number: RE42569
    Abstract: A display unit of which inspection process to inspect a connector for faulty connection can be automated. The display unit comprises a display section, a display driver IC among a plurality of types of display driver ICs capable of driving and controlling the display section, and an MPU sending a command and display data to the display driver IC. The display driver IC comprises an ID setting circuit and a command decoder decoding the command from the MPU. The MPU reads an ID information so as to control the display driver IC among a plurality of types of display driver ICs according to the corresponding control contents in the storage section among the plurality of types of control contents for a plurality of types of display driver ICs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeki Aoki