Abstract: A method for identifying changes between a current image and a previous image comprises generating a mask using a graphics processing unit, the mask identifying differences between the current and previous images using the graphics processing unit to identify at least a portion of the current image based on the mask and copying image data of the current image corresponding to the identified portions from memory associated with the graphics processing unit to memory associated with a central processing unit.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for determining an up scale factor and a down scale factor according to a scale factor received from a graphics application program interface (API) to scale a graphics data in a graphics processing unit (GPU) are described. The up scale factor and the down scale factor may be precisely stored in the GPU based on a fixed number of bits. An actual scale factor which can be precisely stored in the GPU corresponding to the scale factor may differ from the scale factor with a difference. Graphics commands may be sent to the GPU to scale the graphics data according to the up scale factor and the down scale factor separately. A combined scale factor corresponding to a combination of the up scale factor and the down scale factor may differ from the scale factor less then the difference between the actual scale factor and the scale factor.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method, server and a computer program for optimizing content delivered to a variety of terminal devices. In the solution disclosed in the invention, a user is able to create exact layouts and optimize the amount of content to different media environments simultaneously.

Abstract: A device includes a communication module and a display. The communication module is configured to communicate with a personal database and to receive a plurality of digital images associated with a respective piece of clothing and/or an outfit from the personal database. The display is coupled to the communication module, and configured to display a first digital image associated with a recommended outfit based on a plurality of daily events associated with a user of the device. The display is also configured to display a second digital image associated with an advertised piece of clothing, and configured to enlarge the first digital image associated with the recommended outfit if the first digital image is selected or to enlarge the second digital image associated with the advertised piece of clothing if the second digital image is selected.

Abstract: In a first display mode, a common image function component is displayed to occupy at least a part of a display region of a second specific image function component. In a second display mode, the common image function component is continuously displayed outside the second specific image function component to avoid the overlap therebetween (i.e., such that an exclusive positional relationship is made therebetween). When the display mode is switched, a final transition of the display mode to a display state in the second display mode is made while or after a moving image showing a transition process, in which the common image function component is moved from a display position in the first display mode to a display position in the second display mode, is displayed as a mode transition animation.

Abstract: An electronic device and method for image editing include constructing a virtual wallpaper interface, which includes an image display area and a preview window. After an image is imported from the area to the preview window, the method proportionally resizes the image. If the display ratio of the resized image is greater than that of the preview window, the electronic device and method can crop the resized image to generate an edited image that fits the aspect ratio of the preview window. If not, the electronic device and method merge at least one image with the edited image and crop the merged image to generate the edited image. By enlarging the edited image, a desired image which can cover an entire screen of the electronic device is generated.

Abstract: A video processing device may comprise one or more processors and/or circuits for use in a video processing device, in which the one or more processors and/or circuits may comprise a video scaler, a memory, a scaler engine, a clock selection circuit. The one or more processors and/or circuits are operable to receive a video image and select a video input clock or a display output clock for upscaling the received video image, or select the video input clock or the display output clock for downscaling the received video image based on a determination of whether the video image is to be downscaled or upscaled. The one or more circuits may be operable to downscale the received video image to generate a first scaled video image, and/or upscale the received video image to generate a second scaled video image, based on the selection.

Abstract: A method of inputting commands through a touch-sensitive screen of a portable electronic device includes displaying a plurality of soft buttons on the touch-sensitive screen, detecting touch input on the touch-sensitive screen at a touch location, identifying a closest soft button that is nearest to the touch location, magnifying the closest soft button and one or more other soft buttons in the immediate vicinity of the closest soft button that are located in a same row or in a same column as the closest soft button, reducing the size of other soft buttons, detecting release of the touch input on the touch-sensitive screen at a release location after the soft buttons have been magnified, identifying a selected soft button located at the release location upon detecting release of the touch input, and executing a command corresponding to the selected soft button.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for determining an up scale factor and a down scale factor according to a scale factor received from a graphics application program interface (API) to scale a graphics data in a graphics processing unit (GPU) are described. The up scale factor and the down scale factor may be precisely stored in the GPU based on a fixed number of bits. An actual scale factor which can be precisely stored in the GPU corresponding to the scale factor may differ from the scale factor with a difference. Graphics commands may be sent to the GPU to scale the graphics data according to the up scale factor and the down scale factor separately.

Abstract: A method for creating an artistically coordinated image display. A digital template is provided for said image display and it includes of openings for placing images each having at least one required attribute for an image. A programmed computer system automatically searches a database of images for images to be placed in the openings and each of the images satisfy the openings required image attributes. One or more vertical and horizontal lines are demarcated in the so that subjects in the image can be placed on the lines or their intersecting points by modifying and shifting the image appropriately. A subject of the image can also be measured and its size can be set as a reference measurement unit to assist in aesthetically placing subjects proportionally within the image.

Abstract: The multi-window system includes: a main storage unit storing display data including a display frame and a display element, a standard display frame size, and a standard text size; a display area size obtaining unit obtaining a display area size; a text size setting unit determining a text size for correcting the standard text size, based on the display area size with reference to the standard display frame size, and setting the text size to the display data as the actual text size of the text to be added to the display element; and a drawing unit generating, using the display data, the image data of the display frame and the display element added with the text having the text size, and displaying the image data in the display area by storing the image data in a display data storage unit different from the main storage unit.

Abstract: A plurality of image data attached to electronic mail data is stored in a memory. A control unit identifies an image having the largest width, from among images drawn by each image data. The control unit then computes a contraction scale to be used for fitting the largest image to a display area of its own display unit, and applies the contraction process to data of each of image stored in memory using the computed contraction scale. Thus contracted image data are then displayed on the display unit.

Abstract: [Object] It is an object of the present invention to make it possible to easily select a desired image from stored images in a terminal device with a display function such as a cell phone. [Constitution] If a display state is switched to a second display state after one of files is selected from a list of thumbnail images M5 in a first display state, a display controller 110 executes a comparison mode. In the comparison mode, the display controller 110 displays a magnified image M7 of the selected file on a first display area 11a at a size suitable for the number of magnified images M7 displayed on the first display area 11a at that time, i.e., at such a size that the magnified images M7 can just stay within the first display area 11a as large as possible.

Abstract: A method and a multi-function machine are provided for generating and arranging thumbnails corresponding to scanned documents. The thumbnails are printed on a sheet in accordance with a particular arrangement for enabling an operator to view and easily discern any scanning problems, or incorrect scanning settings. In particular, the multi-function machine includes a scanning assembly; a printing assembly; a thumbnail generation and arrangement module configured to generate thumbnails corresponding to documents scanned by the scanning assembly, said thumbnail generation and arrangement module further configured to arrange the thumbnails for printing by the printing assembly; and at least one processor configured to sense the completion of a document scanning procedure by the scanning assembly and, prior to or after the completion of the document scanning procedure, to automatically actuate said printing assembly for printing the arranged thumbnails.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display apparatus for zooming and displaying a portion of an object to be displayed on display means according to an instruction by a user and allowing scrolling a display portion for the object to be displayed. The display apparatus includes input means for accepting the instruction by a user, and control means for controlling a display of the object to be displayed on the display means so that zooming out of the display on the display means is started and then the zoomed out display is zoomed in to the original size according to the instruction by a user as a trigger. The control means stops the zooming out or zooming in the display when scrolling is instructed by the input means during a period from a point of time when the zooming out is started until a point of time when the zooming in is completed, and scrolls the display on the display means according to the instruction for scrolling.

Abstract: When a user carries out a specific operation at high speed in a conventional display device and the like, information stored in advance at a memory is not sufficient to display but it is necessary to acquire the information required for displaying from a server on a network, an external electronic apparatus, such as an HD, or an internal long term memory device of a display device every time it happens. Because of this, a user is kept waiting until desired information is displayed, so that it is hard to smoothly reflect a high speed operation on a graphic display. In order to solve the problem, the present invention proposes a display device characterized in caching graphic information that has the possibility to be used for display in the future in response to a user's operation history of graphics.

Abstract: An image processing method based on zooming for a mobile terminal permits touch zooming on touch screens of a plurality of devices. The image processing method preferably includes: displaying, in response to entering a touch on a touch screen displaying an image, a zooming GUI indicator for image zooming operation; performing image zooming on the touch screen in response to entering a touch point move while retaining the touch; and hiding the zooming GUI indicator from the touch screen in response to entering a touch release.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method (400) of generating an image (FIG. 5) of a scalable graphical object for reproduction on a display device (914,984). The method provides a pixel map (200) and a scaling factor (401), the map being a representation of at least of portion of the image with each pixel of the map corresponding to a pixel of the image and having a corresponding (220) pixel coverage representation (210). The method, for at least one pixel in the map, identifies (420) the pixel coverage representation associated with the pixel, and determines (430) a pixel coverage value (431) for the pixel using the pixel coverage representation and the scaling factor. The method then renders (460) the scalable graphical object using the determined pixel coverage value for the pixel on the display device.

Abstract: An animation wireframe is modified with three-dimensional (3D) range and color data having a corresponding shape surface. The animation wireframe is vertically scaled based on distances between consecutive features within the 3D range and color data and corresponding distances within the generic animation wireframe. For each animation wireframe point, the location of the animation wireframe point is adjusted to coincide with a point on the shape surface. The shape surface point lies along a scaling line connecting the animation wireframe point, the shape surface point and an origin point. The scaling line is within a horizontal point.

Abstract: A technique for displaying a variable number of images on a display, such that a portion of the display contains the thumbnail images representing the library of images currently in use. A user selects a number of thumbnails, and another, often larger, portion of the screen, displays the underlying images of the selected thumbnails. The images are displayed on the screen in proximity to facilitate the comparison of the images, and the size of the displayed images is based upon the size of the portion of the screen and the number of images displayed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for rendering a symbol with non-linear scaling, the symbol comprising one or more elements. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is provided for rendering a symbol and may comprise the steps of receiving a scaling instruction to scale the symbol, the scaling instruction including at least one scaling factor, determining whether to exclude one or more elements of the symbol from the scaling factor to be applied to the symbol, wherein a determination to exclude one or more elements is based on whether an element is tagged as being non-scalable, and rendering the symbol on a canvas with non-linear scaling, such that the elements of the symbol that are determined to be tagged are not scaled according to the scaling factor.

Abstract: To better realize the great potential of amateur digital photography, the present invention introduces an integrated system for the acquisition, organization, manipulation, and publication of digital images by amateur digital photography enthusiasts. The system of the present invention first acquires images from a number of different image sources. Images acquired in the same image importing session are marked as coming from the same conceptual film roll. Next, a user is empowered to organize and manipulate the acquired images. The images may be organized by tagging the images with informative keywords and grouping images together into conceptual photo albums. Furthermore, the images may be manipulated by rotating, cropping, and removing red-eye. Finally, the system of the present invention provides simple intuitive image publish systems.

Abstract: There is provided a multi-screen synthesis apparatus that can execute display of video data and update of an OSD image without causing a user to feel a visual sense of incongruity, and reduce system costs. Periodic video source data and aperiodic OSD image data are written into a unified memory reserved for planes. The video source data and the OSD image data are read from the unified memory, based on a synthesis layout, for simultaneous display on a single display in a synthesized state. Video data to be written into the unified memory is decimated in units of a frame on an input video source-by-input video source basis. The decimation of the data is controlled based on display priority of the video data determined based on a multi-screen display layout.

Abstract: A method of revealing hidden content associated with a printed substrate using a handheld display device having touch-sensitive screen and a transceiver for sending and receiving digital information. The method comprises the steps of: imaging an area of the substrate containing printed content and generating image data using an optical sensor; determining interaction data using the image data, the interaction data identifying a substrate identity; retrieving display data comprising first data corresponding to the printed content and second data corresponding to the hidden content; and displaying, on the touch-sensitive screen, display information based on the display data. The display information includes first content corresponding to the printed content and second content corresponding to the hidden content, thereby revealing the hidden content on the screen.

Abstract: A handheld display device for imaging a printed substrate and revealing hidden content associated with the printed substrate. The device comprises: an optical sensor for imaging an area of the printed substrate and for generating image data; a processor for determining interaction data using the image data, the interaction data identifying a substrate identity; a transceiver for retrieval of display data corresponding to the printed substrate, the display data comprising first data corresponding to the printed content and second data corresponding to the hidden content; and a touch-sensitive display screen for displaying display information based on the display data. The display information includes first content corresponding to the printed content and second content corresponding to the hidden content, thereby revealing the hidden content on the screen.

Abstract: Provided is a display device and method configured to change an image displayed in a display area flexibly when the display area is changed. The flexible display device depending on change of a display area comprises a memory, a location output unit and a screen display unit. The memory is configured to store size information of a display area displayed on a screen and the entire image data of the displayed image. The location computing unit is configured to compute a start point of the changed display area when the display area is changed. The display unit is configured to decode data corresponding to the size of the display area based on the computed new start point from the image data to display the decoded data in the display area. Since the start point is obtained with center point of the changed display area and its size information and then an display area to be displayed is determined based on the start point, a current search location is maintained as it is even when the screen is swung.

Abstract: A printer equipped with a display panel and configured to perform printing on a label surface of a disc based on an image displayed on the display panel, including: a displaying portion configured to display, on the display panel, (a) a subject image that is based on stored image data and (b) a disc frame representing a printable region of the label surface of the disc, such that the disc frame is superimposed on the subject image; a modifying portion configured to modify the subject image on the basis of an input operation by a user, such that the subject image is moved, enlarged, or reduced relative to the disc frame; and a printing portion configured to print, on the label surface of the disc, a part of the subject image existing within the disc frame.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing a digital image are provided, including a decoder that decodes a high-resolution image and outputs the decoded high-resolution image, a resizer that resizes a thumbnail image to a size to be displayed on a display, and a controller that outputs the resized thumbnail image on the display, then replaces the thumbnail image with the decoded high-resolution image.

Abstract: The present invention includes a method for bidding for a banner on a web site which includes the steps of bidding for the banner during a first period of time by a first bidder at a fixed price, bidding for the banner during a second period of time by the first bidder and a second bidder. The first bidder and the second bidder bid at different increments. The present invention additionally includes a method for previewing a photo processing system for displaying a first photo which includes the steps of logging in at a first login point by a customer, paying a preview fee before viewing the first photo, viewing the first photo, paying for the first photo, returning the preview fee after the first photo has been paid for.

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 low resolution, 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 high resolution, 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 high resolution static image is displayed on the second display.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and programming for producing and displaying a scaled-down representation of subpixel-optimized images and digital content including such images that is represented by a mark-up language. Some embodiments display the text in such digital content using a different subpixel optimization than that used for the images. Others produce the subpixel-optimized images by calculating the luminosity of a subpixel as a function of the length of a plurality of coverage lines within a window in a source image corresponding to the subpixel that is covered by source image pixels having the subpixel's color. Some embodiments calculate the luminosity of a subpixel in such a subpixel-optimized image as a function both of the average luminosity of pixels in the subpixel's source image window and as a function of any color balancing distribution between resulting subpixel luminosities necessary to reduce color imbalance.

Abstract: A display apparatus displaying an image on a screen according to a turn-on signal is provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit, and a control unit which performs a boot up of the display apparatus and displays a pre-stored image separately if the display apparatus is turned on. Accordingly, the user can determine that the boot up is in progress.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for changing the dimensions of an electronically stored image which is composed of individual objects that are arranged below or next to one another or that fully or partially overlap one another, in which the image is changed in at least one horizontal or vertical image dimension and at least some of the individual objects are changed in at least one horizontal or vertical object dimension and the change in the object dimension is sometimes not necessarily proportional to the change in the image dimension. This method is currently carried out manually.

Abstract: A video display device providing viewers with operation adaptable to any of various viewing environments. The video display device (1) comprises a display section (12) for displaying a single content to at least two viewers in a one-screen display mode or two different contents to the respective viewers in a two-screen display mode and a control section (14) for giving an instruction of video processing of a single content being currently displayed on the display section (12) when one of the viewers operates a button installed for the viewer in the one-screen display mode and giving an instruction of video processing of only the content displayed for the viewer who operates a button installed for the viewer out of the two contents being currently displayed on the display section in the two-screen display mode.

Abstract: Display units which can be arranged to form a single arrayed display system, thereby allowing the display of much larger images than can be shown on a single display. Each display unit can include an image display, a communication mechanism, such as a network interface card or wireless interface card, and an image display module, such as a video card and an image processor. Each display module can be configured to selectively process and display portions of large digital images.

Abstract: A display controller system is controlled to provide a display surface zoom using hardware scaling from user input at the operating system, application program or hardware level. User input defining coordinates of a frame portion within a frame buffer memory is obtained, and a resolution of the zoom display device is determined. An aspect ratio of the zoom portion defined by the user input is adjusted to correspond to the zoom display device resolution. The display controller system is programmed to implement the display surface zoom to provide a full screen view of the zoom portion on the zoom display device. In the display controller system, the zoom portion of the frame buffer memory is scaled, converted into a display signal and output.

Abstract: An analytical tool for measuring spacing between elements in a web page is provided. In one implementation, the analytical tool identifies locations indicated on a web page and automatically determines one or more elements in proximity to those indicated locations. The analytical tool automatically identifies points on the determined elements associated with the indicated locations and calculates the distance between those points. The calculated distance is displayed on the web page. The automatically identified points and a graphical representation of a measuring ruler between the points may also be displayed to enhance usability.

Abstract: A display controller comprising: an image data input interface; a first image processing section for a first processing operation including at least a turning operation to turn an orientation of an image of the image data with a first turning angle or a mirror image reversing operation; a second image processing section for a second processing operation including at least a turning operation to turn an orientation of an image of the image data with a second turning angle or a mirror image reversing operation; an image data compressing section compressing the image data after the first processing operation; a memory for the compressed data where the image data, after the compressing operation, are stored; a host interface to/from which the imaged data stored in the memory are input and output; and a display driver interface outputting the image data, after the second processing operation, to the display driver.

Abstract: An image scaling circuit and a method for scaling an image into images with different ratios are provided. The image scaling circuit includes a line buffer memory apparatus, a line buffer control apparatus, a first and a second scaling circuit. The first scaling circuit is coupled to the line buffer memory apparatus, and performs a first image scaling interpolation operation on the data output by the line buffer memory apparatus. The second scaling circuit is coupled to the line buffer memory apparatus, and performs a second image scaling interpolation operation on the data output by the line buffer memory apparatus. The line buffer control apparatus is coupled to the line buffer memory apparatus, the first scaling circuit and the second scaling circuit, for controlling the line buffer memory apparatus to receive or output a scan line data according to the operation status of the first and second scaling circuits.

Abstract: Grids are commonly used to provide an environment for users to orient objects within a drawing program. The properties of a grid are usually defined and set at the time the grid is created and do not change. An effective way to provide a useful grid that can adapt to objects a user has drawn is provided herein by presenting a dynamic grid on a display. The dynamic grid may adjust grid properties, such as the position of the origin, the angle of the grid, the size of gridline spacing, the coordinate mode, etc. The new grid properties are adjusted to accommodate what the user may draw next, based upon what the user previously drew.

Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for optimally viewing a non-square aspect ratio photo or video within a non-square aspect ratio display area of a screen. In addition, a system and a method are disclosed for positioning and storing a reference point (e.g., a relative center point) of an image within a display area of a screen. Further, in a slideshow configuration, a system and a method allows for transition between images using sound annotations associates with a particular image.

Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a display unit, a display control unit and a display size determination unit. The display control unit controls a list display displayed in a list display area of the display unit and a preview display displayed in a preview display area of the display unit. The display size determination unit determines a ratio of display sizes of the list display area to the preview display area based on an amount of data for the preview display.

Abstract: To provide a projection-type image display system, a projector, a program, an information storage medium, and an image projection method that enable simple changing of a projection position, a liquid-crystal projector is provided with: a sensor which senses a projection target area and outputs sensing information; an edge detection section which outputs detection information, based on the sensing information; a projectable area determination section which determines a projectable area which has no obstructions within the projection target area, based on the detection information; a projection area selection section which selects a projection area within the projectable area, based on a user selection or a predetermined reference; a projection-area/pixel-area associating section and a lens adjustment section which performs predetermined adjustments in such a manner that an image is displayed on the projection area, and an image projection section which projects an image towards the projection area, based on th

Abstract: The invention pertains to an adaptive scaling technique. A look-up table of optimized filter coefficients is used to configure a multi-tap filter when scaling a video image. The look-up table reflects the scaling between standardized video source (input) resolutions and video display (output) resolutions. When an actual scaling factor does not correspond to an optimized operating point, a device driver determines which two scaling factors reflected in the look-up table are closest to the actual scaling factor. A set of interpolated filter coefficients for the multi-tap filter is then generated from the optimized filter coefficients associated with the two closest scaling factors. One advantage of the disclosed technique is that scaling operations are performed using filter coefficients interpolated from filter coefficients optimized for two similar scaling operations. Thus, the technique provides more precise filtering relative to prior art designs, resulting in higher-quality scaled video images.

Abstract: A method and system is described for displaying input from a portable computing device to a second computing device. On the second computing device, a display region is created. The region may be a stand alone application or a region inside an application. The second computing device then receives a communication that represents the portable input on the portable computing device. The portable input is then scaled to fit the display region and the portable input is displayed on the second computing device.

Abstract: In a digital multifunctional apparatus, enlargement/reduction parameters for respective pixels are calculated by an image processing circuit multiplying a length enlargement/reduction ration output from a CPU by pixel numbers of an image read by an image sensor, in which the pixel numbers are counted form a starting pixel of the image reading. A pixel counter counts integer portion C of each enlargement/reduction parameter. When the integer portion C of the calculated enlargement parameter of a respective pixel increases by at least two from that of the preceding pixel, a pixel supplement circuit supplements one image data to enlarge the image data. When the counted integer portion C of the calculated reduction parameter of a respective pixel is unchanged form that of the preceding pixel, the image processing circuit removes the image data of the respective pixel to reduce the image data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods that facilitate annotating digital documents (e.g., digital inking) with devices such as Tablet PCs, PDAs, cell phones, and the like. The systems and methods provide for multi-scale navigation during document annotating via a space-scale framework that fluidly generates and moves a zoom region relative to a document and writing utensil. A user can employ this zoom region to annotate various portions of the document at a size comfortable to the user and suitably scaled to the device display. The space-scale framework enables dynamic navigation, wherein the zoom region location, size, and shape, for example, can automatically adjust as the user annotates. When the user finishes annotating the document, the annotations scale back with the zoom region to original page size. These novel features provide advantages over conventional techniques that do not contemplate multi-scale navigation during document annotating.

Abstract: Display panel driving circuits and methods of driving a display panel with first video data and second video data include determining a starting position and a stopping position of the first video data if the first video data is window data and reducing the size of the first video data if the first video data is full screen data. Alternating lines of a first portion of the display panel and a second portion of the display panel are driven with the reduced size first video data and the second video data so as to display the reduced size first video data in the first portion of the display panel and the second video data in the second portion of the display panel if the first video data is full screen data.

Abstract: An image data processing apparatus for detecting a scrolling direction of a first image thereto scaling the first image simultaneously is disclosed. The image data processing apparatus includes an image detecting module and a scaling module. The image detecting module is used for extracting an eigenvalue of the first image and its scrolling detection thereto outputs a directional signal and a line difference signal. The scaling module receives a ratio signal, the directional signal, and the line difference signal thereto outputs a second image accordingly.

Abstract: Automated electronic document design systems and methods for appropriately sizing and positioning uploaded user images into predefined image areas in a product design being created in a Web environment. For an image that is not to be cropped when incorporated into the design, the image is sized to fit within the selected image area and positioned in the image area according to a predefined anchor location The aspect ratio of the original image is maintained. For an image that is available for cropping when incorporated into the design, the image is sized and cropped to create a version of the image that fills the image container.