Abstract: A display screen of a computer is segmented into several portions, some of which are marked “used” and others which are marked “unused.” When the system is activated on the computer, the computer will decrease the luminance of unused portions of the display screen to save electricity.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for controlling operation of an electronic device, such as a TV. The system includes a first sensor located at or near the electronic device and a second sensor spaced apart from the first sensor, wherein the first and second sensors are configured to detect motion of a user within an operating zone associated with the electronic device. A processor is coupled to the electronic device and the first and second sensors, the processor being configured to input a signal from the first and second sensors. Memory is coupled to the processor, the memory comprising a sensing algorithm configured to process the input signal from the first and second sensors and determine the location of the user with respect to the operating zone. The processor is configured to send a control command to the electronic device based on an output of the sensing algorithm.

Abstract: An interface is realized that can prevent video signals from being copied easily and which uses a luminance/color difference signal transmission scheme with an excellent harmony with a television circuit. In a video transmission using a digital interface, colorimetry information for defining the conversion from the luminance/color difference signal into a primary color signal and video aspect ratio information are transmitted along with the luminance/color difference type video signal. This allows reproduction of video with high quality and high resolution and also realizes a copyright protection which allows only the users authorized by key information to use the content of the video. With this transmission scheme, it is possible to provide a transmitting apparatus, a receiving apparatus and an interface which highly harmonize with a rationalized television-based circuit.

Abstract: A method of displaying color objects for the screen control display is provided. First, a plurality of elements and son elements on a screen control display respectively to a first level list and a plurality of second level lists is provided. Each of said elements of said first level list includes said son elements each of which composed of a foreground object and a background object in said second level lists. Then, a color mapping table having a plurality of group indexes is provided. Each of said group indexes is mapped into a corresponding palette having a plurality of color indexes. Finally, each of said elements with said group index and said color index is mapped for displaying colors of said foreground object and said background object of said element composed of said group index and said color index respectively.

Abstract: Display devices and methods for controlling the same are provided, which can display text along with video that satisfy prescribed visual criteria. Accordingly, the text can be more easily seen by a viewer. A method can include a) detecting color information of a text and color information of a video from received broadcasting signals, b) determining a color difference between the video and the text based on the two color information, c) comparing the determined color difference with a reference value, and d) controlling the color difference between the text and the video depending on the compared result.

Abstract: The formatting of a video image frame (10) having a first aspect ratio to yield an image frame having a different aspect ratio is facilitated by establishing a pan and scan pixel coordinate (P) within the image that defines an image capture window for formatting purposes. A predictor (22) determines the pan and scan pixel coordinate by examining the image frame to determine the location therein of the most pertinent activity. The predictor (22) determines the location of the most pertinent activity by examining at least one of: video data, audio data, and other data such as closed captioning information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method for realizing panorama/waterglass functions, which are capable of reducing the size of a memory and simplifying memory control, are provided. In order to write a plurality of consecutive pixel data into memory devices, and simultaneously to read the plurality of consecutive pixel data from memory devices, the consecutive pixel data are separated into a plurality of first-in first-out (FIFO) buffers having a small size, thereby minimizing the size of a memory. Further, an identical clock signal is used, and the separated FIFOs are used when the consecutive pixel data are written to the memory devices and read from the memory devices, thereby simplifying memory control such as address control. Further, when realizing panorama/waterglass functions, the scaling ratio function is variably set, thereby variably realizing memories having sizes which vary according to the scaling ratio function.

Abstract: Data intended to be displayed on a higher resolution display such as a non-interlaced display used as a computer monitor may be converted for display on a lower resolution display such as an interlaced display. The conversion may be done in a way that preserves the intended frame format while enhancing readability. For example, in one embodiment, the frames intended for non-interlaced display may be preserved in size for display in the same frame format on a lower resolution interlaced display. Local magnification may be selectively implemented for particular regions to enhance the readability of those regions. Upon selection, such local magnification may provide pixel loss and color corrections in addition to local magnification. In this way the frame format may be preserved while enhancing readability.

Abstract: A home theater comprises a video processing sub-system and a PC capable of controlling the sub-system. The sub-system has a de-interlacer/line doubler and the PC has a graphics controller with scaling capability. The combination of the line doubler and the scaler is made to function as a line quadrupler.

Abstract: A home theater comprises a video processing sub-system and a PC capable of controlling the sub-system. The sub-system has a de-interlacer/line doubler and the PC has a graphics controller with scaling capability. The combination of the line doubler and the scaler is made to function as a line quadrupler.

Abstract: Apparatus for generating at least a selected area in a picture is disclosed herein. The picture and the selected area are displayed on a video display means, and the user can optionally adjust the position and size of the selected area. The apparatus including the following devices. A first converting device that is used to generate a digital signal and a pointer defining signal according to a computer video signal. The picture is transferred from the computer video signal, and the selected area is defined in the pointer defining signal. A first adapting device that is utilized to adapt the format of the computer video signal to suit a digital display format corresponding to the pointer defining signal. A storage device determines said display timing of all the pixels of the picture. A pointer generating device generates a plurality of edge of the selected area according to the pointer defining signal.

Abstract: When the time is to be set to a clock in a video tape recorder (VTR) utilizing time information that is interpolated in a broadcasting signal, a broadcasting station for this time setting can easily be selected by using broadcasting station tables containing identification codes of broadcasting stations which transmit time information of the areas (countries) separately for each area. A microprocessor in the VTR successively searches broadcasting stations and selects the broadcasting station which has the broadcasting station identification code contained in its broadcasting station tables in VPS or Teletext as the broadcasting station desired for time setting. Not only are the broadcasting station identification codes to be stored in memory but also a priority order may be stored in the broadcasting tables to enable the selection of a broadcasting station having the highest priority from among the received broadcasting station identification codes as the determined broadcasting station for time setting.

Abstract: A 4:4:4 component video signal comprising a luminance signal Y and color-difference signals Cb and Cr is transformed to a 4:1:1 component coded video signal coded by a coding device, reducing processing is carried out after transformation and the result is written into the frame memory based on an enable signal. At this point, the pulse number of the enable signal ENy of the reduced luminance signal is counted, the differential between the horizontal pixel number when the reduced color-difference signals are decoded to the original 4:4:4 component video signal and the horizontal pixel number of the reduced luminance signal is determined, a dummy pulse of this differential is generated and the dummy pulse portion only of the writing address of the frame memory for the reduced luminance signal is shifted backwards. Reduced signals read out from the frame memory are outputted after being decoded to the original 4:4:4 component video signal by the decoding device.

Abstract: A method is provided for reducing or magnifying the picture size of a video composite signal with the use of fewer memories than a conventional video composite signal processor which processes pixel data after being converted into R, G, B signals. A video composite signal is directly converted into digital data and sampled with a sampling frequency of four times the color sub-carrier and stored in a pair of field buffers to be processed for picture size reduction or magnification. The digital data are reduced or multiplied in units of pairs of data with a phase difference of .pi./2. Color information is reproduced from corresponding two pairs of data of two adjacent fields having a phase difference of .pi..

Abstract: In a structure composed having a one-bit counter, a D-FF, a selector, and an AND gate, while the signal level of a thin-out signal is low, a read clock signal of a line memory is thinned out. Thus, video signals (a Y signal, a CR signal, and a CB signal) read from a line memory are horizontally magnified. At this point, both edges of a low portion of the input thin-out signal are synchronized with even number data of color difference signals (CR/CB) read from the line memory after a start signal that is a video signal read start signal is input.