Abstract: A method for performing light shaping with aid of an adaptive projector and associated apparatus are provided.

Abstract: The cholesteric liquid crystal display (CLCD) device includes first and second cholesteric liquid crystal panels that reflect light within different wavelength ranges. Both panels have gate lines that extend from one side to the other. A gate driver is electrically connected to the first panel's gate lines. Additionally, a flexible printed circuit is electrically connected to both the first and second panels' gate lines.

Abstract: A method for performing light shaping with aid of an adaptive projector and associated apparatus are provided.

Abstract: A structured light projector is disclosed, which includes a first light source, a second light source, an optical refractive element and an optical shaper. The first light source and the second light source are configured to respectively emit first incoherent light and second incoherent light. The optical refractive element is arranged over the first and second light sources for refracting the first incoherent light and the second incoherent light. The optical shaper element is arranged over the optical refractive element for shaping the first incoherent light to generate first structured light with plural first optical patterns and shaping the second incoherent light to generate second structured light with plural second optical patterns, in which the first structured light and the second structured light are overlapped onto a region of space.

Abstract: A touch event processing circuit includes receiving circuits and an average circuit. Each of the receiving circuits includes an operation amplifier, a current processing circuit, and a touch event detection circuit. The operation amplifier receives an input signal from a touch panel, and outputs a first current signal and a second current signal. The current processing circuit processes the first current signal and the second current signal according to a first current average signal and a second current average signal, to generate a processed current signal. The touch event detection circuit detects a touch event according to the processed current signal. The average circuit receives first current signals and second current signals from the receiving circuits; performs an average operation upon the first current signals, to generate the first current average signal; and performs an average operation upon the second current signals, to generate the second current average signal.

Abstract: A resetting system includes a driver that controls a touchscreen, the driver including a driver communication interface that defines a bus for transferring a transfer signal; and an on-screen display (OSD) device that generates an OSD signal representing a predetermined reset image in response to a predetermined event, the OSD signal superimposing over pixels and graphics data to be rendered on the touchscreen; and a host that transfers the transfer signal to or from the driver, the host including a host communication interface that defines the bus for transferring the transfer signal to or from the driver.

Abstract: The control circuit for controlling a display panel is provided. The control circuit includes a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit for driving the display panel. The first driving circuit includes first output terminals and first input terminals. The first driving circuit outputs a plurality of test signals to the first output terminals sequentially during different periods in a diagnosis stage. The second driving circuit includes second input terminals and second output terminals. The second driving circuit receives the test signals through the second input terminals in the diagnosis stage, and outputs a plurality of response signals to the second output terminals sequentially during different periods in response to the test signals. The first driving circuit receives the response signals through the first input terminals, and judges a connecting status of the first driving circuit and the second driving circuit according to the response signals.

Abstract: An apparatus for performing subpixel rendering of an RGBW display panel is provided. The apparatus receives an input gray level data to acquire a luminance value of each subpixel of a RGB pixel set including two RGB pixels adjacent to each other. The apparatus calculates a rendered luminance value of each subpixel of a display pixel set including two display pixels adjacent to each other according to the luminance values. The display pixel set of the RGBW display panel includes red, green, blue, and white subpixels. The rendered luminance value of the white subpixel of one of the display pixels is determined according to the saturation value of the corresponding RGB pixel and the luminance value of each subpixel of the corresponding RGB pixel. The apparatus acquires a gray level value of each white subpixel of the display pixel set according to the rendered luminance values.

Abstract: A clock generator includes a resistor-capacitor-based voltage-controlled oscillator (RC-based VCO) that generates an output signal with oscillation frequency controlled by an input voltage at an input node; and a temperature compensator that generates the input voltage to compensate change of the oscillation frequency associated with a change in temperature.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a backlight module with backlight zones, a panel over the backlight module, and a circuit configured to generate compensated pixel data for the panel based on image data and an arrangement of the zones of the backlight module, in which the image data has image areas respectively corresponding to the backlight zones. For a first image area being a low-luminance image area and a luminance intensity of a first zone of the zones corresponding to the first image area being less than a luminance intensity of a second zone corresponding to a second image area neighboring the first image area, the circuit performs first pixel compensation for high-luminance pixels in the second image area and second pixel compensation on low-luminance pixels in the second image area, in which the second pixel compensation is greater than the first pixel compensation.

Abstract: An optical element and a method for manufacturing the optical element are described. The optical element includes a transparent substrate, an optical layer, and an adhesive layer. The optical layer is located on a surface of the transparent substrate. The optical layer has a first surface and a second surface, which are opposite to each other. The first surface is set with various diffracting optical structures. A refractive index of the optical layer is equal to or greater than 1.4. The adhesive layer is sandwiched between the surface of the transparent substrate and the second surface of the optical layer.

Abstract: A three-dimensional sensing system includes a plurality of scanners each emitting a light signal to a scene to be sensed and receiving a reflected light signal, according to which depth information is obtained. Only one scanner executes transmitting corresponding light signal and receiving corresponding reflected light signal at a time.

Abstract: A gate driving device and an operating method are provided. The gate driving device includes a plurality of gate driving circuits and a control circuit. The gate driving circuits generate a plurality of gate driving signals having different timing. The control circuit is coupled to a plurality of candidate gate driving circuits among the gate driving circuits. The control circuit selects one of the candidate gate driving circuits as an initial stage gate driving circuit per one scanning cycle. A series connection mode between the gate driving circuits is changed in response to a scan selection signal.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a circuit. For a first sub-pixel, the circuit obtains a corresponding second sub-pixel. The circuit calculates a first compensation value according to the grays levels of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel, and calculates a second compensation value according to the polarity states of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel and the difference between the gray levels of the two sub-pixels. The circuit also calculates a gain according to the position of the first sub-pixel, compensates the gray level to the first sub-pixel according to the first compensation value, the second compensation value and the gain to obtain an output gray level, and drives the first sub-pixel according to the output gray level.

Abstract: An object detection method, for detecting a target object, comprising: capturing at least two detection portions with a first aspect ratio from an input image with a second aspect ratio; confirming whether any object is detected in each of the detection portions and obtaining corresponding boundary boxes for detected objects; and wherein the first aspect ratio is different to the second aspect ratio.

Abstract: A detection circuit adaptable to a fingerprint detection system includes an integrating amplifier coupled to receive a photo-detected voltage from a sensor panel and configured to generate time integral of the photo-detected voltage, thereby resulting in a time-integral signal; and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that converts the time-integral signal into a digital form. A first common-mode voltage of the sensor panel is coupled to the integrating amplifier to prevent noise occurred in the first common-mode voltage from affecting the time-integral signal.

Abstract: A low power consumption boost circuit for providing high driving voltage of a touch circuit is provided. The low power consumption boost circuit includes a charge pump circuit, two digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and a switch circuit. The charge pump circuit receives a system voltage and correspondingly outputs a positive output voltage twice the system voltage and a negative output voltage with opposite polarity as the system voltage. One of the DACs receives the positive output voltage from the charge pump circuit as supply voltage, and the other DAC receives the negative output voltage from the charge pump circuit as supply voltage. The switch circuit is connected between the DACs and the touch circuit. The DACs are connected between the charge pump circuit and the switch circuit. The DACs are alternately connected to the touch circuit by controlling the switch circuit, thereby driving the touch circuit alternately.

Abstract: A driving signal processing method for a large touch display integrated (LTDI) system is provided. The LTDI system includes plural LTDI chips that are concatenated. The LTDI chips include a master LTDI chip and plural slave LTDI chips. The driving signal processing method includes: receiving, by the LTDI chips, display data from a timing controller; and dispersedly outputting, by the master LTDI chip and at least one of the slave LTDI chips, M gate control signals respectively corresponding to M gate lines of a display panel of the LTDI system according to the display data during the display stage of the display panel.

Abstract: A waveguide combiner includes an in-coupling area, a waveguide body, an out-coupling area and at least one film layer. The in-coupling area is configured to introduce a light beam. The waveguide body is configured to guide the light beam introduced by the in-coupling area. The out-coupling area is configured to output the light beam guided by the waveguide body. Said at least one film layer is embedded in at least one portion of the in-coupling area, the waveguide body and the out-coupling area. Said at least one film layer is configured to divide said at least one portion of the in-coupling area, the waveguide body and the out-coupling area into a plurality of layers, and the light beam is reflected by said at least one film layer or penetrates said at least one film layer between different layers of the plurality of layers.

Abstract: A system for calibrating a three-dimensional scanning device includes a structured-light scanner capable of performing a structured-light operation, and a processor that performs calibration on a device under calibration (DUC). The structured-light scanner captures a base image by performing the structured-light operation prior to calibration. The structured-light scanner captures a calibration image with respect to corresponding DUC during calibration, and the calibration image is inputted to the processor, which determines transformation mapping from the calibration image to the base image. The determined transformation is then transferred to the DUC during calibration.