Abstract: A system and method are disclosed to control the power consumption of column drivers in a display system. A video input signal is received which has an active video period and a vertical blanking period between frames. A timing controller transmits a first video frame to a column driver. The timing controller transmits a column driver disable command during a vertical blanking period. Prior to the subsequent active video period, the timing controller transmits a column driver enable command. The timing controller proceeds to transmit a second video frame to the column driver. In one embodiment, the timing controller determines whether to disable and enable the column driver based on a refresh rate, the refresh rate calculated by the timing controller from the video input signal.

Abstract: To allow a computer platform to provide a consistent interface for applications to use information from multi-point indirect touch input devices, an application programming interface is provided to a software interface layer that manages interaction of the system with a variety of instantiations of multi-pointer indirect touch input devices.

Abstract: In embodiments of portable device pairing with a tracking system, a pairing system includes a portable device that generates device acceleration gesture data responsive to a series of motion gestures of the portable device. The pairing system also includes a tracking system that is configured for pairing with the portable device. The tracking system recognizes the series of motion gestures of the portable device and generates tracked object position gesture data. A pairing service can then determine that the series of motion gestures of the portable device corresponds to the series of motion gestures recognized by the tracking system, and communicate a pairing match notification to both the tracking system and the portable device to establish the pairing.

Abstract: A display panel with multiple pixel circuit regions and separate scan lines is disclosed. One aspect is a display panel of a flat panel display device that includes left pixel circuits arranged in a left region of the display panel, right pixel circuits arranged in a right region of the display panel, left scan-lines coupled to the left pixel circuits, the left scan-lines transmitting a first scan signal to the left pixel circuits, right scan-lines coupled to the right pixel circuits, the right scan-lines transmitting a second scan signal to the right pixel circuits, and data-lines coupled to the left pixel circuits and the right pixel circuits, the data-lines transmitting a data signal to the left pixel circuits and the right pixel circuits. Here, the first scan signal and the second scan signal are transmitted to the left pixel circuits and the right pixel circuits constituting each horizontal-line via the left scan-lines and the right scan-lines with at least one predetermined time delay.

Abstract: A device includes a touch screen display comprising a touch sensitive panel and a display. The touch sensitive panel receives a touch event, and records the touch event as touch panel data. The device analyzes the touch panel data to identify the touch event as a valid or a non-valid touch event, determines, if the touch event is a non-valid touch event and based on the touch panel data, one or more regions of a touch panel display associated with the non-valid touch event, and turns off or dims the determined one or more regions of the touch panel display.

Abstract: An electrode for a touch sensitive device includes micro-wire conductors arranged to define an electrically continuous area and to include interior regions that are electrically discontinuous. The electrically continuous area may be patterned according to a one pattern, and the interior pattern may be patterned according to another pattern.

Abstract: A method to eliminate caterpillar phenomenon in a scanning LED display is disclosed, wherein each scan line comprises a USW(N) for charging the scan line(N) and a DSW(N) for discharging the scan line(N), the method comprising: turning on the USW(N) to charge the scan line(N) for a first time interval; turning on the DSW(N) to discharge the scan line(N) for a second pre-determined time interval; and turning off the DSW(N) after the second pre-determined time interval is elapsed.

Abstract: An image display device includes a liquid crystal panel section, a light source section divided into a plurality of regions, a light detection section detecting the light intensity of the light source section, and a timing generation section. The timing generation section generates a light emission drive signal which turns on each of the regions of the light source section according to scanning in the liquid crystal panel section, and which turns on all the regions of the light source section in a light detection period, and generates a light detection gate signal allowing the detection of the light detection section to be effective in the light detection period.

Abstract: A press detection sensor contains a base member having predetermined length and width and also having a predetermined shape, a first conductor having predetermined length and being arranged on the base member, and a second conductor that is arranged on the base member with the second conductor being faced to the first conductor. The press detection sensor also contains a conductive contact body that is arranged between the first conductor and the second conductor. The conductive contact body connects the first and second conductors electrically in response to an external force. The press detection sensor further contains a covering member that includes the contact body on the inside thereof. The covering member covers a top of the base member which includes the first and second conductors. The covering member contains at least one of flexibility and elasticity.

Abstract: A display device includes a touch panel; a coordinate detecting unit configured to detect coordinates on a display surface of the touch panel; a special pen detecting unit configured to detect that a special pen comes into physical contact with the display surface; a timer unit configured to measure time having elapsed from when the coordinate detecting unit detects the coordinates; and an event issuing unit configured to issue a first event when the special pen detecting unit detects the special pen coming into contact with the display surface, and issue a second event when the time having elapsed measured by the timer unit exceeds a predetermined time ?t while the special pen detecting unit is not detecting the special pen coming into contact with the display surface.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus may include a display, a touch acquisition unit, a rotation acquisition unit, and a display control unit. The touch acquisition unit may be configured to receive a proximity signal indicative of a user input to a touch panel of the information processing apparatus. The rotation acquisition unit may be configured to receive a rotation signal indicative of a rotation of the information processing apparatus. The display control unit may be configured to generate a first signal to cause the display to display an image. Additionally, the display control unit may be configured to, when the rotation signal indicates a rotation while the proximity signal indicates a user input, generate a second signal to cause the display to change the image.

Abstract: The display device includes a panel comprising driving electrodes and receiving electrodes, and a touch sensing unit comprising a driver supplying a common voltage to the driving electrodes and the receiving electrodes during an image display period, and sequentially supplying a driving voltage to the driving electrodes to determine whether the panel is touched, during a touch sensing period, and a receiver determining whether there is a touch on the panel based on comparison of a sensing signal induced through the receiving electrodes by the driving voltage with a reference voltage applied to the receiving electrodes. The reference voltage is different from an intermediate level of the driving voltage corresponding to an average of a maximum level and a minimum level of the driving voltage. A root mean square value of the reference voltage is substantially equal to a root mean square value of the driving voltage.

Abstract: A method for determining the location of a touch input in an application window on an interactive surface of a display device is described. The application window comprises a canvas configured to display at least a portion of a user interface. The method comprises the following steps. A first location of the touch input associated with a first coordinate space is determined. The first coordinate space is associated with the interactive surface. The touch input is used to emulate a mouse event. A second location of the touch input associated with a second coordinate space is determined in response to the emulated mouse event. The second coordinate space is associated with the user interface. At least one offset parameter is calculated, correlating the first coordinate space with the second coordinate space.

Abstract: A display device includes: an extraction unit extracting an edge component of a display data signal; an adder unit adding an edge component to the display data signal; a signal generation unit generating a control signal in accordance with the display data signal and an output signal of the adder unit; a correction unit carrying out correction processing on the edge component in accordance with the control signal and outputting the corrected edge component to the adder unit; and a display unit carrying out a display operation in accordance with the output signal of the adder unit.

Abstract: A display device includes an illumination unit that delivers a first light, a second light and a third light. The display also includes a driving circuit that supplies a pixel with a first data signal for displaying a first image by illuminating the first light, the driving circuit supplying the pixel with a second data signal for displaying a second image by illuminating the second light, the driving circuit supplying the pixel with a third data signal for displaying a third image by illuminating the third light.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a driver and a display device including the same, wherein the driver includes: a first driving circuit generating a first output signal; a second driving circuit generating a second output signal; and at least one buffer circuit generating a third output signal of a voltage level corresponding to a gate-on voltage level of the first output signal or the second output signal when the first output signal or the second output signal is transmitted as a gate-on voltage level, and the buffer circuit includes a first transistor transmitting the voltage of the first level as the third output signal, and a second transistor transmitting the voltage of a second level turning off the first transistor and connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor.

Abstract: A driving method of an organic light emitting display device includes: classifying a plurality of luminance steps into at least a low luminance section and a high luminance section; and setting a reference luminance at a predefined level during the low luminance section and adjusting an off duty according to predetermined criteria for each step in the low luminance section.

Abstract: A touch panel is made by forming a routing and pad pattern group on a substrate to include first and second routing lines, first pad electrodes connected to the first routing line, and second pad electrodes connected to the second routing line, by using a first mask; forming a sensor electrode pattern group on the substrate having the routing and pad pattern group formed thereon to include first sensor electrodes formed in a first direction, second sensor electrodes formed in a second direction, and connection portions that each connects adjacent first sensor electrodes, by using a second mask; forming a first insulating layer to include contact holes to expose portions of the second sensor electrodes, respectively, by using a third mask; and forming bridges that each connects adjacent second sensor electrodes through the contact holes and a second insulating layer on the bridges, by using a fourth mask.

Abstract: To provide a signal processing device which enable the user to rapidly repeat an operation of changing to a different resolution with a fingertip touch in the line of sight to a displayed graph. A display unit 31 that displays a graph, a touch panel 32 that is provided so as to correspond to a display screen 31a and includes a touch sensor for outputting positional information associated with a touch operation, and a parameter data table 44 that stores a plurality of processing parameters corresponding to each positional information item. A control unit 50 includes a processing parameter output unit 54 that reads the processing parameter corresponding to the positional information from the parameter data table 44 and outputs the processing parameter to the processing parameter setting unit 21, if the positional information is input.

Abstract: An electrode for a touch sensitive device includes micro-wire conductors arranged to define an electrically continuous electrode trunk area, and including branching elements which extend outward from the electrode trunk area. The electrically continuous trunk area is patterned coincident an underlying reference mesh pattern, as are the branching elements.