Abstract: A system for depicting a complete image from a plurality of partial images is provided. A set of one or more physical objects are positioned on at least one side of a display device. Each of the physical objects represents a different discrete portion of a complete image, each discrete portion creating a continuous visual image with a remaining portion of the image. The display device displays the remaining portion of the image as a visual representation on a display screen. At least a portion of the visual representation portrays a visual extension of one or more of the physical objects. The visual representation on the display screen, the visual extensions, and the set of one or more physical objects together define the complete image. A method implemented by the system for providing the complete image is also provided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for displaying an enlarged image on a liquid crystal display apparatus capable of displaying colors, and in particular, a liquid crystal display method and apparatus that can enlarge an image at an arbitrary ratio and display the outline of the enlarged image smoothly. On a display panel of a color liquid crystal display apparatus in which display dots each comprising an array of three subpixels displaying red (R), green (G), and blue (B) are arranged in a matrix, three pieces of raw-direction original display brightness data to be displayed in three subpixels are extended and subjected to predetermined weights of brightness to form enlarged display brightness data. This data is sequentially output to the subpixels to extend the original image in the raw direction of the display panel before display.

Abstract: A cursor controller with a handle which moves in X, Y directions has the handle cantilevered on a upper platform which slides on an intermediate platform in an X direction with the axis of the handle intersecting the effective center of X guide means. And then the intermediate platform slides on a Y guide on a lower fixed platform, all of the foregoing being captured by a top cover. The top cover has a slot through which the handle, which is cantilevered on a bracket fixed to the end of the top platform, extends. The controller can be mounted directly on a keyboard or with a specially shaped enclosure to be operated by one hand.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a pedestal, a cylindrical display body rotatably mounted on the pedestal, a plurality of light emitting lines composed of a plurality of units, each line being equidistantly and axially arranged on a wall of the display body for displaying information when the display body rotates, a control circuit mounted on the display body for controlling a rotating speed of the display body and the information displayed on the display apparatus, and a power supply having a positive electrode and a negative electrode provided within the pedestal for providing the power required by the apparatus.

Abstract: A display device that includes a display medium having a planar display area over which an image is generated, a first and second optical point beam each directed in the display medium coplanar with the planar display area, and beam controllers that scan each of the optical point beams to selectively interfere in the display area within a region defined by the intersection of the optical point beams to produce an intensity in the region that has enhanced visibility relative to the individual optical beams propagating in the display medium outside of the region. The beam controller may be an elongated reflector having a reflecting surface upon which a linear array of liquid crystal modulators are controlled to selectively transmit segments of a linear beam incident on the linear array, in order to provide the optical beam by selectively reflecting segments of the linear optical beam into the display medium.

Abstract: A common-voltage compensation driving apparatus and method and a crosstalk-compensation driving apparatus of an AMLCD detect current flowing through a common electrode for an optional period to compensate for a common electrode voltage by using the current value as a reference and eliminate crosstalk resulting from the variation of a video data value.

Abstract: A driver circuit for a liquid crystal display device has an output terminal, an N-MOS transistor, a P-MOS transistor, a first semiconductor switch connected between the output terminal and the N-MOS transistor and, a second semiconductor switch connected between the output terminal and the P-MOS transistor. Each of the N-MOS transistor and the P-MOS transistor have source, drain, gate and substrate, and form a power source portion taking the source as an output side. The first and second semiconductor switches have control inputting means for inputting a switching control signal for alternately outputting the output voltages of the N-MOS transistor and the P-MOS transistor through the output terminal. The drain, gate and substrate voltages are set so that the output voltage output from the N-MOS transistor is greater than the output voltage output from said P-MOS transistor.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel having a matrix structure formed by a scan electrode group and a data electrode group, a scan electrode drive unit for operating the scan electrode group, a data electrode drive unit for operating the data electrode group, and a switching unit for switching on/off the electrical connection between a drive voltage generating unit for supplying drive voltage to the drive unit and a power supply source for supplying power to the drive voltage generating unit.

Abstract: A pointing device includes a housing, a ball, and a cleaning member. Part of the ball protrudes from an opening of the housing. The cleaning member is pressed against the ball by a mechanism including a rod and a resilient member. The rod is made slidably movable in first and second directions. One end of the rod is connected to the cleaning member. The other end of the rod protrudes from a hole of the housing to form a button. The cleaning member is brought into contact with the ball when the button is pushed in the first direction. The resilient member forces the rod in the second direction to separate the cleaning member from the ball during normal operation.

Abstract: A liquid crystal apparatus includes: a ferroelectric liquid crystal device comprising an electrode matrix including a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines intersecting with the scanning lines, and a ferroelectric liquid crystal disposed between the scanning lines and data lines, and a driver for sequentially applying a scanning signal to the scanning lines for selecting a particular scanning line, and for applying data signals for the pixels on the selected scanning line to the data lines. Each of the data signals has a plurality of pulses including a pulse in a controlled phase and a pulse in an auxiliary phase, and the scanning signal for the selected scanning line has a compensation pulse for compensating the pulse in the auxiliary phase of a data signal for a pixel on the selected scanning line.

Abstract: An addressing scheme for efficient memory use for storing textures with borders. Memory space is allocated for the texture maps, borders, and submaps equaled to two times the width times the height of the texture map to be stored. The memory space is then divided into a rectangular map space having a left-hand portion and a right-hand portion. Storage is accomplished by storing the main texture map on the left-hand portion of the map space. Submaps are then aligned along the bottom edge of the map space at the right in the right-hand portion. Finally, the borders are stored beginning at the top of the right-side portion of the rectangular space. The four corner edges of the borders are stored below the texel borders in the right-side portion.

Abstract: A liquid crystal apparatus includes: a ferroelectric liquid crystal device comprising an electrode matrix including a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines intersecting with the scanning lines, and a ferroelectric liquid crystal disposed between the scanning lines and data lines, and a driver for sequentially applying a scanning signal to the scanning lines for selecting a particular scanning line, and for applying data signals for the pixels on the selected scanning line to the data lines. Each of the data signals has a plurality of pulses including a pulse in a controlled phase and a pulse in an auxiliary phase, and the scanning signal for the selected scanning line has a compensation pulse for compensating the pulse in the auxiliary phase of a data signal for a pixel on the selected scanning line.

Abstract: In order to facilitate communications in a cellular communication system wherein control signal contamination renders communication with the closest cell impossible, the transmission power of the closest cell is reduced to the point wherein communication between the mobile unit and a cell adjacent the closest one, is enabled.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display including a driving circuit is provided. The LCD in which one gate line is driven by both left and right gate drivers includes a couple of switching means which are placed between the gate driver and gate line, the couple of switching means being activated and deactivated by switching control signals to switch the output of the gate driver. When one of the gate drivers does not operate, the output of the gate driver having the operational problem is prevented from being applied to the gate lines, by a switching operation. Therefore, even when only one of gate drivers operates, the display panel can function properly, thereby preventing the lowering of picture quality and improving product yield.

Abstract: An industrial controller executing a graphical language employs a comparator circuit for monitoring the address locations of memory used to store the control program and its data. A cursor positioned on a graphics representation of the program is used to identify a particular graphical element to be monitored and the address of the starting instruction for that element is loaded into the comparator. An interrupt generated by the comparator causes the generation of a histogram listing the particular rungs name and the times at which it has been executed, useful for verifying and monitoring the operation of a control program. A snapshot of data values used by the element of the program at the time of its execution may also be stored to verify the condition under which the element executes.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture directing a computer system, having at least a processor, memory, and touchscreen, to create at least two virtual pointing devices. The method includes the steps of detecting at least two hands placed on the touchscreen, determining if pre-defined characteristics exist for each hand based on the shape of each hand, if pre-defined characteristics exist for each hand, creating a virtual pointing device under at least a portion of each hand in accordance with the pre-defined characteristics, and if pre-defined characteristics do not exist for at least one of the hands, creating a generic virtual pointing device under at least a portion of the hand or a unique pointing device.

Abstract: An active matrix display device, having an array of picture elements (12) comprising electro-optic, for example LC, display elements (14) and associated switching devices (15), for example thin film diodes, driven by selection and data signals applied to sets of row and column address conductors (16, 17) respectively, which includes a reference circuit (34) comprising a switching device (35) connected to a capacitive element (36) and similarly driven periodically by selection signals and a reference data signal applied via one of the column address conductors (17), and an adjustment circuit which senses the voltage at the capacitive element (36), indicative of the operational behavior of the switching device (35), at particular times corresponding substantially to the termination of a selection signal applied to the reference circuit and which, according to the sensed voltage at that time, is operable to adjust the drive voltages used for the picture elements (12) so as to compensate for changes in the operat

Abstract: A portable information terminal adopting a soft keyboard includes screen display device for receiving screen data relating to the soft keyboard and displaying the soft keyboard on the display screen. The soft keyboard includes an information key region where the information keys of a predetermined number are arranged in two lines or less, and a scroll key region where one or more scroll direction keys are displayed for scrolling the information keys to select the information keys displayed on the information key region.

Abstract: A system and method of monitoring light emitted from a light emitting diode (LED) display device, which typically has a plurality of selectively energizable display segments which are grouped to form desired shapes and/or alphanumeric characters, is provided, particularly for use in an Aspect Display Unit (ADU) that requires vitality when utilized in the railroad industry as a component of an Automatic Train Protection system utilized in the railroad industry. In a preferred embodiment, each particular segment of the LED display device is independently monitored by an accompanying independent dual photo-transistor circuit when a non-vital output periodically drives each segment to a known electrical state and then back to the original state. A first and a second photo-transistor is used for each segment of the LED display.

Abstract: To obtain a display method navigation map intended to lessen the load of control means such as CPU, by quick scroll display. By comparison between preceding judging region (JO) and present judging region (JN), a changing direction of judging region is recognized, and rewriting is processed in advance in a page (display off divided memory region) of a map memory, being out of map display region of a display device. At this time, rewriting is processed by priority in a divided memory region that is high in possibility of move of the own vehicle and that must be written at the earliest opportunity.