Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for displaying video data. The method includes: generating an intermediate image between a first and a second image of the video data, wherein the first image is adjacent to the second image in the video data; adjusting a plurality of intermediate pixels of the intermediate image to generate a luminance-adjusted image; and displaying the first image, the luminance-adjusted image, and the second image in turn.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) control circuit is disclosed. The control circuit includes an edge detecting circuit for detecting image edges in each frame of an image data, and outputting an edge data and a non-edge data; a memory for saving the edge data of the frame; a driving decision circuit for generating a driving voltage setting according to the non-edge data of a current frame, and generating an overdriving voltage setting according to the edge data of a previous frame saved in the memory and the edge data of the current frame outputted by the edge detecting circuit; and an output device for outputting the driving voltage setting and the overdriving voltage setting.

Abstract: An AV switching method capable of auto-configuring a plurality of AV input signals and associated apparatus is provided. An audio-video detector capable of auto-configuring the AV input signals includes an audio-video detecting module, an impedance adjustment module, and an audio-video switching module. The audio-video detecting module receives and detects the AV input signals to generate an AV detecting result. The impedance adjustment module adjusts matching impedance for the AV input signals according to the AV detecting result. The audio-video switching module switches the AV input signals to output AV output signals according to the AV detecting result.

Abstract: A method of intelligently selecting a signal source and associated apparatus is provided. The method comprises the following steps. A display is activated. The display detects activities of a plurality of connection ports to determine at least one active video source. The display displays an image according to the at least one active video source and/or a priority. The connection ports can be an HDMI port, a DVI port, an A/V port or a Y/Pb/Pr port.

Abstract: A device includes a plurality of luminance adjustment tables, a luminance analysis unit for analyzing a luminance distribution of a plurality of pixels of a source video, and a dynamic luminance curve fitting unit electrically connected to the luminance analysis unit and the luminance adjustment tables for adjusting luminance levels of the pixels of the video based on one of the luminance adjustment tables selected according to the luminance distribution.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a device for independent color management by using a look-up table (LUT) so as to adjust the color saturation of a single color independently. The method comprises steps of: receiving a color signal of an input pixel; determining color flags and initial saturation values from the color signal by using a look-up table (LUT); obtaining user-controlled color gains according to the color flags; multiplying each of the initial saturation values with one of the corresponding user controlled color gains so as to output an adjusted saturation value; determining a final gain from each the adjusted saturation value by bilinear interpolation according lower-bits of the color signal; and obtaining a new color signal according to the final gain and the color signal.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for displaying video data. The method includes: generating an intermediate image between a first and a second image of the video data, wherein the first image is adjacent to the second image in the video data; adjusting a plurality of intermediate pixels of the intermediate image to generate a luminance-adjusted image; and displaying the first image, the luminance-adjusted image, and the second image in turn.

Abstract: A method of intelligently selecting a signal source and associated apparatus is provided. The method comprises the following steps. A display is activated. The display detects activities of a plurality of connection ports to determine at least one active video source. The display displays an image according to the at least one active video source and/or a priority. The connection ports can be an HDMI port, a DVI port, an A/V port or a Y/Pb/Pr port.

Abstract: An AV switching method capable of auto-configuring a plurality of AV input signals and associated apparatus is provided. An audio-video detector capable of auto-configuring the AV input signals includes an audio-video detecting module, an impedance adjustment module, and an audio-video switching module. The audio-video detecting module receives and detects the AV input signals to generate an AV detecting result. The impedance adjustment module adjusts matching impedance for the AV input signals according to the AV detecting result. The audio-video switching module switches the AV input signals to output AV output signals according to the AV detecting result.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) control circuit is disclosed. The control circuit includes an edge detecting circuit for detecting image edges in each frame of an image data, and outputting an edge data and a non-edge data; a memory for saving the edge data of the frame; a driving decision circuit for generating a driving voltage setting according to the non-edge data of a current frame, and generating an overdriving voltage setting according to the edge data of a previous frame saved in the memory and the edge data of the current frame outputted by the edge detecting circuit; and an output device for outputting the driving voltage setting and the overdriving voltage setting.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a device for independent color management by using a look-up table (LUT) so as to adjust the color saturation of a single color independently. The method comprises steps of: receiving a color signal of an input pixel; determining color flags and initial saturation values from said color signal by using a look-up table (LUT); btaining user-controlled color gains according to said color flags; multilplying each of said initial saturation values with one of said corresponding user controlled color gains so as to output an adjusted saturation value; determining a final gain from each said adjusted saturation value by bilinear interpolation according lower-bits of said color signal; and obtaining a new color signal according to said final gain and said color signal.

Abstract: A method for displaying image pixel data includes measuring display device characteristics from a display device, processing the display device characteristics, encoding the processed display device characteristics to generate encoded data, storing the encoded data in the memory, decoding the encoded data stored in a memory to generate decoded data, modifying pixel data according to the decoded data to generate the image pixel data and displaying the image pixel data on the display device.

Abstract: A device includes a plurality of luminance adjustment tables, a luminance analysis unit for analyzing a luminance distribution of a plurality of pixels of a source video, and a dynamic luminance curve fitting unit electrically connected to the luminance analysis unit and the luminance adjustment tables for adjusting luminance levels of the pixels of the video based on one of the luminance adjustment tables selected according to the luminance distribution.

Abstract: An improved parallel-serial multiplier and accumulator for multiplying a digital multiplicand and a multiplier resulting in a product that is added to an accumulator input. The parallel-serial multiplier and accumulator includes a parallel-serial multiplier and a digit serial adder. The parallel-serial multiplier includes a recoder for receiving the digital multiplier and outputting an ordered sequence of recoded words, a partial product generator for generating partial products that are dependent upon the digital multiplicand and upon each of the ordered sequence of recoded words, and an adder for adding the partial products to provide the product. The adder outputs a digit serial word that contains the least significant bits of an intermediate sum of the partial products as the partial products are being added. The digit serial adder includes a carry save adder that receives the product and the accumulator input to produce the output sum.

Abstract: A modified least mean squares adaptive filter method and apparatus is disclosed. The filter coefficients used to perform the FIR multiplications in a least mean squares adaptive filter are time dependent upon a time index. Each tap of the FIR section utilizes a coefficient at a different time index. This allows an implementation in hardware that is modular and easy for implementation in VLSI technologies. In addition, an improve multiplier and accumulator is disclosed for use in implementing the improved least squares adaptive filter.