Abstract: An image sensing device and an image sensing method are provided. The image sensing device includes a pixel array, first row-selecting lines, second row-selecting lines and a control circuit. Pixels in the pixel array are arranged to form a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. A first set of the pixels of each row is electrically connected to the corresponding first row-selecting line, and a second set of the pixels of each row is electrically connected to the corresponding second row-selecting line. The control circuit performs an HFR readout process to obtain an image frame. The rows are divided into a selectable portion and an unselectable portion. In each of HFR readout periods, the first set of an unselected first row and the second set of an unselected second row are selected from the selectable portion of the rows.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for operating an LED display are provided. The method includes: storing Nth scan line data in a line buffer; storing the Nth scan line data in a frame buffer; displaying the Nth scan line data stored in the line buffer; during the displaying of the Nth scan line data stored in the line buffer, storing (N+1)th scan line data in the line buffer; storing the (N+1)th scan line data in the frame buffer; displaying the (N+1)th scan line data stored in the line buffer; repeating the above steps until (N+M)th scan line data stored in the line buffer is displayed; and displaying scan line data stored in the frame buffer from the Nth scan line data to the (N+M)th scan line data.

Abstract: A method for programming and controlling of a plurality of slave devices serially connected in a daisy chain configuration using a master device includes assigning a unique slave address to each slave device in the plurality of slave devices by sending an initialization data packet from the master device serially through the plurality of slave devices; storing, in each of the plurality of slave devices, the assigned slave address; defining a data packet; and transmitting the data packet serially to one or more of the plurality of slave devices. The data packet has a target slave address, a read/write command, a start address, and optionally a register address and an increment value.

Abstract: A flat wire distortion removal apparatus capable of contributing to preventing flat wires from being defectively processed is provided. A flat wire distortion removal apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a flat wire distortion removal apparatus, including a roller leveler configured to obtain parallelism between two side surfaces of the flat wire in a width direction by making the flat wire pass between a pair of rollers. The roller leveler includes a holding part configured to prevent the flat wire from rotating around an axis extending in a length direction of the flat wire.

Abstract: A time-of-flight sensor for capturing a three-dimensional (3D) image of an object, includes: a light source for emitting projection light pulses at the object according to a projection signal; an array of pixel circuits for sensing reflection light pulses and storing image charges according to the reflection light pulses; and a processing circuit for calculating a first sum of first portions of the image charges and a second sum of second portions of the image charges to generate a distance information signal of the 3D image of the object simultaneously, wherein in one accumulation period, the first portion of the image charges is generated during a first time period, and the second portion of the image charges is generated during a second time period, wherein the second time period is directly following the first time period in the accumulation period.

Abstract: An LED display panel contains an LED array having a plurality of LED pixels, a plurality of scan switches, and a plurality of LED columns. The anode of each LED pixel in each LED column is connected to a common anode node and the common anode node is connected to an output of a current source, while the cathode of each LED pixel in each LED column is switchably connected to a current sink via one of the plurality of scan switches. The common anode node is connected to a first input of a comparator circuit and is switchably connected to an anode voltage source. The second input of the comparator circuit is connected to a reference voltage source and an output of the comparator circuit signally controls a switch member that switchably connects the common anode node to the current sink.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of allergies. More particularly, the present invention provides a method for treating an allergy in a subject by inducing tolerance to an allergen associated with the allergy. Medicinal kits useful in protocols to induce tolerance or reduce intolerance in a subject also form part of the present invention.

Abstract: There is provided a circuit to improve the sensing efficiency of pixels that uses the induction effect of a capacitor to duplicate a voltage deviation caused by additional electrons and uses a circuit to cancel out the voltage deviation during reading pixel data thereby improving the sensing efficiency.

Abstract: There is provided a circuit to improve the sensing efficiency of pixels that uses the induction effect of a capacitor to duplicate a voltage deviation caused by additional electrons and uses a circuit to cancel out the voltage deviation during reading pixel data thereby improving the sensing efficiency.

Abstract: There is provided a circuit to improve the sensing efficiency of pixels that uses the induction effect of a capacitor to duplicate a voltage deviation caused by additional electrons and uses a circuit to cancel out the voltage deviation during reading pixel data thereby improving the sensing efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of treating peanut allergy in a subject, or a population of subjects, the method comprising administering to said subject or population of subjects a peanut allergen by an oral immunotherapy (OIT) regimen comprising a dose escalation phase in which the peanut allergen is administered in a dose which is increased in increments from an initial dose of the allergen equivalent of 5 mg peanut protein or less to a dose of the allergen equivalent of 200 mg peanut protein or more within 4 to 9 weeks from the administration of the initial dose. The treatment reduces the length of the build-up phase in peanut OIT methods and improves the likelihood or odds of the subject achieving sustained unresponsiveness.

Abstract: An LED display device includes an LED array and a driver system thereof. The LED display device is configured so that LEDs in the LED array can switch between receiving scan signals at their anodes or receiving scan signals at their cathodes.

Abstract: An image sensor device is provided to effectively improve the signal discrimination of sensed/sampled pixel values/signals in the image sensor device operating in a dark condition as well as effectively avoiding signal saturation when such image sensor device operates in a light/bright condition. Such image sensor device, when operating in dark/light conditions, can perform the exposure operation to get/sample accurate pixel image signal and pixel reset signal for only one time without estimating the pixel image signal and pixel reset signal by performing the exposure operation twice.

Abstract: An LED panel has an interleaved topology in which two adjacent LED rows in the LED panel are driven by different drivers. A delay time can be implemented between starting times two adjacent LED rows. Such an LCD panel can be employed to backlight an LCD panel in an LCD display. Implementing a delay time in driving the LED panel can reduce visual artifacts in the LCD display.

Abstract: A method for programming and controlling of a plurality of slave devices serially connected in a daisy chain configuration using a master device includes assigning a unique slave address to each slave device in the plurality of slave devices by sending an initialization data packet from the master device serially through the plurality of slave devices; storing, in each of the plurality of slave devices, the assigned slave address; defining a data packet; and transmitting the data packet serially to one or more of the plurality of slave devices. The data packet has a target slave address, a read/write command, a start address, and optionally a register address and an increment value.

Abstract: A method for programming and controlling of a plurality of slave devices serially connected in a daisy chain configuration using a master device is disclosed. The method includes broadcasting, from the master device, an initialization data packet to the plurality of slave devices to assign each slave device in the plurality of slave devices a slave address that is unique to said each slave device; storing, in each slave device, the assigned slave address, defining a data packet , wherein the data packet comprises a target slave address, a read/write command, a register address, a increment value, and a start address; and transmitting the data packet serially to one or more of the plurality of slave devices until the target address in the data packet matches the slave address stored in one of the plurality of slave devices.

Abstract: The LED display system includes an array of LEDs and a driver circuit. The driver circuit has a PWM engine, an adder, an accumulator, a multiplier, and a frame butter. The multiplier multiplies an image data of a first bit depth (PWM) with a multiple (M) to produce an input data (PWM_M) having a second bit depth. The multiple has an integer section (MI) of one or more bit in length and a fraction section (MF) of one or more bit in length. The input data has an integer section (PWM_MI) and a fraction section (PWM_MF). The adder adds a value of PWM_MF of a current input data with a value of a remainder in an accumulator. The PWM engine receives PWM data from the frame buffer and generates PWM pulses to drive the LED array.

Abstract: An image sensor apparatus includes a pixel array having pixel units each including an image sensor cell and a processing circuit. The processing circuit includes a bias transistor, second floating diffusion node, first switch unit, signal transfer capacitor, reset transfer capacitor, second switch unit, and third switch unit. Bias transistor is coupled between first and second floating diffusion nodes and has control terminal coupled to bias voltage. First switch unit is coupled between first and second floating diffusion nodes. Second switch unit is coupled between second floating diffusion node and signal transfer capacitor. Third switch unit is coupled between second floating diffusion node and reset transfer capacitor. Signal transfer capacitor is selectively coupled to second floating diffusion node. Reset transfer capacitor is selectively coupled to second floating diffusion node.

Abstract: An LED display device includes an LED array and a driver system thereof. The LED display device is configured so that LEDs in the LED array can switch between receiving scan signals at their anodes or receiving scan signals at their cathodes.

Abstract: There is provided a circuit to improve the sensing efficiency of pixels that uses the induction effect of a capacitor to duplicate a voltage deviation caused by additional electrons and uses a circuit to cancel out the voltage deviation during reading pixel data thereby improving the sensing efficiency.