Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing edges in an image are provided. The method in an embodiment includes the following steps. With respect to a cross-shaped patterned centered at a target pixel of an input image, a first-direction gradient along a first direction and a second-direction gradient along a second direction are calculated. According to the first-direction and second-direction gradients, it is determined whether to compensate the target pixel based on pixel values of a first plurality of pixels along the second direction or pixel values of a second plurality of pixels along the first direction within the cross-shaped pattern, or to output a pixel value of the target pixel.

Abstract: An image encoding system includes: a main encoding unit, including a binarization unit, for encoding/compressing a source data into a binary string and outputting side information; a first storage unit, for buffering the binary string generated by the main encoding unit; a second storage unit, buffering the side information generated by the main encoding unit; and a binary arithmetic coding (BAC) encoding unit, coupled to the first and second storage units, for encoding the binary string into a bitstream with reference to the side information and for outputting the bitstream.

Abstract: A display driving apparatus and driving method thereof are disclosed. The display driving apparatus includes a display panel and a display driver. The display panel has a plurality of pixels, and the pixels are arranged in an array. The pixels are divided into a plurality of first display regions and a plurality of second display regions, and each of the first display regions and each of the second display regions are arranged in the display panel alternatively. The display driver provides a plurality of driving signals for driving the first and second display regions. The driving polarities of the neighboring first display regions are different, and the driving polarities of the neighboring second display regions are different.

Abstract: An optical sensing apparatus includes an optical sensing pixel array and a plurality of micro-optical device sets. The optical sensing pixel array has a plurality of array elements, and each of the array elements has one or multiple of a plurality of optical sensing pixels. The micro-optical device sets are configured corresponding to the optical sensing pixels respectively. Each of the micro-optical device sets has a shifting vector with respect to one of the optical sensing pixels. The optical sensing pixel array has a reference original point. Two shifting vectors of two of the micro-optical device sets with respect to corresponding two of the optical sensing pixels at the same radial distance on two polar axes from the reference original point and along opposite directions are asymmetric.

Abstract: An operation method for an image display device includes: i) identifying a current user by detecting at least one of an image and a voice of the current user in response to a start-up command received by the image display device to generate a identification result; ii) accessing at least one favorite channel/program option associated with the current user according to the identification result; and iii) displaying the at least one favorite channel/program option on the image display device for the current user to select from.

Abstract: A driving method for a display device includes receiving a first image data corresponding to a display of the display device and composed of a plurality of frames; obtaining a first frame and a second frame neighboring to the first frame from the plurality of frames; calculating a plurality of sub-frames according to the first frame and the second frame; adjusting a brightness of at least one sub-frame of the plurality of sub-frames, to have an average brightness of the plurality of sub-frames be lower than an average brightness of the plurality of frames; sequentially inserting the plurality of sub-frames between the first frame and the second frame, to obtain a second image data; and driving the display device according to the second image data.

Abstract: A phase-locked loop system is provided. The system includes a charge pump, a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and a bias converter. The charge pump outputs a control voltage according to a phase frequency detection signal, and generates an output current according to a bias signal. The VCO generates an output signal according to the control voltage. The bias converter is coupled between the VCO and the charge pump and for generating the bias signal according to the control voltage.

Abstract: A capacitive touch display device is disclosed. The capacitive touch display device includes a display, a covering glass layer, and a sensing device including a driving signal layer disposed on the display, the driving signal layer including a plurality of driving electrodes, for outputting a plurality of driving signals, and a receiving signal layer disposed between the covering glass layer and the driving signal layer, the receiving signal layer including a plurality of receiving electrodes, for inducing the plurality of driving signals and outputting a plurality of touch sensing signals accordingly, wherein the plurality of receiving electrodes includes at least one hole for enhancing signal inducement.

Abstract: A method for controlling a digital video device is provided. The method includes receiving multi-channel transport streams by a tuner of the digital video device. The method further includes obtaining a process identifier (PID) corresponded to a specific frequency and setting the tuner and a demodulator of the digital video device to the specific frequency. The method further includes turning on a demultiplexer of the digital video device to obtained program specific information/service information (PSI/SI) of the multi-channel transport streams and controlling a decoder of the digital video device to decode the PSI/SI according to the PID during locking the tuner and the demodulator to the specific frequency. Accordingly, the time for switching program could be reduced, and the speed for switching program could be improved.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The image processing apparatus includes a memory device and a first and a second image data transformation unit. A first image data is written into and read from the memory device. Each pixel value has a first data format. The first data format is compatible with a dedicated format accessible by the memory device. The first image data transformation unit transforms a second image data into the first image data. The second image data includes a plurality of pixel values each having a second data format. The second data format is not compatible with the dedicated format. The second image data transformation unit transforms the first image data into a third image data. The third image data includes a plurality of pixel values each having a third data format. The third data format is not compatible with the dedicated format.

Abstract: A display driving apparatus for driving a display panel is disclosed. The display driving apparatus includes a controller, a source driving circuit, and a gate driving circuit. The controller receives a display data and enables a specific driving mode when the display data is a specific display mode data. The source driving circuit generates a plurality of source driving signals. When the specific driving mode is enabled, the source driving circuit makes each source driving signal to hold at a DC driving voltage during a first sub-frame period of a frame period and at another DC driving voltage during a second sub-frame period of the frame period. When the specific driving mode is enabled, the gate driving circuit masks a first part of a plurality of gate scanning signals during the first sub-frame period and masks a second part of the gate scanning signals during the second sub-frame period.

Abstract: The printed circuit board comprises two first signal traces, a first grounding layer, two first signal traces, a second grounding layer, two signal conductive pillars and two grounding conductive pillars. The first signal traces are formed on a first surface of a substrate. The first grounding layer is formed on the first surface. The second signal traces are formed on a second surface of the substrate. The second grounding layer is formed on the second surface. The signal conductive pillars are extended to the second surface from the first surface and each signal conductive pillar connects the corresponding first signal trace and second signal trace. The grounding conductive pillars are extended to the second surface from the first surface and each grounding conductive pillar connects the first grounding layer and the second grounding layer. Each grounding conductive pillar and the corresponding signal conductive pillar are disposed in pairs.

Abstract: A multi-touch positioning method for a touch control device is disclosed. The touch control device includes a plurality of sensing channels, and each of the plurality of sensing channels is interlaced by a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode. The multi-touch positioning method includes retrieving a first touch sensing value and a second touch sensing value respectively corresponding to the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode, adding the first touch sensing value and the second touch sensing value to generate a sensing sum value, determining a touch sensing channel having a local maximum value according to the plurality of sensing sum values of the plurality of sensing channels, so as to define a touch point on the touch sensing channel, and calculating a coordinate of the touch point according to the touch sensing channel and its neighboring sensing channels.

Abstract: Method for detecting disappearance of a pattern is used to detect whether a fixed-still pattern in dynamic displayed images disappears. Method includes analyzing a pattern characteristic parameter which represents the fixed-still pattern from each of images continuously displayed in a time sequence, It is checked whether the pattern characteristic parameter fast decreases from at least greater than a high level to at least less than a low level, as a first state transition. Sum of absolute difference (SAD) values for all of the pixels between a previous image and a current image is calculated. It is checked whether the sum of the SAD values fast increases from at least less than a low level to at least greater than a high level, as a second state transition. When the first state transition and the second state transition occur simultaneously, it is determined that the fixed-still pattern disappears in the display.

Abstract: An image processing method for processing an interleaved image is disclosed. A reference window and direction windows matched to the reference window are set with respect to known pixel rows in the interleaved image. First parameters along candidate directions of the reference window is calculated, wherein the first parameters denote pixel differences between the reference window and the direction windows. A respective first direction, among direction groups of the candidate directions and corresponding to a minimum of the first parameters, is found. First and/or second portion direction of first and second portions of the interleaved image are found among the first directions. The first and the second portions of the interleaved image are identified according to the first parameters. A center pixel of the reference window is obtained by interpolation according to the first and the second portion directions.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a noise filtering method for a touch control display device. The noise filter method includes retrieving a plurality of touch signals, wherein the plurality of touch signals correspond to a plurality of touch points of the touch control display device, selecting a plurality of environmental sensing signals from the plurality of the touch signals according to a touch threshold value, calculating a peak-to-peak value of the plurality of the environmental sensing signals, comparing the peak-to-peak value with a noise threshold value to generate a comparison result, and determining a filtering coefficient according to the comparison result in order to perform a noise filtering procedure accordingly.

Abstract: A tone-mapping method for adjusting a contrast of an image includes generating a luminance histogram of the image according to a luminance and a sharpness of the image; performing histogram equalization on the luminance histogram, to generate a luminance mapping function corresponding to the image; performing a weighted operation on the luminance mapping function and a linear function, to generate a weighted luminance mapping function corresponding to the image; generating a tone-mapping look-up table corresponding to the image according to the weighted luminance mapping function; and adjusting the luminance of the image according to the tone-mapping look-up table, so as to adjust the contrast of the image.

Abstract: A data driver includes two data processing circuits for respectively providing positive and negative pixel voltages according to first and second pixel data, and a multiplexer circuit including multiplexer units. Each multiplexer unit has first and second input terminals respectively receiving the positive and negative pixel voltages, and an output terminal coupled to a data line. A first switching device has first and second switches serially coupled between the first input and output terminals. A node between the first and second switches is selectively grounded via a third switch. A second switching device has fourth and fifth switches serially coupled between the second input and output terminals. A node between the fourth and fifth switches is selectively grounded via a sixth switch. When the first and second switches turn on, the sixth switch turns on. When the fourth and fifth switches turn on, the third switch turns on.

Abstract: A three-dimension (3D) image processing method is disclosed. A plurality of asymmetric filtering is performed on an input depth map to obtain a plurality of asymmetric filtering results. One among the asymmetric filtering results is selected as an output depth map. A two-dimension (2D) image is converted into a 3D image according to the output depth map.

Abstract: An IC chip package and a chip-on-glass structure using the same are provided. The IC chip package includes an IC chip having a circuit surface, and plural copper (Cu) bumps formed on the circuit surface. Moreover, a non-conductive film (NCF) could be formed on the circuit surface to cover the Cu bumps. The chip-on-glass structure includes a glass substrate, plural electrodes such as aluminum (Al) electrodes formed on the glass substrate, and a conductive film formed on the electrodes. The conductive film contains a number of conductive particles. When the IC chip package is coupled to the glass substrate, the Cu bumps can be coupled to the corresponding electrodes via conductive particles.