Abstract: A device and a method of setting an input detection region of a user interface displayed on a display of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device displays user interfaces in a first region, receives user input through the display from the outside of the first region, checks whether the user input was provided by a finger or electronic pen, determines whether the user input is in a second region, which is adjacent to the first region and surrounds the first region, when the user input was provided by a finger, determines whether the user input is in a third region, which is adjacent to the first region, surrounds the first region, and is positioned inside the second region, when the user input was provided by an electronic pen, and enables the application to use the user input, as if the user input was provided in the first region.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes an input interface, a first storage, a display, and a processor. Pixel values corresponding to a predetermined number of lines in an image input through the input interface are stored in the first storage. The processor acquires a first patch of a predetermined size by sampling a number of pixel values located in an outer region of a matrix centering about a specific pixel value from among the pixel values stored in the first storage, acquires a high-frequency component for the specific pixel value based on the acquired first patch, and processes the input image based on the high-frequency component. The display displays the processed image.

Abstract: A frame rate conversion apparatus is provided. The frame rate conversion apparatus includes at least one processor configured to determine a noise strength of a block of a current frame among a plurality of frames forming an input video, generate a block of an interpolation frame corresponding to the block of the current frame by estimating a motion vector of a block of the interpolation frame based on the noise strength, and insert the interpolation frame between the current frame and an adjacent frame to adjust a frame rate of the input video.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch screen display, an input/output interface, a communication circuit, a memory, and a processor, and the processor modifies screen configuration information associated with at least a part of a resolution, a density, and an orientation of a screen output by the electronic device if the electronic device is connected to the external display device through the input/output interface, determines whether a target application to be displayed on the external display device supports resizing of a window that displays an execution screen of the target application, configures a first type of window which is resizable if the target application supports the resizing, configures a second type of window with a fixed size if the target application does not support the resizing, and displays the first type of window or the second type of window on the external display device.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of processing an image thereof are provided. The method includes identifying at least one area of an input image by analyzing a dynamic range of the input image, obtaining at least one mapping function based on dynamic range information and brightness information of the at least one area and dynamic range information of the display apparatus, obtaining at least one virtual image where the dynamic range of the input image is converted using the at least one mapping function, synthesizing the at least one virtual image and the input image, and outputting the synthesized image.

Abstract: A frame rate conversion apparatus includes a memory to store a plurality of frames forming an input image, the plurality of frames including a current frame which includes a plurality of areas; and a processor configured to generate an interpolation frame by performing, with respect to an object area, an interpolation which is different from the interpolation applied to other areas, of the plurality of areas, the object area being an area which includes an object and in which at least one among a size, a speed, and a shape of the object satisfies a certain condition, and to insert the interpolation frame between the current frame and an adjacent frame.

Abstract: A frame rate conversion apparatus includes a memory to store a plurality of frames forming an input image, the plurality of frames including a current frame which includes a plurality of areas; and a processor configured to generate an interpolation frame by performing, with respect to an object area, an interpolation which is different from the interpolation applied to other areas, of the plurality of areas, the object area being an area which includes an object and in which at least one among a size, a speed, and a shape of the object satisfies a certain condition, and to insert the interpolation frame between the current frame and an adjacent frame.

Abstract: A video processing method includes generating a first down-sampled block by down-sampling a first block included in a first frame; generating a plurality of second down-sampled blocks by down-sampling a second block included in a second frame; selecting one of the plurality of second down-sampled blocks by comparing the first down-sampled block and each of the plurality of second down-sampled blocks; and determining, based on the first down-sampled block and the one selected second down-sampled block, a motion vector whereby the second block points to the first block, wherein the plurality of second down-sampled blocks are generated using down-sampling methods that are different from each other with respect to samples of the second block.

Abstract: A frame rate conversion apparatus is provided. The frame rate conversion apparatus includes at least one processor configured to determine a noise strength of a block of a current frame among a plurality of frames forming an input video, generate a block of an interpolation frame corresponding to the block of the current frame by estimating a motion vector of a block of the interpolation frame based on the noise strength, and insert the interpolation frame between the current frame and an adjacent frame to adjust a frame rate of the input video.

Abstract: A motion vector estimation method of a motion vector estimation apparatus are provided. The motion vector estimation method of the motion vector estimation apparatus includes: determining a motion vector of a current block by setting, in another frame, a local search area for searching a plurality of reference pixel blocks corresponding to the current block which is one of pixel blocks in a single frame; and finally determining one of the determined motion vector and a previous motion vector referred to in order to determine the local search area as a motion vector of the current block, based on sum of absolution difference (SAD) values of the reference pixel blocks included in the local search area.

Abstract: A hierarchical motion prediction apparatus and method. The hierarchical motion prediction method splits a current frame and a reference frame into pixel groups, changes a pixel location of each pixel group, and selects one pixel, and thus resolutions of the current frame and reference frame are reduced. A motion vector of a down-sampled current block is obtained based on a down-sampled current frame and reference frame, and is expanded to a motion vector of an original resolution based on a down sampling rate.

Abstract: A hierarchical motion prediction apparatus and method. The hierarchical motion prediction method splits a current frame and a reference frame into pixel groups, changes a pixel location of each pixel group, and selects one pixel, and thus resolutions of the current frame and reference frame are reduced. A motion vector of a down-sampled current block is obtained based on a down-sampled current frame and reference frame, and is expanded to a motion vector of an original resolution based on a down sampling rate.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a display unit for displaying a screen corresponding to a virtual reality mode; and a control unit for sensing an interrupt due to occurrence of at least one event, changing event-related information related to the occurred event to a form corresponding to the virtual reality mode, and controlling the changed event-related information to be displayed on the screen operated corresponding to the virtual reality mode. In addition, other embodiments are possible for the various embodiments of the present invention.

Abstract: A hierarchical motion prediction apparatus and method. The hierarchical motion prediction method splits a current frame and a reference frame into pixel groups, changes a pixel location of each pixel group, and selects one pixel, and thus resolutions of the current frame and reference frame are reduced. A motion vector of a down-sampled current block is obtained based on a down-sampled current frame and reference frame, and is expanded to a motion vector of an original resolution based on a down sampling rate.

Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a shortcut icon window of a mobile device includes: a display unit that displays a first layer including a plurality of first shortcut icons for executing different applications and a second layer including a shortcut icon window having one or more second shortcut icons, the second layer being located on the first layer; and a controller that, when at least one of the first shortcut icons is selected, controls to display the shortcut icon window on an execution screen of an application corresponding to the selected at least one first shortcut icon.

Abstract: An automatic brightness adjusting method and apparatus for image signal processor (ISP) is provided. The image processing apparatus may include a histogram generating unit, a cumulative distribution function calculator, and a histogram equalization (HE) unit. The histogram generating unit may generate a histogram of brightness values of pixels in an input image. The cumulative distribution function calculator may generate a cumulative distribution function and an inverse cumulative distribution function, based on the generated histogram. The HE unit may generate a conversion function based on the cumulative distribution function and the inverse cumulative distribution function, and may apply HE to the input image based on the conversion function so as to generate an output image.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an inverse transform method for an ultra-high resolution video codec. In the inverse transform method for an ultra-high resolution video codec using a Forward Discrete Cosine Transform (FDCT) algorithm, one of a plurality of pixel values is input as a first pixel value. One of remaining pixel values other than the first pixel value is input as a second pixel value. A first median value is calculated using a butterfly operation by applying coefficient values, respectively corresponding to the first and second pixel values, to the first and second pixel values. The first pixel value is replaced with the calculated first median value so as to re-perform the inverse transform method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a movement average filter based on charge sampling and a moving average filtering method using the same. The moving average filter includes a voltage-current converter and a first sampling unit. The voltage-current converter converts an input voltage signal into an input current signal and outputs the input current signal. The first sampling unit includes a first 1-unit sampler, an ?-unit sampler, and a second 1-unit sampler connected in parallel between an output terminal of the voltage-current converter and a filtered signal output terminal, wherein each of the first 1-unit sampler, the ?-unit sampler, and the second 1-unit sampler has a sampling capacitor bank for performing charge sampling. A ratio of sampling capacitances of sampling capacitor banks of the first 1-unit sampler, the ?-unit sampler, and the second 1-unit sampler is 1:?:1, wherein a is adjusted to have a value between 1 and 2.

Abstract: The present invention, which relates to an apparatus for collecting data at multi-points, suggests an apparatus connecting analog blocks obtaining the same channel data in series with each other and connecting analog blocks obtaining different channel data in parallel with each other to collect data. The suggested apparatus includes a channel data collecting group including at least two channel data collecting units having data obtaining modules collecting channel data at different points and connected in series with each other; and a channel data processing unit including the channel data collecting units connected in parallel with each other and controlling each of the data obtaining module so as to allow each of the channel obtaining module to shift the channel data by a predetermined size.

Abstract: Provided is a time-domain voltage comparator including a voltage-time converter. The voltage-time converter includes a conversion unit and an output unit. The conversion unit includes a first MOS transistor which shifts a voltage level of the first detection node according to an external first voltage signal, and a second MOS transistor which shifts a voltage level of the second detection node according to an external second voltage signal. The output unit generates first and second output signals in response to voltages of the first and second detection nodes. The output unit determines a shifted time of the first output signal according to a voltage level of the first detection node and determines a shifted time of the second output signal according to a voltage level of the second detection node.