Abstract: A force transmission system for a robotically controlled medical device can include a pushing actuator configured to be pushed by a robotic instrument controller and a wire. The wire can include a first end attached to an end of the pushing actuator to be pushed distally by the pushing actuator, and a second end attached to a distal location of the medical device. The system can include a reverse motion device that can be interfaced with the wire between the first end and the second end. The reverse motion device can be configured to cause a proximal pulling action on the second end in response to pushing of the first end distally by the pushing actuator or other actuation by the pushing actuator. The reverse motion device can be configured to maintain a point of contact with the wire in the same spatial location to prevent wire motion due to actuation.

Abstract: A patient cart for a robot surgical system can include a mobile base having a frame adapted and configured to support a medical robot, one or more motive devices operatively connected to the frame, and one or more motors connected to the motive devices to drive the motive devices to move the frame. The patient cart can include a drive control interface connected to the frame and configured to sense a user input and to operate the one or more motors to move the one or more motive devices as a function of the user input.

Abstract: A patient cart for a robot surgical system can include a mobile base having a frame adapted and configured to support a medical robot, one or more motive devices operatively connected to the frame, and one or more motors connected to the motive devices to drive the motive devices to move the frame. The patient cart can include a drive control interface connected to the frame and configured to sense a user input and to operate the one or more motors to move the one or more motive devices as a function of the user input.

Abstract: A steerable overtube assembly for a robotic surgical system can include a steerable shaft having one or more instrument channel and a control hub configured to mount to the steerable shaft. The assembly can also include a manual actuator extending from the control hub and configured to allow the steerable shaft to be manually steered by a user's hand, and a robotic actuator housed by and/or extending from the control hub configured to connect to a robotic driver to allow robotic steering of the steerable shaft.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a foveated display, in which a display device receives image data to be displayed that comprises a plurality of display regions associated with different image resolutions, and metadata that is indicative of locations of the plurality of display regions associated with different image resolutions. A display driver integrated circuit (DDIC) of the display device comprises an expander circuit configured to determine locations of one or more macropixels to be displayed by the display area based on the received metadata, wherein each macropixel corresponds to a grouping of native pixels of the display area onto which image data is loaded to concurrently.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a display device having a display area with a plurality of rows of pixels. Multiple rows of the display area may be grouped such that data is written to the pixels of all rows of the grouping concurrently. Each row includes a respective gate scan driver circuit coupled to the gate line of the row, and to a gate scan line configured to sequentially provide an enable pulse to gate scan driver circuits of the plurality of rows over a plurality of time periods. The gate scan driver circuit selectively provides the enable pulse provided by the gate scan line or a gate enable signal of a gate line of an adjacent row as a gate enable signal to the gate line of the respective row, based upon a predetermined grouping of rows of the display device.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a foveated display, in which a display device receives image data to be displayed that comprises a plurality of display regions associated with different image resolutions, and metadata that is indicative of locations of the plurality of display regions associated with different image resolutions. A display driver integrated circuit (DDIC) of the display device comprises an expander circuit configured to determine locations of one or more macropixels to be displayed by the display area based on the received metadata, wherein each macropixel corresponds to a grouping of native pixels of the display area onto which image data is loaded to concurrently.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a foveated display, in which image data is displayed with a plurality of display regions associated with different image resolutions. The different resolutions are achieved using macropixels corresponding to groupings of native pixels of the display area onto which image data is loaded to concurrently. Macropixels spanning multiple columns of the display are constructed by grouping data lines of the display such that the same image data is written to pixels of different columns concurrently. The data lines receive image data from a signal line via a demultiplexer, where control signals of the demultiplexer to concurrently couple the signal line to multiple data lines, such that image data provided along the signal line is concurrently provided to each of the multiple data lines in parallel, based upon a predetermined grouping of columns of the display device.

Abstract: According to various exemplary embodiments, there may be provided an electronic device including a housing having a first area facing a first direction and a second area facing a second direction, wherein the housing includes a window formed on at least one portion of the first area, a display module disposed between the window and the second area, a light converting member disposed between the window and the second area and configured to transmit light emitted from the display module in the first direction by at least partially converting a wavelength of the light reflected in the second direction by an external object of the housing, and an optical sensor disposed between the light converting member and the second area, wherein the optical sensor is configured to detect the object by using the light of which the wavelength is converted. Other various exemplary embodiments are also possible.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing images are provided. The image processing method includes obtaining an image using an electronic device; associating first metadata corresponding to the image with a first layer of a hierarchical data structure, wherein the hierarchical data structure includes a plurality of layers, including the first layer and a second layer; associating second metadata with the second layer, wherein the second metadata corresponds to one or more of a plurality of blocks into which the image is divided; and storing the hierarchical data structure in association with the image in a storage unit operatively coupled to the electronic device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for storing, processing and reconstructing full resolution image out of sub band encoded images are provided. The method of rendering high resolution images based on sub-band encoded data of an image includes steps of performing downscaling of a selected image, creating a time-stamped downscaled image, extracting sub-band information associated with the selected image at one instance in time, compressing the downscaled image and the sub-band information, and decompressing and adding the sub-band information with extrapolated downscaled image to reconstruct and render high resolution image.

Abstract: According to various exemplary embodiments, there may be provided an electronic device including a housing having a first area facing a first direction and a second area facing a second direction, wherein the housing includes a window formed on at least one portion of the first area, a display module disposed between the window and the second area, a light converting member disposed between the window and the second area and configured to transmit light emitted from the display module in the first direction by at least partially converting a wavelength of the light reflected in the second direction by an external object of the housing, and an optical sensor disposed between the light converting member and the second area, wherein the optical sensor is configured to detect the object by using the light of which the wavelength is converted. Other various exemplary embodiments are also possible.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display device comprising: a display panel including a data line, a gate line, and a pixel; a data driver configured to output a data signal to the data line; a gate driver configured to output a gate signal to the gate line; and a signal controller configured to control the data driver, and the gate driver, wherein at least one of the data driver and the gate driver comprises a first current monitoring unit configured to monitor output current of the at least one of the data driver and the gate driver.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling a display so as to reduce power consumption in an electronic device having a plurality of processors are provided. The apparatus includes a display and a control unit. The display is configured to display information formed by a first image and a second image. The first image corresponds to a partial region of the information, and the second image corresponds to a background region of the information. The control unit includes a first processor and a second processor. The processor may be configured to transmit the first image to the second processor in response to a request for displaying the information on the display. The second processor may be configured to store the second image in a memory and control the display to display the received first image together with the second image.

Abstract: An electronic device and an method of operating the same according to various example embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. The method may include: receiving, by first image reception circuitry of a first image reception unit, first image data corresponding to a first attribute parameter; receiving, by second image reception circuitry of a second image reception unit, second image data corresponding to a second attribute parameter; detecting converted image data from the first image data based on a difference in component between the first attribute parameter and the second attribute parameter; and generating compressed image data for the second image data using the converted image data.

Abstract: A method for processing image captured by an image sensor is provided. The operation method of an electronic device according to the present disclosure includes receiving a sensing image having a sensor pattern of an image sensor and meta-information including sensing image information related to the sensing image and storing the sensing image and the sensing image information including the meta-information.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method of encoding and decoding color images in an electronic device which includes a controller that analyzes pixel data of an image, determines a pixel pattern, and encodes the image according to the determined pixel pattern, and a display that displays the image under the control of the controller.

Abstract: An electronic device and an method of operating the same according to various example embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. The method may include: receiving, by first image reception circuitry of a first image reception unit, first image data corresponding to a first attribute parameter; receiving, by second image reception circuitry of a second image reception unit, second image data corresponding to a second attribute parameter; detecting converted image data from the first image data based on a difference in component between the first attribute parameter and the second attribute parameter; and generating compressed image data for the second image data using the converted image data.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for efficient brightness control for an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display are provided. In one embodiment, such a method may include receiving image data into a data driver of an organic light emitting diode display and transforming the image data into a logarithmic domain. A dimming control value may be subtracted from this log-encoded image data. The resulting log-encoded dimmed image data may represent a darker version of the originally received image data. Thereafter, a pixel of the organic light emitting diode display may be driven based at least in part on the dimmed image data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display device comprising: a display panel including a data line, a gate line, and a pixel; a data driver configured to output a data signal to the data line; a gate driver configured to output a gate signal to the gate line; and a signal controller configured to control the data driver, and the gate driver, wherein at least one of the data driver and the gate driver comprises a first current monitoring unit configured to monitor output current of the at least one of the data driver and the gate driver.