Abstract: The present invention provides biaryl- or heterocyclic biaryl-substituted cyclohexene derivative compounds, isomers thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds of the invention show a CETP inhibitory effect that increases HDL-cholesterol levels and reduces LDL-cholesterol levels. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds are useful for the prevention or treatment of dyslipidemia or dyslipidemia-related diseases.

Abstract: Example embodiments of a display system and method using a hybrid user tracking sensor are described. The display system may determine a final location of a user based on information of a face or eyes of a user generated based on information received from a plurality of cameras and posture information generated based on information received from a plurality of sensors.

Abstract: A holographic three-dimensional (3D) image generating apparatus that may use a collimated directional backlight unit (CD BLU) is provided. The CD BLU may output a collimated light of which an emitting light is adjusted. The convergent lens may enable the outputted collimated light to converge into a viewing area of a viewer and thus, a viewing window may be generated. A spatial light modulator (SLM) may perform spatially-varying modulation with respect to the collimated light converging into the viewing area to generate a focused beam.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing an ultrasound image are provided. The method includes determining similarities between a first two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound image, among 2D ultrasound images of a three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound image, and the 2D ultrasound images. The method further includes generating a predetermined number of similar ultrasound images with respect to the first 2D ultrasound image based on the similarities. The method further includes generating 3D volume data based on the predetermined number of the similar ultrasound images. The method further includes removing noise from the 3D volume data. The method further includes generating another 3D ultrasound image based on the noise-removed 3D volume data.

Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes comparing a previous frame data and a present frame data, outputting an inversion control signal of the present frame based on a result of the comparing the previous frame data and the present frame data, generating a positive pixel voltage and a negative pixel voltage based on the inversion control signal and displaying an image based on the positive pixel voltage and the negative pixel voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an image processing apparatus and an image processing method for realistically expressing an object. The image processing apparatus includes a volume data generator configured to generate volume data using received signals of an object, and a volume rendering unit configured to perform volume rendering using the volume data to acquire a projection image, and apply a subsurface scattering effect according to virtual lighting information, to the projection image with respect to a user's viewpoint to produce a final image.

Abstract: A method of differently producing driving clock signals for a shift register of a gate lines driving circuit of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), the method includes the steps of determining whether an ambient temperature is greater than or not in comparison to a predetermined threshold temperature; in response to the determining indicating that the ambient temperature is greater, using a first ON voltage and a first charge canceling method; and in response to the determining indicating that the ambient temperature is not greater, using a second ON voltage and a second charge canceling method, where the second ON voltage is different from the first ON voltage and where the second charge canceling method is different from the first charge canceling method. The second charge canceling method may have a shorter duration than that of the first charge canceling method. The second ON voltage may be greater than the first ON voltage.

Abstract: A light emitting display is configured to reduce or prevent motion blur by shortening a time that a black frame is displayed between image frames. One embodiment includes display region, a data driver, a scan driver, and a controller. The display region displays frames of images according to a data signal and a scan signal. The data driver transmits data for displaying first frames and second (black) frames between the first frames. The scan driver includes first and second scan driving circuits for transmitting scan signals, and a switch unit for selectively coupling the first and second scan driving circuits. The scan driver transmits scan signals sequentially during the first frames and transmits scan signals to at least two of the scan lines concurrently by driving the first and second scan driving circuits in parallel during the second frames. The controller transmits a driving control signal to control the switch.

Abstract: A rendering system and method based on a weighted value of a sub-pixel region are provided. The rendering system may change a pixel value of a single sub-pixel using pixel values of sub-pixels that represent, as respective central viewpoints, a plurality of viewpoints represented by the single sub-pixel based on an inclined lens, and may perform rendering using the changed pixel value.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an imaging processing apparatus for representing an object realistically, and an imaging processing method thereof. The image processing apparatus includes: a volume data generator configured to generate volume data of an object; a volume renderer configured to project the volume data to a first plane with respect to a user's viewpoint, and to acquire a projection image, wherein the volume renderer determines a value of each pixel of the projection image based on respective distances between first surface points and second surface points, the first surface points being points that are shown from the user's viewpoint from among points constituting a surface of the volume data, the second surface points being points that are shown from a position of virtual light from among the points constituting the surface of the volume data.

Abstract: A red, green, and blue (RGB) primary generation system and method for a wide color gamut, and a color encoding system using the RGB primaries. The RGB primary generation system may achieve a wide color gamut by generating a color gamut having a gamut coverage which meets a gamut coverage threshold, meeting a unique hue, having a maximum gamut efficiency, and a minimum quantization error.

Abstract: A depth adjusting method and apparatus is described. The depth adjusting method and apparatus may calculate an average depth value of objects based on a spatial feature of an image, may adjust a depth of the image based on the calculated average value, and may adjust a depth of the image according to a difference in depth between a current frame and a previous frame, based on a temporal feature of the image.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for driving a glasses-type stereoscopic display preventing visual fatigue and refractive index-variable shutter glasses. The method includes generating a plurality of left-eye viewing point images and a plurality of right-eye viewing point images. The plurality of left-eye viewing point images and right-eye viewing point images have viewing points different from each other. An initial left-eye viewing point image and a subsequent left-eye viewing point image of the plurality of left-eye viewing point images are output, and an initial right-eye viewing point image and a subsequent right-eye viewing point image of the plurality of right-eye viewing point images are output. Each of the plurality of left-eye viewing point images and right-eye viewing point images is inputted into a single pupil. The glasses include a refractive index control unit to control a strength of an electric field to vary a refractive index of the glasses.

Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a display panel including pixels connected to gate lines and data lines, a gate driver driving the gate lines, a data driver driving the data lines, and a control circuit controlling the gate driver and the data driver to display an image on the display panel. The control circuit applies a common voltage to the display panel. The control circuit compares the common voltage applied to the display panel and a feedback common voltage fedback from the display panel and applies a gate-on voltage having a voltage level corresponding to the compared result to the gate driver.

Abstract: An ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe, a volume data generator to generate a plurality of volume data corresponding to echo signals received as the ultrasonic probe transmits the ultrasonic signals to the object a plurality of times before and while external stress is applied to the object, an elasticity data generator to generate elasticity data based on displacement of the plurality of volume data, a controller to adjust parameters of volume rendering using the elasticity data, and an image processor to perform the volume rendering using the adjusted parameters and generate a volume-rendered image. Accordingly, a multi-dimensional ultrasonic image of a target region of an object to be diagnosed in which lesion areas are separated from non-lesion tissues may be output. Thus, the information regarding the surface of the target region and the inside volume of the target region may be acquired.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image display device and an image display method thereof that may generate a plurality of directional lights based on a number of views of an input image by using a variable scattering feature of a variable scattering layer included in a backlight unit, and may output a multi-view image by using the generated plurality of directional lights.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus collects volume data which relates to an object, generates volume-rendered image data from the collected volume data, acquires a projection image of the object at a position at which virtual illumination is emitted toward the object, based on the volume-rendered image data, and corrects the projection image by using at least one conversion function, thereby obtaining a result image.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a medical image generation apparatus and medical image generation method that realistically display an object or inner tissues of the object. The medical image generation apparatus includes a sample image extractor configured to extract a sample image from an original image containing color information of an object, a color gamut modeler configured to model a color gamut of the sample image to have a predetermined shape, a 2D color map generator configured to generate a 2D color map based on the modeled color gamut, a volume data generator configured to generate 3D volume data based on a sectional image of inner tissues of the object, and a control unit configured to generate a 3D color medical image by applying values of the 2D color map to a 3D grayscale medical image acquired by volume rendering of the 3D volume data.

Abstract: A beamforming module includes a conversion unit configured to convert an input signal to generate a converted signal using at least one conversion function, a weight calculator configured to calculate a converted signal weight as a weight for the converted signal, and a synthesizer configured to generate a result signal using the converted signal and the converted signal weight.

Abstract: A method of processing an ultrasound image includes generating a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound images from three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound volume data of an object to be diagnosed, generating a plurality of tissue edge images of an edge of at least one tissue component in the object to be diagnosed based on values of a plurality of pixels forming each of the 2D ultrasound images generated from the 3D ultrasound volume data, and generating a 2D ultrasound image from which a noise component has been removed by discriminating the edge of the at least one tissue component from a position of the noise component based on a difference between a similarity of the edge of the at least one tissue component in the tissue edge images and a similarity of the noise component in the tissue edge images.