Abstract: A computer enhanced play set. Computer enhanced play set incorporates a structure and display screen images retrieved from a CD-ROM, Internet, or other source. Structure and display screen images and/or sounds portray various play set scenes or themes. Movements within the play set may be tracked with sensors. Movement data is provided to computer data inputs of a computer system. Based on movement data, different images, scenes, or scripts may be generated. Users interact with the attached structure and display screen images. User interaction is realized based on the configuration and content of structure and images in display screen. Interaction with the enhanced computer play set may occur between a user and display screen, between a figure and display screen, between a user and structure, between a figure or object and structure, between a user and both structure and display screen, and between a figure or object and both structure and display screen.

Abstract: Method and system for providing virtual emarker system includes a virtual emarker resident in a user terminal and configured to perform bookmarking operations to bookmark music clips broadcast over a registered radio or television station, and to communicate with a server terminal to retrieve information corresponding to bookmarked music clips such as the name of the music clip, the artist, and album information, and album purchase information.

Abstract: A remote control device is provided having a display for enabling a user to view information relating to a television program currently being viewed (or not being viewed) without having the information appearing on the television screen The remote control device of the present disclosure includes the display, e.g.

Abstract: A personal travel assistant for a user includes a wireless communication device adapted to communicate with a base network having flight schedule information relating to a plurality of flights. The travel assistant stores time-based traveler location information, including different time periods and a traveler location associated with each of the time periods. A clock provides the current time for determining a current one of the time periods. A logic unit causes selective communication with the base network to selectively obtain flight schedule information, for example, for a first flight having a flight departure time after the expiration of the current time period, with the current traveler location as originating location, and the traveler next destination as destination location.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer for an electronic device having a display screen includes a light source for illuminating an imaging surface, thereby generating reflected images. The apparatus includes a single chip for receiving the reflected images, generating digital representations of the reflected images, and generating a first set of movement data based on the digital representations of the reflected images. The first set of movement data is indicative of relative motion between the chip and the imaging surface. The single chip includes a serial interface for outputting motion data in a serial format based on the movement data.

Abstract: A pointing device disposed at a specific position on top of a tablet receives an electromagnetic signal transmitted from the tablet, converts the signal to the digital format, and then sends the digitized signal back to the tablet. The signal transmission process includes signal confirmation to check if the signal received is of the highest intensity. The tablet receiving the digitized signal also has a confirmation process of its own, and then determines the coordinate position of the pointing device placed over the planar surface of the tablet based on the signal data. According to the method mentioned above, the digitized signal transmission between the pointing device and the tablet can be executed with no danger of interference over the coordinate designation signals, and also a number of error-protection measures are incorporated into the system to enhance the system accuracy and stability.

Abstract: An input system for coordinate and pattern includes a pen and a photographic device affixed on the pen, suitable for use on a panel. The photographic device can photograph the panel by a photographic image region and is coupled to a control unit. According to the image pattern of the photographic image region, an image discerning analysis is performed for detecting the coordinate of the photographic image region. The displacement, speed, handwriting, and direction can also be analyzed out. Moreover, the photographic device can photograph the image pattern, and serve as a scanner when the pen moves. The pen can also touch the panel with at least one setting pattern, and exports a keyboard button signal, so as to simulate a keyboard function. The system can also include at least a detection device and a control button for use in operation.

Abstract: A touch control pen for a PDA has a pen holder, and a light source coupled to the pen holder for generating light. Alternatively, the touch control pen has a pen holder, and an element that secures the pen holder to a portion of a PDA.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a digital video signal interface module that enables a distance between a computer having a digital video output and a monitor having a digital video input to length and comprises a laser driver and a laser diode receiving digital video signals of Red (R), Green (G), Blue (B), Clock (C) outputted from a computer and converting the signals to a laser singals, respectively; a photodiode (PD) receiving the respective laser signals and restoring to electric signals; a photodiode amplifier amplifying the signals of the photodiode and transferring the signals to a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) monitor; a plurality of an optic fiber installed between the respective laser diode and the respective phoptodiode and transferring the laser signals; and a power supply line and a ground voltage line installed between the computer and the LCD monitor along the optic fibers and supplying a power voltge to the laser driver and the PD amplifier.

Abstract: Display control improves performance and operability of information,processing apparatuses. Multi-link data referred to in a BODY part is defined in advance in a HEAD part of a NML document. By parsing the HEAD part, the multi-link data is stored in advance in a client system as a multi-link list. In parsing the BODY part, buttons and the multi-link list stored in the client system are linked to one another by a reference name described on an attribute of a button to be displayed. When a viewer detects a selecting operation of a button, a pop-up menu having link buttons is displayed on the basis of the multi-link list linked to the button without displaying a new page.

Abstract: A power sequence apparatus and a driving method that renders the control of a power sequence easy and prevents malfunction in a driver IC. The power sequence apparatus includes a power supply for simultaneously generating a gate high voltage and a gate low voltage, a gate driving circuit sequentially supplying the gate high voltage and then the gate low voltage to gate lines, and a voltage controller disposed between the power supply and the gate driving circuit, and processing the gate high voltage using multiple switching circuits to supply the gate high voltage to the gate driving circuit after the gate low voltage is supplied to the gate driving circuit.

Abstract: A dual voltage power apparatus comprises a dual voltage power supply portion for forward-biasing a positive voltage and/or reverse-biasing a negative voltage into a load including a plurality of paired or grouped LEDs; and a multi-color LED driver for controlling the operating of the dual voltage power supply apparatus to supply the positive and/or negative voltages to the load, which is constructed as a single module, in which a plurality of modules facilitate the construction of an image display system to represent various images or motion pictures.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device juxtaposing a plurality of semiconductor chips on a peripheral edge of one of a pair of substrates between which a liquid crystal layer is interposed and transferring digital signals between the semiconductor chips adjacent to one another, the present invention provides a power terminal supplying source voltage for each of the semiconductor chips which is formed to be extended along a juxtaposition thereof and connects the respective power terminals to wiring layers for electricity supply formed on the one of a pair of substrates and spaced from one another, so that electric resistance of the source voltage supply between the semiconductor chips can be reduced without attaching any circuit board to the one of the pair of substrates.

Abstract: A computer graphics system generates a pixel value for a pixel in an image, the pixel being representative of a point in a scene. The computer graphics system generates the pixel value by an evaluation of an integral of a selected function. The computer graphics system comprises a sample point generator and a function evaluator. The a sample point generator is configured to generate respective sets of sample points each associated with one of a series of rays in a ray trace configured to have a plurality of trace levels. The ray at at least one level can be split into a plurality of rays, with each ray being associated with a ray instance identifier. The sample point generator is configured to generate the sample points as predetermined strictly-deterministic low-discrepancy sequence to which a selected rotation operator is applied recursively for the respective levels.

Abstract: Low complexity signal-space detection can be applied to a variety of systems, e.g., data storage systems, data communication systems, DVD systems, systems that use media subject to a d=2 minimum run-length constraint, etc. The signal-space detector/method estimates a channel input symbol based on a finite number of observation samples. For example, in the binary input case, the signal-space detector divides a multidimensional space into two disjoint regions corresponding to opposite symbol decisions. The detection system/method determines in which region the observation vector falls and releases a corresponding hard decision, e.g., a binary symbol decision. Further, a soft decision can be provided that measures the reliability of the symbol decision.

Abstract: Simplifying a surface represented as a height field. The simplification resulting in a triangular mesh having n vertices, such that the topology of the surface is maintained in the simplified surface representation. The simplification including assigning error values to each vertex not having a missing value, identifying as required vertices those vertices that may not be removed without altering the topology of the surface; and (1) if n is less than or equal the number of required vertices, remove all other vertices or (2) if n is greater than or equal the number of required vertices, remove u-n vertices, where u is the number of vertices that do not have missing values in the original height field.

Abstract: In order to provide a curved surface model generating technique which makes use of both advantages of a modeling method by using distance image data and a modeling method by using silhouette data while photographic and measurement data from less angles are utilized, firstly a curved surface model generating section inputs 2D color image data and distance image data. When silhouette image data are extracted from the 2D color image data, initial model data are generated by the Volume Intersection method or the like. The distance image data are converted into world coordinate values by using photographing position/posture data. In a fitting processing section, a fidelity where the distance with the distance image data is used as a measure and a fidelity where the distance with the silhouette image data is used as a measure are added to be evaluated, and a curved surface is fitted to initial model data so that curve surface model data are generated.

Abstract: There is provided a hierarchical lattice generating method which is capable of representing figures of areas in the neighborhood of boundary surfaces on a hierarchical lattice at reduced computation costs and with desired resolutions, using form data for computer simulation. A hierarchical lattice is generated by dividing a group of cells that are composed of vertices and line segments present in a predetermined area, in accordance with a resolution. A boundary surface provided in the area, is represented in the hierarchical lattice by hierarchically dividing cells in a vicinity of a boundary surface. A first value is assigned to all of the vertices in the area in an initial state. A second value is assigned to each of vertices in focus out of vertices that have the first value or the second value, if any cell to which each of the vertices in focus belongs includes the boundary surface and otherwise assigning a third value to each of the vertices in focus.

Abstract: Computerized systems and methods provide occlusion culling for efficiently rendering a three dimensional image. The systems and methods calculate a set of occluder shields in a voxel dataset using a transparency value associated with each voxel of the dataset. Next, the occluder shields are applied to the dataset to identify regions of the voxel data that do not contribute to the final image. Finally, the voxel data set can be rendered, excluding regions that do not contribute to the final image.

Abstract: A computer implemented method animates a 3D physical object by first acquiring a 3D graphics model of the object. The model is edited with graphics authoring tools to reflect a desired appearance of the object. The edited model is rendered as an image considering a user location and a location of a virtual light. Then, intensity values of the image are corrected according to an orientation of a surface of the object and a radiance at the surface. The 3D physical object can finally be illuminated with the corrected image to give the 3D physical object the desired appearance under the virtual light when viewed from the user location.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for a lighting system for graphics processing. Included is a plurality of input buffers adapted for being coupled to a transform system for receiving vertex data therefrom. The input buffers include a first input buffer, a second input buffer and a third input buffer. An input of the first buffer, the second input buffer and the third input buffer are coupled to an output of the transform system. Further included is a multiplication logic unit having a first input coupled to an output of the first input buffer and a second input coupled to an output of the second input buffer. An arithmetic logic unit has a first input coupled to an output of the second input buffer. The arithmetic logic unit further has a second input coupled to an output of the multiplication logic unit. An output of the arithmetic logic unit is coupled to the output of the lighting system.

Abstract: A computer implemented method registers an image with a 3D physical object by first acquiring a 3D graphics model of an object. Multiple 3D calibration points a surface of the object and corresponding 3D model calibration points in the 3D graphics model are identified. The object is illuminated with a calibration image using a projector at a fixed location. The calibration image is aligned with each of the 3D calibration points on the surface of the 3D physical object to identify corresponding 2D pixels in the calibration image, and then a transformation between the 2D calibration pixels and the corresponding 3D model calibration points is determined to register the projector with the 3D physical object.

Abstract: A method of varying focus in a scene. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for modeling a scene using a parametric texture map (PTM) under varying focus conditions of one or more dimensions: e.g., focus depth and depth of field. A dataset of photographs is obtained under separate focus conditions. Approximation of the dataset creates an associated PTM representation that is capable of generating scenes of the photographic scene under varying focus conditions anywhere within the range of focus conditions specified by the initial data set. In addition, extrapolation yields results outside the range of focus conditions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technique for translating an animation vector to a target mix vector.

Abstract: A method of generating poses and motions of a tree structure link system that is made by modeling of a man, animals, robots, etc., and consists of multiple links connected at joints, characterized in that by giving arbitrary numbers of constraint conditions to arbitrary numbers of arbitrary links, or by allowing adding or canceling the constraint conditions arbitrarily in the middle of the generation, the poses and the motions of the tree structure link system satisfying these constraint conditions are generated.

Abstract: The present invention provides an animation creation program whereby the posture of a structure comprising a plurality of links can be determined by means of a simpler and easer operation. In accordance with the movement of one link in the structure comprising a plurality of links, the animation creation program of the present invention automatically determines the spatial positions of the other links of the structure so that the structure retains a posture that is as natural as possible. The animation creation program of the present invention uses, for example, inverse kinematics computation that is a computation method for controlling a human-type robot (humanoid) and is based on a matrix known as a Jacobian and the inverse matrix thereof which is known as the Singularity-Robust Inverse (SR-Inverse).

Abstract: An image rendering device holds a table which contains color and brightness values at positions specified by two-dimensional coordinates, where the color values are aligned so as to express a gradation of color tone along one coordinate axis of the two-dimensional coordinate, and the brightness values are aligned so as to express a gradation of brightness along the other coordinate axis. The image rendering device finds parameters corresponding to at least one of color and brightness of a polygon to be rendered, and generates an address for referencing a two-dimensional coordinate corresponding to each pixel composing the polygon based on the parameters. The image rendering device then acquires from the table color and/or brightness values corresponding to the address for referencing the two-dimensional coordinate. This successfully realizes natural expression by the image rendering device without preparing in advance a huge number of textures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for graphically processing video objects containing texture data, said device comprising a filtering circuit (11) for subsampling a video object, and a video object composition unit (13) for applying texture data of the video object to a graphical form via a geometric transformation. The video object composition unit calculates a subsampling factor using parameters of the geometric transformation, said subsampling factor then being used by the filtering circuit to subsample the video object. The video object composition unit then applies the subsampled video object to the graphical shape with a view to displaying a visual scene on the screen.

Abstract: When a deviation between the color difference vectors in comparison of the confirming patches printed out by both the proofers with the reference patch is within the tolerable value Th2, it is decided that the proofer images outputted by both the proofers are coincident with one another in color.

Abstract: A registration correction apparatus having interpolation circuits. The interpolation circuits receives digital sampled pixel signals from at least one channel of a plurality of color signal channels. The digital sampled pixel signals have been obtained by sampling consecutive pixel signals. Each of the interpolation circuits generates a digital pixel signal in a desired position between adjacent two of the digital sampled pixel signals by interpolation processing. The desired position between the two adjacent digital sampled pixel signals is set in accordance with a registration discrepancy among the plurality of color signal channels by a control circuit.

Abstract: A color display apparatus and method for displaying colors using radiation sources are provided. The displays may include multiple radiation sources, a display surface and control hardware and software that enable accurate and reproducible color display. Another apparatus provides means for generating colors upon request and communicating digital information regarding the generation of the color spectrum to local or remote display devices. The apparatus may be used in selecting and ordering colors subject to supplier constraints.

Abstract: When an sRGB color space and an wRGB color space have a common white point in a device-independent color space, the CPU 31 of a color printer 20 eliminates deviation of the white points of the two color spaces occurring when a color value of the sRGB color space has been converted to a color value of the wRGB color space using a matrix operation L, by correcting the coefficients of matrix L. As a result of correction a matrix L′ is obtained. CPU 31 executes gamma correction on the RGB color space color value obtained by a matrix operation S, and then executes matrix operation L′. CPU 31 executes inverse gamma correction on the color value obtained by a matrix operation L′.

Abstract: A handheld computer is provided that includes a first module combined with one or more modules. The first module includes a housing having one or more coupling surfaces, with each coupling surface including a coupling mechanism. A second module is coupleable to the first module. The second module includes a third coupling surface having a second coupling mechanism for mating with the first coupling mechanism. The third coupling surface is positioned on the second module so as to abut at least partially against the second coupling surface when the first coupling mechanism is mated with the second coupling mechanism.

Abstract: A method blends multiple input images into an output image for any arbitrary view. In the output images, pixels that are produced from only a single input pixel are identified. The weight of the single pixels is set to one. For each remaining pixel in the input images with unassigned weights distances to an image and a depth boundary are measured, and proportional weight, in a range from zero to one, for these remaining pixels are set proportional to the minimum of the two distances. Then, each input image is rendered to the output image according to the blending fields.

Abstract: In an apparatus for editing an application having a model and a view separated from each other, there is provided an application A execution module for editing a first model in the application, a model converter for converting the first model into a second model, and an application B execution module for displaying the second model in its view on a display device. The application B execution module includes an event generator for generating an event based on an update made to the second model when the second model is updated and changes the view displayed on the display device based on the event generated by the event generator.

Abstract: A method and system for displaying a data set of infinite extent on a display means of finite dimensions, and for providing navigation and magnification of the data set. The system comprises a control unit that receives a data set that is too large to display on a display of finite dimensions. The control unit maps at least a displayable portion of data points contained in the data set onto the display by applying a mathematical equation comprising a nonlinear and continuous mathematical function having a finite range and at least one independent variable of infinite domain. The displayable portion of the data points is displayable on the display and is determined by selecting one of the data points in the data set to correspond to a reference position on the display. The data set is traversed on the display by changing the selected data point that corresponds to the reference position.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for constructing a composite image within an image space of a webpage. The method includes the steps of displaying a plurality of source images within a content area of the webpage and dividing the image space of the composite image into a plurality of subspaces. The method further includes the steps of designating a10 subspace of the plurality of subspaces for receipt of a selected image of the plurality of images and resizing the selected image to fit the designated subspace of the composite image.

Abstract: A method of converting a source pixel data of a first format for a display of a second format having a plurality of three-color pixel elements is disclosed. The method comprises determining implied sample areas for each data point of each color in the source pixel data of the first format. The resample areas for each emitter of each color in the display is also determined. A set of fractions for each resample area is formed. The denominators are a function of the resample area and the numerators are the function of an area of each of the implied sample areas that at least partially overlaps the resample areas. The data values for each implied sample area is multiplied by its respective fraction and all products are added together to obtain luminance values for each resample area.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.

Abstract: The invention is an apparatus for physically exchanging a force with a user in an environment local to the user. A connection element connects to a user's body member and a linkage between the connection element and ground. The linkage includes means for powering at least three independent freedoms of the connection element relative to ground and means for maintaining at least one independent freedom of the connection element relative to ground free of power. Up to three independent freedoms of the connection element may be maintained free of power, and up to five independent freedoms may be powered. Other aspects of the invention include a two actuator counter-balance for controlling a point on a link. The invention also includes apparatus for establishing a virtual, switch, which presents to the user the force and displacement relationship of a spring switch.

Abstract: An interactive graphics-based analysis tool for performing reliability analysis of a system formed from a variety of subsystems and components within each subsystem. The tool uses a hierarchical representation component to organize the system, subsystems and components into a hierarchical representation. An interactive selection component provides different options for analyzing the hierarchical representation. A reliability analysis component, responsive to the hierarchical representation component and the interactive selection component, allows a user to perform a reliability analysis at any level of the hierarchical representation.

Abstract: Summarization of video content including baseball.

Abstract: A moving picture recording device includes a random-access, computer-readable and writable storage medium to provide non-linear access to recorded clips. The device provides digital capture of both video and audio information. Multiple data paths are provided to allow recording to and playback from the storage medium. Lists are maintained to manage recorded clips and edited events. An outtake list of deleted clips is also maintained. An event list includes a list of video events including clips from the storage medium as well as other video sources including a camera or external video. With switching circuitry, recorded clips can be viewed during editing while live images are output to a program output. An editing interface includes dedicated keys for performing standard recording functions as well as a display with associated input keys having adaptive functions. The textual display indicates the function currently associated with the input key.

Abstract: A system and method for creating and using configuration diagrams for configuring distributed systems. The methods described herein may be used for various types of operations in configuring distributed systems, including creating programs, managing programs in the distributed system, deploying programs to various distributed devices, configuring remote execution or inter-operation of distributed programs, and executing distributed applications. Embodiments of the invention utilize graphical iconic-based techniques for performing the above operations. The configuration diagram may include device icons which represent devices and program icons which represent programs. Device icons and program icons may be associated with each other to accomplish various program creation and deployment operations. Device icons and program icons may also interact with graphical program nodes or icons. Context sensitive device connections and/or program connections are displayed.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for use in enhancing interactive presentations. Access is gained to a computer-based presentation that is presentable by conventional desktop presentation software, and a feature is added to the computer-based presentation. An aspect of the feature may be presentable by the conventional desktop presentation software. Using Internet-standard protocols, a real-time directive is issued to a playback device based on the feature and a response to the directive is received. A real time analysis of results of issuing the directive may be provided based at least in part on the response.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for displaying information from the Internet. In one embodiment, the invention generates a plurality of content modules, each content module comprising a subset of the content of at least one web site. The content modules are then stored in a content module data directory. When a query is received from a user, the query is assigned to at least one content module. The results of the query are displayed on two regions of the user's screen. On a first region of the user's display screen a list of information relating to the plurality of retrieved web sites is displayed. On a second region of said display screen, information from said at least one content module associated with the query is displayed.

Abstract: A 3D video conferencing station (100) comprises a video camera (102) for capturing video signals and a depth map calculator (104) for creating a depth map (120) of a user (114) of the 3D video conferencing station (100). The video signals together with the depth map are transmitted as 3D video data. The 3D video conferencing station (100) further comprises a stereoscopic display device (112) for displaying stereo images, which are calculated on the basis of received 3D video data. The depth map which is generated by the depth map calculator (104) is also used for estimating the position of the user (114) in order to control the calculation of the stereo images.

Abstract: A portion of markup language source selected for display is scanned for tags associated with graphical elements. Each detected graphical element with the selected markup language source portion is replaced with one of a set of placeholders each having a label corresponding to one button, where actuation of a button initiates display of a graphical element replaced by the corresponding placeholder. The placeholders are reused to replace other graphical elements within other portions of the markup language source when such other portions are selected for display.

Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) and accompanying functionality for binding Web page definitional elements to a back-end state (e.g., client- or server-side back-end state) and custom logic is provided. In one embodiment, a template containing definitional elements, custom logic, and bindings are generated that define all or a portion of a Web page based on input received and functionality provided by the invention.

Abstract: A system and method for deploying one or more graphical programs on a portable computing device, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) device. One or more selected graphical programs may be programmatically converted to an executable format that can be executed by the portable computing device. For example, the graphical programs may be initially represented as a plurality of data structures that define or specify the operation of the respective graphical programs, and conversion software program may operate to access these data structures from memory and convert the data structures to an executable format suitable for the portable computing device. The executable may be transferred to the portable computing device for execution.