Patents Issued in November 20, 2003
  • Publication number: 20030214491
    Abstract: A user is provided with guidelines that are temporarily displayed with content, in order to assist the user in neatly and accurately writing electronic ink. The guidelines may appear when the user moves a writing tool, such as a stylus or pen, close to a display and writing surface. Alternately, the guidelines may appear after the user has begun to write electronic ink, so that the guidelines can correspond to the angle at which the user is writing, the size of the user's handwriting, or both. As the user writes the electronic ink onto the writing surface, the handwritten electronic ink is added to the content being rendered on the display. After the user has finished writing electronic ink and moves the writing tool away from the writing surface, the guidelines are deleted, and are not added to the displayed content. In this way, the user can employ the temporary guidelines to accurately and legibly write electronic ink into content, without the guidelines themselves becoming a permanent part of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Leroy B. Keely, Charlton M. Lui, Marieke Iwema, Luis M. Huapaya, Jeffrey W. Peltiross, Erik M. Geidl
  • Publication number: 20030214492
    Abstract: Increasing complexity brings with it the desire to combine the various display schemes necessary for the different automatic transmission variants in one display unit or one display module. To this end, provision is made to integrate the electronics for the display unit in the combined display scheme, wherein the electronics automatically detect which transmission is installed, preferably by a system cable harness of the motor vehicle, and hence which of the display schemes is needed in order to operate the appropriate light or display in accordance with the shift position. The unneeded display scheme or schemes remain in the deactivated state, and hence are not visible to the driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Noeth, Volker Gessner, Ralf Weiss
  • Publication number: 20030214493
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image display capable of performing high-precision multi-gradation display while avoiding problems of a subtle noise and increase in a drive frequency. Display signal data of one frame is constructed by a plurality of sub frames of, for example, four sub frames 1/4 to 4/4. The 1/4 frame is set as an address period of an analog signal, the 2/4 frame is set as an analog gradation display period, the 3/4 frame is set as an address period of a digital signal, and the 4/4 frame is set as a digital gradation light emission period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Hajime Akimoto, Kiyoshige Kinugawa
  • Publication number: 20030214494
    Abstract: An image displaying apparatus at least including a first structure component, a second structure component, a third structure component and a displaying unit are provided, in which it is characterized that each of the first structure component, the second structure component and the third structure component has a section at which the first structure component, the second structure component and the third structure component are disposed in the order from an inside of the image displaying apparatus on a side face thereof, and each of the first structure component and the third structure component has in a part of the section a fixing portion for being fitted to the second structure component at each of positions thereon approximately equal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicants: Hitachi Displays, Ltd, Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Morishita, Tomohide Oohira, Yohio Oowaki
  • Publication number: 20030214495
    Abstract: An image display unit includes a variable filter for removing a noise signal superposed on a video signal. The display unit also includes a frequency determiner for determining the frequency of the noise signal. The cut-off frequency of the filter is adjusted in accordance with the determined frequency of the noise signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Satoshi Koyama
  • Publication number: 20030214496
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image display device which can obtain a sufficient writing time of video signals for one line and thus can perform display of high resolution or display of fast animation image. To achieve this object, the image display device is configured such that on a pixel-forming-side surface of a substrate, respective drain signal lines which extend in one direction and are arranged in parallel in another direction which crosses one direction are formed, the respective drain signal lines are separated at approximately center portions thereof, video signals are supplied to the drain signal lines at one side from a first video signal drive circuit and video signals are supplied to the drain signal lines at another side from a second video signal drive circuit, and separated end portions of respective drain signal lines constitute inspection terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ishii, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Kaori Miyazaki, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
  • Publication number: 20030214497
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a stereoscopic image display apparatus for which an image display unit can be freely selected, and in which crosstalk is suppressed even if a transmissive image display unit is used. The stereoscopic image display apparatus according to the present invention includes an image display unit in which pixel groups including pixels that display images corresponding to observation positions respectively are arranged cyclically; a lenticular array which substantially condenses light rays from the respective pixels at the predetermined observation positions and which is constituted by a plurality of horizontal lens lines arranged vertically, each of which is formed by a plurality of cylindrical lenses horizontally arranged at a predetermined cycle. And the apparatus includes a limiting member that limits light rays so that rays from a predetermined horizontal pixel lines may reach only the horizontal lens line having the same horizontal positions of cylindrical lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Hideki Morishima, Naosato Taniguchi, Toshiyuki Sudo, Hiroshi Nishihara
  • Publication number: 20030214498
    Abstract: A high definition and high resolution digital display system, which is computer operated and preferably in the form of a plasma operated display system. More preferably the display system may adopt the form of a television system. The computer controls the generation of the display on the display screen with X-Y coordinate signals such that the computer provides for generation of the display on the plasma screen. The display system may have those features which allow for a high resolution display system with high definition, if desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventor: David Gothard
  • Publication number: 20030214499
    Abstract: A color reproduction system includes a color image display unit capable of displaying a color image of four or more primary colors, and a color converting unit for converting input three-primary color signals into color image signals of respective primary colors of the color image display unit. The color converting unit includes an area deciding section that decides a color conversion area to which the input three-primary color signals belong in a three-dimensional color space, and a color image signal calculating section that converts the input three primary color signals into color image signals of respective primary colors based on color conversion parameters corresponding to a color conversion area decided by the area deciding section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenro Ohsawa, Nagaaki Ohyama, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Takeyuki Ajito
  • Publication number: 20030214500
    Abstract: The present invention aims at acquiring a display device with no brightness irregularities of display. A plurality of drain signal lines are formed in parallel on a pixel-forming-side surface of a substrate. With respect to the respective drain signal lines, a plurality of drain signal lines which are arranged close to each other are formed into each group, and one ends of the respective drain signal lines which are formed into each group are converged together, are extended and are connected to an output terminal of a semiconductor integrated circuit which constitutes a video signal drive circuit. A bus line for supplying reference signals to respective pixels is formed on at least an outer profile side of a mass of pixels at the video signal drive circuit side. The first power supply lines start from both sides of the semiconductor integrated circuit, run outside the drain signal lines which are formed into groups and are connected to the bus line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ishii, Yoshiaki Nakayoshi, Masaaki Matsuda, Kazuhiko Yanagawa
  • Publication number: 20030214501
    Abstract: ABSTRACT A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide a system for electronically generating a color dental occlusion map within electronic model images. With the advances recently made computational systems, these computer based image systems may be used to permit end users to replace paper and physical models with electronic images. A mechanism to capture image representations of physical objects accurately and with sufficient resolution is provided in a form that is both inexpensive to operate while providing rapid turn-around for users. Second, a mechanism to visually display interaction between parts of an object is also provided. These features are expressly addressed for impressions of human teeth that are scanned to allow electronic images of the models of a patient's teeth to be represented and manipulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Bruce Willard Hultgren, Timothy W. Vadnais, Michael Craig Marshall, Robert J. Isaacson
  • Publication number: 20030214502
    Abstract: A family of node structures for representing 3-dimensional objects using depth image are provided. These node structures can be adopted into MPEG-4 AFX for conventional polygonal 3D representations. Main formats of the family are DepthImage, PointTexture and OctreeImage. DepthImage represents an object by a union of its reference images and corresponding depth maps. PointTexture represents the object as a set of colored points parameterized by projection onto a regular 2D grid. OctreeImage converts the same data into hierarchical octree-structured voxel model, set of compact reference images and a tree of voxel-image correspondence indices. DepthImage and OctreeImage have animated versions, where reference images are replaced by videostreams. DIBR formats are very convenient for 3D model construction from 3D range-scanning and multiple source video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-Kyu Park, Alexander Olegovich Zhirkov, Mahn-Jin Han
  • Publication number: 20030214503
    Abstract: A computer-based feature recognition method is used to recognize features in a part of which are of a similar shape. A predetermined set of attributes are generated to represent a user-defined feature. This set is then used to produce an attributed graph which captures the feature shape. The graph is used in recognizing features of a shape similar to the feature shape in a solid model. To recognize a family of a shape feature with a variable number of faces, the shape feature is represented using a grammar employing symbols, rules and a terminating condition. Each symbol denotes an attributed face-adjacency graph and the rules denote permissible topological variations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Sashikumar Venkataraman, Milind A. Sohoni
  • Publication number: 20030214504
    Abstract: A method for visualizing high density graphical data sets for display is effectuated by determining the graphical density corresponding to an area of the display, where the graphical density is of a non-uniform nature. A non-linear visual space transformation corresponding to the graphical density is processed. Resolution in the area of the display is increased in response to the non-linear visual space transformation and the area is displayed with increased resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Ming C. Hao, Umeshwar Dayal, Daniel Cotting, Markus Gross, Thomas Holenstein, Brian Ono, Alan Karp
  • Publication number: 20030214505
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for representing a complex vector signal by determining representative coordinates for the complex vector signal, wherein at least some of the determined representative coordinates are associated with corresponding reference coordinates; associating each of at least a portion of the determined representative coordinates and corresponding reference coordinates with at least one of a plurality of temporal spans; and selectively processing each of a plurality of temporal spans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventor: Mark L. Guenther
  • Publication number: 20030214506
    Abstract: A display driver integrated circuit is provided for connection to a small-area display, the integrated circuit including a hardware-implemented graphics engine for receiving vector graphics commands and rendering image data for display pixels in dependence upon the received commands, and also including display driver circuitry for driving the connected display in accordance with the image data rendered by the graphics engine. In another aspect the graphics engine is held within the display module, but not embedded in the display driver IC. The invention provides graphics acceleration that increases display performance, but does not significantly increase cost of manufacture. Power consumption in comparison to non-accelerated CPU graphics processing is lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Metod Koselj, Mika Tuomi
  • Publication number: 20030214507
    Abstract: A repeater comprises an EDID memory to store a control data and a memory control unit. The memory control unit is configured to make access to the EDID memory to read the control data therefrom, store the read control data into the EDID memory and, when access is made to the EDID memory by the set-top box, transfer the control data stored in the EDID memory to the set-top box. In this case, the memory control unit outputs an inhibiting signal to a set-top box to inhibit it from making access to the EDID memory until the completion of an operation of storing the control data from the EDID memory in the set-top box into the EDID memory in the repeater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masahiko Mawatari, Yutaka Kawada
  • Publication number: 20030214508
    Abstract: A system for generating and applying alpha values is discussed. Different sets of alpha values are generated and stored for each color component of a set of image data associated with a foreground object. A graphics-processing engine processes the foreground object with respect to a background object to be displayed in the same location. Red components of the foreground object are blended with red components of the background object using red-specific alpha values. Blue components of the foreground object are blended with blue components of the background object using blue-specific alpha values and green components of the foreground object are blended with green components of the background object using green-specific alpha values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Milivoje Aleksic, Aris Balatsos, Danny Cheng
  • Publication number: 20030214509
    Abstract: The invention concerns a portable digital image display device having a scanner for generating digital images, a disc media drive for reading digital images from a disc medium and writing digital images onto the disc medium and a display device for displaying digital images. Also, the invention concerns a digital image display device having a scanner for generating digital images, a multi-unit disc media storage wheel for storing a plurality of disc media and a disc media drive for reading digital images from at least one of the disc media stored on the storage wheel and writing digital images onto at least one of the disc media. The disc media drive can be an optical disc media drive, and the disc medium can be an optical disc medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventor: Bradley L. Gotfried
  • Publication number: 20030214510
    Abstract: By using a spectral reflectance of a projection plane or color information under a light source, which is stored in wall color storage means 4, matrix calculation means 5 calculates a conversion matrix, and mixing amounts R, G, B of primary colors of an input image are converted into corrected mixing amounts R′, G′, B′, and they are projected by means of a projector. Thereby, even in a case where a wall is colored, correct color reproduction is made in a colorimetric manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Johji Tajima
  • Publication number: 20030214511
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing a plurality of color tables in a display device. A request is received for a requested colormap of a particular type. In response to the colormap being absent, a determination is made as to whether an empty color table is present. In response to an empty color table being absent, a determination is made as to whether a color table containing a current colormap of the particular type is present. The current colormap is replaced with the requested colormap in response to a current color table of the particular type being present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation, IBM Corporation
    Inventors: Neal Richard Marion, George F. Ramsay
  • Publication number: 20030214512
    Abstract: A graphics controller of the present invention is designed for use with or combined with a system that includes a display device having a plurality of pixels, each pixel being divided into a plurality of sub-pixels. A plurality of sub-pixel addresses may be stored in memory, each of the plurality of sub-pixels having an associated sub-pixel address. A processor has an anti-aliasing graphics control mode in which each of the plurality of sub-pixels may be addressed by its associated sub-pixel address. In one alternative preferred dual-mode embodiment, a plurality of pixel addresses may also be stored in memory, each of the plurality of pixels having an associated pixel address. In this dual-mode embodiment the processor also has a normal graphics control mode in which each of the plurality of pixels may be addressed by its associated pixel address. Control signals provided to the processor actuate the anti-aliasing and/or normal graphics control mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventor: Brett Anthony Cheng
  • Publication number: 20030214513
    Abstract: Methods and systems for selecting different anti-aliasing filters to be applied to objects of image data rendered with pixel sub-component precision based on the attributes of the objects of the graphics image. For example, when rendering a character traditional anti-aliasing applied in the direction parallel to the striping of the pixel sub-components is adapted to the unique requirements of different character font sizes such that a large amount of anti-aliasing is applied to large font sizes while a small amount of anti-aliasing is provided for characters at small font sizes. Displaced sampling is utilized to determine the alpha values for a plurality of vertical samples for each RGB pixel sub-component. The selected anti-aliasing filter is applied to the alpha values to determine the luminous intensity values of the RGB pixel sub-components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David C. Brown, John C. Platt, Michael Duggan, Gregory Hitchcock, Beat Stamm
  • Publication number: 20030214514
    Abstract: A computer generates coordinates determining a window of display data to be displayed on a monitor. One of these coordinates may indicate the starting pixel number in a line where the window starts. The computer further generates reference information indicating a time of occurrence and a corresponding running number of a first predetermined pixel, and a time of occurrence and a corresponding running number of a second predetermined pixel of the display data. It is possible to determine, from this reference information, the instant of occurrence of the starting pixel for every running number of this pixel of the window. This has the advantage that the reference information needs to be available once only, while the instants of occurrence of several windows are determined from the coordinates of the windows and this single reference information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Giovanni Lonoce, Andrea Rizzi, Alberto Ramolfo
  • Publication number: 20030214515
    Abstract: Association of ink information with image files is described. An image file is created and ink information is parsed and inserted into comment or arbitrary data fields of the image file. The image file with additional ink information may be used by both ink-enabled applications/environments and non-ink-enabled applications environments. The ink-enabled applications/environments may extract the ink information and use the original ink while the non-ink-enabled applications/environments may use the image information to permit the end user to see the visual representation of the ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Subha Bhattacharyay, Alexander Gounares, Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Andrew Silverman
  • Publication number: 20030214516
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for displaying data. Each entry in a plurality of entries for an overlay window attribute table (WAT) is set with identical information in which a window identifier is unnecessary for accessing the information in the overlay WAT. Information in a color WAT is retrieved using the set of window identifiers in response to receiving a set of window identifiers. The information in the overlay WAT is retrieved without requiring the window identifier. Pixels are displayed on a display screen using the information retrieved from the color WAT and the information retrieved from the overlay WAT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation, IBM Corporation
    Inventors: Neal Richard Marion, George F. Ramsay
  • Publication number: 20030214517
    Abstract: A system and method for the analysis of hierarchical and non-hierarchical relationships between a set of related nodes and for the creation of a cone graph structure based on the hierarchical and non-hierarchical relationships. The cone graph structure is a three-dimensional or pseudo-three-dimensional object which can be altered and manipulated by the actions of a user. The cone graph structure is an interface for providing a user with a structural understanding of the relationships between different nodes such as files in a file structure of web pages within a web site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Carl Gossweiler, Jock D. Mackinlay
  • Publication number: 20030214518
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a fixed-type game machine and a hand-held type game machine. To the hand-held type game machine, an imaging cartridge is attached, and therefore, when an operator photographs a face image of a desired object, for example, face image data corresponding thereto is produced. In addition, by operating an operating switch of the hand-held type game machine, the operator can input feature data representing a feature of the object. The hand-held type game machine transmits the face image data and the feature data to the fixed-type game machine. The fixed-type game machine deforms provisional three-dimensional character data selected by the operator based on the feature data, and attaches the face image data to the deformed provisional three-dimensional feature data so as to compose an image. A composed image is displayed on an image display device by an animation based on the feature data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Yoichi Yamada, Tomoaki Yoshinobu
  • Publication number: 20030214519
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which meaningful or semantic portions of displayed visual information, are modified in order to improve their visual perception by a user. In some embodiments, the meaningful portion is limited to a word, a plurality of words, a phrase, a sentence, or a paragraph of text of the information. In some embodiments, the meaningful portion is predefined. In some embodiments, the meaningful portion is dynamically modified based on context of the text, and/or prior use. In some embodiments, the modification includes modifying an attribute of the text, such as size, color, and/or font.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Gateway, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim C. Smith, Melroy E. D'Souza, Sandie E. Pollman
  • Publication number: 20030214520
    Abstract: A real-time video data gradation control which modifies each component of the video data as a function of at least one other component and outputs the modified components to drive a monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: David Throup, Michael David Johnson
  • Publication number: 20030214521
    Abstract: To provide a passive self-luminous device having a function for correcting a degradation of a light emitting element, which is capable of performing display with uniformity across a screen without occurrence of brightness variance. A counter counts an accumulated illumination time or an accumulated illumination time and illumination intensity in each pixel using a first image signal to store the count result in a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory. In a correction circuit, from the accumulated illumination time or the accumulated illumination time and illumination intensity, the first image signal is corrected according to a degree of degradation of each light emitting element based on correction data stored in advance in a correction data storage unit, to obtain a second image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Osame, Jun Koyama
  • Publication number: 20030214522
    Abstract: There is provided an image display apparatus having light emitting elements in its pixels, and capable of producing a high-resolution, multi-gray-scale-level display. In an embodiment of the present invention, each of pixel circuits is provided with a current limiting circuit for generating a specified drive current and a time modulation circuit for modulating a duration of time supplying the specified drive current to the light emitting element. In another embodiment of the present invention, each of pixel circuits is provided with a current limiting circuit for generating a specified drive current and a current generator circuit for generating a plurality of values of currents on the basis of the specified drive current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kageyama, Hajime Akimoto
  • Publication number: 20030214523
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for interacting with a user on a computer system. Initially, the user identifies an entity that the user does not want. In response, an anti-entity value is set based on the identified entity. Using the anti-entity value, later ambiguous input from the user is clarified by reducing the likelihood that the user is referring to the entity represented by the anti-entity value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventor: Kuansan Wang
  • Publication number: 20030214524
    Abstract: A gesture recognition unit recognizes a picture of a person's gesture photographed by an image pickup unit, and a control instruction generating unit generates at least one or more control instructions corresponding to the recognition result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventor: Ryuichi Oka
  • Publication number: 20030214525
    Abstract: A method, system, API, GUI, and computer readable media for managing object-based clusters is provided. The method provides a computer executable methodology for discovering, monitoring, and managing object-based clusters. The system provides a computer-based system for facilitating interactions with heterogeneous cluster solutions. The system includes computer components for detecting clusters and supervising detected clusters and/or components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventor: Kouros H. Esfahany
  • Publication number: 20030214526
    Abstract: A force applying device includes an operating unit for moving a cursor on a two-dimensional plane surface, actuators for applying forces to the operating unit in accordance with the movement of the operating unit, and a controlling unit for controlling the actuators. When the cursor is on a first area on the two-dimensional plane surface, a predetermined first force is applied to the operating unit. When the cursor is on a second area, a second force, which is different from the first force, is applied to the operating unit. The second force is stored in the first memory 10a, and the second area that provides the second force is disposed on the two-dimensional plane surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Numata, Mikio Onodera
  • Publication number: 20030214527
    Abstract: Television Screen Saver is an Invention that will change the world and the way it looks on television.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventor: Veniva Dorothia Paul
  • Publication number: 20030214528
    Abstract: A method that incorporates the recipients' comments to a document while providing an audit trail of the recipients' comments. An editor prepares an original draft document for comment. Then the editor electronically sends a copy of the original draft to the program, which identifies and registers the document to the program. Then the document is distributed to individual recipients. The individual recipients are requested to send their comments to the program, via email, fax or voicemail, etc. As commented documents are returned and registered to the editor, the comments on each page are identified and tied to the name of the recipient. The editor may now use the program to review the original document and all changes for each page, presented simultaneously by the program. All of the comments of all of the recipients may be presented simultaneously on one screen, allowing rapid comparison of comments and ensuring all comments about a page are seen at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Pitney Bowes Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Pierce, Richard D. Blue, Lance Robinson
  • Publication number: 20030214529
    Abstract: Techniques that facilitate participation of mobile devices in accessing resources over a data network are disclosed. The data network can be wired, wireless or some combination thereof. In one aspect, a mobile navigation metaphor is provided to yield similar navigation experiences on both mobile devices and personal computers. In another aspect, a central content server is able to return requested content to requesters in a format suitable for their device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Openwave Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce K. Martin, Arnaud P.Y. Capitant, Lawrence M. Stein, Jonathan M. Wulff, Andrew L. Laursen
  • Publication number: 20030214530
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-user real-scene tour simulation system and method of the same. Especially, the present invention relates to a multi-user real-scene tour simulation system and method of the same that can provide multiple users or a single user an indoor real-scene simulation tour. A tour location (tour destination) in a tour location display system is first selected by a user and the relevant environment parameters of the tour location will be loaded into the system for simulation. The user can select either a single user mode or a multi-user mode. The user's video and audio information will then be transmitted to all other users traveling in the same group, and the real-scene tour simulation system of the present invention will simulate the real scene of a tour based on the environment parameters associated with the tour location as well as the user's video and audio information, and then, the result of the simulation will be presented to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Cher Wang, Parkson Kuo
  • Publication number: 20030214531
    Abstract: Various user interfaces and processes are described for receiving electronic ink. A user may write in a first input region. In addition, a user may write in an expanded input region having a greater sized than the first region. Third, a user may write or tap keys to input ink/text from a third region including an input panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Chambers, Steve Dodge, Kyril Feldman, Arin J. Goldberg, Alexander Gounares, Timothy H. Kannapel, Todd A. Torset, Tobias Z. Zielinski
  • Publication number: 20030214532
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus has a first section for specifying a selection range with respect to a real image displayed on a display screen, a second section for acquiring image data corresponding to the real image in the specified selection range, a third section for obtaining a spot specified by user based on an input item when the user inputs a specific item such as name and location by which the spot such as a facility can be determined, and a fourth section means for obtaining a display position of a real image of the obtained spot. Based on the obtained position, an area containing the real image of the spot specified by the user is specified as the selection range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Shigeo Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20030214533
    Abstract: Control panels of a simulated complex system are displayed as a texture mask over a three-dimensional visual representation of an environment in which the complex system is operating. The three-dimensional visual representation is displayed in an inactive window to a user practicing or training on the simulated system. An active window underlying the visual display is used to track user inputs to the control panels. Smart graphics translate the user inputs into data elements that are sent to a full-scope simulation, and simulation conditions are returned and used to update the display of the control panels and the visual representation of the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: CAE Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Cull, Yves Riel, Pierre Gagnon, Philippe Boisvert, Jean Daigle
  • Publication number: 20030214534
    Abstract: Data items contained in personal information are displayed in manner that is indicative of both the importance and the urgency of the data items. A first visual cue is assigned to the data item based on an importance of the data item. The first visual cue may cause more important items to be displayed with increased size and less important items to be displayed with decreased size. A second visual cue is assigned to the data item based on an urgency of the data item. The second visual cue may cause more urgent items to be displayed in a first color and less important items to be displayed in a second color. The data item is displayed using the first and second visual cue as to provide a visual indication as to both the importance and urgency of the data item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Marcelo R. Uemura, Daniel Joseph Rogers
  • Publication number: 20030214535
    Abstract: A user interface and method of providing the interface for a messaging device 200 includes detecting activation 303 of an alphanumeric key 213 from a set of keys 211 comparing a status of the messaging device to a predetermined status 305; and when the comparison is unfavorable presenting a normal interface procedure 307 for the messaging device; and when the comparison is favorable 309 presenting a quick interface procedure for the messaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventor: James Hymel
  • Publication number: 20030214536
    Abstract: A lasso select tool that allows a user to draw a flexible line of selection ink in order to select one or more graphical objects for manipulation. As the user draws this selection line, the lasso select tool continuously redraws and displays a connection line connecting one end of the selection line with the opposite end of the selection line. This connection line thus graphically demonstrates to the user the area that is presently encompassed by the resulting lasso enclosure. Further, the lasso select tool will change the appearance of any object selected with the lasso enclosure. The lasso select tool also selects objects that are only substantially encompassed by the lasso enclosure. For example, the lasso select tool may select ink objects that are only 60% or more encompassed by the lasso enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Jarrett, Gerhard A. Schobbe, Marieke Iwema, Charlton E. Lui, F. David Jones, Emily K. Rimas, Bodin Dresevic, Subha Bhattacharyay
  • Publication number: 20030214537
    Abstract: A plurality of data locations are selected from a multi-variable data set for multi-dimensional display. Alternatively, a coordinate system is selected for display of the data set. A plurality of data types are selected from the data set. Data values are determined for the plurality of data types at the plurality of data locations. An icon is constructed at the plurality of data locations from selected data values determined from the plurality of data types. The icons constructed at the plurality of data locations are displayed. Alternatively, the icons are displayed changing in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventor: Heloise Bloxsom Lynn
  • Publication number: 20030214538
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for specifying a criteria for searching an information hierarchy and displaying search results in a tree-based view that indicates the location of matching elements within the information hierarchy. The location of matching elements within the information hierarchy is emphasized using techniques that include highlighting instances of matching elements within a treeview display, graphically connecting a plurality of matching elements within a treeview display, and displaying a first matching element while presenting a graphical link to the next matching element within the treeview display. Search criteria can be specified using a pop-up search-test input window, or by simply right/left/double clicking upon an element within the information hierarchy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Shannon Matthew Farrington, Tracy Hutcheson, Wei Zhou
  • Publication number: 20030214539
    Abstract: An improved approach to highlighting a graphical object in a graphical user interface is disclosed. A body of a highlighted graphical object may, upon selection or highlighting, be changed to a transparent color, and a graphical outline, or “halo,” is added surrounding the original graphical objects body. The halo may be in the same color as the graphical object originally was, preserving any meaning attributed to the color of the graphical object and simplifying the user's ability to identify the selected object(s), as well as the ability to select the highlighted object for further processing. The highlighted graphical object may also be displayed with a bounding box to further identify the selected object(s). A moving version of the highlighted graphical object may be drawn during a moving process, in which the moving version has an appearance distinct from the original object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corp.
    Inventors: Marieke Iwema, Shawna Davis, Robert J. Jarrett, F. David Jones, Guy Barker, Bodin Dresevic
  • Publication number: 20030214540
    Abstract: A transparent graphical user interface that overlays the user interfaces of other applications. The transparent user interface receives handwriting input and displays handwriting objects represented by handwriting input received in the area of the transparent handwriting interface. The transparent user interface of the invention can be expanded to include most of the display area of a computer, thereby allowing the user to write anywhere within the display area. This also allows the user to write multiple lines of text. Additionally, because the user interface is transparent, it allows the user to see the underlying graphical user interfaces for other applications, including applications that receive text recognized from the handwriting input written into the transparent handwriting interface. Further the transparent interface allows the user to interact with underlying graphical user interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Luis M. Huapaya, Erik M. Geidl, Donald D. Karlov, Jeffrey W. Pettiross, Thomas R. Wick