Abstract: The present application describes systems and methods for creating a document having metadata using a pointing device such as a digital pen. In one configuration, a digital pen captures pen stroke data and processes that data to determine metadata that the pen then writes to metadata storage located on the document.

Abstract: For cooling display module types, at least one decoupling resistor is placed in at least one connecting line extending between a display controller of the display module and an interface situated between the display controller and a unit.

Abstract: An image display apparatus capable of adjusting a display picture by an input unit through a computer body is disclosed. When the user inputs a control instruction for adjusting the display picture of the display unit by the input unit connected to the computer body, a control signal addition circuit prepares a control signal Sc corresponding to the control instruction and adds the control signal to a video signal R, G or B or a synchronizing signal Hs or Vs produced by a display control circuit during a vertical retrace period. A control signal separation circuit separates the added control signal Sc from the video signal R, G or B or the synchronizing signal Hs or Vs produced by the control signal addition circuit. A display control circuit produces adjustment signals Sa and Sb on the basis of the control signal from the control signal separation circuit to adjust a video circuit and a deflection circuit.

Abstract: A signal line drive circuit and a scanning line drive circuit are capable of being driven bidirectionally. A display apparatus includes a plurality of signal paths each of which transmit a signal outputted from a final-stage circuit thereof when the signal line circuit and/or the scanning line circuit is driven in a forward or reverse direction, and output paths formed by connecting the plurality of signal paths. There are provided a buffer unit and a switching element in each of the plurality of signal paths, and there is provided a buffer unit in each output path. Each of the switching elements in the plurality of signal paths is turned on according to a drive direction in the signal line drive circuit and/or the scanning line drive circuit, and then a target signal is selected and outputted to the output paths.

Abstract: In a display apparatus, a first data control circuit, a second data control circuit, a first selection control circuit and a second selection control circuit, all disposed in the periphery of a display region, and a power supply region are formed in a manner such that at least part of the first data control circuit, second data control circuit, first selection control circuit and second selection control circuit is overlapped with the power supply region. The power supply region and a cathode region are provided over a large area in a layer or layers different from the above-mentioned circuits disposed in the periphery of the display region.

Abstract: Plasma Display Panels (PDP) are becoming more and more interesting for TV technology. One important criterion for picture quality is the Peak White Enhancement Factor (PWEF). From a previous patent application of the applicant it is known to have a table of power level modes in a control unit for the display device. The average picture power value is measured and a corresponding power level mode will be selected from the table for sub-field coding.

Abstract: A low power apparatus used in a display device, which cuts off unnecessary power to the display device in the event of abnormal inputs of horizontal and/or vertical synchronous signals. The low power apparatus comprises a synchronous signal checking unit to check whether the inputs of horizontal and vertical synchronous signals are normal or abnormal, and a control unit to respond to the output of the synchronous signal checking unit to decide whether the operational power thereof is supplied or cut off and to detect normal or abnormal inputs of horizontal and vertical synchronous signals to determine whether to reset the synchronous signal checking unit. It is possible to cut off unnecessary power in a DPMS mode so that energy can be saved. Further, effective circuit integrations and cost reductions can be accomplished by reducing the switching devices used in the power stage.

Abstract: In a display panel adopting the structure that conductive members surrounding a potential introducing terminal are disposed on both sides of a substrate, the potential introducing terminal is applied with a potential higher than those applied to the conductive members and a discharge suppressing mechanism is provided between the potential introducing terminal and at least the conductive member mounted on the surface of the substrate constituting an outer surface of the display panel.

Abstract: A method of processing digital images wherein:

Abstract: A method for accelerating occlusion culling in a graphics computer is disclosed. A depth test is performed on a fragment for a first time to determine if the fragment is visible. The fragment can be marked as potentially visible if the depth test concluded that the fragment is visible. Subsequently, the depth test is performed on the fragment for a second time to determine if the fragment is visible. If the depth test concludes that the fragment is visible, graphics processing for the fragment can be stopped at this point.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for finding reflectivity based on a BRDF model expressing a ratio of reflection of light incident upon one point of a surface of an object to be drawn at the object surface, the image processing apparatus having an operation unit for calculating the reflectivity based on a BRDF model calculated by a quadratic-form matrix expression including a vector comprised of a light source direction vector, a viewpoint direction vector, and a normal direction vector and a matrix determining the characteristics of the BRDF model, thereby able to achieve both a variety of expression power and good operation efficiency when mounted in a programmable pixel shader and further having enough of a compactness to easily cope with a shift-variant BRDF, and a method of the same.

Abstract: A method for displaying storage network information in a user interface. The method includes identifying a topology map for a storage network and gathering operating information, which is processed to determine a performance parameter, such as utilization. A performance monitoring display is generated including a topology map and a graphical representation of the performance parameter, which is positioned in the display relative to the components for which the parameter applies. The graphical representation can be a pair of parallel dashed lines between communicating components. The dashes in the lines are moved using a speed coding scheme representative of the performance parameter, e.g., with faster speeds used to show higher ranges of utilization, and the direction of movement matches data flow. The dashed lines are colored using a color coding scheme and the line segment lengths vary in association with the performance value.

Abstract: Software systems, methods and recordable media for organizing and manipulating diverse data sets to facilitate identification, trends, correlations and other useful relationships among the data. Extremely large data sets such as microarray data and other biological data are graphically displayed and sorted in an effort to develop visual similarities, correlations or trends that can be seen by a user of the present invention. Various schemes for graphical representations of the data, as well as sorting schemes are provided, including sorting schemes performed relative to pseudo-data vectors.

Abstract: A method and system of operating a remote terminal by a terminal server caches representation data of glyphs to be displayed on the remote terminal to reduce the amount of glyph data that have to be transmitted to the remote terminal through a network connection. The glyph caching is performed on a level of text fragments each of which includes a plurality of glyphs. The remote terminal stores a fragment cache for caching fragments and glyph caches for caching individual glyphs. Each entry in the fragment cache contains data indicating where the glyph data for the glyphs of the fragment are stored in the glyph caches. When the terminal server receives a request to display a text fragment on the remote terminal, it checks whether that fragment is cached at the remote terminal. If so, the terminal server sends a fragment index to the client identifying the entry in the fragment cache for that fragment.

Abstract: A memory access method for video decoding is provided. More particularly, a method of storing pixel data of a reference picture and retrieving a prediction block of the reference picture from a memory is provided. The memory is divided into several pages. The reference picture consists of a top field and a bottom field, and is divided into several macroblocks. Each macroblock has a corresponding portion of the top field and the bottom field. The method includes the steps of: dividing each page into a top-section having one or more consecutive addressing area and a bottom-section having one or more consecutive addressing areas; storing the corresponding top field and corresponding bottom field of the macroblocks into the top-sections and bottom-sections, respectively; and then retrieving the pixel data of the prediction block stored in the memory in a page-by-page manner.

Abstract: A method of controlling brightness of a user-selected area on a monitor screen is disclosed. First, a starting point of a topmost line of a displayed image is determined as a new reference point. Then a line pattern being included in one of image lines of the displayed image is detected. The pattern includes an indicator whose ends are horizontally aligned with vertical edges of the user-selected area. Next, horizontal distances of the vertical edges with respect to the reference point, and a highlight area is identified using the measured horizontal distances. Finally, a brightness gain of the identified highlight area is amplified.

Abstract: A device that may be part of a wireless network may support a service that may adjust the presentation of client image data on a display. Client image data may be adjusted for display on either the entire display screen or a portion thereof.

Abstract: In this image display apparatus, image signals of a plurality of primary colors are transformed by an image processing section into color space that includes lightness and chromaticity. When the chromaticity (color vividness) in this color space is being corrected, the correction method is changed in accordance with the optical modulation state of the display apparatus. If optical modulation is performed, then correction is made to lower the chromaticity, while correction is made to raise the chromaticity when there is no optical modulation.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling a brightness level of a liquid crystal display. A brightness sensor is used to detect the brightness of the LCD. A control code value corresponding to the sensed brightness level is then set for the LCD. The control code information is then used to variably control the brightness of the LCD at an appropriate level.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for driving a plasma display panel that is adaptive for improving a picture quality. In the method and apparatus, an ON data for each sub-field is calculated to detect a load of said sub-field. An arrangement of the sub-field is adjusted in accordance with said load of the sub-field.

Abstract: A system for improving the display resolution by the reduction of chromatic aliasing.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for converting resolution of image data which is capable of making a high-resolution image data without incompatibility by improving a viewing angle range when displaying low-resolution image data after resolution conversion. The image display device can be mounted in a mobile phone or PDA, processes and displays image data transmitted from the outside. Specifically, resolution-converted image data with an increased resolution is generated by creating a plurality of pixels from each pixel constituting the original acquired image data and increasing the number of the pixels. This is achieved by doubling each pixel of the original image data in the horizontal and vertical directions to make it four pixels. For the resolution-converted image data obtained by doing so, a viewing angle range adjustment is carried out.

Abstract: A stereo matching section of a stereoscopic image processing unit evaluates a correlation of brightness between a reference pixel block picked up from a right image and a comparison pixel block picked up from a left image and calculates a parallax between these two pixel blocks having the correlation. A region control section changes over the size of these pixel blocks according to the area in which the stereo matching is performed so as to obtain a more accurate three-dimensional recognition.

Abstract: A user interface (132)—be it graphical (GUI) or telephony (TUI)—to an application (120) is defined by stored interface and feature description documents (122, 124) written in XML and JavaScript, so that the user interface and changes thereto can be effected without access to source code. Interface description documents define the appearance and the behavior of the user interface toward the user, while feature description documents define the interaction of the user interface with the interfaced-to application, both in conformity with a user-interface object model (310). Stored connector object plug-ins (126) define connector objects for rendering elements of feature description documents, and stored layout object plug-ins (128) define layout objects for rendering elements of interface description documents of one or more interfaces. An interactor (130) generates user interfaces from the stored information.

Abstract: A method and system for providing user interface information through the use of a logical element tree are provided. The logical element tree is provided within a client side interface. The logical element tree provides user interface information to a client. The logical element tree includes a plurality of logical elements, each representing a user interface component. The logical element tree additionally includes a framework for connecting the logical elements so that the connected logical elements provide a logical representation of a user interface. A computer-implemented method for constructing a logical element tree includes locating native elements of underlying application technologies. The method further includes combining native elements to form a raw element tree and determining which portions of the raw element tree are interesting to the client. Finally, the logical element tree is constructed by inserting hints in the raw element tree to modify portions of the raw element tree.

Abstract: An organizational system that can organize all of the parts associated with a given system down to a nth or least/lowest replaceable/repairable component in a hierarchical manner and store the parts as a Bill of Materials (BOM). Each of the different parts listed in the BOM is associated with a unique part number. The organizational system can display or print the BOM such that the hierarchy between the parts is apparent so that the BOM can be used to build actual systems (assemblies).

Abstract: A central notifications manager user interface is employed for presenting and managing notifications and alerts received from a plurality of different sources in a consistent and uniform format. The different sources can include one or more business productivity programs, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, or email/personal information manager software application, as well a messaging service that produces alerts transmitted over the Internet. The user can selectively enable the display of pop-up reminders to notify the user when a task becomes due, and can selectively display an entire list of notifications and alerts that are active, enabling the user to manage (i.e., edit) the notifications and alerts within the source application. Pop-up display of notifications is automatically disabled during a presentation to avoid undesired display interruptions.

Abstract: The invention is a multi-modal browsing system and method. The modes of the client and content are determined. An intelligent content processor may translate content from one mode to another to provide the client with a multi-modal browsing experience.

Abstract: A method of chat messaging can include, establishing communication links with at least a first and a second participant for exchanging chat messages through a chat engine. A state change can be detected for the first participant. An alternate communication channel and an alternate communication channel address can be determined from a user profile of the first participant. While maintaining the communication link with the second participant, a different communication link can be established using the alternative communication channel and the alternative communication channel address. The first participant and the second participant can be communicatively linked subsequent to establishing the connection through the chat engine.

Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method effectively merge computer documentation for multiple API sets together to facilitate user access to such computer documentation. Such merging of computer documentation may include, in part, the incorporation, into a navigation file, of a plurality of API set links associated with a plurality of API sets, as well as the incorporation, into an index file, of a plurality of index links to documentation files for at least two of the plurality of API sets. Furthermore, computer documentation may be displayed to a user by displaying selected information in a plurality of display regions of a computer display. In a first display region, at least a portion of a first navigation file may be displayed, with the first navigation file including a plurality of API set links associated with a plurality of API sets.

Abstract: A method and system for improving individual online usage through a multi-function Internet toolbar, and a system for an institutional online administration control allowing management of the toolbar interface for a group or a community of users utilizing the toolbar.

Abstract: The present invention relates to software tools for facilitating the management and navigation of World Wide Web sites, interactive digital environments, and other types of data systems by structuring them like a paper publication instead of using hyperlinks to facilitate user navigation. The present invention provides a system in which each screen represents a multiple page spread, and each page allows a combination of text, motion, image, or video in a multimedia format.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a multi-step process, the method comprising implementing a process comprising a plurality of steps represented by a process flow diagram, creating a table for recording data associated with each of the respective plurality of steps, recording data in the table responsive to activities associated with respective ones of the plurality of steps as the process implementation progresses, providing a display of at least a portion of the process flow diagram and at least a portion of the table, and providing an indication on the display of a process step of the flow diagram associated with a data entry selected from the table.

Abstract: A method of implementing a plurality of system tray areas is disclosed, wherein each system tray area is defined with a particular size and used for displaying a plurality of registered icons to enable a user to select one icon to execute a corresponding system tray function, a first system tray area having a size that is larger than the size of a second system tray area. The method includes: initiating installation of an operating system in a computer system, wherein the computer system has a shell program, the shell program being used for interpreting and executing a command given from a user of the operating system; calling the shell program; and executing the shell program to enable a display of the computer system to display at least two system tray areas.

Abstract: A user interface system including plural independent software objects. By the action of the cooperation of those software objects, the operation menu is displayed, and at the same time the contents of the displayed menu are transferred in accordance with the menu selecting operation. On the other hand, the processing requirement designated by the operation input from the displayed menu is understood and practiced, and then the information of the system is displayed on the display panel. The menu flow objects serve as the software objects for controlling menu transferring. The operation objects serve as the software objects for controlling the operation input. The menu flow objects and the operation objects are constructed as independent objects working in cooperation with each other.

Abstract: An object surface is imaged by an imaging unit (11) and, based on the imaging information by the imaging unit (11), the information corresponding to the object is read out and recognized to identify the object, as an object identification code indicating the information set corresponding to the object stored in the storage unit (14) and the information for specifying the information in the information set corresponding to the object are matched to a position on the object surface by an imaging unit (12) and a controller (13). In this manner, the knowledge stored in the information system can be freely accessed without producing break points, if the knowledge is to be used.

Abstract: A system and process that incorporates hardware and software as elements to be combined with procedures and processes to obtain, format, store, combine, control, display, record, and visualize dynamic scenarios by interacting with accurate, realistic models and actual events within, on, and above a three-dimensional surface to be observed or modeled. One application provides a user-manipulated large-scale dynamic display of systems testing in a real world environment for real time visualization by test personnel. The Global Visualization Process (GVP) system is an integrated software solution for high-performance visualization. GVP software and process is capable of displaying extremely high resolution terrain models and imagery in real time over the entire surface of the planet, as well as a large number of moving entities and their associated graphical models. The system can display imagery at 2 cm/pixel, and infinitely detailed terrain in real time over the whole surface of a planet.

Abstract: A combined flat bed scanner/printer machine having: a moving body; a scan module connected to the moving body to read a document; and a recording head connected to the moving body adjacent to the scan module, to print on a paper. The moving body is moved by a moving body transfer unit made up of a belt to which the moving body is secured, a guide rod to guide the moving body, and a motor to move the belt.

Abstract: Image forming devices, imaging methods, and methods of modifying a configuration of an image forming device are described.

Abstract: A system is provided for a dynamically modifiable driver interface in an operating system. The system includes a printer driver configured to cooperate with the operating system to facilitate printing. A printer interface is included and configured to display printer related information for the printer driver. A dynamically loadable interface object is associated with the printer interface, and configured to display printer related information and to provide a dynamically modifiable driver interface.

Abstract: The present invention is embodied in a system and method for using lower data rates and less memory, for high nozzles per inch printheads. The printing system of the present invention includes a printhead assembly and an ink supply for printing ink on print media. The printhead assembly includes a printhead body, ink channels, a substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer, a nozzle member and a barrier layer located between the wafer and nozzle member. The nozzle member has plural nozzles coupled to respective ink channels and is secured at a predefined location to the printhead body with a suitable adhesive layer. The printhead has a controller which can be firmware, software or any suitable processor that can control the ejection of ink from the plural nozzles.

Abstract: In order that the volume of a liquid drop can increase and the drop can reach with high precision even if the distance between a head nozzle and a plotted base is short, there is provided a driving method for a liquid discharge head including: a discharge port for discharging liquid; a pressure-applying portion communicating with the discharge port, for applying a pressure for discharge to the liquid; and a pressure generating device for generating the pressure, the method including a step of applying a first discharge pulse for discharging liquid and a second discharge pulse for discharging liquid to the pressure generating device in a sequential manner in response to an instruction of one-dot discharge, in which the pulse width of the first discharge pulse, the pulse width of the second discharge pulse, and a rest time between the first discharge pulse and the second discharge pulse are determined so that a first liquid discharged in response to the first discharge pulse has a volume equal to or greater tha

Abstract: A reference or standard pulse number, i.e., a standard number of pulses to be applied to a feeding motor to rotate a feeding roller and thereby feed a recording sheet, is set at Step S21. Subsequently, a feeding amount, A, needed by a recording head is calculated at Step S22, and a feeding amount, B, corresponding to an effective diameter of the feeding roller and the standard pulse number, is calculated at Step S23. Then, a differential pulse number to compensate for the difference between the feeding amounts A, B is determined at Step S24, and a unit error, R, between the feeding amount A and the sum of the feeding amount B (<A) and a feeding amount, C, corresponding to the differential pulse number is determined at Step S26. Subsequently, each time the feeding roller is driven, an accumulated error of the unit errors R is calculated at Step S27, and a number of drive pulses to be applied to the feeding motor is calculated, at Step S34, so that the accumulated error falls in a reference range.

Abstract: A method and system to align a printer for printing on a media includes detecting a left edge position and a right edge position of a calibration mark while scanning a carriage horizontally over an area holding the media, determining a horizontal coordinate position of the calibration mark according to the left and right edge positions, cross referencing a width measured between the left and right edge positions of the calibration mark with a predetermined vertical coordinate position, and adjusting a horizontal offset in a carriage direction relative to the horizontal coordinate position of the calibration mark and a vertical offset in a media advance direction relative to the vertical coordinate position of the calibration mark.

Abstract: A printing device includes a body. A printing cartridge is engageable with the body. The printing cartridge has a housing. An actuator formation is positioned on the housing and represents data relating to a characteristic of the printing cartridge. A printing mechanism is positioned in the body. The device includes a processor for controlling operation of the printing mechanism. An array of capacitive sensors is positioned in the body and is configured so that predetermined combinations of capacitive sensors in the sensor array, when actuated, generate signals carrying data related to the characteristic of the printing cartridge. Such predetermined combinations of capacitive sensors are actuable by the actuator formation positioned on the housing of the printing cartridge when the printing cartridge is engaged with the body so that the array of capacitive sensors generates a signal carrying said data relating to the characteristic of the printing cartridge.

Abstract: A system for servicing a non-scanning printhead includes a servicing plate, a servicing component mounted on the servicing plate and adapted to service the non-scanning printhead, and a drive system adapted to move the servicing plate between a storage position and a service position such that the servicing component is spaced from the non-scanning printhead when the servicing plate is in the storage position and the servicing component is adapted to service the non-scanning printhead when the servicing plate is in the service position.

Abstract: A maintenance apparatus of an inkjet printer includes a control unit to control a drive motor for a wiping member convey unit to be in contact with a stopper two or more times in order to prevent a wiping member and a wiper disposed therein from being erroneously positioned due to an abnormal repulsive force occurring in the wiping member convey unit when the wiping member convey unit comes in contact with the stopper, due to outer impact and changes in load of the motor. The wiper-positioning method includes a first contact operation of driving the motor for the wiping member convey device to come in contact with the stopper, and a re-contact operation of controlling the motor for the wiping member convey unit to be in contact with the stopper one or more times again.

Abstract: An ink jet printer having therein a controller including a warning function to warn a user of deterioration of a cleaning wiper for a jetting head, the cleaning wiper rubbing a jetting plane of the jetting head having the jetting plane on which a jetting port for jetting liquid to be jetted is provided, and thereby removing jetted liquid sticking to the jetting plane.

Abstract: A recording head cartridge is mounted on a carriage scanning in a forward direction and in a backward direction along the width direction of a recording medium. The fan of an ink mist collecting section produces an airflow and collects ink mist generated when ink is discharged. When the carriage scans in the forward direction, an image is formed and the fan is not operated and when the carriage scans in the backward direction, the image is not formed and the fan is operated to collect the ink mist.

Abstract: An ink-jet printer (100) has a movable print carriage (120) carrying a printhead (130) which is supplied with ink from a fixed reservoir (150) via an intermediate portion (135) mounted on a second movable carriage (140). The intermediate portion (135) is connected to the reservoir (150) by first tubing (151), and to the printhead (130) by second tubing (152), the second carriage (140) serving to decouple forces from the print carriage (120) which would lead to deterioration in print quality. The carriages (120, 140) are moved along common longitudinal guides (123, 124) by a drive belt (160). The carriages may be arranged end-to-end or partially overlapping; alternatively one (840, 940) may straddle or enclose the other.