Abstract: A trim panel for a vehicle containing a vehicular antenna system comprising a substrate, an outer skin and a foam disposed between the substrate and the outer skin. An antenna/circuitry system (2) is located on the upper surface of the substrate (1) and is in contact with the urethane foam (7), the antenna/circuitry system (2) comprising an insulating base layer (12) including upper and lower surfaces and an electro-conductive antenna layer on the upper surface of the base layer (12) and an electro-conductive circuit layer on the lower surface of the base layer (12).

Abstract: A radio antenna formed on a window pane includes parallel heating elements extending between busbars at opposite edges of the pane. Plural interconnecting elements extend across the heating elements. The length from the midpoint of a busbar to the point of connection of the interconnecting element, measured along the busbar and then along the heating element, is approximately &lgr;/4+N(&lgr;/2), where n is an integer greater than or equal to zero, and &lgr; is a select wavelength from the band of signals to be received.

Abstract: A structure for concealing and/or camouflaging emitters and/or receivers of electromagnetic radiation such as, for example, telecommunication antennas is disclosed. The structure may be formed from a panel comprising a light weight, substantially RF transparent poly-vinyl-chloride (“PVC”) foam material. The structure can be fabricated in many ways and in different configurations to hide a variety of telecommunication antennas such as, for example, cellular, omni, and PCS antennas. The structure can be used in varying configurations and sizes. Configurations of the structure can be glued, bolted, and or screwed to itself or other substrates that do not impede RF signals while maintaining different overall appearances, textures, and shapes to hide or camouflage the emitters and/or receivers of electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: A stagger tuned meanderline loaded antenna is disclosed. The antenna meanderlines are configured for manipulating the antenna's current null, which enables a combination of loop mode and monopole mode current distribution. The antenna quality factor can be adjusted substantially independent of antenna gain to achieve an extended Chu-Harrington relation.

Abstract: This invention relates to a waveguide slot antenna and a method of manufacturing. More particularly, the invention relates to a waveguide slot antenna designed in a multi-layer structure in the form of waveguide slot with the characteristics of a sharp directivity and high gain. Also, the invention relates to an antenna manufacturing method that provides a conductive characteristic to dielectric synthetic resin by thinly coating the synthetic resin with a conductive metal after injection molding.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dual band single center feed dipole antenna by providing a conventional half-wave dipole antenna single band dipole antenna and loading the single band dipole antenna with two open circuit stubs or arms. The two open circuit stubs form a second half-wave dipole that resonates at a second frequency.

Abstract: An monolithic surface mountable antenna. The antenna comprises a ground plane, two dielectric layers separated by a conductive intermediate layer and a plurality of conductive regions on a top surface. Ground vias pass through the dielectric layers and connect one or more of the conductive regions to the ground plane. At least one signal via is connected to one of the plurality of conductive regions.

Abstract: An antenna device comprises an antenna element formed in a sufficiently shorter length as compared with the wavelength of transmission or reception wave, a resistor, a matching circuit including at least a reactance element, and an output terminal connected to outside, which are connected in series in this sequence. As a result, an antenna device of smaller size and small loss is obtained.

Abstract: A virtual image is registered among a perceived real world background. Tracking light is scanned into the real world environment, which includes at least one detector pair. A first time and a second time at which the tracking light impinges on the first detector is detected, in which the first time and second time occurs within adjacent scan lines. A time at which a horizontal scan line edge (e.g., beginning of scan line or end of scan line) is encountered is derived as occurring one half way between the first time and the second time. The horizontal location of the first detector then is determined within a specific scan line inferring the scan line edge time. The vertical location of the detector is determined within a scan frame by measuring time duration using the beginning of the frame. By determining a location independently from the temporal resolution of the augmented imaging system, the temporal location of the detector is identified to a sub-pixel/sub-line precision.

Abstract: Two-way displays include a transmissive display. A sensor detects an orientation of the transmissive display. A processor modifies a format of characters displayed on the transmissive display responsive to the orientation of the transmissive display. Mobile terminals including two-way displays and methods of operating the same are also provided.

Abstract: A vacuum envelope of an image display apparatus includes a rear substrate and a front substrate opposed to each other and a sidewall interposed between the rear substrate and the front substrate. An image display surface is formed on an inner surface of the front substrate, and a large number of electron emitting elements that emit electrons toward the image display surface are arranged on an inner surface of the rear substrate. A grid is located between the rear substrate and the front substrate and fixed to the rear substrate. The grid has a thermal expansion coefficient higher than that of the rear substrate.

Abstract: There is provided an EL light-emitting device with less uneven brightness.

Abstract: A data-driving apparatus of an electro-luminescence display panel includes a display panel receiving a current signal to display an image, and a data driver having a plurality of current sink data drive parts in order to supply data to the display panel based on a constant current, wherein the current sink data drive part comprises a current sink data drive integrated circuit for supplying the data to the display panel based on the constant current, and a reference current supply/path part for supplying the constant current to the current sink data drive integrated circuit and, at a same time, supplying the same constant current to an adjacent current sink data driver in a cascade circuit configuration.

Abstract: A display panel driving device that can obviate the need for constant current driving circuits in an anode driver circuit, in which a light emission column electrode lines is opened in a light emission period during scanning of each line of a display panel, and parasitic capacitors of light emitting elements are used to allow leak current from the combined parasitic capacitors of the non-scanned elements to the scanned elements to serve as the light emission current of the scanned elements.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display panel drive system that can reduce the driver circuit power consumption and heat generation. The lighting rate of the light emitting elements in the display panel is calculated. The higher the lighting rate is, the higher the value of the voltage supplied to the driver circuit for driving the light emitting elements is set. The calculation of the lighting rate may be performed for each frame or each line of the display screen.

Abstract: In a light emitting device, luminance irregularities caused by fluctuation in threshold of TFTs for supplying a current to EL elements among pixels hinder the light emitting device from improving the image quality. A voltage equal to the threshold of a TFT 110 is held in capacitor means 111 in advance. When a video signal is inputted from a source signal line, the voltage held in the capacitor means is added to the signal, which is then applied to a gate electrode of the TFT 110. Even when threshold is fluctuated among pixels, each threshold is held in the capacitor means 111 of each pixel, and therefore, influence of the threshold fluctuation can be removed. Since the threshold is stored in the capacitor means 111 alone and the voltage between two electrodes is not changed while a video signal is written, fluctuation in capacitance value has no influence.

Abstract: In order to restrain excess current from flowing in a light emitting element via a driving TFT in a reset period in an active type light emitting display device provided with a pixel structure in which a threshold voltage compensation technique is utilized. One pixel 10 is comprised of a controlling TFT (Tr1), a TFT (Tr3) functioning as a threshold voltage generating element, a TFT (Tr4) functioning as a reset element, a driving TFT (Tr2), a capacitor C1 holding the gate voltage of the driving TFT, a TFT (Tr5) functioning as a current restraining means for being controlled so as to be OFF at a reset operation time, and an EL element E1. At the reset operation time in which a terminal voltage of the capacitor C1 is reset to a predetermined electrical potential, the TFT (Tr5) is controlled so as to be in an OFF state, operating so as to prevent excess current due to an operation of the driving TFT (Tr2) from being imparted to the EL element E1.

Abstract: A top emission organic light emitting display with a reflective layer therein is provided. The reflective layer, a first electrode, an organic layer, and a transparent second electrode are subsequently formed on the substrate. When a bias voltage is applied to the first electrode and the transparent second electrode, the organic layer emits radiation. The reflective layer reflects radiation from the organic layer toward the transparent second electrode, and therefore the emission efficiency of the OLED increases.

Abstract: A docking station for reading and writing an electronically writable return reminder tag located on a surface of a rental item, the rental item or the return reminder tag having locating features and the return reminder tag including an electronically writable bistable display, a machine readable code identifying the rental item, and a plurality of conductive pads located on the front side of the tag for writing to the display, includes a body defining complementary locating features for locating the rental item bearing the return reminder tag with respect to the docking station; a scanner for scanning the machine readable code on the return reminder tag; and a plurality of contact pins for contacting the conductive pads of the return reminder tag.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a memory-incorporating image display apparatus which can increase the number of pixels and reduce the area of a peripheral area. A plurality of the image display apparatuses of the present invention have a frame memory of construction in which memory blocks having memory cells and voltage amplification means are connected in series.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a sub-pixel grouping are disclosed for displays comprised of color stripes. One embodiment comprises a quad grouping that further comprises three-color sub-pixels with one colored sub-pixel comprising twice the number of positions within the quad sub-pixel grouping as the other two colored sub-pixels. Various embodiments for performing sub-pixel rendering on the sub-pixel groupings are disclosed.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a display part divided into blocks, a gate driver which sequentially drives scan lines arranged in the display part one by one, and a data driver which supplies, via common signal lines, display signals to pixels connected to one of the scan lines driven by the gate driver and located in one of the blocks which are sequentially selected in accordance with a block control signal.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device having TFTs whose thresholds can be controlled.

Abstract: A display controller that permits more than one display to be operated by a single cable and a single display adapter. The display controller provides custom EDID information to a computer to which it is attached. The custom EDID information may include information about the single virtual display surface provided by all displays, and may include information about each of the individual monitors or displays, including the location of the individual displays in the single composite display surface. The single composite display surface may be utilized by computers that are not capable of recognizing the EDID for the multiple display system. If the computer does recognize the EDID for the multiple display system, the operating system of the computer and/or applications running on the computer may understand and utilize the heterogeneous nature of the display surface and may optimize display quality and presentation for a user.

Abstract: A touch panel integrated type reflective LCD unit has a touch panel body A having a light transmitting property and an electrode, a front light guide body C having irregularities x for light reflection on its surface, and a reflective LCD body D, and is integrally constructed by sequentially laminating the touch panel body A, the front light guide body C and the reflective LCD body D into a multi-layer structure. In the touch panel integrated type reflective LCD unit, a coating layer B for covering the irregularities x for light reflection of the front light guide body C is sandwiched between the touch panel body A and the front light guide body C.

Abstract: Apparatus including a substrate, having a substrate surface; an object having a maximum dimension smaller than 1 mm; an axle, having an axis, attached to the object body; and an axle support attached to the substrate and having a support surface. The axle has a rounded cross-section, as manufactured and forms a non-zero angle with a perpendicular to the surface. The object is capable of rotating about the axle.

Abstract: An apparatus and an associated method ensure accurate scoring at a sporting event by associating controls of a score board with the colors worn by the teams, or the positions of the goals (e.g., goals in a basketball tournament). In one implementation, the apparatus alerts a scorekeeper when a play condition reaches a threshold.

Abstract: A transparent overlay input device includes a transparent non-conductive substrate, a plurality of transparent conductive electrode pairs and a transparent non-conductive cover. The plurality of transparent conductive electrode pairs are formed on the substrate and each form a proximity sensitive region and include a first electrode that receives an input signal and a second electrode that provides an output signal. The first and second electrodes are capacitively coupled and the capacitance of the electrode pair changes when a conductive member, e.g., a user's finger, is located near the electrode pair. The transparent non-conductive cover is formed on the substrate over the electrode pairs.

Abstract: An electronic device that includes an electronic display screen having a first display area for displaying a first set of a plurality of selectable symbols and a second display area for displaying a second set of a plurality of selectable symbols, a first user input device for selecting symbols from the first set, the first user input device generating a first selection signal in response to force applied thereto, and a second user input device for selecting symbols from the second set, the second user input device generating a second selection signal in response to force applied thereto. A processor is connected to the display screen and the first and second input devices for causing one of the symbols in the first set to be visually highlighted in the first display area in response to the first selection signal and one of the symbols in the second set to be visually highlighted in the second display area in response to the second selection signal.

Abstract: A method of inputting a character using a pointing device and an apparatus for inputting the character are provided. The method includes recognizing information on a movement direction of the pointing device and a click information of a button of the pointing device, and selecting a character by using the recognized information on a movement direction of the pointing device and the click information of the button of the pointing device. The character can be inputted via a mouse movement direction and the mouse button click information. In addition, since only one hand is used to input the character, a user can perform other tasks while inputting a character.

Abstract: An input device for inputting a designated value specified by an operator includes a designated value change unit for changing the designated value by a predetermined first variation amount when it receives a designated value change directive from an operator requesting the designated value to be changed and a variation amount change unit that changes the variation amount in the designated value change unit to a second variation amount that is smaller than the first variation amount when it receives a directive for changing the designated value in a direction different from the direction by the designated value change directive within a predetermined variation amount change period after receiving the designated value change directive, and that maintains the variation amount in the designated value change unit as the first variation amount when it receives a directive for changing the designated value in a direction different from the direction by the designated value change directive after the variation amoun

Abstract: An input device and an electronic apparatus using such an input device capable of providing visual amusement at the time of operating thereof and allowing the down sizing and thinning are provided. The input device has a reversible chromatic layer exhibiting color change in response to temperature change, and a sheet-type input portion laminated on the reversible chromatic layer and activates ON operation upon being pressed.

Abstract: A pointing device is provided which facilitates the assembly, achieves downsizing and has a long life. Magnetic sensors 21 are placed symmetrically two by two along an X axis and Y axis on a printed circuit board 24. A switch 28 is placed on a silicone resin 23 side surface of the printed circuit board 24 to provide a switch function achieved by depressing a magnet cover 25 toward the magnet 22. The pointing device, a device for outputting coordinate values of an input point, can not only output the coordinate values, but also make a decision by the switch function. A silicone resin 23 is easy to deform caused by an external force, and returns its initial state without the applied external force as soon as the external force is removed.

Abstract: A fingerprint access control mouse used in a PC (personal computer system) for data input into the PC and controlling positioning of a pointer on the display screen of the PC, and controlled by a file management system resided in the PC to control the access of the user to the files stored in the PC and the use of files classified subject to the ranking of the user set in the file management system, the fingerprint access control mouse having a lens in the outside wall and an image pickup device adapted to pick up the image of the fingerprint of the finger of the user rested on the lens.

Abstract: A miniature, finger computer mouse is provided, arranged as a sleeve, for wearing on the index finger, at a natural anatomic resting position of the thumb on the finger. Mouse manipulation is achieved by the combined action of the thumb and the index finger, which is controlled by the intrinsic musculature of the hand and is more accurate and more sensible to joint movement than the extrinsic extensors muscles of the forearm. Overuse and overload of the tendons of the upper extremity, and in particular of the forearm, and their consequential orthopedic disorders, are avoided.

Abstract: Force-Sensing Mouse Pointing System for Computer Input A mouse has a set of force sensors that measure vertical force with respect to the surface on which the mouse moves and pass information to the computer system in question. The mouse output can be used for: 1) downward force; 2) tilt in several directions; 3) rotation. The relevant application program can use the data for any number of purposes.

Abstract: Optical image detectors and navigation devices employing the same are provided. The optical image detector illuminates incident lights on a surface of an object to generate an image for surface morphology of the object. The optical image detector includes a light source and an incident light generator that receives lights of the light source to generate incident lights. The incident lights include at least two groups of incident lights having different incident angles with respect to the surface of the object. The navigation device employs the optical image detector. The navigation device includes a case having a lower panel. The lower panel has an opening. The optical image detector is installed in the case. The incident light generator receives lights of the light source to generate the incident lights. The incident lights are illuminated on the surface of the object through the opening.

Abstract: An optical cursor control device is provided. The optical cursor control device includes a worktable, and an optical mouse moved on the worktable by an operator. The optical mouse has a case. A light guide is disposed at a sidewall of the case to introduce external light of the case into the case. An optical sensor is disposed in the case to detect the light outputted from the light guide. An output signal of the optical sensor is processed by electronic parts on a printed circuit board, and the electronic parts generate an output signal that corresponds to a position of the case.

Abstract: This communicator makes it possible for the user to do telephone, facsimile, and data communication at any location. On a pen input device, a space eye 2, a telephone control system, a facsimile control system, and a data transmission system are mounted. All of them are operated by an input pen 55 or the space eye 2. The pen input device is connected to a wireless telephone equipment 7, and can be connected to a desired party through the public communication channel. In order to make the most of the equipment of a GPS user, the GPS user device 8 is connected to the pen input device 3. The current location of the GPS user is found through the GPS user device 8, and the data on the current location is transmitted to the party. Further, to make this communicator usable in any country, it is provided with means to connect it to a wireless telephone network of an individual service area of the country.

Abstract: A pen input unit includes ultrasonic receivers that receive an ultrasonic signal transmitted from an ultrasonic transmitter of an input pen. Based on the received signal, the distance (distance value) of the ultrasonic transmitter from each of the ultrasonic receivers is determined. The distance value is used for the display control of the display panel, and is supplied to a reception sensitivity control section. The reception sensitivity control section carries out reception sensitivity control for reducing a difference in level of the respective waveforms received by the ultrasonic receivers. As a result, a pen input display device of an ultrasonic pen input system is provided that prevents errors over the entire input area of the display panel without increasing power consumption or impairing operability of pen entry.

Abstract: An adaptive pen mode selection is included within a pen input based computing system. The adaptive pen mode selection automatically switches the operating mode from an input data mode to the data item selection mode when a pen stroke is made over an existing data item to permit it to be selected for editing, deletion and replacement. The adaptive pen mode selection provides an improved user interface returns the computer to the user specified operating mode when the selection operation has been completed to allow the user to continue entering data in the user specified operating mode. With adaptive pen mode selection, a user of a pen input based computing system does not need to change the operating mode of the computer to an data item selection mode using the control inputs in order to select one or more data items for editing.

Abstract: A display device of the present invention has an incorporated charge pump control circuit and a clock frequency of a switching element can be varied according to a display mode to reduce the power consumption. On the display device, a variable frequency-dividing circuit and a CPU to control the circuit are configured with thin film transistors. A clock frequency of a switching element is varied by controlling a dividing ratio of the variable frequency-dividing circuit on the basis of CPU data.

Abstract: A display device according to the present invention includes a switching regulator control circuit formed of TFTs. A digital switching regulator control circuit is composed of an AD converter circuit, a CPU, a pulse generation circuit or the like. An analog switching regulator control circuit is composed of an error amplifier circuit, a triangle wave generation circuit, a PWM comparator or the like. By integrally forming the switching regulator control circuit on a display device, the problem of the conventional portable information equipment as to the reduction in size and weight can be solved.

Abstract: This invention provides a method and an apparatus for power reduction for LCD drivers using backplane charge sharing. In addition, this invention relates to the use of switches between adjacent backplane drivers in order to transmit and reuse the discharged charge from one backplane's capacitance in order to charge the capacitance of an adjacent backplane. One embodiment of this invention utilizes N metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors, NMOS-FETs to implement the switch connection between adjacent backplane drivers.

Abstract: This invention provides a method and an apparatus for saving power dissipation during the testing and evaluation of liquid crystal display LCD panels. In addition, this invention provides a method and apparatus of the changing of the order of backplane and segment addressing to reduce the power consumed by LCD panels. The method includes the step of interlacing the access of common or backplane addresses to an LCD. The LCD power saving method also includes the interlacing the access of the RAM data driving the LCD segment drivers. The segment address signals are developed from data read out of a random access memory, RAM. The segment address signals are activated such that alternating LCD panel locations are written with ones and zeros in a checkerboard pattern so as to stress the LCD panel in the worst case. This method provides for the saving of power dissipation during testing and evaluation by reducing the amount of segment switching from once every backplane cycle to once every frame.

Abstract: An improved networked computer communications system handles arbitrary streams of data, and transports at varying speeds those streams where intermediate updates can be dropped if they are obsoleted by later arriving data updates, optimizing the utilization of network and node resources. Complex buffering by system server software allows distributed, parallel, or redundant processing, transmission, and storage for performance, reliability, and robustness. Various parameters of the system can be monitored, and the system can be reconfigured automatically based on the observations. Varied techniques reduce the perceived end-to-end latency and take advantage of software and hardware capabilities that assets connected to the system may possess. One conferencing system allows conference participants to share all or a portion of the display seen on their computer screens. The conferees may be at sites removed from each other, or may view a recorded presentation or archived conference at different times.

Abstract: To provide a moving picture file distributing device capable of avoiding a failure due to competition between uploading and downloading in a real-time distribution of a moving picture file.

Abstract: Methods and systems for animating with proxy surfaces are provided. A method for animating includes preprocessing an object to form proxy surfaces of part(s) and/or joint(s), and rendering the proxy surfaces to be animated. In an embodiment, preprocessing includes dividing an object to be animated into parts that can move independently without changing shape, forming a proxy surface for each of the parts corresponding to an initial viewing direction, and obtaining a set of view textures for each of the proxy surfaces. Each part proxy surface is then rendered at a new viewing direction. The new viewing direction is function of an object transformation, part transformation, and an initial viewing direction. The object is then animated by repeating the rendering steps. In another embodiment, the object to be animated is divided into parts and at least one joint that can change shape.

Abstract: Freely specifiable real-time control of animated graphics, video and/or audio sequences with the aid of controllable virtual objects. The invention relates to a method for graphic visualisation and real-time control of virtual objects for generating and/or influencing image sequences or sound sequences. Said method allows for the manipulation, control and influencing, of objects represented on at least one screen via interactive remote control of a user in the properties and/or actions of said objects, in a comfortable and reliable manner. The invention more specifically relates to a method for animating and controlling the movements of an articulated object in real-time; a method for controlling, in a freely specifiable manner, animated graphics, video or audio data with the help of optical or acoustic parameters; a computer software product for carrying out such a method, in addition to a system for controlling the movement of virtual objects in real-time.

Abstract: A method for determining the growing degree units (GDUs) accumulated at a particular farm site throughout the growing season, the amount that such accumulation is above or below the average historical GDU accumulation that occurred at the farm site, and a GDU meter for obtaining and displaying such information. The GDU meter measures and stores the temperatures that occur at a farm site throughout every 24-hour period of the growing season and calculates and stores the accumulated GDUs that impinge on the site year to date. The GDU meter compares the GDUs accumulated year to date (year to date GDUs) to the average GDUs accumulated in previous years at the same site (historical GDUs) and calculates how much the year to date GDUs are above or below the historical GDUs. The GDU meter of the present invention displays year to date GDUs and the amount that it is above or below the historical GDUs. Optionally, the GDU meter of the present invention displays the date, time, and temperature.