Abstract: A flat panel display, a display driving apparatus thereof and a shift thereof are disclosed. The shift register is adapted for driving a flat panel display. The shift register receives an input signal and a clock signal. The shift register includes a delay unit and a buffer unit. The delay unit is used to delay the input signal for a half period of the clock signal and then output the delayed input signal. The buffer unit receives the delayed input signal, and provides an extra driving power accordingly. The buffer unit is operated by a fixed first voltage and a fixed second voltage.

Abstract: After light from a planar light source is switched to scattered light or collimated light by a switching element, the light is incident on a display panel, and an image is displayed. At this time, the luminance of the planar light source is adjusted, the contrast voltage of the display panel is reset, and adjustment is performed so that the luminance and hue of the frontal image does not vary before and after switching.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, plural pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix on a second substrate, a counter electrode provided on one of first substrate and the second substrate and plural switching elements connected to the respective plural pixel electrodes, a display drive control unit for driving the liquid crystal disposed between each of the pixel electrodes and the counter electrode, a lighting unit having LEDs emitting light of respective red, green and blue colors, and a lighting device control unit for making each LED of color perform time-division light emission in synchronization with the switching of each of the switching elements.

Abstract: A plurality of LEDS used for a light source are mounted on the surface of an electromagnetic-induction touch panel in which coiled wiring is formed on a glass epoxy substrate. A dual-use touch-panel/backlight I/F FPC substrate is connected to the touch panel in order to feed power to the LEDs and to feed power and signals to the touch panel. A shield plate 7 is disposed on the reverse side of the touch panel, and a backlight light guide plate and a liquid crystal panel are disposed in the stated order on the side on which the LEDs are mounted. A liquid crystal panel I/F FPC substrate for feeding power to the liquid crystal panel is connected to the liquid crystal panel.

Abstract: A display device has an electrophoretic display panel for displaying information, and an operating mode switching unit for changing between a normal mode in which information displayed on the electrophoretic display panel is redrawn at a predetermined redraw interval, and a reduced operation mode in which redrawing the electrophoretic display panel is stopped or the redraw interval is increased. The operating mode switching unit redraws a predetermined display area of the electrophoretic display panel to substantially the same color when changing to the reduced operation mode.

Abstract: A display device has a power supply for supplying operating power, a display unit that is driven by power from the power supply for displaying image information and has an image retention characteristic for retaining displayed content, a remaining capacity estimating unit for estimating the remaining capacity of the power supply, and a control unit for controlling display of the image information to an undisplayed state when the estimated remaining capacity of the power supply drops below a predetermined threshold level.

Abstract: A display screen magnifier is controllable by a user to magnify selected portions of a desktop including windows open on the screen. A moveable magnifier frame is provided, within which a magnified image is presented. The magnified image corresponds to screen content located within a magnification region underlying the magnifier frame, magnified to a set level of magnification. In one embodiment, the magnification region is moveable relative to the magnifier frame, in relation to movement of the magnifier frame on the display screen. Such relative movement can be used to avoid a potentially disorienting edge condition that arises when a magnifier frame reaches an edge of the display screen and stops, while its associated magnification region continues to pan. In another embodiment, the cursor of a user input device is moveable across the screen display into and out of the magnification region.

Abstract: A man-machine interface which provides tactile feedback to various sensing body parts is disclosed. The device employs one or more vibrotactile units, where each unit comprises a mass and a mass-moving actuator. As the mass is accelerated by the mass-moving actuator, the entire vibrotactile unit vibrates. Thus, the vibrotactile unit transmits a vibratory stimulus to the sensing body part to which it is affixed. The vibrotactile unit may be used in conjunction with a spatial placement sensing device which measures the spatial placement of a measured body part. A computing device uses the spatial placement of the measured body part to determine the desired vibratory stimulus to be provided by the vibrotactile unit. In this manner, the computing device may control the level of vibratory feedback perceived by the corresponding sensing body part in response to the motion of the measured body part. The sensing body part and the measured body part may be separate or the same body part.

Abstract: A projection display system and cursor control method thereof is disclosed. The projection display system includes a projection display device and an operation unit. The projection display device is for displaying an image and a cursor. The projection display device includes an on screen display (OSD) unit for generating the cursor in the image. The operation unit is for controlling a moving direction of the cursor through the OSD unit.

Abstract: A wired mouse containing a circuit board, a connection line to connect the mouse to a PC, and a built-in mobile power module; the mobile power module being charged by the PC external source, or a second connection interface being provided to the mouse, the power source module charging any other electronic product through the second connection interface while the mouse is operating.

Abstract: A keyboard for a mobile device is provided that includes a plurality of three-direction keys. The three-direction keys may include three protruding portions that each correspond to at least one character of the keyboard. At least one of the three-direction keys may be inverted with respect to other ones of the three-direction keys. The three-direction keys may be positioned on the mobile device to provide characters in at least three rows the keyboard.

Abstract: An information input display apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes: an information display unit formed with a flexible material; an information input unit provided at a back of the information display unit and including keys onto which input of data is performed with a pressing-down process involving a deformation of the information display unit; and a control unit adapted to perform control processing of display information supplied to the information display unit, and key setting processing such that a key of the information input unit at a position corresponding to a data input portion contained in the display information is set as an information input key corresponding to the displayed data input portion.

Abstract: A remote control method and system employ remote controller (10) which is adapted for use with an entertainment system of a type including a display (222) as well as providing functions such as Internet access or other functions requiring a keyboard and/or a mouse. The remote controller includes a folding housing and may be operated in a closed or opened configuration. A first set of control inputs (12) are provided on the outer surface of the housing. The housing may be opened, thereby doubling the surface area of the remote controller, to expose a keyboard (56). One or more wireless transmitters are operable with the housing in either of two configurations oriented at 90 degrees to each other and controlled by the first set of control inputs and the keyboard. The remote controller may be conveniently held in one hand of a user when in the folded or closed position and conveniently rested on the lap of the user or a support surface when in the opened position and used as a keyboard.

Abstract: An electric writable medium having islanded surface structures operationally configured to avoid tribocharging of the electric writable medium.

Abstract: A touch scroller for a display is described. The touch scroller has a touch pad disposed beside the display to scroll the displaying image of the display. The touch pad may be constituted by an L-shaped touch pad and disposed at the corner of the display. The touch scroller can control the displayed image of the display by a user's finger without any additional tool. Accordingly, the touch scroller can be manufactured under lower cost and improve the operability of the display as compared to stylus-operated scrollers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a touch sensor assembly that includes a touch sensor overlay and one or more circuit boards held in place by a frame. The touch sensor overlay includes a plurality of touch sensitive elements and a plurality of conductors connected to the touch sensitive elements arranged on the touch sensor periphery. The one or more circuit boards are electrically connected to the plurality of conductors on the touch sensor periphery. The circuit boards include circuitry for conditioning signals communicated by the touch sensitive elements due to a touch on the touch sensor overlay. Also disclosed are methods of bonding circuit boards to a touch sensor overlay.

Abstract: A sensing circuit is provided that senses an externally provided pressure on a panel, and includes a sensing capacitor, a first switching element, a second switching element and a third switching element; where the sensing capacitor includes a sensing electrode on the first substrate, the insulating layer and the opposite electrode; the sensing capacitor varies a capacitance based on the externally provided pressure; the first switching element is electrically connected to the sensing electrode to charge the sensing capacitor based on a first switching signal; the second switching element outputs a current based on a second switching signal and a first voltage; the third switching element is electrically connected to the sensing electrode to control the current based on the variation of the capacitance of the sensing capacitor to generate a sensing signal; and where a thickness is decreased, and an image display quality is improved.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display section, a touch panel on the display surface of the section to allow the user to specify a desired position on the displayed image being displayed on the section by pressing a pointer against it, a display control section causes a plurality of indicators to be displayed on the section for allowing the user to select one of them via the panel and a notifier section notifies the user of the indicator selected from them. The notifier section notifying the user of the selection of a indicator when the indicator of them being displayed on the section is selected by pressing the pointer against the panel, and the control section is adapted to finalize the selection by the user of a indicator when the pointer selecting the indicator is moved away from the panel after selecting it by being pressed against the panel.

Abstract: A locking digital pen system includes memory means which is available for storing user passwords for a plurality of users. When a user wishes to activate the digital pen, the user is enabled to use the digital pen to enter a password. After verification of the password, the pen is unlocked and the system associates the user with a matching digital signature certificate. When the user wishes to lock the pen, the user is enabled to actuate a button on the pen or provide an entry to a coupled computer to initiate a locking sequence. The system then disassociates the user from the digital signature certificates so the pen can no longer be used to digitally sign documents and the pen enters a locked state. In another embodiment, an authorized user may disable the unlocking function of the pen whereby the pen may not be unlocked by entry of a password but rather only when a special code is entered into the system.

Abstract: Motion of a writing instrument is tracked from sensors located in the vicinity. The signals generated from the sensors are processed and used in a wide variety of ways.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement and method for improving a display unit (101, 201, 301) of a portable device. In the method, in the surroundings of the display unit (101, 201, 301), there are arranged light units (102a, 102b, 102c, 102d, 102e, 102f, 102g, 102h, 202a, 202b, 202c, 202d, 202e, 202f, 302a, 302b, 302c, 302d, 302e, 302f), which are controlled through a light driver (304) with respect to the view shown in the display unit (101, 201, 301). More information to the view shown in the display unit (101, 201, 301) is indicated by means of light units (102a, 102b, 102c, 102d, 102e, 102f, 102e, 102f, 102g, 102h, 202a, 202b, 202c, 202d, 202e, 202f, 302a, 302b, 302c, 302d, 302e, 302f).

Abstract: A display control circuit is provided for displaying a modulated image such as a persistence image. An image display may includes the display control circuit. The control circuit adds persistence pixel data for persistence display to input pixel data within an input image frame to generate display pixel data within a display image frame which is supplied to a display. The control circuit includes a persistence pixel data generator and a persistence pixel data adder.

Abstract: A display apparatus which processes an input image signal to display it thereon having a connector which is connected with an external source, a differential signal receiver which processes a differential signal from the external source, and a differential signal controller which generates a predetermined temporary differential signal using a single ended signal transmitted from the external source and outputs it to the differential signal receiver. Thus, the display apparatus generates a temporary differential signal corresponding to an input single ended signal to process it as a differential signal, and a control method thereof.

Abstract: There is a need for providing a variable amplifier circuit suited for a semiconductor integrated circuit and a high-performance camera preprocessing LSI using the variable amplifier circuit. At first timing, a first input capacitor acquires a first signal. An amplifier circuit amplifies a second signal acquired to the second input capacitor according to a gain corresponding to a capacity ratio between the second input capacitor and a feedback capacitor composed of a variable capacitor device. At second timing, the second input capacitor acquires a second signal. The amplifier circuit amplifies the first signal according to a gain corresponding to a capacity ratio between the first input capacitor and the feedback capacitor. A variable gain amplifier circuit interleavingly amplifies the first signal and the second signal in synchronization with the first timing and the second timing.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing multiple screens and a method of dynamically configuring multiple screens are provided. The apparatus for providing multiple screens includes a digital signal processing module which receives predetermined information and restores a service based on the predetermined information, a service processing module which displays one or more logical screens associated with the service, and an output module which arranges the logical screens provided by the service processing module at different locations on a display screen. The logical screens have attribute information indicating an order of displaying the logical screens that are mapped to the display screen.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device displays a stereoscopic image by generating stereoscopic image data based on 3D graphics data. The stereoscopic image display device includes a display unit for displaying an image, a driver, and a controller. The controller receives a synchronization signal, the 3D graphics data, and a user selection parameter for modifying a stereoscopic effect level, and outputs a control signal based on the synchronization signal and a stereoscopic image data signal, which is generated by combining left eye image data and right eye image data generated through performing matrix operations on the 3D graphics data and the user selection parameter, to the driver. The driver drives the display unit based on the control signal and the stereoscopic image data signal to display the stereoscopic image on the display unit.

Abstract: Constraint schemes for use in the computer simulation and animation of cloth, clothing and other materials improves cloth simulation by helping to prevent clothing from excessive stretching, bunching up in unwanted areas, or “passing through” rigid objects during collisions. Several types of constraint systems are employed, including the use of skinned vertices as constraints and axial constraints. In these schemes cloth simulated vertices are generated for the material using a cloth simulation technique, and skinned vertices are generated for the material using a skin simulation technique. One or more of the cloth simulated vertices are compared to the corresponding skinned vertices. The cloth simulated vertices are modified if they deviate from the corresponding skinned vertices by more than a certain amount. Vertical constraints are also employed.

Abstract: Scheme for improving the quality of cloth simulation by providing a good dynamic “wrinkled” look to the cloth as it moves. The simulated area of each of the triangles in the triangle mesh is compared with the original area of the triangle to determine how much it got compressed or stretched during animation. This comparison is then used as a basis for altering the lighting of the pixels representing the triangles in order to improve the appearance of the wrinkles in the cloth. The lighting of each pixel is altered by altering a surface normal of the pixel using a value obtained from each of one or more normal maps. Normal maps are selected by using wrinkle ratios that are calculated based on the above mentioned comparisons.

Abstract: A process for creating from a mesh an isotopologic set of parameterized surfaces includes providing a mesh having a plurality of vertices connected by edges, defining faces, the vertices comprising regular vertices of valence 4 and irregular vertices of valence different from 4. The mesh may have a sharpness value defined on at least one vertex or edge, with a default value, the sharpness being representative of the attractiveness of the vertex or edge on the surface modeled by the mesh. The sharpness may measure the difference between the mesh as it stands at a given subdivision level and the initial mesh.

Abstract: Creating a parametric surface having a required geometrical continuity Gi from a set of parametric elementary surfaces includes providing a set of parametric elementary surfaces, each elementary surface having edges, with vertices joining adjacent edges, each elementary surface having an internal continuity Cj at least equal to the required continuity Gi, the geometrical continuity between at least two elementary surfaces across their common edge being less than the required continuity Gi. For each singular vertex, the process can include defining a system of equations linking the parameters (including control points) of the parametric elementary surfaces across edges joined to the vertex and enforcing the required geometrical continuity across the joined edges and solving the system of equations to obtain the parameters.

Abstract: At least one embodiment of a system and method for performance alignment includes a determining component configured to determine at least one success factor related to a project and a first receiving component configured to receive data related to the success factor. A providing component may be configured to provide a graphical representation of the received data, wherein the graphical representation is configured to align at least a portion of the received data with at least one reference point.

Abstract: A system and method for instructing an individual to prepare a meal includes the steps of separating the preparation of the meal into at least one procedures wherein each of the at least one procedures are associated with a particular portion of the meal. Each of the procedures are then separated into a plurality oftasks necessary to complete the associated procedure. The tasks are grouped for each procedure into a plurality of groups of associated tasks. The groups of tasks have associated therewith a visual identifier. A visual tool is then used to display instructions for preparing the meal. The visual tool includes each of the plurality of groups of tasks in association with their visual identifier.

Abstract: A determining unit determines tangent vectors at one and the other end of one spline curve segment of each section such that a length of each tangent vector is proportional to that of a first straight line connecting one end and the other end of the one spline curve segment, and that the tangent vectors at one end and the other end of the one spline curve segment are directed to divide, by a predetermined ratio, a first angle and a second angle, respectively. The first angle is formed by the first straight line and an extension of a second straight line connecting one and the other ends of a previous spline curve segment. The second angle is formed by the fist straight line and an extension of a third straight line connecting one and the other ends of a next spline curve segment.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, that implement a method for adjusting a glyph outline while rendering. In one aspect a method includes receiving a glyph to be rendered at a size; generating from the glyph an outline of line segments, each line segment having two endpoints; translating the line segments all in an outward or inward direction, each line segment being moved by a distance and then rejoining pairs of adjacent line segments by extending or trimming their endpoints until each pair of adjacent line segments join at an intersection point that is an endpoint of each the line segments of the pair; and determining an augmented scaled outline of the glyph from the translated and rejoined line segments.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a computer game comprising setting connecting frames between a starting frame and an intermediate key frame and connecting frames between the intermediate key frame and an ending frame of an animation file, producing intermediate animation groups of a series of stages of movement between the starting and ending frames, numbering the animation groups, creating an animation database containing the animation groups each having a first frame identical to one connecting frame and a last frame identical to another connecting frame, instructing a game engine to search the animation database, finding a starting frame of the animation file the same as that indicated by the instruction, randomly selecting a subsequent frame associated with the starting frame, and serially connecting the starting and subsequent frames. The invention can greatly save disk space.

Abstract: A method, medium, and apparatus controlling a 3D graphics accelerator. The apparatus may include a voltage controller to determine a voltage and frequency supplied to the 3D graphics accelerator by using the 3D graphics data, so that a frames per second (FPS) of the image does not exceed a predetermined threshold, and a voltage supplier to supply a voltage and the frequency to the 3D graphics accelerator. The voltage and frequency supplied to the 3D graphics accelerator may be adjusted by a DVS technique so that the FPS of the generated image does not exceed the predetermined threshold. Accordingly, it is possible to control power consumption of the 3D graphics accelerator while maintaining performance at or above a given level. In particular, it is possible to very efficiently process a small amount of 3D graphics data with low power in a portable device.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a mobile communication terminal having the same. The display apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a case; a display module mounted in the case for outputting visual information; a window mounted at a window groove of the case, and providing a visual passage through which the visual information can be seen from outside; and a signal generating unit mounted between the window and the display module, for generating a signal when the window is pressed. An additional input button for controlling an output from the display module need not be provided.

Abstract: A display engine of a video and graphics system includes one or more processing elements and receives graphics from a memory. The graphics data define multiple graphics layers, and the processing elements process two or more graphics layers in parallel to generate blended graphics. Alpha values may be used while blending graphics. The processing elements may be integrated on an integrated circuit chip with an input for receiving the graphics data and other video and graphics components. The display engine may also include a graphics controller for receiving two or more graphics layers in parallel, for arranging the graphics layers in an order suitable for parallel processing, and for providing the arranged graphics layers to the processing elements. The blended graphics may be blended with HDTV video or SDTV video, which may be extracted from compressed data streams such as an MPEG Transport stream.

Abstract: A method for processing graphics data packets comprises allocating an entity for the graphics data packet of vertices, triangles, and/or pixels in one or more execution blocks that receives an assignment from a global spreader to process the graphics data packets. A pointer, which points to the allocated entity, communicates a pointer to a data mover, and the data mover loads some graphics data packets into a memory. A number of processing stages may follow such that one or more floating point or integer instructions is executed on the graphics data packets, as controlled by a thread controller. Upon completion of calculations on the graphics data packets, the allocated entity may be deleted and the graphics data packets may be communicated to another execution block or as directed by the global spreader.

Abstract: A dynamically scheduled parallel graphics processor comprises a spreader that creates graphic objects for processing and assigns and distributes the created objects for processing to one or more execution blocks. Each execution block is coupled to the spreader and receives an assignment for processing a graphics. object. The execution block pushes the object through each processing stage by scheduling the processing of the graphics object and executing instruction operations on the graphics object. The dynamically scheduled parallel graphics processor includes one or more fixed function units coupled to the spreader that are configured to execute one or more predetermined operations on a graphics object. An input/output unit is coupled to the spreader, the one or more fixed function units, and the plurality of execution blocks and is configured to provide access to memory external to the dynamically scheduled parallel graphics processor.

Abstract: A system and method to manage data processing stages of a logical graphics pipeline comprises a number of execution blocks coupled together and to a global spreader that assigns graphics data entities for execution to the execution blocks. Each execution block has an entity descriptor table containing information about an assigned graphics data entity corresponding to allocation of the entity and a current processing stage associated with the entity. Each execution block includes a stage parser configured to establish pointers for the assigned graphics data entity to be processed on a next processing stage. A numerical processing unit is included and configured to execute floating point and integer instructions in association with the assigned graphics data entity. The execution blocks include a data move unit for data loads and moves within the execution block, with the global spreader, and with other execution blocks of the plurality of execution blocks.

Abstract: A parallel graphics processor having a spreader coupled to a plurality of execution components is disclosed. The spreader maintains status information for each of the plurality of execution components and establishes a priority for each of the plurality of execution blocks to receive a graphics entity to be processed. The priorities are arranged in accordance with the maintained status information and a type of graphics entity to be processed. The spreader communicates a request to a selected execution component to allocate the graphics entity to be processed in its entity descriptor table and copies graphics entity data to the selected execution component. The spreader indexes assignment of the graphics entity in its logical table and subsequently receives indication from the selected instruction execution component that the graphics entity has been processed. Thereafter, graphics images may be presented on a display.

Abstract: The present invention provides an IC chip of a serial memory script controller, comprising: an interface transforming unit, an I/O buffer and data path control unit, a script decoder, an ALU and an event control unit.

Abstract: A system of the invention comprises a design module, execution engine, and performance management module. A first computer hosts the design module which enables a user to define attributes, queries, and decision rules transmitted to the execution engine hosted on a second computer remote to the first computer. The second computer can be located at a credit bureau, credit reporting agency, or other data provider. The second computer runs the execution engine to query a data repository with the user-defined attributes and queries, and applies the user-defined decision rules to produce result data transmitted to a third computer hosting the performance management module for monitoring performance of a benefit or offering made with the result data and the corresponding attributes, queries, and decision rules that generated the result data.

Abstract: An image display method for displaying, after imaging, a plurality of image data each relating to attribute data, includes: disposing a reference image object for indication of each of the plurality of image data at a position based on any one of the corresponding attribute data in a virtual horizontal plane in a virtual three-dimensional (3D) space; selecting one or more of the image data from the plurality of image data; disposing a viewing image object for indication of the selected image data at a position of any of the corresponding reference image objects moved in a direction of a normal or a substantially normal to the virtual horizontal plane; setting a field of view in the virtual 3D space; and imaging the virtual 3D space in the field of view set in the setting the field of view.

Abstract: A display apparatus, which makes one pixel displayable in four colors, that is, three primary colors and a white color, and inputs and displays chrominance signals corresponding to a mixing ratio of the four colors, includes a color correction instrument which performs first color correction of increasing the saturation of chrominance signals, and a second color correction of decreasing at least the saturation of the chrominance signals, when a predetermined color component exists in the chrominance signals corresponding to a pixel, selection instrument which switches temporally and selects either of first chrominance signals obtained by the first color correction, and second chrominance signals obtained by the second color correction, and a display instrument which displays the chrominance signals, which are selected, in the pixel.

Abstract: A method for processing video data for display on a display device having a plurality of luminous elements comprising: applying a dithering function based on single ones of said luminous elements to at least part of said video data to refine the grey scale portrayal of video pictures of said video data, computing at least one motion vector from said video data, and changing at least one of the phase amplitude, spatial resolution and temporal resolution of said dithering function in accordance with said at least one motion vector when applying the dithering function to said video data.

Abstract: The invention provides a method, system, and program product for controlling a display on a computer-aided design (CAD) data editing screen, whereby commands more likely to be utilized are preferentially displayed.

Abstract: A subset of a data set may be investigated by graphically comparing the subset of the data set with the whole of the data set. In some instances, a graphical representation of the data set is displayed, and a data subset of the data set is selected. A graphical representation of the data subset is displayed such that the graphical representation of the data set and the graphical representation of the data subset are superimposed. In some instances, the graphical representation of the data subset is superimposed onto the graphical representation of the data set.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for overlaying a pattern on an image includes loading pattern data stored in a program memory into an image memory and receiving image data and storing the received image data in the image memory. A processor overlays pattern data on to the received image data based on an overlay program. The processor has a first input channel and receives the pattern data and the received image data from the image memory via the first input channel.