Abstract: The invention relates to an electrophoretic display device (1) comprising charged particles (8, 9) in a fluid (10) between a pair of electrodes (5, 6). A drive means is arranged and configured to supply a drive waveform to the electrodes (5, 6), the drive waveform comprising a sequence of drive signals for effecting respective optical transitions by causing the charged particles (8, 9) to occupy a predetermined position between the electrodes (5, 6) according to image data required to be displayed, and at least one voltage pulse, preferably prior to each drive signal, for inducing a substantially uniform electric field distribution across the display device (1). This has the effect of significantly reducing edge image retention and/or ghosting.

Abstract: A display medium including a light-modulating layer containing charged mobile particles assuming a color at a lightness corresponding to the dispersion state of the charged mobile particles and first particles with lower mobility than the charged mobile particles. The first particles assume a color at a lightness that is outside a lightness range that the charged mobile particles can exhibit.

Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes a substrate and unit cells. Each of the unit cells has one display electrode, two collection electrodes and two types of charged particles differnt from each other in charged polarity and coloration, and has a driving means capable of forming a state in which each of the two types of charged particles have been collected respectively at each of the collection electrodes, a state in which one of the two types of charged particles have been disposed on the display electrode and the other type of charged particles have been collected at one of the collection electrodes, a state in which one of the two types of charged particles have been collected at one of the collection electrodes and the other type of charged particles have been disposed on the display electrode, and a state intermediate between these states.

Abstract: A system (100) and method (200) for mapping a virtual user interface (VUI) to a graphical user interface (GUI) is provided. The method can include identifying (202) a range of object movement in a first coordinate system of the Virtual User Interface (101), identifying (204) a display range in a second coordinate system of the graphical user interface (103), and mapping (206) the range of object motion to the display range to produce a virtual mapping. The method can further include tracking (211) a finger (214) movement (310), applying (213) the virtual mapping to the finger movement to produce a second movement (312), and handling (215) a touchless control (102) in accordance with the second movement.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device which controls the brightness of a backlight by measuring an external light intensity around the liquid crystal display panel, it is possible to enhance the detecting accuracy even when the external light illuminance is low.

Abstract: An information display system for a vehicle includes: a display for displaying, an operation screen for operating at least one piece of in-vehicle equipment; a first operation section including a leftward moving switch, a rightward moving switch, and a selection enter switch capable of being manipulated upward and downward and being pushed; and a controller. The controller changes a position of the operation menu selected point in the operation menus horizontally arranged on the operation screen for selecting any one of the operation menus in response to a manipulation signal from the leftward moving switch or the rightward moving switch and executes an operation relating to the selected operation menu in response to an upward or downward manipulation signal from the selection enter switch.

Abstract: An optical navigation device and a method of operating the same are provided. The optical navigation device includes: an image sensor for obtaining a sampling image; a filter selector for selecting an image filter performing a filtering operation according to an image pattern of the sampling image, and transmitting the sampling image to the selected image filter; an image filter having a plurality of image filters, and filtering the sampling image through the image filter selected from the plurality of image filters to generate an filtering image; and a movement value calculator for calculating a movement value in response to the filtering image. Therefore, it is possible to change the image filter used according to an image pattern or a movement direction of a subject to thereby calculate an accurate movement value corresponding to the image pattern and the movement direction.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for determining displacement of a surface member coupled to a user interface mechanism, for example a joystick handle, using a fixed optical motion sensor. Using the displacement of the surface member, the method, and apparatus may determine an absolute position of the surface member, recalibrating a center point upon detecting a difference in light reflection of the center point.

Abstract: Control device (computer mouse) for moving a visual pointer on a display constituting part of a user interface for computer equipment. The control device is designed to be used hand held free of support from any surface, as the movement of the pointer in two dimensions takes place by means of a guide pin, a so-called joy-stick. The guide pin preferably has a double function so that it may also be used for scrolling the display. The control device may include an attachment for the user's hand or wrist, and may be integrated with a telephone receiver or with a remote control for a television set or the like.

Abstract: A key arrangement that includes a plurality of keys arranged in a pattern including a first column, a last column, and one or more middle columns. At least one of the middle columns includes a multidirectional navigational key. The first and last columns have keys in each row. A plurality of the keys and the multidirectional navigational input key have alphanumeric indicia. The multidirectional navigational input key may be integrated with the keys in a reduced QWERTY, QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY, or DVORAK layout and may additionally be integrated with the keys in a telephony pad numeric layout. A touchpad or rotatable rim may also be disposed about the multidirectional navigational input key.

Abstract: A key arrangement that includes a plurality of keys arranged in a pattern including a first column, a last column, and one or more middle columns. At least one of the middle columns includes a multidirectional navigational key. The first and last columns have keys in each row. A plurality of the keys and the multidirectional navigational input key have alphanumeric indicia. The multidirectional navigational input key may be integrated with the keys in a reduced QWERTY, QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY, or DVORAK layout and may additionally be integrated with the keys in a telephony pad numeric layout. A touchpad or rotatable rim may also be disposed about the multidirectional navigational input key.

Abstract: A system for displaying textual information includes a receiver (300) for receiving textual information that includes a plurality of words. A text segmenter (302), operatively associated with the receiver (300), segments the plurality of words into a plurality of word segments, each word segment having one or more words. A user interface device (304) receives a signal initiated by an action of a user to indicate a display rate. A display device (306) including a processor and a memory, is coupled to the text segmenter and the user interface device. The display device (306) displays the word segments in a temporal sequence by displaying a first word segment for a first display duration, that is based on the display rate, at a first position on the display device (306) and automatically proceeding to display a second word segment for a second display duration, that is based on the display rate, at a second position on the display device (306).

Abstract: A mobile terminal and method for operating a touch keypad, the mobile terminal including a touch keypad, a touch sensor for sensing a signal inputted from a key selected by a user on the touch keypad and outputting location information corresponding to the selected key based upon the sensed signal, a Control Processor (CPU) for outputting at least one or more control signals based upon the outputted location information, and a light emitting diode controller for independently driving a light emitting diode corresponding to the selected key based upon the outputted control signals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a resistive touch-sensitive device for detecting a short-term or long-term dysfunction by means of measuring devices (32,33), a monitoring device (34) and a memory (35) in such a way that a timely signaling is carried out.

Abstract: A touch sensor is disclosed. The sensor includes an electrically resistive layer that covers a touch sensitive area. The sensor further includes an electrically insulative layer that is disposed on the electrically resistive layer. The insulative layer has one or more open areas. Each open area exposes a portion of the resistive layer. The sensor also includes a plurality of electrically conductive segments that are disposed on the insulative layer. Each conductive segment makes electrical contact with the resistive layer through at least one of the open areas in the insulative layer. The conductive segments improve linearity of the touch sensitive area.

Abstract: In a gesture detection method for a touch control bar with button and scroll bar functions, according to the present invention, various gestures such as tap, drag and double tap are determined by detecting an object that touches on the touch control bar, leaves from the touch control bar, and moves on the touch control bar.

Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a processing unit, a display and a touch-sensitive apparatus. The touch-sensitive apparatus includes a plurality of touch-sensitive units. Each touch-sensitive unit is corresponding to a symbol. The processing unit receives a stroke operation on a touch-sensitive unit, and displays the corresponding symbol on the display. Entering symbols in the electronic device is convenient while avoiding dirtying or damaging the display.

Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a processing unit, a display and a touch-sensitive apparatus. The touch-sensitive apparatus includes a plurality of touch-sensitive units. The display defines a symbol selection area for displaying a plurality of symbols corresponding to the touch-sensitive units. The processing unit receives a touch operation on a touch-sensitive unit, and inputs the corresponding symbol displayed in the symbol selection area. Inputting symbols in the electronic device is convenient while avoiding dirtying or damaging the display.

Abstract: A touch pad device has an operating surface configured to receive contact activity, such as contact by a finger or stylus. A detection circuit detects the contact activity and communicates a detection signal to a data processing unit. The data processing unit associates the contact activity with either a first operation or a second operation. The first operation may be a tap and the second operation may be a touch.

Abstract: A display apparatus having a multi-screen displaying mode to display a plurality of images, the display apparatus comprises: a displaying part displaying an image; a location detecting part detecting location information pointed on the displaying part through a predetermined pointing device; and a controller adjusting the location information detected through the location detecting part, on a basis of an activating area of a tablet function according to a selected displaying mode when the multi-screen displaying mode is selected.

Abstract: A display apparatus including a display panel, a main body casing to support the display panel and having a display opening to expose a display surface of the display panel and having a plurality of sensor mounting openings formed in a front surface thereof, an input unit provided to be movable about the display panel to emit light and supersonic waves, and a plurality of sensor units mounted in each sensor mounting opening of the main body casing to be movable between a sensing position protruding from the plane of the main body casing and a mounting position recessed from the sensing position, and to sense a position of the input unit and to provide position information of the input unit on the display panel, thus a display apparatus capable of improving the outer appearance of the display apparatus can be provided and a structure of a sensor that performs a tablet function can be improved to prevent the display apparatus from being damaged.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a main body, a touch pad which is provided on the main body, a determination unit which determines whether an external pointing device is connected to the main body, and a control unit which controls the touch pad in one of a first mode for making the touch pad function as a pointing device and a second mode in which in response to tapping of one of a plurality of virtual buttons disposed on a surface of the touch pad, a function which is assigned to the tapped virtual button is activated, the control unit controlling the touch pad in the second mode if the external pointing device is connected to the main body.

Abstract: An image display apparatus that includes: a display screen having a touch panel function on which an image is displayed with operation buttons superimposed on the image, and a switching detection means for detecting a display switching operation for switching the display of the image from the display screen to an external device. When the display switching operation is detected by the switching detection means, the following is performed: the display of the image on the display screen is terminated and image data for displaying the image with the operation buttons superimposed on the image are outputted to the external device from the output terminal; the position information of a touched position on the display screen is detected; and one of the operation buttons displayed on the external device is selected according to the detected position information.

Abstract: A handheld writing instrument achieves digital positioning capabilities in a compact form factor by incorporating passive fiducials such as RFID tags into the body of the writing instrument. By positioning the fiducials in known locations relative to the writing tip, an active sensing system outside of the pen can remotely stimulate the passive fiducials and gather distance and/or position data for locating the writing tip.

Abstract: Embodiments include a method, a manual device, a handheld manual device, a handheld writing device, a system, and an apparatus. An embodiment provides an apparatus. The apparatus includes a writing element having a first portion operable to discharge a first marking substance on a surface in response to a movement of the writing element over the surface and a second portion operable to discharge a second marking substance on the surface in response to a controller. The apparatus also includes the controller operable to encode information corresponding to a context of the apparatus by regulating the discharge of the second marking substance.

Abstract: A many-to-one transmission and information display method via local area network is implemented in a local area network comprising a first electronic device, at least one second electronic device, and at least one processing device connected to an output device to display information. In this method, a predetermined display information to be transmitted to the processing device is adjusted in advance based on a frame layout by the first electronic device and the second electronic device, respectively; then the adjusted predetermined display information is transmitted to the processing device to be integrated into the display information for the output device to display, thereby reducing the amount of data for transmission and the computation of integration process. A many-to-one transmission and information display system via local area network is also disclosed.

Abstract: A flat panel display device includes: a display panel; a driving circuit unit for applying a drive signal to the display panel; and a plurality of aging pads connected with the driving circuit unit and applying aging signals to the display panel, wherein each aging pad includes a plurality of sub-aging pads.

Abstract: Upon detection of an error such as a malfunction occurring at a drive mechanism, a sensor transmits an error signal to a control section. The control section selects character information about details of the error corresponding to the error signal and an image representing the drive mechanism where the error occurs and a position of the sensor in the drive mechanism, and reads out the character information and the image from a storage part. Then, the control section allows a liquid crystal display device to display error information in which a first image of character information is combined with a second image of an error occurrence site in the drive mechanism. After correction of the error, an operator touches a GUI on a screen to thereby check an operation of the drive mechanism.

Abstract: A display module is provided, which comprises a stacked printed circuit board, and a control circuit mounted on the stacked printed circuit board. The stacked printed circuit board includes at least a first printed wiring board, a second printed wiring board, and a flexible insulating substrate interposed between the first printed wiring board and the second printed wiring board. The flexible insulating substrate includes at least a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion. A display panel is electrically connected to one of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The control circuit includes a memory. The control circuit supplies an electrical signal to the one of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion in accordance with a data stored in the memory.

Abstract: A display panel drive circuit is provided with a first display output terminal to be connected with a data line of a display panel, first and second output stages, and a control circuit. The first output stage is directly connected with the first display output terminal and configured to output a data signal with the positive polarity with respect to a standard voltage level. The second output stage is also directly connected with the first display output terminal and configured to output a data signal with the negative polarity with respect to the standard voltage level. The control circuit controls the first and second output stages so that one of the first and second output stages is selectively activated while the other of the first and second output stages is deactivated.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels; an image signal modifier comparing a previous image signal and a current image signal, modifying the current image signal based on the comparison result to generate a first modified image signal, calculating an average modified value, and modifying the first modified image signal into a second modified image signal based on the average modified value; and a data driver supplying a data voltage corresponding to the second modified image signal to the pixel.

Abstract: A noise suppressing method for a flat panel display which is driven by a time controller IC and a plurality of driver IC's is described. The noise suppressing method includes providing a signal detect circuit and a video signal processor; detecting a switch-off signal while switching off the flat panel display, and when the switch-off signal is detected, the video signal processor controls output the driver IC's to output a charge reset signal; and switching off the flat panel display after the flat panel display has performed charge reset.

Abstract: A display apparatus and an assembly of a driving circuit for the display apparatus having a display device, a film carrier with a lead to transfer a signal for driving the display device, and a bus board to supply a signal to the lead. A dummy lead is provided along the outside of each of an input side outer lead and an output side outer lead of the film carrier. A predetermined voltage is applied to the dummy leads. The predetermined voltage value is set to a value so as not to stationarily cause a DC bias for the voltage of the outer lead on the outside.

Abstract: A display control device includes a controller, a scaling engine, a timing controller, a selector and an interface circuit. The controller is for providing a mode-control signal. The scaling engine is for producing a first interface signal. The timing controller is for converting the first interface signal into a second interface signal. The selector selects either the first interface signal or the second interface signal to serve as a reference signal according to the mode-control signal. The interface circuit converts the reference signal into an output signal according to the mode-control signal. When the mode-control signal is under a first mode, the output signal is virtually the first interface signal. When the mode-control signal is under a second mode, the output signal is virtually the second interface signal. When the mode-control signal is under a third mode, the interface circuit converts the first interface signal into a third interface signal to serve as the output signal.

Abstract: A method for adjusting monitor luminance applied to a monitor having a light sensor is provided. The method includes the steps of detecting environmental luminance by the light sensor, and adjusting the monitor luminance according to a predetermined monitor luminance adjusting curve and the environmental luminance; determining whether the user selects to adjust the monitor luminance, and obtaining a self-setting monitor luminance adjusting curve according to a user-adjusted monitor luminance and the environmental luminance; adjusting the monitor luminance according to the self-setting monitor luminance adjusting curve and the environmental luminance.

Abstract: Power circuits for display and fabrication method thereof. The power circuit supplying voltages to a plurality of pixel driving circuits in a display, comprises a power rail and a plurality of pixel power lines. DC voltage is provided externally and conducted by the power rail of first material. The pixel power lines of second material are coupled to the power rail so applying the DC voltage to the pixel driving circuits. The pixel power lines are arranged in parallel, each coupled to a corresponding line of pixel driving circuits. Each of the pixel driving circuits are driven by the DC voltage according to a scan signal and a data signal.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in a display area of an electronic device such as a portable computer are provided. Such a method includes: (a) activating a mode of setting the display area to a white background screen using a first input command of a user; and (b) locating the white background screen over all windows, except for a current task window being displayed in part of the display area. Additionally, the apparatus for reducing power consumption in a display area includes an input unit receiving a first input command from a user; a mode activation unit for activating a mode of setting the display area to a white background screen according to a first input command from a user; and a location setting unit for locating the white background screen over all windows, except for a current task window being displayed in part of the display area.

Abstract: An image processing method comprises: an inputting step of inputting image data which is obtained by imaging a subject for a predetermined period of time with a medical imaging apparatus and is arranged in time series; an extracting along the time axis step of extracting pixels which satisfy a predetermined condition along the time axis from all the pixels arranged in time series for each pixel coordinate position with respect to each pixel in the image data; and a constructing step of constructing a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image based on the pixels extracted along the time axis in the extracting along the time axis step.

Abstract: A method and system for providing a “framing” architecture which draws both real-time and post acquisition measurements such that multiple types of drawing objects can exist on the screen of a handheld computer at the same time independent of its exact location on the screen is disclosed. The “framing” architecture utilizes a drawing “pane” within the frame which may adjust its graphical “view” without dependence on the location of other panes within the frame nor the location of the frame on the handheld computer screen. In addition, the frame may be resized dynamically to adjust with the handheld computer user dynamically changing the size of the area within the handheld computer screen.

Abstract: Providing axonometric views of layers containing objects while preserving the visual attributes of the objects is disclosed. A group of objects, e.g., overlapping objects, is determined. Layer dimensions are calculated such that each object in the group is encompassed by a layer. Objects are placed in the layers and the layers are displayed in axonometric views. Visual cues to indicate selected layers are provided. Controls to adjust the depth of the layers and to enable moving objects in the selected layer are also provided.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for immediately creating and controlling a virtual reality interactive human body model for a user-centric interface. The apparatus and method can transform a whole body three-dimensional (3D) default model into a model close to the body of a user by collecting data from the user's hands, generates a user coincident 3D model by selecting a skin texture map and applying it to the transformed model, and controlling the user coincident 3D model in a deformable polygon mesh structure to naturally visualize the motion of the user coincident 3D model. The apparatus and method can make users participate in a virtual reality system conveniently and work naturally in the same manner as reality, i.e., interaction. The apparatus and method provides ordinary users with an easy access to virtual reality systems and overcomes the shortcomings of existing virtual reality systems which simply provide visual effects.

Abstract: This program product causes a computer to function as a unit for setting spectator information including the number of spectators belonging respectively to first and second spectator types, a unit for determining the number of spectators belonging to the respective spectator types to be allocated respectively to each area, a unit for determining the mixture ratio of the respective spectator types in each area, a unit for determining a polygon to be arranged in each area and mapped with a texture containing a plurality of spectators, a unit for determining color pallet data associated with the color of the texture so that the ratio of the spectators belonging respectively to the respective spectator types contained in the texture achieves a state according to the mixture ratio, a unit for mapping the texture defined based on the determined color pallet data to the polygon, and a unit for generating an image.

Abstract: In this exciting time of increasingly powerful computer tools only few imaginable things are left to be invented. Recently issued PC multimedia operating system Vista supports speech and hand writing recognition, visual and data streaming and networking, as well as traditional computer powers. Present invention is meant to fulfill the only gap left in computer abilities: which is comprehensive general purpose three-dimensional vision to enable computers to see the world they have changed so much. The main feature of this invention is an advanced and powerful image preprocessing method and apparatus supporting thereof.

Abstract: User requested format alterations to interactive chart elements, including, but not limited to, legends, axes, gridlines, data labels, axes labels, error bars, and datapoints, whether they be represented as points, bars, pie wedges, etc., are persisted in spite of chart navigations, underlying data changes and/or format alterations. Interactive chart element format persistence is maintained by the association and storing of data identifying a format change on the data and index rule for the respective chart element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for detecting the orientation of an image. The method is such that it comprises the steps of: detecting the lines in the image, calculating, for each line detected, attributes characterizing each line, said attributes classifying each line as being an horizontal or vertical line, characterized in that it comprises the step of detecting the orientation of the image according to the ratio of horizontal lines and vertical lines in the image. Application to the detection of the orientation of photos taken by a digital camera.

Abstract: A drawing device which outputs an image datum based on a drawing mode and a command to draw, includes a coordinate conversion unit which converts coordinates in the command to draw in accordance with a designated reduction ratio and a compensation unit which adds a width to a line to be drawn when a width of the line is lost by a conversion executed by the coordinate conversion unit.

Abstract: A system for configuring orientation and storing criteria corresponding to vector elements that form a boundary of a polygon is provided. This innovation can define the boundary of a polygon as individual vectors with implied “from-” and “to-” directionality and can store the vectors in a standard manner such that they are always aligned in a like orientation. This novel configuration and/or storage mechanism(s) can facilitate efficient spatial operations. Particularly, spatial operations can be enhanced by employing a single formula to compare a reference point to any of the vectors forming the boundary when determining intersection with a boundary vector segment. Additionally, the innovation can employ a novel schema to store vector information into a relational database management system (RDBMS). As such, the data can be used for performing spatial selection operations such as the well-known Point-In-Polygon and Polygon-on-Polygon operations.

Abstract: An animation creating apparatus that realizes more expressive “talking animation” by simplifying interface functions of a voiced/silent decision section and animation creating section and providing these sections in independent configurations, and that flexibly support various animation creating schemes and enable portable terminals to have lip-sync animation creating functions. In this apparatus, voiced/silent decision section 102 outputs degrees of voicedness of input speech signal (called “degree of voicedness”) and outputs them to animation creating section 103. Animation creating section 103 stores three images of a closed mouth, half-opened mouth and opened mouth, selects corresponding images from the three images by deciding the degree of voicedness input from voiced/silent decision section 102 with decision criteria in 3 stages of L, M, S, and performing a state transition, creates “talking animation” and outputs it to display section 104.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for forming one or more animation sequences used in animating a graphic. A semantic model of one or more semantic elements corresponding to content data is received. A presentation model of one or more presentation elements corresponding to objects is received. A set of one or more mappings is determined. The set of one or more mappings includes a mapping of each of said semantic elements to one or more presentation elements. The set of one or more mappings are traversed in an ordering in accordance with a selected animation sequence type specifying a set of objects that animate together. One or more animation sequences are built when performing the traversing step using each of the one or more mappings by applying one or more rules in accordance with a particular classification associated with each of the one or more mappings.

Abstract: Apparatus for transition management in an a priori undefined animation sequence that combines a plurality of separate animation clips having a category determination unit for determination of category classifications of succeeding animation clips in a sequence and indicating whether the category classifications are the same or different, and a blending unit for defining the blending operation depending on the category determination, resulting in a smooth overall transition.