Abstract: An information processing apparatus transmits and receives drawing data with another information processing apparatus connected via a network and can share display contents to be displayed on a display unit based on each other's drawing data. The information processing apparatus receives drawing data via the network, and stores first drawing data and second drawing data in a storage unit. The information processing apparatus updates the first and second drawing data stored in the storage unit. The information processing apparatus executes display control of first display contents based on the updated first drawing data and second display contents based on the updated second drawing data on the display unit.

Abstract: A position input device is provided which includes a sensor portion having a detection face, an operation element movable along the detection face of the sensor portion, and a position detection unit which detects the position of the operation element on the detection face. According to additional embodiments, the position input device includes a lid covering the detection face. The lid is movable between opened and closed states, and integrally supports the operation element so as to move integrally with the lid when the lid is opened and closed. A remote control device including the position input device and a wireless transmission unit are also provided. Also provided are computer systems and electronic devices.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus has a display unit that can be favorably viewed when a measured object is clamped by a clamp-type sensor regardless of the orientation and position of the measured object. The measuring apparatus includes a first main unit on which the clamp-type sensor is disposed and a second main unit that is rotatably connected to the first main unit and on which the display unit is disposed. The second main unit is connected to the first main unit via a hinge unit capable of maintaining an arbitrary rotation position. The display unit is disposed on a surface of the second main unit that is opposite the first main unit when the measuring apparatus is folded up.

Abstract: A 3D pointing device includes a keyboard for character entry. In pointing mode, data from at least one motion sensor is provided, e.g., to be transmitted to a user interface for movement of a cursor. In text entry mode, data from at least one depressed key is provided, e.g., to be transmitted to a user interface for display thereon.

Abstract: A pointing device for use with a keyboard functions like a computer mouse. It incorporates a plurality of configurable function keys. The pointing device is composed of a rolling surface capable of rotation and translation that may activate a switch when it is depressed. An optical sensor monitors the rotation and translation of the rolling surface and translates that motion into communications interpretable by a mouse software driver. The enclosure containing the rolling surface incorporates an aperture allowing a portion of the rolling surface to be available for manipulation, an elevated support surface for the keyboard and provision for palm rests.

Abstract: The use of motion sensing to perform sophisticated command control and data input into a portable device is disclosed. A motion sensor is embedded or fixedly attached to a portable device to measure movement, motion or tilt of the device in one-, two- or three-dimensions when the portable device is used to air-write or make gestures. The use of full motion information such as rate of change of motion or tilt angle to perform functions and commands is also disclosed. In addition, the use of air-writing to input search criteria and filter schemes for portable devices to manage, search, and sort through various data, files, and information is disclosed.

Abstract: A pointing apparatus and method and a pointer display apparatus and method using a virtual region which generate a virtual region corresponding to a detected display region, convert coordinates of a location, and display a pointer at the converted coordinates. The pointing device includes a region detector detecting a display region, which displays a pointer, using at least one received signal; a virtual region generator generating the virtual region corresponding to the display region and having an aspect ratio equal to that of the display region; a coordinate converter converting coordinates of a location, which is pointed at by the pointing device, in the virtual region into ratios of the coordinates of the location to a size of the virtual region; and a coordinate ratio transmitter transmitting the ratios.

Abstract: A method for controlling cursor speed from a pointing device is performed by first subdividing a displayed image with a user-controllable into a number of areas. The cursor location is defined by cursor location information, for example the X-Y position of the cursor on the display. The displayed image is analyzed to determine a respective window density for each of displayed image areas, where the window density indicates the number of visible elements in the area. When a direction of cursor movement input is received, a cursor speed is selected in accordance with the respective window density of the area in the direction of cursor movement.

Abstract: The invention is a device used in conjunction with a computer mouse and provides a flat platform for the entire palm area of the hand and thumb to rest upon and allows the remaining fingers to drape over its forward edge to engage any buttons or wheel. It utilizes a centrally located hole as a means to maintain its position upon a mouse and adhesives or mechanical fasteners or adhesive-backed hook and loop fasteners/tape, to provide permanence of the device to the mouse. The locating hole enables a variety of positions/angles for the device on a mouse to suit the comfort of the user without modifications to the device or mouse.

Abstract: Apparatus for covering a portable computer of the type provided with a touch screen as an alternative to a keyboard. A case generally includes a first part connected to a second part by an axial hinge. The axial hinge allows the first part and the second part to be configurable between an open position for receiving the portable computer and a closed position. The case includes a fabric keyboard sensitive to the manual application of pressure, and having defined key positions. The case also includes a control circuit for identifying mechanical interactions to generate output data. The fabric keyboard is connected to the case such that the fabric keyboard may be turned about an axis within the case that extends substantially parallel to the axis of the hinge. The portable computer includes an interface and executable instructions for interpreting the output data. The interface may be a mechanical interface or a radio interface.

Abstract: A first touch is sensed at a first button on a capacitive touch sensor. A second button on the capacitive touch sensor is activated using one of a search-and-tap technique or a search-and-lift technique.

Abstract: A method of adjusting the size of an area to be deleted in a pen-based computing system is provided. An electronic pen may include an eraser end. The eraser end may be used to contact the display surface of a computer system. Application of pressure to the display through the eraser end of the electronic pen may result in the deletion of the text indicated by the position of the electronic pen. As additional pressure is applied, the size of the area to be deleted increases. The invention provided may be used with both pixel type and stroke type erasing systems and provides an efficient and accurate method of deleting electronic ink.

Abstract: A pixel structure for an liquid crystal display (LCD) with an embedded touch screen is provided.

Abstract: A proximity sensor device and method is provided that facilitates improved system usability. Specifically, the proximity sensor device and method provide a user with the ability to easily cause different results in an electronic system using a proximity sensor device as a user interface. For example, it can be used to facilitate user interface navigation, such as dragging and scrolling. As another example, it can be used to facilitate value adjustments, such as changing a device parameter. In general, the proximity sensor device is adapted to distinguish between different object combination motions, determine relative temporal relationships between those motions, and generate user interface results responsive to the motions. This allows a user to selectively generate different results using the motion of two different object combinations.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a first touch panel substrate; a second touch panel substrate disposed opposite the first touch panel substrate; at least one surface acoustic wave generator that generates a surface acoustic wave propagating across a surface of the second touch panel substrate facing the first touch panel substrate in a predetermined direction; at least one surface acoustic wave sensor that senses the surface acoustic wave generated by the surface acoustic wave generator; a position detector that detects a position where the first touch panel substrate is pressed according to the waveform of the surface acoustic wave sensed by the surface acoustic wave sensor; and spacers disposed between the first and second touch panel substrates along a path where the surface acoustic wave propagates from the surface acoustic wave generator to the surface acoustic wave sensor.

Abstract: An interface including a panel (100) defining at least one edge (114, 116, 118, 120) at least one detector (102) arranged along the at least one edge (114) of the panel, an electromagnetic radiation beam emitter (152) operative to direct at least one beam of electromagnetic radiation onto the panel (100) from a variable distance and at a variable angle (158), the panel being operative to transmit electromagnetic radiation from the at least one beam impinging thereon to the at least one edge (114) thereof, for detection by the at least one detector, the panel being operative to generally attenuate the electromagnetic radiation passing therethrough to the at least one edge as a function of the distance traveled by the electromagnetic radiation through the panel (100), whereby the at least one detector (102) is operative to provide at least one output which can be used to determine the variable distance and the variable angle.

Abstract: A highly integrated and mobile wireless pen device for transmission, manipulation, visual and audio interaction of data with optional holographic data interface capabilities. A wireless pen device to interface with a desktop computer, laptop computer, cell phone, PDA, (personal digital assistant), Bluetooth device, IEEE 802.16 WiMax technology and protocols, or other electronic devices, systems, and/or communication infrastructures for the wireless and/or wired communications transmission of data (audio, visual, and information packets), with optional holographic data transmission and interaction capabilities. A highly integrated and mobile wireless pen device to advance and enrich the end-user experience for wireless and/or wired data communication, interaction (audio and visual), information technology, and manipulation.

Abstract: A mobile communication device comprising a rotary input device, wherein the rotary input device comprises an optical sensor configured to sense rotation of the rotary input device and a processor coupled to the rotary input device configured to process input from the rotary input device. The rotary input device can, in an embodiment provide rotation inputs and keypad inputs.

Abstract: A data transfer circuit comprises a voltage/current converter circuit for converting a first binary voltage data of n bits (n is an integer equal to or larger than two) to multi-value current data of 2n values which is output to a single data transfer line. A current comparator circuit converts the multi-value current data on the data transfer line to binary current data of (2n?1) bits, and a current/voltage converter circuit converts the binary current data of the (2n?1) bits to second binary voltage data of (2n?1) bits. A counter circuit restores the first binary voltage data of the n bits from the second binary voltage data of the (2n?1) bits.

Abstract: A portable memory device having a flexible polymeric display panel which comprises a memory controller configured to determine memory information from a memory coupled to the memory controller, generate memory information signals in dependence on the determined memory information and output the memory information signals to a display driver. The display driver is configured to convert the memory information signals into visual representation signals. The visual representation signals are then outputted on the flexible polymeric display panel. In one embodiment, a secure digital (SD) flash memory card has an electrophoretic display on the card housing and the display indicates information such as the amount of storage available in the card.

Abstract: A driver circuit usable for a display panel can generate an output signal in response to an input pulse signal supplied to only one input signal terminal thereof. The driver circuit includes a pulse generating circuit for generating an output signal at the output terminal. The pulse generating circuit has a first and second differential input stage for respectively driving a push-pull construction of output transistors in response to the input pulse signal supplied through the input signal terminal with respect to the push-pull output, whereby to simplify the circuitry, operate at a high slew rate, and decrease electric current consumption.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and medium displaying an input image according to a position of a user, extracting a position vector of the user and warping the image input to both eyes of the user according to the extracted position vector in order to provide a stereoscopic image that is not perceived as warped by the user. The apparatus for displaying an input image according to the position of a user includes a position sensing unit to sense the position of the user, a change measurement unit to measure an amount of change in position of the user, and an image correction unit to correct the input image when the amount of change meets a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: An electro-optical device and method for displaying an image are disclosed. A clear image with a clear profile can be displayed therein by processing input image data, for example input image data of TV broadcasting received by the device.

Abstract: An image display apparatus and method are provided. The image display apparatus includes an external light detection module which detects an intensity of external illumination; a storage module which stores a plurality of light emitting unit control values; and a control module which selectively performs, according to a result of a determination, a lightness compensation operation for compensating a lightness of a light emitting unit and a visibility adjustment operation for adjusting the visibility of the original input image. The method includes detecting an intensity of external illumination; determining whether a visibility of an original input image can be ensured according to an input light emitting control value and the detected external illumination intensity; and selectively performing, according to the determination, a lightness compensation operation for compensating a lightness of a light emitting unit and a visibility adjustment operation for adjusting the visibility of the original input image.

Abstract: A flat-panel display device comprises: a display panel having a pixel area for matrix imaging; a plurality of driver IC chips mounted in a row on a fringe part of the display panel; extension wirings extended out from wirings within the pixel area and electrically connected to terminals of the driver IC chips; and a marking visible with naked eye, which is disposed between a group of the extension wirings connected to one of the driver IC chips and another group of the extension wirings connected to other one of the driver IC chips, and which indicates boundary between said one group and said another group of the extension wirings.

Abstract: An energy-conserving mobile station and a means for reducing the energy consumption of a mobile station and to reduce burn-in on the display element, where a part of the liquid crystal display element (LCD) of a mobile station is switched off, when the whole display element is not needed and a limited amount of information is displayed on the switched-on part of the display element (A1). An arrangement according to the present invention can be implemented by e.g. driving the control circuit (DC) of the liquid crystal display that supports the partition of the display element to switch of certain rows of the display element in energy conservation mode and switching them on to be used, when information is desired to be displayed on all of the display element.

Abstract: A controller for switching the operation state of a transmitter portion sets a transmitter portion in which the data amount to be transmitted is larger than a predetermined amount to a high speed mode, sets a transmitter portion in which the data amount to be transmitted is below a predetermined amount and larger than zero to a low speed mode, and sets a transmitter portion in which the data amount to be transmitted is equal to zero to a sleep mode. The power consumption in the transmitter portion in which the data amount to be transmitted is small and the transmitter portion in which the data amount to be transmitted is equal to zero can be suppressed and thus the power consumption can be reduced.

Abstract: Through changes in lighting and audio solutions together with projections of images and/or animations that are initiated by the entrance of a person (professional or patient) in a medical environment, such as a radiology department, cardiology department, intensive care unit, etc., a certain ambience/atmosphere is created in this specific architectural context. This ambience can be a choice from certain predefined themes (e.g. animal drawings for children or nature images) or truly personal when personal content (e.g. images of family or vacation) is inserted in the system.

Abstract: To propose an urban landscape with reality as alive as an actual town and provide a system of realizing the urban landscape.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information display apparatus includes: candidate object display means configured to display selectable candidate objects in a first display layer; and selected object display processing means configured to display a selected object, which is selected by user from the candidate objects, in a second display layer, which is superposed over the first display layer.

Abstract: A method and system for computer aided design (CAD) is disclosed for designing geometric objects. The present invention interpolates and/or blends between such geometric objects sufficiently fast so that real time deformation of such objects occurs while deformation data is being input. Thus, a user designing with the present invention obtains immediate feedback to input modifications without separately entering a command for performing such deformations. The present invention utilizes novel computational techniques for blending between geometric objects, wherein weighted sums of points on the geometric objects are used in deriving a new blended geometric object. The present invention is particularly useful for designing the shape of surfaces. Thus, the present invention is applicable to various design domains such as the design of, e.g., bottles, vehicles, and watercraft.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating an analytical model of an object shape model including: a detail-mesh-model generating section generating a detail mesh model of the object shape model based on the object shape model; a maximum outer shape mesh model generating section generating a maximum outer shape mesh model corresponding to an outline of the object shape model based on the object shape model; a wall-thickness-region generating section generating a basic wall-thickness region, which extends inside the maximum outer shape mesh model from at least a part of surfaces of the maximum outer shape mesh model and which has a predetermined thickness; and an overlaying section generating said analytical model by using a result of overlaying the detail mesh model with the basic wall-thickness region. Easy simplification of an analytical model can reduce time required for numerical analysis to realize an effective designing process.

Abstract: Computer graphics systems and methods are provided for generating a representation of a feature in a surface defined by a mesh representation, the mesh comprising at a selected level a plurality of points including at least one point connected to a plurality of neighboring points by respective edges, the feature being defined in connection with the vertex and at least one of the neighboring points and the edge interconnection the vertex and the at least one of the neighboring points in the mesh representation. The feature generating arrangement comprises a weight vector generator module and a feature representation generator module.

Abstract: A multi-dimensional model can be displayed according to a lighting state. A multi-dimensional model includes one or more lights. A lighting state includes a set of settings for the one or more lights. The lighting state can be applied to the multi-dimensional model in order to view the multi-dimensional model under the one or more lights, such that the settings of the lights are determined by the applied lighting state. Information about the lighting state is maintained separately from information about the multi-dimensional model.

Abstract: There are provided an image processing method and an image processor for detecting an object to be detected in a simple and accurate manner without detailed adjustment of illumination. Light sources provided in four directions around a camera are sequentially lighted, and a camera is driven every time the one of the light sources is lighted to generate four images of a work. Further, a normal vector of a group of pixels having the same coordinate among the generated images is calculated by use of brightness of each pixel that belongs to the group and a previously obtained illumination direction vector corresponding to each of the light sources. Moreover, the normal vector of each pixel is converted into one-dimensional information showing a relation of the vector with respect to a space coordinate system, and after generation of an image representing the calculation result, a prescribed characteristic extracting process is executed.

Abstract: A ground object is arranged so that it overlaps with a cylindrical object. Inside the cylindrical object, foot data of the ground object is arranged. Since the foot data on the side of a fore-end opening is positioned behind a fore-end face object with respect to view point coordinates, hidden surface removal is carried out for an image of the foot data on the side of the fore-end opening viewed from the view point coordinates by a Z value of a transparent drawn image of the fore-end face object.

Abstract: A renderer for performing stroke-based rendering determines whether two given overlapping strokes depict an occlusion in a three-dimensional scene. The renderer may then use this information to determine whether to apply an occlusion constraint between the strokes when rendering an image or a frame from an animation. In one implementation, the renderer determines whether the two strokes together depict a single view patch of surface in the scene (i.e., a single portion of three-dimensional surface in the scene as seen from the rendering viewpoint). The renderer builds an image-space patch of surface defined from the union of the two overlapping strokes and then determines whether there exists a single three-dimensional view patch of surface that projects onto the image-space patch and that contains both strokes' three-dimensional anchor points. Which stroke occludes the other can be determined by the relative three-dimensional depth of the strokes' anchor points from the rendering viewpoint.

Abstract: Computer graphics systems, devices and methods adapted to enable display and/or storage of human-perceptible images on a display, device include an arrangement for generating a coarse level mesh representing a surface, from a finer level mesh surface representation. The arrangement includes an indicator value generator and a coarse level mesh generator. The indicator value generator, for respective ones of the points in the finer level mesh surface representation, evaluates an indicator function, the value indicating whether a subdivision-inverse filter methodology or a least-squares optimization methodology is to be used to determine a position for the corresponding point in the coarse level mesh representation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of automatically displaying medical measurement data in which a computer receives the medical measurement data, automatically, in real time, converts the received measurement data into data for histograms and outputs the converted data picture signals.

Abstract: Various software mapping aspects are provided. They include, but are not limited to, providing linear map to non-linear map conversion or transformation (and vice versa) in a symmetric fashion, so that data in one map upon conversion is symmetric in another map with respect to the former map. One way this is accomplished is by the use of dual-triangles that are mapped into the former and latter map, by having, in one exemplary aspect, the same vertices in both maps. Additional features, such as selection regions for regions to be converted or not converted are used. Furthermore, dual-triangle subdivision or aggregation techniques can be used to provide a desired mapping scenario. Finally, APIs are presented that allow developers and users of such mapping technology to implement the various aspects disclosed herein.

Abstract: A self-centered zoom system includes a display device to indicate a measured quantity, and first and second bar graphs displayed on the display device. The first bar graph displays both a current value and a peak value of the measured quantity. The second bar graph displays an automatically zoomed range generally centered about one of the peak value, the current value, and a point lying between the peak and current values of the measured quantity.

Abstract: In one aspect thereof, this invention provides a method for displaying the font colors of a selected portion of text having a plurality of font colors. The method includes gathering data about the selected portion of text including at least font color attributes used in the selected portion of text; determining, using the gathered data, at least a plurality of font colors used in the selected portion of text; and, using the determined information, displaying the plurality of font colors of the selected portion of text in at least one font color display component, wherein at least two of the colors of the plurality of font colors comprise a display portion of at least one font color display component.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus implementing and using techniques for rendering a stroke (e.g., a line or glyph). An initial adjustment value can be calculated for the stroke, and an offset amount calculated based on the initial adjustment value, such that a minimum number of device pixels will be marked by the stroke after adjusting density values of device pixels representing the stroke. A high resolution representation of the stroke (e.g., a set of device pixels each having an initial density value) is rendered so that one or more edges of the stroke is offset from a device resolution grid by the offset amount. A length of an edge of the stroke that passes through a device pixel can be calculated, and the density value of the device pixel adjusted by a final adjustment value based on the initial adjustment value and the length of the edge of the stroke.

Abstract: A portable computer including a display unit, and a video processor generating and supplying a first video signal to the display unit, includes a video adaptor outputting the first video signal to the outside, and receiving a second video signal from an external input source, and a control unit for supplying the second video signal to the display unit when the external input source is connected to the video adaptor. Thus, the present invention provides a portable computer and a control method, which can receive a video signal from an external input source through one existing output port for outputting a video signal without adding a separate input port.

Abstract: A document processing operation system includes: an image display holding medium that includes a display section for holding display of a document image rewritably and in a substantially no-power supply state; and a processing unit that processes document data in response to operation information of a user for the medium, wherein the medium further includes: an operation device that accepts operation input from a user; and an information providing section that provides operation information entered on the operation device to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit includes: a data processing section that performs processing preset in response to the operation information for data of a document whose display is held on the medium; a holding section that holds the operation information acquired from the medium; and a start command section that causes the data processing section to start processing in response to the held operation information.

Abstract: A method for conserving memory accesses in motion compensation of compressed video gathers a plurality of motion compensation data accesses into a single bounding box for direct memory access data transfer. The method places the motion compensation data of a current macroblock into a current bounding box until placing the motion compensation data into the current bounding box causes the ratio of motion compensation data to bounding box data to fall below a predetermined memory utilization threshold.

Abstract: A system for decoding a video bitstream and a method for replacing image data in a motion prediction cache are described. For each of the cache lines, a tag distance between pixels stored in the cache line and uncached pixels that are to be stored in the cache is calculated. The calculated tag distance is used to determine whether the pixels are outside a local image area defined about the uncached pixels. Pixels determined to be outside the local image area are replaced with the uncached pixels. The motion prediction cache can be organized as sets of cache lines and the method can be performed for each of the cache lines in one of the sets. The definition of the sets can be changed in response to cache performance. Similarly, the local image area can be redefined in response to cache performance.

Abstract: In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method for manipulating an image comprises the steps of deriving a bi-illuminant dichromatic reflection model representation of the image, and utilizing the bi-illuminant dichromatic reflection model representation to manipulate the image.

Abstract: In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method for manipulating an image comprises the steps of manipulating the image to provide an intensity adjusted image, deriving a bi-illuminant dichromatic reflection model representation of the image and utilizing the bi-illuminant dichromatic reflection model representation to manipulate the intensity adjusted image to generate a color correct intensity adjusted image. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step of manipulating the image to provide an intensity adjusted image is carried out by executing a gamma correction method.

Abstract: This invention provides a display control apparatus and control method, which allow the operator to easily identify the correspondence between the patch icons and their color difference values. To accomplish this, the display control method of this invention includes an icon displaying step of displaying a plurality of color difference values computed based on a first data group and second data group associated with spectral reflectance characteristics as a plurality of patch icons. The display control method includes a numeric value displaying step of displaying the color difference values represented by the patch icons in one of a first display format that displays, as numeric values, the color difference values within display regions of the patch icons, and a second display format that displays, as numeric values, the color difference values above display regions of a plurality of patch icons.