Abstract: A computer input device includes a body and a trace-detecting module coupled to the body. The body has a micro control unit (MCU), and the trace-detecting module has at least a light pervious area, and a trace-detecting unit. The trace-detecting unit further has at least a light source and a sensor. The sensor senses a reflected light beam caused by movement of a user's digit movement on the light pervious area at a velocity which can be sensed by the sensor. If the velocity exceeds a threshold stored in the MCU, the MCU executes automatically scrolling at a predetermined scrolling speed.

Abstract: The invention relates to digital devices, employing a reduced keyboard for text entering. The technical effect of the invention is solving ambiguity of depressed key sequence by using disambiguation system at character level, minimizing a number of entered keystrokes, raising efficiency of inputting both broadly used and special characters of various languages and enabling a user to enter texts by using a touch typing system. Characters 5 of the alphabet are divided into groups 21, 22, 23, depending on its frequency of occurrence in the actual texts. Any character 5 of group 21, comprising “high-frequency” character, is entered by one key-press. As for characters of other groups 22, 23, it is required to select a relevant group 22 or 23, first, and then select a character 5 of same group. Depending on a number of characters in the alphabet and keys on the reduced keyboard, the character groups are split to multiple subgroups 24 (comprising 2-3 characters each).

Abstract: A keypad includes a plurality of multi-portion keys having two or more key-portions within a common footprint. Each key-portion is independently usable with respect to any other key-portion. A plurality of switches are oriented such that insertion of any key-portion will engage a respective switch associated with a particular key-portion.

Abstract: An operation panel capable of being effectively reduced in size while the operability and the visibility are maintained at the conventional level. The operation panel includes a flexible display, a plurality of operation keys and a storing part for storing the flexible display in a wound state. In a second operation mode of the operation panel, the flexible display may be withdrawn to a second position at which the flexible display covers a second operation key, in order to enlarge a display area of the operation panel.

Abstract: There provided is an input device comprising a pressure-sensitive type touch panel; a housing for supporting the touch panel so as to contact the touch panel at a position which is away from a detection area on a surface of the touch panel; and a guide frame which is disposed on the surface of the touch panel so as to be attached to a periphery of an opening portion of the housing and is a member independent from the housing. By employing such an input device, even if the housing is strongly pressed, no erroneous inputting will arise and operability will not be impaired.

Abstract: A touch screen digitizing system includes a first resistive screen and a touch screen controller including an ADC and self-test circuitry having a driver switch coupled between a reference voltage and a first terminal of the first resistive screen, and a first test switch coupled between ground and a conductor connected to generate a first test voltage on the conductor indicative of connection resistance between the first resistive screen and the touch screen controller. Another test switch couples the test voltage to an input of the ADC. An output of the ADC is compared with a reference to determine whether the connection resistance is excessive. Connection resistance between a second resistive screen and the touch screen controller is measured similarly. Similar self-test circuitry operates to detect a short circuit between the first resistive screen and the second resistive screen.

Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of sensing data lines; a plurality of sensing units that output sensing signals through the plurality of sensing data lines; a signal selector that selects one sensing signal among the plurality of sensing signals; an automatic voltage adjusting unit that, when one sensing signal is selected by the signal selector, performs a controlling operation so as to allow a magnitude of the selected sensing signal to be in a predetermined range; and a voltage generator that adjusts the magnitude of the voltage applied to the sensing data lines based on a control signal output from the automatic voltage adjusting unit. According to the voltage adjusting operation, the sensing signal output through the sensing data line is always in an appropriate range. As a result, the touch determining operation on the sensing units can be accurately performed, so that it is possible to improve reliability of the sensing units.

Abstract: A display device may include a display panel, a plurality of pixels that are disposed on the display panel, a plurality of sensing units that are disposed on the display panel to generate sensing signals based on touch of the display panel, a sensing signal processor that receives the sensing signals and performs predetermined signal processes to generate sensing data, and a touch detection unit. The touch detection unit may include a first controller that determines, based on the sensing data from the sensing signal process, whether or not there is a touch occurrence of the sensing units and whether or not the sensing signal is in an appropriate state. The touch detection unit may also include a second controller that determines the touch occurrence and touch positions on the sensing units based on the sensing data and controls the sensing signals to be in the desired range.

Abstract: A hidden touch pad structure adopted for an electronic product is provided, which discloses a touch pad; a plate covering the touch pad, the plate having a pad-recognizing portion thereon corresponding to the touch pad; and a circuit board electronically connecting to the touch pad for receiving pressure signal when pressing the pad-recognizing portion of the plate.

Abstract: A display device is provided with a touch panel includes: a base substrate; a first transparent electrode layer located on the base substrate; an ultrasonic wave guiding layer located on the first transparent electrode layer; a second transparent electrode layer located on the ultrasonic wave guiding layer; an ultrasonic wave transmitting unit and an ultrasonic wave receiving unit located on the second transparent electrode layer; and a protecting layer located on the second transparent electrode layer.

Abstract: In a sync processor for determining safety of signals on the basis of a horizontal/vertical sync signal generated according to a data enable signal, the sync processor includes a digital horizontal/vertical signal generator, a selector, a digital horizontal/vertical signal detector, a horizontal/vertical polarity determination unit, and a horizontal/vertical frequency determination unit. The digital horizontal/vertical signal generator generates a digital horizontal/vertical sync signal from the data enable signal. The digital horizontal/vertical signal detector detects a signal received from the selector and generates a digital horizontal/vertical signal. The horizontal/vertical polarity determination unit counts the number of low and high durations of a horizontal/vertical sync signal and generates a horizontal/vertical polarity signal in response.

Abstract: A display device comprises a first connector, a communication controller coupled to the first connector to transmit addressed data comprising display data, a display controller receiving the display data to generate video signals, and a display unit receiving and displaying the video signal. The video signals comprise a color signal, a vertical sync signal, and a horizontal sync signal.

Abstract: Provided are an image display apparatus with a frame rate conversion function and a frame-rate conversion method thereof. The image displaying apparatus includes a frame rate conversion (FRC) part which converts and outputs a frame rate of an input image signal depending on a motion of an image, and a display which processes the input image signal that is output from the FRC part to display on a screen. Therefore, a motion judder can be decreased so that an image quality can be enhanced and power consumption can be reduced.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying image data is disclosed. The method includes receiving one of a plurality of sets of stored image update data to be displayed on a display device, wherein each set corresponds to one image in a sequence of images and wherein the plurality of sets of image update data comprise information identifying pixels that change from a previous image in the sequence of images, wherein the display device comprises an array of bi-stable display elements. The method further includes updating a portion of the display device, the portion containing the pixels identified in the received set of stored image update data.

Abstract: A digital video system (2) is disclosed, in which an analog input video signal is sampled at an optimum sample phase (Pnc), and converted to a digital datastream for display. A phase-locked loop (12) generates a plurality of sample clock phases. One of the sample clock phases (Pnc) is applied to an analog-to-digital converter (10), which digitizes the analog input video signal accordingly. Phase alignment circuitry (20) is provided that includes three sample-and-hold circuits (22b, 22c, 22a) that sample the analog input video signal, in parallel with the analog-to-digital converter (10), at times before, at, and after the current sample clock phase used by the analog-to-digital converter (10). The earlier and later sampled voltages are compared against the current sampled voltages to generate difference voltages that are each compared against a threshold voltage (Vthr).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus, includes a body, a display unit which is supported by the body and which is rotatable between the closed position at which it covers the upper surface of the body and the open position at which it is raised up to expose the upper surface of the body, a display controller which generates a video signal, and an operating system which stops sending an imaging request to a driver that controls the display controller when the display unit is positioned at the closed position.

Abstract: The present invention overcomes image defects such as the brightness inclination or smears by reducing the line resistance of a power source bus line which supplies electricity to organic EL elements. A plurality of pixels which are arranged in a matrix array is connected to power source lines, and the plurality of power source lines are connected to a power source bus line. Both ends of the power source bus line are connected to a power source part via a FPC. By supplying electricity to both ends of the power source bus line from the power source part, the line resistance of the power source bus line can be reduced.

Abstract: A display driving circuit comprises a driving frequency output device which outputs a frame frequency of a vertical synchronization signal, a frequency of a horizontal synchronization signal, and a frequency of a PCLK signal in response to an oscillator clock signal, and a clock generator which generates a system clock signal based on the frame frequency of the vertical synchronization signal, the frequency of the horizontal synchronization signal, and the frequency of the PCLK signal, and outputs the system clock signal.

Abstract: A system and method for processing digital templates having one or both of a pre-filled image and text field. Optional image and/or text fields are provided for filling in by the customer using customer-selected data. As the customer adds text and images to the template, a data file is created having an indication of the template style selected as well as the optional data fields filled in by the customer including one or more of the location, orientation, size and font thereof. The data file is transmitted to a photofinisher which has access to a high resolution copy of the template, which is populated by the data in the data file to create the finished template print. Since only the data file is transmitted to the photofinisher, the file size is kept to a relative minimum and is thus relatively quick and easy to transmit to the photofinisher.

Abstract: In a map creation device (100), a simple-three-dimensional-ground-information creating unit (104) creates, using a three-dimensional ground object indicating a three-dimensional shape of a ground, a simple-three-dimensional ground object having less amount of data than the three-dimensional ground object. A three-dimensional-on-ground-structure-information creating unit (105) adds, using the simple-three-dimensional ground object created, height information to a two-dimensional on-ground-structure object indicating a two-dimensional shape of an on-ground structure present on a surface of the ground. Then, a three-dimensional on-ground-structure object indicating a three-dimensional shape of the on-ground structure is created. A three-dimensional-map-information creating unit (106) creates three-dimensional map information based on the three-dimensional ground object and the three-dimensional on-ground-structure object.

Abstract: There is provided a display device, with regard to a product existing in a real space and being assembled by a plurality of components, capable of displaying the component as component object in a virtual space and of displaying an in-process product on an in-process stage of the product by using the component objects, the display device comprising: object selection means for selecting a component object to be displayed in the virtual space out of the component objects constituting the in-process product object, based on assembly procedure data showing an assembly procedure of the product; and object display means for displaying the component object selected by the object selection means as a selected component object.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for controlling a virtual reality (VR) graphic system using interactive techniques. Said VR graphic system comprises a projection device for visualising virtual three-dimensional scenes and the interaction with the VR graphic system takes place using at least one interactive device, which detects the respective position and/or orientation of the interactive device on a physical spatial trajectory, generates corresponding positional data and transmits said data to a position recorder of the VR graphic system.

Abstract: A technique to reduce the size of a light map using variable sampling is provided. A surface is identified and divided into various regions in accordance with the frequencies associated with the regions. Different sampling rates for lighting information are allocated to the regions based on the different frequencies associated with the regions. The lighting information is re-sampled in accordance with the allocated sampling rates into a light map.

Abstract: An apparatus of a graphic system is provided. The graphic system consists of a first graphic device and a second graphic device. The first graphic device has a clip and setup processor and a pixel shader. The clip and setup processor accesses and clips the graphic data. The pixel shader pixel shades the clipped graphic data. The second graphic device is included in the first graphic device besides the clip and setup processor and the pixel shader. The second graphic device has a first vertex shader to generate the previously mentioned graphic data. The first vertex shader performs coordinate transformation and lighting on the vertex data.

Abstract: There is provided a method and system to communicate information. The system receives a first query that contains a first constraint and retrieves a first plurality of data items from a database based on the first query. Next, the system generates a first distribution based on the first plurality of data items, the first distribution utilizing a first plurality of domains that are used to identify data items. Next the system generates a second distribution based on a plurality of requests to view a second plurality of data items. Next the system generates a third distribution based on the first distribution and the second distribution. Finally, the system generates distribution data to be included within an interface, the interface to include at least one interface element that is positioned on the interface based on the third distribution, the at least one interface element to respectively represent at least one domain.

Abstract: Using stochastic directed graphs, a social network stochastic directed graph model allows for policy analysis and action. An activity generator may be used for creating agents that represent a population stratum. Agents may be proportionally selected to the size of the population stratum and representative activities that are associated with said population stratum. Agents have one or more conditional probabilities attached to the activities, which indicate the likelihood of interaction between agents and one or more agents or actors. Outcomes for the interactions may be accumulated. Based on these outcomes, which include benign and acute, a multinomial probability distribution may be estimated.

Abstract: A system and method for displaying a glyph on a graphical user interface to protect the displayed glyph against eavesdropping. The method comprises providing multiple frames of the glyph, each frame representing a partial glyph which includes at least one component of the glyph. The multiple frames of the glyph may be displayed successively, at a predetermined frequency, on the graphical user interface so that a user observes the glyph by visually integrating the successive multiple frames of partial glyphs. The glyph may be a combination of glyphs including characters, keys or images which may represent an onscreen keyboard or keypad. The glyph may be moved across the graphical user interface and may further be obfuscated.

Abstract: Disclosed is a computer software application which integrates video, animation and sound file formats into a unified work environment. The proposed invention includes a unified timeline and a unified visual manipulation environment. By combining these formats into a unified and native format environment the user is able to change and manipulate the video, animation and sound files in relation to one another in a single environment, in their native format and in a non destructive manner. The media inputs are first presented to the user in a single timeline which is a simultaneous visual representation of the files being worked on. The software application also includes an environment which is designed to add a visual set of tools enabling the user to visually manipulate the files represented in the timeline. The operation of the disclosed software application may be described as a universal plug.

Abstract: Labeling motion capture volume data includes: receiving a motion capture beat, the motion capture beat including unlabeled body points and unlabeled face points; labeling the unlabeled body points which have a valid fit to a predetermined body model template; verifying the labeled body points using stretch analysis; labeling unlabeled body points using a kinematic skeleton analysis; isolating the unlabeled face points; stabilizing the unlabeled face points; labeling the unlabeled face points; and merging the labeled face points and labeled body points.

Abstract: When movement of a player character is instructed, a position and a direction of the player character after movement thereof are calculated. When the calculated position of the player character after movement thereof is in a moving-to area moved from a current area over a boundary therebetween, map data of a body of the area moved from the current area and map data of a boundary area including a part of the moving-to area are loaded into a RAM from a recording medium, and then the player character is positioned in the moving-to area to be displayed on a display screen. When the player character is positioned in the boundary area near the boundary, a boundary object is displayed at a predetermined position above the boundary in a virtual three-dimensional space.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: a display portion for displaying an image; a storing portion for storing a plurality of operative instruction reception images, and operation guide images associated with the respective operative instruction reception images; a display controller for controlling the display portion to display an operative instruction reception image or an operation guide image stored in the storing portion; and an instruction receiving portion for receiving from an operator a display instruction to display an operation guide image. When the instruction receiving portion receives a display instruction, the display controller controls the display portion to display an operation guide image associated with an operative instruction reception image displayed on the display portion at the time when the instruction receiving portion receives a display instruction.

Abstract: A video processor according to the invention is dynamically configurable as to the attributes of the video data upon which the processor operates. Some embodiments dynamically configure the processor via a sequence of instructions, where the instructions include information on the attributes of the current video data. Some embodiments include a dynamically configurable adder array that computes difference functions thereby generating error vectors. Some embodiments include a dynamically configurable adder array that computes filtering functions applied to the video data, e.g. interpolation or decimation of the incoming video prior to motion detection. Some embodiments of the invention provide dynamically configurable hardware searches, for example, for detecting motion. Some embodiments of the invention are implemented using an adaptive computing machines (ACMs). An ACM includes a plurality of heterogeneous computational elements, each coupled to an interconnection network.

Abstract: A KVM switch has a switching device, a first computer video interface, a second computer video interface, an image processing unit, and at least one console video interface. The switching device is arranged to select a first computing device and a second computing device from the computing devices. The first computer video interface is arranged to receive a first image from the first computing device, and the second computer video interface is arranged to receive a second image from the second computing device. The image processing unit is arranged to compose the first image and the second image to be a synthesized image. The console video interface is arranged to output one of the first image, the second image and the synthesized image to the set of user interface devices.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a device includes a bus, a parallel source, and a parallel sink. The parallel source is to provide parallel groups of signals including video signals to the bus, wherein the bus has a number of lanes that is fewer than a number of signals used to represent a pixel such that pixels are represented in more than one of the parallel groups. The parallel sink is to receive the parallel groups of signals from the bus, wherein the parallel sink includes a signal extractor to separate at least a portion of the groups of signals into multiple channels, and encoder and serializer circuits to encode and serialize the separated signals. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An integrated packet based display interface arranged to couple a multimedia source device to a multimedia sink device is disclosed that includes a transmitter unit coupled to the source device arranged to receive a source packet data stream in accordance with a native stream rate, a receiver unit coupled to the sink device, and a linking unit coupling the transmitter unit and the receiver unit arranged to transfer a multimedia data packet stream formed of a number of multimedia data packets based upon the source packet data stream in accordance with a link rate between the transmitter unit and the receiver unit.

Abstract: Provided are a display device with low power consumption which enables reduction of an operation processing amount of a GPU and which does not require a storage device for storing image data corresponding to one screen, and a display system using the display device. The display device is constituted by pixels each including storage circuits, an operation processing circuit, and a display processing circuit and circuits each having a function of storing image data in arbitrary storage circuits. The display system is constituted by the display device and an image processing device including the GPU. Image data is formed for each structural component through operation processing in the GPU in the display system. The formed image data is stored in the corresponding storage circuit for each pixel. The stored image data is subjected to composition processing by the operation processing circuit for each pixel. Then, the image data is converted into an image signal in the display processing circuit.

Abstract: A location-information storing unit stores therein location information. A location-information acquiring unit-acquires the location information from a location detecting device that detects a current location, and stores acquired location information in the location-information storing unit. An image storing unit stores an image in an image storing unit with stored location information.

Abstract: A computer assisted surgery system includes a display for visual rendering of surgical data, a processor for receiving a control signal and performing operations associated with the control signal and for controlling the surgical data rendered by the display, and a wearable input device in communication with the processor. The wearable input device in one embodiment includes a mounting surface on a first side of the input device for mounting to a body portion of a user and a sensor assembly located on the side of the input device opposite the mounting surface.

Abstract: According to various illustrative embodiments of the present invention, a method and system for gathering per-frame image statistics in a real-time visual simulation comprises rendering a scene image in a frame of the real-time visual simulation with contents of a frame buffer copied to a texture comprising a plurality of texels, reducing resolution of the texture comprising the plurality of texels using a vertex shader producing a reduced resolution texture of the scene image, and collecting preliminary data on each texel of the reduced resolution texture of the scene image using a fragment shader operating on a respective fragment.

Abstract: In a data conversion method which refers to textures for converting an input value into an output value by using a predetermined function, the data conversion method includes: converting the input value into an unequal division value, producing a linearly approximated component of the unequal division value, producing an expansion coefficient corresponding to the unequal division value, producing a function value of a quadratic or larger degree component of a orthogonal function expressing the function for the interval containing the unequal division value, calculating the product of the produced expansion coefficient and the produced function value, and adding the obtained product to the produced linearly approximated component to obtain the output value.

Abstract: A light source and an image apparatus which can reduce a rainbow effect and a color separation phenomenon in a pixel are provided. A different waveform is provided according to a color of the light source and methods of driving the light source and the image apparatus, respectively. The light source outputs beams of one or two colors from among three primary colors in a corresponding pixel section of a first scan section, in two scan sections for generating an entire image composed of a plurality of pixel images, to generate each pixel image and outputs a beam or beams of the remaining color or colors among the three primary colors in a corresponding pixel section of a second scan section.

Abstract: A color selection and coordination system including a database of predetermined color relationships implementing a data-driven color model. A starting color is associated with a first color in the color database. One or more predefined color palettes associated with the first color may be retrieved, each palette including one or more coordinating colors, the coordinating colors being predetermined based on the first color and a color coordination algorithm.

Abstract: An image synthesizing device includes a graphics data expanding unit 2 for securing a rectangular area 4a whose alpha value is “0” in a region of a non-display memory 4, the region corresponding to a display area in which moving image data is to be displayed, and for expanding motionless graphics data onto a region of the non-display memory 4, the region corresponding to a display area in which the motionless graphics data is to be displayed, and a moving image data expanding unit 3 for expanding the moving image data onto a non-display memory 5. The image synthesizing device then synthesizes the graphics data which are expanded onto the non-display memory 4 and the graphics data which are expanded onto the non-display memory 5.

Abstract: A process for providing a method for describing the sequencing of computer-based process models comprising the steps of: sequencing the models in the correct order, ascribing inputs to models based on outputs of precedent models, and allowing the inclusion of arbitrary control variables that are not derived from model outputs.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a home appliance with an electronic album function which is capable of electronically constructing and displaying an album. The home appliance includes a washing device for washing or drying clothes, and a monitor device fixedly mounted in a predetermined position of the washing device or detachably mounted thereto. The monitor device stores image data including photographs and moving images and displays the stored image data in response to a request from a user.

Abstract: There is described a method for moving at least one object in a vertical plane in a display using an input device having a housing and a member that is rotatable relative to the housing. The method may comprise: selecting at least one object to be moved; rotating the member to move at least one object in a vertical plane; and determining enablement of an elevation control mode for the input device. The at least one object may move vertically when the elevation control mode is enabled. A corresponding graphical user interface facilitating the aforementioned method is also described.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for generating an image sequence, in which image elements are defined digitally. The method includes the steps of: defining the format of the image via a template system; generating thumbnail image data; transferring such thumbnail data into sequential storyboard panels for reference; drawing or editing resultant storyboards; inserting text for each storyboard; revising storyboards while preserving numbering; creating custom camera pans by employing both template presets and user input; formulating automatic page layout based on a variety of pre-set templates; printing the storyboards; and storing digital image data from the process in an image data format.

Abstract: A single graphics design application may provide both a vector object editor and a pixel editor. The application may automatically convert a graphic of a first type (e.g., vector or pixel) to a second type (e.g., pixel or vector) when copied to a layer having a mode of the second type. A layer for manipulation of a particular type of graphic (e.g., pixel data or vector) may be provided to the user based on input from the user. The layer may provide editing tools that are appropriate for the layer mode. A graphic that is automatically converted from a first type to a second type may be converted back to the basis graphic based on input from the user. The conversion may be based on reversing manipulations performed on the received graphic in the layer to convert the current graphic back to the original received graphic.

Abstract: A method and system for applying addressing voltages to pixels of a display involves receiving input data. The input data includes an indication of an addressing voltage impulse to be applied to a pixel via an electrode. One or more voltage sources are selected, to provide the addressing voltage impulse. The one or more voltage sources each have a pre-selected voltage, The selected one or more voltage sources are electrically connected to an electrode to apply the addressing voltage impulse to the pixel. The invention also provides a method of driving an electro-optic display which uses an intermediate image of reduced bit depth, and a method of driving an electro-optic display which uses a limited number of differing drive voltages, with higher voltage pulses being used before lower voltage pulses.

Abstract: A multimedia system may include a controller and display that displays status information, menu information, and other information. The information may include multiple status icons representing different status information. Each status icon may provide details regarding a setting or condition of the multimedia system, and may be associated with a system function. A user interface is used to select a status information icon by scrolling through the icons and highlighting the icons sequentially. The system allows a user to select and activate functions quickly by scrolling through status information and activating the functions associated with that information. Menu information or a menu structure may be used to access the functions of the multimedia system.