Abstract: A method for driving TFT LCD panels is provided. When a first output enable signal assumes a first state, turn on the N-th gate line of a TFT LCD panel so that liquid crystal capacitors turned on by the N-th gate line load an image signal. When a second output enable signal assumes the first state, turn on the (N+A)-th gate line of the TFT LCD panel so that liquid crystal capacitors turned on by the (N+A)-th gate line load a grayscale signal. The first output enable signal and the second output enable signal alternately assume the first state in every period of a horizontal synchronizing signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display control semiconductor integrated circuit having therein a RAM, capable of repairing a defective bit included in the RAM and improving the yield without significantly increasing the occupation area. A liquid crystal controller/driver in which a RAM for storing display data is provided in a chip and the storage capacity of the built-in RAM is determined according to the size of a display screen of a liquid crystal panel to be driven, includes a fuse circuit for setting a defect address, and a comparing circuit for comparing the defect address set in the fuse circuit with an input address. The liquid crystal controller/driver also has a redundant circuit, when the addresses match each other, for replacing the input address with an address that instructs the spare memory area and supplying the address to an address decoder.

Abstract: A test system includes a parameter control platform including a control unit for generating a signal corresponding to control parameters of an LCD module, and a signal output interface coupled to the control unit for outputting the signal generated by the control unit. The test system further includes a system board including a signal input interface coupled to the signal output interface of the parameter control platform for receiving the signal generated by the control unit of the parameter control platform, a micro control unit coupled to the signal input interface for controlling the LCD module to display a corresponding frame according to the signal transmitted from the signal input interface, and a signal output interface coupled to the micro control unit for outputting a control signal generated by the micro control unit to the LCD module.

Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus capable of reducing the scale of a drive circuit and decreasing the frame. A display area in which pixels are provided in matrix, a scanning line drive circuit for driving scanning lines, and a signal line drive circuit for driving signal lines are provided on a support substrate. The pixel within the display area is constituted with a plurality of dots. Each dot corresponds to a color filter of a certain color. The dot is in a laterally long shape, i.e. in a shape extending in a direction along the scanning lines. In other words, each dot is in a shape extending in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the signal line drive circuit. The color filters are of lateral stripe type, for example.

Abstract: A backlight assembly driving apparatus for a liquid crystal display device includes a light emitting diode string of serially connected light emitting diodes, and switching devices connected in parallel to and in a one-to-one correspondence with the light emitting diodes to conduct or turn off current applied to a correspondingly parallel-connected light emitting diode.

Abstract: An electrophoretic display (10) and a system (12) implement a method of activating a portion of the electrophoretic display (10). The method involves a reception of drawing information (14), a determination of at least one drawing-mode waveform (68) based on the drawing information (14), and an addressing of the electrophoretic display (10) based on the received drawing information (14) and the drawing-mode waveform (68).

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of electro-optical modulating displays, for example, electrophoretic displays and, specifically, to a method of manufacturing such displays. In particular, the invention relates to electro-optical modulating display structures and methods of sealing fluid-based imaging material in microcells.

Abstract: A hand-held device creates a projection of visual information onto a surface under control of a stabilizing the projection for a motion of the device. The device has a component for creating in the stabilized projection a visual indicium that is moveable with respect to the projection under user control. This architecture enables the device to be configured as a remote control device.

Abstract: This application discloses a media device including a reversible video screen. A case is connected to a reversible unit via an arm and a guide. The arm and guide direct the movement of the video screen such that it rotates 180 degrees within the case. In a first orientation, the screen is viewable through an opening in the case. In a second orientation, the screen is presented full-size, with the controls of the media device still being operational.

Abstract: The operating state of a computer is switched only when moving of the computer is detected. An information processing device has a detection unit, which detects, as a lifting action, a fact that an accelerated velocity has been kept applied in one direction for a given period of time, and a control unit, which executes a predetermined control operation that is associated with the lifting action detected by the detection unit. A lifting action detecting method has a detection step of detecting, as a lifting action, the fact that an accelerated velocity has been kept applied in one direction for a given period of time, and a control step of executing a predetermined control operation that is associated with the lifting action detected in the detection step.

Abstract: Character information is input into a computing device using one or more multidirectional keys, such as an analog stick, a multidirectional button, or a d-pad. The complete collection of desired characters can be divided into character sets. Each of these sets can then be associated with one input value of one of the multidirectional keys, such as, for example, the d-pad. Selecting a value (such as up) then selects one of the character sets. Another multidirectional input device, such as an analog stick, can then be used to choose one of the characters within the chosen character set. The chosen character is then displayed.

Abstract: The present invention provides an intelligent mouse includes a physical environment conditions detector for sampling physical environment conditions in the intelligent mouse, a physical condition adjustor for adjusting the physical environment conditions; and a microprocessor unit for processing operations of the intelligent mouse. The microprocessor unit comprises a memory for storing a reference physical condition value represented a modest physical condition range; and an environment controller for processing the physical condition values and outputting a controlling command to the physical condition adjustor. The intelligent mouse can measure physical environment conditions automatically and adjust the physical environment conditions into a modest range automatically.

Abstract: Motion capture is a field where sensors are disposed about an animate object and the motions of the object are recorded such that they can be represented as 3D graphics on a computer. Unfortunately, motion capture devices, such as motion capture suits that are currently available on the marker are very expensive. Optical mouse technology has been well established over the past few years. As such, a method and apparatus of using an optical mouse scanning assembly with an external lens is disclosed for facilitating motion capture.

Abstract: There is provided a keypad assembly operating a dome switch of a mobile phone. The keypad assembly includes a keypad disposed on the dome switch and having a plurality of bosses protruded from a position corresponding to the movable contacts, and a plurality of metal keys each disposed on the keypad at a position corresponding to each boss and protruding from a surface of the housing at a desired height, each of the metal keys formed with a numeral and/or character display penetrating through an upper surface thereof. Since the metal key is made of metal, it represents a metal feeling, in addition to various colors. Also, since the metal key is slimmed, it minimizes a thickness of the mobile phone. In addition, a process for forming the keypad is minimized thereby to reduce additional cost.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate text input. In addition to identifying and outputting representations of language objects that are stored in the memory and that correspond with a text input, the device is able to generate artificial variants in certain circumstances. Each artificial variant is compared with N-gram data on the handheld electronic device and is suppressed from being output if the artificial variant is determined to have a low probability of being the input intended by a user.

Abstract: A mobile handset with a touch-sensitive keypad is provided. The touch-sensitive keypad includes a plurality of keys and is operable to detect when one of the plurality of keys has been touched and further operable to detect when one of the plurality of keys has been pressed.

Abstract: A mobile handset having a camera is provided. The mobile handset includes a touch-sensitive keypad having a plurality of keys, a first component operable in response to one of the keys being touched to provide a first response related to using the camera, and a second component operable in response to one of the keys being pressed to provide a second response related to using the camera.

Abstract: A mobile handset having a keypad with keys having three states is provided. The handset includes a plurality of keys provided in a first state, the keys having alphanumeric character disposed thereon; a touch-sensitive component operable to detect a second state when one of the keys has been touched; a press detection component operable to detect a third state when one of the keys has been pressed; a display; and a graphical user interface (GUI) displayable on the display, such that when the keys are in the first state the GUI is accessible for text entry, and such that when one of the keys is in the second state the GUI displays all the alphanumeric characters associated with the one key in the second state, and such that when one of the keys is in the third state the GUI displays the alphanumeric character selected by pressing the one key.

Abstract: A mobile handset is provided. The mobile handset includes a plurality of touch-sensitive keys; a display; a component operable in response to a user contacting one of the plurality of keys to provide a preview to the display, the preview including a number associated with the key contacted by the user, the component operable in response to the user pressing the one of the plurality of keys to provide a selection of the number to the display, the preview of the number displayed in a larger font than a font of the display of the selection of the number.

Abstract: A mobile handset for touch-sensitive scrolling is provided. The mobile handset includes a plurality of touch-sensitive keys, a user interface having a scrollable portion, and a navigational component operable in response to a user touching adjacent keys in succession to scroll on the scrollable portion of the user interface.

Abstract: A mobile handset is provided. The mobile handset includes a keypad including a plurality of keys each having at least one of an alphanumeric aspect and a functional aspect, at least some of the plurality of keys including control indicia thereon and used for navigational control of a user interface of the mobile handset.

Abstract: A method of manipulating an object displayed on a touch screen of an interactive input system comprises contacting the displayed object to be manipulated with a pointer and moving the pointer on the touch surface thereby to manipulate the object. Pointer up events that occur during the pointer move resulting from inadvertent lost contact between the pointer and the touch surface are disregarded.

Abstract: A capacitance sensitive touchpad, wherein X and Y electrode grids are separated by a resilient but deformable material, such as a gel or other rubber-like material, wherein an object coming into contact with the touchpad causes the resilient material between the electrode grids to be compressed, and wherein the touchpad is capable of determining the change in distance between the electrode grids and thereby determine the amount of force being applied to the touchpad to cause the detected compression of the resilient material.

Abstract: A pen-type computer includes a pen barrel, a sensor, a primary processor, and a storage device. The pen barrel has a writing tip. The sensor is disposed in the pen barrel, sensing movement of the writing tip and generating a tracking signal corresponding to the movement of the writing tip. The primary processor is disposed in the pen barrel, encoding the tracking signal into data and storing the data in the storage device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a visual display 16 on a display panel 12 by applying a bending force 18 to the display panel 12. The bending force 18 is detected, and the visual display 16 is modified in accordance with a predetermined relationship between the bending force 18 and the visual display 16. The bending force 18 may generate a torque on the display panel 12 that is detected and utilized for modifying the visual display 16 in accordance with a predetermined relationship between the detected torque and the visual display 16.

Abstract: An asymmetric display panel has driver integrated circuits. When the asymmetric display panel is in an image inversion state, a boosting clock signal is transmitted to drive the data lines or the scan lines that are disconnected from the asymmetric display panel. A pulse number of the boosting clock signal is equal to a number of the data lines or scan lines that are disconnected from the asymmetric display panel.

Abstract: An image display apparatus for resolving the problem that read out of high-sensitivity optical signals was impossible when there is a strong backlight effect on displays of the related art and particularly liquid crystal displays. The above problem is resolved by an image display apparatus containing an optical signal summing unit for summing the optical signals output from multiple light sensing pixels, and the optical signal reader includes a function for reading out the optical signals summed by the optical signal summing unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device, which includes data-processing means and a memory, for performing processing on image data on the basis of blocks. The image data is arranged to be coded into unit blocks (B, MB) arranged in a preset manner, from which a processing area (PA) according to the settings can be formed from the data of one or more blocks (B, MB). For processing, data on the processing area (PA) is arranged in the memory, as well as, in a preset manner, data on the surroundings areas (EA1, EA2, EA4) of the processing area (PA), for processing the edge areas of the processing area (PA). Part of the processing area (PA1, PA2) is arranged to be formed from one or more unit blocks (MBP1-MBP3, BP1-BP5) that has been previously coded and of an area that has possibly already been at least partly processed. In addition, the invention also relates to a method and program product.

Abstract: The present invention might is a large-screen electronic building directory system that also integrates advertising and non-commercial content and is positioned and deployed in various public spaces, such as commercial building lobbies, indoor shopping malls, airports or other commercial and transportation hubs. The system combines facility directory, facility services information, concessionaires and advertising sponsor information in a user interface suitable for use in the target environment. A self contained, computer integrated plasma display has a 16:9 aspect ratio and is subdivided into a 14:9 media window portion and a 2:9 control portion. Interaction is through touch-sensitive panel sections. Content establishment and updating is effected through a wide area network communication interface, which also supports bi-directional videophone communication between a system user and offsite service providers.

Abstract: A device of capturing display data is implemented in an electronic device. A first request for capture of display data associated with the display of the electronic device is received. The display is a composite image generated by a program from one or more raw data objects in the electronic device. When the first request is received, a backup of the display data, comprising the one or more raw data objects, is stored by the electronic device in form of a data structure in response to the first request.

Abstract: In a 2D and 3D character determining process, the contents of display status information indicating a display status of a non-player character, such as a display position and display brightness, is confirmed. It is then determined whether or not the display status of the non-player character satisfies a non-display condition. In the case where it is determined that the non-display condition is satisfied, it is determined that the character is not drawn in a virtual three-dimensional space. Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the display status of the non-player character satisfies a 2D display condition. In the case where it is determined that the 2D display condition is satisfied, it is determined that the character is drawn as a two-dimensional character. In the case where it is determined that the 2D display condition is not satisfied, it is determined that the character is drawn as a three-dimensional character.

Abstract: An image-signal adapter includes an image signal input interface, a plurality of image signal output interfaces and a circuit board. When the image signal input interface is coupled to a computer, the circuit board of the image-signal adapter receives electric power from the computer.

Abstract: A method for generating 3D landscapes which comprises the steps of selecting a plurality of 3D elements from a library of vegetative elements and distributing the 3D elements. The method either distributes the 3D elements on a terrain so that parameters of the 3D elements depend on an environment of the 3D elements or with a variable distribution density such that the parameters of the 3D elements depend on the variable distribution density. The parameters comprises the nature of the 3D elements, distribution density of the 3D elements, and their size, orientation, color and shape. The environment comprises an altitude of the terrain, a slope of the terrain, a position of the 3D elements relative to objects or other 3D elements on the terrain.

Abstract: A 3-dimensional (3D) point-based modeling system, medium, and method, with system generating scene information by using point information in relation to a 3D polygon object and position, rotation, and size information of a 3D polygon object in a scene such that the modeling speed of a 3D image can be enhanced, the entire scene being effectively managed, and the resolution in relation to each object can being adjusted conveniently.

Abstract: Methods, structures and systems for encoding and decoding isosurface data. An encoder process takes volume data and an isolevel as input and produces compressed isosurface data as output. The compressed isosurface data produced by an encoder process is composed of an occupancy image record, an optional intersection points record, and an optional normal vectors record. An occupancy image is compressed with a context-based arithmetic encoder. Compressed isosurface data can be stored in a data storage device or transmitted through a communication medium to a remote computer system, where the decoder process is executed. The decoder processes take compressed surface data as input and produce surface data as output. The decoder processes first reconstructs the occupancy image by decoding the occupancy image record. An in-core isosurface decoder process produces a polygon mesh as a surface representation. An out-of-core isosurface decoder process produces a set of oriented points as a surface representation.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for real-time volume processing and universal three-dimensional rendering. The apparatus includes a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) memory units; at least one pixel bus for providing global horizontal communication; a plurality of rendering pipelines; at least one geometry bus; and a control unit. The apparatus includes a block processor having a circular ray integration pipeline for processing voxel data and ray data. Rays are generally processed in image order thus permitting great flexibility (e.g., perspective projection, global illumination). The block processor includes a splatting unit and a scattering unit. A method for casting shadows and performing global illumination in relation to light sources includes sweeping a two dimensional array of rays through the volume can also be implemented with the apparatus. A method for approximating a perspective projection includes using parallel projection.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates performing an image-editing operation across multiple perspective planes. During operation, the system receives a selection for a source area for the image-editing operation, wherein the source area spans one or more perspective planes. The system also receives a selection for a destination area for the image-editing operation, wherein the destination area spans one or more perspective planes. Next, the system defines one or more partial source areas for the one or more perspective planes spanned by the source area. The system also defines one or more partial destination areas for the one or more perspective planes spanned by the destination area. The system then applies the image-editing operation from each partial source area to each relevant partial destination area.

Abstract: When a new element is interactively arranged in cooperative with an input device and a display device, an element arranged just before is specified based on the time relation of the new element to already arranged elements, the association is made to provide a relation between the specified element and the newly arranged element, and the relation between them is displayed on the display device. Therefore, an actual condition in that a series of relational elements is arranged successively in time is utilized, to thereby associate the elements according to the time relation thereof to provide a relation therebetween. Hence, the relation between the elements is easily provided while reflecting the intention of user as much as possible.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and method therefore include a substrate; first, second and third pixel electrodes formed on the substrate and adjacent to each other in a row direction; first, second and third gate lines connected to the first, second and third pixel electrodes, respectively; and first, second and third data lines which cross the first, second and third gate lines and connected to the first, second and third pixel electrodes, respectively. Each of the first to third pixel electrodes includes at least two parallelogrammic electrode portions each with inclination directions different from each other, at least two data lines of the first to third data lines are overlapped by the first to third pixel electrodes, and the first to third gate lines are connected to each other.

Abstract: A method (600) is disclosed of generating a representation of a page (1500) to be rendered to a raster image (1600) of pixels. The page (1500) comprises one or more graphical objects (1520 and 1530), arranged in a rendering order. Each the object (1520 and 1530) comprises one or more edges and an associated fill. The method (600) comprises decomposing the objects (1520 and 1530) into a plurality of fillmap edges (1750, 1755, 1760, 1765, and 1770). The method (600) further comprises setting a reference from at least one fillmap edge (1750, 1755, 1760, 1765, and 1770) to a sequence of the fills to be composited to generate the colours for a span of contiguous pixels between the fillmap edge (1750, 1755, 1760, 1765, and 1770) and another the fillmap edge (1750, 1755, 1760, 1765, and 1770), or between the fillmap edge (1750, 1755, 1760, 1765, and 1770) and a boundary of the raster image (1600), along a scanline.

Abstract: Sub-pixel rendering with gamma adjustment allows the luminance of the sub-pixel arrangement to match the non-linear gamma response of the human eye's luminance channel. For each of a subset of input sampled data indicating a region of an input image, a gamma-adjusted data value is generated for each input image data value in the subset using a local average of at least two input image data values. A sub-pixel rendering operation uses the subset of gamma-adjusted data values and the subset of input image data values to produce an output data value for each sub-pixel element on the display panel. A plurality of output data values collectively indicates an output image. The gamma adjustment allows the sub-pixel rendering to operate independently of the actual gamma of a display device. The sub-pixel rendering techniques with gamma adjustment may improve image contrast in high spatial frequency portions of an image.

Abstract: The gamma curve generation method of the invention selects each set of three consecutive control points among multiple consecutive control points, forms a cubic curve passing through the selected three consecutive control points, and combines all formed cubic curves to generate a gamma curve. The selected three consecutive control points are set to a first control point, a second control point, and a third control point in a sequential order. Each cubic curve is formed to pass through the first control point, the second control point, and the third control point and have a tangent of a certain gradient at the second control point, which is internal division at an inverse ratio of a gradient of a straight line connecting the first control point with the second control point and a gradient of a straight line connecting the second control point with the third control point. This arrangement of the invention demands the less amount of computation and desirably reduces the required circuit scale.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for convenient changing of a character display on a handheld device is disclosed. An example handheld device includes a screen to display an alphanumeric character, the alphanumeric character being displayable in at least two different font sizes. A user input device enables selection between the at least two different font sizes. The device includes a processor responsive to the user input device to change the font size of the alphanumeric character. A second user input device is provided to change the brightness of the screen when a user touches the second control device.

Abstract: Physical modeling of a humanoid form may be accomplished using a three-part model, where angles on the model drive the display of animation frames for the object. An animation sequence may associate one or more animation frames with angles in an angular range of a physical model. The physical model may be moved and/or bent based on interactions with other objects in a physical simulation, and the angle formed by portions of the object may be used to determine what animation frames to display for the object. Multiple animation frames may be associated with a single angle, such that if the object remains at a given angular position, the multiple animation frames may be displayed in a sequence, which may be timed.

Abstract: A character programming and control system and method for programming and controlling a virtual character during a social simulation, a character programming method for programming the actions of a virtual character, and a system and method for developing social skills of a user.

Abstract: A graphics processor may be operated in a reduced power mode to render frames at rate equal to or less than the rate at which frames are presented on an interconnected display. Graphics processor clock speeds are controlled to reduce the time during which the graphics processor is idle between rendering frames. The graphics processor clock speed may thus be slowed without impacting the quality of rendered images. At the same time the voltage applied to power the graphics processor may be reduced. Optionally, a back bias voltage may further be applied to the processor substrate to reduce power consumption. Clock speed and voltage levels may be adjusted using closed-loop control.

Abstract: A computer is disclosed that includes a switching part configured to detect connection of an external computer to the computer upon the connection, and to determine, in response to the detection of the connection of the external computer, that the output signal of the external computer be received and output to the output part of the computer.

Abstract: An apparatus for marking a film copy includes a mapper and a coder. The maper maps a print identifier to be associated with the film copy into a serial number comprising a sequence of J numbers. The coder creates at least two-error correcting numbers, e.g. Y and Z, as a function of one, or more, of the J numbers. The film copy is then marked in accordance with L numbers, which comprise at least the two-error correcting numbers Y and Z.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products adapt and render a graphic effect associated with text rendered via an output device. A method involves receiving a character associated with a graphic effect and determining whether the graphic effect has not been fully rendered with a previously received character via the output device. Graphic effects that are fully rendered are rendered in full fidelity without degradation. In response to determining that the graphic effect has not been fully rendered with the previously received character, the method further involves degrading a display quality of the graphic effect and rendering the graphic effect with degradation and rendering the character to allow the character and the graphic effect to be displayed via the output device substantially in real time.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, and/or systems for creating a file to associate text with animated graphics are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.