Abstract: The invention concerns a content playback device comprising a touch-sensitive surface superposed with an integrated display the first display can be disabled and wherein the touch-sensitive surface and control means cooperate to provide user control functions of content playback independently of whether the display is enabled or disabled. The invention also concerns methods for controlling playback content, and in particular a method according to which both touch screen position dependent function selection and one position independent function selection are used in conjunction with the same playback device.

Abstract: A mobile communication terminal, an electronic device, a computer program product, and a method of controlling including receiving a control signal for controlling a predetermined area; and controlling a size and an operating mode of a screen by the control signal. Therefore, various operation modes can be easily selected, and a plurality of touch signals can be recognized and processed.

Abstract: A first planar input unit includes a transparent first substrate and a transparent second substrate that are stacked on each other. On an electrode formation surface of the first substrate, transparent Y-driving electrodes and transparent shielding layers are formed. On an electrode formation surface of the second substrate, X-driving electrodes and first detection electrodes are formed. At the rear of the first substrate, a display unit, such as a liquid crystal panel, is provided. Since the shielding layers are located between the display unit and the first detection electrodes, a change in the potential of the first detection electrodes is prevented from being adversely affected by noise emitted from the display unit.

Abstract: A control panel and a washing machine, capable of providing an aesthetic external appearance and preventing characters or symbols which indicate control functions from being erased and preventing the characters or symbols from being displayed when the operation stops or the control functions are not used. The control panel includes a semi-transparent cover, a film disposed behind the semi-transparent cover and printed with a plurality of characters or symbols, a detecting panel disposed behind the film and having a plurality of detecting members detecting a capacitance of a human body, a circuit board having a light emitting unit irradiating light onto the film to display the characters or the symbols of the film on a rear surface of the semi-transparent cover, and a guide member having a plurality of optical paths guiding light irradiated from the light emitting unit into each of the characters or the symbols of the film.

Abstract: A refined coordinate detection method for a touch panel, which more finely measures coordinates of an object without increasing the number of infrared emitting/receiving elements, and an error correction method, which minimizes position detection errors caused by received optical level errors due to external environment or their inherent characteristics, are provided. In the detection method, received levels of infrared emitting/receiving elements corresponding to left and right ends of object are measured and stored and the levels and a maximum received level are compared to calculate the refined coordinates. In the correction method, a lower limit level at a position where infrared reception is most significantly impeded by object is calculated through a comparison calculation of maximum and minimum received levels and it is detected that an object is present at a position only when a lower limit level at that position is not greater than the calculated one.

Abstract: A personal digital assistant (PDA) (10) includes a casing (30) in which a touch-sensitive display screen (20) is mounted. The casing (30) also has a stylus-receiving bore (32) formed therein. A stylus (40) is provided for data input via the screen (30) and is stored in the bore (32). A switch is mounted in the casing (30) adjacent the bore (32) and is closed when the stylus is inserted into the bore (32). An output from the switch (50) is used to move the PDA (10) between a power down mode and an operational power mode. In the power down mode, the screen (20) may be turned off, a backlight for the screen (20) may be turned off, or the PDA (10) may be turned off. The switch (50) may be a switch with an actuator (52) that is pressed by the stylus. The switch may be contacts (250) across which the stylus completes an electrical circuit.

Abstract: An electronic ink pen structure with an immediate charging function includes a casing, a refill, a light-emitting element, a double-layered capacitor, two conductive pieces, and a repositioning module. The refill is movably disposed in the casing, and has a pen nib on a front side that is exposed outside a front side of the casing. The light-emitting element is disposed in the casing, next to one side of the refill. The double-layered capacitor electrically connects with the light-emitting element. One side of each conductive piece is exposed outside the casing and the other side is disposed in the casing for electrically connecting with a positive side and a negative side of the electrode of the double-layered capacitor. The repositioning module is disposed between the light-emitting element and the double-layered capacitor, and the repositioning module has a magnetic repulsor for making the refill stay in its original position.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus including a housing in a plate shape, a display screen arranged in an area excluding a peripheral area adjacent to a side surface, on the front surface of the housing, and a grooved part which is formed on the peripheral area along the circumference of the peripheral area.

Abstract: The calculation unit (220) is arranged for calculating based on an input target color (T,TV) as output a number (n), larger than three, of quantized driving values ([R?]o, [G?]o, [B?]o, [C?]o) usable for driving an electronic multi-primary display unit (200) with the same number (n) of primaries to substantially reproduce the target color (T,TV), and comprises a determination unit (224), arranged to determine based upon the target color (T,TV) quantized initial values ([R?], [G?], [B?], [C?]) for each of the driving values, and an optimization unit (232) arranged to determine the driving values ([R?]o, [G?]o, [B?]o, [C?]o) selected from a set (CS) of candidate tuples of driving values, determined based on the initial values ([R?], [G?], [B?], [C?]), as a candidate which leads to reproduction (RP) of a color which is closest over all candidates in the set (CS) to the target color (T,TV) according to a predetermined error criterion (E(R,T)).

Abstract: An organic light emitting display and a method for driving the same, which may shorten a charge time of a data signal in a pixel. A display region includes a pixel for receiving a data signal, a scan signal, an emission control signal, and drive voltages and for operating in response thereto. A data driver generates and transfers the data signal. The data signal is has an over drive period and a gradation expression period, and the data signal has a voltage during the over drive period higher than that during the gradation expression period. A scan driver generates and transfers the scan signal and the emission control signal through a scan line.

Abstract: A drive circuit for a light emitting display apparatus including a pixel circuit having a light emitting device for emitting a light having brightness determined based on supplied current and a drive transistor for supplying the current to the light emitting device, comprises a threshold value correction circuit converting a second signal including a threshold voltage of the drive transistor and a data voltage, the second signal being output from the drive transistor when a first signal including the data voltage is input into the control electrode of the drive transistor, into a third signal including the threshold voltage of an inverted polarity and the data voltage or a voltage corresponding to the data voltage, to output the converted third signal to the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a switch for supplying the third signal to the control electrode of the drive transistor.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes data lines divided into groups of M data lines, where N is a natural number equal to or greater than three. Output lines are arranged in correspondence with the data lines and receive, during a predetermined period, output of a correction voltage having a predetermined voltage level and sequential data voltages for defining gray scale levels of the pixels. A time division circuit simultaneously supplies the correction voltage output to the output line to M data lines of each group of data lines, where M is a natural number equal to or greater than two and equal to or less than “N?1”.

Abstract: A transistor connected to a power source for driving a light-emitting element driving transistor and a transistor setting to a predetermined voltage a source voltage of the light-emitting element driving transistor are commonly controlled by a control signal that takes one of three levels.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a pixel array section including a row of first and second scanning lines, a column of signal lines, and pixels in a matrix, each of the pixels disposed at an intersection of both of the lines; and a drive section. The drive section performs line progressive scanning on the pixels. The pixel includes a light emitting device, a sampling transistor, a driving transistor, a switching transistor, and a holding capacitor. The sampling transistor samples a video signal on the signal line to hold the signal potential in the holding capacitor, the driving transistor makes the light emitting device conductive to be in a luminous state in accordance with the held signal potential, and the switching transistor becomes ON in accordance with the control signal supplied in advance of the sampling of the video signal to change the light emitting device to a non-luminous state.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including a pixel array unit and a control unit.

Abstract: A light emitting tube array drivable in an ADS subfield mode wherein a fluorescent material layer is arranged on an inner wall of each light emitting tube sandwiched between a front substrate and a rear substrate, a discharge gas is airtightly put therein, and a plurality of electrodes formed for generating discharge in the light emitting tube are formed on the front substrate and the rear substrate has a problem that a discharge error is caused so that its cells wherein light emission should be caused do not emit light since the volume of its discharge spaces is extremely larger than that in plasma display panels or since the discharge spaces are partitioned by the light emitting tubes.

Abstract: A driver may include a plurality of data output units and/or a multi-phase clock generator. The plurality of data output units may be configured to output data based on a plurality of clock signals. The multi-phase clock generator may be configured to receive a master clock signal to generate the plurality of clock signals having different phases in a period of the master clock signal and/or to provide the clock signals to the data output units. A number of the clock signals may correspond to a number of the data output units.

Abstract: A multiplexed pixel display includes a plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of storage elements, a first voltage supply terminal, a second voltage supply terminal, a common electrode, and a plurality of multiplexers each selectively coupling an associated one of the pixel electrodes with one of the first voltage supply terminal and the second voltage supply terminal responsive to a value of a data bit stored in an associated one of said storage elements. A controller is configured to sequentially write each bit of multi-bit data words to the storage elements, and assert, while each bit is stored in the storage elements, a first predetermined voltage on the first voltage supply terminal, a second predetermined voltage on the second voltage supply terminal, and a third predetermined voltage on the common electrode, for a time dependent on the significance of the stored bit. Various alternate controllers facilitate the use of additional driving schemes.

Abstract: A display device comprises a detection controller, common voltage generator and multilevel common voltage selecting circuit. The detection controller detects a display pattern of a display array to transmit a control signal. The common voltage generator generates first and second common voltages. The multilevel common voltage selecting circuit receives the first common voltage, the second common voltage, and the control signal and outputs the first common voltage and the second common voltage or only the first common voltage according to the control signal.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a display section for displaying an image associated with an operation of the apparatus. An operating section receives operating instructions and a user ID from a user. A panel display log storage section stores a panel display log which has been inputted from the operating section and associated with the user ID. A communication section transmits the panel display log to a server through a network together with the panel display log associated with the user ID and receives from the server customized display information formed in the server based on the transmitted panel display log. A customized display image forming section takes in the received customized display information and forms a customized display image to be displayed on the display section. The image display controller controls the display section to display the customized display image on the display section.

Abstract: A display device comprises an array (12) of display pixels arranged in rows and columns and provided on a common substrate (18). A first row driver circuit (20) is for a first sub-set of the rows of pixels and a second row driver circuit (22) is for a second sub-set of the rows of pixels. The first row driver circuit (20) comprises an integrated circuit on a separate substrate to the common substrate of the display pixels, and the second row driver circuit (22) comprises circuitry integrated onto the common quality off-substrate row driver to be used for a partial display portion. For example, this may be part of the display which is used most often, for example in a stand by mode (and optionally also in a normal drive mode). This part of the display is then most prone to ageing and therefore benefits from the off-substrate IC row driver. The second sub-set of rows preferably comprises the rest of the display, and an on-substrate row driver can be used.

Abstract: The image sticking erasing circuit includes a detection circuit and a switching circuit connected to the detection circuit. The detection circuit is for use in detecting a first voltage signal, which closely follows the variation of the voltage source, and a reference voltage, which loosely follows the variation of the voltage source. When the detection circuit determines that the first voltage signal is lower than a first threshold value, the switching circuit switches the gate of a driving transistor to a second voltage signal, which loosely follows the voltage source. When the detection circuit determines that the reference voltage signal is lower than a second threshold value, the switching circuit switches the gate of a driving transistor to a low voltage state.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprises a power supply, a pulse adjustment circuit, and a gate driver. The pulse adjustment circuit is connected between the power supply and the gate driver. The power supply provides power signals. The pulse adjustment circuit adjusts the plurality of pulses of the power signals or selects the appropriate voltage levels for the power signals to have cutting angles or enlarged amplitudes, whereby the influence of the feedthrough voltage on the thin film transistors of the driving circuit would be reduced so that the display quality of the liquid crystal display is improved.

Abstract: A disclosed display includes a display panel including a first group of data lines and second group of data lines, a plurality of gate lines crossing the first and a second groups of data lines, and a plurality of picture cells arranged in a matrix. The display also includes a first source PCB coupled to first data integrated circuits (ICs) to supply first data voltages to the first group of data lines and a second source PCB coupled to second data ICs to supply second data voltages to the second group of data lines. The display further includes a timing controller having a single output port with a plurality of output pins which are configured to output video data to both the first and second data ICs, and to output a timing control signal to control both the first and second data ICs.

Abstract: An apparatus for creating truncated polyhedra without using complex formulas and without requiring advanced computer processors and computer memory according to one embodiment includes at least one processor, means for inputting vertex data to the processor, a display in data communication with the processor, and computer memory coupled to the processor. The computer memory has recorded within it machine readable instructions for storing vertex data previously input to the processor, truncating a polyhedron created using the vertex data, and actuating the display. The instructions for truncating a polyhedron utilize length data and angle data for triangles formed from the vertex data.

Abstract: A display apparatus having a plurality of input terminals is provided. The display apparatus includes a plurality of input terminals, and an output unit for displaying on a screen a graphic image corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of input terminals. Graphic images corresponding to an arrangement of the plurality of input terminals provided in the display apparatus are displayed on a screen so that a user can easily determine a connection state of the external apparatus. A method for displaying a graphic image corresponding to an arrangement of the input terminals of a display apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A display control apparatus which improves the visibility of a display unit (for example, wristwatch) having a normal display section and a normal non-display section provided outside the normal display section along its at least one side. When it is not sensed that the display unit is inclined at a predetermined angle to a horizontal surface, time information is displayed in a normal size on the normal display section. When it is sensed that the display unit is inclined at the predetermined angle to the horizontal surface, the time information is displayed in an enlarged size on a whole of the normal display and non-display sections for a predetermined time.

Abstract: A two dimensional image which has a semitransparent object in the foreground of the image has three contributions to the final color shown in a pixel where the semitransparent object is present. Properties of a semitransparent object and background in the given two dimensional image are processed to determine the contribution of the background color of the image, the foreground color of the object, and the alpha channel of the object. Once these properties are determined, the accurate stereoscopic rendering of the semitransparent object in front of the background allows the two dimensional image to be converted to three dimensions.

Abstract: A method and system for vision-based interaction in a virtual environment is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving data from a plurality of sensors to generate a meshed volumetric three-dimensional representation of a subject. A plurality of clusters is identified within the meshed volumetric three-dimensional representation that corresponds to motion features. The motion features include hands, feet, knees, elbows, head, and shoulders. The plurality of sensors is used to track motion of the subject and manipulate the motion features of the meshed volumetric three-dimensional representation.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for controlling 2-D to 3-D image conversion. In one embodiment, stereo visualization and rendering of the final image is performed by allowing a user to independently select inter-ocular and convergence distances on a frame by frame basis. The user can view the effect of each selected parameter on a real-time basis and may, if desired, use interpolation and select parameters only for key frames.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a computer program product, a computer system, computer apparatus and a computer-implemented method for creating a parametric surface. The invention provides a base mesh having a plurality of outer or inner vertices with valence greater than two. The vertices define faces and at least one of the vertices is an extraordinary vertex. The invention converts faces of the base mesh into parametric elementary surfaces and trims at least one of said parametric elementary surfaces located in the vicinity of the extraordinary vertex. Trimming is performed according to: (i) at least two parametric elementary surfaces adjacent to a subject parametric elementary surface; and (ii) the base mesh. Next the invention constructs at least one parametric elementary surface, adjacent to the trimmed parametric elementary surface, wherein the resulting parametric elementary surfaces form the parametric surface.

Abstract: A method for editing three dimensional images comprises the steps of obtaining three dimensional data representative of an image (2), segmenting the data to select data to be processed (3), generating a three dimensional model of the selected data (6) and interpolating the three dimensional model of the selected data to generate a continuous three dimensional model (8). One or more tri-planar contours are then extracted from the continuous three dimensional model (10) and the continuous three dimensional model may then be edited. A three dimensional surface model is then generated from the one or more extracted tri-planar contours. The three dimensional surface model may also be edited (12).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for controlling 2-D to 3-D image conversion. In one embodiment, a mask is generated from an object model of the image. The mask is then used to from a 2-D mesh which is then converted to a 3-D volume mesh. The 3-D volume mesh is then used to produce 3-D image conversion.

Abstract: A method of preparing on object files a first device that are used for rendering two-dimensional images of three-dimensional objects on a second device by processing data defining triangle primitives representing at least one three-dimensional object. A plurality of planar triangle primitives corresponding to a plurality of surface portions of the object are stored, where the plurality of triangle primitives are represented by vertex data.

Abstract: A method of preparing on a first device object files used for rendering two-dimensional images of three-dimensional objects on a second device by processing object files containing data defining triangle primitives representing at least one three-dimensional object to determine a rendering order in which the triangle primitives may be rendered for creating a two-dimensional image in which the hidden surfaces are removed. A plurality of planar triangle primitives corresponding to a plurality of surface portions of the at least one object as vertex data are stored on the first device.

Abstract: An occlusion culling system is provided. In various embodiments, the occlusion culling system can combine a hierarchical object space tree with image space occlusion queries to reduce the number of occlusion queries that are issued to a GPU. In various embodiments, the occlusion culling system can enable culling of dynamic objects, identification of sections of a hierarchical tree representing objects to be rendered, and continuous refinement of the object hierarchy. The occlusion culling system can perform further refinements to reduce the number of occlusion queries that are issued to the GPU during rendering of computer graphics.

Abstract: Based on a driver programmable stencil reference value command, stencil reference value logic produces a plurality of stencil reference values for a corresponding plurality of pixels or pixel samples. At least one of the plurality of stencil reference values has a different value than at least one other of the plurality of stencil reference values. The driver programmable stencil reference value command may include a reference to instruction data or instruction data itself such that the graphics processing logic produces the plurality of stencil reference values based on the instruction data. Stencil logic performs a stencil test on the produced plurality of stencil reference values with respect to or without reference to a previously produced plurality of stencil values. Stencil logic performs stencil operations based on the result of the stencil test.

Abstract: By means of an image drawing program stored in a storage medium readable by an image processing system, the corresponding image processing system and the corresponding image drawing method, shadows are drawn for a plurality of characters, without imposing a large load on the processor, by referencing a shadow created in advance, and using the shadow for other characters to draw numerous humanoid shadows for display on one screen.

Abstract: A graphic apparatus that draws an object three-dimensionally using a level plane and a height-axis perpendicular to the level plane includes a receiving unit, a calculating unit, and a drawing unit. The receiving unit receives vertex data identifying a position of a top surface of the object on the level plane. The calculating unit calculates a modulation coefficient of luminance for the top surface based on a normal vector for the top surface and a light-source vector indicating a direction of a light source on the level plane. The drawing unit draws the top surface using the vertex data and the modulation coefficient, and a top surface of another object using the modulation coefficient.

Abstract: A digital reading device comprises a pair of tablet portions each having a display screen, with the tablets being foldable relative to each other between a closed position wherein the display screens are protected and not visible and an open position wherein the screens are adjacent and coplanar with respect to each other so as the present a book-like viewing area. A receiver is provided for receiving text and graphics separable into units or pages from a remote source and displaying the text and graphics on the display screens. The text and graphics received from the remote source may be stored in memory. A set of simple navigation keys is provided for storing the text and graphics in the memory and reading the text and graphics.

Abstract: An image processing device that supplies image data to a driver section of a display panel includes an encoding section that encodes image data on a block-by-block basis to generate encoded data, the image data corresponding to one scan line of an input image, the image data being divided into a plurality of blocks, a memory that stores the encoded data from the encoding section, and a decoding section that decodes the encoded data from the memory on a block-by-block basis to generate decoded data, the decoded data from the decoding section being supplied to the driver section.

Abstract: A dithering system includes a linear transformer, a dither data generator, an adder and a shifter. The transformer linearly transforms M bit input data using a linear function having a predetermined gradient in order to generate and output M bit transform data. The dither data generator generates and outputs M?N bit dither data. The adder adds the M bit transform data and the M?N bit dither data to generate and output M bit correction data. The shifter cuts off the bottom M?N bits of the M bit correction data in order to generate and output the N bit output data. The dithering system and associated dithering method widely disperses an error generated due to a physical limit of a data bit that can be expressed by a low gray scale system throughout the entirety of the gray scales when high gray scale image data is converted to low gray scale image data. This is done without using a lookup table which avoids using valuable chip area.

Abstract: An exemplary method for obtaining primary color values via measuring color values of a display device, the method including: measuring tristimulus values when the display device respectively displaying a red, green, and blue monochromatic patterns, the red, green, and blue monochromatic patterns respectively having the largest intensity; measuring tristimulus values when the display device displaying a white pattern mixed by the red, green, and blue colors; calculating intensity values of the red, green, and blue colors of the white pattern.

Abstract: A method of redistributing an N-primary color input signal (IS) having a particular number?4 (N) of input components (I1, . . . , IN) into N-primary color output signal (OS) having the particular number (N) of output components (P1, . . . , PN) under a constraint (CON2). The method comprises defining (MPRC) three functions (F1, F2, F3) representing three (P1, P2, P3) of the output components (P1, . . . , PN) as a function of the remaining N-3 output components (P4, . . . , PN). Substituting (MPRC) the values of the input components (I1, . . . , IN) into the three functions (F1, F2, F3) to determine unknown coefficients (P1?, P2?, P3?) of the three functions (F1, F2, F3). And, determining (MPRC) optimal values of the output components (P1, . . . , PN) by applying the constraint (CON2) to the three functions (F1, F2, F3).

Abstract: Methods, tools, and systems are provided for editing an image in a browser. One method includes presenting an image in a browser, receiving a selection identifying an area of an image to transform and a transformation and transforming the area of the image in the browser without interaction with the server.

Abstract: Methods, tools, and systems are provided for editing an image in a browser. One method includes presenting an image in a browser, receiving a selection from a user to transform the image and transforming the image in the browser without interaction with the server.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for compensating for clipped portions of one or more objects in an image provide a boundary mask portion adjacent to one or more edges of an image display. The boundary mask portion is used to display information which will fill clipped portions of the objects in the image.

Abstract: A video computer game is described that enables a user to generate and play a customized video game. The user retrieves a user generated pictorial background for placement in a graphics window in the game. User generated or previously provided objects are selected for placement on the background object. The pictorial background and selected objects are combined in a game workspace for editing. The combined background and objects are then placed into the graphics window of the game. A list corresponding to the selected objects is automatically created and placed in a list window of the game. The game may then be published or may be played privately by the user. During play of the game, the objects in the graphics window are selected and a selection indication is provided.

Abstract: A pixel having a transistor which controls a current value supplied to a load, a first storage capacitor, a second storage capacitor, and first to fourth switches is included. After the threshold voltage of the transistor is held in the second storage capacitor, a potential in accordance with a video signal is input to the pixel. Voltage obtained by adding a potential in which the potential in accordance with the video signal and the first storage capacitor are capacitively divided to the threshold voltage is held in the second storage capacitor in this manner, so that variation of a current value caused by variations in the threshold voltage of the transistor is suppressed. Thus, desired current can be supplied to the load such as a light-emitting element. In addition, a display device with little deviation from luminance specified by the video signal can be provided.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a drive circuit for adjusting a screen refresh rate of the display apparatus and a method thereof are disclosed. The display apparatus comprises an OLED diode display array and a drive circuit. The drive circuit comprises a detection unit, a clock generating unit, and a timing control unit. The detection unit determines whether a plurality of frames displayed by the OLED diode display array are configured as a dynamic frame. The detection unit generates a first control signal when the displayed frames are not configured as a dynamic frame, and the detection unit generates a second control signal when the displayed frames are configured as a dynamic frame. The clock generating unit generates a clock signal, the frequency of which is a first frequency in response to the first signal, or a second frequency in response to the second signal. The first frequency is greater than the second frequency.