Abstract: A pixel circuit has a light emitting diode, a driving transistor, a capacitor, and a switch unit. The driving transistor has a first source/drain coupled to one end of the light emitting diode. The capacitor is coupled between a gate of the driving transistor and the end of the light emitting diode. The switch unit couples the gate and a second source/drain of the driving transistor together, and couples the second source/drain of the driving transistor to a data line when a scan signal is asserted.

Abstract: A wireless display module for an image capture device, comprises a housing, a display element disposed on the housing, a wireless communications interface coupled to the display element, and an attachment mechanism disposed on the housing and configured to releasably attach the display module to the image capture device. In one embodiment, the display is removable from the image capture device and the wireless interface provides image transfer between the image capture device and the display to enable the display to be operated as either an integral or separate component of the image capture device.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for driving segments of a bistable display. The method may include providing, at the same time, a plurality of independent waveforms corresponding to display data for driving a plurality of segments of the display. The method may include selecting, for each segment, one of the independent driving waveforms. The method may also include determining whether an update of display data has occurred for one of the segments. The method may include selecting a different one of the waveforms to drive the segment if an update has occurred. The method may further include maintaining a currently selected waveform to drive the segment if an update has not occurred.

Abstract: In order to increase charge time of thin-film transistor (TFT) cells of a display device, the present invention provides a driving device, which includes a timing controller, a column driver module and at least a delay module. The timing controller is used for outputting at least a load signal. The column driver module is coupled to the timing controller and includes at least a column driver. The delay module can be installed in the column driver module or the timing controller, and is used for delaying the load signal for a predetermined time. The load signal is utilized to trigger the plurality of column drivers to output video data provided by a video data source and the video data corresponds to pixels on a panel of the display device. The driving device can use in a cascading, point-to-point or bus-type interfacing architecture to transmit the load signal.

Abstract: In a data driving device, a display apparatus having the data driving device and a method of driving the data driving device, an input circuitry receives an image data signal in a digital form from an exterior, and a converter converts the image data signal from the input circuitry into a data voltage in an analog form. An output buffer amplifies the data voltage from the converter. Based on the data voltage amplified by the output buffer, a voltage divider outputs two or more pixel voltages having different voltage levels from each other. Thus, a size of the output buffer and the converter may be reduced while increasing the number of pixel voltages output from the data driving device.

Abstract: The present invention aims to prevent display luminance difference and burning with a line at which the polarity inversion switches when the order of inversion of black and video changes in the middle of the screen by a frame polarity inversion drive in a liquid crystal display device for performing black insertion drive. An enable signal (VOE) to each gate driver 5A to 5N is independently controlled, a start pulse (VSP) input to write a black signal is performed at an arbitrary timing within one frame period with respect to the gate driver 5A to insert a black image within one frame period, a write polarity of the video signal is inverted in frame cycle with the video display start pulse as a base point, and a write polarity of the black image signal is inverted in frame cycle with the black display start pulse as a base point.

Abstract: In an active matrix display device, one source line is arranged for every two pixels arranged along a gate line direction, and each two pixels which are adjacent to each other along the gate line direction across one of the source lines share the source line and are each connected to different gate lines. A gate driver block performs a first driving control which sequentially selects, in a first order, the gate lines in a pair of two gate lines corresponding to two pixels which are adjacent to each other along the gate line direction and are connected to different source lines. The gate driver block also performs a second driving control which sequentially selects, in a second order which is opposite to the first order, the gate lines in such a pair of two gate lines.

Abstract: A display system includes: a display device including a display section having a dispersed system containing electrophoretic particles between a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein an electric field is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode according to display data, and the electrophoretic particles are migrated by the electric field so that an image corresponding to the display data is displayed; and a display-data providing device that provides a display control signal containing the display data to the display device; wherein the display system erases the display content of the display section by generating an electric field between the first electrode and the second electrode according to display data corresponding to the display content. The display-data providing device stores display data to be provided to the display device and information corresponding to the display data in association with each other.

Abstract: Provided is a driving device of a segment display type electrophoretic display panel including a common electrode, a plurality of segment electrodes which face the common electrode, and a dispersion system containing electrophoretic particles arranged between the common electrode and the segment electrodes, the driving device including: a driving circuit which supplies a driving voltage having a voltage value according to plural pieces of display data, which are supplied as a series of serial data, to the segment electrodes, wherein the driving circuit includes a switching circuit which switches the driving voltage according to the display data to a voltage value according to reverse data of the display data, on the basis of at least one external control signal input to the driving circuit, independent of the display data.

Abstract: In the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus including: a pixel array section including pixel circuits each having an electro-optical device, a write transistor configured to carry out a voltage storing process to sample a video signal and store the sampled video signal, a holding capacitor configured to hold the sampled video signal, and a driving transistor configured to drive the electro-optical device; and a driving circuit configured to carry out a selective scan operation on the pixel circuits in row units, and a threshold-voltage correction operation to correct variations of the threshold voltage of every driving transistor wherein, before the driving circuit carries out a threshold-voltage correction operation in a horizontal scan period, the driving circuit performs a preparatory operation prior to the horizontal scan period in order to fix each of electric potentials appearing on the gate and the source of the driving transistor at a predetermined level.

Abstract: An exemplary display device (200) includes a display module (230), a power supply circuit (240), a detecting circuit (210), and an anti-interfering circuit (250). The detecting circuit detects a predetermined type of radiation from an object near the display module. The anti-interfering circuit determines whether the radiation is from a potential user of the display device via identifying the frequency of the radiation and the time period that the radiation subsists. The power supply circuit provides power to the display module according to the identifying result.

Abstract: An exemplary on-screen display (OSD) controlling system (1) includes an extended display identification data integrated circuit (EDID IC, 12) and a scalar integrated circuit (IC, 13) electrically connected to the EDID IC. The EDID IC includes a read-write part (122). The scalar IC includes a micro-controller unit (MCU, 131). The MCU is configured for processing data of the read-write part of the EDID IC. Because the scalar IC is connected to the EDID IC and can process the data stored in the read-write part, individualized information can be inputted by a user and displayed. Thus, the OSD controlling system can satisfy the demand for customization of an OSD.

Abstract: A discharge sustain driver circuit for a plasma display device, the driver circuit comprising a first transistor switching circuit for switching a DC bus voltage across the plasma display device; a storage capacitance; at least one inductor; and first and second bi-directional switching circuits coupled in series and being coupled to the first switching circuit to transfer charge from the plasma display device through the at least one inductor to the storage capacitance, and back to the plasma display device; and a controller for the bi-directional switching circuits to control the bi-directional switching circuits so as to receive the charge on the storage capacitance and return the charge in an opposite charge direction to the plasma display device.

Abstract: A drive circuit of a display unit includes an output circuit. The output circuit has an amplifier which amplifies an analog signal voltage according to a digital image signal, and a switch which turns off to isolate an output of the amplifier from an output terminal in response to a test signal.

Abstract: A display driving circuit capable of driving a display device with a selected polarity includes a plurality of selection units for selecting any one image data signal from a plurality of input image data signals in response to a first control signal, and a plurality of level converting units, each converting a level of the selected image data signal and outputting an output image data signal having the converted level in response to a second control signal. The second control signal has a level converted in a predetermined time from the point in time when a level of the first control signal is converted. The first control signal may be a polarity selection signal and the second control signal may be a vertical line start signal.

Abstract: A method for switching a state of a media terminal includes: detecting for an infrared signal emitted by a human body around the multimedia terminal; processing the infrared signal into a trigger signal, inputting the trigger signal into the multimedia terminal, and switching the multimedia terminal from a power-saving state to an operating state according to the trigger signal. Embodiments of the present invention also provide two multimedia terminals. An infrared signal detection unit and an infrared signal processing unit are added to the existing multimedia terminal to make the multimedia terminal have an infrared signal detection function. Once the multimedia terminal detects that a person moves around it, the multimedia terminal automatically switches to the operating state. Embodiments of the present invention can prolong the lifetime of the multimedia terminal, reduce power consumption of the multimedia terminal and upgrade the multimedia terminal.

Abstract: In this PDP apparatus, in a sustain driving circuit device for supplying sustain discharge pulses, an energy recovery circuit has a coil, switches, and diodes, and a Vs clamp circuit has switches. In the energy recovery circuit, the switches are connected to a panel capacitor, and the coil is connected to a power source line with an intermediate potential of Vs, and a clamp diode and a power source connected thereto are connected to a node between the coil and the switch. As a control timing, at a timing of less than ?/2 of an LC resonance current cycle, the switch of the energy recovery circuit is turned OFF and then the switch of the Vs clamp circuit is turned ON, thereby performing the Vs clamp.

Abstract: A display device includes a pixel array and a drive unit that drives the pixel array. The pixel array includes first and second scanning lines in rows, signal lines in columns, a matrix of pixels arranged at respective intersections of the scanning lines and the signal lines, power supply lines that supply power to each of the pixels, and ground lines. The drive unit includes a first scanner that sequentially supplies first control signals to the corresponding first scanning lines to perform line-sequential scanning on the pixels on a row-by-row basis, a second scanner that sequentially supplies second control signals to the corresponding second scanning lines in synchronization with the line-sequential scanning, and a signal selector that supplies video signals to the signal lines in synchronization with the line-sequential scanning. Each pixel includes a light-emitting element, a sampling transistor, a drive transistor, a switching transistor, and a pixel capacitor.

Abstract: An overdrive circuit (20) for a display panel (1) comprising a pixel (10) having inertia further comprises a table look up circuit (24) or a function circuit (24) which receives a start value (SV) and a desired value (DV) being either an input value (IV) indicating an image to be displayed, or a clipped value (CV) and which supplies an overdrive value (OV) to the pixel (10). A substituting circuit (30) substitutes the input value (IV) by a reachable response within one predetermined period (Tf) starting from the start value (SV) to obtain the clipped value (CV). A memory (23) receives the clipped value (CV) to supply the start value (SV) which is the clipped value (CV) delayed over the one predetermined period (Tf).

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling picture quality of a flat panel display. The apparatus for controlling picture quality of the flat panel display includes a position determining unit which determines a display position of digital video data; a gray-level determining unit which determines a gray-level value of the digital video data; and a frame rate control unit that disperses a plurality of dither patterns determined by a compensation value for compensating for brightness in a boundary between the panel defect region and the non-defect region during a plurality of frame periods and controls data, which will be displayed in the boundary, by the compensation value, if the digital video data is determined to the data which will be displayed in the boundary between the panel defect region and the non-defect region according to the determined result of the position determining unit.

Abstract: A driving method of an electro optical device includes pre-charging “m” columns of data lines belonging to each block to at least two different voltages before selecting the block. In addition, the combination of the at least two different voltages pre-charged to the “m” columns of data lines belonging to each block is switched each time a scanning line is selected.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel for displaying an instrument image including an index image constituting an index and a pointer image constituting a pointer for pointing the index of the index image and a controller for displaying the instrument image on the display panel. The controller varies at least one of a pointer display mode of the pointer image and an index display mode of the index image so as to increase a readability of the index indicated by the index image when positions associated with the pointer image and the index image coincide.

Abstract: A 3D road object is an object having road width, height, and length. The 3D road object corresponds to a link. A road surface texture is drawn repeatedly on the top surface of the 3D road object. With a map information creating device, geometry data in a cube shape containing a cross-section including the road width and the height can be extracted. Length of this geometry data can be set to the length of one sheet (one cycle) of the road surface texture in the length direction of the 3D road object. The road surface texture for one sheet as well as drawing cycle information can also be extracted. Moreover, link length information can be extracted from the link.

Abstract: One embodiment includes a method of pre-computing a support map which includes a run-time environment comprising at least one three dimensional convex body having a plurality of vertices on each of at least six sides, each side being divided into a predetermined number of sample regions. The embodiment includes determining, for each of at least six input directions, which of the plurality of vertices extends farthest from the body within each of the sample regions. The embodiment also includes storing resulting output data for each sample region in a memoization structure.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to control a three-dimensional scene view. A three-dimensional (3D) scene having one or more three-dimensional objects is displayed. A 3D representation of a coordinate system of the scene is displayed. The 3D representation contains a current viewpoint, one or more faces, one or more edges, and one or more corners with each face, edge, and corner representing a corresponding viewpoint of the scene. The 3D representation is manipulated. A new current viewpoint of the 3D representation is displayed based on the manipulation. The scene is then reoriented corresponding to the new current viewpoint based on the manipulation of the 3D representation.

Abstract: A graphics hub subsystem for interfacing parallelized graphics processing units (GPUs) with the CPU of a PC-based computing system having a CPU interface module and a PC bus. The PC-based computing system includes system memory for storing software graphics applications, software drivers and graphics libraries, and an operating system (OS), stored in the system memory, and a central processing unit (CPU), for executing the OS, graphics applications, drivers. and graphics libraries. The graphics hub subsystem includes a hardware hub having a hub router for interfacing with the CPU interface module and the GPUs by way of the PC bus, distributing the stream of geometrical data and graphic commands among the GPUs, and transferring pixel data output from one or more of the GPUs during the composition of frames of pixel data corresponding to final images for display on the display surface. The subsystem also includes one or more software hub drivers, stored in the system memory.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for representing reinforcement. A three-dimensional (3D) solid object in a computer aided design (CAD) model is identified. The solid object has a volume. A reinforcement element is associated with the solid object. The reinforcement element defines a path within the volume, occupies no space in the volume, and has a width value greater than zero. The reinforcement element is rendered as a ribbon having a width and having no volume. The width of the ribbon is the width value of the reinforcement element. A view of the solid object, including a view of the ribbon, is presented. The width of the ribbon is orthogonal to a direction of the view of the solid object.

Abstract: A point cloud data set may be pre-processed for fast and efficient rendering. The pre-processing may comprise creating an octree hierarchy from the data, generating a level of detail (LOD) representation for each octree node, simplifying the points in each node according to a simplification tolerance, and storing the data structure in a file. Textures associated with each node may be stored in a separate, compressed file, such as a texture atlas. At render time, the octree and LOD hierarchy may be traversed until a suitable LOD node is found. The associated texture data may be accessed, and the node may be rendered as a textured quadrilateral and/or a splat point primitive. In an alternative approach, multiple point cloud datasets may be merged using a global transform function. The merged dataset may be simplified using a hierarchical LOD tree. Textures may be ascribed to each LOD node. The resulting structure may be rendered using splat and billboard point primitives.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, by increasing the number of rays issued through adjacent pixels with colors of high contrast while maintaining the number of rays issued through adjacent pixels which do not have colors of high contrast, a ray tracing image processing system may render an anti-aliased image while minimizing the increase in workload experienced by the image processing system. Additionally, according to another embodiment of the invention, by maintaining the number of rays issued through adjacent pixels which have colors of low contrast while increasing the number of rays issued through adjacent pixels which do not have colors of low contrast, the image processing system may reduce workload experienced while performing ray tracing while maintaining the quality of the rendered image.

Abstract: A lighting model specified in light space may be transformed to a 3D scene, which may include numerous lights. When the lighting model is transformed to the 3D scene and is uniformly scaled or near-uniformly scaled, intensity or brightness of light at sample points, corresponding to points in the 3D scene, may be adjusted proportionately for a light source using a value based, at least partly, on a transform matrix. When the lighting model in the light space is scaled to non-uniformly stretch a lit area, the sample points may be transformed to the light space, using an inverse of a transform matrix. Distances from the light source to the transformed sample points in the light space may be used to determine attenuation and range with respect to the light source.

Abstract: Techniques for displaying information related to collection hierarchies. In one embodiment, an integrated direct-manipulation image-based interface is provided for displaying information related to collections. The interface also enables operations to be performed on collections and their elements. Multiple levels of the collection hierarchy are made visible and editable at the same time by the user interface.

Abstract: A method for assembling stream processing graphs in a stream processing system, includes: performing, in an offline manner, translating a plurality of processing element and data source descriptions into a planning language and performing reasoning on the plurality of processing element and data source descriptions during the translation; and performing, in an online manner, receiving a processing request that specifies a desired processing outcome; translating the processing request into a planning goal; and assembling a plurality of stream processing graphs, each of the processing graphs including a plurality of the translated and reasoned processing elements or data sources that satisfy the desired processing outcome.

Abstract: A character rendering device includes: a first drawing unit that divides a shape of a character represented by character shape data into partial areas, and renders the shape of the character area by area; a second drawing unit that renders the character on the basis of the shape of the character drawn by the first drawing unit; a transfer unit that transfers the character rendered by the second drawing unit; a first memory that stores data; a second memory whose read/write rate is lower than that of the first memory, and whose storage capacity is larger than that of the first memory; and a selection unit that, if a number of the partial areas created by the first drawing unit is equal to or smaller than a threshold value, selects the first memory, and if the number of the partial areas is larger than the threshold value, selects the second memory, wherein: if the first memory is selected by the selection unit, the first drawing unit writes data of the rendered shape of the character in the first memory, and t

Abstract: A system and method generates a map representation of information from a BI (business intelligence) application. The BI information is used to generate map data, which in turn is used to generate a map representation. The system and method are arranged to generate the same thematics in a representation as provided by BI application. For example, if the BI information is information on crime in a particular area, the map representation will present the same theme in a spatial frame of reference, using similar metadata (thematic data) to express the theme on the map representation.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to perform a task using a special character. The method further includes receiving from a user an indication specifying an interpretation of the special character and storing the indication. The method further includes interpreting the special character using the indication, and performing the task using the interpreted special character.

Abstract: Rendering glyphs is disclosed. A set of glyphs to be flowed along a nonlinear path are received. A first glyph included in the set is placed at a corresponding location along the nonlinear path such that the first glyph is spaced from a second glyph, at a point nearest the second glyph, by at least a prescribed distance.

Abstract: An apparatus may include two or more frame buffers, a control module, a management module, and a display engine. The two or more frame buffers may each store frame data arranged in a plurality of lines. The control module may designate one of the frame buffers for output. This designation may change for each frame output to a display device. The management module identifies the lines associated with the designated frame buffer as either valid or invalid. More particularly, the management module identifies a line as invalid when the line has changed in at least one of the two or more buffers since the designated buffer's previous designation for output. The display engine fetches, from the designated buffer, any lines identified as invalid. These fetched lines may be sent to the display device for output. Additionally, the fetched lines may be compressed and stored by the display engine.

Abstract: Methods and systems for local themeing of remote applications is disclosed. In an implementation, a redirection surface is defined by a server corresponding to a remote application executed by a client. The client sends to the server, a set of theme metrics and parts corresponding to the client and non-client area in the redirection surface. The server utilizes the theme metrics to render the contents of part of the redirection surface. The rendered contents are utilized by the client to re-render the client area of the redirection surface. The non-client area is rendered locally at the client based on local client theme settings.

Abstract: A texture processing apparatus includes a CG data acquisition unit acquiring calculator graphics (CG) data including CG model data, camera data, light data, texture data items, and a preset emphasis parameter for texture mapping processing, the CG model data, the camera data and the light data composing data for rendering a CG image, the texture data items being acquired or produced under different conditions, a calculation unit calculating, using the CG data, an emphasis texture processing condition corresponding to the preset emphasis parameter, the emphasis texture processing condition being used to perform texture mapping processing on a CG model, an extraction unit extracting a particular texture data item from the acquired texture data items in accordance with the texture processing condition, and a processing unit performing emphasis processing on the particular texture data item in accordance with the preset emphasis parameter to obtain a emphasized texture data item.

Abstract: A video signal processing device which processes a video signal input into a display monitor inputs illumination profile information relating to an illumination spectral characteristic of a light source and monitor profile information relating to a display profile of the display monitor. A video signal conversion unit performs color conversion processing on the input video signal on the basis of the illumination profile information and monitor profile information, and outputs a video display signal to the display monitor. As a result, color correction is performed on a video image displayed on the display monitor.

Abstract: A device for adjusting a color value assigned to a spatial point for a low-noise volume rendering of an object is provided. The device mixes a first color value from a classification unit with a second color value obtained by the application of an illumination model on the first color value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of valuing contrast of representation on background displayed on a screen of a navigation apparatus, by counting a number of the presentations on the background of the screen, adjusting contrast of the representations against the background displayed on the screen in response to the number of the representation on the background, and displaying the representations on the screen based on the adjusted contrast of the representation. The contrast of the representations against the background is set lower than original contrast against the background when the number of the representations is equal to or more than a predetermined number. The contrast of the representations is set higher than current contrast when the number of the representations on the screen is less than a predetermined number.

Abstract: A display that includes at least one gray level being provided to a plurality of pixels that illuminates each of the pixels with the gray level. The display applies corrective data for the pixels so as to reduce the mura effects of said display for those characteristics generally visible by the human visual system and so as not to reduce the mura effects of the display for those characteristics generally not visible by the human visual system.

Abstract: A contrast control apparatus includes a statistic distribution unit and a characteristic judging unit. The statistic distribution unit receives an image data to have a brightness histogram distribution in statistic. The brightness histogram distribution has a plurality of statistic nodes, respectively corresponding to a plurality of gray levels in statistic. The characteristic judging unit at least receives the brightness histogram distribution to determine a brightness adjusting signal for the image data, so as to proportionally adjust a brightness of a display light source. In addition, the characteristic judging unit also outputs a contrast curve, and the contrast curve represents a plurality of adjusted nodes, respectively corresponding to the statistic nodes. As a result, the brightness of the statistic nodes is changed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling picture quality of a flat panel display capable of electrically compensating for a display defect of a display panel are disclosed. The method of compensating for a display defect of a flat panel display includes reading identification information of a display panel; generating positional information indicating the position of the display defect and the form of the display defect of the display panel on the basis of first input information and the identification information; generating a compensation value for compensating the degree of the display defect of on the basis of second input information; storing the positional information and the compensation value in a memory; and reading the positional information and the compensation value from the memory, modulating data to be displayed at the position of the display defect of the display panel by the compensation value, and displaying the modulated data on the display panel.

Abstract: A haptic interface system is presented including manipulating a haptic controller having an accelerometer; programming a video system processor for responding to moving the accelerometer of the haptic controller; and activating a haptic response device by the video system processor for updating the haptic controller including heating, cooling, illuminating, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Authoring a Blu-ray Disc including: defining layers of graphics to be used in a display; overlaying the layer on to video display thereby providing a composite display, wherein overlay includes using an effect.

Abstract: A video compositing device includes: a first video input unit configured to input a first video; a second video input unit configured to input a second video; a parameter input unit configured to input a parameter indicating a relative positional relationship between the first video input by the first video input unit and the second video input by the second video input unit when the first and second videos are composited; a video compositing unit configured to composite the first and second videos, in units of pixels, in accordance with the parameter input by the parameter input unit, to generate a composite video; and an output unit configured to output a composite video generated by the video compositing unit.

Abstract: A BD-ROM has recorded therein an AV Clip generated by multiplexing a video stream and a graphics stream. The graphics stream represents an interactive display to be overlayed with the video stream, and includes a sequence of three Button State groups. The interactive display includes a plurality of buttons, each of which changes from a normal state to a selected state, and from the selected state to an active state, according to a user operation. In the three Button State groups in the graphics stream, the first-order group (N-ODSs) is made of a plurality of pieces of graphics data, which represent normal states of the buttons, the second-order group (S-ODSs) is made of a plurality of pieces of graphics data, which represent selected states of the buttons, and the third-order group (A-ODSs) is made of a plurality of pieces of graphics data, which represent active states of the buttons.

Abstract: Digital maps can be composed of a series of image tiles that are selected based on the context of the map to be presented. Independently hosted tiles can comprise additional details that can be added to the map. A manifest can be created that describes the layers of map details composed of such independently hosted tiles. Externally referable mechanisms can, based on the manifest and map context, select tiles, from among the independently hosted tiles, that correspond to map tiles being displayed to a user. Subsequently, the mechanisms can instruct a browser, as specified in the manifest, to combine the map tiles and the independently hosted tiles to generate a more detailed map. Alternatively, customized mechanisms can generate map detail tiles in real-time, based on an exported map context. Also, controls instantiated by the browser can render three-dimensional images based on the combined map tiles.