Abstract: An electrophoretic display device has an electrophoretic display panel that has a plurality of drive electrodes, a common electrode, and a plurality of electrophoretic particles disposed between the drive electrodes and the common electrode, and can update the display color of each display unit correlated to a particular drive electrode as a result of the electrophoretic particles moving according to a voltage applied between the drive electrode and the common electrode; and a drive control unit that applies voltage between the drive electrodes and the common electrode to update the display of the electrophoretic display panel. The electrophoretic display device can display a plurality of colors including a first color and a second color in each of the display units.

Abstract: A device for controlling the gate drive voltage in the liquid crystal display is provided in the invention. The device for controlling the gate drive voltage in the liquid crystal display according to the invention includes a turn-on voltage output terminal and a turn-off voltage output terminal for outputting a turn-on voltage and a turn-off voltage to a gate drive circuit, respectively, and a control circuit. The control circuit is coupled with the turn-on voltage output terminal and exerts an influence on the turn-on voltage so that the turn-on voltage has a ripple similar to that of the turn-off voltage.

Abstract: A backlight device which uses a light emitting diode as a light source, the back light device being configured to irradiate a liquid crystal display panel from a rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel, the backlight device having a structure where plural lines are provided on a backlight board with a certain gap, each of the lines being where plural of the light emitting diodes are provided, the backlight device includes a light emitting diode driving part configured to segment an entire screen of the backlight board into plural segmented regions and configured to independently control brightness of the light emitting diodes with a segmented region unit.

Abstract: An imaging device that can not only reduce noises including shading but also read out a pixel at high speed, a method for controlling the imaging device, and a camera using the imaging device are provided. In a 3-transistor-driven pixel circuit 11, the drain of a reset transistor 113 is connected to a drive signal line DRNL (n), and the drain of an amplifier transistor 114 is connected to a source voltage VDD. A row drive circuit 12a quickly decreases the voltage level applied to the drive signal line DRNL (n) from a high-level voltage VH to a lowest level voltage VLL, then increases it from the lowest level voltage VLL to a low-level voltage VL, and then gradually returns it to the high-level voltage VH.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel, a gate driver configured to supply gate signals to gate lines on the liquid crystal panel, a data driver configured to supply data voltages to data lines on the liquid crystal panel, and a partial controller configured to control the gate driver to intercept a part of the gate signals to be supplied to the gate lines.

Abstract: A digital photo frame (DPF) includes a power management unit, a display panel, a backlight unit, an image capturing unit and a processing unit. The display panel includes a reflective structure. The power management unit is used to manage the power supply from a power source to the DPF. The backlight unit connects with the display panel and the power management unit. The image capturing unit is used to capture images of objects around the DPF and produce a detection signal when the image includes a face of a person. The processing unit connects with the image capturing unit and the power management unit, the processing unit controls the power management unit to discontinue the power from the power source to the backlight unit when receiving the detection signal, therefore the display panel reflects images via the reflective structure.

Abstract: An output voltage amplifier, and a driving device of a liquid crystal display using the same are disclosed. The output voltage amplifier includes: an amplifying unit to generate first and second signals corresponding to a gray voltage input to a first input terminal and a feedback signal input to a second input terminal, and to output a first voltage by using first and second switches driven to be on or off according to the first and second signals; an output unit to apply the first and second data signals to the first and second pixels by using third and fourth switches turned on or off according to the first and second signals; and a feedback circuit unit to selectively supply one of the first voltage and the first and second data signals to the second input terminal. Heating characteristics and a slew rate can be improved.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided. A plurality of light emitting units includes a plurality of light emitting elements which are configured to emit light toward a liquid crystal panel through a light guide plate. The light emitting units are arranged in series at an interval in such a direction that the light emitting elements face a side surface of the light guide plate. A feeding circuit is configured to supply power to the light emitting units. A first switch is connected to both ends of at least one of the light emitting units such that the at least one of the light emitting units connected between the both ends is deactivated when the first switch is turned on. A second switch is connected to both ends of at least one of the light emitting units such that the at least one of the light emitting units connected between the both ends is deactivated when the second switch is turned on.

Abstract: An electrophoretic display device has an electrophoretic display panel that has a plurality of drive electrodes, a common electrode, and a plurality of electrophoretic particles disposed between the drive electrodes and the common electrode, and can update the display color of each display unit correlated to a particular drive electrode as a result of the electrophoretic particles moving according to a voltage applied between the drive electrode and the common electrode; and a drive control unit that applies voltage between the drive electrodes and the common electrode to update the display of the electrophoretic display panel. The electrophoretic display device can display a first color, a second color, or at least one intermediate color between the first color and the second color in each of the display units.

Abstract: An electrophoretic display device including a pixel electrode provided in the pixel, a capacitor line provided in the pixel, a storage capacitor provided in the pixel, and a second electrode of the storage capacitor being coupled to a storage capacitor line and a thin film transistor (TFT) provided in the pixel, a source electrode of the TFT being coupled to a first electrode of the storage capacitor and the pixel electrode, a drain electrode of the TFT being coupled to the signal line, and a gate electrode of the TFT being coupled to the scan line. A capacitor line low select signal VSL or a capacitor line non-select signal VSC having a higher electric potential than an electric potential of the capacitor line low select signal VSL is supplied to the storage capacitor line.

Abstract: Generally speaking, systems, methods and computer program products for presenting data based on a fixed center viewpoint are disclosed. Embodiments may include receiving a request for an informational surround data shell that depicts a position for one or more objects relative to a celestial body from a point of view at a single fixed center viewpoint and determining a radial distance from the center viewpoint. Embodiments may include generating a data shell based on the determined radial distance and, for each informational surround, generating one or more objects each at the radial distance for rendering in the generated data shell. Embodiments may include generating the informational surround data shell from the point of view of the center viewpoint by rendering the generated objects within the data shell based on their position and transmitting the generated informational surround data shell for presentation to the user.

Abstract: A method and system for displaying 3D objects. The method includes creating a 3D object for rendering. The method includes exporting the 3D object as a mesh object, a skeleton, and an animation description. The method includes distributing the mesh object, the skeleton, and the animation description as at least two separate files. The method includes combining the mesh object, the skeleton, and the animation description at a user workstation for rendering a sequence defined by the 3D object.

Abstract: The image processing apparatus of the present invention comprises signed distance calculation unit calculating signed distance fields from each input 3D shape data, signed distance integration unit integrating all the signed distances calculated by signed distance calculation unit for each shape data, classification unit classifying each voxel to be outside of the observed object, near the surface of the object or the other, estimation unit estimating whether voxel is inside or outside of the object, and determination unit determining voxel to be inside, outside or near-surface of the object based on the calculation results of the previous units.

Abstract: A vector field, including its local three-dimensional attribute, is substantially visualized on a two-dimensional field of view in an intuitionally visible way. The vector field is mapped onto a three-dimensional coordinate space to produce corresponding coordinate point sequences, the degree of elevation in a local area of a plane in which the coordinate point sequences are connected is determined, the degree of depression in the local area is determined, the degree of elevation/depression in the local area is determined by weight-combining the degree of elevation and the degree of depression, the coordinate space is mapped onto a two-dimensional plane and gray-scale display corresponding to the degree of elevation/depression is conducted on the area of the two-dimensional plane corresponding to the local area.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing graphics primitives, including point-reflecting a graphics primitive about a point to generate a reflected graphics primitive, the reflected graphics primitive maintaining a depth information of the graphics primitive.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing graphics primitives, including determining whether a graphics primitive is, at least partially, within an epsilon view volume, the epsilon view volume being a substantially small volume about a view point; and adding one or more additional graphics primitives in response to determining that the graphics primitive is, at least partially, in the epsilon view volume, the one or more additional graphics primitives being an approximation of the graphics primitive.

Abstract: A method for a CAD system, a CAD system, and instructions for a CAD system. A method includes loading an object model, the object model including a blend face. The method also includes finding underfaces of the blend face and constructing an intersection curve according to the underfaces. The method also includes trimming the intersection curve according to the blend face to produce a virtual blend curve, and storing the virtual blend curve.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for rendering instance geometry whereby all culling, level of detail (LOD) and scene management is performed directly on a GPU.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media embodying such methods provide for allowing specification of per-ray clipping information that defines a sub-portion of a 3-D scene in which the ray should be traced. The clipping information can be specified as a clip distance from a ray origin, as an end value of a parametric ray definition, or alternatively the clipping information can be built into a definition of the ray to be traced. The clipping information can be used to check whether portions of an acceleration structure need to be traversed, as well as whether primitives should be tested for intersection. Other aspects include specifying a default object that can be returned as intersected when no primitive was intersected within the sub-portion defined for testing. Further aspects include allowing provision of flags interpretable by an intersection testing resource that control what the intersection testing resource does, and/or what information it reports after conclusion of testing of a ray.

Abstract: A method and system for providing a graphical user interface to manipulate 3D object textures. The method includes retrieving a mesh object for editing, wherein the mesh object is associated with a mask layer, a detail layer, and a shadow layer. The method includes displaying a hierarchical tree of the layers associated with the mesh object, wherein each layer is associated with a drawing order, a color blending function, and a rule set. The method includes, responsive to receiving a first set of user commands via a GUI, adding or editing at least one layer associated with the mesh object. The method includes responsive to receiving a second set of user commands via the GUI, adding or editing at least one of: the drawing order, the color blending function, and the rule set associated with a layer. The method includes automatically rendering the 3D object for user preview.

Abstract: A system may include a graphics memory, a data bus, a processor, and a vertex shader. The data bus may be operatively connected to the graphics memory. The processor may send vertex data to the graphics memory via the data bus. The vertex shader may read the vertex data from the graphics memory and may subdivide the vertex data into subdivided vertex data. The vertex shader may also write the subdivided vertex data to the graphics memory.

Abstract: A graphics processing architecture employing a single shader is disclosed. The architecture includes a circuit operative to select one of a plurality of inputs in response to a control signal; and a shader, coupled to the arbiter, operative to process the selected one of the plurality of inputs, the shader including means for performing vertex operations and pixel operations, and wherein the shader performs one of the vertex operations or pixel operations based on the selected one of the plurality of inputs. The shader includes a register block which is used to store the plurality of selected inputs, a sequencer which maintains vertex manipulation and pixel manipulations instructions and a processor capable of executing both floating point arithmetic and logical operations on the selected inputs in response to the instructions maintained in the sequencer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for the exhibition of a motion picture with enhanced perceived resolution and visual quality. The enhancement of perceived resolution is achieved both spatially and temporally. Spatial resolution enhancement creates image details using both temporal-based methods and learning-based methods. Temporal resolution enhancement creates synthesized new image frames that enable a motion picture to be displayed at a higher frame rate. The digitally enhanced motion picture is to be exhibited using a projection system or a display device that supports a higher frame rate and/or a higher display resolution than what is required for the original motion picture.

Abstract: To construct at least one cluster of data records of a scatter plot, cells representing the data records are placed in a visualization screen according to values of a first attribute and a second attribute of the data records. Visual indicators are assigned to the cells according to values of a third attribute of the data records. In response to detecting data records having a particular pair of first attribute and second attribute values, cells representing the data records having the particular pair of first attribute and second attribute values are placed in nearby positions according to similarity of values of the third attribute to form the at least one cluster of cells having similar visual indicators.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a user interface and techniques for an interactive graphical representation of large scale data on a display. The disclosure describes how large scale data may be viewed using multiple linked charts. In one implementation, a user interface comprises an overview chart. The user may use chart controller(s) to designate one or more portions of the overview chart viewable in subsequent charts. The user may navigate between the overview chart and the subsequent charts using the chart controller(s).

Abstract: A display that displays a graph corresponding to a function expression, an input unit that specifies a plurality of point positions on the graph displayed on the display unit, a processor that performs display control of a graph corresponding to a function expression on the display unit, does a specific calculation on the basis of positional information on a plurality of pointers displayed on the display unit and the function expression of the graph and performs display control of a result of calculation on the display unit, performs movement display control on the graph of an arbitrary one of the plurality of pointers displayed on the display unit according to an input from the input unit, and does the calculation again, updates the result of calculation, and performs display control of the updated result on the display unit, an storage area, and a work storage area, are provided.

Abstract: A calculator is provided. The calculator includes: a display unit having a touch panel; a recognition unit configured to: (i) recognize a numerical expression which is handwritten on the touch panel; (ii) convert the handwritten numerical expression in a text format; and (iii) display the text-converted numerical expression on the display unit; and an erasing unit configured to: if a part of the text-converted numerical expression is erroneously recognized and the erroneously-recognized part is specified, (i) erase the erroneously-recognized part and a part of the handwritten numerical expression corresponding to the erroneously recognized part. If information is handwritten again in the erased part of the handwritten numerical expression, the recognition unit recognizes the handwritten information again, and then the erroneously-recognized part of the text-converted numerical expression is corrected.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for obtaining a font for a document includes determining each glyph of a font that is specified in contents of an electronic document, the determination identifying a subset of multiple glyphs included in the font, the subset determined on a first device that does not have the font stored thereon. The method includes generating on the first device a request to a second device based on the determination, the request identifying the subset to the second device. The method includes receiving, at the first device, information sent from the second device in response to the request and defining the subset of the multiple glyphs, the information not defining a remainder of the multiple glyphs other than the subset. The method includes generating on the first device a presentation of the electronic document using the received information, the presentation including the subset of the multiple glyphs.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for tracking which data tiles have changed within an image frame. In an embodiment, each cell of a tile change list buffer may contain a frame number and updated when a tile is received from encoder. The frame number may be used as a base pointer for a particular frame buffer. When a frame is decoded, the contents of the tile change list buffer may be copied from the current tile change list buffer to the next buffer. This process may reduce memory traffic because the unchanged tile data does not have to be copied from frame to frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system according to claim 1, where the pixel buffer cache comprises at least one row descriptor for tracking and monitoring the activities of read and write requests of a particular tile. A system for providing a high bandwidth memory access to a graphics processor comprising: (a) a frame buffer for storing at least one frame, where said frame is stored in a tiled manner; (b) a memory controller for controlling said frame buffer; (c) a pixel buffer cache for storing multiple sections of at least one memory row of said frame buffer, and for processing requests to access pixels of said frame buffer; (d) a graphics accelerator having an interface to said pixel buffer cache for processing a group of related pixels; and (e) a CPU for processing graphic commands and controlling said graphics accelerator and said pixel buffer cache.

Abstract: The present invention is a device making it possible to guard against the effects of resetting components sensitive to electromagnetic radiation forming an LCD display device. The device consists of a component (81) insensitive to radiation keeping in a memory (82) series of data supplied by the sensitive components and, when there is an incident, it supplies the last valid image to the LCD during the reset. The preferred field of application is that of viewing devices forming the cockpit of aircraft.

Abstract: A backlight adjusting system and method is adapted for adjusting a backlight brightness of a light emitting element for a display panel based on an ambient light around the display panel. The backlight adjusting system includes a first calculator, a processor and a driver. The first calculator calculates a target display brightness value of the display panel based on an actual ambient brightness value of the ambient light, a predetermined optimal ambient brightness value of the ambient light, and a predetermined optimal display brightness value of the display panel determined according to the predetermined optimal ambient brightness value. The processor obtains a target pulse duty value based on the target display brightness value. The driver generates a driving signal based on the target pulse duty value utilizing pulse width modulation techniques for driving the light emitting element so as to adjust the backlight brightness of the light emitting element.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to generating images, and more particularly, to systems, apparatuses, integrated circuits, computer-readable media, and methods to facilitate the use of three dimensional color synthesis techniques to reproduce colors properly using, for example, two sub-pixel mosaics, at a boundary between two colors. A method can include receiving into a color element a first colored illuminant and a second colored illuminant. The method also can include determining that the color element is configured to generate a color that has one or more color characteristics for a portion of the reproduced image. Further, the method can include modifying at least one of the first colored illuminant and the second colored illuminant to adjust the one or more color characteristics into a range of values associated with a portion of an image that corresponds to the portion of the reproduced image.

Abstract: A method for improving an image quality of a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes receiving an input image, generating a plurality of consecutive pictures of a predefined period number according to the input image, wherein a gray level of the input image is greater than a gray level of the plurality of contiguous pictures, setting a number of pixels required for adding a value among the plurality of contiguous pictures for every display element according to a least significant bits (LSB) of a pixel of the input image, and enforcing the number of add-value pixels of a positive polarity closes the number of add-value pixels of a negative polarity according to the number of add-value pixels in each of the plurality of consecutive pictures and the polarity of the corresponding display element.

Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus capable of aligning, among plural series of images, slice images included in the series easily in a short time. The medical image processing apparatus is connected to at least one display unit 3 that displays a medical image on a screen based on inputted image data, for correlating anatomically tomographic positions of axial images among plural series of images, and includes: a standard coordinate system and feature quantity storage unit 22 for storing a standard coordinate system in which coordinate values correlated to anatomically tomographic positions of an object to be inspected are set; and a feature quantity computing unit 23, a coordinate value searching unit 24, and a slice coordinate determining unit 25 for providing coordinate values in the standard coordinate system to the axial images included in each of the plural series of images.

Abstract: Information in a diagram is logically structured using lists, containers, and callouts without requiring the diagram author to explicitly define a structure or map any diagram contents to a structure. Logical relationships are inferred based on actions associated with shapes, groupings, and attributes of shapes/groupings taken by the author. Feedback mechanisms are provided to communicate an underlying structure to the author. Intelligent behaviors are enabled to expose manipulation of diagrams based on their logical structure.

Abstract: A digital photo frame (DPF) includes a power source, a power management unit, a display panel, a backlight unit, a touch sensing unit and a processing unit. The display panel includes a reflective structure. The power management unit is used to manage the power supply from the power source to the DPF. The touch sensing unit is used to produce a touch signal when detecting the DPF is touched by a user. The processing unit receives the touch signal, and controls the management unit to discontinue the power from the power source to the backlight unit, therefore display panel reflects images via the reflective structure.

Abstract: An exemplary display device includes a display panel, an orientation recognition unit and a directional detection circuit. The display panel is used to display images. The orientation recognition unit is used to determine an angle of rotation of the display panel and generates a corresponding direction detection signal. The directional detection circuit is used to adjust an orientation of one or more images displayed by the display panel according to the direction detection signal.

Abstract: A method of providing an image for display comprises: determining a target image size in terms of first and second dimensions; processing an input image to detect a region of interest therein, the region of interest having first and second dimensions; and providing an image for display by modifying the input image having regard to the first and second dimensions of the target image size and the first and second dimensions of the region of interest in the input image. Also disclosed is corresponding apparatus and a corresponding computer program.

Abstract: A method of conserving battery life in an electronic device comprises receiving a low power user image size preference. The method additionally comprises adjusting an image size responsive to a user request to invoke the low power user image size preference so that an adjusted image displayed by the electronic device occupies an image zone that is smaller than an entire display size of the electronic device, and illuminating only areas within the image zone.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a first scaler, a second scaler, a generator, a coefficient assigner, and a blender. The first scaler converts the number of pixels of an image signal to scale up it according to control information set based on characteristic information. The second scaler converts the number of pixels of the image signal scaled up by the first scaler to further scale up it. The generator estimates an original pixel value from the image signal to increase the pixels, and generates an image signal with a resolution higher than that of the image signal scaled up by the first scaler. The coefficient assigner assigns a coefficient to the image signal generated by the generator according to the characteristic information or the control information. The blender blends the image signal generated by the generator with the image signal scaled up by the second scaler.

Abstract: A method is performed at a multifunction device with a touch screen display. The method includes displaying a text entry interface with a soft keyboard in a first area and a viewing area with a first size to display scrollable information. The method detects a finger gesture on the viewing area, and responds to the gesture. When the viewing area displays only a portion of the information, the response includes: (1) ceasing to display the soft keyboard, (2) expanding the viewing area to a second size, including at least some of the first area, and (3) scrolling the information in the expanded viewing area. When the viewing area with the first size displays all of the information, the response includes: (1) maintaining display of the soft keyboard, (2) keeping the viewing area at the first size, and (3) moving the information in the viewing area based on the finger gesture.

Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source section with white LEDs on a side of a light guide plate. The white LED includes a first white LED and a second white LED, and they emit light of different chromaticities. In a chromaticity diagram, a white color area is divided into two subareas by a dividing line passing through a target chromaticity; light emitted by the first white LED falls within a first subarea, and light emitted by the second white LED falls within a second subarea. By individually controlling the light emission of the first white LED and the second white LED, it is possible to emanate a desired white light from the light guide plate.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a pixel driving circuit comprises: one or more source drivers for enabling a first subpixel of a subpixel pair to receive first data and a second subpixel of the subpixel pair to receive second data; one or more source drivers for driving the first data to the first subpixel and the second data to the second subpixel, wherein the first data is different than the second data.

Abstract: Provided is an image display device for displaying an image by causing a light emitting element to emit light, the light emitting element being disposed in each of a plurality of pixel areas which are defined by dividing a display area into a grid pattern, the image display device including a pixel circuit for controlling light emission of the light emitting element disposed in each of the plurality of pixel areas, the pixel circuit being formed in an area having a portion that protrudes from the pixel area of the pixel circuit toward an adjacent pixel area and a portion where an adjacent pixel area protrudes into the pixel area.

Abstract: A method for reducing power consumption in an electronic equipment using a self-emitting type display is provided. The method includes distinguishing image data to be output, correcting each distinguished image data into an image brightness, synthesizing the corrected image data into one piece of output image data, and controlling a driving power for displaying the synthesized output image data as an image.

Abstract: According to a data processing device for correcting an image signal which (i) is made up of plural pieces of pixel data and (ii) is externally supplied to a liquid crystal driving panel, a correction circuit includes an interpolation section for (i) obtaining first pixel data to be corrected and second pixel data which is for use in driving one of the plurality of data signal lines at timing earlier than timing at which the one of the plurality of data signal lines is driven in response to the first pixel data and (ii) correcting the first pixel data in accordance with a relationship between the second pixel data and the first pixel data. This provides a data processing device which can carry out a correction so that, in a case where a previously applied voltage have an effect on the charging states of respective pixels connected to a certain data signal line, such an effect is cancelled.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a processing device and a method of providing privacy for a display device comprising a display panel arranged to display a first image signal (405), the display panel having an off-axis tonal reproduction curve that is different from the on-axis tonal reproduction curve of the display panel, and the display panel comprising a group of adjacent subpixels, wherein subpixels of the group of adjacent subpixels contribute at least a common primary color component, and wherein the group of adjacent subpixels associated with at least one pixel; the method comprising modulating control signals of individual subpixels of the group of adjacent subpixels, using a second image signal (425), the control signals arranged to generate tonal values for at least two of the individual subpixels of the group of adjacent subpixels that are at least in part decorrelated from the first image signal when viewed off-axis, and to generate tonal values for the group of adjacent subpixels that on averag

Abstract: A system (100, 500, 600, 800) of ink and multi-channel data delivery includes an optically transmissive tubular body (113) having at least two ends (105, 107). The tubular body (113) defines an ink channel between an ink supply (101) and at least one inkjet pen (117, 521, 525, 529, 901, 903). A multi-channel optical transmitter (111, 300, 400) is in optical communication with one end (105, 107) of the tubular body (113), and an optical receiver (115, 509, 511, 513) is in optical communication with another end (105, 107) of the tubular body (113).

Abstract: A liquid holding container that supplies liquid to a liquid ejecting apparatus, includes: a liquid containing section which contains the liquid; a liquid supply port for supplying the liquid to the liquid ejecting apparatus; and a supply pump which supplies the liquid contained in the liquid containing section to the liquid ejecting apparatus through the liquid supply port.