Abstract: A graphic data processing module includes a system interface for receiving image data streams, a shift register connected to the system interface, a timing generator connected to the system interface and the shift register, and a graphic display data random access memory (GDDRAM) connected to the shift register. The timing generator generates a clock signal and inputs the clock signal to the shift register, the shift register is controlled by the clock signal to receive image data streams in a first format from the system interface and convert the data of each pixel in the image data streams into data in a second format using fewer bits than the first format, and the data in the second format is transmitted to the GDDRAM.

Abstract: A method and system for a software driver of a graphics controller to work with a display codec. The software driver may be configured to work with different display codecs at different periods of time while using a default configuration. Other embodiments are also described.

Abstract: A display terminal device is provided. The device includes a display unit including a display area for displaying image information, a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of image information by switching the image information, an image information acquiring unit configured to acquire display information to be displayed while being added to the image information and acquire the image information which is associated with a plurality of display information, a display condition control unit configured to control a reproduction display condition, under which while image information is displayed on the display unit, a plurality of display information associated with the image information are consecutively reproduced and displayed, and control a switching condition, under which one of the image information is switched into another of the image information, based on the plurality of display information acquired by the image information acquiring unit.

Abstract: A display terminal device is provided. The display terminal device includes a display unit, a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of image information by switching the image information; an image information acquiring unit configured to acquire image information and display information which is associated with the image information and to be displayed while being added to the image information, a display information reproducing unit configured to reproduce and display the display information associated with the image information while the image information is being displayed, and a display switching control unit configured to control a switching time, at which one of the image information is switched to another of the image information while controlling the display information reproducing unit to reproduce and display the associated display information, based on the display information acquired by the image information acquiring unit.

Abstract: A scan-type display device control circuit is suitable for receiving successive frame data and driving a light-emitting diode (LED) display device accordingly. The scan-type display device control circuit includes a ping-pong buffer, a data storage controller, a line scan controller, a display buffer, and a scrambled pulse width modulation (PMW) signal generating device. The scan-type display device control circuit can utilize frame data circularly and repeatedly, so as to prevent a great mass of data from being transmitted repeatedly. Therefore, a band width for inputting data can be reduced significantly. Furthermore, the scrambled PMW signal generating device can scramble a PMW signal with a long period into a plurality of scrambled PMW signals with a short period. Therefore, the refresh rate can be efficiently enhanced without changing the band width for inputting data.

Abstract: A graphics processing system includes a graphics processor 1 that renders output frames that are written to a frame buffer in a memory 2 for display on a display 7. Comparison and control hardware 5 of the graphics processing system operates to compare successive output frames that are being generated for display, and then controls one or more aspects of the way in which the display of the output frames generated by the graphics processor 1 is carried out. In one preferred embodiment, the rate at which the display device 7 is updated (refreshed) from the frame buffer is controlled on the basis of the output frame comparisons. In another preferred embodiment, the format used when storing the output frames in the frame buffer is selected on the basis of the output frame comparisons.

Abstract: An object is to realize downsizing and cost reduction of a display device by efficiently using a physical region of a memory in a control circuit of the display device. A structure of a video data storage portion of the control circuit is that provided with a video data storage portion for storing video data of an n-th frame (n is a natural number), a video data storage portion for storing video data of an (n+1)th frame, and a video data storage portion for sharing video data of the n-th frame and the (n+1)th frame among received video data.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for a program to access multi-dimensional formatted graphics surface memory. Multi-dimensional memory objects called “surfaces” stored in a user-specified data or pixel format and arranged in a graphics optimized layout are accessed by programs using surface instructions. A set of memory access instructions e.g., load, store, reduce, and atomic, referred to as surface instructions, may be used to access the surfaces. Coordinate bounds checking is performed with configurable clamping. Caching behavior may also be specified by the surface instructions. Data format conversion and packing to a specified storage format is supported for store, reduction, and atomic surface instructions. Data format conversion and unpacking from a specified storage format is supported for loads and atomic surface instructions.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention comprise systems and methods for determining image content characteristics, determining ambient illumination conditions, selecting an initial backlight level based on the image content characteristics and selecting a backlight compensation process to be applied to the image based on the initial backlight level. Some aspects further relate to modification of the initial backlight level based on ambient illumination conditions and some aspects further relate to modification of the image with a second process based on ambient conditions.

Abstract: An apparatus includes means for receiving input indicating a selection point; generating a set of paths originating from said selection point; determining an influence value for each point on a path to generate an influence map; and applying said influence map to an image.

Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic brightness control device including an illuminance sensing unit for sensing an external illuminance value in real time; a brightness classifying unit for classifying the illuminance value sensed in real time by the illuminance sensing unit into two or more configured brightness levels by comparing the sensed illuminance value with a reference illuminance value; a median filter unit for filtering a median value among the brightness levels classified by the brightness classifying unit; a gamma curve selecting unit for selecting a gamma curve which corresponds to the median value filtered by the median filter unit; and an illuminance control unit for controlling illuminance according to the gamma curve selected by the gamma curve selecting unit.

Abstract: For improving the drawback of brightness decay of a display due to aging, a memory can be used to store the usage time of each pixel of the display, then based upon the usage time the brightness decay of each pixel of the display can be compensated and accordingly the value for the compensation can be stored in a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. However, the usage of the non-volatile memory is limited. Hence, the present invention discloses a new approach for storing the data so as to decrease write-in sequence per unit area for the non-volatile memory rather than increasing its storing capacity proportionally.

Abstract: Each portion constituting a displayed screen can be displayed with colors which a user easily views. When an operation button as a component is selected as a target for color customization in a content screen, a color customization operation screen is displayed which includes a first color selector display area with respect to this operation button and a second color selector display area with respect to a layout (background) on which this operation button overlaid and displayed. In the first color selector display area, the respective color selectors of text, background, and frame line as the elements constituting this operation button are displayed, and colors of the respective elements can be selected using these color palettes. It is similar for in the second color selector display area.

Abstract: A display device is provided that includes a plurality of pixels, where each pixel includes a single subpixel. In a first aspect, a single subpixel is able to sequentially generate a plurality of (e.g., at least three) primary colors. As a result of the single subpixel, the display is able to supply a gamut of colors including at least 3 primaries colors. For example, the sequential generation of the 3 primary colors may involve operating the subpixel in a time division multiplex (TDM) mode, and a primary combination color is supplied in response to the subpixel generating 2 primary colors in respective TDM subframes. When the pixel includes at least two neighboring subpixels, the pixel may additionally be operated in a spatial division multiple (SDM) mode or in the TDM mode.

Abstract: An apparatus includes means for associating a first editing effect with a first editing direction; means for associating a second editing effect with a second editing direction; means for receiving an editing input indicating an input direction and an input length; means for determining an editing degree according to a corresponding length of said input length in an editing direction by extracting a component corresponding to the input in the editing direction; and means for applying said associated editing effect in a degree according to the editing degree to an image.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for producing images including emulation techniques using multiple processors. The system provides for emulation of graphics processing resources such that a central processing unit may provide graphics support. Disclosed embodiments include emulation of selected graphics calls as well as emulation of a programmable graphics processor for compatibility with systems having no compatible GPU.

Abstract: A computing device includes a memory configured to store digital images. The computing device also includes a processor configured to execute instructions to perform a method that includes receiving a collection of digital images in which one or more of the digital images has an associated location. The method also includes displaying a digital map that is defined by a geographic area that includes the associated locations of the digital images. The method further includes annotating the digital map to include one or more identifiers. One or more of the identifiers represents a group of the associated locations as determined from a scale associated with the digital map.

Abstract: A method of displaying a document with an image. Tabs 351 to 354 associated with the same document are set on a document screen 33 of a document display screen 32, with one of the tabs (351) open. A base image 36 attached to the document is displayed on the tab 351. At the position for a comment, etc. of this base image, objects (added information) such as a comment 37, a pattern 38 related to the comment, a symbol 39 and an arrow 41 are added. These objects can be added by operating an “add” button 16a or an object select section 42. Also, an added object list screen 34 indicating a list of the objects added is displayed. The added information such as a comment added to the base image can be immediately viewed in the state related to the base image.

Abstract: A plurality of sets volume data obtained for a specified subject on different imaging dates/times are selected. At least one image for observation is generated for each selected set of volume data for the specified subject. Layered images are generated by positioning and overlapping the generated plurality of images for observation. The layered images are arranged on a predetermined screen, and operations that move a point along a temporal axis on the screen are detected. The display of each image for observation that constitutes the layered image arranged on the screen is changed based on the detected operations.

Abstract: A system and method for presenting lightning strike information in a manner so as to be easily understood and appreciated by viewers of televised weather report presentations and the like. Lightning strike information is displayed with a marker and textual indication of the lightning strike location in a viewer friendly format, e.g., a street address. Lightning strike data from a lightning strike data source is filtered to select individual lightning strikes to be displayed and processed to obtain the viewer friendly lightning strike location information to be presented overlaid on a geographic map or satellite image background. Personalized lighting strike information indicating the distance of a lighting strike from a viewer location of interest may be generated and provided directly to individual viewers via the interne, cellular phones, and/or other wired or wireless communication channels.

Abstract: According to the present invention, when video resolution is changed, the TV receiver selects resolution having a priority to the graphics resolution requested by the application depending on the application types, or the TV receiver selects graphics resolution appropriate for video format resolution, thereby the TV receiver enables the clear display of graphics without causing any distortion.

Abstract: Systems and methods for integrating graphic animation technologies with fantasy sports contest applications are provided. This invention enables a fantasy sports contest application to depict plays in various sporting events using graphic animation. The fantasy sports contest application may combine graphical representation of real-life elements such as, for example, player facial features, with default elements such as, for example, a generic player body, to create realistic graphic video. The fantasy sports contest application may provide links to animated videos for depicting plays on contest screens in which information associated with the plays may be displayed. The fantasy sports contest application may play the animated video for a user in response to the user selecting such a link. In some embodiment of the present invention, the fantasy sports contest application may also customize animated video based on user-supplied setup information.

Abstract: A composite picture forming method and picture forming apparatus forms pattern attribute information contained in an overlapping domain for the overlapping domain between a plurality of pictures to select the pictures to be targeted for a composition in accordance with the pattern attribute information and combine the selected pictures, and the composition of the pictures is also performed in plural stages by using the pattern attribute information in the overlapping domain.

Abstract: An image processing method including: inputting a plurality of images with a parallax between the images; by using one of the plurality of inputted images as a reference image, computing a parallax for each of pixels of the reference image on the basis of the plurality of images; extracting an unknown-parallax region for which a parallax cannot be computed; displaying the unknown-parallax region on a display device; receiving a user input of information on a parallax for the unknown-parallax region from a user; and setting the parallax for the unknown-parallax region on the basis of the input information on the parallax.

Abstract: If subject types of a still image material and a panoramic image are different, for example if the subject type of the still image material is animal and the subject type of the panoramic image is landscape, a layout determination unit determines a representative position in the point image as a position for placing the still image material. If a point image is of the same subject type, the layout determination unit determines, as the position for placing the still image material, a position outside the area of the panoramic image near the representative position in the point image. Thus, if there are a plurality of still image materials shot with different zoom factors and corresponding to the same point image, the layout determination unit can determine the layout of the still image materials according to the zoom factor for each still image material.

Abstract: There are disclosed an information display apparatus and information display method that enable superimposition information to be displayed in such a way that the superimposition information does not interfere with viewing of main screen content. A decision section (2043) decides a superimposition information display format based on a main screen classification of main screen content displayed in the main screen of a display section (205), a characteristic of the superimposition information, and an information amount of the superimposition information, and a display control section (2044) displays superimposition information in a display area corresponding to the main screen classification using the decided display format.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for producing images including emulation techniques using multiple processors. The system provides for emulation of graphics processing resources such that a central processing unit may provide graphics support. Disclosed embodiments include emulation of selected graphics calls as well as emulation of a programmable graphics processor for compatibility with systems having no compatible GPU.

Abstract: A viewing direction determination method for determining a viewing direction of a viewer when observing an object includes receiving a facial image of the viewer when observing the object, identifying a plurality of facial features in the facial image to generate an identification result, and determining a facial direction of the viewer when observing the object according to the identification result to determine the viewing direction.

Abstract: A thermal imager comprises a thermal video detector for detecting thermal video images and generating a video signal representing those thermal video images. Often, imaging optics are used for imaging light onto the thermal video detector. A display mode selector is also provided for enabling a selection between different video display modes. A video controller then scales the video signal in response to the display mode of the selector for display on a visible video display, which receives the scaled video signal from the video controller and displays the thermal video images. In the typical application, the display mode selector is operated by a user to select between a hand-held mode or mode in which the imager is used with a non-magnifying gun weapon sight, on one hand, and a mode for use with a magnifying telescopic sight of a weapon, on the other. In these latter applications, possibly only a portion of output of the video display is imaged through the telescopic sight of the weapon.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for efficiently organizing images in a display. A size of an image is scaled by an image scale factor, while an aspect ratio for the image is maintained, where the image scale factor comprises a combination of a first scale distance and a second scale distance. The scaled image is filled into a first display line, if the size of the scaled image is not greater than an amount of display space remaining in the first display line; otherwise the scaled image is filled into a second display line. The image is expanded to mitigate white space in the display after the scaling, while maintaining the image's aspect ratio. This can be performed for a collection of images presented on a display to provide an enhanced user experience.

Abstract: A screen has four main regions located in a cross direction and respectively assigned to four operation images. The screen has an outer periphery region around a center region. The outer periphery region includes an unfilled outermost circumference region, a boundary region, which is between operation images adjacent to each other, and a remaining region, in which the four operation images are paved. At least one of the four operation images is located over a corresponding one main region and an adjacent region, which is adjacent to the corresponding one main region in a circumferential direction around the center region. Each of the four operation images has an image region including a largest rectangle region surrounded by sides being in parallel with sides of the screen. The largest rectangle region has an area greater than 50% of a total area of the image region.

Abstract: According to the image display method, apparatus, and program of the present invention, when a user moves a display location to partially display text that is described in an image over a wide area, the burden of the user in performing return operations with respect to the screen display can be reduced by freely selecting and storing a return destination of the screen from among displayed partial regions in accordance with a user instruction, and thereafter returning to the display of the stored partial region in accordance with an instruction of the user.

Abstract: A method includes displaying information on a display of a portable electronic device, detecting, by a touch-sensitive input device, a gesture, performing a first function in response to detecting the gesture, and performing a zooming function on the information on the display when the gesture comprises a curved gesture.

Abstract: Methods for touch-based gestural command input on a device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes displaying an electronic canvas including an object at a first magnification level; simultaneously detecting a first and a second contact on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein at least one of the first contact and the second contact on the touch-sensitive surface is at a location that corresponds to a location on the display that is away from the object; detecting a gesture made with the first and second contacts; when a velocity of the gesture is less than a predefined gesture velocity threshold, scaling the electronic canvas in accordance with the gesture; and, when the velocity of the gesture is greater than the predefined gesture velocity threshold transitioning the electronic canvas from the first magnification level to a second, predefined magnification level in response to the gesture.

Abstract: A mobile communication terminal includes a touch unit to receive a first touch and to generate a first touch signal according to the received first touch, a coordinate computation unit to receive the first touch signal from the touch unit to compute first touch position coordinates of the first touch, a region enlargement unit to define an original region in accordance with an enlargement condition according to the first touch position coordinates and to enlarge the original region to generate an enlargement region, a coordinate mapping unit to generate second coordinates of the enlargement region and to map first coordinates of the original region with the second coordinates of the enlargement region, and a control unit to perform a command on the first coordinates of the original region. A method for the mobile communication terminal includes displaying the enlargement region on a display of the mobile communication terminal.

Abstract: A method for modifying user interface behavior on a device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display includes displaying a user interface, and while detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface: detecting a first movement of the contact corresponding to a first portion of a first gesture; performing a first responsive behavior in accordance with the first portion of the first gesture; detecting a second movement of the contact corresponding to a second gesture; performing a second responsive behavior in response to the second gesture, wherein the second responsive behavior is different from the first responsive behavior; detecting a third movement of the contact, wherein the third movement corresponds to a second portion of the first gesture; and performing a third responsive behavior in accordance with the second portion of the first gesture. The third responsive behavior is different from the first responsive behavior.

Abstract: A system and method for navigating pages of content on a target device is disclosed. The target device has a display area that is typically smaller than a page of content. Rather than having the user use scroll bars or finger gestures to view the entire page, a predetermined sequence of frames are displayed to the user. A frame is a preselected portion of a page. The user simply indicates when he has completed reading or viewing the current frame, and the next frame is then presented in the display area. This predetermined sequence is generated by the content provider or author, who uploads both the content and the frame sequence to a server, where it can be accessed by potential users.

Abstract: Instead of estimating a saturation value for an ADC color comb register of an LCD made in a region without a standard color bar, a standard color bar of another geographic region is used to calculate the saturation value for the register so as to optimize the color of images presented on the LCD.

Abstract: An assembly block (20) including an LED element (51), a control unit (52) that controls the LED element (51), and a housing (30) that holds the LED element (51) and the control unit (52) is provided. The housing (30) includes mechanical interfaces (32, 33) for mechanically connecting to the outside and is at least partially translucent. The control unit (52) includes a first functional unit (111) that stores, on receiving first data sets (D1) that include data for controlling the color of light to be outputted from the LED element (51) and a transfer command via the first electrical interface (79a) associated with the first mechanical interface (32), the first data set (D1) in a buffer (121) and outputs the stored first data set (DS1) in the buffer (121) together with the transfer command via a second electrical interface (79b) associated with the mechanical interface (33) on the second side.

Abstract: For improving the brightness decay of a display due to its aging, a non-volatile memory such as Flash can be used to store a brightness accumulation value of each point of the display, and each point can be compensated for its brightness accordingly. However, the non-volatile memory suffers from incorrect write-in data or temporary power disconnection, and thus the error will exist all the time to make the display non-even. Hence, the present invention uses a multiple data backups and CRC error detection, plus new/old data comparison to protect data the non-volatile memory from incorrect brightness compensation value so as to uniform the brightness of the display.

Abstract: This invention provides a display module, an electronic device using the same, and a display method thereof. The display module used in the electronic device is used for displaying a status of an electronic element of the electronic device. The display module includes a light guiding unit, a plurality of light emitting units, and a control unit. The light guiding unit has a light incident surface and a light output surface. The light emitting units are disposed adjacent to the light incident surface. The control unit is coupled with the light emitting units and selectively uses one of a plurality of current combinations to control the light emitting units. Light emitted from the light emitting units enters into the light guiding unit from the light incident surface and passes through the light output surface to present a continuous display effect.

Abstract: A display driver for driving a display panel includes a data selector configured to selectively output one of a preset digital code and a gamma correction value under control of a control signal; and a data processor configured to selectively perform a gamma correction operation on an RGB signal based on the information output by the data selector. When the information output to the data processor is the preset digital code, the data processor is directed to not perform gamma correction; when the information output to the data processor is the gamma correction value, the data processor is notified of the requirement for gamma correction based on the gamma correction value. A display apparatus is driven by the display driver.

Abstract: An image display device includes: a signal generation part which outputs an image signal corresponding to a gradation level of a pixel which constitutes an image; a laser beam source which radiates a laser beam having intensity corresponding to the image signal; and a signal adjustment part which superposes a high-frequency signal to the image signal inputted to the laser beam source. The signal adjustment part superposes a high-frequency signal which has amplitude not less than a width of a kink region where an input-output characteristic of the laser beam source changes most steeply on the image signal.

Abstract: A display device according to the present invention includes pixel units. Each of the pixel units is made up of N consecutive pixels. One of N (N?3) colors including R (red), G (green) and B (blue) is assigned to each of the N pixels. Each of the N pixels includes a sampling transistor Ms, drive transistor Md, holding capacitor Cs and light-emitting element (organic light-emitting diode OLED). Of the N pixels, a specific color pixel that is susceptible to a dark dot (e.g., B) or that has the highest relative luminosity factor (e.g., G) has more sets of pixel circuit elements including the drive transistor Md, holding capacitor Cs and organic light-emitting diode OLED than other color pixels and has two or more sets thereof.

Abstract: A method according to one embodiment may include supplying power to an LED array having at least a first string of LEDs and a second string of LEDs coupled in parallel, each of the strings includes at least two LEDs. The method of this embodiment may also include comparing a first feedback signal from the first string of LEDs and a second feedback signal from the second string of LEDs. The first feedback signal is proportional to current in said first string of LEDs and said second feedback signal is proportional to current in said second string of LEDs. The method of this embodiment may also include controlling a voltage drop of at least the first string of LEDs to adjust the current of the first string of LEDs relative to the second string of LEDs, based on, at least in part, the comparing of the first and second feedback signals. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.

Abstract: A duplex printing machine 1 includes an inkjet head 27 with a piezoelectric element set for vibrations to propel out droplets of aqueous ink 50, an inkbottle 21 for supplying aqueous ink 50 to the inkjet head 27, a system of ink lines 28 having a lower tank 22, a circulation pump 23, a filter 25, and an upper tank 26, a degasser 24 having a degassing pump 24a for degassing flux of aqueous ink 50 being to be supplied to the inkjet head 27, and a controller 7 operable to control the degassing pump 24a, the controller 7 being adapted to operate, as a print time calculated from an image data set of a print job is equal to or greater than a prescribed value, for driving the degassing pump 24a to degas flux of aqueous ink 50.

Abstract: A liquid supply apparatus includes: a plurality of heat exchange devices which are respectively provided in a plurality of supply paths for supplying liquids to a plurality of liquid ejection heads respectively, are supplied with a liquid medium adjusted to a predetermined temperature from a liquid temperature adjusting device, and conduct heat exchange between the liquids flowing in the plurality of supply paths and the liquid medium supplied from the liquid temperature adjusting device; a plurality of flow rate adjusting devices which are respectively provided correspondingly to the plurality of heat exchange devices and adjust a flow rate of the liquid medium supplied to each of the plurality of heat exchange devices from the liquid temperature adjusting device; and a controller which controls each of the plurality of flow rate adjusting devices to individually change the flow rate of the liquid medium supplied from the liquid temperature adjusting device to the plurality of heat exchange devices.

Abstract: An ink refilling device including a supply portion to be connected to an ink cartridge and supply ink, an ink tank, a first connecting tube having one end connected to the ink tank, a three-way switching valve including an input end connected to the other end of the first connecting tube, a first output end and a second output end, and adapted to switch between a first flow path from the input end to the first output end and a second flow path from the input end to the second output end, a second connecting tube having one end connected to the first output end and the other end connected to the supply portion, a third connecting tube having one end connected to the second output end and the other end connected to the ink tank, and a feed pump provided along the first connecting tube to feed the ink.

Abstract: There are provided a method of detecting an ink residual quantity and a printing device which do not make an erroneous determination as to detection on presence/absence of ink without influence of ink mist generated in the middle of using a printing device on calibration of an optical sensor. Therefore, by performing allotment processing based upon ink tank memory element information, calibration of an optical sensor using a reflection portion equipped in the ink tank, in a state where it is determined that the ink is left in the ink tank.

Abstract: A method for printing information on a print medium, such as a mailpiece, that includes determining a thickness of the medium while it is being transported toward a print head, such as an ink jet print head, causing the distance between the top surface of the medium the print head when the medium is located below the print head to be within a specified range based on the determined thickness, and printing the information on the print medium. Also, an apparatus includes a printing station having a print head, a transport mechanism for transporting the medium toward the printing station, and a thickness measuring mechanism. The apparatus is structured to cause the distance between the top surface of the medium and a portion of the print head when the medium is located below the print head to be within a specified distance range based on the thickness of the medium.