Patents Issued in August 11, 2011
  • Publication number: 20110193828
    Abstract: A stylus includes a housing, a core, a pole and a positioning member. The core is slidably received in the housing. The pole is secured in the housing. The pole includes a first ring groove and a second ring groove. The positioning member is mounted to the core. A plurality of arcuate portions is formed on the positioning member. The arcuate portions are selectably engaged in the first ring groove and the second ring groove to position the stylus at different positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicants: SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: YU QIU, JUN-LIN CHEN, YUNG-CHANG YEN
  • Publication number: 20110193829
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes an operating body, a flexible display panel and a flexible air bag. The flexible display panel, connecting to the operating body, is able to be scrolled to a stored status or unscrolled to an operating status. The flexible air bag is disposed on a bottom surface of the flexible display panel, wherein the flexible display panel is inflated or vacuumed when the flexible display panel is in the operating status in order to maintain a flat surface of the flexible display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tzeng-Shii Tsai, Yu-Sheng Tsai
  • Publication number: 20110193830
    Abstract: A display apparatus in which data lines of first and second sides of the display panel are connected is disclosed. In some embodiments, the display apparatus includes gate driving units respectively driving the first and second sides of the panel. The surface area of a data driving block which occupies a large portion of a driver circuit is, accordingly, reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yeon-Je Cho
  • Publication number: 20110193831
    Abstract: A display device includes a switching element that is formed for each pixel; a gate line that is connected to the switching element; a first scanning line driving circuit and a second scanning line driving circuit that are connected to the gate line; and a control unit that normally controls the first scanning line driving circuit to output a signal driving the switching element, and controls an output of the second scanning line driving circuit to be brought into a high-impedance state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Kunimori
  • Publication number: 20110193832
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including: a switching element configured to be formed for each of pixels; a gate line configured to be connected to the switching element; and a scanning line drive circuit configured to be connected to the gate line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yukiya Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20110193833
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprises a power supply, a pulse adjustment circuit, and a gate driver. The pulse adjustment circuit is connected between the power supply and the gate driver. The power supply provides power signals. The pulse adjustment circuit adjusts the plurality of pulses of the power signals or selects the appropriate voltage levels for the power signals to have cutting angles or enlarged amplitudes, whereby the influence of the feedthrough voltage on the thin film transistors of the driving circuit would be reduced so that the display quality of the liquid crystal display is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wen Fa Hsu, Chi Mao Hung
  • Publication number: 20110193834
    Abstract: A pixel driver circuit for driving a light-emitting element and a pixel circuit having the pixel driver circuit are provided. The pixel driver circuit includes a data line, address lines, switch thin film transistors, feedback thin film transistors and drive thin film transistors. The pixel circuit may include an organic light emitting diode, which is driven by the pixel driver circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Ignis Innovation Inc.
    Inventors: Arokia Nathan, Peyman Servati, Kapil Sakariya, Anil Kumar
  • Publication number: 20110193835
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a gate line, a data line and a pixel electrode. The gate line is extended in a first direction on a base substrate. The data line is extended in a second direction crossing to the first direction. The pixel electrode is disposed on a pixel area of the base substrate. The pixel electrode includes a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode spaced apart by an opening portion, and receives a voltage having a same polarity. The opening portion includes a straight line portion extended in the first direction, a diagonal line portion extended in a third direction crossing the first and second directions, and a protrusion portion disposed in a length direction of the straight line portion at a portion of the pixel electrode where the straight line portion and the diagonal line portion meet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sung-Hoon KIM, Sang-Yong NO, Young-Je CHO, Kook-Hyun CHOI, Yong-Jo KIM, Hyo-Seop KIM
  • Publication number: 20110193836
    Abstract: A display device in which partial driving can be performed with a simplified configuration of a circuit including a wiring. One of signal processing circuits includes a first transistor that controls the potential of its respective gate signal line, and a second transistor that outputs a start signal for the subsequent stage and a reset signal for the preceding stage. A signal for controlling whether the gate signal line is in an active state (a state where a selection signal is output) or a non-active state (a state where a selection signal is not output or a non-selection signal continues to be output) is input to the first transistor. A clock signal is input to the second transistor. Thus, the number of wirings necessary for operating the device is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi UMEZAKI
  • Publication number: 20110193837
    Abstract: A electro-optical device is provide with a substrate, a pixel electrode, a transistor which is provided more to a lower layer side than the pixel electrode, and a connection electrode which is arranged more to an upper layer side than a gate insulating film, is formed to directly overlap with at least a portion of a gate electrode and a source/drain electrode in a region where the gate insulating film is not formed, and is electrically connected to the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Sato
  • Publication number: 20110193838
    Abstract: A driving device for a flat panel display includes a distance detection module for detecting a distance between a base point of a housing of the flat panel display and a user, to generate a detection result, and a control module for adjusting output effects of the flat panel display according to the detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Chih-Wei Hsu
  • Publication number: 20110193839
    Abstract: A level shifter for use in LCD display applications is provided which includes a group of separate channels each with a signal input and a signal output and with channel control circuitry supporting gate voltage shaping for improving image quality. The level shifter further has a number of flicker clock inputs. The channel control circuitry of each particular channel in the group comprises logic circuitry combining all of said flicker clock inputs with the signal input of the particular channel and signal inputs form other channels into a gate voltage shaping enable signal for the control circuitry of the particular channel. With this configuration it is possible to use the same level shifter IC with only one flicker clock signal for all phases, regardless of how many, without the need for an additional synchronization signal, or multiple flicker clock signals as is conventional.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Nigel P. Smith, Byoung-Suk Kim, Stefan Reithmaier
  • Publication number: 20110193840
    Abstract: A dielectrophoretic display has a substrate having walls defining a cavity, the cavity having a viewing surface and a side wall inclined to the viewing surface. A fluid is contained within the cavity; and a plurality of particles are present in the fluid. There is applied to the substrate an electric field effective to cause dielectrophoretic movement of the particles so that the particles occupy only a minor proportion of the viewing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: E INK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Karl R. Amundson, Alexi C. Arango, Joseph M. Jacobson, Thomas H. Whitesides, Michael D. McCreary, Richard J. Paolini, JR.
  • Publication number: 20110193841
    Abstract: A dielectrophoretic display has a substrate having walls defining a cavity, the cavity having a viewing surface and a side wall inclined to the viewing surface. A fluid is contained within the cavity; and a plurality of particles are present in the fluid. There is applied to the substrate an electric field effective to cause dielectrophoretic movement of the particles so that the particles occupy only a minor proportion of the viewing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: E INK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Karl R. Amundson, Alexi C. Arango, Joseph M. Jacobson, Thomas H. Whitesides, Michael D. McCreary, Richard J. Paolini, JR.
  • Publication number: 20110193842
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) and methods of driving same. In one embodiment, the LCD) includes a plurality of gate lines, {Gn}, spatially arranged along a row direction; a plurality of data lines, {Dm}, spatially arranged along a column direction perpendicular to the row direction, and a plurality of pixels, {Pn,m}, spatially arranged in the form of a matrix, where m=1, 2, . . . , M, n=1, 2, . . . , N, and M and N are positive integers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng Tsai, Kuo-Hsien Lee, Chao-Liang Lu, Jing-Tin Kuo
  • Publication number: 20110193843
    Abstract: A transistor connected to a power source for driving a light-emitting element driving transistor and a transistor setting to a predetermined voltage a source voltage of the light-emitting element driving transistor are commonly controlled by a control signal that takes one of three levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhide Uchino, Tetsuro Yamamoto, Junichi Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20110193844
    Abstract: A power source circuit of a display apparatus includes a voltage divider, an operational amplifier, a first switch, a second switch, and a protector. The voltage divider generates a divided voltage between a first driving voltage and a ground voltage. The operational amplifier receives the divided voltage and outputs the divided voltage as a second driving voltage. The first switch is connected between a first supply voltage terminal to receive the first driving voltage and a common node. The second switch is connected between the common node and a second supply voltage terminal to receive the ground voltage. The protector is connected to the common node to limit a voltage output of the first supply voltage terminal in response to a voltage of the common node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Chang-Soo Lee, Jong Jae Lee, Yunjae Park
  • Publication number: 20110193845
    Abstract: A method of driving an electrophoretic display device is a method of driving an electrophoretic display device provided with a plurality of pixels with an electrophoretic layer interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode, a first display state is selected as a display state of the pixels by applying a positive voltage, a second display state is selected as a display state of the pixels by applying a negative voltage, a halftone between the first display state and the second display state is selected according to a total continuation time of the negative voltage applied to the pixels in the first display state, and a positive compensation voltage pulse is applied after applying at least one negative driving voltage pulse to select the halftone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20110193846
    Abstract: An object is to provide a display device that performs accurate display. A circuit is formed using a transistor that includes an oxide semiconductor and has a low off-state current. A precharge circuit or an inspection circuit is formed in addition to a pixel circuit. The off-state current is low because the oxide semiconductor is used. Thus, it is not likely that a signal or voltage is leaked in the precharge circuit or the inspection circuit to cause defective display. As a result, a display device that performs accurate display can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime KIMURA, Atsushi UMEZAKI
  • Publication number: 20110193847
    Abstract: When an active area (AA) side of CS trunk wiring groups (BB1, BB2) is viewed as the inner side, a feed portion (F) of at least one auxiliary capacitance bus line (CsL), which is a path for current flow from the active area (AA) to a point of connection on at least one of CS trunk wiring lines (bb) of each of the CS trunk wiring groups (BB1, BB2), is routed from a start point (S) on the active area (AA) side, through a region (R1) on the inner side of the point of connection, and to a region (R2) on the outer side of the point of connection and connected to the point of connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takuya Ohishi
  • Publication number: 20110193848
    Abstract: The level shifter circuit includes a differential amp (2) that uses a differential input stage made of a pair of N-channel field effect transistors (N1) and (N2) that are connected between the application terminal of a ground potential VSS and the application terminal of a load potential MVDD, receives in a differential mode an input signal IN that is pulse-driven between the ground potential VSS and a positive potential VDDI, and by differential amplification thereof, generates an output signal OUT that is pulse-driven between the ground potential VSS and the load potential MVDD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidekazu Kojima
  • Publication number: 20110193849
    Abstract: A voltage regulation method is provided and includes the following steps. A plurality of fixed voltages is provided to a gray-level resistor string, and a plurality of gray-level voltages and the fixed voltages are divided into a first voltage group and a second voltage group according to signal-to-noise ratios of the gray-level values. It is to determine whether the regulated fixed voltage is used to regulate a gray-level voltage corresponding to low gray-level value according to different voltage group. When the regulated fixed voltage is used to regulate the gray-level voltage corresponding to low gray-level value, it is determined whether the fixed voltage is regulated again by measuring a luminance value of a gray-level voltage having higher signal-to-noise ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Ping-Hsien Chen, Bi-Hsien Chen
  • Publication number: 20110193850
    Abstract: There is provided an organic light emitting display device for providing a compensation period of a threshold voltage. The organic light emitting display device includes: a scan driver configured to supply a plurality of scan signals to a plurality of scan lines, each of the scan signals having a width greater than two horizontal periods; a data driver configured to supply a plurality of data signals to a plurality of data lines; and a pixel including an organic light emitting diode, a pixel circuit having a first transistor for controlling an amount of current supplied to the organic light emitting diode, and a compensation circuit configured to control a voltage of a gate electrode of the first transistor to compensate for deterioration of the organic light emitting diode; wherein the scan driver is configured to supply a current scan signal which partially overlaps in time with a previous scan signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Bo-Yong Chung, Yong-Sung Park
  • Publication number: 20110193851
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of driving an electro-phoretic display. The electro-phoretic display includes a first display region and a second display region. The method includes: utilizing the first display region to display a first image; updating the first image by a first updating frequency; utilizing the second display region to display a second image; and updating the second image by a second updating frequency; wherein the first image represents a first information, the first information has a first property, and the first updating frequency is corresponding to the first property; the second image represents a second information, the second information has a second property, and the second updating frequency is corresponding to the second property; and the first updating frequency is different from the second updating frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Wei-Hua LU, Chih-Kuei HU, Wei-Ting LIU
  • Publication number: 20110193852
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display for minimizing power consumption. The liquid crystal display includes transmission regions formed in a liquid crystal panel in units of horizontal lines, reflection regions positioned between the transmission regions, first sub pixels formed in the transmission regions, and second sub pixels formed in the reflection regions. A total number of the second sub pixels is smaller than a total number of the first sub pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Woo Lee, Jun-Hee Moon, Cheol-Min Kim, Soon-Dong Kim
  • Publication number: 20110193853
    Abstract: There is provided a display device capable of preventing a malfunction and a display defect due to an off-leak from occurring even when a circuit in a shift register is configured utilizing thin film transistors of relatively large off-leaks. In at least one embodiment, each of bistable circuits that constitute the shift register includes: a thin film transistor for increasing a potential of an output terminal based on a first clock; a thin film transistor for decreasing the potential of the output terminal; a thin film transistor for increasing a potential of a range netA connected to a gate terminal of the thin film transistor based on a start signal; thin film transistors for decreasing the potential of the range netA; a capacitor for increasing the potential of a range netB connected to a gate terminal of the thin film transistor; and a thin film transistor for decreasing the potential of the range netB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mayuko Sakamoto, Yasuaki Iwase, Yoshiki Nakatani, Yoshihisa Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20110193854
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for synchronizing the data signals transmitted through a synchronous bus in a display device. One embodiment includes manipulating the clock signals and/or data signals transmitted by a display controller in the display based on the location on the bus where a data signal is to be transmitted. For example, a pre-emphasized clock signal having a higher initial voltage level may be used for a data signal transmitted farther on the bus from the display controller. The pre-emphasized clock signal may compensate for propagation delays associated with transmitting the data signal through the bus. Further, a de-emphasized clock signal may be used for data signals transmitted to a section on the bus closer on to the display controller, and neutral clock signals may be used for data signals transmitted to a section that is of intermediate distance from the display controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Yongman Lee
  • Publication number: 20110193855
    Abstract: A pixel, a display device including the pixel, and a driving method are disclosed. Each of a plurality of pixels included in the display device includes: an organic light emitting diode (OLED); a driving transistor for transmitting a driving current to the OLED according to a data signal; a first transistor for transmitting the data signal to the driving transistor according to a scan signal; and a first capacitor including a first terminal coupled to the first transistor and a second terminal coupled to a gate electrode of the driving transistor. In addition, the driving transistor is for diode-connecting in response to a threshold voltage compensation signal during a threshold voltage compensation period to compensate for a threshold voltage of the driving transistor. The threshold voltage compensation signal includes at least two pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: SAM-IL HAN
  • Publication number: 20110193856
    Abstract: A pixel, a display device using the same, and a driving method thereof are disclosed. According to exemplary embodiments of the pixel, the display device including the same, and the driving method thereof, sufficient time to compensate the threshold voltage of the driving transistor of the pixel may be obtained under high resolution and high frequency driving to realize a display device of high image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Sam-Il Han
  • Publication number: 20110193857
    Abstract: A system renders a collection of widgets on a mobile device display by identifying a first appearance and a second appearance associated with a respective rendering of a first and second collection of widgets on the mobile device display. The system transitions from the rendering of the first collection to the second. The system receives notification to transition the collection of widgets on the mobile device display from a two-dimensional presentation to a three-dimensional presentation. The system renders a native widget on the mobile device display utilizing a native interface by identifying a non-native widget requiring a non-native interface to operate on the mobile device display. The system provides a proxy widget to host the non-native widget allowing the non-native widget to operate on the mobile device display utilizing the native interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Vasily Filippov, Yaroslav Goncharov
  • Publication number: 20110193858
    Abstract: A method for displaying images using an electronic device sets a virtual three dimension (3D) image of an object, and stores the virtual 3D image in a storage device of the electronic device. The method further obtains a movement direction and a movement angle of the electronic device by a G-Sensor of the electronic device, rotates the virtual 3D image of the object according to the movement direction and the movement angle of the electronic device, and displays the rotated image of the object on a display device of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HOU-HSIEN LEE, CHANG-JUNG LEE, CHIH-PING LO
  • Publication number: 20110193859
    Abstract: A method of generating a 3D complex octree map. A plurality of points each having 3D location information are detected from a range image. A space having the detected plurality of points is represented using grids. If points in a grid forms a plane, the grid is not subdivided and planar information about the plane is stored. A space not forming a plane is subdivided, thereby enhancing the storage efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD, Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Yeon-Ho Kim, Joon-Kee Cho, Jung-Hyun Han, Yonh-hyun Jo
  • Publication number: 20110193860
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for converting an overlay area of a two-dimensional (2D) monoscopic image into a three-dimensional (3D) image are provided. A depth map representing a perspective based on an input monoscopic image is generated to provide depth values of the input monoscopic image. At least one overlay area and at least one background image included in the input monoscopic image are then detected, and a depth value of one or more or both of the overlay area and the background image are corrected to a desired value. A stereoscopic image is generated based on the corrected depth value, such that the resulting stereoscopic image prevents inconsistent viewing depths between an overlay area and the background image in order to prevent viewer fatigue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-sung LEE, Jong-sul MIN, Oh-jae KWON
  • Publication number: 20110193861
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sense adjusting unit displays three-dimensional images to a user. If a displayed reaches a limit of parallax, the user responds to the three-dimensional sense adjusting unit. According to acquired appropriate parallax information, a parallax control unit generates parallax images to realize the appropriate parallax in the subsequent stereo display. The control of parallaxes is realized by optimally setting camera parameters by going back to three-dimensional data. Functions to realize the appropriate parallax are made into and presented by a library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken MASHITANI, Goro Hamagishi, Satoshi Takemoto
  • Publication number: 20110193862
    Abstract: A method and system for an early Z test in a tile-based three-dimensional rendering is provided. In the method and system for an early Z test, a portion which is not displayed to a user is removed prior to performing a rasterization process, and thereby performing the 3D rendering efficiently. The method includes segmenting a scene into tiles for performing a rendering with respect to a triangle; selecting a first tile of the tiles, which has a tile Z value less than a minimum Z value of the triangle; and performing the rendering with respect to the triangle in remaining tiles excluding the selected first tile of the tiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung June MIN, Jong Myon Kim, Hee Seok Kim, Jeong Wook Kim, Suk Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20110193863
    Abstract: A three dimensional display system comprises a display (207) presenting a plurality of views of a scene where each view corresponds to a viewing direction for the scene. A rendering unit (203) generates an image for each of the views. The rendering unit (203) is capable of generating differentiated images for neighbouring views containing differentiated image data providing a three dimensional depth effect when neighbouring views are viewed by different eyes of a viewer. A user processor (209) generates a user presence estimate in response to an attempted detection of a user in a viewing area for the display system. A 3D mode controller (213) modifies the three dimensional effect in response to the user presence estimate. For example, the display system may provide a two dimensional image when no user is present and a three dimensional image when a user is present. This may reduce discomfort experienced by viewers in suboptimal positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Felix Gremse, Vasanth Philomin, Maarten Tobias
  • Publication number: 20110193864
    Abstract: Examples of image processing methods are described herein. Other embodiments and related systems methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents, for and on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Christine M. Zwart, David H. Frakes
  • Publication number: 20110193865
    Abstract: An electronic nomogram includes an image data storing unit for storing nomogram image data of a coordinate plane having a first axis and a second axis; an instruction receiving unit for receiving an instruction specifying a position of a point graphic displayed on a nomogram; a numerical value acquiring unit for acquiring first and second numerical values; a calculation unit for calculating a value of a calculation result of a predetermined function that uses as arguments the first and second numerical values; an image generation unit for generating point graphic image data at a position specified by the received instruction and generating as calculation result image data, image data of the value of the calculation result of the function; and an image display unit for displaying the nomogram image data, the point graphic image data and the calculation result image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Shigeo NAKAISHI
  • Publication number: 20110193866
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus with a thumb-sized keyboard. The keyboard has at least one key for every letter of an alphabet. The apparatus also has an interface to couple a first indication of a first character associated with a first keystroke on the keyboard to a computer in real-time when the interface is in communication with the computer. The apparatus also has a memory interface to couple a second indication of a second character associated with a second keystroke on the keyboard to a removable memory device. The apparatus may communicate with a computer using a wireless communication link. The apparatus may communicate keystrokes on the thumb-sized keyboard to the computer such that the computer may register and display characters associated with the keystrokes as if they had been made on an attached keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Emily J. Estes, Erin R. Estes, Michael E. Estes
  • Publication number: 20110193867
    Abstract: A method for producing motion effects of a character capable of interacting with a background image in accordance with the characteristics of the background image is provided, including extracting the characteristics of the background image; determining a character to be provided with the motion effects in the background in accordance with the extracted characteristics of the background image; recognizing external signals including a user input; determining the motion of the character in accordance with the characteristics of the background image and the recognized external signals; and reproducing an animation for executing the motion of the character in the background image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Bum AHN, Hyun-Soo Kim, Mu-Sik Kwon, Sang-Wook Oh, Dong-Hyuk Lee, Seong-Taek Hwang, An-Na Park
  • Publication number: 20110193868
    Abstract: A graphics display system integrated circuit processes analog video input, digital video input, and graphics input. The system incorporates a graphics accelerator that includes memory for graphics data. The accelerator preferably includes a coprocessor for performing vector type operations on a plurality of components of one pixel of the graphics data. The accelerator also includes an expanded instruction set for storing and loading data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexander G. MacInnis, Chengfuh Jeffrey Tang, Xiaodong Xie, James T. Patterson, Greg A. Kranawetter
  • Publication number: 20110193869
    Abstract: A method for generating a scale-dependent rendering of natural media styles in a vector-based graphics application is disclosed. A vector-based graphics drawing may be resized such that certain scale-dependent parameters are scaled proportionately, while other scale-independent parameters are not scaled. The result of such resizing is a scaled rendering of the vector-based graphics drawing that closely resemble hand drawn images created using natural media materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Perani, Yan E. Schober, Cleve Ard
  • Publication number: 20110193870
    Abstract: A method for modifying an image to be displayed on a display includes receiving an image to be displayed on the display having a backlight and a transmissive panel. A backlight signal is provided to the backlight for causing the backlight to selectively illuminate different portions of the backlight with different characteristics. The characteristics include at least one of a different color and a difference luminance. A panel signal is provided to the panel for causing the transmissive panel to selectively change its transmittivities. At least one of the backlight signal and the panel signal are modified in a manner to reduce off-axis artifacts in selected regions of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Louis Joseph Kerofsky
  • Publication number: 20110193871
    Abstract: A multi-layered image may be rasterized onto a background by considering each layer in the image from front to back. The alpha channel of a background buffer is cleared, so that it may act as an accumulator of total consumed opacity. Each image layer, from front to back, is then considered. For each layer, the layer's alpha value is multiplied by the complement of the alpha channel's current value, and the product is added to the background alpha channel. The background alpha channel is then multiplied by a global alpha value. The background color values are then pre-darkened by the complement of the resulting background alpha channel value. The background alpha channel is then cleared again, and the layers are rasterized and added, from front to back, onto the pre-darkened background, this time taking into consideration the per-layer color values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sean E. Dunn
  • Publication number: 20110193872
    Abstract: A control system for a hybrid daylight-coupled display having an LCD panel, a diffuser, and a curved reflector behind the LCD panel, and an active backlight for providing backlighting from an active light source. For passive backlighting, the diffuser transmits daylight to the reflector, which reflects the daylight to the LCD panel and provides substantially uniform distribution of the daylight on the LCD panel for backlighting it. The control system comprises a sensor unit detecting ambient light level surrounding the LCD display and another sensor unit detecting backlights provided by the active backlight and the daylight. The control system adjusts the brightness of the active backlight based on data from the two sensor units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Rolf W. Biernath, Scott E. Brigham, Martin Kristoffersen
  • Publication number: 20110193873
    Abstract: A device and a method for generating a mosaic image including a text is provided. The method includes configuring, upon receiving a request for generating the mosaic image, a mosaic generation screen and displaying the mosaic generation screen; receiving a text input from a user; producing a mosaic unit image that includes the input text; receiving a user-selection of an original image from among at least one original image; and generating the mosaic image for the selected original image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Jun SON, Sung-Dae Cho, Yun-Jung Kim
  • Publication number: 20110193874
    Abstract: A color electronic paper keypad device is provided that includes an electronic paper sheet having a plurality of electrode patterns. One or more of the plurality of electrode patterns displays a color depending on whether an electric field is applied. The device also includes a color display disposed over the electronic paper sheet. The color display changes the displayed color depending on whether a second electric field is applied. An illumination light reflects from or transmits through the color display to change the displayed color of the one or more electrode patterns. The device further includes a front light unit for illuminating said color display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun-Tae JUNG, Sung-Soo Park, Yu-Sheop Lee, Joo-Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20110193875
    Abstract: An image processing device that corrects unevenness of a display image that is generated by overlapping a plurality of images, includes: a correction table storing unit that stores a plurality of types of correction tables; and an unevenness correction processing unit that performs an unevenness correcting process of an input image signal corresponding to the plurality of images based on a correction table selected from the plurality of types of correction tables stored in the correction table storing unit that corresponds to a designated display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Manabu SAIGO
  • Publication number: 20110193876
    Abstract: There is provided a display processing apparatus that displays an image represented by image data. The apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store the image data, an obtaining unit configured to obtain surrounding image data representing an image of surroundings in which the display processing apparatus is located, a determination unit configured to determine a color given to a region not smaller than a specific threshold region in a surrounding image represented by the obtained surrounding image data or the type of person determined from a face region of a person included in the surrounding image, a conversion unit configured to convert an image represented by the image data into a specific painting style associated with the determined color or the determine type of person, and a display unit configured to display a converted image represented by the converted image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Handa, Takehiro Aibara, Hitoshi Amagai, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Sumito Shinohara, Masato Nunokawa, Kimiyasu Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20110193877
    Abstract: A method for adjusting the color of images is provided. In the method, firstly, an original hue-saturation-value (HSV) color coordinate is obtained from an original image signal. Next, the original HSV color coordinate is converted into an adjusted HSV color coordinate according to color adjusting data. Afterwards, the adjusted HSV color coordinate is converted into a corrected HSV color coordinate. Then, an output image signal is generated according to the corrected HSV color coordinate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Chieh LIN, Pei-Lin HSIEH, Yu-Hung LI, Hsiang-Tan LIN