Abstract: The invention discloses a full screen driven detection. A driving signal is simultaneously provided to all first conductive strips arranged in parallel in a first direction in a touch screen, and mutual capacitive signals are detected from all second conductive strips arranged in parallel in a second direction. The mutual capacitive signals can be used for determining whether an external conductive object coupled to the ground is touching or approaching the touch screen or not even if water or other conductive object not coupled to ground is on the touch screen. Thus, the baseline of the mutual capacitive signals can be updated if the touch screen is not touched or approached by any external conductive object coupled to ground over a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: The invention discloses a full screen driven detection. A driving signal is simultaneously provided to all first conductive strips arranged in parallel in a first direction in a touch screen, and mutual capacitive signals are detected from all second conductive strips arranged in parallel in a second direction. The mutual capacitive signals can be used for determining whether an external conductive object coupled to the ground is touching or approaching the touch screen or not even if water or other conductive object not coupled to ground is on the touch screen. When the driving signal is simultaneously provided to all conductive strips arranged in the first direction, the driven signal is also simultaneously provided to a plurality of guarding conductive strips. The guarding conductive strips, the first conductive strips and the second conductive strips are exposed and separated from each other.

Abstract: The invention discloses a system and method for communication through touch screens that uses a first touch screen and a second touch screen for communication to form a communication system. The first and the second touch screens have a detecting mode for detecting an approach or touch of an external conductive object. In addition, the first and the second touch screens have a communication mode in which capacitively coupled communications between the first and the second touch screens are performed in order to exchange or communicate a message.

Abstract: A method and a system for estimating the tendency of pressure change on a touch panel are disclosed. The method includes: getting first left-image data and first right-image data by using a left image-capturing device and a right image-capturing device at a first time, respectively; calculating first estimation pressed-area parameter according to the first left-image data and the first right-image data; getting second left-image data and second right-image data by using the left image-capturing device and the right image-capturing device at a second time, respectively; calculating second estimation pressed-area parameter according to the second left-image data and the second right-image data; and compare the first estimation pressed-area parameter with the second estimation pressed-area parameter.

Abstract: An optical touch device and a coordinate detection method thereof are disclosed. The optical touch device includes a detection area, a first capture module, a second capture module, and a processing module. The detection area provides a first object and a second object to contact with. The first capture module captures a first captured image from the detection area and captures a first object image and a second object image. The second capture module captures a second captured image from the detection area and captures a third object image and a fourth object image. The processing module calculates coordinates of a plurality of touch point according to the first captured image and the second captured image and determines the plurality of touch point is a real point or a ghost point according to the relation between the first object image to the fourth object image.

Abstract: An electronic reader device with a physical control disposed on a surface of the device housing. The physical control is operable to initiate a first function. A display disposed on the surface of the housing is operable to show a virtual control that initiates a second function. A sensor detects a drag operation moving the virtual control to a position on a border of the display adjacent to the physical control. A processor associates the second function with the physical control in response to the drag operation and performs the second function upon activation of the physical control.

Abstract: A combination writing pen and stylus is disclosed. The device has an internal ink cartridge deployable through a hole in the stylus tip. The stylus tip extends from a sleeve that is formed of a conductive elastomeric material. The sleeve extends up a rigid shaft of the device such that it contacts a sufficient ground. The stylus tip may be coated with a protective material that adjusts the coefficient of friction and prevents carbon deposits on the touch screen. A sufficient contact patch is achieved to simulate a human finger so as to overcome false positives from common touch screen logic. This is done by altering tip geometries around an air cavity within the sleeve.

Abstract: The invention discloses a display apparatus, which includes a display panel, a first signal wiring layer, a second signal wiring layer and a third signal wiring layer. The first signal wiring layer, the second signal wiring layer and the third signal wiring layer are disposed within a frame area around the display panel. The first signal wiring layer, the second signal wiring layer and the third signal wiring layer are located on different horizontal levels. The first signal wiring layer, the second signal wiring layer and the third signal wiring layer are used for transmitting control signals to the display panel.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a display region and a peripheral region; a first wiring provided on a front face of the substrate; and a second wiring provided on a rear face of the substrate and electrically connected to the first wiring.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a device with an automatic de-skew capability, comprising a data signal delay module, a plurality of data registers, and a delay data signal selection module. The present device outputs an optimal delay data signal and a clock signal to a source driver to drive a display panel.

Abstract: Provided is a shift register circuit which includes: first through N-th circuit sections (1a, 1b) (N is an integer equal to or larger than 2) in each of which a plurality of shift register stages (SR1, SR2, . . . , SRn) are connected in cascade; and supply wires (10b, 10c, 10e, 10f). Each of the first through N-th circuit sections (1a, 1b) receives drive signals (CKA1, CKA2, CKB1, CKB2) for driving the shift register stages (SR1, SR2, . . . , SRn) via supply wires (10b, 10c, 10e, 10f) exclusive for the each of the first through N-th circuit sections (1a, 1b).

Abstract: A display assembly includes a flexible sheet. The flexible sheet is formed of a flexible material supporting a first display panel and a second display panel. A mechanism is operatively connected to the flexible sheet. The mechanism moves the flexible sheet from a first position in which said first display panel may be viewed to a second position in which said second display panel may be viewed.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a display unit in which a plurality of pixel circuits is arranged; and a driving circuit that is disposed to be distanced from the display unit and outputs a signal for driving the plurality of pixel circuits. The display unit and the driving circuit are formed on a first surface of a semiconductor substrate. Each of the pixel circuits has a first transistor, the driving circuit has a second transistor, and the first transistor is formed in a first well and a first substrate potential is supplied. The second transistor is formed in a second well, the first well has the same conductivity type as the second well has, and the first well and the second well are separated from each other.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel, a gate driver unit, a source driver unit and a clock generator and a method thereof are disclosed to improve display quality. The liquid crystal panel comprises a pixel array for displaying images. The gate driver unit for generating plural driving signals drives the pixel array. The source driver unit for generating plural driving signals drives the data of the image signals. The clock generator electrically coupled to the gate driver unit generates clock signals to control an operation of the gate driver unit. A bright line is likely to occur in an image area since the last two gate driver output lines of the last two stages are not coupled to the liquid crystal panel. A solution with the duty cycle of a clock signal generated by the clock generator is adjusted to solve the aforementioned problem.

Abstract: A scan driver includes stages dependently connected to each other, where each of the stages outputs a gate signal, where a first scanning start signal is input to a first stage of the stages, where a second scanning start signal is input to a last stage of the stages, where each of the first scanning start signal and the second scanning start signal has one pulse per frame, where the stages sequentially output a gate-on voltage between a time when a pulse of the first scanning start signal for a frame is input to the first stage and a time when a pulse of the second scanning start signal for the frame is input to the last stage, and where the stages output a first low voltage lower than the gate-on voltage after the pulse of the second scanning start signal for the frame is input to the last stage.

Abstract: A display device according to the present invention includes: an organic EL element; an electrostatic holding capacitor; a drive transistor having a gate connected to one electrode of an electrostatic holding capacitor and a source connected to an anode of the organic EL element; another electrostatic holding capacitor having an electrode connected to the other electrode of the one electrostatic holding capacitor; a negative power supply line which determines a potential of a cathode of the organic EL element; and a scanning line drive circuit which controls switching transistors. In a display period, the entire display area of a display unit is caused to start generating photons at once. In a non-display period, the entire display area of the display unit is caused to stop generating photons at once, and the drive transistor is reset.

Abstract: A display including multiple OLED pixels is provided. Each OLED pixel includes and OLED, a driving transistor, a switch transistor, a first compensation block and a second compensation block. The driving transistor has a first terminal coupled to an anode of the OLED, a second terminal for receiving an operating voltage, and a control terminal for receiving a data voltage. The switch transistor has a first terminal coupled to the control terminal of the driving transistor, a second terminal for receiving the data voltage, and a control terminal for receiving a first control signal. The first compensation block is coupled to the first terminal and the control terminal of the driving transistor. The second compensation block is coupled to the first terminal of the driving transistor, and receives the first control signal and the data voltage.

Abstract: An active matrix substrate used in a display device or the like capable of making substantially uniform the level shift generated in the pixel potential caused by the distribution of resistance and capacity in each signal line is disclosed. On the TFT substrate which is an active matrix substrate including a common electrode line formed parallel to the scan signal line, in order to eliminate non-uniformity of the level shift of the pixel potential generated at the scan signal fall, each pixel circuit is formed so that the capacity between the scan signal line and the pixel electrode becomes greater as electrically going farther from the scan signal line drive circuit and going farther from the common electrode line drive circuit. Embodiments can be applied especially to an active matrix substrate used in a liquid crystal display device, an EL display device, and the like.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprises: a liquid crystal panel; a panel driver for driving the liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit providing light to the liquid crystal panel, and comprising light emitting sources having light emitting diodes connected in series and driving transistors driving the light emitting sources; and a backlight unit driver comprising a transistor driver that controls the driving transistors, a DC power source that supplies DC power to the light emitting sources, and a power controller that drives the DC power source, and enables or disables an output of the DC power source with reference to signals supplied to the driving transistors.

Abstract: A driving method for a display device including one or more than one integrated source drivers includes generating at least a control signal, and transmitting the at least a control signal to a first integrated source driver of one or more than one integrated source drivers, so that the first integrated source driver generates at least a reference voltage according to the received control signal, wherein the at least a reference voltage is used for driving the first integrated source driver.

Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a compensating circuit that detects a decrease in the driving current from an output node side of a drive transistor and feeds back detection results to an input node side of the drive transistor to compensate for a decrease in the driving current, which decrease is attendant on a secular change of the drive transistor.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an interface circuit of a display panel and a display panel. The interface circuit of the display panel is connected with a source driver, comprising: a constant current source; a first resistor; a first triode, a gate electrode connected to a first signal input terminal, a source electrode connected to a first terminal of the constant current source, and a drain electrode connected to a first input terminal of a receiving circuit, wherein, the first input terminal of the receiving circuit is connected to a first voltage of the source driver via the first resistor; a second resistor; a second triode, a gate electrode connected to a second signal input terminal, a source electrode connected to a second terminal of the constant current source, and a drain electrode connected to a second input terminal of the receiving circuit, wherein, the second input terminal of the receiving circuit is connected to the first voltage of the source driver via the second resistor.

Abstract: An operating method and a display panel are provided. The method Includes a number steps. A display panel is provided, and has a pixel element, the pixel element including an n-bit memory, n being a positive integer in accordance with image data. The pixel element is driven by using a k-th data voltage, k being smaller than 2n, the k-th data voltage ranging between a plurality of data voltages having absolute values in an increasing order. When k is odd, the k-th data voltage has one of positive and negative polarities. When k is even, the k-th data voltage has the other one of positive and negative polarities.

Abstract: A display device according to the present invention includes: an organic EL element; an electrostatic holding capacitor; a drive transistor having a gate connected to one electrode of an electrostatic holding capacitor and a source connected to an anode of the organic EL element; another electrostatic holding capacitor having an electrode connected to the other electrode of the one electrostatic holding capacitor; a negative power supply line which determines a potential of a cathode of the organic EL element; and a scanning line drive circuit which controls switching transistors. In a display period, the entire display area of a display unit is caused to start generating photons at once. In a non-display period, the entire display area of the display unit is caused to stop generating photons at once, and the drive transistor is reset.

Abstract: A flat panel display is provided. In particular, a flat panel display including a driving circuit in which a timing controller and a data driver for driving a panel are mounted in a single IC, and a driving circuit thereof are provided. The flat panel display includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels, a gate driver controlling the plurality of pixels, and a plurality of driving circuits processing and converting an image signal and outputting the same to a display panel in a normal mode. The driving circuits generate a black image signal according to a synchronization signal.

Abstract: An image processor which produces three dimension images according to a shift signal includes a receive circuit, a pixel select circuit, a pixel arrange circuit, and a shift circuit, in which the receive circuit receives the left eye pictures and the right eye pictures, the pixel select circuit selects pixel information from the left eye pictures and the right eye pictures, the pixel arrange circuit arranges the selected pixel information onto a lot of positions for right eye or left eye of the viewer, and the shift circuit shifts the arranged pixel information when the shift signal is asserted.

Abstract: A system for substantially simultaneous data presentation is provided having a processor and memory with instructions for execution by the processor for: receiving attended data, including data for a user to attends to by paying attention to the data; receiving unattended data, which includes data that the user does not have to attend to in order to sense and process it; and generating presentation data. The presentation is suitable for presentation by a presentation device for substantially simultaneous presentation of the attended data and the unattended data in a manner in which the unattended data at least partially overlaps the attended data and the unattended data does not interfere with the attended data by replacing, erasing, or suppressing the attended data, and vice versa. The presented unattended data gives unconscious cues that the user can sense and provide information to the user while attending to the presented attended data, without attending to the presented unattended data.

Abstract: A 3D stereoscopic image processing system comprises a receiver unit and an image processing unit. The receiver unit is adapted to receive a pair of stereoscopic images. The image processing unit is adapted to compute a first depth map from the pair of stereoscopic images, determine extreme depth values from a window selected in the depth map, determine a filter map based on the extreme depth values, and compute a second depth map by combining the filter map with the first depth map. In other embodiments, a method of processing stereoscopic images is provided, comprising computing a first depth map from a pair of stereoscopic images, generating a filter map associated with the first depth map, and combining the first depth map with the filter map to derive a second depth map.

Abstract: A system and method of controlling characteristics of an avatar in a virtual world may generate avatar control information based on avatar information of the virtual world and a sensor control command expressing a user intent using a sensor-based input device.

Abstract: A multi-view display device display images based on received image signals, received request signals, and transmits timing control signals. When the device receives request signals with distinct channel information during a given period, the device displays a first image signal and transmits a first timing control signal that includes one of the distinct channel information during a first period of an image frame, and displays a second image signal and transmits a second timing control signal that includes the other of the distinct channel information during another second period of the image frame. User controllers having glasses are activated or deactivated to view or obscure the displayed images based on receipt of the timing control signals.

Abstract: In an image display apparatus for outputting a vibration with a sense of realism and an realistic sense and a method for adjusting an intensity of vibration for implementing a vibration with sense of realism and an realistic sense, a user of the image display apparatus can directly recognize (experience) a situation happened on a space formed by a screen by virtue of the vibration with the sense or presence and the realistic sense, output in association with an effect of a displayed image, and also can feel more the sense of realism and the realistic sense from the situation in the game or a virtual reality.

Abstract: A benefit is obtained for sending digital information over a network. The digital information is representative of three-dimensional images which include photographic images. The receiving computer renders the images from the received digital information, and a viewer at the receiving computer can interactively choose a viewpoint or perspective to view the images on a display of the receiving computer. The benefit to the sender can be monetary compensation and/or increased recognition of the sender, for example.

Abstract: A method for tracing a plurality of virtual particles through a flow filed includes receiving a flow field. A flow domain is divided into cells. Virtual particles are defined within the flow domain and values are collected for flow properties at each cell. A histogram is generated for each cell representing the collected flow properties for that corresponding cell. The histogram includes, for each of the one or more flow properties, a plurality of bins defining ranges of property values and a count of virtual particles within that cell that exhibit those properties. The histograms for the plurality of cells are advected with respect to the flow field over time. A graphical representation of the plurality of particles within the flow domain is rendered based on the advected histograms for the plurality of cells using a graphics processor.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including a left eye image input unit configured to input a left eye image (L image) which is a left eye image signal applied to three-dimensional image display, a right eye image input unit configured to input a right eye image (R image) which is a right eye image signal applied to three-dimensional image display, a parallax information generating unit configured to generate parallax information from the left eye image (L image) and the right eye image (R image), and a virtual view point image generating unit configured to receive the left eye image (L image), the right eye image (R image), and the parallax information, and generate virtual view point images including a view point image other than view points of the received LR images.

Abstract: There is provided a time line operation control device including a time line holding section that holds a time line which is a prescription of a time-series changing control, a meta time line holding section that holds a meta time line prescribing a progression path on the time line, and a control section that progresses time on the time line representing a position on the time line in accordance with the progression path on the time line prescribed in the meta time line to thereby control the time line operation in accordance with the progression.

Abstract: Three-dimensional glasses include a first driving portion that receives a sync signal from an image display apparatus on which a three-dimensional image is displayed, and generates and outputs a timing signal using the received sync signal; a second driving portion that receives an input voltage and outputs the input voltage using the timing signal; a storage portion that stores information for pairing with the image display apparatus and outputs the stored information on request of the first driving portion; and a lens portion having left and right eye glasses that alternately perform on and off operation based on the output voltage of the second driving portion, wherein the second driving portion and the storage portion are configured of a single chip.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for navigating a three-dimensional model using deterministic movement of an electronic device. An electronic device can load and provide an initial display of a three dimensional model (e.g., of an environment or of an object). As the user moves the electronic device, motion sensing components can detect the device movement and adjust the displayed portion of the three-dimensional model to reflect the movement of the device. By walking with the device in the user's real environment, a user can virtually navigate a representation of a three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, a user can record an object or environment using an electronic device, and tag the recorded images or video with movement information describing the movement of the device during the recording. The recorded information can then be processed with the movement information to generate a three-dimensional model of the recorded environment or object.

Abstract: A user who views a display image through shutter glasses (50) is prevented from sensing illumination flicker. Plasma display apparatus (40) as an image display apparatus includes plasma display panel (10) as an image display section and a driver circuit. The driver circuit includes control signal generation circuit (45) for generating a shutter opening/closing timing signal, illumination light frequency detecting circuit (48) for detecting the blinking cycle of illumination light as an illumination frequency, and video frequency converting circuit (49) for altering a field frequency of the 3D image signal. The shutter opening/closing timing signal has a right-eye timing signal and a left-eye timing signal. In response to the illumination frequency detected by illumination light frequency detecting circuit (48), video frequency converting circuit (49) alters the field frequency of the 3D image signal and control signal generation circuit (45) alters the frequency of the shutter opening/closing timing signal.

Abstract: The image conversion apparatus converts non-stereoscopic image data into stereoscopic image data configured by left-eye image data and right-eye image data. The image conversion apparatus includes an input unit that inputs a non-stereoscopic image, and a conversion unit that generates and outputs the left-eye image data and the right-eye image data based on the non-stereoscopic image data input through the input unit.

Abstract: Automatic trend analysis is provided on a dataset. Upon selection of a data cell or chart point within a data representation, a trend chart is automatically generated in order to demonstrate how the data within the selection trends over time. The system may automatically configure the trend chart based on the metadata of a data source associated with a selected data such that no input or configuration is needed by a user. The system may identify the time hierarchies and other data attributes included in the metadata of the data source associated with a selected data cell and may automatically configure the axis settings and the trend lines according to metadata of the data source. The trend chart may also be configured to display multiple trend lines for comparing multiple data set trends over a specified time period.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for generating an animated message. Input objects in an image of the animated message are recognized, and input information, including information about an input time and input coordinates for the input objects, is extracted. Playback information, including information about a playback order of the input objects, is set. The image is displayed in a predetermined handwriting region of the animated message. An encoding region, which is allocated in a predetermined portion of the animated message and in which the input information and the playback information are stored, is divided into blocks having a predetermined size. Display information of the encoding region is generated by mapping the input information and the playback information to the blocks in the encoding region. An animated message including the predetermined handwriting region and the encoding region is generated. The generated animated message is transmitted.

Abstract: Content is rendered for display using a plurality of rendering contexts. Rendering is performed, at least in part, using a graphics processing unit (GPU). The plurality of rendering contexts can comprise a lower priority rendering context and a higher priority rendering context. One or more components can be associated with each of the lower priority rendering context and the higher priority rendering context. Different restrictions can be imposed on each rendering context. Restrictions can include a restriction on block size, prioritization of requests for each context, and a restriction on the number of requests in a GPU queue at a time.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that drives a display from a computer system. During operation, the system detects an idle state in a first graphics-processing unit (GPU) used to drive the display. During the idle state, the system switches from using the first GPU to using a second GPU to drive the display and places the first GPU into a low-power state, wherein the low-power state reduces a power consumption of the computer system.

Abstract: A context-free (stateless) dataport may allow multiple processors to perform read and write operations on a shared memory. The operations may include, for example, structured data operations such as image and video operations. The dataport may perform addressing computations associated with block memory operations. Therefore, the dataport may be able, for example, to relieve the processors that it serves from this duty. The dataport may be accessed using a message interface that may be implemented in a standard and generalized manner and that may therefore be easily transportable between different types of processors.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for storing a screen output of at least one display device is disclosed. The at least one display device is connected to at least one processing unit for receiving a plurality of display signals forming the screen output and the recording apparatus is connected to at least one processing unit in a way that the recording apparatus functions independent of the connected processing unit. A recorder is capturing the screen output from the replica of the plurality of display signals thereon and stores into a data repository. An output interface is provided for playing the screen output on an user interface including a mobile device, or a web page or a third party application in communication with the recording apparatus. The recording apparatus may also be accessed from the remote users such that the recorded information may be accessed and played back.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes distributing rendering tasks to connected client nodes having capable graphics processing units by transmitting viewport state data objects and a unique spatial location to each of the clients, performing path tracing at each of the clients from the starting point of their unique spatial locations, and transmitting their rendered output back to the server. The server generates a composite rendered output from the individual rendered outputs received by the participating clients, and then transmits the composite to all connected clients for display. Thus, as the number of client nodes increases, the scene is rendered more rapidly and at higher quality. In particular embodiments, the rendered output is a lightmap representing the diffuse lighting for the scene, and each client may render the scene's specular highlights from its own viewport.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus configured to perform an appropriate blurring processing in which a height difference in the surface shape with fine unevenness is taken into consideration, and to reproduce the surface shape faithfully corresponding to an original image. The image processing apparatus for generating computer graphics expressing an object includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire height information representing a relative height difference in a surface of the object, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire at least one scattering function representing an internal scattering characteristic of light in the object, and a calculation unit configured to calculate a luminance value of the object based on the height information and the scattering function.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for redistributing geometric primitives generated by tessellation and geometry shaders for processing by multiple graphics pipelines. Geometric primitives that are generated in a first processing cycle are collected and redistributed more evenly and in smaller tasks to the multiple graphics pipelines for vertex processing in a second processing cycle. The smaller tasks do not exceed the resource limits of a graphics pipeline and the per-vertex processing workloads of the graphics pipelines in the second cycle are balanced and make full use of resources. Therefore, the performance of the tessellation and geometry shaders is improved.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display device with reduced power consumption and that reduces changes in luminance, and perceptibility of flicker, and a driving method thereof. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment comprises: a display panel configured to display a still image and a motion picture; a signal controller configured to control signals for driving the display panel; and a graphics processing unit configured to transmit input image data to the signal controller, wherein the signal controller comprises a frame memory configured to store the input image data, and the display panel is driven at a first frequency when the motion picture is displayed and the display panel is driven at a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency when the still image is displayed.

Abstract: A method for compensating images, applied to an e-paper display where pixels are arranged as a pixel array displaying N-level grayscale images. Standard images from a first standard image to an N-th standard image which respectively correspond to a first-level grayscale value to the N-th-level grayscale value are provided. The e-paper display respectively displays the standard images. Actual grayscale values of each pixel of the e-paper display, from a first actual grayscale value corresponding to the first standard image to the N-th actual grayscale value corresponding to the N-th standard image, are obtained. Each m-th actual grayscale value is compared with an m-th-level grayscale value to generate an m-th compensating matrix, wherein m is a positive integer from 1 to N. Therefore, compensating matrices from a first compensating matrix to an N-th compensating matrix are generated and used to compensate an input image of the e-paper display.