Abstract: A controller for use in a wet environment, such as a controller for a pool or spa, includes a sensor element that generates an electric field having an active region. For the controller, at least one flexible layer is positioned to overlay the sensor element and surround the active region. With this arrangement, a pocket is established between the flexible layer and sensor element. A control circuit that is responsive to the capacitance between the sensor element and the flexible layer is provided. When the flexible layer is deformed, the capacitance changes and the control circuit generates an output signal that corresponds to a particular switch state for a connected device (e.g. pump or heater). For the controller, the control circuit is designed and/or calibrated to maintain a current switch state output in response to the presence of water on the controller and near the active region.

Abstract: This invention relates to sensor arrangements and signal processing architectures for touch-based user interfaces comprising multiple sensor types and other arrangements so as to create user interface output signals responsive to the touch of at least one human finger. Sensor types and other arrangements can include capacitive tactile sensor arrays, optical tactile sensor arrays, proximity sensor arrays, pressure sensor arrays, and video cameras. At least one software algorithm comprises at least one of a functional partition (wherein some user interface output signals are derived only from a pre-specified sensor), decision-based selection (wherein some user interface output signals are selectively derived from a selected sensor), or sensor-fusing (wherein user interface output signals are obtained from threshold testing, conditional testing, vector quantization, algorithms employing parameterized calculations, algorithms employing compensation calculations and operations, artificial neural networks, etc.

Abstract: A portable optical touch system is disclosed in the present invention. The portable optical touch system includes two camera devices movably connected with each other and respectively disposed on two corners of a plane. Each camera device includes an imaging module for capturing an image of an object on the screen, an adjusting module connected to the imaging module for determining whether the two imaging modules are positioned on the same plane, and a measuring module connected to the imaging module for calculating a distance between the two imaging modules. The portable optical touch system further includes a controlling unit electrically connected to the camera device for calculating a coordinates of the object on the plane by analyzing the distance between the imaging modules and the images captured by the imaging modules.

Abstract: An optical touch device includes an indication plane, an image sensing unit, a light emitting unit and a frame. A sensing region is defined on the indication plane. The image sensing unit is disposed at a corner of the indication plane. The light emitting unit is disposed beside the image sensing unit and used for emitting light to the sensing region. The frame is disposed at one side of the indication plane. The frame includes two first inclined surfaces connected to each other and facing the sensing region.

Abstract: A touch control device, a touch control system, and a touching control method thereof are disclosed. The touch control device includes a light emission module, a first capture module, a second capture module, a computing module, and a first wireless transmission module. The light emission module projects a light signal to become a touch surface. When an object approaching the touch surface, the first capture module and the second capture module are used for capturing a first reflected signal and a second reflected signal according to reflect the light signal. The computing module is used for computing a first capturing angle and a second capturing angle according to the first reflected signal and the second reflected signal and computing a coordinate data of the object. The first wireless transmission module is used for transferring the coordinate data to a controlled system via a wireless transmission.

Abstract: A method of adjusting a rotary angle of an optical touch module is disclosed in the present invention. The method includes measuring a length and a width of a panel; measuring a first moving distance and a second moving distance of a sensor of the optical touch module as moving from the first position to the second position; calculating a first projecting distance and a second projecting distance of the sensor at the first position according to the length and width of the panel; calculating a first angle and a second angle of the sensor at the second position according to the first moving distance, the second moving distance, the first projecting distance and the second projecting distance; and calculating the rotary angle of the sensor that moves from the first position to the second position according to the first angle and the second angle.

Abstract: A frameless optical touch device includes an indication plane, an image sensing unit, a light emitting unit and a processing unit. There is no any frame disposed on a periphery of the indication plane such that a first light from an external environment can enter a sensing region defined on the indication plane through the periphery of the indication plane. The light emitting unit emits a second light to the sensing region. When there is no any touch object in the sensing region, the image sensing unit senses the first and second lights to generate a first image. When a touch object is in the sensing region, the image sensing unit senses the first and second lights to generate a second image. The processing unit compares brightness of the first image with brightness of the second image so as to obtain a position blocked by the touch object.

Abstract: An electronic system is provided, including a writing device, first and second image capturing units and a control module. The writing device has a pen point to write on a writing board, and has a first light-emitting unit to emit a first detection light. The first and second image capturing units are respectively disposed on a first corner and a second corner of the writing board to receive the first detection light in a writing mode, in order to respectively generate first and second image signals. The control module obtains the coordinates of the writing device on the writing board according to the first and second image signals, such that, when the writing device writes on the writing board, the control module determines to operate in the writing mode, and simultaneously records a writing track of the writing device.

Abstract: A light-based touch-sensitive surface, including a housing, a surface attached to the housing for receiving touch input, a plurality of light sources in the housing for emitting light that crosses the surface, a plurality of light receivers in the housing for detecting the light emitted by the light sources, a curved lens adjacent to the surface through which the light emitted by the light sources passes, including two substantially similarly curved exterior panels, one of which forms a curved rim for the surface, and a calculating unit in said housing, connected to the light receivers, for calculating a touch location based on an absence of light expected to be received by the receivers.

Abstract: Providing a virtual keyboard interaction is disclosed. An indicator identifying a force intensity of a touch input provided on a touch input surface is received. It is determined that the touch input is associated with a virtual keyboard. A virtual keyboard interaction is provided based at least in part on the indicator identifying the force intensity of the touch input.

Abstract: A stylus device for writing or drawing on a touch screen has an elongate barrel for gripping by a user and a stylus tip of rigid, non-compressible material secured to one end of the barrel and having an end face comprising a working surface configured for contact with the touch screen while writing or drawing. The stylus tip is oriented at a predetermined offset angle to the longitudinal axis of the barrel, such that the working surface is not perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the barrel. The working surface is applied to a touch screen to develop a contact patch between the working surface and screen sufficient to trigger an input on the screen.

Abstract: A device for measuring a writing pressure of electronic pen using a change of capacitance is disclosed. The device for measuring a writing pressure of electronic pen may include first and second fixed plates; a moving plate which constitutes a capacitive sensor together with the first and second fixed plates and moves between the first and second fixed plates according to a change of writing pressure; a tip which adheres to the moving plate to generate a writing pressure; and an elastic body restoring the moving plate to an original location when the moving plate moves from between the first and second fixed plates in a first direction.

Abstract: An electromagnetic stylus includes a hollow body, a pen-nib device, an energy transforming device, a circuit board, and an electricity storage device. The pen-nib device is disposed at one end of the hollow body. The energy transforming device is disposed in the hollow body for converting variations in a physical quantity into electrical signals. The circuit board is disposed in the hollow body and electrically connected to the energy transforming device for rectifying the electrical signals transformed by the energy transforming device. The electricity storage device is disposed in the hollow body and electrically connected to the pen-nib device, for receiving the electrical signals transmitted from the circuit board to generate electrical energy and providing the electrical energy to the pen-nib device to generate electromagnetic signals.

Abstract: A stylus including a shaft, an elastic cover, a tip base and an elastic element is provided. The shaft includes a groove and an end portion. The groove connects to the end portion. The elastic cover is disposed on the end portion and covers the groove. The tip base includes a head part and a neck part. A gap is formed between the head part and the elastic cover. The neck is disposed in the groove and is suitable for moving within the groove. When the tip base receives pressure, the tip base moves relative to the shaft, and presses the elastic element to move within the groove.

Abstract: The present invention relates a driving circuit of an LCD which includes a panel and a plurality of data lines. The driving circuit of the LCD includes: a receiving module for receiving electric signals corresponding to the data lines at each position of the panel; a compensation module for compensating the electric signals according to transmission paths corresponding to the electric signals and a predetermined mapping table; and an output module for outputting the compensated electric signals to the display panel for displaying. The present invention further relates a driving method of the LCD. The driving circuit of the LCD and the driving method thereof can perform modulation compensation for the electric signals that are outputted form a chip to the data lines at each position of the panel.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device and a method of driving the same are provided. The stereoscopic image display device includes: a display panel; a patterned retarder transmitting light from the display panel as first and second polarization components; a data driving circuit driving data lines of the display panel; a gate driving circuit driving gate lines of the display panel; a 3D formatter: separating input 3D image signal into first and second eye image data; and arranging the first and second eye image data according to a vertical k-divisional operation to generate an original frame; and a timing controller: dividing one frame into k sub-fields with time-divisional driving; and controlling the data driving circuit and the gate driving circuit such that: the first eye image data are displayed in odd-numbered sub-fields with spatial-divisional driving; and the second eye image data are displayed in even-numbered sub-fields with spatial-divisional driving.

Abstract: To reduce current noise by reducing the current peak value and the current rise slope, a data driver includes a delay unit and a plurality of output circuits. The delay unit sequentially delays a control signal and outputs delay control signals. The output circuits start outputting in response to the delay control signals. The delay unit generates the delay control signals to be output to the output circuits.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for driving an image display device are disclosed. The disclosed driving apparatus and method achieve synchronous driving of driving integrated circuits for driving an image display panel, through internal generation of drive control signals, thereby preventing a degradation in picture quality caused by erroneous driving timing while achieving an enhancement in product reliability. The driving apparatus includes a display panel, which includes a plurality of pixel regions, to display an image, a plurality of data integrated circuits, which share at least one of synchronizing signals internally generated therefrom, generate gate and data control signals in accordance with the shared synchronizing signal, and drive data lines of the display panel, using the internally-generated data control signals, and a gate driver for driving gate lines of the display panel in accordance with the gate control signal generated from one of the plural data integrated circuits.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of electrofluidic chromatophore (EFC) pixel cells. Each pixel cell includes a fluid holder for holding a polar fluid and a non-polar fluid having differing display properties, the fluid holder including a reservoir having an orifice with a small visible area projected in the direction of a viewer onto the polar fluid, and a channel with a geometry having a large visible area projected in the direction of a viewer onto the polar fluid. The channel is connected to the reservoir via said orifice so as to enable free movement of the polar fluid and non-polar fluid between the channel and the reservoir. The reservoir is formed in a laminated resin structure of homogenous resin film layers, including an orifice film layer and a reservoir film layer.

Abstract: A color display system includes an illumination system that provides a temporal sequence of illumination color channels, and a monochrome reflective display system including a directly-viewable display surface having display pixels with a controllable reflectance. The display system detects an active illumination color channel being provided by the illumination system and controls the reflectance of the display pixels according to image data for a corresponding image color channel. When no illumination color channel is being provided to the display surface, the display pixels are controlled to display a monochrome image determined from the color image data.

Abstract: A stereoscopic display system for displaying stereoscopic image data includes an illumination system that provides a temporal sequence of illumination from left-eye and right-eye light sources having different optical properties, and a monochrome reflective display system including a directly-viewable display surface having display pixels with a controllable reflectance. The illumination system is selectively connectable to the display. When the illumination system and display system are connected, the display system synchronously controls the reflectance of the display pixels according to image data for left-eye and right-eye images. When the illumination system and display system are not connected, the display pixels are controlled to display a monoscopic image determined from the stereoscopic image data. The illumination system optionally provides illumination using a plurality of illumination color channels to provide color stereoscopic images.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic optical detection method and an optical automatic detector. The automatic optical detection method includes the following steps: in the step of colored light projection, the lamplight with tricolor light is uniformly projected on an object to be detected to form images with different colors; gray-scale information corresponding to different zones of the images is obtained, then, an automatic optical inspection standard image is generated, and the automatic optical inspection standard image and a prestored reference image are contrastively detected.

Abstract: A gamma correction method includes displaying a reference pattern on a panel, acquiring first luminance information including a luminance value of each point of the panel by taking an image of the panel using a surface distribution luminance meter, acquiring first correction luminance information by comparing the first luminance information with average luminance information, displaying a gradation pattern on the panel, acquiring second luminance information by taking an image of the panel using the surface distribution luminance meter, correcting and standardizing the second luminance information based on the first correction luminance information, and obtaining a gamma curve from the gradation pattern having the corrected second luminance information.

Abstract: A method of terminating a pair of transmission lines is changed over by terminal setting. Display data is supplied to a master drive circuit and (n?1)-pieces of drive circuits from a host computer via the pair of transmission lines in accordance with a differential serial transmission system. Each drive circuit includes an SELC terminal. When a voltage inputted to the SELC terminal is at a first voltage level, a resistor having a resistance value of Ra is connected between the pair of transmission lines in the master drive circuit thus terminating the pair of transmission lines, and the pair of transmission lines in the slave drive circuits is opened. When the voltage inputted to the SELC terminal is at a second voltage level which differs from the first voltage level, a resistor having a resistance value of (n×Ra) is connected between the pair of transmission lines.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display includes pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, gate lines extending along rows, signal lines extending along columns, storage capacitance lines extending along the rows to superpose a voltage on the pixel electrodes, a counterelectrode opposed to the pixel electrodes, a driver to drive the gate lines, the signal lines, and the storage capacitance lines, and a controller to control the driver. The controller sequentially drives the gate lines to write from the signal lines to the pixel electrodes and, after the write to the pixel electrodes, changes a potential of each of the storage capacitance lines to cause alignment of the liquid crystal layer to make a transition from splay alignment to bend alignment.

Abstract: A pixel circuit includes an OLED having a cathode coupled to a power source voltage, a first transistor having a second electrode coupled to an anode of the OLED, and a gate electrode coupled to a gate control-line, a second transistor having a second electrode coupled to a first electrode of the first transistor, a third transistor having a first electrode coupled to another power source voltage, a second electrode coupled to a first electrode of the second transistor, and a gate electrode coupled to a gate control-line, a fourth transistor having a first electrode coupled to a gate electrode of the second transistor, a second electrode coupled to the anode of the OLED, and a gate electrode coupled to a scan-line, and a capacitor coupled between the gate electrode of the second transistor and the second electrode of the third transistor.

Abstract: A display device, a method for driving the same, and an electronic device capable of making ? correction function reliably even in the case where light emission luminance is low. A potential difference between the gate and the source of a transistor is corrected to a threshold voltage of the transistor. After that, while a horizontal drive circuit outputs a third voltage Vofs2, correction of mobility of the transistor starts. Subsequently, while the horizontal drive circuit outputs a second voltage Vsig, writing of a voltage according to the second voltage Vsig to the gate of the transistor is started.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display of the present invention lowers the power consumption and heat generation of the data driving circuit 12 by controlling the polarity of a data voltage by divided block-type column inversion to maintain the polarity of the data voltage within one block, and prevents picture quality degradation by inverting the polarity of a data voltage between neighboring blocks.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing compensation to adjust a battery voltage level output in a portable terminal without incorporating a dedicated battery gauge integrated circuit may include: calculating a color rate of an image when the image is output on an active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED), determining a current battery voltage value, performing compensation to adjust a battery voltage value based on the color rate of the image and the current battery voltage value, and displaying a battery residual quantity icon indicating a residual quantity of a battery based on the adjusted battery voltage value.

Abstract: A method may include generating display driver signals that vary between only two levels and applying the display driver signals to opposing electrodes of a display segment within a display device. The method varies a correlation between the display driver signals to select or de-select the display segment based on an average voltage magnitude across the display segment over a time period. The display segment is activated when the average voltage magnitude exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: The invention discloses a drive circuit, an LCD panel module, an LCD device, and a driving method. A drive circuit for an LCD device, includes: scan line(s), data line(s), common line(s), and a pixel TFT; a source electrode of the pixel TFT is connected with the data line, a gate electrode of the pixel TFT is connected with the scan line, and a controllable switch is connected between a drain electrode of the pixel TFT and the common line. The invention can reduce the scanning time and improve the charging rate of the pixel electrode.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for providing at least one availability metaphor of at least one real world entity in a virtual world are disclosed. In one embodiment, a request to provide a virtual world model comprising at least one availability metaphor may be received. For each at least one availability metaphor, an availability state of a real world entity associated with the availability metaphor may be determined. A modified instance of the virtual world model comprised of the at least one availability metaphor may be generated based on the determined at least one availability state of the at least one real world entity associated with the at least one availability metaphor. Each availability metaphor of the modified instance of the virtual world model may represent the availability state of the associated real world entity. The modified instance of the virtual world model may be transmitted for rendering.

Abstract: A head-mounted display device is configured to visually augment an observed physical space to a user. The head-mounted display device includes a see-through display and is configured to receive augmented display information, such as a virtual object with occlusion relative to a real world object from a perspective of the see-through display.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for simulating images generated by a three-dimensional imaging system. A group of models for a group of effects produced in the images generated by the three-dimensional imaging system may be identified. Simulated images that simulate the images generated by the three-dimensional imaging system may be generated using the group of models and a three-dimensional rendering system.

Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a see-through display and a virtual reality engine. The see-through display is configured to visually augment an appearance of a physical space to a user viewing the physical space through the see-through display. The virtual reality engine is configured to cause the see-through display to visually present a virtual monitor that appears to be integrated with the physical space to a user viewing the physical space through the see-through display.

Abstract: A system and method for altering a property associated with a three dimensional stereoscopic system that has a display are disclosed. The method includes determining that a portion of a virtual object in a three dimensional image generated by the display resides at a predetermined position along a first axis relative to the display based on a difference between a left eye image of the portion of the virtual object and a right eye image of the portion of the virtual object. The first axis is perpendicular to a plane of the display. The method further includes altering a property associated with the portion of the virtual object based on the predetermined position without referring to any perceived overlap between the virtual object and the tangible environment.

Abstract: A 3D image display apparatus includes a light modulator configured to modulate an image light, a difference map generator configured to obtain an absolute value of a difference between a variation value of a left 2D image and a variation value of a right 2D image, an image processor configured to generate 3D image display position information using the absolute value, a light modulator controller configured to partially activate the light modulator in response to the 3D image display position information, an image generator for generating an interlaced image using the left and right 2D images, and an image display device for displaying the interlaced image. The activated area of the light modulator corresponds to an area of the displayed interlaced image, so that the light modulator modulates light provided from the displayed interlaced image, and does not modulate light provided from a remainder of the image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a three-dimensional image display device and a driving method thereof. A three-dimensional image display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel assembly including a display panel including a plurality of pixels alternately displaying a left eye image and a right eye image and a data driver transmitting a data voltage to the plurality of pixels; and a shutter member including a left eye shutter and a right eye shutter, wherein a display period of an insertion image is positioned between a display period of the left eye image and a display period of the right eye image, a minimum gray of the left eye image or the right eye image is a first gray that is greater than 0 gray, and a gray of the insertion image is a second gray that is smaller the first gray.

Abstract: A three-dimension (3D) image processing method is disclosed. First and second eye frames of a 3D image is generated from a frame of an original two-dimension (2D) image. First and second mask areas are generated at first and second boundaries of the first eye frame respectively. Third and fourth mask areas are generated at first and second boundaries of the second eye frame respectively. A length of each the first and the fourth mask areas includes a length of a comparison area whose length is determined according to a pixel data difference obtained by comparing the first eye frame with the second eye frame. A length of each the first to the fourth mask areas further includes a length of a first extension border area.

Abstract: Methods and means related to three-dimensional imaging are provided. A serial data stream formatted as respective frames is provided to an electronic display. The data stream is parsed and an initial portion of each frame is buffered. The buffered data is used with rear-time data to write pixels in two or more distinct regions of the display contemporaneously. Shutter glasses are synchronized to left and right images on the display. The extended image presentation periods result in a favorable 3D viewing experience by the user.

Abstract: A 3D animation environment that includes an animation object is generated. A movement speed is assigned to object the 3D animation environment. An animation path containing at least first and second waypoints is generated. An animation sequence is generated by identifying a first section of the animation path connected to the first waypoint. A first animation of the animation object is generated in which the animation object moves along the first section of the path at the movement speed. A spatial gap in the animation path is identified between the first and second waypoints. A second animation of the animation object is generated in which the animation object moves, by keyframe animation, from the first waypoint to the second waypoint. A third animation of the animation object is generated in which the animation object moves along at least a second portion of the path at the movement speed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer-readable medium, and a system for building a 3D interactive environment are disclosed. In one aspect, the computer includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. According to the method, the processor generates first and second 3D virtual spaces. A portal graphics engine links the first and second 3D virtual spaces using a portal. The portal causes the first and second 3D virtual spaces to interact as a single, continuous zone.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus has a display portion displaying a map that is controlled by a remote control as a manipulator. The remote control has a gravitation sensor. The gravitation sensor serves as a position detector to detect a three-dimensional coordinate set (x, y, z) of the remote control. A reduced scale for the displayed map is changed based on a displacement in z axis while the displayed map is moved based on a horizontal displacement in xy-coordinate plane. The remote control may move obliquely in a direction being neither parallel with z axis nor orthogonal to z axis, drawing a U-shaped locus. In this case, the reduced scale is designated as a subject reduced scale based on the lowest coordinate in z axis; the displayed map is moved based on a product obtained by multiplying the horizontal displacement by a unit distance according to the subject reduced scale.

Abstract: A mobile terminal for displaying digital contents and a control method thereof may be provided. The mobile terminal may include: a display unit configured to display a first page of digital contents and at least a portion of a second page different from the first page together, and a controller to control a three-dimensional (3D) depth value of at least one of the first and second pages such that the first page can have a 3D depth different from the second page in a state in which the first and second pages are displayed together.

Abstract: A method of controlling a model by a computer, includes accepting an instruction of changing a pose or a movement of a standard model for which control data for joint angles is attached; determining a pose or a movement of the standard model based on the instruction and the control data for joint angles; and determining a pose or a movement of a target model to be controlled where parts of the standard model and parts of the target model being in correspondence with each other, such that the pose or the movement of the target model follows the pose or the movement of the determined standard model based on the correspondence of the parts of the standard model and the parts of the target model.

Abstract: A method and system for calibration and compensation of color in a three dimensional display system includes user calibration of individual color channels using a multiplicity of grey screens while viewing with three dimensional glasses. Look-up tables are generated to ease conversion of input pixels to color corrected pixels to pre-distort the color of the pixels being driven by the three dimensional display system. Input pixels are then converted using the look-up tables and color corrected frames are displayed to a user. The pre-distortion effect allows a user to perceive colors in the three dimensional system as intended with the distortions caused by the viewing glasses and other aspects of the three dimensional display system.

Abstract: Methods for obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) mesh from two dimensional images are provided. The methods include obtaining a series of 2D images using a camera array; calculating a depth map using the obtained series of 2D images; identifying portions of the calculated depth map that need additional detail; applying a textured based algorithm to the identified portions of the calculated depth map to obtain the additional detail in the depth map; and combining the calculated depth map with the obtained additional detail to provide a more accurate 3D mesh. Related systems and computer program products are also provided.

Abstract: A head-mounted display system includes a see-through display that is configured to visually augment an appearance of a physical environment to a user viewing the physical environment through the see-through display. Graphical content presented via the see-through display is created by modeling the ambient lighting conditions of the physical environment.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for controlling display of an image in a mobile terminal includes: displaying a two-dimensional (2D) image including a plurality of objects; converting the 2D image to a three-dimensional (3D) image including the plurality of objects in response to a touch input; measuring an ambient brightness; and automatically adjusting a screen brightness and a depth of the 3D image using control values corresponding to the measured ambient brightness.

Abstract: Hybrid image format techniques are described in which multiple resolution images are concatenated to a standard bitmap image to create a hybrid image file. The hybrid image file is created through combining a relatively low resolution image with the additional images in a multi-frame format having higher resolution. The hybrid image file may contain data detectable to signal that higher resolution images are available in the hybrid image file. A hybrid aware application may be configured to detect and output a higher resolution image from the hybrid image file based on detection of the data. A legacy application that is not configured to detect the data may be unaware of higher resolution images contained in the hybrid image file, and accordingly outputs the relatively low resolution image.